I feel sad for you if you have only ever eaten dirt fish. However, this doesn't mean that dirt fish is the only fish available. Maybe where you live it is, but in most places there are many kinds of fish available each of which has its own distinct flavor. Most do not taste like piss or shit or dirt.
"On one hand, it's deplorable that Google isn't paying tribute to authors."
Most of them are dead, and their works are in the public domain. For those that aren't you just get a tiny snippet view which encourages you to buy the very expensive out of print books, or buy the books from a publisher.
This is all about Google's ability to sell books, and the publishers don't like that. They sell books because you can search and bam, there's the book you need. No need to get it from a publisher.
Authors win here too, especially ones who will not typically be joined with a publisher.
Kidding. I am surprised, however, that they don't just continually update the entire database as they drive their vehicles around. It would be nice to have access to the older imagery as well, when they update.
They already exist as modules under a single lightweight UI. The core of iTunes hasn't changed in a long time, and on a Mac it's perfectly suitable. On a PC it's not as good, because it essentially runs on top of a modern version of an updated Openstep feature that let you run Openstep on top of Windows. This whole thing is a big beast and to my knowledge, is only used for Quicktime and iTunes.
Adjust for inflation and you'll discover that NASA has more money now than they did at the point where they were funding the development and construction of the Space Shuttles. The problem isn't money, it's that NASA is spending tons of it on stuff that is only vaguely space related.
We already have an NOAA, NASA. Get your shit together and deliver a new generation of manned space travel.
Fah. DN accomplishes exactly nothing. There is no actual mechanism in DNT to stop any tracking. Every site serving you ads will slimy ignore it. Why not? There is no legal penalty for ignoring DNT, and ignoring it would provide an actual profit motive.
DNT is a feel good joke for people who believe in the tooth fairy. Blocking ads from loading is the only effective DNT mechanism.
MS is doomed to be left behind in the smartphone wars. Their last partner with the Kin got burned so badly that MS practically had to buy Nokia in order to get somebody to make a Windows 8 phone.
In the 1960s and 70s, and even 80s, the idea of centralized computing services shared by many users made a lot of sense. Most people couldn't afford computers or great computing power, nor did they have a need for such resources. The solution was to have a university, lab, or business purchase a big powerful computer and users would use dumb terminals to interact with it. It worked great.
The difference today, is that the "cloud" is being sold as a similar sort of resource when it clearly isn't necessary. An individual can buy or build a home computer that is many times more powerful than supercomputers of just 10 years ago for very little money. They can load it up with many terabytes of storage, purchase many optional upgrades that enable functions that were only possibly in high-tech research labs a decade ago, and hook this monster of a machine up to a fairly high speed internet connection. In the dark ages of the mid-1990s, a T1 was considered to be a hot shit internet connection, useful to service all the customers of a small to middle sized ISP. At this point, I just have shitty old Comcast with upload speed cap. Despite this, my bandwidth downstream is equivalent to a dozen T1 lines and upstream, three T1 lines.
The cloud has been here for a while. It is small enough to put under your desk or in a closet, and you can actually own the whole thing without paying any monthly fees or agreeing to abide by any rules other than your own (and your ISP's) by just buying a computer!
To those who say that they use the cloud to ease administration of a large organization's IT needs? Two points: One, you're doing it wrong. Two, if it works you'll find that BYOD coupled with the Cloud will actually put you out of work.
Tis just yet another example in the ever growing exhibit hall of reasons not to trust the cloud. If you do not want to bother setting up your own IT services, you should be hiring somebody to set them up for you. The best option is to do it yourself (not rocket science these days) and maintain total control.
There are lots more sob stories coming regarding people and their misplaced trust in cloud services.
The iPad's screen is so bright when turned up full blast that you may as well be staring into the sun. It's quite impressive.
I tried various e-ink readers and couldn't really see the point, for me. As I said in another post, I would rather have just a desktop and the iPad for my computing suite. If I buy other gadgets they are likely to be lenses or amateur radios.
I do not own a cell phone, but if I had to have one I doubt I would use iPad as much as I do now.
They actually admitted in the emails that they tried to Jew out the people requesting the data by deleting it, discussed the illegality of deleting it, and deleted it anyway, despite it being illegal, in order to thwart possible criticism of eir shoddy research.
It's pretty clear that you haven't got a fucking clue about Climategate. It's almost unbearable to read your ill-informed posts on the matter. But, go ahead and trust them - they are your new god. Have faith in them.
Actually I find e-ink screens to be lower contrast than my iPad's screen. They look like grubby paper and have less resolution (ie they aren't as sharp) and the iPad is quite viewable in full sun.
I don't know how you inferred that I don't read much, on the contrary, I read all the time. Maybe I'm not doing it in the way that you seem to think is ideal for me, but that's more of your problem than mine.
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We are all much stupider for having read this post. Yeah, ha ha, but the issue here isn't partisanship, it's that Ubuntu spies on you.
For me, maps and such is always fast enough. The main problem Google has now is that its search has been SEO'd into total worthlessness.
I feel sad for you if you have only ever eaten dirt fish. However, this doesn't mean that dirt fish is the only fish available. Maybe where you live it is, but in most places there are many kinds of fish available each of which has its own distinct flavor. Most do not taste like piss or shit or dirt.
"On one hand, it's deplorable that Google isn't paying tribute to authors."
Most of them are dead, and their works are in the public domain. For those that aren't you just get a tiny snippet view which encourages you to buy the very expensive out of print books, or buy the books from a publisher.
