So having reception problems that aren't as bad makes it inferior? In 6 months I've never had a dropped call on my N1. The iPhone has an external antenna that comes in direct contact with the user, that apparently makes a difference because people are reporting they can drop calls just by holding the phone in a certain way.
There's nothing explicitly limiting our current system to two parties, but according to Duverger's law two dominant parties are the expected outcome of our system.
Yeah, you're right about the Presidential elections. States are free to use whichever method they wish to select their electors. But we need voting reform for Congress as much as for President, so we still need it at the Federal level.
Yeah, I agree with you completely, see my other comments in this article. I would love to be able to vote 3rd party in federal elections but it doesn't seem like it'll be an option anytime soon.
Like most reasonable things, it needs to start with local governments. If enough cities and states did away with first across the post elections then it might get enough recognition and support to make change possible at the federal level.
Just because they didn't filibuster the final bill doesn't mean they didn't use the filibuster along the way to get it to it's final compromised state.
Push for major election reforms then we'll talk. In the system we're stuck with voting 3rd party is not in your best interest. While you make your statement and maybe feel good about your vote, of the two candidates who actually stand a chance the one you dislike the most gets one more vote closer to winning.
Of course this only applies to the few voters in swing states. Everyone else can vote for whatever, it doesn't make a difference either way.
If the Republicans could successfully mount a concerted filibuster, you might have a point.
Have you *seen* just how many filibusters the Republicans have mounted during this administration? It's unprecedented. Clearly they have no trouble concerting filibusters.
You never want to wait longer then the heat-death of the universe, and most of the time the length of a human life time is sufficient. Anything longer then that counts as never.
Maybe I misunderstood the OP, but they said "requires user confirmation in virtually all instances of data sharing", and I interpret "all instances of data sharing" to mean each time the app requests data, not just the general permission statement at install time.
Yeah, same here. Froyo might help since it has an option to update all your apps which don't have permission changes. Then you can verify permissions once when you first install and aren't bothered with it again for updates unless the update requests new permissions.
You are talking about the Incredible, bigstrat2003 in his reply to you is talking about the Droid. I'm just saying that a large part of your two differing experiences with Android could be due to HTC Sense.
That 80% figure isn't credible. According to the latest numbers, 50% of Android phones currently are running 2.1, and the percentage is rising. It's likely that most phones running 2.1 will get updated to 2.2 eventually.
For the record, comparing a Droid to an Incredible is not an apples to apples comparison. The Droid is a standard Android phone while the Incredible runs HTC Sense UI. Your complains about the calendar notification and the Favorites widget, for example, do not apply to Android phones in general.
True. OTOH, capitalism works in societies where there is a good cooperative spirit and little desire to game the system for one's own goals. Otherwise... you get China.
Intent does make a big difference in the law. If you run someone over because you were negligent you are responsible for manslaughter. If you ran the same person over on purpose you are responsible for the much more serious crime of murder.
No, the governments only demanded that they turned the data over after Google willingly revealed that they accidentally collected the data.
If Google was a little less forthcoming and just quietly deleted the data once they saw their mistake the private data wouldn't now be in the hands of countless governments.
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So having reception problems that aren't as bad makes it inferior? In 6 months I've never had a dropped call on my N1. The iPhone has an external antenna that comes in direct contact with the user, that apparently makes a difference because people are reporting they can drop calls just by holding the phone in a certain way.
There's nothing explicitly limiting our current system to two parties, but according to Duverger's law two dominant parties are the expected outcome of our system.
Yeah, you're right about the Presidential elections. States are free to use whichever method they wish to select their electors. But we need voting reform for Congress as much as for President, so we still need it at the Federal level.
Yeah, I agree with you completely, see my other comments in this article. I would love to be able to vote 3rd party in federal elections but it doesn't seem like it'll be an option anytime soon.
Like most reasonable things, it needs to start with local governments. If enough cities and states did away with first across the post elections then it might get enough recognition and support to make change possible at the federal level.
Just because they didn't filibuster the final bill doesn't mean they didn't use the filibuster along the way to get it to it's final compromised state.
Push for major election reforms then we'll talk. In the system we're stuck with voting 3rd party is not in your best interest. While you make your statement and maybe feel good about your vote, of the two candidates who actually stand a chance the one you dislike the most gets one more vote closer to winning.
Of course this only applies to the few voters in swing states. Everyone else can vote for whatever, it doesn't make a difference either way.
If the Republicans could successfully mount a concerted filibuster, you might have a point.
Have you *seen* just how many filibusters the Republicans have mounted during this administration? It's unprecedented. Clearly they have no trouble concerting filibusters.
Same here, and I would do it again because the though of a McCain/Palin administration chills me to the bone.
Sorry, that is an inaccurate opinion.
You never want to wait longer then the heat-death of the universe, and most of the time the length of a human life time is sufficient. Anything longer then that counts as never.
The ability to make an image isn't the defining characteristic of a telescope. I can see the moon through my window, but it's no telescope.
What? I'm pissed am I? Actually I quite like the Android permissions as they are. I don't recall ever saying I want them changed.
It sounded to me like the OP was saying the iPhone requested permission each time an app requested access to your data. Android doesn't do that.
Maybe I misunderstood the OP, but they said "requires user confirmation in virtually all instances of data sharing", and I interpret "all instances of data sharing" to mean each time the app requests data, not just the general permission statement at install time.
Yeah, same here. Froyo might help since it has an option to update all your apps which don't have permission changes. Then you can verify permissions once when you first install and aren't bothered with it again for updates unless the update requests new permissions.
Does it? I've used several apps that have had access to my text messages, and I've never been presented with a confirmation request from them.
You are talking about the Incredible, bigstrat2003 in his reply to you is talking about the Droid. I'm just saying that a large part of your two differing experiences with Android could be due to HTC Sense.
There is no 2.2 source yet, official or unofficial.
That 80% figure isn't credible. According to the latest numbers, 50% of Android phones currently are running 2.1, and the percentage is rising. It's likely that most phones running 2.1 will get updated to 2.2 eventually.
For the record, comparing a Droid to an Incredible is not an apples to apples comparison. The Droid is a standard Android phone while the Incredible runs HTC Sense UI. Your complains about the calendar notification and the Favorites widget, for example, do not apply to Android phones in general.
True. OTOH, capitalism works in societies where there is a good cooperative spirit and little desire to game the system for one's own goals. Otherwise... you get China.
Intent does make a big difference in the law. If you run someone over because you were negligent you are responsible for manslaughter. If you ran the same person over on purpose you are responsible for the much more serious crime of murder.
No, the governments only demanded that they turned the data over after Google willingly revealed that they accidentally collected the data.
If Google was a little less forthcoming and just quietly deleted the data once they saw their mistake the private data wouldn't now be in the hands of countless governments.
What loss of control with Google services? If you want to store your stuff somewhere else it's usually fairly easy to do.