Well shit.. Nissan should sue Ford since so many people mistake the Escape as an Xterra (which came out 1 year earlier)!
Would you really want a tablet with SQUARE corners so they poke you? A phone with square corners? Heck I have phones older than any iPhone/iPad that have rounded corners, are black, and have a black border.
I guess all the TV makers should sue each other since, if you removed the Brand Name off of them, people would easily mistake a Sony for a Samsung for an LG for a Philips, etc.
I understand physical items, the time required to design and develop a physical, I can hold deal and the longer lengths of time required to develop.. but software? Plus there's more than one way to write code to obtain the same outcome.. Why aren't the terms shortened so progress and such can actually happen?!
He also works IT and sometimes browses using the "Private Browsing Mode" because of tracking cookies, etc, etc he just can't stand.
Chrome under Windows and Linux will allow you to open an Incognito window while your regular window full of tabs is also open.. as will Opera.
But firefox for some reason won't allow you. If you hit "Start private browsing" or whatever, it gives you a choice to either stick with the open window OR open your private browsing window which closes the other regular window... Yes it saves the tabs so they open back up *after* you close the private browsing mode window, but why in the world can't you have both open at the same time like the other browsers?!
My best guess was because debian is in there, and being upstream of ubuntu maybe they figured the improvements would trickle down? (that's my *best* guess)
I've played around with the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 a lot, and have tried a few different firmware options (both stock as well as homebrew/hybrids).
I noticed a few weeks ago SamFirmware.com shows 2.3.2 in the European firmware section..
I9000XWJV1 ## 512.PIT Version 2.3.2 2011 February DOWNLOAD 1 file select NO.PIT
I haven't tried it yet myself, as I"m using a hybrid with a US (Rogers Canada) based modem since it covers the frequencies I need, but I'm curious what the 2.3.2 holds. If it's an option, you could most likely pick up a GT-i9000(x) phone and use Odin to dump the 2.3.2 Euro firmware on and roll from there.
The (x) is because there's a few variants.. mine is actually the GT-i9000T which is a latin america based version that Immix Wireless sells (front facing camera instead of a flash on the rear facing camera). There's also a 9000B in the Mexico area, straight 9000's, 9000M's, and I'm not sure which others exist.
The market has been hit and miss for some people after the update.. but according to that post if you root the phone the market works fine if it hadn't before.
I've played around with the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 a lot, and have tried a few different firmware options (both stock as well as homebrew/hybrids).
I noticed a few weeks ago SamFirmware.com shows 2.3.2 in the European firmware section..
I9000XWJV1 ## 512.PIT Version 2.3.2 2011 February DOWNLOAD 1 file select NO.PIT
I haven't tried it yet myself, as I"m using a hybrid with a US (Rogers Canada) based modem since it covers the frequencies I need, but I'm curious what the 2.3.2 holds. If it's an option, you could most likely pick up a GT-i9000(x) phone and use Odin to dump the 2.3.2 Euro firmware on and roll from there.
The (x) is because there's a few variants.. mine is actually the GT-i9000T which is a latin america based version that Immix Wireless sells (front facing camera instead of a flash on the rear facing camera). There's also a 9000B in the Mexico area, straight 9000's, 9000M's, and I'm not sure which others exist.
The market has been hit and miss for some people after the update.. but according to that post if you root the phone the market works fine if it hadn't before.
"Like it or not, the Splinternet age has begun. We have a growing hardware chasm, walled gardens rising left and right, websites that become shape-shifting adapters, ISP’s that filter content, and users gather in closed, social recommendation circles. The web is much different than it was years ago, and many analysts agree that the golden age of Internet is finished.
So how does our StormDriver tie in with all that? Are we a knight in a shining armor, on a quest to defend the old ways? Or are we a part of web 3.0? It’s complicated (as usual). On one hand, we want to bring the interaction back to the common web, and break down the walled garden walls. We want you to be able to interact everywhere, not only in places where admins allow you to. On the other hand, we’re also an adaptive and robust social recommendation circle. Stormdriver will allow you to see the web as recommended by other users. It will be much easier to avoid the really bad sites and content, but on the other hand – it is a garden, even if the walls are knee-high, and you can step over them without login or password."
Now something from the *very* top of the page:
"StormDriver turns the whole Web into one huge meeting place. It is an augmented browsing web app which allows you to see other people visiting the website you're visiting. It also enables interaction on the spot.
Want to be one of the first to try it out? Sign-up here to test the upcoming alpha version!"
