I've been able to do that because I'm a Linux user, it would have worked for BSD etc. too.
I have a 10-year-old Mac running an older version of MacOS. I'd still have an 8-year old XP machine if the hard drive hadn't crapped out. It's nice that Linux continues to be updated for older hardware, but you can certainly keep an old Mac/PC running for a long time.
To get to "most of the world" you had to lump all of the religions together. I don't see how that stands up logically, unless you are really arguing that if you don't believe in some kind of magic, you are a "self important asshole".
It's not quite "punishing your pancreas", it's that you become insulin resistant. Your pancreas could be putting out MORE insulin and you could still have type 2 diabetes. If the pancreas was "getting worn out", then the mechanism of treating type 2 diabetes with excercise would not work.
(You can also have a pancreas that does not work well, but that is not the mechanism being discussed.)
As the article you linked suggests, what good would a fix do? The whole reason that someone might still be running 4.3 or below is that the phone manufacturers do not push updates. Google could fix 4.3 and below, but the manufacturers are no more likely to push that update than they are to just push a higher (and thus supported) version. The vast majority of people installing their own firmware aren't going to cry over 4.3, either. Why install a custom ROM with an obsolete Android?
You call it pedantry, but I'm proud as fuck about things that my ancestors did without any input whatsoever from me personally. You go, ancient awesome guys!
No, but I have built a fuel injection computer. I've burned out injectors by using them over their duty cycle and leaned out an engine to the point of failure. But sorry, no explosions.
I don't think the fuel is "extra"... I think it is safety margin fuel that would otherwise be wasted. Remember that this thing has to be able to make it to orbit even with the loss of an engine or two.
"Soon as" could be a long time. If it is long enough to drive a fracking company out of business, then it's long enough to drive an AE company out of business.
The difference is that air transportation is the most practical (and often cheapest) way to reach many places. Cable is pure luxury. If the "base service" sucks, I just won't buy it. I don't have cable now - we instead watch the Netflix and Amazon stuff. Without commercials you don't even know what you are supposed to feel like you are "missing". People tell me about a good show and I'll get around to watching it eventually.
Sports is another matter. I'm not a huge sports fiend, but it would be nice to catch a game now and then. As it is, I can only watch the broadcast games. I would probably pay them if they would take my money, but they won't.
Those old fixed-bandwidth 128kb files can be pretty crappy with high frequencies starting to sound "swimmy". Anything with a lot of cymbal in it will go nuts. Of course if you grew up with cassettes and LPs, then distortion, "noise reduction", hiss, and pops are all old friends and yet we still listened to music. If you are old enough, you will remember how blown away you were by hearing a CD for the first time.
I pity you folks with golden ears. I can't hear any artifacts in MP3s (*) when I use Lame's extreme preset.
* OK, so one time there was this post on hydrogen audio where someone posted an artifact that I could actually hear. It has not come up in my own collection of mostly crap rock 'n roll.
My soldering skills are not... great. I gave a tech at work a case of beer to redo the cracked solder on my windshield wiper control board in my Chevy. It was all easy through-hole stuff, but I don't trust myself for something that controls the wipers and has to be out in the elements!:)
Exactly. The $10 Samsung that I got as a temporary phone at Best Buy has a built in browser and runs the old Java apps. Whoopdeedoo, welcome to 2004. The extra $19 does appear to buy you a crappy camera and external storage - so I guess there is that.
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I've been able to do that because I'm a Linux user, it would have worked for BSD etc. too.
I have a 10-year-old Mac running an older version of MacOS. I'd still have an 8-year old XP machine if the hard drive hadn't crapped out. It's nice that Linux continues to be updated for older hardware, but you can certainly keep an old Mac/PC running for a long time.
To get to "most of the world" you had to lump all of the religions together. I don't see how that stands up logically, unless you are really arguing that if you don't believe in some kind of magic, you are a "self important asshole".
It's not quite "punishing your pancreas", it's that you become insulin resistant. Your pancreas could be putting out MORE insulin and you could still have type 2 diabetes. If the pancreas was "getting worn out", then the mechanism of treating type 2 diabetes with excercise would not work.
