Google's "flagship" devices have been missing an SD card slot since day one. Google wants all user date migrated to the cloud where they can sift through it.
So Nexus or Pixel. It doesn't really matter. They're both irrelevant to Android users serious about the data on their devices.
Watches swing out and around, exposed, on the end of the wearer's arm. They take a tremendous beating. I recently bought a Pebble Steel. The gorilla glass face on it is holding up really well so far.
My keys are on a steel keyring, because I don't want it to wear out about once a year, causing my keys to scatter when a key is in use somewhere. Further, the keyring is made of hardened spring-grade steel so that it holds it's shape. I am certain that I am not using an exotic uncommon type of key ring.
When people discover a 'cause' that they can champion, they hurl at it all the resources and skills that they can. Apparently someone who is a web developer is passionate about the space garbage problem.
So, you're saying that Apple has introduced the VHS deck, and Samsung should hustle right now to come out with a BetaMax? That's how it translates to me. Except it's a VHS deck that doesn't record video, or do anything at all useful.
But Samsung should hustle to become the second best alternative?
Applephone users always keep their gadget in an expensive case, because it has to remain pristine for when they trade it in, with three hundred or so more bucks, in a year for the new model.
It's almost like they think the phone is a collectible action figure. "Don't take it out of the packaging and play with it, Johnny. It will be worth more later if you keep it in perfect condition. Don't even bend the blister pack cardboard!"
You are acting sort of wound up about this whole issue.
It's nice that you enjoy having more accessories that you need to keep charged. Do you have a big bank of chargers in the rec room to keep your speakers, headphones, the phone itself, etc. all topped off?
I wanted to wash clothes in my Apple Washing Machine, but it required I use special soap only made by Apple. And it would only wash one shirt at a time because the machine was so thin. And it could only be a white shirt. There was only one button on the washing machine.
You won't get the 'preferred rate' then. It will be the same deal as refusing to use a Loyalty Card at Kroeger. That juicy steak is now priced $12 instead of $8.75.
Said 'Hate Meter' can even have a tattooing unit built into the inner surface where it meets the skin of the forehead.
Then it can be simply placed on the candidate and it will automatically brand 'hater' on their forehead after the measurement cycle is complete, and can be moved to the head of the next candidate.
Because, that's what people who use the phrase 'hater' to label other people want.
Most jailbreaks for most other gadgets like iPhones similarly rely on the phone opting in to the exploit. There's nothing special about Apple's gadgets in that regard.
My tactic was to upgrade my Bag to the max as soon as possible, and I don't spend real $$ on anything else. I am not a 'free' player but I will never spend any $$ again on the game. My philosophy is that app developers and publishers need to be 'rewarded' by paying something for their efforts, esp. when the app is not ad-supported, like Pokemon Go. So early on I spend about $40 on coins, which is the equivalent any other DS-based Pokemon game costs the player. Now, I usually am sitting on ~500 regular pokeballs at all times.
As to Hatching Eggs. I am still kind of angry about aspects of that. When I started playing I got very enthusiastic about walking and excercize, which was new for me and a good trend. I went out and bough a pair of good walking shoes, etc. I also bought a Pebble to use as a tracking device for non-PokeGo walking. I've discovered that the Kilometer measure of the Pokemon Go app is very, very inaccurate. When I track 5km on a good Pebble App, PGo tells me I've roughly walked 3km. The first time I used it, the Pebble App said I had walked almost 5km and I carried a 2km egg that didn't hatch for most of the distance.
Pokemon Go tracks walking distance very poorly, based on GPS coordinates. The GPS is pinged very infrequently and travel distances are calculated by triangulating. So it always rounds down the distance you've walked, especially if you walk in a very corner-defined location with lots of turns. When I discovered this I was very disappointed and quit even paying much attention to the 'distance traveled' part of the App and the egg hatching deal.
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Google's "flagship" devices have been missing an SD card slot since day one. Google wants all user date migrated to the cloud where they can sift through it.
So Nexus or Pixel. It doesn't really matter. They're both irrelevant to Android users serious about the data on their devices.
It's offensive both to science and Einstein in general to equate his accomplishments with the business savvy of a guy like Steve Jobs.
Watches swing out and around, exposed, on the end of the wearer's arm. They take a tremendous beating. I recently bought a Pebble Steel. The gorilla glass face on it is holding up really well so far.
Apple's marketing department has to wait long enough that they can claim 'thicker' as a New Innovative Feature.
Apple's Engineers??? Apple isn't an engineer-driven company.
My keys are on a steel keyring, because I don't want it to wear out about once a year, causing my keys to scatter when a key is in use somewhere. Further, the keyring is made of hardened spring-grade steel so that it holds it's shape. I am certain that I am not using an exotic uncommon type of key ring.
