Or at least ones with half a brain do. I'm not much of a criminal, but were I to become one, the last thing I'd use would be a smartphone. It's just not economical to toss in the garbage if you feel like you're being watched.
I can't remember the last time I actually clicked the back button. If I'm on my Mac, I three-finger swipe right to left to go back, or if I'm on a desktop, I use backspace. I do use the search toolbar a lot, though.
The only way I can reproduce the problem is to hold the phone in a way I will never, ever hold it (holding this way obscures a large portion of the screen to hold it in a way that affects my signal). I suppose it could be a design defect if it actually negatively impacted me. What impacts me more is the awful AT&T reception I get at my office -- it's almost unusable there.
My guess on the outcome? Bumpers for everyone! I'm sure spending a dollar per phone (which is about what I'm guessing bumpers for the iPhone 4 cost to manufacture) is a bargain compared to having to repair or replace a few million phones.
I liked it, but it wasn't for me. Not yet, at least. The software's not there. I got an iPhone 4 and realized how much the iPad needs some serious improvements. I use IM a lot, and typing on it is a bitch, not to mention the fact that you can't multitask with it yet (switching back and forth is just a big waste of time for me). It's also a little too heavy to hold sometimes. I liked reading on it, but I don't read enough to justify owning it. Maybe the second gen will have better hardware and updated software so it'll compete. As it stands, though, I was using my laptop and iPhone waaaay more than the pad.
If I traveled more, or read more, or wasn't a multitasking computer nerd, it would have been great. As it stands, it's not yet ready for me.
My company's IT department is totally incompetent. Their solution to everything is whatever Microsoft sells, regardless if it's actually a better choice than another option out there. They don't even give any sort of open source solution a second look. My boss and I (the only two developers at our office) don't have domain logins and administer our own machines. We don't have access to any of the intranet apps, but I've never needed them. We do hardware development so we need admin rights. We administer our own development servers, as well. The NAS thing IT installed failed, and it wasn't backed up anywhere, so the entire office lost their shared and backed up data. Except us, since we knew that would probably happen. We don't trust them to back up our code.
For the other employees at the office, whenever it's time to update software or install patches, one of the IT droogs calls an employee and tells them they'll be taking over their machine to update it (remotely, because there aren't any IT staff at our office -- they're all at another office). They do this in the middle of the friggin' day. And since they do the updates manually instead of automated updates, they'll take over someone's machine for sometimes hours, so they can't get any work done.
So, yes, we have local admin rights. We are our own admins since we can't trust our IT department to do things right. We still have a single T1 to the office (actually two, but they don't know how to configure the router properly to get both of them working), and we're told to "schedule" our downloads for after hours so as not to use up bandwidth. I got blocked from the network awhile back for downloading some stuff to do my damn job. No warning. They just blocked the IP, so I'd change it, and they'd block it again. Finally they called me and told me that I need to wait til after business hours to get this 50MB file I need to get my work done.
As a resident of Washington (where they're headquartered), I can say that a lot of times I choose other retailers over Amazon because Amazon does charge sales tax for me. I go to Newegg a lot because they don't charge sales tax since they're in CA.
... and let me say that this system isn't that great. The software forces drivers to follow a specific "trace" (route) which oftentimes is not the most sensible route possible for a given situation. The software that plans the routes is a super cool idea in theory (like, really cool): every package is scanned when it reaches its delivery center, and a smaller label is applied to it (called a SPA or PAL label -- you'll often see them if you live in a large metropolitan area because smaller locations often don't have it yet). This label looks at the destination address of the package and determines instantaneously exactly where it needs to go: it tells the sorters which belt to put it to, the boxliners which box to put it in, and the loaders which truck to put it in, and what shelf to put it on, in which order. After all this is completed, the program figures out the route it's dispatching a driver on and then the driver downloads it to his DIAD... this is called EDD. EDD essentially is a digital manifest of packages on the truck to be delivered. EDD also creates a delivery order, and expects a driver to follow it.
Sometimes EDD sucks, though. Let's say a business is getting a 1DA package at 10:00am, and the business next door is scheduled to receive a ground package later that day. EDD doesn't necessarily tell the driver that that ground package is there. It would make much more sense to deliver the 1DA box and the ground box to the adjacent businesses, but that would break trace, and the packages in the truck generally aren't ordered that way. This means that the driver might have to come back later in the day to the same spot to deliver the ground package. A lot of drivers will cheat and deliver them at the same time, but it's frowned upon, and generally unknown that you have a ground stop there until the DIAD pops up the next stop and you realize that, "oh, I've already been there."
