I appreciate you informing me of this in a non-preachy way so that I was able to actually read and digest. I had never realized the etymology of gypped (which I had always spelled 'Jipped'). I will try to amend my vocabulary.
Maybe NBC doesn't like the ITMS model, and believes once you buy content, it's yours to do whatever the hell you want to with it? Maybe NBC wants to move to a subscription model? Maybe NBC realizes there is nothing significantly innovative about the technology behind ITMS except that its content is defective by design.
There are not two wrongs here -- there are two rights -- as in the right of the people to do whatever the hell they want. If these we site owners wanted to make a pages that have ads on them, that's totally their right. If they wanted to make pages that required advertising viewing, they could do that easily -- it would be child's play to do that in flash, or some other intrusive technology.
On the other hand, if I want to view a site in lynx -- then guess what -- I can. If they let me block ads, then I will look at each ad once, and if teh ad is not over the top, I'll probably leave it. Asking me to not block ads when they could force me to view ads is like asking me to drive 55 on the highway. Google is not making all this money on ads because their ads don't work...
Publishers want it both ways. They want their content to be easily accessible, but not TOO easily accessible. Guess what publishers -- if you make it difficult, we won't come. So the onus is on you to earn our eyeballs.
I used to be a Sp.Ed teacher working with severe autistics (which has really made me a great member of a dev team). I had many students who could communicate, but did not have the fine motor skills to speak. High tech is sometimes more than you need. I know you're willing to spend whatever it takes for your grandmother, but in this case, a little time investment may be wiser than a cash investment.
My first suggestion is American Sign Language With a minimal amount of effort you can be communicating simply, and there's no reason to not spend more time learning more and stepping up to high end communication. I find ASL so useful that I've taught it to my friends for communication in loud bars, silent communication in meetings, secret messages we wish to pass in a room full of people, etc.
In terms of full fledged speakers, since you are not looking for a permanent solution, I'd recommend just using a OSX notebook. Open up the terminal, and type 'say hello world' You get the hang of it really quickly. On the windows side, Read Please is quite competent, and has a 30 day free trial period. Plus there is probably wifi in the hospital...
If you don't have a laptop that she can use, I would suggested printed boards. The 800 lbs gorilla in the field is Mayer-Johnson. Look around their products and see if maybe you can get away with something like their Picture Exchange Communication System. Essentially they are cards with pictures on them that can be used for communication. It's not a great system for an adult, but if you need something temporary it's only $179.
Right! I had a similar thing happen to me! I was on my way to JavaOne, also taking BART, when I started reading about the BALCO scandal. I had absolutely no interest in baseball -- I had never even played little league, but I started reading and after a few stops I was hooked. I ended up going to the A's game that afternoon, and by the 4th inning, they brought me in as middle relief.
It would have been nice if the demo applet had a timer and then minimized. We'd all still get it, and I wouldn't have to ssh into my box from my phone to kill Firefox.
Clearly Sun will have to act on this very quickly.
Limiting unsigned applets to 600x480 seems like a good first step. The problem of course is does Frame know for sure that it's distant ancestor is an applet? In theory that's the idea behind the sandbox -- but clearly the sand has escaped and needs vacuuming.
Also -- I'm disappointed in/. readers. How have there not been any Lynx comments yet?
You forgot
6) Flash content is often filtered out at the corporate router level
7) Flash is great for compression of audio/video but terrible for navigation/text
As scary as this sounds, there are a lot of the same anti-intellect, anti-science people in the the global warming movement too -- and I'm not saying this to hurt the movement. I'm as pro-green as they come, but because of my understanding of science, not because someone said that the sky is falling. When I hear people say that global warming is a FACT that cannot and should not be challenged via the Scientific Method, I get pretty frightened. All challenges to any theory make it more accurate. Intelligent Design is not a theory because it cannot be challenged. Global Warming IS a theory, and a pretty good one, but it's SIGNIFICANTLY weakened by the morons who follow it blindly, and refuse to let others analyze it critically!
There are a lot of fair minded, rational people with science backgrounds who believe that taking actions to reduce carbon emissions is a good thing for the planet, who don't want to throw out the scientific method. We're willing to work towards a better understanding of climate change through science, and in places where the current theory doesn't quite fit, we're very happy to say "yes -- the science here is inconclusive." It doesn't mean the whole theory is wrong. It doesn't mean that we should not reduce carbon emissions. It doesn't mean that our cause is not just. We're not afraid of people attacking the theory of global warming. Quite the opposite, when holes are found it means that MORE study should be done.
