I do get sick of this assumption that people only by Macs because they're trendy. I'm sure some do, but I sure as hell don't. Macs weren't even trendy until a few years ago.
Those artificial restrictions are what will make it so successful. If you want to SSH into your personal Linux server, then perhaps the iPhone was never intended for your market?
You might be able to correctly guess someone's personality via their profile, but you could also get it completely wrong -- there just isn't enough info there and people can be complicated.
Ever seen one in person, rather than looking at a pathetically small JPG of one? You can't seriously expect anyone to judge his art by such a small photo. And quoting other artists/critics doesn't mean much, as art is an extremely subjective field. I do know one thing, though, those that are overly critical of others are generally missing something.
Well, these rules are fuzzy, and therefore exceptions tend to creep in. I'm more talking about the overworked, regular drivers who drive when they shouldn't because being cautious upsets their personal schedule.
Because with their CEO, Steve Ballmer, calling OSS cancer, I can really see Gates's departure as allowing the company to become more involved in OSS. Involved in trying to derail it, perhaps.
Because for starters, all the people had made a decision to submit to doing the test. I'm sure they are finding out very important things about how our brain works, but it is far from proving or disproving free will, if such a thing is even possible.
You see, it's think kind of mentality, "I know it doesn't affect me", that causes so many accidents. When you're doing 120mph and there is other traffic around, you shouldn't be doing something else. I'd be willing to concede if you can prove it in a lab setting.
Perhaps you shouldn't kill people when there is no threat (you're inside your nice big cage, that you can drive away in). The only excuse you have to pull a gun and shot someone is to get revenge, which you would later regret for the rest of your life for doing something so stupid.
I don't get your idea about religion. In my experience, religions are usually on the side of compassion and not harming others, so it's often a reason not to do something bad, even if there is no law against it. Anything else is you putting in your own idea of what religion is, which may be far from what others get from it.
If you get bored or sleepy because you are driving in a plain stretch of road, you have a problem. Perhaps you don't get enough sleep, perhaps it's some undiagnosed mental disorder, but it shouldn't happen. People need to treat driving like pilots do flying, not as another form of walking.
But that makes no sense, because that one speed dial button is followed by a cellphone conversion, and not to mention how much worse text messaging is. Changing the radio station is much less dangerous because it takes so little time, reducing you chances of something happening while you're distracted. Come on, it's not rocket science.
Bullshit. Typing out a text message is much more distracting because it takes so much longer than skipping the track on the CD player or turning the heat up etc.
Not to mention their dumping of support for Mac users. But it's OK, they are such a crap company now that I won't be looking to them for my next smartphone, anyway. So much for the Treo -- it had a good start to life...
I'm sure I could dig up some stats to make my point but I can't be bothered. I just think you have an unrealistic view on criminals. People after cash just want cash -- no trouble. People who want to beat you up for fun are generally more rare. Obviously, there is some overlap. What are you going to do? Pull a gun on anyone who comes near you? Because if you don't, then what is to stop the other guy from getting you first? I just think the need to carry a gun around all the time (unless you live in a very high-crime area) is a sign of paranoia, or at least general anxiety disorder.
Some of us learn from it, though. I mean you can't really look back at medieval times and say they look and function like governments of today. In general, the world is becoming more and more politically stable.
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I do get sick of this assumption that people only by Macs because they're trendy. I'm sure some do, but I sure as hell don't. Macs weren't even trendy until a few years ago.
To the average Joe on the street, it's an easier to use computer. That's all Apple as ever tried to be from the start, and they still are.
Well it should be obvious that the less distractions, the better. Of course you can't eliminate them all, but you can reduce them.
The closest you'll get to a profile is my CV. I generally leave profiles blank, and I'm not a FaceSpace or MyBook fan.
Those artificial restrictions are what will make it so successful. If you want to SSH into your personal Linux server, then perhaps the iPhone was never intended for your market?
Their hardware is outdated -- just look at the iPhone.
I brought mine from a computer store, and the SIM went in just fine. No carrier branding, and no problems, either.
Because it's just a proof of concept app? It's not the app itself that's the story here, but the technology behind it.
You might be able to correctly guess someone's personality via their profile, but you could also get it completely wrong -- there just isn't enough info there and people can be complicated.
Ever seen one in person, rather than looking at a pathetically small JPG of one? You can't seriously expect anyone to judge his art by such a small photo. And quoting other artists/critics doesn't mean much, as art is an extremely subjective field. I do know one thing, though, those that are overly critical of others are generally missing something.
Perhaps you should stop treating all people who affiliate themselves with religion as being the same?
Well, these rules are fuzzy, and therefore exceptions tend to creep in. I'm more talking about the overworked, regular drivers who drive when they shouldn't because being cautious upsets their personal schedule.
Because with their CEO, Steve Ballmer, calling OSS cancer, I can really see Gates's departure as allowing the company to become more involved in OSS. Involved in trying to derail it, perhaps.
I get your point, but I also know a many such incidents are more to do with road rage than true self-defense.
Because for starters, all the people had made a decision to submit to doing the test. I'm sure they are finding out very important things about how our brain works, but it is far from proving or disproving free will, if such a thing is even possible.
The problem is that it makes no difference if some people are good at texting while driving.
Where are these people? Lab tests tend to show the opposite, and have also shown that people aren't a good judge of their own ability in this area.
You see, it's think kind of mentality, "I know it doesn't affect me", that causes so many accidents. When you're doing 120mph and there is other traffic around, you shouldn't be doing something else. I'd be willing to concede if you can prove it in a lab setting.
Perhaps you shouldn't kill people when there is no threat (you're inside your nice big cage, that you can drive away in). The only excuse you have to pull a gun and shot someone is to get revenge, which you would later regret for the rest of your life for doing something so stupid.
I don't get your idea about religion. In my experience, religions are usually on the side of compassion and not harming others, so it's often a reason not to do something bad, even if there is no law against it. Anything else is you putting in your own idea of what religion is, which may be far from what others get from it.
If you get bored or sleepy because you are driving in a plain stretch of road, you have a problem. Perhaps you don't get enough sleep, perhaps it's some undiagnosed mental disorder, but it shouldn't happen. People need to treat driving like pilots do flying, not as another form of walking.
But that makes no sense, because that one speed dial button is followed by a cellphone conversion, and not to mention how much worse text messaging is. Changing the radio station is much less dangerous because it takes so little time, reducing you chances of something happening while you're distracted. Come on, it's not rocket science.
Bullshit. Typing out a text message is much more distracting because it takes so much longer than skipping the track on the CD player or turning the heat up etc.
Not to mention their dumping of support for Mac users. But it's OK, they are such a crap company now that I won't be looking to them for my next smartphone, anyway. So much for the Treo -- it had a good start to life...
I'm sure I could dig up some stats to make my point but I can't be bothered. I just think you have an unrealistic view on criminals. People after cash just want cash -- no trouble. People who want to beat you up for fun are generally more rare. Obviously, there is some overlap. What are you going to do? Pull a gun on anyone who comes near you? Because if you don't, then what is to stop the other guy from getting you first? I just think the need to carry a gun around all the time (unless you live in a very high-crime area) is a sign of paranoia, or at least general anxiety disorder.
Some of us learn from it, though. I mean you can't really look back at medieval times and say they look and function like governments of today. In general, the world is becoming more and more politically stable.