No, you are not. The ONLY version of iOS you are forced to run on a device is the version it ships with. EVERY other version, at least so far, has been an optional install.
Sometimes, in the past, a newer version has been downloaded on the device, using up free space on the device, but it has never been installed without direct user action. People complained about it, and Apple changed the process so updates don't download until after you request them.
The only thing that is correct is that you cannot easily downgrade to previous versions of iOS. I know that, at least in the past, as part of the jailbreak process, you could save some encryption keys that would permit the installation of specific versions of iOS on a device [which was separate from jailbreaking, you could use the process just for downgrading to a specific version of iOS], but I'm not sure it that's still possible now.
The difference between what Stalin did and what Corporations under Capitalism do would be zero, short of the gov't stepping in and actively stopping them from doing so.
Under capitalism, corporations are fine with beating, starving and enslaving their workforce, poisoning land, sea and air, really, whatever they can think of to make a little more money. Unfortunately, the US is rapidly becoming more fascist, in that corporations are literally writing the laws they want enacted, and just giving them to the politicians, who then pass them, but the voters keep reelecting them, so they must want more of the same.
I can tell you right now, there are very few people who wish to walk and/or sit like a dog. Maybe if they've lost some of their limbs and there is something else wrong that prevents them from sitting or standing upright, they may find it acceptable, but that would be a really rare case.
multiple-engine failure = not enough engines left to stop it from crashing into the ground. and it's also much harder because the rocket is top heavy. and there is also all the extra fuel from the shutdown engines. lottery ticket time.
second stage with an unplaneed return to water = lost rocket. you gonna make the thing float as well as make it waterproof [water in satellite = new satellite] and also make the satellite support sideways forces. and when do you do this? if you get the thing to separation altitude, the 2nd stage engine either works and gets the payload into orbit or it fails, making landing impossible. or the rare time that the first stage fails non-catastrophically, and you manage to do the separation early? that's lottery ticket time.
All those candidates want the decryption ONLY for the US gov't. It would be morally wrong for these tech companies to give in and do it for any other country.
well, if you have a cell phone, you've paid some money to MS. Wouldn't surprise me if even some of the component makers [like the motherboard] also kick Microsoft a little money "to ensure compatibility"...
Intel still hasn't got anything with the same kind of power & power consumption that high-end mobile phones like Apple's iPhone 6's CPU has, and they've been promising "next year it'll be shipping" for, what, 10 years now. They still have to subsidize the use of their chips in tablets.
You can run plugins with MS Office? Yeah, boatloads of people want that. Sure, there are some businesses that would get it for some of their employee's, but not a lot.
Run Windows 10 apps? Not a real reason, as it's straightforward to compile for ARM from the same code. And you've got to do the UI at the same time. And you sure as hell don't want to poke around a non-touch app on a tiny phone screen.
Unlike the USA, which prides itself on having a balanced budget each year, and on the rare occasion when it runs a deficit one year, it immediately runs a surplus for the following years until that debt is paid off.
exactly. having a transcription of your conversations is only meta-data, until they link the words to a dictionary to give them meaning. that sort of thing.
The Amana my dad bought is sold as a '2-stage' furnace, except it was a little cheaper than their real 2-stage version, and it's beyond stupid [other than marketing I guess]. It does have a low and high output mode, but low-output mode only can be enabled so it goes for a fixed period of time, and then switches to high-power mode. The furnace actually costs more to manufacture, because they had to add switches and electronics for this stupid mode, versus the regular 2-stage one, which just would have 2 wires to hook up to a more-expensive thermostat that can manage a 2-stage one.
First, under the assumption that yes, we could create an online voting system that would permit people to vote on each law one, and accurately tabulate all the votes without any possibility of someone fraudulently altering the results or voting multiple times or buying votes:
Currently most people are stupendously un/misinformed as to issues.
It's the PATRIOT Act. I'm a patriot, I better vote for it.
Or everyone will have the app from their 'party', and for every vote, the app will send a notification as to how to vote.
Second, the voting system would be IMMEDIATELY gamed. Every single corporation with any significant assets would immediately be working on figuring out how to buy votes, hack the results, get people to vote multiple times, anything to get laws passed in their favor.
There is no way to 'tweak' the current system that will be significantly beneficial to the bottom 99%.
R's love that stuff though. They shove the coal up their ass, and then get whipped. When they leave the brothel, they even laugh because they kept the coal.
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breaking the contract? you're supposed to be here all week!
No, you are not. The ONLY version of iOS you are forced to run on a device is the version it ships with. EVERY other version, at least so far, has been an optional install.
Sometimes, in the past, a newer version has been downloaded on the device, using up free space on the device, but it has never been installed without direct user action. People complained about it, and Apple changed the process so updates don't download until after you request them.
The only thing that is correct is that you cannot easily downgrade to previous versions of iOS. I know that, at least in the past, as part of the jailbreak process, you could save some encryption keys that would permit the installation of specific versions of iOS on a device [which was separate from jailbreaking, you could use the process just for downgrading to a specific version of iOS], but I'm not sure it that's still possible now.
