Yeah, I highly doubt it. Being conservative, I've noticed that a majority of conservatives seem to be a bit older (40s and up); a lot of them probably don't even know how to edit a Wikipedia page, let alone deface it. Nothing wrong with that; it's just demographics. On the other hand, I've noticed that the left-wing seems to be quite a bit younger and naturally a bit more tech savvy. Plus, I've seen several Wikipedia entries slanted from a neutral bias to more of a left-leaning one; I don't recall ever seeing the opposite.
Do you happen to have any firewall app recommendations for a non-rooted phone? I've seen a firewall app I liked, but I required the phone to be rooted. I have a Samsung Galaxy S, and so far it's done just about everything I need (including the WAP feature) without rooting, and I'd rather not if I can avoid it...
Global warming will cause [insert convenient crisis blown out of proportion here] unless we immediately [draconian freedom killing plan/initiative/law/policy].
This makes me pretty mad as well; any and all GPS tracking should require a warrant. Period. Sad thing is, with just about any cell phone, you can be tracked just by your position in relation to cell phone towers--not to mention all the devices that are GPS-enabled--without your knowledge.
Not sure how legal they are, but there are GPS-jamming devices that can be had for relatively cheap: http://goo.gl/4TUL6 . The problem with those is neither you nor the cars around you will be able to use GPS navigation either...
All location tracking in Android is totally optional, in fact you are explicitly asked if you want to enable it the first time you turn on your phone, there is no way to even skip the question.
Just got a new Android phone about a month ago. I never remember seeing that.
Actually, people who resell games, books, cars, etc. Do negatively affect those respective industries, but it's not like that's something that can be avoided. Companies that are still around, however, have learned to adapt. For example, college textbook publishers are constantly releasing newer versions of the same textbooks (with revisions/layout changes here and there to justify it). This forces students to buy new books regardless of how many of the old version are still saturating the market. For the automotive industry, they come out with new models every year that generally have improvements over prior-year models.
With videogames, it used to be that they simply raised the new purchase price. I remember (not too long ago) when the major title games went from $49.99 new to $59.99 new. That's because they only see revenue from the first sale, and the previous price wasn't enough to justify the cost of making the game in the first place. This is a good idea because not only do they still see all the revenue from the initial sale, but they also get another piece of that in subsequent re-sells.
The only problem I can see with this is if people start just buying the $15 license and use them on pirated installs...
I've seen something similar to this with cell phones when I'm at my parents' house. The Wifi works fine since it's within the house already, but cell phone reception there is terrible. I blame the metallic "sheets" that were inserted all through the inside of the roof.
Uninstalled the app, gave a negative review referring to this grand jury investigation, and upvoted all the other negative ratings for this privacy issue. I'm sure the damage has already been done, but this at least makes me feel better and hopefully hurts Pandora's reputation a bit.
Time to get a Faraday cage cell phone bag to prevent random unauthorized charges if I happen to walk in the wrong place. That would kind of defeat the purpose of the phone though if nobody can contact me... FML.
Theres alot of people out there who weren't around when these bands were making their music, like me, who are discovering it for the first time and don't have the luxury, or the inclination, to go out and buy their entire back catalogue. The benifits of Spotify and probably BTs new one, is that I can listen to music from artists I like that I haven't heard before because it's either too rare, or I'm cautious about actually buying because I don't know what it's like.
That's why you download through "alternate means," means that involve pirates and bays. That way, you get an "extended trial version."
I've been trying to find some way to play blu ray disks on my new PC build without having to buy PowerDVD 10 (why should I have to buy some software I don't want in the first place just to play a disk I already own? Not happening). I know these disks are loaded with DRM, but Is there any free alternative out there? I know of libbluray http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html , but to be honest I'm not sure how to get it working. Does anyone out there know how to A) get this to work, or B) know of a different opensource/free solution to play blu ray disks? Feel free to note me if the method would make the MPAA go into a conniption fit.;)
1) Why are there political pieces featured on/. that have nothing to do with technology? This isn't the first time this has happened either. I realize most people on here seem to lean to the left. Great; I don't really care. What does bother me is that I come here to read about TECHNOLOGY and not POLITICS (unless the political issue in question at least vaguely has something to do with technology).
2) No, that law wasn't created because "democracy" contains "democrat." It was created because we are not, in fact a democracy, but a REPUBLIC. It's an attempt to undo the years of people inaccurately referring to the United States as a democracy and having everyone start to parrot the misinformation. Remember how the pledge of allegiance says "and to the Republic for which it stands"? Yeah.
It's true; I lived in Costa Rica for a couple years (one of the countries on the list), and the whole time I was there, I don't think I saw a single legitimate DVD store. People would hang out around bus stops to sell burned DVDs (with printed copies of the title inserts) for around 2000 colones (roughly the equivalent of $4). There were even stores dedicated to "renting" these bootlegged DVDs, and I always laughed when the owners would complain about people just taking the movies they'd rented and not returning them.
There were also stores where you could fill up your mp3 player with thousands of popular songs for just a few dollars.
While I'm not a fan of MPAA or RIAA and etc., there is a legitimate cost associated with shooting a film, and I think it's wrong to make a profit from selling unauthorized copies that the studio will never see a cent from. Same goes for recording a track (though I sometimes download an "extended trial version" of a song myself).;)
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So, I already posted this story: http://slashdot.org/submission/1655056/Apple-to-Prevent-iPhone-From-Filming-at-Events
Was mine not good enough or something?
I specifically blocked Itunes in my firewall; it doesn't get to connect to the internet at all. No problems. Amazon is better anyway.
