to be honest we all weren't all that sure if they were going to support maemo/meego or drop it at some point. the N900 is a nice device but its not THE ultimate device. the N8 is better hardware than the N900 yet runs symbian. Nokia could choose a zillion different ways. And still, we won't be satisfied until the next Meego device comes out.
And we're all waiting for Nokia at the corner here. The next Linux based device they make better kick some butts. That is, compete directly with the iPhone while at the same time retaining the advantages of being a lot more open than android (which makes N900's small success).
I mean like installing pidgin or aircrack or whatnot if you feel like it is pure awesomeness for a programmer, nerd or geek whatever u call it. Besides, while doing this, still being able to use it "like and iphone" as in nice, lagfree and easy, for when you actually need the phone to be reliable.. that's double awesomeness.
it's easy. Like people support their country of origin team in the soccer world cup, they're going to support their company of origin (= the one they own a phone at).
Stupid, but predictable human behavior.
Sense is only secondary, as long as it sounds "logical enough" on the moment to boast your "team" and diss the "other teams", they're going to post it. I'm sure i'm doing that mistake too from time to time, but I hope not too often, at least I certainly try to take things with criticism from every direction.
Now if only I could afford a phone with maemo/meego on it.
For me its not so much about money, its about availability. There's the N900 and that's it. Hardware wise it's not good enough anymore. If i change phone I want the hardware to be at least as good at the N8 and record 720p and things like that.
In fact.. Meego (yes the name sucks) on the N8 would be sufficient. By sufficient i mean it would be an awesome device:P
It's a smart phone, not a general purpose computer. It needs to be small, light weight and cheap enough for people to want to buy it..
I'm sorry the 730 EUR iphone here disagree. The 600 EUR more powerful laptop says hi, tho. Oh subsidized, you pay the phone the same price anyway, you just don't see it right away.
I know a waste of good mod points when I see one. Are you "insightfully" comparing the speed of a car which can KILL to being able to install any app you like on your iPhone, like Google Voice, my ISP's VOIP, or even just porn pics if I plain want it?
Wow the brain washing has just gone one step further.
However processes use a lot more memory. Firefox uses way, way less memory than Chrome when you have a few tabs open.
Also, the browser should not crash. But if it does, it restore the session, but seriously, that rarely happens on Firefox (yeah, Chrome tabs crash all the time, but that's Chrome's fault... flamebait maybe but one could argue tab-process encourage buggy code since it's no big deal when a tab crashes)
The only things the browser does not have control over are plugins, and they're not in their own process, which is cool. Extensions are a more complex matter, I suppose they could still bring down everything with own process tabs.
I'm not sure the security added by sandboxing tabs into processes is worth the trouble right now. It's some kind of hack after all.
Except that's only for apps you download/run. It's nice but..... your phone is still sending regular "anonymized" data to Apple (and only Apple, which then sells it to 3rd parties) according to TFA.
You're missing the point dear fanboy nr 9283476573,5 (yeah you're a half person, at least these numbers say so! sry!)
The point is that this policy _did not exist when you bought the phone_, you are then FORCED to accept the new policy if you want to be able to get more apps, or just updates the ones you own. Oh yeah, you can also sell the phone for a lesser value than you paid for it, and likely you're subsidized so you're going to have to pay a new one full price like $500 or $600 (while your subscription to AT&T still makes you pay money for the first iPhone of course!).
I made some algorithms for names and addresses comparisons @ work. Mc Clean Mac Clean Mac Cleen etc are indeed all assumed to be the same name. They're doing the same a bit everywhere. You just get less correct results if you take them all (or even some) as different names. Especially if one notes the name over the phone;)
What you need is simply more data to be accurate, if you combine name (phonetized) and address it's already better. Then there's quite a few other things to take into account, but anyway..
i'm in germany, never asked for it yet i get the phonebook anyway =/ i also get a zillion adverts.. and ofc theres a trash next to the mailbox.. where all adverts of everyone go. sometimes they just live the pile of ads still wrapped in plastic and ppl trash the whole thing
What about a button on their f** police website instead of facebook then, you know, where it actually belongs? Can read the 200 above posts for the most probable answer to that;)
Oh, analogies. There's been many replies but here is what I currently think is the most accurate analogy. Radio waves are like sound waves.
