Exiting features eh?
Do they call them that because of all the people who walk into the store to buy it, hear about the new "features", and exit immediately?
I wonder if the fact that they're too young to know what's on the internet (games + facebook, specifically), will affect how they use it.
While teenagers would spend all their time online trying to play games and/or screw around on Facebook, these kids wouldn't be doing that.
So they'll be spending more time using these things "properly"...
It's going to have more of an impact on these kids than on teenagers, but whether it's going to be beneficial or detrimental... we'll just need to wait and see...
It's different because of the motivation.
There's a very slight and subtle difference between "This (necessary item) should cost customers more so I can buy a second Ferrari" and "This (necessary item) should cost me less so I can make my mortgage payment this month".
Am I greedy for wishing that my (required) textbooks cost me less than $1200 a year?
I mean, the problem with people using their phones while driving isn't an issue of where their hands are. It's an issue of how much of their attention is on the road, and how quickly a distracted driver can react to, say, an oncoming minivan.
I think that's something most (all?) of us can agree on.
But it goes without saying that if the driver was simultaneously using 2 headsets to make calls (which is pretty impressive, in itself), that most people would not object to it, and it certainly wouldn't be illegal.
Clearly this driver is going to be very distracted, and if the driver of a minivan lost control and veered into his lane, he wouldn't be able to react (a) quickly or (b) safely.
So what is it about hands-free phones that makes people thing that they're somehow safer? And of course, by "safer", I mean "slightly less dangerous".
In Canada (not sure about the rest of the world), if you don't have enough security measures in place to prevent someone from stealing sensitive/confidential information in your possession (like say, credit card numbers), then you are held responsible as well.
Comes up all the time now that doctors have copies of their patients' medical records on their laptops. Different, but the idea is the same.
I think the saddest thing about all this, is that if I started a store that sold apples (the fruit), I couldn't call it an apple store without being sued.
Apple Store, no. Apple Mart, no. Apple Shop, no.
It's the same thing with Amazon. They want a name that reflects the purpose of the store.
They sell apps. It's an app store.
Then again, Apple did sue someone for using the word "pod" in their product name, so we can hardly be surprised by this (link)
Since I don't have an android, I can't confirm/deny that.
It's certainly not accessible to the general public.
And if it's not readily accessible, it may as well not exist.
The thing about them being "dragged" into this though, and I don't think anyone quite figured this part out yet, is that whenever someone uses the app, it sends the user's personal info (which apparently includes your name, number, and your phone's unique id number) to IncorporateApps. According to avast, there was *something* on the other end receiving the data. Why would a pirated copy send your data to someone else? If it's supposed to be a trojan, wouldn't it send your data to the person who wrote it?
What I'm curious to know is if the original version of the app does this too.
Not sure how many people read through the comments on the avast! page, but something definitely smells there.
The CEO of the company that made this app sounds like a weird blend of troll and one of those king-of-nigeria scams.
* He keeps ranting about how he's going to sue avast
* He keeps shouting about how it's all a lie created by avast in order to slander his company
* He repeatedly claims that his calls to avast were blocked, even though the CEO admitted that one of his colleagues spoke to the dev.
* The only contact information for that company is found here, which you can only get to through the avast article.
* avast lists a few other red flags from this company: "checked the registration of www.incorporateapps.com and see some red-flags: semi-anonymous, no email contact, possibly eastern-european but registered in Germany, and registered through Tucows"
That's not what happened though.
The bill was never voted on. It was on the table, but because parliament is being dissolved this week, they need to wait until after the election before they can vote on it.
Not only that though, because it's a new session of parliament, they would need to introduce the bill again and start the whole process again.
An article was published a while ago here about this problem.
Anyone remember this.
They solved this problem 15 years ago.
It's really quite simple, release a system with a terrible battery life, then release an accessory to compensate for it, and in 16 months release an updated console with a decent battery life.
Then, 6 months after that, repeat with a larger screen.
I find it interesting (and maybe a little disturbing) that Wikipedia, which was supposed to be open for everyone, and always seemed to represent freedom, democracy, etc. now has a "secret police" system. There are a group of editors there who can just make pages... disappear. The logs are hidden from everyone (even the admins).
It's like those pages just never existed.
It makes you wonder what else is going on inside Wikipedia.
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Exiting features eh?
Do they call them that because of all the people who walk into the store to buy it, hear about the new "features", and exit immediately?
I wonder if the fact that they're too young to know what's on the internet (games + facebook, specifically), will affect how they use it.
While teenagers would spend all their time online trying to play games and/or screw around on Facebook, these kids wouldn't be doing that.
So they'll be spending more time using these things "properly"...
It's going to have more of an impact on these kids than on teenagers, but whether it's going to be beneficial or detrimental... we'll just need to wait and see...
It's different because of the motivation.
