I can see it now...colonies of geeks will spring up all over that are only allowed to marry each other and can't use any computer technology developed after 1986.
It varies by State in the US, but most States have 'Good Samaratain' laws that shield people who try to render aid in a crisis from any legal action at all. Ironically, if you're a licensed medical professional and screw up rendering emergency aid you have far more legal risk than an ordinary citizen doing the same.
The US government wastes billions every year. By waste I don't even mean programs that I might disagree with. I mean money that just goes missing. How about we fix that, get rid of earmarks, and put that money towards deficit reduction *and* space exploration among other scientific endeavors.
I still prefer 'disabled' to 'bricked'...bricked means it cannot ever be recovered by any means. Let's stop dumbing things down; it's bad enough as it is.
Detail is meaningless if you cannot trust the accuracy of said details. The MSDN docs are next to useless for the purposes of reverse engineering without a lot of messing around.
It's not splitting hairs. Calling an iPhone that was disabled by a firmware update 'bricked' is like saying someone is dead when they still have a pulse.
I keep seeing these anecdotes about executives buying iPhones and demanding support at work. I have yet to see anything but anecdotes. I work and interface with executives within several major corporations and have not seen one single iPhone, nor any talk about them. They are all addicted to their crackberries or windows mobile smartphones and could care less about trendy things like iPhones.
Most director level and higher execs are rather hidebound. They don't rush out and grab the latest thing unless they see a reason to. There are exceptions, and I am sure some VP out there bought an iPhone, but there just is NOT any groundswell of demand for iPhone support in the enterprise environment.
She offers several reasons that the device isn't a good corporate tool.'"
It's not even a *bad* corporate tool. It's a consumer device and was never meant (in its current incarnation) to be used for corporate uses. You can't even get one if your AT&T number is registered via a business account. It's like saying "this plum isn't a very good orange."
Most people won't even notice or care until they one day buy a disc that won't work in their player. The vast majority of consumers do not pay attention to this kind of news.
Yes, and this kind of silly stunt will help make sure no more bloggers get full press credentials anytime soon. He deserved to be banned for life. Maybe it will make other people think twice about acting professionally.
Ordinary folks like myself who wanted just to read the peer-reviewed article, not their popularizing crap, are mislead to go there.
While I would also prefer the peer reviewed article, you're making the false assumption that we're ordinary folk. Most people want the popularizing crap, not the actual science.
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I can see it now...colonies of geeks will spring up all over that are only allowed to marry each other and can't use any computer technology developed after 1986.
That sound you just heard was the joke (a play on the words 'unix' and 'eunuchs') going WHOOOOOSH right over your Anonymously Cowardly head.
It is called 'whistle blowing'. Some people have ethical standards that lead them to take risks with their livelihood.
It varies by State in the US, but most States have 'Good Samaratain' laws that shield people who try to render aid in a crisis from any legal action at all. Ironically, if you're a licensed medical professional and screw up rendering emergency aid you have far more legal risk than an ordinary citizen doing the same.
The US government wastes billions every year. By waste I don't even mean programs that I might disagree with. I mean money that just goes missing. How about we fix that, get rid of earmarks, and put that money towards deficit reduction *and* space exploration among other scientific endeavors.
Oh please...a code fix is not new technology...you didn't just stretch the truth there; you broke it.
I still prefer 'disabled' to 'bricked'...bricked means it cannot ever be recovered by any means. Let's stop dumbing things down; it's bad enough as it is.
Detail is meaningless if you cannot trust the accuracy of said details. The MSDN docs are next to useless for the purposes of reverse engineering without a lot of messing around.
It's not splitting hairs. Calling an iPhone that was disabled by a firmware update 'bricked' is like saying someone is dead when they still have a pulse.
"I'm not dead yet!"
Finally, something to do with my other 50 hands!
1. Legalise marijuana
2. Tax it
3. Profit!
I keep seeing these anecdotes about executives buying iPhones and demanding support at work. I have yet to see anything but anecdotes. I work and interface with executives within several major corporations and have not seen one single iPhone, nor any talk about them. They are all addicted to their crackberries or windows mobile smartphones and could care less about trendy things like iPhones.
Most director level and higher execs are rather hidebound. They don't rush out and grab the latest thing unless they see a reason to. There are exceptions, and I am sure some VP out there bought an iPhone, but there just is NOT any groundswell of demand for iPhone support in the enterprise environment.
She offers several reasons that the device isn't a good corporate tool.'"
It's not even a *bad* corporate tool. It's a consumer device and was never meant (in its current incarnation) to be used for corporate uses. You can't even get one if your AT&T number is registered via a business account. It's like saying "this plum isn't a very good orange."
Idiot.
Nah, we will all return to the embrace of the Spaghetti Monster when we die. Nice try though!
May you be Blessed by His Noodly Apendages.
Most people won't even notice or care until they one day buy a disc that won't work in their player. The vast majority of consumers do not pay attention to this kind of news.
No. The US buys most of it's steel from abroad. Very little if any is actually produced here anymore.
Yes, and this kind of silly stunt will help make sure no more bloggers get full press credentials anytime soon. He deserved to be banned for life. Maybe it will make other people think twice about acting professionally.
He could always get together with Dennis Kusinich and use the flying saucers that the latter keeps seeing.
That's ok my friend. Admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery.
Nor is it surprising that a Slashdot summary sees fit to quote a 15 year old as if he were some kind of expert...at anything.
Ordinary folks like myself who wanted just to read the peer-reviewed article, not their popularizing crap, are mislead to go there.
While I would also prefer the peer reviewed article, you're making the false assumption that we're ordinary folk. Most people want the popularizing crap, not the actual science.
Kidding aside, I've been brewing my own beer for many years but I've yet to build a still (I might one day). Nice to meet a fellow homebrewer.
Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew!
That's why I just keep a still running and do all of my drinking alone in the dark. I even use a tin cup to match my hat.
Yes.
No.
Don't introduce actual facts about Apple on Slashdot. You'll be moderated into oblivion by the koolaid drinkers.