Sure.. but they are only getting the attention for their LED based version... I doubt the reflector version would actually meet the same criteria that makes this interesting to people (like being able to capture them with a cell phone, capture at long range, capture from a wide variety of angles). But I don't know because they are only showing off the LED one, so let people bitch about the LED one. We'll bitch about the reflective one when they tell us something about it.
I no longer work for Nokia and I'm not sure how this is even a topical response, but I'll go ahead and answer anyway: never.
Nokia phones are still proprietary hardware and even if they were to be able to run an open source symbian version (there isn't one yet), the adaptation layer is still not open source. Ignoring that, S60 itself isn't open source. Ignoring that, Nokia has always attempted to make custom firmware exceedingly difficult (storing flash images as partially encrypted to a specific asic serial number for instance).. of course that may no longer be true. If the encryption is no longer required in the Nokia hardware, then I suppose custom images might be possible by altering binary components in the image. But I hardly think you should 'expect' it to happen.
I'm glad to see someone has actually heard of it.:) It seems like every day there is yet another article comparing the "major smart phones": apple, blackberry, windows mobile, android. Having worked for Nokia Mobile Software, I find the omissions of symbian devices annoying.
My firefox actually does freeze while rendering a page. It's mostly obvious on my slower linux box. Not that I'm disputing its multi-threaded nature, it clearly *can* do two things at once, just not the things I need it to do (like load slashdot while allowing me to click back to another tab).
I'd mod, but no points. This was almost my exact thought. I don't know what the "rights" even means. I'm pretty sure I can make a movie called "Asteroids" about, you know, asteroids, without having to license it (if this is any indication). I'm not sure what else you get with the license... cheesy sound effects? The use of italics?
I was going to post that, damn you! Ok, well to play devil's advocate.. they can't use odometer readings because it deprives them the ability to further the police state.
What exactly can you hide behind a zipper or snap? And why can't it have a pocket? I know it's all silly, but it seems like a ton of bags would be compliant if it weren't for those three things. Is this some secret plan to advance the economy by making travelers all buy new laptop bags?
Sure.. and just put the phone inside your pocket. Body SAR? What's that? I'm sure it's unimportant.
I think people should just have wired headsets connected to their phone, which is held at a safe distance by a ten foot pole. And it's not just because I'm a share-holder in a company that makes 10 foot poles.
My dad introduced me to a programming game called CROBOTS (as in 'C' Robots). You had to program a robot to fight in an arena using simple C, then pit it against up to three other bots. I actually tried it not that long ago, but it was clearly using loops for timing, so the "live" battle took about 1 second. Maybe there's a newer version or something similar for another language?
In general, I think it's good to find something your son likes and find a programming project that fits. Then go from there.
I'd be curious to compare this against the breakdown when the CD was introduced. I vaguely remember something like, "Sure, it's $16 now, but if everyone gets on board the economy of scale will reduce the price closer to the record prices you are used to paying! (~$8)". I think these misc. overhead costs are probably just fudge factors to avoid listing them under profit, like how movie production companies make up data to keep their net profits artificially low.
I agree with you in spirit, but without two-way communication it is simply not possible to implement PayPerView. How would you inform the cable company of your consent to purchase a program without an upstream? These services ONLY exist today because of invasive technology.. the difference is that now cable companies have complete control over what your box uploads as they provide both the service and the box. Like you, I'm skeptical. If the standard isn't world readable, we will still have no idea what privacy we are throwing away. I don't trust the cable companies to define anything that is pro-consumer, and I only trust the FCC in those regards a hair more.
I think this applies largely in California as well. Rather than focusing on long term solutions like automatic cars that brake for us, how about using this data to train new drivers (eg. this is how you merge: every other car. get it?) Of course it will never work because the asshole who creates the traffic wave doesn't actually have to deal with the results and therefore selfish driving always pays off: you get there five seconds faster, the people behind you suffer the five minute delay.
Did you miss the whole Sprint buying Nextel thing? They are Sprint/Nextel. Is the point to list them twice so it seems like more wireless carriers are on board?
I actually did pay MSRP for my phone. I wanted a better model and didn't want to adjust my contract (which I'm eagerly awaiting an end to.)
Ignoring handset cost issues, subsidies allow phone operators to control the phones they will and won't subsidize, meaning they get to strong arm manufacturers into crippling features they don't like or that compete with other revenue streams, or force them to implement features with goofy restrictions to force uses to pay money for things that ought to be free. Some quick examples: Nokia forced to make a non-Wifi version of a Series60 phone so the iPhone would sell better, Verizon forcing Motorola to disable bluetooth OBEX to force users to send pictures using their pay-service. I could go on.
