That is not really surprising as coding is an exceptional case. There was even some scientific research about the effect of alcoholic beverages on programming skills: https://xkcd.com/323/
I don't agree with the whole patent thing, the more I hear about it, the more I get the feeling that the person it is supposed to protect (lone developers can't afford the patent process and large corporations lock the marketplace down with them).
Still, if you have a patent, you don't need to sell it. You can license the patent. That what the whole idea was about. So you could make a great smartphone invention, have a patent, and Samsung and Apple would pay you money to use the patent without you having to sell it.
Actually, the opposite of what GP mentions is true. From a dutch website that trains people in First Aid (in dutch):
Mag iedereen een AED bedienen?
Ja, iedereen in Nederland mag als goed burger een AED inzetten wanneer dit nodig is. De Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport heeft in april 2002 opdracht gegeven via een Algemene Maatregel van Bestuur de Wet BIG zodanig te wijzigen dat het gebruik van de AED door medische leken is toegestaan. Hiermee is de mogelijkheid geschapen dat iedereen de AED mag hanteren. Het is niet verplicht om een AED en reanimatie cursus gevolgd te hebben, maar met name het volgen van een reanimatiecursus is wel zeer aan te bevelen.
Basically, the government amended the laws in 2002 so anyone is allowed to use an AED, even if untrained in CPR or the use of an AED. Of course, the site does recommend people do the training.
As a currency it is just as trustworthy as any other imaginary money system. It's value is highly speculative, like the NYSE. Nobody really trusts the NYSE just as you shouldn't trust the value of BitCoin.
And this is basically the sad thing about the economy. Stock used to represent real value that a business had: The ground it stood on, the buildings it owned, it's warehouse stock, it's patents, the knowledge of the people working for it. That has all changed into how much another fool will pay for it. If you look at the net-bubble of 2001, ISPs were being valued based on the number of subscribers to their service, times an imaginary amounts that investors though those subscriptions should be worth. However, it was never really backed by anything, other than some hope that another sucker would buy their calculation and be willing to pay even more for the same stock.
It would be nice if stocks could go back to what they were for: Investors believing in a company and supporting it by trading a percentage of that company's capital for an injection of money. Not like gambling in a casino or with art where you hope some other sucker is willing to pay more for imaginary value in the future than you did. Also my problem with intellectual property, it's usually based on imagined value, instead of actual proven value.
Actually, Clippy made a revival in the form of Ribbons. Where Clippy would suggest things to do based on what the software perceived you were doing, currently the ribbons show you buttons and operations you can do based on what the software thinks you are doing.
Strange, when I look back into the comments icebike, I find general comments on all kinds of articles, nothing Android or Apple specific. Going through your history however, I see almost half is about iOS and Android, and you do seem to have a somewhat strong bias towards iOS.
I think you're confused about who the fanboy is here.
Actually, if you watch the video, you see that these are people who compare it to the current version (which is also the 4S) and make up all kinds of things about it. Most of them state that it is better than the one they -have-, one of them even specifically says he has an iPhone 4S, and that this one (the supposed 5) is better.
So yes, the video does indeed show current iPhone users being silly and not even noticing that they are holding the same phone that they already own, but still thinking it is faster, lighter, better.
If you look into where Agile came from, you will see that it is a collection of best practices and insights gathered since the 60s. Agile is just a collection of common sense, nothing more, nothing less.
Everyone implementing it as a 'thou shallt...' way of working, does not understand agile.
Key focus is: - release early and often, so you get good feedback - TALK to your customer (and to your teammates), don't assume some email of document captures what they mean - improve your process if you find somthing isn't working, don't just continue with rituals and procedures because someone said so.
Yes, this asks of a certain mindset from both team and customer. But if they didn't have that mindset to begin with, no matter what method you use, you will fail.
Actually, Arthur C. Clarke 'invented' the communication satellite, as in, he picked up on the idea that a geosynchronous satellite would be an ideal platform to bounce your radio waves off around the world. This was during the time he worked as a radar engineer in WW II.
