So if I'm a friend of person A and person B and both have not SPECIFICALLY disabled my ability to see them and I enable viewing all from both, I get to see what person A says to person B.
FB messages != wall posts, and never have. Simple case of people not understanding a system they use.
Yeah, and you don't have to do it much at all. My first Kindle developed some crashing issues early on, forcing me to do hard resets to it with that method (but obviously that wasn't normal, and I was able to get it immediately replaced).
I kind of disagree; tinkering allows someone, especially a kid with little previous experience and a huge sponge of a brain, to figure out how something works, regardless of the end result. It may be like a puzzle, but a puzzle with an infinite amount of "right" ways to be put together.
I suspect a large amount of/.ers did this very same thing as kids. I was 7 when we got our first computer in the house, an Epson 286. It had a 5.25" drive, a hard drive, some version of DOS, pretty much no instruction manual. Having had 0 computer experience before that, I was able to become proficient in CLI, BASIC scripting, and got to mess with all manner of things, a lot using trial and error, and I attribute the start of my lifeline love of computing to that crappy little Epson.
Did you receive a DOA device or something? My first Kindle (the 2nd gen one, I believe) started dying/crashing and stopped working entirely within a few weeks of getting it. I called Amazon to ask what was going on, and without asking any questions the rep immediately suggested a replacement, overnighted a new Kindle to me, which included a return shipping label for the bad one, and no charge for anything. I was seriously without a Kindle for maybe 22 hours.
That's also not unique; I've had two situations where I purchased the "wrong" music from Amazon (wrong versions), and after simple explanation emails, they gave me credit to buy the songs I originally intended on getting. Independent of this whole forced-advertising thing, I can say I've been exceptionally happy with Amazon's customer service.
Downloading and whatever system process has to be running, sure, but I wouldn't think that displaying them would increase battery usage much at all, given it doesn't turn the backlight on/off. Turning on other lock-screen display options (calendar/shortcuts) do not affect battery life.
This. I do all of my personal reading on Kindle, but even the gargantuan Kindle DX just doesn't feel right when using technical manuals and other documents like that.
Kindles *do* have an off state; hold the switch for a few seconds and it'll turn off (and blank the screen). Otherwise it's just in a hibernate state that still uses battery, but is essentially instant-on.
I think a lot of/.ers' experiences with their initial computers were quite a bit different than what goes on today, because a lot of the 'easy entertainment' simply wasn't available like it is now. We learned BASIC and DOS and dealt with boot disks and modem strings, because we *had* to. Now it's possible to turn on a tablet and be playing Angry Birds in seconds.
Because it's so easy to accept a lot of the technology that exists now, I think it's important to present alternatives to iPads and and the app store; learning to shell script might pique their interest in technology in a way that Pet Ville never will.
For younger kids, it's not being dumb or clumsy that wears things down, it's aggressive wear and tear. A 6 year old with a laptop is going to use it *anywhere* (on the floor, on their top bunk, outside) and bring it *everywhere*, especially if it's one of their favorite things. I'm not necessarily arguing against an older nice laptop, but as a parent, you can generally assume your kid is going to wear down his or her electronics faster than an adult, who laptops are actually designed for.
After a very cursory and unscientific perusal of the comments on reddit and slashdot, I find it interesting that (in general) slashdotters seem to more supportive of the banning of people who exploited the bug, while redditors seem to think that ArenaNet acted too harshly.
Should players be penalized for errors committed by the game developers?
As a general statement, of course not. But these players *should* be penalized for knowingly exploiting those errors for profit - that goes against the spirit of the game, and lowers the general quality of play, things that should be greatly frowned upon when done intentionally.
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FB messages != wall posts, and never have. Simple case of people not understanding a system they use.
Don't like to reply to ACs, but for everyone else's benefit, but Google may have an iOS mapping app in the works after all.
Yeah and I'm hopeful Google Maps will be back at some point.
To each their own. Enjoy those maps!
Correct. Yay freedom!
I wonder how recursive his claim is too...
System requirements are a lot easier for a layperson to follow when version numbers are used instead of names.
