The iPhone platform is closed, sure. But it's not delivering content to others,...
In a way, the iPhone is delivering content, namely the applications that you (as a developer) and many others provided. Now if these applications were written in Apple's programming languages for Apple's APIs, then the applications are locked to Apple's devices. This is imho much worse than Flash, which can be run anywhere.
Now if only Apple allowed us to write our applications for standard, portable frameworks (cross-platform APIs) then there wouldn't be a problem. But Steve Jobs is preventing just that.
So please don't pretend that Jobs is being noble for protecting standards here.
Because creating a *complete* font that looks good is a lot of work.
Solution:
1) take any old book (older than 100 years, or in any case old enough to have its copyright expired). 2) make sure the fonts it contains are suitable and good-looking, otherwise pick another book 3) scan pages at high resolution until you've captured all different letters. 4) use a vector tracing program (adobe illustrator contains a vector tracer) 5) adjust the shapes a little 6) convert shapes to a font using a font editor, specify the distances between letters 7) profit
That is nothing. Much cooler would be if they found a reflection on a planet approximately 1005 lightyears away from earth, and recorded the birth of Jesus Christ...
While they are at it, I hope that they define new rules for general purpose computers to be programmable without restrictions. This would be much better for the market (think of unification of standards; also look at how much open-source has benefited us all). Further, it would also be environmentally beneficial, since we wouldn't be forced into buying several (artificially restricted) devices where one would suffice.
You have just plugged in your laundry machine. Please watch this context-sensitive advertisement about washing detergents before mains power is supplied.
Even if you don't need to jailbreak the device to run it, Apple probably doesn't approve it and will block it in their upcoming firmware version, or in the next-generation iphones.
Until apple shows serious intentions to lower their absurd level of control, I'm not going to buy an iphone, nor develop for it.
Sigh, why can't hardware makers these days just do that: make hardware?
If the piracy figures are too small, then nobody will care about them. On the other hand, if the piracy figures are too large, then the whole European population is criminalized, and nobody will care either...
But I still got modded +4 interesting at the moment, haha. However, I do agree with you to some point.
web apps are slow, lack features easily implemented in an exe
True, however, with HTML5 things will improve. The current javascript engines are sufficiently fast to allow most complicated tasks. Further, there are technologies in beta which allow execution of machine code in the browser (in a sandboxed environment). See google code/labs (I forgot the name of that project). This may eliminate problems with performance of web apps altogether, in the (hopefully near) future.
and worst of all leave you even more at the mercy of some other asshole who could pull the plug on your app at anytime
Yes, I'd hate that too (even the thought of it). But web-apps can be programmed such that they function also off-line (although some better support in browsers would be nice).
Programming for the web is not perfect, but the web will evolve in an open way. If you are basing your code on the web, then at least apple can't pull the plug on the developer...
Why should google do that when there are plenty of other ways to get paid for your work?
To make it a little easier.
They will benefit from an increased focus from developers on the web (their core business) instead of on apple products (on which they have no grasp).
Stop making apps, start making web-apps
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Can we all please stop making apps, and start making web-apps?
Then we can all benefit from your development effort, and we are not restricted to buying apple hardware. As an added bonus, you don't have to bend to the idiosyncrasies of the iphone api.
Yes, I know, apps allow us developers to use the convenient micro-payment system which exists in the form of the app-store, but come on, there are plenty of other ways to get paid for your work.
In the meantime, it *would* be nice if some other big company (google?) would invent a micro-payment system similar to the app-store, but (of course) for web applications instead of for a proprietary platform.
Someone needs to come up with a good micro-payment scheme for websites. Somewhat like the way the app-store and i-tunes work. *Then* people will stop making apps, and develop web pages instead.
I'm not sure if i understand what "approaching the speed of light" has to do with any of this.
Speed is a "relative" concept, so if Alice is moving with approximately the speed of light relative to Bob, will Alice be (approximately) dead or Bob? And don't tell me they will both be dead relative to eachother.
The problem is that the government or anyone else doesn't know when it is actually delivered to you. I.e., at any instance, the email might be still waiting in your inbox. So, strictly speaking, they are not allowed to open it.
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The iPhone platform is closed, sure. But it's not delivering content to others, ...
In a way, the iPhone is delivering content, namely the applications that you (as a developer) and many others provided. Now if these applications were written in Apple's programming languages for Apple's APIs, then the applications are locked to Apple's devices. This is imho much worse than Flash, which can be run anywhere.
Now if only Apple allowed us to write our applications for standard, portable frameworks (cross-platform APIs) then there wouldn't be a problem. But Steve Jobs is preventing just that.
So please don't pretend that Jobs is being noble for protecting standards here.
Because creating a *complete* font that looks good is a lot of work.
