Wellllll... Eneloops are fantastic, and I own dozens.. but lithium primaries are still the way to go for low-drain applications like fire/CO alarms, IR remotes, emergency equipment, etc.
They have a significantly higher energy density and even lower self-discharge.
Google should take a long hard look at its employee base and try to figure out who is behind the "remove functionality and flatten interface to win over young children and the elderly" campaign. They're destroying their products one by one.
You have to wonder if it was their intention to exit the business altogether. I can't imagine anyone finds the new Google Finance useful at all. First time I've ever migrated back to Yahoo for anything.
.. the way it is today, this is it. This is what a theocracy looks like in its infancy. Be afraid, my fellow humans, and fight while you have the opportunity.
Google especially is taking every possible step to aggravate people into giving them more control. I will be root on my own devices. Period. I will back up my data locally, not to the cloud. I will block ads and other traffic that I didn't explicitly ask for because I am charged for my data usage and because it is just more secure that way. I will have OS and apps under my control, not the manufacturer or carrier. I will use encryption that I control and have keys to, not encryption built in to the OS that can be given away to the authorities without my say.
I wouldn't consider myself a single-issue voter, but I'd grit my teeth and bear any politician so long as they promised to convert what you just wrote into law. Root should really be considered as human a right as freedom of expression. Why will become so much more clear in the next 20 years.
We've been stuck with Android as the de facto mobile OS for quite a few years now, and it's time for greed to take hold. The mobile world desperately needs some new blood.
Hopefully Google will ban all power users, so that we can stop being lazy and work on a replacement OS.
You don't need to spend $1k for a phone that does all that, and if you really care about the photo/video, buy a $200 phone and an $800 camera. Or buy a $200 phone, a $500 camera, and a... I don't know.. $10 thumb drive? What does using your phone for "portable storage" mean?
Huh?
Why on Earth would I want to complicate my life like that?
My mobile device does everything essentially flawlessly. So why not get the best mobile device for my needs that I can afford? I'm literally not getting this.
Firefox has been racing to the bottom for the past few years, and is already almost unusable as of the latest builds. It's slow, buggy, and becoming as limited and useless as Chrome.
The faster it craters, the better, as only that will offer us the realistic prospect of a new competitor.
I support laws banning the import/sale of this device as the manufacturer has again chosen to glue a wear item in place, making it difficult and expensive to repair. A non-replaceable battery is extremely wasteful and we should not tolerate it.
I cannot fathom--for the life of me--how people can convince themselves to spend a grand on something that sends text messages and snaps selfies. You can buy a fucking 4K TV >65" for a grand. I should know, I bought a Samsung 55" for ~$800.
Tell me you're joking.
My current smartphone is used for backcountry, road and marine navigation, photography and video recording, voice and text communication, web lookups, portable storage, as a TV remote (ie. Chromecast), a music hub in my car, weather station (barometer, hygrometer and thermometer), alarm clock, on-call pager, voice recorder, mobile hotspot, guitar tuner, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
Your TV does what? Entertain you a few hours a day?
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Wellllll ... Eneloops are fantastic, and I own dozens.. but lithium primaries are still the way to go for low-drain applications like fire/CO alarms, IR remotes, emergency equipment, etc.
They have a significantly higher energy density and even lower self-discharge.
Wtf Google. You used to be a company of engineers.
Given the power imbalance here, and that Apple was clearly (and knowingly - they have good lawyers) in the wrong, there need to be consequences.
Legal fees, time, expenses, etc., are simply not enough.
Google should take a long hard look at its employee base and try to figure out who is behind the "remove functionality and flatten interface to win over young children and the elderly" campaign. They're destroying their products one by one.
You have to wonder if it was their intention to exit the business altogether. I can't imagine anyone finds the new Google Finance useful at all. First time I've ever migrated back to Yahoo for anything.
A perfect example: Google Finance.
It was fantastic, and I usually had it open in a tab or two, 24/7. The new version is quite literally useless. It no longer serves any purpose.
It's the first time I've migrated from anything back to something from Yahoo! Yahoo Finance is back on my screen. Never thought I'd see the day.
UI designers are a cancer on the industry, and the death knell for so many formerly great applications. :(
No, you're not BAD if you are sleeping while everyone is awake and productive. You're just INFERIOR (no judgement).
Eh. I don't think people who go to bed early / wake up early are inferior or bad... they're just different.
... means no sale. Yawn.
.. the way it is today, this is it. This is what a theocracy looks like in its infancy. Be afraid, my fellow humans, and fight while you have the opportunity.
30 years passes in the blink of an eye.
... sometimes I want to believe.
Google especially is taking every possible step to aggravate people into giving them more control. I will be root on my own devices. Period. I will back up my data locally, not to the cloud. I will block ads and other traffic that I didn't explicitly ask for because I am charged for my data usage and because it is just more secure that way. I will have OS and apps under my control, not the manufacturer or carrier. I will use encryption that I control and have keys to, not encryption built in to the OS that can be given away to the authorities without my say.
I wouldn't consider myself a single-issue voter, but I'd grit my teeth and bear any politician so long as they promised to convert what you just wrote into law. Root should really be considered as human a right as freedom of expression. Why will become so much more clear in the next 20 years.
and a rare instance of google shooting themselves in the foot
Where have you been the past 5 years? Google Plus? :p
It's been a long time coming.
We've been stuck with Android as the de facto mobile OS for quite a few years now, and it's time for greed to take hold. The mobile world desperately needs some new blood.
Hopefully Google will ban all power users, so that we can stop being lazy and work on a replacement OS.
.... not much else to say here. This is pretty breathtaking.
... we'll probably be okay.
Bad bot!
Please, please, please make it illegal to manufacture or offer for sale any device into which a battery has been glued.
Single issue vote from me. e-waste ain't no laughin' matter, yo.
...are in bed with the Taliban, and that's something no healthy human being wants to see.
You don't need to spend $1k for a phone that does all that, and if you really care about the photo/video, buy a $200 phone and an $800 camera. Or buy a $200 phone, a $500 camera, and a... I don't know.. $10 thumb drive? What does using your phone for "portable storage" mean?
Huh?
Why on Earth would I want to complicate my life like that?
My mobile device does everything essentially flawlessly. So why not get the best mobile device for my needs that I can afford? I'm literally not getting this.
Also, mobile storage -> USB block storage device
Firefox has been racing to the bottom for the past few years, and is already almost unusable as of the latest builds. It's slow, buggy, and becoming as limited and useless as Chrome.
The faster it craters, the better, as only that will offer us the realistic prospect of a new competitor.
I'm doing my part to hurt smartphone sales by refusing to buy any electric device into which a battery has been glued.
The good news for manufacturers is that I and many others have a lot of money to spend on a flagship phone into which a battery has not been glued.
I support laws banning the import/sale of this device as the manufacturer has again chosen to glue a wear item in place, making it difficult and expensive to repair. A non-replaceable battery is extremely wasteful and we should not tolerate it.
Enough is enough.
I cannot fathom--for the life of me--how people can convince themselves to spend a grand on something that sends text messages and snaps selfies. You can buy a fucking 4K TV >65" for a grand. I should know, I bought a Samsung 55" for ~$800.
Tell me you're joking.
My current smartphone is used for backcountry, road and marine navigation, photography and video recording, voice and text communication, web lookups, portable storage, as a TV remote (ie. Chromecast), a music hub in my car, weather station (barometer, hygrometer and thermometer), alarm clock, on-call pager, voice recorder, mobile hotspot, guitar tuner, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
Your TV does what? Entertain you a few hours a day?
... something ... wonderful.