Well you could produce handcuffs were the wearer would be unable to reach the lock, key or no key. The would probably be larger than the standard model though.
What disturbs me the most is that they threw out dozens of useful features out. External SIM access, fm transmitter, hot swappable sd cards, file transfer, streaming, VPN, mp3 notifications/ringtones...
That and alienating their entire developer and customer base. It used to be awesome hardware with a mediocre os. They considered themselves phone makers and didn't much care what software, music or files you loaded on your phone. That has now changed for worse.
Worse most of those worked perfectly fine with the older Symbian based phones like the N8
These worked perfectly fine [comments in brackets]
1. No true multitasking for 3rd party apps - they re frozen in the background.
2. No Divx/Xvid video codec support. Zune will convert with loss of quality.
3. No mass storage mode.
4. No micro-SD card support.[SD HC, Hotswap]
5. Only support up to 16GB storage . [Happily connected to USB HD]
6. No filemanager. Directory system is totally opaque.[Only some system folders hidden in file manager]
7. Need Zune to transfer files. Zune will only transfer photos, videos & music. All other files need to email/upload to yourself.[You could send any file even over Bluetooth]
8. Your contact details are automatically uploaded to cloud service whether you like it or not.[was available OPTIONAL]
9. Limited to 800x480 resolution. [N8 had HDMI Output]
10. Voice search is hardwired to Bing.[haven't really toyed with speech recognition, but normal search could be set to anything you wanted]
11. Cannot use any MP3 file as ringtone except those with strict constraints.[ANY mp3, midi, wav or recorded audio for ringtones or alarm]
12. Cannot set static IP address so no connection to ad-hoc networks.[Never needed that, but in case of dire need you could just set up a hotspot ON the phone]
13. No VPN support for this âoecorporate enterpriseâ phone.[several clients available]
14. Cannot sync directly with Outlook without syncing to Cloud [could sync with several clients through Ovi Suite or directly synced with an Outlook server]
15. Totally closed OS, cannot sideload apps outside MS Marketplace.[Would install any compatible software from any source]
16. System font size cannot be changed. [small, standard and large]
17. Images and photos cannot be renamed in the phone.[renaming and editing]
18. Windows Live ID account cannot change country once set.[not needed]
19. No centralized notification page.[somewhat trough widgets]
20. Alarm clock cannot work when phone is turned off. All Nokia Symbian and Meego phones can do this.[Check]
21. The idle screen is completely blank and cannot display time or notifications.[time only, though there was an notification LED on the side for missed calls, sms or email]
22. Only photos allowed as email attachments, documents not allowed.[Anything you liked]
23. No way to stream audio to the majority of car audio systems as the most common Bluetooth rSAP profile is not implemented.[The N8 had a built in FM transmitter that worked with all (not just many) car audio systems]
24. Cannot stream audio from video playback to Bluetooth devices as A2DP profile is not implemented.[No idea about that, but it could stream audio and video directly to a pc or smart tv through wifi. ]
25. No support for full on-device encryption required for secure applications like mobile banking and online payment.[unknown]
26. Cannot use Bluetooth keyboard (no HID profile) [unknown]
27. Cannot silence ringtone or alarm by flipping the phone. [unknown, but probably didn't either]
28. Very limited customization option.[could be customized quite freely]
29. Cannot be upgraded to WP8 (Apollo) [well no upgrades for the N( either (after Belle)]
USABILITY ISSUES
30. No always visible status bar for battery life, signal strength, carrier ID, 2G/3G wi-fi, Bluetooth on.[Check, right on top. Could be removed though]
31. Taskmanager has no option to shut down apps you donâ(TM)t want running in the background.[check]
32. Search and Back button cannot be de-activated in apps or games and easily touched by accident which interrupt your user experience.[No such buttons, so check;) ]
33. Lockscreen need to be activated to show missed call/sms notification.[WTF?, This was shown by a symbol in the status bar AND a fat dialogue box]
On a more amusing note, strapping four ICBMs under an Apache (or is it strapping an Apache on the ICBM?) might require the use of more than a few rolls of duct tape. That's a mental image to cherish.
But if you number it, isn't the number effectively the name? I mean "459134" doesn't have the same ring as "Hellfire" but it still is a unique alphanumeric identifier. Only harder to remember and more error prone. ("Fire two 445s is said! The training missiles! And you fired a 2445 TacNuke! We are all doomed...")
That would have been a good financial advise. Unfortunately they went to Goldman-Sachs who didn't bother to think much further than their own paycheck.
Weren't many safety features (like seat belts or helmets) made mandatory by law? Of course others were introduced because the buyers requested them. By the way, the same thing you mentioned, also holds true for professional drivers. They have to drive whatever their company considers the right vehicle for the job (within legal limits of course).
