Although i agree that speeds should be much faster considering the amount we are charged, people need to recognize that THEY are part of the problem.
my Mother-in-law streaming Hulu
She should be watching television, not clogging up the intertubes
my kids gaming while playing Youtube videos
make them go outside and play
my wife facetiming with the grandkid
the telephone works just great for talking to people
And who the hell are you, that you think you can dictate what other people can do, or should do, for entertainment? Being an a-hole does not qualify you for that task.
Door lock doesn't make any difference if the car is in water. You cannot open the door against the water pressure, locked or not.
That's why, if you're in a car that falls into water it's essential that you open the windows before the electrics short out
You can still open the door once the cabin is filled with water because the pressure has equalized. Granted, that assumes that you can hold your breath long enough to do that. As long as you unlock the door before the electronics short out, you'll be fine. See here for specifics: http://www.ehow.com/how_740940...
To expand on this - a lot of people are like "Trump is right people should have to pay for usage". Thing is - ISPs already pay for peering, and their customers already pay for access to the internet - that's already happening and normal. What isn't ok is degrading someone else's service because a paying customer of your is using a competitor's application or host.
Say like - Comcast intentionally slowing down the speed of Netflix because Netflix is competitor (Comcast probably views services like that as the literal end to their cable business).
This is net neutrality.
Like, I couldn't understand, like, anything you said. Like, I guess it's time to read, like, another post.
I don't know what this sugar configuration they've come up with tastes like so I can't compare but if it tastes the same as their regular sugar then that is a big improvement over splenda. Splenda is an excellent sugar substitute but it's doesn't taste like sugar.
It never ceases to amaze me how different people can be from each other. Something that tastes good to some people tastes awful to others. For you, Splenda "doesn't taste like sugar", yet for me it is the only artificial sweetener I will use because it takes just like sugar (to me).
Every other artificial sweetener tastes... artificial. I can't taste anything but unpleasant chemicals.
I have been woken at 2am by idiotic Amber Alerts about incidents hundreds of miles from my home. If there was some way to block these messages, I would do so.
Blocking Amber Alerts on iOS is simple. Go to Settings -> Notifications, scroll down to the bottom of that page, unselect "AMBER Alerts" (and/or "Emergency Alerts"). I assume it's equally easy on Android.
I don't get enough Amber alerts to be annoyed by them, but your post made me curious about turning them off on my Android (Galaxy S5). A quick search on DDG revealed that, on Samsung Galaxy phones, it's a setting in the Messaging app. Interestingly, there is also an option for Presidential Alerts that is checked/selected/enabled and it cannot be unchecked.
I'm 50, and the only reason I make videos of my commute to work is to have video evidence when some a-hole is paying more attention to their phone than to the road. The 2nd day of using the GearPro, someone almost ran into me because they ran a stop sign. Unfortunately, I was still learning how to mount the device so it gets good video, and my video of the incident only showed the road in front of me because the camera was pointed too far down.
GoPro is an overly-priced digital video recorder. What made it become a successful product is that it includes a waterproof acrylic case that is designed to hold the camera, along with multiple gadgets that let you mount the case to just about anything. Using a GoPro, you can get 1st-person video of outdoor sports activities, without worrying about getting your camera wet.
The problem is the price. $400 (or more) for a sport camera is a bit pricey for many people, including me. Although some models are cheaper than that, most are too much $$$.
I have a GearPro that I bought for less than half the price of a GoPro, and mine works great. It is mounted to my bicycle helmet that I wear while commuting to work on my bike. The video quality is amazing.
It's worth noting that if you actually read the article, he doesn't say that the ballots actually were hacked: in fact, what he says is "Were this year’s deviations from pre-election polls the results of a cyberattack? Probably not. I believe the most likely explanation is that the polls were systematically wrong, rather than that the election was hacked."
Wait, the results of a survey differed from real-world results? No shit.
Surveys are worthless because the results depend entirely on who was, or was not, included in the survey.
This is the last difficult part of being a cord cutter (if one cares about this kind of content). One can get just about any other set of content from streaming if it's available at all (there are always holes, mind you). I don't envy the rights negotiations, as they are a mess, but it would solve a major problem in the lineup of content.
You're forgetting one huge hurdle when it comes to being a cord cutter: spouses who watch HGTV, the cooking channel, the Hallmark Channels (yes, there is more than one), and all of those "Judge Judy" shows (there are several copycat versions). Much of that content is only available from cable.