You do realize that targeted advertising can be to your detriment as well, right?
Because if a company knows more about you, they can also find out how much you are willing to pay for their goods and services, and tailor their prices to your profile. Which could also mean they raise the price they show to you, if you have a good income. It's called dynamic pricing, and you can be sure that central database will feed into the algorithms.
A huge part of what we pay for PCs is Windows. If we had more competition there we certainly would see lower prices.
Actually, no. Currently, the cost of the Windows license for an OEM is (more than) offset by the kickback that OEMs receive for pre-installing crap/bloatware on the new machine. It has actually gotten so bad that some machines without Windows are actually -more expensive- because they can't pre-install bloatware on it.
Actually, if you read the article mentioned in the summary, you'll see that the film also acts as a sunshade, and is initially meant for official buildings. Imagine all those glass towers that modern architecture is all about, having as a double function also electricity production.
Provided the film can be made cheap enough, you don't need to worry about the ideal angle, since the prime purpose of this invention is not power generation, but is adding power generation as an additional feature to the normal function of glass (providing a way to look outside).
So in that light, yes, the previous poster did make a valid remark.
Well, lets put this in an example that would also apply to the average person:
You live on mainland North America and have a wedding in Hawaii. You hire a band, and pay for their airfare and hotel for two nights to come over and play there. I think you would be pissed off if they used the trip you payed for to get an adjoining gig on the island.
You wouldn't mind if they used their free time to see a bit of the island, but you'd be annoyed if they used it for commercial purposes.
I thought even more though provoking was the little alt-text that accompanied the comic:
'The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space -- each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.'
Nice example of this way of thinking in the news as well:
This morning they were telling how a 12 year old kid blew himself up in Afghanistan, and how it showed what monsters these terrorists are to recruit a 12-year old.
I was just wondering about the level of desperation people needed to reach before they think blowing themselves up is a good idea.
PS should be painfully obvious. Rear facing camera is for reality overlay and for just good old picture-taking. Lots of flash is obvious as well. 3G is obvious but let me get to that in a moment. Super high end dual core mobile processor is so I can replace my desktop with it, which will work fine for most users if it has mini-HDMI. Barometers are cool and practically free. A compass is needed for reality overlay and also practically free.
Uhmm... sorry? Isn't that what we have all been buying smartphones for? I didn't plan to carry a tablet around with me to take pictures, and augmented reality works just fine on a smartphone too. Those are applications I want to have when I am moving around. When I have a tablet, I'd prefer to be sitting down, or lying on the couch.
The difference between a tablet and a PDA is size. The difference between a GPS and a PDA is software (and a GPS, which some but few PDAs have.) The difference between a phone and a PDA is the radio. There is no particular reason why the user should not wish to converge all of these devices. Indeed, they each become more powerful when you do.
Once again, I don't see myself cramming a 7" tablet in my pocket, just because every possible device was crammed into one. Let alone some brands who don't want to go below 10". 10" is not portable as in, have in your hands and working with it while walking. It's a laptop without the keyboard.
Actually, this system is already in place, in Europe. Tomtom has an agreement with a large european mobile phone company, and receives anonymized information about the speed and location of mobile phones of this provider. This enables them to indicate traffic jams even on minor roads. Their navigation system receives both the official TMC signals, as this data, and uses it to calculate the most efficient route to destination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomTom#HD_Traffic
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That is not really surprising as coding is an exceptional case.
There was even some scientific research about the effect of alcoholic beverages on programming skills:
https://xkcd.com/323/
I don't agree with the whole patent thing, the more I hear about it, the more I get the feeling that the person it is supposed to protect (lone developers can't afford the patent process and large corporations lock the marketplace down with them).
Still, if you have a patent, you don't need to sell it. You can license the patent. That what the whole idea was about. So you could make a great smartphone invention, have a patent, and Samsung and Apple would pay you money to use the patent without you having to sell it.
