No, you didn't read me wrong. MS certainly has the goal of extinguishing Java, but as you say that isn't inherently a down side. The reason that MS would want to extinguish Mono is to force people to stick with Windows. If your company has developed everything to run on.Net/Mono, and MS decides to extinguish Mono, are you going to rewrite all of your business apps, or are you just going to replace the Linux server with a Windows box? I know which I would do, as only one would make financial sense.
I agree. Forced online connections are one of the reasons Wii is the only console of the current generation that I own. I fear that with the next generation of consoles, I will be driven completely away from them.
I do think that Nintendo should consider going USB for media sales though. The cost of a USB stick that can compare to a DVD is size is a small fraction of the cost of the game, so the cost factor that lead to optical media is less of an issue. USB sticks are dramatically more durable than optical media. Disk swapping becomes a thing of the past with the simple addition of a cheap USB hub. And, there is no practical limit on the size of the media. If a game needs 1 gig of space, the savings can be made by installing less memory. If a game needs 2 terabyte, then the USB drive can be a full fledged hdd.
The "Channels" metaphor that the Wii uses was a good idea that didn't really work because you couldn't have more than one game loaded in the drive at a time.
If SD gives you a headache, you should see a doctor. Millions of people have watched television in SD for large amounts of time with no physical pain. Your headache would imply that there is something physically wrong with you. If this is a new condition, as you imply, it would suggest that it isn't genetic, but something that has formed in you recently.
That is empirically a false statement. I will discredit the statement now. Me and my family play Wii. It is a ridiculous statement on the face of it. Do you think that all of the Wii games that are being sold right now are being bought by people who just put them still wrapped in closet? Go down to Target, or Best Buy (if you must) and look at how much shelf space is being used for Wii games. If the games were not selling, they would not waste the space on it. Heck, Safeway has started selling Wii games. It would take a conspiracy of huge proportions for your statement that no one plays Wii to be true.
Telling someone that they are whining because they can point out a use case that your master doesn't support is an attempt to insult them. Pretending that you don't recognize that is trolling. I get it. You love Mac. You think anything Apple does is great, and if they don't do it, it must not count. You made your position. You have nothing else to add to the conversation.
To be fair, the point of.Net was to replace Java. Yes, it is a bit different in this case because MS created the CLR, but we are all aware that it was in response to being shut down on an "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" strategy that failed with Java. In this case, they are attacking Java with their own VM. If they can get everybody over to.Net/Mono, then the extinguish part is easy.
Being weary of MS is always a good idea. They have made some cool products in their time, but they have also screwed a lot of people..Net/Mono has all the elements for a future screwing, so relying on it is really counting on MS having changed their ways.
Although the Wiimote technically can be used on the PC, you are pretty much right.
1080p is the highest resolution it makes sense to support and a cheap video card will outperform the current generation of consoles. For the most part all the Wii 2 needs is a mid range video card (by PC standards), HDMI out at 1080p, more memory and a faster CPU. All of that is pretty much a given though.
I would expect that a vision periphrial will be in the works similar to what Sony and MS have, but that doesn't even need a new system. I think they would be wise to push the use of the classic controller where it makes sense also. There are a lot of games that don't support it, but where a classic controller would be the right tool for the job.
It may seem like a contradiction, but it really isn't. What the people you are referring to are concerned about is that MS will do what they have done many times in the past. Microsoft is know known for "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish". MS talking up Mono would certainly be "Embrace". As I understand it, not all features of.Net is covered by the covenant not to sue. I could be wrong about that, but that is my understanding. If that is the case, you now have "Extend". Given their long and consistent history, the people you referring to expect "Extinguish" to follow once.Net gets dominance.
Right or wrong in this case, the people that warn against trusting MS are not doing it without reason. When someone is acting in the same fashion as they did the last dozen times they abused you, it isn't 'paranoid' to worry that they are planning it again.
