You obviously have no experience of janitors in server rooms.
They somehow feel the need to lift the glass and remove the dust from inside. (Since they don't normally read English, the warning label does not help.)
Yes I did work in the lab where the cleaner unplugged the Vax (mainframe) to plug in the (Vax) floor polisher. Sure there was a sign saying "Only for Vax", but just when you make something foolproof, God makes a bigger fool.
Is it possible to create a hazard situation by transmitting a signal?
Yes, but not with a cellphone. There are standards for what levels of signal an aircraft must withstand for certification (in volts per meter) and it is a lot more than a cellphone can produce, even defective cellphones. Probably more than needed to cook your eyeballs at cellphone frequencies.
I personally would prefer the airlines to devote more effort to stop people using phones on planes and less efforts to stopping people taking toothpaste and deodorant on planes. Bad breath and BO are far greater risks than hijackings on most flights.
When was the last time you heard a terrorist (or even a tourist - its pretty clear security staff cant tell the difference) say "crash this plane into a building or I will brush my teeth"?
You are quite wrong... The reason car tyres are black is because they are heavily loaded with carbon to make them conductive. This prevents sparks when refuelling after explosions in the 1920s when white tyres were common. (It also improves wear qualities, but thats not why it was introduced).
Some users are running apps that need root to do something useful. Other users will see them and want to do the same. In a couple of years
- people will come to expect this. Moto phones will be found to be defective by design and shortly afterwards, Moto will be bought by HyPhone Ltd, or The Chung Wah Corp, for $1.
No, companies that want to stay in business should not use Widows for anything involving money and/or security. If they dont know this, they should not be using computers at all.
Opening files of any kind on a computer that hides the file type extension is like putting your hand in a black bag in a remote village in a country where you don't speak the language. Sure there might be a toffee apple in side, but it MIGHT be a ferret or worse. If you don't know what a ferret is, dont put your hand in a bag that is not yours!
JTag is a technology used for hardware debugging. You as likely to get you into trouble for it as searching for "axe" will get you lablelled an axe murderer.
However, if you spell if "ax" then I personally, will denounce you to the spelling Nazis!
See if I care - my credit rating is already zero, after a dispute with Carphone Whorehouse and O2 for charging me, but not supplying a phone, and then lying about it. They sent a bunch of debt collectors after me, but I told them to sod off, as I did not owe money if they failed to provide a service. The debt collectors did as instructed, once I showed a lack of politeness.
What is the point? The legislation is a sop. Its only value is so the government can say "we did something about it" without actually doing anything about it.
We have a telecomms regulator with the regulatory ability of a bribed, wet cabbage in a soggy brown paper bag.
Yes I am a bloody angry t-mobile customer with an Android phone, and I will go elsewhere as soon as I can afford it. This is not the only example ot t-mo UK being scum.
You seem to have missed several points here: Google makes and OS and sells phones that use the OS. (Nexus, etc)
OS Sells (well, is free, but) is very popular.
Phones dont go so well!
I have an HTC Desire, and the HW is very good. My only problems are the battery life and the soft keyboard. Keyboard supposedly fixed in later release of Android, battery life supposedly improved by use of third party ROM. I have not tried either solution because I am locked to an Evil carrier.
The point is that you dont have to buy from Goog,e to get Android (and run Android apps), but you do have to buy an iPhone to run ios Apps. However, some argue that with Android you have a choice of hardware/manufacturers, and this is unfair. Others argue its an improvement. These are different arguments One argument does not trump the other. Which ever argument you pick, Google wins. Android users win (ie arre part of the bigger market for apps). However, IPhone users are bigger fanbois. (I am a troll, feed me!)
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They somehow feel the need to lift the glass and remove the dust from inside. (Since they don't normally read English, the warning label does not help.)
Yes I did work in the lab where the cleaner unplugged the Vax (mainframe) to plug in the (Vax) floor polisher. Sure there was a sign saying "Only for Vax", but just when you make something foolproof, God makes a bigger fool.
