With Git, you have a full copy of the repo just by virtue of having "checked out" a copy. You can still get some work done without access to the central server
sure, as long as you aren't collaborating on anything, or if you are, you have a mirror. my guess is that most github users don't create mirrors.
what are you implying that a woman who dresses provocatively is trying to provoke
um yeah? that's the definition of the word right? but yeah, i guess someone (anyone, any gender) who runs around in tight fitting clothes exposing skin is doing so because that's so comfortable, and to stay cool? maybe it's too increase blood circulation? hm.
christ man, get over it. dress is often focused on attracting the opposite (or the same) sex. bodies are alluring. that's why dudes with big guns where tight fitting shirts. and so on. it doesn't bother me. does it bother you?
and the OP used the word "slutty". i guess i should have stuck with that over provacative. much less controversial right?
1) If women perceive your "kind and friendly" behavior as "creepy," then you are not behaving "kind and friendly." You are, in fact, behaving like a "creep."
that's just not true. a lot of it depends on if there's mutual attraction. take two guys, one with brad pitt looks, and another with steve buscemi looks. put the same words in their mouth. see what happens.
what makes someone creepy is when they don't take a hint. you can't fault someone for trying.
Want to come across as "kind and friendly"?...
yes, thanks for the "how to talk to girls 101" lesson. you are clearly the expert.
Actually they can still have booth babes they just need to look professional. Personally a beautiful woman tastefully dressed is more of a turn on than the slutty look anyway.
maybe it's a personal problem that you assume a woman that dresses provocatively is a "slut". well, i guess if she dresses like that it must mean she wants it all the time right?
wait, i guess you did only say "slutty look", so she looks like a slut but may not be one? i encourage you to try that distinction on the next "slutty looking" woman you come across and see if it makes a difference.
Google keeps telling us what the future is going to be... the problem is that future is designed to profit Google.
really? i thought they were just a bunch of nice guys that like spending billions of dollars on R&D out of the goodness of their hearts?
really, really sick of folks treating the rest of us like we're idiots. we ALL KNOW that google uses analytics and customer data to earn a profit. we get it, we fully understand. you're not dropping some massive bomb of reality on us shattering our view of the world.
most of the world is okay with it. getting some targeted ads is a damn small price to pay for the massive infrastructure of services that google provides without charge, IMHO. fine, you don't agree, but stop patronizing us. we get it, and we don't agree with you.
yes i know that. it looked suspicious (rightly so) and got put on hold because of it. that's a good thing.
your account wasn't put on hold as punishment for not logging in. it was done so because your actions makes your account look like it was abandoned, then hacked.
As mentioned two levels up, they did lock my account after several years of not logging in, and I had to mail support to get it unlocked again.
that's because your situation is likely to be a hacked account. let's face it, you're acting extremely paranoid. don't be surprised when you get flagged for that behavior.
As to "Why not Nexus".... Lack of SD card support and "small" internal storage. Tech specs that were (last I looked) a bit behind current flagship devices. In the case of the Note3 purchase: I can SSH into my servers when necessary and actually have a little bit of screen left after the keyboard is exposed because no one wants to make a device with a physical keyboard. And it didn't help that a friend had one of the Nexus phones that was RMA'ed 4 times in one year because the radio was crap. His wife's phone didn't have issues (another Nexus device), his did.
nexus 6 has a slightly larger screen than the note, it costs $150 less, and has a 64GB option. it's tech specs were top of the line when it was released (they may still be). i've owned a nexus one, galaxy nexus, nexus 10, nexus 7 1st and 2nd gen, and a nexus 6. the only problem i've had is w/ the nexus 10's wifi (and guess what, that's made by samsung).
if you need things like SD card that almost no one else wants, then you are limiting your options. that's just something you have to live with. seems like wiring UMS or connecting to a NAS, or cloud solutions would be workable options.
your pockets are big enough to purchase an HTC, samsung, etc. premium device, but not a discounted nexus? even the Nexus 6 is $150+ less than it's equivalent samsung counterpart.
Disabling isn't the same as removing. It's still there, unnecessarily eating up space.
the "space" it's eating is completely unusable for any other purpose. the binary exists in/system which is a read-only partition. that's why you can't physically remove the APK.
Worse than that, if you do use that app you will incur a double penalty as soon as you install an update.
no you don't see above.
And of course all that baked in crapware means you won't be getting firmware / security updates for your phone in a timely fashion, if ever.
the existence of an APK installed into/system has zero impact on your manufacturer's ability to roll an updated ROM. it has everything to do with the customizations they make to the firmware itself.
common sense to the rescue. of course there's a way to unlock it from your google account, but you have to enter your google credentials to perform that operation.
but yeah, maybe it's the case that google is making it such that phones can never, ever be changed to use a different google account. they can't be sold, or gifted to family member or friend, nothing. seems likely right? sheesh.
i'm not talking about killing the process. i'm talking about going into settings > apps > [app] > disable.
on my n6, there's no "google search" app. there is an app called "google play services" which is the heart of google. there's a big "disable" button right there for me.
