Single names: I've done data conversions on a project which covered multiple countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. A "new" thing I came across about African names was: Some people have just a single name. It's not their first name or their last name, it's just their name.Though, they're generally okay with it being considered their first name.
Using the terms "First name" and "Last name" are bound to cause confusion if you include single names and Asian names. Using the terms "Family name" and "Given name" solves the problem.
Two character names you mean, not two words. There's no real need to put a space or dash between the syllables. Of course many Chinese do prefer the space when writing in English, so it should be supported.
Formally pinyin uses numbers or tone marks, but I've never seen that used with a name. Even in my Chinese textbooks the Chinese names have no tone information when written in English text.
True, but the OP was referring to western numerals. Chinese characters aren't really comparable to individual letters or numerals. As you yourself point out Ichiro is a valid Japanese word.
I've encountered at least one person with only 1 name at work. Of course the standard for Unix usernames is last name followed by first initial, so they ended up with a username "nonamer"
I am very happy with my Nexus One. Build quality is nice. It feels great in the hand and after 6 months of heavy use it still looks like new. Very easy to unlock the boot loader and root too, if you're into modding the OS. I don't think I would trade it for any of the newer phones that have been released since the N1 came out.
As for coding to the lower denominator, I'm not sure that's the case for game developers. I'm not sure what the use of the gyroscope sensor is, but I am guessing it's mostly going to be used for games and game developers seem to be the first to support new hardware features. That's just the impression I get though, I don't follow games much.
-Android runs on anything. Which means when android phones add things like gyroscope, most apps will likely be ignore it for the first year since they can't rely on certain features being present. The innovation in this aspect will have lag behind if Apple stays determined. The interface I'm sure isn't as reliable from model to model
Android OS already has a standard interface for accessing gyroscopes. I don't know if any phones use it yet but if developers want to they can support it in their code today.
and I never heard iPhone users tell each other to download and install the latest firmware (yes, iTunes does it automatically).
iTunes does it? You mean the phone can't update itself? Hardly sounds like an advantage. For the last Android update that was released, I was able to update my phone as soon as it came out while sitting in a coffee shop away from my computer.
Build quality. For having dozens of models, every goddamn android phone looks like the same basic heap of cheap plastic with the 4 confusing buttons in front.
Sturgeon's Law, this is nothing new. But there are high quality Android phones if that's what you want. I'm a little lost with your criticism of the 4 buttons though. Does this really confuse you, or do you just think that 4 buttons are too confusing for the average person? The average mouse comes with 3 buttons, and I have yet to meet a person who couldn't figure one of them out, and the icons on the Android buttons are also standardized and clearly depict their functions so it's even less confusing then a mouse.
This is just my impression from looking at them quickly at best buy
No kidding. It was pretty clear you don't know much about Android phones.
But I agree with your larger point. Apple is certainly not in a world of hurt, not yet at least. I'm sure Steve is a little concerned since he's never been fond of competition, but they are still doing fine. In the end the users win out as long as Android an iOS remain competitive, so I wish them both well.
Again, your knowledge of China seems to be stuck in the 20th century. China hasn't had a command economy for decades. We get it that you don't trust the Chinese government, and that's not entirely without reason, but you have failed to provide any examples of scientists being persecuted in modern China. Saying it could happen doesn't count. The Chinese I know like their country and are not desperate to leave.
How is that relevant to modern China? It's 2010, do you think Mao is still out there purging intellectuals? Even accounts of China from 10 years ago are ancient history considering the rate of change in that country.
This would be nice, but it wouldn't exactly be an app. It would be replacing driver-level components. There are serious pros and cons to allowing this no a platform.
What exactly would be the cons of allowing this? On Android there are a wide variety of 3rd party keyboards for various input methods that Google doesn't have the time or interest to implement. Seems like an exclusively good thing for Android users.
Right on! RT @Antisyzgy: I am very happy this happened. Twitter is for narcissistic people to spout off meaningless snippets of their unimpressive lives. I thought people would have had enough of it from Facebook or Myspace, but apparently people need an even more frequent dose of bullshit.
Why the Hobson's Choice? Can't FEMA be criticized for their slow response while also criticizing the poor planning of the local governments? I think with a disaster on the scale of Katrina there's plenty of criticism to be shared with all involved.
How is it that "not-gore" and "not-kerry" was able to win, while "not-bush" wasn't? Whatever the reason, Bush's re-election still makes the American electorate look dumbfoundingly ignorant. There's not way either Kerry or Gore would have been worse as President.
Nice dream. In the real world creating a party of your own or voting third-party is more likely to allow the greater of two evils to win then to cause any real benefit. Our countries voting system sucks and makes it almost impossible to vote for who you really like without unintentionally helping a candidate who you really, really don't like. Realistic activists hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two evils while pushing for electoral reform that could actually enable them to make a difference.
Sorry, but given our current voting system third parties are usually a wasted vote. You have to consider the limitations of your voting system when deciding how best to vote, and our first past the post voting system is severely limited.
Your reference to the Mythical Man Month is irrelevant to the discussion. Measuring the flow of oil and cleaning up the oil are independent tasks that can be run in parallel without slowing each other down. This is not a situation where the mythical man month applies.
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Right, that would be the standard at that particular organization.
Sure, I would have just used his name. Alas, I was not the mindless automaton who set up the account.
Single names: I've done data conversions on a project which covered multiple countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. A "new" thing I came across about African names was: Some people have just a single name. It's not their first name or their last name, it's just their name.Though, they're generally okay with it being considered their first name.
