And even more so for large format. I have a 12000 x 10000 pixel drum scan of a piece of film I shot, and there's no digital option that is even remotely affordable to a hobbyist that could compare.
I shoot large format, and I've always wished I could have had a chance to shoot 4x5 Kodachrome. Unforunately, as far as I know, only Ansel Adams ever shot large format Kodachrome back in the 50s. I'm sure the transparencies are unbelievable to behold, even today.
As far as I can tell, the newer films have nothing better, other than a simpler, less toxic processing method. It has a very neutral, natural gamut, and the film is archival to boot unlike all other color films. It is silver based rather than dye cloud based. Velvia is great for garish colors, but I'd rather do that in postprocessing.
On the one hand, you say the government represents the people's will, and on the other hand, that corporations can corrupt the government. You can't have it both ways. Oh, and calling people names to make a point is something most people outgrow by high school.
It's because every bit of development takes resources, and it's well established that you can't just add more developers to get things done faster. I'm sure copy and paste wasn't a novel feature that the development team somehow forgot. More likely it just didn't make the cut for release. I think it's very fundamental to why Microsoft hasn't been able to release compelling products - they worry about what every customer asks for and in the process deliver what no customer wants. It's _hard_ to avoid the kitchen sink mentality.
But they didn't have any competitors then. The Nexus One has to compete against iPhone and a large (perceived or real, depending on your carrier/plan) price difference.
You're missing the point - unless the contract you signed explicitly states that they _won't_ collect location data, you can assume that they do. They're not limited to doing only things mentioned in the contract. They can do anything that Apple said they'd do, and more with your data.
You do realize that the terms protect you as much as the Company? If it's not in the terms at all, that means they have no restrictions at all against selling your location data.
If it's obvious, it's not supposed to be patentable. Unfortunately, the examiners seem to let a lot of obvious things slip through, but that covers your scenario.
No, it would look like shit. Coated stainless steel does not look "practically identical" to uncoated stainless, especially after a some abrasion and subsequent delamination.
You clearly haven't ever designed a consumer product. A "thin, transparent coating" on a device that is continuously abraded will be gone after a some months/years of use. People don't care about "advancements" or reception going down when it doesn't drop a call. They do care about coatings flaking off.
I don't know why everyone thinks lacquer or any coating over a surface that is constantly being abraded is a good idea. I keep hearing it, but the reality is that such a coating would wear off over time. That would be a much bigger issue about perceived quality than this whole antenna thing.
Agreed. Either 1) you have a hacker mindset and you want your phone to be hackable 2) you don't
if you're part of 1, then the 5 minutes it takes to jailbreak is surely not a deterrent if you're part of 2, you don't care anyway, and the jailed/signed binary environs protects you.
I suspect that 99% of the people who bitch about the iPhone's lack of hackability couldn't write one iota of code themselves.
No, because your whole original point is you bitching that Apple isn't creating a mechanism for you to block the ads. So nothing is in public view - and you're bitching that it's not. Then you talk about a sense of entitlement when it's you who is the 20 something who read about an era of entitlement somewhere.
If everything wrong with the Apple user community is that they don't feel a right to screw some developer working out of his house from making a living, then everything wrong may be right.
When you skip adverts watching a movie, you're not preventing someone from getting paid - that's already done in advance, and it's not a fair comparison.
When there are paid versions of apps costing $1, and free ad supported versions, I'd call taking the free one and blocking the ads both being a cheapskate and an asshole.
That's a great conspiracy theory, but it sounds more like your battery was shot and you lost all your settings every time because the phone lost power. There is no OS upgrade mechanism over the air.
I think $1000 for the server configuration with two 500GB drives that you can RAID is pretty darned compelling. They claim it draws 10W at idle, which makes the operating cost almost negligble. And it comes with the server OS, which is normally $500 alone.
The only thing to say is "Not for Apple users". Notice how the mouse sensitivity is set at 80-year-old-grandmother level on Mac's? Apple's customers are not that distinguishing. They aim for lowest common denominator. They've made a successful business out of, and that's all there is to say about it.
So faster is better? Lower mouse sensitivity is for people who aren't distinguishing? I can cross my 30" monitor without lifting the mouse (total of about 3" of movement), but it's fine enough for photoshop work. If I need to move the mouse that often, I'll use the command line instead. I would say the onus is on you to explain why we're all idiots and your preferred mouse sensitivity/acceleration curve should be the default.
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And even more so for large format. I have a 12000 x 10000 pixel drum scan of a piece of film I shot, and there's no digital option that is even remotely affordable to a hobbyist that could compare.
I shoot large format, and I've always wished I could have had a chance to shoot 4x5 Kodachrome. Unforunately, as far as I know, only Ansel Adams ever shot large format Kodachrome back in the 50s. I'm sure the transparencies are unbelievable to behold, even today.
