Government may have "created" the internet and partners with governments may have created and extended WWW into Mosaic and corresponding webservers. The "internet" is just a network. What was put on that network, and what it has become, is something beyond the wildest imagination of Al Gore and the rest of his team (jk).
What the internet became was the creation of all the entities that built it, largely without Government interference. They didn't call it the "wild west" for no reason. I dare say that most of what the interenet is today, is based not on Government controls, but lack of government controls. Now, Government is trying to "solve" a problem by creating controls. Controls that won't actually fix the problem, or cause worse (unintended) problems, requiring more controls (and more problems).
Corporations are a creation of the state. Without the state backing the letters of incorporation, there is no ownership. No ownership means nobody controls it and it dissolves.
You will not find any corporate businesses operating in places with no government. Insert stupid left-wing rant about Somalia here.
Corporations NEED government to function and protect "property" that are the "corporations". A state chooses to protect corporations for the benefit of the people (ostensibly). Once you realize that this is the truth, then you'll understand that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama and all the other liberals (Bernie Sanders might be the exception) are all for Big Corporations and Big Government as much as any Republican is. In fact, you might start to see that there is actually very little difference in practice between them.
Vote with your wallet. Buy a GSM / LTE phone like OnePlus ONE and get a SIM, and pay month to month. Stop playing their game. You have the ball, take it and go home.
The ONLY thing VZ offers is coverage, and that is not enough to stay with them. The price is too high, and appears to be even higher. Part of my "three strikes"
1) Changing plans one month before I was due, and not letting me grandfather a month early on renewal 2) Locked Phones (and CDMA) 3) Cost for services, even on Grandfathered plans.
I moved on, haven't regretted the change one bit. I get coverage where I go 95% of the time. That is good enough for me.
Government is the problem, not Capitalism. The moment government gets involved, people get paid off to fuck with the system in such a way that it because a good old boys club. Unrestrained Capitalism has its own problems as well, but those are solved simply by time in most cases. It is patience that is lacking because government only reacts to the "We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do it" tyranny. Nobody stops long enough to ask "why" we must do something.
It is at this point, that people call me names but cannot offer a coherent response to the question "Why must we do something". Because something bad might happen? Yeah, something bad might happen. And even if you get everything you want, something bad might happen, still. In fact, something bad WILL happen, because we cannot stop all bad things from happening. Ever. The three laws have only one inevitable outcome.... the system becomes tyranny in order to protect us... from ourselves.
But then again, nobody reads enough classical thinking to get it.
Which format of UDF would you call "universal", Partitioned or unpartitioned? Windows requires the disk to be partitioned. On the other side, UDF only works in OSX when it is used on a full disk (unpartitioned).
Schrodinger's Partitioned disk? Both Partitioned and UnPartitioned at the same time?
People STILL believe what he says, even after it is proven that much of what comes out of his mouth is in fact complete untruths. From the beginning it was this way. He is nothing more than a slimy politician who couldn't give a shit about anyone, including his own family (golf or funeral of aunt? GOLF!)
The difference is between file systems. Internal storage uses one of the UNIX file systems with extensive permissions available, SD card uses FAT which has none. While one could format SD cards with something other than FAT file storage system, it would become all but useless outside the phone. Android is requiring apps to behave, and it cannot guarantee good behavior on SD cards, because of the file system used there.
It is as much a restriction of FAT as anything. THe best thing the whole Industry should do, is come up with a standard for file systems OTHER than FAT. The problem with a new standard is...
Well, when your app, takes a picture, and puts it on the SD card, and you stop liking the app, and deleted it, and it deletes the photos as well, then you'll understand the issue. Until then, have fun.
I shouldn't have to hook my phone up to a computer to move files around without worry.
And DVRs are stupid with On Demand Viewing like Netflix available.
Why would I want to have a DVR, when there are perfectly good alternatives that COULD fully replace it? I used to buy Tapes and DVDs for access to movies and whatnot, but with the advent of Hulu and Netflix, why should I? These companies maintain a library and I get shelf space back.
Granted, there are a few BluRay movies that are probably worth it (1080P, 7.1 stereo etc) but those have got to be spectacular IMHO.
You obviously do not understand Google "Android" certification process. To be called "Android", officially, you must be certified by Google and have the Play store (and other apps) installed.
Google Play is a service operated by Google. Achieving compatibility is a prerequisite for obtaining access to the Google Play software and branding. Device manufacturers should contact Google to obtain access to Google Play.