Solution:
1) take any old book (older than 100 years, or in any case old enough to have its copyright expired).
2) make sure the fonts it contains are suitable and good-looking, otherwise pick another book
3) scan pages at high resolution until you've captured all different letters.
4) use a vector tracing program (adobe illustrator contains a vector tracer)
5) adjust the shapes a little
6) convert shapes to a font using a font editor, specify the distances between letters
7) profit
(note: there's no ??? in there)
That is nothing. Much cooler would be if they found a reflection on a planet approximately 1005 lightyears away from earth, and recorded the birth of Jesus Christ...
simple: sand
While they are at it, I hope that they define new rules for general purpose computers to be programmable without restrictions. This would be much better for the market (think of unification of standards; also look at how much open-source has benefited us all). Further, it would also be environmentally beneficial, since we wouldn't be forced into buying several (artificially restricted) devices where one would suffice.
You have just plugged in your laundry machine. Please watch this context-sensitive advertisement about washing detergents before mains power is supplied.
Another prediction: next generation game consoles will not include a "boot second OS" option from the start.
That's right, another clear case where lawyers win and open-source loses.
This story probably is just hype.
Let's continue talking about more interesting stuff like iPads.
I don't really consider the iPad to be much of a computer.
Certainly the iPad is not Turing-complete (because some turing machines will not be accepted in the app store.)
Even if you don't need to jailbreak the device to run it, Apple probably doesn't approve it and will block it in their upcoming firmware version, or in the next-generation iphones.
Until apple shows serious intentions to lower their absurd level of control, I'm not going to buy an iphone, nor develop for it.
Sigh, why can't hardware makers these days just do that: make hardware?
You are right, the iPad is not geeky.
However, when I'm reading news about the iPad on my iPad, it becomes a little geeky, no?
Most developers are tweakers by heart anyway, and should not work at a company which produces closed, locked down products.
Amazon is arguing that the records of what books, music, and videos its customers bought deserve enhanced protection.
Aren't companies obliged to purge these records after some time, just like say, google, is obliged to purge search records?
I sure hope they are...
The media industry has a nice dilemma here:
If the piracy figures are too small, then nobody will care about them.
On the other hand, if the piracy figures are too large, then the whole European population is criminalized, and nobody will care either...
The real reason it was so easy, is that the iPad is a money-maker for the news-industry.
this post wins fail of the day
But I still got modded +4 interesting at the moment, haha.
However, I do agree with you to some point.
web apps are slow, lack features easily implemented in an exe
True, however, with HTML5 things will improve. The current javascript engines are sufficiently fast to allow most complicated tasks. Further, there are technologies in beta which allow execution of machine code in the browser (in a sandboxed environment). See google code/labs (I forgot the name of that project). This may eliminate problems with performance of web apps altogether, in the (hopefully near) future.
and worst of all leave you even more at the mercy of some other asshole who could pull the plug on your app at anytime
Yes, I'd hate that too (even the thought of it). But web-apps can be programmed such that they function also off-line (although some better support in browsers would be nice).
Programming for the web is not perfect, but the web will evolve in an open way. If you are basing your code on the web, then at least apple can't pull the plug on the developer...
Why should google do that when there are plenty of other ways to get paid for your work?
To make it a little easier.
They will benefit from an increased focus from developers on the web (their core business) instead of on apple products (on which they have no grasp).
Can we all please stop making apps, and start making web-apps?
Then we can all benefit from your development effort, and we are not restricted to buying apple hardware. As an added bonus, you don't have to bend to the idiosyncrasies of the iphone api.
Yes, I know, apps allow us developers to use the convenient micro-payment system which exists in the form of the app-store, but come on, there are plenty of other ways to get paid for your work.
In the meantime, it *would* be nice if some other big company (google?) would invent a micro-payment system similar to the app-store, but (of course) for web applications instead of for a proprietary platform.
Someone needs to come up with a good micro-payment scheme for websites. Somewhat like the way the app-store and i-tunes work. *Then* people will stop making apps, and develop web pages instead.
I'm not sure if i understand what "approaching the speed of light" has to do with any of this.
Speed is a "relative" concept, so if Alice is moving with approximately the speed of light relative to Bob, will Alice be (approximately) dead or Bob?
And don't tell me they will both be dead relative to eachother.
http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
We're lucky that the x86 instruction format is not patent-encumbered.
Imagine we'd have to pay Intel every time we compiled a program...
After reading the article, there's only one conclusion:
Linking stuff using gcc is horribly ugly!
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The problem is that the government or anyone else doesn't know when it is actually delivered to you.
I.e., at any instance, the email might be still waiting in your inbox.
So, strictly speaking, they are not allowed to open it.