You have the same right to record an ongoing conversation w/ a government official on a public street as you've always had.
The fact we've replaced the old notepad & witness account of black-and-white movies w/ a modern audio recorder does not erase the natural right. "There is no expectation of privacy on a public street." - Supreme Court. This is true not just for us but also government employees.
>>>When people get reamed by some physical product (hehe), they don't go steal the next version of that horrible product
I do. When an ebay seller sold me a DVR that didn't work and refused to take it back, I then bought a second DVR from the same guy and claimed "It never arrived," and got a refund via paypal. So I had two DVRs; the first one that was broke and the second one working (which is what the seller should have sent immediately instead of refusing to help).
The history of industrial development shows it's better to let OTHER people waste their money on research/development (and also advertising the new product to educate the public). Then you just copy the end result.
Microsoft is extremely good is this (or used to be). So too is Apple: They didn't invent laptops, iPods, or tablets... they just copied other designs & then tweaked the interface (to be easy to use by their non-technical fans).
I don't see a problem. Engineers double estimates to ensure safety. For critical situations like military (or nuclear) they triple or quadruple their estimates. So I don't see a problem with a reactor being extended from 40 to 80 in lifespan since it was probably designed to handle 120 years. I wouldn't go beyond double though.
I give my employer 1 free hour/day in order to compensate for the personal time wasted on FB or/. (Also helps me avoid the traffic mess on the interstate by waiting til after 5:30.)
>>>I submitted an expense report for a $100 pre-paid card. Naturally it was declined and I pressed the issue with purchasing/finance. I bulldogged it to the point it was paid.
Did your boss ACTUALLY cost you $100 in personal phone calls? On my phone that would be over nine hours of calls, and I find it hard to believe your boss called you that much. One time I did have to handle a business call on a personal call, and it cost me $6.
I just padded my time card 0.2 extra hours and thus repaid myself. Sometimes it's better to handle things quietly, rather than piss-off management and put you on the "future layoff list".
>>>when I informed people I didn't want to get work email on my phone, I was greeted with both awkward looks and suspicion.
I solved this problem by saying "Sorry my phone doesn't accept email," which is the truth. But even if it weren't the truth I'd still say it anyway. I also have a laptop that in theory I could take home, but it is unable to connect remotely. Lucky me.:-)
>>>Windows 7 will be the next "XP" that we will be using 15 years down the road...
Exactly. That's why I'm shopping for the best Win7 PC I can find. I bought an XP computer in 2002 and was able to skip-over the vista junk completely. I'm hoping my Win7 PC will live a long time & allow me to skip over the 8 junk too.
The real reason is that FB forces me to use my realname, and I don't want to use my realname on a public internet that stores my messages for the next 20, 30, 40 years. I don't want either my employer or some government agency using those posts to develop a profile about me. (Or using them as excuse to reject my resume, or stick me on a Do Not Travel list.)
I get-around the "single login" deficit by using the same name/pass across all websites where I don't care if they get hacked (like posting replies on newspapers). I use a 2nd password for personal websites like email. And a 3rd strong password just for the two banking/stock websites. Nothing gets written down so I don't have to worry about somebody finding my "scrawled passwords" laying in plain sight.
So basically you're complaining that Android OS does not act like Windows OS.:-| Better not switch to a Mac or Amiga then... their respective OSes don't act like Windows OS either.
To expect all OSes to have the same keyactions as windows is pretty silly, but I guess your view is the same view most customers would have. "It doesn't act like windows therefore it must be crap."
>>>What's the point in turning a government monopoly into a corporate monopoly? >>>You're aware that there can't be two railway networks on a given territory, right?
(1) That wasn't my intent. I figured if Amtrak was sold to Conrail (for example) had passenger rail, then other companies would also introduce passenger service in order to compete. Same as when the government-regulated telephone monopoly was broken-up, *several* long-distance competitors sprang into being (ATT, Sprint, MCI, etc).
(2) I don't know where you got the idea there can only be one rail company per region? Sounds like a government-imposed regulation (like how Comcast has a monopoly in my county). But back in the early 1900s 4 or 5 companies often competed with one another for the same destination. For example today we have just 1 New York to Chicago route owned by the government monopoly. But back then there were 4 separate companies all competing with one another.
>>>an OS released in 2007 which won't even run on hardware of that era.
I never bought any Mac new. They are usually handed to me for free, or cheap. So I was going by wikipedia which my G4 was last made in 2004. And YES you can run OS 10.5 on a 400 MHz Mac. I'm sorry you got all offended because I said OS X's desktop is "less speedy" than XP-SP3 on a 400 MHz processor. Maybe you shouldn't put your personal selfworth into a damn piece of plastic & metal if you are so easy to anger.
Anon.Coward got so many facts wrong I'm not sure where to start.
- Microsoft didn't release windows until 1985... a year after Apple's Mac. - Nintendo developed firewire? I don't see any evidence of that. - PowerPC is not "only" used in Xbox360. It's also used in PlayStation3, the Gamecube, and the Wii (same CPU as gamecube but faster clock rate & other small modifications).
