We already know that Earth is our only hope for sustaining the human race inside the solar system.
No, we don't.
We know it's the only one we can go outside with a t-shirt on, but it's hardly our only hope for sustaining the human race.
If we needed to, we could create self-sustaining bases on Mars, the Moon, some of the Jovian moons, etc. Sure, we wouldn't be able to go outside and breathe fresh air, but humanity could survive.
37signals has a number of apps that do these things. Campfire is web IM (with logging, file upload, etc.) and Basecamp is essentially a personal wiki with calendaring and other features.
If you want to get rid of research institutions, this is a good plan. Otherwise, it's a completely fucking stupid plan.
Many research institutions are able to do their research because their being able to patent their innovations ensures a revenue stream to pay for new research projects.
How ironic it is, that, we hear a bunch of liberals bitching about those terrible people on Wall Street, in New York, and it turns out those terrible people on Wall Street took such a beating that the state is looking at a nearly billion dollar tax short fall.
Yeah, Wall Street never does poorly in a nationwide recession...
Sure you do. A jury, however, has the right to feel that your remaining silent in a case like this is a pretty good indicator that the border guards aren't that far off in what they claim to have seen.
In a murder trial with no witnesses to the act itself and no physical evidence, should they hold it against the defendant that he doesn't admit he did it?
I'd probably hold it against him if someone said they saw photos of the victim's murder on his computer and the guy refused to unlock the computer to prove otherwise, yes.
He has the ability to prove the border guards liars. All he has to do is allow the decryption of his hard drive. Juries go against people for being evasive all the time.
Well, the third slide of their presentation jokes about hoping their talk isn't "evidence in court", and the fifth slide proudly trumpets, "AND THIS IS VERY ILLEGAL!"
None of which establishes that they did anything illegal.
"Here's how to grow marijuana - remember, it's illegal!" is VERY different from "I grew marijuana".
Wow. They were so utterly late to market with a years old technology, so everyone who wanted one had to wait until then. By that same point in time, Motorola (to pick a company at random) has shipped tens of millions (if not many more). Not to mention all the free advertising Apple got before and at launch, which other phone companies do not receive.
Replace iPhone with iPod and you get the exact argument Slashdotters were using back in 2001. Look how that turned out.
Apple sat back, observed, and entered the market when they felt they'd seen the major mistakes and could avoid most of them. It will likely prove to have been a good decision, just like the iPod.
Motorola's a good example, but not for the reasons you're using. They had their hit - the RAZR, which other than looks was mediocre - and couldn't follow it up. Predictable results - the stock tanked.
As the Washington Post article mentions, Steve Jobs' stated goal for Apple is 10 million iPhones in 2008. A rather modest goal for an industry that pushes more than a billion units a year.
It is more expensive to own - regardless of what marketing lies are being put forth
Potentially true, but not absolutely.
First, faster access means potentially more time to be productive. Second, the argument assumes - incorrectly - that I can't get a return on the money I'm not having to pay up-front.
Compared to cheaper and better featured the iPhone is a really crappy phone to use for day to day use. It is more of a thing you show off to other people
I know several people who've switched from Palm phones and Blackberry phones. I've yet to find any who've been disappointed enough to switch back, and that feature set just got a lot more competitive with the App Store.
Slashdot is great at taking down sites on crappy shared hosting, but anything with a decently configured dedicated server will likely survive just fine.
Wikipedia's probably getting hit with hundreds of times the traffic Slashdot is at all times.
Slashdot Mirror
What these people need is a real web application instead of some self-built PHP script - not a virus scanner, whether free or expensive.
Uh, this exploit is targeting ASP/MSSQL.
We already know that Earth is our only hope for sustaining the human race inside the solar system.
No, we don't.
We know it's the only one we can go outside with a t-shirt on, but it's hardly our only hope for sustaining the human race.
If we needed to, we could create self-sustaining bases on Mars, the Moon, some of the Jovian moons, etc. Sure, we wouldn't be able to go outside and breathe fresh air, but humanity could survive.
Can you explain your definition of 'smartphone' that the iPhone and Android phones don't qualify for?
37signals has a number of apps that do these things. Campfire is web IM (with logging, file upload, etc.) and Basecamp is essentially a personal wiki with calendaring and other features.
Research institutions should not patent at all.
If you want to get rid of research institutions, this is a good plan. Otherwise, it's a completely fucking stupid plan.
Many research institutions are able to do their research because their being able to patent their innovations ensures a revenue stream to pay for new research projects.
So they paid Seinfeld $10 million for two ads?
Justin: Well, none of course!
Safari? iTunes? iPods? iPhones?
