You can have everything right in your product but if no one knows about it and if there's no one telling you what would your product improve on the persons work or life, then your product is almost useless. This same trend can be seen with Linux and to an extend with some Google (and other geeky companies) products
Chrome has issue 44106, which despite countless requests for an implementation, was labeled "Won't Fix".
One developer says:
"Commenting on this bug has absolutely no effect at all on the likelihood that we are going to reconsider."
Then goes further to say:
"We made the decision not to make this configurable long, long ago, even before we WontFixed this bug in comment 59 (over a year ago itself). Accordingly the bug is closed because that reflects not only our current stance but the position we've had for a very long time."
So thus "bug" sounds like a feature! Now, talk of listening to customers.
I'm not saying that the Justice Department should look into this. I' m just saying that I think they will. I' m far from an expert on this, but I think anyone should be able to see how this is a very slippery slope for Google.
Where exactly is the [potential] problem? I hope someone can elucidate.
With sunshine and 30C+ temperatures throughout the year..."
This is a lie. A big one sadly. Despite being on the equator, Kenya and other countries that the equator crosses never have temperatures beyond 30 degrees Celsius for more than 3 months in a year.
In fact for Nairobi, their capital, you will freeze at night and temps never go beyond 28 degrees Celsius for most of the day. Google Nairobi weather (I just did) and you'll find temperature now (it's almost noon there) at 23 degrees Celsius.
Why is it that most people in the west (who are supposed to be the best informed), are misinformed about Africa? Why?
This BBC link should help educate you to an extent.
I mean, just mention "Kodak", the go ahead and mention "Canon" or "Samsung" or "Casio" or "Sony" or "Nikon", then compare all those entities to see which one has the so called "swag". I doubt Kodak would come close.
To me, (and I am a bit old fashioned btw), Kodak and businesses I will not mention here, represent the past. The name simply does not sell these days. It's a bit like Microsoft. Their names are "tired" for lack of a better word. Not that they do not produce good stuff, but they've been around for so long without any real innovation.
Other companies can boast of a host of publicly known innovations by the most important demographic - the teens and young adults.
Well, if the purpose of sanctions is to have citizens rise up then they do work. The EU should stay the course and continue towing this line.
If on the other hand, their purpose is to force change in a government's direction, then their score is close to zero I am afraid. Now, let's see where common-sense lies.
...I mean, they should know that sanctions do not work, never have and more than probably never will.
If Iran ends up having to look for new markets in Asia, with the Asian demanding a discount, Iranians will offer the discount, but maintain revenues by pumping more.
Remember, Iran and other gulf oil states have billions and billions of oil in wells. Adding extra pumps or bringing new wells online is not that hard.
"...While the FDA has signed off on it, tests show that the UV only kills about two-thirds of the germs living in it, and that it still needs to be cleaned by hand."
Given that we as human beings are full of germs of some kind (especially on the skin), I wonder whether the germs on these keyboards are germs one should worry about.
Are they dangerous?
My answer: Not really, because no epidemic has ever been reported as having had its genesis from an un-cleaned keyboard. I have a feeling that these keyboards will appeal to clean-freaks mostly.
The Android operating system doesn't just lack an integrated IPsec VPN client, it also makes installing and configuring third-party VPN software quite complicated.
This explains why Android is of no consequence in the enterprise. Sadly, despite its 'open' nature, it might take a while before this situation is corrected.
But wait a minute: Don't Open Source people say openess leads to faster development? what's up with that?
The Android operating system doesn't just lack an integrated IPsec VPN client, it also makes installing and configuring third-party VPN software quite complicated.
Thanks for highlighting one of the shortcomings of Android. I am now better informed. This explains why Android is of no consequence in the enterprise. Sadly, despite it's many iterations, the situation might remain the same for a long time.
precarious victory of common sense over big money.
Please extend that to issues concerning reducing our debt, specifically asking those who are well off to pay "a little bit more", say $1,800/year to tame our deficit.
Yep, shut down NASA and cancel all future projects - that ought to create more jobs!
That's not what I said. Read my missive please. Basically, I am saying that there are more pressing problems here on planet earth, and specifically in the US of A.
Some common sense would dictate that in times of financial crisis, one scales back spending. The crisis we find ourselves in was partly created by projects like these, which do not create value at all, save for pride.
As the English man says, "Pride comes before a fall."
This reminds me about the billions that were spent on the so called space pen. The Soviets showed us common sense, (and sadly continue to do so despite their economic troubles), by employing the time tested and proven hard black (HB) pencil.
While at university, in the Discrete Mathematics course, I had this professor who made this strange type of maths easy and fun to learn.
