Do you have any source for that? From what I can tell Samsung made 16.5 trillion won = 14.0745 Billion US Dollars
Apple posted profits of 3.38, 3.07, 3.25, and 4.3 billion during 2010 = 13.977 Billion US Dollars. Those numbers are very similar and I do believe a chunk of Samsung's profits came from selling LCDs to Apple (so a bad relationship could easily hurt Samsung's profits while likely not costing apple that much more)
Are they encouraging us to do so because they just don't like them, or are they're encouraging us because they're going to do something nasty and if we have money in Paypal we might lose it?
What if part of the contract with the studios is that they must take the heat for the price increase and cannot blame the studios? MPAA Exec: "If the sheep bitch, tell'm it's a Latte"
What if your password as something like "This is a list of crimes I have committed: X, Y, Z". The password itself would be incriminating, and thus you'd be able to refrain from giving it as otherwise you'd be incriminating yourself.
What if instead of burning it, it was contained in a device with a dead man's switch, so the act of apprehending me caused me to not be able to reset the device, and thus burned the note with the password?
It's against American roundabouts. Almost all the ones near where I live are too small (having seen them utilized effectively I Europe, ours are 25% of the size they should be) and/or are two lanes with particular turning rules that are only painted on the ground, force lane transitions, and are covered in snow during the winter meaning people who know what the ground says will be cursing the people that don't (and vice-versa).
They really did take the worst features of each type of traffic flow and merge them into an abomination.
Can we stop with the obligatory "OMG typo" posts on every thread? We all know the common denominator among editors here is a low proofreading quotient, but let's not allow it to cause division.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If this thing is supposed to be a computer, I expect it to behave like one.
Can you imagine if HP, Dell, Asus, etc tried to tell you you are only allowed to install apps through their app stores on a computer you buy from them?
Exactly which iOS device is SUPPOSED to be a computer? There are phones. There are iPods. There are tablets. Not a single iOS device is marketed as a computer.
I'm not a lawyer, but in order for a contract to be enforceable, doesn't it have to be clear? Meaning if there is a cap on X, don't they need to define what X is and how it is measured?
How would a desktop application know (quoting GP now) "where you spend most of your time and when you are not home"? Surely you see the difference between "the subject uses his computer at home" and "the subject spends a lot of time at his friend's home while his friend is at work"?
The database from the phone is stored in the backup of the phone on your desktop, the database on the phone is inaccessible to software on the phone. Hence it requires a desktop application in order to access the database.
I don't know what the GP meant by "pre-tapped," except, I suppose, that there might be legal precedent stating law enforcement has a right to request this data. If you're ever arrested, they can get the data off your phone, at which time it's the equivalent of having followed you around (even when they never did).
Or they could ask the cell phone companies for the exact same information that is stored in the phone (as they are keeping that same information on their servers).
Again, what? How could an app that's sitting on your desktop Mac at home know where you are when you're not at home? Clearly this doesn't seem to be an issue for you, but it certainly is for everybody else.
See above. The database of locations is not software accessible on the phone, only in the unencrypted backups on a regular computer. It's not an issue for me because I chose to encrypt the backups by clicking the check box.
It would be different, and if you don't see that you're blind. A person hired to follow you around actually has to follow you around. That costs time and money. This way, all the attorneys have to do is subpoena the information that they already know is on your phone. Second, an investigator that follows you around has to take the stand and give testimony against you, and your attorney has the right of cross-examination. "Did my client appear to be looking at the children? Which table was he sitting at, and which direction was he facing?" With automatically gathered location data, it merely has to be presented by the prosecuting attorney and, in the jury's eyes, it's up to you to shoot holes in this "factual, computerized data." That's a big, big difference.
You're right, they would have to pay a PI. Or they could put a tracking device on you. Or they could ask the cell phone company for the exact same data that is on the phone. If the government or someone with with sufficient resources wants to track you - they're probably gonna be able to track you.
I believe you are SERIOUSLY misinformed about exactly what this database is and where it is accessible
1) Any app as in any DESKTOP application on your mac that you willfully install knowing it may do this and provided your backups aren't encrypted. iFarmville (assuming the i means it's for iOS) CANNOT access this database, ever.
2) Your phone is not pre-tapped, the database cannot be accessed on the phone without hacking/jailbreaking. Further, law enforcement would have a much easier time getting the location from the cell phone companies which can give them REAL TIME data.
3) You could give me a desktop app that does this, provided I don't have my backups encrypted. You could give me an iPhone app that does this, but it will tell me that it's tracking me.
4) This would be no different from someone being hired to follow you, they can draw the same (incorrect) inferences about your habits.
The softball is similar in that it's not a Pro-Sport (which is what I believe is being talked about when they say e-Sport, a competition where there's money involved and people pay to watch it) when the players are drinking beer.
