I'm not a huge fan of iOS, but to Apple's credit, at least they confine their tablet interface to tablets. I fail to see how Metro on a PC without a touchscreen makes anything better.
And wouldn't it make more sense for Microsoft to see if Surface Pro is a hit BEFORE they drag desktop users to Metroworld?
We were made this way for very good reasons, even if we don't understand them. Imagine if somebody proposed the same thing for female infants. What would be the reaction? Leave all minors alone. Let them decide when they turn 18.
Mother Nature also made us naked, hence the need for a protective foreskin. But, like the appendix, the foreskin has become obsolete. We're better off with it off.
The new LG display is a prime example of technology marketing by the numbers. Japanese hi-fi manufacturers popularized this approach in the 70s and 80s. They hyping the numbers in their products' specifications, implying, but not actually demonstrating, superior performance. Historically, this has worked very well for consumer electronics sales. People ate it up then and still do. This is just more of the same from LG. Having a pixel density of 440 PPI is totally meaningless in terms of real world experience, but it sure sounds impressive on paper. They'll sell them by the bushel.
Facebook is caught between a rock and a hard place with regard to user privacy. They already take a lot of flack from users who don't like what they perceive as Facebook's lax privacy protection. Facebook can't simply dilute it further without risking a flood of protest from its users. It can't afford that. That's not to mention the various state and federal privacy regulations already in place that will also constrain them.
Oh, and don't count out Google+ as competition just yet. Google isn't going to declare defeat in the social media space any time soon. They recently completely revamped the Google+ interface and have shown that they're in it for the long haul. They will be waiting for Zuckerberg & Co. to stumble and give users an excuse to jump ship. I suspect they won't have to wait long.
Of course, the investors will be howling for Facebook to bring in the numbers, especially now that GM has announced yesterday that they are cancelling all of their advertising on FB due to its lack of effectiveness. You can bet that move has caught the attention of every other large advertiser. Facebook is in trouble. They have very little maneuverability to enhance their revenue stream and a lot of pressure to do so. Something's got to give and I predict it will not be pretty for either FB's bottom line or their stock price.
You have to feel sorry for Larry. He was hoping the Google settlement would pay his America's Cup expenses. $150k will barely cover In-N-Out burgers for the deck hands.
I'd hire a lawyer and have them fire off a terse letter reminding them that my political views are my private business and they can go fuck themselves. Oh, and by the way, my refusal to participate in their bogus political scheme had better not affect my prospects for a raise or advancement or there will be hell to pay. Have a nice day.
I know what the law says, and I know that he broke the law. But consider this: there was no provable financial harm to the producers of the film. No one was hurt. No one was deprived of anything. Yet, this guy is deprived of his freedom for one year and earns a permanent criminal record. This was a classic victimless crime and I would argue that that makes it no crime at all.
This is exactly why I've kept my landline despite the fact I almost never use it. I keep it around to give to banks and others who need a phone number from me so I don't have to give them my cell number. No way I want telemarketers calling my cell.
Mass market digital began the decline in audio fidelity with the advent of the audio CD. At a sampling rate of only 44.1 KHz, it's incapable of resolving enough detail at the upper range of human hearing to sound natural. Coupled with the dithering added in the D/A conversion process to mask inherent sampling noise you have a format with harsh sounding highs and a severely constrained soundstage. Even when factoring in all of the obvious faults of analog vinyl records, a top-end analog system with a decent turntable, moving coil phono cartridge will always produce a warmer, more lifelike and far more immersive sound than a top-end system built around a CD player that employs the same amp and speakers. And when you consider that MP3 is a lossy format that is typically ripped from CDs or the same masters used for CDs, it's no surprise that the result is a source that sounds even less impressive.
As far as the OS is concerned, this is just another application installer. It's a cinch to modify the installer to circumvent Apple's so-called security update for this. It really comes down to a user stupidity issue. If you're too stupid to avoid software from questionable sources you deserve what you get. No security update can protect you from yourself.
You have to be kidding me. That's IsoHunt's defense? "Somebody else out there is worse so why pick on us?" What a retarded rationale! They sound like my 8 year old nephew who protested the other day when he was chastised for calling his little sister a "biatch", because he heard a classmate call his sister a biatch so why couldn't he? Well kid, two wrongs don't make a right and you were the one caught doing it so you're the one getting read the riot act. Deal with it.
Something tells me Apple wouldn't post his name and picture on the internet.
This whole thing is no big deal. Yes, being outed by Gizmodo might have had serious consequences for the guy if Apple hadn't already known who lost the prototype. But they did know. They had bricked the phone remotely before Gizmodo acquired it. At the most, Gizmodo is merely an embarrassment for him. He's a big boy--he'll get over it. Gizmodo is just covering their ass in case Apple tries to claim that this was stolen property instead of something lost due to an employee's carelessness.
The 4G iPhone that Apple bought from the guy who found it had already been bricked remotely by Apple. So they knew it was lost and they had to know who lost it. Gizmodo didn't out him. His carelessness did.
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I'm not a huge fan of iOS, but to Apple's credit, at least they confine their tablet interface to tablets. I fail to see how Metro on a PC without a touchscreen makes anything better.
And wouldn't it make more sense for Microsoft to see if Surface Pro is a hit BEFORE they drag desktop users to Metroworld?
GoDaddy supported SOPA initially, but rescinded their support last December.
http://www.godaddy.com/newscenter/release-view.aspx?news_item_id=378&isc=smtwsup
We were made this way for very good reasons, even if we don't understand them.
