I now take the ferry to England to avoid this carry on. Yeah it takes a big longer but that is the only disadvantage
*Take as much crap as I can carry
*Nobody cares how many screw drivers, nail clippers, 8p8c crimpers, LED bulbs, gas soldering irons, unusual electronic items, bottles of water I take with me and use on the ferry.
*Queues short or nonexistent
*Use up expensive satellite bandwidth for free
*Decent quality air for the entire journey
*Nobody blasting on the loudspeakers trying to sell me shite while I try to sleep
*Decent food
*If a bomb does go off there is a good chance of you surviving
*Fixed fair - no cancellation,change fee, come back when you like
*Good scenery along the way
Airport security seems like an exercise in compliance - "oh we dont see too many of these around, we're going to scan it seperately and ask you why exactly you're taking it with you, and if we dont like your answer you'll be waterboarded".
Anyone taking stuff besides clothes and a Kindle full of DRM can expect a fair bit of hassle
Airlines seem to make and change rules just to catch people out. They charge administration fees when it doesnt cost them anything. Airports and airlines get away with it because people just accept their shit and don't stop flying. Even when you go to look for the people responsible for bringing in the rules you are given the run-around.
The worst has to be the recent rules against liquids specifying the exact type of plastic bag and container they must be in and sending people back to buy an overpriced plastic bag if its slightly too big. Things are so bad now, the odd plane getting blown to pieces almost seems worth it now.
They need to get rid of DRM altogether. It worked for iTunes and many others
DRM is stupid - i would not buy a closed device that implements such restrictions against me. When you buy a piece of hardware it should do what *you* want, not what the company that made it (and still controls it) wants it to do.
I wonder how much this guy got from Apple in order to help legitimise the concept of "not letting you do what you want with your own hardware".
This wouldn't be the first time an iPhone malware came in the form of a dodgy jailbreak and Apple has previously tried to justify their restrictions as a security measure.
but you really have to ask yourself what kind of a fool would install such a bad jailbreak, for something that could brick your phone anyone with a grain of common sense would try to make sure they have the legit version
Still Sony is the head poncho when it comes to any developments in the blu-ray format, they already have an extra finger in the pie because Sony are also content producers.
Americans are in a good situation here that an unlicensed 900MHz band even exists. This could be the proving grounds for a future distributed/mesh based mobile telephone network.
For now the only decent BTS an 'ordinary' consumer can get their hands on is USRP/OpenBTS which costs around $1000. The idea of normal people running a mobile network has been pretty much suppressed everywhere else so it would be interesting to do some long term real life testing with real users if its perfectly legal so the concept might gain some steam
They know how to take a huge inefficient crapheap of a petrol engine, throw it into a recycled chassis from the 80's, fill the said chassis with the latest gimmicks such as iPod connectors & OnStar then sell to the gullible public with some clever marketing.
I'll never understand how those fuckers manage to make a car with a 5 or 6 litre petrol engine that handles worse than a bus. And by bus I mean a decent Mercedes or Van Hool bus, I'd really hate to see their own attempt at making a bus
It would be interesting to see how good they implement it.
I've been using SIP since 2007 on my Nokia E61, E51 and now E63 and it has always been that bit finnicky. Very finnicky compared to a proper decent Cisco IP phone anyway
if it needs a specific browser to run which only works on a specific operating system they should just have made it a desktop office suite (separate from MS Office even, start from scratch).
This is more of the last few year's trend of making everything web-based just so the company making it can appear to be with the times of having everything web/cloud/subscription based with no real advantage
I'm still waiting for a USB CO2 sequesterisation device to appear on slashdot
2.5 watts to suck carbon out of the air and put it in a little tray underneath. of course it would only help if millions were sold and the computers they're connected to run off wind turbines
Currently the trend seems to be towards low-speed driverless centrally controlled 'people pods' rather than anything actually exciting.
Who would have thought we would have diverged from the path of making continually more badass cars towards trying to develop boring things such as the Google ATNMBL.
I suppose whats going on with cars now is a similar to the of taking control from users as in "curated computing". The Chrysler turbine car is a genuinely cool piece of machine, probably my favourite car of all time, I really wouldnt mind seeing it back in limited production despite its lack of practicality.
