I would argue that it's Google versus closed-source phone manufacturers, their service allies, their software allies (i.e, Microsoft), and, most notably, Sun Microsystems and the Java Community Process.
Note the conspicuous absence of any Sun software (or support for it) in the SDK release.
The most common question I've heard is "What hardware is the Android platform running on?"
Nobody outside of Google and possibly the Open Handset Alliance members has run it on hardware yet. If you're interested in trying to hack it, there is a board of people trying to get it on some phones:
http://www.ohadev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15
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Brian Jordan
http://ohadev.com/ - Android SDK code samples, tutorials, discussion
As with Wikipedia, issues of scope and conflict resolution will be the ever-present hurdles. That is, if this technology is ever implemented and widely accepted.
One could envision an internet-wide database of people, yes, but by what process is the user assured the Albert Einstein referenced on it is really Albert Einstein the scientist? Mr. Einstein of Portland, Oregon is about to cash in on this "internet of things" thing.
You sound a lot like radio host Bill Cunningham talking to Sean Hannity about the kid whose chair was forcibly taken from underneath him for not standing during the national anthem:
I think to have the chair pulled out from under you is the least of what should happen.
And back in the good old days at Deer Park High School, Alan Colmes, the board of education would have met my derriere, and Ma Cunningham would have beat me about the face and head if I had done similar things.Video of the FOX Child-beating support-fest here.
If a student went up to an administrator and told them their teacher slapped them privately, they would have a weak investigation, the teacher would deny it, and the parent wouldn't know who to believe and wonder if they were nuts for sticking up for their child.
The teacher IS an administrator, and if they told the principal a student had slapped them, the student will be suspended or expelled immediately. It's an issue of responsibility, and the fact that students have no credibility without evidence.
Why is this article being left on the front page? It has been seen to be completely invalid, and is giving people the wrong idea.
Great, you put a correction up, but the correction negates everything the article contains. Get rid of it.
From TFA: In a letter to Time Warner's board of directors released Monday, billionaire investor Icahn labeled the potential AOL-Google deal as "disastrous" because it may rule out potential future deals AOL might do with Google rivals such as eBay Inc. (Research) or Microsoft.
Seems to me Google is slowly getting rid of AOL... for the benefit of society.
They are doing no evil, hell, they're doing the world a huge service.
I remember wondering about the comma before the and in a list of items in third grade--my teacher wasn't exactly sure.
The way I understand it, there has been a shift within the past ten years from including that final comma to not including it.
e.g. 10 years ago-- apples, bananas, and oranges.
now-- apples, bananas and oranges.
On a smaller scale, blogs are taking over certain aspects of the media. Everyone in my town now gets their local news from a blog of a former field reporter for one of the major networks. It's Westport Now.com. People are preffering this over our local papers, such as Westport News and Norwalk Hour, because it is more current and has pretty color pictures:-p.
"But I think that programmers tend to think that they are smarter than the average person. [...] That bugs me. [...]
There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary numbers and those who don't."...
I am surprised OurTunes is getting so much attention, as it is simply a quick edit of MyTunes and is VERY limited in functionality compared to the much more mature Get It Together (also written in Java and tested in Windows, Linux and OS X).
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I would argue that it's Google versus closed-source phone manufacturers, their service allies, their software allies (i.e, Microsoft), and, most notably, Sun Microsystems and the Java Community Process.
Note the conspicuous absence of any Sun software (or support for it) in the SDK release.
See:
http://ohadev.com/blog/dalvik-vm-icicles-abound-no-sun-in-sight/
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http://code.google.com/android/intro/installing.html#installingplugin
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What would be needed would be a developer's model for these phones,
and the correct transfer hardware and developer's kit from a NON-OHA
phone.
Ironically, that makes this really hard, because the old-school (non-
Android) handsets make it very hard to independently develop with.
