How does Netflix intentionally not releasing their app for certain devices have anything to do with fragmentation? To spell it out, devices not on the approved list can run this app, Netflix just intentionally disallowed it. It's their choice and has nothing to do with Android.
Ok. So why did Netflix specify those particular phones?
Actually it does mean what I think it means. The difference is that I have actual friends on my list instead of collecting confirmations like they're Pokemon.
Just like Amazon and all the others. Of course, nothing else was to be expected...
Nobody who understands why those services works the way they do are surprised. Here's a handy dandy cheat sheet: If it involves serving copyrighted content and/or advertising, it's only going to be available in its country of origin.
Maybe it's just not for you. Maybe it's for somebody like me who has multiple computers and would like a centralized repository for the music so I'm not trying to sync across all three machines.
I'd love to see this. Ever notice that people on Slashdot don't actually ask questions? On any other discussion forum I've been on, if somebody has a problem, others ask questions to get to the root of it. On Slashdot, if somebody has a problem, somebody'll come along and make a statement about how they're wrong and get modded up for it. "Windows BSODs all the time." "That's because you bought cheap parts!"
There's always a big race to make some comment to get modded up, nobody really cares about 'discussion' here anymore. Slashdot's format is tuned towards debate, not discussion.
You may have been fortunate, but the plastic sleeve didn't prevent the copper corrosion that blocked the contacts. I used to sell used games for a living, we had no problems selling aging NES consoles simply because we educated customers about cleaning the carts.
The only issue I've had with the latest generation of gaming consoles is their longevity. Two 360's, a Wii, and now a PS3 have died within two years, whereas I can still play my N64, PS1, NES, and Gameboy. It's pathetic how much they sacrifice to maintain their profit margin.
If you've had a Wii and a PS3 die in the last two years, you're likely doing something to promote their decay.
All you had to do was take care of your carts and not get crap inside of them.
The 'crap that gets inside of them' accumulates from the oh-so-terrible act of putting the cartridges into the machine. What happened was copper rubbing on copper created a nasty black gunk that'd accumulate enough to interrupt the contacts. The cartridges and the system just needed to be cleaned. The NES's cartridge loading mechanism was far more susceptible to this than the other consoles... which is funny because the design they used was specifically intended to make it look more like a VCR than an Atari 2600.
Wasn't it Aristotle or one of the other great Greek thinkers who complained that writing things down was eroding society and people's capacity to be fully fledged thinking beings?
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How does Netflix intentionally not releasing their app for certain devices have anything to do with fragmentation? To spell it out, devices not on the approved list can run this app, Netflix just intentionally disallowed it. It's their choice and has nothing to do with Android.
Ok. So why did Netflix specify those particular phones?
I miss the times when people though that DRM was bad.
DRM is ideal for rentals. What you're talking about is DRM for movies/software you keep.
I have a HARD time believing that only 14 in 1000 windows XP machines are infected.
That's because you read a lot of sensationalist Slashdot headlines.
Only if Slippy is in trouble.
We need to quit mis-spelling those top ten words ... on a tech site... which specializes in syntax structures.
This is the comments section, not the actual story.
Let's get this straight, now.
Chill. Think about it using your own rationale: We're on a tech site... not talking about tech.
Ten words you need to stop misspelling
Pointless corrections set off alarms.
Actually it does mean what I think it means. The difference is that I have actual friends on my list instead of collecting confirmations like they're Pokemon.
man, os zealotry really isn't fashionable anymore.
FB is overrated anyway. And waay too many people use it as if it were their Twitter account.
The big downside to Facebook around here is that it requires friends.
man windows.
Just like Amazon and all the others. Of course, nothing else was to be expected...
Nobody who understands why those services works the way they do are surprised. Here's a handy dandy cheat sheet: If it involves serving copyrighted content and/or advertising, it's only going to be available in its country of origin.
So it's going to be a non-starter for a lot of devices including of course iOS devices but a lot of others too.
It's a non-starter anyway. When you put your phone into your pocket, is the browser going to stay open and keep playing the music?
They'll just make an iOS app, not a BFD.
Maybe it's just not for you. Maybe it's for somebody like me who has multiple computers and would like a centralized repository for the music so I'm not trying to sync across all three machines.
- no point system
I'd love to see this. Ever notice that people on Slashdot don't actually ask questions? On any other discussion forum I've been on, if somebody has a problem, others ask questions to get to the root of it. On Slashdot, if somebody has a problem, somebody'll come along and make a statement about how they're wrong and get modded up for it. "Windows BSODs all the time." "That's because you bought cheap parts!"
There's always a big race to make some comment to get modded up, nobody really cares about 'discussion' here anymore. Slashdot's format is tuned towards debate, not discussion.
face're using?
Haha okay, thanks for answering my question. Have a good day, man.
Quick question: Is that a script you're using?
I don't read the drudge report, but the layout beats the hell out of most sites, slashdot included.
slashdot = stagnated.
Wow, it's not very often you get a chance to post something semi-on-topic! Congrats!!
Canada!!!
well to be fair, they did invent the web :)... they are social, just among themselves ... no facebook though
Well, yeah. You need friends to properly use facebook.
You may have been fortunate, but the plastic sleeve didn't prevent the copper corrosion that blocked the contacts. I used to sell used games for a living, we had no problems selling aging NES consoles simply because we educated customers about cleaning the carts.
The only issue I've had with the latest generation of gaming consoles is their longevity. Two 360's, a Wii, and now a PS3 have died within two years, whereas I can still play my N64, PS1, NES, and Gameboy. It's pathetic how much they sacrifice to maintain their profit margin.
If you've had a Wii and a PS3 die in the last two years, you're likely doing something to promote their decay.
All you had to do was take care of your carts and not get crap inside of them.
The 'crap that gets inside of them' accumulates from the oh-so-terrible act of putting the cartridges into the machine. What happened was copper rubbing on copper created a nasty black gunk that'd accumulate enough to interrupt the contacts. The cartridges and the system just needed to be cleaned. The NES's cartridge loading mechanism was far more susceptible to this than the other consoles... which is funny because the design they used was specifically intended to make it look more like a VCR than an Atari 2600.
What's wrong with an ordinary soundproof wall with a microphone on one side and a speaker on the other?
Yeah, we wouldn't want any improvements in sound-dampening technology.
Somebody forward this to Sony.
Wasn't it Aristotle or one of the other great Greek thinkers who complained that writing things down was eroding society and people's capacity to be fully fledged thinking beings?
Umm... I dont' remember.