The difference between what Stalin did and what Corporations under Capitalism do would be zero, short of the gov't stepping in and actively stopping them from doing so.
Under capitalism, corporations are fine with beating, starving and enslaving their workforce, poisoning land, sea and air, really, whatever they can think of to make a little more money. Unfortunately, the US is rapidly becoming more fascist, in that corporations are literally writing the laws they want enacted, and just giving them to the politicians, who then pass them, but the voters keep reelecting them, so they must want more of the same.
It's not imaginary. These are documentaries! At the start of the movie, it clearly states "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
I can tell you right now, there are very few people who wish to walk and/or sit like a dog. Maybe if they've lost some of their limbs and there is something else wrong that prevents them from sitting or standing upright, they may find it acceptable, but that would be a really rare case.
multiple-engine failure = not enough engines left to stop it from crashing into the ground. and it's also much harder because the rocket is top heavy. and there is also all the extra fuel from the shutdown engines. lottery ticket time.
second stage with an unplaneed return to water = lost rocket. you gonna make the thing float as well as make it waterproof [water in satellite = new satellite] and also make the satellite support sideways forces. and when do you do this? if you get the thing to separation altitude, the 2nd stage engine either works and gets the payload into orbit or it fails, making landing impossible. or the rare time that the first stage fails non-catastrophically, and you manage to do the separation early? that's lottery ticket time.
what kind of cellphone do you have?
All those candidates want the decryption ONLY for the US gov't. It would be morally wrong for these tech companies to give in and do it for any other country.
well, if you have a cell phone, you've paid some money to MS. Wouldn't surprise me if even some of the component makers [like the motherboard] also kick Microsoft a little money "to ensure compatibility"...
Sorry, implementation of a virtual device that simulates the appearance and functionality of a real-world physical device has been patented already.
Also, pretty much everything already existing but just adding "using a computer" and "over the internet" also has been patented.
Yes, a bullet point that virtually nobody wants.
What does this offer the end user?
Intel still hasn't got anything with the same kind of power & power consumption that high-end mobile phones like Apple's iPhone 6's CPU has, and they've been promising "next year it'll be shipping" for, what, 10 years now. They still have to subsidize the use of their chips in tablets.
You can run plugins with MS Office? Yeah, boatloads of people want that. Sure, there are some businesses that would get it for some of their employee's, but not a lot.
Run Windows 10 apps? Not a real reason, as it's straightforward to compile for ARM from the same code. And you've got to do the UI at the same time. And you sure as hell don't want to poke around a non-touch app on a tiny phone screen.
Unlike the USA, which prides itself on having a balanced budget each year, and on the rare occasion when it runs a deficit one year, it immediately runs a surplus for the following years until that debt is paid off.
exactly. having a transcription of your conversations is only meta-data, until they link the words to a dictionary to give them meaning. that sort of thing.
You are a terrorist. We need to track where you go and who you see and communicate with.
They have dictionaries, only the definitions in them are completely different than the ones you and I get to use.
The Amana my dad bought is sold as a '2-stage' furnace, except it was a little cheaper than their real 2-stage version, and it's beyond stupid [other than marketing I guess]. It does have a low and high output mode, but low-output mode only can be enabled so it goes for a fixed period of time, and then switches to high-power mode. The furnace actually costs more to manufacture, because they had to add switches and electronics for this stupid mode, versus the regular 2-stage one, which just would have 2 wires to hook up to a more-expensive thermostat that can manage a 2-stage one.
You are finally going to check out America? Why?
What's really sad is that people in Congress have actually said (basically) my post with a straight face as an argument against global warming.
First, under the assumption that yes, we could create an online voting system that would permit people to vote on each law one, and accurately tabulate all the votes without any possibility of someone fraudulently altering the results or voting multiple times or buying votes:
Currently most people are stupendously un/misinformed as to issues.
It's the PATRIOT Act. I'm a patriot, I better vote for it.
Or everyone will have the app from their 'party', and for every vote, the app will send a notification as to how to vote.
Second, the voting system would be IMMEDIATELY gamed. Every single corporation with any significant assets would immediately be working on figuring out how to buy votes, hack the results, get people to vote multiple times, anything to get laws passed in their favor.
There is no way to 'tweak' the current system that will be significantly beneficial to the bottom 99%.
Somewhere on Earth, it's cold. Therefore global warming can't be happening. If it was happening right now, it would be warm everywhere. QED
yes.
young. compared to what?
Earth. yup, he's totally on Earth
creationist. yup, he's totally into creating things.
R's love that stuff though. They shove the coal up their ass, and then get whipped. When they leave the brothel, they even laugh because they kept the coal.
Hoover just got a boner in his grave.
That is exactly what isn't working right now, because the powers out. It has been in use so long, nobody knows how to wield the rubber stamp anymore.
'Christian' is my fucking name, you worthless pile of shit. Yes, it is the name I demand people use whenever I'm fucking them.