Those words remind me again why I stay away from all these made-up-word-lacking-a-vowel services and host my own stuff on my own server. I'm not a target. Just a hacker willing to share, but on my own terms.
Maybe I should call it Servr to at least give it a semblance of social startup coolness...
Better to have them disconnected from main power during a lightning strike.
That small switch in the power strip is not going to protect your stuff from a real lightning hit as it would just jump the gap between the connectors - those switches are rated for 1500V. Pull the plug instead, or rig up something fancy to pull it for you - and replace it afterwards.
While the concept of freedom which lies at the base of the term 'free software' still continues to be misunderstood by many, these nebulous moves by all those entrenched purveyors of proprietary software should make it clear to even the most bone-headed sub-species of manager. Free software means you get to run it the way you want, when you want, however often you want, without any risk of the software suddenly disappearing because you missed a payment or the vendor went out of business or or or...
In short, if the cloud gets so nebulous you can't even see your wallet in your hands any more, just follow the beacon to dot.org which has been shining for years now without you even noticing.
...or give a rat's ass about the "Microsoft ecosystem" that Win 8 tries so pathetically to shove onto users...
I'd go even further in that by stating that one of the strong points of Windows was that it did not force users into a limited 'ecosystem'. While this lack of central control made for a large variation in user interfaces - Microsoft itself being one of the culprits with the constantly-variable and decidedly non-standard UI in Office - it was an enabling factor in the creation of the huge number of applications written for Windows. Now that Microsoft seems to be champing at the bit to become more like Apple this 'freedom' seems to be one of the victims. As to whether disgruntled users will chose to be locked into a Windows cage, move to the competitors' cage or turn their back on all these cages remains to be seen.
The real problem here is the inadequate shielding and power/signal filtering employed in these cars. Given well-shielded enclosures and cables, well-filtered power and signal lines those components should not be susceptible to interference from each other or from outside sources. Hiding this inadequacy behind excessive testing requirements to avoid interference is the wrong way to solve these issues - what if the customer plugs in one of those 1TB-drives-from-hell into the power outlet causing every air bag, belt tensioner and ejection set to go off?
Previous posters were closer to the real reasons for selling sub-standard equipment at premium prices: 'because they can'. For the same reason that on-board storage in mobile devices is sold at astronomical profit margins. Because they can.
Now I know what it reminded me of. That image comes with an interesting back story, it seems the Concorde did not only go down in flames because of debris on the runway.
Running a WRT54G nowadays is like using an Intel Pentium III with 256MB of RAM and a 30GB hard drive. Networking equipment generally has a longer lifetime than general computing equipment, but the WRT54G just doesn't cut it anymore.
Funny that, I still use a few Thinkpad T23's, Pentium IIIm inside. I upped the RAM to 768MB a long time ago - it would be expensive to do that nowadays - but they do indeed contain 20GB and 30GB drives. They are very usable machines, running some form of Linux (one Debian, two Ubuntu).
It was not that long ago they connected to the 'net using a WRT54GL. The wrath of Thor was a bit to much for that router so it got replaced by an Asus RT-N16 which, again, was killed by lightning not that long after. I'm now on my second RT-N16...
In other words, don't discount 'old' computer equipment just because it is old. Don't throw around nonsensical terms like 'modern loads' either, it makes your post sound like marketing drivel. While this older equipment is not suitable for playing more recent games, it still works fine for many other tasks.
A bigger brain needs more food, and in times of shortages, mice who would evolve a bigger brain would starve to death first.
Assuming that those bigger brains led to more intelligent mice...
They don't win anything from higher intelligence, on the other hand.
...I think you're wrong there. More intelligent mice would be the ones most likely to get the remaining food. Sure, they need a bit more food to keep their bodies functioning, but they are well-equipped to out-smart the other mice to that food.
Sorry to break your fantasy but that type of personal data is shared on every breath you take, every move you make. From exhaled aerosols through skin flakes, hair loss and nose droppings. By the time you're geared up (or -down) for having sex you've shared enough to create an army of clones.
