I went years without a TV, so the only time I saw TV was at a hotel, in which case I watched HBO or other premium/ad-free channels. I do own a TV now, but only for netflix streaming. And I occasionally watch Hulu in the browser. So I literally couldn't believe how awful and intrusive the ads were when I was watching the History channel at a hotel a couple weeks ago.
True. Just this morning, I wondered why there hasn't been any long-term medical study about crotch-punching Mark Zuckerberg for hours at a time. Will you injure your hand? Should you wear gloves? Take breaks every 15 minutes? We just don't know. That's why we need these studies.
Concering point 2, With Windows 8, Microsoft is adding VDI licensing which boils down to: tablet access requires a CDL license (which costs extra). Unless you're using Windows R/T, of course.
Hmm... what if Apple was using GPL v3 gcc. iOS 6 comes out with a new (patented) "lick to unlock" feature. 6 months later, Samsung adds "lick to unlock" on their phones. (<stereotype type="asian" offensive="offensive">No copy! we invent all by ourselves!</stereotype>) Apple sues. Samsung sends some commits (and cash) to the FSF and now gcc has "lick to unlock" code.
Windows 8 throws a meaty bone to power users – namely, the ability to run ISO and virtual hard disk (VHD) images natively. It’s possible, for example, to download the ISO of a Linux distribution or another piece of software to the desktop, double-click to “mount” the file, and run the setup executable without having to physically burn the ISO to disc.
If you want to call it that, call it that. But the binding is done at runtime, not at compile time. And it goes through the runtime system. If the method doesn't exist, it can be added on the fly. Or replaced on the fly. Or proxied to another computer. And if you send a message to a NULL object, it doesn't crash.
[object function: parameter]
is syntactic sugar for objc_sendMesg(object, @selector(function:), parameter)
which is not the same thing as:
object->function(object, parameter)
Third time's the charm? Andover.net bought Slashdot. VA Linux bought Andover.net. Then renamed themselves a few times (VA Linux, VA Research, SourceForge, now Geek.Net). What's another company or another name at this point? Maybe next they can be facebook/linked in for nerds. NerdVirgIn.com.
Vesta has an orbital period of 3.6 years. (Ceres is 4.6 years). Jupiter takes 11.8 years. That means Jupiter has no effect for years ( more than 3.6 or 4.6, respectively) at a time. For comparison, models of the big impact moon formation show the moon coalesced in under than a year.
If it's good for the goose, why isn't it good for the gander?
I stand corrected. Why, just last quarter, they had -$86 million in profit selling a hell of a lot of phones! With sales like that, they really ought to exit the phone business to focus on patent trolling.
And it's an even better move if a patent troll comes along. (Like Motorola demanding H.264 rates based on the full price of the computer, hardware and software). Revenue isn't $200 for the full copy of windows, it's $5 or $10 for the Media Center Pack.
I can't be the only one that remembers when Windows didn't have mp3 support because they didn't want to pay the royalties.
Android phones are a commodity item. That means a race to the bottom. Samsung and Microsoft (via patent licensing) are the only people making money off it -- Motorola is in the red. Hell, Oracle/Google court documents showed Google losing money on Android in 2010.
It's like the PC business all over again -- IBM gave up, Compaq wanted to give up, and Dell is trying to give up. The margins are so small and there's nothing to differentiate one from another. Except for shitty interface "enhancements" (touchpiss, etc).
I want to use GIMP at work, but I need to get permission from my boss first. He's a into the leather scene so I'm afraid he'll get the wrong impression.
In total, 45 patents are included in one or more of the actions, according to Nokia. They are related to a variety of software and hardware features, including power management, multitasking, navigation, data encryption and the retrieval of email attachments on mobile phones
This pretty much sounds the death knell for applications that attempt to lock you in. They might not help you migrate, but they can't use copyright laws to prevent the development of competing products.
In the US, they can use patents. Consider the MICROS~1 extended filename patent for FAT.
Apple tends to deprecate old APIs (or features or software) and replace it with something new (and perhaps better) which doesn't support everything the old version did. QuickTime vs QuickTime X, Final Cut Pro vs Final Cut Pro X,.mac/mobile.me vs icloud. iCloud will probably gain back some of the missing features, eventually.