Yeah, the software can cut down on left turns with its route planning, but an experienced driver who knows his route is oftentimes going to do a much better job of delivering the packages efficiently than even a sophisticated software system like UPS has implemented.
First off, I don't fully understand what this guy is proposing: having a set of small desktops and monitors to drag between classes is hugely inefficient compared to laptops. You'd need keyboards, mice, the boxes themselves, and the monitors, and then have to power them. A laptop "cart" would save space since they'd all be the same size and could fit in a slotted arrangement that would be much easier to transport.
Another thing you could do with the laptops is have some sort of charging station for batteries (I don't know if these exist or not -- your way to make your $millions). For instance, one class gets the laptops for the hour, uses them, then returns them and puts the batteries into a charging station on the trolley with another set ready to go for the next class. The trolley is plugged into the wall in each room it goes into. This would eliminate the need for powering them with what are essentially car or motorcycle battries, although laptop batteries do die after awhile... Depending on your school's network setup, you could either have wireless installed throughout the school, or have an AP on the trolley that plugs in when the trolley is in a classroom, and then hooks into an Ethernet jack in the wall. Maybe a couple APs on different channels since 30 kids fighting over one could get nasty.
Unless they have some sort of multiple entrance system, the planned 900 and 1200 stall lots in the Middle East could sure form some long lines. I wonder if they've perfected their collision detection algorithms...
Plus, since many people keep around old computers and throw Linux on them instead of properly disposing of them, they are sucking up power unnecessarily.
I don't see how they can be that concerned with slowing down the network when it only runs on EDGE and not the 3G services. Constant data transmission will probably sap the iPhone battery life in a short while anyway...
I agree... I recently upgraded from an EDGE Treo 650 to a Samsung Blackjack, and despite any of the interface shortcomings the Blackjack may have, the 3G is amazing. How are we supposed to download porn lightning fast to our iPhones without it? And no, I don't feel that WiFi is an acceptable alternative...
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Maybe I didn't RTFA very well, but what happens when it runs out of CO2? Is it disposable in that sense, too? Or does it have an air compressor or something?
USPS loses money on Priority Mail which is why they wouldn't want to do truckloads of it. UPS and FedEx don't (at least not as much). Besides that, UPS and FedEx DO have more reliable tracking, guaranteed delivery times, better customer service, etc. They also give huge rate cuts to bulk shippers. I work at a UPS hub, where Onlineshoes.com and Nintendo come through, and have looked at some of their invoices -- they pay a fraction of regular shipping costs per item.
This technology isn't going to replace barcodes. Many companies (like UPS or FedEx) would have a difficult time adapting their systems because of the large amounts of accidental "scanning" of RFID tags. If companies can use it effectively, that's great, but for many companies, barcodes are a more ideal solution.
UPS is a great job for taking out anger. I enjoy my ability to throw, smash, or otherwise destroy packages and get paid for it. My supervisors sometimes even encourage it. In training, we were taught the "make it fit" mantra -- make the box fit; damage is irrelevant. We're forced to load 600 pph, though -- we get yelled at if we go too slow. A good workout and stress reliever; that's what working at UPS is really about.
I bet we're going to get bitched at tonight to scan all our packages! I load the semi trucks that haul grond packages across the country and don't think any foul play is involved. There are quite a few things that could have happened to it. It might have even ended up in another customer's package if it's very small. We should have been able to find it, though. It's pretty damn difficult for a package to get lost for more than a couple days in our facilities.
I remember using these things in elementary school (I'm in college now) -- they seemed decent then, and I'm sure they're even better now. They're a bit bigger than what you were looking for, but they are a simple, portable word processor.
It'd be acceptable if they said GoDaddy usurped NS's domain count, or something like that. The way it's written it sounds that GoDaddy just forcefully seized control of NS altogether.
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Or at least ones with half a brain do. I'm not much of a criminal, but were I to become one, the last thing I'd use would be a smartphone. It's just not economical to toss in the garbage if you feel like you're being watched.
I can't remember the last time I actually clicked the back button. If I'm on my Mac, I three-finger swipe right to left to go back, or if I'm on a desktop, I use backspace. I do use the search toolbar a lot, though.
