If a picture can be used to determine sexuality, could a picture also be used to determine birth gender? If that came on the market just think of the LGBT?+ community would do!
I have a Note 4. Perfect phone, no issues, does more. My Note 4 still out performs the latest iPhone and I see no way I would switch. Ever. I am now waiting on the Note 8 and I am sure I will be happy with it also.
All TV's before around 1978 used vacuum tubes and a few discrete components mounted to boards within the cabinet that were all hard wired together. Around the early 80s they got smart and installed anything they could (sound system, receiver, etc) into plug in boards on the main board along with any vacuum tubes needed that could not be replaced with solid state devices.
Magnavox (at least I think it was Magnavox, it could have been Zenith), a long ago TV manufacturer, came up with a modular TV set just at the time when solid state devices were starting to take hold of the market. They envisioned a TV where each separate module could be replaced when it failed (tuner,sound amplifier, etc).
It was so complex that almost no one could work on it. It was easier to just throw out the TV and buy a new one.
Technology seems to go from very complex and expensive to "use and throw away". Calculators and standard watches are good examples. A calculator will cost you a few bucks at Walmart and when it breaks pitch it and get a new one. Computers will eventually get this way also.
Pretty soon your super powerful personal computer (which you pretty much have now but they are called cell phones) will be pretty much like cell phones.
Why can't we just plug up a light bulb behind a satellite and drive it? I mean, photons have mass, and can be directional (laser). It would seem to be a much better propulsion method than even an ion drive.
I still go by the report that came out in 1978 by the UN that stated scientists concluded that all fossil fuel reserves planet wide would be depleted in 30 years. So there you go. No problem here. Move along.
I am surprised, and totally in joy that this film was pulled. Finally we are starting to see some common sense for proper science beating back hysteria and ideology.
Yeah, I'd love to replace my phone which is protected by a company concerned about protecting my data and replacing it by one that doesn't give a crap about securing my data.
Heheeh! Just what Apple wants you to think. They protect your privacy! WOW! If you only knew...
I finally broke down and bought an Amazon Fire TV box. I can watch just about anything on TV, Hulu, Netflix, etc. that I already have a subscription to. I can run apps, games, etc with it also. I can use any smart phone to control it or play content to my TV. It truly is a well thought out product that does not bind the customer into a single subscription service. Amazon does have the Prime service on the box, but you do not have to pay to use the other systems that the box can do.
Apple will not attempt to create a TV set top box unless the business model allows then to somehow reap revenue from both the subscriber and the content creator. This has been their business model from day one, and unless they can somehow get the masses on board with it (black hole) then it probably is doomed from the start.
OK, so it can double as a garage heater in winter. However, in the snowier parts of the country (i.e. NOT Vancouver and its suburbs), this will not be appreciated for outdoor use - lots of meltwater turning into smooth ice...
This can easily work outdoors. Both magnet sets can be encased in a non conductive cover when outdoors, so no moving parts will be exposed. I have worked with something very close to this device for charging. Wish I had thought of this first!
I agree. They made a product that people wanted to buy, knowing or not knowing that Apple owns the product they purchased and will continue to restrict anything on it unless Apple can make a buck. I want people to buy Apple products, and I want them to continue to think they are "bright" or "creative" because they purchased these magical devices. It gives me the edge on everyone else who are trying to talk into their phones in the elevator when I am getting real work done.
"Because they (Apple) have done much larger good for general computing than Linux and even Windows have ever done."
I will not even begin to explain why this is probably the dumbest statement I have ever read. I began working in computers before Microsoft was a company, and in all my years I cannot think of a SINGLE thing that Apple has "created". But they have managed to get a lot of very dumb people to buy into an idea which ties them to a restrictive platform at the expense of every single good programmer and their ability to improve on existing technology. Now they will attempt to get businesses to give up their employee assets and allow Apple to know and control every facet of the workplace. Yep, Brave New World.
My congratulations go out to all those who worked very hard on Facebook, and who shall soon reap the rewards for their creation.
