Yeah I'll just spend $15 or whatever it is every 3 months to keep my phone working and looking alright. I mean, all other phones are that way, right? (hint: they are not)
I've had no further scratches since ditching the case. In hindsight, I should have just gone caseless from the get-go. The phone has been working great (better reception than my original iPhone), still looks mahvelous.
FTFS: "Apple has apparently found that non-bumper style cases — specifically those that slide onto the iPhone 4, which are occasionally prone to particulate matter getting caught between the rear of the phone and the case — can cause unexpected scratching that could quickly develop into full-on cracking."
This happened to me (particulate matter getting caught between the rear of the phone and the case causing scratches). Have gone caseless since with no further scratching. In any case, replacing the back panel is trivial.
In the US, the standard is "not obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art". In other words, someone with more skill than Joe Sixpack, but less skill than an expert in the field.
Sounds like they should just include an "Ask Slashdot" step in the patent process. In fact, I think I'll patent a "method for determining 'obviousness to a person skilled in the art' for patent puproses".
I delegated my facebook account to a third party. She can let me know if anything worthwile has occured in my social parabola. (also maintain any farms, etc. I haven't actually looked at facebook in months.
Which reminds me, your directrix just called to tell me your latus rectum is about to be targeted by a burning mirror due to your lack of focus. Of course this may have been hyperbole on her part.
Actually, current safety gear for a motorcycle, if worn by the driver can walk away with only minor bruises from a 100mph crash. Unfortunately most Motorcycle riders are too stupid to buy and use said gear.
This "safety gear" you refer to is called a "car".
I don't see any problems when a company that sells "security" releases data about the bad terrible things that can happen to you if you don't have the appropriate "security".
Personally I'd prefer more military spending than we have now, because at least we (as in my generation) will get *something* for it. I don't have such high hopes for the 12% of every paycheck pumped into the SS Pyramid Scheme.
Neither do I. Would you invoke Godwin if I said: "I'd settle for another Leni Riefenstahl."?
The US military is responsible for all sorts of amazing technology that makes life better.
Sure, but at what cost. What was the opportunity cost?
This is in part because they have such a large budget, and are used to expensive, long term projects. They are ok with an outlay of large amounts of money for something that will take a long time to develop and deliver. That is something hard to find in the corporate world.
This is the "missing strawman" fallacy, if you will. You're comparing an actual something to a virtual nothing. Not fair. Is there not a possibility that if all those resources were spent on something else we would now have something much more life-enhancing than GPS? Think flying cars... no, scratch that... world peace perhaps?
FTFA: The app supports a number of languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese.
I don't always call my Basque friends from abroad., but when I do I prefer Skype.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah I'll just spend $15 or whatever it is every 3 months to keep my phone working and looking alright. I mean, all other phones are that way, right? (hint: they are not)
I've had no further scratches since ditching the case. In hindsight, I should have just gone caseless from the get-go. The phone has been working great (better reception than my original iPhone), still looks mahvelous.
FTFS: "Apple has apparently found that non-bumper style cases — specifically those that slide onto the iPhone 4, which are occasionally prone to particulate matter getting caught between the rear of the phone and the case — can cause unexpected scratching that could quickly develop into full-on cracking."
This happened to me (particulate matter getting caught between the rear of the phone and the case causing scratches). Have gone caseless since with no further scratching. In any case, replacing the back panel is trivial.
In the US, the standard is "not obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art". In other words, someone with more skill than Joe Sixpack, but less skill than an expert in the field.
Sounds like they should just include an "Ask Slashdot" step in the patent process. In fact, I think I'll patent a "method for determining 'obviousness to a person skilled in the art' for patent puproses".
Hui!
I always read NSFW as New South F'ing Wales.
+1 Informative
/. doesn't have an "art" category. Or would that fall under "idle"?
I wonder why
I delegated my facebook account to a third party. She can let me know if anything worthwile has occured in my social parabola. (also maintain any farms, etc. I haven't actually looked at facebook in months.
Which reminds me, your directrix just called to tell me your latus rectum is about to be targeted by a burning mirror due to your lack of focus. Of course this may have been hyperbole on her part.
looks like one of those shoe sizing machines they used when we were kids....
Exactly. How much would it really cost to measure you on something like this and tailor a bespoke mouse?
5. Bazooka-fired flotation device
4. Bazooka-fired MREs
3. Bazooka-fired fire extinguisher
2. Bazooka-fired first aid kit
1. Bazooka!
Actually, current safety gear for a motorcycle, if worn by the driver can walk away with only minor bruises from a 100mph crash. Unfortunately most Motorcycle riders are too stupid to buy and use said gear.
This "safety gear" you refer to is called a "car".
The question: "What's the solution for retaining the screen height we need to be productive?"
Lose Slashdot.
With all the mobile companies already suing each other, this should just add more..
Awesome.
IAAL
FTFY
Typically, life-or-death services (e.g. police/fire) fall under the latter, but I guess rural Tennessee is different.
Apparently, urban Washington D.C. is different as well: Warren v. District of Columbia
I don't see any problems when a company that sells "security" releases data about the bad terrible things that can happen to you if you don't have the appropriate "security".
-1 Offtopic.
We're not talking about the US Government here.
Personally I'd prefer more military spending than we have now, because at least we (as in my generation) will get *something* for it. I don't have such high hopes for the 12% of every paycheck pumped into the SS Pyramid Scheme.
Neither do I. Would you invoke Godwin if I said: "I'd settle for another Leni Riefenstahl."?
The US military is responsible for all sorts of amazing technology that makes life better.
Sure, but at what cost. What was the opportunity cost?
This is in part because they have such a large budget, and are used to expensive, long term projects. They are ok with an outlay of large amounts of money for something that will take a long time to develop and deliver. That is something hard to find in the corporate world.
This is the "missing strawman" fallacy, if you will. You're comparing an actual something to a virtual nothing. Not fair. Is there not a possibility that if all those resources were spent on something else we would now have something much more life-enhancing than GPS? Think flying cars... no, scratch that... world peace perhaps?
Slashdot's timestamp should be offset by the average latency between their servers and the poster's IP.
Fastest browser.
FTFA: The app supports a number of languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese.
I don't always call my Basque friends from abroad., but when I do I prefer Skype.
"Mantendu egarri, nire lagun."
Rare earths aren't really that rare. The noble gases actually live up to their family name to a much greater extent.
Maybe its just coal burning underground.
Not only that, I was just reading a story at Ars about how Jon Landau believes everything should be 3D.
He is wrong.
Flatland should be in 2D, and of course Hypercube in 4D.
The hundreds of news stories about this trial seem to have swamped the juicy links and made them vanish.
Is this an 'anti-Streisand' effect?
No, this is the "Stayart Effect" ®
He already told us the answer:
The wavy band inscribed with zeros and ones represents a flow of information, digital communication and modern media.
...signifying nothing.
The first thing I notice is the binary string is a palindrome, the same forwards or backwards.
This is to prevent Soviet Russia jokes from working in Soviet Canada.