You know Twitter doesn't force you to follow those people, right?
I have NASA, funny celebs, and a few friends that typically only post content I would enjoy but otherwise miss.
You have to put a little effort in to get something of value out. I for one have no desire to setup G+ and deleted my Facebook over a year ago. Twitter suits my needs just fine.
It would actually be nice if G+ did steal some thunder. Less noise on the channel.
The media companies should be treated like everyone else. If you can't create and sell something for a profit in a 2-3 year span, you're in the wrong business.
I was all set to moderate a few posts and then I saw your comment.
Why is this on slashdot again?
Sometimes I think CmdrTaco & the rest of the/. crew do this on purpose. They're smart, they realize the phone isn't useable and this is sensationalist shit. I picture them laughing and saying something like "I have to post this." because it's just... dumb.
It's geeks having a laugh at the non-geeks, rather than the other way around.
Alfred Pennyworth: A long time ago, I was in Burma, my friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never found anyone who traded with him. One day I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce Wayne: Then why steal them?
Alfred Pennyworth: Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
I find it fitting since they're in it for the "LuLz" as was the Joker
Head to one of the many sites with coverage of Google i|o going on. They said they want the thing to be rootable and even have a jailbreak mode so that people that wish to can poke around at their leisure.
Linux is not far worse IMO. It is far better. I can configure my workspace however I choose based upon my work style. My wife has hers configured more "Windows"-ish and that works fine for her.
Using Mac or Windows I'm stuck working the way they have decided. More options doesn't mean shittier. It means "Figure out what you need to use it for and set it up for exactly that." That's how it should work. Again, IMO. If you prefer being lead around on a leash, more power to you.
He doesnt want to be associated with Gnome any more, and wants his own distinctive look and feel, no matter whether he alienates a number of existing Gnome users.
To be fair, the Gnome project doesn't seem very concerned with alienating their users either.
Most people I know with a Facebook or especially Twitter, do updates from an app on their phone. In Twitter's case there are also dozens of desktop apps available. I believe there are some for Facebook as well.
Traffic measured by hits to a URL isn't giving the whole picture.
I am presented with various informational screens about what is happening with my Android phone when I enable any location based services. I can choose to leave them disabled.
Don't be a jackass. If they have reason to suspect people then sure, read their email, follow them, watch them.
But that isn't what they've done. The government has decided WE ARE ALL SUSPECTS. Get in line. Let us look at your junk, fondle it, snoop on your phone calls, track what you buy. We're also going to do this with your money.
We're already on our back with our legs open. It isn't the terrorists that are fucking us.
Interesting. Surely there are asteroids large enough to setup permanent or semi-permanent waypoints on, between here and Mars?
A network of bases that could be utilized in emergencies or act as refuel points, so you don't have to launch a vehicle from Earth with the whole load, is an interesting idea.
Of course I'm sure NASA the ESA and others have considered this. I mean if I have, all those large brains surely have too. Yet everything I have read indicates the plan in general is to go straight there.
The two worst nuclear events happened 25 years apart. How many oil spills and coal mine issues have we had? How much more pollution have we pumped skyward?
You seem to be ignoring the fact that Fukushima went online in the 70s and operated w/o incident until a 9.0 earthquake struck. Chernobyl's safety deficiencies are well documented, so I'll not be addressing them here.
There are newer reactor designs, materials and technologies that could mitigate the threat of nuclear meltdowns even further.
Personally I would worry less about dying in a nuclear reactor catastrophe and not get in a car ever again if you're that worried about your safety.
When I worked at a Sprint store a detective came in with a warrant asking if we could triangulate a phones location. Being the nerdy repair tech at the store, he was passed on to me. I referred him to the local business office where the network engineers were. We couldn't in-store, but I knew the engineers could.
This was 2-3 years before the iPhone. Tower triangulation may not be as accurate as GPS coords, point is cellphones have always been somewhat trackable.
There is an active effort by police departments to not hire intelligent officers (average IQ or lower).
True story. A friend of mine with a bachelors in poli-sci and working on an accounting degree after being laid off during the economic meltdown, decided to apply at the local PD. Smart, stable guy, paints, plays 2-3 instruments, well read and travelled. He looks like a cop though, 6'3", works out a lot.
He aced the physical tests, background check, drug screen, spent 6 months dealing with their paperwork and application process. The recruiting officers liked him and felt he'd make a good officer. At the mental health screening he is rejected. I forget the rubber stamp reason, but he was told by retired officers (one-time coworkers of ours at a startup, now beer drinkin' pals) his rejection was effectively due to him being too smart and not a brainwashed stormtrooper.
A few weeks after his rejection a new officer was fired for making harassing phone calls and stalking women he'd interviewed after they'd submitted complaints for unrelated criminal activity. This guys background was way murkier than my friends, discipline reports from his time in the military and such started coming up. Stuff the local PD had glossed over during his interview process because he was a soldier.
This definitely sank my respect for local PD to even lower levels.
They've released a new console every 5-6 years, I wouldn't be surprised if they do show off new kit. It would be great for marketing "Those other guys are sticking with their 5-year old consoles."
They've been making money on Wii from day-1. It seems to me Sony and MS are going more long term in order to make up losses. Nintendo doesn't have that problem.
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You know Twitter doesn't force you to follow those people, right?
I have NASA, funny celebs, and a few friends that typically only post content I would enjoy but otherwise miss.
You have to put a little effort in to get something of value out. I for one have no desire to setup G+ and deleted my Facebook over a year ago. Twitter suits my needs just fine.
It would actually be nice if G+ did steal some thunder. Less noise on the channel.
Wow. Someone is mad because no one is following their Twitter.
You've done a great job of generalizing Twitter users with your attention grabbing vitriol and hyperbole. Enjoy the karma(whoring).