I have a terrible feeling this is going to be misunderstood, but I'll throw one more paragraph on here. I completely support the idea of SIGNIFICANTLY reducing the use of fossil fuels. In my personal life I try to be as green as possible. I take public transportation everywhere, I've started/improved recycling programs everywhere I've worked. I truly believe that we can take action to improve the suitability of the earth for humanity. I just don't want the lies of "scientific consensus" and "the time for debate has passed" to put a chill on the GREATEST accomplishment of mankind -- the scientific method. The next time someone says "there's no time for debate" please think about the fact that you could debate AND be green at the same time.
You say a couple small apps you wrote, so you must be familiar with an SDK. Where have you seen that code you write on one SDK won't work in ANOTHER COUNTRY! Where did you the the PalmOS and Windows Mobile and J2ME came from?
Impressive length of posting, and I appreciate the time you took. But you are way off base about a few things.
#1 I was once as ardent an anti-MSFT guy as there is. I'm a large contributor to the Free Linux Disk project (well, my last company, Sportsdot was), etc. Of course, FLD and Spotrdot are now dead...:( On to your quotes!
Or more accurately, as someone entrenched in a dying platform ("Palm software engineer") you don't understand that the world is moving on without you.
Your personal attacks are silly and I'll ignore the rest of them (though you repeat them so much Iwonder if you know me personally). However, I will mention for you and all the other "young turks" out there, that older developers have ALOT of good advice. Ridiculing me for having worked on the Palm in 1999 is like ridiculing Fred Brooks for having worked on OS/360. I'll remind you of Newton's thoughts: "If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants." And my current project is meta-language comprehension. I'm doing it in ruby for shits and giggles (and the amazing regexp), but parsing is an OLD OLD field of study. I'd be crazy to ignore Turing, and other giants in the field. One more quote for you: "People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones." -- Donald Knuth
Most phones in people's hands right now aren't 3G. Most of the United States, where the iPhone will be released later this month doesn't have 3G service. Jobs has already said in front of hundreds of people that the 3G version will be next.
With the way phone purchase work, especially for something like the IPhone, the (usual) 2 year commitment, means you're stuck. And for $600 you should get something that is cutting edge. If the Iphone were $200 and did not have 3G, I'd think -- well, alot of phones don't have 3G yet. But the Iphone is the only phone that costs more than $200 that doesn't have 3G. Regarding the next version that WILL have 3G -- I completely agree with you about waiting. I don't think anyone should buy the IPhone v1, because v2 is so much better and only 6 months away. People who buy an IPhone in June will definitely regret it. Buying an IPhone now is like buying a regular DVD player. With HD-DVD and Blueray around the corner -- why would buy a regular DVD player?
Please provide documentation that shows that iPhone ringtones must be purchased from iTunes. The phone's not out, so you have no idea what it requires.
Wow! I cannot imagine that Apple, the creators of ITMS would possible let you use your own mp3s for ring tones without having to pay for it. Either you'll pay for special software to allow you to use an mp3 as a ring tone (which is what the Treo does) or you'll have to buy the ringtones from ITMS, or MAYBE they'll let you use a song you bought through ITMS as a ringtone. In 2004 the ringtone market was worth $3.5 Billion. I don't see Apple giving that away for free. Apple is creating the IPhone to make money -- and I certainly don't blame them for that -- but they are going to monetize EVERYTHING they can. You are correct however that the phone is not out yet, so it's ALL speculation. Thinking the IPhone is good or bad is all speculation -- the cellphone side of it could completely suck, or it could really be the revolutionary device that we're all hoping for. I'll tell you what though -- I'll contact you through artefaqs (love the name btw) when the phone is out, or you can post at fishdan and we'll see who is a better predictor of Apples intentions.
We've all seen Jobs and others demoing Google Maps on the iPhone and it's slick
You can't install your own JVM?
I have been recently reading the HTC boards, and was shocked by peoples unhappiness with the most recent round of firmware upgrades, including an undocumented remapping of the keyboard...yikes.
Well, it depends on how you want to get your media. If you're a good little doobie, then Apple is your player, but if you have some media that you want to load from someone else's computer, then you better go with HTC. Want to watch that XVID copy of "Borat" that you have? MPlayer will not be allowed on the IPhone.
The Iphone is the most restrictive platform ever released, and if it succeeds, you'll never "own" a phone again, you'll just be leasing.
And slightly offtopic. With a mac and ffmpeg, the PSP is far and away the best mobile video platform. Will the IPhone be as good? Only time will tell.
