When they collect more information on citizens than the govt intelligence agencies do, only without the inherent societal considerations that the govt must have (or should have, for the cynics), without public transparency.
At some point the company will either become the govt or an enemy of the state.
There are many personal pet projects in the Peace Prize committee, Obama and the EU was trumped through the group by Jagland.
(EU is at least a worthy contender, regardless of the current status, though the timing is of course right.)
The way I understand the Obama prize, Jagland interpreted the will with emphasis on the inspiration towards peace efforts, a property which Obama is ascribed in most of Europe. So when people ask what Obama did to deserve it, the answer is that he inspired the masses in a way beneficial to peace.
I would write SMS's with proper punctuation and grown-up sentences, usually maxing out the 160 chars. While the phone was in my pocket.
Today I write shorter and with built-in emoticons, and generally correspond less or simply call (which isn't practical or desireable in most situations).
A family member who's a doctor used a T61 phone coupled with a monitor to reestablish communication between a patient who'd had a stroke and her family. Muscle memory was still intact. I doubt it would work with touch.
Gnome 2 was sane and self-explanatory, but I don't understand why everyone says it was so fast.
I was always annoyed with the waiting-dial popping up everywhere you actually needed to do something.
Gnome 3 is more responsive to me, whether I like it or not. Perhaps it was just my hardware, the distro I ran, or lack of tweaking; but can anyone else weigh in?
(I used Xfce and Openbox extensively. Today I use KDE and Gnome 3 with the Nord theme.)
There are many dials and levers in the GUI the scientologist is using, and to me it seems like going backwards to the huge mechanical interfaces in the age of steam only without feedback.
You know the first thing you'd do would be hitting Alt +F2 (tty1) and execute the program with the 15 parameters, and still have time to spare to contemplate on the insights of Hubbard.
Eventually, in all aspects of the VR discussion, it all boils down to pr0n. We all want ___________* naked, moving, responding to us, in immersive 3D, in our bedroom. Admit it. This is what "the possibilities are endless" means.
What part of free do you not understand? Stop complaining about it. You have no reason at all.
It's quite obvious _you_ don't understand free software. Free does not mean no-cost or gratis (as in grace). It means that the software is licensed under a Free software license (specifically GPL2) which invokes the right to certain Freedoms.
What you're talking about is that something that comes at no charge and without responsibility on provider and user, a gratis give-away. Free software, in contrast, comes with responsibilities on both parties. If someone discovers something that is wrong, they should report it (or "complain"), using the proper channels and preferrably by filing a bug report. This is the users responsibility, granted that the user expects improvement and further use of the software. The reponsibility on the software makers' side is to meet the "complaints" and/or bug reports, and either follow the user's suggestions or explain why they don't qualify as an improvement or not within the aim of the software.
Free software is NOT free of responsibilities and expectations. In fact, it's the very reason Free software exists at all. It promises to do X, you expect it to do X, it comes close to X but not entirely, so improvement is needed. It is this open democratic process which makes F/OSS pervasive in today's technologies.
But of course, just shouting 'it sux!' is not really constructive and will be ignored. But F/OSS is open to constructive criticism. It depends on it.
Seconded. I really love GIMP and have done so since the moment I found it. I used a shady version of Photoshop 5 before the switch, and was glad I could replace my rather simple needs with a FOSS alternative.
However, some choices they've made recently are clearly wrong. I use GIMP weekly to take a screenshot and save as JPG. Since the last couple of minor versions I'm always stumped when I hit CTRL+S, or even select File->Save as, only to be met with an error message telling me I _have to_ double back and select File->Export As. This is clearly a usability issue specific to GIMP. The software should understand that if I choose something else than xcf, then I'm exporting. I don't need the software telling me exactly what I want to do, because I know what I want to do, and this is the way applications do it. Except for GIMP.
Remember, I love GIMP, and I will use it as long as its available and usable. But it's a limit to how much nitpicking a program should require. KISS!
If we assume unlocked phones are available (!) then the equivalent of unlocking (viz. SIM/IMEI unlocking) would be to buy a car on credit and then refuse to pay the credit fees.
