Blu also makes a line of candybar (non-flip, with keypad) dumbphones. The Zoey 3G goes for about $30. They're decent if you want a device to just talk and text on, and work with networks that dropped 2G coverage like AT&T. They don't have the creepy telemetry of smartphones today, they're not smart enough.
For $100, buy a Moto G4 Play -- as close to stock Android as you can get, removable battery, SD card. You can score the version that supports all US carriers for about $100+tax -- make sure you buy the one without Amazon lock ads.
Actually, also true on the coasts, to a lesser extent.
I've done the same thing in San Diego as well as beach towns on the East Coast. Calling hotels will often get you something that isn't even listed on the usual hotel sites, but will take cash for a lower price. You have to leave a card for security, but they never run it unless there's damage to the room.
I addressed all of those complaints in my post as ways to improve it. As it stands, the only way I'd run it on my own machine is in a nice, padded cell, courtesy of VirtualBox.
As far as price/utility, Ubuntu 17 is pretty good. It's free. It doesn't send my personal data outside my machine by default. It doesn't try to nudge me to use Microsoft's (or anyone else's) servers for storage of personal info.
And it comes with a decent (OK, not great) office suite, graphic edition, media software, etc, etc built in. What's really missing is an Outlook equivalent, but with web-based email solutions, this is less relevant. (Strictly for email, I connect Thunderbird to the uni Exchange servers.)
Is not a bad OS... but stop nudging me, Microsoft.
I want a local account with locally-saved password, not one that's tied to a Microsoft account. Yes, it can be done, but the amount of nudging to get me to create a cloud account is infuriating. I don't want my settings in the cloud, and to give you power to change them. My computer is mine -- I don't want to be on a worldwide AD domain. Nor do I want WiFi passwords "cared and shared" with the world.
I want UX updates when I request them, not when you think I should have them.
I want one switch to turn off all telemetry. It's not that difficult to set a flag that all parts of your OS would respect.
I don't want to be nudged into using cloud storage when I can be saving and backing up locally. Oh, and I want ad-free, unpaid Solitaire back already:)
Windows 10 is a good, relatively-stable OS that's also a monetization platform -- it makes me feel like my device doesn't belong to me.
Jurors and judges need to know what the probabilities are. Remember, in a criminal trial, the standard for evidence is "beyond a reasonable doubt." Sending people to prison for life or even to death row based on flimsy evidence is unacceptable.
This isn't to say that it hasn't happened before -- Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas on the testimony of an "arson expert" with no formal training in the field.
The code should be evaluated or the tool should be banned from court. The company doesn't like it? Too bad. They don't have to sell to the forensic lab/law enforcement market.
Why assume either one is the victim? What about them being two compatible people who enter into a relationship? Assuming a reasonably good job market, one or both are free to leave the company at any time if there's an issue.
The real victimizers here? HR and their zero-tolerance policies. Zero tolerance = zero brain.
Yes on the feeler gauges -- you have to use them for motorcycle plugs, which are often set odd from the factory. Bike ignitions tend to work poorly at high RPM if the plug gap is off.
The ISPs, cell companies, app authors, etc are the custodians of location data. This data can't legally be disclosed unless there's: (a) customer consent (b) a lawful warrant
In these days of electronic warrants, it's not a big burden to have to ask a judge, but it keeps things kosher and makes sure the government isn't asking for personal data without good reason.
Actually, if you asked in 1940, they'd have probably said most trains would be ELECTRIC by 1960. Not diesel electric, but electric from third rail or overhead line. Rail electrification was a big thing before WW2, slowed down by the Depression, the war, and, eventually, diesel engines.
And you mean "almost all trains in the US." I remember Poland and the Eastern part of Germany in the early 90s -- there were steam engines in regular (not tourist) train use. Same with India and China, I think.
Sure you can. Turn off your phone. Bring an appropriate amount of cash. Go for a drive, a bike ride, or a long walk. There's nothing that requires you to USE credit cards or keep your phone on 24/7.
Any plenty of people do still randomly talk to each other.
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Unlikely -- this seems more a bad input than a software bug per se.
Blu also makes a line of candybar (non-flip, with keypad) dumbphones. The Zoey 3G goes for about $30. They're decent if you want a device to just talk and text on, and work with networks that dropped 2G coverage like AT&T. They don't have the creepy telemetry of smartphones today, they're not smart enough.
Their only problem is lack of predictive text.
Different firm, apparently.
