I feel like biometrics are the video phones of our generation. Constant predictions that never come true. They've been predicting video phones for the better part of a century and they've only reached the novelty stage.
They're no where near 5 years off for a couple of reasons.
First off is the psychological factor. There are a couple of facets to this one. People are squeamish about biometrics. There are a ton of scare stories about, "What if someone chops my finger off to steal my car?" This won't work but people think it will. More importantly all it takes is for one person to try it. Once the story hits the media biometrics are set back a decade.
The next facet would be trust. People don't trust others with their finger prints. Yes yes it's actually something derived from their finger print not their actual finger print. We understand that but educating enough people for acceptance will be hard.
The other major problem is the failure state. All systems are eventually compromised. How do I change my password once the system is compromised? once someone creates a lens/glove that fools the reader what is the next step? How do you put that cat back in the bag?
That's not an Yankee problem. It's the same every where. There's no accountability as long as they turn a profit.
If a corporation does something there is no way to punish them. A person can go to jail. There is no equal punishment for a corporation. They have all the advantages a person does but none of the downsides.
If a corporation had to stop all business for say 4 months as punishment then you'd start to see ethics in corporations. However this would never happen because no politician wants to deal with the blow back of putting that many people out of work.
Do you decide what music to take with you when you leave the house or do you just take all of it?
The whole concept of scheduling is archaic. It hurts innovation and the industry won't move forward until they throw it away.
If something has been released why can't I watch it any time? How does that hurt the content creators? Why is this such a radical concept that it provokes a personal attack from you?
I guess if you can't attack the position you just attack the speaker.
DVRs are fundamentally flawed. With a DVR I have to decide I want to watch something before it runs.
With downloading I can decide afterward.
Say you have dinner with a friend and they ask you if you watched some show you didn't know exists and them recommends it when they find out you know nothing about it. How does a DVR help you there?
I prefer "too damn busy to park my ass in front of the tv at a fixed time" or "You're not reshowing that episode for 4 months? Fuck you I'm downloading it." over "pirate".
"look at the specs on a macbook - what it actually does."
Read email. Surf Web. Listen to Music. Word Process. Watch movies. That's 99% of my personal work flow. That's what it actually does.
I can get at least 2 non apple laptops that do that for the price of 1 apple laptop. Each laptop will have more storage, more CPU, and more RAM than the apple one will.
Google just announce 190 Million Android devices sold during their quarterly report today. Apple just announced 220 million iOS devices sold during the iPhone 4S launch."
You paint this as good but these are bad numbers for Apple. Really bad.
What you're showing here is that with the launch of a new device _and_ with making that device available on a carrier that has never had the iphone they can barely beat Android's every day numbers. In other words Apple's new market numbers are Android's saturated market numbers.
What do Apple's numbers look like when they're not adding a new carrier?
Remember where Apple makes their money. They're a media reseller now not a computer company.
I'm not sure why the summary puts such importance on the camera and mic.
I have more cameras than I know what to do with since every freaking device thinks it has to have a camera. A mic has a very small target audience. It should be an add on not something standard.
I say way to keep the cost down. Tablets are finally starting to cost what they should. Other than cool and trendy I've never understood why these devices cost more than a laptop or netbook that they are vastly inferior to.
You're saying inefficiency is good because we can build an even greater number of inefficient objects? That just makes the problem worse. It's a downward spiral.
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I feel like biometrics are the video phones of our generation. Constant predictions that never come true. They've been predicting video phones for the better part of a century and they've only reached the novelty stage.
They're no where near 5 years off for a couple of reasons.
First off is the psychological factor. There are a couple of facets to this one. People are squeamish about biometrics. There are a ton of scare stories about, "What if someone chops my finger off to steal my car?" This won't work but people think it will. More importantly all it takes is for one person to try it. Once the story hits the media biometrics are set back a decade.
The next facet would be trust. People don't trust others with their finger prints. Yes yes it's actually something derived from their finger print not their actual finger print. We understand that but educating enough people for acceptance will be hard.
The other major problem is the failure state. All systems are eventually compromised. How do I change my password once the system is compromised? once someone creates a lens/glove that fools the reader what is the next step? How do you put that cat back in the bag?
