Other than the iPod touch the iPods never had and never will have the iPhone OS let alone a newer version of it. To date I believe every iPhoneOS device can run the latest version of the OS. The difference between the 3GS and those that came before is the 3GS is considerably faster. There are other issues with missing hardware features on the older models as well, GPS, compass, video camera, iPhone is not immune to those little things.
I think that the problem with Android's apparent fragmentation is that there are so many different hardware options it feels fragmented. Throw in the actual differences, which on their own are minor, and the problem seems a lot worse than it is.
This is going to sound weird, but the main reason I haven't jumped into Android development is because there is no barrier for entry. Any loser can develop apps for android. That does two things in my mind. 1) floods the market with garbage 2) opens the door for malware, which we have already seen. Sure you can call me scared, but really I just want everyone to be held to the same standard as I am, and the standard I hold myself to is fairly high.... not as high as Apples standards, but much higher than the Android App store standards, which are none.
I had been under the impression that most web devs still assume 72 dpi for screen resolution. I was also under the impression that browsers did as well.
Who even clicks on those controls anyway, aren't there shortcuts for all those?
Really though, is it any surprise that someone suggested that OSS isn't a democracy? Of course it's not, it's barely organized. It's more like a theocracy. You've got some doofus who thinks he/she is god and makes all kinds of crazy decisions for the software that make no sense. Much of the time there are actual moments that we feel blessed that "god" has provided for us. But then there are the days that are the day of rest, which often go on for weeks or months. I don't blame them, they are for the most part doing this for free. And in many cases it is there creation and they have a lot invested in it. You can try petitioning the commiter with prayer but good luck with that.
Actually quite a few, not quite a majority, of flash developers are quite willing to actually learn to program. Additionally the flash community is very open source friendly. While it used to be the case the obfuscators were regularly used, it's not very common anymore.
or probably just using polarized films, less moving parts that way. I have no idea really. Personally I don't care for the 3D theatre experience. The glasses don't fit right and hurt my nose and ears. I'd rather enjoy these types of things the old fashioned way, in a colosseum and to the death.
I'd have to say you are mislead. Apple is doing much the same thing that many of manufacturers do.
So Apple makes computers and the operating system, and doesn't allow that operating system to run on other makes of computers.
Let's just change a few things around. Ford makes cars and the operating software for the cars computer and doesn't allow that software to be used on other makes of cars.
Would it make sense for ford to sell their cars computer code to say Toyota? Not at all. Toyota also makes cars, and it is possible that the software is compatible, but it isn't in fords interests to make it compatible. Maybe ford is being monopolistic, but I don't think so. That's just good business.
When I was in college and looking at Internships I found it difficult to find ones that paid well enough if at all. This was 14 years ago and I was working at the time and in order to make the internship work I would have needed to quit my job, but I needed the job to pay the bills. I also was not in CA so these mythical good paying internships didn't exist. So I don't really know how it relates, but my experience is that Americans don't get Internships because suitable ones don't exist, but that was just my narrow experience. Consequently now my view of Internships is very negative, I have a hard time justifying them. I see them as more of an entry level job that it's companies feel that they can grossly underpay for. But I also have a dim view of degrees. I don't think that a college degree says much about a person, so what if they went to college, it just means they have money, or were lucky enough to get it paid for.
Speaking as a liberal, I don't see how what you describe is a liberal ideal. I'm all about choice, I think everyone should make their own choices and should be free to make their own mistakes, that why I am pro-choice but anti-abortion. I also am a proponent of relaxing drug laws, but I don't advocate drug use, I rarely even take aspirin. I think that conservatives are just as likely to disallow choice, even libertarians are guilty of it, but they would never admit it.
I'm of the opinion that 3D software in general is non-intuitive. Blender took me a long time to figure out. But then I learned Maya, which also took a long time, and now I have forgotten how to use blender. I would hope that 3D apps would at least be similar in how you interact with them. I used to say that Blender is difficult because so many functions are accesed using special key combos or mouse clicks, but I have come to realize that this is just the nature of 3D. Adapting our 2D tools to it just doesn't really make for an intuitive experience.
I've been working mostly full-time and going to college for 14 years now... and I'm only trying to get an AS degree. It's hard to keep it up. To be honest though I think that degrees are overrated. Generally I find that the best people in my field don't even have as CS degree or even a BS. Most have a BA or MFA. I have found that people that studied arts are far more creative problem solvers.
I agree... I think that there is too much left to the imagination in the book to get it right for everyone. I love the books, I love the movie... but that said, I'm game for another movie especially if it could lead to more from the series.
