>>>Distributions like Ubuntu you can almost completely avoid the command line
Oh really? Try changing the resolution to something low like 640x400 (pretend you're emulating old Atari or Sega games). Now try changing it back to regular resolution w/o using the command line or hidden keyboard commands. If today's Ubuntu is like the 2010 version I run, it is impossible.
Not very user-friendly when a system is so easy to frustrate the person using it. BTW on windows you can switch back from 640x400. Because Microsucks actually took the time to make sure their GUI did not leave their users trapped in deadend states. Linux developers don't seem to care. ("If you don't know the sudo command to switch the screen resolution, then it sucks to be you. Go back to windows," is the typical response.)
>>>The main roadblock is that the market has been dominated by a single vendor
Then the solution is to copy the vendor. Make the Linux look & feel like the XP/Seven OS that everyone knows and feels comfortable with, so the transition is near-painless.
People don't want to relearn how to use a computer, just as they don't want to relearn how to drive car. (Notice how the hybrids make themselves have the same controls as standard cars, rather than separate controls for the gas engine & electric motor.)
>>>Because it is so idiotic to suggest that being told by the government to drop school and go work in the factories `or else' is anywhere close to an internship
But that's what it is. It's no different than when I was in high school "business track" students were told to go get a summer job in business. It was part of the requirements. Same at this Chinese high school.
When a certain in-duh-vidual started claiming there was mercury in vaccines & even RFIDs, I pointed-out that mercury was removed years ago. I also politely asked for proof of the RFIDs.
At first the guy said I need to do my own research, and I said I already did, but I've found nothing. Then he blew up and started calling me nasty names & other bullshit.
These conspiracy persons have more problems than just lack of faith in scientific research. They have emotional/anger management issues. Of course that also means I won the argument..... he never did provide proof that vaccines have RFIDs in them.
Then how come it has a *.gov web address? http://www.usps.gov/ It's also mandated by the Constitution for the government to provide the mail service. USPS is as wholly part of the government as Amtrak or TSA.
>>> research indicating that sitting for long periods increases your risk of death independent of other risk factors
So if I sit I'm going to die but if I stand? I'm still going to die but will also have the "joy" of bad foot pain, back pain, saggy boobs/body parts, and other gravity related problems. I'll stay sitting (or even better: laying).
>>> I have the Kindle app, and it does everything a Kindle does.
My F&SF magazine can only be read on actual read kindle, so no your "app" doesn't do everything. And of course it's running on a tablet which has bright LCD which bothers my eyes. I'd rather have e-paper. And finally: You're not getting free 3G websurfing like my kindle has.
Quoting myself: >>>Does Google include 10-20 dollar books that can be borrowed for free? Or Fantasy & Science magazine for a mere $12/year? Or e-ink that is easy on the eyes? Or free 3G web surfing?
I don't see one single sentence where I claimed my Kindle Reader was a replacement for an iPad or other tablet. I merely said it doesn't do what I need it to do, therefore I have zero interest in the "googley goodness" of the tablet.
Oh and stop polsting as Anonymous Coward. Everyone knows you have a real actual UserID. Stop hiding. If you're going to attack/insult other people then do it using your ID, so we can mod you down with -1 hit points.
>>>>It is extraordinarily misleading to claim that this supports the claim that the US prohibits exports without the copyright holders permission.
Apparently you've not heard about the U.S. Government shutting-down a non-U.S. website called Megaupload. The U.S. Government does indeed act in a strong manner to protect copyrights. If Amazon were caught broadcasting videos over to UK kindles, I have no doubt the full weight of the government would fall upon amazon & force them to stop.
>>>You posted something that excuses Apple's behavior by not painting the story as something evil that Apple is doing. I'm surprised all you got was a -1 mod.
Usually I get -1 for attacking Apple (they cost too damn much). This is probably the first I got hit for defending them.
Would rather serve 2 months in a factory, learning valuable work skills (internship), then spend 1-2 years in the military as is the case in almost all European democracies. Purely from an unbiased view, the European mandate looks worse.