It is what introduced me to what computer science is all about, and how to analyze problems. This type of course cannot be properly delivered via 10" screens. Nothing can replace that face to face human touch.
Surely, this business would have made business sense for Apple. How did they miss out?
On the other hand, I blame SONY for the woes they are facing in today's electronics market.
Nickel and dimming customers together with hardware that would not work properly with non Sony peripherals robbed them of all potential customers, myself included. Sony thought they were everywhere all the time. Watch out Samsung because I also see Sony traits in you.
It's completely irrelevant to this goal whether Chrome actually gains tons of users or whether instead the web advances because the other browser vendors step up their game and produce far better browsers
I am sure this is what he has in mind:
It's important for Chrome to actually gain tons of users because that potentially creates more search traffic for us, complementing our efforts with Android on the mobile front.
In fact, Chrome's current momentum, which has enabled it to grab more than the initial goal of 10% worldwide usage does not hurt at all.
Someone should tell this engineer that we know what he's thinking.
Person A and B are on the ground floor of some building. Person A would like person B to have some parcel delivered to the 7th floor of the building.
Here's how person A delivers the request:
"Buddy, please bring this parcel up to the seventh floor, thanks".
I posit that this grammar is wrong. He should say:
"Buddy, please take this parcel to the seventh floor, thanks", because they are in the same area and buddy B, by doing the needful, will be leaving that place.
Worse still, you even hear it in the main stream media.
Other cases:
Folks addressing "data" and "media" as singular! Again, wrong. They should be using "datum" and "medium".
Then why is this *not* the story? Bad PR? You tell me. Either way, Samsung are being reckless with their "brand" I think. This attitude might bite them in the you know where.
I just do not understand how companies like Samsung expect that any publicity from such a move would be positive? I mean, how?
What that would have done is to engage services of folks like these, who churn out credible software. These folks would do all the heavy lifting for a what is pocket change to Samsung.
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You can have everything right in your product but if no one knows about it and if there's no one telling you what would your product improve on the persons work or life, then your product is almost useless. This same trend can be seen with Linux and to an extend with some Google (and other geeky companies) products
Chrome has issue 44106, which despite countless requests for an implementation, was labeled "Won't Fix".
One developer says:
"Commenting on this bug has absolutely no effect at all on the likelihood that we are going to reconsider."
Then goes further to say:
"We made the decision not to make this configurable long, long ago, even before we WontFixed this bug in comment 59 (over a year ago itself). Accordingly the bug is closed because that reflects not only our current stance but the position we've had for a very long time."
So thus "bug" sounds like a feature! Now, talk of listening to customers.
From the linked article:
I'm not saying that the Justice Department should look into this. I' m just saying that I think they will. I' m far from an expert on this, but I think anyone should be able to see how this is a very slippery slope for Google.
Where exactly is the [potential] problem? I hope someone can elucidate.
With sunshine and 30C+ temperatures throughout the year..."
This is a lie. A big one sadly. Despite being on the equator, Kenya and other countries that the equator crosses never have temperatures beyond 30 degrees Celsius for more than 3 months in a year.
In fact for Nairobi, their capital, you will freeze at night and temps never go beyond 28 degrees Celsius for most of the day. Google Nairobi weather (I just did) and you'll find temperature now (it's almost noon there) at 23 degrees Celsius.
Why is it that most people in the west (who are supposed to be the best informed), are misinformed about Africa? Why?
This BBC link should help educate you to an extent.
I mean, just mention "Kodak", the go ahead and mention "Canon" or "Samsung" or "Casio" or "Sony" or "Nikon", then compare all those entities to see which one has the so called "swag". I doubt Kodak would come close.
To me, (and I am a bit old fashioned btw), Kodak and businesses I will not mention here, represent the past. The name simply does not sell these days. It's a bit like Microsoft. Their names are "tired" for lack of a better word. Not that they do not produce good stuff, but they've been around for so long without any real innovation.
Other companies can boast of a host of publicly known innovations by the most important demographic - the teens and young adults.
They (Airbus), should have consulted the Russians or Ukranians, who have been flying the world's biggest and heaviest aircraft without any incidents.
You cannot appreciate this plane's size until you get close to this massive aircraft, which makes the Boeing 747 and A380 dwarfs to a degree.
I'd say the real threat to Mandriva is Mandriva itself.
Your comment would be more useful if you elaborated, otherwise one might conclude you're just trolling.
Well, if the purpose of sanctions is to have citizens rise up then they do work. The EU should stay the course and continue towing this line.
If on the other hand, their purpose is to force change in a government's direction, then their score is close to zero I am afraid. Now, let's see where common-sense lies.
Also never mind that lot of these countries are actually self-sufficient in oil needs too.