Easy.. if you bring your own phone, then you don't enter the 2 year agreement that subsidizes the phone. Pretty damn easy to figure out. That's what I've done in the past, and currently did when I got VZW to unlock my Storm, and moved it over to Immix Wireless (GSM provider). No need for a contract since they weren't subsidizing my phone.
Oh.. do you *really* need SSH? You couldn't maybe setup a web page control center that would enter the command on the server after you verify yourself? Pretty sure you don't *need* to ssh:)
Do you pay for how much TV you watch? I'm not talking about channels, but how much time you spend watching it, and on how many TV's you watch it on within your house? (again, I'm not talking about since the switch to digital or the equipment for Satellite, as the comparison there would be if you couldn't use a router on a cable or dsl modem due to the physical nature of how it works.. it would be like needing a cable modem for each computer connected, in wish case you either rent the equipment or buy you own, but you're still only charged for the package you receive).
I remember stories of back in the day with cable TV and how they wanted to do this or did this this, but it was regulated that once the cable hits your house what you do with it inside is all up to you. Same with the telephone.. that'd be like them charging you different rates if you had a cordless phone vs a corded phone, or per the number of phones and/or wall jacks within your house. It's utter crap. If you're paying a set rate for unlimited internet, or internet with a cap, how you use the data up to the cap (or unlimited) on which device(s) shouldn't matter in the least.
I look at it this way... if Google is slowly trying to take over the Government, I say go for it. I remember the early days "oh, Google will never profit.. they don't DO anything to make money". Then came "Oh, they'll never stay profitable, they have no real 'market'"... well look at where they are, doing a lot better with "nothing" than our government can with "something" (our taxes, etc). All praise our Google Government!
My friend works for a company that makes video distribution systems for airlines (such as Lufthansa). The amount of testing that goes into it is crazy. He's one of the guys who runs all the tests in a Faraday cage and what not. The connectors they have to use to meet FAA regulations and all that are crazy.. the plugs have 16 mini-philips head screws in them to keep the plug from ever working its way loose among other things. They also use Cat 6 and 7 cables for the distribution.. he said no fiber optic lines since the installers/mechanics tend to zip tie or otherwise fasten the stuff too tight and snap the cables.
With all of those regulations and testing they do just for a freaking video distribution system, it makes you wonder how the more critical components were designed that a WiFi signal can screw them up..
"On using the alt firmware... I'm under the impression that the main OSS router firmwares force you to use a CLI before you can 'install' what 99% of the world considers a mandatory port 80 GUI."
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but if you're trying to say you need to use a CLI to get port 80 open.. no. If you're saying you need to use the CLI to get access to the router to flash.. no. While some models USE to require JTAG.. they were works in progress at the time. For example the linksys routers with 4M flash instead of 8.. but they broke that and have a special version you upload, and THEN you can upload the more featured one. While it is an extra step, the point is if the manufacturers stuck it on as the default instead of their own, it would all be good. There's no reason they couldn't change the GUI interface a little bit for those who think it's "too complicated".
As a side note, doesn't Buffalo also use DD-WRT or one of those in some fashion?
It's no worse than the stock Linksys firmware in terms of how "hard" it is to setup.. and a HELL of a lot easier than any Verizon Westell DSL modem for configuring for a router etc (it doesn't help Verizon's directions suck too)
Heck if I gave an end user a linksys router with DD-WRT on it (just flashed).. they could just plug it in and be online. Sure the wifi name would be DD-WRT and have no WEP/WAP/etc, but it's not much different than any other router you plug in and it just works.
Haven't had an issue with flash on android yet. The only issue is I loaded up kitty cannon but couldn't play since it uses keys and doesn't work with a touch screen
But it seems you forget the court ruling that was posted here on slashdot (although it was a while ago).. the guy who purchased some Adobe suite, and then sold the parts he never used on Ebay. IIRC they ruled you were only licensing the "product" and therefor the First Sale Doctrine did not apply. Search and I'm sure you'll find it.
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Well shit.. Nissan should sue Ford since so many people mistake the Escape as an Xterra (which came out 1 year earlier)!
Would you really want a tablet with SQUARE corners so they poke you? A phone with square corners? Heck I have phones older than any iPhone/iPad that have rounded corners, are black, and have a black border.
I guess all the TV makers should sue each other since, if you removed the Brand Name off of them, people would easily mistake a Sony for a Samsung for an LG for a Philips, etc.
it wasn't on samfirmware that the market working deal was listed.. that was on XDA-Developer forums where that's talked about.
I understand physical items, the time required to design and develop a physical, I can hold deal and the longer lengths of time required to develop.. but software? Plus there's more than one way to write code to obtain the same outcome.. Why aren't the terms shortened so progress and such can actually happen?!