Pardon Hillary? For what? Starring in congressional feverish conspiracy theories? I'm confused. What actual crime has she actually committed that she's going to be prosecuted for?
I am amazed that anyone has to ask "For what?" Putting classified government email on a personal email server is so blatantly wrong that it practically defines both arrogance and incompetence. Even if you try to put the blame on an incompetent technical person within her staff, it is still her responsibility to ensure that classified material is handled properly.
It's no different than the CEO of a company being held responsible for the financial statements that are reported by the company to the IRS. It doesn't matter that the CEO (or HRC) doesn't personally do the work. It is their responsibility to ensure that somebody on their staff does know how to properly complete those tasks.
I honestly never understood that. It's not hard to install another browser its something an average user is likely capable of.
Perhaps, but history proves that users don't do what they don't have to do. A long time ago, MS automatically installed IE and enabled it as the default browser. Doing that killed Netscape because users no longer had to find a web browser. One already existed, albeit a sh*tty one, so most users used what was already there. Only techies looked for something better.
By giving MS a slap on the wrist for their shenanigans with IE, the U.S. government gave MS permission to do whatever they want to do. And they have kept doing whatever they wanted to do, resulting in the malware known as Win10.
Under the Trump administration, this will likely happen. You'll be required, by federal law, to have and use, daily a Facebook account, using your real, legal name, and your State-ID approved picture of your face. Furthermore you'll be required to carry a GPS-enabled smartphone at all times, and have Facebook log your location in realtime. A voice recognition app will be required to be on your smartphone as well, and all conversations you have, 24/7/365, will be digitized, sifted, sorted, categorized, profiled, and stored for later analysis if any potential illegal activity is suspected by NSA alogrithms. Failure to comply will result in a $100,000 fine and 10 years in federal prison without the possibility of parole, after which you will be implanted with a GPS tracker, removal of which will result in your immediate death. All because you retarded primates voted for gods-be-damned Donald Trump. Thanks for ruining the country and the world, you fucking assholes.
Well, I was going to upvote you as Funny, until I read those last 2 sentences.
Too bad there isn't a "funny troll" option/choice.
The voting set up in the college, gives more equal proportional voice to all states based on population. If this were only the popular vote nationally, we'd forever have policy and presidents dictated based on 3 or so states, most on either coast with more extreme views and vast different needs from those other states between them.
Please explain how the Electoral College solves anything.
Let's take the 3 most populous states, which are California, Texas and Florida. Their total population is about 87 million, and they have 122 votes in the electoral college.
The U.S. population is about 324 million, and there are a total of 538 electors in the electoral college. That population of 87 million is 26.9% of the entire U.S. population, and their 122 votes in the electoral college is 22.7% of the total votes.
Reducing a 26.9% "influence" to 22.7% is a negligible difference. Even with the electoral college, you still have 3 states that have way too much influence over the election results.
In other words, the electoral college solves nothing.
What I want is a simple accelerator attached to the indicator. The device records constantly but only saves the last 5 seconds before and after a change in direction. Those consistently failing to indicate get their premiums doubled, those using them as confirmicators get their premiums tripled.
So you want to double my premiums just because I don't use my turn signals? Who the fsck is there to warn that I'm about to turn when I'm the only vehicle in sight?
Even if you could prove that bad drivers rarely use their turn signals, you cannot prove that rarely using your turn signals equates to being a bad driver.
Essentially everyone who is middle class and up in the US has an iPhone at this point. It really doesn't make sense to use any other phone. And I used to be an Android developer.
I do wish people would stop using absolutes - "everyone" is "everywrong".
As an IT person for 30+ years, I want the freedom of choice that comes with an Android. That, and I'm too thrifty to buy into the pricey iCraze.
Regarding your point, I do agree that more people that I know have iPhones than have Androids. For example, my employer provides iPhones as their default device - to get an Andriod, you have to specifically request it, and then be willing to support it yourself.
That being said, I do have 2 non-tech-savvy friends who switched from iPhone to Android, and neither one would ever go back.
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Although i agree that speeds should be much faster considering the amount we are charged, people need to recognize that THEY are part of the problem.
my Mother-in-law streaming Hulu
She should be watching television, not clogging up the intertubes
my kids gaming while playing Youtube videos
make them go outside and play
my wife facetiming with the grandkid
the telephone works just great for talking to people
And who the hell are you, that you think you can dictate what other people can do, or should do, for entertainment? Being an a-hole does not qualify you for that task.
SLSIA.
Door lock doesn't make any difference if the car is in water. You cannot open the door against the water pressure, locked or not.
