Sounds like a UK high street jewellery chain, Ratners. It collapsed after Ratner himself said his stuff was "crap". He went on to say:-
one of the sets of earrings was "cheaper than a... prawn sandwich but probably wouldn't last as long"
Ratner's comments have become textbook examples of why chief executives should choose their words carefully
[they] have removed nearly all white space (you know, the huge gaps of white space that tends to be on books on the edges).
That's not what I see in the animation in TFA. Each open pair of pages looks about like a single page of a conventional book. I can't see any particular advantage, except for books you might want to carry in the pocket like a guide book.
I wonder if anyone outside a few nerds would have noticed without the lawsuit.
I think that you underestimate Apple fans and people generally. They take a great deal of notice of what other people, particularly celebs, are using. I am on a particular camera brand forum, and there is a large and ongoing thread about who is seen with what brands and models of camera. Some members keep a count of the different brands that they people using around tourist spots and discuss the results.
It's far worse than that. This is a matter of image.
Exactly. Another analogy : It is not like you paying someone to make Brand A widgets and then their failing to make them, which could be resolved by stopping and reclaiming any payment and tools provided. It is like you paying someone to make Brand A widgets but they actually make Brand B widgets for your rival, on your pay and using the tools you provided. The damage is more than simply what you gave them because they are also reducing the market for your Brand A by flooding the market with Brand B.
Some tech economists crunched numbers and figured out that if you tried to self-host all of the services Google provides you for free, it would cost about 20K/yr.... Google is pretty much giving you 20k in services....
Self-hosting cannot be comapred with Google hosting, as it ignores the economies of scale.
If you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide.
A common meme, but a fallacy because what is legal or even simply right does not always align with what you want others to know. For example I would not expect there is any wrong-doing to be found in your medical records, but I don't imagine you would want to post them here, although I'm prepared for you to prove me wrong.
... Can a car see a frisbee about to fly into the street, with a kid (currently in the yard) running after it?
Just in case the SD car isn't up to this situation, how about we put kids inside robotic enclosures, something like self powered and artificially intelligent small suits of armour. Then they wouldn't be able to run out into the road. Problem solved.
Can a car understand a cop waving you around an accident?
I can't remember the last time a cop waved me around an accident. It has been at least a couple of decades.
I don't know where you live, but not uncommon in the UK. I was waving myself recently because a stray dog was wandering in the road just past a blind bend, so I stopped on the verge and was slowing approaching drivers for a few minutes until the dog ran off across a field.
we... often aren't really looking where our eyes are pointing because we're thinking about something. Everything from texting to simply driving while angry at somebody can lead to damage or death.
As someone else said, speak for yourself and drop the "we". I would not text while driving even in my wildest dreams.
33,000 people were killed by human driven cars in the US last year
And the US has a relatively "safe" road network. Worldwide the numbers are in the millions of deaths per year from human driving.
I'm unimpressed by the USA record. In the UK there were "only" 1800 deaths in 2016, despite the UK poulation being a fifth of the USA's and the roads being far more crowded and urban. The USA needs to tighten up its driving laws and its driving test for quicker and more effective results than waiting for SD cars to match the hype.
As for the worldwide numbers, those third world places where most of the deaths happen are not going to implement SD cars any time soon. Last time I checked, many of those places are still driving cars of basically 1950's design.
All that is needed is stricter requirements for a driving licence, including psychological attitude tests as well as functional tests. I think that the driving test here in the UK is too lax, yet I understand that it is one of the strictest in the world. I have heard that in some countries you only need to show the examiner you can drive forwards a few yards and then back again.
Some of the greatest discoveries have resulted from finding nothing. The Michelson-Morley experiment for example. Often quoted in discussions on logic and reasoning is the instance of The Dog that did not Bark in a Sherlock Holmes story.
Sounds like another of those bullshit evaluations in which you can make the order come out how you like depending what weight you attach to the measured parameters - even assuming they are measured correctly (or guessed) in the first place. For example, FTFA:
This year the WEF changed its methodology to better account for... [blah blah, blah.....]
Thanks for that, now I feel totally assured that if I follow the instructions Facebook will NEVER abuse my privacy or use any data about me. I can sleep soundly at night now.
Anyway, what is this Facebook that everyone is talking about ?
Slashdot Mirror
I wonder if Rei was one of them. I'll look out for any change of tone.
Sounds like a UK high street jewellery chain, Ratners. It collapsed after Ratner himself said his stuff was "crap". He went on to say :-
one of the sets of earrings was "cheaper than a ... prawn sandwich but probably wouldn't last as long"
Ratner's comments have become textbook examples of why chief executives should choose their words carefully
(from The Guardian)
Unfortunately, Facebook seems to be having a slower death.
Anybody who possess the intelligence and economic means to use a computer and access Facebook/the Internet in general, is already doing it.
I think I tick those boxes, but I don't do it. Perhaps you missed out "... and wishes to use Facebook ... " ?
