I have the 2008 iPhone 3G. My phone has been very sluggish ever since I installed iOS 4. I've completely reset the phone to no avail. Curious if others have experienced this.
I'm currently eligible to upgrade to an iPhone 4 with no penalty on my contract (ends in December). I'll probably do it, only because Droid hasn't quite compelled me yet, and Windows Phone even less so, but I hate rewarding Apple for making me feel forced to upgrade just to get a working product.
Joke I heard from a Mormon: Why do you always bring two Mormons with you when you go fishing? Because if you just bring one he'll smoke all your cigarettes and drink all your beer.
I'm 42. While concerned about my future in tech, I'm not too worried about long-term employment prospects because I see a looming labor shortage. The oldest Baby Boomers are turning 65. While many of them are not very tech-savvy, they are successful business men and women (e.g. yuppies, DINKs). As this huge generation begins to retire there will be a void to fill at all levels.
Worst-case I'll get a job in a nursing home refilling their Tang and listening to Vietnam stories.
I have Batman Arkham Asylum on PC, too. Purchased through Steam. I was surprised and disappointed to see GfWL popup and force me to register and login ON TOP of my existing Steam logon. What's the point? I am seriously annoyed at the possibility that I won't be able to play or, almost as bad, not save my progress if I can't logon for some reason. Fortunately it hasn't given me any problems for the months since I purchased it. The game is a lot of fun. But this dual-level DRM is unacceptable. Steam works well for me and is the only way I have purchased games for nearly two years. But I will avoid GfWL-laden products in the future.
Wish I had mod points for you. Embedding has been a boon for both the media and the military. Transparency has largely reinforced the high reputation of U.S. forces. Even embarrassments such as the GEN McChrystal article in Rolling Stone show Soldiers as normal human beings, rather than faceless mercenaries blindly serving political agendas.
Unfortunately, stability operations such as those currently conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan are mostly mundane affairs, and don't attract much embed interest from the for-profit 24-hour-news-cycle network giants. Building schools, improving infrastructure, and training host-nation soldiers doesn't sell advertising like explosions and body counts.
I was one of the last of my friends to give up the desktop mail client. I was an email packrat and kept everything, archiving off messages once in a while. I have archives going back to 1995 using the predecessor to MS Outlook and the earliest Netscape offerings. But once I moved my domain mx record to Google mail a couple years ago I dumped the clients and haven't looked back. I've felt completely liberated ever since. Using one IMAP mailbox accessible from browsers and mobile apps anywhere is the way to go. The only disadvantage I can see for some is off-line reading. I thought it might be an issue for me but it hasn't been.
Perhaps. And maybe they want to make Hasselhoff their official mascot (how is his Deutsche, anyway?). Isn't speculating fun? I guess we'll have to wait until their freely-elected government tells the U.S. what it really wants.
Since we were at war with Germany, and only liberating Iraq, that tactic would have been difficult to justify. More cameras around add to the challenges.
Interesting. Thanks for the link. A useful tool, no doubt, and perhaps a replacement for manned aircraft in many cases. But never a replacement for a muddy-boots Soldier or Marine. Now when the robots can take and hold ground...
Good posts about what the surge really was: getting our troops away from the FOBs and in the villages to earn the trust of Iraqi citizens. It was risky and cost more U.S. servicemembers' lives, but it was effective. The Sons of Iraq program was helpful, too.
Different situation in Afghanistan, to be sure. But I'm amazed at the opposition from the right about the commitment to finally do now what we should have done nine years ago. If we'd let Saddam sit for a couple years (he wasn't going anywhere) while we finished the job the right way in Afghanistan I suspect SWA would be in much better shape today from the West's perspective.
No physical pilot presence != no presence. Someone has to secure the base, fuel and maintain the aircraft. And while UAVs are great in the mountains of Waziristan, they're not very helpful in rooting out insurgents in Baghdad. As long as our mission is to protect the Iraqi citizens we're going to need boots on the ground.
True, most Iranian's speak Farci, not Arabic. And Saddam's Sunni-led government was certainly an enemy of Shia Iran. But the majority of Iraq is made of Shia, many of whom are sympathetic to Iran. Muqtada Al Sadr has been a guest there for some time. And he's been in the news lately campaigning for office in Iraq again.
Assuming you're correct (you didn't provide a source), I suspect it's more than made up by the infusion of money into the economy by servicemembers and their families. Just a guess. I'm not going to research, either.
Iraq had a very stable government. I wonder how it changed...
Replacing the tyrannical government in Iraq wasn't nearly as smooth and seamless as it was in Germany. Having a people with a national identity that believes in rule of law is certainly helpful to the process.
