I work in academia, and Google+ is continuing on, zombie-like, there as part of G Suite for Education. It’s the worst of both worlds - a small user base means Google will pay absolutely no attention to it, but when I go to delete my G+ account I get dire warnings regarding all sorts of data being deleted from other places as well.
I'll wager that not only won't they check women's weight, they will eventually demand proof of the men's penis length.
Well, they could kill two birds with one stone here - I mean, the guys are going to be standing next to buildings and getting photographed already so...
The Seattle Times subscribes to - and republishes - stories from the New York Times (and other places) - that's what happened here. I regularly see gardening stories in the Seattle Times which are completely worthless because they're actually written by someone living in a completely different east coast climate zone. Oh, and last fall they had a headline story about a huge (but harmless) spider invading houses and scaring people... a spider which only lives on the US east coast.
I understand why they purchase stories from elsewhere, but before publishing they should at least vet whether the stories make any sense for the Puget Sound audience...
Anyway, back on topic: I read about four paragraphs of the linked story - you shouldn't bother. It's drivel written by someone pretending to be a writer - it would be a better fit as a Facebook post or in a supermarket magazine targeting women.
Do other people like and use alternative flat charging surfaces?
Admittedly, my iPhone 6S doesn't support wireless charging (although my Apple Watch does). But, even if I had a newer phone, I'd probably still be plugging it in for several reasons.
- I find wallet cases to be very handy, and the styles I prefer would not work with wireless charging (or, if if I found one that did, it'd probably also fry the various cards in the wallet) - Wired charging is faster and more efficient - My phone is my alarm clock... so, like you, I prefer using a stand where the screen is easily seen and reached.
The last item could certainly be met with a wireless charger, of course.
It was a reference to a health issue Notch was dealing with at the time, and was supposed to read "open sores"... but English isn't Persson's first language so there you go.
The more ads you shove into the face of a consumer, the less engaged with each ad that consumer becomes - and the lower your return per-advertisement goes.
What I don't get is why they say this still doesn't solve the problem - if they can get close enough to identify that the container is indeed the source of the phone debris, can't they remove the contents even if they can't shift the container itself?
Zuckerberg sat in front of Congress last year and told them Facebook didn't use shadow profiles of non-users. It's funny that the company has been previously fighting Belgium over a practice they claim they don't use.
Under many circumstances I am usually one to trot out the old saw "don't attribute to malice...", but frankly I consider Facebook to be fundamentally malicious - and Zuckerberg to be fundamentally an evil person. I don't know how anyone who works for Facebook can live with themselves knowing that the world would be better off without them doing their job.
It's a Master Card so if they don't take Apple Pay you can use the physical card and get 1%.
Which I can do with my existing Costco Visa already (whether I use the physical card or Apple Pay). Heck, I get 4% back on gas and 2% on my Costco purchases, which is pretty much all I use a credit card for nowadays.
Nothing against Apple, and I can see why they want me to go into Apple Debt... but I'm not seeing a compelling reason to shift over to this new offering.
From previous posters comments it seems to only be temporary.
I was pretty sure this was incorrect, but figured I'd test it. So about 5 hours ago I did the 5x power button press on my iPhone and then set it aside. I just picked it up again now, and it is still requiring a passcode.
Now, after it's been unlocked with a passcode, then TouchID or FaceID will be re-enabled. But until that happens, they stay disabled.
A function that allowed an "authorized" fingerprint to either encrypt and turn off face/touch ID and or wipe the phone silently would be a nice feature to rid the issue of compelled unlocking. I'm sure if you did it in a court room you would have hell to pay but if you did it before you actually got arrested they wouldn't(well shouldn't) be able to use it against you.
Actually, as of iOS 12 you can just press the power button five times in a row and it’ll disable Touch ID / Face ID.
On the other hand, we've been only 5-10 years away from a practical fusion reactor for - what - 50 years now?
Your examples don't remotely prove that Cringely is wrong. They only demonstrate that sometimes even an expert's predictions on a subject they know well can still be blazingly wrong... and Cringely is no expert by any stretch of the imagination. But you can't say "Mr. A was wrong about topic B, so Mr. C is also wrong about topic D".
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Pretty soon we're gonna see commercials with a yellow smiley-face bouncing all over the store, knocking the prices lower and lower...
I’ve been using ustart.org since they killed off iGoogle. It’s not quite as user-friendly, but it gets the job done.
But, yeah. I think I liked iGoogle more than any other Google offering.
I work in academia, and Google+ is continuing on, zombie-like, there as part of G Suite for Education. It’s the worst of both worlds - a small user base means Google will pay absolutely no attention to it, but when I go to delete my G+ account I get dire warnings regarding all sorts of data being deleted from other places as well.