Yeah, I highly doubt it. Being conservative, I've noticed that a majority of conservatives seem to be a bit older (40s and up); a lot of them probably don't even know how to edit a Wikipedia page, let alone deface it. Nothing wrong with that; it's just demographics. On the other hand, I've noticed that the left-wing seems to be quite a bit younger and naturally a bit more tech savvy. Plus, I've seen several Wikipedia entries slanted from a neutral bias to more of a left-leaning one; I don't recall ever seeing the opposite.
I'm going to call BS on this one.
Do you happen to have any firewall app recommendations for a non-rooted phone? I've seen a firewall app I liked, but I required the phone to be rooted. I have a Samsung Galaxy S, and so far it's done just about everything I need (including the WAP feature) without rooting, and I'd rather not if I can avoid it...
Democrats back unconstitutional bill...
and water is wet, details at 11
http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/
Not as complex as you were suggesting per se, but searching by image is already here. I've used it a few times myself and like it so far.
And here I thought you were about to say that Lawyers are far more likely than biologists to become rats. Actually, that's about right too.
I was thinking the same thing. XD
Global warming will cause [insert convenient crisis blown out of proportion here] unless we immediately [draconian freedom killing plan/initiative/law/policy].
This makes me pretty mad as well; any and all GPS tracking should require a warrant. Period. Sad thing is, with just about any cell phone, you can be tracked just by your position in relation to cell phone towers--not to mention all the devices that are GPS-enabled--without your knowledge.
Not sure how legal they are, but there are GPS-jamming devices that can be had for relatively cheap: http://goo.gl/4TUL6 . The problem with those is neither you nor the cars around you will be able to use GPS navigation either...
Hopefully the dog never bites its tongue...
All location tracking in Android is totally optional, in fact you are explicitly asked if you want to enable it the first time you turn on your phone, there is no way to even skip the question.
Just got a new Android phone about a month ago. I never remember seeing that.
Actually, people who resell games, books, cars, etc. Do negatively affect those respective industries, but it's not like that's something that can be avoided. Companies that are still around, however, have learned to adapt. For example, college textbook publishers are constantly releasing newer versions of the same textbooks (with revisions/layout changes here and there to justify it). This forces students to buy new books regardless of how many of the old version are still saturating the market. For the automotive industry, they come out with new models every year that generally have improvements over prior-year models.
With videogames, it used to be that they simply raised the new purchase price. I remember (not too long ago) when the major title games went from $49.99 new to $59.99 new. That's because they only see revenue from the first sale, and the previous price wasn't enough to justify the cost of making the game in the first place. This is a good idea because not only do they still see all the revenue from the initial sale, but they also get another piece of that in subsequent re-sells.
The only problem I can see with this is if people start just buying the $15 license and use them on pirated installs...
America, prior to signing onto international treaties on copyright and patents, was notorious for reverse-engineering European products...
[Citation needed].
I've seen something similar to this with cell phones when I'm at my parents' house. The Wifi works fine since it's within the house already, but cell phone reception there is terrible. I blame the metallic "sheets" that were inserted all through the inside of the roof.
Uninstalled the app, gave a negative review referring to this grand jury investigation, and upvoted all the other negative ratings for this privacy issue. I'm sure the damage has already been done, but this at least makes me feel better and hopefully hurts Pandora's reputation a bit.
Time to get a Faraday cage cell phone bag to prevent random unauthorized charges if I happen to walk in the wrong place. That would kind of defeat the purpose of the phone though if nobody can contact me... FML.
Theres alot of people out there who weren't around when these bands were making their music, like me, who are discovering it for the first time and don't have the luxury, or the inclination, to go out and buy their entire back catalogue. The benifits of Spotify and probably BTs new one, is that I can listen to music from artists I like that I haven't heard before because it's either too rare, or I'm cautious about actually buying because I don't know what it's like.
That's why you download through "alternate means," means that involve pirates and bays. That way, you get an "extended trial version."
Okay. Just tell Nintendo and etc. to stop releasing games in Japan before they get released in the US, and then maybe we can talk.
Looks like your signature worked.
America is a sovereign nation. We shouldn't be entangled in excessive treaties with foreign governments anyway.
I've been trying to find some way to play blu ray disks on my new PC build without having to buy PowerDVD 10 (why should I have to buy some software I don't want in the first place just to play a disk I already own? Not happening). I know these disks are loaded with DRM, but Is there any free alternative out there? I know of libbluray http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html , but to be honest I'm not sure how to get it working. Does anyone out there know how to A) get this to work, or B) know of a different opensource/free solution to play blu ray disks? Feel free to note me if the method would make the MPAA go into a conniption fit. ;)
I'm from Utah. Two things:
/. that have nothing to do with technology? This isn't the first time this has happened either. I realize most people on here seem to lean to the left. Great; I don't really care. What does bother me is that I come here to read about TECHNOLOGY and not POLITICS (unless the political issue in question at least vaguely has something to do with technology).
1) Why are there political pieces featured on
2) No, that law wasn't created because "democracy" contains "democrat." It was created because we are not, in fact a democracy, but a REPUBLIC. It's an attempt to undo the years of people inaccurately referring to the United States as a democracy and having everyone start to parrot the misinformation. Remember how the pledge of allegiance says "and to the Republic for which it stands"? Yeah.
Let me guess; you erroneously suppose MSNBC to be a real news channel?
There were also stores where you could fill up your mp3 player with thousands of popular songs for just a few dollars.
While I'm not a fan of MPAA or RIAA and etc., there is a legitimate cost associated with shooting a film, and I think it's wrong to make a profit from selling unauthorized copies that the studio will never see a cent from. Same goes for recording a track (though I sometimes download an "extended trial version" of a song myself). ;)
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