Not to be cynical - a promise which I'll most likely break in the first sentence - but one of the ways this market will be changed by Apple's entry is the expected launch of several law suits, most likely by Apple. The start has probably already been made by Apple patenting the most trivial aspects of their future service. In a few years time we'll see lawsuits started by Apple on the way competitors match music choices, on the automatic composition of playlists, etc. It would be good news if I were to be wrong, but with history as my guide I'm probably right.
Just never allow any form of payment on your device. No credit card, no phone billing, no store-bought 'credits', nothing, nada, zilch. This does mean you and those around you can not use a whole range of programs on that device but you'll soon find out you're not missing out on anything at all. Nothing. No bucket of smurfberries ever made anyone a better person. No virtual furniture ever made anyone a happier person. No VIP-badge ever turned someone from self-suggested failure into a social success.
This is especially important if you have children. Teach your children well. Feed them on your dreams, don't feed them to someone's business plan.
If this 'kills the industry', so be it. That industry made themselves ripe for slaughter anyway.
If Microsoft had given away Windows for free, and included the source, and put it all under a license which made it possible to create your own derivative without being beholden to Microsoft in any way... the most likely outcome would have been the replacement of wine and a possible 'Windows shell' on top of X11 or even an alternative graphics environment based on GDI. I don't think those who chose Linux - or any other unix - would deem the Windows kernel to be a suitable replacement. I know I would not have felt this, nor do I still.
I don't think other vendors would have complained like Microsoft and its gang are complaining now. Complaining about Google giving away Android is a bit like complaining about Sinterklaas or Santa Claus or jultomten giving presents to children by claiming this to be a nefarious scheme for the little brats to start believing in gods or the supernatural. Yes, there will be people who make this claim. No, they are generally not taken seriously.
I have two (physical) slide to unlock buttons on the base of my laptop.
I'm fairly sure the Sumerians already had slide-to-unlock on their doors. They even had their own version of the tablet after all, the veritable clayPad.
Funny that. I never seem to have problems with multimedia, be it streaming (which I usually un-stream first so I can play it on anything attached to the server) or file-based media. Using Linux. Maybe Linux does not suck at multimedia after all... which might explain the multitude of multimedia-related hardware on the market running Linux.
What makes the Raspberry Pi a good choice for this type of application is its lower power consumption, lower price, lower maintenance, lower heat output, lower noise, lower just about everything than just about everything. Yes, that includes lower CPU performance than just about everything so you don't want to be running heavy stuff on it.
Is it better than that intel atom thing you use? It might be, or it might not. It depends on your needs. If you happen to run on a limited power budget - a cabin in the woods, a boat, a mobile home - it is.
By the way, I don't see where the author of the Raspberry post said it was *better* than your intel thing. Why did you feel the need to defend it?
It is quite a statement about the level to which commercial aviation has dropped when people start recommending a full day worth of Amtrak over a few hours of flying.
Back in the days before the TSA I used to frequent the USA for business and pleasure trips alike. It so happened that I had appointments in NYC, Boston and Chicago within a 2-week period. When I told people I planned on taking the train from NYC to Chicago to Boston they looked at me as if I had been struck by lightning. Why would anyone want to subject themselves to close to a full days' worth of bone-rattling Amtrak service when they could just take a plane was beyond them. Well, I just happen to like the freedom which comes with train travel. Yes, I was delayed by 5 hours because of freight trains holding us up. No, compared to the Dutch, German and French trains I was used to Amtrak had (quite) a bit to learn. It felt a bit like going back to the 50's, in a rather nice sort of way. Riding that stainless steel monster I could imagine hearing news about daring feats of space exploration on the wireless. Yes, some of the faster cows seemed to be able to keep up with the train. And? I got to walk around the train, talk to interesting people, play my guitar, had access to my backpack, all the while getting closer to my destination.
I can sort of see what Microsoft is trying to do with Windows 8. The idea is not theirs, nor is it a new idea. It actually goes back a long, long time. When GUIs were born designers wanted to implement direct-manipulation as much as possible. The user had to be able to grab anything, drag and drop and click and whatnot it. This included the windows used by programs, if the user wanted to have that giant word processor in a 50x50 pixel window overlapped by a dozen other windows then they should be able to.
