The first few generations of iPhone led the market in many respects when it came to hardware: screen quality and resolution, battery life, camera quality, processor, etc
Haha, yeah. Just look at the iPhone 1 vs the Nokia N95. N95 was available 3 months before iPhone. It had a 5MP camera with autofocus and 3x digital zoom. It had an LED flash, and was able to capture VGA video at 30 fps. iPhone had a 2MP camera, no flash, no autofocus, no zoom, and no video capture at all.
Battery life?? Are you serious? iPhone batteries not only suck, but aren't user replacable. Don't take my word for it though, have a look at wikipedia:
The battery life of early models of the iPhone has been criticized by several technology journalists as insufficient and less than Apple's claims.[88][89][90][91] This is also reflected by a J. D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey, which gave the "battery aspects" of the iPhone 3G its lowest rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Other points, equally dumb... Then you go and say something like
iOS also changed the way we use phones.
Pfft, we? Speak for yourself. I was doing turn by turn GPS navigation, sharing pictures with Shozu, downloading apps from Nokia's store and all sorts of other "amazing" things before the original iPhone was ever released.
I've installed ubuntu on my SGSIII. With a bluetooth keyboard, mouse, and 23' TV, it makes a half decent desktop. I'm looking forward to the faster processors this year. If they're fast enough, I may ditch my laptop. A padphone type device with a keyboard would be ideal.
It's a typo. I do it quite a lot. I type without thinking about what keys I'm pressing. It just happens. Muscle memory or something. Oddly, I do obsess over whether it's its or it's, so I don't usually get that wrong.
Why are people still stupid enough to trust Apple enough to sink money and development time into their silly, arbitrary little prison-platform?
For the same reason a business does anything: it has historically had an attractive return on investment. Into what platform should companies sink development time instead?
Yeah, the Powerball has a great return on investment too. You just pay a dollar and get millions.
There are some Zynga's on the app store making mad cash. And for every hit like "Angry Birds", there are literally thousands of apps that don't sell at all. It's a bit like playing the lottery. You might be the next iFart. Odds are you've wasted lots of time and money for nothing.
Companies write stupid laws.
Government passes stupid laws.
Companies follow those laws.
This is the fault of the companies and requires better government.
It is a shame Dr Dobbs didn't talk about these good practices
You have completely missed the point of the article.
The point is that there should be some language design that makes these "good practices" entirely unnecessary. These rituals you've been taught are nothing more than an indication that the language designers haven't got it right yet. The article is a plea for new ideas, not a plea for instruction on how to make the old ones work when they obviously have serious limitations.
This Dr. Dobbs piece reminds me of another article I read recently. It was very good. Perhaps you'll find it interesting.
I think you're missing the my point because my example was over simplified. Nobody is going to write what I wrote. That would be stupid. My point is an exception in the finally block swallows the original exception, which is bad. Consider:
try {
throw new ImportantException(); } finally {
cleanup();//-- throws unexpected Unimportant runtime exception under some circumstances. }
This happens. Somebody comes along, subclasses, overrides cleanup(), and throws a runtime exception that wasn't originally anticipated. What now? Only call private methods in catch and finally? Wrap everything in a second try block? That's turtles all the way down. Dr. Dobb is correct in that the two methods we currently use leave a lot to be desired.
Which is your way of saying... what? Stop using force to attempt to shut down insurgents who deliberately kill women and children because they are women and children?
Yeah, those guys in the van were totally there to kill women and children. They pulled up and started to help injured people. They always do that before they start killing women and children.
I'm sure the whole world is relieved that chopper pilot Beavis was there to FIRE FIRE, huh huh, FIRE!
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Besides, if you're capable of having a billion dollar idea without a college degree, aren't you just as capable of having a billion dollar idea WITH a college degree? Why take the risk?