As I understand, this is not about rooting the phone but unlocking the IMEI from the ISP with which you previously agreed to be bound to for a while to reduce the initial cost. Unlocking it is a breach of contract terms and usually yields a penalty, as with any other legally binding contract.
So, what gives? (I've yet to buy a locked phone, but the total costs are equalizing.)
I understand that, of course, milage varies. But having read the threads above this about IT pros _depending_ on jailbreaks to get the job done is a bit different. This is why I have an Android btw, but not everyone has a BYOD policy.
I am not constructing a straw man. The man (?) said he didn't miss the themeing and tweaks. Compared to the former these are trivial, or better superfluous. This is exactly what he discovered after months and months.
A function that you need however (like network surveillance) does not go away after months and months, but will require an ad hoc solution. This is why I correctly asserted that there are other more legitimate reasons for jailbreaking besides themeing. I should have avoided the use of 'legitimate', because what I meant was 'necessary', or pertaining to the value you get from your device. Themes added little of value and little of value was lost. Say you really need an app to get the job done, then a lot of value was lost.
Straw man is the attacking of a position someone doesn't have. This is not it. I should have referenced the threads above, apparently.
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When they collect more information on citizens than the govt intelligence agencies do, only without the inherent societal considerations that the govt must have (or should have, for the cynics), without public transparency.
At some point the company will either become the govt or an enemy of the state.
Because we do what we're told or, rather, the wish to conform and stay politically correct trumps all other considerations.
I'm Norwegian and was surprised they chose Norway. I'd thought Iceland was a better candidate after the Wikileaks scandal.
There are many personal pet projects in the Peace Prize committee, Obama and the EU was trumped through the group by Jagland.
(EU is at least a worthy contender, regardless of the current status, though the timing is of course right.)
The way I understand the Obama prize, Jagland interpreted the will with emphasis on the inspiration towards peace efforts, a property which Obama is ascribed in most of Europe. So when people ask what Obama did to deserve it, the answer is that he inspired the masses in a way beneficial to peace.
A pretty weak justification IMHO.
I would write SMS's with proper punctuation and grown-up sentences, usually maxing out the 160 chars. While the phone was in my pocket.
Today I write shorter and with built-in emoticons, and generally correspond less or simply call (which isn't practical or desireable in most situations).
A family member who's a doctor used a T61 phone coupled with a monitor to reestablish communication between a patient who'd had a stroke and her family. Muscle memory was still intact. I doubt it would work with touch.
Gnome 2 was sane and self-explanatory, but I don't understand why everyone says it was so fast.
I was always annoyed with the waiting-dial popping up everywhere you actually needed to do something.
Gnome 3 is more responsive to me, whether I like it or not. Perhaps it was just my hardware, the distro I ran, or lack of tweaking; but can anyone else weigh in?
(I used Xfce and Openbox extensively. Today I use KDE and Gnome 3 with the Nord theme.)
There are many dials and levers in the GUI the scientologist is using, and to me it seems like going backwards to the huge mechanical interfaces in the age of steam only without feedback.
You know the first thing you'd do would be hitting Alt +F2 (tty1) and execute the program with the 15 parameters, and still have time to spare to contemplate on the insights of Hubbard.
Well, you know what they say: "Nothing is enough for whom enough is too little"
Eventually, in all aspects of the VR discussion, it all boils down to pr0n. We all want ___________* naked, moving, responding to us, in immersive 3D, in our bedroom. Admit it. This is what "the possibilities are endless" means.
* mileage may vary.
Sledge Hammer: No, I prefer to get my information from more reliable sources, like rumor and small children.
Oh. I thought it was: "Trust me. I know what I'm doing."
The Mars One people have no intention to bring anyone home.
I can probably arrange this for 40% of the cost. Give me a call!
???
Profit!!
What part of free do you not understand? Stop complaining about it. You have no reason at all.
It's quite obvious _you_ don't understand free software. Free does not mean no-cost or gratis (as in grace). It means that the software is licensed under a Free software license (specifically GPL2) which invokes the right to certain Freedoms.
