"you can make a micro-USB connector that allows simultaneous micro-USB, charging, and MHL connections."
That' semi-correct, but in practice it's of limited utility. You can have a micro-USB connector, which can work as either USB or MHL, not both at the same time, as you claim. When it's running as MHL, what would normally be the USB data lines are in active use for MHL, so it's impossible to sense that a USB charger (which basically shorts the data lines together to indicate its presence) is connected, and it's also impossible to enumerate on the USB bus. As a result, the phone can't detect whether it's connected to a USB charger which can provide up to 1.5A, and it can't negotiate for the 500 mA allowed for a regular USB connection, so it's limited to drawing the max 100 mA allowed in those circumstances. That's if it's following the USB spec. Some phones will try to draw 500 mA regardless, that's a pretty widely encountered violation of the USB spec.
In any case, since MHL is typically used for viewing video, the phone is unlikely to be able to draw more power than it consumes - so it discharges, not charges, while using MHL.
Not to worry. The summary is trash, and you're correct about the submitter's IQ. Of course, if you've been here over a week, this sort of thing is simply expected from timothy. Anyone who can change "South Dakota School of Mines and Technology" to the non-existent "Michigan University" has serious comprehension problems.
There's a difference between having 1 or 2 devices under direct control of the flight crew powered up, and having a hundred devices over which they have only marginal control. And, can you imagine the pissing and moaning which would follow if the FAA said "iPads are OK" for public use, but nothing else.
Citizen's Band is *supposed to be* only for NON-commercial use.
There is no such restriction for CB. "You can operate a CB device regardless of your age and for personal or business use so long as you are not a representative of a foreign government." - the FCC
"you are being forced to take the adds on something that you payed for in entirety."
Do you work for Amazon, so you have some special insight into their pricing decisions? Because, common sense would say that if they didn't have ads, it would cost more, as with the Kindles which offer that option.
He's probably thinking of the "scanner law" (47 CFR Part 15.37(f)), which made it illegal to make scanners which could receive cell calls after some date (not that it matters much since analog cellular went away). Or maybe 18 USC 1029, which requires "intent to defraud."
Neither of which directly make it illegal to intercept calls.
For that, there's 18 USC 2511, which might make it illegal to even listen to the conversation a person next to you is having. ("intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication;")
That's under your control - simply stop posting incorrect and misleading information. They are not donations, as you claim. KS makes that very clear. Searching their FAQ finds the word "donation" one single time:
We know there are a lot of great projects that fall outside of our scope, but Kickstarter is not a place for soliciting donations to causes, charity projects, or general business expenses.
"Then it has changed. Their site used to employ the terminology of "donations" and "donators" along with "pledges", "
You continue to mislead. Even the earliest terms of use stated
Though Kickstarter cannot be held liable for the actions of a Project Creator, Project Creators are nevertheless wholly responsible for fulfilling obligations both implied and stated in any project listing they create
Nothing there which could lead to a claim that they "suggest" rewards be fulfilled. Also, they never use the term "donation," as you claim.
Kickstarter.com ("Kickstarter") is a venue for fund-raising and commerce. Kickstarter allows certain users ("Project Creators") to list projects and raise funds from other users ("Backers").
And exactly how would they enforce it? The money's already been distributed. If you order something from a retail web site, and they don't deliver, do you expect your ISP to "enforce it?"
"Kickstarter states that any promised rewards *should* be fulfilled,"
You're emphatically making things up. The Kickstarter Terms of Use are quite clear:
Project Creators are required to fulfill all rewards of their successful fundraising campaigns or refund any Backer whose reward they do not or cannot fulfill.
Project Creators may cancel or refund a Backer's pledge at any time and for any reason, and if they do so, are not required to fulfill the reward.
The device is composed of the following subsystems:
- Cortex-A9 microprocessor unit (MPU) subsystem, including two ARM Cortex-A9 cores
- Digital signal processor (DSP) subsystem
- Image and video accelerator high-definition (IVA-HD) subsystem
- Cortex-M3 MPU subsystem, including two ARM Cortex-M3 microprocessors
- Display subsystem
- Audio back-end (ABE) subsystem
- Imaging subsystem (ISS), consisting of image signal processor (ISP) and still image coprocessor
(SIMCOP) block
- 2D/3D graphic accelerator subsystems (SGX and BB2D)
- Emulation (EMU) subsystem
This isn't that much different than the servitude forced on US medical students (aka "internship/residency"). I'd like to see all the "I won't use an iPhone because of this" posters say the same thing about health care.
Can you provide a reference for your claim that the 4470 has 2 ARM11s?
DSP may technically be a core, but it's certainly not general purpose. The M3s are definitely not simply "peripheral controllers." In this application, I suspect Amazon is taking advantage of their power/cycle economy, and using them to build fill frame buffers slowly behind the scenes for the next page, while the user is reading the current one.
