The iPhone can SSH and VNC just fine with third party apps. I've done both and they're free. The VNC app works surprisingly well. Haven't diddled with SSH much, but how can you screw up SSH?
1. Yeah, that's why the iPhone is still selling like hotcakes. Newsflash: The economy hasn't died a horrid, painful death. Some people are feeling the pain. Many are doing just fine.
And what's wrong with the iPhone data plan? $30 a month added to any contract gives you unlimited data. You could browse the web 24/7 with that. Jailbreak the thing. Then it's not so closed anymore.
I don't think the article is calling it crap. It's saying that the phone does not appeal to the average user, which is true. Techies have been drooling over it, but techies are a tiny sliver of the overall market. Most people just want something simple that does a few nifty things and is easy to use.
Really? So a new iPod costs less than $40 like the battery replacement kits? They're not that tough to do. Heck, if you're worried, mail it into Blue Raven for $70 and let them do it. They'll replace it with a higher capacity battery and ship it back to you within three days. Still cheaper than a new one.
Willfully bricking? Prove that. Go ahead. Try. You can't. Why? Because there's zero evidence that it was willful. Why in the hell should Apple test out every unsupported hack with firmware updates? Why should people who hack their hardware in warranty-voiding ways complain when bad things happen in updates? Yes, it does suck that Apple is locked to AT&T, but people knew that going in.
Yeah, looking at the reality of it makes me a Mac fanboy. First off, I'd have to be an Apple fanboy as the iPhone and the Mac are separate entities. Second, disprove anything I said, dipshit. Apple has the market momentum and the hype right now. Saying that developers are leaving in droves is flat-out bullshit because the iPhone has proven to be extremely lucrative for many of them. Saying that they're all going to Android is stupid because Android is brand new and hasn't found market penetration yet, not to mention you could just develop for both platforms. Saying that like it's an iPhone vs Android issue is stupid because Palm and Blackberry have a far greater market share than either, thus making them the bigger competition.
So explain to me how that makes me a "Mac" fanboy, you fucknut.
BWAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA! Yeah, the industry is rapidly moving to Android, a platform that has only just seen a released product that is middling at best and has yet to gain a foothold in the market. Yeah, there's a mass exodus of developers from the ridiculously lucrative iPhone market. Yeah, the iPhone is the only competition for Android and vice versa, so Blackberry and Palm don't figure into it at all.
I've done a LOT of buying and selling on eBay. I have never once had a problem sending or receiving checks/money orders. This is yet another stupid bullshit move by eBay. Add it to the massive pile of stupidity that company has been foisting upon it's users. I'm a power seller approaching 1000 feedback, but I will gladly jump ship to a viable alternative if someone can snag the market share. Google Auctions? Please, Google? Make it so.
No, just that it's working. Maybe I've just been lucky that nothing has really broken down. I've had a few phone calls where some folks were having issues and I could sometimes resolve them (Pull the CMOS battery for 15 minutes). If someone comes back a month later, I'll probably try to help them out. If they come back six months later, then fuck 'em. If the PC burns down the house, it's a problem they can take up with the manufacturer. I don't see how I could be liable as it was working fine as far as I could tell and I never built the part myself. They can sue the PSU manufacturer for something like that.
I've never had a problem with it and I've probably sold well over one hundred computers. I think people realize that it is what it is and that they can't expect an extended service contract from you. I've had a few people get back to me, usually due to a defective part or perhaps because they want something additional. It's been pretty smooth sailing. I do deal on eBay, but only for items that are too specialized to sell locally or bulk lots. You don't get as much money on eBay as you will locally.
No, sell stuff on Craigslist. I make some good money on the side by scouring local surplus sales/auctions and picking up computers. Then I fix 'em up and sell them on CL for a profit. Get a line on all city/state/county/higher ed surplus sales and you can run around picking up all kinds of goodies.
But people are trying to get him fired over it? That's bullshit. The guy can hold his opinion, and as long as he sticks to the curriculum without creationism, why get him fired over his goddamned opinion? These Nobel laureates aren't the ones being taught in his class and have very little to do with him, but they'll gang up anyway. The theist/antitheist sword cuts both ways. Both sides are capable of being intolerant assholes, and this is just more proof.
And what could Apple possibly do to stop you? Some kind of extra circuitry built into the shoe? The worst case scenario: You can't get the sensor to work after removing it. Do people really think Apple is going to sue them for putting sensors on laces?
Sensationalist shit. What will Apple do if you move your sensor to something else? NOTHING. War? What kind of war? All you do is void your warranty. It's just another patent application like millions out there. Christ, I'd expect this kind of crap from Digg, not from Slashdot.
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And even more constantly zombie bombed the booths, killing the NPCs and turning players.
The iPhone can SSH and VNC just fine with third party apps. I've done both and they're free. The VNC app works surprisingly well. Haven't diddled with SSH much, but how can you screw up SSH?
1. Yeah, that's why the iPhone is still selling like hotcakes. Newsflash: The economy hasn't died a horrid, painful death. Some people are feeling the pain. Many are doing just fine.
