Those 'numbers' from the article smelled a lot like ass-pulls to me. No context, no data, nothing supporting them whatsoever except "90%" and "70-to-1" (which is a lot more than 90%). Sounded like a lot of Android FUD.
And there's already a licensing service built in for paid apps that developers can use if they want. I've got apps on the Google Play market, and while it's obvious that people are cheapskates, there's nothing that leads me to believe that there's an abnormally large amount of piracy going on.
There's no point in debating you morons any more. The only real hope is to keep your bullshit from infecting someone else.
so:
It is instructive to look at tablet design before and after iPad [osxdaily.com]
The iPhone similarly challenged conventional wisdom and completely transformed cell phone design
A quick glance around Google will find a completely different set of cherry picked "before iPad/iPhone" and "after iPad/iPhone" images that show that, hey, their design isn't actually all that original. (Though, to be fair, so many Apple blogs have picked up these images that the ones making Apple look better are much easier to find) For instance, linked in one of the very first comments of your iPad story, is this. And then you have things like the LG Prada that you conveniently forget.
Similarly, did you know that Android has always been designed to run on a full touchscreen? Here's a bit of history to cure your ignorance. Added bonus is the bit about Google voluntarily withholding the pinch-zoom gesture at Apple's behest.
The "utopia" I live in is one where people are still willing to pay for support and consulting on their open-source databases, because it's still a cost savings over options like Oracle or SQL Server.
Unfortunately, that model will not work at all for the types of applications you can get on any App store, so your anecdote is completely pointless for this discussion.
Republicans will always oppose some Democrat ideas not because they want the country to fail, but because they have a different idea of what success is and how to achieve it.
Here's where you're either uninformed or a liar. The Republicans have opposed and blocked passage of *every* policy proposed by Democrats since 2008. Fuck, they blocked a bill to give health care to 9/11 first responders! Routine political appointments have been vacant for years because of the Republican blockade.
For you to claim that Republican opposition has been selective and based on ideology is disingenuous: the only ideology they have right now is "if Obama's fer it, we're agin' it."
And we also had a Republican congress that used a historically unprecedented amount of filibustering to prevent *anything* from getting done -- basically ensuring that without 100% support from the democratic side of the aisle (unrealistic, as the Democratic party houses a much wider range of views), the Republican-led effort to grind everything to a halt would succeed. And it did.
Where precisely is the energy for you to type that comment on your computer, store it, and me reading it is coming from? Unicorns and magic pixie dust?
When did GP mention race? Strawman arguments are lies.
And who says that Trayvon wasn't defending himself when stalked by some unknown dude with a gun? Unfortunately, he's dead -- thanks to this idiotic stand-your-ground law -- and can't tell his side of the story.
you are the line of defense between you and your family surviving unscathed, or being tied up and watching your wife get raped and shot, etc. This isn't kindergarten, it's real life.
No, it's not real life. It's a Hollywood fantasy that does, unfortunately, happen to a very, very tiny percentage of the population -- but for the vast majority is a completely unrealistic situation to even consider worrying about.
And also, grow some balls and live your life without fear. We're lucky enough to live at one of the safest times in human history, despite what you see on the news.
And the vast majority of the population will spend some of today in traffic, leading to vast amounts opportunities for accidents.
You neglect to mention that half that many will die in gun-related incidents, and that only a tiny portion of the population will be exposed to guns in any way.
Here's what I read whenever I see someone comparing the Tea Party to OWS:
"My popular movement to curb abuses by government at the behest of large moneyed Wall Street firms is better than your popular movement to curb abuses by government at the behest of large moneyed Wall Street firms!"
Seriously? You've got to be a either Poe, or have an unparalleled degree of selection bias.
I can't even read through a thread about something completely un-political like a video game controversy without someone telling me what liberals think.
I worked at a public university. It damn well got smaller when there were budget cuts, and I don't recall there being much of a battle besides the Republican legislature saying "we don't want to pay for this anymore".
Yeah, fuck that. If you don't want to live in a place where the populace is more-or-less guaranteed to be at least *somewhat* educated and literate (which is exactly the opposite of what would happen if we let the "market" decide, as it did for the thousands of years before public education existed), then please GTFO.
You don't just fail them. You give them the Bs, Cs, and Ds (or Fs) they earn. Grade inflation has basically made everything effectively pass/fail. Not everyone is an A student, and the A students shouldn't be held back just so that the F students can barely manage passing grades.
The fact that, so far, this non-issue appears to be the biggest gripe with the Nexus 7 is bad news for Apple. Got mine last night and at no point did I think there was anything unusually difficult or unreasonable about getting the box open.
So, in other words, the wait was about an hour -- but fortunately for you, there was something else nearby to occupy your time with so it wasn't completely wasted.
You still don't understand what a design patent is, do you?
We know and understand exactly what design patents are: they're bullshit for companies who don't have real inventions to patent. This one in particular is exceptional bullshit.
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Those 'numbers' from the article smelled a lot like ass-pulls to me. No context, no data, nothing supporting them whatsoever except "90%" and "70-to-1" (which is a lot more than 90%). Sounded like a lot of Android FUD.
And there's already a licensing service built in for paid apps that developers can use if they want. I've got apps on the Google Play market, and while it's obvious that people are cheapskates, there's nothing that leads me to believe that there's an abnormally large amount of piracy going on.
--Jeremy
There's no point in debating you morons any more. The only real hope is to keep your bullshit from infecting someone else.
so:
It is instructive to look at tablet design before and after iPad [osxdaily.com]
The iPhone similarly challenged conventional wisdom and completely transformed cell phone design
A quick glance around Google will find a completely different set of cherry picked "before iPad/iPhone" and "after iPad/iPhone" images that show that, hey, their design isn't actually all that original. (Though, to be fair, so many Apple blogs have picked up these images that the ones making Apple look better are much easier to find) For instance, linked in one of the very first comments of your iPad story, is this. And then you have things like the LG Prada that you conveniently forget.