Babies in diapers??? It does seem odd that these superhero movies all have their origination in the 1920s, 30s, or 40s. Was that generation the only one with the ability to create something new?
Yes they are but still cheaper than having to pay two bus or train tickets everyday. Over the longterm the car is less expensive, especially if you keep it over its full 300,000 mile lifespan (400,000 for diesels).
>>>But if prices went down for everything, that means the cost of living would also go down, which means that employees would be willing to work for less, so wages would fall, so the real value of goods remains constant.
It worked just fine in the U.S. 1800s when inflation was essentially zero. There's no reason we can't fix the money supply to ~3 trillion circulating dollars and have another century of zero inflation.
I don't have Adblock on my computer. I have adblock in my head, and mentally don't see them (unless it's some girl with naked breasts). Ads on radio and television are more effective than web, since I can't skip those and am forced to listen.
I've noticed some websites are adopting the TV/radio model but forcing you to watch a 15 second ad before reaching the actual website. My concern is that websites might start charging money to view them (see Hulu and the shows they hide behind a $7 paywall). I'd rather have free ad-based internet than a pay-to-view internet.
>>>Mouse? Not innovative, just applied to a home desktop.
Somebody can't read. I SAID THE SAME THING in my original post. BTW when iphone 5 comes out I hope they reduce the price on the older 4 phone. I want one but $550 is a rather steep cost.
>>>PowerPC? Sure, it's in the consoles, but it's not because it's good - it's cheap enough for them to get custom processors and actually own the design.
I fail to see the drawback. And how is PPC a "not good" CPU?
>>> I have yet to see anything truly innovative come out of Apple
I can think of two things: 1984 - mouse based OS (yes they copied it from Xerox, but they were first to put it in a home desktop)
1988(?) - FireWire. A damn fast serial bus. Was used in HD VCRs and camcorders in addition to Macs. Sadly Apple failed to let anyone else use it (so the PC world developed USB instead).
1991 - PowerPC... though I'm not really sure how much Apple really "contributed" to the design beyond the operating system. PPC is the heart of all modern settop game consoles (and also Amiga computers).
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You have the same right to record an ongoing conversation w/ a government official on a public street as you've always had.
The fact we've replaced the old notepad & witness account of black-and-white movies w/ a modern audio recorder does not erase the natural right. "There is no expectation of privacy on a public street." - Supreme Court. This is true not just for us but also government employees.
>>>When people get reamed by some physical product (hehe), they don't go steal the next version of that horrible product
I do.
When an ebay seller sold me a DVR that didn't work and refused to take it back, I then bought a second DVR from the same guy and claimed "It never arrived," and got a refund via paypal. So I had two DVRs; the first one that was broke and the second one working (which is what the seller should have sent immediately instead of refusing to help).
The history of industrial development shows it's better to let OTHER people waste their money on research/development (and also advertising the new product to educate the public). Then you just copy the end result.
Microsoft is extremely good is this (or used to be). So too is Apple: They didn't invent laptops, iPods, or tablets... they just copied other designs & then tweaked the interface (to be easy to use by their non-technical fans).
I don't see a problem. Engineers double estimates to ensure safety. For critical situations like military (or nuclear) they triple or quadruple their estimates. So I don't see a problem with a reactor being extended from 40 to 80 in lifespan since it was probably designed to handle 120 years. I wouldn't go beyond double though.
I give my employer 1 free hour/day in order to compensate for the personal time wasted on FB or /. (Also helps me avoid the traffic mess on the interstate by waiting til after 5:30.)
>>>I submitted an expense report for a $100 pre-paid card. Naturally it was declined and I pressed the issue with purchasing/finance. I bulldogged it to the point it was paid.
Did your boss ACTUALLY cost you $100 in personal phone calls? On my phone that would be over nine hours of calls, and I find it hard to believe your boss called you that much. One time I did have to handle a business call on a personal call, and it cost me $6.
I just padded my time card 0.2 extra hours and thus repaid myself. Sometimes it's better to handle things quietly, rather than piss-off management and put you on the "future layoff list".
>>>when I informed people I didn't want to get work email on my phone, I was greeted with both awkward looks and suspicion.
I solved this problem by saying "Sorry my phone doesn't accept email," which is the truth. But even if it weren't the truth I'd still say it anyway. I also have a laptop that in theory I could take home, but it is unable to connect remotely. Lucky me. :-)
>>>Windows 7 will be the next "XP" that we will be using 15 years down the road...
Exactly. That's why I'm shopping for the best Win7 PC I can find. I bought an XP computer in 2002 and was able to skip-over the vista junk completely. I'm hoping my Win7 PC will live a long time & allow me to skip over the 8 junk too.
The real reason is that FB forces me to use my realname, and I don't want to use my realname on a public internet that stores my messages for the next 20, 30, 40 years. I don't want either my employer or some government agency using those posts to develop a profile about me. (Or using them as excuse to reject my resume, or stick me on a Do Not Travel list.)