And what's wrong with the iPhone data plan? $30 a month added to any contract gives you unlimited data. You could browse the web 24/7 with that. Jailbreak the thing. Then it's not so closed anymore.
Holy hell, I kept imagining that T-Mobile flunkie speaking in an Idiocracy-type voice.
I don't think the article is calling it crap. It's saying that the phone does not appeal to the average user, which is true. Techies have been drooling over it, but techies are a tiny sliver of the overall market. Most people just want something simple that does a few nifty things and is easy to use.
You can also install apps on your iPhone from sources other than Apple. It's called Jailbreaking.
You can install other apps on the iPhone, too. It's called Jailbreaking.
Apple sells i-pods? Must be a new product, 'cause I don't think anyone has heard of it before.
Really? So a new iPod costs less than $40 like the battery replacement kits? They're not that tough to do. Heck, if you're worried, mail it into Blue Raven for $70 and let them do it. They'll replace it with a higher capacity battery and ship it back to you within three days. Still cheaper than a new one.
AKA the AIDS from Hakkar.
Willfully bricking? Prove that. Go ahead. Try. You can't. Why? Because there's zero evidence that it was willful. Why in the hell should Apple test out every unsupported hack with firmware updates? Why should people who hack their hardware in warranty-voiding ways complain when bad things happen in updates? Yes, it does suck that Apple is locked to AT&T, but people knew that going in.
Yeah, looking at the reality of it makes me a Mac fanboy. First off, I'd have to be an Apple fanboy as the iPhone and the Mac are separate entities. Second, disprove anything I said, dipshit. Apple has the market momentum and the hype right now. Saying that developers are leaving in droves is flat-out bullshit because the iPhone has proven to be extremely lucrative for many of them. Saying that they're all going to Android is stupid because Android is brand new and hasn't found market penetration yet, not to mention you could just develop for both platforms. Saying that like it's an iPhone vs Android issue is stupid because Palm and Blackberry have a far greater market share than either, thus making them the bigger competition.
So explain to me how that makes me a "Mac" fanboy, you fucknut.
BWAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA! Yeah, the industry is rapidly moving to Android, a platform that has only just seen a released product that is middling at best and has yet to gain a foothold in the market. Yeah, there's a mass exodus of developers from the ridiculously lucrative iPhone market. Yeah, the iPhone is the only competition for Android and vice versa, so Blackberry and Palm don't figure into it at all.
I fucking hate FOSS fanboys.
But I thought it was made back in the 60/70s to wipe out gay and black people! You mean it wasn't the government or the Jews that did it? /loony
I've done a LOT of buying and selling on eBay. I have never once had a problem sending or receiving checks/money orders. This is yet another stupid bullshit move by eBay. Add it to the massive pile of stupidity that company has been foisting upon it's users. I'm a power seller approaching 1000 feedback, but I will gladly jump ship to a viable alternative if someone can snag the market share. Google Auctions? Please, Google? Make it so.
No, just that it's working. Maybe I've just been lucky that nothing has really broken down. I've had a few phone calls where some folks were having issues and I could sometimes resolve them (Pull the CMOS battery for 15 minutes). If someone comes back a month later, I'll probably try to help them out. If they come back six months later, then fuck 'em. If the PC burns down the house, it's a problem they can take up with the manufacturer. I don't see how I could be liable as it was working fine as far as I could tell and I never built the part myself. They can sue the PSU manufacturer for something like that.
Read the rest of the responses to my original post, numbnuts. He wasn't advocating teaching creationism by any stretch.
I've never had a problem with it and I've probably sold well over one hundred computers. I think people realize that it is what it is and that they can't expect an extended service contract from you. I've had a few people get back to me, usually due to a defective part or perhaps because they want something additional. It's been pretty smooth sailing. I do deal on eBay, but only for items that are too specialized to sell locally or bulk lots. You don't get as much money on eBay as you will locally.
No, sell stuff on Craigslist. I make some good money on the side by scouring local surplus sales/auctions and picking up computers. Then I fix 'em up and sell them on CL for a profit. Get a line on all city/state/county/higher ed surplus sales and you can run around picking up all kinds of goodies.
But people are trying to get him fired over it? That's bullshit. The guy can hold his opinion, and as long as he sticks to the curriculum without creationism, why get him fired over his goddamned opinion? These Nobel laureates aren't the ones being taught in his class and have very little to do with him, but they'll gang up anyway. The theist/antitheist sword cuts both ways. Both sides are capable of being intolerant assholes, and this is just more proof.
And how will this DRM prevent that? By saying you can't? Do you really think Apple is going to sue you if you put it in another shoe?
And what could Apple possibly do to stop you? Some kind of extra circuitry built into the shoe? The worst case scenario: You can't get the sensor to work after removing it. Do people really think Apple is going to sue them for putting sensors on laces?
Sensationalist shit. What will Apple do if you move your sensor to something else? NOTHING. War? What kind of war? All you do is void your warranty. It's just another patent application like millions out there. Christ, I'd expect this kind of crap from Digg, not from Slashdot.
Why should they? If one format covers 99% of the market, why bother with that 1% when that 1% could just as easily watch it if they wanted to?
Holy shit, please stop using a computer. Now.