You know, people keep saying that, and yet, they hit 1 billion+ downloads so far in nine months (if their numbers are to be trusted). So, in a way, I'm finding it harder and harder to agree that their formula isn't viable. It seems to be doing fine. Is that because ($JOE_END_USER.cares() == false)? Yeah probably. But I'm not worried for their success. It seems unavoidable.
You can get most membership/discount cards with completely bogus information.
Right on. As an example, the phone number I give out to them has 911 for the area code. Not once has it attracted attention at a cash register or a customer service desk. You would think they would notice with 911, but no. Not once.
Always Innovating has something very similar shipping already. ARM-based with 10 hours of battery life when you include the keyboard section -- plus it's open source.
I'll just return my iPod Touch and my 2 MacBooks to Apple, with a little note about the Chinese manufacturing. I'm sure they will understand and give me my money back.
I'm not an Australian, but as a fellow citizen of the Western world, I'm putting out a call to all Australians to do the right thing, and vote all of these fools out of power.
By the time they could be voted out of power, the damage caused could keep the next batch busy for their whole term trying to undo it all (that is, IF the next batch was any better at all). The question to ask is how did they get in there in the first place? People voting them in? Very well then, we can expect more of the same next time then. If voting could change anything, it would be illegal too.
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Build it once, and get paid forever.
You're more optimistic than I am. I read that and think, 'build it once, and support it forever.'
and the magic blue smoke in devices.
I hope you know that infringes on Microsoft's patented BSOD (Blue Smoke of Death).
In reality, you can get significantly more functionality for less if you compare it to any other company that exists.
This one looks promising imho.
"Magic" is really a good description for trying to create the maximum user experience.
I just call it 'aesthetic'. *shrug*
That's odd. The message I got clearly stated: Be sure to drink your Ovaltine
and it is going to kill the App Store.
You know, people keep saying that, and yet, they hit 1 billion+ downloads so far in nine months (if their numbers are to be trusted). So, in a way, I'm finding it harder and harder to agree that their formula isn't viable. It seems to be doing fine. Is that because ($JOE_END_USER.cares() == false)? Yeah probably. But I'm not worried for their success. It seems unavoidable.
People will sign up for just about anything you put a username and password on.
Often with the same password too. :p
Gmail is closed? Since when? It's just as easy to sign up for as Facebook or any of the others, so how is entry a hurdle?
Early '07 is when it opened its doors to the unwashed masses, iirc.
You can get most membership/discount cards with completely bogus information.
Right on. As an example, the phone number I give out to them has 911 for the area code. Not once has it attracted attention at a cash register or a customer service desk. You would think they would notice with 911, but no. Not once.
I am revoking all of your nerd credits now.
The most popular apps on iphones are fart simulators
[citation needed]
You must not be new here. Hehe, spot on.
Honestly I haven't experienced any Spam on Buzz at all.
Nor have I.
Always Innovating has something very similar shipping already. ARM-based with 10 hours of battery life when you include the keyboard section -- plus it's open source.
Interesting. Thank you.
it offers what many of us wanted from the iPad
--snip--
running Windows 7 Home Premium.
I couldn't make it further than this.
Odd too that the blog is flanked with ads by Google.
No pokes. Less privacy than FB. Lame.
I'll just return my iPod Touch and my 2 MacBooks to Apple, with a little note about the Chinese manufacturing. I'm sure they will understand and give me my money back.
*points to sig*
Shelltris is my favorite.
You have just explained half the code snippets on The Daily WTF
As a regular visitor to the site in question, let us both agree you are exaggerating a fair amount.
Unfortunately it is a barely real keyboard unlike most keyboards
Can you not plug in a keyboard of your choosing?
I'm not an Australian, but as a fellow citizen of the Western world, I'm putting out a call to all Australians to do the right thing, and vote all of these fools out of power.
By the time they could be voted out of power, the damage caused could keep the next batch busy for their whole term trying to undo it all (that is, IF the next batch was any better at all). The question to ask is how did they get in there in the first place? People voting them in? Very well then, we can expect more of the same next time then. If voting could change anything, it would be illegal too.
I prefer Gopher over today's JavaShit laden, ad infested, bloated, bandwidth wasting, privacy invading Web 2.0 world any day.
This might be a bit off-topic, but it is refreshing to reflect on the fact that /. does still indeed work with Javascript turned off. Faster too.
Since when do 15 authors constitute "India"?
Conceptually, this has been done before, with the planets of our solar system. I can only hope Mickey's turns out as well.