[they] have removed nearly all white space (you know, the huge gaps of white space that tends to be on books on the edges).
That's not what I see in the animation in TFA. Each open pair of pages looks about like a single page of a conventional book. I can't see any particular advantage, except for books you might want to carry in the pocket like a guide book.
They will probably make the replica iceberg out ot expanded polystyrene, so it will be a little disappointing.
I wonder if anyone outside a few nerds would have noticed without the lawsuit.
I think that you underestimate Apple fans and people generally. They take a great deal of notice of what other people, particularly celebs, are using. I am on a particular camera brand forum, and there is a large and ongoing thread about who is seen with what brands and models of camera. Some members keep a count of the different brands that they people using around tourist spots and discuss the results.
It's far worse than that. This is a matter of image.
Exactly. Another analogy : It is not like you paying someone to make Brand A widgets and then their failing to make them, which could be resolved by stopping and reclaiming any payment and tools provided. It is like you paying someone to make Brand A widgets but they actually make Brand B widgets for your rival, on your pay and using the tools you provided. The damage is more than simply what you gave them because they are also reducing the market for your Brand A by flooding the market with Brand B.
Surely it was sarcasm. Otherwise I can't believe I read it.
Some tech economists crunched numbers and figured out that if you tried to self-host all of the services Google provides you for free, it would cost about 20K/yr .... Google is pretty much giving you 20k in services ....
Self-hosting cannot be comapred with Google hosting, as it ignores the economies of scale.
if the story is good what does the sexual orientation of the caracters matter? This is not an atempt at a troll/SJW
Of course not. Just sounds like it though.
FTFA :
Allen was able to foresee how powerful and essential computers would one day become.
When was this : 1974/5 ? I was there, and every thinking person under the age of 25 foresaw it too.
If you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide.
A common meme, but a fallacy because what is legal or even simply right does not always align with what you want others to know. For example I would not expect there is any wrong-doing to be found in your medical records, but I don't imagine you would want to post them here, although I'm prepared for you to prove me wrong.
I hope my secret love for Brazilian trannies will remain secret!
Well you've just revealed it here anyway. But don't worry, you are among friends.
What idiot would give their real name and their normal e-mail address on a web-site like that?
WTF has this got to do with "big government"? Do you try to raise this bee-in-your-bonnet in every thread?
Whooosh!
... Can a car see a frisbee about to fly into the street, with a kid (currently in the yard) running after it?
Just in case the SD car isn't up to this situation, how about we put kids inside robotic enclosures, something like self powered and artificially intelligent small suits of armour. Then they wouldn't be able to run out into the road. Problem solved.
Can a car understand a cop waving you around an accident?
I can't remember the last time a cop waved me around an accident. It has been at least a couple of decades.
I don't know where you live, but not uncommon in the UK. I was waving myself recently because a stray dog was wandering in the road just past a blind bend, so I stopped on the verge and was slowing approaching drivers for a few minutes until the dog ran off across a field.
we ... often aren't really looking where our eyes are pointing because we're thinking about something. Everything from texting to simply driving while angry at somebody can lead to damage or death.
As someone else said, speak for yourself and drop the "we". I would not text while driving even in my wildest dreams.
33,000 people were killed by human driven cars in the US last year
And the US has a relatively "safe" road network. Worldwide the numbers are in the millions of deaths per year from human driving.
I'm unimpressed by the USA record. In the UK there were "only" 1800 deaths in 2016, despite the UK poulation being a fifth of the USA's and the roads being far more crowded and urban. The USA needs to tighten up its driving laws and its driving test for quicker and more effective results than waiting for SD cars to match the hype.
As for the worldwide numbers, those third world places where most of the deaths happen are not going to implement SD cars any time soon. Last time I checked, many of those places are still driving cars of basically 1950's design.
All that is needed is stricter requirements for a driving licence, including psychological attitude tests as well as functional tests. I think that the driving test here in the UK is too lax, yet I understand that it is one of the strictest in the world. I have heard that in some countries you only need to show the examiner you can drive forwards a few yards and then back again.
Some of the greatest discoveries have resulted from finding nothing. The Michelson-Morley experiment for example. Often quoted in discussions on logic and reasoning is the instance of The Dog that did not Bark in a Sherlock Holmes story.
Sounds like another of those bullshit evaluations in which you can make the order come out how you like depending what weight you attach to the measured parameters - even assuming they are measured correctly (or guessed) in the first place. For example, FTFA :
This year the WEF changed its methodology to better account for ... [blah blah, blah .....]
Catch up please - devices that can do that stuff have been on sale for decades.
Thanks for that, now I feel totally assured that if I follow the instructions Facebook will NEVER abuse my privacy or use any data about me. I can sleep soundly at night now.
Anyway, what is this Facebook that everyone is talking about ?
The moment a snapshot is taken, it's cemented in the interweeds foreva.
Ah, but it's marked as "Unsent", so people will avert their eyes. It will look something like this :-
Zucherberg is a PoS! [UNSENT]