Probably busy ignoring your post. It has been pointed out above that the app that everyone is so excited about is simply government TV being streamed to the iPhone.
As for Apple maintaining complete control over their products, whatever. You can go ahead and install Windows on your computer and have Microsoft maintain complete control over your products.
"...most said their salaries brought a 'better quality of life' than what they had in the US."
I'm guessing that by better quality they mean materialistically. Being a US citizen I would prefer to live in a place where human rights are championed, personal liberty is maximized and freedom of speech and freedom from government oppression is paramount. So, I guess I'm saying where should I move to?
"1) "Here's a trivial idea... just buy an iPhone".
Yes. And for the rest of us who don't live with our rich parents, that's not so trivial."
Get lost. The iPhone now goes for $199. How much do you spend gaming? How much did you pay for your last laptop or computer? I'll bet you spend that much on Cheetos in a year. I see that Sprint is offering the Blackberry Tour 9630 for $150. That's after a $100 rebate.
The iPhone is perfectly affordable for someone who decides he wants one. No need to live with rich parents. Unless you want to buy an HTC (http://www.nextag.com/htc-phones/search-html)
2) "you could have a nearly perfect mobile browsing experience":
Ha ha ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahahaaahahaaaaaaaa! Sorry, my ass just fell off.
No really, it's a terrific browsing experience for a mobile device. I remember my Treo web browser and I would never want to go back to that.
3) "Mobile browsing sucks because manufacturers don't really care"
You're not really getting the point, son. It sucks because web authors build stupid sites. Pay attention.
You're half right.
4) "just look at how bad it sucks on a Blackberry"
Just as bad as it does on an iPhone.
I haven't seen a browser on a Blackberry, but I can definitively tell you that Safari on the iPhone works really, really well.
This is a joke, right? Dan Rather was castigated by the media at the time. Your attempt at Swift Boating the entire field of journalism is gutsy, however.
Yes, it's a bullshit job. Then again, so is being a programmer, lawyer, salesman, investment banker, teacher.... Everybody thinks every other profession is less valuable than their own.
Not all journalism is good, just like not all programmers are good. But journalism is not a bullshit job. There are some bad ones out there, but the very idea of journalism is reporting, not interpreting, and that is an extremely valuable service. If you would like your information thoroughly researched and verified experimentally then good luck trying to negotiate the real fast-paced world where getting the latest information has strategic value.
This is not a defense of sloppy reporting or for not verifying sources and facts, it's mostly a rebuttal to an incredibly broad and useless generalization about the profession of journalism.
Well, that's not what the article really states. It says "solar shingles can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingles" and doesn't give much more of a hint. As a guess I'd say that they might easily lay in place of a row of regular shingles or something like that, but the article says nothing leading one to believe that they can be nailed or easily wired.
It's also seemingly not very exciting news as companies such as Uni-Solar have been doing similar stuff for several years now, although I do not have the specs so I can't say much about the efficiency.
"...a former co-worker of mine who traveled frequently left one in his bag for several trips and was never tagged. "
Similar experience here. I had completely forgotten about a pair of scissors left in the back pocket of my laptop bag. After flying out and returning I noticed them in there and couldn't believe that I hadn't been taken down at the airport.
On another note, I realized on my last trip that apparently they don't think terrorists will be flying first class. I noticed that when you get a meal in first class they serve it up with a nice set of stainless steel ware, including two forks and a knife (not to mention the nice little wine glass made of actual glass). I wonder how they got them past airport security?
From the sounds of it you have never actually owned a Mac.
A single application taking down the entire machine hasn't been an issue since the days of system 9.
Unpredictable focus is exactly what OS X is not. When you click on an app you stay in that app.
I didn't realize Cisco VPN was a dev app, but it's something that I use all the time to connect to work. And it works every time.
And obviously the very last thing that Mac laptops are is brittle. I've seen plenty of them being carried around at work with caved in corners from being dropped and still working fine.
Actually, I'm thinking this isn't such a bad thing. When you have agencies competing like that it seems likely that they're also going to be keeping an eye on the other agencies, keeping them more honest in the process. When they all start cooperating I think I'll feel less safe, as a matter of fact.