My condolences go out to all those who shall soon invest in the stupidest dot-com bubble machine off all time, and who shall see the loss of that investment go to all those above.
No, I haven't done a side by side on these two apps. I only had a few minutes to test each on both platforms. But in those few minutes I came to the conclusion that 1: iPhone still sucks and is behind the curve (hell, my HTC EVO has better specs and cost less) and 2: Siri is just as useless as I thought it would be. But it is REALLY fun watching someone in an elevator talking to their phones over and over trying to get the thing to work instead of just pressing a button.
Vlingo really operates much the same way as Siri. But to prove a point, I was listening to a radio broadcaster use Siri on the air, and to demonstrate he asked Siri a question: How far is it from the earth to the moon? Siri waited a about 5 seconds, then displayed the answer on his fondlebrick that he read back over the air. I tried it using Vlingo on my Android phone, and not only did it give the answer faster, it actually read the result back to me using the built in speak engine. Yep, the fondlebrick is always slightly behind the curve.
iPhone: Yesterday's technology wrapped in a shiny package and sold for twice the price today!
Try Vlingo from the Android Market. Does exactly what Siri does, been out for a year, and its better, and its free.
I never understood why everyone buying an Apple Fondlebrick thinks they invented it first.
When Facebook introduced the "Like" button which could be installed on other websites across domains it was obvious (at least to me) that it would become a way to trace users on other websites. Anywhere you now see a "Like" button by Facebook you can be assured that your stored cookie information is being transmitted to Facebook directly for tracking purposes.
Now, I have not looked into the code for the "Like" button, but it would not surprise me at all that this will be the means they use.
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If a picture can be used to determine sexuality, could a picture also be used to determine birth gender? If that came on the market just think of the LGBT?+ community would do!
I have a Note 4. Perfect phone, no issues, does more. My Note 4 still out performs the latest iPhone and I see no way I would switch. Ever. I am now waiting on the Note 8 and I am sure I will be happy with it also.
"then there is zero reason keeping you from making the switch to a more reliable, secure platform."
More reliable, secure platform? Prove that statement or clarify what you mean.
And I mean a Model I. Not a Model II or Model III, but the first!
A Radio Shack TRS-80. Oh the good ol days!
I refuse to admit I know anything about the Gopher protocol, as it will state how old I actually am.
All TV's before around 1978 used vacuum tubes and a few discrete components mounted to boards within the cabinet that were all hard wired together. Around the early 80s they got smart and installed anything they could (sound system, receiver, etc) into plug in boards on the main board along with any vacuum tubes needed that could not be replaced with solid state devices.
Magnavox (at least I think it was Magnavox, it could have been Zenith), a long ago TV manufacturer, came up with a modular TV set just at the time when solid state devices were starting to take hold of the market. They envisioned a TV where each separate module could be replaced when it failed (tuner,sound amplifier, etc). It was so complex that almost no one could work on it. It was easier to just throw out the TV and buy a new one. Technology seems to go from very complex and expensive to "use and throw away". Calculators and standard watches are good examples. A calculator will cost you a few bucks at Walmart and when it breaks pitch it and get a new one. Computers will eventually get this way also. Pretty soon your super powerful personal computer (which you pretty much have now but they are called cell phones) will be pretty much like cell phones.
Hmmm. Ok, that seems logical (sorry for stealing your line Mr. Nimoy. We miss you!).
Why can't we just plug up a light bulb behind a satellite and drive it? I mean, photons have mass, and can be directional (laser). It would seem to be a much better propulsion method than even an ion drive.
I still go by the report that came out in 1978 by the UN that stated scientists concluded that all fossil fuel reserves planet wide would be depleted in 30 years. So there you go. No problem here. Move along.
Blame Apple. They started this shitastic locked-in marketing crap.
I am surprised, and totally in joy that this film was pulled. Finally we are starting to see some common sense for proper science beating back hysteria and ideology.
