Jesus didn't die on a cross because he thought the number of people who die on crosses needed to be increased. He did (at least according to the story) because redeeming sins by dying on the cross was only something he could do.
I may be wrong, but I believe it was not his idea to die on the cross.
I think your aunt is much closer to the average user than you are... this as most/. users are power users.
And just out of curiousity: how many of those were paid and how many free? The site I linked to mentions that while 3 out of 4 apps on the market are paid apps, 3 out of 4 downloads are free apps.
Personally I'm a cheapskate Android user; the two dozen or so apps that I have installed are all free. I've yet to pay for an app. The required registration for that is an objection to me.
Just checked my iPad - 67 apps installed (not including ones I've deleted). Many games are $0.99. Even a cheapskate can afford that on impulse.
Then why not 1TB, or 5? When does it become unnecessary, in your opinion?
Personally, when my entire library fits with room to grow.
the probability of you listening to some of those songs in your library during your ownership of the device is infinitesimally small.
For any particular song, perhaps, though I listen to my collection both ways to work (1 hour per day), so my current 30-40 GB of music gets listened to in its entirety. Also, if the capacity is too small, the chances of having the song I want on the iPod is infinitesimally small, yielding a poor user experience. You slippery-slope up to 5 TB, so I slippery-slope you down to 5 MB
The benefit is marginal, and is no justification to build a factory.
Perhaps not to you. Apple, with oodles of money, begs to differ.
Another problem is that 64 gig in a portable device is unnecessary. Sure, you can carry around a lifetimes worth of music, but you'll never listen to it all before the end-of-life of the device.
That is not the point. Having a lifetime of music on you allows you listen to any song from your library at any time without having to know in advance what you might want to listen to at some later time.
Sorry, I actually have a job and am at work right now (okay, so I'm slacking and reading/posting to slashdot). I will try that experiment when I know it's been "off" overnight.
Cool. I'm dropping by the dollar store today to get me some plastic plates. At the next bbq, not only will there be no sounds, but food will be dripping in my guests' laps.
The article did not mention the FIOS box. One guy makes a generic blanket statement and you figure it covers all boxes? Yes, the FIOS box puts up a screen saver. I'm guessing that allows for a lot of reduced processing. I don't know if they take advantage of that opportunity, but I guarantee that when users leave it on, the opportunity is lost.
I haven't actually found anything in iOS4 for the iPad 1 that I have needed yet.
Unless you don't use any apps, there are bound to many you use that are using parts of iOS4 that did not exist in 3.x. Just because it's not a feature the user can see doesn't mean it's not there. I guess you don't play (multiplayer) games either, as GameKit is 4.x.
Wow, you seriously didn't even glance at the article, did you? STBs in "idle" mode aren't any less energy hungry than when they're "on". The only way to turn most of them "off" is by unplugging them.
One joker claiming that the boxes only dim the clock when "off" is not a definitive statement about the boxes IMHO. For example, there is no mention of my Verizon FIOS box. Regardless, users who don't bother to at least press the off button MUST be using more electricity in general than those that do bother.
Don't blame the users. More than half the blame lies on those boxes. They're practically full blown computers complete with hard drives and long boot up times of over a minute--- and almost no power management, and that's definitely not the fault of the users.
I have a very simple solution. I don't have cable TV. Saves me a bundle.
For someone who doesn't have a cable box, you purport to know a lot about them. I don't know how off "off" is on my FIOS box, but there is most certainly not a full minute of boot up time. The box is on withing two seconds of pressing the on button.
I find the worst culprit is users (i.e., wife and kids) who turn off the TV and forget to turn off the set-top box in the process. The box continues to process the incoming signal and generate the outgoing picture and audio, which the TV ignores while off.
Waiting to program while you are away is not an excuse to hog power. Only a wake-up function is required when the box is not actively recording.
People like this twat will get pissed off if you move their coffee mug or borrow a post-it note pad. I've worked with them, the best thing is to wind them up so they do something stupid, then sack them like a bag of turds down a well.
It would be wise to read the contract, terms of service and any license agreement between the labels, RIAA and Apple before putting yourself and your family at risk.
Good luck with that. It will surely be twenty pages long and be "updated" every week or so.
I have always gotten iOS upgrades free. On rare occasion an upgrade costs a whopping dollar when Apple legal is afraid that new capabilities will affect them in some SEC way. I have never been affected by this. I think it only applies several generations of OS past a device obsolescence. Generally, it is free which, as you ask for clarification is STARK contrast to Windows upgrade costs.
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Jesus didn't die on a cross because he thought the number of people who die on crosses needed to be increased. He did (at least according to the story) because redeeming sins by dying on the cross was only something he could do.
I may be wrong, but I believe it was not his idea to die on the cross.
Hey troll, Apple never said app store was short for Apple store. Plus it could now stand for Apperian Store.
I think your aunt is much closer to the average user than you are... this as most /. users are power users.
And just out of curiousity: how many of those were paid and how many free? The site I linked to mentions that while 3 out of 4 apps on the market are paid apps, 3 out of 4 downloads are free apps.
