Why not get rid of the International Date Line? That's more confusing than DST.
When I flew from Sydney to Papeete, I arrived the day before I left, i.e., departed 8:30 p.m. Sunday from Australia...arrived after after 10 p.m.on Saturday--the day before--in Tahiti with no reservations because my stateside travel agent didn't consider the International Date Line. She might be forgiven since that was before airline schedules were computerized.
Is there DST in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest territories? Lapland? it's light most of the time in Summer, and dark much of the Winter. DST doesn't make sense in central and southern Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas where it cools down to a balmy 105 degrees F. at night.
So, what are the complaints about DST? It was for farmers and factory workers, so they say, but farmers aren't thrilled about milking cows in the dark. Oh, wait, they have lights!
Perhaps that's so. Maemo, Meego and Symbian are better than both. I like Android devices because I can use standard cables and standard peripherals, mount it on my desktop and view/hack contents, instead of having to decrypt/jailbreak, etc. to get into an iPhone. Best thing about Android: No iTunes!!!!
Is there a stupid tax for Windows 8 phones? Nokia Lumia 521 far exceeds expectations, more so with Lumia 1520. How many apps do you need anyway?
Apple is a marketing company. They're great at convincing people to pay more for older tech that Apple claims is new--they're customers don't know, don't care.
With Android, it's more about what you can do, and do well, without paying too much.
Tayyip Erdoan isn't stupid. In fact he's one of the better recent Turkish leaders, but he's a conservative [not crazy] Muslim.
He's not following events in Egypt. When Hosni Mubarak saw all the excitement about Twitter messaging, he banned Twitter to stop the tweets. So the tweeters did the best thing to get the word out. They left their homes and businesses to rally in the streets--real, not virtual interaction--since virtual contact was shut down.
That was the beginning of the "Arab Spring" and the downfall of Mubarak. Erdoan needs to be more confident about the future and stop listening to the religious conservative extremists, so he won't make all the same mistakes as Mubareak. Turkey is more forward-thinking than that, or at least it was, until Erdoan got spooked [stupid]. http://www.todayszaman.com/new...
Safari put the refresh "button" on the right of the address field. It was stupid then, and stupid now. I can Customize buttons where I want in Firefox.
They're going to change that???? Chrome doesn't have a customize feature for the toolbar, does it? Maybe it might if I log in, but don't want to do that.
It's gotten to the point where Firefox or Thunderbird tell me there's a new upgrade that I say "NO!"
Works fine for me. The thing I don't understand is why a coder would think it's a good idea to keep changing common keyboard commands. Idiots!
If Mozilla wants Firefox to be more like Chrome, they really need to build daily multiple crashes into it. Seems like just when I'm in the middle of reading, searching, watching something in Chrome, a tab, multiple tabs, window, windows become unresponsive, then shut down. Only issue is that it stopped displaying PDFs in the browser with one of the last releases. No devolution for Firefox!
I like SeaMonkey. I hope they don't "FIX" it. It's very good as it is.
I'm sure the power plant requires fuel to process the food, so is it realy practical? Besides, how is this any better than using Corn or Suger Cain for fuel, that's already being done.
Better idea is to use ALL of the GMO Corn and Soybeans for fuel until it's used up, so people and animals won't have to eat food that makes them sick. By the time the GMO crops are gone, we'll have enough honeybees to fertilize the crops.
Copyright laws, as they exist in the US and western Europe, don't encourage invention or writing because the term is much too long.
By the time a life + 70 or 95 year copyright term is over, the creators will be in no position to invent or write anything else, unless they've invented a way to live an extra 100 years. The copyright laws will not protect them after they die. Heirs and distributors won't continue with the progress. The laws need to be reconsidered, and written so that invention and creativity are rewarded, and the general public isn't ripped off, espcially after those authors and inventors die.
Patents, which can result in greater economic rewards, are protected for around 20 years. Copyright law needs to be more in line with patent protection, to encourage progress.
What's wrong with today's copyright laws? Almost everything. Copyrights don't serve the creators/inventors by having limited duration to encourage progress. They don't benefit end users since censorship and threats don't encourage progress. Copyrights are wrongly held by distributors, moneyed interestes and heirs, not creators, and don't encourage progress.
Article I Section 8 Clause 8: "...To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;..."
All copyright laws need to be void. Start over and protect authors and inventors with EXCLUSIVE right to their writings and discoveries. All other permutation of copyright law are detrimental to progress.
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Why not get rid of the International Date Line? That's more confusing than DST.
When I flew from Sydney to Papeete, I arrived the day before I left, i.e., departed 8:30 p.m. Sunday from Australia...arrived after after 10 p.m.on Saturday--the day before--in Tahiti with no reservations because my stateside travel agent didn't consider the International Date Line. She might be forgiven since that was before airline schedules were computerized.
Is there DST in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest territories? Lapland? it's light most of the time in Summer, and dark much of the Winter. DST doesn't make sense in central and southern Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas where it cools down to a balmy 105 degrees F. at night.
So, what are the complaints about DST? It was for farmers and factory workers, so they say, but farmers aren't thrilled about milking cows in the dark. Oh, wait, they have lights!
I store all my contacts on the SIM card. Move SIM from old phone to new phone. Done. No Outlook needed. Worked with Moto, Symbian, W8, Samsung...