With the following activities, I think it's likely you enjoyed them largely due to the company (i.e. you wouldn't be doing them by yourself for entertainment, or if you did it would be greatly diminished): bowling, dancing, playing darts
The other activities (riding my bike, doing martial arts, riding a horse, skiing, snowboarding) I thing you find fun because they're physically engaging and/or allow you to explore the (actual) world (which is something an eSport can't do - if it could, it'd be a physical sport instead of an eSport).
Side note: I'm in no way arguing SC2 is better than SC1 (or vice versa), I was merely arguing because it's fun
Oh, that's silly. I find eating a really good Chicago hot dog "a blast" and they've made a sport out of competitive hot dog eating.
That's exactly the point they were making the Chicago hot dog is fun, it's got condiments. Competitive hot dog eating involves plain hot dogs, frequently dipped in water (i.e. NOT fun).
You do realize that "blowjob" can be a generic term for any kind of oral sex, right?
I've never once heard anyone use the term for anything other than a male receiving oral sex. The dictionary definition says it's an act of "fellatio" which is defined as oral stimulation of the penis.
Actually they do use the road less. They have lower rolling resistance and weigh less which reduces wear on the road. Furthermore, how in the hell can you tax a 80,000 pound semi truck the same as a 3,000 pound passenger car?
That's too slippery of a slope for them, though. If they're able to charge by weight of the vehicle, then why not by the weight of what's in the vehicle - and they don't want to be in a situation where they're charging people for being obese.
Cutting off original iPhones from the 4 line was really just a marketing decision to push new phones.
The original iPhone used considerably more battery power during normal use than the 3g. 4.0 could have easily overwhelmed it and made it essentially unusable unless you could charge multiple times a day.
>This opens the school up for a big "emotional distress" lawsuit
By whom? Unless she named specific children, who is going to sue?
Any parent that knows their child is a dimwit, as the comments were then obviously about their child. Then the child can sue the parents for admitting he/she is a dimwit in a public forum.
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Or you could use the built in camera app and turn on the flash...
Quite right, one of those things can kill people and the other is about entertainment.
Do you have any source for that? From what I can tell Samsung made 16.5 trillion won = 14.0745 Billion US Dollars Apple posted profits of 3.38, 3.07, 3.25, and 4.3 billion during 2010 = 13.977 Billion US Dollars. Those numbers are very similar and I do believe a chunk of Samsung's profits came from selling LCDs to Apple (so a bad relationship could easily hurt Samsung's profits while likely not costing apple that much more)
Sources: http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/28/samsung-reports-q4-earnings-revenue-and-income-grow-profit-slides/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/10/18Apple-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Results.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/20Apple-Reports-Third-Quarter-Results.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/04/20Apple-Reports-Second-Quarter-Results.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/25Apple-Reports-First-Quarter-Results.html
If Company A doesn't want that to happen, then they shouldn't try to make what they created a standard.
Are they encouraging us to do so because they just don't like them, or are they're encouraging us because they're going to do something nasty and if we have money in Paypal we might lose it?
What the hell are you talking about?
What if part of the contract with the studios is that they must take the heat for the price increase and cannot blame the studios? MPAA Exec: "If the sheep bitch, tell'm it's a Latte"
What if your password as something like "This is a list of crimes I have committed: X, Y, Z". The password itself would be incriminating, and thus you'd be able to refrain from giving it as otherwise you'd be incriminating yourself.
What if instead of burning it, it was contained in a device with a dead man's switch, so the act of apprehending me caused me to not be able to reset the device, and thus burned the note with the password?
It's against American roundabouts. Almost all the ones near where I live are too small (having seen them utilized effectively I Europe, ours are 25% of the size they should be) and/or are two lanes with particular turning rules that are only painted on the ground, force lane transitions, and are covered in snow during the winter meaning people who know what the ground says will be cursing the people that don't (and vice-versa). They really did take the worst features of each type of traffic flow and merge them into an abomination.
so don't do it on slashdot, either.
Can we stop with the obligatory "OMG typo" posts on every thread? We all know the common denominator among editors here is a low proofreading quotient, but let's not allow it to cause division.
But the typos are a subtraction.
I was genuinely surprised to not see Rick Astley. Oh how cynical you've made me, Internet.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If this thing is supposed to be a computer, I expect it to behave like one.
Can you imagine if HP, Dell, Asus, etc tried to tell you you are only allowed to install apps through their app stores on a computer you buy from them?
Exactly which iOS device is SUPPOSED to be a computer? There are phones. There are iPods. There are tablets. Not a single iOS device is marketed as a computer.
I'm not a lawyer, but in order for a contract to be enforceable, doesn't it have to be clear? Meaning if there is a cap on X, don't they need to define what X is and how it is measured?