Now that GUIs are old hat, all that direct manipulation is getting a bit long in the tooth. Shuffling windows around, organizing them 'just' so is just as inefficient as doing the same to text in a word processor. Why not leave all that repetitive work to the computer? That is what machines are for, after all? In short, Microsoft has discovered the advantages of tiling window managers.
The sad part is that they seem to have forgotten to study the subject before designing Windows 8. All they had to do was install one of the many available existing tiling window managers on a unix of choice and give it a whir. Xmonad or dwm or any of the others do an infinitely better job of it than Windows 8 does. They work with the user, not against him/her.
I have seen a lot more malware coming out on Android platform devices through nominally legitimate channels, since anyone can sign an app and run their own App store for Android. So the walled garden you are admiring in Apple is somewhat helpful in one way, but typically very harmful in others, in terms of editorial content.
First off, I doubt that you've seen that malware for Android. You've heard about it from others. Many of those 'others' who keep on claiming Android is about to be taken over by malware also happen to sell a trinket or two to ward off those bad apps.
Second, Android offers something which iOS does not: the option to install software without going through an 'app store'. If you are happy inside the confines of the 'app store' there is no need to enable this option. The chance of getting any malware on your device will be quite similar to that of any iOS user - probably slightly higher given the less restrictive policies governing this market when compared to the iOS app store but still so low as to be insignificant.
For those who feel the need for more freedom the options on iOS are limited. You can 'jailbreak' the device and install whatever you want. In that case the iOS device is actually more vulnerable to malware than an Android device since Android at least enforces the permissions requested by installed apps and tells the user which permissions apps require. You'll also incur the wrath of Apple who'll do their best to disable the 'jailbreak' on update, refuse warranty service, refuse 'Genius' service (no big loss, that) and make upgrading the OS a haphazard process.
The Android experience is a lot better here: select the option to install 'untrused apps', acknowledge the warning about doom and hellfire awaiting on that end of the street and install away. After installing an 'untrusted' app you can disable this option again, the app will keep on working.
Although I wish someone would port apt-get to Android so we can install apps like you can with Cydia.
While it would be possible to install apt (no porting needed) it does not make much sense given the way Android packaging works. Nor is it necessary, given that Android already comes with its own package management system tailored to its needs.
Installing a package from the command line is simple:
pm install name_of_package.apk
To remove a package:
pm uninstall org.name.of.package
To disable a package without removing it:
pm disable com.name.of.package
To enable it, just replace disable with enable.
For more options just issue the pm command without options:
pm list packages: prints all packages, optionally only
those whose package name contains the text in FILTER. Options:
-f: see their associated file.
-d: filter to only show disbled packages.
-e: filter to only show enabled packages.
-s: filter to only show system packages.
-3: filter to only show third party packages.
-i: see the installer for the packages.
-u: also include uninstalled packages.
pm list permission-groups: prints all known permission groups.
pm list permissions: prints all known permissions, optionally only
those in GROUP. Options:
-g: organize by group.
-f: print all information.
-s: short summary.
-d: only list dangerous permissions.
-u: list only the permissions users will see.
pm list instrumentation: use to list all test packages; optionally
supply to list the test packages for a particular
application. Options:
-f: list the.apk file for the test package.
pm list features: prints all features of the system.
Don't bother. There is a specific term for this affliction:
Stockholm syndrome. Slightly reworded for this specific application it can be described as 'a psychological phenomenon in which customers express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their exploiters, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the overcharging or fleecing endured by the customers, who essentially mistake a lack of obvious abuse from their vendor for an act of kindness'.
I get up to 7 days (~10 hours of screen time) on a charge on my Motorola Defy+, is that enough? It might not be a powerhouse with its ~1 GHz OMAP3 processor but it has a nice screen (3.7" 480x854), is waterproof (IP67) and has survived my handling for about 1.5 years without problems.
Of course you need to make some changes to the device to get this battery life... so the same might apply to your S3. It probably won't reach all the way to 7 days but it should be possible to get those 2 days of use out of it.