What you're talking about is that something that comes at no charge and without responsibility on provider and user, a gratis give-away. Free software, in contrast, comes with responsibilities on both parties. If someone discovers something that is wrong, they should report it (or "complain"), using the proper channels and preferrably by filing a bug report. This is the users responsibility, granted that the user expects improvement and further use of the software. The reponsibility on the software makers' side is to meet the "complaints" and/or bug reports, and either follow the user's suggestions or explain why they don't qualify as an improvement or not within the aim of the software.
Free software is NOT free of responsibilities and expectations. In fact, it's the very reason Free software exists at all. It promises to do X, you expect it to do X, it comes close to X but not entirely, so improvement is needed. It is this open democratic process which makes F/OSS pervasive in today's technologies.
But of course, just shouting 'it sux!' is not really constructive and will be ignored. But F/OSS is open to constructive criticism. It depends on it.
Seconded. I really love GIMP and have done so since the moment I found it. I used a shady version of Photoshop 5 before the switch, and was glad I could replace my rather simple needs with a FOSS alternative.
However, some choices they've made recently are clearly wrong. I use GIMP weekly to take a screenshot and save as JPG. Since the last couple of minor versions I'm always stumped when I hit CTRL+S, or even select File->Save as, only to be met with an error message telling me I _have to_ double back and select File->Export As. This is clearly a usability issue specific to GIMP. The software should understand that if I choose something else than xcf, then I'm exporting. I don't need the software telling me exactly what I want to do, because I know what I want to do, and this is the way applications do it. Except for GIMP.
Remember, I love GIMP, and I will use it as long as its available and usable. But it's a limit to how much nitpicking a program should require. KISS!
If we assume unlocked phones are available (!) then the equivalent of unlocking (viz. SIM/IMEI unlocking) would be to buy a car on credit and then refuse to pay the credit fees.
As I understand, this is not about rooting the phone but unlocking the IMEI from the ISP with which you previously agreed to be bound to for a while to reduce the initial cost. Unlocking it is a breach of contract terms and usually yields a penalty, as with any other legally binding contract.
So, what gives?
(I've yet to buy a locked phone, but the total costs are equalizing.)
DICE
Yup. I can leave my ThinkPad T61 4:3 alone in the uni library when I need a break.
(It's fully encrypted and backed up, so the worst case scenario is having to look for it in the 'used electronics' auctions online.)
Why do people, especially here, keep saying you save money with a console ?
PS3 with the Assassin's Creed series and your GF is all set.
Believe me, you save money.
Sounds like a job for XML!
I kid, I kid!
Yup. In the VHS edition of episodes 4-6 George Lucas said the first was yellow, the second white and the third green.
I think that explains a lot. (Incidentally, also the reason I ff'd past his introductions the first five years I watched those VHSs.)
Thanks! I'm gonna copy this down:)
Seriously, I was halfway through your post before I caught up.
On /. MC means Minecraft and not Midnight Commander now, apparently.
I've been looking for a how-to on this. Got any URL?
Yes.. *sniff sniff*
Your synergies are lacking. I can smell it! That foul stench of humanity under the business suit.
Quick! To the rat cave!
Thanks for this! I'll definitely check it out tomorrow. Hung over? Check. Cheese Doodles? Check. Comedy/Horror? Check.
I understand that, of course, milage varies. But having read the threads above this about IT pros _depending_ on jailbreaks to get the job done is a bit different. This is why I have an Android btw, but not everyone has a BYOD policy.
I am not constructing a straw man. The man (?) said he didn't miss the themeing and tweaks. Compared to the former these are trivial, or better superfluous. This is exactly what he discovered after months and months.
A function that you need however (like network surveillance) does not go away after months and months, but will require an ad hoc solution. This is why I correctly asserted that there are other more legitimate reasons for jailbreaking besides themeing. I should have avoided the use of 'legitimate', because what I meant was 'necessary', or pertaining to the value you get from your device. Themes added little of value and little of value was lost. Say you really need an app to get the job done, then a lot of value was lost.
Straw man is the attacking of a position someone doesn't have. This is not it. I should have referenced the threads above, apparently.
Teaching is a skill and an education, not something you get after you turn 50.
I'm 30 and could never teach a class, the responsibility goes too far beyond the subject.