I see where you're coming from, and I've had that opinion in the past.
It's just that right now, because of how operating systems have always (until now) reported disk space, there is a standard (even if technically incorrect) that people understand. What we need right now is consistency, which I suppose is what Ubuntu is doing here. What I was saying in my post is that finally storage manufacturers are making the change, so it's odd that operating systems are basically switching with them.
In my opinion, we should all switch to KiB, MiB, and GiB (and label them as such).
It's just very easy for me to see an Apple board room meeting where they suggest that users (who more often check available disk space than used disk space) will be amazed by how much more space they have available after installing Snow Leopard.
Sorry to double post, but I think I need to correct myself.
"for the most part" may be incorrect, but there are definitely more SSD manufacturers who use base 2 measurements than standard HD ones (OCZ, which gives a rough estimate of sizes based on base 2 measurements). So the way I see it, there is kind of some momentum there to start using correct measurements, so that's what baffles me about Apple and Ubuntu, and which leads me to believe that their motives are making it appear that once installed, users magically have more available disk space.
I find it interesting that operating systems are headed in this direction, while SSDs are becoming more and more popular, and which (for the most part) use base 2 measurements.
It looks like both Apple and Ubuntu are trying to get consumers to think that they use less disk space.
I've been using Swype on my Nexus One for a month or two and it's incredible. I wonder how it'd perform on that chart (Or is one of those phones the windows phone that includes it? "Swype" didn't show up on the article page at all).
By all means, start a petition. I just hope you realize that in order to make the same amount of money, carriers would charge less for the limited plans, but more for the unlimited plans. And since people will be tethering, they will have to make even more money in order to pay for the increased amount of bandwidth that would occur.
Sorry for a second second post, but it really bugs me that I KNOW someone will respond with some idiotic comment like yours, but I always end up giving slashdotters the benefit of the doubt. One of these days I'll learn.
Would they have the same infrastructure if fewer people used it? You using it DOES cost them because they have to invest more in their infrastructure. Bigger pipes, more towers, more employees.
Because if they allow it the price for "Unlimited mobile data plan for just $X!" doubles or triples. Other customers would not be happy with that. You should start focusing on trying to get a new plan available for more money instead of trying to screw over the common customer who doesn't use their data plan for anything other than e-mail and an occasional webpage.
That hasn't been the case for at least a year now. A lot of SSDs will do much better with sustained read AND write speeds than traditional HDs (the best of which top out at around 100MB/sec). SSDs are reading at well over 250MB/sec and some are writing at 150-200MB/sec. And this is all based on the last time I checked, which was 5 or 6 months ago.
Most mormons aren't creationists in the usual sense of the word. There isn't actually any official doctrine on the subject (most quotes that you find probably aren't official doctrine), and as far as mormon beliefs go, it doesn't matter. They believe what they feel comfortable with. Most will tell you that God works in natural ways, meaning that maybe he guides things a little, but he lets nature do stuff for him. In mormon doctrine, there is plenty of room for both science and religion. We're all about education and learning about how the world works. I don't believe in "magic," but science that we don't yet understand. Surely it's possible that God uses quantum mechanics, > 3 dimensional physics, and other things that we are only beginning to grasp.
I don't feel like finding a source, but it was my understanding that we'd get 32GB microSDHC cards with the previous (current) technology (35 nm?). I have no idea what the holdup is, though.
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As stated previously, consumers pay more attention to available disk space than used disk space.
I see where you're coming from, and I've had that opinion in the past.
It's just that right now, because of how operating systems have always (until now) reported disk space, there is a standard (even if technically incorrect) that people understand. What we need right now is consistency, which I suppose is what Ubuntu is doing here. What I was saying in my post is that finally storage manufacturers are making the change, so it's odd that operating systems are basically switching with them.
In my opinion, we should all switch to KiB, MiB, and GiB (and label them as such).
You very well might be right.
