He's full of bullsh*t. Watson proved that machine learning is possible and all that is needed is enough processing power / memory.
If you get to a place where you can associate every word sequence in a language to a correspondent word sequence in another, then we'll have almost perfect translators.
We'll be doing full translations a lot sooner. I predict this, so GIVE ME A SLASHDOT ARTICLE PLEASE!:)
If their hashing includes a spectrum analysis that wouldn't work.
If they want to find pirated copies they will, it won't matter how many times you transcode it (unless you actually modify the song). And a good genetic algorithm won't be fooled by that either.
I just doubt Apple will ever let anyone look at those files... Especially because apple is paying the big companies for the right to stream copies of their music (even if illegal). So they get payed even by the songs you downloaded.
What happens is the exact opposite. Those with lots of money get better care than those with extra money in most of those countries. Lets say you have excellent health care for rich people and they have very good health care for rich people.
On the other hand, you have lousy, or even nonexistent health care for poor people and those countries still have a very good health care plan for everyone else.
They sacrifice the elite's health care for a good system for everyone. That, I think, is fair.
And, in the end, if you really are rich, you can still pay for your treatment half way around the world, so you still get the best.
Most of Portugal's optic fiber network was subsidized ( and it has won prizes for it's architecture and stability ). Every ISP can use it, renting it. That way no one rides for free and broadband is accessible to everyone.
If you fall on hard times, social services can appoint you a government sponsored house. Every gambling activity in the country pays a big amount of taxes to subsidize this program(s). It's not free, you have to pay, but it's cheaper than renting a house and will have somewhere to live.
Education is free in half of European countries, or heavily subsidized (no student gets out of College head deep in Student loans).
Most European countries have an unemployment fund to help you get back on your feet. You do social work in the meanwhile and can't refuse suitable work offers.
You kid, but everyone for himself will only lead to deepen the chasm that exists between the rich and the poor.
Your healthcare system is a joke (USA's), but politics seem to be put in the way of a decent program. That and media propaganda. And insurance companies lobbying.
It's sad that the most (or one of the most) developed country in the world doesn't provide decent health care for the average joe that fell on hard times. Most countries (including some third world ones) have this as one of their priorities.
I really wonder why do your representatives (you vote for them) don't believe it is.
The funny thing is, from what I see, most of the world (with the exception of Australia and maybe Canada) has been moving towards unlimited data plans everywhere. The USA are the ones regressing.
There is too much lobbying by people with big pockets and, in the end, the only one losing is the final consumer. Sigh.
I do believe the crappy keyboards were the ones that did not follow the monolithic approach that got them famous. All the keyboards I've tried (recent or old) that had that familiar layout worked great (my opinion, obviously)
QNX might be the best thing ever. They got here too late, in my opinion.
Most would argue Mac OS X is the best operative system on the market (I believe it is) but it's current market share is around 7%. Quality does not mean you'll win.
And so far, QNX is a package full of great intentions, not yet a finalized and actually good thing (from what I read)
When they had a superior product they were on top. They failed to realize the threat the iPhone presented, and Google saw the potential of touch interfaces and joined the race on time.
RIM thought they were untouchable and when they decided to move it was a rushed response that came too late.
The only salvation I see for RIM is to embrace Android.
Port the encryption and infrastructure, along with the marvelous keyboards they make to Android and I'm sure they'll survive. Or even grow. Nothing is stopping them from trying and remember that they could even skin android to look like a blackberry. But it'd run aps and have an awesome browser and all the google utilities...
No, I was answering to the person who said using custom roms was dangerous and half way to get a virus. Unlike what was said, they let you have the latest fixes for a long time after it stops being supported.
I said that in a way it was an advantage over apple because, even though they support your phones for 2 years, after you're abandoned, either you buy a new one, or you're stuck with what you get.
That's the whole point of the original argument (that fanboys modded down)
While there is people out there that use a phone, anyone can compile the latest fixes -(or get them from someone who knows how), hence, having a very long term support.
Saying "ohh, don't install custom roms or you might get viruses" is stupid because those custom roms will give you access to the latest version on most phones when it comes out (with all the security features).
You don't depend on a company (Apple or HTC or Samsung) to get your updates. If you want them, you can do it yourself.
PS:2 years, 2.5, what's the point? It's limited support and, sometimes, crappy (if you have a 3G you know that iOS 4 kind of made it... crap - hanging a lot etc).
So, to sum up, no, ROM's aren't evil and if you still take care with the places you get apps from there is no problem whatsoever.
Show me those 3 years please. Count the months. Most go for 2.x years. iPhone 4 might go for a lot longer simply because the iPhone 5 is nowhere to be seen. But that's it.
