I stopped drinking soda years ago. Very rarely touch juice either. I don't see what is healthy about juice. I only drink bottled water when I am out and about and in need of a drink. Occasionally spending 100 JPY on a bottle of icy water from a vending machine does not seem too excessive given the summers here in Japan.
My Xperia Z3 came with KitKat and was upgraded to Lollipop. The speculation is that it will be upgraded to Marshmallow in due time. This is great and a little surprising as I had been hearing that Sony were keen on ditching Xperia like they did with Vaio.
These mobile devices are simply pocket computers. I would really prefer a proper, open source smartphone platform. With a choice of distros like have with my PC.
Back in the day I always used to go with AMD because it offered more bang-for-buck than Intel. After switching to using Intel chipsets - with their open source graphics drivers - I found using Linux with them so trouble free I never went back. My current machine is a 3 year old Sony VAIO laptop with an Intel HM65 Express chipset. Runs better on Debian 8 than it does using Windows 10...
My wife here in Japan quit her job. They provided benefit payments and paid for her to attend an office skills course. They even paid her commuting fees to attend the course.
I get all-day battery life from my Xperia Z3. I never have to think about the battery or moderate my usage. The phone is fast and stable with only minor customization of Android 5.1.1. I expect to be happy with this device for some time to come.
I have been around here a long time too. Never seen an Apple product that seemed good enough to justify the high price. When I was given Apple kit at work for a development project I found the restrictions they imposed on what I could do with it - in order to preserve their control and profits - frustrating and damaged my productivity.
I found the skeuomorphic interface annoying and inferior to what I was used too with GNOME on Linux.
I don't hate Apple products - I just don't think they are any good.
They are still very popular in Japan. I get confirmation faxes from my bank every time I transfer money back to the UK. My wife's employer faxes her monthly work schedule to her.
I am happy with Gnome 3 (via CentOS 7) on my home laptop and work desktop machine. It looks great and I was able to configure it to my taste. CentOS 7 also comes with systemd. Never had to give it a second thought. For my needs this is a great desktop OS for home use and the development work I do in the office.
I think the low birth rate in Japan is due to the toxic effect of kombini lunches.
I work for a Japanese company but I am not pressured to work unnecessary overtime. If there was a serious drama happening I would stay late to fix it because I want the company to succeed. Otherwise I work the hours for which I am paid and feel pretty relaxed about that.
To be a Google employee you have to show a great love and respect for the honorable profession that is the advertising industry. That is, after all, what Google's business consists of.
If you only need a "phone dialer and a texting app" you have no requirement for a smartphone at all. Those needs are met by much cheaper feature phones that will give you much longer battery life into the bargain.
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I stopped drinking soda years ago. Very rarely touch juice either. I don't see what is healthy about juice. I only drink bottled water when I am out and about and in need of a drink. Occasionally spending 100 JPY on a bottle of icy water from a vending machine does not seem too excessive given the summers here in Japan.
My Xperia Z3 came with KitKat and was upgraded to Lollipop. The speculation is that it will be upgraded to Marshmallow in due time. This is great and a little surprising as I had been hearing that Sony were keen on ditching Xperia like they did with Vaio.
These mobile devices are simply pocket computers. I would really prefer a proper, open source smartphone platform. With a choice of distros like have with my PC.
Dead people smell better than McDonald's burgers.
How tolerant are Muslims of apostates?
Back in the day I always used to go with AMD because it offered more bang-for-buck than Intel. After switching to using Intel chipsets - with their open source graphics drivers - I found using Linux with them so trouble free I never went back. My current machine is a 3 year old Sony VAIO laptop with an Intel HM65 Express chipset. Runs better on Debian 8 than it does using Windows 10...
People who can afford to buy a computer and pay for an internet connection?
My wife here in Japan quit her job. They provided benefit payments and paid for her to attend an office skills course. They even paid her commuting fees to attend the course.
I get all-day battery life from my Xperia Z3. I never have to think about the battery or moderate my usage. The phone is fast and stable with only minor customization of Android 5.1.1. I expect to be happy with this device for some time to come.
Neigh, neigh and thrice neigh.
(Apologies to Frankie Howard)
The joke isn't funny.
How about the other uses for fossil products: fertilizers, plastics etc. Will we also have alternatives for those by 2100?
A good reputation is hard to earn but easily lost.
I have been around here a long time too. Never seen an Apple product that seemed good enough to justify the high price. When I was given Apple kit at work for a development project I found the restrictions they imposed on what I could do with it - in order to preserve their control and profits - frustrating and damaged my productivity.
I found the skeuomorphic interface annoying and inferior to what I was used too with GNOME on Linux.
I don't hate Apple products - I just don't think they are any good.
Thanks but that didn't work. I don't live in the UK - maybe that makes a difference?
This is why BBC Radio 5 Live stopped working using the XiaaLive Android app? Is there a new URL I can use?
Meh
This is funny :-)
No one I have met in real life posts on Google+.
They are still very popular in Japan. I get confirmation faxes from my bank every time I transfer money back to the UK. My wife's employer faxes her monthly work schedule to her.
Clippy is the only one still speaking to me.
I love socialism. Here in "socialist" Japan a great many people happily rely on (really great) public transport every day. I love it.
Even better is that my company pays for my monthly commuter pass. (That is standard practice here).
Oh, and left-wing bicycles are widely used here for shorter journeys.
What a utopia it would be if every human on the planet owned their car and there was not enough space to park them never mind drive them anywhere...
Although I can drive I have owned or strongly desired to own my own car. I would not like to give up owning my own bicycle, however...
I am happy with Gnome 3 (via CentOS 7) on my home laptop and work desktop machine. It looks great and I was able to configure it to my taste. CentOS 7 also comes with systemd. Never had to give it a second thought. For my needs this is a great desktop OS for home use and the development work I do in the office.
I think the low birth rate in Japan is due to the toxic effect of kombini lunches.
I work for a Japanese company but I am not pressured to work unnecessary overtime. If there was a serious drama happening I would stay late to fix it because I want the company to succeed. Otherwise I work the hours for which I am paid and feel pretty relaxed about that.
To be a Google employee you have to show a great love and respect for the honorable profession that is the advertising industry. That is, after all, what Google's business consists of.
I would not choose to work there myself.
If you only need a "phone dialer and a texting app" you have no requirement for a smartphone at all. Those needs are met by much cheaper feature phones that will give you much longer battery life into the bargain.