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It's open source. Fix it yourself.
I went years without a TV, so the only time I saw TV was at a hotel, in which case I watched HBO or other premium/ad-free channels. I do own a TV now, but only for netflix streaming. And I occasionally watch Hulu in the browser. So I literally couldn't believe how awful and intrusive the ads were when I was watching the History channel at a hotel a couple weeks ago.
True. Just this morning, I wondered why there hasn't been any long-term medical study about crotch-punching Mark Zuckerberg for hours at a time. Will you injure your hand? Should you wear gloves? Take breaks every 15 minutes? We just don't know. That's why we need these studies.
1. The USPS is semi-independent of the federal government.
2. There are 537 reasons that the government does dumb shit.
full disclosure: I agree with this post.
Concering point 2, With Windows 8, Microsoft is adding VDI licensing which boils down to: tablet access requires a CDL license (which costs extra). Unless you're using Windows R/T, of course.
Hmm... what if Apple was using GPL v3 gcc. iOS 6 comes out with a new (patented) "lick to unlock" feature. 6 months later, Samsung adds "lick to unlock" on their phones. (<stereotype type="asian" offensive="offensive">No copy! we invent all by ourselves!</stereotype>) Apple sues. Samsung sends some commits (and cash) to the FSF and now gcc has "lick to unlock" code.
Yes.
Windows 8 lets you install Linux!
Windows 8 throws a meaty bone to power users – namely, the ability to run ISO and virtual hard disk (VHD) images natively. It’s possible, for example, to download the ISO of a Linux distribution or another piece of software to the desktop, double-click to “mount” the file, and run the setup executable without having to physically burn the ISO to disc.
I suspect the FreeBSD folks might be ok with using the BSD license. Just a hunch.
Delete an important file. Then ask that question again.
[object function: parameter]
is syntactic sugar for
objc_sendMesg(object, @selector(function:), parameter)
which is not the same thing as:
object->function(object, parameter)
Third time's the charm? Andover.net bought Slashdot. VA Linux bought Andover.net. Then renamed themselves a few times (VA Linux, VA Research, SourceForge, now Geek.Net). What's another company or another name at this point? Maybe next they can be facebook/linked in for nerds. NerdVirgIn.com.
Vesta has an orbital period of 3.6 years. (Ceres is 4.6 years). Jupiter takes 11.8 years. That means Jupiter has no effect for years ( more than 3.6 or 4.6, respectively) at a time. For comparison, models of the big impact moon formation show the moon coalesced in under than a year.
If it's good for the goose, why isn't it good for the gander?
Sheeva plug, guru plug, etc.
If you forget to lock your car door and someone steals your car, should you be arrested as an accessory to grand theft?
I stand corrected. Why, just last quarter, they had -$86 million in profit selling a hell of a lot of phones! With sales like that, they really ought to exit the phone business to focus on patent trolling.
I can't be the only one that remembers when Windows didn't have mp3 support because they didn't want to pay the royalties.
It's like the PC business all over again -- IBM gave up, Compaq wanted to give up, and Dell is trying to give up. The margins are so small and there's nothing to differentiate one from another. Except for shitty interface "enhancements" (touchpiss, etc).
I want to use GIMP at work, but I need to get permission from my boss first. He's a into the leather scene so I'm afraid he'll get the wrong impression.
In total, 45 patents are included in one or more of the actions, according to Nokia. They are related to a variety of software and hardware features, including power management, multitasking, navigation, data encryption and the retrieval of email attachments on mobile phones
In the US, they can use patents. Consider the MICROS~1 extended filename patent for FAT.
don't forget the japanese tentacle rape shit.
That's great. But to most people, FB means Facebook. Or fuck buddy.
But here it means FreeBSD or full buffer or file bloat or frag boner or fart beans or ...
Apple tends to deprecate old APIs (or features or software) and replace it with something new (and perhaps better) which doesn't support everything the old version did. QuickTime vs QuickTime X, Final Cut Pro vs Final Cut Pro X, .mac/mobile.me vs icloud. iCloud will probably gain back some of the missing features, eventually.