Ohhhh, I read that script for the sequel, it would've been soooooo cool. The chase scene right at the start. Neo learning that he ain't the first "One". Smith making his own "Anti-Neo". His battle with Neo, and Neo finding out that Morpheus is pretty much a fanatic with no regard for humanity and that all he wants is to win the war so he stays in the Matrix, with the cliffhanger for the third movie...
Plus all the in-jokes referencing the first one... I still say they should make it, even if 20 years late.
The 7110 was actually a very decent phone. The spring-loaded cover was a bit gimmicky, but it actually did work surprisingly long (longer than most contemporary phones work altogether...) and it lasted ages on a single charge. Often I forgot where the heck that damn charger was because I didn't need it for weeks sometimes.
Yeah, impossible to imagine today, a phone that you don't have to charge constantly...
Thinking about it, the only functionality I'd miss from my current phone compared to what the 7110 was capable of is the navigation system...
Hiring people to do useless stuff is pretty much the way ahead now that automation takes away all the real jobs. Why do you hate innovation and capitalism? Are you a luddite or a commie?
There is another inherent danger: Security issues. The more something can do, the more can be exploited. We have actually bought old non-smart phones for a few key applications where making phone calls and receiving text messages is all we need, simply to make absolutely certain that no security problem can arise from any of the "smart" features of the phone.
It's mostly not entirely dependable because it happens so rarely (or happened, at least) that we still keep finding loopholes and faulty implementations.
When people attribute a trait to something that doesn't have it, is it said something's fault to not have it?
A certificate does not say that something is safe. Only that whoever claims to be the originator really is the originator. If you enter your online banking credentials for your SuperOnlineBank into the (certificated) site hxxps://superonlinbank.com, whose fault is it? If you took a look at the certificate (or the URL, for that matter) you could easily have seen that you're not dealing with who you want to deal with.
In other words, a certificate only verifies that whoever signed the site, the executable, the document, is actually who he claims to be. Not that he is in any way trustworthy or that you can turn your brain off and let the certificate do the work. It cannot do that. How should it?
400 million units a quarter means you sell 1.6 BILLION phones a year. There are roughly 4.5 billion people using cellphones on this planet. That means that on average they throw away their old phone and buy a new one every three years. And let's remember for the moment that BY FAR not all people are rich enough to simply dump 500 bucks every three years, I dare say that the majority of those 4.5 billions clings to their phone 'til it falls apart.
Economic growth does have a limit, even if your greed doesn't.
My conclusion is that it's the usual "form vs function". If you want to get shit done, you don't care about looks and style. If you go for style and fashion, you probably don't need it to get stuff done.
That's basically what's the difference between a rugged backpack and a Gucci case. The former isn't for looks or style but you can use it to get some serious work done. The latter is probably not the best in function, but that's only its secondary function, so to speak.
Computers have reached that no later than 2008. A level of quality that is basically sufficient to satisfy nearly all users, and if all you really care about is office, that level was already reached before the millennium rolled over. You could easily tell that by simply looking at how long you keep your computer. This one here is now about 5 years old and I still have no reason to replace it. I don't think a computer would have lasted me 5 years back in 2000, simply because most new software wouldn't run on it properly.
Today I'm hard pressed to find software that doesn't run and if, I'd be hard pressed to say I want or even need that software.
Same with smartphones today. People can do what they want to do with the cellphones they already have. The need to upgrade because the new version of your OS doesn't run or to finally run the software you want to run smoothly simply isn't there anymore. Better graphics, more CPU power, ok, but what for? Until we replace our computers with cellphones, i.e. having docking stations that turn cellphones into desktop replacements, the need for that power simply isn't there.
Seriously, does anyone still buy stuff where you have to jump through 10 hoops just to play the fucking game you just bought and still be accused of being a dirty, rotten bastard who might think of pondering considering or even dreaming of "pirating" it?
As long as you keep buying that shit, studios will think you're ok with it. It's your money, use it to show them what you think of their attempt to tell you when, how and if you may use software that you legally paid for.
The main motivation for the conquistadores was profit. You needn't win against someone with this motivation. You only have to make his endeavor unprofitable for him to abandon it.
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But then people could think that HE owns the phone!
Why? If they don't, the whole regulation is about as efficient as the rest of the EU and business can continue as usual.
The very LAST thing anyone not interested in actually regulating Cryptocurrency could want is them having a clue about it.
Ohhhh, I read that script for the sequel, it would've been soooooo cool. The chase scene right at the start. Neo learning that he ain't the first "One". Smith making his own "Anti-Neo". His battle with Neo, and Neo finding out that Morpheus is pretty much a fanatic with no regard for humanity and that all he wants is to win the war so he stays in the Matrix, with the cliffhanger for the third movie...
Plus all the in-jokes referencing the first one... I still say they should make it, even if 20 years late.