Disengage the ground troops? You were obviously watching a different surge than I was. GEN Petraeus's strategy put more troops directly in harm's way than we had since Saddam was toppled. Soldier and Marine deaths went up quite a bit in late 2007, which was exactly what was predicted when we moved them off the FOBs (forward operating bases) and into small COPs (combat outposts) right in the villages. It was this direct engagement with the local citizens that built the trust needed to root out the insurgents.
The surge was successful from my viewpoint. I got there at its peak at the end of 07 and violence dropped dramatically over the course of 08.
They definitely served as a military deterrent during the aftermath of WW II and through the Cold War. However, few would characterize that as "policing". They have no involvement in rule of law issues and have no peacetime jurisdiction over the host nations' citizens. That's a far cry from COIN ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm surprised you're having trouble seeing the difference.
Big difference for a Soldier serving in Germany and a Soldier serving in Iraq: Gate guards at U.S. bases in Germany make sure you're not armed before letting you on the base. Gate guards at U.S. bases in Iraq make sure you ARE armed (with full combat ammo load) before letting you OFF the base.
We're in Europe to project power; to provide staging bases for operations in SWA and HOA. When Germany asks us to leave we'll find another nation anxious to imbibe our defense budget ambrosia.
"US rating is "secret", which is the lowest possible secrecy rating."
That's simply not true. "Confidential" and "For Official Use Only" (FOUO) are both lower than "Secret". It is far from trivial for a person to obtain and maintain a clearance of "Secret" or higher. You clearly have no experience in this area.
You're the one who doesn't have a clue. Your arbitrary determination on the value of this intelligence is based on what others have told you as your own analysis is plagued by ignorance.
You're assuming a lot. I don't underestimate them. Their performance speaks for itself. I also don't overestimate them, which you seem to. To presume, without proof, that they know a piece of classified information as the basis for releasing that information, is reckless and careless.
This animal is far from dead. The fact is that we don't know what they know and what they don't. The Taliban likely know some US SOPs, but certainly not all. Releasing classified information increases the chance that they will find a missing, sought-after piece to the puzzle that will indeed make life more difficult for servicemembers in harm's way.
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I have the 2008 iPhone 3G. My phone has been very sluggish ever since I installed iOS 4. I've completely reset the phone to no avail. Curious if others have experienced this.
I'm currently eligible to upgrade to an iPhone 4 with no penalty on my contract (ends in December). I'll probably do it, only because Droid hasn't quite compelled me yet, and Windows Phone even less so, but I hate rewarding Apple for making me feel forced to upgrade just to get a working product.
Joke I heard from a Mormon: Why do you always bring two Mormons with you when you go fishing? Because if you just bring one he'll smoke all your cigarettes and drink all your beer.
I'm 42. While concerned about my future in tech, I'm not too worried about long-term employment prospects because I see a looming labor shortage. The oldest Baby Boomers are turning 65. While many of them are not very tech-savvy, they are successful business men and women (e.g. yuppies, DINKs). As this huge generation begins to retire there will be a void to fill at all levels.
Worst-case I'll get a job in a nursing home refilling their Tang and listening to Vietnam stories.
I have Batman Arkham Asylum on PC, too. Purchased through Steam. I was surprised and disappointed to see GfWL popup and force me to register and login ON TOP of my existing Steam logon. What's the point? I am seriously annoyed at the possibility that I won't be able to play or, almost as bad, not save my progress if I can't logon for some reason. Fortunately it hasn't given me any problems for the months since I purchased it. The game is a lot of fun. But this dual-level DRM is unacceptable. Steam works well for me and is the only way I have purchased games for nearly two years. But I will avoid GfWL-laden products in the future.
I'll have to check him out. Thanks.
Wish I had mod points for you. Embedding has been a boon for both the media and the military. Transparency has largely reinforced the high reputation of U.S. forces. Even embarrassments such as the GEN McChrystal article in Rolling Stone show Soldiers as normal human beings, rather than faceless mercenaries blindly serving political agendas.
Unfortunately, stability operations such as those currently conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan are mostly mundane affairs, and don't attract much embed interest from the for-profit 24-hour-news-cycle network giants. Building schools, improving infrastructure, and training host-nation soldiers doesn't sell advertising like explosions and body counts.
That is annoying, sometimes. I could escape it by looking at mail on my iPhone. But now the iPhone 4 OS does it, too.
I was one of the last of my friends to give up the desktop mail client. I was an email packrat and kept everything, archiving off messages once in a while. I have archives going back to 1995 using the predecessor to MS Outlook and the earliest Netscape offerings. But once I moved my domain mx record to Google mail a couple years ago I dumped the clients and haven't looked back. I've felt completely liberated ever since. Using one IMAP mailbox accessible from browsers and mobile apps anywhere is the way to go. The only disadvantage I can see for some is off-line reading. I thought it might be an issue for me but it hasn't been.