I must completely disagree here. The platform is mostly irrelevant
I humbly point out my own blog entry on why, as a former Palm software engineer, I switched to the Cingular 8525 (the most modern HTC phone that's currently out), and definitely did NOT want the IPhone.
Call me a hater, but it's all about functionality. Every interface is cumbersome when you are first exposed to it. Do the apple guys do it better than the windows guys? Sure. But honestly, I've been able to figure out how to do everything on the 8525 pretty easily -- including uploading music from my mac book pro.
The #1 thing is 3G. you'd be crazy to buy a phone now that doesn't have 3G. You say IPhone v2 will have it? That's going to kill sales of IPhone v1 -- and then there won't BE a v2.
But what I really want is functionality. Find someone who has a 3G phone, and try using google maps for mobile with a super highspeed connection. It's like being Jack Bauer with less killing. Likewise, It's a REQUIREMENT for my phone (and music player) that I be able to swap files EASILY, and add/remove music (and other files) from ANY computer.
SSH over 3G is pretty damn good. I've run vi, but I have to admit, I switched to using ed for complicated editing. And that's because I don't go for these new fangled editors. Plus, there's no easily accessible esc on the 8525 keyboard:(
Finally -- I wanted to sync my address book and calendar from my device with my gmail account. Both WM5 and Google are open APIs! So I'm writing it (which means it will suck, but still). Apple does not to seem to want you to be able to do that.
Also, if I want to make an mp3 into my ringtones, the 8525 says "go right ahead!" On the Iphone, you have to buy ringtones from ITMS.
So for me it's all about functionality -- or what you call "features." As crazy as it sounds, the Windows Mobile Platform is MUCH more open than the IPhone. Is that CRAZY? Yes. I don't know how that could have happened, and if Apple changes there position, and opens the API to anyone who wants to give it a shot, then I'll be happy to take a look at it. But until then, when I think of the IPhone I think NO CARRIER.
When I worked at Palm we worked HARD to court independent developers, who cranked out great apps for the Palm platform. The good ones made money for themselves and really enhanced the Palm. Palm screwed up alot of other things, but you compare the wide variety of apps that are out there for the Palm OS devices, and anything you want has been written. Apple needs that kind of dev work behind it, or the best interface in the world will make the IPhone the next Edsel.
Well, I tell you what, I'm damn sure not buying a first gen IPhone now. Of course that's gonna screw Apple's sales, but seriously -- if there is a 3g IPhone coming out, I'll wait.
Sen. Ted Stevens, an Alaska Republican, said Wednesday that he'd like "to see an impregnable ban on taxes on the Internet."
Ted, if you could please consistantly say that are completely stupid and crazy, it would make things much easier for me. Unless of course you want an impregnable ban on taxes of the internet because you are worried that the internet will get pregnant. In that case, dear sir carry on!
...consumers may get the right to make several legal copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased, a concession by the movie industry that may quell criticism that DRM (digital rights management) technologies are too restrictive...
Excuse me? The RIAA/MPAA people argue that DMCA forbids us from making backups of our media, but that is hardly FACT -- merely their legal position -- and as far as I know one that has NEVER been challenged. I'm sure they'd like for the public to think they are "giving" us something, but in fact what they are doing is saying "please use the item you've purchased from us in an appropriate mannner."
It's all about being on topic. If you mention the holocaust in an article about laptop batteries catching fire, yes -- you'll be modded down. If you deny the holocaust in an article about the IPhone, you'll be modded down. THIS is finally the right thread for your comments.
Say there, fishdan, I'm betting you aren't in the symbolic analysis (IT, programming, etc.) bizz nor in any of the hard sciences?????
I don't get what you're implying, but you can read my blog or my/. journal and decide for yourself.
It's an excellent point you raise. These probably were not illegal FIRINGS.
The illegality (if there was any) was in the claim that US Attorneys were asked to break the law, and then fired for not doing so. If there is a WHIFF of illegality, especially in the election process, government should welcome the scrutiny. I'd rather hear Rove and others say "I cannot find the emails, but I will do all in my power to help others recover them."
If there was, as Mr. Iglesias claims, an attempt to coerce him into breaking the law, and it's now coming to light because of his firing, it's worthy of investigation. I do wish he had stood up and counted when it was more relevant and easier to prove, and the fact that he didn't makes me REALLY doubt his story. And in the absence of proof, I believe Gonzales should be completely exonerated. But rather than stonewalling, welcome the investigation. If a (former) US Attorney says that he was approached to be part of a conspiracy to commit a crime, that should be enough to get a search warrant (because conspiracy to commit a felony is also a felony). I take it all with a grain of salt -- this is a disgruntled ex-employee who was fired -- to me the allegation is still serious enough to warrant (pun intended) further investigation
Off topic, the flower thongs you sell cracked me up! I hope they're moving well.