You get upset and insulting if anyone doesn't say that everything Apple is the end all be all. You are obviously too dim to read though. 3D movies are a use case that Blue ray offers and Mac fails to offer via iTunes or Netflix streaming. Whether you like it or not. Whether Apple supports Flash or not is all irrelevant to this discussion. But then, the fact you claim Apple doesn't support Flash is a clear indication that you are just a Troll.
The question was asked what use there could be for Blueray drive that is not solved by iTunes and Netflix streaming. 3D movies are certainly that. I understand that you think anything Apple doesn't do inherently means it is useless, but that isn't the case. There are plenty of people how enjoy the 3D movies that are supplied only on Blueray. Whether I get sick watching them or not (I don't) is irrelevant as to whether there is a use case for it. You clearly let your fanboy nature get the best of you. Insulting people because they can conceive a a use case that Apple doesn't fulfill is pretty pathetic.
I would say that moving the Min/Max/Close buttons was worse in some ways than Unity. I haven't really used Unity, so I can not comment on how good or bad it is. But, it is clear that there is an attempt to do something useful by implementing it. It is change for a reason. Whether they are successful or not is a different story. The buttons on the other hand were change for change sake.
You are correct that they don't really impact usability. Left corner, right corner, it's more a matter of what your used to than any kind of usability. BUT, changing it when there is no usability improvement is a sign of a design team that has gone astray.
The phone would collect location data FROM APPLE if location services was turned off, because the phone was downloading a subset of APPLES LOCATION DATABASE.
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
You then tried to pretend that you didn't say that and slightly shift the discussion with
Which is not collecting your location, because it has no reference to your ID. It's just data about how fast traffic was on a given road at some point.
This is clearly an admission that you are FULLY aware that Apple DOES read data from iPhones.
And you are wrong about this statement anyway. If you pull the location of a device that is designed to be kept on my person, then you are pulling MY location.
Optical media SHOULD be external. While it is still heavily used, it is heavily used as in, 50% of the machines, and/or used every month or so. One drive could easily handle most households.
Well, being a bad loser would be a good reason that you don't like gambling. You also seem to lack the empathy required to understand that different people find different thing entertaining.
You are fully aware that when gambling, spending money isn't "all you do". You play a game. That is just as valid as sitting in a dark room watching pictures flicker on a screen. Personally, I find watching professional sports to be mind numbingly boring. Watching someone else play a game is certainly at least an order of magnitude more boring than playing a game yourself, yet millions of people spend HUGE amounts of money to do it. Why? Because they find it entertaining. Just because I find it mind numbing doesn't mean that it isn't entertaining to OTHER people.
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
As far as I have seen, Apple has never said that they don't collect this data when location services are off. The database is just the piece that got them caught. It is not the problem itself.
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
I would disagree with that. The storage part isn't really the bad part. If it stayed on your phone, then it would just be sloppy. The problem is that Apple was collecting data off of your phone even when specifically told not to.
Correct. The first thing the phone does when you got to set it up is ask if you want to share your location data with Google. If someone shows that Google collects that data even when told not to, then there is a problem. Otherwise there isn't. The big hoopla over Apple was that they collected data even when location services were turned off.
My location is personal. Much like other personal things, consent is the difference between fun and abuse.
Exactly, at a casino, you SPEND money. It's just that every once in a while they give you some back to take home.
I keep track of every dollar I spend in casinos. The amount of money I have spent in casinos is a small fraction of what I have spent in movie theaters, and I have spent a lot less time in theaters.
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They already have it. It is called "Cooking Mama".
No, you didn't read me wrong. MS certainly has the goal of extinguishing Java, but as you say that isn't inherently a down side. The reason that MS would want to extinguish Mono is to force people to stick with Windows. If your company has developed everything to run on .Net/Mono, and MS decides to extinguish Mono, are you going to rewrite all of your business apps, or are you just going to replace the Linux server with a Windows box? I know which I would do, as only one would make financial sense.
I agree. Forced online connections are one of the reasons Wii is the only console of the current generation that I own. I fear that with the next generation of consoles, I will be driven completely away from them.