Imagine if somebody proposed the same thing for female infants. What would be the reaction?
Leave all minors alone. Let them decide when they turn 18.
Mother Nature also made us naked, hence the need for a protective foreskin. But, like the appendix, the foreskin has become obsolete. We're better off with it off.
This confirms my experience as an IT Manager that it's hard to find good people, even in a recession.
The new LG display is a prime example of technology marketing by the numbers. Japanese hi-fi manufacturers popularized this approach in the 70s and 80s. They hyping the numbers in their products' specifications, implying, but not actually demonstrating, superior performance. Historically, this has worked very well for consumer electronics sales. People ate it up then and still do. This is just more of the same from LG. Having a pixel density of 440 PPI is totally meaningless in terms of real world experience, but it sure sounds impressive on paper. They'll sell them by the bushel.
Facebook is caught between a rock and a hard place with regard to user privacy. They already take a lot of flack from users who don't like what they perceive as Facebook's lax privacy protection. Facebook can't simply dilute it further without risking a flood of protest from its users. It can't afford that. That's not to mention the various state and federal privacy regulations already in place that will also constrain them.
Oh, and don't count out Google+ as competition just yet. Google isn't going to declare defeat in the social media space any time soon. They recently completely revamped the Google+ interface and have shown that they're in it for the long haul. They will be waiting for Zuckerberg & Co. to stumble and give users an excuse to jump ship. I suspect they won't have to wait long.
Of course, the investors will be howling for Facebook to bring in the numbers, especially now that GM has announced yesterday that they are cancelling all of their advertising on FB due to its lack of effectiveness. You can bet that move has caught the attention of every other large advertiser. Facebook is in trouble. They have very little maneuverability to enhance their revenue stream and a lot of pressure to do so. Something's got to give and I predict it will not be pretty for either FB's bottom line or their stock price.
You have to feel sorry for Larry. He was hoping the Google settlement would pay his America's Cup expenses. $150k will barely cover In-N-Out burgers for the deck hands.
Is Microsoft, which owns Skype, colluding with the Syrian government to push malware to end users, or has Syria hacked into Skype to accomplish this?
I'd hire a lawyer and have them fire off a terse letter reminding them that my political views are my private business and they can go fuck themselves. Oh, and by the way, my refusal to participate in their bogus political scheme had better not affect my prospects for a raise or advancement or there will be hell to pay. Have a nice day.
What the hell is a phone booth?
Given the way NASA's keeps getting slashed, we'll be lucky if there's any money left to analyze the data when it finally does arrive at Pluto.
Err, that should have been "Given the way NASA's budget keeps getting slashed..."
Given the way NASA's keeps getting slashed, we'll be lucky if there's any money left to analyze the data when it finally does arrive at Pluto.
Climate change denial is an act of treason against life on Earth.
I know what the law says, and I know that he broke the law. But consider this: there was no provable financial harm to the producers of the film. No one was hurt. No one was deprived of anything. Yet, this guy is deprived of his freedom for one year and earns a permanent criminal record. This was a classic victimless crime and I would argue that that makes it no crime at all.
This is exactly why I've kept my landline despite the fact I almost never use it. I keep it around to give to banks and others who need a phone number from me so I don't have to give them my cell number. No way I want telemarketers calling my cell.
Mass market digital began the decline in audio fidelity with the advent of the audio CD. At a sampling rate of only 44.1 KHz, it's incapable of resolving enough detail at the upper range of human hearing to sound natural. Coupled with the dithering added in the D/A conversion process to mask inherent sampling noise you have a format with harsh sounding highs and a severely constrained soundstage. Even when factoring in all of the obvious faults of analog vinyl records, a top-end analog system with a decent turntable, moving coil phono cartridge will always produce a warmer, more lifelike and far more immersive sound than a top-end system built around a CD player that employs the same amp and speakers. And when you consider that MP3 is a lossy format that is typically ripped from CDs or the same masters used for CDs, it's no surprise that the result is a source that sounds even less impressive.
This isn't a virus.
As far as the OS is concerned, this is just another application installer. It's a cinch to modify the installer to circumvent Apple's so-called security update for this. It really comes down to a user stupidity issue. If you're too stupid to avoid software from questionable sources you deserve what you get. No security update can protect you from yourself.
At least I won't have to wear my tinfoil hat at home.
I'll racking my brain trying to figure out how to insert a quip about sharks and lasers, but I'm drawing a blank. Ah well.
You have to be kidding me. That's IsoHunt's defense? "Somebody else out there is worse so why pick on us?" What a retarded rationale! They sound like my 8 year old nephew who protested the other day when he was chastised for calling his little sister a "biatch", because he heard a classmate call his sister a biatch so why couldn't he? Well kid, two wrongs don't make a right and you were the one caught doing it so you're the one getting read the riot act. Deal with it.
Live long(er) and prosper, Leonard.
Something tells me Apple wouldn't post his name and picture on the internet.
This whole thing is no big deal. Yes, being outed by Gizmodo might have had serious consequences for the guy if Apple hadn't already known who lost the prototype. But they did know. They had bricked the phone remotely before Gizmodo acquired it. At the most, Gizmodo is merely an embarrassment for him. He's a big boy--he'll get over it. Gizmodo is just covering their ass in case Apple tries to claim that this was stolen property instead of something lost due to an employee's carelessness.
Oops, I meant to say that the 4G iPhone that Gizmodo bought...
The 4G iPhone that Apple bought from the guy who found it had already been bricked remotely by Apple. So they knew it was lost and they had to know who lost it. Gizmodo didn't out him. His carelessness did.