Personally I'm a cheapskate Android user; the two dozen or so apps that I have installed are all free. I've yet to pay for an app. The required registration for that is an objection to me.
Just checked my iPad - 67 apps installed (not including ones I've deleted). Many games are $0.99. Even a cheapskate can afford that on impulse.
Then why not 1TB, or 5? When does it become unnecessary, in your opinion?
Personally, when my entire library fits with room to grow.
the probability of you listening to some of those songs in your library during your ownership of the device is infinitesimally small.
For any particular song, perhaps, though I listen to my collection both ways to work (1 hour per day), so my current 30-40 GB of music gets listened to in its entirety. Also, if the capacity is too small, the chances of having the song I want on the iPod is infinitesimally small, yielding a poor user experience. You slippery-slope up to 5 TB, so I slippery-slope you down to 5 MB
The benefit is marginal, and is no justification to build a factory.
Perhaps not to you. Apple, with oodles of money, begs to differ.
Another problem is that 64 gig in a portable device is unnecessary. Sure, you can carry around a lifetimes worth of music, but you'll never listen to it all before the end-of-life of the device.
That is not the point. Having a lifetime of music on you allows you listen to any song from your library at any time without having to know in advance what you might want to listen to at some later time.
I put my kid in the refrigerator to solve that question. Unfortunately, he became a schrodinger's cat.
Except that would kill my DVR. I generally do not watch live TV. I hate commercials.
Sorry, I actually have a job and am at work right now (okay, so I'm slacking and reading/posting to slashdot). I will try that experiment when I know it's been "off" overnight.
Cool. I'm dropping by the dollar store today to get me some plastic plates. At the next bbq, not only will there be no sounds, but food will be dripping in my guests' laps.
If a tree falls in the woods...
The article did not mention the FIOS box. One guy makes a generic blanket statement and you figure it covers all boxes? Yes, the FIOS box puts up a screen saver. I'm guessing that allows for a lot of reduced processing. I don't know if they take advantage of that opportunity, but I guarantee that when users leave it on, the opportunity is lost.
If all guns are inserted in to assholes, only assholes will have guns.
Best comment all day.
Oh, great justification. Now you can not live up to ANY of the Christian ideals and have a clear conscience.
I haven't actually found anything in iOS4 for the iPad 1 that I have needed yet.
Unless you don't use any apps, there are bound to many you use that are using parts of iOS4 that did not exist in 3.x. Just because it's not a feature the user can see doesn't mean it's not there. I guess you don't play (multiplayer) games either, as GameKit is 4.x.
Wow, you seriously didn't even glance at the article, did you? STBs in "idle" mode aren't any less energy hungry than when they're "on". The only way to turn most of them "off" is by unplugging them.
One joker claiming that the boxes only dim the clock when "off" is not a definitive statement about the boxes IMHO. For example, there is no mention of my Verizon FIOS box. Regardless, users who don't bother to at least press the off button MUST be using more electricity in general than those that do bother.
Don't blame the users. More than half the blame lies on those boxes. They're practically full blown computers complete with hard drives and long boot up times of over a minute--- and almost no power management, and that's definitely not the fault of the users.
I have a very simple solution. I don't have cable TV. Saves me a bundle.
For someone who doesn't have a cable box, you purport to know a lot about them. I don't know how off "off" is on my FIOS box, but there is most certainly not a full minute of boot up time. The box is on withing two seconds of pressing the on button.
Waiting to program while you are away is not an excuse to hog power. Only a wake-up function is required when the box is not actively recording.
Like I said, all your posts are just mindless ad hominem arguments. You sir are a troll. May you burn in your own hell.
Wow, all your posts are just ad hominem dismissal of the left, claiming they are just stupid. Wake up and look at yourself.
A well-informed intellectual cannot remain on the left without necessarily being intellectually dishonest.
Way to make an unsupported blanket statement. I call bull-fucking-shit.
Mods, can you explain why posts like this are no longer being modded as flamebait?
Because it's not flamebait, but just a slightly exasperated reply to an incredibly stupid post?
I'd say more than just "slightly exasperated." It is uncouth, impolite, ad hominem.
That much is obvious but what the hell do they actually do? Stand in the middle of the door and say hello?
Bingo.
People like this twat will get pissed off if you move their coffee mug or borrow a post-it note pad. I've worked with them, the best thing is to wind them up so they do something stupid, then sack them like a bag of turds down a well.
I'm not drinking the water at your house.
It would be wise to read the contract, terms of service and any license agreement between the labels, RIAA and Apple before putting yourself and your family at risk.
Good luck with that. It will surely be twenty pages long and be "updated" every week or so.
I have always gotten iOS upgrades free. On rare occasion an upgrade costs a whopping dollar when Apple legal is afraid that new capabilities will affect them in some SEC way. I have never been affected by this. I think it only applies several generations of OS past a device obsolescence. Generally, it is free which, as you ask for clarification is STARK contrast to Windows upgrade costs.