How convenient, he's only infallible on things that can't be proven.
Welcome to religion, you must be new here...
Actually, the opposite of what GP mentions is true.
From a dutch website that trains people in First Aid (in dutch):
Mag iedereen een AED bedienen?
Ja, iedereen in Nederland mag als goed burger een AED inzetten wanneer dit nodig is. De Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport heeft in april 2002 opdracht gegeven via een Algemene Maatregel van Bestuur de Wet BIG zodanig te wijzigen dat het gebruik van de AED door medische leken is toegestaan. Hiermee is de mogelijkheid geschapen dat iedereen de AED mag hanteren. Het is niet verplicht om een AED en reanimatie cursus gevolgd te hebben, maar met name het volgen van een reanimatiecursus is wel zeer aan te bevelen.
Basically, the government amended the laws in 2002 so anyone is allowed to use an AED, even if untrained in CPR or the use of an AED. Of course, the site does recommend people do the training.
It's fine that people don't want to be educated. But they shouldn't be allowed to make decisions on issues they are willfully ignorant about.
As a currency it is just as trustworthy as any other imaginary money system. It's value is highly speculative, like the NYSE. Nobody really trusts the NYSE just as you shouldn't trust the value of BitCoin.
And this is basically the sad thing about the economy. Stock used to represent real value that a business had: The ground it stood on, the buildings it owned, it's warehouse stock, it's patents, the knowledge of the people working for it.
That has all changed into how much another fool will pay for it. If you look at the net-bubble of 2001, ISPs were being valued based on the number of subscribers to their service, times an imaginary amounts that investors though those subscriptions should be worth. However, it was never really backed by anything, other than some hope that another sucker would buy their calculation and be willing to pay even more for the same stock.
It would be nice if stocks could go back to what they were for: Investors believing in a company and supporting it by trading a percentage of that company's capital for an injection of money. Not like gambling in a casino or with art where you hope some other sucker is willing to pay more for imaginary value in the future than you did. Also my problem with intellectual property, it's usually based on imagined value, instead of actual proven value.
Actually, Clippy made a revival in the form of Ribbons.
Where Clippy would suggest things to do based on what the software perceived you were doing, currently the ribbons show you buttons and operations you can do based on what the software thinks you are doing.
Well, BP did violate the Benthic Treaties...
I thought this one to be interesting:
http://www.inscc.utah.edu/~tgarrett/Snowflakes/Gallery/2012.11.08_17.53.16_flake_1_cam_0.png
(Freudian photography by a researcher hoping for a new grant to rain down on them?)
Strange, when I look back into the comments icebike, I find general comments on all kinds of articles, nothing Android or Apple specific.
Going through your history however, I see almost half is about iOS and Android, and you do seem to have a somewhat strong bias towards iOS.
I think you're confused about who the fanboy is here.
Actually, if you watch the video, you see that these are people who compare it to the current version (which is also the 4S) and make up all kinds of things about it.
Most of them state that it is better than the one they -have-, one of them even specifically says he has an iPhone 4S, and that this one (the supposed 5) is better.
So yes, the video does indeed show current iPhone users being silly and not even noticing that they are holding the same phone that they already own, but still thinking it is faster, lighter, better.
If you look into where Agile came from, you will see that it is a collection of best practices and insights gathered since the 60s. Agile is just a collection of common sense, nothing more, nothing less.
Everyone implementing it as a 'thou shallt...' way of working, does not understand agile.
Key focus is:
- release early and often, so you get good feedback
- TALK to your customer (and to your teammates), don't assume some email of document captures what they mean
- improve your process if you find somthing isn't working, don't just continue with rituals and procedures because someone said so.
Yes, this asks of a certain mindset from both team and customer. But if they didn't have that mindset to begin with, no matter what method you use, you will fail.
Actually, Arthur C. Clarke 'invented' the communication satellite, as in, he picked up on the idea that a geosynchronous satellite would be an ideal platform to bounce your radio waves off around the world. This was during the time he worked as a radar engineer in WW II.