We went through the 500, and what we found were this massive plan to deny the right to vote -- I mean, extraordinarily targeting African American soldiers sent overseas. They'd send them a letter to their home address. The letter would come back. They say, "Gee, they don't live there. They shouldn't be allowed to vote."
This rings false to me -- the military supports the republicans in a MUCH higher percentage than the average citizen. I doubt very much that there was a master plan to stop soldiers from voting by the party who would benefit from them the most. Two words: Colin Powell. Also, I doubt very much that soldiers are incapable of answering snail mail or fulfilling their duties by taking care of business, and doing what they need to do to legally vote while stationed overseas.
Secondly, I have no problems with anyone challenging the residency of voter -- honestly, I'd like a little MORE confirmation of who is voting (but not how). We've heard the "voting from the grave" stories, and other crazy things -- and there is no doubt in my mind that both parties would do ANYTHING to win -- and I really mean anything. If one of the thing that reduces voter fraud is the checks and balance of one side making sure the other is honest -- fine. Did the republicans only challenge likely democrats? Well DUH! They're not going to challenge people who are likely to vote for them. Same thing for EITHER party. I don't see this as indications of fraud either.
Third -- I also disagree with the analysis of Mr. Iglesias. The fact that Tom Cruise played him in a movie is so incredibly irrelevant that I can't believe it was mentioned. He was the US Attorney!!! He should have set up a sting operation the MINUTE he suspected there was a conspiracy to commit voter fraud! Edmund Burke said all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Here was a man, whose job was to uphold the Constitution, and he sat on his ASS when presented with a major conspiracy against the public? Assuming his words are true, his inactions show him to unqualified to hold his office, and although IANAL I believe his inaction as a member of the bar when presented with impending crime is actually criminal himself. Lawyers are sworn to uphold the law (please don't snicker). A lawyer is an officer of the court. Perhaps a lawyer could comment on that? Here is a man who we were COUNTING on to uphold the rule of LAW. If what he was said was true he was essentially called up and told "we are planning evil against your constituents." Inexcusable
Finally -- I DO believe that these firings were improper. I know I've criticized the article, but thats because I believe CRITICAL REVIEW MAKES THINGS BETTER. I actually want to see justice here BUT NOT FOR PARTISAN REASONS!!! I just happen to love Justice. And what we need is for more people who love Justice to fight against the people on both sides of the aisle who don't.
I also believe that it's complete bullshit that the emails do not exist ANYWHERE. But enough chit-chat about it -- let's get some search warrants and go find them! Make the people who committed this sabotage of our government pay, because they are more of a threat to us than any terrorist. Government should WELCOME this kind of scrutiny, not try to prevent auditing! I know it doesn't, and I know I'm living a pipe dream. I just keep thinking that someday we'll start voting for people who will actually serve with honor.
If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart.
If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain.
- falsely attributed to Winston Churchill
What the good doctor is missing is that you are the whole picture. Everything that happened in your life, good and bad has lead you to where you are today. To deny/forget the bad would make you less of a human. I am still that 11 year old kid who played D&D and cried when that jerk of a DM killed my 35th level mage that I cheated to make. I'm still the guy who in high school managed to seduce the hottest girl in school. I'm still the guy who took 4 grams of mushrooms on a road trip from Austin to New Orleans to make the time pass (though I wasn't driving). I'm still the guy who was on the Longhorns SouthWest Conference championship Lacrosse team. I'm still the guy who failed out of college 3 years later. I'm still the Sp.ED teacher who worked for 7 years teaching autistics before realizing I could live up to my family obligations on a Sp.Ed teachers salary. I'm still the guy who defaulted on some significant debts in my 20s. I'm still the jerk who told that girl I loved her only so I could sleep with her...
I'm still the good husband and mighty developer I am today. But all because of all that stuff in the past.
I completely understand what was IMPLIED by the article, but I that that is an issue of privacy, not of computing. And to imply that people should forget about their past (or others) doesn't seem like a good idea. I am about as anti-religion as you can get, but I recognize the powerful words "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us."
Forgive, but don't forget. Remember where you came from, and what you overcame.
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I appreciate you informing me of this in a non-preachy way so that I was able to actually read and digest. I had never realized the etymology of gypped (which I had always spelled 'Jipped'). I will try to amend my vocabulary.