Perhaps. And maybe they want to make Hasselhoff their official mascot (how is his Deutsche, anyway?). Isn't speculating fun? I guess we'll have to wait until their freely-elected government tells the U.S. what it really wants.
Since we were at war with Germany, and only liberating Iraq, that tactic would have been difficult to justify. More cameras around add to the challenges.
Interesting. Thanks for the link. A useful tool, no doubt, and perhaps a replacement for manned aircraft in many cases. But never a replacement for a muddy-boots Soldier or Marine. Now when the robots can take and hold ground...
Good posts about what the surge really was: getting our troops away from the FOBs and in the villages to earn the trust of Iraqi citizens. It was risky and cost more U.S. servicemembers' lives, but it was effective. The Sons of Iraq program was helpful, too.
Different situation in Afghanistan, to be sure. But I'm amazed at the opposition from the right about the commitment to finally do now what we should have done nine years ago. If we'd let Saddam sit for a couple years (he wasn't going anywhere) while we finished the job the right way in Afghanistan I suspect SWA would be in much better shape today from the West's perspective.
No physical pilot presence != no presence. Someone has to secure the base, fuel and maintain the aircraft. And while UAVs are great in the mountains of Waziristan, they're not very helpful in rooting out insurgents in Baghdad. As long as our mission is to protect the Iraqi citizens we're going to need boots on the ground.
True, most Iranian's speak Farci, not Arabic. And Saddam's Sunni-led government was certainly an enemy of Shia Iran. But the majority of Iraq is made of Shia, many of whom are sympathetic to Iran. Muqtada Al Sadr has been a guest there for some time. And he's been in the news lately campaigning for office in Iraq again.
Assuming you're correct (you didn't provide a source), I suspect it's more than made up by the infusion of money into the economy by servicemembers and their families. Just a guess. I'm not going to research, either.
Iraq had a very stable government. I wonder how it changed...
Replacing the tyrannical government in Iraq wasn't nearly as smooth and seamless as it was in Germany. Having a people with a national identity that believes in rule of law is certainly helpful to the process.
Disengage the ground troops? You were obviously watching a different surge than I was. GEN Petraeus's strategy put more troops directly in harm's way than we had since Saddam was toppled. Soldier and Marine deaths went up quite a bit in late 2007, which was exactly what was predicted when we moved them off the FOBs (forward operating bases) and into small COPs (combat outposts) right in the villages. It was this direct engagement with the local citizens that built the trust needed to root out the insurgents.
The surge was successful from my viewpoint. I got there at its peak at the end of 07 and violence dropped dramatically over the course of 08.
They definitely served as a military deterrent during the aftermath of WW II and through the Cold War. However, few would characterize that as "policing". They have no involvement in rule of law issues and have no peacetime jurisdiction over the host nations' citizens. That's a far cry from COIN ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm surprised you're having trouble seeing the difference.
The 1991 Pinatubo eruption made the decision a bit easier, too.
Big difference for a Soldier serving in Germany and a Soldier serving in Iraq: Gate guards at U.S. bases in Germany make sure you're not armed before letting you on the base. Gate guards at U.S. bases in Iraq make sure you ARE armed (with full combat ammo load) before letting you OFF the base.
We're in Europe to project power; to provide staging bases for operations in SWA and HOA. When Germany asks us to leave we'll find another nation anxious to imbibe our defense budget ambrosia.
Well the US have been in Europe for 60+ years doing exactly that. I suppose you could say the same thing.
Conducting counter-insurgency operations in a nation with an unstable government? No, they're not.
"US rating is "secret", which is the lowest possible secrecy rating."
That's simply not true. "Confidential" and "For Official Use Only" (FOUO) are both lower than "Secret". It is far from trivial for a person to obtain and maintain a clearance of "Secret" or higher. You clearly have no experience in this area.
You're the one who doesn't have a clue. Your arbitrary determination on the value of this intelligence is based on what others have told you as your own analysis is plagued by ignorance.
You're assuming a lot. I don't underestimate them. Their performance speaks for itself. I also don't overestimate them, which you seem to. To presume, without proof, that they know a piece of classified information as the basis for releasing that information, is reckless and careless.
This animal is far from dead. The fact is that we don't know what they know and what they don't. The Taliban likely know some US SOPs, but certainly not all. Releasing classified information increases the chance that they will find a missing, sought-after piece to the puzzle that will indeed make life more difficult for servicemembers in harm's way.