There is not a single country in Asia that does not import oil. In fact, without Asia, an EU ban on Iranian oil imports will not bite . What are you smoking?
...I mean, they should know that sanctions do not work, never have and more than probably never will.
If Iran ends up having to look for new markets in Asia, with the Asian demanding a discount, Iranians will offer the discount, but maintain revenues by pumping more.
Remember, Iran and other gulf oil states have billions and billions of oil in wells. Adding extra pumps or bringing new wells online is not that hard.
"...While the FDA has signed off on it, tests show that the UV only kills about two-thirds of the germs living in it, and that it still needs to be cleaned by hand."
Given that we as human beings are full of germs of some kind (especially on the skin), I wonder whether the germs on these keyboards are germs one should worry about.
Are they dangerous?
My answer: Not really, because no epidemic has ever been reported as having had its genesis from an un-cleaned keyboard. I have a feeling that these keyboards will appeal to clean-freaks mostly.
The Android operating system doesn't just lack an integrated IPsec VPN client, it also makes installing and configuring third-party VPN software quite complicated.
This explains why Android is of no consequence in the enterprise. Sadly, despite its 'open' nature, it might take a while before this situation is corrected.
But wait a minute: Don't Open Source people say openess leads to faster development? what's up with that?
The Android operating system doesn't just lack an integrated IPsec VPN client, it also makes installing and configuring third-party VPN software quite complicated.
Thanks for highlighting one of the shortcomings of Android. I am now better informed. This explains why Android is of no consequence in the enterprise. Sadly, despite it's many iterations, the situation might remain the same for a long time.
precarious victory of common sense over big money.
Please extend that to issues concerning reducing our debt, specifically asking those who are well off to pay "a little bit more", say $1,800/year to tame our deficit.
That's not what I said. Read my missive please. Basically, I am saying that there are more pressing problems here on planet earth, and specifically in the US of A.
Some common sense would dictate that in times of financial crisis, one scales back spending. The crisis we find ourselves in was partly created by projects like these, which do not create value at all, save for pride.
As the English man says, "Pride comes before a fall."
This is no doubt good news, but why should I care? Folks I know, even in the IT sector, need jobs, period!
In these hard times, I wonder why NASA felt the need to do all this.
Guys, we're broke as a nation, sad!. These missions can wait till our economy gets better. What's wrong with that?
This reminds me about the billions that were spent on the so called space pen. The Soviets showed us common sense, (and sadly continue to do so despite their economic troubles), by employing the time tested and proven hard black (HB) pencil.
While at university, in the Discrete Mathematics course, I had this professor who made this strange type of maths easy and fun to learn.
It is what introduced me to what computer science is all about, and how to analyze problems. This type of course cannot be properly delivered via 10" screens. Nothing can replace that face to face human touch.
Surely, this business would have made business sense for Apple. How did they miss out?
On the other hand, I blame SONY for the woes they are facing in today's electronics market.
Nickel and dimming customers together with hardware that would not work properly with non Sony peripherals robbed them of all potential customers, myself included. Sony thought they were everywhere all the time. Watch out Samsung because I also see Sony traits in you.
Keyword: "friction", in this context.
How about a headline that goes:
Dell scores one with Android
More accurate, right?
I am sure this is what he has in mind:
It's important for Chrome to actually gain tons of users because that potentially creates more search traffic for us, complementing our efforts with Android on the mobile front.
In fact, Chrome's current momentum, which has enabled it to grab more than the initial goal of 10% worldwide usage does not hurt at all.
Someone should tell this engineer that we know what he's thinking.
Here is a typical example:
Person A and B are on the ground floor of some building.
Person A would like person B to have some parcel delivered to the 7th floor of the building.
Here's how person A delivers the request:
"Buddy, please bring this parcel up to the seventh floor, thanks".
I posit that this grammar is wrong. He should say:
"Buddy, please take this parcel to the seventh floor, thanks", because they are in the same area and buddy B, by doing the needful, will be leaving that place.
Worse still, you even hear it in the main stream media.
Other cases:
Folks addressing "data" and "media" as singular! Again, wrong. They should be using "datum" and "medium".
Then why is this *not* the story? Bad PR? You tell me. Either way, Samsung are being reckless with their "brand" I think. This attitude might bite them in the you know where.
I just do not understand how companies like Samsung expect that any publicity from such a move would be positive? I mean, how?
What that would have done is to engage services of folks like these, who churn out credible software. These folks would do all the heavy lifting for a what is pocket change to Samsung.
Samsung, please be serious.
Could these options help focus your mind to what you need?
Please be more specific and make up your mind. This is (I am sure you know), Slashdot.