Imagine someone yelling his data in English out at the window and you come by and just happen to hear it because you're in range. That's open wifi in my eyes. Sure, sure it sounds short minded, but then again let's take yet another fine analogy.
You're talking to your buddy on your analog CB radio (citizen band). Now a dude on the same freq while you're driving by shout his stuff and you get to hear it..
An analogy is never completely accurate, but your analogy is very far from accurate and very misleading in my eyes. (which happens 90% of the time an analogy is written, no worries!)
I wouldn't be so sure than being able to vote for some people made the said people better than Google or any company's people.
Sometimes (often) one single guy being a good guy can fire all the bad guys he finds and keep things running mostly well.
On the other hand you can't fire someone who has been elected and his party. Most of the time they get elected because they appeared better, due to larger money, influence, and probably some "bad guy stuff" giving them the edge.
Now, it doesn't mean the German govt is especially bad and corrupt or Google especially good. Simply, that it's hard to base such judgment on that alone.
Well, changing commands in my cms is not allowed in the Netherlands. It isn't a valid link but they should not be trying either.
that's pretty much an horrible law. Trying to break into a server by changing links, etc is punishable about everywhere (including the intent with no success). But accessing a page that is just sitting there with a "secret link" is not. Because it's not actually secret, it's public.
While i've read the other posts, and I believe you have checked this is a real GoogleBot, it probably just seen the link elsewhere (your or another site) and tried to access it (since not in your robot file), found an error and did not index.
I'm not sure if I'm understanding your post fully, but everything that is publicly on your website is.. public thus allowed. Unless you're one of these countries that tries to forbid clicking on links.
If you think accessing a webpage should not be allowed.. password it or remove it?
Let's say the Google overlords are good to the little people these days.. and successful or not that's certainly worth the try. In any case when going to youtube and having VP8 served through flash, VP8 will have some market share, not matter what.
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to be honest we all weren't all that sure if they were going to support maemo/meego or drop it at some point.
the N900 is a nice device but its not THE ultimate device. the N8 is better hardware than the N900 yet runs symbian.
Nokia could choose a zillion different ways. And still, we won't be satisfied until the next Meego device comes out.
And we're all waiting for Nokia at the corner here. The next Linux based device they make better kick some butts. That is, compete directly with the iPhone while at the same time retaining the advantages of being a lot more open than android (which makes N900's small success).
I mean like installing pidgin or aircrack or whatnot if you feel like it is pure awesomeness for a programmer, nerd or geek whatever u call it.
Besides, while doing this, still being able to use it "like and iphone" as in nice, lagfree and easy, for when you actually need the phone to be reliable.. that's double awesomeness.
That's something no one delivered yet.
it's easy. Like people support their country of origin team in the soccer world cup, they're going to support their company of origin (= the one they own a phone at).
Stupid, but predictable human behavior.
Sense is only secondary, as long as it sounds "logical enough" on the moment to boast your "team" and diss the "other teams", they're going to post it. I'm sure i'm doing that mistake too from time to time, but I hope not too often, at least I certainly try to take things with criticism from every direction.
yep.
Now if only I could afford a phone with maemo/meego on it.
For me its not so much about money, its about availability. There's the N900 and that's it.
Hardware wise it's not good enough anymore. If i change phone I want the hardware to be at least as good at the N8 and record 720p and things like that.
In fact.. Meego (yes the name sucks) on the N8 would be sufficient. By sufficient i mean it would be an awesome device :P
It's a smart phone, not a general purpose computer. It needs to be small, light weight and cheap enough for people to want to buy it..
I'm sorry the 730 EUR iphone here disagree. The 600 EUR more powerful laptop says hi, tho. Oh subsidized, you pay the phone the same price anyway, you just don't see it right away.
You mean, if you're left handed, then your parents blew it.
I know a waste of good mod points when I see one.
Are you "insightfully" comparing the speed of a car which can KILL to being able to install any app you like on your iPhone, like Google Voice, my ISP's VOIP, or even just porn pics if I plain want it?
Wow the brain washing has just gone one step further.
However processes use a lot more memory. Firefox uses way, way less memory than Chrome when you have a few tabs open.
Also, the browser should not crash. But if it does, it restore the session, but seriously, that rarely happens on Firefox (yeah, Chrome tabs crash all the time, but that's Chrome's fault... flamebait maybe but one could argue tab-process encourage buggy code since it's no big deal when a tab crashes)
The only things the browser does not have control over are plugins, and they're not in their own process, which is cool. Extensions are a more complex matter, I suppose they could still bring down everything with own process tabs.
