(I am probably not going to be buying much more music after Oct 1 since Amazon are going to start charging MN residents sales tax)
srsly? the thing that will push you over the edge away from buying music will be 8% price increase? that's kind of lame dude.
fyi in most states you still have to pay sales tax on items even when the tax isn't charged at the time of purchase. In CA there's a declaration form for total value of goods purchased but not taxed, and a calculation for the amount of additional tax owed at the end of the year. It's "voluntary", in a way, but so it filing any tax return - it's voluntary until it's not.
you know, my wife and I saw the phones in the apple store and we didn't like them. they looked cheap. not because of the materials or build quality, but because they look like other cheap phones.
I have an iphone 5. maybe later this year I'll upgrade to 5s, or maybe I'll keep the 5. I hope in coming years they won't abandon the original form factor.
I may get the 5s as well when it comes to freedompop. alternatively i'll buy one from sprint unlocked. but $550 sticker price seems really high for a phone like that! I'd pay $399.
duckduckgo is my favorite search engine. theirs is the only site that has a clearly written privacy policy. also, with ios8, ddg is now a default option in safari which I appreciate.
another thing. when they release a new OS, the phone constantly reminds you to update. there's the badge on the settings app, and occasional pop ups. but if you update you can't go back. maybe you can for a bit if you think to use a backup. but if you do it for a couple months then decide you don't like it your backup may be gone. at that point you have to use the OS or reset your phone to its original OS. and once you're back to the original OS, your only option will be to upgrade to the newest OS. you're SOL for an intermediate option.
OK, i guess then if i paid 5x for a phone, i would expect it to be better supported then the far cheaper phones?
Most of those "androids which are never updated" are also around $99 with NO contract. Hard to compare a $599 phone with a $99 phone and say one is better supported.
Apple, meet Orange?
Firs, change subjects much? Second, it's clear on its face that iPhone is better supported.I agree with you that you would expect better support with a $600 phone then a $100 phoneif your hundred dollar phone is supported so shortly, you could just buy a new hundred dollar phone every year and end up in the same place as your iPhone.
what are you even talking about? if you're not on the newer operating system you won't be allowed to update apps that depend on that operating system. so you'll never have the "new software crashing your phone" drama that you describe.
agreed, they sound like DBs. I work with this guy who is french (lived in france from birth through college). he is a total dick, I can't stand him. must be the european way to be dicks.
moms will never get EVs because they have to schlep kids around everywhere and be ready in an emergency to go get the kids. they want real cars not toys. boring dads will commute in them, and say it saves them pennies per mile net.
nope, not accurate. all he was saying was "I like apple products for these reasons. inb4 n00b". whenever anyone makes a pro-apple comment, it's common for them to be shouted down by people claiming that they are ignorant about technology, or even worse, women.
meh. chevy volt technology and rolling chassis. i'm curious to see the bmw i8. it will be more like a hybrid than an EV. small battery pack compared to the volt (7.1 kwh vs. 16.5 kwh). but if you can get a BMW experience with 50+ MPG that will be pretty good for me.
Best present a young couple of recent college grad can give themselves would be an E-car.
Looooooool. Recent college grads do actual interesting things, like go on a road trip or go skiing. EVs are great for dads who drive from home to job day in day out.
You are silly, have silly ideas and i dont say this often, but you really have no place here on Slashdot with this kind of thinking. It is anathema to what we do here.
I'm not sure what to make of this. I agree we were having a silly argument. but I don't see how you can say that there's no place on Slashdot for silly arguments, and it harshes my buzz for you to say that my contributions have not place in "your" Slashdot. its as much mine as yours. it's not like I'm the HOSTS guy or the GNAA guy. I have excellent karma and regularly get +5 comment ratings. so I think my contributions are appreciated.
Do you have any advice on how I can be a better Slashdot community member? I think we should build a space where people are open to discuss different perspectives, and sometimes have silly arguments. just remember, it takes two to have a silly argument.
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(I am probably not going to be buying much more music after Oct 1 since Amazon are going to start charging MN residents sales tax)
srsly? the thing that will push you over the edge away from buying music will be 8% price increase? that's kind of lame dude.
fyi in most states you still have to pay sales tax on items even when the tax isn't charged at the time of purchase. In CA there's a declaration form for total value of goods purchased but not taxed, and a calculation for the amount of additional tax owed at the end of the year. It's "voluntary", in a way, but so it filing any tax return - it's voluntary until it's not.
you know, my wife and I saw the phones in the apple store and we didn't like them. they looked cheap. not because of the materials or build quality, but because they look like other cheap phones.
