They're now calling it a coding error. Yeah right. A coding error.
They used to periodically fiddle with privacy defaults and would watch to see if people noticed. They only roll back if there's an uproar.
There's no need for anyone to be on Facebook. You don't have 746.27 friends. They don't really like your posts; they just Like them so you will Like them back. They don't think you look Amazing in your selfies; they think that duckface is borderline mental, while making one themselves.
The market doesn't really want thin. They add cases and (un)happily lug powerbanks around.
No, the non-replaceable batteries might have started out as way to make the phone thin, but now it's a way to make sure that you change your device every two years when the battery dies (and/or the OS slows down to "help.")
They clearly extended the same idea to their laptops where the new macbook batteries can't be replaced at home.
Well there aren't any certainties in life. A few years ago I'd have asserted yes. But looking at the QA on macOS the last few releases, I'm not so sure.
Having said that, I don't think I'll be buying a Mac again anytime soon. The last few releases are more like iPads than computers. If I can't swap out the battery or the drive, I'm not buying.
It's Steve Jobs' legacy. The stories of his attention to detail have made people think that this is the kind of thing he would have stopped and prevented from release.
Clearly someone has never used the 13inch in real life.
I had the 11 when it came out and then moved to the 13. Still prefer it to my current Pro when I'm traveling but keeping emails and files in sync is a pain.
Pity that Apple is discontinuing useful ports though. A bag full of dongles is not fun at the airport.
The US, directly and through the WTO used to coerce other countries into lowering their protectionist tariffs. This was supposed to make US exports cheaper.
Unfortunately manufacturing costs in those countries was way lower, leading companies to shift production.
Jolla no longer sells hardware, so you will have to acquire a Sony Xperia X1, and install SailfishOS yourself.
The OS itself still has some problems. For some strange reason, you can not bulk delete entries from the phone log. You can not block callers. These are old feature requests which the Sailfish team has ignored for years.
GPS is supported, but you can only use HERE maps via the optional (free) Android adaption layer, and occasionally that breaks. There is no viable native mapping solution.
If you're into messaging via Whatsapp and Signal, support is broken. There was a whatsapp clone for Sailfish some years ago, but it was remotely disabled by Facebook.
Signal support is present but for text messaging only.
It's usable if you have the patience and time to workaround these problems.
Slashdot Mirror
Anyone who buys diamonds for cosmetic reasons is a fool.
Artificial shortages.
The 4s was great. The 5s was the last decent iPhone. The 6 onwards were just too big. The 7 had no headphone jack.
RIP iPhone.
I've removed the batteries and use the iOS app only. At least IOS let's you have some control over the mic.
They're now calling it a coding error. Yeah right. A coding error.
They used to periodically fiddle with privacy defaults and would watch to see if people noticed. They only roll back if there's an uproar.
There's no need for anyone to be on Facebook. You don't have 746.27 friends. They don't really like your posts; they just Like them so you will Like them back. They don't think you look Amazing in your selfies; they think that duckface is borderline mental, while making one themselves.
The market doesn't really want thin. They add cases and (un)happily lug powerbanks around.
No, the non-replaceable batteries might have started out as way to make the phone thin, but now it's a way to make sure that you change your device every two years when the battery dies (and/or the OS slows down to "help.")
They clearly extended the same idea to their laptops where the new macbook batteries can't be replaced at home.
He'd have stayed focussed on creating new interesting products at Apple.
And he definitely wouldn't have used wishy-washy terms like "problematic."
Well there aren't any certainties in life. A few years ago I'd have asserted yes. But looking at the QA on macOS the last few releases, I'm not so sure.
An anti-gun company is going to add security, ie guns.
While demonetising the NRA which didn't shoot them up.
Because a vegan leftist nut job shot them up?
I wouldn't buy an iPhone X for that silly notch.
Wouldn't buy an android for the same reason.
Really wish Apple had gone with AMD.
New wish. Apple should buy Intel for their fabs and shut the rest down.
That used to break stuff every time they updated.
Full circle, eh?
68k to PowerPC to Intel.
They have a track record of making this work.
Having said that, I don't think I'll be buying a Mac again anytime soon. The last few releases are more like iPads than computers. If I can't swap out the battery or the drive, I'm not buying.
Quietly release a virus scanner (in a browser?!?), get people used to it, and then start uploading analytical data, serve even more targeted ads.
Sounds like a wedge strategy to me.
Apple's customers are also its users. Facebook's customers are their advertisers.
Notice how he avoids making that explicit?
Zuck's the one being glib.
Sounds like a recurrence of this old problem.
It's Steve Jobs' legacy. The stories of his attention to detail have made people think that this is the kind of thing he would have stopped and prevented from release.
That worked out well, didn't it?
DuckDuckGo uses yahoo which uses bing.
Works for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Clearly someone has never used the 13inch in real life.
I had the 11 when it came out and then moved to the 13. Still prefer it to my current Pro when I'm traveling but keeping emails and files in sync is a pain.
Pity that Apple is discontinuing useful ports though. A bag full of dongles is not fun at the airport.
The US, directly and through the WTO used to coerce other countries into lowering their protectionist tariffs. This was supposed to make US exports cheaper.
Unfortunately manufacturing costs in those countries was way lower, leading companies to shift production.
Now you have the reverse.
1. No headphone jack. Will stick with the 5s until it dies.
2. No DVD writer. Will stick with my ancient MacBook Pro until it dies. Already updated to 16gb and SSD, so there.
The iMac Pro is only worth its price to those who can expense it. I can't.
I don't know about that. As originally an assembly language programmer, I had greater difficulty with Pascal than with Scheme.
I think the concept of code and data being equivalent was an easier transition from assembly to Scheme.
Assembly to C was quite easy as well.
Candy is dandy,
Liquor is quicker.
Ogden Nash
Jolla no longer sells hardware, so you will have to acquire a Sony Xperia X1, and install SailfishOS yourself.
The OS itself still has some problems. For some strange reason, you can not bulk delete entries from the phone log. You can not block callers. These are old feature requests which the Sailfish team has ignored for years.
GPS is supported, but you can only use HERE maps via the optional (free) Android adaption layer, and occasionally that breaks. There is no viable native mapping solution.
If you're into messaging via Whatsapp and Signal, support is broken. There was a whatsapp clone for Sailfish some years ago, but it was remotely disabled by Facebook.
Signal support is present but for text messaging only.
It's usable if you have the patience and time to workaround these problems.