Of course subsidy and contracts are two totally separate things. You can do away with subsidies and still offer value pricing if a customer will sign a contract to stay with the carrier for longer. Or to guarantee a fixed rate for their plan, like signing a lease on an apartment vs. renting month to month. I don't think those are particularly bad.
P.S. Resisting the temptation to go into the health care tangent.
Yes!! I've long said NASA doesn't effectively utilize it's resources to get external funding. They didn't even respond when I proposed my awesome 'Space Shuttle Trip Lottery' program.:)
What? What is this strange Symbian and Series 60 you speak of? The most prolific smart phone in the world based on an OS designed from the ground up as a mobile connected OS? Never heard of it.
I worked with Pixo a bit back in the late 90's. Their OS was largely meant to run on top of another OS, so why people would think ipods were running pixo OS standalone is beyond me. Pixo was a great UI OS btw and they had lots of talented engineers. They mostly went work for apple after pixo imploded.:)
Since TFA didn't have many details about WHY the credit groups opposed them, I'd wager at least part of it is a number of states passing similar but different laws. I'm not in the business of providing services to people in multiple states, but if I was I would sure hate the constant state vs. state one-ups-manship that forces me to add different rules for handling customers in different states.
I'm sure they are mad because they lose potential debtors to this. It's probably the prime reason. But looking for a single federal guideline isn't too much to ask, is it? I'd favor more of a state's issues union concept though, where states who want to be progressive on certain issues can work together on unified guidelines that get the job done without having to convince all 50 states to go along with them. But that won't happen because the state politicians don't gain much by saying, "Hmm.. Arizon's law is good. We'll just take that one."
As a side note... the Kohls near my house announces credit card signups over the PA. It's so f-ing annoying it makes me want to puke. "Way to go on that Code-C, Lane 1! We need another Code-C from Lanes 2 and 3!"
I think they see these operational in active combat zones. Not sure how many kids are running around smashing stuff when there's live fire a block over. They could always print a copy of the Koran on the cover, making it a sin to destroy them.:)
I just hope they run linux so I can program my own LANDroid minions.
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Sure.. but they are only getting the attention for their LED based version... I doubt the reflector version would actually meet the same criteria that makes this interesting to people (like being able to capture them with a cell phone, capture at long range, capture from a wide variety of angles). But I don't know because they are only showing off the LED one, so let people bitch about the LED one. We'll bitch about the reflective one when they tell us something about it.
I no longer work for Nokia and I'm not sure how this is even a topical response, but I'll go ahead and answer anyway: never.
Nokia phones are still proprietary hardware and even if they were to be able to run an open source symbian version (there isn't one yet), the adaptation layer is still not open source. Ignoring that, S60 itself isn't open source. Ignoring that, Nokia has always attempted to make custom firmware exceedingly difficult (storing flash images as partially encrypted to a specific asic serial number for instance).. of course that may no longer be true. If the encryption is no longer required in the Nokia hardware, then I suppose custom images might be possible by altering binary components in the image. But I hardly think you should 'expect' it to happen.
I'm glad to see someone has actually heard of it. :) It seems like every day there is yet another article comparing the "major smart phones": apple, blackberry, windows mobile, android. Having worked for Nokia Mobile Software, I find the omissions of symbian devices annoying.
My firefox actually does freeze while rendering a page. It's mostly obvious on my slower linux box. Not that I'm disputing its multi-threaded nature, it clearly *can* do two things at once, just not the things I need it to do (like load slashdot while allowing me to click back to another tab).
I'd mod, but no points. This was almost my exact thought. I don't know what the "rights" even means. I'm pretty sure I can make a movie called "Asteroids" about, you know, asteroids, without having to license it (if this is any indication). I'm not sure what else you get with the license... cheesy sound effects? The use of italics?
I was going to post that, damn you! Ok, well to play devil's advocate.. they can't use odometer readings because it deprives them the ability to further the police state.
Mod up, my brother!
I was surprised to see this made slashdot without the appropriate, "Well, duh!!!" comment attached.
What exactly can you hide behind a zipper or snap? And why can't it have a pocket? I know it's all silly, but it seems like a ton of bags would be compliant if it weren't for those three things. Is this some secret plan to advance the economy by making travelers all buy new laptop bags?
Sure.. and just put the phone inside your pocket. Body SAR? What's that? I'm sure it's unimportant.
