Same here. I had an online agenda, mail, address book and all that running from my dsl box. Things were fine. Now I am full 100% Google. There is no way anyone is going to approach this level of polish with a 10 foot pole with open source stuff. You can get things done, sure, but it's going to take a heck of a lot of time and the result will be nothing compared to Google. But your data is yours. Can't beat that.
Your argument is that the government need a year worth of cash to be able to function? Then they should borrow for the first year, and the rest should be paid off already save the occasional hiccup in the economy. There really should be no need to borrow each year.
Again, borrowing should be the exception, not the rule.
We need to be focusing on finding jobs not paying off the house.
Politics (and society) in the US is a funny thing - as viewed from the outside. Both parties have radical positions and are not willing to negociate one bit. It's like that in most countries but to a much lower extent. Just like the debate of creationists vs evolutionists. This is making the US looks just plain silly from the outside.
Back on the topic of the quote: YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON BOTH! And until you get it, nothing good is going to happen.
The problem is that the consequences are widespread and your investment may be lost (the rest of the world doesn't care) but you also have a financial crisis on your hands.
Now, Greece defaulted. Greece is at fault obviously. But it's only half of the story, because the lenders of Greece's debt are as guilty as Greece itself.
Where do you think that money comes from if we spend more than we take in? The ability to borrow is key..
It's a key to your own death, yeah. The ability to borrow should be used only occasionally. I mean, are you living on a deficit every fucking month? How long would you last if that was so?
to be honest, you could. You could if you made the bet that your income was going to grow. But the minute it stops growing and goes down, now you have an issue, and a big one, because you're down to your neck in debt and those payments cannot wait.
The US (and most European countries for that matter) have the same issue. How can they keep borrowing every fucking month of every fucking year? And when a recession come and you can't pay your down payments, you borrow some more to pay the down payment. Everything is based on the fact that the economy will grow, allowing us to pay those huge debts.
But we know it's not true. It's not going to last *forever*.
Aside from the fact that the US is spending way more than it takes in (and has been for decades), the simple fact that the US top insitutions use the default threat as a political argument to suit their own agenda should be enough to lower the rating.
"If you don't take it seriously, we'll grade you down"
Well... Nobody knows who's behind this. The Chinese government might be our best bet, but I don't expect all western countries to shout at them over a wild suspicion.
I stand corrected. Although I don't think Apple would care nor do I think it has any legal grounds to sue me if I was installing a legit license of OSX on a PC, provided I modified ("hack") the bootrom myself.in order to boot on a PC.
You are missing the point by about a hundred thousand miles. What happens in real life cannot be cross connected and searched on in a fraction of a second. What computers brought to the picture is this ability. Cross the social security database with Facebook and Google databases and you've got a tool that is all dictators wet dreams.
Of course, nothing more than being recognized in the street. Except it is a lot more.
In France, we have a state-backed organism that basically prevents any private database from using a key from another database. It also forces companies to delete or update your account if you wish (it's the law that YOU have control over YOUR data even if it's in some companies database.)
It's a bit harder to build databases. Sure, using the SSN to identify everyone resolves a lot os issues, but that's strictly forbidden. As a result, identity theft is a concept that doesn't exist in France.
The fact that anyone can recognize you in the street is *not* equivalent to random people tagging you on Facebook.
C++ Does have strings, they are objects/classes and so the implementation is hidden and can be changed arbitrarily - This means you don't need to worry about the implementation, but lose some of your control...
You can't change the way Strings are stored in C++ without breaking things pretty badly for many programs. The problem with C++ is that it's based on C, and you can tinker with memory behind the scene. In Java, you can change the way Strings are stored in memory while being 100% sure you won't break a thing (if your implementation works obviously.)
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This is all well and good. But does this have anything to do with my post? Did you post in the wrong thread?
1. Threaded SMS 2. Visual voice mail 3. Unlimited data plan. And don't say this wasn't Apple, it was. 4. "virgin device" meaning nobody other than apple installed shitloads of crap on your device. 5. A browser that works 6. A phone that doesn't crash when it rings. Ok, let's just say more stability. 7. *much* more intuitive UI 8. A screen beautiful with kick ass vieweing angles. 9. A touchscreen that is very responsive, down to the fact that it was actually useable. 10. A device on which you could listen to music and receive a phone call without having to go and stop your music. The music would resume after the call. Looks dumb today, but who did it before?
Now, what did Android bring to the table? First, we can dump all hardware and service oriented innovations as Android is just software. It brings... well,... the source code? An adaptation to different form factors? To be fair, I'm not that familiar with Android, so I'll let you fill in the blanks. But the fact that they shifted directions so radically AFTER the release of the iPhone should be a clear indication of where they got their inspiration from.
Now, Samsung devices are a clear rip-off. I'm not saying it's bad or good, I'm just saying they went to the last mile to copy the iPhone and the iPad.
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Same here. I had an online agenda, mail, address book and all that running from my dsl box. Things were fine. Now I am full 100% Google. There is no way anyone is going to approach this level of polish with a 10 foot pole with open source stuff. You can get things done, sure, but it's going to take a heck of a lot of time and the result will be nothing compared to Google. But your data is yours. Can't beat that.
I guess your sig says it all on this one.
More time spend on a screen = less sex maybe...
So... Now that we know what X has that Wayland lacks, we are halfay there. What does Wayland has that X lacks? I personally don't know.
When we'll know that, we'll be able to express an informed opinion.
Anyone care to jump in to enlighten us?
Or rather,
Why not? God knows funding from the government isn't anymore.
Which generally requires less mowing.