I get-around the "single login" deficit by using the same name/pass across all websites where I don't care if they get hacked (like posting replies on newspapers). I use a 2nd password for personal websites like email. And a 3rd strong password just for the two banking/stock websites. Nothing gets written down so I don't have to worry about somebody finding my "scrawled passwords" laying in plain sight.
So basically you're complaining that Android OS does not act like Windows OS. :-| Better not switch to a Mac or Amiga then... their respective OSes don't act like Windows OS either.
To expect all OSes to have the same keyactions as windows is pretty silly, but I guess your view is the same view most customers would have. "It doesn't act like windows therefore it must be crap."
>>>What's the point in turning a government monopoly into a corporate monopoly?
>>>You're aware that there can't be two railway networks on a given territory, right?
(1) That wasn't my intent. I figured if Amtrak was sold to Conrail (for example) had passenger rail, then other companies would also introduce passenger service in order to compete. Same as when the government-regulated telephone monopoly was broken-up, *several* long-distance competitors sprang into being (ATT, Sprint, MCI, etc).
(2) I don't know where you got the idea there can only be one rail company per region? Sounds like a government-imposed regulation (like how Comcast has a monopoly in my county). But back in the early 1900s 4 or 5 companies often competed with one another for the same destination. For example today we have just 1 New York to Chicago route owned by the government monopoly. But back then there were 4 separate companies all competing with one another.
>>>an OS released in 2007 which won't even run on hardware of that era.
I never bought any Mac new. They are usually handed to me for free, or cheap. So I was going by wikipedia which my G4 was last made in 2004. And YES you can run OS 10.5 on a 400 MHz Mac. I'm sorry you got all offended because I said OS X's desktop is "less speedy" than XP-SP3 on a 400 MHz processor. Maybe you shouldn't put your personal selfworth into a damn piece of plastic & metal if you are so easy to anger.
Anon.Coward got so many facts wrong I'm not sure where to start.
- Microsoft didn't release windows until 1985... a year after Apple's Mac.
- Nintendo developed firewire? I don't see any evidence of that.
- PowerPC is not "only" used in Xbox360. It's also used in PlayStation3, the Gamecube, and the Wii (same CPU as gamecube but faster clock rate & other small modifications).
Size of her..... who's her?
Babies in diapers???
It does seem odd that these superhero movies all have their origination in the 1920s, 30s, or 40s. Was that generation the only one with the ability to create something new?
>>> If you are into comic books, I doubt you want a "richer and more complex story telling experience".
Apparently you've never read the comic Walking Dead. Or Buffy Season 8. Or Firefly which picked-up where the TV show abruptly ended.
Wow so much bullshit coming from your mouth. President Obama? Governor Romney? Is that you?
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Good one.
Wait, you were serious?
If Samsung got their way, they'd pay very little in damages.
$900 times 30 years (how long my first car lasted) == $27,000. So yeah I guess the bus ticket would be cheaper overall.
>>>Cars are a pretty immense financial outlay.
Yes they are but still cheaper than having to pay two bus or train tickets everyday. Over the longterm the car is less expensive, especially if you keep it over its full 300,000 mile lifespan (400,000 for diesels).
>>>But if prices went down for everything, that means the cost of living would also go down, which means that employees would be willing to work for less, so wages would fall, so the real value of goods remains constant.
It worked just fine in the U.S. 1800s when inflation was essentially zero. There's no reason we can't fix the money supply to ~3 trillion circulating dollars and have another century of zero inflation.
I don't have Adblock on my computer. I have adblock in my head, and mentally don't see them (unless it's some girl with naked breasts). Ads on radio and television are more effective than web, since I can't skip those and am forced to listen.
I've noticed some websites are adopting the TV/radio model but forcing you to watch a 15 second ad before reaching the actual website. My concern is that websites might start charging money to view them (see Hulu and the shows they hide behind a $7 paywall). I'd rather have free ad-based internet than a pay-to-view internet.
>>>Mouse? Not innovative, just applied to a home desktop.
Somebody can't read. I SAID THE SAME THING in my original post. BTW when iphone 5 comes out I hope they reduce the price on the older 4 phone. I want one but $550 is a rather steep cost.
>>>PowerPC? Sure, it's in the consoles, but it's not because it's good - it's cheap enough for them to get custom processors and actually own the design.
I fail to see the drawback.
And how is PPC a "not good" CPU?
>>> I have yet to see anything truly innovative come out of Apple
I can think of two things:
1984 - mouse based OS (yes they copied it from Xerox, but they were first to put it in a home desktop)
1988(?) - FireWire. A damn fast serial bus. Was used in HD VCRs and camcorders in addition to Macs. Sadly Apple failed to let anyone else use it (so the PC world developed USB instead).
1991 - PowerPC... though I'm not really sure how much Apple really "contributed" to the design beyond the operating system. PPC is the heart of all modern settop game consoles (and also Amiga computers).