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"you can make a micro-USB connector that allows simultaneous micro-USB, charging, and MHL connections."
That' semi-correct, but in practice it's of limited utility. You can have a micro-USB connector, which can work as either USB or MHL, not both at the same time, as you claim. When it's running as MHL, what would normally be the USB data lines are in active use for MHL, so it's impossible to sense that a USB charger (which basically shorts the data lines together to indicate its presence) is connected, and it's also impossible to enumerate on the USB bus. As a result, the phone can't detect whether it's connected to a USB charger which can provide up to 1.5A, and it can't negotiate for the 500 mA allowed for a regular USB connection, so it's limited to drawing the max 100 mA allowed in those circumstances. That's if it's following the USB spec. Some phones will try to draw 500 mA regardless, that's a pretty widely encountered violation of the USB spec.
In any case, since MHL is typically used for viewing video, the phone is unlikely to be able to draw more power than it consumes - so it discharges, not charges, while using MHL.
Not to worry. The summary is trash, and you're correct about the submitter's IQ. Of course, if you've been here over a week, this sort of thing is simply expected from timothy. Anyone who can change "South Dakota School of Mines and Technology" to the non-existent "Michigan University" has serious comprehension problems.
...the might end up with something like:
OS
OS:The Animated Series
OS:The Next Generation
OS: Deep Space 9
OS: Voyager
OS: Enterprise
IRDA, but without the "I".
There's a difference between having 1 or 2 devices under direct control of the flight crew powered up, and having a hundred devices over which they have only marginal control. And, can you imagine the pissing and moaning which would follow if the FAA said "iPads are OK" for public use, but nothing else.
Hey, it's working great! I have people use that line as a conversation starter all the time.
"now that my desktop is slower than an Android toy tablet, I finally have justification for an upgrade to Haswell next year."
... or maybe Hasbro?
Just define things like they do with "X servers." The end with the screen/keyboard is the server.
Want to run Apache? It's merely a client for the I/O services a browser offers, etc.
Client/server is an artificial, and arbitrary, distinction - ignore it.
There is no such restriction for CB. "You can operate a CB device regardless of your age and for personal or business use so long as you are not a representative of a foreign government." - the FCC
LOL
You don't know what "force" means. No one is forced to accept ads. Simply don't buy the product if you don't want them.
Acronym abuse! If you use an acronym, spell it out the first time you use it, or expect your communications to be taken as nonsense.
"you are being forced to take the adds on something that you payed for in entirety."
Do you work for Amazon, so you have some special insight into their pricing decisions? Because, common sense would say that if they didn't have ads, it would cost more, as with the Kindles which offer that option.
He's probably thinking of the "scanner law" (47 CFR Part 15.37(f)), which made it illegal to make scanners which could receive cell calls after some date (not that it matters much since analog cellular went away). Or maybe 18 USC 1029, which requires "intent to defraud."
Neither of which directly make it illegal to intercept calls.
For that, there's 18 USC 2511, which might make it illegal to even listen to the conversation a person next to you is having. ("intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, oral, or electronic communication;")
That's under your control - simply stop posting incorrect and misleading information. They are not donations, as you claim. KS makes that very clear. Searching their FAQ finds the word "donation" one single time:
You continue to mislead. Even the earliest terms of use stated
Nothing there which could lead to a claim that they "suggest" rewards be fulfilled. Also, they never use the term "donation," as you claim.
And exactly how would they enforce it? The money's already been distributed. If you order something from a retail web site, and they don't deliver, do you expect your ISP to "enforce it?"
"There is no guarantee that the project will succeed or that anything promised to backers will ever be fulfilled."
In exactly the same way there's no guarantee you'll get a package when you order something from Amazon.
"This is stated in Kickstarter's own information."
There you go again, making things up.
You're emphatically making things up. The Kickstarter Terms of Use are quite clear:
No mention there.
"any explanation except the actual one."
Continuing to deny the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is futile.
Record 35 year lows. That's never happened before in our 4.5 billion year history, you can be sure!
Not necessarily.
This isn't that much different than the servitude forced on US medical students (aka "internship/residency"). I'd like to see all the "I won't use an iPhone because of this" posters say the same thing about health care.
Can you provide a reference for your claim that the 4470 has 2 ARM11s?
DSP may technically be a core, but it's certainly not general purpose. The M3s are definitely not simply "peripheral controllers." In this application, I suspect Amazon is taking advantage of their power/cycle economy, and using them to build fill frame buffers slowly behind the scenes for the next page, while the user is reading the current one.
"Steve jobs ... would have had bezos killed by his secret ninja assassins a long time ago"
You're forgetting about the pirates which travel the Amazon.