Your argument is that the government need a year worth of cash to be able to function? Then they should borrow for the first year, and the rest should be paid off already save the occasional hiccup in the economy. There really should be no need to borrow each year.
Again, borrowing should be the exception, not the rule.
We need to be focusing on finding jobs not paying off the house.
Politics (and society) in the US is a funny thing - as viewed from the outside. Both parties have radical positions and are not willing to negociate one bit. It's like that in most countries but to a much lower extent. Just like the debate of creationists vs evolutionists. This is making the US looks just plain silly from the outside.
Back on the topic of the quote: YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON BOTH! And until you get it, nothing good is going to happen.
The problem is that the consequences are widespread and your investment may be lost (the rest of the world doesn't care) but you also have a financial crisis on your hands.
Now, Greece defaulted. Greece is at fault obviously. But it's only half of the story, because the lenders of Greece's debt are as guilty as Greece itself.
Where do you think that money comes from if we spend more than we take in? The ability to borrow is key ..
It's a key to your own death, yeah. The ability to borrow should be used only occasionally. I mean, are you living on a deficit every fucking month? How long would you last if that was so?
to be honest, you could. You could if you made the bet that your income was going to grow. But the minute it stops growing and goes down, now you have an issue, and a big one, because you're down to your neck in debt and those payments cannot wait.
The US (and most European countries for that matter) have the same issue. How can they keep borrowing every fucking month of every fucking year? And when a recession come and you can't pay your down payments, you borrow some more to pay the down payment. Everything is based on the fact that the economy will grow, allowing us to pay those huge debts.
But we know it's not true. It's not going to last *forever*.
The scary thing is not that they give arbitrary ratings, it's that those ratings are universally recognized and used by lenders as a rock-solid grade.
Aside from the fact that the US is spending way more than it takes in (and has been for decades), the simple fact that the US top insitutions use the default threat as a political argument to suit their own agenda should be enough to lower the rating.
"If you don't take it seriously, we'll grade you down"
Yes, but tell me how do they use Stock android with no drivers and no google apps? That's a lot to give up on.
Now, they cheat because they "illegally" get Google apps and drivers in binary form. Equivalent to hacking iOS.
The source code helps, but it is not enough for getting the OS on your phone.
They didn't get crush for installing OSX on non Apple hardware, they got crushed for selling it. This is a world of a difference.
Well... Nobody knows who's behind this. The Chinese government might be our best bet, but I don't expect all western countries to shout at them over a wild suspicion.
Do they just not know of Vista's BitLocker or Mac's FileVault?
They probably run XP...
I stand corrected. Although I don't think Apple would care nor do I think it has any legal grounds to sue me if I was installing a legit license of OSX on a PC, provided I modified ("hack") the bootrom myself.in order to boot on a PC.
That's probably besides the point though.
I do. What I fail to see is the connection between our discussion and Psystar
What exactly does Apple forbid?
They don't allow running Apple OSs on non-Apple hardware.
Where did you read that? They don't support it, but how can they forbid it?
You are missing the point by about a hundred thousand miles. What happens in real life cannot be cross connected and searched on in a fraction of a second. What computers brought to the picture is this ability. Cross the social security database with Facebook and Google databases and you've got a tool that is all dictators wet dreams.
Of course, nothing more than being recognized in the street. Except it is a lot more.
In France, we have a state-backed organism that basically prevents any private database from using a key from another database. It also forces companies to delete or update your account if you wish (it's the law that YOU have control over YOUR data even if it's in some companies database.)
It's a bit harder to build databases. Sure, using the SSN to identify everyone resolves a lot os issues, but that's strictly forbidden. As a result, identity theft is a concept that doesn't exist in France.
The fact that anyone can recognize you in the street is *not* equivalent to random people tagging you on Facebook.
You must hate that it that slashdot doesnt upload your Karma to your TwitFace+ wall.
What makes you think it doesn't ?
C++ Does have strings, they are objects/classes and so the implementation is hidden and can be changed arbitrarily - This means you don't need to worry about the implementation, but lose some of your control ...
You can't change the way Strings are stored in C++ without breaking things pretty badly for many programs. The problem with C++ is that it's based on C, and you can tinker with memory behind the scene. In Java, you can change the way Strings are stored in memory while being 100% sure you won't break a thing (if your implementation works obviously.)
This is all well and good. But does this have anything to do with my post? Did you post in the wrong thread?
Either way, it's semantics
We're trying to discuss things that are innovative and you don't agree with our definition of innovation. Then you just dismiss it as being semantics?
Apple is full of crap.
I guess that's all you have to say here. No need to write full length posts.
Innovations by Apple, that the Treo didn't have:
1. Threaded SMS
2. Visual voice mail
3. Unlimited data plan. And don't say this wasn't Apple, it was.
4. "virgin device" meaning nobody other than apple installed shitloads of crap on your device.
5. A browser that works
6. A phone that doesn't crash when it rings. Ok, let's just say more stability.
7. *much* more intuitive UI
8. A screen beautiful with kick ass vieweing angles.
9. A touchscreen that is very responsive, down to the fact that it was actually useable.
10. A device on which you could listen to music and receive a phone call without having to go and stop your music. The music would resume after the call. Looks dumb today, but who did it before?
Now, what did Android bring to the table?
First, we can dump all hardware and service oriented innovations as Android is just software.
It brings... well,... the source code? An adaptation to different form factors?
To be fair, I'm not that familiar with Android, so I'll let you fill in the blanks. But the fact that they shifted directions so radically AFTER the release of the iPhone should be a clear indication of where they got their inspiration from.
Now, Samsung devices are a clear rip-off. I'm not saying it's bad or good, I'm just saying they went to the last mile to copy the iPhone and the iPad.