I have an iphone 5. maybe later this year I'll upgrade to 5s, or maybe I'll keep the 5. I hope in coming years they won't abandon the original form factor.
whenever I see people with the belt cell phone holster I loooooooooooool.
I may get the 5s as well when it comes to freedompop. alternatively i'll buy one from sprint unlocked. but $550 sticker price seems really high for a phone like that! I'd pay $399.
yeah, but then you end up with several crappy devices in place of one device. winning?
ios8 has a "hey siri" function, and iphone 6 has NFC reader...
illogical at best, nonsensical more likely.
My personal VPN at home is illegal, much much cheaper and usually shows a US based IP.
good luck that the red army doesn't kick in your door and you get re-educated.
it's not about hiding anything, it's about being treated with respect and not as a "product" to exploit.
duckduckgo is my favorite search engine. theirs is the only site that has a clearly written privacy policy. also, with ios8, ddg is now a default option in safari which I appreciate.
another thing. when they release a new OS, the phone constantly reminds you to update. there's the badge on the settings app, and occasional pop ups. but if you update you can't go back. maybe you can for a bit if you think to use a backup. but if you do it for a couple months then decide you don't like it your backup may be gone. at that point you have to use the OS or reset your phone to its original OS. and once you're back to the original OS, your only option will be to upgrade to the newest OS. you're SOL for an intermediate option.
OK, i guess then if i paid 5x for a phone, i would expect it to be better supported then the far cheaper phones?
Most of those "androids which are never updated" are also around $99 with NO contract. Hard to compare a $599 phone with a $99 phone and say one is better supported.
Apple, meet Orange?
Firs, change subjects much? Second, it's clear on its face that iPhone is better supported.I agree with you that you would expect better support with a $600 phone then a $100 phoneif your hundred dollar phone is supported so shortly, you could just buy a new hundred dollar phone every year and end up in the same place as your iPhone.
what are you even talking about? if you're not on the newer operating system you won't be allowed to update apps that depend on that operating system. so you'll never have the "new software crashing your phone" drama that you describe.
the context was obviously in smartphones. don't be a pain.
or a grumpy local restauranteur looking to harass local competitors.
agreed, they sound like DBs. I work with this guy who is french (lived in france from birth through college). he is a total dick, I can't stand him. must be the european way to be dicks.
all the old bonch comments where he would submit many of the pro-ms stories and be the first to comment. or just some guy.
moms will never get EVs because they have to schlep kids around everywhere and be ready in an emergency to go get the kids. they want real cars not toys. boring dads will commute in them, and say it saves them pennies per mile net.
nope, not accurate. all he was saying was "I like apple products for these reasons. inb4 n00b". whenever anyone makes a pro-apple comment, it's common for them to be shouted down by people claiming that they are ignorant about technology, or even worse, women.
meh. chevy volt technology and rolling chassis. i'm curious to see the bmw i8. it will be more like a hybrid than an EV. small battery pack compared to the volt (7.1 kwh vs. 16.5 kwh). but if you can get a BMW experience with 50+ MPG that will be pretty good for me.
Best present a young couple of recent college grad can give themselves would be an E-car.
Looooooool. Recent college grads do actual interesting things, like go on a road trip or go skiing. EVs are great for dads who drive from home to job day in day out.
An AI milling machine would be awesome. "Hey Siri. Mill me a tool for my art project."
they also cnc their phones. they made 68 iphones to sell this holiday season. that needs a lot of cncs.
who mentioned europe? I don't see it anywhere in the thread.
You are silly, have silly ideas and i dont say this often, but you really have no place here on Slashdot with this kind of thinking. It is anathema to what we do here.
I'm not sure what to make of this. I agree we were having a silly argument. but I don't see how you can say that there's no place on Slashdot for silly arguments, and it harshes my buzz for you to say that my contributions have not place in "your" Slashdot. its as much mine as yours. it's not like I'm the HOSTS guy or the GNAA guy. I have excellent karma and regularly get +5 comment ratings. so I think my contributions are appreciated.
Do you have any advice on how I can be a better Slashdot community member? I think we should build a space where people are open to discuss different perspectives, and sometimes have silly arguments. just remember, it takes two to have a silly argument.