never mind that google is a US-centric web site, and that Nokia (or Symbian), the most common phones with web browsers (also webkit), don't sell much into the US market...
I really don't think you can put much meaning into the stats from just one web site, even if it is google. If you *are* going to use just one web site, then google is probably a good choice, but still. Having said that, not too many people in China use google, and that's a massive Nokia market...though data rates are high, and China doesn't allow wifi (yet) on phones.
Furthermore, you have to log in and use the new preferences in order switch back to the old one. That was impossible for me on my phone's browser (Nokia E90 - webkit) since the preferences don't work for that:(
I had to wait until I could get to another computer in order to switch it off. It seems there's no way at all to switch if off without logging in.
...but rich people have more $ to spend, and usually spend them more readily, and more so on the less-than-necessary. So, I think there is discrimination in capitalism.
Having said that, I haven't used GMail in anger, and I hear it takes a while to get used to it's, er, unusual way of doing things.
Fastmail.fm have free accounts, so it's easy to 'try out', but I chose to pay for five year's worth of 'Enhanced' service - though my renewal comes up next year, so that'll be where I have to put my money where my mouth is (again).
Assuming you mean Normandy, I don't think you can claim you were invading France, since it was an "Allied" invasion, and the French were on our side (though that's somewhat debatable, perhaps, at least politically).
Hold on...
Besides, they ask a lot of [A]merican [focused] questions[. I]f I don't know the animals in [E]nglish, I'm [-] screwed[. I]f I don't know the states of the United States[,] I'm [-] screwed. This is in no way fair for people from Mexico[,] like [myself,] or from any other place. You're right. You are already screwed. But it wasn't the test that screwed you. I think you missed one.
Why not just print on the DVD (or whatever), "Do Not Copy"? If they're going to enforce it all with law anyway, what's the point in doing anything more than that?
It's only effective at stopping a casual attempt at copying - sort of like a little sign say, "Do not copy". The real teeth are in the law(s) behind it.
This makes me wonder why they don't just forget about CSS and just print "Do not copy" on it - it'd be a hell of a lot clearer.
Living in China, I get DVDs for next to nothing (USD0.5). They're usually crap quality[1], but they do the job most of the time.
If the purpose of region codes were to allow a 'title' to be sold here at a lower price than in the US (say), then surely we'd see them for sale; but we don't. Such a policy requires that every title be sold in every market, at least the identical DVD as other places, but preferably, with region specific subtitles/audio.
[1] They are crap quality usually deliberately since they try to cram a long movie onto a low-capacity disk or more than one movie onto a high capacity disk. Many DVD players have trouble playing both these (we have two). There are also DVDs which are just crap because eg a hand-held camera in a cinema.
> Go overseas* and practically every back alley electronics shop
I've only seen them advertised as such *in the USA*.
Everywhere else I've been (apart from the UK, I think) assumes that they will play any region. I guess you might get some such markings on the box, if you look for them, but it's not otherwise advertised.
That's interesting, and certainly a better analogy, IMO. Although she wouldn't have had the same problem with Alton Towers because the storage is (presumably) free, and your not prohibited from entering with one (so the drop off must be within the park).
I wonder why they don't just 'take' the batteries or sim or something. You can store those much more easily than an entire cellphone, and the owner doesn't lose the thing of value, whether that be the value of the device itself, or the information on it.
I also wonder if they'll 'enforce' it for people without children.
How about reading the policy itself from the people who made it. It says :
"PDA police will be onsite to enforce the ban and any adult caught using a PDA whilst at the Resort will be asked to report to one of five "PDA Drop Off Zones" where they can safely leave their PDA's for the day."
I fail to see any mention of people taking anything away, by force or otherwise.
> however you are not granted special powers to seize property
It doesn't say that they will do that. It doesn't even imply they will do that. It says :
"...any adult caught using a PDA whilst at the Resort will be asked to report to one of five "PDA Drop Off Zones" where they can safely leave their PDA's for the day."
