Plain ol maps don't tell you they 'may be wrong' either. It comes with the territory. No matter what you are using for a guide - maps, mystic revelations, signs from God - you still still have to look out the windshield and think occasionally. In the Olden Days when I did Search and Rescue in Colorado we didn't have GPS. We had maps. And we ended up pulling out idiots from all sorts of places because the 'map told them' they could get from one abandoned mining town to another over a 13000 foot pass in a Volkswagen.
And your second wish has been granted. There are a number of iPhone apps which do allow you to download maps before you head out. Very classy. Garmin ought to be scared - the iPhone is a hell of a lot better GPS than my Oregon 400: better display, better GPS chip, better battery life (really!). The only advantage that the Garmin has is that it's completely waterproof and I can carry a passle of AA batteries with me.
English is not my native language and I dont live in the US - but doesn't this violate anti trust laws like Microsoft + Internet Explorer etc.? Apple packaging their own app store, with their own product and massive disadvantaging any competition on the platform?
Please correct me if i'm mistaken I'm not very clued up on the issue.
Probably not. US antitrust law allows for a monopoly to exist. It is illegal to use that monopoly position to block out competitors in your field. And monopolies are not defined by a company's manufactured product,. Thus just because Apple is the only company making iDevice's you cannot call out Apple for antitrust violations for locking down anything to do with the iDevice or it's attendant software. They would have to go after a broader class of 'thing' like eBooks in general.
Apple does not hold a monopoly on eBooks or electronic distribution of music. It may be a dominant player, but there are credible alternatives (Amazon, Barnes & Noble). Microsoft got into (sort of) trouble by forcing computer manufacturers to load Internet Explorer on their machines instead of allowing Mozilla or Netscape or whatever. That was an 'abuse' of the monopoly position they held in the personal computer market. Had the US DOJ (US Department of Justice) tried to prosecute them today, that complaint likely would not have flown as there are other credible choices in the personal computer world today (Apple, Linux). In fact, what really took the wind out of the DOJ's sails was the fact that, by the time the complaint had wended it's way through the courts, Microsoft's 'monopoly' position was really questionable.
The US DOJ could well come sniffing around, as it has with Google, but it would be hard to make an antitrust argument about this behavior.
Why did the slashdot re-design not also update that stupid Microsoft icon here? It is so dated and lame, I wonder if anybody over 20 even understand the references to it.
Now it looks like Woody Allen. Not sure that it helps the under 20 set, though. What would you suggest? Ballmer's armpits?
I just bought a USB external modem from Amazon. Somebody uses them because there are four or five models available at present. I bought it as a backup / mobile solution for a fax machine. I know of dozens of modems in use, mostly for remote machinery control and data collection. Not everything ought to be hooked up to the Internet.....
I think you nailed it, though it doesn't just apply to geeks. Lots of stuff starts out in fringe groups and eventually gains publicity and popularity:)
So. Twitter, Facebook and Paris Hilton are our fault?
I am so not believing you.
You really need to look at what the actual, legal definitions of 'anti trust' are. Just because "Apple dictates every piece of hardware and software combination and their rigid control of the iOS... " does NOT mean that it falls foul of the Sherman Anti Trust act and other assorted legislation.
For the tl;dr set, Apple is neither a monopoly nor a cartel in any of it's product areas (no you can't call a tablet computer a defined product area). Apple is free to build products closed tighter than a mosquito's arse. They can put oddball security screws on their cases. They can make proprietary cables, proprietary protocols and even attempt to repeal the laws of thermodynamics.
You don't have to Apple products. Really, you don't.
A closed system might be ok right now. There are plenty of consumers who don't want to deal with extra options and functionality in their tech products...for now. But what about the coming decades, when a majority of consumers will have grown up in the digital age. I'd expect they would be more tech savvy and able to handle (and appreciate) more open systems like Android.
And you'd be completely wrong. The new age consumers 'growing up' in the digital age care not a whit for what goes on below the shiny. Yep, they can punch icons and post idiot comments all over the place, they can probably take any digital device made this decade and use it without a thought or a glance at what purports to be a 'manual'. But they have no concept of hardware / software specs much less formats much less open vs. closed. My 15 year old, straight A niece understands not a jot of the underlying computing structure she depends on day to day. But she can manipulate it and show her grandmother how to do things on her iPad. Her brother, OTOH, has a basement full of dead electronics gear and smoke - if he doesn't kill himself or get arrested he will be one of those relatively few people that ARE tech savvy and running the digital world. But he will always be a tiny minority.
Closed vs. Open means nothing to these kids.
Your sad devotion to that ancient Open Source religion has not helped you conjure up the decent market share for Linux on the desktop, or given you enough clairvoyance to find a decent Android tablet..
Aren't these percentages too close to be meaningful? Of course it depends on the sample, but I think unless we get an all-winning AI it's interesting but nothing really special.
