Because obviously the N900 and all those other things after with those applications I mentioned do not.
Heh. So, in your own words, they cannot possibly make the Nintendo product redundant because they lack the hardware to perform the same functions. Thank you for that admission. This statement right here illustrates exactly why you should have read the summary before making your first comment.
I don't have a voodoo doll in your likeness, I couldn't possibly have made you do that.
"Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."
Okie doke, I'll do something to ensure that this never happens... I'll never purchase a Samsung TV.
In a manner of speaking. Apple doesn't actually have the patent many people around here think they have. My Galaxy S6 has rounded corners, for example.
The haptic feedback in the Apple watch is not like the devices found in the Playstation 4 or Nintendo controllers. (Can't speak for XBOX One, sorry.) It feels like a tap, as opposed to the vibration motor modern game controllers use. The practical difference is that in a very short space of time you can count how many times you've been tapped. The vibration motors take long enough to spin up they're very sluggish in comparison, at least in the case of counting the actual buzzes.
I'm too lazy to look it up but I vaguely recall a lawsuit that affected the XBOX and PS2 for the vibration motors in their controllers, but it didn't affect Nintendo because they actually use a different configuration. If memory serves that fueled the rumors that the real reason the PS3 didn't originally have rumble in their controllers was to avoid further litigation. (They claimed it interfered with their SIXAXIS sensors, but the Wii controller showed that was bunk.)
Wake me when they start building humanesque androids, then we'll have reason to fear losin our jerbs. Don't forget that the guy that flips your burgers at McDonalds also sweeps the lobby, restocks the condiments, picks cigarette butts off the ground in the parking lot, and unloads the ingredient-shipments from the truck into the freezer.
Obviously not, just obviously doing the same task.
Obviously not...? Um, no. You didn't even know it used radio waves until I told you, so you didn't write your post post knowing that the products were distinctly different, and thus couldn't be doing the same task.
Given that the whole premise of your post was that the two devices were equivalent, I don't see how I 'trolled'. I get that I made you pound your fists on the keyboard, I just don't get how I did that on purpose.
I actually wouldn't mind buying a usb doohickey that has an accelerometer that sends info to a centralized place to detect and report quakes. I dont, however, think I want to spend battery-life on my phone for it. I mean, wouldn't it need to frequently check the GPS?
Nah, the only way anything I said could be considered misleading is if I had known you hadn't read the summary. Apparently your biggest source have contention is that I had given you too much credit.
The reason there was confusion to be propagated was that you didn't read the part of the summary that specifically mentioned microwave sensors. As for this thread being useless, I agree! Imagine the discussion we could have had about the advantages the different hardware has if you weren't being so defensive.
Awww. We can +5 jokes about Mac users being gay but one little friendly jab at Linux (for legit criticisms, mind you...) and the negative mods come out.
The Nintendo product isn't just an app, it's hardware and software. Being that the hardware is different in fundamental ways, each approach has its pros and cons. Jack of all trades and related cliches. If you had caught this detail the first time you would have had the answer to your 'why bother' question days ago.
What annoys you so much about what I added to this conversation is that I drew attention to your reading comprehension failure. You're not saving face, you're making it worse. I did not create your problem.
If the content is soooo special that they feel the need to rape my computer before I see it...
That's fine, but keep in mind that this isn't a situation where the context exists whether it's paid for or not. Here's the context of the post I was responding to:
How is selling ads "abusing" them? The whole damn point of the enterprise is to make some jingle.
This person is correct. Some of the discussion on this topic has gone down the path of: "The internet existed before ads!" While true, we're also very much enjoying the content that ad-revenue is bringing us today, ignoring that fact will not lead to a proper negotiation with the content producers to show some sensibility when it comes to monetizing our eyeballs.
*sigh* I'm getting old. I just know somebody's going to respond to my post as if I'm defending malware-spewing sites when clearly I'm not.
Late last month, the browser preinstalled on Samsung's Android phones gained support for content-blocking plugins, and the first plugin to support the functionality was a free and open-source solution called Adblock Fast.
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Because obviously the N900 and all those other things after with those applications I mentioned do not.
Heh. So, in your own words, they cannot possibly make the Nintendo product redundant because they lack the hardware to perform the same functions. Thank you for that admission. This statement right here illustrates exactly why you should have read the summary before making your first comment.
I don't have a voodoo doll in your likeness, I couldn't possibly have made you do that.
Are Apple, Google, Sony, and Microsoft sending the search requests to a third party?
"Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."
Okie doke, I'll do something to ensure that this never happens... I'll never purchase a Samsung TV.
No, they're not the same thing. The game controllers physically cannot recreate that tap.
In a manner of speaking. Apple doesn't actually have the patent many people around here think they have. My Galaxy S6 has rounded corners, for example.
