You don't get to just buy a $2 drink, take over a table and hog it for hours during the busier part of the day.
WiFi isn't the problem.
It's clueless and/or inconsiderate people who are the problem.
I've seen plenty of cases where one person takes over a large table,
spreads all their books and papers all over it,
then proceeds to work and/or study for hours.
These people need to get hit with a clue-by-4
that one person taking over a table that can seat 4-8 people
is just inconsiderate
and that a public cafe is not their kitchen table
for them to spread all their crap all over.
At the very least, go to a library instead.
Apple's TOS for the iPhone don't care what language you write your app in just so long as it compiles to native machine code for the A4 processor. If you could manage to find (or write your own) Pascal-to-A4-machine-code compiler, you could write an iPhone app in Pascal if you really wanted to.
I reported an illegal left turn back in May. This month (July), I got an e-mail from Google saying they fixed the problem -- and they did:
From: noreply-maps-issues@google.com Subject: Google Maps Problem Report (ID: 039B-80D7-2048-ADF0) Date: July 14, 2010 1:32:43 AM PDT To: Paul Lucas <paul@...>
Hi Paul,
Google Maps has been updated to correct the problem you reported. You can see the update here, and if you still see a problem, please tell us more about the issue: Link to view and/or reopen issue
Report history Problem ID: 039B-80D7-2048-ADF0
Your report: Left turns onto 19th St are prohibited. -- Thanks for your help, The Google Maps team
Of course it might have something to do with the fact that the illegal left turn was in San Francisco which is in Google's back yard
and thus many Googlers probably live so they might be more inclined to fix the problem.
But, seriously Apple, you did a recall with the MacBook battery issue. You replaced batteries and even though it cost you some money your karma was helped by it.
Bad batteries are completely different from bad cellphone reception.
The former can cause a fire, damage to the laptop, damage to the home if the fire spreads, and possibly death.
Not doing a recall on batteries would probably land them in serious trouble with the government, especially if there were fatalities.
The same can't be said for mere bad cellphone reception.
Additionally, at the time the MacBook batteries were recalled, there were plenty of other batteries from other vendors having problems,
hence Apple didn't stand out.
In contrast, the iPhone 4 problems are obviously Apple's alone.
You can blame Apple's "Think Different" approach to things. (Though oddly ironic in that it's misspelled)
Actually, it's not misspelled.
It's intentionally not "Think Differently" because they're not telling you how to think.
They're telling you what to think.
Analogy: For a car ad campaign, I might say things like,
"When you think of this car, think sleek, think bold, think power."
Just as "think sleek" is short-hand for "think [about something that is] sleek,"
"Think Different" is short-hand for "think [about something that is] different."
Your argument is disingenuous because straight marriage is here to stay.
That aside, marriage does have the upside of
granting all the separate legal rights that come with it,
e.g., inheritance, power of attorney, health benefits, etc.
So since all of those things still have to be regulated by the government anyway,
your argument is doubly disingenuous.
So if there was (or would be) a ballot initiative in your state to legalize same-sex marriage, did you (or would you) vote (or have voted) for it, against it, or abstain? If you vote(d) against it, then your earlier statement about "sharing those beliefs" was a lie.
Yes, I do believe that your behavior is an indication that you will go to Hell.
I never said it was my behavior.
I could be straight but have a gay or lesbian brother, sister, son, or daughter
whose rights I don't want to see denied by bigots like you
who believe in imaginary friends in the sky.
So you support gay marriage then?
(To not support it would be "making the [finite number of years we have on this planet] worse for somebody else" by denying marriage to everyone who wants it.)
I get that the speaker isn't necessarily speaking as though socialized medicine is the only answer...
I hate that the term "socialized medicine" has been made to seem so evil (probably because of "socialism.")
But we all have socialized police and fire departments
and I highly doubt anybody is going to claim
police and fire and large, inefficient, government bureaucracies
that can't get anything done and waste tons of money.
(Sure, there are some inefficiencies and is some waste,
but we've decided that they're still necessary
for our civilization despite that.)
As a society, we decided that we simply need socialized police and fire departments
as opposed to private companies who would send you a bill
if your house got broken into, or you got mugged, or your house caught on fire.
One big part of the high cost of health care is simply doctor greed.
Looking at a recent insurance statement of mine,
the "amount billed" for a routine office visit for an annual physical exam
was $308; the "allowed amount" by the insurance company was $145, i.e.,
it's the "negotiated rate" that the doctor will accept as payment in full
(less the copay of $25).
If the doctor is willing to accept $170 as payment-in-full,
I'm sure he's still making a profit.
So if he's willing to accept $170,
he'd be gouging anybody who doesn't have insurance.
I thought Apple allowed a few other languages, like plain C/C++...
They do, but if you want to use any of the functions for things like, say, UI,
you need to use Objective-C at some point
because their API is only in Objective-C.
Job's [sic] has a major NIH issue and it's honestly a shame.
Yeah, it's a shame he never borrowed ideas from Xerox.
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"Potential," by definition, is what something can become. If a good student has the potential to be a great scientist, he's not a scientist yet: it's a possible future. Once he becomes a great scientist, the potential transforms into reality and the potential no longer exists. Or in physics terms, a book sitting on a high shelf as potential energy. Once it's knocked off the shelf and falling, it's potential energy transforms into kinetic energy.
Once VisiCalc arrived, it was reality and the potential disappeared.
The Apple ][ no longer had potential to be a serious tool: it was a serious tool.
Therefore, at this point, you could no longer see the potential since it no longer exists.
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Since you see the potential of this thing, what will the "killer app" be? If you can't answer that question, you don't "see the potential", you merely think the thing is really neat and hope someone else will see the potential and come up with the killer app that will make it a useful device.
One can see the potential of something without knowing what the killer app is.