Even that article proves my point. That's when they announced no more updates, but the last update was 3.1.3 that got released way before the "3 years" you claim.
And I speak from experience because I did own an original iPhone that stopped being supported long long ago.
And the way every single major version of Mac OS stops being supported not too long after a major version goes out. Unless you buy the upgrade you're screwed.
That means 2 years support (as I said) is the norm. Compare that to the 7 years of support windows XP had and you'll get my point.
You have to understand that most of the people doing ROMs are hobbyists with no idea about the fundamentals of a lot of stuff. They have some programming skills and follow a tutorial on how to get things to work... and that's about it.
There isn't that much information going around about what keys or how they should be used in relation to Android:\
I have a theory that cloud AV is the way for mobile phones. Just insert a layer before install that will check signatures of what you have, report a positive/negative if it knows the file, and upload for checking if it doesn't.
That way you'd save on batter and computing power and, lets face it, if you're installing something from the internet, it means you have it, so no harm done.
Permanent AV protection is not needed in a mobile phone, I think.
Flashing a 2.3 ROM will allow you to get the latest security fixes on those mobile phones that are no longer supported by the manufacturer. Even 2+ year old phones get the latest versions from cyanogen, so it extends the life of your device way beyond that of an iPhone.
Furthermore, unlike apple, that seems to abandon a device when they decide it is too hard to update for it, most of the custom ROMs are made from people that actually own the device, so they simply strip down some features and/or add alternatives so that everyone ends up with the latest fixes.
The only truth on what you said was, try not to install apps that didn't come from the Android Market and/or reputable sources. Just because you have the choice of installing something else, doesn't mean you should trust everyone.
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He's full of bullsh*t. Watson proved that machine learning is possible and all that is needed is enough processing power / memory.
If you get to a place where you can associate every word sequence in a language to a correspondent word sequence in another, then we'll have almost perfect translators.
We'll be doing full translations a lot sooner. I predict this, so GIVE ME A SLASHDOT ARTICLE PLEASE! :)
If their hashing includes a spectrum analysis that wouldn't work.
If they want to find pirated copies they will, it won't matter how many times you transcode it (unless you actually modify the song). And a good genetic algorithm won't be fooled by that either.
I just doubt Apple will ever let anyone look at those files... Especially because apple is paying the big companies for the right to stream copies of their music (even if illegal). So they get payed even by the songs you downloaded.
What happens is the exact opposite. Those with lots of money get better care than those with extra money in most of those countries. Lets say you have excellent health care for rich people and they have very good health care for rich people.
On the other hand, you have lousy, or even nonexistent health care for poor people and those countries still have a very good health care plan for everyone else.
They sacrifice the elite's health care for a good system for everyone. That, I think, is fair.
And, in the end, if you really are rich, you can still pay for your treatment half way around the world, so you still get the best.
Most of Portugal's optic fiber network was subsidized ( and it has won prizes for it's architecture and stability ). Every ISP can use it, renting it. That way no one rides for free and broadband is accessible to everyone.
If you fall on hard times, social services can appoint you a government sponsored house. Every gambling activity in the country pays a big amount of taxes to subsidize this program(s). It's not free, you have to pay, but it's cheaper than renting a house and will have somewhere to live.
Education is free in half of European countries, or heavily subsidized (no student gets out of College head deep in Student loans).
Most European countries have an unemployment fund to help you get back on your feet. You do social work in the meanwhile and can't refuse suitable work offers.
You kid, but everyone for himself will only lead to deepen the chasm that exists between the rich and the poor.
I said Canada isn't. But most of europe is, for example.
Your healthcare system is a joke (USA's), but politics seem to be put in the way of a decent program. That and media propaganda. And insurance companies lobbying.
It's sad that the most (or one of the most) developed country in the world doesn't provide decent health care for the average joe that fell on hard times. Most countries (including some third world ones) have this as one of their priorities.
I really wonder why do your representatives (you vote for them) don't believe it is.
The funny thing is, from what I see, most of the world (with the exception of Australia and maybe Canada) has been moving towards unlimited data plans everywhere. The USA are the ones regressing.
There is too much lobbying by people with big pockets and, in the end, the only one losing is the final consumer. Sigh.
Yes, all cool... Until they are hacked by a random foreign nation that'll have detailed information about all US soldiers.
Haven't braitenberg vehicles kind of simulated this kind of behavior for a while now?
http://www.google.com/search?q=finalized - yes, it is a word.
Never said it hasn't, but RIM's "port" seems to be taking it's time and most of the features promised are still just that - promises.