Maybe NBC doesn't like the ITMS model, and believes once you buy content, it's yours to do whatever the hell you want to with it? Maybe NBC wants to move to a subscription model? Maybe NBC realizes there is nothing significantly innovative about the technology behind ITMS except that its content is defective by design.
Maybe not
There are not two wrongs here -- there are two rights -- as in the right of the people to do whatever the hell they want. If these we site owners wanted to make a pages that have ads on them, that's totally their right. If they wanted to make pages that required advertising viewing, they could do that easily -- it would be child's play to do that in flash, or some other intrusive technology.
On the other hand, if I want to view a site in lynx -- then guess what -- I can. If they let me block ads, then I will look at each ad once, and if teh ad is not over the top, I'll probably leave it. Asking me to not block ads when they could force me to view ads is like asking me to drive 55 on the highway. Google is not making all this money on ads because their ads don't work...
Publishers want it both ways. They want their content to be easily accessible, but not TOO easily accessible. Guess what publishers -- if you make it difficult, we won't come. So the onus is on you to earn our eyeballs.
I was hoping that it would have some weird tidal effect.
I used to be a Sp.Ed teacher working with severe autistics (which has really made me a great member of a dev team). I had many students who could communicate, but did not have the fine motor skills to speak. High tech is sometimes more than you need. I know you're willing to spend whatever it takes for your grandmother, but in this case, a little time investment may be wiser than a cash investment.
My first suggestion is American Sign Language With a minimal amount of effort you can be communicating simply, and there's no reason to not spend more time learning more and stepping up to high end communication. I find ASL so useful that I've taught it to my friends for communication in loud bars, silent communication in meetings, secret messages we wish to pass in a room full of people, etc.
In terms of full fledged speakers, since you are not looking for a permanent solution, I'd recommend just using a OSX notebook. Open up the terminal, and type 'say hello world' You get the hang of it really quickly. On the windows side, Read Please is quite competent, and has a 30 day free trial period. Plus there is probably wifi in the hospital...
If you don't have a laptop that she can use, I would suggested printed boards. The 800 lbs gorilla in the field is Mayer-Johnson. Look around their products and see if maybe you can get away with something like their Picture Exchange Communication System. Essentially they are cards with pictures on them that can be used for communication. It's not a great system for an adult, but if you need something temporary it's only $179.
I wish your Grandmother a speedy recovery.
Right! I had a similar thing happen to me! I was on my way to JavaOne, also taking BART, when I started reading about the BALCO scandal. I had absolutely no interest in baseball -- I had never even played little league, but I started reading and after a few stops I was hooked. I ended up going to the A's game that afternoon, and by the 4th inning, they brought me in as middle relief.
Clearly Sun will have to act on this very quickly.
Limiting unsigned applets to 600x480 seems like a good first step. The problem of course is does Frame know for sure that it's distant ancestor is an applet? In theory that's the idea behind the sandbox -- but clearly the sand has escaped and needs vacuuming.
Also -- I'm disappointed in /. readers. How have there not been any Lynx comments yet?
You forgot 6) Flash content is often filtered out at the corporate router level 7) Flash is great for compression of audio/video but terrible for navigation/text
As scary as this sounds, there are a lot of the same anti-intellect, anti-science people in the the global warming movement too -- and I'm not saying this to hurt the movement. I'm as pro-green as they come, but because of my understanding of science, not because someone said that the sky is falling. When I hear people say that global warming is a FACT that cannot and should not be challenged via the Scientific Method, I get pretty frightened. All challenges to any theory make it more accurate. Intelligent Design is not a theory because it cannot be challenged. Global Warming IS a theory, and a pretty good one, but it's SIGNIFICANTLY weakened by the morons who follow it blindly, and refuse to let others analyze it critically! There are a lot of fair minded, rational people with science backgrounds who believe that taking actions to reduce carbon emissions is a good thing for the planet, who don't want to throw out the scientific method. We're willing to work towards a better understanding of climate change through science, and in places where the current theory doesn't quite fit, we're very happy to say "yes -- the science here is inconclusive." It doesn't mean the whole theory is wrong. It doesn't mean that we should not reduce carbon emissions. It doesn't mean that our cause is not just. We're not afraid of people attacking the theory of global warming. Quite the opposite, when holes are found it means that MORE study should be done. I have a terrible feeling this is going to be misunderstood, but I'll throw one more paragraph on here. I completely support the idea of SIGNIFICANTLY reducing the use of fossil fuels. In my personal life I try to be as green as possible. I take public transportation everywhere, I've started/improved recycling programs everywhere I've worked. I truly believe that we can take action to improve the suitability of the earth for humanity. I just don't want the lies of "scientific consensus" and "the time for debate has passed" to put a chill on the GREATEST accomplishment of mankind -- the scientific method. The next time someone says "there's no time for debate" please think about the fact that you could debate AND be green at the same time.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-316es.html
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You say a couple small apps you wrote, so you must be familiar with an SDK. Where have you seen that code you write on one SDK won't work in ANOTHER COUNTRY! Where did you the the PalmOS and Windows Mobile and J2ME came from?