Why are my long, complex, postings replace by a large single digit?
I'll take the Mexican divorce, thanks.
You under estimate just how dense Americans are!
When that happens, call me!
Do yourself a favour - toss the HP kit in the skip.
Indexes and indices are different things (at least in my part of the world).
After 13 months of Tory rule, you have forgotten the Labour party's previous practices.
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Mr A. Hitman, 003.5
And it seems to be destroying the USA pretty fast!
Yes, but not with a cellphone. There are standards for what levels of signal an aircraft must withstand for certification (in volts per meter) and it is a lot more than a cellphone can produce, even defective cellphones. Probably more than needed to cook your eyeballs at cellphone frequencies.
I personally would prefer the airlines to devote more effort to stop people using phones on planes and less efforts to stopping people taking toothpaste and deodorant on planes. Bad breath and BO are far greater risks than hijackings on most flights.
When was the last time you heard a terrorist (or even a tourist - its pretty clear security staff cant tell the difference) say "crash this plane into a building or I will brush my teeth"?
You are quite wrong ... The reason car tyres are black is because they are heavily loaded with carbon to make them conductive. This prevents sparks when refuelling after explosions in the 1920s when white tyres were common. (It also improves wear qualities, but thats not why it was introduced).
Or a Jackie Chan movie
- people will come to expect this. Moto phones will be found to be defective by design and shortly afterwards, Moto will be bought by HyPhone Ltd, or The Chung Wah Corp, for $1.
I know: I have been in computing since EDSAC II.
You have obviously never owned a Moto phone.
Just wait for e-fuse II - which bricks the phone if there is a bug in an app. Then we will see who has a successful business model.
Opening files of any kind on a computer that hides the file type extension is like putting your hand in a black bag in a remote village in a country where you don't speak the language. Sure there might be a toffee apple in side, but it MIGHT be a ferret or worse. If you don't know what a ferret is, dont put your hand in a bag that is not yours!
... just thing what a virus infection will achieve ...
Map shows pin near the colo where my ISP is located, about 200 miles from my home.
Since its the "Gotham" dating service, I guess the privacy issues will be solved by Batman's Revenge ... na, na, na, na, na, na ...
However, if you spell if "ax" then I personally, will denounce you to the spelling Nazis!
That is because the only way to reach life 2.0 is to be a Buddhist!
See if I care - my credit rating is already zero, after a dispute with Carphone Whorehouse and O2 for charging me, but not supplying a phone, and then lying about it. They sent a bunch of debt collectors after me, but I told them to sod off, as I did not owe money if they failed to provide a service. The debt collectors did as instructed, once I showed a lack of politeness.
Well you better start praying that T-Mobile doesnt buy EDF!
We have a telecomms regulator with the regulatory ability of a bribed, wet cabbage in a soggy brown paper bag.
Yes I am a bloody angry t-mobile customer with an Android phone, and I will go elsewhere as soon as I can afford it. This is not the only example ot t-mo UK being scum.
All experienced BASIC programmers know 2+2=5 for large values of 2!
OS Sells (well, is free, but) is very popular.
Phones dont go so well!
I have an HTC Desire, and the HW is very good. My only problems are the battery life and the soft keyboard. Keyboard supposedly fixed in later release of Android, battery life supposedly improved by use of third party ROM. I have not tried either solution because I am locked to an Evil carrier.
The point is that you dont have to buy from Goog,e to get Android (and run Android apps), but you do have to buy an iPhone to run ios Apps. However, some argue that with Android you have a choice of hardware/manufacturers, and this is unfair. Others argue its an improvement. These are different arguments One argument does not trump the other. Which ever argument you pick, Google wins. Android users win (ie arre part of the bigger market for apps). However, IPhone users are bigger fanbois. (I am a troll, feed me!)