That's a scare tactic. Most systems don't work with dead flesh. You know those clip on pulse monitors? Same technology.
The real problem is how do I change my password when the system is compromised?
Profits? What profits? Our books show we lost money those 4 months.
So you're saying people who fund and drive criminal activity but don't directly get their hands dirty are just fine.
You have no problem with someone ordering a murder? Just the person who actually does it?
An interstate can't have lights. It's part of the definition.
With modern cars? Hell yes.
That's not an Yankee problem. It's the same every where. There's no accountability as long as they turn a profit.
If a corporation does something there is no way to punish them. A person can go to jail. There is no equal punishment for a corporation. They have all the advantages a person does but none of the downsides.
If a corporation had to stop all business for say 4 months as punishment then you'd start to see ethics in corporations. However this would never happen because no politician wants to deal with the blow back of putting that many people out of work.
So much for "You can make money without doing evil"
Google. We're just like every other faceless corporation. Except you gave us all your private info. Thanks!
Replace game with movie or book. Replace player with reader/author and/or director/viewer.
Does your committee still sound like a good idea?
A float plane is not a flying boat. It's a plane that can land on water.
It's purpose is still to travel in the air not to travel on water.
A humming bird eats nectar does that make it a bee?
Plus float planes don't generally land at airports. They land on lakes.
Why should I have scrolled down?
Why or link to previous posts please.
Also notice that the cool Siri easter egg response articles vastly outnumber the Siri makes my life easier articles.
Remember Siri was available on all phones until Apple bought it and shut it down on competing phones.
Bill would be proud.
Do you decide what music to take with you when you leave the house or do you just take all of it?
The whole concept of scheduling is archaic. It hurts innovation and the industry won't move forward until they throw it away.
If something has been released why can't I watch it any time? How does that hurt the content creators? Why is this such a radical concept that it provokes a personal attack from you?
I guess if you can't attack the position you just attack the speaker.
DVRs are fundamentally flawed. With a DVR I have to decide I want to watch something before it runs.
With downloading I can decide afterward.
Say you have dinner with a friend and they ask you if you watched some show you didn't know exists and them recommends it when they find out you know nothing about it. How does a DVR help you there?
I prefer "too damn busy to park my ass in front of the tv at a fixed time" or "You're not reshowing that episode for 4 months? Fuck you I'm downloading it." over "pirate".
I can get a laptop cheaper than I can get an iPad. It will have a bigger screen, more storage, more CPU, more RAM, and will be touch screen.
The vast majority of people have the same exact workflow that I do. Doubly so for non-technical non-computer professionals that are Apple's market.
If you have to repair your machine that much I suggest buying for a company that makes more reliable hardware.
"look at the specs on a macbook - what it actually does."
Read email. Surf Web. Listen to Music. Word Process. Watch movies. That's 99% of my personal work flow. That's what it actually does.
I can get at least 2 non apple laptops that do that for the price of 1 apple laptop. Each laptop will have more storage, more CPU, and more RAM than the apple one will.
The hardware is over priced.
The hardware is still overpriced.
"If by falling fast, you mean holding steady....
Google just announce 190 Million Android devices sold during their quarterly report today. Apple just announced 220 million iOS devices sold during the iPhone 4S launch."
You paint this as good but these are bad numbers for Apple. Really bad.
What you're showing here is that with the launch of a new device _and_ with making that device available on a carrier that has never had the iphone they can barely beat Android's every day numbers.
In other words Apple's new market numbers are Android's saturated market numbers.
What do Apple's numbers look like when they're not adding a new carrier?
Remember where Apple makes their money. They're a media reseller now not a computer company.
Why are you posting this to me? I'm using the GPs words and asking for clarification.
Why are you attacking me?
So I can't personal sync or personal backup my pdfs?
I'm not sure why the summary puts such importance on the camera and mic.
I have more cameras than I know what to do with since every freaking device thinks it has to have a camera. A mic has a very small target audience. It should be an add on not something standard.
I say way to keep the cost down. Tablets are finally starting to cost what they should. Other than cool and trendy I've never understood why these devices cost more than a laptop or netbook that they are vastly inferior to.
You're saying inefficiency is good because we can build an even greater number of inefficient objects? That just makes the problem worse. It's a downward spiral.