Oh and to be completely of topic for a second: Was your.sig written by E L James? (Sorry, could resist)
What's the worst that could happen? There is no way that idea could wreak havoc to you finances if something goes wrong. Actually forget the "if" and replace it "once". One basket was not a good idea a few hundred years ago when carrying eggs and still isn't.
Let's use an internet version of this business model: The Google add system. Google/the banks will know a lot about you. They sell merchants the options to advertise to their intended demographic, but not the info itself (that would be facebook). The merchant is not supposed to know who you are, just that you are a potential customer (based on past purchases). The merchants will also get anonymous data for marketing to consider the right demographic to address.
At least that's what I consider this to be.
Maybe because they visit a specific website with a clearly defined focus group. The very same holds true for other special interest groups. I would expect a lot more insight in a discussion among readers of "science", "nature", "nejm" or even "tackle & bait" on a topic from their paper, than I would from group of more diverse/random readers. The HuPo targets a very wide audience, whereas the WSJ caters only a very specific focus group of regular readers.
I'm not saying (as you seem to imply) that wsj readers are generally more informed, but they are probably more interested and therefore more informed on economics (why else should they want to read that paper).
Imagine the comments on a fly fishing article in "tackle and bait" and then imagine the comments to a similar article in the HuPo or the NYT. Which group would probably be better informed on average?
I see your point and I have to agree that to some point the whole "hanging out together" might actually make some sense. That said she was an artist (even though the ideology and underlying message does give me the creeps) and I don't consider what the HuPo is doing to be a form of art. Therefore I still don't see what she could learn from them. Goebbels maybe (though he'd more likely work for Fox News), but that would officially invoke Godwin and also would not be a very nice thing to say.
I do know that I could simply open youtube and have a wide selection, but nothing beats blowing things up err "experimenting" yourself. Just know your limits and keep your distance. My old chemistry teacher used to say that the main reason so many chemists wear beards is to hide the scars.
Is that just me, or do others too overlook comment's headlines? Most of the time I only read them when the post in question seems to be referring to something not existing in the parent or the comment's body, or simply by chance. Not sure which one it was in this case though.
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Well you could produce handcuffs were the wearer would be unable to reach the lock, key or no key. The would probably be larger than the standard model though.
Use a loaded 9mm? Or maybe a Taser, less messy if you are already in the car...
What disturbs me the most is that they threw out dozens of useful features out. External SIM access, fm transmitter, hot swappable sd cards, file transfer, streaming, VPN, mp3 notifications/ringtones ...
That and alienating their entire developer and customer base. It used to be awesome hardware with a mediocre os. They considered themselves phone makers and didn't much care what software, music or files you loaded on your phone. That has now changed for worse.
oh, and [check] for the first three.
1. No true multitasking for 3rd party apps - they re frozen in the background.
2. No Divx/Xvid video codec support. Zune will convert with loss of quality.
3. No mass storage mode.
4. No micro-SD card support.[SD HC, Hotswap]
5. Only support up to 16GB storage . [Happily connected to USB HD]
6. No filemanager. Directory system is totally opaque.[Only some system folders hidden in file manager]
7. Need Zune to transfer files. Zune will only transfer photos, videos & music. All other files need to email/upload to yourself.[You could send any file even over Bluetooth]
8. Your contact details are automatically uploaded to cloud service whether you like it or not.[was available OPTIONAL]
9. Limited to 800x480 resolution. [N8 had HDMI Output]
10. Voice search is hardwired to Bing.[haven't really toyed with speech recognition, but normal search could be set to anything you wanted]
11. Cannot use any MP3 file as ringtone except those with strict constraints.[ANY mp3, midi, wav or recorded audio for ringtones or alarm]
12. Cannot set static IP address so no connection to ad-hoc networks.[Never needed that, but in case of dire need you could just set up a hotspot ON the phone]
13. No VPN support for this âoecorporate enterpriseâ phone.[several clients available]
14. Cannot sync directly with Outlook without syncing to Cloud [could sync with several clients through Ovi Suite or directly synced with an Outlook server]
15. Totally closed OS, cannot sideload apps outside MS Marketplace.[Would install any compatible software from any source]
16. System font size cannot be changed. [small, standard and large]
17. Images and photos cannot be renamed in the phone.[renaming and editing]
18. Windows Live ID account cannot change country once set.[not needed]
19. No centralized notification page.[somewhat trough widgets]
20. Alarm clock cannot work when phone is turned off. All Nokia Symbian and Meego phones can do this.[Check]
21. The idle screen is completely blank and cannot display time or notifications.[time only, though there was an notification LED on the side for missed calls, sms or email]
22. Only photos allowed as email attachments, documents not allowed.[Anything you liked]
23. No way to stream audio to the majority of car audio systems as the most common Bluetooth rSAP profile is not implemented.[The N8 had a built in FM transmitter that worked with all (not just many) car audio systems]
24. Cannot stream audio from video playback to Bluetooth devices as A2DP profile is not implemented.[No idea about that, but it could stream audio and video directly to a pc or smart tv through wifi. ]
25. No support for full on-device encryption required for secure applications like mobile banking and online payment.[unknown]
26. Cannot use Bluetooth keyboard (no HID profile) [unknown]
27. Cannot silence ringtone or alarm by flipping the phone. [unknown, but probably didn't either]
28. Very limited customization option.[could be customized quite freely]
29. Cannot be upgraded to WP8 (Apollo) [well no upgrades for the N( either (after Belle)]
USABILITY ISSUES
30. No always visible status bar for battery life, signal strength, carrier ID, 2G/3G wi-fi, Bluetooth on.[Check, right on top. Could be removed though]
31. Taskmanager has no option to shut down apps you donâ(TM)t want running in the background.[check]
32. Search and Back button cannot be de-activated in apps or games and easily touched by accident which interrupt your user experience.[No such buttons, so check ;) ]
33. Lockscreen need to be activated to show missed call/sms notification.[WTF?, This was shown by a symbol in the status bar AND a fat dialogue box]
On a more amusing note, strapping four ICBMs under an Apache (or is it strapping an Apache on the ICBM?) might require the use of more than a few rolls of duct tape. That's a mental image to cherish.
