I haven't checked your other links - but I'm too lazy to
And you're also too lazy to read the white paper in the link, which clearly shows your regurgitation of the government argument is spurious. Other places with similar infrastructure needs have much lower prices e.g.
"Its research shows that Texas, which has comparable high-peak demand, is among the lowest in the world in terms of cost."
G'day Clive, you fat bastard! How are your "Greens are a CIA plot" claims working out for you?
Clive's clearly a loon, but he's just a symptom of the problem.
Check each of the links below and ask yourself "Would this be happening in a country where the actions of the government are in the best interests of its people".
It's unlikely to have much to do with the Australian national interest.
The current Australian government has been making increasingly bizarre decisions, many of which will clearly will be to the detriment of Australian citizens. It's very likely this decision to ban a specific vendor, along with many other recent government mandates are at the behest of their puppet masters.
“Four Corners” itself noted that the key Labor coup plotters, as revealed in WikiLeaks cables, had long been secretly informing Washington about the internal workings of the Labor government. The same cables make clear that the Obama administration was disenchanted with Rudd over a range of issues, especially his attempts to moderate rising tensions between the US and China. Gillard, on the other hand, was viewed in positive terms as someone who could be counted on to toe Washington’s line.
They'll just use corrupt business laws and politics to rape the "retirement accounts" for their own benefit. Then they'll leave the dangerous corpses of their businesses as a warning to future generations on the stupidity of trusting your future to lowest-common-denominator businessmen.
There even seem to be references to this in TFA...
And right at the top of the teardown there was a little disclaimer:
"Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
Also notably absent were any reassembly instructions. One way DIY for very expensive toys is unlikely to become popular, and you might even say it's discouraging...
Your analogy falls apart in recent years though, when you look at the popularity of the iPad and iPhone. Still closed systems, but more "open" options still can't touch them, sales-wise.
Right....
"Mobile operating systems:
Gartner's Q3 2011 unit numbers total 115 million, with Google's Android shipping on 60 million smartphones, Nokia's Symbian on 19 million and Apple's iOS on 17 million.[32"
"Predictions for 2012: (Gartner): 630 million units; Android 49% / iOS 19% / BlackBerry 13% / Windows 11% / Symbian 5% / Other 3%.[37] (Taiwan/Market Intelligence Center): Android 40% / iOS 19% / Windows 17% / Other 24%.[38] (IDC) 582 million units total.[39]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems
Doesn't everyone with a clue use it via a VPN anyway?
Good way to miss the point.
The incident brings into question vulnerability Microsoft's program which is intended to alert security partners before the patches themselves are released. The idea is to give the security vendors time to prioritise and test the fixes, however in this instance, it left their customers vulnerable.
tldr: Microsoft gave hole in Windows to security guys. Security guys gave it to black hats. Customers lost (probably not for the first time...)
Despite what libertards like to believe, in cases like this devices are dangerous until proven safe, not the other way around.
But sometimes it's not clear who they present a danger to.
We're all told to turn off our phones for our own safety, because self-interest is the most persuasive argument available.
Imagine however that you're a network provider with cell-phone towers on flight lines to a major airport. Each tower has to be built to acquire, then hand over more than three hundred simultaneous connections in just a few seconds as each plane passes over. And that's in addition to your real network traffic.
Wouldn't you rather just build the heavy-duty infrastructure in one place (at the airport) and tell everybody to switch their phones on once they've landed?
Let's see how the corrupt US courts deal with this problem.
The US Government would rather topple New Zealand's Prime Minister than correct their own problems.
“Four Corners” itself noted that the key Labor coup plotters, as revealed in WikiLeaks cables, had long been secretly informing Washington about the internal workings of the Labor government. The same cables make clear that the Obama administration was disenchanted with Rudd over a range of issues, especially his attempts to moderate rising tensions between the US and China. Gillard, on the other hand, was viewed in positive terms as someone who could be counted on to toe Washington’s line.
Otherwise, be entertaining enough that the audience enjoys the presentation, but keep it subtle enough that it doesn't overshadow the content you are trying to bring across.
Or obtain a copy of A Short Course in Writing: Composition, Collaborative Learning, and Constructive Reading. by Kenneth Bruffee and learn how to construct presentations that don't need gimmicks.
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I haven't checked your other links - but I'm too lazy to
And you're also too lazy to read the white paper in the link, which clearly shows your regurgitation of the government argument is spurious. Other places with similar infrastructure needs have much lower prices e.g.
"Its research shows that Texas, which has comparable high-peak demand, is among the lowest in the world in terms of cost."
No doubt you will feel cheated if Australia doesn't receive all the benefits of Chinese attention that the United States has received.
We're already receiving that same kind of attention from the USA, to the extent that they're choosing our political leadership for us.
America, China, neither have real Australians interests in mind, so what does it matter who's meddling most?
G'day Clive, you fat bastard! How are your "Greens are a CIA plot" claims working out for you?
Clive's clearly a loon, but he's just a symptom of the problem.
Check each of the links below and ask yourself "Would this be happening in a country where the actions of the government are in the best interests of its people".
Let me know your answer. I'll be interested.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-21/australians-pay-highest-power-prices-says-study/3904024
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3460798.htm
http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/03/21/official-australia-the-best-place-for-miners-in-the-world-again/
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/billionaires-grow-fat-off-lazy-government-20120321-1vij7.html
The current Australian government has been making increasingly bizarre decisions, many of which will clearly will be to the detriment of Australian citizens. It's very likely this decision to ban a specific vendor, along with many other recent government mandates are at the behest of their puppet masters.
