I have this "dumb pipe" in Austria right now (posting this over it), on a 3G connection to a (originally) mobile phone provider. $15 per month for 15 GB transfer (no extra charges above that). Don't see how this is so unbelievable.
So it's limited.
Verizon is not prohibiting tethering. They just don't allow it on their unlimited data phone plan. I hate Verizon as much as the next guy, but how can anybody expect an unlimited unrestricted wireless connection for cheap?
Same with these people complaining about cable modem caps. Residential cable service is for residential usage, which follows typical usage patterns. Anybody who wants to feed torrents all day long needs to find out what a full T1 costs.
It's a big difference on the volume. I'm addicted to my Droid and I can only burn a few gigabytes a month. A laptop would crush that daily, just surfing the web. Never mind Netflix.
I want 5GB of data, to use however I see fit. They are fucking transport, that is it. I want to buy a dumb pipe.
Your dumb pipe would cost a lot more than $40 a month.
Verizon has determined that $40 will make a profit based on what the average consumer will use on their smartphone. Unlimited tethering? I can't even guess how much resources that would be worth. $400/month? $4000/month? I don't want to pay that just so my wife can check Facebook on her phone.
That said, I think their tiered data pricing is too expensive. I'd like to use it on my upcoming vacation but it's not worth it. At 25% of the price I would probably pay for it and use it.
I went to a southern small town high school in the 90's and it wasn't air conditioned. 90-100 degrees and 100% humidity for several months out of the school year. During that time, a nearby state prison was closed because it was not air conditioned.
The default permissions for an empty app should be none.
As an example, I just picked "Blast Monkeys" from the Android Market. Requires Full Network Access and Phone Calls. "Paper Toss" needs Network, Location, and Phone. "Stupid Zombies", Network and Phone. These apps do not need these features and I do not trust the developer to have this access. Thus, I do not use the products.
Same with the desktop PC. If the application isn't open source or come from someone I can hold accountable, it does not get installed.
I made a Hello World with the Android Eclipse SDK and it requires Storage and Phone Calls permissions during installation. I didn't even ask for that!
It's great that these permissions are presented to the user during installation, but there should be an option to say "NO" to individual permissions. If an app wants to make phone calls and I don't think there is any reason for that, I should be able to say no and it should still work.
And if an app needs SD storage to function, that's just fine but it should not be able to read my photos, emails, music, etc.
Anyways, I won't install anything anymore. The security model is broken.
Every app requires full permissions, for no useful reason. Why a stopwatch wants access to my calls and read/write on the SD card, I don't know, and the choices are to either accept it or don't use the app. This is seriously broken. I don't even look in the Android Market anymore because it's just too much risk to install anything. It's actually worse than Windows, where at least I know where the software is coming from.
I have a pair of monitors, my favorite keyboard and mouse, and an Aeron chair that will follow me wherever I work. Employer supplies the box (although I'd still rather bring my own). When I start, the supplied 14" burned CRT, keyboard full of dandruff, and backbreaking cheapo office chair go back into the supply room.
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If a few beers cost the same as a year of labor, then the laborer should consider brewing beer for a living.
I have this "dumb pipe" in Austria right now (posting this over it), on a 3G connection to a (originally) mobile phone provider. $15 per month for 15 GB transfer (no extra charges above that). Don't see how this is so unbelievable.
So it's limited.
Verizon is not prohibiting tethering. They just don't allow it on their unlimited data phone plan. I hate Verizon as much as the next guy, but how can anybody expect an unlimited unrestricted wireless connection for cheap?
Same with these people complaining about cable modem caps. Residential cable service is for residential usage, which follows typical usage patterns. Anybody who wants to feed torrents all day long needs to find out what a full T1 costs.
It's a big difference on the volume. I'm addicted to my Droid and I can only burn a few gigabytes a month. A laptop would crush that daily, just surfing the web. Never mind Netflix.
I want 5GB of data, to use however I see fit. They are fucking transport, that is it. I want to buy a dumb pipe.