For $100, buy a Moto G4 Play -- as close to stock Android as you can get, removable battery, SD card. You can score the version that supports all US carriers for about $100+tax -- make sure you buy the one without Amazon lock ads.
You can also buy them in no-name cell phone stores in immigrant-heavy sections of large US cities.
People are people everywhere, last I checked. Maybe this country will be a better place if everyone realized that.
Actually, also true on the coasts, to a lesser extent.
I've done the same thing in San Diego as well as beach towns on the East Coast. Calling hotels will often get you something that isn't even listed on the usual hotel sites, but will take cash for a lower price. You have to leave a card for security, but they never run it unless there's damage to the room.
Of course there are, but having to resort to them to do something that should exist out of the box is ridiculous.
Yep, the malware distribution model, courtesy of a major US corepiration.
I addressed all of those complaints in my post as ways to improve it. As it stands, the only way I'd run it on my own machine is in a nice, padded cell, courtesy of VirtualBox.
As far as price/utility, Ubuntu 17 is pretty good. It's free. It doesn't send my personal data outside my machine by default. It doesn't try to nudge me to use Microsoft's (or anyone else's) servers for storage of personal info.
And it comes with a decent (OK, not great) office suite, graphic edition, media software, etc, etc built in. What's really missing is an Outlook equivalent, but with web-based email solutions, this is less relevant. (Strictly for email, I connect Thunderbird to the uni Exchange servers.)
Is not a bad OS... but stop nudging me, Microsoft.
I want a local account with locally-saved password, not one that's tied to a Microsoft account. Yes, it can be done, but the amount of nudging to get me to create a cloud account is infuriating. I don't want my settings in the cloud, and to give you power to change them. My computer is mine -- I don't want to be on a worldwide AD domain. Nor do I want WiFi passwords "cared and shared" with the world.
I want UX updates when I request them, not when you think I should have them.
I want one switch to turn off all telemetry. It's not that difficult to set a flag that all parts of your OS would respect.
I don't want to be nudged into using cloud storage when I can be saving and backing up locally. Oh, and I want ad-free, unpaid Solitaire back already :)
Windows 10 is a good, relatively-stable OS that's also a monetization platform -- it makes me feel like my device doesn't belong to me.
In all seriousness, it was the word "can't". The apostrophe was converted into an accented "a" and a (TM) sign for some awful reason.
Scottish or West Indian English? :)
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Disagree. Bad code can cause normal behavior 99% of the time, abnormal 1% of the time. See also, THERAC-25.
Jurors and judges need to know what the probabilities are. Remember, in a criminal trial, the standard for evidence is "beyond a reasonable doubt." Sending people to prison for life or even to death row based on flimsy evidence is unacceptable.
This isn't to say that it hasn't happened before -- Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas on the testimony of an "arson expert" with no formal training in the field.
The code should be evaluated or the tool should be banned from court. The company doesn't like it? Too bad. They don't have to sell to the forensic lab/law enforcement market.
What if someone else (say a jealous coworker) reported them and she spoke to someone from HR without being aware of the consequences?
Why assume either one is the victim? What about them being two compatible people who enter into a relationship? Assuming a reasonably good job market, one or both are free to leave the company at any time if there's an issue.
The real victimizers here? HR and their zero-tolerance policies. Zero tolerance = zero brain.
Yes on the feeler gauges -- you have to use them for motorcycle plugs, which are often set odd from the factory. Bike ignitions tend to work poorly at high RPM if the plug gap is off.
The ISPs, cell companies, app authors, etc are the custodians of location data. This data can't legally be disclosed unless there's:
(a) customer consent
(b) a lawful warrant
In these days of electronic warrants, it's not a big burden to have to ask a judge, but it keeps things kosher and makes sure the government isn't asking for personal data without good reason.
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Actually, if you asked in 1940, they'd have probably said most trains would be ELECTRIC by 1960. Not diesel electric, but electric from third rail or overhead line. Rail electrification was a big thing before WW2, slowed down by the Depression, the war, and, eventually, diesel engines.
And you mean "almost all trains in the US." I remember Poland and the Eastern part of Germany in the early 90s -- there were steam engines in regular (not tourist) train use. Same with India and China, I think.
Sure you can. Turn off your phone. Bring an appropriate amount of cash. Go for a drive, a bike ride, or a long walk. There's nothing that requires you to USE credit cards or keep your phone on 24/7.
Any plenty of people do still randomly talk to each other.
The problem isn't the rental car coming with a transponder. It's rackets that overcharge for use of said transponder, beyond the actual toll amount.