The only way I can reproduce the problem is to hold the phone in a way I will never, ever hold it (holding this way obscures a large portion of the screen to hold it in a way that affects my signal). I suppose it could be a design defect if it actually negatively impacted me. What impacts me more is the awful AT&T reception I get at my office -- it's almost unusable there.
My guess on the outcome? Bumpers for everyone! I'm sure spending a dollar per phone (which is about what I'm guessing bumpers for the iPhone 4 cost to manufacture) is a bargain compared to having to repair or replace a few million phones.
I liked it, but it wasn't for me. Not yet, at least. The software's not there. I got an iPhone 4 and realized how much the iPad needs some serious improvements. I use IM a lot, and typing on it is a bitch, not to mention the fact that you can't multitask with it yet (switching back and forth is just a big waste of time for me). It's also a little too heavy to hold sometimes. I liked reading on it, but I don't read enough to justify owning it. Maybe the second gen will have better hardware and updated software so it'll compete. As it stands, though, I was using my laptop and iPhone waaaay more than the pad. If I traveled more, or read more, or wasn't a multitasking computer nerd, it would have been great. As it stands, it's not yet ready for me.
My company's IT department is totally incompetent. Their solution to everything is whatever Microsoft sells, regardless if it's actually a better choice than another option out there. They don't even give any sort of open source solution a second look. My boss and I (the only two developers at our office) don't have domain logins and administer our own machines. We don't have access to any of the intranet apps, but I've never needed them. We do hardware development so we need admin rights. We administer our own development servers, as well. The NAS thing IT installed failed, and it wasn't backed up anywhere, so the entire office lost their shared and backed up data. Except us, since we knew that would probably happen. We don't trust them to back up our code.
For the other employees at the office, whenever it's time to update software or install patches, one of the IT droogs calls an employee and tells them they'll be taking over their machine to update it (remotely, because there aren't any IT staff at our office -- they're all at another office). They do this in the middle of the friggin' day. And since they do the updates manually instead of automated updates, they'll take over someone's machine for sometimes hours, so they can't get any work done.
So, yes, we have local admin rights. We are our own admins since we can't trust our IT department to do things right. We still have a single T1 to the office (actually two, but they don't know how to configure the router properly to get both of them working), and we're told to "schedule" our downloads for after hours so as not to use up bandwidth. I got blocked from the network awhile back for downloading some stuff to do my damn job. No warning. They just blocked the IP, so I'd change it, and they'd block it again. Finally they called me and told me that I need to wait til after business hours to get this 50MB file I need to get my work done.
As a resident of Washington (where they're headquartered), I can say that a lot of times I choose other retailers over Amazon because Amazon does charge sales tax for me. I go to Newegg a lot because they don't charge sales tax since they're in CA.
I find it funny that there's an ad for "Stop ObamaCare Now! Click Here!" on this page.
... could give some insight: http://faculty.washington.edu/ajko/papers/Ko2008Dissertation.pdf
... and let me say that this system isn't that great. The software forces drivers to follow a specific "trace" (route) which oftentimes is not the most sensible route possible for a given situation. The software that plans the routes is a super cool idea in theory (like, really cool): every package is scanned when it reaches its delivery center, and a smaller label is applied to it (called a SPA or PAL label -- you'll often see them if you live in a large metropolitan area because smaller locations often don't have it yet). This label looks at the destination address of the package and determines instantaneously exactly where it needs to go: it tells the sorters which belt to put it to, the boxliners which box to put it in, and the loaders which truck to put it in, and what shelf to put it on, in which order. After all this is completed, the program figures out the route it's dispatching a driver on and then the driver downloads it to his DIAD... this is called EDD. EDD essentially is a digital manifest of packages on the truck to be delivered. EDD also creates a delivery order, and expects a driver to follow it.
Sometimes EDD sucks, though. Let's say a business is getting a 1DA package at 10:00am, and the business next door is scheduled to receive a ground package later that day. EDD doesn't necessarily tell the driver that that ground package is there. It would make much more sense to deliver the 1DA box and the ground box to the adjacent businesses, but that would break trace, and the packages in the truck generally aren't ordered that way. This means that the driver might have to come back later in the day to the same spot to deliver the ground package. A lot of drivers will cheat and deliver them at the same time, but it's frowned upon, and generally unknown that you have a ground stop there until the DIAD pops up the next stop and you realize that, "oh, I've already been there."
