Well, I get that you can be "free to be sick and not afford health insurance". But any nation that's pushing freedom, should also be promoting at least a good basic quality of life for its citizens.
I know it's a bit cliched to say by now, but if you cut down on military spending, you could easily afford for everyone to have decent health care, and I'm sure make your country greater in many other ways too. There is no rational justification for your "defence" budget being so ridiculously large.
What makes you think that it's lack of money causing the poor sanitation? Or that the money for this particular program was the only money that could have been diverted? Or that you shouldn't congratulate the engineers who worked towards this pretty awesome achievement, even if their government/religious leaders are idiots?
There is money involved on YouTube too. Some people can make a living off of their channels through advertising - so it is worthwhile to upload "paid consultant" type content rather than just "gossip". Besides, many people just like to share good advice without expecting anything in return.
I'm not saying that such a personalised service would be completely useless, I was just doing my usual of pointing out what I think is obvious. Sometimes others see it as obvious too, sometimes not.
Most of those categories already have good tutorials up on YouTube, etc. Plus I don't think this is an "early attempt", considering that automation has been happening for hundreds of years.
The difference is that the US makes such a big deal about being free, that irony continues to gush uncontrollably from the whole NSA scandal, the PATRIOT act, the TSA bullshit, the constant invasions of other countries, the attempts at blocking healthcare for poorer citizens, etc, etc...
If this were to be done, you wouldn't be allowed to withdraw any offers. It would be the same as an eBay auction, or a Kickstarter project. You've essentially agreed to a contract. If you win, you have to pay.
Yes. Stop giving politicians money for making promises. Give them money for actually improving things. The teachers union won't need to "contribute" if education improves, and the state starts to benefit from the things that the better educated folks come up with. Under your current system, anyone who is really bright would just leave the country.
Who said I do? I just find it funny that he implies that their phones aren't as good just because they're cheaper, while at the same time saying they do the exact same stuff.
Why should anyone donate to have a government servant put in place? It's pretty ridiculous. There should be no donations allowed. And there should be voting on issues, rather than people. Being a politician should just be a job, not a popularity contest.
The camera is the least important part of a smartphone (in my opinion).
Android's interface philosophy is better than Apple's (see previous comment on the back button).
You could just say "lower half" instead of "bottom two quartiles". Though if your aim was to sound like a douche, then congratulations! Mission accomplished.
What's your problem with plastics? I always have my phones in wallet cases these days anyway, so the chassis materials are pretty much irrelevant to me.
I didn't say they're too expensive, I just think that thinking of everything as "premium" vs "piece of shit" is a bit harsh. For reference, my phone is an S4 and I drive a Toyota GT86, though outside of work I wear clothes that most people probably don't think of as all that nice (usually extremely baggy trousers with some kind of geeky t-shirt).
Well, the HTC One was okay, but the HTC version of Android isn't great. I used to use custom ROMs on HTC phones too. I saw someone with a Note, and I was quite impressed. I tried the S3 after that, and I really enjoyed it (though I do avoid most of the crapware). There's a reason Samsung devices are so popular, so I'd give one a try before complaining that the "Android world" sucks just because you didn't like HTC's version.
They all make phone OSes. Google make an arguably better (or at the very least, more popular) phone OS. So they're trying to destroy Google's core market of search, to stop them making such a nice phone OS.
they're stuck in the android world partly because of the apps they bought, partly due to pride in defending their choice, but mostly because they see that their cheap phone can do EVERYTHING my iPhone can do at a quarter of the price.
Sounds more like you're sticking with your iPhone to defend the choice of spending four times as much as you needed to:p Did you ever consider that the "Android world" might just be a nice place to be? Android is nicer for the always-there-back-button alone.
I don't have a problem with mounted displays personally, but I do have a problem with letting people blatantly use their phones in their hand while driving. Hands free kits exist were made precisely because holding your phone is a pain in the ass, and reduces your capacity to do things. I don't actually have a problem with people using phones while stopped in traffic either, but while in motion it is just a blatantly bad idea.
As I've said elsewhere "personal responsibility" is fine for an individual. That's why it's personal. There are a lot of assholes out there that won't take any responsibility for the safety of others though. People that purposely let themselves get distracted while driving are included in that group.
Uh, I never said anything about wanting to use it as a media client or server. I specifically said
I cancelled it because likely all the games I enjoy will be out on PS3 for a good while anyway
The CD thing was a semi-joke. I know I'm never likely to actually use a CD player again. My flatmate just had a CD she wanted to listen to, and I pointed out that my PS3 could do it.
I actually get the vast majority of my media via Spotify and Lovefilm.
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Well, I get that you can be "free to be sick and not afford health insurance". But any nation that's pushing freedom, should also be promoting at least a good basic quality of life for its citizens.
I know it's a bit cliched to say by now, but if you cut down on military spending, you could easily afford for everyone to have decent health care, and I'm sure make your country greater in many other ways too. There is no rational justification for your "defence" budget being so ridiculously large.
