I watched the D8 interview with Jobs. Basically, he pointed out that they have been cutting off technology before the rest of the market many times in the past. Floppy disks, various external ports, etc. He argued that Flash was just another technology they didn't see a future for.
I think their position on Flash is a strategic one. Even if Flash does start performing well some time in the future, the Flash content out there isn't very well adapted to small screens, and it's probably much more difficult to do so with Flash than with normal web standards. Apple wants a good experienec, and they may not be convinced that Flash will give users a good experience even if the performance is reasonably good.
That's a good point. Hardware acceleration is probably going to help a lot, but will it be enough? If anyone can dig up info on whether HW acceleration is mandatory for Flash and Android 2.2, that might shed some light on this..
What about general performance? Does it lag as badly as early previews of Flash on Android seem to indicate? Is the Nexus One officially supported by Flash?
Can you zoom in to be able to tap those tiny links/hit areas?
A lot of people are excited about Flash on Android, but what about the performance? My impression from reading various previews is that it's rather slow and laggy. Have they improved on things, or were these people running Flash on devices that aren't supposed to be running it in the first place?
I must admit that I want Flash to go away and be replaced by open web standards, but at the same, time I would like to be able to view all web content on my mobile phone.
So did they manage to get decent performance out of this thing, or is this still more of a tech demo than anything else?
I don't get it. If you think people are posting junk, why don't you unfollow them, and follow people who post useful stuff? I've found a lot of people who post useful stuff. They can post interesting observations that don't merit a full blog post, or interesting links.
The problem isn't Twitter. The problem is people reading only what boring people have to say, and then whining about boring people on Twitter. Instead of whining, correct the problem. Only follow people who say something interesting.
If everyone you are following on Twitter thinks that every mundane detail belongs in Twitter, you are the problem. Instead of complaining, follow people who actually have something interesting to say.
No, Twitter gives you access to stuff that isn't posted by people to blogs or other places with an actual RSS feed. More like an aggregated RSS feed of all the people you want to hear more from.
They are probably using these quite frequently (for tabs too?), so creating them for all pages is likely needed. Never deleting them is a bad idea, of course...
I used to play the NES, SNES and all that. I spend hours playing the good old games. I could play through the first few Mega Man games blindfolded. I knew every secret and trick in Mario games, including Super Mario World. Knew the Zeldas on NES and SNES like the back of my hand.
Then I stopped playing.
I guess I grew up. Or something.
I've always felt like a gamer at heart, but I came to realize that even though games are looking prettier and prettier, they are feeling rather empty. Maybe it was just the thrill of being a kid discovering new worlds that hooked me, and now that I'm an adult I don't have the time to be sucked in anymore. I certainly don't have the time to play games all day.
Until the Wii came, I did keep an eye on the gaming market, but I definitely wasn't interested in getting a new console.
The Wii was the first console in many years that created a small spark of desire inside of me to go back to playing games.
I think, as someone said, that Nintendo isn't competing with Sony and Microsoft these days, as much as they are competing with disinterest.
But... Am I a casual gamer? I suppose I am, now. But I used to be "hardcore". Nintendo managed to drag me back into gaming, at least partially. I think that might be part of their success -- winning over disinterested traditional gamers such as myself.
For all the bashing of "casual" games for the Wii, didn't any of you notice that, in, fact games of the past were usually quite simplistic? They may have been hard to play all the way through, but they certainly weren't the monsters of bloated cutscenes and story lines we have today.
Frankly, I'm getting sick of the whining about "casual games destroying the market". Accessible games means that people like me get to pick them up and play, and not have to invest many hours a day to do so. Ok, I admit I played through Super Mario Galaxy and managed to unlock Luigi. But it just doesn't feel like the "good old days".
It can feel frustrating when something you are using goes from free to commercial. You often get the "sold out" feeling.
But there's also a different perspective:
If someone makes something, and loves working on it, why wouldn't he want to try to be able to work in it full-time? But to do so, he needs income. He needs to survive. I suppose he could ask for donations, but that might not be a viable option.
It can be frustrating for the rest of us, but personally, I understand it if someone would want to work on something they love working on, and make money at the same time.
These images are stored under the guise of being used as thumbnails for bookmarks but it seems unlikely as those could be taken as needed. This whole thing is pretty sketchy.
How would you have images for bookmarks without storing them somewhere?
This is done by HTC's custom software, not by Android. Furthermore, there is no evidence that there is anything sinister going on. All this is, is that HTC made a silly choice when storing thumbnails for bookmarks.
Simply put: Product differentiation and added value.
HTC feels that it is giving its customer added value by doing this. They are also setting themselves apart from the competition. And their Sense UI has been well received by the market, so why not?
You ask why they won't submit the code to Android, but then their differentiation would be gone.
And I don't think the goal should be for all phones to have identical UIs. Variety means choice. If people find that the Sense UI is better, that's one of the things that may compel them to buy a HTC phone. If they find it to be worse, HTC will lose business. Other companies can go for stock Android, or make their own custom UI. Thus, there is competition and choice. Not just one stock Android phone vs another stock Android phone.
Do you even know what Mitochondrial Eve is? Never mind that she and her "Adam" lived thousands of year apart. Never mind that ME lived 200K years ago. That's slightly more than the "less than 10K" thing YECs are talking about.
A flood is evidence of God? Major local floods have occurred throughout history. That's why all creation myths mention global floods at some point. Because the humans who wrote them didn't know that there was more to the world than their tiny speck of land.
