Technically, the problem with heatwave in Russia and floods in Pakistan comes from unusual change to local jet stream, which typically separates hot and cold fronts. This ear, jet stream was a bit unusual, on one hand bringing the heat front far north to Moscow (and parts of eastern Europe), and at the same time interacted with seasonal monsoon clouds in Pakistan causing them to become larger then normal and causing floods.
In other words,
Russia meet El Nino, El Nino meet Russia.
Early 2010 saw the biggest ENSO event in over a decade which is directly responsible for changing the jet stream. Causing blistering summers in Australia and freezing winters in the US and UK (but warmer winters in Canada). I expect the US to have a pretty harsh summer too. But this will be back to normal next year.
No. We do have a bit of "All politicians suck except MY representative"-itis, but Obama has seen to that. The latest polls are very bad, and a lot of incumbents are looking to get ousted this November. A little off topic; to your point I would say: "If you want to lose an election here start talking about censorship." To a greater or lesser degree (depends where in the country you are) censorship is one thing that is held to a higher degree than, Apparently, Australia. No politician here would run it up the flagpole with out ducking for some cover.
Politicians pander people using hot topics, no one really wants to say that "everything is going to be alright" because it doesn't create headlines and get their face in the news. Is it any different in the US?
In Australia at the moment, the major two parties are bent on pandering to the religious minority as they believe they are the swing voters that will secure the election. I think this is going to cause a massive swing towards minor parties such as the Greens and backfire on the big two (Liberal and Labor).
That and the entire article is based on a single comment from Stephen Conroy, minister for Fascism and laughing stock, He's kind of like our Sarah Palin or Ted Stevens but less well liked. As with any decision that is trivial and not popular it will be delayed and eventually forgotten about, the AU parties likes to practice "not rocking the boat" when in the middle of their terms and promise the world when election time comes up.
Well we'll find out how this goes on Sunday Morning (Saturday for you).
NONE of the revolutionary examples you cite were revolts against _religious_fanatic_ masters.
Neither is Iran, they are no more religious then the Filipino government (except they are the "right" religion for you) but the Filipino's did it, twice. Yes the PNP (Philipino National Police) will lock you up if you upset the religious leaders, having been there, you dont state you're anti-Christian as almost every native Filipino is very devout, especially the ones in power. It's the only time in my life I've ever said, God is Great (note, the Filipino's are great people, just avoid the topic of religion).
BTW I'm not inciting revolution. I'm observing what is required to displace ruthless people who are inspired by an imaginary celestial friend.
I never said that you were inciting, I said you were retarded for thinking that violent revolution was the best way to get rid of a theocracy, let alone the only way.
The Iranians aren't going anywhere, because Iran is far too comfortable for revolt.
Comfortable lives often lead to greater revolutions when freedoms are being visibly curtailed. The American Colonies did this (things weren't that bad under the King, you just wanted more freedom), same with India and lets not get started on Ireland, using your logic The Troubles should never have happened. I'll remind my Irish friend (who grew up in Belfast during the 70's and 80's) of that next time the subject comes up.
I don't care if Iran revolts or not. Democracy would just make them a more efficient enemy of non-Islamic nations.
Here's where you show your true face in this argument. You dont give two hoots about the Iranian people, you just want to slag off Islam. Well I live near the two largest Islamic democracies, Malaysia and Indonesia and we aren't threatened at all. I can go to Kuala Lumpur, drink a beer, have extra-marital relations with a woman (who doesn't wear a hijab). Hell, Surabaya in Indonesia is a sex tourism destination. Sounds like Islamic democracies are nothing but badness.
User experience is about designing with the user as priority
User experience is bollocks. It's a marketing buzzword that cant be quantified thus useless as any kind of design metric.
Every user is different, thus the way you describe it, it is effectively impossible. This is why User experience is utter bollocks.
It honestly sounds like you've never read about usability and are just dismissing it bitterly as something for 'Apple losers'.
User Experience != Usability. Two completely different things, dont get confused because they have similar names. Many Facets of "Usability" can be measured and have uniform results across multiple test subjects where as User Experience is entirely subjective and highly dependent on the users bias.
It's an actual science,
Along with Astrology, homoeopathy and Chiropractic Medicine.
Science has to be measurable and replicable. Because User Experience is subjective, a result can never be successfully replicated (without poisoning the experiment). Please look up "User Experience" or "Science" as you fail to have an understanding of either.
Explain this to me again when my Wildfire slows down and crashes while I'm connected on my own WPA2 WiFi and whitelisting my own MAC adress only.
Try it with a differnt router. Especially if your router has custom firmware from your ISP. More often then not this has to do with the router manufacturer not implementing the WPA spec properly (Read: following the Microsoft specification).
If a 1GHz processor is what it takes to use Flash confortably,
Also works fine on my Motorola Milestone using the same firmware as the US Droid. That's a 600 MHz processor.
I'd rather not use it.