Turbine technology isn't a complete waste however. A an electric car could have a removable ~30kW microturbine + fuel tank unit for long journeys and use it for storage space or extra batteries for the rest of the time.
Free to air (not BSkyB) satellite has a few decent channels on it over on this side of the pond. With a PVR or with a tuner card you can collect a shitload of movies without wasting valuable bandwidth.
Really all the IPTV stuff is ideally suited to satellite for its effortless multicasting abilities. If instead of 200+ TV channels a satellite broadcasted continuously the top 200 or so torrents on TPB it would go a long way towards freeing up the tubes. If the satellite has any free bandwidth you could use it to download large files that other users are also trying to download. I believe such a system already exits for multicast file downloads but its not very widely used - bittorrent integration with this would be great.
Is this really news? you're dealing with a device that doesn't have an easily removable battery or even screws to take the cover off. These phones are definitely not meant to last - they're a fashion accessory. When the new one comes out next year the one you have now is supposed to be in rough shape, come the year after and it should be either dead or on it's last legs.
I don't see many iPhone 2G around anymore, presumably most have perished by now. The Nokia 6310(i) on the other hand, we won't see the end of those till the last GSM network closes down and even then people will run their own using OpenBTS just so they can continue using it
so you have to download a single file and save it in a directory? sounds like a lot less trouble than the windows equivalent with probably involves some crappy InstallShield-like program where you have to scroll to the end of a mile long EULA (pronounced e-Yoolah) and tick agree before you can continue. And most likely topped off with a mandatory system reboot
Because Google believes that printing is a sinful activity which is bad for the environment and that you should just share it through Google Docs and provide them with more data to mine?
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I now take the ferry to England to avoid this carry on. Yeah it takes a big longer but that is the only disadvantage
*Take as much crap as I can carry
*Nobody cares how many screw drivers, nail clippers, 8p8c crimpers, LED bulbs, gas soldering irons, unusual electronic items, bottles of water I take with me and use on the ferry. *Queues short or nonexistent
*Use up expensive satellite bandwidth for free
*Decent quality air for the entire journey
*Nobody blasting on the loudspeakers trying to sell me shite while I try to sleep
*Decent food
*If a bomb does go off there is a good chance of you surviving
*Fixed fair - no cancellation,change fee, come back when you like
*Good scenery along the way
Airport security seems like an exercise in compliance - "oh we dont see too many of these around, we're going to scan it seperately and ask you why exactly you're taking it with you, and if we dont like your answer you'll be waterboarded". Anyone taking stuff besides clothes and a Kindle full of DRM can expect a fair bit of hassle
Airlines seem to make and change rules just to catch people out. They charge administration fees when it doesnt cost them anything. Airports and airlines get away with it because people just accept their shit and don't stop flying. Even when you go to look for the people responsible for bringing in the rules you are given the run-around.
The worst has to be the recent rules against liquids specifying the exact type of plastic bag and container they must be in and sending people back to buy an overpriced plastic bag if its slightly too big. Things are so bad now, the odd plane getting blown to pieces almost seems worth it now.
I wouldn't give them the steam off my shit.
Never thought i'd see the day this would be posted on /.
They need to get rid of DRM altogether. It worked for iTunes and many others
DRM is stupid - i would not buy a closed device that implements such restrictions against me. When you buy a piece of hardware it should do what *you* want, not what the company that made it (and still controls it) wants it to do.
I wonder how much this guy got from Apple in order to help legitimise the concept of "not letting you do what you want with your own hardware".
This wouldn't be the first time an iPhone malware came in the form of a dodgy jailbreak and Apple has previously tried to justify their restrictions as a security measure.
but you really have to ask yourself what kind of a fool would install such a bad jailbreak, for something that could brick your phone anyone with a grain of common sense would try to make sure they have the legit version
I don't think any business can "spend like they just don't care" in these recessionary times. Except maybe Google themselves
Still Sony is the head poncho when it comes to any developments in the blu-ray format, they already have an extra finger in the pie because Sony are also content producers.
Its like saying Android isn't owned by Google
Americans are in a good situation here that an unlicensed 900MHz band even exists. This could be the proving grounds for a future distributed/mesh based mobile telephone network.