What examples of humans living for centuries are there? I think you will find that "immortal cells" are quite a bit different from an actual human being.
Pardon my ignorance, and I suppose I could use Google and all that... But who uses LimeWire these days? What kind of network is it using, and is there content there that you can't find elsewhere? I've always found a combination of BitTorrent and eMule to work well.
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I watched the D8 interview with Jobs. Basically, he pointed out that they have been cutting off technology before the rest of the market many times in the past. Floppy disks, various external ports, etc. He argued that Flash was just another technology they didn't see a future for.
I think their position on Flash is a strategic one. Even if Flash does start performing well some time in the future, the Flash content out there isn't very well adapted to small screens, and it's probably much more difficult to do so with Flash than with normal web standards. Apple wants a good experienec, and they may not be convinced that Flash will give users a good experience even if the performance is reasonably good.
That's a good point. Hardware acceleration is probably going to help a lot, but will it be enough? If anyone can dig up info on whether HW acceleration is mandatory for Flash and Android 2.2, that might shed some light on this..
Can you zoom in to be able to tap those tiny links/hit areas?
I must admit that I want Flash to go away and be replaced by open web standards, but at the same, time I would like to be able to view all web content on my mobile phone.
So did they manage to get decent performance out of this thing, or is this still more of a tech demo than anything else?
Is it Twitter's fault that the people you are surrounding yourself with provide no actual information?
The problem isn't Twitter. The problem is people reading only what boring people have to say, and then whining about boring people on Twitter. Instead of whining, correct the problem. Only follow people who say something interesting.
If everyone you are following on Twitter thinks that every mundane detail belongs in Twitter, you are the problem. Instead of complaining, follow people who actually have something interesting to say.
No, Twitter gives you access to stuff that isn't posted by people to blogs or other places with an actual RSS feed. More like an aggregated RSS feed of all the people you want to hear more from.
That, and marketing, packaging and all sorts of stuff shows like Pioneer One won't have to deal with...
Why would the British Pornographic Industry go after Google? I don't get it.
So you like the SeaMonkey approach, then? No need for slim browsers with few features (by default)?
They are probably using these quite frequently (for tabs too?), so creating them for all pages is likely needed. Never deleting them is a bad idea, of course...
Then I stopped playing.
I guess I grew up. Or something.
I've always felt like a gamer at heart, but I came to realize that even though games are looking prettier and prettier, they are feeling rather empty. Maybe it was just the thrill of being a kid discovering new worlds that hooked me, and now that I'm an adult I don't have the time to be sucked in anymore. I certainly don't have the time to play games all day.
Until the Wii came, I did keep an eye on the gaming market, but I definitely wasn't interested in getting a new console.
The Wii was the first console in many years that created a small spark of desire inside of me to go back to playing games.
I think, as someone said, that Nintendo isn't competing with Sony and Microsoft these days, as much as they are competing with disinterest.
But... Am I a casual gamer? I suppose I am, now. But I used to be "hardcore". Nintendo managed to drag me back into gaming, at least partially. I think that might be part of their success -- winning over disinterested traditional gamers such as myself.
For all the bashing of "casual" games for the Wii, didn't any of you notice that, in, fact games of the past were usually quite simplistic? They may have been hard to play all the way through, but they certainly weren't the monsters of bloated cutscenes and story lines we have today.
Frankly, I'm getting sick of the whining about "casual games destroying the market". Accessible games means that people like me get to pick them up and play, and not have to invest many hours a day to do so. Ok, I admit I played through Super Mario Galaxy and managed to unlock Luigi. But it just doesn't feel like the "good old days".
It's what's popular now. Visual information.
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But there's also a different perspective:
If someone makes something, and loves working on it, why wouldn't he want to try to be able to work in it full-time? But to do so, he needs income. He needs to survive. I suppose he could ask for donations, but that might not be a viable option.
It can be frustrating for the rest of us, but personally, I understand it if someone would want to work on something they love working on, and make money at the same time.
How would you have images for bookmarks without storing them somewhere?
This is done by HTC's custom software, not by Android. Furthermore, there is no evidence that there is anything sinister going on. All this is, is that HTC made a silly choice when storing thumbnails for bookmarks.
I believe this was HTC's custom software doing it, not Android.
HTC feels that it is giving its customer added value by doing this. They are also setting themselves apart from the competition. And their Sense UI has been well received by the market, so why not?
You ask why they won't submit the code to Android, but then their differentiation would be gone.
And I don't think the goal should be for all phones to have identical UIs. Variety means choice. If people find that the Sense UI is better, that's one of the things that may compel them to buy a HTC phone. If they find it to be worse, HTC will lose business. Other companies can go for stock Android, or make their own custom UI. Thus, there is competition and choice. Not just one stock Android phone vs another stock Android phone.
A flood is evidence of God? Major local floods have occurred throughout history. That's why all creation myths mention global floods at some point. Because the humans who wrote them didn't know that there was more to the world than their tiny speck of land.
What examples of humans living for centuries are there? I think you will find that "immortal cells" are quite a bit different from an actual human being.
"God exists because there's evidence to the contrary!"
Pardon my ignorance, and I suppose I could use Google and all that... But who uses LimeWire these days? What kind of network is it using, and is there content there that you can't find elsewhere? I've always found a combination of BitTorrent and eMule to work well.
What on earth are you talking about?