The President can certainly advocate and influence, though.
"Vote for my tax plan or I'll veto your favourite bills" is a pretty big stick to carry around.
If web surfing is such a high priority for you, you are not looking for a smart phone, you are looking for an iPhone.
If you don't have proper Internet on your phone by now, I really don't think you have a right to call it a "smart" phone.
The technology is there, the computing horsepower is there, and some phones have had it for a while. There's really no excuse at this point.
A recession is a recession. That some sectors escape the hard times doesn't change the definition of the term.
I'm sure a few business sectors made out like a bandit in the Great Depression, but that doesn't stop it from being a depression.
How ironic it is, that, we hear a bunch of liberals bitching about those terrible people on Wall Street, in New York, and it turns out those terrible people on Wall Street took such a beating that the state is looking at a nearly billion dollar tax short fall.
Yeah, Wall Street never does poorly in a nationwide recession...
Yeah, because they're likely to sell $120 million in merchandise to a bunch of torrenters.
Sure you do. A jury, however, has the right to feel that your remaining silent in a case like this is a pretty good indicator that the border guards aren't that far off in what they claim to have seen.
In a murder trial with no witnesses to the act itself and no physical evidence, should they hold it against the defendant that he doesn't admit he did it?
I'd probably hold it against him if someone said they saw photos of the victim's murder on his computer and the guy refused to unlock the computer to prove otherwise, yes.
He has the ability to prove the border guards liars. All he has to do is allow the decryption of his hard drive. Juries go against people for being evasive all the time.
Well, the third slide of their presentation jokes about hoping their talk isn't "evidence in court", and the fifth slide proudly trumpets, "AND THIS IS VERY ILLEGAL!"
None of which establishes that they did anything illegal.
"Here's how to grow marijuana - remember, it's illegal!" is VERY different from "I grew marijuana".
But what, then, is guiding us to believe we have free will?
The fact that there are so many variables constantly changing as to construct the illusion of it.
That, and the desire to have some purpose - any purpose - to our behaviours.
Otherwise they'd ticket people who fail to yield, make illegal lane changes and tailgate...
Each of those is a ticketable offense, as is the catch-all "reckless driving". They're just quite a bit more difficult to spot.
Wow. They were so utterly late to market with a years old technology, so everyone who wanted one had to wait until then. By that same point in time, Motorola (to pick a company at random) has shipped tens of millions (if not many more). Not to mention all the free advertising Apple got before and at launch, which other phone companies do not receive.
Replace iPhone with iPod and you get the exact argument Slashdotters were using back in 2001. Look how that turned out.
Apple sat back, observed, and entered the market when they felt they'd seen the major mistakes and could avoid most of them. It will likely prove to have been a good decision, just like the iPod.
Motorola's a good example, but not for the reasons you're using. They had their hit - the RAZR, which other than looks was mediocre - and couldn't follow it up. Predictable results - the stock tanked.
Do those pictures show up on the Internet?
Flickr and Picasa and the like are illegal in Japan. Haven't you heard?
As the Washington Post article mentions, Steve Jobs' stated goal for Apple is 10 million iPhones in 2008. A rather modest goal for an industry that pushes more than a billion units a year.
Sure, if you're talking about the entire cell phone market. Most of those won't be a target for an app store. Smart phones are the market, and Apple was able to grab 28% of it even before the iPhone 3G.
For the first half of the year, Apple has only sold 2.4 million iPhones.
No surprise there. Who's going to buy one of the old ones when it's an open secret that a new version will be out soon?
That's why they sold a million 3Gs on the release weekend.
It is more expensive to own - regardless of what marketing lies are being put forth
Potentially true, but not absolutely.
First, faster access means potentially more time to be productive. Second, the argument assumes - incorrectly - that I can't get a return on the money I'm not having to pay up-front.
Compared to cheaper and better featured the iPhone is a really crappy phone to use for day to day use. It is more of a thing you show off to other people
I know several people who've switched from Palm phones and Blackberry phones. I've yet to find any who've been disappointed enough to switch back, and that feature set just got a lot more competitive with the App Store.
Now that people are getting a taste of always-on IM on the iPhone they'll start demanding the same from other phones.
Plus, you can SMS for free within the AIM app.
Apple needs to start behaving like a service provider of mission/life critical services.
Uh, if it's mission/life critical, maybe a day-old product isn't the best idea?
I doubt SMS will be around much longer with proper messaging apps popping up all over the iPhone App Store.
Slashdot is great at taking down sites on crappy shared hosting, but anything with a decently configured dedicated server will likely survive just fine.
Wikipedia's probably getting hit with hundreds of times the traffic Slashdot is at all times.