I got an iPad earlier this week and I haven't used my laptop since. A laptop can do more, but the iPad does everything I need, and it's much easier to use. Actually the screen size isn't a problem because I tend to have the screen closer to my face than a laptop.
Documentation of that sort could be very lengthy and quite a bit of work to write up.
That assumes he didn't already have the passwords written down somewhere. If we're talking about more that a small number passwords I seriously doubt he memorized all of them.
...has punished the employee (an individual who appears to be eccentric but probably harmless...
You must mean besides the harm he's already done.
His boss should be the one heading to jail.
For not checking to make sure the passwords were in their possession before firing an employee? That doesn't sound like a felony to me.
I think you're assuming Apple believed the phone had been deliberately taken from the bar. For all Apple knew someone accidentally took the phone home thinking it was their phone. They probably sent the people to the house hoping it was just a misunderstanding. Why get the police and lawyers involved when you can just go ask to look for it?
I mean, people always bitch about some random OS X app not having a native-like interface, but you know what? If my choice is between The Gimp and nothing, I'll take The Gimp, ugly X interface and all, every time. It's not like one app is going to ruin my entire experience, and if it did, I'd know exactly where to place the blame.
Suppose Apple did ban OSX applications that don't have a good interface. Certainly at least one developer would be willing to write graphics program for OSX that has a good UI because that would give them a market with less competition. Then instead of having to choose between a crappy UI or nothing you would have a good UI.
I don't think there needs to be a tradeoff between flexibility and ease of use. It's easy to design something that is easy to use but not very flexible. It's easy to design something that is hard to use but very flexible. It's hard to design something that is both easy to use and very flexible. The difficulty using 'modern' systems is as much result of poor design as it is a desire for more flexibility.
The iPhone's been out for 34 months.
The Android has been out for 17 months.
That means it's been out 1/2 as long but it has less than 1/3 the market share. That's not necessarily bad, but I wouldn't call it great either. That's with the iPhone being restricted to people willing to switch to AT&T. Android will be less competitive if Apple comes to their senses and opens it up to other cell phone providers.
The two men who attempt to load the guy into the van came from the same place the other insurgents had come from...
You can't see where the people came from in the video, you're speculating.
...he made the choice to be there and to put his kids in danger.
I don't believe a man would knowingly put their children in serious danger when he could just leave them behind. It doesn't make any sense.
You're also speculating that the first group were insurgents given that:
a. The ground troops reported that they were being attacked from a roof top, not the ground.
b. They had a suspiciously small number of weapons for a group planning on attacking a battalion American of troops (2 RPG's and one AK 47 out of a group of 8).
c. There's no video of them firing their weapons.
I don't believe that the helicopter pilots were out to kill innocent people. But I find this incident disturbing for the following reasons:
a. The helicopter reported that the people with the van were removing weapons and bodies when they were clearly only trying to evacuate the injured person.
b. After the fact they just report everyone who is male and 'military age' as an insurgent.
You'll probably say that the helicopter pilots couldn't just wait around for proof the the people were insurgents, and perhaps your right. But that doesn't change the fact that this video shows innocent people dying and Americans being less than cautious about who they kill.
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You people are the scum of the earth, and enemies of freedom.
You really need better perspective. Just because someone wants an easier experience using computers, and they are willing to give up some control over their computer to get it, doesn't make them the scum the earth.
At least in the U.S. none of the 'founding fathers' are recognized as atheists. It's common for 'right wingers' to say that the U.S. was founded on religious principles, therefore it's ok to write laws based on religious ideals. These quotes are meant to cast doubt on that notion, rather than to support atheism.
The whole debate about what the founding fathers wanted is misguided. They were human just like the rest of us. We shouldn't assume that their judgement was perfect and try to divine their intentions. We should try to write laws that are fair regardless of what the founders of this country wanted. Writing the beliefs of one religion into law is not fair to the rest of us.
From the Article: I tell a lie though. The Apple iPad isn't really $499. Just adding a power cord to the iPad will cost you $29.00. No, I'm not making that up. Really, Apple, you couldn't throw in a power cord? Shame on you.
This guy doesn't know what he is talking about. According to the tech specs 10 watt USB power adapter is included in the box.
I don't think very many burglaries involve duplicating keys.
It's pretty irrelevant for me anyway. I only have 3 keys:
My work - of coarse they won't change that to work with an iPhone.
My apartment - I doubt my landlords would let me change the locks.
My car - It would probably be pretty expensive to add this system to it.