From my experience with the Note3, yeah you can "disable" apps from showing, but not completely. They're still resident in memory most of the time
the "disable" feature that's available on any firmware-based app completely stops the app from running. i use it on my nexus 6 to disable the exchange crap from running in the background. works fine.
if samsung did something to mess with how that works (i'd be surprised if they did, but if you say so), then well, why the heck did you buy a samsung device? that's called just deserts. don't blame android for some terrible crap done by samsung. by the way, you paid 50% for samsung, right?
if people don't support the delivery model they want, how do you expect anything to change? carrier bloated, manufacturer bloated malware infested devices. why? stop falling prey to samsung, et. al's marketing barrage. you're a nerd, you know nexus exists, what's your excuse?
Will a thief return my device when they discover they can't use it?
no, but if thieves understand that modern smartphones, including android 5.1 devices, are worthless if stolen, they aren't going to bother stealing them in the first place. sure, until a sufficient % of the devices out there support this it's not as useful but you have to start somewhere right?
also, don't you feel a little better knowing that the thief didn't get compensated $300 for stealing your phone?
Sucks that Google hasn't made a requirement for a "clean" version of Android to be made available for major devices
you can disable any app, including apps packaged in the firmware. it won't even show up in the launcher after that. that's been in place since 4.0 (or so).
It's something like a 100:1 loss on electricity at $0.11/KWH by the way.
except they aren't paying for the electricity, so it's all profit. even if they are only making $100, that's still pretty great. considering they probably spent a week hacking together existing software... and after that it's zero expenditure and all profit (except what they are paying bittorrent).
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With Git, you have a full copy of the repo just by virtue of having "checked out" a copy. You can still get some work done without access to the central server
sure, as long as you aren't collaborating on anything, or if you are, you have a mirror. my guess is that most github users don't create mirrors.
what are you implying that a woman who dresses provocatively is trying to provoke
um yeah? that's the definition of the word right? but yeah, i guess someone (anyone, any gender) who runs around in tight fitting clothes exposing skin is doing so because that's so comfortable, and to stay cool? maybe it's too increase blood circulation? hm.
christ man, get over it. dress is often focused on attracting the opposite (or the same) sex. bodies are alluring. that's why dudes with big guns where tight fitting shirts. and so on. it doesn't bother me. does it bother you?
and the OP used the word "slutty". i guess i should have stuck with that over provacative. much less controversial right?
1) If women perceive your "kind and friendly" behavior as "creepy," then you are not behaving "kind and friendly." You are, in fact, behaving like a "creep."
that's just not true. a lot of it depends on if there's mutual attraction. take two guys, one with brad pitt looks, and another with steve buscemi looks. put the same words in their mouth. see what happens.
what makes someone creepy is when they don't take a hint. you can't fault someone for trying.
Want to come across as "kind and friendly"? ...
yes, thanks for the "how to talk to girls 101" lesson. you are clearly the expert.
There would be no booth babes if they didn't provide value, and that they do is an indictment of the crowd attending
oh get off your high horse. what are you indicting them for? finding women attractive?
Actually they can still have booth babes they just need to look professional. Personally a beautiful woman tastefully dressed is more of a turn on than the slutty look anyway.
maybe it's a personal problem that you assume a woman that dresses provocatively is a "slut". well, i guess if she dresses like that it must mean she wants it all the time right?
wait, i guess you did only say "slutty look", so she looks like a slut but may not be one? i encourage you to try that distinction on the next "slutty looking" woman you come across and see if it makes a difference.
Google keeps telling us what the future is going to be ... the problem is that future is designed to profit Google.
really? i thought they were just a bunch of nice guys that like spending billions of dollars on R&D out of the goodness of their hearts?
really, really sick of folks treating the rest of us like we're idiots. we ALL KNOW that google uses analytics and customer data to earn a profit. we get it, we fully understand. you're not dropping some massive bomb of reality on us shattering our view of the world.
most of the world is okay with it. getting some targeted ads is a damn small price to pay for the massive infrastructure of services that google provides without charge, IMHO. fine, you don't agree, but stop patronizing us. we get it, and we don't agree with you.
man did your mom do a number on you :) good stuff.
It wasn't a hacked account, though.
yes i know that. it looked suspicious (rightly so) and got put on hold because of it. that's a good thing.
your account wasn't put on hold as punishment for not logging in. it was done so because your actions makes your account look like it was abandoned, then hacked.
hey dummy, if you are going to make a bunch of claims about steam, people may make the assumption that you use it, or have done so in the past.
but no, i guess you are just someone that gets off on hating shit you don't use and have no experience with. my mistake.
many men will throw themselves at women with nice bodies.
many women will throw themselves at men with nice wallets.
welcome to reality.
if you dislike steam so much, why are you using it to purchase games?