What makes you think that it's lack of money causing the poor sanitation? Or that the money for this particular program was the only money that could have been diverted? Or that you shouldn't congratulate the engineers who worked towards this pretty awesome achievement, even if their government/religious leaders are idiots?
There is money involved on YouTube too. Some people can make a living off of their channels through advertising - so it is worthwhile to upload "paid consultant" type content rather than just "gossip". Besides, many people just like to share good advice without expecting anything in return.
I'm not saying that such a personalised service would be completely useless, I was just doing my usual of pointing out what I think is obvious. Sometimes others see it as obvious too, sometimes not.
Most of those categories already have good tutorials up on YouTube, etc. Plus I don't think this is an "early attempt", considering that automation has been happening for hundreds of years.
The difference is that the US makes such a big deal about being free, that irony continues to gush uncontrollably from the whole NSA scandal, the PATRIOT act, the TSA bullshit, the constant invasions of other countries, the attempts at blocking healthcare for poorer citizens, etc, etc...
No wonder they keep pumping out more kids then. If you can't support your current population, stop making so many new people.
If this were to be done, you wouldn't be allowed to withdraw any offers. It would be the same as an eBay auction, or a Kickstarter project. You've essentially agreed to a contract. If you win, you have to pay.
Recognising pilot gestures almost immediately is a good thing for a Gundam to have.
Okay. Look. We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret. But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You monster.
What exactly led you to believe that anyone is wanting to use this concept in situations where 100% reliability is required?
So, the solution to this ongoing problem is to keep things as they are?
Holy shit. He didn't give an opinion one way or another, he just gave a piece of information.
Also, please stop posting. People here are mostly logical. Your irrational hatred of the common man just isn't welcome here.
You might want to have a think about that.
Not yet, but I guess Switzerland must be.
Yes. Stop giving politicians money for making promises. Give them money for actually improving things. The teachers union won't need to "contribute" if education improves, and the state starts to benefit from the things that the better educated folks come up with. Under your current system, anyone who is really bright would just leave the country.
Who said I do? I just find it funny that he implies that their phones aren't as good just because they're cheaper, while at the same time saying they do the exact same stuff.
Why should anyone donate to have a government servant put in place? It's pretty ridiculous. There should be no donations allowed. And there should be voting on issues, rather than people. Being a politician should just be a job, not a popularity contest.
The camera is the least important part of a smartphone (in my opinion).
Android's interface philosophy is better than Apple's (see previous comment on the back button).
You could just say "lower half" instead of "bottom two quartiles". Though if your aim was to sound like a douche, then congratulations! Mission accomplished.
What's your problem with plastics? I always have my phones in wallet cases these days anyway, so the chassis materials are pretty much irrelevant to me.
I didn't say they're too expensive, I just think that thinking of everything as "premium" vs "piece of shit" is a bit harsh. For reference, my phone is an S4 and I drive a Toyota GT86, though outside of work I wear clothes that most people probably don't think of as all that nice (usually extremely baggy trousers with some kind of geeky t-shirt).
Well, the HTC One was okay, but the HTC version of Android isn't great. I used to use custom ROMs on HTC phones too. I saw someone with a Note, and I was quite impressed. I tried the S3 after that, and I really enjoyed it (though I do avoid most of the crapware). There's a reason Samsung devices are so popular, so I'd give one a try before complaining that the "Android world" sucks just because you didn't like HTC's version.
so, your preference for either says a lot about how you think of your self.
I'd think it says more about how much money you have spare to spend on gadgets.
myself, i am not pos, i am premium.
Uh-huh. Not even a hint of irony?
That kind of attitude is sure to make you a lot of friends!
They all make phone OSes. Google make an arguably better (or at the very least, more popular) phone OS. So they're trying to destroy Google's core market of search, to stop them making such a nice phone OS.
Your claim is childish and wrong.
So's your face.
they're stuck in the android world partly because of the apps they bought, partly due to pride in defending their choice, but mostly because they see that their cheap phone can do EVERYTHING my iPhone can do at a quarter of the price.
Sounds more like you're sticking with your iPhone to defend the choice of spending four times as much as you needed to :p Did you ever consider that the "Android world" might just be a nice place to be? Android is nicer for the always-there-back-button alone.
I don't have a problem with mounted displays personally, but I do have a problem with letting people blatantly use their phones in their hand while driving. Hands free kits exist were made precisely because holding your phone is a pain in the ass, and reduces your capacity to do things. I don't actually have a problem with people using phones while stopped in traffic either, but while in motion it is just a blatantly bad idea.
As I've said elsewhere "personal responsibility" is fine for an individual. That's why it's personal. There are a lot of assholes out there that won't take any responsibility for the safety of others though. People that purposely let themselves get distracted while driving are included in that group.
Uh, I never said anything about wanting to use it as a media client or server. I specifically said
I cancelled it because likely all the games I enjoy will be out on PS3 for a good while anyway
The CD thing was a semi-joke. I know I'm never likely to actually use a CD player again. My flatmate just had a CD she wanted to listen to, and I pointed out that my PS3 could do it.
I actually get the vast majority of my media via Spotify and Lovefilm.