There's a very slight and subtle difference between "This (necessary item) should cost customers more so I can buy a second Ferrari" and "This (necessary item) should cost me less so I can make my mortgage payment this month".
Am I greedy for wishing that my (required) textbooks cost me less than $1200 a year?
I can't tell if you're serious or trying (key word) to be funny, but just in case...
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I mean, the problem with people using their phones while driving isn't an issue of where their hands are. It's an issue of how much of their attention is on the road, and how quickly a distracted driver can react to, say, an oncoming minivan.
I think that's something most (all?) of us can agree on.
But it goes without saying that if the driver was simultaneously using 2 headsets to make calls (which is pretty impressive, in itself), that most people would not object to it, and it certainly wouldn't be illegal.
Clearly this driver is going to be very distracted, and if the driver of a minivan lost control and veered into his lane, he wouldn't be able to react (a) quickly or (b) safely.
So what is it about hands-free phones that makes people thing that they're somehow safer? And of course, by "safer", I mean "slightly less dangerous".
That's no moon...
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Does anyone else find it really discouraging that someone doing the right thing is considered breaking news?
*sigh*
I remember reading somewhere that he wrote Neuromancer on a typewriter.
Oh wow, I'm so happy I'm not the only one who thought that as soon as they saw the comment.
Agreed.
In Canada (not sure about the rest of the world), if you don't have enough security measures in place to prevent someone from stealing sensitive/confidential information in your possession (like say, credit card numbers), then you are held responsible as well.
Comes up all the time now that doctors have copies of their patients' medical records on their laptops. Different, but the idea is the same.
No, but if you find a way to download a towel, I'll fax you a prize.
I think the saddest thing about all this, is that if I started a store that sold apples (the fruit), I couldn't call it an apple store without being sued.
Apple Store, no. Apple Mart, no. Apple Shop, no.
It's the same thing with Amazon. They want a name that reflects the purpose of the store.
They sell apps. It's an app store.
Then again, Apple did sue someone for using the word "pod" in their product name, so we can hardly be surprised by this (link)
I stopped reading after "and Sony"...
*that ended. Yay for edit buttons!
Flowers for Algernon, anyone?
Remember how well t
Since I don't have an android, I can't confirm/deny that.
It's certainly not accessible to the general public.
And if it's not readily accessible, it may as well not exist.
The thing about them being "dragged" into this though, and I don't think anyone quite figured this part out yet, is that whenever someone uses the app, it sends the user's personal info (which apparently includes your name, number, and your phone's unique id number) to IncorporateApps. According to avast, there was *something* on the other end receiving the data. Why would a pirated copy send your data to someone else? If it's supposed to be a trojan, wouldn't it send your data to the person who wrote it?
What I'm curious to know is if the original version of the app does this too.
Not sure how many people read through the comments on the avast! page, but something definitely smells there.
The CEO of the company that made this app sounds like a weird blend of troll and one of those king-of-nigeria scams.
* He keeps ranting about how he's going to sue avast
* He keeps shouting about how it's all a lie created by avast in order to slander his company
* He repeatedly claims that his calls to avast were blocked, even though the CEO admitted that one of his colleagues spoke to the dev.
* The only contact information for that company is found here, which you can only get to through the avast article.
* avast lists a few other red flags from this company: "checked the registration of www.incorporateapps.com and see some red-flags: semi-anonymous, no email contact, possibly eastern-european but registered in Germany, and registered through Tucows"
But yeah, something here just doesn't feel right.
But the iCar would only have 1 pedal.
Makes driving a bit trickier, no?
pfft, you'll be hearing from IBM's lawyers first. They're trying to get patent for that patent you filed (link)
When did choosing politicians become just about their bad qualities?
When they stopped having any good qualities.
That's not what happened though.
The bill was never voted on. It was on the table, but because parliament is being dissolved this week, they need to wait until after the election before they can vote on it.
Not only that though, because it's a new session of parliament, they would need to introduce the bill again and start the whole process again.
An article was published a while ago here about this problem.
Anyone remember this.
They solved this problem 15 years ago.
It's really quite simple, release a system with a terrible battery life, then release an accessory to compensate for it, and in 16 months release an updated console with a decent battery life.
Then, 6 months after that, repeat with a larger screen.
It's quite brilliant, when you think about it.
The telecom companies up here are worse in general.
I mean, just look at how much a phone plan costs here.
But yeah, my family pays $50/mo for a 60GB plan. I'd kill to be capped at 150GB.
I find it interesting (and maybe a little disturbing) that Wikipedia, which was supposed to be open for everyone, and always seemed to represent freedom, democracy, etc. now has a "secret police" system. There are a group of editors there who can just make pages... disappear. The logs are hidden from everyone (even the admins).
It's like those pages just never existed.
It makes you wonder what else is going on inside Wikipedia.