I think it's only supported in some locations - something at the end of their little video suggested as much; "You might get an error message. If so, try again at another location nearby."
I get the message, "Your current location is temporarily unavailable." (which made me smile).
> There are very few cellphones that have GPS satellite antennas,
Nokia have quite a few available. I tried to use the 'search by feature' facility on this site to figure out how many, but I just don't believe the results. I know there are at least 'several' though.
Some of them also have an assisted gps feature which seems to work similarly to this new google feature, though I don't think it works at all if the phone doesn't have gps. I read somewhere that Nokia intend to implement it on all their GPS phones via firmware upgrades.
I've also seen some phones running 'MS Windows something' with GPS too (which worked much better than the N95 I had at the time).
Of course, that's still 'very few' in the whole 'phone' market, but it's a fast growing segment of the smartphone market.
The term 'Mac' actually refers to the operating system, and since the operating system is no longer usable, it is effectively bricked - ie unusable ever again and you need to get a new one.[1]
...but, no, I think it should only refer to h/w.
[1] I put several blank lines between 'one.' and '...but' and I'm posting as 'plain old text', but this stupid system seems to join the two lines anyway. Seriously sucky behaviour for a 'plain old text' mode, if you ask me (which you aren't, but anyway). I ended up adding a couple of 'br' tags.
The context of my whole post was about internet connections in China. Even the sentence before said that. That was clear to anyone with half a brain.
In any case, I haven't seen a 100Mbps connection in Idaho either... or where ever it was you said - can't be bothered to look back. This is tiresome. Le Fin.
They have this in China too. I've yet to hear of a 100Mbps connection though.
Of course, if you follow the wire, it goes straight into a 10Mbps hub, together with several others, and that hub is plugged into another one/etc/etc. It works fine if you use it during the day:)
It doesn't sound like your ethernet plug has quite the same infrastructure behind it though...(having said that, I heard they are laying fibre along every road now, as a rule).
Many businesses (MacDonalds and Starbucks, for example) operate open and free access points Lies! Wifi is free at Starbucks in China, at least in Beijing and Xi'an; and free at McDonalds in the UK.
Where do you live? I'm just wondering, because I have to pay for T-Mobile at Starbucks and some other gizmo at Mickey D's. I have to prepay for an hour minimum for (last time I checked) $6/hr. They've got the same broadband as I do... It's a money making proposition - Not free. China. Here it's free pretty much everywhere - I'd guess because that's the maximum the market will pay - and there are plenty of places too.
They don't have it in McD's here though (yet) - that's in the UK, so the info is 2nd hand :
and I like to have mine open and free too so my neighbours can access it if they so like. I named my access point the same as my phone number just so people would now who to call if there was a problem. One woman called me to angrily ask me why my phone number was on her desktop - in a very accusing kind of way, like I'd been {cr,h}acking her system or something.
So, you're saying I could then have had her arrested for stealing my bandwidth? Rediculous.
> Anybody who operates an access point with it being unsecured is acting foolishly, nobody disputes that.
You're kidding right?
Many businesses (MacDonalds and Starbucks, for example) operate open and free access points, and I like to have mine open and free too so my neighbours can access it if they so like. Heck, in some places, the ISP is encouraging consumers to have open access points (British Telecom, IIRC)!
If I were charged in such a way that it costs me more, and that bothers me, then I'll stop people using it. It's exactly the same as if I were running a web server (especially if it were at home).
Many of these open and free access points are simply 'Linksys' or something. How is anyone to know the difference what the intention of the owner is, or even where the owner is, let alone what their billing is like?
IMO, this issue is all about 'the norm'. Is it reasonable to expect an open access point to be used by anyone? Where I am living, it most certainly is.
Perhaps there should be a law to have Wifi routers labelled with a warning that anyone can access it unless they secure it. Then it's clear who's at fault (which, IMO, is the owner's fault for being ignorant).
I think they were aiming for other electronics that is under the bonnet/hood (though those would be the most obvious). Well, that's my understanding from reading the article anyway, since it does mention that the car body itself is protection, or something along those lines.