Impressive length of posting, and I appreciate the time you took. But you are way off base about a few things.
#1 I was once as ardent an anti-MSFT guy as there is. I'm a large contributor to the Free Linux Disk project (well, my last company, Sportsdot was), etc. Of course, FLD and Spotrdot are now dead...:( On to your quotes!
Or more accurately, as someone entrenched in a dying platform ("Palm software engineer") you don't understand that the world is moving on without you.
Your personal attacks are silly and I'll ignore the rest of them (though you repeat them so much Iwonder if you know me personally). However, I will mention for you and all the other "young turks" out there, that older developers have ALOT of good advice. Ridiculing me for having worked on the Palm in 1999 is like ridiculing Fred Brooks for having worked on OS/360. I'll remind you of Newton's thoughts: "If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants." And my current project is meta-language comprehension. I'm doing it in ruby for shits and giggles (and the amazing regexp), but parsing is an OLD OLD field of study. I'd be crazy to ignore Turing, and other giants in the field. One more quote for you: "People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on each other, like a wall of mini stones." -- Donald Knuth
Most phones in people's hands right now aren't 3G. Most of the United States, where the iPhone will be released later this month doesn't have 3G service. Jobs has already said in front of hundreds of people that the 3G version will be next.
With the way phone purchase work, especially for something like the IPhone, the (usual) 2 year commitment, means you're stuck. And for $600 you should get something that is cutting edge. If the Iphone were $200 and did not have 3G, I'd think -- well, alot of phones don't have 3G yet. But the Iphone is the only phone that costs more than $200 that doesn't have 3G. Regarding the next version that WILL have 3G -- I completely agree with you about waiting. I don't think anyone should buy the IPhone v1, because v2 is so much better and only 6 months away. People who buy an IPhone in June will definitely regret it. Buying an IPhone now is like buying a regular DVD player. With HD-DVD and Blueray around the corner -- why would buy a regular DVD player?
Please provide documentation that shows that iPhone ringtones must be purchased from iTunes. The phone's not out, so you have no idea what it requires.
Wow! I cannot imagine that Apple, the creators of ITMS would possible let you use your own mp3s for ring tones without having to pay for it. Either you'll pay for special software to allow you to use an mp3 as a ring tone (which is what the Treo does) or you'll have to buy the ringtones from ITMS, or MAYBE they'll let you use a song you bought through ITMS as a ringtone. In 2004 the ringtone market was worth $3.5 Billion. I don't see Apple giving that away for free. Apple is creating the IPhone to make money -- and I certainly don't blame them for that -- but they are going to monetize EVERYTHING they can. You are correct however that the phone is not out yet, so it's ALL speculation. Thinking the IPhone is good or bad is all speculation -- the cellphone side of it could completely suck, or it could really be the revolutionary device that we're all hoping for. I'll tell you what though -- I'll contact you through artefaqs (love the name btw) when the phone is out, or you can post at fishdan and we'll see who is a better predictor of Apples intentions.
We've all seen Jobs and others demoing Google Maps on the iPhone and it's slick
Yeah -- and as you point
You can't install your own JVM? I have been recently reading the HTC boards, and was shocked by peoples unhappiness with the most recent round of firmware upgrades, including an undocumented remapping of the keyboard...yikes.
Well, it depends on how you want to get your media. If you're a good little doobie, then Apple is your player, but if you have some media that you want to load from someone else's computer, then you better go with HTC. Want to watch that XVID copy of "Borat" that you have? MPlayer will not be allowed on the IPhone.
The Iphone is the most restrictive platform ever released, and if it succeeds, you'll never "own" a phone again, you'll just be leasing.
And slightly offtopic. With a mac and ffmpeg, the PSP is far and away the best mobile video platform. Will the IPhone be as good? Only time will tell.
I must completely disagree here. The platform is mostly irrelevant
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I humbly point out my own blog entry on why, as a former Palm software engineer, I switched to the Cingular 8525 (the most modern HTC phone that's currently out), and definitely did NOT want the IPhone.