I do believe the crappy keyboards were the ones that did not follow the monolithic approach that got them famous. All the keyboards I've tried (recent or old) that had that familiar layout worked great (my opinion, obviously)
QNX might be the best thing ever. They got here too late, in my opinion.
Most would argue Mac OS X is the best operative system on the market (I believe it is) but it's current market share is around 7%. Quality does not mean you'll win.
And so far, QNX is a package full of great intentions, not yet a finalized and actually good thing (from what I read)
When they had a superior product they were on top. They failed to realize the threat the iPhone presented, and Google saw the potential of touch interfaces and joined the race on time.
RIM thought they were untouchable and when they decided to move it was a rushed response that came too late.
The only salvation I see for RIM is to embrace Android.
Port the encryption and infrastructure, along with the marvelous keyboards they make to Android and I'm sure they'll survive. Or even grow. Nothing is stopping them from trying and remember that they could even skin android to look like a blackberry. But it'd run aps and have an awesome browser and all the google utilities...
it looks like some do, so they fixed it. CM is not vulnerable.
You did not see the uproar on the htc page when they said 2.3 was not coming to the Desire? It seems that now it will.
No one is off the hook. But android gives you a valid alternative to the lack of support the big corporations give you.
Oh god.
No, I was answering to the person who said using custom roms was dangerous and half way to get a virus. Unlike what was said, they let you have the latest fixes for a long time after it stops being supported.
I said that in a way it was an advantage over apple because, even though they support your phones for 2 years, after you're abandoned, either you buy a new one, or you're stuck with what you get.
That's the whole point of the original argument (that fanboys modded down)
While there is people out there that use a phone, anyone can compile the latest fixes -(or get them from someone who knows how), hence, having a very long term support.
Saying "ohh, don't install custom roms or you might get viruses" is stupid because those custom roms will give you access to the latest version on most phones when it comes out (with all the security features).
You don't depend on a company (Apple or HTC or Samsung) to get your updates. If you want them, you can do it yourself.
PS:2 years, 2.5, what's the point? It's limited support and, sometimes, crappy (if you have a 3G you know that iOS 4 kind of made it... crap - hanging a lot etc).
So, to sum up, no, ROM's aren't evil and if you still take care with the places you get apps from there is no problem whatsoever.
Show me those 3 years please. Count the months. Most go for 2.x years. iPhone 4 might go for a lot longer simply because the iPhone 5 is nowhere to be seen. But that's it.
Even that article proves my point. That's when they announced no more updates, but the last update was 3.1.3 that got released way before the "3 years" you claim.
That's exactly my point. After a while they stop supporting them - didn't think to look in Wikipedia.
Those android versions, how do they work without the extra buttons?
And I speak from experience because I did own an original iPhone that stopped being supported long long ago.
And the way every single major version of Mac OS stops being supported not too long after a major version goes out. Unless you buy the upgrade you're screwed.
That means 2 years support (as I said) is the norm. Compare that to the 7 years of support windows XP had and you'll get my point.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4291
where is the original iphone in the sentence:
"Available for: iOS 2.0 through 4.0.1 for iPhone 3G and later, iOS 2.1 through 4.0 for iPod touch (2nd generation) and later
I haven't read, just searched google for "iPhone security updates"
There, you can stop waiting. That too the grand total of 2 minutes to find.
You have to understand that most of the people doing ROMs are hobbyists with no idea about the fundamentals of a lot of stuff. They have some programming skills and follow a tutorial on how to get things to work... and that's about it.
There isn't that much information going around about what keys or how they should be used in relation to Android :\
I have a theory that cloud AV is the way for mobile phones. Just insert a layer before install that will check signatures of what you have, report a positive/negative if it knows the file, and upload for checking if it doesn't.
That way you'd save on batter and computing power and, lets face it, if you're installing something from the internet, it means you have it, so no harm done.
Permanent AV protection is not needed in a mobile phone, I think.
No, half of what you said is completely wrong.
Flashing a 2.3 ROM will allow you to get the latest security fixes on those mobile phones that are no longer supported by the manufacturer. Even 2+ year old phones get the latest versions from cyanogen, so it extends the life of your device way beyond that of an iPhone.
Furthermore, unlike apple, that seems to abandon a device when they decide it is too hard to update for it, most of the custom ROMs are made from people that actually own the device, so they simply strip down some features and/or add alternatives so that everyone ends up with the latest fixes.
The only truth on what you said was, try not to install apps that didn't come from the Android Market and/or reputable sources. Just because you have the choice of installing something else, doesn't mean you should trust everyone.
Exactly.
I'm not defending the game, but the reviewer is a prima-dona.