-1 Troll? Because I am of the opinion that a Student internship is no big deal? Way to censor freedom of expression by making my post invisible (score 0 or lower).
>>>>>What I have observed is that the profit-making UPS charges less to ship my ebay goods than the nonprofit government. >> >>You're trying to compare UPS to something that does not exist. Your argument is invalid.
The government shipping service known as USPS does not exist? Wow. So much stupidity in a single person..... I'm surprised your body does not fall-in upon itself and create a pinpoint singularity of dumb.
>>>Let's keep our history straight. It was Reagan that negotiated with the terrorists.
False. Jimmy Carter's men did the negotiations and it was essentially a done deal to release the hostages. However the Arabs refused to send them home until Reagan took the oath of office, thereby enabling him to take credit for his predecessors' actions. (Source: My college history class.)
Toyota designed engines that overheated and turned the oil to sludge, causing them to die as early as 25,000. That by itself is not a bad thing, but Toyota's response to its customers with dead cars WAS a bad thing:
"We are not replacing your engine under warranty because the failure was caused by lack of changes." But I had the oil changed every 7000 miles at the dealer!
"Too bad. We are invaliding your engine warranty. You must pay the full $6000 replacement cost." - Well that sucks. Hence my boycott of a company that does not provide warranty service when a car breaks.
Well the measurement seems silly. "8 weeks" if you read only half an hour per day. I read for much longer than half an hour a day. More typical is 1-2 hours while waiting for something good to appear on the TV, and 8 hours straight on weekends. Most avid readers would be lucky to get one week rather than the marketing-speak of eight weeks.
Amazon is not allowed to broadcast videos outside of North America per the contract it signed with the Hollywood company, and as enforced by U.S. copyright law.
>>>impossible to enforce in the UK
Doesn't mean the law doesn't exist. I'm supposed to pay a "use" tax on all items I buy, but never do. Just because a law is hard to enforce doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Amazon is not allowed to broadcast video into the UK, as that would violate the rights of local UK broadcasters. (Just as NBC was not allowed to air Olympics on its UK channel.)
>>>BBC is paid for by the *government*, Amazon is a private company. I don't see why a Kindle couldn't work perfectly outside the US.
Because of the *government* of which you speak. The U.S. doesn't allow exports of U.S. copyrighted works w/o permission of the owner..... and the UK government protects its local artists/authors by not allowing imports unless registered under UK copyrights. Amazon may be a private company, but it is being blocked from downloading books/music/video to your UK kindle by the government.
Where are you getting this 250MB limit? My kindle keyboard also has a limit, but it doesn't apply as long as I stay inside the U.S. where it's unlimited. (shrug). If you turn-off the images it makes a huge difference in the data impact. A 1 meg page shrinks to just a few kilobytes (~50).
>>>A resolution of 1920x1080 on a 8.9-inch tablet doesn't quite match Apple's 10" @ 2048x1536
The Kindle Fire is designed to consume Amazon product: Books, music, and video. It does not need to be higher than their highest-res product (1920x1080 video).
>>>computing sales tax on a state-by-state business is too difficult for them
Actually Amazon collects use* tax in ~10 different states, so you're hitting them without reason. Weird observation though: They only charge me 1.5% instead of the full 6%. Guess the computation IS difficult after all.
* *It's called a "use" tax not a sales tax when the product originates from a non-resident seller. And it only applies to Amazon not the private sellers.
Thanks for the correction.:-) Sounds like amazon's glowing ebook lasts about 3 weeks longer than the Nook Glow. Ya know..... it would be simpler for customers if they just used "hours":
"The Glow last over 30 hours with glowlight; over 60 hours without glowlight." - "Amazon Paperwhite lasts 56 hours even with the light..... almost double that without."
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>>>Distributions like Ubuntu you can almost completely avoid the command line
Oh really? Try changing the resolution to something low like 640x400 (pretend you're emulating old Atari or Sega games). Now try changing it back to regular resolution w/o using the command line or hidden keyboard commands. If today's Ubuntu is like the 2010 version I run, it is impossible.