What is all this evidence you are asking about?
You've got to have faith in TFA, brother, faith....
"Streisand effect" anyone?
Shhh... the title of the prequel Bioware is working on is under NDA until end of next year!
You do realize that targeted advertising can be to your detriment as well, right?
Because if a company knows more about you, they can also find out how much you are willing to pay for their goods and services, and tailor their prices to your profile. Which could also mean they raise the price they show to you, if you have a good income. It's called dynamic pricing, and you can be sure that central database will feed into the algorithms.
(because they don't seem to use the Family/Pro/Casual/Underground/etc option for fucking ANYTHING).
Rest assured, they are using it to sell to marketing.
A huge part of what we pay for PCs is Windows. If we had more competition there we certainly would see lower prices.
Actually, no. Currently, the cost of the Windows license for an OEM is (more than) offset by the kickback that OEMs receive for pre-installing crap/bloatware on the new machine.
It has actually gotten so bad that some machines without Windows are actually -more expensive- because they can't pre-install bloatware on it.
Actually, if you read the article mentioned in the summary, you'll see that the film also acts as a sunshade, and is initially meant for official buildings. Imagine all those glass towers that modern architecture is all about, having as a double function also electricity production.
Provided the film can be made cheap enough, you don't need to worry about the ideal angle, since the prime purpose of this invention is not power generation, but is adding power generation as an additional feature to the normal function of glass (providing a way to look outside).
So in that light, yes, the previous poster did make a valid remark.
Well, lets put this in an example that would also apply to the average person:
You live on mainland North America and have a wedding in Hawaii. You hire a band, and pay for their airfare and hotel for two nights to come over and play there.
I think you would be pissed off if they used the trip you payed for to get an adjoining gig on the island.
You wouldn't mind if they used their free time to see a bit of the island, but you'd be annoyed if they used it for commercial purposes.
I thought even more though provoking was the little alt-text that accompanied the comic:
'The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space -- each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision.'
The carrier probably doesn't need your consent to track your location, they don't monetize that information.
Ohh, that's so cute. I remember when I was young and naive...
Nice example of this way of thinking in the news as well:
This morning they were telling how a 12 year old kid blew himself up in Afghanistan, and how it showed what monsters these terrorists are to recruit a 12-year old.
I was just wondering about the level of desperation people needed to reach before they think blowing themselves up is a good idea.
PS should be painfully obvious. Rear facing camera is for reality overlay and for just good old picture-taking. Lots of flash is obvious as well. 3G is obvious but let me get to that in a moment. Super high end dual core mobile processor is so I can replace my desktop with it, which will work fine for most users if it has mini-HDMI. Barometers are cool and practically free. A compass is needed for reality overlay and also practically free.
Uhmm... sorry? Isn't that what we have all been buying smartphones for? I didn't plan to carry a tablet around with me to take pictures, and augmented reality works just fine on a smartphone too. Those are applications I want to have when I am moving around. When I have a tablet, I'd prefer to be sitting down, or lying on the couch.
The difference between a tablet and a PDA is size. The difference between a GPS and a PDA is software (and a GPS, which some but few PDAs have.) The difference between a phone and a PDA is the radio. There is no particular reason why the user should not wish to converge all of these devices. Indeed, they each become more powerful when you do.
Once again, I don't see myself cramming a 7" tablet in my pocket, just because every possible device was crammed into one. Let alone some brands who don't want to go below 10".
10" is not portable as in, have in your hands and working with it while walking. It's a laptop without the keyboard.
Or in short, don't be a Luddite.
Great closing argument...
Actually, this system is already in place, in Europe. Tomtom has an agreement with a large european mobile phone company, and receives anonymized information about the speed and location of mobile phones of this provider. This enables them to indicate traffic jams even on minor roads.
Their navigation system receives both the official TMC signals, as this data, and uses it to calculate the most efficient route to destination.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomTom#HD_Traffic