I do think that Nintendo should consider going USB for media sales though. The cost of a USB stick that can compare to a DVD is size is a small fraction of the cost of the game, so the cost factor that lead to optical media is less of an issue. USB sticks are dramatically more durable than optical media. Disk swapping becomes a thing of the past with the simple addition of a cheap USB hub. And, there is no practical limit on the size of the media. If a game needs 1 gig of space, the savings can be made by installing less memory. If a game needs 2 terabyte, then the USB drive can be a full fledged hdd.
The "Channels" metaphor that the Wii uses was a good idea that didn't really work because you couldn't have more than one game loaded in the drive at a time.
If SD gives you a headache, you should see a doctor. Millions of people have watched television in SD for large amounts of time with no physical pain. Your headache would imply that there is something physically wrong with you. If this is a new condition, as you imply, it would suggest that it isn't genetic, but something that has formed in you recently.
That is empirically a false statement. I will discredit the statement now. Me and my family play Wii. It is a ridiculous statement on the face of it. Do you think that all of the Wii games that are being sold right now are being bought by people who just put them still wrapped in closet? Go down to Target, or Best Buy (if you must) and look at how much shelf space is being used for Wii games. If the games were not selling, they would not waste the space on it. Heck, Safeway has started selling Wii games. It would take a conspiracy of huge proportions for your statement that no one plays Wii to be true.
Ohh, can I play?
The Atari 2600 console does not have firmware, and doesn not verify digital signatures.
Many models of personal computers came with standard-definition TV outputs as a standard feature. E.g. Atari 800, C64, Amiga, TI-994/A etc..
I posit that a console IS a personal computer. The only real difference between the two is marketing. Heck, at one point the Atari 2600 was sold as the "Atari Video Computer System" http://www.hexanine.com/zeroside/wp-content/media/2010/11/blog-atari-pkgingB.jpg
Telling someone that they are whining because they can point out a use case that your master doesn't support is an attempt to insult them. Pretending that you don't recognize that is trolling. I get it. You love Mac. You think anything Apple does is great, and if they don't do it, it must not count. You made your position. You have nothing else to add to the conversation.
To be fair, the point of .Net was to replace Java. Yes, it is a bit different in this case because MS created the CLR, but we are all aware that it was in response to being shut down on an "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" strategy that failed with Java. In this case, they are attacking Java with their own VM. If they can get everybody over to .Net/Mono, then the extinguish part is easy.
.Net/Mono has all the elements for a future screwing, so relying on it is really counting on MS having changed their ways.
Being weary of MS is always a good idea. They have made some cool products in their time, but they have also screwed a lot of people.
Although the Wiimote technically can be used on the PC, you are pretty much right.
1080p is the highest resolution it makes sense to support and a cheap video card will outperform the current generation of consoles. For the most part all the Wii 2 needs is a mid range video card (by PC standards), HDMI out at 1080p, more memory and a faster CPU. All of that is pretty much a given though.
I would expect that a vision periphrial will be in the works similar to what Sony and MS have, but that doesn't even need a new system. I think they would be wise to push the use of the classic controller where it makes sense also. There are a lot of games that don't support it, but where a classic controller would be the right tool for the job.
It may seem like a contradiction, but it really isn't. What the people you are referring to are concerned about is that MS will do what they have done many times in the past. Microsoft is know known for "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish". MS talking up Mono would certainly be "Embrace". As I understand it, not all features of .Net is covered by the covenant not to sue. I could be wrong about that, but that is my understanding. If that is the case, you now have "Extend". Given their long and consistent history, the people you referring to expect "Extinguish" to follow once .Net gets dominance.
Right or wrong in this case, the people that warn against trusting MS are not doing it without reason. When someone is acting in the same fashion as they did the last dozen times they abused you, it isn't 'paranoid' to worry that they are planning it again.
