Of all the stupid posts that get +5 on Slashdot every day, I find it funny that the one critical of Google is the one that gets vocal complaints. No offense, but I think you're just annoyed at seeing Google so harshly criticized on what is usually a vehemently pro-Google site.
I remember a story about the Japanese tsunami affecting PSP sales, and someone wrote a high-rated post that said "Anything that hurts Sony is good for the consumer." Apparently, a devastating natural disaster is okay if it hurts one of Slashdot's bogeymen. Hell, people who criticized the post and its high rating even got modded down. So let's not start acting like the immaturity of the community began today when someone told Google to fuck off.
You make perhaps the most important point in this conversation. Google can easily provide the capability for users to set requirements on who they interact with, such as only allowing verified accounts or allowing anyone if they so choose. Google will never do it because they need to be able to guarantee to their advertisers that the personal information they've gathered is legitimate and accurate in order to justify their rates. Search and advertising is Google's core business, and Google+, like every other Google project, exists to support it.
Personally I think I can see where Google is trying to go with this. If you ever hosted a public forum you know just how bad a problem assholes are. Slashdot knows, remember the GNAA? There is a LOT of work going on behind the scenes to make sure that the posts you read are at least somewhat genuine, not just 100% pure trolls or advertising. That is reserved for certain editors posts.
If people were known by their real identity then suddenly one part of the greater internet fuckwad theory falls away. Suddenly everyone can see just what a pimple on the ass of humanity you really are when you troll a forum.
This argument never stops being ridiculous. If a Google+ user wanted to restrict comments to posts from verified-only accounts, Google easily could provide that feature.
Google's requirement of real names has absolutely nothing to do with preventing trolling. It's so they can verify that the personal data they're selling to advertisers is legitimate and justify the prices they charge for it. Their motives are purely self-serving.
This is the third anonymous supporter of data mining I've seen in this one thread alone. It's getting a little suspicious.
Sure people will say things they wouldnt normally say when they think they can get away with it. But in probably 99.999% of the cases I would say they could just as easily said it as themselves. But they are like what slashdot calls us 'Anonymous Cowards'. Ive seen the world where there are no consequences for peoples actions. I dont like it.
Made-up figures like "99.999%" are meaningless. I find it more curious that you're afraid to post with a Slashdot account because of a stalker. It's not even your real name but a Slashdot username, yet you still find it necessary to remain anonymous. And still, you defend tying online presence to real names and claim that using real names alleviates shit-throwing, even though that still happens on Facebook.
If someone wanted to prevent anonymous or non-verified comments on their Google+ account, Google could easily provide that capability. However, Google needs valid personal information to justify its ad rates. Google's motives are purely selfish and have nothing to do with trying to prevent conflict.
The point of allowing anonymity is to accept the benefits with the belief that they outweigh the negatives. And again, I have to point out the remarkable hypocrisy of anonymously writing a post criticizing anonymity.
The real reason, as has been covered elsewhere (Slashdot submissions about it have been rejected, for some reason), is that Motorola's CEO was proclaiming just this month that his company would be waging a patent war against other Android vendors, during the time they would have been in negotiations with Google. In other words, Motorola strong-armed Google into buying them out rather than simply licensing their patents. The $12 billion is almost two years worth of Google's annual profits. Google was also motivated by the fact that Microsoft was looking into buying Motorola.
Apple isn't "sue-happy." People have been suing them, so they countersue in retaliation. I don't blame them seeing as how most of the Android phones are total rip-offs of the iPhone's hardware and software design. Android phones looked like this before the iPhone came out.
Um, hello? Google has infamously withheld Android source and tried to make more restrictive compatibility requirements for vendors. All of these things have been covered on Slashdot.
Google absolutely, most definitely has been trying to lock Android down more. No offense, but you have an Android app link in your signature, so you have a vested financial interest in Android.
It makes them feel enlightened and intellectual to take the contrarian position. They think that being critical of their own species means they're really smart. A large part of extreme liberalism is about convincing yourself and others how intelligent you are for taking such positions. If environmentalism didn't provide the convenient justification, they would adopt some other ideology that allowed them to continue loathing humans.
Trees are a renewable resource, as are fish. There's also nothing wrong with humans expanding to every corner of the globe. Are you another one of those self-loathing liberals who hates mankind?
Why the HELL is NASA always the FIRST thing talked about when cutting, and Defense always the LAST.
What on Earth are you talking about? Several politicians were talking about cutting the military budget during the debt talks.