Because a college degree costs six figures? RTFA much? Colleges are the next bubble to pop. They've had sustained 10-15% increases in tuition for more than a decade. It is now 4 times more expensive to get a degree than it was when I went to school 15 years ago. The worst of it is that these kids can't default on their student loans. It's unprecedented predatory lending by Sallie Mae and friends. But just like those AAA rated housing bonds, it won't matter if the kids have no job to pay it back. Kids coming out of college today with $100,000+ in debt are a lost generation. They're now on the hook for 30 years for that 4 year party experience. The university towns are going to implode BTW. If you live in one, you might want to sell now and relocate while prices are still high.
TFA doesn't say give up on education. There's coursera, udacity, udemy and others steping up to make education affordable again. TFA says don't be screwed by going to college. lrn2read
I was listening to Julian Assange being interviewed about this topic on NPR this week. Is that one good enough for you? BBC was doing a show on this too this week. Are they unbiased enough? First post and you derail the comments with ad hominem.
Installing software to monitor his kid's activities is something perfectly legal and well within the realm of what a private citizen might be expected to do.
It seems the only reason this parent isn't getting a visit from the FBI is because he *is* the FBI. If the guy is installing spyware, he could have remotely installed the porn. The spyware itself could have been the delivery mechanism for all sorts of nasty stuff. He certainly had the means, all he would need is a motive. How do we know the guy didn't have a personal vendetta with the principal? But it doesn't matter... because the principal has already been ruined. Yaaaay! Let's all burn another witch!!
Care to find an Android phone that benches higher than an iPhone 5? But what if I want a mll screen ith a powerful processor?
I assume you meant small screen with a powerful processor... The HTC One S is a great option with a 4.3 inch screen. It also has a lot more style than an iPhone. I like the blue one personally, but TMo just shipped a black one with red trim if that's your thing. It's been available since April. If that doesn't float your boat, try the gsmarena phone finder. I see 53 android phones with 4.5in screen and a dual core 1.4ghz+ processor.
Say what you will about marketshare, but I seriously doubt there is another phone on the market that can survive an impact like the one I had and continue working.
Off the top of my head, Xperia Go is very durable. Casio commando too. Heck, I've even seen people do things that made me cringe with high end phones like the One X. Plenty of rugged Androids out there. They will not only keep working, but they'll look good doing it.
Better in any way you like, really. Want a big screen? Android has that. Like a small screen instead? Android has that too. Like a massive battery? Android has that. Like a powerful processor? Android has that. Keyboard? Check. Candybar with touch screen? Check. Waterproof flip phone? Check. Droid stick for 50 bucks? Check. Tablet for $50? Check. Camera with 21x optical zoom? Check.
Aren't the facts rather that yes, Android is on most cheaper smartphones, hence they sell a lot in total, but Apple still has a good grip (and profitability) on the high end market.
I think you can compare Apple to a car manufacturer like BMW. Generally well designed and made, often pointing the way forward, indeed relatively small compared to a mass maker like Toyota yet financially healthy.
Aaaaaaand history repeats itself again. That is the exact same line of BS I heard a million times (and probably repeated a few times myself) back in the late 90s when Windows was busy being the industry leader and Apple had nearly disappeared into irrelevance.
I've got news for you: It only gets worse for Apple from here. Sell while you can.
Just wanted you to know... you're wrong. Navigation came free with the N95 and a firmware update removed it. Nokia screwed their best customers. Now Nokia is nearly dead. Cause and effect.
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The first few generations of iPhone led the market in many respects when it came to hardware: screen quality and resolution, battery life, camera quality, processor, etc
Haha, yeah. Just look at the iPhone 1 vs the Nokia N95. N95 was available 3 months before iPhone. It had a 5MP camera with autofocus and 3x digital zoom. It had an LED flash, and was able to capture VGA video at 30 fps. iPhone had a 2MP camera, no flash, no autofocus, no zoom, and no video capture at all.
Battery life?? Are you serious? iPhone batteries not only suck, but aren't user replacable. Don't take my word for it though, have a look at wikipedia:
Other points, equally dumb... Then you go and say something like
iOS also changed the way we use phones.