That's why, if you're in a car that falls into water it's essential that you open the windows before the electrics short out
You can still open the door once the cabin is filled with water because the pressure has equalized. Granted, that assumes that you can hold your breath long enough to do that. As long as you unlock the door before the electronics short out, you'll be fine. See here for specifics: http://www.ehow.com/how_740940...
To expand on this - a lot of people are like "Trump is right people should have to pay for usage". Thing is - ISPs already pay for peering, and their customers already pay for access to the internet - that's already happening and normal. What isn't ok is degrading someone else's service because a paying customer of your is using a competitor's application or host.
Say like - Comcast intentionally slowing down the speed of Netflix because Netflix is competitor (Comcast probably views services like that as the literal end to their cable business).
This is net neutrality.
Like, I couldn't understand, like, anything you said. Like, I guess it's time to read, like, another post.
What about Carnot?
That sounds like an English version of the Chevy Nova.
"No va" in Spanish means "no go."
For notifications, try linconnect: https://github.com/hauckwill/l...
For file transfers, try DavDrive Lite: https://play.google.com/store/...
Although DavDrive says it is only supported on Ubuntu, I have used it on several rpm-based distros.
I don't know what this sugar configuration they've come up with tastes like so I can't compare but if it tastes the same as their regular sugar then that is a big improvement over splenda. Splenda is an excellent sugar substitute but it's doesn't taste like sugar.
It never ceases to amaze me how different people can be from each other. Something that tastes good to some people tastes awful to others. For you, Splenda "doesn't taste like sugar", yet for me it is the only artificial sweetener I will use because it takes just like sugar (to me).
... artificial. I can't taste anything but unpleasant chemicals.
Every other artificial sweetener tastes
I have been woken at 2am by idiotic Amber Alerts about incidents hundreds of miles from my home. If there was some way to block these messages, I would do so.
Blocking Amber Alerts on iOS is simple. Go to Settings -> Notifications, scroll down to the bottom of that page, unselect "AMBER Alerts" (and/or "Emergency Alerts"). I assume it's equally easy on Android.
I don't get enough Amber alerts to be annoyed by them, but your post made me curious about turning them off on my Android (Galaxy S5). A quick search on DDG revealed that, on Samsung Galaxy phones, it's a setting in the Messaging app. Interestingly, there is also an option for Presidential Alerts that is checked/selected/enabled and it cannot be unchecked.
This is what's wrong with millennials.
Fuck you and your ignorant assumptions.
I'm 50, and the only reason I make videos of my commute to work is to have video evidence when some a-hole is paying more attention to their phone than to the road. The 2nd day of using the GearPro, someone almost ran into me because they ran a stop sign. Unfortunately, I was still learning how to mount the device so it gets good video, and my video of the incident only showed the road in front of me because the camera was pointed too far down.
That summary reads like an article. Since I rarely RTFA, why would I want to read the summary?
GoPro is an overly-priced digital video recorder. What made it become a successful product is that it includes a waterproof acrylic case that is designed to hold the camera, along with multiple gadgets that let you mount the case to just about anything. Using a GoPro, you can get 1st-person video of outdoor sports activities, without worrying about getting your camera wet.
The problem is the price. $400 (or more) for a sport camera is a bit pricey for many people, including me. Although some models are cheaper than that, most are too much $$$.
I have a GearPro that I bought for less than half the price of a GoPro, and mine works great. It is mounted to my bicycle helmet that I wear while commuting to work on my bike. The video quality is amazing.
It's worth noting that if you actually read the article, he doesn't say that the ballots actually were hacked: in fact, what he says is "Were this year’s deviations from pre-election polls the results of a cyberattack? Probably not. I believe the most likely explanation is that the polls were systematically wrong, rather than that the election was hacked."
Wait, the results of a survey differed from real-world results? No shit.
Surveys are worthless because the results depend entirely on who was, or was not, included in the survey.
This is the last difficult part of being a cord cutter (if one cares about this kind of content). One can get just about any other set of content from streaming if it's available at all (there are always holes, mind you). I don't envy the rights negotiations, as they are a mess, but it would solve a major problem in the lineup of content.
You're forgetting one huge hurdle when it comes to being a cord cutter: spouses who watch HGTV, the cooking channel, the Hallmark Channels (yes, there is more than one), and all of those "Judge Judy" shows (there are several copycat versions). Much of that content is only available from cable.
Pardon Hillary? For what? Starring in congressional feverish conspiracy theories? I'm confused. What actual crime has she actually committed that she's going to be prosecuted for?