Other companies have other "stores" (Amazon Kindle is Android, Nook is Android) and do not necessarily use Google Play. And of course you could side load all your apps from your list of "trusted" sites like Nickolai's Android Marketplace if you want. These phones are not "rooted" but are likely to be very easy to root. And I'm sure there will be an ASOP branch you can have, without Google Play services in short order. But chances are, you're already putting Google Play on your ASOP Roms anyways, so... what is your point again? Oh right, "privacy"....
The problem with SD slot, isn't with the manufacturers, it is with Android itself. Google as depreciated the usage of "external" storage, because of issues with SD storage. Some are actually good reasons (security), while others are to protect App developers from idiots who want to move apps to SD card.
Because Most People HATE itty bitty keys on phones. You might like them, but I'll never go back to a physical keyboard.
Generally speaking once you figure out Swype (Swiftkey or similar), you'll also never go back. I can type nearly as fast as a regular FULL size keyboard on my Android Phone.And for short messages it is even better than mashing who knows how many keys trying to type on microscopic keys.
Or... you know... you could just Google for Sliding Keyboard case for your phone...
My concern is that both will die because neither can win. This is a problem. I used to support OpenOffice, until Sun was bought by Oracle. Then I recommended LibreOffice for about as long as it took Oracle to give the package to Apache Foundation. Now? Who gives a shit, use either. But then again, that is the problem in the first place.
Not having a clear winner, nor a clear advantage in operations (moral/functional) makes it the "use either" that will assure neither succeeds.
You're correct, except for one point. Cable TV expects life to revolve around the 7-10PM slot, when I happen to be busy with "life". And, I often don't have time to watch for several weeks in a row. And DVRs are stupid with On Demand Viewing like Netflix available. All said and done, unless you HAVE to be that annoying person who "spoiler alerts" every freaking conversation, then please spare me the "second run content". That is so 20th Century.
The problem isn't the name calling. It is that the name calling actually works on people too lazy to think for themselves. They get their marching orders from whatever talking point memo is out (both Left and Right wing) and march in formation.
And while I don't agree with many people politically, I at least have respect and can converse with people I don't agree with, if they at least have a reason for their political beliefs (wrong or right). I often have common ground with people I normally wouldn't agree with, because my viewpoints are reasoned, and sometimes we have the same reasons for the same views.
Above all, the drones are massive and collectively drown out the reasoned voices. And this is to our own shame!
Which, means, they should be merged and brought back together.
This is the unfortunate case of Open Source failure, and a pretty big one IMHO. The fact that they remain split is huge problem, because now I cannot recommend either, even though they are both decent. I have no idea which one will actually survive and prosper, or which one will die a slow painful death. Merging them is really the only REAL solution for my concerns.
Actually, try changing the things that are "explanations" and you'll start to find that they are also "excuses". Offer up solutions to end the "explanations" and you'll likely get a slew of reasons why it isn't possible, mainly from the very people who profit by keeping the status quo, but have "compassion" for the plight.
If the US ARMY is doing anything against US citizens, it is proof of tyranny, as they are forbidden by current law (posse comitatus) from engaging US Citizens.
And just so you know, I oppose the militarization of law enforcement (giving police tanks and such).
I guess, if I say I am not a moron you'd still argue, so I won't.
But what I will say is that well armed citizenry can be more than just a bug to be squashed. And yes, I do think that citizens with Paramilitary grade weapons do stand a chance against militarized government agencies. All you have to do is remember what two well armed guys in Hollywood pulled off during a bank heist. Not to mention the Taliban and Iraqi militia people picking off our troops.
And you've actually helped make my point, the whole point of gun control is for government to control guns. And this is the very thing I am protesting. The whole "there is no need" argument fails right here, because government will always create a "need" to have bigger better guns than citizens. And that is exactly how tyrants control their citizens.
From the sounds of it, you actually support government with big guns and likewise do not believe Tyranny can happen here. Those that do not know history, are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, those of us who do know history are too few to do anything about it.
The problem with the gun control people, is that they fail to realize that they are in fact, not against guns, per se. They are against the people (common citizens) of having guns. They are all for the government having guns.
Lets call it what it is, they don't think the common people need or deserve protection from tyrannical governments, because they mistakenly believe that their government cannot possibly be a tyranny. I would love to round up all these people and force them into "first amendment zones" where we can control their speech, like the government tried to do in Nevada.
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Government may have "created" the internet and partners with governments may have created and extended WWW into Mosaic and corresponding webservers. The "internet" is just a network. What was put on that network, and what it has become, is something beyond the wildest imagination of Al Gore and the rest of his team (jk).