Not very user-friendly when a system is so easy to frustrate the person using it. BTW on windows you can switch back from 640x400. Because Microsucks actually took the time to make sure their GUI did not leave their users trapped in deadend states. Linux developers don't seem to care. ("If you don't know the sudo command to switch the screen resolution, then it sucks to be you. Go back to windows," is the typical response.)
>>>The main roadblock is that the market has been dominated by a single vendor
Then the solution is to copy the vendor. Make the Linux look & feel like the XP/Seven OS that everyone knows and feels comfortable with, so the transition is near-painless.
People don't want to relearn how to use a computer, just as they don't want to relearn how to drive car. (Notice how the hybrids make themselves have the same controls as standard cars, rather than separate controls for the gas engine & electric motor.)
>>>Because it is so idiotic to suggest that being told by the government to drop school and go work in the factories `or else' is anywhere close to an internship
But that's what it is. It's no different than when I was in high school "business track" students were told to go get a summer job in business. It was part of the requirements. Same at this Chinese high school.
When a certain in-duh-vidual started claiming there was mercury in vaccines & even RFIDs, I pointed-out that mercury was removed years ago. I also politely asked for proof of the RFIDs.
At first the guy said I need to do my own research, and I said I already did, but I've found nothing. Then he blew up and started calling me nasty names & other bullshit.
These conspiracy persons have more problems than just lack of faith in scientific research. They have emotional/anger management issues. Of course that also means I won the argument..... he never did provide proof that vaccines have RFIDs in them.
>>>USPS is not a government shipping service
Then how come it has a *.gov web address? http://www.usps.gov/ It's also mandated by the Constitution for the government to provide the mail service. USPS is as wholly part of the government as Amtrak or TSA.
>>> research indicating that sitting for long periods increases your risk of death independent of other risk factors
So if I sit I'm going to die but if I stand? I'm still going to die but will also have the "joy" of bad foot pain, back pain, saggy boobs/body parts, and other gravity related problems. I'll stay sitting (or even better: laying).
>>> I have the Kindle app, and it does everything a Kindle does.
My F&SF magazine can only be read on actual read kindle, so no your "app" doesn't do everything. And of course it's running on a tablet which has bright LCD which bothers my eyes. I'd rather have e-paper. And finally: You're not getting free 3G websurfing like my kindle has.
>>>Eyestrain from backlit screens is another one of those bullshit conditions
Nope. I read books, websites, and other documents on CRTs and LCDs, but don't like it one bit. I turn-down the brightness as low as possible.
Quoting myself:
>>>Does Google include 10-20 dollar books that can be borrowed for free? Or Fantasy & Science magazine for a mere $12/year? Or e-ink that is easy on the eyes? Or free 3G web surfing?
I don't see one single sentence where I claimed my Kindle Reader was a replacement for an iPad or other tablet. I merely said it doesn't do what I need it to do, therefore I have zero interest in the "googley goodness" of the tablet.
Oh and stop polsting as Anonymous Coward. Everyone knows you have a real actual UserID. Stop hiding. If you're going to attack/insult other people then do it using your ID, so we can mod you down with -1 hit points.
>>>>It is extraordinarily misleading to claim that this supports the claim that the US prohibits exports without the copyright holders permission.
Apparently you've not heard about the U.S. Government shutting-down a non-U.S. website called Megaupload. The U.S. Government does indeed act in a strong manner to protect copyrights. If Amazon were caught broadcasting videos over to UK kindles, I have no doubt the full weight of the government would fall upon amazon & force them to stop.
>>>You posted something that excuses Apple's behavior by not painting the story as something evil that Apple is doing. I'm surprised all you got was a -1 mod.
Usually I get -1 for attacking Apple (they cost too damn much). This is probably the first I got hit for defending them.
Would rather serve 2 months in a factory, learning valuable work skills (internship), then spend 1-2 years in the military as is the case in almost all European democracies. Purely from an unbiased view, the European mandate looks worse.
