Yes, I do, but a discussion of the actual hypothesis would be better than a bunch of bloody tiresome regurgitation of old debates about the de/merits of BASIC.
Anyone who singles out one of the players in the mobile-device industry to boycott, is obviously biased. There are no angels to be found, so if you're going to start by boycotting Apple, to be fair you have to boycott (in no particular order) Google, Verizon, Microsoft, AT&T, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, RIM, Nokia, etc.
Rather obviously they can. They just don't want to.
So why don't they want to? There are all sorts of reasons, some more valid than others:
A standard compiler or interpreter on each machine is one more attack vector. Not enough users running your malware or using the wrong OS for it to work? Try sending them the source code and launching it in their crossplatform programming environment.
That programming environment runs the risk of supplanting the companies' distinguishing user environments (Finder, Explorer, the iUI, Metro, etc.) This is mostly a variation on their old nightmare of the web browser (or one of its plugins like Java or Flash) rendering the underlying OS interchangeable.
It would make the machine more intimidating to technophobes. Seriously, one of the selling points that made Windows and Mac OS popular (compared to DOS PCs and the Apple ][ line) was the pitch line that you didn't have to "program" it, you just pointed and clicked.
Poor ROI. Even if you don't scare people off with it, the vast majority of users really don't have the interest (or aptitude) to program their computers. That's why such a small percentage of students sign up for CS courses. Why spend money developing something that's just going to cost them even more money to support?
It's simply not necessary. Ye olde TRS-80, Apple ][, C64, and even IBM PC came with BASIC in ROM because without it, the machine was borderline useless. No longer true.
Producers make poor consumers. LPs/CDs/MP3s sell better than guitars/keyboards/mikes. Video players sell better than video cameras. Building a content delivery system is a major objective of any computer manufacturer, and a device whose users spend it creating rather than consuming (music, games, movies, adverts) is one that the professional content providers will view askance.
I'm not saying all of these are good arguments. But they're (some of) the reasons why your iPhone has no standard BASIC (or whatever) interpreter. I wish it were otherwise. But if wishes were horses, we'd all be riding LOGO-controlled ponies.
Thank you for completely missing the message of this story. The people of China aren't rising up largely because the government there is making sure that they're getting something they perceive as "close enough" to the freedom they deserve, to make it not worth the trouble and danger of protesting publicly. That isn't a character defect; it's an unfortunate aspect of general human nature. Juvenal spoke of giving the people of ancient Rome "bread and circuses" to keep them from revolting. In 19th century Spain they called it "bread and bullfights". In modern America it's food stamps and TV.
"Slander is when you say something you know is not true. "
Under US law it's an untrue statement that's either known to be false, or made with reckless disregard for the truth. If I inserted Geeknet into the list in an effort to cost them business that's a known falsehood. Publishing the list with their name but without confirming it is (arguably) reckless disregard for the truth. Either would be slander.
"Perhaps they should be contacted to find out if they still fully support SOPA, or have changed their mind."
...or ever supported it to begin with. Anyone on the planet can add a company to this list with no confirmation that it's true. And there's nothing to prevent anyone from deleting companies. Sounds like a great mechanism to slander or harass innocent companies, and one that's oh-so-easy to sabotage by someone who supports SOPA. Good luck with this.
Other than the fact that they own assorted members of Congress, the US Chamber of Commerce is not part of the US government, any more than the USA Network or the US Tennis Association is.
He's probably an "internet expert" in the same sense that my friend who "likes computers" considers himself a "computer expert" because he knows how to run Windows Update manually.
You're assuming an executive branch that respects the authority of the judicial branch. Considering that a leading presidential candidate has been talking about having judges arrested for rulings that defy his positions, I wouldn't count on that.
More likely the frog-in-boiling-water metaphor will apply, as the gradual decline in privacy (up to the present and going forward) prevents most people from noticing just how hot things are getting.
If true, this isn't "trumping" or "getting around" any law. It's simply Google giving UMG more control over YouTube than the law itself gives them. You do not have any legal right to have your videos hosted by YouTube. If you want to put your video online yourself, or on another service, you can still do that.