Can you use Android without serving yourself up to Google?z
Yes, you can. It isn't even that hard. For best results you'll want a rooted phone, preferrably with a source-available Android distribution on it (eg. AOSP, CM or any of the others. If you don't know there acronyms just look them up. If that is to much work you're in the wrong place).
Is it true that you have to have a Google account to start up your phone?
No, just say 'No' when it asks you to 'make it Google'.
Can you (easily) install apps by just downloading them to your computer and then transferring to the phone?
adb install name_of_apk from the command line is the fastest, easiest way. There are probably gui wrapper for this purpose but why make it more difficult than it needs to be?
Do you have to give up your credit card info and name/address to sign up for the Google app store? (In light of the recent story that app developers get all your info, I don't know if I want every 2-bit app to get that info. The info itself could be worth more than the 99 cents for the application.)
No, you don't. I have never entered any financial ID on an Android device.
Also, do free apps also get your personal information?
Apps get what they are allowed to through the permissions they require. Some apps want more permissions than they conceivably need to perform their appointed duties. Those are the apps you don't want.
Any hints or links re: using Android without the all-seeing eye?
Disable Google services, enable them on demand. Install a firewall (droidwall). If you want to go the full monty you can install an app to limit permissions given to what you think your apps need. This can break those apps and makes life more complicated than it needs to be. Just don't install any apps which require more permissions than they should, eg games don't need access to 'personally identifiable information' like your address book.
If you are so inclined I'd advise you to get yourself acquainted with the process of building Android from source. Set up a build system and do a few builds for your device(s). This way you can make those devices do exactly what *you* want. Google Services ('gapps') are not part of a source build, these have to be installed separately. Treat them with caution, only install what you really need, and disable them when you don't need them.
Disabling apps on a rooted device is very easy: # pm disable org.name.of.app
To enable them, just replace 'disable' with 'enable'. This can be done as often as required, the effect is instantaneous.
I disable everything Google on my phone by default. When I need access to the play store I enable the relevant services (vending, gsf, google login) to disable them right afterwards. There is no problem with non-working apps on a device on which Google services (including the play store) have been disabled. There might be problems if those apps rely on license verification services performed by the play store and/or Google services but as I tend to only use free software I have no problems in this regard.
Yes, there is a lot of free software available on Android.
No, I don't play games on the thing so I have no idea whether there are free (software) games for Android. There might be. Or not.
tl;dr - apps work on Android devices without Google services.
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Those words remind me again why I stay away from all these made-up-word-lacking-a-vowel services and host my own stuff on my own server. I'm not a target. Just a hacker willing to share, but on my own terms.
Maybe I should call it Servr to at least give it a semblance of social startup coolness...
That small switch in the power strip is not going to protect your stuff from a real lightning hit as it would just jump the gap between the connectors - those switches are rated for 1500V. Pull the plug instead, or rig up something fancy to pull it for you - and replace it afterwards.
While the concept of freedom which lies at the base of the term 'free software' still continues to be misunderstood by many, these nebulous moves by all those entrenched purveyors of proprietary software should make it clear to even the most bone-headed sub-species of manager. Free software means you get to run it the way you want, when you want, however often you want, without any risk of the software suddenly disappearing because you missed a payment or the vendor went out of business or or or...
In short, if the cloud gets so nebulous you can't even see your wallet in your hands any more, just follow the beacon to dot.org which has been shining for years now without you even noticing.
I'd go even further in that by stating that one of the strong points of Windows was that it did not force users into a limited 'ecosystem'. While this lack of central control made for a large variation in user interfaces - Microsoft itself being one of the culprits with the constantly-variable and decidedly non-standard UI in Office - it was an enabling factor in the creation of the huge number of applications written for Windows. Now that Microsoft seems to be champing at the bit to become more like Apple this 'freedom' seems to be one of the victims. As to whether disgruntled users will chose to be locked into a Windows cage, move to the competitors' cage or turn their back on all these cages remains to be seen.
The real problem here is the inadequate shielding and power/signal filtering employed in these cars. Given well-shielded enclosures and cables, well-filtered power and signal lines those components should not be susceptible to interference from each other or from outside sources. Hiding this inadequacy behind excessive testing requirements to avoid interference is the wrong way to solve these issues - what if the customer plugs in one of those 1TB-drives-from-hell into the power outlet causing every air bag, belt tensioner and ejection set to go off?
