Well, evolution is just a theory, just like general relativity. You're doing exactly what you accuse others of doing. Science isn't really about true or false; Newtonian physics is an accurate description/model of reality, up to a certain point.
Theories are tools for making sense of the world. Equating the theory with reality is probably a bad thing to do, given the process. Theories tend to be simplified models - which by definition aren't reality.
"The theory of evolution is true" is a statement of belief. "The theory of evolution seems to account for the different variations of life" is probably a more accurate (or maybe a more careful and precise) way of presenting it.
You know it's bad when even Moto can't get enough volume to beat the iPad on price.
Let's see:
Apple: I want to buy 45 million IPS screens. Oh, and can you throw in 45 million pieces of 32gb of flash, a bunch of components like batteries etc? And be sure to give us a good price, since we're basically going to be making you rich for the next 5 years if everything goes right. Supplier CEO: sure, here's my private line. iI you need anything, even a Big Mac or a foot massage we'll send it right over.
Everyone else: I'm making a tablet, and am looking at around 50k pieces to start Supplier sales rep: uh, I'll get back to you once we're done with this Apple order. Have you tried tier 3 manufacturer around the block? Tier 2 is busy, since we're subcontracting their excess capacity.
Note that if my memory serves me right, the Czech air force stated that they could detect the stealth fighter "easily."
That was a quote by one of their guys at the start of the involvement, and it was never expanded on by anyone. It was pretty interesting that made it into a paper (probably the NYT).
It's pathetic how lame slashdot has gotten over the last few years.
10 billion of anything is an amazing number. 10 billion apps is amazing, especially given that the app store didn't even exist a few years ago. That means that a huge percentage of the installed base actually uses the app store. That's a lot of hits. That's a lot of usability thinking. That's a whole lot of infrastructure.
You haters who think Apple sucks - they have an infrastructure capable of billing, invoicing, tracking, and serving up 10 billion plus items; the same infrastructure is used for iTunes. 1% of their traffic would crush your website. They have enough stuff, created by developers, that they can sell 10 billion of them. That's a lot of SDK downloads. That's a lot of developers. Most importantly, that's a lot of money, both spent on infrastructure and spent by consumers.
10 billion apps is around 127 apps per second for 2.5 years, if my math is correct. And it's all what, backed by WebObjects?
As an older article put it, the faster CPU in the iPhone 3GS allowed the iPhone to shut various parts of the CPU down faster, saving battery.
Battery life is strongly affected by stuff that's powered on and in-use. The longer your components are off, the better your battery life, all other things being equal. It sounds stupidly obvious, but it isn't.
The example above, translated into a simpler energy-related form, says "when I use my device for an hour the screen and radio use the most power." Well, yes. But power saving more important when you're -not- doing anything. When your phone is in your pocket doing nothing, it shouldn't use very much power at all. Efficient code will help there, because the more efficient your code is, the less it does. Less work = less power = better battery life.
If you're buying Macs, buy refurb macs. They're just as reliable, and a lot cheaper, than new macs. Plus since they tend to be last-gen, all the kinks have been ironed out of them...or at least the workarounds are all known.
Where I work 90% of client machines are Macs, and support (when needed) only deals with the other 10% that's Windows (accounting, CEO). Internal IT doesn't do a lot with Macs, because the Macs don't have issues. Backend infrastructure is mainly Linux (Ubuntu on Dell).
Well, the old smartphones weren't like today's smartphones. They were useable only by hardcore business people and geeks, which as you should know represent a miniscule percentage of the actual public.
Back then, 1 frame a second was great. Today, 24fps is the new black.
SNMP is a nightmare. There was a doc out there that used SNMP as an exemplar of "how not to write a protocol."
It's easy to forget, but these protocols were designed back in the day when there wasn't a lot of ram, bandwidth, or CPU.
Most of the problems with everything have been well-discussed. You can dig into the past to see, but interoperability with existing implementations is always the blocking factor.
Heck, everyone knew the problems with ActiveX when it was announced...but that didn't stop MS. Same with cookies. If you want to see excitement, you can mine all the old protocol-level vulnerabilities just by plowing through usenet archives.
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Nice statement. Facts please?
Because VLC is a player, not an organizer.
Yep! I forgot all about it until today. Thanks /.! Gotta go find my copy and re-read it.
The example given was a tactical, not strategic decision.
"For the honor of the regiment" /obscure
Well, evolution is just a theory, just like general relativity. You're doing exactly what you accuse others of doing. Science isn't really about true or false; Newtonian physics is an accurate description/model of reality, up to a certain point.
Theories are tools for making sense of the world. Equating the theory with reality is probably a bad thing to do, given the process. Theories tend to be simplified models - which by definition aren't reality.
"The theory of evolution is true" is a statement of belief. "The theory of evolution seems to account for the different variations of life" is probably a more accurate (or maybe a more careful and precise) way of presenting it.
You know it's bad when even Moto can't get enough volume to beat the iPad on price.