It's the same with the political parties. Just the right amount of non-cooperation and competitiveness keeps one organization from becoming the oligarchy it naturally wants to become.
Oops. Looks like at least one mod drives a Fraud Excrusion since you're not really off topic. They really don't like having their bad behavior pointed out to them.
I think in reality this will be more of a teaching tool than an immediate safety mechanism. It's not about being "alert." It's about not even being aware that they're doing something dangerous. There are just too many people out on the road that don't even understand the consequences of tailgating. It happens to me all the time. I usually travel in the slow lanes (going the speed limit) and usually someone will roll up behind me leaving less than a second's distance between our bumpers, all the while there is plenty of room to pass me in the other lanes.
People are just generally dense about driving. They don't take it seriously. They don't think they're in control of a deadly piece of machinery. Top it all off with the modern notion that the car is the 21st century telephone booth and it's disaster waiting to happen.
In the real world people who drive like that cause the accidents that clog freeways and streets for hours. Leave for your destination 5 minutes earlier. Don't drive like an ass.
I wish that I had gotten a close up of the garbage. It was mostly, as you say, fishing net, but in that netting was lots and lots of other debris, from plastic bottles to styrofoam chunks. I am guessing that if a fisherman comes across something like this and it gets tangled up in the props it is something less than good luck.
I would bet you are right, but there are big masses out there as well. I have personal experience with this. My wife and I were sitting on the beach of the big island of Hawaii and this mass drifted in. I was told it wasn't the first time. Some guys had to cut the thing in half and then use a tractor to drag it away in pieces. I also noticed that it was something of a mini-ecosystem with crabs and flies and such crawling all over it.
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Probably busy ignoring your post. It has been pointed out above that the app that everyone is so excited about is simply government TV being streamed to the iPhone.
As for Apple maintaining complete control over their products, whatever. You can go ahead and install Windows on your computer and have Microsoft maintain complete control over your products.
Anablog, perhaps?
Perhaps they're running Sparc servers?
http://www.national.com/rap/files/datasheet.pdf
"...most said their salaries brought a 'better quality of life' than what they had in the US."
I'm guessing that by better quality they mean materialistically. Being a US citizen I would prefer to live in a place where human rights are championed, personal liberty is maximized and freedom of speech and freedom from government oppression is paramount. So, I guess I'm saying where should I move to?
"1) "Here's a trivial idea... just buy an iPhone".
Yes. And for the rest of us who don't live with our rich parents, that's not so trivial."
Get lost. The iPhone now goes for $199. How much do you spend gaming? How much did you pay for your last laptop or computer? I'll bet you spend that much on Cheetos in a year. I see that Sprint is offering the Blackberry Tour 9630 for $150. That's after a $100 rebate.
The iPhone is perfectly affordable for someone who decides he wants one. No need to live with rich parents. Unless you want to buy an HTC (http://www.nextag.com/htc-phones/search-html)
2) "you could have a nearly perfect mobile browsing experience":
Ha ha ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahahaaahahaaaaaaaa! Sorry, my ass just fell off.
No really, it's a terrific browsing experience for a mobile device. I remember my Treo web browser and I would never want to go back to that.
3) "Mobile browsing sucks because manufacturers don't really care"
You're not really getting the point, son. It sucks because web authors build stupid sites. Pay attention.
You're half right.
4) "just look at how bad it sucks on a Blackberry"
Just as bad as it does on an iPhone.
I haven't seen a browser on a Blackberry, but I can definitively tell you that Safari on the iPhone works really, really well.
You forgot all of Fox news. And maybe Robert Novak.
This is a joke, right? Dan Rather was castigated by the media at the time. Your attempt at Swift Boating the entire field of journalism is gutsy, however.
Yes, it's a bullshit job. Then again, so is being a programmer, lawyer, salesman, investment banker, teacher.... Everybody thinks every other profession is less valuable than their own.
Not all journalism is good, just like not all programmers are good. But journalism is not a bullshit job. There are some bad ones out there, but the very idea of journalism is reporting, not interpreting, and that is an extremely valuable service. If you would like your information thoroughly researched and verified experimentally then good luck trying to negotiate the real fast-paced world where getting the latest information has strategic value.