Using the terms "First name" and "Last name" are bound to cause confusion if you include single names and Asian names. Using the terms "Family name" and "Given name" solves the problem.
Two character names you mean, not two words. There's no real need to put a space or dash between the syllables. Of course many Chinese do prefer the space when writing in English, so it should be supported.
Formally pinyin uses numbers or tone marks, but I've never seen that used with a name. Even in my Chinese textbooks the Chinese names have no tone information when written in English text.
True, but the OP was referring to western numerals. Chinese characters aren't really comparable to individual letters or numerals. As you yourself point out Ichiro is a valid Japanese word.
I've encountered at least one person with only 1 name at work. Of course the standard for Unix usernames is last name followed by first initial, so they ended up with a username "nonamer"
I am very happy with my Nexus One. Build quality is nice. It feels great in the hand and after 6 months of heavy use it still looks like new. Very easy to unlock the boot loader and root too, if you're into modding the OS. I don't think I would trade it for any of the newer phones that have been released since the N1 came out.
As for coding to the lower denominator, I'm not sure that's the case for game developers. I'm not sure what the use of the gyroscope sensor is, but I am guessing it's mostly going to be used for games and game developers seem to be the first to support new hardware features. That's just the impression I get though, I don't follow games much.
-Android runs on anything. Which means when android phones add things like gyroscope, most apps will likely be ignore it for the first year since they can't rely on certain features being present. The innovation in this aspect will have lag behind if Apple stays determined. The interface I'm sure isn't as reliable from model to model
Android OS already has a standard interface for accessing gyroscopes. I don't know if any phones use it yet but if developers want to they can support it in their code today.
and I never heard iPhone users tell each other to download and install the latest firmware (yes, iTunes does it automatically).
iTunes does it? You mean the phone can't update itself? Hardly sounds like an advantage. For the last Android update that was released, I was able to update my phone as soon as it came out while sitting in a coffee shop away from my computer.
Build quality. For having dozens of models, every goddamn android phone looks like the same basic heap of cheap plastic with the 4 confusing buttons in front.
Sturgeon's Law, this is nothing new. But there are high quality Android phones if that's what you want. I'm a little lost with your criticism of the 4 buttons though. Does this really confuse you, or do you just think that 4 buttons are too confusing for the average person? The average mouse comes with 3 buttons, and I have yet to meet a person who couldn't figure one of them out, and the icons on the Android buttons are also standardized and clearly depict their functions so it's even less confusing then a mouse.
This is just my impression from looking at them quickly at best buy
No kidding. It was pretty clear you don't know much about Android phones.
But I agree with your larger point. Apple is certainly not in a world of hurt, not yet at least. I'm sure Steve is a little concerned since he's never been fond of competition, but they are still doing fine. In the end the users win out as long as Android an iOS remain competitive, so I wish them both well.
Again, your knowledge of China seems to be stuck in the 20th century. China hasn't had a command economy for decades. We get it that you don't trust the Chinese government, and that's not entirely without reason, but you have failed to provide any examples of scientists being persecuted in modern China. Saying it could happen doesn't count. The Chinese I know like their country and are not desperate to leave.
How is that relevant to modern China? It's 2010, do you think Mao is still out there purging intellectuals? Even accounts of China from 10 years ago are ancient history considering the rate of change in that country.
What persecution would the US being protecting the Chinese scientists from? I'm not aware of any persecution of scientists in China.
Wait, LASERs are regulated by the FDA??? How on earth would they fall under their jurisdiction??
- custom touch keyboards
This would be nice, but it wouldn't exactly be an app. It would be replacing driver-level components. There are serious pros and cons to allowing this no a platform.
What exactly would be the cons of allowing this? On Android there are a wide variety of 3rd party keyboards for various input methods that Google doesn't have the time or interest to implement. Seems like an exclusively good thing for Android users.
Right on! RT @Antisyzgy: I am very happy this happened. Twitter is for narcissistic people to spout off meaningless snippets of their unimpressive lives. I thought people would have had enough of it from Facebook or Myspace, but apparently people need an even more frequent dose of bullshit.
What's wrong with bacteria? Yogurt and sauerkraut are both pretty tasty, I'm okay with whatever it takes to make them.
I see, thanks. They are using a trace JIT for Android in Froyo, so that would make sense.
Why the Hobson's Choice? Can't FEMA be criticized for their slow response while also criticizing the poor planning of the local governments? I think with a disaster on the scale of Katrina there's plenty of criticism to be shared with all involved.
Upset, not surprised. How does that make him a sucker?
You should always try foods at least twice. First reactions to new things aren't always reliable.
How is it that "not-gore" and "not-kerry" was able to win, while "not-bush" wasn't? Whatever the reason, Bush's re-election still makes the American electorate look dumbfoundingly ignorant. There's not way either Kerry or Gore would have been worse as President.
Nice dream. In the real world creating a party of your own or voting third-party is more likely to allow the greater of two evils to win then to cause any real benefit. Our countries voting system sucks and makes it almost impossible to vote for who you really like without unintentionally helping a candidate who you really, really don't like. Realistic activists hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two evils while pushing for electoral reform that could actually enable them to make a difference.
Sorry, but given our current voting system third parties are usually a wasted vote. You have to consider the limitations of your voting system when deciding how best to vote, and our first past the post voting system is severely limited.
Your reference to the Mythical Man Month is irrelevant to the discussion. Measuring the flow of oil and cleaning up the oil are independent tasks that can be run in parallel without slowing each other down. This is not a situation where the mythical man month applies.
Why is running flash on an unsupported device a better test then running it on a system that it's designed for?