Realism time - at first App Store seems generic. But when, before the Apple "App Store" launched, did anyone ever use the term "app" outside of a restaurant?
Yes.
That's the key thing. The slang if you will, is something Apple developed.
No they didn't, they didn't even come up with AppStore.
One use for this would be to modify the package manager to use a mirror near you whenever you're travelling, or maybe even change the timezone for you.
you don't need gps location data to do those things.
Really? And that will keep Apple (or Google, for that matter) from including my wireless router and its location in their databases every time someone carrying one of these damned phones walks or drives by?
If you're stupid enough to broadcast data that you want to keep private into a public space then that's your own fault.
Ribbon is garbage indeed.
I damned well hate it and I've been on it for 7 or 8 months now, it's horrible. I will stick with 7 if they screw up Windows explorer that badly.
Oh so THIS is the reason so many people lash out at Apple users anytime we mention something nice about Apple products. They don't like the fact we are affluent and educated. And here it was I thought they just didn't like Macbooks and iPads.
What's with this 'us and them' mentality? That's the kind of idiocy perpetuated by morons more concerned with identifying with the brand of their computer than actually doing anything.
For what it's worth i use a macbook and an ipad - alongside a windows/linux pc - but wouldn't say im a 'mac user' as these aren't just people who use macs, these are just the people who want everyone to know they use macs and want to be applauded for buying an Apple product. Macs aren't exactly more expensive than similar Windows PCs (and in fact ipads are on the cheap side for comparable tablets) these days so most people that don't use a Mac avoid them simply because they don't want them.
They surveyed 202 thousand PC users.
They surveyed 97 thousand Mac users.
The part that interests me is that it's those who 'responded' to the survey, given that 90%+ of the PC market is Windows PCs and this survey only has twice as many 'Mac users' as 'PC users' that means a comparatively *enormous* percentage of those who identify as 'Mac users' felt the need to trumpet their choice of computer and political views.
Unfortunately, pointing out that Mac users are more educated than PC users, while true, seems like flamebait to many.
Actually Of the 388,000 Hunch users who responded to a question about computer loyalty 100% of them have far below average intelligence evidenced by the fact that they have a 'computer loyalty'.
And XBOX Live is any better? Remember when XBOX Live was out for two weeks? You couldn't play that, either. And that isn't free.
But it wasn't out for 2 weeks, some components of the service - administrative and billing - were unavailable for some people but you could still play games on XBL, unlike the current issue with PSN. Also unlike the current PSN situation your PII wasn't compromised.
Even if Sony offered a pay service, the same would have likely happened. I don't see the validity in your complaint.
He said paying for a 'better' service, it's not that it's paid service rather that it hasn't suffered a massive data breach. For what it's worth im glad my PSN acct only has my old cancelled credit card details (annoyed that my other PII is on there though).
What I'm trying to say is that if we do all standardize on the same systems, we're losing the ability to cope with different systems.
You won't waste effort dealing with different systems, and you certainly aren't going to lose the ability to do so. And certainly the lack of a need to deal with multiple systems for units of measurement would have prevented many very costly mistakes from happening.
Unfortunately for Intel, they will bolt their crappy GPU to it, whereas ARM can weld much better GPU's with their CPU and totally kick Intel's ass.
You mean their GMA graphics? Like the ones that use the Power VR? The same Power VR architecture that is used in many ARM devices including the ipad and ipad2?
Honeycomb is just an example of how Google could arbitrarily close the source of their AND YOUR changes.
Outside of the Linux kernel (which they did release the code for) how many contributors who have actually had their changes incorporated into the other parts Android weren't part of the OHA or already partnered up with Google?
Regardless of that, google can't just close the source of those changes, all they can do is stop re-distributing them.
Sigh. Perhaps you should read up on copyright law before further commenting. That is all.
A pathetic attempt to assert authority to cover for your inconsistencies. You clearly said they paid for the 'rights' without saying what 'rights' they paid for, now you refer to copyright law, yet they absolutely did not buy copyrights, they aren't the copyright holders of Xerox's work. And let's see, what's the bet you're full of shit and this *isn't* 'all'.
Honeycomb is just an example of how Google could arbitrarily close the source of their AND YOUR changes.
No they can't, your changes are still open. It's just that derivative works can be closed - which is obvious given they used a permissive Open Source license - that does NOT change the license on the code you submitted in the slightest.