I think people should just have wired headsets connected to their phone, which is held at a safe distance by a ten foot pole. And it's not just because I'm a share-holder in a company that makes 10 foot poles.
In general, I think it's good to find something your son likes and find a programming project that fits. Then go from there.
I'd be curious to compare this against the breakdown when the CD was introduced. I vaguely remember something like, "Sure, it's $16 now, but if everyone gets on board the economy of scale will reduce the price closer to the record prices you are used to paying! (~$8)". I think these misc. overhead costs are probably just fudge factors to avoid listing them under profit, like how movie production companies make up data to keep their net profits artificially low.
I agree with you in spirit, but without two-way communication it is simply not possible to implement PayPerView. How would you inform the cable company of your consent to purchase a program without an upstream? These services ONLY exist today because of invasive technology.. the difference is that now cable companies have complete control over what your box uploads as they provide both the service and the box. Like you, I'm skeptical. If the standard isn't world readable, we will still have no idea what privacy we are throwing away. I don't trust the cable companies to define anything that is pro-consumer, and I only trust the FCC in those regards a hair more.
Pay Per View, Video on Demand, etc.
I think this applies largely in California as well. Rather than focusing on long term solutions like automatic cars that brake for us, how about using this data to train new drivers (eg. this is how you merge: every other car. get it?) Of course it will never work because the asshole who creates the traffic wave doesn't actually have to deal with the results and therefore selfish driving always pays off: you get there five seconds faster, the people behind you suffer the five minute delay.
Did you miss the whole Sprint buying Nextel thing? They are Sprint/Nextel. Is the point to list them twice so it seems like more wireless carriers are on board?
Ignoring handset cost issues, subsidies allow phone operators to control the phones they will and won't subsidize, meaning they get to strong arm manufacturers into crippling features they don't like or that compete with other revenue streams, or force them to implement features with goofy restrictions to force uses to pay money for things that ought to be free. Some quick examples: Nokia forced to make a non-Wifi version of a Series60 phone so the iPhone would sell better, Verizon forcing Motorola to disable bluetooth OBEX to force users to send pictures using their pay-service. I could go on.
Of course subsidy and contracts are two totally separate things. You can do away with subsidies and still offer value pricing if a customer will sign a contract to stay with the carrier for longer. Or to guarantee a fixed rate for their plan, like signing a lease on an apartment vs. renting month to month. I don't think those are particularly bad.
P.S. Resisting the temptation to go into the health care tangent.
Yes!! I've long said NASA doesn't effectively utilize it's resources to get external funding. They didn't even respond when I proposed my awesome 'Space Shuttle Trip Lottery' program. :)
I usually find that the ad's load and then the content comes along. Of course this could be by design and not because the content servers are slower.
What? What is this strange Symbian and Series 60 you speak of? The most prolific smart phone in the world based on an OS designed from the ground up as a mobile connected OS? Never heard of it.
I worked with Pixo a bit back in the late 90's. Their OS was largely meant to run on top of another OS, so why people would think ipods were running pixo OS standalone is beyond me. Pixo was a great UI OS btw and they had lots of talented engineers. They mostly went work for apple after pixo imploded. :)
Since TFA didn't have many details about WHY the credit groups opposed them, I'd wager at least part of it is a number of states passing similar but different laws. I'm not in the business of providing services to people in multiple states, but if I was I would sure hate the constant state vs. state one-ups-manship that forces me to add different rules for handling customers in different states.
I'm sure they are mad because they lose potential debtors to this. It's probably the prime reason. But looking for a single federal guideline isn't too much to ask, is it? I'd favor more of a state's issues union concept though, where states who want to be progressive on certain issues can work together on unified guidelines that get the job done without having to convince all 50 states to go along with them. But that won't happen because the state politicians don't gain much by saying, "Hmm.. Arizon's law is good. We'll just take that one."
As a side note... the Kohls near my house announces credit card signups over the PA. It's so f-ing annoying it makes me want to puke. "Way to go on that Code-C, Lane 1! We need another Code-C from Lanes 2 and 3!"
so, michael moore, at least you reveal yourself!
And I wonder if/when at&t will open that enhanced voicemail api up so that other phones can implement visual voicemail. Love those open standards...
I think they see these operational in active combat zones. Not sure how many kids are running around smashing stuff when there's live fire a block over. They could always print a copy of the Koran on the cover, making it a sin to destroy them. :)
I just hope they run linux so I can program my own LANDroid minions.