When you try too hard because you think it's complicated, give up and do the easy way instead.
Perhaps that's so. Maemo, Meego and Symbian are better than both. I like Android devices because I can use standard cables and standard peripherals, mount it on my desktop and view/hack contents, instead of having to decrypt/jailbreak, etc. to get into an iPhone. Best thing about Android: No iTunes!!!!
Is there a stupid tax for Windows 8 phones? Nokia Lumia 521 far exceeds expectations, more so with Lumia 1520. How many apps do you need anyway?
Apple is a marketing company. They're great at convincing people to pay more for older tech that Apple claims is new--they're customers don't know, don't care.
With Android, it's more about what you can do, and do well, without paying too much.
Tayyip Erdoan isn't stupid. In fact he's one of the better recent Turkish leaders, but he's a conservative [not crazy] Muslim.
He's not following events in Egypt. When Hosni Mubarak saw all the excitement about Twitter messaging, he banned Twitter to stop the tweets. So the tweeters did the best thing to get the word out. They left their homes and businesses to rally in the streets--real, not virtual interaction--since virtual contact was shut down.
That was the beginning of the "Arab Spring" and the downfall of Mubarak. Erdoan needs to be more confident about the future and stop listening to the religious conservative extremists, so he won't make all the same mistakes as Mubareak. Turkey is more forward-thinking than that, or at least it was, until Erdoan got spooked [stupid]. http://www.todayszaman.com/new...
iPhone is only "excellent" because Apple ads say it is. Most owners have never tried other smart phones to compare.
No need for Apple to make deals with China Mobile. Found "[i]Phone" for $35 on Chinese web site--and it has a removable battery and dual SIM slots.
Chinese ain't gonna buy Apple branded stuff when the above phone sez on the back, "Designed by Phone in California..."
I didn't give it to them. Neither are mentioned in any posts.
I don't want to display that and wish to delete. Does Google+ do that? I suspect they can, but may not.
When can we get these goodies in rural America?
no...chicken taste like dinosaurs.
European DSL can be as fast as 40Mbps. In rural France, ours was around 15Mbpa, and very cheap.
He'll never be able to call the Car Guys again!
They should call him or friend him on Facebook.
Safari put the refresh "button" on the right of the address field. It was stupid then, and stupid now. I can Customize buttons where I want in Firefox.
They're going to change that???? Chrome doesn't have a customize feature for the toolbar, does it? Maybe it might if I log in, but don't want to do that.
I like beer too.
It's pointless to create a unified look and feel that works exactly the same on a cell phone and a 24-inch display. Not possible. Not necessary.
Of course, this may be a way to keep people working instead of firing them. But why not simply call it a jobs program?
It's gotten to the point where Firefox or Thunderbird tell me there's a new upgrade that I say "NO!"
Works fine for me. The thing I don't understand is why a coder would think it's a good idea to keep changing common keyboard commands. Idiots!
If Mozilla wants Firefox to be more like Chrome, they really need to build daily multiple crashes into it. Seems like just when I'm in the middle of reading, searching, watching something in Chrome, a tab, multiple tabs, window, windows become unresponsive, then shut down. Only issue is that it stopped displaying PDFs in the browser with one of the last releases. No devolution for Firefox!
I like SeaMonkey. I hope they don't "FIX" it. It's very good as it is.
I'm sure the power plant requires fuel to process the food, so is it realy practical? Besides, how is this any better than using Corn or Suger Cain for fuel, that's already being done.
Better idea is to use ALL of the GMO Corn and Soybeans for fuel until it's used up, so people and animals won't have to eat food that makes them sick. By the time the GMO crops are gone, we'll have enough honeybees to fertilize the crops.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
How long does it take to DL 200GB on basic DSL? All month?
HAHAHAHA
Copyright laws, as they exist in the US and western Europe, don't encourage invention or writing because the term is much too long.
By the time a life + 70 or 95 year copyright term is over, the creators will be in no position to invent or write anything else, unless they've invented a way to live an extra 100 years. The copyright laws will not protect them after they die. Heirs and distributors won't continue with the progress. The laws need to be reconsidered, and written so that invention and creativity are rewarded, and the general public isn't ripped off, espcially after those authors and inventors die.
Patents, which can result in greater economic rewards, are protected for around 20 years. Copyright law needs to be more in line with patent protection, to encourage progress.
Too busy lying about all the engineers that US companies can't find because they're only looking in India and China, not in the US.
What's wrong with today's copyright laws? Almost everything. Copyrights don't serve the creators/inventors by having limited duration to encourage progress. They don't benefit end users since censorship and threats don't encourage progress. Copyrights are wrongly held by distributors, moneyed interestes and heirs, not creators, and don't encourage progress.
Article I Section 8 Clause 8: "...To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;..."
All copyright laws need to be void. Start over and protect authors and inventors with EXCLUSIVE right to their writings and discoveries. All other permutation of copyright law are detrimental to progress.
Or you can get an iPad without any pesky ports.
No micro SD card slot.
Taking the cues from Apple. No removable battery. Can't open easily. Bummer.
iPhone in China? VERY popular. Only they call it the HiPhone, and it's much cheaper.