Problem: American students aren't learning. Your solution: Stop teaching them. That doesn't really solve the problem does it?
If a few of a teacher's students don't learn it's probably the student's fault. If most of their students don't learn it's probably the teacher's fault.
In most professions if someone isn't capable of doing their job they leave or get fired. I don't see why teaching should be any different.
...there is no precedent on patent licensing without non-cross licensing additional patents.
The double negative makes it impossible to be sure what you are trying to say. It sounds like you are saying Nokia has never allowed a company to use GSM without giving Nokia access to their patents. That would mean that every single GSM cell phone maker has given Nokia access to some their patents. I find that hard to believe.
I think the parent is saying that Apple was willing to pay the same amount that other carriers pay, but Nokia wanted even more money and access to Apple's technology on top of it. So now everyone is suing everyone.
the iPod was launched in an existing portable MP3-player market
There were MP3 players on the market, but only a small number of super geeks owned them, they weren't mainstream. The MP3 player market was more like the tablet PC market is today.
I think the I pad is really meant to replace a computer for most people, but be easer to use.
That's really a semantic argument that distracts from the point I was trying to make.
People seem to think the iPhone OS is a stripped down version of OSX. It isn't. It's the Mac OS with an interface optimized for a multi touch display rather than a keyboard and mouse. People complain that the iPad doesn't run full OSX. Why would it when it's a multi-touch device?
The iPhone and iPad run the multi-touch version of OSX. Calling it the 'iPhone OS' is poor marketing on Apple's part, but it really is full OSX with a different (better in terms of usability) interface.
You're saying Apple is bad because Apple asked them to raise their prices on amazon so that their books would be cheeper on the apple store. That seems like a bit of a strecth considering you don't know what their prices are going to be at apple, and there's no evidence that apple asked them to do anything. Maybe they just think they have more barganing power because there's a competing store. Maybe their internal prices have just gone up.
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I've been meaning to buy a camera, but right now I just use my cell phone which can upload to the net.
I haven't actually used a DVD in years. I just download everything I watch.
I got an iPad earlier this week and I haven't used my laptop since. A laptop can do more, but the iPad does everything I need, and it's much easier to use. Actually the screen size isn't a problem because I tend to have the screen closer to my face than a laptop.
Documentation of that sort could be very lengthy and quite a bit of work to write up.
...has punished the employee (an individual who appears to be eccentric but probably harmless...
That assumes he didn't already have the passwords written down somewhere. If we're talking about more that a small number passwords I seriously doubt he memorized all of them.
You must mean besides the harm he's already done.
His boss should be the one heading to jail.
For not checking to make sure the passwords were in their possession before firing an employee? That doesn't sound like a felony to me.
Probably because the Apple stories always get a lot of comments.
I think you're assuming Apple believed the phone had been deliberately taken from the bar. For all Apple knew someone accidentally took the phone home thinking it was their phone. They probably sent the people to the house hoping it was just a misunderstanding. Why get the police and lawyers involved when you can just go ask to look for it?
I mean, people always bitch about some random OS X app not having a native-like interface, but you know what? If my choice is between The Gimp and nothing, I'll take The Gimp, ugly X interface and all, every time. It's not like one app is going to ruin my entire experience, and if it did, I'd know exactly where to place the blame.
Suppose Apple did ban OSX applications that don't have a good interface. Certainly at least one developer would be willing to write graphics program for OSX that has a good UI because that would give them a market with less competition. Then instead of having to choose between a crappy UI or nothing you would have a good UI.
I don't think there needs to be a tradeoff between flexibility and ease of use. It's easy to design something that is easy to use but not very flexible. It's easy to design something that is hard to use but very flexible. It's hard to design something that is both easy to use and very flexible. The difficulty using 'modern' systems is as much result of poor design as it is a desire for more flexibility.
It sounds like I should make plans to buy an unlocked iPhone the next time I'm in Europe.
Do iPhone users have the ability to choose a cell phone provider outside of the U.S.?
Did you watch the video? According to Apple the iPhone OS version 4 will support all of that in the background except the wireless router.
The iPhone's been out for 34 months.
The Android has been out for 17 months.
That means it's been out 1/2 as long but it has less than 1/3 the market share. That's not necessarily bad, but I wouldn't call it great either. That's with the iPhone being restricted to people willing to switch to AT&T. Android will be less competitive if Apple comes to their senses and opens it up to other cell phone providers.
