Nokia is still on the lead in emerging markets where people primarily want to be able to communicate(SMS and phone calls). They profit by volume and not by margin (the majority of the smartphone world).
Its death would be ignoring that value from developing companies, particularly when we are beginning to see an influx of low cost Android smartphones, debatably started by Huawei with its Ideos.
Science is our intepretation of the world based on our small box we call knowledge. We declare it valid following proofs that are observable within our limited senses and enjoy delightful confirmations to all existing knowledge as we define it. There is absolute pleasure and hand-clapping glee in conformance to the scientific body of knowledge. And wrinkle-conceiving frowns, frothing, nose elevations, palpitations and great laughter to any notions to the contrary....especially absurdities like non-evolutionary beginnings.
How do you challenge something outside science using scientific argument. Best we define a "something" above both or "all" then we can challenge/compare using that "something".
Maybe we wouldve progressed faster if we had organs that detected electromagnetic waves. Maybe if we were shark-like or serpent-like...if sharks could talkfrom those many million years ago, we'd have banished them to deserts for the mere mention that there are detectable waves under water.
If its not observable, it dosent exist!
We shall continue to spend billions in our pursuit to prove that we cannot be the only accident in the universe. Surely there has to be another chance happening that brought about life in another planet...
...somewhere...
out there....
Ah well.... imagine if I declared that science is in fact a form of religion....the venom it would extract would make made adders look cuddly!
King Julian...
My sackweefice goes in d volcano. Den, d friendly Gods eat up my sackweefice... "Mmm, very nice, thank you for d sackweefice..." "Please have another sackweefice!" "No, I've had enough for today..."
Eternally hilarious! Always wondered what his accent is. I imagine it's some stereotype, which would be at well-tried fail considering WE dont really speak like that. Hilarious non the same.
Self, that was vague.
(shaking perfectly good head)
Wouldnt introducing such a feature affect them indirectly? By creating "enemies"? Sure, you can figure if a real friend unfriended you when you think of getting in touch with him/her...but what about those ones who may not really be close friends but would cause a "pinch" in the heart for unfriending. Sure, you may not give a damn... but its human to be left bothered about it.
I've always thought FB does not yield to long requested idea of an "Unlike" button cause they no animosity could cause disintegration of the network.
Wouldnt showing such info start this kind of animosity and perhaps leave a sour taste for FB eventually?
Just thinking
ok...we're gonna make these easy for you. If you keep refusing to force it out naturally, we're may have to use The Instant Nuke...make no mistake, its no gentle gentle "Care Bear" laxative.
Ant thats being nice. You don't wanna know about the PNF (Probe Named Fang)....
Press Release:
All residents exercise extreme caution. An unforseen vulnerability allowed the Notus hacker group to seize control of the (now unclassified) DeathRay 9.0 botnet. Head for the bunkers now!
Zoom down to the floor. An ant amongst countless others before, pauses, points its feelers at you, excretes a few bursts of pheromones, trying to make contact... with you...
....you've just committed your code to SVN, get up 4 more coffee. Go back to yr workstation...somewhere under your feet is something that "tried to make contact"
Using the technology you invented, in a small box called science which you came up with to organise your thoughts, logic and interpretations of the world to attempt to search for other beings with their own interpretations and orders and reasoning and perhaps non-carbon based.
> And we've gotten somewhat more relaxed about it.
Regardless of his achievements in computer science, I immediately lose respect for anyone who creates such an abhorrent contortion of he English language.
He wouldn't feed that to a compiler, so why inflict it on other humans?
How about "but we have become rather more relaxed" or "we've now relaxed somewhat".
we're human. intelligent. u can infer meaning. u know exactly what he means. so learn to get over being worked up by things like that, you compiler person you!
insightful. I had been totally clueless of hardware patents. If they are as you describe them and Apple did steal Motorola's technology, then this battle is definitely epic. How many iPhones are there? and... lol... how big is Motorola?!!!
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exactly!... they are not spending
Wait till they patent their best selling product... Litigation Then you'll know iHell !