Previous posters were closer to the real reasons for selling sub-standard equipment at premium prices: 'because they can'. For the same reason that on-board storage in mobile devices is sold at astronomical profit margins. Because they can.
For some reason I got an uneasy feeling watching the image of SS2 running on its rubber rocket engine.
Now I know what it reminded me of. That image comes with an interesting back story, it seems the Concorde did not only go down in flames because of debris on the runway.
Funny that, I still use a few Thinkpad T23's, Pentium IIIm inside. I upped the RAM to 768MB a long time ago - it would be expensive to do that nowadays - but they do indeed contain 20GB and 30GB drives. They are very usable machines, running some form of Linux (one Debian, two Ubuntu).
It was not that long ago they connected to the 'net using a WRT54GL. The wrath of Thor was a bit to much for that router so it got replaced by an Asus RT-N16 which, again, was killed by lightning not that long after. I'm now on my second RT-N16...
In other words, don't discount 'old' computer equipment just because it is old. Don't throw around nonsensical terms like 'modern loads' either, it makes your post sound like marketing drivel. While this older equipment is not suitable for playing more recent games, it still works fine for many other tasks.
High UID: check
Ranting against Google: check
Rooting for Microsoft: check
Now why did that last sentence not surprise me? At least with Microsoft you would have *what*?
Assuming that those bigger brains led to more intelligent mice...
Now where did I read about robotic supervisors before?
May I suggest reading Fahrenheit 451?
Sorry to break your fantasy but that type of personal data is shared on every breath you take, every move you make. From exhaled aerosols through skin flakes, hair loss and nose droppings. By the time you're geared up (or -down) for having sex you've shared enough to create an army of clones.
Not to be cynical - a promise which I'll most likely break in the first sentence - but one of the ways this market will be changed by Apple's entry is the expected launch of several law suits, most likely by Apple. The start has probably already been made by Apple patenting the most trivial aspects of their future service. In a few years time we'll see lawsuits started by Apple on the way competitors match music choices, on the automatic composition of playlists, etc. It would be good news if I were to be wrong, but with history as my guide I'm probably right.
Just never allow any form of payment on your device. No credit card, no phone billing, no store-bought 'credits', nothing, nada, zilch. This does mean you and those around you can not use a whole range of programs on that device but you'll soon find out you're not missing out on anything at all. Nothing. No bucket of smurfberries ever made anyone a better person. No virtual furniture ever made anyone a happier person. No VIP-badge ever turned someone from self-suggested failure into a social success.
This is especially important if you have children. Teach your children well. Feed them on your dreams, don't feed them to someone's business plan.
If this 'kills the industry', so be it. That industry made themselves ripe for slaughter anyway.
If Microsoft had given away Windows for free, and included the source, and put it all under a license which made it possible to create your own derivative without being beholden to Microsoft in any way... the most likely outcome would have been the replacement of wine and a possible 'Windows shell' on top of X11 or even an alternative graphics environment based on GDI. I don't think those who chose Linux - or any other unix - would deem the Windows kernel to be a suitable replacement. I know I would not have felt this, nor do I still.
I don't think other vendors would have complained like Microsoft and its gang are complaining now. Complaining about Google giving away Android is a bit like complaining about Sinterklaas or Santa Claus or jultomten giving presents to children by claiming this to be a nefarious scheme for the little brats to start believing in gods or the supernatural. Yes, there will be people who make this claim. No, they are generally not taken seriously.
I'm fairly sure the Sumerians already had slide-to-unlock on their doors. They even had their own version of the tablet after all, the veritable clayPad.
Funny that. I never seem to have problems with multimedia, be it streaming (which I usually un-stream first so I can play it on anything attached to the server) or file-based media. Using Linux. Maybe Linux does not suck at multimedia after all... which might explain the multitude of multimedia-related hardware on the market running Linux.
What makes the Raspberry Pi a good choice for this type of application is its lower power consumption, lower price, lower maintenance, lower heat output, lower noise, lower just about everything than just about everything. Yes, that includes lower CPU performance than just about everything so you don't want to be running heavy stuff on it.
