"Net neutrality laws are here to protect everyone, and will not be weakened. If your organizations can't keep up with technology, the wireless spectrum community resource that has been temporarily leased to you be revoked and assigned to more capable enterprises. Any attempt to interfere with the handover (or degradation of service) will be answered with an eminent domain seizure of telecom equipment to support critical infrastructure and communication services until the handover is complete."
It's mind boggling that it took them so long. I guess Amazon Video must be eating into their market share.
I cancelled my Netflix subscription about a year ago over the issue. The answer I got back was "offline mode will confuse users," so I said "you've lost a customer. I'll come back once you implement offline mode."
All of the music streaming services got it right: Add to library (downloads for offline playback). Stream it, and it stays cached until some expiry is triggered.
Not rocket science. Looks like they're getting me back!
You should listen to a good pair of bluetooth cans with AptX support. It's quite remarkable.
I've owned ER4s, Grado SR-325is, and even the legendary AKG K1000 driven by a home built current source amp... and I can absolutely tolerate decent BT headphones with the right codec.
Well, I would say the one exception is when closing windows with an associated service/tray icon. You're closing/quitting the UI, but leaving the service running.
I am only interested in a powerful computing device, not making huge compromises for battery life. I do not purchase products with insufficient battery capacity for its intended use, and hold a fair amount of disdain for those who do (especially when they make me suffer with shit like non-disableable doze and bizarre GPS behavior).
My Huawei watch gets about 36 hours of battery life, which is too much. I'd prefer 20-24 hours, with more performance (and an easy way to suspend it). I have precisely zero issue with charging my devices nightly.
Telegram is superior to Whatsapp in every way - open API, GPL'd clients, multiple simultaneous connections, better security, etc. Run by a nonprofit.
It's less popular (probably around 100M users at the moment), but if you can convince those you communicate with most frequently to give it a shot, it's worth it.
That seems unlikely. The 50% DoD cycle life indicated in the Rolls 12V 8D 275AH@20h battery is somewhere between 1250 and 1500, which seems pretty consistent with most quality flooded lead acid batteries.
They may have some longer lifespan batteries, but 3300 is pretty optimistic, and firmly in lithium chemistry territory.
Rugged waterproof phone with a lanyard and replaceable glass screen protector, lots of ram, 5-10aH replaceable battery, dual-sim, good device speakers, no onboard storage but rather two microSD slots (raid1) with a dedicated 512mb battery-backed RAM buffer, proper firmware management, and a publicly accessible git repository.
For example in Germany it can be classified as "child porn" to have an actor act childish and LOOK like they theoretically COULD be under 18 - even if the actor proves to be an adult in front if the camera, for example by providing legal documents.
Honestly not sure how that isn't considered an international human rights violation. You can't, in the eyes of the international court, arbitrarily discriminate like that - these men and women have the same legal rights as those also within the same jurisdiction.
I bought the Huawei watch a couple months ago, but only wear it when going out. I can't stand leaving my phone on the bar; I think it looks silly and of course there's always the risk of theft if you turn your back too long. But, I'm on call, and friends often message me looking to meet up, so I do need some method of notification.
Smartwatches work perfectly for this. I leave my phone in my pocket, and get a little buzz on the wrist if something comes up.
.. sir, you do realize that the study of economics - the intellectual pursuit - was conceived of and advanced by academics.. right?... and that academia and liberalism historically have been strongly intertwined?
I used to feel a little anxiety while flying, and certainly while others were driving me around. I much preferred to be in control.
However, after 20 years of driving, I've been involved in three accidents. Wasn't at fault in any of them, but what I realized on the third was that "control" is only half - possibly less - of the equation. Luck plays such a significant role that you might as well relax when others are in control.
My question is similar, but for completely different reasons. IF they quit, they don't (directly) have the support & resources of Apple. Then the gov't can force/threaten them directly.
That is some serious Soviet Union shit right there, that is.
I say this as an Android developer, former ROM maintainer, Android kernel hacker, and general supporter. I've exclusively owned Android-based devices since 1.6.
Android sucks. It really, really sucks. It's awful.