This is all about Google's ability to sell books, and the publishers don't like that. They sell books because you can search and bam, there's the book you need. No need to get it from a publisher.
Authors win here too, especially ones who will not typically be joined with a publisher.
Kidding. I am surprised, however, that they don't just continually update the entire database as they drive their vehicles around. It would be nice to have access to the older imagery as well, when they update.
They already exist as modules under a single lightweight UI. The core of iTunes hasn't changed in a long time, and on a Mac it's perfectly suitable. On a PC it's not as good, because it essentially runs on top of a modern version of an updated Openstep feature that let you run Openstep on top of Windows. This whole thing is a big beast and to my knowledge, is only used for Quicktime and iTunes.
Nah you just buy the adapter doodad and move on. Everything works as expected.
Considering that Macintoshes have had these features for over a quarter century, this is great news.
What? They are actually selling 2 million S3s a day? Or is Samsung "shipping" that many, or what?
Samsung never says how many phones it actually sells. They my say how many they have manufactured.
Might be posted by a Windows 7 phone but you probably got it for free because you work for Microsoft.
He said nobody buys Windows phones. He didn't say that Microsofties don't use them.
Adjust for inflation and you'll discover that NASA has more money now than they did at the point where they were funding the development and construction of the Space Shuttles. The problem isn't money, it's that NASA is spending tons of it on stuff that is only vaguely space related.
We already have an NOAA, NASA. Get your shit together and deliver a new generation of manned space travel.
Tough shit for Google then.
One fourth of DNT?
Fah. DN accomplishes exactly nothing. There is no actual mechanism in DNT to stop any tracking. Every site serving you ads will slimy ignore it. Why not? There is no legal penalty for ignoring DNT, and ignoring it would provide an actual profit motive.
DNT is a feel good joke for people who believe in the tooth fairy. Blocking ads from loading is the only effective DNT mechanism.
"Anyone who thinks that this will continue to be the case for much longer is a moron"
What? Linux has had sub-par power management for many years on many devices. It's kind of a running joke at this point.
MS is doomed to be left behind in the smartphone wars. Their last partner with the Kin got burned so badly that MS practically had to buy Nokia in order to get somebody to make a Windows 8 phone.
Yeah, let's move to Korea where they innovate and never copy.
Jerry, you're fired.
If the pathetic nature of Samsung's claim isn't obvious to you, you drank too much kool-aid!
Brought to you by the Facebook Department of Public Relations. Thanks, you ever so credible AC, for your insightful commentary.
Perhaps you should suggest that the person share their story on Facebook! That'd work.
In the 1960s and 70s, and even 80s, the idea of centralized computing services shared by many users made a lot of sense. Most people couldn't afford computers or great computing power, nor did they have a need for such resources. The solution was to have a university, lab, or business purchase a big powerful computer and users would use dumb terminals to interact with it. It worked great.
The difference today, is that the "cloud" is being sold as a similar sort of resource when it clearly isn't necessary. An individual can buy or build a home computer that is many times more powerful than supercomputers of just 10 years ago for very little money. They can load it up with many terabytes of storage, purchase many optional upgrades that enable functions that were only possibly in high-tech research labs a decade ago, and hook this monster of a machine up to a fairly high speed internet connection. In the dark ages of the mid-1990s, a T1 was considered to be a hot shit internet connection, useful to service all the customers of a small to middle sized ISP. At this point, I just have shitty old Comcast with upload speed cap. Despite this, my bandwidth downstream is equivalent to a dozen T1 lines and upstream, three T1 lines.
The cloud has been here for a while. It is small enough to put under your desk or in a closet, and you can actually own the whole thing without paying any monthly fees or agreeing to abide by any rules other than your own (and your ISP's) by just buying a computer!
To those who say that they use the cloud to ease administration of a large organization's IT needs? Two points: One, you're doing it wrong. Two, if it works you'll find that BYOD coupled with the Cloud will actually put you out of work.
Tis just yet another example in the ever growing exhibit hall of reasons not to trust the cloud. If you do not want to bother setting up your own IT services, you should be hiring somebody to set them up for you. The best option is to do it yourself (not rocket science these days) and maintain total control.
There are lots more sob stories coming regarding people and their misplaced trust in cloud services.
The iPad's screen is so bright when turned up full blast that you may as well be staring into the sun. It's quite impressive.
I tried various e-ink readers and couldn't really see the point, for me. As I said in another post, I would rather have just a desktop and the iPad for my computing suite. If I buy other gadgets they are likely to be lenses or amateur radios.
I do not own a cell phone, but if I had to have one I doubt I would use iPad as much as I do now.
They actually admitted in the emails that they tried to Jew out the people requesting the data by deleting it, discussed the illegality of deleting it, and deleted it anyway, despite it being illegal, in order to thwart possible criticism of eir shoddy research.
It's pretty clear that you haven't got a fucking clue about Climategate. It's almost unbearable to read your ill-informed posts on the matter. But, go ahead and trust them - they are your new god. Have faith in them.
Fuck, a front-lit screen like my old Zaurus? Those suck ass through a donkey-dick straw.
Actually I find e-ink screens to be lower contrast than my iPad's screen. They look like grubby paper and have less resolution (ie they aren't as sharp) and the iPad is quite viewable in full sun.
I don't know how you inferred that I don't read much, on the contrary, I read all the time. Maybe I'm not doing it in the way that you seem to think is ideal for me, but that's more of your problem than mine.