Is it better than that intel atom thing you use? It might be, or it might not. It depends on your needs. If you happen to run on a limited power budget - a cabin in the woods, a boat, a mobile home - it is.
By the way, I don't see where the author of the Raspberry post said it was *better* than your intel thing. Why did you feel the need to defend it?
It is quite a statement about the level to which commercial aviation has dropped when people start recommending a full day worth of Amtrak over a few hours of flying.
Back in the days before the TSA I used to frequent the USA for business and pleasure trips alike. It so happened that I had appointments in NYC, Boston and Chicago within a 2-week period. When I told people I planned on taking the train from NYC to Chicago to Boston they looked at me as if I had been struck by lightning. Why would anyone want to subject themselves to close to a full days' worth of bone-rattling Amtrak service when they could just take a plane was beyond them. Well, I just happen to like the freedom which comes with train travel. Yes, I was delayed by 5 hours because of freight trains holding us up. No, compared to the Dutch, German and French trains I was used to Amtrak had (quite) a bit to learn. It felt a bit like going back to the 50's, in a rather nice sort of way. Riding that stainless steel monster I could imagine hearing news about daring feats of space exploration on the wireless. Yes, some of the faster cows seemed to be able to keep up with the train. And? I got to walk around the train, talk to interesting people, play my guitar, had access to my backpack, all the while getting closer to my destination.
I can sort of see what Microsoft is trying to do with Windows 8. The idea is not theirs, nor is it a new idea. It actually goes back a long, long time. When GUIs were born designers wanted to implement direct-manipulation as much as possible. The user had to be able to grab anything, drag and drop and click and whatnot it. This included the windows used by programs, if the user wanted to have that giant word processor in a 50x50 pixel window overlapped by a dozen other windows then they should be able to.
Now that GUIs are old hat, all that direct manipulation is getting a bit long in the tooth. Shuffling windows around, organizing them 'just' so is just as inefficient as doing the same to text in a word processor. Why not leave all that repetitive work to the computer? That is what machines are for, after all? In short, Microsoft has discovered the advantages of tiling window managers.
The sad part is that they seem to have forgotten to study the subject before designing Windows 8. All they had to do was install one of the many available existing tiling window managers on a unix of choice and give it a whir. Xmonad or dwm or any of the others do an infinitely better job of it than Windows 8 does. They work with the user, not against him/her.
First off, I doubt that you've seen that malware for Android. You've heard about it from others. Many of those 'others' who keep on claiming Android is about to be taken over by malware also happen to sell a trinket or two to ward off those bad apps.
Second, Android offers something which iOS does not: the option to install software without going through an 'app store'. If you are happy inside the confines of the 'app store' there is no need to enable this option. The chance of getting any malware on your device will be quite similar to that of any iOS user - probably slightly higher given the less restrictive policies governing this market when compared to the iOS app store but still so low as to be insignificant.
For those who feel the need for more freedom the options on iOS are limited. You can 'jailbreak' the device and install whatever you want. In that case the iOS device is actually more vulnerable to malware than an Android device since Android at least enforces the permissions requested by installed apps and tells the user which permissions apps require. You'll also incur the wrath of Apple who'll do their best to disable the 'jailbreak' on update, refuse warranty service, refuse 'Genius' service (no big loss, that) and make upgrading the OS a haphazard process.
The Android experience is a lot better here: select the option to install 'untrused apps', acknowledge the warning about doom and hellfire awaiting on that end of the street and install away. After installing an 'untrusted' app you can disable this option again, the app will keep on working.
While it would be possible to install apt (no porting needed) it does not make much sense given the way Android packaging works. Nor is it necessary, given that Android already comes with its own package management system tailored to its needs.
Installing a package from the command line is simple:
pm install name_of_package.apk
To remove a package:
pm uninstall org.name.of.package
To disable a package without removing it:
pm disable com.name.of.package
To enable it, just replace disable with enable.