You get upset and insulting if anyone doesn't say that everything Apple is the end all be all. You are obviously too dim to read though. 3D movies are a use case that Blue ray offers and Mac fails to offer via iTunes or Netflix streaming. Whether you like it or not. Whether Apple supports Flash or not is all irrelevant to this discussion. But then, the fact you claim Apple doesn't support Flash is a clear indication that you are just a Troll.
Wow, you are certainly NOT a cheerful Mac Fanboy.
The question was asked what use there could be for Blueray drive that is not solved by iTunes and Netflix streaming. 3D movies are certainly that. I understand that you think anything Apple doesn't do inherently means it is useless, but that isn't the case. There are plenty of people how enjoy the 3D movies that are supplied only on Blueray. Whether I get sick watching them or not (I don't) is irrelevant as to whether there is a use case for it. You clearly let your fanboy nature get the best of you. Insulting people because they can conceive a a use case that Apple doesn't fulfill is pretty pathetic.
OK, assume I am dense. Explain to me how one builds a traffic database without pulling specific location data.
I would say that moving the Min/Max/Close buttons was worse in some ways than Unity. I haven't really used Unity, so I can not comment on how good or bad it is. But, it is clear that there is an attempt to do something useful by implementing it. It is change for a reason. Whether they are successful or not is a different story. The buttons on the other hand were change for change sake.
You are correct that they don't really impact usability. Left corner, right corner, it's more a matter of what your used to than any kind of usability. BUT, changing it when there is no usability improvement is a sign of a design team that has gone astray.
Apple was never collecting data.
The phone would collect location data FROM APPLE if location services was turned off, because the phone was downloading a subset of APPLES LOCATION DATABASE.
Apple disagrees with you.
From the Apple FAQ http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html [apple.com]:
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
You then tried to pretend that you didn't say that and slightly shift the discussion with
Which is not collecting your location, because it has no reference to your ID. It's just data about how fast traffic was on a given road at some point.
This is clearly an admission that you are FULLY aware that Apple DOES read data from iPhones.
And you are wrong about this statement anyway. If you pull the location of a device that is designed to be kept on my person, then you are pulling MY location.
Nope. You can use GPS without giving Google data.
Unfortunately they decided to clear up confusion by using the universal symbol for electric power as the symbol for their data connector.
Optical media SHOULD be external. While it is still heavily used, it is heavily used as in, 50% of the machines, and/or used every month or so. One drive could easily handle most households.
I may get flamed for this, but there is also 3D. Neither NetFlix nor iTunes sell movies in 3D.
Well, being a bad loser would be a good reason that you don't like gambling. You also seem to lack the empathy required to understand that different people find different thing entertaining.
You are fully aware that when gambling, spending money isn't "all you do". You play a game. That is just as valid as sitting in a dark room watching pictures flicker on a screen. Personally, I find watching professional sports to be mind numbingly boring. Watching someone else play a game is certainly at least an order of magnitude more boring than playing a game yourself, yet millions of people spend HUGE amounts of money to do it. Why? Because they find it entertaining. Just because I find it mind numbing doesn't mean that it isn't entertaining to OTHER people.
From the Apple FAQ http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html:
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
As far as I have seen, Apple has never said that they don't collect this data when location services are off. The database is just the piece that got them caught. It is not the problem itself.
From the Apple FAQ http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html:
8. What other location data is Apple collecting from the iPhone besides crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspot and cell tower data?
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
I would disagree with that. The storage part isn't really the bad part. If it stayed on your phone, then it would just be sloppy. The problem is that Apple was collecting data off of your phone even when specifically told not to.
Correct. The first thing the phone does when you got to set it up is ask if you want to share your location data with Google. If someone shows that Google collects that data even when told not to, then there is a problem. Otherwise there isn't. The big hoopla over Apple was that they collected data even when location services were turned off.
My location is personal. Much like other personal things, consent is the difference between fun and abuse.
Exactly, at a casino, you SPEND money. It's just that every once in a while they give you some back to take home.
I keep track of every dollar I spend in casinos. The amount of money I have spent in casinos is a small fraction of what I have spent in movie theaters, and I have spent a lot less time in theaters.