Paid back TARP $$ and then took Federal loans at 0% interest with largely no strings on how to spend it
Shit, didn't mean to lump create in there. Take however long you want with that.
If you're not making money off something within 2-3 years of putting it out there, tough luck. Have fun flipping burgers.
30 years is still much too long.
The media companies should be treated like everyone else. If you can't create and sell something for a profit in a 2-3 year span, you're in the wrong business.
I was all set to moderate a few posts and then I saw your comment.
Why is this on slashdot again?
Sometimes I think CmdrTaco & the rest of the /. crew do this on purpose. They're smart, they realize the phone isn't useable and this is sensationalist shit. I picture them laughing and saying something like "I have to post this." because it's just... dumb.
It's geeks having a laugh at the non-geeks, rather than the other way around.
Then again I could be wrong.
Alfred Pennyworth: A long time ago, I was in Burma, my friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never found anyone who traded with him. One day I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce Wayne: Then why steal them?
Alfred Pennyworth: Because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
I find it fitting since they're in it for the "LuLz" as was the Joker
You live in a strange world if you believe the money is yours, you earned it all by yourself and seem to believe taxes are theft.
Over 5,000!!!
Check out the prices on Comixology. $2.50-$2.99
For a digital comic book
No thanks.
Now get off his lawn.
Is it really a better cable? Better material with less impurity in the metal?
Head to one of the many sites with coverage of Google i|o going on. They said they want the thing to be rootable and even have a jailbreak mode so that people that wish to can poke around at their leisure.
Linux is not far worse IMO. It is far better. I can configure my workspace however I choose based upon my work style. My wife has hers configured more "Windows"-ish and that works fine for her.
Using Mac or Windows I'm stuck working the way they have decided. More options doesn't mean shittier. It means "Figure out what you need to use it for and set it up for exactly that." That's how it should work. Again, IMO. If you prefer being lead around on a leash, more power to you.
Sounds like it
He doesnt want to be associated with Gnome any more, and wants his own distinctive look and feel, no matter whether he alienates a number of existing Gnome users.
To be fair, the Gnome project doesn't seem very concerned with alienating their users either.
Most people I know with a Facebook or especially Twitter, do updates from an app on their phone. In Twitter's case there are also dozens of desktop apps available. I believe there are some for Facebook as well.
Traffic measured by hits to a URL isn't giving the whole picture.
You offer an awful lot of conjecture and little empirical data to backup your arguments.
Not saying things do not need to be fixed. Just saying going backwards 100 years is not going to fix them.
I am presented with various informational screens about what is happening with my Android phone when I enable any location based services. I can choose to leave them disabled.
How is that making it mandatory?
Don't be a jackass. If they have reason to suspect people then sure, read their email, follow them, watch them.
But that isn't what they've done. The government has decided WE ARE ALL SUSPECTS. Get in line. Let us look at your junk, fondle it, snoop on your phone calls, track what you buy. We're also going to do this with your money.
We're already on our back with our legs open. It isn't the terrorists that are fucking us.
Interesting. Surely there are asteroids large enough to setup permanent or semi-permanent waypoints on, between here and Mars?
A network of bases that could be utilized in emergencies or act as refuel points, so you don't have to launch a vehicle from Earth with the whole load, is an interesting idea.
Of course I'm sure NASA the ESA and others have considered this. I mean if I have, all those large brains surely have too. Yet everything I have read indicates the plan in general is to go straight there.
The two worst nuclear events happened 25 years apart. How many oil spills and coal mine issues have we had? How much more pollution have we pumped skyward?
You seem to be ignoring the fact that Fukushima went online in the 70s and operated w/o incident until a 9.0 earthquake struck. Chernobyl's safety deficiencies are well documented, so I'll not be addressing them here.
There are newer reactor designs, materials and technologies that could mitigate the threat of nuclear meltdowns even further.
Personally I would worry less about dying in a nuclear reactor catastrophe and not get in a car ever again if you're that worried about your safety.
When I worked at a Sprint store a detective came in with a warrant asking if we could triangulate a phones location. Being the nerdy repair tech at the store, he was passed on to me. I referred him to the local business office where the network engineers were. We couldn't in-store, but I knew the engineers could.
This was 2-3 years before the iPhone. Tower triangulation may not be as accurate as GPS coords, point is cellphones have always been somewhat trackable.
There is an active effort by police departments to not hire intelligent officers (average IQ or lower).
True story. A friend of mine with a bachelors in poli-sci and working on an accounting degree after being laid off during the economic meltdown, decided to apply at the local PD. Smart, stable guy, paints, plays 2-3 instruments, well read and travelled. He looks like a cop though, 6'3", works out a lot.
He aced the physical tests, background check, drug screen, spent 6 months dealing with their paperwork and application process. The recruiting officers liked him and felt he'd make a good officer. At the mental health screening he is rejected. I forget the rubber stamp reason, but he was told by retired officers (one-time coworkers of ours at a startup, now beer drinkin' pals) his rejection was effectively due to him being too smart and not a brainwashed stormtrooper.
A few weeks after his rejection a new officer was fired for making harassing phone calls and stalking women he'd interviewed after they'd submitted complaints for unrelated criminal activity. This guys background was way murkier than my friends, discipline reports from his time in the military and such started coming up. Stuff the local PD had glossed over during his interview process because he was a soldier.
This definitely sank my respect for local PD to even lower levels.
They've released a new console every 5-6 years, I wouldn't be surprised if they do show off new kit. It would be great for marketing "Those other guys are sticking with their 5-year old consoles."
They've been making money on Wii from day-1. It seems to me Sony and MS are going more long term in order to make up losses. Nintendo doesn't have that problem.
Apparently not dead in NA markets at this time