Lots of people saw the potential of the Apple ][ before VisiCalc (the Apple ]['s killer app) was released.
In general, if you invent something that's flexible in its uses,
people will find all kinds of novel ways to use it
beyond what you envisioned.
In this simulations, they weren't [connected to the internet].
The public cell phone network had a widespread trojan, which went on to attack the public Internet.
Huh?
If "they" also includes the cell phone network,
and the cell phone network isn't connected to the internet,
then how could the cell phone network attack the public internet?
Because the CEOs don't listen to the IT people and they believe that profit is more important than security.
Since they are mostly rich and they are insulated from any problems they cause I guess they may be right.
So then the solution should be simple: have congress legislate that the networks be separate.
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WiFi isn't the problem. It's clueless and/or inconsiderate people who are the problem. I've seen plenty of cases where one person takes over a large table, spreads all their books and papers all over it, then proceeds to work and/or study for hours.
These people need to get hit with a clue-by-4 that one person taking over a table that can seat 4-8 people is just inconsiderate and that a public cafe is not their kitchen table for them to spread all their crap all over. At the very least, go to a library instead.
Apple's TOS for the iPhone don't care what language you write your app in just so long as it compiles to native machine code for the A4 processor. If you could manage to find (or write your own) Pascal-to-A4-machine-code compiler, you could write an iPhone app in Pascal if you really wanted to.
Of course it might have something to do with the fact that the illegal left turn was in San Francisco which is in Google's back yard and thus many Googlers probably live so they might be more inclined to fix the problem.
Bad batteries are completely different from bad cellphone reception. The former can cause a fire, damage to the laptop, damage to the home if the fire spreads, and possibly death. Not doing a recall on batteries would probably land them in serious trouble with the government, especially if there were fatalities. The same can't be said for mere bad cellphone reception.
Additionally, at the time the MacBook batteries were recalled, there were plenty of other batteries from other vendors having problems, hence Apple didn't stand out. In contrast, the iPhone 4 problems are obviously Apple's alone.
Actually, it's not misspelled. It's intentionally not "Think Differently" because they're not telling you how to think. They're telling you what to think.
Analogy: For a car ad campaign, I might say things like, "When you think of this car, think sleek, think bold, think power." Just as "think sleek" is short-hand for "think [about something that is] sleek," "Think Different" is short-hand for "think [about something that is] different."
Steve to AT&T: "I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Your argument is disingenuous because straight marriage is here to stay. That aside, marriage does have the upside of granting all the separate legal rights that come with it, e.g., inheritance, power of attorney, health benefits, etc. So since all of those things still have to be regulated by the government anyway, your argument is doubly disingenuous.
So if there was (or would be) a ballot initiative in your state to legalize same-sex marriage, did you (or would you) vote (or have voted) for it, against it, or abstain? If you vote(d) against it, then your earlier statement about "sharing those beliefs" was a lie.
I never said it was my behavior. I could be straight but have a gay or lesbian brother, sister, son, or daughter whose rights I don't want to see denied by bigots like you who believe in imaginary friends in the sky.
So you support gay marriage then? (To not support it would be "making the [finite number of years we have on this planet] worse for somebody else" by denying marriage to everyone who wants it.)
I hate that the term "socialized medicine" has been made to seem so evil (probably because of "socialism.") But we all have socialized police and fire departments and I highly doubt anybody is going to claim police and fire and large, inefficient, government bureaucracies that can't get anything done and waste tons of money. (Sure, there are some inefficiencies and is some waste, but we've decided that they're still necessary for our civilization despite that.)
As a society, we decided that we simply need socialized police and fire departments as opposed to private companies who would send you a bill if your house got broken into, or you got mugged, or your house caught on fire.
One big part of the high cost of health care is simply doctor greed. Looking at a recent insurance statement of mine, the "amount billed" for a routine office visit for an annual physical exam was $308; the "allowed amount" by the insurance company was $145, i.e., it's the "negotiated rate" that the doctor will accept as payment in full (less the copay of $25).
If the doctor is willing to accept $170 as payment-in-full, I'm sure he's still making a profit. So if he's willing to accept $170, he'd be gouging anybody who doesn't have insurance.
You mean like they did for the iPod?
Any software company that develops software for the Windows platform and doesn't support XP is cutting off a huge percentage of their market.
Microsoft may not be supporting XP any more, but other software companies will.
Then why are magazines and books (which actually are paper) printed at 1200+ DPI?
They do, but if you want to use any of the functions for things like, say, UI, you need to use Objective-C at some point because their API is only in Objective-C.
Ordinary functions are great if used judiciously, but if used badly it can make the code a mess. Consider:
int add( int a, int b ) { // fooled you!
return a - b;
}
Any language facility can be misused.
Yeah, it's a shame he never borrowed ideas from Xerox.
Once VisiCalc arrived, it was reality and the potential disappeared. The Apple ][ no longer had potential to be a serious tool: it was a serious tool. Therefore, at this point, you could no longer see the potential since it no longer exists.
One can see the potential of something without knowing what the killer app is. Lots of people saw the potential of the Apple ][ before VisiCalc (the Apple ]['s killer app) was released. In general, if you invent something that's flexible in its uses, people will find all kinds of novel ways to use it beyond what you envisioned.
Is throat gonorrhea transmittable to one's own throat via only kissing?
I say we take off and nuke the entire [system] from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Any creature that engages in what could only be described as "play" has, IMHO, some level of sentience. Calves, at least, play.
Huh? If "they" also includes the cell phone network, and the cell phone network isn't connected to the internet, then how could the cell phone network attack the public internet?
So then the solution should be simple: have congress legislate that the networks be separate.
Why are things like power plants, banks, or telcos directly connected to the internet? You'd think they could afford a completely separate network.