What it doesn't say is what will happen if they refuse. I would assume that they either ignore said person, or they ask them to leave the park.
There are similar things here in China at many supermarkets. They don't like people taking bags in, so they have someone at the entrance to stop you and ask you to store your bag in a free locker or attended storage area. If you don't want to do that (for whatever reason), you can either leave, or challenge them by ignoring them and walking past like they didn't say anything. As a "big nose", I find that latter usually works well.
I don't much care if they put a notice up at the entrance either. I still don't like it. Fry's are one, and Cosco is another. This makes me avoid going to those stores unless I have no choice, but I don't suppose they notice.
Why can't they have a place for exiting the store without purchasing anything?
What good does it do for them to look in the bag of the stuff I've just bought and the receipt, then scribbling on my receipt?
I wonder what would happen if I scribbled on my own receipt before I got the them...I could say, "It's ok, I scribbled on my own receipt.". They keep claiming the practice is for "my own good", but I don't see that it is - it's to stop people stealing stuff.
I suppose that prices might go up if lots of stuff gets stolen, so that's an argument, but I don't see any other argument.
Now, if you check yourself out[1], like you've been able to do in various supermarkets in the UK for over a decade, I can see why they might want to randomly check what people are taking out.
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I wonder what the figures are if you take the entire world into account and not just the retarded US market?
never mind that google is a US-centric web site, and that Nokia (or Symbian), the most common phones with web browsers (also webkit), don't sell much into the US market...
I really don't think you can put much meaning into the stats from just one web site, even if it is google. If you *are* going to use just one web site, then google is probably a good choice, but still. Having said that, not too many people in China use google, and that's a massive Nokia market...though data rates are high, and China doesn't allow wifi (yet) on phones.
> Oh, yeah, and the new comment system sucks.
:(
Furthermore, you have to log in and use the new preferences in order switch back to the old one. That was impossible for me on my phone's browser (Nokia E90 - webkit) since the preferences don't work for that
I had to wait until I could get to another computer in order to switch it off. It seems there's no way at all to switch if off without logging in.
What you say may be true, but you missed the final point Gates made :
"The fact is, no one besides us has invested a lot of money in hobby software."
It seem that, in fact, other people and companies *do* invest a lot of money in 'hobby' software.
...but rich people have more $ to spend, and usually spend them more readily, and more so on the less-than-necessary. So, I think there is discrimination in capitalism.
I'd be interested in reading your rebuttal.
> And GMail is the best of all webmails, so they sure made a good choice!
I still prefer Fastmail.fm's web interface.
Having said that, I haven't used GMail in anger, and I hear it takes a while to get used to it's, er, unusual way of doing things.
Fastmail.fm have free accounts, so it's easy to 'try out', but I chose to pay for five year's worth of 'Enhanced' service - though my renewal comes up next year, so that'll be where I have to put my money where my mouth is (again).
Assuming you mean Normandy, I don't think you can claim you were invading France, since it was an "Allied" invasion, and the French were on our side (though that's somewhat debatable, perhaps, at least politically).
Perhaps he should have said the aeroplanes (or airplanes, if he's spells the US way).
You're right. You are already screwed. But it wasn't the test that screwed you. I think you missed one.
That's stupid.
Why not just print on the DVD (or whatever), "Do Not Copy"? If they're going to enforce it all with law anyway, what's the point in doing anything more than that?
Indeed.
It's only effective at stopping a casual attempt at copying - sort of like a little sign say, "Do not copy". The real teeth are in the law(s) behind it.
This makes me wonder why they don't just forget about CSS and just print "Do not copy" on it - it'd be a hell of a lot clearer.
Living in China, I get DVDs for next to nothing (USD0.5). They're usually crap quality[1], but they do the job most of the time.
If the purpose of region codes were to allow a 'title' to be sold here at a lower price than in the US (say), then surely we'd see them for sale; but we don't. Such a policy requires that every title be sold in every market, at least the identical DVD as other places, but preferably, with region specific subtitles/audio.