Let's see:
Apple: I want to buy 45 million IPS screens. Oh, and can you throw in 45 million pieces of 32gb of flash, a bunch of components like batteries etc? And be sure to give us a good price, since we're basically going to be making you rich for the next 5 years if everything goes right.
Supplier CEO: sure, here's my private line. iI you need anything, even a Big Mac or a foot massage we'll send it right over.
Everyone else: I'm making a tablet, and am looking at around 50k pieces to start
Supplier sales rep: uh, I'll get back to you once we're done with this Apple order. Have you tried tier 3 manufacturer around the block? Tier 2 is busy, since we're subcontracting their excess capacity.
Note that if my memory serves me right, the Czech air force stated that they could detect the stealth fighter "easily."
That was a quote by one of their guys at the start of the involvement, and it was never expanded on by anyone. It was pretty interesting that made it into a paper (probably the NYT).
It's pathetic how lame slashdot has gotten over the last few years.
10 billion of anything is an amazing number. 10 billion apps is amazing, especially given that the app store didn't even exist a few years ago. That means that a huge percentage of the installed base actually uses the app store. That's a lot of hits. That's a lot of usability thinking. That's a whole lot of infrastructure.
You haters who think Apple sucks - they have an infrastructure capable of billing, invoicing, tracking, and serving up 10 billion plus items; the same infrastructure is used for iTunes. 1% of their traffic would crush your website. They have enough stuff, created by developers, that they can sell 10 billion of them. That's a lot of SDK downloads. That's a lot of developers. Most importantly, that's a lot of money, both spent on infrastructure and spent by consumers.
10 billion apps is around 127 apps per second for 2.5 years, if my math is correct. And it's all what, backed by WebObjects?
Been there done that?
www.orbcomm.com
As long as the browser works, I don't see how the app store model has any impact on "internet freedom".
By controlling the codec, Google can design it so they can insert ads into the video stream more easily.
This isn't about open, unless open = more money for google.
As an older article put it, the faster CPU in the iPhone 3GS allowed the iPhone to shut various parts of the CPU down faster, saving battery.
Battery life is strongly affected by stuff that's powered on and in-use. The longer your components are off, the better your battery life, all other things being equal. It sounds stupidly obvious, but it isn't.
The example above, translated into a simpler energy-related form, says "when I use my device for an hour the screen and radio use the most power." Well, yes. But power saving more important when you're -not- doing anything. When your phone is in your pocket doing nothing, it shouldn't use very much power at all. Efficient code will help there, because the more efficient your code is, the less it does. Less work = less power = better battery life.
Maybe they're going to put computers in it? Like lots and lots of them?
Guess he'll be getting a DARPA contract soon. Amazing that he was able to do that with all the lag involved (assuming that there was lag).
Do people really change the passwords on their home router?
I suspect not...so this is pretty much a moot hack. I mean, why go through the trouble of sslsniff when you can just log in as admin/admin?
http://www.phenoelit-us.org/dpl/dpl.html
Sorry, the iPhone is the easiest platform to monetize right now. It'll almost always be the first choice for apps.
Being an android user is a lot like being a Mac user waiting for Windows games back in the day. It sucks, but that's how it is.
Let him learn the future, not the past.
If you're buying Macs, buy refurb macs. They're just as reliable, and a lot cheaper, than new macs. Plus since they tend to be last-gen, all the kinks have been ironed out of them...or at least the workarounds are all known.
Where I work 90% of client machines are Macs, and support (when needed) only deals with the other 10% that's Windows (accounting, CEO). Internal IT doesn't do a lot with Macs, because the Macs don't have issues. Backend infrastructure is mainly Linux (Ubuntu on Dell).
Cheap shit sells better. Why is this a surprise?
Well, the old smartphones weren't like today's smartphones. They were useable only by hardcore business people and geeks, which as you should know represent a miniscule percentage of the actual public.
Back then, 1 frame a second was great. Today, 24fps is the new black.
For better anonymization, you could run the data though google translate a few times. That'll guarantee that it's anonymized.
SNMP is a nightmare. There was a doc out there that used SNMP as an exemplar of "how not to write a protocol."
It's easy to forget, but these protocols were designed back in the day when there wasn't a lot of ram, bandwidth, or CPU.
Most of the problems with everything have been well-discussed. You can dig into the past to see, but interoperability with existing implementations is always the blocking factor.
Heck, everyone knew the problems with ActiveX when it was announced...but that didn't stop MS. Same with cookies. If you want to see excitement, you can mine all the old protocol-level vulnerabilities just by plowing through usenet archives.
Indeed! Now all that needs to happen is for Sprint to sell a VoIP kit with an iPad/iPod Touch, MiFi, and Skype/Google Voice. Whoa nelly!
Jailbreak your iPhone and install what you want.
Re-Rom your Android and install what you want.
What's the difference?
Well, apparently in your case your parents didn't monitor enough. Look, now you're on slashdot!