He also works IT and sometimes browses using the "Private Browsing Mode" because of tracking cookies, etc, etc he just can't stand.
Chrome under Windows and Linux will allow you to open an Incognito window while your regular window full of tabs is also open.. as will Opera.
But firefox for some reason won't allow you. If you hit "Start private browsing" or whatever, it gives you a choice to either stick with the open window OR open your private browsing window which closes the other regular window... Yes it saves the tabs so they open back up *after* you close the private browsing mode window, but why in the world can't you have both open at the same time like the other browsers?!
My best guess was because debian is in there, and being upstream of ubuntu maybe they figured the improvements would trickle down? (that's my *best* guess)
I posted this above, but I'll post again:
I've played around with the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 a lot, and have tried a few different firmware options (both stock as well as homebrew/hybrids).
I noticed a few weeks ago SamFirmware.com shows 2.3.2 in the European firmware section..
I9000XWJV1 ## 512.PIT Version 2.3.2 2011 February DOWNLOAD 1 file select NO .PIT
I haven't tried it yet myself, as I"m using a hybrid with a US (Rogers Canada) based modem since it covers the frequencies I need, but I'm curious what the 2.3.2 holds. If it's an option, you could most likely pick up a GT-i9000(x) phone and use Odin to dump the 2.3.2 Euro firmware on and roll from there.
The (x) is because there's a few variants.. mine is actually the GT-i9000T which is a latin america based version that Immix Wireless sells (front facing camera instead of a flash on the rear facing camera). There's also a 9000B in the Mexico area, straight 9000's, 9000M's, and I'm not sure which others exist.
Link with some info:
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6282349-android-2-3-2-leaks-for-galaxy-s- [samfirmware.com]
The market has been hit and miss for some people after the update.. but according to that post if you root the phone the market works fine if it hadn't before.
I've played around with the Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 a lot, and have tried a few different firmware options (both stock as well as homebrew/hybrids).
I noticed a few weeks ago SamFirmware.com shows 2.3.2 in the European firmware section..
I9000XWJV1 ## 512.PIT Version 2.3.2 2011 February DOWNLOAD 1 file select NO .PIT
I haven't tried it yet myself, as I"m using a hybrid with a US (Rogers Canada) based modem since it covers the frequencies I need, but I'm curious what the 2.3.2 holds. If it's an option, you could most likely pick up a GT-i9000(x) phone and use Odin to dump the 2.3.2 Euro firmware on and roll from there.
The (x) is because there's a few variants.. mine is actually the GT-i9000T which is a latin america based version that Immix Wireless sells (front facing camera instead of a flash on the rear facing camera). There's also a 9000B in the Mexico area, straight 9000's, 9000M's, and I'm not sure which others exist.
Link with some info:
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6282349-android-2-3-2-leaks-for-galaxy-s-
The market has been hit and miss for some people after the update.. but according to that post if you root the phone the market works fine if it hadn't before.
Should have read the article.. err advertisement:
From the article (the very end)
"Like it or not, the Splinternet age has begun. We have a growing hardware chasm, walled gardens rising left and right, websites that become shape-shifting adapters, ISP’s that filter content, and users gather in closed, social recommendation circles. The web is much different than it was years ago, and many analysts agree that the golden age of Internet is finished.
So how does our StormDriver tie in with all that? Are we a knight in a shining armor, on a quest to defend the old ways? Or are we a part of web 3.0? It’s complicated (as usual). On one hand, we want to bring the interaction back to the common web, and break down the walled garden walls. We want you to be able to interact everywhere, not only in places where admins allow you to. On the other hand, we’re also an adaptive and robust social recommendation circle. Stormdriver will allow you to see the web as recommended by other users. It will be much easier to avoid the really bad sites and content, but on the other hand – it is a garden, even if the walls are knee-high, and you can step over them without login or password."
Now something from the *very* top of the page:
"StormDriver turns the whole Web into one huge meeting place. It is an augmented browsing web app which allows you to see other people visiting the website you're visiting. It also enables interaction on the spot.
Want to be one of the first to try it out? Sign-up here to test the upcoming alpha version!"
Just a giant ad. Ghey Slashdot.. just ghey
A more "real" link has a photo of a more helicopter looking thing, rather than that UFO deal.
I do like the fact "Fars News Agency" is registered out of Vancouver, Washington.. maybe another government shill office?!
