Humanity is rocketing towards 8 billion people. Laws passed by a few countries with good intentions isn't going to stop humanity from emitting crazy amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
This seems highly feasible to me. A few features that I think could make it explode in popularity:
* A really nice web-based interface for people that prefer accessing Usenet via the web.
* Really nice clients for iOS and Android.
* A way to "sign up" and have a "proof of identity" that all your messages would be signed (automatically) with (this "sign up" would obviously just be local).
* A way to avoid spam, perhaps similar to ad-blockers for web browsers where you subscribe to a list and it handles the filtering for you.
* Support for inline images (perhaps embedded base 64 in messages).
Try an Anker wireless charger. I have one that sits upright, which makes it easy to set the phone in the right position, even if you're only doing it by touch.
You got me curious, so I tapped the Windows key, typed in "Solitaire", and clicked on the first selection, thinking it would be, you know, Soltaire...
What I got was signed into Xbox Live (I had an Xbox 360 years ago) -- mind you, a sign-in that took something like 30 seconds -- after which it popped open an ugly ad-laden window which told me I was automatically getting a free week of something-or-another premium (what?), and Edge (choke) popped up... with an auto-play video advertisement.
You don't need wall to wall humans for the Earth to be overpopulated.
Look at depletion of natural resources; pollution; global warming; potential for pandemics and epidemics; ability for the human race to feed itself once the cheap oil runs out; etc.
To make the numbers it was just way easier to jack up prices than to attack the bargain hunter segment, which is most of the market and the only part that is still growing.
iPhones are arguably less expensive than bargain Androids once you factor in how much longer they're supported.
That sounds like China's problem to me, and doesn't negate the fact that Apple might be a better choice for pricacy-conscious people in much of the rest of the world.
Your example may be mildly more convenient when the code is written, but it'll probably be read and maintained lots of times. When it comes to this example, is a teensy tiny bit of code density worth it being harder to read, plus the possibility of a bug (= vs. ==)?
Ack, I'd end up looking like a real slacker -- I spend a lot of time with pen and paper, writing pseudo-code and mini-flowcharts while I explore proper solutions to coding problems.
For what it's worth, my iPhone with a thick OtterBox Defender case charges as fast as wired when I use my Anker wireless charger.
I do REALLY miss the headphone jack, though.:(
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Humanity is rocketing towards 8 billion people. Laws passed by a few countries with good intentions isn't going to stop humanity from emitting crazy amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Windows 10 is a buggy, bloated mess, but the simple truth is that Microsoft still has the desktop OS market by the balls.
IBM's competence in software development has been going down every year for the last 20 years.
IBM acquiring RedHat is a disaster (for RedHat). Companies would be wise to start their plans to transition to another Linux distribution now.
Is it time for Usenet to make a comeback?
This seems highly feasible to me. A few features that I think could make it explode in popularity:
You obviously don't code. 4:3 monitors are better for coding - less scrolling - more on the screen.
It depends on the size of the display.
I code both professionally and at home. On my 27" 16:9 display, splitting the screen vertically makes for two nice workspaces side-by-side.
Try an Anker wireless charger. I have one that sits upright, which makes it easy to set the phone in the right position, even if you're only doing it by touch.
On Verizon? We're not past this carrier locked nonsense yet? Sheesh.
Yep, Microsoft made the netbook experience so miserable, that netbooks became synonymous with crap.
Chromebooks are the modern equivalent of netbooks.
Wow, a whole three years.
You got me curious, so I tapped the Windows key, typed in "Solitaire", and clicked on the first selection, thinking it would be, you know, Soltaire...
What I got was signed into Xbox Live (I had an Xbox 360 years ago) -- mind you, a sign-in that took something like 30 seconds -- after which it popped open an ugly ad-laden window which told me I was automatically getting a free week of something-or-another premium (what?), and Edge (choke) popped up... with an auto-play video advertisement.
Microsoft has never been worse than they are now.
I bet it'll come with two whole years of updates!
Two years!!!
You don't need wall to wall humans for the Earth to be overpopulated.
Look at depletion of natural resources; pollution; global warming; potential for pandemics and epidemics; ability for the human race to feed itself once the cheap oil runs out; etc.
Okay, I've got to ask: Why do you spell it "I-phone" rather than "iPhone"? :-)
iPhones are arguably less expensive than bargain Androids once you factor in how much longer they're supported.
That sounds like China's problem to me, and doesn't negate the fact that Apple might be a better choice for pricacy-conscious people in much of the rest of the world.
Your example may be mildly more convenient when the code is written, but it'll probably be read and maintained lots of times. When it comes to this example, is a teensy tiny bit of code density worth it being harder to read, plus the possibility of a bug (= vs. ==)?
For that model, gotta sell a kidney first.
a phone that has a unique screen shape
If you're referring to the notch, Essential came out with that unique screen shape first.
Ack, I'd end up looking like a real slacker -- I spend a lot of time with pen and paper, writing pseudo-code and mini-flowcharts while I explore proper solutions to coding problems.
Until iOS supports mouse input, it'll never be a good laptop replacement.
Throwable is usually reserved for very serious errors you shouldn't even try to recover from. You should catch Exception instead.
My new-ish ASUS monitor was $100 cheaper at my local MicroCenter compared to Amazon.
For what it's worth, my iPhone with a thick OtterBox Defender case charges as fast as wired when I use my Anker wireless charger. I do REALLY miss the headphone jack, though. :(
Try the Anker wireless charger that sits upright. I use mine daily, and placing the phone correctly is virtually effortless, even when not looking.
I have an iPhone and an iPad, and even I ignore every post by TheFakeTimCook. His tireless defense of everything Apple got really old a long time ago.