It's just very easy for me to see an Apple board room meeting where they suggest that users (who more often check available disk space than used disk space) will be amazed by how much more space they have available after installing Snow Leopard.
Sorry to double post, but I think I need to correct myself.
"for the most part" may be incorrect, but there are definitely more SSD manufacturers who use base 2 measurements than standard HD ones (OCZ, which gives a rough estimate of sizes based on base 2 measurements). So the way I see it, there is kind of some momentum there to start using correct measurements, so that's what baffles me about Apple and Ubuntu, and which leads me to believe that their motives are making it appear that once installed, users magically have more available disk space.
Consumers pay more attention to how much they have available.
"(for the most part)"
I find it interesting that operating systems are headed in this direction, while SSDs are becoming more and more popular, and which (for the most part) use base 2 measurements.
It looks like both Apple and Ubuntu are trying to get consumers to think that they use less disk space.
I'm sorry, but Java still doesn't compare to C, and those differences *especially* apply to high load server applications.
I've been using Swype on my Nexus One for a month or two and it's incredible. I wonder how it'd perform on that chart (Or is one of those phones the windows phone that includes it? "Swype" didn't show up on the article page at all).
By all means, start a petition. I just hope you realize that in order to make the same amount of money, carriers would charge less for the limited plans, but more for the unlimited plans. And since people will be tethering, they will have to make even more money in order to pay for the increased amount of bandwidth that would occur.
Sorry for a second second post, but it really bugs me that I KNOW someone will respond with some idiotic comment like yours, but I always end up giving slashdotters the benefit of the doubt. One of these days I'll learn.
Would they have the same infrastructure if fewer people used it? You using it DOES cost them because they have to invest more in their infrastructure. Bigger pipes, more towers, more employees.
(Don't get me wrong, I hate apple and I hate AT&T, but it does cost AT&T money when you use their services).
Because if they allow it the price for "Unlimited mobile data plan for just $X!" doubles or triples. Other customers would not be happy with that. You should start focusing on trying to get a new plan available for more money instead of trying to screw over the common customer who doesn't use their data plan for anything other than e-mail and an occasional webpage.
No, I do understand fully. "Proper" generally means official. It does not mean "original."
While I agree that "Digital Restrictions Management" is more accurate, it's not the "proper" term.
That hasn't been the case for at least a year now. A lot of SSDs will do much better with sustained read AND write speeds than traditional HDs (the best of which top out at around 100MB/sec). SSDs are reading at well over 250MB/sec and some are writing at 150-200MB/sec. And this is all based on the last time I checked, which was 5 or 6 months ago.
Mormons aren't creationists in the usual sense of the word..
Mormons aren't creationists in the usual sense of the word.
Most mormons aren't creationists in the usual sense of the word. There isn't actually any official doctrine on the subject (most quotes that you find probably aren't official doctrine), and as far as mormon beliefs go, it doesn't matter. They believe what they feel comfortable with. Most will tell you that God works in natural ways, meaning that maybe he guides things a little, but he lets nature do stuff for him. In mormon doctrine, there is plenty of room for both science and religion. We're all about education and learning about how the world works. I don't believe in "magic," but science that we don't yet understand. Surely it's possible that God uses quantum mechanics, > 3 dimensional physics, and other things that we are only beginning to grasp.
All of these can be done with just GPS coordinates and devices. I was expecting something more creative.
I don't feel like finding a source, but it was my understanding that we'd get 32GB microSDHC cards with the previous (current) technology (35 nm?). I have no idea what the holdup is, though.
It takes 3 or 4 clicks to change. And none of those clicks are hidden.
And 5 usable IPs likely means that they are allocating 8 for you. 1 for a gateway, 1 for the network address, and 1 broadcast IP.
"Haven't RTFA..." -Shatrat
I guess that's enough for dkleinsc (and most anti-MS slashdotters (slightly redundant, yes)) to jump to conclusions.