Actually, the company developing Android before Google bought them chose Linux for the same reason TiVO and many other vendors do: opportunistic leeching on the community, while none of their changes ever make it back into the core.
You just said wrt the changes made to the kernel that there is "Nothing of use or real value, seeing as how little of it ever gets into the mainline" but then you call it 'opportunistic leeching'? So it's only not leeching if they contribute back something that you deem to be of value? In any case since they abide by the GPLv2 under which Linux is licensed their changes are available. So i'm not sure how you can call it 'opportunistic leeching'.
2. Can't imagine how this would prevent any stalking from happening, since stalkers have had great success at what they do, long before this technology was even available? That's like suggesting you could help prevent murder by taking steak knives away from people at restaurants.
Except that would be a major inconvenience to the user but removing apple's ability to track the user's location isn't going to inconvenience the user.
Here's what slashdot geeks don't seem to get: The existence of iPhones doesn't stop you buying the kind of mobile general purpose computer you want.
I wouldn't have thought slashdot geeks were iphone owners, or people that had no mobile computing device. I would've characterised them as being Android or Maemo users.
The Jailbreak is not a solution that answers that question. Can I use it to write or download my own programs without missing out on security and stability updates from Apple?
Actually, yes, you can.
Assuming you pay for a developer account and buy a Mac.
You're right, but you're also right about the computer in my car, my Blu-ray player, my central heating system... the world was full of Turing-complete computers locked down by the manufacturer
I see your point, but remember those aren't designed to run 3rd party programs like a smartphone is. Sure apple artificially limits their device so the simple answer is 'buy something that fits your needs', there are a lot of other options out there - many that are far superior in terms of hardware and performance.
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Realism time - at first App Store seems generic. But when, before the Apple "App Store" launched, did anyone ever use the term "app" outside of a restaurant?
Yes.
That's the key thing. The slang if you will, is something Apple developed.
No they didn't, they didn't even come up with AppStore.
Office's displayed work area has shrunk to where you can barely see a paragraph at a time because the screen is full of ribbons.
That sounds like bullshit, how is your screen 'full of ribbons'?
A new OS so soon after 7 is a bad idea.
This isn't Windows 8 being released, it's still a long way off. You think 3 years is too short of a release cycle?
Why would they think it is a good idea to add a PDF reader and webcam software.
Yeah they should can those ideas and rip out their bitmap and text file viewers while they're at it.
One use for this would be to modify the package manager to use a mirror near you whenever you're travelling, or maybe even change the timezone for you.
you don't need gps location data to do those things.
Really? And that will keep Apple (or Google, for that matter) from including my wireless router and its location in their databases every time someone carrying one of these damned phones walks or drives by?
If you're stupid enough to broadcast data that you want to keep private into a public space then that's your own fault.
wow...i was reading this thread on geolocation and it all of a sudden changed to anti-android rant.
Nice strawman with the 'apple fanboi' comment btw.
and in the end used PrimeSense Reference Design because what they developed in house DIDNT WORK.
What was it that they developed in house that didn't work?
Ribbon is garbage indeed. I damned well hate it and I've been on it for 7 or 8 months now, it's horrible. I will stick with 7 if they screw up Windows explorer that badly.
we'll all stay off your lawn
Till the Ark of the Covenant turns up that prior art can't be proven.
We have top people looking into it. Top people
I see you altered the quote to be politically correct.
Oh so THIS is the reason so many people lash out at Apple users anytime we mention something nice about Apple products. They don't like the fact we are affluent and educated. And here it was I thought they just didn't like Macbooks and iPads.
What's with this 'us and them' mentality? That's the kind of idiocy perpetuated by morons more concerned with identifying with the brand of their computer than actually doing anything.
For what it's worth i use a macbook and an ipad - alongside a windows/linux pc - but wouldn't say im a 'mac user' as these aren't just people who use macs, these are just the people who want everyone to know they use macs and want to be applauded for buying an Apple product. Macs aren't exactly more expensive than similar Windows PCs (and in fact ipads are on the cheap side for comparable tablets) these days so most people that don't use a Mac avoid them simply because they don't want them.
They surveyed 202 thousand PC users. They surveyed 97 thousand Mac users.
The part that interests me is that it's those who 'responded' to the survey, given that 90%+ of the PC market is Windows PCs and this survey only has twice as many 'Mac users' as 'PC users' that means a comparatively *enormous* percentage of those who identify as 'Mac users' felt the need to trumpet their choice of computer and political views.