This is not a defense of sloppy reporting or for not verifying sources and facts, it's mostly a rebuttal to an incredibly broad and useless generalization about the profession of journalism.
Well, that's not what the article really states. It says "solar shingles can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingles" and doesn't give much more of a hint. As a guess I'd say that they might easily lay in place of a row of regular shingles or something like that, but the article says nothing leading one to believe that they can be nailed or easily wired.
It's also seemingly not very exciting news as companies such as Uni-Solar have been doing similar stuff for several years now, although I do not have the specs so I can't say much about the efficiency.
Not complete without a visual.
http://stylemens.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/30/stone_h_2.jpg
Also, no one is preventing you from posting comments that make you look childish.
"...a former co-worker of mine who traveled frequently left one in his bag for several trips and was never tagged. "
Similar experience here. I had completely forgotten about a pair of scissors left in the back pocket of my laptop bag. After flying out and returning I noticed them in there and couldn't believe that I hadn't been taken down at the airport.
On another note, I realized on my last trip that apparently they don't think terrorists will be flying first class. I noticed that when you get a meal in first class they serve it up with a nice set of stainless steel ware, including two forks and a knife (not to mention the nice little wine glass made of actual glass). I wonder how they got them past airport security?
So, what's the big deal? No one is preventing you from buying products that make you look uncool.
From the sounds of it you have never actually owned a Mac.
A single application taking down the entire machine hasn't been an issue since the days of system 9.
Unpredictable focus is exactly what OS X is not. When you click on an app you stay in that app.
I didn't realize Cisco VPN was a dev app, but it's something that I use all the time to connect to work. And it works every time.
And obviously the very last thing that Mac laptops are is brittle. I've seen plenty of them being carried around at work with caved in corners from being dropped and still working fine.
I just really doubt you've every owned a Mac.
Really, you can't bash Microsoft. Unless you run Cygwin, of course.
Actually, I'm thinking this isn't such a bad thing. When you have agencies competing like that it seems likely that they're also going to be keeping an eye on the other agencies, keeping them more honest in the process. When they all start cooperating I think I'll feel less safe, as a matter of fact.
It's the same with the political parties. Just the right amount of non-cooperation and competitiveness keeps one organization from becoming the oligarchy it naturally wants to become.
Oops. Looks like at least one mod drives a Fraud Excrusion since you're not really off topic. They really don't like having their bad behavior pointed out to them.
I think in reality this will be more of a teaching tool than an immediate safety mechanism. It's not about being "alert." It's about not even being aware that they're doing something dangerous. There are just too many people out on the road that don't even understand the consequences of tailgating. It happens to me all the time. I usually travel in the slow lanes (going the speed limit) and usually someone will roll up behind me leaving less than a second's distance between our bumpers, all the while there is plenty of room to pass me in the other lanes.
People are just generally dense about driving. They don't take it seriously. They don't think they're in control of a deadly piece of machinery. Top it all off with the modern notion that the car is the 21st century telephone booth and it's disaster waiting to happen.
In the real world people who drive like that cause the accidents that clog freeways and streets for hours. Leave for your destination 5 minutes earlier. Don't drive like an ass.
"Women, however, were not affected by chatting to a handsome man."
That's because they couldn't see their wallets.
How weird. A conservative who...conserves. Perhaps one day there will be a political party for people like you. I think I'd join it as well.
I wish that I had gotten a close up of the garbage. It was mostly, as you say, fishing net, but in that netting was lots and lots of other debris, from plastic bottles to styrofoam chunks. I am guessing that if a fisherman comes across something like this and it gets tangled up in the props it is something less than good luck.
I would bet you are right, but there are big masses out there as well. I have personal experience with this. My wife and I were sitting on the beach of the big island of Hawaii and this mass drifted in. I was told it wasn't the first time. Some guys had to cut the thing in half and then use a tractor to drag it away in pieces. I also noticed that it was something of a mini-ecosystem with crabs and flies and such crawling all over it.
"And its a mac. What did you think? It's as far from a nerdy computer as possible."
Be sure to tell all the geeks at JPL that. Macs are very popular there.