(You can also have a pancreas that does not work well, but that is not the mechanism being discussed.)
And here I thought obese women couldn't be more sexy.
As the article you linked suggests, what good would a fix do? The whole reason that someone might still be running 4.3 or below is that the phone manufacturers do not push updates. Google could fix 4.3 and below, but the manufacturers are no more likely to push that update than they are to just push a higher (and thus supported) version. The vast majority of people installing their own firmware aren't going to cry over 4.3, either. Why install a custom ROM with an obsolete Android?
You call it pedantry, but I'm proud as fuck about things that my ancestors did without any input whatsoever from me personally. You go, ancient awesome guys!
Speaking of clocks - the ring of a mechanical alarm clock (which some phones emulate now...).
The "mechanical" digital clocks which flipped down a little flap every minute with a distinct sound.
Lucky you - I got older and I hear that sound all the time! :)
No, but I have built a fuel injection computer. I've burned out injectors by using them over their duty cycle and leaned out an engine to the point of failure. But sorry, no explosions.
Well, then, that would also negate the AC's point.
It also had to land fully-loaded, because the military wanted to be able to bring stuff back from space.
I don't think the fuel is "extra"... I think it is safety margin fuel that would otherwise be wasted. Remember that this thing has to be able to make it to orbit even with the loss of an engine or two.
Every first stage ever made and flown has been simply thrown away after one use.
Neglecting the space shuttle, of course. And to be fair, even that threw away the fuel tank, which IIRC cost $50 million.
"Soon as" could be a long time. If it is long enough to drive a fracking company out of business, then it's long enough to drive an AE company out of business.
Probably because a lockup in the fuel-metering system would not cause the engine to explode.
It's not even available unless you can mount /usr.
You said that all the apps were "featureless".
No I didn't.
The windows app store has all that I want and need.
640 k ought to be enough for anybody.
Boot into single-user mode and soak up the goodness of ed, the only available text editor.
I'm asking you. You've got nothing huh? Didn't think so.
I was referring to app reviews and rundowns, which are plentiful. I don't do reviews, so asking me won't get you anywhere.
If it has exactly what your looking for then whats the difference?
I increase my chances of that by having an Android or iOS device. It's a safer bet.
Google, or Bing for that matter, is your friend. Many, many people out there go through the hard work of evaluating apps - both on IOS and Android.
"It's easier to shop in a Soviet store" is not an advantage.
The difference is that air transportation is the most practical (and often cheapest) way to reach many places. Cable is pure luxury. If the "base service" sucks, I just won't buy it. I don't have cable now - we instead watch the Netflix and Amazon stuff. Without commercials you don't even know what you are supposed to feel like you are "missing". People tell me about a good show and I'll get around to watching it eventually.
Sports is another matter. I'm not a huge sports fiend, but it would be nice to catch a game now and then. As it is, I can only watch the broadcast games. I would probably pay them if they would take my money, but they won't.
Those old fixed-bandwidth 128kb files can be pretty crappy with high frequencies starting to sound "swimmy". Anything with a lot of cymbal in it will go nuts. Of course if you grew up with cassettes and LPs, then distortion, "noise reduction", hiss, and pops are all old friends and yet we still listened to music. If you are old enough, you will remember how blown away you were by hearing a CD for the first time.
I pity you folks with golden ears. I can't hear any artifacts in MP3s (*) when I use Lame's extreme preset.
* OK, so one time there was this post on hydrogen audio where someone posted an artifact that I could actually hear. It has not come up in my own collection of mostly crap rock 'n roll.
My soldering skills are not... great. I gave a tech at work a case of beer to redo the cracked solder on my windshield wiper control board in my Chevy. It was all easy through-hole stuff, but I don't trust myself for something that controls the wipers and has to be out in the elements! :)
Exactly. The $10 Samsung that I got as a temporary phone at Best Buy has a built in browser and runs the old Java apps. Whoopdeedoo, welcome to 2004. The extra $19 does appear to buy you a crappy camera and external storage - so I guess there is that.