The problem isn't computers, the problem that other school districts face isn't the lack of great teachers.
The problem is socioeconomic. These kids are fucking upper crust yuppies. No shit they're going to turn out good results. It's easy to say that hitting a triple is easy when you were born on third base.
I wonder how their Computer Science curriculum is. I hope they don't have them break out pencil and paper and make them write down opcodes like Woz did in the fuckin' 70's optimizing disk drive routines.
The logical difference here is that what's happening to the reason why Android is free is that it's a way to better collect personal data and optimize targeted advertising.
I don't think Google's doing deep inspection on phones(eg text, phone conversations or voice mail), but search history, GMail, maps or anything that touches any of their APIs etc etc? You bet.
I just don't get what Google's doing with Android other than to try to wedge themselves into this marketplace and try to harvest this data. What new use concepts is Google putting out there? Voice commands? Kind of anemic compared to Siri(And iOS has had voice commands since iOS3, they just were very very VERY limited). Yeah, Apple bought out Siri, but, they wanted it for a damn good reason.
I think Steve was pissed that Android originally looked like it was going to copy RIM's BlackBerry OS, then they did a 180 and put out 1.0 and made it feel like iOS.
Actually it was more expensive than that, the Xerox Star wasn't available as a standalone model. The Star was available as a document system that started at 75k for a basic set, and 16k for each additional workstation. I can find still find classic Macs on eBay, I can't find any Xerox Stars on eBay.
The idea wasn't the GUI, it was bringing the GUI to normal people and putting these machines into stores regular people could buy.
Where Android is concerned, the idea wasn't the smart phone, the idea was making the smart phone usable by people who were previously intimidated by smartphone UIs and interfaces.
What's the new idea with Android other than putting out a clone of that idea out into the world for free with the crass trade off that you'll monetize the use of that phone for your own advertising revenue?
Android is a commercial trojan horse. Yes, you can opt not to use the built in browser, mail client, market place, or any of the other apps, but, most people are going to use those. it's a ridiculously crass statement on Google's part.
It clearly shows their first expectation isn't to the user, it's to the OEM and to get these things into as many phones as possible so they can harvest all of that delicious personal data.
Yes, Android is "open" but that's not because Google gives two licks about you, it's because they let engineers run the company and engineers are notoriously bad at making design decisions.
The FLOSS community has had decades to make the case for using it over proprietary solutions such as Windows or OSX(well, OSX is proprietaryish; Aqua's source is never going to be released but Darwin's source is good enough to build hackintosh kernels from), but FLOSS is a community filled with engineers, not artists.
Alternatively, the Xerox Star was SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
2.5 grand versus SIXTEEN.
The Lisa was 10 grand. So yes, relatively, the Mac was cheap. Not as cheap as the 1,500 dollar IBM PC, but sure as hell was a lot cheaper than the goddamned Xerox Star.
The author makes the case that anime translations done professionally suck. Not true. Hasn't been true for nearly a decade. Not just that, fan subbing tends to be pretty bad. Leaving in honoriffics, just not translating some words, etc
While I think he makes a solid case elsewhere for piracy, this falls flat on its face.
I do think the uncertainty of western licensing is a much better reason. Even if I had the cash for region 2 Japanese DVDs or Japanese bluray, the business doesn't hold up either. Exported sales of such products really don't show up on sales figures on the business end and I'm not sure if I'm supporting the artist.
If Android had launched like that, the iPhone would've destroyed it. Yes, phones before the iPhone had capacitive touch, but no one was doing multitouch. Or at least, not on a wide scale like Apple did.
Top Gear UK sucked until oh, season 4. At Season 2 they're doing much better than TG UK was doing at S4. Plus I really do like Adam and Rutledge. I've warmed up to Tanner, but...
Koenigseegseegsiegsiegesg said that what caused the crash wasn't just the lack of down force, it was the chassis and suspension setup, but they threw the spoiler on there anyway and the Stig set a hell of a time.
What's the intrinsic trading rate between gold and wheat?
What's the intrinsic value in gold for a new Honda Civic?
etc. etc. etc.
Why it makes a decent(but not perfect) basis for trade is intrinsic. However, given that we pull out of thin air what it trades for, we can then say yes, trading with gold is trading with a fiat currency.
All currencies are fiat. No matter what they're backed by. Currencies have to exist inside of a strong ecosystem that encourages their trading rather than hoarding.
I worked on a project with another Doctor Who fan and we were perfectly fine with upgrading Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker.
I'm glad I got laid off before I had to go from Sylvester McCoy to Paul McGann. Although if we made it to version 10, we had the idea of naming 10.5 "Handy."
I like the short keystrokes on apple's keyboards though. for some reason it feels more immediately responsive, reminds me in a weird way of Japanese arcade buttons.
Though, if I was serious about gaming, their keyboards and mice do kick ass. I don't think they offer a better deal than the Razer Naga I got on sale at Fry's, but, I don't think they offer lousy products either.
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The problem isn't computers, the problem that other school districts face isn't the lack of great teachers.
The problem is socioeconomic. These kids are fucking upper crust yuppies. No shit they're going to turn out good results. It's easy to say that hitting a triple is easy when you were born on third base.
I wonder how their Computer Science curriculum is. I hope they don't have them break out pencil and paper and make them write down opcodes like Woz did in the fuckin' 70's optimizing disk drive routines.
Fourth amendment?
In this case, no, the fourth amendment doesn't hold, it's data sitting on Google's servers that's being yanked down by Google, not the Government.
Jesus, you're a bit literalist aren't you?
What? Seriously. Who uses the english like that?
Siri rocks because of how it does those things. If I can't use natural language then that is the real disadvantage.
Yes. Android is an OS, but that was the reference hardware htc built for google.