Nokia had a real shot with Maemo. The UI needed some reworking, and they needed to move to capacitive touchscreens. They needed beefier hardware with more RAM. But Maemo was so far ahead of Android on the system, package management and update process, and even the UI at that point,.. if they'd stuck 100 serious coders and their best PMs, along with a serious effort to build "cloud" services around it? They could have been a serious third player in today's market. If not more.
Unless you *need* more free memory (in which case the system will GC / free on its own), there's no cost to leaving used pages in memory. Think of it like cache.
The next time you launch an app you just cleared, it has to reload it all from MMC, recreate the activity, execute the startup routines, etc.
fast CPU, planned obsolescence with a soldered-in battery? Yeah, no. The LG G5 is supposed to be a solid choice.'
Agreed. I've owned half a dozen Samsung devices over the past 5 years, but that ends with the Note 3. I'll be buying the G5 when it's (hopefully) released next month.
I actually feel so strongly about this issue, I'd be in support of a law in Canada prohibiting the sale of consumer devices with non-replaceable batteries. Exceptions for medical devices and such. And, perhaps limited exceptions (with a yearly fee) if the manufacturer commits to unlimited free battery replacements, including shipping both ways, for, say 10 years.
There is really no valid excuse for sealing in a cell phone battery. Like, none. It's either engineering laziness, or planned obsolescence.
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"Net neutrality laws are here to protect everyone, and will not be weakened. If your organizations can't keep up with technology, the wireless spectrum community resource that has been temporarily leased to you be revoked and assigned to more capable enterprises. Any attempt to interfere with the handover (or degradation of service) will be answered with an eminent domain seizure of telecom equipment to support critical infrastructure and communication services until the handover is complete."
Keeps a copy on fb servers. So this change is cosmetic
What does it matter if they keep a copy of your conversations encrypted against a key only you possess?
It's mind boggling that it took them so long. I guess Amazon Video must be eating into their market share.
I cancelled my Netflix subscription about a year ago over the issue. The answer I got back was "offline mode will confuse users," so I said "you've lost a customer. I'll come back once you implement offline mode."
All of the music streaming services got it right: Add to library (downloads for offline playback). Stream it, and it stays cached until some expiry is triggered.
Not rocket science. Looks like they're getting me back!
You should listen to a good pair of bluetooth cans with AptX support. It's quite remarkable.
I've owned ER4s, Grado SR-325is, and even the legendary AKG K1000 driven by a home built current source amp... and I can absolutely tolerate decent BT headphones with the right codec.
All electronic devices must have either:
1. User replaceable batteries (using standard tools and nothing fancy)
A 10-year unlimited free battery replacement service with prepaid shipping in both directions, and a minimum 3-day turnaround.
Well, I would say the one exception is when closing windows with an associated service/tray icon. You're closing/quitting the UI, but leaving the service running.
Yep. Just one long slog trying to capture the bottom of the barrel into your userbase by making UIs "simpler." It's sad.
Let 'em go. Just let those last 5% derpy fashionistas suck the life out of your competitor.
I disagree 100%.
I am only interested in a powerful computing device, not making huge compromises for battery life. I do not purchase products with insufficient battery capacity for its intended use, and hold a fair amount of disdain for those who do (especially when they make me suffer with shit like non-disableable doze and bizarre GPS behavior).
My Huawei watch gets about 36 hours of battery life, which is too much. I'd prefer 20-24 hours, with more performance (and an easy way to suspend it). I have precisely zero issue with charging my devices nightly.
Telegram is superior to Whatsapp in every way - open API, GPL'd clients, multiple simultaneous connections, better security, etc. Run by a nonprofit.
It's less popular (probably around 100M users at the moment), but if you can convince those you communicate with most frequently to give it a shot, it's worth it.
On the other hand, the man may be one of the most important human beings alive right now.
..are inherently hostile. I just don't understand the motivation.
Why would an ad agency say "I will pay you more if your force your users to watch our ads?"
3300 cycles to 50%?
That seems unlikely. The 50% DoD cycle life indicated in the Rolls 12V 8D 275AH@20h battery is somewhere between 1250 and 1500, which seems pretty consistent with most quality flooded lead acid batteries.