“Four Corners” itself noted that the key Labor coup plotters, as revealed in WikiLeaks cables, had long been secretly informing Washington about the internal workings of the Labor government. The same cables make clear that the Obama administration was disenchanted with Rudd over a range of issues, especially his attempts to moderate rising tensions between the US and China. Gillard, on the other hand, was viewed in positive terms as someone who could be counted on to toe Washington’s line.
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/02/22/the-role-of-the-us-in-the-leadership-crisis-in-the-alp
http://pirateparty.org.au/2012/03/22/pirate-party-disgusted-by-rampant-government-secrecy/
Assuming it isn't eaten away by trying to defend against the continual assault of spurious lawsuits from anti-nuclear groups
Can you link to any examples?
Windows has it built in. Go to the start menu, do "switch user",
Or just switch on RDP.
Then you'll soon find plenty of other users enjoying your desktop.
They'll just use corrupt business laws and politics to rape the "retirement accounts" for their own benefit. Then they'll leave the dangerous corpses of their businesses as a warning to future generations on the stupidity of trusting your future to lowest-common-denominator businessmen.
Perhaps, but there's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'bout the raisin' of the wrist.
Do you REALLY think we need to be reminded?
Yes, especially now Microsoft is sailing under false pretences.
Have you seen how they've adopted the Shetland Islands flag for W8? At least they're finally admitting it's a half-pint OS, but still...
I did. And I do.
But who thinks this is a GOOD idea? anyone?
I do.
At least if he's busy raping the turtles, he won't be thinking about molesting Firefly.
Bring out your Nokia N770/8/900 series screenshots while you're at it.
There's far more reasons than those to buy Android. There's more versatility in the platform, for a start.
Amazon / B&N own the the low end and subsidize their products by media sales, there is no way to compete at that space.
Yes there is.
"Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Android 4.0 ICS XBurst 1 gHz 8GB wifi tablet PC 5 pieces / lot , US$40.00 / piece"
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/539544868-Ainol-Novo-7-Paladin-Android-4-0-ICS-XBurst-1-gHz-8GB-wifi-tablet-PC-wholesalers.html
These things will be showing up in blister packs on supermarket shelves soon.
There even seem to be references to this in TFA...
And right at the top of the teardown there was a little disclaimer:
"Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
Also notably absent were any reassembly instructions. One way DIY for very expensive toys is unlikely to become popular, and you might even say it's discouraging...
Your analogy falls apart in recent years though, when you look at the popularity of the iPad and iPhone. Still closed systems, but more "open" options still can't touch them, sales-wise.
Right....
"Mobile operating systems:
Gartner's Q3 2011 unit numbers total 115 million, with Google's Android shipping on 60 million smartphones, Nokia's Symbian on 19 million and Apple's iOS on 17 million.[32"
"Predictions for 2012: (Gartner): 630 million units; Android 49% / iOS 19% / BlackBerry 13% / Windows 11% / Symbian 5% / Other 3%.[37] (Taiwan/Market Intelligence Center): Android 40% / iOS 19% / Windows 17% / Other 24%.[38] (IDC) 582 million units total.[39]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems
"Apple's iOS gained 1.4 percent market share between October of 2011 and January of 2012. That put Apple in second place, behind Google's Android which grew its U.S. market share 2.3 percentage points in the same period."
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/03/08/ios_android_increase_smartphone_market_share_while_all_others_lose_ground.html
"According to the latest number by IDC, Android gained significant market share in 2011 and is expected to gradually increase its dominance in the tablet sector over the next few years. IDC predicts that Android tablets will overtake iOS by 2015,"
http://androidandme.com/2012/03/tablets-2/android-tablet-market-share-to-eclipse-ios-by-2015/
Doesn't everyone with a clue use it via a VPN anyway?
Good way to miss the point.
The incident brings into question vulnerability Microsoft's program which is intended to alert security partners before the patches themselves are released. The idea is to give the security vendors time to prioritise and test the fixes, however in this instance, it left their customers vulnerable.
tldr: Microsoft gave hole in Windows to security guys. Security guys gave it to black hats. Customers lost (probably not for the first time...)
This absolutely stinks and I hope the courts can be brought into release the information attempted to be hidden from the public.
More likely to be left to whistleblowers/Wikileaks.
Despite what libertards like to believe, in cases like this devices are dangerous until proven safe, not the other way around.
But sometimes it's not clear who they present a danger to.
We're all told to turn off our phones for our own safety, because self-interest is the most persuasive argument available.
Imagine however that you're a network provider with cell-phone towers on flight lines to a major airport. Each tower has to be built to acquire, then hand over more than three hundred simultaneous connections in just a few seconds as each plane passes over. And that's in addition to your real network traffic.
Wouldn't you rather just build the heavy-duty infrastructure in one place (at the airport) and tell everybody to switch their phones on once they've landed?
fengci
Let's see how the corrupt US courts deal with this problem.
The US Government would rather topple New Zealand's Prime Minister than correct their own problems.
“Four Corners” itself noted that the key Labor coup plotters, as revealed in WikiLeaks cables, had long been secretly informing Washington about the internal workings of the Labor government. The same cables make clear that the Obama administration was disenchanted with Rudd over a range of issues, especially his attempts to moderate rising tensions between the US and China. Gillard, on the other hand, was viewed in positive terms as someone who could be counted on to toe Washington’s line.
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/02/22/the-role-of-the-us-in-the-leadership-crisis-in-the-alp
Otherwise, be entertaining enough that the audience enjoys the presentation, but keep it subtle enough that it doesn't overshadow the content you are trying to bring across.
Or obtain a copy of A Short Course in Writing: Composition, Collaborative Learning, and Constructive Reading. by Kenneth Bruffee and learn how to construct presentations that don't need gimmicks.
Crazy thought... android on a desktop or laptop anyone?
Why crazy? It works fine.
http://www.android-x86.org/
Minecraft would be more credible.
ideally (for them)
Define "ideal".