That's just dumb. Too many people would do it for free.
You miss the point entirely.
This isn't the same society that made Kardashian a household name.
This is Slashdot. We have hope of being something better.
It's almost always a mistake to go in and submit for a diagnosis.
There are always 'experts' who are willing and eager to prescribe their edict on you to 'fix' you.
When people discover a 'cause' that they can champion, they hurl at it all the resources and skills that they can. Apparently someone who is a web developer is passionate about the space garbage problem.
It's essential for long term survival of any species.
WTF? You have case history to cite of the long term survival of 'species' depending on migrating to more than one planet?
Get your nose out of that science fiction paperback.
Maybe Samsung really DOES want to just slavishly copy what Apple does.
Maybe both companies will 'innovate' their way down the sewer drain.
I'm a Dreamer. But I'm not the only one.
(and I like the cheap midrange Samsung phone I am using presently)
There is no such thing as a 'Fandroid'
There are Applephone zealots.
And there are The Rest Of Us.
It's that simple.
Now, if you belong to a Scientologist-like cult, it might not seem so.
So, you're saying that Apple has introduced the VHS deck, and Samsung should hustle right now to come out with a BetaMax? That's how it translates to me. Except it's a VHS deck that doesn't record video, or do anything at all useful.
But Samsung should hustle to become the second best alternative?
You're just here to sneer, I take it. Motherfucker.
Don't die in a fire. The toxic fumes might kill a family of skunks.
There's really no such thing as an Android fanboy.
There are Fanatical Apple customers.
And there are The Rest Of Us.
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In the old days the Apple Fandom's super-enemy was 'IBM'. That lasted even longer than IBM made a PC that most people would use at home.
It's a weird cult, the Apple fandom.
The playlist for Applephone users is U2's latest album.
Applephone users always keep their gadget in an expensive case, because it has to remain pristine for when they trade it in, with three hundred or so more bucks, in a year for the new model.
It's almost like they think the phone is a collectible action figure. "Don't take it out of the packaging and play with it, Johnny. It will be worth more later if you keep it in perfect condition. Don't even bend the blister pack cardboard!"
You are acting sort of wound up about this whole issue.
It's nice that you enjoy having more accessories that you need to keep charged. Do you have a big bank of chargers in the rec room to keep your speakers, headphones, the phone itself, etc. all topped off?
I wanted to wash clothes in my Apple Washing Machine, but it required I use special soap only made by Apple. And it would only wash one shirt at a time because the machine was so thin. And it could only be a white shirt. There was only one button on the washing machine.
I've replaced every Apple gadget or computer that's come into my house.
Anecdotes are anecdotes.
You won't get the 'preferred rate' then. It will be the same deal as refusing to use a Loyalty Card at Kroeger. That juicy steak is now priced $12 instead of $8.75.
Said 'Hate Meter' can even have a tattooing unit built into the inner surface where it meets the skin of the forehead.
Then it can be simply placed on the candidate and it will automatically brand 'hater' on their forehead after the measurement cycle is complete, and can be moved to the head of the next candidate.
Because, that's what people who use the phrase 'hater' to label other people want.
Something new in gargoyle fashion, coming our way.
Most jailbreaks for most other gadgets like iPhones similarly rely on the phone opting in to the exploit. There's nothing special about Apple's gadgets in that regard.
My tactic was to upgrade my Bag to the max as soon as possible, and I don't spend real $$ on anything else. I am not a 'free' player but I will never spend any $$ again on the game. My philosophy is that app developers and publishers need to be 'rewarded' by paying something for their efforts, esp. when the app is not ad-supported, like Pokemon Go. So early on I spend about $40 on coins, which is the equivalent any other DS-based Pokemon game costs the player. Now, I usually am sitting on ~500 regular pokeballs at all times.
As to Hatching Eggs. I am still kind of angry about aspects of that. When I started playing I got very enthusiastic about walking and excercize, which was new for me and a good trend. I went out and bough a pair of good walking shoes, etc. I also bought a Pebble to use as a tracking device for non-PokeGo walking. I've discovered that the Kilometer measure of the Pokemon Go app is very, very inaccurate. When I track 5km on a good Pebble App, PGo tells me I've roughly walked 3km. The first time I used it, the Pebble App said I had walked almost 5km and I carried a 2km egg that didn't hatch for most of the distance.
Pokemon Go tracks walking distance very poorly, based on GPS coordinates. The GPS is pinged very infrequently and travel distances are calculated by triangulating. So it always rounds down the distance you've walked, especially if you walk in a very corner-defined location with lots of turns. When I discovered this I was very disappointed and quit even paying much attention to the 'distance traveled' part of the App and the egg hatching deal.