Yeah, and you don't have to do it much at all. My first Kindle developed some crashing issues early on, forcing me to do hard resets to it with that method (but obviously that wasn't normal, and I was able to get it immediately replaced).
I kind of disagree; tinkering allows someone, especially a kid with little previous experience and a huge sponge of a brain, to figure out how something works, regardless of the end result. It may be like a puzzle, but a puzzle with an infinite amount of "right" ways to be put together.
I suspect a large amount of /.ers did this very same thing as kids. I was 7 when we got our first computer in the house, an Epson 286. It had a 5.25" drive, a hard drive, some version of DOS, pretty much no instruction manual. Having had 0 computer experience before that, I was able to become proficient in CLI, BASIC scripting, and got to mess with all manner of things, a lot using trial and error, and I attribute the start of my lifeline love of computing to that crappy little Epson.
I assume that Cyanogen or something will eventually be possible to install on one of these. I would strongly consider purchasing one if that happens.
Did you receive a DOA device or something? My first Kindle (the 2nd gen one, I believe) started dying/crashing and stopped working entirely within a few weeks of getting it. I called Amazon to ask what was going on, and without asking any questions the rep immediately suggested a replacement, overnighted a new Kindle to me, which included a return shipping label for the bad one, and no charge for anything. I was seriously without a Kindle for maybe 22 hours.
That's also not unique; I've had two situations where I purchased the "wrong" music from Amazon (wrong versions), and after simple explanation emails, they gave me credit to buy the songs I originally intended on getting. Independent of this whole forced-advertising thing, I can say I've been exceptionally happy with Amazon's customer service.
Downloading and whatever system process has to be running, sure, but I wouldn't think that displaying them would increase battery usage much at all, given it doesn't turn the backlight on/off. Turning on other lock-screen display options (calendar/shortcuts) do not affect battery life.
This. I do all of my personal reading on Kindle, but even the gargantuan Kindle DX just doesn't feel right when using technical manuals and other documents like that.
Sorry, *you* said.
Well, he said "no longer ... in my book". He's just opposed to device-lighting; the Paperwhite is still a *true* e-ink device, because it uses e-ink.
Engadget has. This specific method of lighting is new to e-readers, so I'm pretty excited to check one out in person.
The vast majority of their income comes from advertising.
Kindles *do* have an off state; hold the switch for a few seconds and it'll turn off (and blank the screen). Otherwise it's just in a hibernate state that still uses battery, but is essentially instant-on.
This.
I think a lot of /.ers' experiences with their initial computers were quite a bit different than what goes on today, because a lot of the 'easy entertainment' simply wasn't available like it is now. We learned BASIC and DOS and dealt with boot disks and modem strings, because we *had* to. Now it's possible to turn on a tablet and be playing Angry Birds in seconds.
Because it's so easy to accept a lot of the technology that exists now, I think it's important to present alternatives to iPads and and the app store; learning to shell script might pique their interest in technology in a way that Pet Ville never will.
For younger kids, it's not being dumb or clumsy that wears things down, it's aggressive wear and tear. A 6 year old with a laptop is going to use it *anywhere* (on the floor, on their top bunk, outside) and bring it *everywhere*, especially if it's one of their favorite things. I'm not necessarily arguing against an older nice laptop, but as a parent, you can generally assume your kid is going to wear down his or her electronics faster than an adult, who laptops are actually designed for.
For many kids (past and present), tinkering *is* what's fun.
Wyatt comments a number of times about his spotty memory (it WAS over 10 years ago), so he probably deserves a little slack on the exact numbers.
I don't get the part where you compare retail goods with a computer game.
After a very cursory and unscientific perusal of the comments on reddit and slashdot, I find it interesting that (in general) slashdotters seem to more supportive of the banning of people who exploited the bug, while redditors seem to think that ArenaNet acted too harshly.
As a general statement, of course not. But these players *should* be penalized for knowingly exploiting those errors for profit - that goes against the spirit of the game, and lowers the general quality of play, things that should be greatly frowned upon when done intentionally.