We have a forum thread discussing this possibility:
http://www.ohadev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=23
Cheers,
Brian Jordan
http://ohadev.com/ - Android SDK discussion, code samples, tutorials,
application submission
The most common question I've heard is "What hardware is the Android platform running on?" Nobody outside of Google and possibly the Open Handset Alliance members has run it on hardware yet. If you're interested in trying to hack it, there is a board of people trying to get it on some phones: http://www.ohadev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15 ------------ Cheers, Brian Jordan http://ohadev.com/ - Android SDK code samples, tutorials, discussion
As with Wikipedia, issues of scope and conflict resolution will be the ever-present hurdles. That is, if this technology is ever implemented and widely accepted. One could envision an internet-wide database of people, yes, but by what process is the user assured the Albert Einstein referenced on it is really Albert Einstein the scientist? Mr. Einstein of Portland, Oregon is about to cash in on this "internet of things" thing.
You sound a lot like radio host Bill Cunningham talking to Sean Hannity about the kid whose chair was forcibly taken from underneath him for not standing during the national anthem: I think to have the chair pulled out from under you is the least of what should happen. And back in the good old days at Deer Park High School, Alan Colmes, the board of education would have met my derriere, and Ma Cunningham would have beat me about the face and head if I had done similar things.Video of the FOX Child-beating support-fest here.
If a student went up to an administrator and told them their teacher slapped them privately, they would have a weak investigation, the teacher would deny it, and the parent wouldn't know who to believe and wonder if they were nuts for sticking up for their child. The teacher IS an administrator, and if they told the principal a student had slapped them, the student will be suspended or expelled immediately. It's an issue of responsibility, and the fact that students have no credibility without evidence.
The blog Teacher Videos has these sort of negligent teachers on parade. They need to be held accountable for what they're doing.
After all of the teacher videos I've seen, I'm thinking this sort of teacher accountability is necessary for our kids to be safe and not traumatized in school. The teacher pulling the chair from underneath a student, the teacher physically threatening and emotionally scarring an entire assembly of students, and completely blazed teachers are all good reasons kids should be able to videotape their negligent teach.
Frodo used the Tolkien Ring a few times the past few years. It's still alive.
Why is this article being left on the front page? It has been seen to be completely invalid, and is giving people the wrong idea. Great, you put a correction up, but the correction negates everything the article contains. Get rid of it.
From TFA: In a letter to Time Warner's board of directors released Monday, billionaire investor Icahn labeled the potential AOL-Google deal as "disastrous" because it may rule out potential future deals AOL might do with Google rivals such as eBay Inc. (Research) or Microsoft.
Seems to me Google is slowly getting rid of AOL... for the benefit of society.
They are doing no evil, hell, they're doing the world a huge service.
Pirate: Earrrg! Swab the poop deck! Hell, swab the whole deck! With bleach!
Is this true? Would a town full of half cars half motorcycles be safer than a town with half cars half SUVs? Can someone prove this staistically?
I remember wondering about the comma before the and in a list of items in third grade--my teacher wasn't exactly sure. The way I understand it, there has been a shift within the past ten years from including that final comma to not including it. e.g. 10 years ago-- apples, bananas, and oranges. now-- apples, bananas and oranges.
good. fucking. luck.
Ah thanks! I expect CERN to get slashdotted any minute now.
You didn't see anything in the article? I think you need to turn your monitor on.
From first paragraph:
Quickly and easily removed, it is ideal for either protection or promotional purposes.
Has anyone had any luck with this under OS X?
On a smaller scale, blogs are taking over certain aspects of the media. Everyone in my town now gets their local news from a blog of a former field reporter for one of the major networks. It's Westport Now.com. People are preffering this over our local papers, such as Westport News and Norwalk Hour, because it is more current and has pretty color pictures :-p.
Do you realize that that was what the parent of his post (me) pointed out, and is what he was responding to?
"But I think that programmers tend to think that they are smarter than the average person. [...] That bugs me. [...] There are 10 types of people, those who understand binary numbers and those who don't." ...
"Cars"? That is a beast. Honey, get the children inside.
I am surprised OurTunes is getting so much attention, as it is simply a quick edit of MyTunes and is VERY limited in functionality compared to the much more mature Get It Together (also written in Java and tested in Windows, Linux and OS X).