Call me a hater, but it's all about functionality. Every interface is cumbersome when you are first exposed to it. Do the apple guys do it better than the windows guys? Sure. But honestly, I've been able to figure out how to do everything on the 8525 pretty easily -- including uploading music from my mac book pro.
The #1 thing is 3G. you'd be crazy to buy a phone now that doesn't have 3G. You say IPhone v2 will have it? That's going to kill sales of IPhone v1 -- and then there won't BE a v2.
But what I really want is functionality. Find someone who has a 3G phone, and try using google maps for mobile with a super highspeed connection. It's like being Jack Bauer with less killing. Likewise, It's a REQUIREMENT for my phone (and music player) that I be able to swap files EASILY, and add/remove music (and other files) from ANY computer.
SSH over 3G is pretty damn good. I've run vi, but I have to admit, I switched to using ed for complicated editing. And that's because I don't go for these new fangled editors. Plus, there's no easily accessible esc on the 8525 keyboard
Finally -- I wanted to sync my address book and calendar from my device with my gmail account. Both WM5 and Google are open APIs! So I'm writing it (which means it will suck, but still). Apple does not to seem to want you to be able to do that.
Also, if I want to make an mp3 into my ringtones, the 8525 says "go right ahead!" On the Iphone, you have to buy ringtones from ITMS.
So for me it's all about functionality -- or what you call "features." As crazy as it sounds, the Windows Mobile Platform is MUCH more open than the IPhone. Is that CRAZY? Yes. I don't know how that could have happened, and if Apple changes there position, and opens the API to anyone who wants to give it a shot, then I'll be happy to take a look at it. But until then, when I think of the IPhone I think NO CARRIER.
When I worked at Palm we worked HARD to court independent developers, who cranked out great apps for the Palm platform. The good ones made money for themselves and really enhanced the Palm. Palm screwed up alot of other things, but you compare the wide variety of apps that are out there for the Palm OS devices, and anything you want has been written. Apple needs that kind of dev work behind it, or the best interface in the world will make the IPhone the next Edsel.
So the obvious thing is you can tell her she's going have to do 'man mount' to find out how to get her music synced. No -- really!
That joke never gets old...
Seriously though -- in UMS mode you should be able to mount it as a drive. You'll abviously have to make a script for her, but that's easy enough.
I love that I know how hot this girl is based on the detail in your help pages for her....
Well, I tell you what, I'm damn sure not buying a first gen IPhone now. Of course that's gonna screw Apple's sales, but seriously -- if there is a 3g IPhone coming out, I'll wait.
Sen. Ted Stevens, an Alaska Republican, said Wednesday that he'd like "to see an impregnable ban on taxes on the Internet."
Ted, if you could please consistantly say that are completely stupid and crazy, it would make things much easier for me. Unless of course you want an impregnable ban on taxes of the internet because you are worried that the internet will get pregnant. In that case, dear sir carry on!
Excuse me? The RIAA/MPAA people argue that DMCA forbids us from making backups of our media, but that is hardly FACT -- merely their legal position -- and as far as I know one that has NEVER been challenged. I'm sure they'd like for the public to think they are "giving" us something, but in fact what they are doing is saying "please use the item you've purchased from us in an appropriate mannner."
It's all about being on topic. If you mention the holocaust in an article about laptop batteries catching fire, yes -- you'll be modded down. If you deny the holocaust in an article about the IPhone, you'll be modded down. THIS is finally the right thread for your comments.
Say there, fishdan, I'm betting you aren't in the symbolic analysis (IT, programming, etc.) bizz nor in any of the hard sciences????? I don't get what you're implying, but you can read my blog or my /. journal and decide for yourself.
The illegality (if there was any) was in the claim that US Attorneys were asked to break the law, and then fired for not doing so. If there is a WHIFF of illegality, especially in the election process, government should welcome the scrutiny. I'd rather hear Rove and others say "I cannot find the emails, but I will do all in my power to help others recover them."