What the internet became was the creation of all the entities that built it, largely without Government interference. They didn't call it the "wild west" for no reason. I dare say that most of what the interenet is today, is based not on Government controls, but lack of government controls. Now, Government is trying to "solve" a problem by creating controls. Controls that won't actually fix the problem, or cause worse (unintended) problems, requiring more controls (and more problems).
Corporations are a creation of the state. Without the state backing the letters of incorporation, there is no ownership. No ownership means nobody controls it and it dissolves.
You will not find any corporate businesses operating in places with no government. Insert stupid left-wing rant about Somalia here.
Corporations NEED government to function and protect "property" that are the "corporations". A state chooses to protect corporations for the benefit of the people (ostensibly). Once you realize that this is the truth, then you'll understand that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama and all the other liberals (Bernie Sanders might be the exception) are all for Big Corporations and Big Government as much as any Republican is. In fact, you might start to see that there is actually very little difference in practice between them.
Vote with your wallet. Buy a GSM / LTE phone like OnePlus ONE and get a SIM, and pay month to month. Stop playing their game. You have the ball, take it and go home.
The ONLY thing VZ offers is coverage, and that is not enough to stay with them. The price is too high, and appears to be even higher. Part of my "three strikes"
1) Changing plans one month before I was due, and not letting me grandfather a month early on renewal
2) Locked Phones (and CDMA)
3) Cost for services, even on Grandfathered plans.
I moved on, haven't regretted the change one bit. I get coverage where I go 95% of the time. That is good enough for me.
Government is the problem, not Capitalism. The moment government gets involved, people get paid off to fuck with the system in such a way that it because a good old boys club. Unrestrained Capitalism has its own problems as well, but those are solved simply by time in most cases. It is patience that is lacking because government only reacts to the "We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do it" tyranny. Nobody stops long enough to ask "why" we must do something.
It is at this point, that people call me names but cannot offer a coherent response to the question "Why must we do something". Because something bad might happen? Yeah, something bad might happen. And even if you get everything you want, something bad might happen, still. In fact, something bad WILL happen, because we cannot stop all bad things from happening. Ever. The three laws have only one inevitable outcome .... the system becomes tyranny in order to protect us ... from ourselves.
But then again, nobody reads enough classical thinking to get it.
Which format of UDF would you call "universal", Partitioned or unpartitioned? Windows requires the disk to be partitioned. On the other side, UDF only works in OSX when it is used on a full disk (unpartitioned).
Schrodinger's Partitioned disk? Both Partitioned and UnPartitioned at the same time?
People STILL believe what he says, even after it is proven that much of what comes out of his mouth is in fact complete untruths. From the beginning it was this way. He is nothing more than a slimy politician who couldn't give a shit about anyone, including his own family (golf or funeral of aunt? GOLF!)
The difference is between file systems. Internal storage uses one of the UNIX file systems with extensive permissions available, SD card uses FAT which has none. While one could format SD cards with something other than FAT file storage system, it would become all but useless outside the phone. Android is requiring apps to behave, and it cannot guarantee good behavior on SD cards, because of the file system used there.
It is as much a restriction of FAT as anything. THe best thing the whole Industry should do, is come up with a standard for file systems OTHER than FAT. The problem with a new standard is ...
https://xkcd.com/927/
Well, when your app, takes a picture, and puts it on the SD card, and you stop liking the app, and deleted it, and it deletes the photos as well, then you'll understand the issue. Until then, have fun.
I shouldn't have to hook my phone up to a computer to move files around without worry.
And DVRs are stupid with On Demand Viewing like Netflix available.
Why would I want to have a DVR, when there are perfectly good alternatives that COULD fully replace it? I used to buy Tapes and DVDs for access to movies and whatnot, but with the advent of Hulu and Netflix, why should I? These companies maintain a library and I get shelf space back.
Granted, there are a few BluRay movies that are probably worth it (1080P, 7.1 stereo etc) but those have got to be spectacular IMHO.
You obviously do not understand Google "Android" certification process. To be called "Android", officially, you must be certified by Google and have the Play store (and other apps) installed.
From http://source.android.com/faqs...
Google Play is a service operated by Google. Achieving compatibility is a prerequisite for obtaining access to the Google Play software and branding. Device manufacturers should contact Google to obtain access to Google Play.