Yeah, the software can cut down on left turns with its route planning, but an experienced driver who knows his route is oftentimes going to do a much better job of delivering the packages efficiently than even a sophisticated software system like UPS has implemented.
First off, I don't fully understand what this guy is proposing: having a set of small desktops and monitors to drag between classes is hugely inefficient compared to laptops. You'd need keyboards, mice, the boxes themselves, and the monitors, and then have to power them. A laptop "cart" would save space since they'd all be the same size and could fit in a slotted arrangement that would be much easier to transport.
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Another thing you could do with the laptops is have some sort of charging station for batteries (I don't know if these exist or not -- your way to make your $millions). For instance, one class gets the laptops for the hour, uses them, then returns them and puts the batteries into a charging station on the trolley with another set ready to go for the next class. The trolley is plugged into the wall in each room it goes into. This would eliminate the need for powering them with what are essentially car or motorcycle battries, although laptop batteries do die after awhile... Depending on your school's network setup, you could either have wireless installed throughout the school, or have an AP on the trolley that plugs in when the trolley is in a classroom, and then hooks into an Ethernet jack in the wall. Maybe a couple APs on different channels since 30 kids fighting over one could get nasty.
Actually, after researching this for a minute, I found this:
http://gem.compaq.com/gemstore/SubFamilies.asp?Pr
I guess HP will make the millions on the idea, but you could be one to implement it.
Unless they have some sort of multiple entrance system, the planned 900 and 1200 stall lots in the Middle East could sure form some long lines. I wonder if they've perfected their collision detection algorithms...
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Not to sound like a troll, but when does a preview for an upcoming game go on Slashdot?
Plus, since many people keep around old computers and throw Linux on them instead of properly disposing of them, they are sucking up power unnecessarily.
Can you imagine transferring 20GB over Bluetooth? The battery would die at about the 50MB mark...
I don't see how they can be that concerned with slowing down the network when it only runs on EDGE and not the 3G services. Constant data transmission will probably sap the iPhone battery life in a short while anyway...
I agree... I recently upgraded from an EDGE Treo 650 to a Samsung Blackjack, and despite any of the interface shortcomings the Blackjack may have, the 3G is amazing. How are we supposed to download porn lightning fast to our iPhones without it? And no, I don't feel that WiFi is an acceptable alternative...
Maybe I didn't RTFA very well, but what happens when it runs out of CO2? Is it disposable in that sense, too? Or does it have an air compressor or something?
USPS loses money on Priority Mail which is why they wouldn't want to do truckloads of it. UPS and FedEx don't (at least not as much). Besides that, UPS and FedEx DO have more reliable tracking, guaranteed delivery times, better customer service, etc. They also give huge rate cuts to bulk shippers. I work at a UPS hub, where Onlineshoes.com and Nintendo come through, and have looked at some of their invoices -- they pay a fraction of regular shipping costs per item.
This technology isn't going to replace barcodes. Many companies (like UPS or FedEx) would have a difficult time adapting their systems because of the large amounts of accidental "scanning" of RFID tags. If companies can use it effectively, that's great, but for many companies, barcodes are a more ideal solution.
UPS is a great job for taking out anger. I enjoy my ability to throw, smash, or otherwise destroy packages and get paid for it. My supervisors sometimes even encourage it. In training, we were taught the "make it fit" mantra -- make the box fit; damage is irrelevant. We're forced to load 600 pph, though -- we get yelled at if we go too slow. A good workout and stress reliever; that's what working at UPS is really about.
I bet we're going to get bitched at tonight to scan all our packages! I load the semi trucks that haul grond packages across the country and don't think any foul play is involved. There are quite a few things that could have happened to it. It might have even ended up in another customer's package if it's very small. We should have been able to find it, though. It's pretty damn difficult for a package to get lost for more than a couple days in our facilities.
I remember using these things in elementary school (I'm in college now) -- they seemed decent then, and I'm sure they're even better now. They're a bit bigger than what you were looking for, but they are a simple, portable word processor.
It'd be acceptable if they said GoDaddy usurped NS's domain count, or something like that. The way it's written it sounds that GoDaddy just forcefully seized control of NS altogether.
If GoDaddy usurped NS, they'd control it. They merely surpassed the number of registered domains. Still an accomplishment, but not a usurpment.