Yeah, I'd love to replace my phone which is protected by a company concerned about protecting my data and replacing it by one that doesn't give a crap about securing my data.
Heheeh! Just what Apple wants you to think. They protect your privacy! WOW! If you only knew...
Except for where it is powered by Windows.
I finally broke down and bought an Amazon Fire TV box. I can watch just about anything on TV, Hulu, Netflix, etc. that I already have a subscription to. I can run apps, games, etc with it also. I can use any smart phone to control it or play content to my TV. It truly is a well thought out product that does not bind the customer into a single subscription service. Amazon does have the Prime service on the box, but you do not have to pay to use the other systems that the box can do.
Apple will not attempt to create a TV set top box unless the business model allows then to somehow reap revenue from both the subscriber and the content creator. This has been their business model from day one, and unless they can somehow get the masses on board with it (black hole) then it probably is doomed from the start.
OK, so it can double as a garage heater in winter. However, in the snowier parts of the country (i.e. NOT Vancouver and its suburbs), this will not be appreciated for outdoor use - lots of meltwater turning into smooth ice...
This can easily work outdoors. Both magnet sets can be encased in a non conductive cover when outdoors, so no moving parts will be exposed. I have worked with something very close to this device for charging. Wish I had thought of this first!
I agree. They made a product that people wanted to buy, knowing or not knowing that Apple owns the product they purchased and will continue to restrict anything on it unless Apple can make a buck. I want people to buy Apple products, and I want them to continue to think they are "bright" or "creative" because they purchased these magical devices. It gives me the edge on everyone else who are trying to talk into their phones in the elevator when I am getting real work done.
"Because they (Apple) have done much larger good for general computing than Linux and even Windows have ever done."
I will not even begin to explain why this is probably the dumbest statement I have ever read. I began working in computers before Microsoft was a company, and in all my years I cannot think of a SINGLE thing that Apple has "created". But they have managed to get a lot of very dumb people to buy into an idea which ties them to a restrictive platform at the expense of every single good programmer and their ability to improve on existing technology. Now they will attempt to get businesses to give up their employee assets and allow Apple to know and control every facet of the workplace. Yep, Brave New World.
My congratulations go out to all those who worked very hard on Facebook, and who shall soon reap the rewards for their creation.
My condolences go out to all those who shall soon invest in the stupidest dot-com bubble machine off all time, and who shall see the loss of that investment go to all those above.
No, I haven't done a side by side on these two apps. I only had a few minutes to test each on both platforms. But in those few minutes I came to the conclusion that 1: iPhone still sucks and is behind the curve (hell, my HTC EVO has better specs and cost less) and 2: Siri is just as useless as I thought it would be. But it is REALLY fun watching someone in an elevator talking to their phones over and over trying to get the thing to work instead of just pressing a button.
Vlingo really operates much the same way as Siri. But to prove a point, I was listening to a radio broadcaster use Siri on the air, and to demonstrate he asked Siri a question: How far is it from the earth to the moon? Siri waited a about 5 seconds, then displayed the answer on his fondlebrick that he read back over the air. I tried it using Vlingo on my Android phone, and not only did it give the answer faster, it actually read the result back to me using the built in speak engine. Yep, the fondlebrick is always slightly behind the curve.
iPhone: Yesterday's technology wrapped in a shiny package and sold for twice the price today!
Try Vlingo from the Android Market. Does exactly what Siri does, been out for a year, and its better, and its free. I never understood why everyone buying an Apple Fondlebrick thinks they invented it first.
Did I not in fact tell everyone this a few days ago? See! No one believes me! :) :) :)
When Facebook introduced the "Like" button which could be installed on other websites across domains it was obvious (at least to me) that it would become a way to trace users on other websites. Anywhere you now see a "Like" button by Facebook you can be assured that your stored cookie information is being transmitted to Facebook directly for tracking purposes.
Now, I have not looked into the code for the "Like" button, but it would not surprise me at all that this will be the means they use.