-1 Troll? Because I am of the opinion that a Student internship is no big deal? Way to censor freedom of expression by making my post invisible (score 0 or lower).
>>>>>What I have observed is that the profit-making UPS charges less to ship my ebay goods than the nonprofit government.
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>>You're trying to compare UPS to something that does not exist. Your argument is invalid.
The government shipping service known as USPS does not exist? Wow. So much stupidity in a single person..... I'm surprised your body does not fall-in upon itself and create a pinpoint singularity of dumb.
>>>Let's keep our history straight. It was Reagan that negotiated with the terrorists.
False. Jimmy Carter's men did the negotiations and it was essentially a done deal to release the hostages. However the Arabs refused to send them home until Reagan took the oath of office, thereby enabling him to take credit for his predecessors' actions. (Source: My college history class.)
Toyota designed engines that overheated and turned the oil to sludge, causing them to die as early as 25,000. That by itself is not a bad thing, but Toyota's response to its customers with dead cars WAS a bad thing:
"We are not replacing your engine under warranty because the failure was caused by lack of changes." But I had the oil changed every 7000 miles at the dealer!
"Too bad. We are invaliding your engine warranty. You must pay the full $6000 replacement cost." - Well that sucks. Hence my boycott of a company that does not provide warranty service when a car breaks.
>>>It's called a "use" tax to dodge the constitutional restriction that says that states can't tax interstate commerce.
States can tax their own citizens though. I buy a product out of state; I possess it. Therefore I must pay the tax.
Well the measurement seems silly. "8 weeks" if you read only half an hour per day. I read for much longer than half an hour a day. More typical is 1-2 hours while waiting for something good to appear on the TV, and 8 hours straight on weekends. Most avid readers would be lucky to get one week rather than the marketing-speak of eight weeks.
Amazon is not allowed to broadcast videos outside of North America per the contract it signed with the Hollywood company, and as enforced by U.S. copyright law.
>>>impossible to enforce in the UK
Doesn't mean the law doesn't exist. I'm supposed to pay a "use" tax on all items I buy, but never do. Just because a law is hard to enforce doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Amazon is not allowed to broadcast video into the UK, as that would violate the rights of local UK broadcasters. (Just as NBC was not allowed to air Olympics on its UK channel.)
Almost all of us have done it. I'm certainly no fan of Apple but this appears to be making something out of a routine event.
>>>BBC is paid for by the *government*, Amazon is a private company. I don't see why a Kindle couldn't work perfectly outside the US.
Because of the *government* of which you speak. The U.S. doesn't allow exports of U.S. copyrighted works w/o permission of the owner..... and the UK government protects its local artists/authors by not allowing imports unless registered under UK copyrights. Amazon may be a private company, but it is being blocked from downloading books/music/video to your UK kindle by the government.
Where are you getting this 250MB limit? My kindle keyboard also has a limit, but it doesn't apply as long as I stay inside the U.S. where it's unlimited. (shrug). If you turn-off the images it makes a huge difference in the data impact. A 1 meg page shrinks to just a few kilobytes (~50).
>>>A resolution of 1920x1080 on a 8.9-inch tablet doesn't quite match Apple's 10" @ 2048x1536
The Kindle Fire is designed to consume Amazon product: Books, music, and video. It does not need to be higher than their highest-res product (1920x1080 video).
>>>computing sales tax on a state-by-state business is too difficult for them
Actually Amazon collects use* tax in ~10 different states, so you're hitting them without reason. Weird observation though: They only charge me 1.5% instead of the full 6%. Guess the computation IS difficult after all.
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*It's called a "use" tax not a sales tax when the product originates from a non-resident seller. And it only applies to Amazon not the private sellers.
Thanks for the correction. :-) Sounds like amazon's glowing ebook lasts about 3 weeks longer than the Nook Glow. Ya know..... it would be simpler for customers if they just used "hours":
"The Glow last over 30 hours with glowlight; over 60 hours without glowlight." - "Amazon Paperwhite lasts 56 hours even with the light..... almost double that without."