They may have some longer lifespan batteries, but 3300 is pretty optimistic, and firmly in lithium chemistry territory.
Pretty much this, 100%.
Rugged waterproof phone with a lanyard and replaceable glass screen protector, lots of ram, 5-10aH replaceable battery, dual-sim, good device speakers, no onboard storage but rather two microSD slots (raid1) with a dedicated 512mb battery-backed RAM buffer, proper firmware management, and a publicly accessible git repository.
Build this and you'll have all my money.
For example in Germany it can be classified as "child porn" to have an actor act childish and LOOK like they theoretically COULD be under 18 - even if the actor proves to be an adult in front if the camera, for example by providing legal documents.
Honestly not sure how that isn't considered an international human rights violation. You can't, in the eyes of the international court, arbitrarily discriminate like that - these men and women have the same legal rights as those also within the same jurisdiction.
Even better is for everyone to grow the fuck up.
Unisex bathrooms. Stalls on one side, urinals on the other. Either sex intimidates or persistently harasses someone of either sex, throw 'em in jail.
Let the rest of the self-conscious prudish folks suffer until they don't.
Same boat here.
I bought the Huawei watch a couple months ago, but only wear it when going out. I can't stand leaving my phone on the bar; I think it looks silly and of course there's always the risk of theft if you turn your back too long. But, I'm on call, and friends often message me looking to meet up, so I do need some method of notification.
Smartwatches work perfectly for this. I leave my phone in my pocket, and get a little buzz on the wrist if something comes up.
I think wind farms are beautiful.
Liberals just don't get basic economics.
.. sir, you do realize that the study of economics - the intellectual pursuit - was conceived of and advanced by academics.. right? ... and that academia and liberalism historically have been strongly intertwined?
The key to effective mass transit is a single-payer (taxpayer funded) system.
Get rid of tickets, the student discounts, the enforcement overhead, the delays for each new passenger getting on, etc.
If you already have a car, it's significantly cheaper to use it to get from point A to point B, and that's ridiculous.
So true.
I used to feel a little anxiety while flying, and certainly while others were driving me around. I much preferred to be in control.
However, after 20 years of driving, I've been involved in three accidents. Wasn't at fault in any of them, but what I realized on the third was that "control" is only half - possibly less - of the equation. Luck plays such a significant role that you might as well relax when others are in control.
My question is similar, but for completely different reasons. IF they quit, they don't (directly) have the support & resources of Apple. Then the gov't can force/threaten them directly.
That is some serious Soviet Union shit right there, that is.
I say this as an Android developer, former ROM maintainer, Android kernel hacker, and general supporter. I've exclusively owned Android-based devices since 1.6.
Android sucks. It really, really sucks. It's awful.
Nokia had a real shot with Maemo. The UI needed some reworking, and they needed to move to capacitive touchscreens. They needed beefier hardware with more RAM. But Maemo was so far ahead of Android on the system, package management and update process, and even the UI at that point, .. if they'd stuck 100 serious coders and their best PMs, along with a serious effort to build "cloud" services around it? They could have been a serious third player in today's market. If not more.
First offense, $5 million. Second, $50 million and jailtime for those responsible for the policy. Third offense, $500 million, and so on.
Well, the thing is free memory is wasted memory.
Unless you *need* more free memory (in which case the system will GC / free on its own), there's no cost to leaving used pages in memory. Think of it like cache.
The next time you launch an app you just cleared, it has to reload it all from MMC, recreate the activity, execute the startup routines, etc.
fast CPU, planned obsolescence with a soldered-in battery? Yeah, no. The LG G5 is supposed to be a solid choice.'
Agreed. I've owned half a dozen Samsung devices over the past 5 years, but that ends with the Note 3. I'll be buying the G5 when it's (hopefully) released next month.
I actually feel so strongly about this issue, I'd be in support of a law in Canada prohibiting the sale of consumer devices with non-replaceable batteries. Exceptions for medical devices and such. And, perhaps limited exceptions (with a yearly fee) if the manufacturer commits to unlimited free battery replacements, including shipping both ways, for, say 10 years.
There is really no valid excuse for sealing in a cell phone battery. Like, none. It's either engineering laziness, or planned obsolescence.