The other day I downloaded a contact manager to my iphone, and was shocked and dismayed to realize it had access to all my contacts. Something tells me the personal finance apps I sometimes used might actually have access to some of my financial data!
In other words... what a dumb presentation. Of course trusted applications running on a computer will have access to some of the data on that same computer. Otherwise, what's the point? Would saving all this data on your desktop be any safer?
How can I live in a world where computers can do things?!!
Every time I've set up new cable service, I try the local carrier's DVR flavor... and so far, I have always gone back to TiVo.
TiVo actually DOES have a nice product with several innovative features. Protecting one's patent does NOT make one a troll: it makes one a patent holder.
The original poster seems to think all patents should be abolished (which would kinda suck for encouraging some innovations).
I have to admit I love my 3G iPhone, and I enjoy the simplicity of the App store, but even I've had more than my fill of AT&T (and Apple)'s regressive business practices in this arena. Although the 3GS looks impressive, I've promised myself that I won't buy another phone locked into the AT&T network (which spends more time trying to enforce a monopoly on services it just doesn't do well in the first place), and if I buy a piece of hardware that CAN do something interesting (and legal), I expect that it should be ALLOWED to do it. ï
So yes, the iPhone is a great platform -- for both daily use and development. But the companies dictating how it can and can't be used need to stop cutting their customers off at the knees. Because frankly, although I love my phone, I'm already wondering what I'll get when my contract is up next year.
Paypal warning against internet fraud seems a lot like Michael Jackson speaking against child exploitation. The company has a history of making money just disappear.
"You must use a secure browser so that we may have unregulated access to your banking account. Otherwise, somebody might be able to stop us."
I read this post and immediately pictured Ewoks dancing in the forest as the Death Star burned above them. Sure, you know it's not over, but what a nice blow against the Dark Side.
You say the project lead is the one that put the code there? Ask them about it (in an "I just noticed this and want to make sure it's ok to still use this" way; not in a "What the hell is this?" way) -- and ask 'em if it's ok to leave it there. Your butt's covered, the "offense" has been noted, and it's time for a coffee break!
I'm an Apple fanboy by admission, but their actions with the iPhone have been pretty sorry -- if somebody wants to add a non-airtime-using app to their phone, who's it hurting? Somehow, it seems to be hurting egos that believe they already KNOW what the perfect phone does. Scroom.
I found myself in the same boat a few years ago, and rather than seek the low-paying, junior desk jockey jobs, I created a different resume for each field in which I was interested. They all listed the same positions, but played up specific aspects of each past job. For instance, if a potential employer was looking for a Linux guru to run a server farm, I listed my admin duties at the top of the bullet stack for my dot-com IT position, and followed them with a final "Other duties include graphic design, web programming and ferret farming."
If the target employer was seeking Java development skills, however, I played that experience up first, and listed the network administration duties among the "other duties."
Don't apply for jobs you don't think you're competent to perform, of course, but don't sell your skills in any particular field short if you know those are the ones they want to see (and you're qualified to do). Truth is, I've never seen an IT job (or wanted to see one) that ONLY required one skill. If you're a decent programmer and a quick learner, for example, it doesn't take long for you to become the expert your resume makes you out to be.
Actually, this is one place that Adobe really shines. Once you buy an academic version, you can use it professionally once you graduate -- and later upgrade it to a full version using the standard upgrade path when a new release is produced. This can cut the initial cost down to about 1/4 of the full price on the entire CS3 suite -- which, frankly, contains several excellent programs.
Only cable TV subscribers, bottled-water consumers and XM radio consumers. Some people WILL pay for premium content sans advertising. (Anybody ever bought a DVD of a movie you can catch on late-night TV?)
In early versions of Photoshop, this alternate artwork would actually appear as the MAIN splash page every April 1. Can't remember the names now, but I remember being thoroughly confused the first time I launched Photoshop and some completely new software app appeared. Took me a while to realize it was tied to the computer's date.
Maybe because the article mentions the sluggish, costly solution as an overpriced alternative to the free, lightweight and portable Openoffice.org? Or should we not link to that, either? (Regardless, the original submitter included the link).
Flash has knocked Java on the general public's Web
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As the owner of Turdhead.com, I agree with you about John -- he's a standup guy who is fielding a lot of flack for his company on this one. He was one of the first to comment on the issue, and he was quick to try to determine exactly WHY developers were feeling troubled. I personally think Flash is an excellent -- and getting better -- internet-app development system, and I HOPE this attention will help Macromedia decide against such revenue streams in the future. My two cents. Again.
Can't we all just get along? Turdhead.com didn't intend to start a war, so as a peace offering, we offer a more "die-hard" version of the Jabberwocky poem today:
Slashdot Mirror
Holy crap... people are arguing with this. I guess it's true: some brothers wanna play that "hard" role.