I'm sorry I don't have the time to track down a better source, but here's what wiki has to say:
In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardised. Different standards became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Current British English spellings follow, for the most part, those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755). Many of the now characteristic American English spellings were introduced, although often not created, by Noah Webster in his An American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828.
I had read the wikipedia article on the subject, though I don't recall that specific paragraph - perhaps it has changed since I read it.
In any case, the quote would seem to refute what you say, wouldn't it? I mean, the English dictionary (though, if BlackAdder's to be believed, he was actually Scottish[which he wasn't]) was produced well before the American one (almost a lifetime). I admit I had thought that they were somewhat concurrent, but still, that's not what I read above.
Ah, I think I see - it's the phrase 'although often not created', right? So, the mis-spelled words (according to the English dictionary) simply hadn't disappeared from the language when Webster did his dictionary.
In any case, I don't see how Webster can call his book a dictionary when he made up even some ('often', above) of the spellings. I was taught that a dictionary was to tell you how things *are* spelled (etc), not how they should be, or someone wants them to be (or whatever else Webster's motives were for changing spellings).
Last time I was in the UK, they measure distances in miles, so it's consistent with miles per hour. They also measure weight in stones and lbs, not just lbs like in the US.
Those of us on the right side of the pond would say it happened when our former colonies broke away and has been getting worse ever since. Depends on how you colour it I guess
Actually, contemporary American English is in many ways closer to what was spoken in Britain before the break-away, than is contemporary British English. So what? English(n) is still English(adj).
If you fork something and make changes, you can't then call your fork the same name as the original and/or change the name of the original. You also can't say that the original must somehow stop changing or else it can't be called the same thing any more.
"English" is an adjective first, and noun only because people are too lazy to say 'language' after the adjective.
IINM, the full term is 'petroleum gasoline'. We (English) abbreviate using the first (more uniquely used) word, while you (USians) choose to abbreviate the second (more ambiguous) word.
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I think it's only supported in some locations - something at the end of their little video suggested as much; "You might get an error message. If so, try again at another location nearby."
I get the message, "Your current location is temporarily unavailable." (which made me smile).
> There are very few cellphones that have GPS satellite antennas,
Nokia have quite a few available. I tried to use the 'search by feature' facility on this site to figure out how many, but I just don't believe the results. I know there are at least 'several' though.
Some of them also have an assisted gps feature which seems to work similarly to this new google feature, though I don't think it works at all if the phone doesn't have gps. I read somewhere that Nokia intend to implement it on all their GPS phones via firmware upgrades.
I've also seen some phones running 'MS Windows something' with GPS too (which worked much better than the N95 I had at the time).
Of course, that's still 'very few' in the whole 'phone' market, but it's a fast growing segment of the smartphone market.
Oh, you mean like the 'Linux operating system' etc etc.
:)
In any case, I could have sworn it was the other way around, but I can't find any evidence for it, so I'll just shut up
Except that, IINM, pedantically, 'mac' refers to an operating system, not h/w. Not that using the term 'brick' for s/w is any more valid, but still.
Your problem is that you're not thinking different enough.
I wonder if this could be a valid argument :
...but, no, I think it should only refer to h/w.
The term 'Mac' actually refers to the operating system, and since the operating system is no longer usable, it is effectively bricked - ie unusable ever again and you need to get a new one.[1]
[1] I put several blank lines between 'one.' and '...but' and I'm posting as 'plain old text', but this stupid system seems to join the two lines anyway. Seriously sucky behaviour for a 'plain old text' mode, if you ask me (which you aren't, but anyway). I ended up adding a couple of 'br' tags.
Actually, he simply presented opposing anecdotal evidence, which is equally as valuable.
Personall, I think both are interesting, and of greater than zero worth.
The context of my whole post was about internet connections in China. Even the sentence before said that. That was clear to anyone with half a brain.
... or where ever it was you said - can't be bothered to look back. This is tiresome. Le Fin.
In any case, I haven't seen a 100Mbps connection in Idaho either
Is Utah in China?
I didn't think so.
You said, and I quote, " I've yet to hear of a 100Mbps connection though."
Falcon Nicely taken out of context, which was internet connections *in China*.
Is Utah in China?
I didn't think so.
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound as if I were doubting what you said. I was just comparing what you describe with what we have here.