As mentioned two levels up, they did lock my account after several years of not logging in, and I had to mail support to get it unlocked again.
that's because your situation is likely to be a hacked account. let's face it, you're acting extremely paranoid. don't be surprised when you get flagged for that behavior.
My $30 Timex tells me the time just fine.
you're sooooo interesting! tell us more about your thoughts, concerns, and so on.
As to "Why not Nexus".... Lack of SD card support and "small" internal storage. Tech specs that were (last I looked) a bit behind current flagship devices. In the case of the Note3 purchase: I can SSH into my servers when necessary and actually have a little bit of screen left after the keyboard is exposed because no one wants to make a device with a physical keyboard. And it didn't help that a friend had one of the Nexus phones that was RMA'ed 4 times in one year because the radio was crap. His wife's phone didn't have issues (another Nexus device), his did.
nexus 6 has a slightly larger screen than the note, it costs $150 less, and has a 64GB option. it's tech specs were top of the line when it was released (they may still be). i've owned a nexus one, galaxy nexus, nexus 10, nexus 7 1st and 2nd gen, and a nexus 6. the only problem i've had is w/ the nexus 10's wifi (and guess what, that's made by samsung).
if you need things like SD card that almost no one else wants, then you are limiting your options. that's just something you have to live with. seems like wiring UMS or connecting to a NAS, or cloud solutions would be workable options.
no, there's not. unless the system is hiding that process from the list of running processes and installed apps.
your pockets are big enough to purchase an HTC, samsung, etc. premium device, but not a discounted nexus? even the Nexus 6 is $150+ less than it's equivalent samsung counterpart.
Disabling isn't the same as removing. It's still there, unnecessarily eating up space.
the "space" it's eating is completely unusable for any other purpose. the binary exists in /system which is a read-only partition. that's why you can't physically remove the APK.
Worse than that, if you do use that app you will incur a double penalty as soon as you install an update.
no you don't see above.
And of course all that baked in crapware means you won't be getting firmware / security updates for your phone in a timely fashion, if ever.
the existence of an APK installed into /system has zero impact on your manufacturer's ability to roll an updated ROM. it has everything to do with the customizations they make to the firmware itself.
Will the buyer of my phone be able to use it?
common sense to the rescue. of course there's a way to unlock it from your google account, but you have to enter your google credentials to perform that operation.
but yeah, maybe it's the case that google is making it such that phones can never, ever be changed to use a different google account. they can't be sold, or gifted to family member or friend, nothing. seems likely right? sheesh.
absolutely. why should do anything to stop any crime? the perps will just go out and commit a different crime. really, really sound thinking.
then that's something samsung did for you. any lesson to be learned here?
Every time I *stop* it
i'm not talking about killing the process. i'm talking about going into settings > apps > [app] > disable.
on my n6, there's no "google search" app. there is an app called "google play services" which is the heart of google. there's a big "disable" button right there for me.
From my experience with the Note3, yeah you can "disable" apps from showing, but not completely. They're still resident in memory most of the time
the "disable" feature that's available on any firmware-based app completely stops the app from running. i use it on my nexus 6 to disable the exchange crap from running in the background. works fine.
if samsung did something to mess with how that works (i'd be surprised if they did, but if you say so), then well, why the heck did you buy a samsung device? that's called just deserts. don't blame android for some terrible crap done by samsung. by the way, you paid 50% for samsung, right?
if people don't support the delivery model they want, how do you expect anything to change? carrier bloated, manufacturer bloated malware infested devices. why? stop falling prey to samsung, et. al's marketing barrage. you're a nerd, you know nexus exists, what's your excuse?
Will a thief return my device when they discover they can't use it?
no, but if thieves understand that modern smartphones, including android 5.1 devices, are worthless if stolen, they aren't going to bother stealing them in the first place. sure, until a sufficient % of the devices out there support this it's not as useful but you have to start somewhere right?
also, don't you feel a little better knowing that the thief didn't get compensated $300 for stealing your phone?
Sucks that Google hasn't made a requirement for a "clean" version of Android to be made available for major devices
you can disable any app, including apps packaged in the firmware. it won't even show up in the launcher after that. that's been in place since 4.0 (or so).
It's something like a 100:1 loss on electricity at $0.11/KWH by the way.
except they aren't paying for the electricity, so it's all profit. even if they are only making $100, that's still pretty great. considering they probably spent a week hacking together existing software ... and after that it's zero expenditure and all profit (except what they are paying bittorrent).