I'm not even sure why you tie NASA budget cuts with the Tea Party; most conservatives are pro-NASA due to its nationalist legacy. How about we make cuts to the billions of foreign aid we send to other countries where it changes nothing and only ends up funding dictators?
I just have to say that this seems an odd statement. You assume our species and individuals do not benefit from those who try to save the natural world. While I do not agree with every action of Greenpeace, this is quite the sad statement.
Greanpeace's own founder left the group and opposes them. Perhaps you should read up on why.
Liberal self-guilt demands that we hate ourselves and that we consider ourselves a threat to everything. The linked article even mentions "ecosystem destruction on a global scale and greenhouse gases being belched out into the atmosphere at record rates." Basically, this alien scenario is just a ploy for left-wingers to preach again about how guilty everyone is for existing, just like how Christians try to make you feel guilty for having human sexual thoughts.
Slashdot on Google: "So what if they have all my personal info? We're living in the internet era. I'm not concerned that they can index my email or track my browsing habits." Slashdot on governments: "How dare law enforcement be able to track criminals without a warrant. What happened to the public's right to privacy?"
Correct. Cocoa's memory management conventions have been made an official part of the Objective-C language, and so the ARC compiler can add the memory management calls for you.
The big secret about automatic memory management schemes like garbage collection is that you still have to manage and think about the memory. You can even create leaks! Shh, don't tell anyone.
Carmack remarked about this on his Twitter account today: "iOS did a lot to 'save' native code on mobile platforms. Prior, there was a sense that only Neanderthals didn’t want a VM."
Apple is even backing down on Cocoa garbage collection with their new Automatic Reference Counting feature, in which the compiler determines object lifetimes and inserts the needed memory management calls. ARC will be the default for new Xcode projects. I think there was a hope that computing power would catch up and make VMs a competitive alternative to native code.
I don't mind a shorter game, but I better see a lower price tag as well.
Videogames are the only prices in entertainment that haven't increased over the years to account for factors like inflation and development costs. SNES games were also $50-60 new. This is why you see so much DLC today as well as so many sequels--it's how companies recoup their development costs, because stingy gamers think they're paying too much when they're actually paying less than what was paid for new NES games.
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Of all the stupid posts that get +5 on Slashdot every day, I find it funny that the one critical of Google is the one that gets vocal complaints. No offense, but I think you're just annoyed at seeing Google so harshly criticized on what is usually a vehemently pro-Google site.
I remember a story about the Japanese tsunami affecting PSP sales, and someone wrote a high-rated post that said "Anything that hurts Sony is good for the consumer." Apparently, a devastating natural disaster is okay if it hurts one of Slashdot's bogeymen. Hell, people who criticized the post and its high rating even got modded down. So let's not start acting like the immaturity of the community began today when someone told Google to fuck off.
You make perhaps the most important point in this conversation. Google can easily provide the capability for users to set requirements on who they interact with, such as only allowing verified accounts or allowing anyone if they so choose. Google will never do it because they need to be able to guarantee to their advertisers that the personal information they've gathered is legitimate and accurate in order to justify their rates. Search and advertising is Google's core business, and Google+, like every other Google project, exists to support it.
This argument never stops being ridiculous. If a Google+ user wanted to restrict comments to posts from verified-only accounts, Google easily could provide that feature.
Google's requirement of real names has absolutely nothing to do with preventing trolling. It's so they can verify that the personal data they're selling to advertisers is legitimate and justify the prices they charge for it. Their motives are purely self-serving.
This is the third anonymous supporter of data mining I've seen in this one thread alone. It's getting a little suspicious.
Made-up figures like "99.999%" are meaningless. I find it more curious that you're afraid to post with a Slashdot account because of a stalker. It's not even your real name but a Slashdot username, yet you still find it necessary to remain anonymous. And still, you defend tying online presence to real names and claim that using real names alleviates shit-throwing, even though that still happens on Facebook.
If someone wanted to prevent anonymous or non-verified comments on their Google+ account, Google could easily provide that capability. However, Google needs valid personal information to justify its ad rates. Google's motives are purely selfish and have nothing to do with trying to prevent conflict.
The point of allowing anonymity is to accept the benefits with the belief that they outweigh the negatives. And again, I have to point out the remarkable hypocrisy of anonymously writing a post criticizing anonymity.
Sure, right after you explain why you're posting anonymously.