Pfft, we? Speak for yourself. I was doing turn by turn GPS navigation, sharing pictures with Shozu, downloading apps from Nokia's store and all sorts of other "amazing" things before the original iPhone was ever released.
And you might even be more surprised that an iPhone 3GS, released in 2009, is still supported by the latest iOS version.
Because the latest version of iOS does approximately what Android did 3 years ago. So you wanna add an attachment to your email. Sure, old hardware can do that. Congratulations. Now iOS can too :D
Workers' computers at Twitter were compromised by a java exploit. If they were running Safari it's either oooold or they were using Macs.
They'd have to be both - as in a Mac running 10.6 or earlier since Apple removed Java from the OS
Twitter is staffed by web developers. Web developers typically use Java. I think you might be missing a third possiblility.
they are really only good at content consumption
I've installed ubuntu on my SGSIII. With a bluetooth keyboard, mouse, and 23' TV, it makes a half decent desktop. I'm looking forward to the faster processors this year. If they're fast enough, I may ditch my laptop. A padphone type device with a keyboard would be ideal.
It's a typo. I do it quite a lot. I type without thinking about what keys I'm pressing. It just happens. Muscle memory or something. Oddly, I do obsess over whether it's its or it's, so I don't usually get that wrong.
Why are people still stupid enough to trust Apple enough to sink money and development time into their silly, arbitrary little prison-platform?
For the same reason a business does anything: it has historically had an attractive return on investment. Into what platform should companies sink development time instead?
Yeah, the Powerball has a great return on investment too. You just pay a dollar and get millions.
There are some Zynga's on the app store making mad cash. And for every hit like "Angry Birds", there are literally thousands of apps that don't sell at all. It's a bit like playing the lottery. You might be the next iFart. Odds are you've wasted lots of time and money for nothing.
Give me a ubuntu rom that works and I'll install it myself.
Companies write stupid laws.
Government passes stupid laws.
Companies follow those laws.
This is the fault of the companies and requires better government.
There, FTFY.
It is a shame Dr Dobbs didn't talk about these good practices
You have completely missed the point of the article.
The point is that there should be some language design that makes these "good practices" entirely unnecessary. These rituals you've been taught are nothing more than an indication that the language designers haven't got it right yet. The article is a plea for new ideas, not a plea for instruction on how to make the old ones work when they obviously have serious limitations.
This Dr. Dobbs piece reminds me of another article I read recently. It was very good. Perhaps you'll find it interesting.
I think you're missing the my point because my example was over simplified. Nobody is going to write what I wrote. That would be stupid. My point is an exception in the finally block swallows the original exception, which is bad. Consider:
try { //-- throws unexpected Unimportant runtime exception under some circumstances.
throw new ImportantException();
} finally {
cleanup();
}
This happens. Somebody comes along, subclasses, overrides cleanup(), and throws a runtime exception that wasn't originally anticipated. What now? Only call private methods in catch and finally? Wrap everything in a second try block? That's turtles all the way down. Dr. Dobb is correct in that the two methods we currently use leave a lot to be desired.
Also: try { throw ImportantException(); } finally { throw UnimportantException(); }; The unimportant exception wins again.
That's still catch blocks:
try { throw VeryImportantException(); } catch (VeryImportantException e) { throw UnimportantException(); };
You'd never do this on purpose, but its rather easy to accomplish in practice.
bombing good Samaritans and rescue workers
Which is your way of saying ... what? Stop using force to attempt to shut down insurgents who deliberately kill women and children because they are women and children?
Yeah, those guys in the van were totally there to kill women and children. They pulled up and started to help injured people. They always do that before they start killing women and children.
I'm sure the whole world is relieved that chopper pilot Beavis was there to FIRE FIRE, huh huh, FIRE!
Corporations don't make a profit. Didn't you know? If they did that, they'd have to pay taxes.
Does it kill fewer innocent children and reporters than combat pilots?
Besides, if you're capable of having a billion dollar idea without a college degree, aren't you just as capable of having a billion dollar idea WITH a college degree? Why take the risk?