Similarly, did you know that Android has always been designed to run on a full touchscreen? Here's a bit of history to cure your ignorance. Added bonus is the bit about Google voluntarily withholding the pinch-zoom gesture at Apple's behest.
--Jeremy
The "utopia" I live in is one where people are still willing to pay for support and consulting on their open-source databases, because it's still a cost savings over options like Oracle or SQL Server.
Unfortunately, that model will not work at all for the types of applications you can get on any App store, so your anecdote is completely pointless for this discussion.
--Jeremy
Republicans will always oppose some Democrat ideas not because they want the country to fail, but because they have a different idea of what success is and how to achieve it.
Here's where you're either uninformed or a liar. The Republicans have opposed and blocked passage of *every* policy proposed by Democrats since 2008. Fuck, they blocked a bill to give health care to 9/11 first responders! Routine political appointments have been vacant for years because of the Republican blockade.
For you to claim that Republican opposition has been selective and based on ideology is disingenuous: the only ideology they have right now is "if Obama's fer it, we're agin' it."
--Jeremy
And we also had a Republican congress that used a historically unprecedented amount of filibustering to prevent *anything* from getting done -- basically ensuring that without 100% support from the democratic side of the aisle (unrealistic, as the Democratic party houses a much wider range of views), the Republican-led effort to grind everything to a halt would succeed. And it did.
--Jeremy
Where precisely is the energy for you to type that comment on your computer, store it, and me reading it is coming from? Unicorns and magic pixie dust?
Mostly hydroelectric. Also a bit of wind.
--Jeremy
And increased ocean acidity is doing wonders for corals and diatoms.
--Jeremy
Way I see it is if we give in we get world socialism which would result in the Hell on Earth
This is why we can ignore you. I don't expect you to understand why.
--Jeremy
When did GP mention race? Strawman arguments are lies.
And who says that Trayvon wasn't defending himself when stalked by some unknown dude with a gun? Unfortunately, he's dead -- thanks to this idiotic stand-your-ground law -- and can't tell his side of the story.
--Jeremy
The idea that your average street cop is some tactical expert is simply not true.
Same can be said for the idea that your average CCW permit holder is some tactical expert.
--Jeremy
you are the line of defense between you and your family surviving unscathed, or being tied up and watching your wife get raped and shot, etc. This isn't kindergarten, it's real life.
No, it's not real life. It's a Hollywood fantasy that does, unfortunately, happen to a very, very tiny percentage of the population -- but for the vast majority is a completely unrealistic situation to even consider worrying about.
And also, grow some balls and live your life without fear. We're lucky enough to live at one of the safest times in human history, despite what you see on the news.
--Jeremy
When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force.
And this is the fallacy where the rest of the essay falls apart.
--Jeremy
And the vast majority of the population will spend some of today in traffic, leading to vast amounts opportunities for accidents.
You neglect to mention that half that many will die in gun-related incidents, and that only a tiny portion of the population will be exposed to guns in any way.
--Jeremy
Do the math in places where people are allowed to carry, and the numbers go down significantly.
If you're referring to the study done by (I believe) John Lott, those numbers are basically disputed by everyone except Lott.
If you have some numbers to actually support your statement, provide them; otherwise stop blowing smoke.
--Jeremy
Here's what I read whenever I see someone comparing the Tea Party to OWS:
"My popular movement to curb abuses by government at the behest of large moneyed Wall Street firms is better than your popular movement to curb abuses by government at the behest of large moneyed Wall Street firms!"
--Jeremy
Seriously? You've got to be a either Poe, or have an unparalleled degree of selection bias.
I can't even read through a thread about something completely un-political like a video game controversy without someone telling me what liberals think.
--Jeremy
But they'd be A-Ok with the spying, scanning, and warrantless invasive nonsense being carried by private industry.
See: Rand Paul.
--Jeremy
I worked at a public university. It damn well got smaller when there were budget cuts, and I don't recall there being much of a battle besides the Republican legislature saying "we don't want to pay for this anymore".
--Jeremy
Yeah, fuck that. If you don't want to live in a place where the populace is more-or-less guaranteed to be at least *somewhat* educated and literate (which is exactly the opposite of what would happen if we let the "market" decide, as it did for the thousands of years before public education existed), then please GTFO.
--Jeremy
You don't just fail them. You give them the Bs, Cs, and Ds (or Fs) they earn. Grade inflation has basically made everything effectively pass/fail. Not everyone is an A student, and the A students shouldn't be held back just so that the F students can barely manage passing grades.
--Jeremy
The housing bubble was created by lax lending policies ENCOURAGED, rather than DISCOURAGED by government regulation.
Let me guess: you're going to cite the CRA for this bullshit.
And yes, it is bullshit. And just because you call the bullshit "not using a 'no true Scotsman'" doesn't make it any less of one.
--Jeremy
The fact that, so far, this non-issue appears to be the biggest gripe with the Nexus 7 is bad news for Apple. Got mine last night and at no point did I think there was anything unusually difficult or unreasonable about getting the box open.
--Jeremy
Unboxing is an event that happens once. Computer reboots (might) happen frequently. The two things are not even remotely comparable.
--Jeremy
So, in other words, the wait was about an hour -- but fortunately for you, there was something else nearby to occupy your time with so it wasn't completely wasted.
--Jeremy
You still don't understand what a design patent is, do you?
We know and understand exactly what design patents are: they're bullshit for companies who don't have real inventions to patent. This one in particular is exceptional bullshit.
--Jeremy