I used to use a Palm, several in fact.. I believe I went through 3 or 4 of them. They were great and kept getting better... but they always lacked something and I never really knew what that was. I have an iPhone now and I have no desire to go back. It does everything that I needed from the Palm, could it do more? Absolutely it could, but I think that I am actually more productive without the more. And being that I am for the most part a Mac user I find the integration to be key. The Palm was always kind of a chore to get it to sync and be happy with my computers, even the Windows boxes I also work with. I'll admit that most of this is just opinion or some sort of emotional response, but when it comes down to it isn't that all there really is?
I actually did something like that accidentally. I enabled debug logging on a server and later noticed that it was logging usernames and passwords for all users on the system. It wasn't my code that was logging the names and it took me a week to find where it was being done and disable it.
As a professional Flash developer I'd have to agree with much of this. Most Flash out there is developed my people with little real programing background. The numbers of competent developers is growing, and many agencies are seeing the need.
I have also noticed in the past few iterations of the Flash Player there have been some serious issues with Memory management. My understanding of some of the issues with speed are because of how the player executes code in general. It's still stuck on the timeline per frame execution paradigm.
Flash could be faster and better... and I hope someday it is, or something better comes along.
I have to agree, there in nothing innovative about that database. Perhaps if they had described the techniques used to "convince" the maintainers of the various databases to combine the data then maybe we'd see some innovation. But even then I'm suspecting it's nothing that many IT departments of merging companies have not already thought of, or nothing that the CIA hasn't already dreamed up. I think the right word here is incredible or perhaps unbelievable.
yes it was an insult, you don't win a debate calling someone a dumbass. I didn't think he was a dumbass or wrong, and I might have thought that same of your post had you not started out on a bad note.
I am having the same problem right now.. I was uploading files to my website for a client and was throttled. One of the files happened to be a video file, a file that my client had the copyrights to. It slowed down what should have been a 10 minute upload into a 4 hour snorefest. It seriously cripped my ability to do business.
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Other than the iPod touch the iPods never had and never will have the iPhone OS let alone a newer version of it. To date I believe every iPhoneOS device can run the latest version of the OS. The difference between the 3GS and those that came before is the 3GS is considerably faster. There are other issues with missing hardware features on the older models as well, GPS, compass, video camera, iPhone is not immune to those little things. I think that the problem with Android's apparent fragmentation is that there are so many different hardware options it feels fragmented. Throw in the actual differences, which on their own are minor, and the problem seems a lot worse than it is. This is going to sound weird, but the main reason I haven't jumped into Android development is because there is no barrier for entry. Any loser can develop apps for android. That does two things in my mind. 1) floods the market with garbage 2) opens the door for malware, which we have already seen. Sure you can call me scared, but really I just want everyone to be held to the same standard as I am, and the standard I hold myself to is fairly high.... not as high as Apples standards, but much higher than the Android App store standards, which are none.
I had been under the impression that most web devs still assume 72 dpi for screen resolution. I was also under the impression that browsers did as well.
I believe the Snapdragon is ARM based.
Who even clicks on those controls anyway, aren't there shortcuts for all those? Really though, is it any surprise that someone suggested that OSS isn't a democracy? Of course it's not, it's barely organized. It's more like a theocracy. You've got some doofus who thinks he/she is god and makes all kinds of crazy decisions for the software that make no sense. Much of the time there are actual moments that we feel blessed that "god" has provided for us. But then there are the days that are the day of rest, which often go on for weeks or months. I don't blame them, they are for the most part doing this for free. And in many cases it is there creation and they have a lot invested in it. You can try petitioning the commiter with prayer but good luck with that.
Actually quite a few, not quite a majority, of flash developers are quite willing to actually learn to program. Additionally the flash community is very open source friendly. While it used to be the case the obfuscators were regularly used, it's not very common anymore.
or probably just using polarized films, less moving parts that way. I have no idea really. Personally I don't care for the 3D theatre experience. The glasses don't fit right and hurt my nose and ears. I'd rather enjoy these types of things the old fashioned way, in a colosseum and to the death.
That is correct. In fact programmers are considered "unskilled technical labor" according the the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
So are you saying that our military are not US citizens? besides there is no clear evidence that we would have been attacked without the war(s).