For more options just issue the pm command without options:
$ pm
usage: pm list packages [-f] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-3] [-i] [-u] [FILTER]
pm list permission-groups
pm list permissions [-g] [-f] [-d] [-u] [GROUP]
pm list instrumentation [-f] [TARGET-PACKAGE]
pm list features
pm list libraries
pm path PACKAGE
pm install [-l] [-r] [-t] [-i INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME] [-s] [-f]
[--algo --key --iv ] PATH
pm uninstall [-k] PACKAGE
pm clear PACKAGE
pm enable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm disable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm disable-user PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
pm grant PACKAGE PERMISSION
pm revoke PACKAGE PERMISSION
pm set-install-location [0/auto] [1/internal] [2/external]
pm get-install-location
pm set-permission-enforced PERMISSION [true|false]
pm list packages: prints all packages, optionally only
those whose package name contains the text in FILTER. Options:
-f: see their associated file.
-d: filter to only show disbled packages.
-e: filter to only show enabled packages.
-s: filter to only show system packages.
-3: filter to only show third party packages.
-i: see the installer for the packages.
-u: also include uninstalled packages.
pm list permission-groups: prints all known permission groups.
pm list permissions: prints all known permissions, optionally only
those in GROUP. Options:
-g: organize by group.
-f: print all information.
-s: short summary.
-d: only list dangerous permissions.
-u: list only the permissions users will see.
pm list instrumentation: use to list all test packages; optionally .apk file for the test package.
supply to list the test packages for a particular
application. Options:
-f: list the
pm list features: prints all features of the system.
pm path: print the path to the
Don't bother. There is a specific term for this affliction:
Stockholm syndrome. Slightly reworded for this specific application it can be described as 'a psychological phenomenon in which customers express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their exploiters, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the overcharging or fleecing endured by the customers, who essentially mistake a lack of obvious abuse from their vendor for an act of kindness'.
I get up to 7 days (~10 hours of screen time) on a charge on my Motorola Defy+, is that enough? It might not be a powerhouse with its ~1 GHz OMAP3 processor but it has a nice screen (3.7" 480x854), is waterproof (IP67) and has survived my handling for about 1.5 years without problems.
Of course you need to make some changes to the device to get this battery life... so the same might apply to your S3. It probably won't reach all the way to 7 days but it should be possible to get those 2 days of use out of it.
See my earlier post in this thread.
Yes, you can. It isn't even that hard. For best results you'll want a rooted phone, preferrably with a source-available Android distribution on it (eg. AOSP, CM or any of the others. If you don't know there acronyms just look them up. If that is to much work you're in the wrong place).
No, just say 'No' when it asks you to 'make it Google'.
adb install name_of_apk from the command line is the fastest, easiest way. There are probably gui wrapper for this purpose but why make it more difficult than it needs to be?
No, you don't. I have never entered any financial ID on an Android device.
Apps get what they are allowed to through the permissions they require. Some apps want more permissions than they conceivably need to perform their appointed duties. Those are the apps you don't want.
Disable Google services, enable them on demand. Install a firewall (droidwall). If you want to go the full monty you can install an app to limit permissions given to what you think your apps need. This can break those apps and makes life more complicated than it needs to be. Just don't install any apps which require more permissions than they should, eg games don't need access to 'personally identifiable information' like your address book.
If you are so inclined I'd advise you to get yourself acquainted with the process of building Android from source. Set up a build system and do a few builds for your device(s). This way you can make those devices do exactly what *you* want. Google Services ('gapps') are not part of a source build, these have to be installed separately. Treat them with caution, only install what you really need, and disable them when you don't need them.
Disabling apps on a rooted device is very easy:
# pm disable org.name.of.app
To enable them, just replace 'disable' with 'enable'. This can be done as often as required, the effect is instantaneous.
I disable everything Google on my phone by default. When I need access to the play store I enable the relevant services (vending, gsf, google login) to disable them right afterwards. There is no problem with non-working apps on a device on which Google services (including the play store) have been disabled. There might be problems if those apps rely on license verification services performed by the play store and/or Google services but as I tend to only use free software I have no problems in this regard.
Yes, there is a lot of free software available on Android.
No, I don't play games on the thing so I have no idea whether there are free (software) games for Android. There might be. Or not.
tl;dr - apps work on Android devices without Google services.