> Yes, ethernet socket at home, 10/10Mb,
:)
They have this in China too. I've yet to hear of a 100Mbps connection though.
Of course, if you follow the wire, it goes straight into a 10Mbps hub, together with several others, and that hub is plugged into another one/etc/etc. It works fine if you use it during the day
It doesn't sound like your ethernet plug has quite the same infrastructure behind it though...(having said that, I heard they are laying fibre along every road now, as a rule).
Max.
> If it's not your first language that's impressive. ...then it's your second language that's impressive?
At least finished the sentence! Tsk.
It's about time someone challenged this tie-in with phones and carriers.
I should be able to buy a cell phone and use it with any carrier I choose, technical limitations notwithstanding.
Lies! Wifi is free at Starbucks in China, at least in Beijing and Xi'an; and free at McDonalds in the UK.
So, no, not lies.
Max.
They don't have it in McD's here though (yet) - that's in the UK, so the info is 2nd hand :
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/6138_Fast_Food_Free_Wi-Fi.php
So, you're saying I could then have had her arrested for stealing my bandwidth? Rediculous.
> Anybody who operates an access point with it being unsecured is acting foolishly, nobody disputes that.
You're kidding right?
Many businesses (MacDonalds and Starbucks, for example) operate open and free access points, and I like to have mine open and free too so my neighbours can access it if they so like. Heck, in some places, the ISP is encouraging consumers to have open access points (British Telecom, IIRC)!
If I were charged in such a way that it costs me more, and that bothers me, then I'll stop people using it. It's exactly the same as if I were running a web server (especially if it were at home).
Many of these open and free access points are simply 'Linksys' or something. How is anyone to know the difference what the intention of the owner is, or even where the owner is, let alone what their billing is like?
IMO, this issue is all about 'the norm'. Is it reasonable to expect an open access point to be used by anyone? Where I am living, it most certainly is.
Perhaps there should be a law to have Wifi routers labelled with a warning that anyone can access it unless they secure it. Then it's clear who's at fault (which, IMO, is the owner's fault for being ignorant).
I think they were aiming for other electronics that is under the bonnet/hood (though those would be the most obvious). Well, that's my understanding from reading the article anyway, since it does mention that the car body itself is protection, or something along those lines.
I'm sorry I don't have the time to track down a better source, but here's what wiki has to say:
In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardised. Different standards became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Current British English spellings follow, for the most part, those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755). Many of the now characteristic American English spellings were introduced, although often not created, by Noah Webster in his An American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828.
I had read the wikipedia article on the subject, though I don't recall that specific paragraph - perhaps it has changed since I read it.In any case, the quote would seem to refute what you say, wouldn't it? I mean, the English dictionary (though, if BlackAdder's to be believed, he was actually Scottish[which he wasn't]) was produced well before the American one (almost a lifetime). I admit I had thought that they were somewhat concurrent, but still, that's not what I read above.
Ah, I think I see - it's the phrase 'although often not created', right? So, the mis-spelled words (according to the English dictionary) simply hadn't disappeared from the language when Webster did his dictionary.
In any case, I don't see how Webster can call his book a dictionary when he made up even some ('often', above) of the spellings. I was taught that a dictionary was to tell you how things *are* spelled (etc), not how they should be, or someone wants them to be (or whatever else Webster's motives were for changing spellings).
FYI:
Last time I was in the UK, they measure distances in miles, so it's consistent with miles per hour.
They also measure weight in stones and lbs, not just lbs like in the US.
..an interesting point of view and one that tempts me to change my negative attitude.
Do you have any evidence to back up what you say?
..all due to history. You have that word in US English, right?
Actually, contemporary American English is in many ways closer to what was spoken in Britain before the break-away, than is contemporary British English. So what? English(n) is still English(adj).
If you fork something and make changes, you can't then call your fork the same name as the original and/or change the name of the original. You also can't say that the original must somehow stop changing or else it can't be called the same thing any more.
"English" is an adjective first, and noun only because people are too lazy to say 'language' after the adjective.
IINM, the full term is 'petroleum gasoline'. We (English) abbreviate using the first (more uniquely used) word, while you (USians) choose to abbreviate the second (more ambiguous) word.