Here's the fantastic thing about Android, you dont have to. Google does not dictate what you can and cant use like Apple does nor is Flash pre-installed in 2.2. Dont want flash, dont install it (same as your desktop) but stop bitching about it because some of us like having the entire web accessible on our phones.
How did Australia devolve from the cool tough guys of Gallipoli/"That's not a knife" to this bunch of pussies?
How did Americans devolve from the competent and intelectual men like Eisenhower and Bradley into the bunch of moronic extremists like Bush and Palin.
Or maybe an entire people should not be judge on their politicians. But unlike the US, our politicians cant really do anything drastic. Things just get drawn out until the next election.
At least I can watch free-to-air TV in Australia that is not limited to what is appropriate for a 12 year old. You can say "fuck" or show naked people (including nipples!) on FTA TV in Australia after 9:30pm. I'm pretty sure you could even get away with "cunt".
You can do that.
Hell, you could even flash a nipple during the AFL grand final (largest sporting event in the nation) and not hear a single word of protest. Unlike during the superbowl.
Have you ever watched Australian TV, compared to American TV where "gosh darn" is considered cursing, we have a much more restrictive interpretation, bugger, damn, god damn, bollocks ect.. are not considered swear words and you can even drop the F-bomb once or twice and avoid the M15+ rating.
Compared to Australian TV, American TV is puritanical.
- Vote Labour and there will be Internet Filtering for all!
- Vote Liberal and we no longer get the promised high speed broadband network, because apparently 'wireless is the future'.
- Vote Green, the only party that has openly opposed the filter and has kept it out for the last three years. NBN yes, Filter No, so long as the greens hold the balance of power.
Australians really need to get out of this "two party" mentality, vote green or independent.
Also, if you've read Abbott's new broadband policy, not only does it put infrastructure development in full reverse, it backs the entire thing into Telstra HQ, further increasing their monopoly.
I've been frequently surprised by the Australian Govs at time puritanical, at times "Big Brother" attitude with new technology and its social impact. I've spent time with Aussies in Japan, mostly meeting them at bars and they seemed to be quite good folk. Then I hear about this stuff and I have to ask "Are these really the same people?"
Are American Politicians the same as average Americans?
BTW, I could say the same thing about Yank's I've met in Thailand. Great people but when I hear about the idiocy out of Washington I think the same thing. Best not to judge an entire people based on their politico's.
In either case, nothing will happen about this. The government is still stuck in the 70's and is struggling to keep up with new technologies. Much like the filter, this will be debated, re-debated, tested, refuted and then forgotten about when the next government term begins. The sad thing is, I think Apple will bend over for ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) without even so much as a fight. Google on the other hand has been opposed to the net filter from the very start so I doubt they'll get the same level of co-operation.
I was going for funny, but I suppose that was bound to piss off some fanboys, I wonder which one... chances of an MS fanboy having mod point... not likely.
The latest offerings from Microsoft and Apple are far less crappy than their previous versions so need far less support.
Microsoft Windows 8 has fewer bugs then any version of Vista and only requires 18 TB of RAM and 3 dodeca-core's to run.
Apple's Iphone 5 features the fewest features of any Phone to day ensuring you have the as much freedom from Porn, Flash and independent thought as possible.
Not everyone realizes that other people are getting substantially better internet for the same amount from the same company based on the same agreement.
Not everyone realises that speeds with DSL and cable technologies are entirely dependent on the environment.
Lets hear that again, DLS and cable speeds are entirely dependent on the environment.
Now, DSL attenuates over distance, ADSL2+ close to the exchange is around 24 Mbit, at 3 KM from the exchange, its about 8 Mbit. The laws of fucking physics wont let us change that one and the physics police are a bitch to deal with if you even try.
Cable does not attenuate as fast as DSL but it's shared so speed is dependent on the number of users your particular network segment.
I though Slashdot users had an understanding of technology, now we are just making bad analogies that, when you do have a modicum of understanding make absolutely no sense.
Can anyone think of any others?
No,
and you should feel quite retarded for thinking of those. It's like a saying a packet of crisps will automagically deteriorate the further away from the shop you get thus it's "up to 200 grams", because that is as feasible as an ADSL connection that maintains full sync speed at 5 KM from the DSLAM.
I actually like the parent's Doritos analogy - it's true when you think of it that way
If the weight of a packet of crisps diminished the further away you got from the shop, it would not only be perfectly legal, but prudent to advertise as "up to 200 grams". So the Analogy is terrible
With DSL your speed is entirely dependent on environmental conditions. With Cable it's entirely dependent on load. With Fibre, then you have a point as it should sync at whatever speed your paying for but with 2 Mbit Fibre coming in at A$500 a month, forget that. This is how Australian ISP's market their broadband offerings (ADSL2+). Some are quite unscrupulous but still legal whilst some actually publish information on expected speeds and at what rate they drop. So there is nothing wrong or misleading about the "Up To" advertising because they cannot physically guarantee a certain speed at any one time (thus expecting them to is unreasonable).
Seems to vary quite a bit by ISP. I've surpassed my ISP's rated speed once (by a few Mbps).