Isn't it suspicious, as well as hypocritical, how so many supporters of data mining and of Google in general post anonymously on Slashdot?
Try again:
"We are using compatibility as a club to make [Android vendors] do things we want." - Android manager Dan Morrill, email from August 6, 2010
The hivemind is modding you "Troll" for stating a simple historical fact. Amazing.
"Most people." You mean Google fans.
The real reason, as has been covered elsewhere (Slashdot submissions about it have been rejected, for some reason), is that Motorola's CEO was proclaiming just this month that his company would be waging a patent war against other Android vendors, during the time they would have been in negotiations with Google. In other words, Motorola strong-armed Google into buying them out rather than simply licensing their patents. The $12 billion is almost two years worth of Google's annual profits. Google was also motivated by the fact that Microsoft was looking into buying Motorola.
Apple isn't "sue-happy." People have been suing them, so they countersue in retaliation. I don't blame them seeing as how most of the Android phones are total rip-offs of the iPhone's hardware and software design. Android phones looked like this before the iPhone came out.
Um, hello? Google has infamously withheld Android source and tried to make more restrictive compatibility requirements for vendors. All of these things have been covered on Slashdot.
Google absolutely, most definitely has been trying to lock Android down more. No offense, but you have an Android app link in your signature, so you have a vested financial interest in Android.
Sure, here you go:
Google indefinitely withholds Android source from non-privileged partners
Google tries to suppress "highly confidential" Android source code in court case
Google memo admits they "use compatibility to make [Android vendors] do what we want"
Shall I go on, or are you and other fans going to robotically repeat the term "FUD" as if that somehow dismisses all facts?
It makes them feel enlightened and intellectual to take the contrarian position. They think that being critical of their own species means they're really smart. A large part of extreme liberalism is about convincing yourself and others how intelligent you are for taking such positions. If environmentalism didn't provide the convenient justification, they would adopt some other ideology that allowed them to continue loathing humans.
Trees are a renewable resource, as are fish. There's also nothing wrong with humans expanding to every corner of the globe. Are you another one of those self-loathing liberals who hates mankind?
George Carlin on saving the planet
What on Earth are you talking about? Several politicians were talking about cutting the military budget during the debt talks.
I'm not even sure why you tie NASA budget cuts with the Tea Party; most conservatives are pro-NASA due to its nationalist legacy. How about we make cuts to the billions of foreign aid we send to other countries where it changes nothing and only ends up funding dictators?
Speaking of which, this is a video everyone should watch: George Carlin on saving the planet
Greanpeace's own founder left the group and opposes them. Perhaps you should read up on why.
Liberal self-guilt demands that we hate ourselves and that we consider ourselves a threat to everything. The linked article even mentions "ecosystem destruction on a global scale and greenhouse gases being belched out into the atmosphere at record rates." Basically, this alien scenario is just a ploy for left-wingers to preach again about how guilty everyone is for existing, just like how Christians try to make you feel guilty for having human sexual thoughts.
Slashdot on Google: "So what if they have all my personal info? We're living in the internet era. I'm not concerned that they can index my email or track my browsing habits."
Slashdot on governments: "How dare law enforcement be able to track criminals without a warrant. What happened to the public's right to privacy?"
Well, you don't write assembly language, do you? We use higher-level compilers because we have the computing power to do so.
Correct. Cocoa's memory management conventions have been made an official part of the Objective-C language, and so the ARC compiler can add the memory management calls for you.
No, its battery life and performance are not doing fine.
You apparently aren't aware that C++ is used for application programming. You most likely posted your comment in a web browser written in C++.
The big secret about automatic memory management schemes like garbage collection is that you still have to manage and think about the memory. You can even create leaks! Shh, don't tell anyone.
Carmack remarked about this on his Twitter account today: "iOS did a lot to 'save' native code on mobile platforms. Prior, there was a sense that only Neanderthals didn’t want a VM."
Apple is even backing down on Cocoa garbage collection with their new Automatic Reference Counting feature, in which the compiler determines object lifetimes and inserts the needed memory management calls. ARC will be the default for new Xcode projects. I think there was a hope that computing power would catch up and make VMs a competitive alternative to native code.
Videogames are the only prices in entertainment that haven't increased over the years to account for factors like inflation and development costs. SNES games were also $50-60 new. This is why you see so much DLC today as well as so many sequels--it's how companies recoup their development costs, because stingy gamers think they're paying too much when they're actually paying less than what was paid for new NES games.