People who can afford to live in more expensive locations (i.e. cities) can afford to buy more expensive computers (i.e. Macs).
So if you spend more money you have more money to spend...right...
Unfortunately, pointing out that Mac users are more educated than PC users, while true, seems like flamebait to many.
Actually Of the 388,000 Hunch users who responded to a question about computer loyalty 100% of them have far below average intelligence evidenced by the fact that they have a 'computer loyalty'.
And XBOX Live is any better? Remember when XBOX Live was out for two weeks? You couldn't play that, either. And that isn't free.
But it wasn't out for 2 weeks, some components of the service - administrative and billing - were unavailable for some people but you could still play games on XBL, unlike the current issue with PSN. Also unlike the current PSN situation your PII wasn't compromised.
Even if Sony offered a pay service, the same would have likely happened. I don't see the validity in your complaint.
He said paying for a 'better' service, it's not that it's paid service rather that it hasn't suffered a massive data breach.
For what it's worth im glad my PSN acct only has my old cancelled credit card details (annoyed that my other PII is on there though).
What I'm trying to say is that if we do all standardize on the same systems, we're losing the ability to cope with different systems.
You won't waste effort dealing with different systems, and you certainly aren't going to lose the ability to do so. And certainly the lack of a need to deal with multiple systems for units of measurement would have prevented many very costly mistakes from happening.
Unfortunately for Intel, they will bolt their crappy GPU to it, whereas ARM can weld much better GPU's with their CPU and totally kick Intel's ass.
You mean their GMA graphics? Like the ones that use the Power VR? The same Power VR architecture that is used in many ARM devices including the ipad and ipad2?
Honeycomb is just an example of how Google could arbitrarily close the source of their AND YOUR changes.
Outside of the Linux kernel (which they did release the code for) how many contributors who have actually had their changes incorporated into the other parts Android weren't part of the OHA or already partnered up with Google?
Regardless of that, google can't just close the source of those changes, all they can do is stop re-distributing them.
Sigh. Perhaps you should read up on copyright law before further commenting. That is all.
A pathetic attempt to assert authority to cover for your inconsistencies. You clearly said they paid for the 'rights' without saying what 'rights' they paid for, now you refer to copyright law, yet they absolutely did not buy copyrights, they aren't the copyright holders of Xerox's work.
And let's see, what's the bet you're full of shit and this *isn't* 'all'.
Honeycomb is just an example of how Google could arbitrarily close the source of their AND YOUR changes.
No they can't, your changes are still open. It's just that derivative works can be closed - which is obvious given they used a permissive Open Source license - that does NOT change the license on the code you submitted in the slightest.
Actually, the company developing Android before Google bought them chose Linux for the same reason TiVO and many other vendors do: opportunistic leeching on the community, while none of their changes ever make it back into the core.
You just said wrt the changes made to the kernel that there is "Nothing of use or real value, seeing as how little of it ever gets into the mainline" but then you call it 'opportunistic leeching'? So it's only not leeching if they contribute back something that you deem to be of value? In any case since they abide by the GPLv2 under which Linux is licensed their changes are available. So i'm not sure how you can call it 'opportunistic leeching'.
2. Can't imagine how this would prevent any stalking from happening, since stalkers have had great success at what they do, long before this technology was even available? That's like suggesting you could help prevent murder by taking steak knives away from people at restaurants.
Except that would be a major inconvenience to the user but removing apple's ability to track the user's location isn't going to inconvenience the user.
Here's what slashdot geeks don't seem to get: The existence of iPhones doesn't stop you buying the kind of mobile general purpose computer you want.
I wouldn't have thought slashdot geeks were iphone owners, or people that had no mobile computing device. I would've characterised them as being Android or Maemo users.
The Jailbreak is not a solution that answers that question. Can I use it to write or download my own programs without missing out on security and stability updates from Apple?
Actually, yes, you can.
Assuming you pay for a developer account and buy a Mac.
You're right, but you're also right about the computer in my car, my Blu-ray player, my central heating system... the world was full of Turing-complete computers locked down by the manufacturer
I see your point, but remember those aren't designed to run 3rd party programs like a smartphone is. Sure apple artificially limits their device so the simple answer is 'buy something that fits your needs', there are a lot of other options out there - many that are far superior in terms of hardware and performance.