For now the only decent BTS an 'ordinary' consumer can get their hands on is USRP/OpenBTS which costs around $1000. The idea of normal people running a mobile network has been pretty much suppressed everywhere else so it would be interesting to do some long term real life testing with real users if its perfectly legal so the concept might gain some steam
Shit, i better cancel my order then...
Detroit knows how to build cars?
They know how to take a huge inefficient crapheap of a petrol engine, throw it into a recycled chassis from the 80's, fill the said chassis with the latest gimmicks such as iPod connectors & OnStar then sell to the gullible public with some clever marketing.
I'll never understand how those fuckers manage to make a car with a 5 or 6 litre petrol engine that handles worse than a bus. And by bus I mean a decent Mercedes or Van Hool bus, I'd really hate to see their own attempt at making a bus
It would be interesting to see how good they implement it.
I've been using SIP since 2007 on my Nokia E61, E51 and now E63 and it has always been that bit finnicky. Very finnicky compared to a proper decent Cisco IP phone anyway
if it needs a specific browser to run which only works on a specific operating system they should just have made it a desktop office suite (separate from MS Office even, start from scratch).
This is more of the last few year's trend of making everything web-based just so the company making it can appear to be with the times of having everything web/cloud/subscription based with no real advantage
I'm still waiting for a USB CO2 sequesterisation device to appear on slashdot 2.5 watts to suck carbon out of the air and put it in a little tray underneath. of course it would only help if millions were sold and the computers they're connected to run off wind turbines
You like population control? Then why not set a good example by jumping off the nearest cliff?
Think the CAFE standards are something worth fearing? wait till you see the DEADCAFE ones!
Currently the trend seems to be towards low-speed driverless centrally controlled 'people pods' rather than anything actually exciting.
Who would have thought we would have diverged from the path of making continually more badass cars towards trying to develop boring things such as the Google ATNMBL.
I suppose whats going on with cars now is a similar to the of taking control from users as in "curated computing". The Chrysler turbine car is a genuinely cool piece of machine, probably my favourite car of all time, I really wouldnt mind seeing it back in limited production despite its lack of practicality.
Turbine technology isn't a complete waste however. A an electric car could have a removable ~30kW microturbine + fuel tank unit for long journeys and use it for storage space or extra batteries for the rest of the time.
Free to air (not BSkyB) satellite has a few decent channels on it over on this side of the pond. With a PVR or with a tuner card you can collect a shitload of movies without wasting valuable bandwidth.
Really all the IPTV stuff is ideally suited to satellite for its effortless multicasting abilities. If instead of 200+ TV channels a satellite broadcasted continuously the top 200 or so torrents on TPB it would go a long way towards freeing up the tubes. If the satellite has any free bandwidth you could use it to download large files that other users are also trying to download. I believe such a system already exits for multicast file downloads but its not very widely used - bittorrent integration with this would be great.
Using encryption on Facebook is like locking the doors on a house with no walls
So how much DRM and anti-modification features did they manage to pack into this device for $129.99?
Is this really news? you're dealing with a device that doesn't have an easily removable battery or even screws to take the cover off. These phones are definitely not meant to last - they're a fashion accessory. When the new one comes out next year the one you have now is supposed to be in rough shape, come the year after and it should be either dead or on it's last legs.
I don't see many iPhone 2G around anymore, presumably most have perished by now. The Nokia 6310(i) on the other hand, we won't see the end of those till the last GSM network closes down and even then people will run their own using OpenBTS just so they can continue using it
I'd much rather drive a car than soak up some pre-made 'entertainment' on a screen. but as long as driverless cars dont become mandatory i don't mind
That almost makes the $1bn fine worth it
This is the UK, not America where everything needs to be done RIGHT NOW!!!
so you have to download a single file and save it in a directory? sounds like a lot less trouble than the windows equivalent with probably involves some crappy InstallShield-like program where you have to scroll to the end of a mile long EULA (pronounced e-Yoolah) and tick agree before you can continue. And most likely topped off with a mandatory system reboot
Because Google believes that printing is a sinful activity which is bad for the environment and that you should just share it through Google Docs and provide them with more data to mine?