Your dumb pipe would cost a lot more than $40 a month.
Verizon has determined that $40 will make a profit based on what the average consumer will use on their smartphone. Unlimited tethering? I can't even guess how much resources that would be worth. $400/month? $4000/month? I don't want to pay that just so my wife can check Facebook on her phone.
That said, I think their tiered data pricing is too expensive. I'd like to use it on my upcoming vacation but it's not worth it. At 25% of the price I would probably pay for it and use it.
I'm no Palin supporter, but this isn't news, it's just sensationalism.
And this is Slashdot. This whole article is a troll.
This site has swung so far to the left that I can hardly stand to read it anymore.
I went to a southern small town high school in the 90's and it wasn't air conditioned. 90-100 degrees and 100% humidity for several months out of the school year. During that time, a nearby state prison was closed because it was not air conditioned.
Better than that, use an adaptation of the Minimum Wage Machine to replace welfare programs:
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/minimum-wage-machine.html
I'd think a battery would be a lot simpler.
I never said it forces anything. Follow their tutorial:
http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/hello-world.html
In the end, you'll have an app that requires Storage and Phone Calls permissions.
Obviously the default manifest is not empty.
The default permissions for an empty app should be none.
As an example, I just picked "Blast Monkeys" from the Android Market. Requires Full Network Access and Phone Calls. "Paper Toss" needs Network, Location, and Phone. "Stupid Zombies", Network and Phone. These apps do not need these features and I do not trust the developer to have this access. Thus, I do not use the products.
Same with the desktop PC. If the application isn't open source or come from someone I can hold accountable, it does not get installed.
I made a Hello World with the Android Eclipse SDK and it requires Storage and Phone Calls permissions during installation. I didn't even ask for that!
It's great that these permissions are presented to the user during installation, but there should be an option to say "NO" to individual permissions. If an app wants to make phone calls and I don't think there is any reason for that, I should be able to say no and it should still work.
And if an app needs SD storage to function, that's just fine but it should not be able to read my photos, emails, music, etc.
Anyways, I won't install anything anymore. The security model is broken.
Every app requires full permissions, for no useful reason. Why a stopwatch wants access to my calls and read/write on the SD card, I don't know, and the choices are to either accept it or don't use the app. This is seriously broken. I don't even look in the Android Market anymore because it's just too much risk to install anything. It's actually worse than Windows, where at least I know where the software is coming from.
men who masturbate regularly can help reduce the risk of prostate cancer by as much as 40%.
THEN I WILL LIVE FOREVER!!
Navy Laser Weapons System is not as powerful, but it's a much smaller package, only needs electrical power. and can shoot down small UAVs.
And make popcorn?
I had to look that one up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkWebP2Q0Y
Yeah, and it wasn't Tina Fey.
Obama doesn't do so well without a teleprompter, either.
I have a pair of monitors, my favorite keyboard and mouse, and an Aeron chair that will follow me wherever I work. Employer supplies the box (although I'd still rather bring my own). When I start, the supplied 14" burned CRT, keyboard full of dandruff, and backbreaking cheapo office chair go back into the supply room.
I have to agree with you but I really don't know why, other than what I saw on Saturday Night Live.
How do you think we get stuff? Magic?
China. And Ben Bernanke
Airwolf.
Seriously, though, what kind of "stealth" is this? It showed right up in the picture.
Then I'll leave the speedometer cable disconnected 90% of the year.
(Yes, cable, since I might as well drive an old gas hog.)
Yeah, but will your washer or dryer run CHOPLIFTER?
I think not. But I wouldn't be surprised if it'll update your facebook status.
I'm even wondering if this thing runs faster than my cellphone...
1MHz * 17?
Nope.
Who gets the oil now?
Whoever pays the $125/barrel, as always.
Most likely:
Obama: "We know you're hiding Bin Laden. Hand him over and I'll do something very nice for you in the second term that this will win me."
They'll pull him off the flight at the last minute and send an H1B in his place. NASA will save a lot of money that way.