I'm not sure the security added by sandboxing tabs into processes is worth the trouble right now. It's some kind of hack after all.
Except that's only for apps you download/run. It's nice but.. ... your phone is still sending regular "anonymized" data to Apple (and only Apple, which then sells it to 3rd parties) according to TFA.
You're missing the point dear fanboy nr 9283476573,5 (yeah you're a half person, at least these numbers say so! sry!)
The point is that this policy _did not exist when you bought the phone_, you are then FORCED to accept the new policy if you want to be able to get more apps, or just updates the ones you own. Oh yeah, you can also sell the phone for a lesser value than you paid for it, and likely you're subsidized so you're going to have to pay a new one full price like $500 or $600 (while your subscription to AT&T still makes you pay money for the first iPhone of course!).
Basically, owned by Apple (yet again).
Got it yet?
I made some algorithms for names and addresses comparisons @ work. ;)
Mc Clean Mac Clean Mac Cleen etc are indeed all assumed to be the same name. They're doing the same a bit everywhere. You just get less correct results if you take them all (or even some) as different names. Especially if one notes the name over the phone
What you need is simply more data to be accurate, if you combine name (phonetized) and address it's already better. Then there's quite a few other things to take into account, but anyway..
Apple and orange, both fruits, yet different.
Daring (ohoh) to actually mention Gruber as a valid source of information on Slashdot should be instant -1 troll
From TFA:
Manning was turned in late last month by a former computer hacker with whom he spoke online
now that wasn't very smart either :P
i'm in germany, never asked for it yet i get the phonebook anyway =/
i also get a zillion adverts.. and ofc theres a trash next to the mailbox.. where all adverts of everyone go.
sometimes they just live the pile of ads still wrapped in plastic and ppl trash the whole thing
yay for environment.
What about a button on their f** police website instead of facebook then, you know, where it actually belongs? ;)
Can read the 200 above posts for the most probable answer to that
Oh, analogies.
There's been many replies but here is what I currently think is the most accurate analogy.
Radio waves are like sound waves.
Imagine someone yelling his data in English out at the window and you come by and just happen to hear it because you're in range.
That's open wifi in my eyes. Sure, sure it sounds short minded, but then again let's take yet another fine analogy.
You're talking to your buddy on your analog CB radio (citizen band). Now a dude on the same freq while you're driving by shout his stuff and you get to hear it..
An analogy is never completely accurate, but your analogy is very far from accurate and very misleading in my eyes. (which happens 90% of the time an analogy is written, no worries!)
I wouldn't be so sure than being able to vote for some people made the said people better than Google or any company's people.
Sometimes (often) one single guy being a good guy can fire all the bad guys he finds and keep things running mostly well.
On the other hand you can't fire someone who has been elected and his party. Most of the time they get elected because they appeared better, due to larger money, influence, and probably some "bad guy stuff" giving them the edge.
Now, it doesn't mean the German govt is especially bad and corrupt or Google especially good. Simply, that it's hard to base such judgment on that alone.
well porn websites are "real 3D" and they all use flash.
Well, changing commands in my cms is not allowed in the Netherlands. It isn't a valid link but they should not be trying either.
that's pretty much an horrible law. Trying to break into a server by changing links, etc is punishable about everywhere (including the intent with no success). But accessing a page that is just sitting there with a "secret link" is not. Because it's not actually secret, it's public.
While i've read the other posts, and I believe you have checked this is a real GoogleBot, it probably just seen the link elsewhere (your or another site) and tried to access it (since not in your robot file), found an error and did not index.
thanks for the memories, kaleidoscope was awesome :)
I'm not sure if I'm understanding your post fully, but everything that is publicly on your website is .. public thus allowed.
Unless you're one of these countries that tries to forbid clicking on links.
If you think accessing a webpage should not be allowed.. password it or remove it?
Let's say the Google overlords are good to the little people these days.. and successful or not that's certainly worth the try.
In any case when going to youtube and having VP8 served through flash, VP8 will have some market share, not matter what.
or is it?
Seems to me more and more people are actually watching videos from the net, or via their provider's private net, not via DVB-T and friends.
Or Europe, for that matter.
or Earth, let's be realistic