I am amazed that anyone has to ask "For what?" Putting classified government email on a personal email server is so blatantly wrong that it practically defines both arrogance and incompetence. Even if you try to put the blame on an incompetent technical person within her staff, it is still her responsibility to ensure that classified material is handled properly.
It's no different than the CEO of a company being held responsible for the financial statements that are reported by the company to the IRS. It doesn't matter that the CEO (or HRC) doesn't personally do the work. It is their responsibility to ensure that somebody on their staff does know how to properly complete those tasks.
I honestly never understood that. It's not hard to install another browser its something an average user is likely capable of.
Perhaps, but history proves that users don't do what they don't have to do. A long time ago, MS automatically installed IE and enabled it as the default browser. Doing that killed Netscape because users no longer had to find a web browser. One already existed, albeit a sh*tty one, so most users used what was already there. Only techies looked for something better.
By giving MS a slap on the wrist for their shenanigans with IE, the U.S. government gave MS permission to do whatever they want to do. And they have kept doing whatever they wanted to do, resulting in the malware known as Win10.
Wow, I thought they died in the 90s.
Wow, a company that depends on advertising income misrepresented the volume of their readership.
In other news, a wolf was seen eating some sheep.
Cause I don't see that stupid eggplant often enough already.
Why would anyone want to see an emoji of an eggplant?
Under the Trump administration, this will likely happen. You'll be required, by federal law, to have and use, daily a Facebook account, using your real, legal name, and your State-ID approved picture of your face. Furthermore you'll be required to carry a GPS-enabled smartphone at all times, and have Facebook log your location in realtime. A voice recognition app will be required to be on your smartphone as well, and all conversations you have, 24/7/365, will be digitized, sifted, sorted, categorized, profiled, and stored for later analysis if any potential illegal activity is suspected by NSA alogrithms. Failure to comply will result in a $100,000 fine and 10 years in federal prison without the possibility of parole, after which you will be implanted with a GPS tracker, removal of which will result in your immediate death. All because you retarded primates voted for gods-be-damned Donald Trump. Thanks for ruining the country and the world, you fucking assholes.
Well, I was going to upvote you as Funny, until I read those last 2 sentences.
Too bad there isn't a "funny troll" option/choice.
The voting set up in the college, gives more equal proportional voice to all states based on population. If this were only the popular vote nationally, we'd forever have policy and presidents dictated based on 3 or so states, most on either coast with more extreme views and vast different needs from those other states between them.
Please explain how the Electoral College solves anything.
Let's take the 3 most populous states, which are California, Texas and Florida. Their total population is about 87 million, and they have 122 votes in the electoral college.
The U.S. population is about 324 million, and there are a total of 538 electors in the electoral college. That population of 87 million is 26.9% of the entire U.S. population, and their 122 votes in the electoral college is 22.7% of the total votes.
Reducing a 26.9% "influence" to 22.7% is a negligible difference. Even with the electoral college, you still have 3 states that have way too much influence over the election results.
In other words, the electoral college solves nothing.
What I want is a simple accelerator attached to the indicator. The device records constantly but only saves the last 5 seconds before and after a change in direction. Those consistently failing to indicate get their premiums doubled, those using them as confirmicators get their premiums tripled.
So you want to double my premiums just because I don't use my turn signals? Who the fsck is there to warn that I'm about to turn when I'm the only vehicle in sight?
Even if you could prove that bad drivers rarely use their turn signals, you cannot prove that rarely using your turn signals equates to being a bad driver.
So is this in addition to, or instead of, cloning the Chrome engine?
As long as it runs every popular existing add-in, I would give it a try. If not, then it will become just another contributor to the death of Mozilla.
I pulled the trigger yesterday and went with a OnePlus 3.
So you got a 4? Samsung or iPhone? Isn't that a step backwards, technology-wise? I'll bet it was cheap!
...is /.
Essentially everyone who is middle class and up in the US has an iPhone at this point. It really doesn't make sense to use any other phone. And I used to be an Android developer.
I do wish people would stop using absolutes - "everyone" is "everywrong".
As an IT person for 30+ years, I want the freedom of choice that comes with an Android. That, and I'm too thrifty to buy into the pricey iCraze.
Regarding your point, I do agree that more people that I know have iPhones than have Androids. For example, my employer provides iPhones as their default device - to get an Andriod, you have to specifically request it, and then be willing to support it yourself.
That being said, I do have 2 non-tech-savvy friends who switched from iPhone to Android, and neither one would ever go back.