And... THE_WELL_HUNG_OYSTER (poster I replied to) asserted that there was no difference between Pandora and Spotify. Spotify lets you select songs, and in my opinion is therefore superior to Pandora. Spotify has a function that Pandora lacks, and that was the purpose of my comment.
Let's not forget that installing iTunes always brought along several megs of iPod drivers, Bonjour platforms, and who the hell knows what else, even if you never intended (and still don't intend) to let any Apple hardware within 30 meters of your Windows computer.
I have binge-watched season after season, using Netflix or a premium channel like Showtime.
I cannot possibly imagine binge-watching a season on OnDemand. I would gouge out my eyes somewhere in episode two.
If a season is free on Netflix, I'll watch it. If I can buy it on Amazon Prime video, I'll grumble but I'll watch it. But if there's no Netflix or Amazon or premium channel for it, I'll torrent or skip the whole thing. This has cost me The Expanse, Dark Matters, Killjoys, and other series that I would otherwise enjoy.
The fucking commercials are INSANE on broadcast TV, and still too fucking annoying on OnDemand.
Something like a spirit duplicator (aka "ditto machine") could serve the purpose. User signs a ditto master, which is then rubbed onto the skin, transferring the colorant to the skin. Tattoo artist can trace the ink.
The moment you accepted that a remote agency could update the software on a machine in your possession without your direct involvement, this became a possibility, even a likelihood. Don't act surprised. If you care, use open source.
John has exchanged email with leila_sexworker John's emails contain headers which include leila's IP address John lets Facebook see his emails There are several, perhaps many Johns Facebook sees that all these Johns have leila_sexworker in common Facebook sees leila's IP address and matches it with its own records Facebook sees leila_clean logging in to Facebook from the same IP address, repeatedly Facebook makes the connection
The concept of a "bladerunner", bootlegging vital medical supplies to those who can't afford them, showed up in another movie based on a different Philip K. Dick story: "Impostor". While it occupies a few characters and a fair amount of screen time in that movie, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the print story.
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The smartphone already existed. The market existed. Jobs saw that the need existed and was already being served by others. He jumped in as well. "Before anyone else" is Apple fanboy mythology.
And if the smartphone hadn't already existed and had a million dollar market, Jobs wouldn't have given a microsecond of thought to considering entering the smartphone market.
If Microsoft is Embrace, Extend, Extinguish, then Apple is Chase, Capture, Cripple.
Okay, how about the Treo, the Blackberry, the Nokia Symbian phones? They were fucking smartphones before iPhone.
And I don't think "iTunes syncing capbility" is worth the toilet paper I wipe my ass with as a feature. It certainly doesn't define what a smartphone is.
THERE ALREADY WERE SMARTPHONES when the iPhone was introduced. You think Apple would have even GLANCED at the fucking smartphone market if it wasn't a proven market already?
Just like iPod -- there were already successful MP3 players for YEARS before the iPod.
Apple is like the Party in the book 1984. First they claim the smartphone. Next the helicopter. Someday they'll claim the fucking wheel.
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And ... THE_WELL_HUNG_OYSTER (poster I replied to) asserted that there was no difference between Pandora and Spotify. Spotify lets you select songs, and in my opinion is therefore superior to Pandora. Spotify has a function that Pandora lacks, and that was the purpose of my comment.
Let's not forget that installing iTunes always brought along several megs of iPod drivers, Bonjour platforms, and who the hell knows what else, even if you never intended (and still don't intend) to let any Apple hardware within 30 meters of your Windows computer.
Pandora lets you give an example song, and plays similar songs.
The others let you play specific songs.
If you didn't know that was the difference ... well now you do.
Then why is there an "Amazon Birkenstock Store"?
https://www.amazon.com/Birkens...
I have binge-watched season after season, using Netflix or a premium channel like Showtime.
I cannot possibly imagine binge-watching a season on OnDemand. I would gouge out my eyes somewhere in episode two.
If a season is free on Netflix, I'll watch it. If I can buy it on Amazon Prime video, I'll grumble but I'll watch it. But if there's no Netflix or Amazon or premium channel for it, I'll torrent or skip the whole thing. This has cost me The Expanse, Dark Matters, Killjoys, and other series that I would otherwise enjoy.
The fucking commercials are INSANE on broadcast TV, and still too fucking annoying on OnDemand.
Something like a spirit duplicator (aka "ditto machine") could serve the purpose. User signs a ditto master, which is then rubbed onto the skin, transferring the colorant to the skin. Tattoo artist can trace the ink.
Darwin award ...
The moment you accepted that a remote agency could update the software on a machine in your possession without your direct involvement, this became a possibility, even a likelihood. Don't act surprised. If you care, use open source.
John has exchanged email with leila_sexworker
John's emails contain headers which include leila's IP address
John lets Facebook see his emails
There are several, perhaps many Johns
Facebook sees that all these Johns have leila_sexworker in common
Facebook sees leila's IP address and matches it with its own records
Facebook sees leila_clean logging in to Facebook from the same IP address, repeatedly
Facebook makes the connection
Since the client code is open source, you could in theory hack up your own client that doesn't use any of that?
Dead TV channels are blue, since CRTs disappeared.
Oh Beezus. Greg Bear had some real hits. Eon and its sequels weren't them. What a farcical, ridiculous world with ridiculous uncharacterized people.
The concept of a "bladerunner", bootlegging vital medical supplies to those who can't afford them, showed up in another movie based on a different Philip K. Dick story: "Impostor". While it occupies a few characters and a fair amount of screen time in that movie, it has nothing whatsoever to do with the print story.
To shed altitude without travelling too far from the intended landing strip. Read the link.
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Oh goody, more products I will never buy, even if they were put through a paper shredder first.
The best company is one that never calls you. Why bother buying from the worst companies?
and overworked Chicago paper shufflers roll their eyes, stamp them "complete" and move on.
Nothing changes.
Straw man?? It was in his goddamn comment! I'm not putting words in his mouth.
You can't read, can you?
The smartphone already existed.
The market existed.
Jobs saw that the need existed and was already being served by others.
He jumped in as well.
"Before anyone else" is Apple fanboy mythology.
If you're so certain of that then you might have provided some links. Or your name.
And if the smartphone hadn't already existed and had a million dollar market, Jobs wouldn't have given a microsecond of thought to considering entering the smartphone market.
If Microsoft is Embrace, Extend, Extinguish, then Apple is Chase, Capture, Cripple.
Thanks for letting me know ... now I can avoid ever conversing with you. The scent of Jobs' balls on your breath is enough to repel me from doing so.
Okay, how about the Treo, the Blackberry, the Nokia Symbian phones? They were fucking smartphones before iPhone.
And I don't think "iTunes syncing capbility" is worth the toilet paper I wipe my ass with as a feature. It certainly doesn't define what a smartphone is.
THERE ALREADY WERE SMARTPHONES when the iPhone was introduced. You think Apple would have even GLANCED at the fucking smartphone market if it wasn't a proven market already?
Just like iPod -- there were already successful MP3 players for YEARS before the iPod.
Apple is like the Party in the book 1984. First they claim the smartphone. Next the helicopter. Someday they'll claim the fucking wheel.