[1] They are crap quality usually deliberately since they try to cram a long movie onto a low-capacity disk or more than one movie onto a high capacity disk. Many DVD players have trouble playing both these (we have two). There are also DVDs which are just crap because eg a hand-held camera in a cinema.
> Go overseas* and practically every back alley electronics shop
I've only seen them advertised as such *in the USA*.
Everywhere else I've been (apart from the UK, I think) assumes that they will play any region. I guess you might get some such markings on the box, if you look for them, but it's not otherwise advertised.
Well, it doesn't mention any restrictions on children, but I guess it's reasonable so assume the status quo; but it *is* just an assumption.
> In the case of the deaf, they are forced to use Cell phones and PDAs.
Cue Rowan Atkinson.
That's interesting, and certainly a better analogy, IMO. Although she wouldn't have had the same problem with Alton Towers because the storage is (presumably) free, and your not prohibited from entering with one (so the drop off must be within the park).
I wonder why they don't just 'take' the batteries or sim or something. You can store those much more easily than an entire cellphone, and the owner doesn't lose the thing of value, whether that be the value of the device itself, or the information on it.
I also wonder if they'll 'enforce' it for people without children.
> The iPhone has a media player and a camera.
Wow! The iPhone has a media player and a camera!?!
That's sooo cool. I must get one.
> From the BoingBoing atricle:
How about reading the policy itself from the people who made it. It says :
"PDA police will be onsite to enforce the ban and any adult caught using a PDA whilst at the Resort will be asked to report to one of five "PDA Drop Off Zones" where they can safely leave their PDA's for the day."
I fail to see any mention of people taking anything away, by force or otherwise.
...furthermore, Alton Towers is a castle :)
OK, so it's not *quite* a castle, but it *does* look like one a little (having been there a few times). It even has a "moat".
OK, so it's not *quite* a moat, but it *does* look like one a little....etc.
> however you are not granted special powers to seize property
It doesn't say that they will do that. It doesn't even imply they will do that. It says :
"...any adult caught using a PDA whilst at the Resort will be asked to report to one of five "PDA Drop Off Zones" where they can safely leave their PDA's for the day."
What it doesn't say is what will happen if they refuse. I would assume that they either ignore said person, or they ask them to leave the park.
There are similar things here in China at many supermarkets. They don't like people taking bags in, so they have someone at the entrance to stop you and ask you to store your bag in a free locker or attended storage area. If you don't want to do that (for whatever reason), you can either leave, or challenge them by ignoring them and walking past like they didn't say anything. As a "big nose", I find that latter usually works well.
Good point!
:)
(IMO)
I notice you don't get any rebuttals
Well, that's true, *if* they tell you beforehand. It's like the EULAs that you can't read until after you've bought them...
In any case, if they tell me beforehand, then I will likely choose to go somewhere else. I've done that with both Fry's and Cosco.
I hate that sort of thing too.
I don't much care if they put a notice up at the entrance either. I still don't like it. Fry's are one, and Cosco is another. This makes me avoid going to those stores unless I have no choice, but I don't suppose they notice.
Why can't they have a place for exiting the store without purchasing anything?
What good does it do for them to look in the bag of the stuff I've just bought and the receipt, then scribbling on my receipt?
I wonder what would happen if I scribbled on my own receipt before I got the them...I could say, "It's ok, I scribbled on my own receipt.". They keep claiming the practice is for "my own good", but I don't see that it is - it's to stop people stealing stuff.
I suppose that prices might go up if lots of stuff gets stolen, so that's an argument, but I don't see any other argument.
Now, if you check yourself out[1], like you've been able to do in various supermarkets in the UK for over a decade, I can see why they might want to randomly check what people are taking out.
not true.
> It's in the UK. I say let them have their silly bans.
How very kind of you.
I'm sure they'll go ahead with the plans now they have your permission.