What?!? Disarmed what nuclear nation? Oh and those former dictatorships are doing a lot better aren't they.
wish I had mod points, that is the best response so far
I'd have to say you are mislead. Apple is doing much the same thing that many of manufacturers do. So Apple makes computers and the operating system, and doesn't allow that operating system to run on other makes of computers. Let's just change a few things around. Ford makes cars and the operating software for the cars computer and doesn't allow that software to be used on other makes of cars. Would it make sense for ford to sell their cars computer code to say Toyota? Not at all. Toyota also makes cars, and it is possible that the software is compatible, but it isn't in fords interests to make it compatible. Maybe ford is being monopolistic, but I don't think so. That's just good business.
When I was in college and looking at Internships I found it difficult to find ones that paid well enough if at all. This was 14 years ago and I was working at the time and in order to make the internship work I would have needed to quit my job, but I needed the job to pay the bills. I also was not in CA so these mythical good paying internships didn't exist. So I don't really know how it relates, but my experience is that Americans don't get Internships because suitable ones don't exist, but that was just my narrow experience. Consequently now my view of Internships is very negative, I have a hard time justifying them. I see them as more of an entry level job that it's companies feel that they can grossly underpay for. But I also have a dim view of degrees. I don't think that a college degree says much about a person, so what if they went to college, it just means they have money, or were lucky enough to get it paid for.
Hope I didn't offend, I should have said some libertarians...
Speaking as a liberal, I don't see how what you describe is a liberal ideal. I'm all about choice, I think everyone should make their own choices and should be free to make their own mistakes, that why I am pro-choice but anti-abortion. I also am a proponent of relaxing drug laws, but I don't advocate drug use, I rarely even take aspirin. I think that conservatives are just as likely to disallow choice, even libertarians are guilty of it, but they would never admit it.
thanks a lot.. I just fell out of my chair laughing, until I realized I didn't lock the "office" door... gotta go.
I'm of the opinion that 3D software in general is non-intuitive. Blender took me a long time to figure out. But then I learned Maya, which also took a long time, and now I have forgotten how to use blender. I would hope that 3D apps would at least be similar in how you interact with them. I used to say that Blender is difficult because so many functions are accesed using special key combos or mouse clicks, but I have come to realize that this is just the nature of 3D. Adapting our 2D tools to it just doesn't really make for an intuitive experience.
I've been working mostly full-time and going to college for 14 years now... and I'm only trying to get an AS degree. It's hard to keep it up. To be honest though I think that degrees are overrated. Generally I find that the best people in my field don't even have as CS degree or even a BS. Most have a BA or MFA. I have found that people that studied arts are far more creative problem solvers.
I agree... I think that there is too much left to the imagination in the book to get it right for everyone. I love the books, I love the movie... but that said, I'm game for another movie especially if it could lead to more from the series.
I used to use a Palm, several in fact.. I believe I went through 3 or 4 of them. They were great and kept getting better... but they always lacked something and I never really knew what that was. I have an iPhone now and I have no desire to go back. It does everything that I needed from the Palm, could it do more? Absolutely it could, but I think that I am actually more productive without the more. And being that I am for the most part a Mac user I find the integration to be key. The Palm was always kind of a chore to get it to sync and be happy with my computers, even the Windows boxes I also work with. I'll admit that most of this is just opinion or some sort of emotional response, but when it comes down to it isn't that all there really is?
I actually did something like that accidentally. I enabled debug logging on a server and later noticed that it was logging usernames and passwords for all users on the system. It wasn't my code that was logging the names and it took me a week to find where it was being done and disable it.
As a professional Flash developer I'd have to agree with much of this. Most Flash out there is developed my people with little real programing background. The numbers of competent developers is growing, and many agencies are seeing the need. I have also noticed in the past few iterations of the Flash Player there have been some serious issues with Memory management. My understanding of some of the issues with speed are because of how the player executes code in general. It's still stuck on the timeline per frame execution paradigm. Flash could be faster and better... and I hope someday it is, or something better comes along.
I have to agree, there in nothing innovative about that database. Perhaps if they had described the techniques used to "convince" the maintainers of the various databases to combine the data then maybe we'd see some innovation. But even then I'm suspecting it's nothing that many IT departments of merging companies have not already thought of, or nothing that the CIA hasn't already dreamed up. I think the right word here is incredible or perhaps unbelievable.
yes it was an insult, you don't win a debate calling someone a dumbass. I didn't think he was a dumbass or wrong, and I might have thought that same of your post had you not started out on a bad note.
It's at my house and I don't know that comcast offers business accounts to residences. but I will look into it.
I am having the same problem right now.. I was uploading files to my website for a client and was throttled. One of the files happened to be a video file, a file that my client had the copyrights to. It slowed down what should have been a 10 minute upload into a 4 hour snorefest. It seriously cripped my ability to do business.