How would a desktop application know (quoting GP now) "where you spend most of your time and when you are not home"? Surely you see the difference between "the subject uses his computer at home" and "the subject spends a lot of time at his friend's home while his friend is at work"?
The database from the phone is stored in the backup of the phone on your desktop, the database on the phone is inaccessible to software on the phone. Hence it requires a desktop application in order to access the database.
I don't know what the GP meant by "pre-tapped," except, I suppose, that there might be legal precedent stating law enforcement has a right to request this data. If you're ever arrested, they can get the data off your phone, at which time it's the equivalent of having followed you around (even when they never did).
Or they could ask the cell phone companies for the exact same information that is stored in the phone (as they are keeping that same information on their servers).
Again, what? How could an app that's sitting on your desktop Mac at home know where you are when you're not at home? Clearly this doesn't seem to be an issue for you, but it certainly is for everybody else.
See above. The database of locations is not software accessible on the phone, only in the unencrypted backups on a regular computer. It's not an issue for me because I chose to encrypt the backups by clicking the check box.
It would be different, and if you don't see that you're blind. A person hired to follow you around actually has to follow you around. That costs time and money. This way, all the attorneys have to do is subpoena the information that they already know is on your phone. Second, an investigator that follows you around has to take the stand and give testimony against you, and your attorney has the right of cross-examination. "Did my client appear to be looking at the children? Which table was he sitting at, and which direction was he facing?" With automatically gathered location data, it merely has to be presented by the prosecuting attorney and, in the jury's eyes, it's up to you to shoot holes in this "factual, computerized data." That's a big, big difference.
You're right, they would have to pay a PI. Or they could put a tracking device on you. Or they could ask the cell phone company for the exact same data that is on the phone. If the government or someone with with sufficient resources wants to track you - they're probably gonna be able to track you.
I believe you are SERIOUSLY misinformed about exactly what this database is and where it is accessible
1) Any app as in any DESKTOP application on your mac that you willfully install knowing it may do this and provided your backups aren't encrypted. iFarmville (assuming the i means it's for iOS) CANNOT access this database, ever.
2) Your phone is not pre-tapped, the database cannot be accessed on the phone without hacking/jailbreaking. Further, law enforcement would have a much easier time getting the location from the cell phone companies which can give them REAL TIME data.
3) You could give me a desktop app that does this, provided I don't have my backups encrypted. You could give me an iPhone app that does this, but it will tell me that it's tracking me.
4) This would be no different from someone being hired to follow you, they can draw the same (incorrect) inferences about your habits.
The softball is similar in that it's not a Pro-Sport (which is what I believe is being talked about when they say e-Sport, a competition where there's money involved and people pay to watch it) when the players are drinking beer.
With the following activities, I think it's likely you enjoyed them largely due to the company (i.e. you wouldn't be doing them by yourself for entertainment, or if you did it would be greatly diminished): bowling, dancing, playing darts
The other activities (riding my bike, doing martial arts, riding a horse, skiing, snowboarding) I thing you find fun because they're physically engaging and/or allow you to explore the (actual) world (which is something an eSport can't do - if it could, it'd be a physical sport instead of an eSport).
Side note: I'm in no way arguing SC2 is better than SC1 (or vice versa), I was merely arguing because it's fun
Oh, that's silly. I find eating a really good Chicago hot dog "a blast" and they've made a sport out of competitive hot dog eating.
That's exactly the point they were making the Chicago hot dog is fun, it's got condiments. Competitive hot dog eating involves plain hot dogs, frequently dipped in water (i.e. NOT fun).
You do realize that "blowjob" can be a generic term for any kind of oral sex, right?
I've never once heard anyone use the term for anything other than a male receiving oral sex. The dictionary definition says it's an act of "fellatio" which is defined as oral stimulation of the penis.
Any "relationship" that doesn't include at least the possibility of getting a blowjob is no relationship at all.
I think you'd have some lesbians that would argue that's not true...
Actually they do use the road less. They have lower rolling resistance and weigh less which reduces wear on the road. Furthermore, how in the hell can you tax a 80,000 pound semi truck the same as a 3,000 pound passenger car?
That's too slippery of a slope for them, though. If they're able to charge by weight of the vehicle, then why not by the weight of what's in the vehicle - and they don't want to be in a situation where they're charging people for being obese.
He has exchanged his vision of how the software could be better. If that vision is "nothing of value" then why would you want the code to it?
Cutting off original iPhones from the 4 line was really just a marketing decision to push new phones.
The original iPhone used considerably more battery power during normal use than the 3g. 4.0 could have easily overwhelmed it and made it essentially unusable unless you could charge multiple times a day.
>This opens the school up for a big "emotional distress" lawsuit
By whom? Unless she named specific children, who is going to sue?
Any parent that knows their child is a dimwit, as the comments were then obviously about their child. Then the child can sue the parents for admitting he/she is a dimwit in a public forum.