The other day I downloaded a contact manager to my iphone, and was shocked and dismayed to realize it had access to all my contacts. Something tells me the personal finance apps I sometimes used might actually have access to some of my financial data! In other words... what a dumb presentation. Of course trusted applications running on a computer will have access to some of the data on that same computer. Otherwise, what's the point? Would saving all this data on your desktop be any safer? How can I live in a world where computers can do things?!!
Every time I've set up new cable service, I try the local carrier's DVR flavor... and so far, I have always gone back to TiVo. TiVo actually DOES have a nice product with several innovative features. Protecting one's patent does NOT make one a troll: it makes one a patent holder. The original poster seems to think all patents should be abolished (which would kinda suck for encouraging some innovations).
I have to admit I love my 3G iPhone, and I enjoy the simplicity of the App store, but even I've had more than my fill of AT&T (and Apple)'s regressive business practices in this arena. Although the 3GS looks impressive, I've promised myself that I won't buy another phone locked into the AT&T network (which spends more time trying to enforce a monopoly on services it just doesn't do well in the first place), and if I buy a piece of hardware that CAN do something interesting (and legal), I expect that it should be ALLOWED to do it. ï So yes, the iPhone is a great platform -- for both daily use and development. But the companies dictating how it can and can't be used need to stop cutting their customers off at the knees. Because frankly, although I love my phone, I'm already wondering what I'll get when my contract is up next year.
Paypal warning against internet fraud seems a lot like Michael Jackson speaking against child exploitation. The company has a history of making money just disappear. "You must use a secure browser so that we may have unregulated access to your banking account. Otherwise, somebody might be able to stop us."
I read this post and immediately pictured Ewoks dancing in the forest as the Death Star burned above them. Sure, you know it's not over, but what a nice blow against the Dark Side.
You say the project lead is the one that put the code there? Ask them about it (in an "I just noticed this and want to make sure it's ok to still use this" way; not in a "What the hell is this?" way) -- and ask 'em if it's ok to leave it there. Your butt's covered, the "offense" has been noted, and it's time for a coffee break!
I'm an Apple fanboy by admission, but their actions with the iPhone have been pretty sorry -- if somebody wants to add a non-airtime-using app to their phone, who's it hurting? Somehow, it seems to be hurting egos that believe they already KNOW what the perfect phone does. Scroom.
I found myself in the same boat a few years ago, and rather than seek the low-paying, junior desk jockey jobs, I created a different resume for each field in which I was interested. They all listed the same positions, but played up specific aspects of each past job. For instance, if a potential employer was looking for a Linux guru to run a server farm, I listed my admin duties at the top of the bullet stack for my dot-com IT position, and followed them with a final "Other duties include graphic design, web programming and ferret farming." If the target employer was seeking Java development skills, however, I played that experience up first, and listed the network administration duties among the "other duties." Don't apply for jobs you don't think you're competent to perform, of course, but don't sell your skills in any particular field short if you know those are the ones they want to see (and you're qualified to do). Truth is, I've never seen an IT job (or wanted to see one) that ONLY required one skill. If you're a decent programmer and a quick learner, for example, it doesn't take long for you to become the expert your resume makes you out to be.
Actually, this is one place that Adobe really shines. Once you buy an academic version, you can use it professionally once you graduate -- and later upgrade it to a full version using the standard upgrade path when a new release is produced. This can cut the initial cost down to about 1/4 of the full price on the entire CS3 suite -- which, frankly, contains several excellent programs.
Only cable TV subscribers, bottled-water consumers and XM radio consumers. Some people WILL pay for premium content sans advertising. (Anybody ever bought a DVD of a movie you can catch on late-night TV?)
In early versions of Photoshop, this alternate artwork would actually appear as the MAIN splash page every April 1. Can't remember the names now, but I remember being thoroughly confused the first time I launched Photoshop and some completely new software app appeared. Took me a while to realize it was tied to the computer's date.
Maybe because the article mentions the sluggish, costly solution as an overpriced alternative to the free, lightweight and portable Openoffice.org? Or should we not link to that, either? (Regardless, the original submitter included the link).
I was just thinking about this the other day. With Flash and Ajax, there's little room for Java client apps on the Web anymore, either. Apparently, a lot of others agree: http://www.turdhead.com/2005/12/15/does-java-still -have-a-place-in-client-side-development/
After receiving complaints that our site's (Turdhead.com comment section wasn't working, I discovered that some may be trying to enter comments using the mirror sites above. The mirrored site won't except comments, as they don't update our spam-filtering "captchas."
As the owner of Turdhead.com, I agree with you about John -- he's a standup guy who is fielding a lot of flack for his company on this one. He was one of the first to comment on the issue, and he was quick to try to determine exactly WHY developers were feeling troubled. I personally think Flash is an excellent -- and getting better -- internet-app development system, and I HOPE this attention will help Macromedia decide against such revenue streams in the future. My two cents. Again.
Can't we all just get along? Turdhead.com didn't intend to start a war, so as a peace offering, we offer a more "die-hard" version of the Jabberwocky poem today:
The "REAL" PROGRAMMER'S JABBERWOCKY
Enjoy!