Not to mention if the specs were better:
http://www.geeksphone.com/en/moviles/especificaciones.php
Easy.. if you bring your own phone, then you don't enter the 2 year agreement that subsidizes the phone. Pretty damn easy to figure out. That's what I've done in the past, and currently did when I got VZW to unlock my Storm, and moved it over to Immix Wireless (GSM provider). No need for a contract since they weren't subsidizing my phone.
Oh.. do you *really* need SSH? You couldn't maybe setup a web page control center that would enter the command on the server after you verify yourself? Pretty sure you don't *need* to ssh :)
Here's just an interesting comparison between them all, but you can see Postgres supports basically everything MySQL does and then a whole lot more..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_relational_database_management_systems
Not sure how up to date that is though
Do you pay for how much TV you watch? I'm not talking about channels, but how much time you spend watching it, and on how many TV's you watch it on within your house? (again, I'm not talking about since the switch to digital or the equipment for Satellite, as the comparison there would be if you couldn't use a router on a cable or dsl modem due to the physical nature of how it works.. it would be like needing a cable modem for each computer connected, in wish case you either rent the equipment or buy you own, but you're still only charged for the package you receive).
I remember stories of back in the day with cable TV and how they wanted to do this or did this this, but it was regulated that once the cable hits your house what you do with it inside is all up to you. Same with the telephone.. that'd be like them charging you different rates if you had a cordless phone vs a corded phone, or per the number of phones and/or wall jacks within your house. It's utter crap. If you're paying a set rate for unlimited internet, or internet with a cap, how you use the data up to the cap (or unlimited) on which device(s) shouldn't matter in the least.
Obviously that's because you know some kid just peed in the pool. I wouldn't want to jump in either!
I look at it this way... if Google is slowly trying to take over the Government, I say go for it. I remember the early days "oh, Google will never profit.. they don't DO anything to make money". Then came "Oh, they'll never stay profitable, they have no real 'market'"... well look at where they are, doing a lot better with "nothing" than our government can with "something" (our taxes, etc). All praise our Google Government!
bah, 11.0.699.0 Canary.. working great for me!
My friend works for a company that makes video distribution systems for airlines (such as Lufthansa). The amount of testing that goes into it is crazy. He's one of the guys who runs all the tests in a Faraday cage and what not. The connectors they have to use to meet FAA regulations and all that are crazy.. the plugs have 16 mini-philips head screws in them to keep the plug from ever working its way loose among other things. They also use Cat 6 and 7 cables for the distribution.. he said no fiber optic lines since the installers/mechanics tend to zip tie or otherwise fasten the stuff too tight and snap the cables.
With all of those regulations and testing they do just for a freaking video distribution system, it makes you wonder how the more critical components were designed that a WiFi signal can screw them up..
"On using the alt firmware... I'm under the impression that the main OSS router firmwares force you to use a CLI before you can 'install' what 99% of the world considers a mandatory port 80 GUI."
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but if you're trying to say you need to use a CLI to get port 80 open.. no. If you're saying you need to use the CLI to get access to the router to flash.. no. While some models USE to require JTAG.. they were works in progress at the time. For example the linksys routers with 4M flash instead of 8.. but they broke that and have a special version you upload, and THEN you can upload the more featured one. While it is an extra step, the point is if the manufacturers stuck it on as the default instead of their own, it would all be good. There's no reason they couldn't change the GUI interface a little bit for those who think it's "too complicated".
As a side note, doesn't Buffalo also use DD-WRT or one of those in some fashion?
... really?
It's no worse than the stock Linksys firmware in terms of how "hard" it is to setup.. and a HELL of a lot easier than any Verizon Westell DSL modem for configuring for a router etc (it doesn't help Verizon's directions suck too)
Heck if I gave an end user a linksys router with DD-WRT on it (just flashed).. they could just plug it in and be online. Sure the wifi name would be DD-WRT and have no WEP/WAP/etc, but it's not much different than any other router you plug in and it just works.
Ha I stand corrected.. I was thinking back too far :)
Yeah, but it seems like he just recycled another page's FAQ:
"Please note the game, some content and images has been released under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 ."
Haven't had an issue with flash on android yet. The only issue is I loaded up kitty cannon but couldn't play since it uses keys and doesn't work with a touch screen
But it seems you forget the court ruling that was posted here on slashdot (although it was a while ago).. the guy who purchased some Adobe suite, and then sold the parts he never used on Ebay. IIRC they ruled you were only licensing the "product" and therefor the First Sale Doctrine did not apply. Search and I'm sure you'll find it.
If WalMart were to sell 3rd shift Cisco gear, you don't think Cisco would have all the units pulled and someone's head would roll?