The ui completely changed in response to iOS.
The ui is stolen outright.
I can leave my phone in my jacket pocket in the rain and still be able to do some really basic stuff like send email, text and set up reminders.
I mean, see here...
The logical difference here is that what's happening to the reason why Android is free is that it's a way to better collect personal data and optimize targeted advertising.
I don't think Google's doing deep inspection on phones(eg text, phone conversations or voice mail), but search history, GMail, maps or anything that touches any of their APIs etc etc? You bet.
I just don't get what Google's doing with Android other than to try to wedge themselves into this marketplace and try to harvest this data. What new use concepts is Google putting out there? Voice commands? Kind of anemic compared to Siri(And iOS has had voice commands since iOS3, they just were very very VERY limited). Yeah, Apple bought out Siri, but, they wanted it for a damn good reason.
I think Steve was pissed that Android originally looked like it was going to copy RIM's BlackBerry OS, then they did a 180 and put out 1.0 and made it feel like iOS.
Actually it was more expensive than that, the Xerox Star wasn't available as a standalone model. The Star was available as a document system that started at 75k for a basic set, and 16k for each additional workstation. I can find still find classic Macs on eBay, I can't find any Xerox Stars on eBay.
The idea wasn't the GUI, it was bringing the GUI to normal people and putting these machines into stores regular people could buy.
Where Android is concerned, the idea wasn't the smart phone, the idea was making the smart phone usable by people who were previously intimidated by smartphone UIs and interfaces.
What's the new idea with Android other than putting out a clone of that idea out into the world for free with the crass trade off that you'll monetize the use of that phone for your own advertising revenue?
Android is a commercial trojan horse. Yes, you can opt not to use the built in browser, mail client, market place, or any of the other apps, but, most people are going to use those. it's a ridiculously crass statement on Google's part.
It clearly shows their first expectation isn't to the user, it's to the OEM and to get these things into as many phones as possible so they can harvest all of that delicious personal data.
Yes, Android is "open" but that's not because Google gives two licks about you, it's because they let engineers run the company and engineers are notoriously bad at making design decisions.
The FLOSS community has had decades to make the case for using it over proprietary solutions such as Windows or OSX(well, OSX is proprietaryish; Aqua's source is never going to be released but Darwin's source is good enough to build hackintosh kernels from), but FLOSS is a community filled with engineers, not artists.
Alternatively, the Xerox Star was SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
2.5 grand versus SIXTEEN.
The Lisa was 10 grand. So yes, relatively, the Mac was cheap. Not as cheap as the 1,500 dollar IBM PC, but sure as hell was a lot cheaper than the goddamned Xerox Star.
my dad was in the Airforce, we had TriCare, and I got medical coverage on base.
Government healthcare also can kick ass sometimes when they're tasked to do it right.
Yeah, because Cigna, Kaiser and Blue Cross are all known for their tip top efficiency.
November. ICS is out in November. Earliest razr users could get ICS is January. The razr is slated to come out at the same time.
Google. Doesn't. Care. About. You.
They might be open but that doesn't mean they like you.
The droid razr has been announced to have the latest Android in ... 2012. Not at launch.
They really do not give a shit about you.
I'd hate to break it to you but Xerox had no interest in making the thing affordable and for the masses.
The author makes the case that anime translations done professionally suck. Not true. Hasn't been true for nearly a decade. Not just that, fan subbing tends to be pretty bad. Leaving in honoriffics, just not translating some words, etc
While I think he makes a solid case elsewhere for piracy, this falls flat on its face.
I do think the uncertainty of western licensing is a much better reason. Even if I had the cash for region 2 Japanese DVDs or Japanese bluray, the business doesn't hold up either. Exported sales of such products really don't show up on sales figures on the business end and I'm not sure if I'm supporting the artist.
Don't forget what Android looked like pre-iPhone
If Android had launched like that, the iPhone would've destroyed it. Yes, phones before the iPhone had capacitive touch, but no one was doing multitouch. Or at least, not on a wide scale like Apple did.
What the hell is wrong with Top Gear USA?
Top Gear UK sucked until oh, season 4. At Season 2 they're doing much better than TG UK was doing at S4. Plus I really do like Adam and Rutledge. I've warmed up to Tanner, but...
Koenigseegseegsiegsiegesg said that what caused the crash wasn't just the lack of down force, it was the chassis and suspension setup, but they threw the spoiler on there anyway and the Stig set a hell of a time.
Your point stands.
What's the intrinsic trading rate between gold and wheat?
What's the intrinsic value in gold for a new Honda Civic?
etc. etc. etc.
Why it makes a decent(but not perfect) basis for trade is intrinsic. However, given that we pull out of thin air what it trades for, we can then say yes, trading with gold is trading with a fiat currency.
Using an ice cream sandwich as a phone is still less ridiculous than side talking on an NGage.
All currencies are fiat. No matter what they're backed by. Currencies have to exist inside of a strong ecosystem that encourages their trading rather than hoarding.
I worked on a project with another Doctor Who fan and we were perfectly fine with upgrading Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker.
I'm glad I got laid off before I had to go from Sylvester McCoy to Paul McGann. Although if we made it to version 10, we had the idea of naming 10.5 "Handy."
when has apple taken a screen cap of someone else's product?
Samsung's also copied UI assets from Microsoft's MSN service too a few years back.
This isn't new for Samsung.
I like the short keystrokes on apple's keyboards though. for some reason it feels more immediately responsive, reminds me in a weird way of Japanese arcade buttons.
Though, if I was serious about gaming, their keyboards and mice do kick ass. I don't think they offer a better deal than the Razer Naga I got on sale at Fry's, but, I don't think they offer lousy products either.