The two men who attempt to load the guy into the van came from the same place the other insurgents had come from...
...he made the choice to be there and to put his kids in danger.
You can't see where the people came from in the video, you're speculating.
I don't believe a man would knowingly put their children in serious danger when he could just leave them behind. It doesn't make any sense.
You're also speculating that the first group were insurgents given that:
a. The ground troops reported that they were being attacked from a roof top, not the ground.
b. They had a suspiciously small number of weapons for a group planning on attacking a battalion American of troops (2 RPG's and one AK 47 out of a group of 8).
c. There's no video of them firing their weapons.
I don't believe that the helicopter pilots were out to kill innocent people. But I find this incident disturbing for the following reasons:
a. The helicopter reported that the people with the van were removing weapons and bodies when they were clearly only trying to evacuate the injured person.
b. After the fact they just report everyone who is male and 'military age' as an insurgent.
You'll probably say that the helicopter pilots couldn't just wait around for proof the the people were insurgents, and perhaps your right. But that doesn't change the fact that this video shows innocent people dying and Americans being less than cautious about who they kill.
You people are the scum of the earth, and enemies of freedom.
You really need better perspective. Just because someone wants an easier experience using computers, and they are willing to give up some control over their computer to get it, doesn't make them the scum the earth.
At least in the U.S. none of the 'founding fathers' are recognized as atheists. It's common for 'right wingers' to say that the U.S. was founded on religious principles, therefore it's ok to write laws based on religious ideals. These quotes are meant to cast doubt on that notion, rather than to support atheism.
The whole debate about what the founding fathers wanted is misguided. They were human just like the rest of us. We shouldn't assume that their judgement was perfect and try to divine their intentions. We should try to write laws that are fair regardless of what the founders of this country wanted. Writing the beliefs of one religion into law is not fair to the rest of us.
It sounds like they bribed the lawyers to make the suit go away. They just called it a 'settlement' to make it legal.
From the Article:
I tell a lie though. The Apple iPad isn't really $499. Just adding a power cord to the iPad will cost you $29.00. No, I'm not making that up. Really, Apple, you couldn't throw in a power cord? Shame on you.
This guy doesn't know what he is talking about. According to the tech specs 10 watt USB power adapter is included in the box.
I don't think very many burglaries involve duplicating keys.
It's pretty irrelevant for me anyway. I only have 3 keys:
My work - of coarse they won't change that to work with an iPhone.
My apartment - I doubt my landlords would let me change the locks.
My car - It would probably be pretty expensive to add this system to it.
Of coarse I already keep all my keys on a single keychain, just like most people. This probably wouldn't be any less secure.
Problem: American students aren't learning. Your solution: Stop teaching them. That doesn't really solve the problem does it?
If a few of a teacher's students don't learn it's probably the student's fault. If most of their students don't learn it's probably the teacher's fault.
In most professions if someone isn't capable of doing their job they leave or get fired. I don't see why teaching should be any different.
...there is no precedent on patent licensing without non-cross licensing additional patents.
The double negative makes it impossible to be sure what you are trying to say. It sounds like you are saying Nokia has never allowed a company to use GSM without giving Nokia access to their patents. That would mean that every single GSM cell phone maker has given Nokia access to some their patents. I find that hard to believe.
I think the parent is saying that Apple was willing to pay the same amount that other carriers pay, but Nokia wanted even more money and access to Apple's technology on top of it. So now everyone is suing everyone.
the iPod was launched in an existing portable MP3-player market
There were MP3 players on the market, but only a small number of super geeks owned them, they weren't mainstream. The MP3 player market was more like the tablet PC market is today.
I think the I pad is really meant to replace a computer for most people, but be easer to use.
That's really a semantic argument that distracts from the point I was trying to make. People seem to think the iPhone OS is a stripped down version of OSX. It isn't. It's the Mac OS with an interface optimized for a multi touch display rather than a keyboard and mouse. People complain that the iPad doesn't run full OSX. Why would it when it's a multi-touch device?
The iPhone and iPad run the multi-touch version of OSX. Calling it the 'iPhone OS' is poor marketing on Apple's part, but it really is full OSX with a different (better in terms of usability) interface.
You're saying Apple is bad because Apple asked them to raise their prices on amazon so that their books would be cheeper on the apple store. That seems like a bit of a strecth considering you don't know what their prices are going to be at apple, and there's no evidence that apple asked them to do anything. Maybe they just think they have more barganing power because there's a competing store. Maybe their internal prices have just gone up.