Am I the only one who initially read the headline to mean that one of the Canadian First Nations (i.e. what USers call Native American tribes) had pulled out of the Kyoto Accord, and wondered when they became recognized for international relations?
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Yes, I do, but a discussion of the actual hypothesis would be better than a bunch of bloody tiresome regurgitation of old debates about the de/merits of BASIC.
Troll or Delusional Troll?
Anyone who singles out one of the players in the mobile-device industry to boycott, is obviously biased. There are no angels to be found, so if you're going to start by boycotting Apple, to be fair you have to boycott (in no particular order) Google, Verizon, Microsoft, AT&T, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, RIM, Nokia, etc.
Do you understand that BASIC was just an example (because it was ubiquitous back in the day)?
Rather obviously they can. They just don't want to.
So why don't they want to? There are all sorts of reasons, some more valid than others:
I'm not saying all of these are good arguments. But they're (some of) the reasons why your iPhone has no standard BASIC (or whatever) interpreter. I wish it were otherwise. But if wishes were horses, we'd all be riding LOGO-controlled ponies.
Thank you for completely missing the message of this story. The people of China aren't rising up largely because the government there is making sure that they're getting something they perceive as "close enough" to the freedom they deserve, to make it not worth the trouble and danger of protesting publicly. That isn't a character defect; it's an unfortunate aspect of general human nature. Juvenal spoke of giving the people of ancient Rome "bread and circuses" to keep them from revolting. In 19th century Spain they called it "bread and bullfights". In modern America it's food stamps and TV.
"Slander is when you say something you know is not true. "
Under US law it's an untrue statement that's either known to be false, or made with reckless disregard for the truth. If I inserted Geeknet into the list in an effort to cost them business that's a known falsehood. Publishing the list with their name but without confirming it is (arguably) reckless disregard for the truth. Either would be slander.
"Perhaps they should be contacted to find out if they still fully support SOPA, or have changed their mind."
...or ever supported it to begin with. Anyone on the planet can add a company to this list with no confirmation that it's true. And there's nothing to prevent anyone from deleting companies. Sounds like a great mechanism to slander or harass innocent companies, and one that's oh-so-easy to sabotage by someone who supports SOPA. Good luck with this.
Wikipedia is not immune to entropy.
The books is co-authored by Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart, Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody, Dolores Umbridge, and Severus Snape.
Other than the fact that they own assorted members of Congress, the US Chamber of Commerce is not part of the US government, any more than the USA Network or the US Tennis Association is.
When did 40-55 become "superannuated"?
Do I get to wear a cape?
He's probably an "internet expert" in the same sense that my friend who "likes computers" considers himself a "computer expert" because he knows how to run Windows Update manually.
You're assuming an executive branch that respects the authority of the judicial branch. Considering that a leading presidential candidate has been talking about having judges arrested for rulings that defy his positions, I wouldn't count on that.
More likely the frog-in-boiling-water metaphor will apply, as the gradual decline in privacy (up to the present and going forward) prevents most people from noticing just how hot things are getting.
If true, this isn't "trumping" or "getting around" any law. It's simply Google giving UMG more control over YouTube than the law itself gives them. You do not have any legal right to have your videos hosted by YouTube. If you want to put your video online yourself, or on another service, you can still do that.
Sometimes advocating a less offensive alternative is the only viable means of effectively opposing something vile.
But the question is whether these experimental results can be reproduced.
Am I the only one who initially read the headline to mean that one of the Canadian First Nations (i.e. what USers call Native American tribes) had pulled out of the Kyoto Accord, and wondered when they became recognized for international relations?
Politics in Canada are actually suffering from too much imitation of the US these days.
Next we'll be hearing autotune in everyday speech.
A company that changes CEOs every 3 months cannot be said to have a "strategy".
1. WebOS has a hardware component?
2. HP has also said that they were exiting the desktop market and looking to sell webOS.
I don't recall. Once I reach the "fuck this" point with something, I don't dwell on it. I'll deal with Win8 only when/if I have to.
So HP has decided that they want to continue using and directing webOS, but they don't want to pay for its development.