Because a college degree costs six figures? RTFA much? Colleges are the next bubble to pop. They've had sustained 10-15% increases in tuition for more than a decade. It is now 4 times more expensive to get a degree than it was when I went to school 15 years ago. The worst of it is that these kids can't default on their student loans. It's unprecedented predatory lending by Sallie Mae and friends. But just like those AAA rated housing bonds, it won't matter if the kids have no job to pay it back. Kids coming out of college today with $100,000+ in debt are a lost generation. They're now on the hook for 30 years for that 4 year party experience. The university towns are going to implode BTW. If you live in one, you might want to sell now and relocate while prices are still high.
TFA doesn't say give up on education. There's coursera, udacity, udemy and others steping up to make education affordable again. TFA says don't be screwed by going to college. lrn2read
I was listening to Julian Assange being interviewed about this topic on NPR this week. Is that one good enough for you? BBC was doing a show on this too this week. Are they unbiased enough? First post and you derail the comments with ad hominem.
You are aware the US Govt has been intercepting everything that goes over the US internet for quite a while now, yes? Assange is telling us what /.'ers have been aware of for years and here you are throwing mud at RT.
Installing software to monitor his kid's activities is something perfectly legal and well within the realm of what a private citizen might be expected to do.
If the principal had installed spyware, that would be a problem. Oh, but it's a private citizen installing spyware on someone elses hardware... oh wait, that's definitely not cool either.
It seems the only reason this parent isn't getting a visit from the FBI is because he *is* the FBI. If the guy is installing spyware, he could have remotely installed the porn. The spyware itself could have been the delivery mechanism for all sorts of nasty stuff. He certainly had the means, all he would need is a motive. How do we know the guy didn't have a personal vendetta with the principal? But it doesn't matter... because the principal has already been ruined. Yaaaay! Let's all burn another witch!!
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Care to find an Android phone that benches higher than an iPhone 5? But what if I want a mll screen ith a powerful processor?
I assume you meant small screen with a powerful processor... The HTC One S is a great option with a 4.3 inch screen. It also has a lot more style than an iPhone. I like the blue one personally, but TMo just shipped a black one with red trim if that's your thing. It's been available since April. If that doesn't float your boat, try the gsmarena phone finder. I see 53 android phones with 4.5in screen and a dual core 1.4ghz+ processor.
Say what you will about marketshare, but I seriously doubt there is another phone on the market that can survive an impact like the one I had and continue working.
Off the top of my head, Xperia Go is very durable. Casio commando too. Heck, I've even seen people do things that made me cringe with high end phones like the One X. Plenty of rugged Androids out there. They will not only keep working, but they'll look good doing it.
Better how?
Better in any way you like, really. Want a big screen? Android has that. Like a small screen instead? Android has that too. Like a massive battery? Android has that. Like a powerful processor? Android has that. Keyboard? Check. Candybar with touch screen? Check. Waterproof flip phone? Check. Droid stick for 50 bucks? Check. Tablet for $50? Check. Camera with 21x optical zoom? Check.
What is important to you?
Aren't the facts rather that yes, Android is on most cheaper smartphones, hence they sell a lot in total, but Apple still has a good grip (and profitability) on the high end market. I think you can compare Apple to a car manufacturer like BMW. Generally well designed and made, often pointing the way forward, indeed relatively small compared to a mass maker like Toyota yet financially healthy.
Aaaaaaand history repeats itself again. That is the exact same line of BS I heard a million times (and probably repeated a few times myself) back in the late 90s when Windows was busy being the industry leader and Apple had nearly disappeared into irrelevance.
I've got news for you: It only gets worse for Apple from here. Sell while you can.
Gingerbread has all of iOS6s "new" features. If it's utter crap, what does that say about iOS6? :-)
Again, the free navigation only came long after n95
Here's another link. Firmware update removed navigation on N95.
Just wanted you to know... you're wrong. Navigation came free with the N95 and a firmware update removed it. Nokia screwed their best customers. Now Nokia is nearly dead. Cause and effect.