The haptic feedback in the Apple watch is not like the devices found in the Playstation 4 or Nintendo controllers. (Can't speak for XBOX One, sorry.) It feels like a tap, as opposed to the vibration motor modern game controllers use. The practical difference is that in a very short space of time you can count how many times you've been tapped. The vibration motors take long enough to spin up they're very sluggish in comparison, at least in the case of counting the actual buzzes.
I'm too lazy to look it up but I vaguely recall a lawsuit that affected the XBOX and PS2 for the vibration motors in their controllers, but it didn't affect Nintendo because they actually use a different configuration. If memory serves that fueled the rumors that the real reason the PS3 didn't originally have rumble in their controllers was to avoid further litigation. (They claimed it interfered with their SIXAXIS sensors, but the Wii controller showed that was bunk.)
Popular misunderstandings about Apple's "rounded corner" patent make Slashdot's ad-counter spin. Slashdot thrives in commenter ignorance.
Wake me when they start building humanesque androids, then we'll have reason to fear losin our jerbs. Don't forget that the guy that flips your burgers at McDonalds also sweeps the lobby, restocks the condiments, picks cigarette butts off the ground in the parking lot, and unloads the ingredient-shipments from the truck into the freezer.
Obviously not, just obviously doing the same task.
Obviously not...? Um, no. You didn't even know it used radio waves until I told you, so you didn't write your post post knowing that the products were distinctly different, and thus couldn't be doing the same task.
Epic fail.
Oh I agree. That's why I've been so entertained!
Oh the irony!
Given that the whole premise of your post was that the two devices were equivalent, I don't see how I 'trolled'. I get that I made you pound your fists on the keyboard, I just don't get how I did that on purpose.
I actually wouldn't mind buying a usb doohickey that has an accelerometer that sends info to a centralized place to detect and report quakes. I dont, however, think I want to spend battery-life on my phone for it. I mean, wouldn't it need to frequently check the GPS?
Nah, the only way anything I said could be considered misleading is if I had known you hadn't read the summary. Apparently your biggest source have contention is that I had given you too much credit.
The reason there was confusion to be propagated was that you didn't read the part of the summary that specifically mentioned microwave sensors. As for this thread being useless, I agree! Imagine the discussion we could have had about the advantages the different hardware has if you weren't being so defensive.
Awww. We can +5 jokes about Mac users being gay but one little friendly jab at Linux (for legit criticisms, mind you...) and the negative mods come out.
If being in the summary is so obvious, why did you miss it originally? Perhaps your attention span is 3 words long? "Nintendo Sleep App"
Macs are still the best platform for manipulating photos and videos, right?
Well... they originally gave him a Linux machine, but he gave it back saying he wanted something with a lot more games and working 3D drivers.
Not surprised at all
I am. Not that he uses a Mac, but that Apple has a legit reason to have the 'weapons of mass destruction' clause in their EULA!
The Nintendo product isn't just an app, it's hardware and software. Being that the hardware is different in fundamental ways, each approach has its pros and cons. Jack of all trades and related cliches. If you had caught this detail the first time you would have had the answer to your 'why bother' question days ago.
What annoys you so much about what I added to this conversation is that I drew attention to your reading comprehension failure. You're not saving face, you're making it worse. I did not create your problem.
Yes. The magnetic strips in credit cards interfere with millimeter wave bands.
Your failure existed before I even had a chance to post. Can't make me the bad guy here, sorry.
If the content is soooo special that they feel the need to rape my computer before I see it...
That's fine, but keep in mind that this isn't a situation where the context exists whether it's paid for or not. Here's the context of the post I was responding to:
How is selling ads "abusing" them? The whole damn point of the enterprise is to make some jingle.
This person is correct. Some of the discussion on this topic has gone down the path of: "The internet existed before ads!" While true, we're also very much enjoying the content that ad-revenue is bringing us today, ignoring that fact will not lead to a proper negotiation with the content producers to show some sensibility when it comes to monetizing our eyeballs.
*sigh* I'm getting old. I just know somebody's going to respond to my post as if I'm defending malware-spewing sites when clearly I'm not.
Here's a thought, why not wait until Thursday for the actual announcement...
So that we'll know to go to an actual news site on Thursday instead of waiting until Monday for Slashdot to run it.
How is using *my* electricity, risking *my* computer's integrity, distracting *my* attention for *your* profit not abusing *my* resources?
Because you are using *your* electricity and *your* attention to consume *their* content that they produced on *their* dime. No Free Lunch.
From the summary:
Late last month, the browser preinstalled on Samsung's Android phones gained support for content-blocking plugins, and the first plugin to support the functionality was a free and open-source solution called Adblock Fast.