Its very hard to answer a question! Judging from most responses, nitpicking around issues related to a question is easier.
lolest!!
*developing countries
Nokia is still on the lead in emerging markets where people primarily want to be able to communicate(SMS and phone calls). They profit by volume and not by margin (the majority of the smartphone world).
Its death would be ignoring that value from developing companies, particularly when we are beginning to see an influx of low cost Android smartphones, debatably started by Huawei with its Ideos.
There's fortune at the bottom of the pyramid
Science is our intepretation of the world based on our small box we call knowledge. We declare it valid following proofs that are observable within our limited senses and enjoy delightful confirmations to all existing knowledge as we define it. There is absolute pleasure and hand-clapping glee in conformance to the scientific body of knowledge. And wrinkle-conceiving frowns, frothing, nose elevations, palpitations and great laughter to any notions to the contrary....especially absurdities like non-evolutionary beginnings.
How do you challenge something outside science using scientific argument. Best we define a "something" above both or "all" then we can challenge/compare using that "something".
Maybe we wouldve progressed faster if we had organs that detected electromagnetic waves. Maybe if we were shark-like or serpent-like...if sharks could talkfrom those many million years ago, we'd have banished them to deserts for the mere mention that there are detectable waves under water.
If its not observable, it dosent exist!
We shall continue to spend billions in our pursuit to prove that we cannot be the only accident in the universe. Surely there has to be another chance happening that brought about life in another planet...
out there....
Ah well.... imagine if I declared that science is in fact a form of religion....the venom it would extract would make made adders look cuddly!
King Julian... My sackweefice goes in d volcano. Den, d friendly Gods eat up my sackweefice... "Mmm, very nice, thank you for d sackweefice..." "Please have another sackweefice!" "No, I've had enough for today..." Eternally hilarious! Always wondered what his accent is. I imagine it's some stereotype, which would be at well-tried fail considering WE dont really speak like that. Hilarious non the same. Self, that was vague. (shaking perfectly good head)
Amoeba News - Multicellular organisms exist! Oh the horror...
Any recommended good Books & Resources?
lol
*"...know animosity could cause disintegration..."
Wouldnt introducing such a feature affect them indirectly? By creating "enemies"? Sure, you can figure if a real friend unfriended you when you think of getting in touch with him/her...but what about those ones who may not really be close friends but would cause a "pinch" in the heart for unfriending. Sure, you may not give a damn... but its human to be left bothered about it. I've always thought FB does not yield to long requested idea of an "Unlike" button cause they no animosity could cause disintegration of the network. Wouldnt showing such info start this kind of animosity and perhaps leave a sour taste for FB eventually? Just thinking
ok...we're gonna make these easy for you. If you keep refusing to force it out naturally, we're may have to use The Instant Nuke...make no mistake, its no gentle gentle "Care Bear" laxative. Ant thats being nice. You don't wanna know about the PNF (Probe Named Fang)....
Press Release: All residents exercise extreme caution. An unforseen vulnerability allowed the Notus hacker group to seize control of the (now unclassified) DeathRay 9.0 botnet. Head for the bunkers now!
Not forgetting the trade mark on touchy when they issue a press statement
Using the technology you invented, in a small box called science which you came up with to organise your thoughts, logic and interpretations of the world to attempt to search for other beings with their own interpretations and orders and reasoning and perhaps non-carbon based.
Its futile.
Feed the starving millions in the world instead.
> And we've gotten somewhat more relaxed about it.
Regardless of his achievements in computer science, I immediately lose respect for anyone who creates such an abhorrent contortion of he English language.
He wouldn't feed that to a compiler, so why inflict it on other humans?
How about "but we have become rather more relaxed" or "we've now relaxed somewhat".
we're human. intelligent. u can infer meaning. u know exactly what he means. so learn to get over being worked up by things like that, you compiler person you!
insightful. I had been totally clueless of hardware patents. If they are as you describe them and Apple did steal Motorola's technology, then this battle is definitely epic. How many iPhones are there? and... lol... how big is Motorola?!!!