But if you number it, isn't the number effectively the name? I mean "459134" doesn't have the same ring as "Hellfire" but it still is a unique alphanumeric identifier. Only harder to remember and more error prone. ("Fire two 445s is said! The training missiles! And you fired a 2445 TacNuke! We are all doomed...")
Wait for it....
11
Hey KID! Yeah you, get the fuck off my lawn!
Well, this time the .sig and the post align perfectly.
But how do you distinguish them if there are several versions?
Would it also work the other way around? Like in "sure we'll turn down the music as soon as the campfire/BBQ is going properly".
But would you fraud it?
But wouldn't everyone despise such communist ideas? [/sarcasm]
Well looks like the system works. Not our system, of course, but theirs.
... unless their perspective was to take the customer's money and not actually do their job.
Shocking ain't it.
That would have been a good financial advise. Unfortunately they went to Goldman-Sachs who didn't bother to think much further than their own paycheck.
Weren't many safety features (like seat belts or helmets) made mandatory by law? Of course others were introduced because the buyers requested them. By the way, the same thing you mentioned, also holds true for professional drivers. They have to drive whatever their company considers the right vehicle for the job (within legal limits of course).
.sig written by E L James? (Sorry, could resist)
Oh and to be completely of topic for a second: Was your
That's Mountain Dew, pretty close though.
What's the worst that could happen? There is no way that idea could wreak havoc to you finances if something goes wrong. Actually forget the "if" and replace it "once". One basket was not a good idea a few hundred years ago when carrying eggs and still isn't.
What a very nice analogy. I intend to use it some time in the future.
Let's use an internet version of this business model: The Google add system. Google/the banks will know a lot about you. They sell merchants the options to advertise to their intended demographic, but not the info itself (that would be facebook). The merchant is not supposed to know who you are, just that you are a potential customer (based on past purchases). The merchants will also get anonymous data for marketing to consider the right demographic to address.
At least that's what I consider this to be.
Maybe because they visit a specific website with a clearly defined focus group. The very same holds true for other special interest groups. I would expect a lot more insight in a discussion among readers of "science", "nature", "nejm" or even "tackle & bait" on a topic from their paper, than I would from group of more diverse/random readers. The HuPo targets a very wide audience, whereas the WSJ caters only a very specific focus group of regular readers.
I'm not saying (as you seem to imply) that wsj readers are generally more informed, but they are probably more interested and therefore more informed on economics (why else should they want to read that paper).
Imagine the comments on a fly fishing article in "tackle and bait" and then imagine the comments to a similar article in the HuPo or the NYT. Which group would probably be better informed on average?
I see your point and I have to agree that to some point the whole "hanging out together" might actually make some sense. That said she was an artist (even though the ideology and underlying message does give me the creeps) and I don't consider what the HuPo is doing to be a form of art. Therefore I still don't see what she could learn from them. Goebbels maybe (though he'd more likely work for Fox News), but that would officially invoke Godwin and also would not be a very nice thing to say.
I do know that I could simply open youtube and have a wide selection, but nothing beats blowing things up err "experimenting" yourself. Just know your limits and keep your distance. My old chemistry teacher used to say that the main reason so many chemists wear beards is to hide the scars.
Is that just me, or do others too overlook comment's headlines? Most of the time I only read them when the post in question seems to be referring to something not existing in the parent or the comment's body, or simply by chance. Not sure which one it was in this case though.
Would you care to elaborate? (And yes, I do know who Ms Riefenstahl was)