If there was, as Mr. Iglesias claims, an attempt to coerce him into breaking the law, and it's now coming to light because of his firing, it's worthy of investigation. I do wish he had stood up and counted when it was more relevant and easier to prove, and the fact that he didn't makes me REALLY doubt his story. And in the absence of proof, I believe Gonzales should be completely exonerated. But rather than stonewalling, welcome the investigation. If a (former) US Attorney says that he was approached to be part of a conspiracy to commit a crime, that should be enough to get a search warrant (because conspiracy to commit a felony is also a felony). I take it all with a grain of salt -- this is a disgruntled ex-employee who was fired -- to me the allegation is still serious enough to warrant (pun intended) further investigation
Off topic, the flower thongs you sell cracked me up! I hope they're moving well.
from the article:
We went through the 500, and what we found were this massive plan to deny the right to vote -- I mean, extraordinarily targeting African American soldiers sent overseas. They'd send them a letter to their home address. The letter would come back. They say, "Gee, they don't live there. They shouldn't be allowed to vote."
This rings false to me -- the military supports the republicans in a MUCH higher percentage than the average citizen. I doubt very much that there was a master plan to stop soldiers from voting by the party who would benefit from them the most. Two words: Colin Powell. Also, I doubt very much that soldiers are incapable of answering snail mail or fulfilling their duties by taking care of business, and doing what they need to do to legally vote while stationed overseas.
Secondly, I have no problems with anyone challenging the residency of voter -- honestly, I'd like a little MORE confirmation of who is voting (but not how). We've heard the "voting from the grave" stories, and other crazy things -- and there is no doubt in my mind that both parties would do ANYTHING to win -- and I really mean anything. If one of the thing that reduces voter fraud is the checks and balance of one side making sure the other is honest -- fine. Did the republicans only challenge likely democrats? Well DUH! They're not going to challenge people who are likely to vote for them. Same thing for EITHER party. I don't see this as indications of fraud either.
Third -- I also disagree with the analysis of Mr. Iglesias. The fact that Tom Cruise played him in a movie is so incredibly irrelevant that I can't believe it was mentioned. He was the US Attorney!!! He should have set up a sting operation the MINUTE he suspected there was a conspiracy to commit voter fraud! Edmund Burke said all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Here was a man, whose job was to uphold the Constitution, and he sat on his ASS when presented with a major conspiracy against the public? Assuming his words are true, his inactions show him to unqualified to hold his office, and although IANAL I believe his inaction as a member of the bar when presented with impending crime is actually criminal himself. Lawyers are sworn to uphold the law (please don't snicker). A lawyer is an officer of the court. Perhaps a lawyer could comment on that? Here is a man who we were COUNTING on to uphold the rule of LAW. If what he was said was true he was essentially called up and told "we are planning evil against your constituents." Inexcusable
Finally -- I DO believe that these firings were improper. I know I've criticized the article, but thats because I believe CRITICAL REVIEW MAKES THINGS BETTER. I actually want to see justice here BUT NOT FOR PARTISAN REASONS!!! I just happen to love Justice. And what we need is for more people who love Justice to fight against the people on both sides of the aisle who don't.
I also believe that it's complete bullshit that the emails do not exist ANYWHERE. But enough chit-chat about it -- let's get some search warrants and go find them! Make the people who committed this sabotage of our government pay, because they are more of a threat to us than any terrorist. Government should WELCOME this kind of scrutiny, not try to prevent auditing! I know it doesn't, and I know I'm living a pipe dream. I just keep thinking that someday we'll start voting for people who will actually serve with honor.
Or maybe we have been?
OR some other similar service. When are sites going to learn that we CAN protect out privacy if the force us too. You catch more flies with honey...
If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart.
If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain.
- falsely attributed to Winston Churchill
What the good doctor is missing is that you are the whole picture. Everything that happened in your life, good and bad has lead you to where you are today. To deny/forget the bad would make you less of a human. I am still that 11 year old kid who played D&D and cried when that jerk of a DM killed my 35th level mage that I cheated to make. I'm still the guy who in high school managed to seduce the hottest girl in school. I'm still the guy who took 4 grams of mushrooms on a road trip from Austin to New Orleans to make the time pass (though I wasn't driving). I'm still the guy who was on the Longhorns SouthWest Conference championship Lacrosse team. I'm still the guy who failed out of college 3 years later. I'm still the Sp.ED teacher who worked for 7 years teaching autistics before realizing I could live up to my family obligations on a Sp.Ed teachers salary. I'm still the guy who defaulted on some significant debts in my 20s. I'm still the jerk who told that girl I loved her only so I could sleep with her...
I'm still the good husband and mighty developer I am today. But all because of all that stuff in the past.
I completely understand what was IMPLIED by the article, but I that that is an issue of privacy, not of computing. And to imply that people should forget about their past (or others) doesn't seem like a good idea. I am about as anti-religion as you can get, but I recognize the powerful words "...and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us."
Forgive, but don't forget. Remember where you came from, and what you overcame.