As far as I can tell, the newer films have nothing better, other than a simpler, less toxic processing method. It has a very neutral, natural gamut, and the film is archival to boot unlike all other color films. It is silver based rather than dye cloud based.
Velvia is great for garish colors, but I'd rather do that in postprocessing.
On the one hand, you say the government represents the people's will, and on the other hand, that corporations can corrupt the government. You can't have it both ways.
Oh, and calling people names to make a point is something most people outgrow by high school.
It's because every bit of development takes resources, and it's well established that you can't just add more developers to get things done faster. I'm sure copy and paste wasn't a novel feature that the development team somehow forgot. More likely it just didn't make the cut for release.
I think it's very fundamental to why Microsoft hasn't been able to release compelling products - they worry about what every customer asks for and in the process deliver what no customer wants. It's _hard_ to avoid the kitchen sink mentality.
But they didn't have any competitors then. The Nexus One has to compete against iPhone and a large (perceived or real, depending on your carrier/plan) price difference.
You're missing the point - unless the contract you signed explicitly states that they _won't_ collect location data, you can assume that they do. They're not limited to doing only things mentioned in the contract. They can do anything that Apple said they'd do, and more with your data.
You do realize that the terms protect you as much as the Company? If it's not in the terms at all, that means they have no restrictions at all against selling your location data.
If it's obvious, it's not supposed to be patentable. Unfortunately, the examiners seem to let a lot of obvious things slip through, but that covers your scenario.
No, it would look like shit. Coated stainless steel does not look "practically identical" to uncoated stainless, especially after a some abrasion and subsequent delamination.
This retarded idea keeps getting mentioned, but coatings suck. They always wear poorly.
You clearly haven't ever designed a consumer product. A "thin, transparent coating" on a device that is continuously abraded will be gone after a some months/years of use. People don't care about "advancements" or reception going down when it doesn't drop a call. They do care about coatings flaking off.
I don't know why everyone thinks lacquer or any coating over a surface that is constantly being abraded is a good idea. I keep hearing it, but the reality is that such a coating would wear off over time. That would be a much bigger issue about perceived quality than this whole antenna thing.
Agreed.
Either
1) you have a hacker mindset and you want your phone to be hackable
2) you don't
if you're part of 1, then the 5 minutes it takes to jailbreak is surely not a deterrent
if you're part of 2, you don't care anyway, and the jailed/signed binary environs protects you.
I suspect that 99% of the people who bitch about the iPhone's lack of hackability couldn't write one iota of code themselves.
No, because your whole original point is you bitching that Apple isn't creating a mechanism for you to block the ads. So nothing is in public view - and you're bitching that it's not. Then you talk about a sense of entitlement when it's you who is the 20 something who read about an era of entitlement somewhere.
If everything wrong with the Apple user community is that they don't feel a right to screw some developer working out of his house from making a living, then everything wrong may be right.
When you skip adverts watching a movie, you're not preventing someone from getting paid - that's already done in advance, and it's not a fair comparison.
When there are paid versions of apps costing $1, and free ad supported versions, I'd call taking the free one and blocking the ads both being a cheapskate and an asshole.
And some of us use Macs to do real work which interfaces with serial stuff. That doesn't mean we need a huge D-sub connector in our laptops.
That's a great conspiracy theory, but it sounds more like your battery was shot and you lost all your settings every time because the phone lost power.
There is no OS upgrade mechanism over the air.
I think $1000 for the server configuration with two 500GB drives that you can RAID is pretty darned compelling. They claim it draws 10W at idle, which makes the operating cost almost negligble. And it comes with the server OS, which is normally $500 alone.
The 3.5mm audiojack has mini-Toslink built in.
GM paid people 90% of their base salary to sit at home while plants idled.
The difference is that the customers are responsible for these mandates through laws enacted by the people they elect.
And they'll actually learn how to do something rather than use a computer to do it.
Why can't perian repackage the H.264 MKV or AVI into a MOV and then feed that to the decoder?
BTW, what do you mean "blessed" by Apple?
The only thing to say is "Not for Apple users". Notice how the mouse sensitivity is set at 80-year-old-grandmother level on Mac's? Apple's customers are not that distinguishing. They aim for lowest common denominator. They've made a successful business out of, and that's all there is to say about it.
So faster is better? Lower mouse sensitivity is for people who aren't distinguishing?
I can cross my 30" monitor without lifting the mouse (total of about 3" of movement), but it's fine enough for photoshop work. If I need to move the mouse that often, I'll use the command line instead.
I would say the onus is on you to explain why we're all idiots and your preferred mouse sensitivity/acceleration curve should be the default.