That was my thought as well - 68 vs 63% - basically a draw.
The idea of having a phone where you have to worry about it fucking up for no apparent reason and with no warning message is awful.
The iPhone may not be your best choice. I accidentally let my iPhone 'upgrade' from 3.2 to 4.1 (note to self - do nothing at all, except perhaps post on Slashdot when tired). After a very frustrating four hours of reinstalling itunes, waiting for Apple's 'upgrade server', googling a dozen cryptic error messages and finally reinstalling everything from scratch, I finally have a functional phone.
It's pretty amazing that Apple can manage to have so many holes and gotchas in their locked down system. Much of it seems to be just bad programming (not realizing a preference file is corrupt, having twizzlefits about exactly which USB port is OK, cruft files left over from previous installs) and sloth.
I'd recommend a DOS phone. Nice and simple. Just use a hex editor to fix things. None of this complex new stuff. Bah.
all the while Palin Inc. LTD LLC is taking its sweet time releasing the actual campaign emails
It's the State of Alaska, not Palin's political supporters. While there probably are a couple of Palinites left in the state, most Alaskans would just as soon use her for wolf bait. She's an embarrassment for a state that has a long line of political embarrassments.
I always wondered why the cartels haven't invested in UAVs. It must be pretty simple now days to build a GPS guided device with enough payload to make the more expensive drugs worthwhile to ship
Might work for cocaine / heroin but marijuana is pretty bulky. You'd want a UAV the size of a DC-3. And it really isn't 'easy' to build large UAVs - even ones with just, say, 10 kg payloads. Easy is a semisubmersible. Interestingly, even though they have capacities of several tons, they appear to be used more for high value cocaine that plain old pot.
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It was a truly sad day (in 2004) when India's court ruled
Actually, in India it is 1932 (Indian Civil calendar.)
That's much better. That means they have to go through the '70 s again. Serves them right.
half the battle is just looking at your watch and the sun to figure out where north, south, east and west are
Squints at digital readout on watch. "This wasn't covered in my Boy Scout manual. Where's the damn hour hand?"
Plain ol maps don't tell you they 'may be wrong' either. It comes with the territory. No matter what you are using for a guide - maps, mystic revelations, signs from God - you still still have to look out the windshield and think occasionally. In the Olden Days when I did Search and Rescue in Colorado we didn't have GPS. We had maps. And we ended up pulling out idiots from all sorts of places because the 'map told them' they could get from one abandoned mining town to another over a 13000 foot pass in a Volkswagen.
And your second wish has been granted. There are a number of iPhone apps which do allow you to download maps before you head out. Very classy. Garmin ought to be scared - the iPhone is a hell of a lot better GPS than my Oregon 400: better display, better GPS chip, better battery life (really!). The only advantage that the Garmin has is that it's completely waterproof and I can carry a passle of AA batteries with me.
-Having grown-up with Commodore GEOS and Workbench, I call programs "tools", directories "drawers", and the terminal a "CLI".
Mommy! Grandpa is getting all old and confused again!
I would guess that there are plenty of wealthy, not particularly tech savvy, older people.
This. Look, if my 80 year old moderately demented mother can handle the iPad, so can Glen Beck.
English is not my native language and I dont live in the US - but doesn't this violate anti trust laws like Microsoft + Internet Explorer etc.? Apple packaging their own app store, with their own product and massive disadvantaging any competition on the platform?
Please correct me if i'm mistaken I'm not very clued up on the issue.
Probably not. US antitrust law allows for a monopoly to exist. It is illegal to use that monopoly position to block out competitors in your field. And monopolies are not defined by a company's manufactured product,. Thus just because Apple is the only company making iDevice's you cannot call out Apple for antitrust violations for locking down anything to do with the iDevice or it's attendant software. They would have to go after a broader class of 'thing' like eBooks in general.
Apple does not hold a monopoly on eBooks or electronic distribution of music. It may be a dominant player, but there are credible alternatives (Amazon, Barnes & Noble). Microsoft got into (sort of) trouble by forcing computer manufacturers to load Internet Explorer on their machines instead of allowing Mozilla or Netscape or whatever. That was an 'abuse' of the monopoly position they held in the personal computer market. Had the US DOJ (US Department of Justice) tried to prosecute them today, that complaint likely would not have flown as there are other credible choices in the personal computer world today (Apple, Linux). In fact, what really took the wind out of the DOJ's sails was the fact that, by the time the complaint had wended it's way through the courts, Microsoft's 'monopoly' position was really questionable.
The US DOJ could well come sniffing around, as it has with Google, but it would be hard to make an antitrust argument about this behavior.
Or you could just be antisocial like the rest of us.
Sheesh. Kids these days.
No. Bad idea.
Could cause seizures and other health problems.
Why did the slashdot re-design not also update that stupid Microsoft icon here? It is so dated and lame, I wonder if anybody over 20 even understand the references to it.