Not to mention the ultimate coolness that resounding "clack" gave you, one could literally feel everyone around going "whoa!".
The 7110 was actually a very decent phone. The spring-loaded cover was a bit gimmicky, but it actually did work surprisingly long (longer than most contemporary phones work altogether...) and it lasted ages on a single charge. Often I forgot where the heck that damn charger was because I didn't need it for weeks sometimes.
Yeah, impossible to imagine today, a phone that you don't have to charge constantly...
Thinking about it, the only functionality I'd miss from my current phone compared to what the 7110 was capable of is the navigation system...
I always wondered what would happen if you take both.
Hiring people to do useless stuff is pretty much the way ahead now that automation takes away all the real jobs. Why do you hate innovation and capitalism? Are you a luddite or a commie?
There is another inherent danger: Security issues. The more something can do, the more can be exploited. We have actually bought old non-smart phones for a few key applications where making phone calls and receiving text messages is all we need, simply to make absolutely certain that no security problem can arise from any of the "smart" features of the phone.
Supply and demand will sort it out. Once a gallon costs 10 bucks you, too, can live on less than 10 gallons a day.
It's mostly not entirely dependable because it happens so rarely (or happened, at least) that we still keep finding loopholes and faulty implementations.
And it's not trustworthy.
When people attribute a trait to something that doesn't have it, is it said something's fault to not have it?
A certificate does not say that something is safe. Only that whoever claims to be the originator really is the originator. If you enter your online banking credentials for your SuperOnlineBank into the (certificated) site hxxps://superonlinbank.com, whose fault is it? If you took a look at the certificate (or the URL, for that matter) you could easily have seen that you're not dealing with who you want to deal with.
In other words, a certificate only verifies that whoever signed the site, the executable, the document, is actually who he claims to be. Not that he is in any way trustworthy or that you can turn your brain off and let the certificate do the work. It cannot do that. How should it?
And you complain?
For real?
400 million units a quarter means you sell 1.6 BILLION phones a year. There are roughly 4.5 billion people using cellphones on this planet. That means that on average they throw away their old phone and buy a new one every three years. And let's remember for the moment that BY FAR not all people are rich enough to simply dump 500 bucks every three years, I dare say that the majority of those 4.5 billions clings to their phone 'til it falls apart.
Economic growth does have a limit, even if your greed doesn't.
My conclusion is that it's the usual "form vs function". If you want to get shit done, you don't care about looks and style. If you go for style and fashion, you probably don't need it to get stuff done.
That's basically what's the difference between a rugged backpack and a Gucci case. The former isn't for looks or style but you can use it to get some serious work done. The latter is probably not the best in function, but that's only its secondary function, so to speak.
AR Emojis! And a relocated fingerprint scanner! And all for merely the price of a new laptop!
In case you wondered why people stop buying phones like crazy...
The true status symbol is the lackey walking behind you, carrying your phone and helping you hold it to make a call.
Is there any way to help them?
Computers have reached that no later than 2008. A level of quality that is basically sufficient to satisfy nearly all users, and if all you really care about is office, that level was already reached before the millennium rolled over. You could easily tell that by simply looking at how long you keep your computer. This one here is now about 5 years old and I still have no reason to replace it. I don't think a computer would have lasted me 5 years back in 2000, simply because most new software wouldn't run on it properly.
Today I'm hard pressed to find software that doesn't run and if, I'd be hard pressed to say I want or even need that software.
Same with smartphones today. People can do what they want to do with the cellphones they already have. The need to upgrade because the new version of your OS doesn't run or to finally run the software you want to run smoothly simply isn't there anymore. Better graphics, more CPU power, ok, but what for? Until we replace our computers with cellphones, i.e. having docking stations that turn cellphones into desktop replacements, the need for that power simply isn't there.
When suddenly a lot of people need apartments for a month or two...
That is, provided FB really demands a physical address and doesn't simply accept PO-Boxes.
Who cares?
Seriously, does anyone still buy stuff where you have to jump through 10 hoops just to play the fucking game you just bought and still be accused of being a dirty, rotten bastard who might think of pondering considering or even dreaming of "pirating" it?
As long as you keep buying that shit, studios will think you're ok with it. It's your money, use it to show them what you think of their attempt to tell you when, how and if you may use software that you legally paid for.
By the MS marketing department.
Duh.
The main motivation for the conquistadores was profit. You needn't win against someone with this motivation. You only have to make his endeavor unprofitable for him to abandon it.
So the logic is "welcome them, because we can't fight them anyway".
Didn't work so great for the natives in the various continents we "discovered", did it?
If they are then we're fucked if we get visited.
The more alien they are, the higher our chances for survival.
Careful, don't overdo it, with that they just might consider exterminating us being necessary for the greater good of the galaxy.