All roads eventually lead you back to Minnesota. But at least the women there are strong, the men good looking, and the children above average.
I'll wager that not only won't they check women's weight, they will eventually demand proof of the men's penis length.
Well, they could kill two birds with one stone here - I mean, the guys are going to be standing next to buildings and getting photographed already so...
If CompuServe says it's "jiff", that just reinforces my belief that the hard g is the way to go.
The Seattle Times subscribes to - and republishes - stories from the New York Times (and other places) - that's what happened here. I regularly see gardening stories in the Seattle Times which are completely worthless because they're actually written by someone living in a completely different east coast climate zone. Oh, and last fall they had a headline story about a huge (but harmless) spider invading houses and scaring people... a spider which only lives on the US east coast.
I understand why they purchase stories from elsewhere, but before publishing they should at least vet whether the stories make any sense for the Puget Sound audience...
Anyway, back on topic: I read about four paragraphs of the linked story - you shouldn't bother. It's drivel written by someone pretending to be a writer - it would be a better fit as a Facebook post or in a supermarket magazine targeting women.
Sounds like they attended the Elon Musk School of Doublespeak!
Seriously, though, good on them - and I hope they’re successful.
I didn't realize whiskey was a genetic mutation...
Yeah, about that - remember 2008-2011?
Do other people like and use alternative flat charging surfaces?
Admittedly, my iPhone 6S doesn't support wireless charging (although my Apple Watch does). But, even if I had a newer phone, I'd probably still be plugging it in for several reasons.
- I find wallet cases to be very handy, and the styles I prefer would not work with wireless charging (or, if if I found one that did, it'd probably also fry the various cards in the wallet)
- Wired charging is faster and more efficient
- My phone is my alarm clock... so, like you, I prefer using a stand where the screen is easily seen and reached.
The last item could certainly be met with a wireless charger, of course.
It was a reference to a health issue Notch was dealing with at the time, and was supposed to read "open sores"... but English isn't Persson's first language so there you go.
The more ads you shove into the face of a consumer, the less engaged with each ad that consumer becomes - and the lower your return per-advertisement goes.
What I don't get is why they say this still doesn't solve the problem - if they can get close enough to identify that the container is indeed the source of the phone debris, can't they remove the contents even if they can't shift the container itself?
Who do I root for?
Hopefully this will be a very long, messy, and expensive legal battle for both companies.
Zuckerberg sat in front of Congress last year and told them Facebook didn't use shadow profiles of non-users. It's funny that the company has been previously fighting Belgium over a practice they claim they don't use.
Under many circumstances I am usually one to trot out the old saw "don't attribute to malice ...", but frankly I consider Facebook to be fundamentally malicious - and Zuckerberg to be fundamentally an evil person. I don't know how anyone who works for Facebook can live with themselves knowing that the world would be better off without them doing their job.
Of course you're assuming you have physical access to the wireless router, which may or may not be true.
Remove the “i” from the first word.
It's a Master Card so if they don't take Apple Pay you can use the physical card and get 1%.
Which I can do with my existing Costco Visa already (whether I use the physical card or Apple Pay). Heck, I get 4% back on gas and 2% on my Costco purchases, which is pretty much all I use a credit card for nowadays.
Nothing against Apple, and I can see why they want me to go into Apple Debt... but I'm not seeing a compelling reason to shift over to this new offering.
I’ve never believed your stated Kessel Run times anyway, Han.
Yes, that is correct. But that might be slightly harder to do when you’re being pulled over.
From previous posters comments it seems to only be temporary.
I was pretty sure this was incorrect, but figured I'd test it. So about 5 hours ago I did the 5x power button press on my iPhone and then set it aside. I just picked it up again now, and it is still requiring a passcode.
Now, after it's been unlocked with a passcode, then TouchID or FaceID will be re-enabled. But until that happens, they stay disabled.
It’s time to update our social network’s stodgy image and give it the sleek, dazzling veneer of the 1980s!
A function that allowed an "authorized" fingerprint to either encrypt and turn off face/touch ID and or wipe the phone silently would be a nice feature to rid the issue of compelled unlocking. I'm sure if you did it in a court room you would have hell to pay but if you did it before you actually got arrested they wouldn't(well shouldn't) be able to use it against you.
Actually, as of iOS 12 you can just press the power button five times in a row and it’ll disable Touch ID / Face ID.
On the other hand, we've been only 5-10 years away from a practical fusion reactor for - what - 50 years now?
Your examples don't remotely prove that Cringely is wrong. They only demonstrate that sometimes even an expert's predictions on a subject they know well can still be blazingly wrong... and Cringely is no expert by any stretch of the imagination. But you can't say "Mr. A was wrong about topic B, so Mr. C is also wrong about topic D".