Now it looks like Woody Allen. Not sure that it helps the under 20 set, though. What would you suggest? Ballmer's armpits?
I just bought a USB external modem from Amazon. Somebody uses them because there are four or five models available at present. I bought it as a backup / mobile solution for a fax machine. I know of dozens of modems in use, mostly for remote machinery control and data collection. Not everything ought to be hooked up to the Internet.....
Would you like one of mine?
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NOBODY FUCKING CARES
Group hug time!
Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING
WHO CARES?
I think you nailed it, though it doesn't just apply to geeks. Lots of stuff starts out in fringe groups and eventually gains publicity and popularity :)
So. Twitter, Facebook and Paris Hilton are our fault? I am so not believing you.
You really need to look at what the actual, legal definitions of 'anti trust' are. Just because "Apple dictates every piece of hardware and software combination and their rigid control of the iOS ... " does NOT mean that it falls foul of the Sherman Anti Trust act and other assorted legislation.
For the tl;dr set, Apple is neither a monopoly nor a cartel in any of it's product areas (no you can't call a tablet computer a defined product area). Apple is free to build products closed tighter than a mosquito's arse. They can put oddball security screws on their cases. They can make proprietary cables, proprietary protocols and even attempt to repeal the laws of thermodynamics.
You don't have to Apple products. Really, you don't.
A closed system might be ok right now. There are plenty of consumers who don't want to deal with extra options and functionality in their tech products...for now. But what about the coming decades, when a majority of consumers will have grown up in the digital age. I'd expect they would be more tech savvy and able to handle (and appreciate) more open systems like Android.
And you'd be completely wrong. The new age consumers 'growing up' in the digital age care not a whit for what goes on below the shiny. Yep, they can punch icons and post idiot comments all over the place, they can probably take any digital device made this decade and use it without a thought or a glance at what purports to be a 'manual'. But they have no concept of hardware / software specs much less formats much less open vs. closed. My 15 year old, straight A niece understands not a jot of the underlying computing structure she depends on day to day. But she can manipulate it and show her grandmother how to do things on her iPad. Her brother, OTOH, has a basement full of dead electronics gear and smoke - if he doesn't kill himself or get arrested he will be one of those relatively few people that ARE tech savvy and running the digital world. But he will always be a tiny minority.
Closed vs. Open means nothing to these kids.
Your sad devotion to that ancient Open Source religion has not helped you conjure up the decent market share for Linux on the desktop, or given you enough clairvoyance to find a decent Android tablet..
Oh dear. This means they might have to rename Silicon Valley to Molybdenite Valley, but that doesn't sound nearly as nice.
Valley of the Molls?
Aren't these percentages too close to be meaningful? Of course it depends on the sample, but I think unless we get an all-winning AI it's interesting but nothing really special.
That was my thought as well - 68 vs 63% - basically a draw.
The iPhone may not be your best choice. I accidentally let my iPhone 'upgrade' from 3.2 to 4.1 (note to self - do nothing at all, except perhaps post on Slashdot when tired). After a very frustrating four hours of reinstalling itunes, waiting for Apple's 'upgrade server', googling a dozen cryptic error messages and finally reinstalling everything from scratch, I finally have a functional phone.
It's pretty amazing that Apple can manage to have so many holes and gotchas in their locked down system. Much of it seems to be just bad programming (not realizing a preference file is corrupt, having twizzlefits about exactly which USB port is OK, cruft files left over from previous installs) and sloth.
I'd recommend a DOS phone. Nice and simple. Just use a hex editor to fix things. None of this complex new stuff. Bah.
Two moderators enter! One moderator leaves!
What's wrong with hatting the military?
Nothing really. A bit redundant in all, they already have hats. But if you insist....
Hang in there Anitsyzgy - I was in the same place then last week - poof - mod points. All week. Now you get 10 of the stupid things.
Kinda like dingleberies - they hang around and are hard to get rid of. You're probably doing better posting than moderating anyway.
It's the State of Alaska, not Palin's political supporters. While there probably are a couple of Palinites left in the state, most Alaskans would just as soon use her for wolf bait. She's an embarrassment for a state that has a long line of political embarrassments.
A cruise missile with a 10kg payload cost about $5k each, last I checked.
Couldn't find any on Amazon. Got any good sources? At that price, I've got a couple of ideas....
I always wondered why the cartels haven't invested in UAVs. It must be pretty simple now days to build a GPS guided device with enough payload to make the more expensive drugs worthwhile to ship
Might work for cocaine / heroin but marijuana is pretty bulky. You'd want a UAV the size of a DC-3. And it really isn't 'easy' to build large UAVs - even ones with just, say, 10 kg payloads. Easy is a semisubmersible. Interestingly, even though they have capacities of several tons, they appear to be used more for high value cocaine that plain old pot.
Well, it's rather likely he'll never be able to mate with anyone to produce viable offspring so it's probably a close enough description.