Other companies have other "stores" (Amazon Kindle is Android, Nook is Android) and do not necessarily use Google Play. And of course you could side load all your apps from your list of "trusted" sites like Nickolai's Android Marketplace if you want. These phones are not "rooted" but are likely to be very easy to root. And I'm sure there will be an ASOP branch you can have, without Google Play services in short order. But chances are, you're already putting Google Play on your ASOP Roms anyways, so ... what is your point again? Oh right, "privacy" ....
The problem with SD slot, isn't with the manufacturers, it is with Android itself. Google as depreciated the usage of "external" storage, because of issues with SD storage. Some are actually good reasons (security), while others are to protect App developers from idiots who want to move apps to SD card.
Read about it here: http://www.androidcentral.com/...
Because Most People HATE itty bitty keys on phones. You might like them, but I'll never go back to a physical keyboard.
Generally speaking once you figure out Swype (Swiftkey or similar), you'll also never go back. I can type nearly as fast as a regular FULL size keyboard on my Android Phone.And for short messages it is even better than mashing who knows how many keys trying to type on microscopic keys.
Or ... you know ... you could just Google for Sliding Keyboard case for your phone ...
Now, if you do exactly what the law prescribed, you'd be cited and likely arrested for "disturbing the peace" and "illegal discharge of a fire arm"
My concern is that both will die because neither can win. This is a problem. I used to support OpenOffice, until Sun was bought by Oracle. Then I recommended LibreOffice for about as long as it took Oracle to give the package to Apache Foundation. Now? Who gives a shit, use either. But then again, that is the problem in the first place.
Not having a clear winner, nor a clear advantage in operations (moral/functional) makes it the "use either" that will assure neither succeeds.
start finding alternatives or making your own?
Just tried that, and my wife slapped me and called me a perv. Thanks asshole!
You're correct, except for one point. Cable TV expects life to revolve around the 7-10PM slot, when I happen to be busy with "life". And, I often don't have time to watch for several weeks in a row. And DVRs are stupid with On Demand Viewing like Netflix available. All said and done, unless you HAVE to be that annoying person who "spoiler alerts" every freaking conversation, then please spare me the "second run content". That is so 20th Century.
The problem isn't the name calling. It is that the name calling actually works on people too lazy to think for themselves. They get their marching orders from whatever talking point memo is out (both Left and Right wing) and march in formation.
And while I don't agree with many people politically, I at least have respect and can converse with people I don't agree with, if they at least have a reason for their political beliefs (wrong or right). I often have common ground with people I normally wouldn't agree with, because my viewpoints are reasoned, and sometimes we have the same reasons for the same views.
Above all, the drones are massive and collectively drown out the reasoned voices. And this is to our own shame!
Or, in other words .... "what could possibly go wrong???"
Which, means, they should be merged and brought back together.
This is the unfortunate case of Open Source failure, and a pretty big one IMHO. The fact that they remain split is huge problem, because now I cannot recommend either, even though they are both decent. I have no idea which one will actually survive and prosper, or which one will die a slow painful death. Merging them is really the only REAL solution for my concerns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Actually, try changing the things that are "explanations" and you'll start to find that they are also "excuses". Offer up solutions to end the "explanations" and you'll likely get a slew of reasons why it isn't possible, mainly from the very people who profit by keeping the status quo, but have "compassion" for the plight.
If the US ARMY is doing anything against US citizens, it is proof of tyranny, as they are forbidden by current law (posse comitatus) from engaging US Citizens.
And just so you know, I oppose the militarization of law enforcement (giving police tanks and such).
I guess, if I say I am not a moron you'd still argue, so I won't.
But what I will say is that well armed citizenry can be more than just a bug to be squashed. And yes, I do think that citizens with Paramilitary grade weapons do stand a chance against militarized government agencies. All you have to do is remember what two well armed guys in Hollywood pulled off during a bank heist. Not to mention the Taliban and Iraqi militia people picking off our troops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N...
And you've actually helped make my point, the whole point of gun control is for government to control guns. And this is the very thing I am protesting. The whole "there is no need" argument fails right here, because government will always create a "need" to have bigger better guns than citizens. And that is exactly how tyrants control their citizens.
From the sounds of it, you actually support government with big guns and likewise do not believe Tyranny can happen here. Those that do not know history, are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, those of us who do know history are too few to do anything about it.
The problem with the gun control people, is that they fail to realize that they are in fact, not against guns, per se. They are against the people (common citizens) of having guns. They are all for the government having guns.
Lets call it what it is, they don't think the common people need or deserve protection from tyrannical governments, because they mistakenly believe that their government cannot possibly be a tyranny. I would love to round up all these people and force them into "first amendment zones" where we can control their speech, like the government tried to do in Nevada.