That is often because they advertise an accepted or throttled maximum speed. In Australia ISP's are allowed to advertise the maximum possible speed on a DSL line, so long as it's clear that it's an "up to" thing (this is common knowledge by now in Australia, so it's your problem if you don't understand it by now). ISP's advertise up to 24 Mbit, which is the theoretical maximum for ADSL 2 RE. Some people get 23 Mbit, others get 2 Mbit, it depends on your distance from the exchange.
but it's going to be sweet watching you fuckers fret as first Europe then the US collapses under its own weight.
Wow,
Calling you a libertarian was an insult to those nutbars that genuinely believe in Ron Paul. You've reached a whole new level of paranoid insanity.
Put your tin foil hat back on and head back inside your anti-gubbermint bunker. In the mean time, we wont be seeing Europe and the US collapsing any time soon. Especially seeing as the Nordic nations, widely accepted to be the most socialist of all are in the best economic position in Europe, so maybe the problem is too much Capitalism.
Oh, yes what is the AUD/USD exchange rate today, 0.9063.
They tried that in 2008 with Ron Paul. But at the primary debates, Paul couldn't a word in edgewise because the MPAA controls the TV news media.
Ron Paul was a nutbar in disguise, he had backwards isolationist policies and have ended up crippling vital infrastructure in rampant penny pinching. If he had received media attention more people would have seen this.
People wanted to raise bile at Obama and laugh at Palin. Yes that's right, people, you and your ilk. Palin and Obama were so popular not because of some MPIAA conspiracy but because the people wanted more, both were pure lowest common denominator.
Meanwhile, HTML5 is an open standard meaning that everyone is free to implement it, including opensource implementations like Webkit and Gecko, and closed source like Opera's Presto and... huh... well... maybe IE's engine. Some day. Eventually.
Except they cant even decide on a video codec, let alone other standards.
HTML is unfinished and Apple has already decided to implement a non-standard version of HTML 5.
You know what ? So are HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript.
Across multiple OS's, CPU Arch's and browsers.
Flash: Code once, work everywhere.
HTML5: Code several times for compatibility, someone ends up using a browser that is not compatible.
And is a total joke.
Content protection that appeals to content producers, yet is a complete joke. You see this as a bad thing(TM).
Truly your hate/fanboyism has blinded you.
Flash remains popular with online advertisers.
Sorry ? And that's a good argument how ?
Because it's easy to block. Flash is just a conduit here, not the motivation. If flash dies do you honestly think that advertisers will give up on annoying ads without Flash? Perhaps they'll just find a new means of delivering punch the monkey ads, perhaps over HTML5. Point in case.
So the only good arguments in favor of Flash are:
- Enormous amount of content already in flash (why should they pay to have it changed because Steve says flash is the devil).
- Excellent tools to develop in.
- Excellent tools to develop in (this really is worth mentioning twice).
- It's already here, no waiting for IEEE to finish the spec or for Apple/MS to finish twisting it into something unusable.
- Apple or MS cant be "selective" about which functions they enable on their browsers.
- One application is consistent on all platforms, all browsers and all processor architectures.
- Already has all the funtionality HTML promises.
Sorry but your rant is utter bollocks. Nice work in leaving out the most important things that have made flash popular, the fact that it's here and is consistent on all platforms.
Well I have Froyo now and Flash TOTALLY KILLS performance on pages that use it. Stupid ads.
Well then uninstall it or set it to start of demand (this set on by default when I installed Flash)
But then again you do not actually have an N1 and that's just bollocks because Flash works fine on my Motorola Milestone which is significant less powerful then a N1.
Having used Flash on Android (it sucks), I'd say Flash on iOS isn't about control,
Having used flash on the HTC Desire and Nexus One on a regular basis, that's bollocks. Flash performs well on those platforms. Any slowness experienced is due to crappy 3G networks and typically goes away after switching to Wifi.
it's about evolving user experience.
"User Experience" is also bollocks. It's a marketing buzzword that can be changed to mean whatever the user wants it to mean. User Experience is subjective and based on perception so it cannot effectively be "designed" or "evolved" as each individual user has a different user experience. Apple marketing likes using this term because it is so non-specific that if a user has a different experience they can blame the entire thing on the user.
Apple banning flash entirely about control. Control over the application ecosystem and ensuring that Apple users are still beholden to Apple's supply chain.
"Regime change isn't very effective when you have the Keystone Kops trying to carry it out for you."
Regime change isn't going to happen due to a few protesting students, and the mullocracy can choose to kill them off if they threaten Islamic control of government.
The people who want to change Iran will have to display a greater will to power than the Islamocracy. That's a very tough act to follow. It would require a Maoist level of ruthlessness, not the trifling discontent of a few young people.
Spoken like someone who doesn't have a clue about Iran, Iranian demographics (more specifically age and racial demographics) or the current Iranian government.
Frankly I dont think you used enough made up scare words based around Islam, I'm surprised you didn't slip islamofacsist in there. To be frank, this kind of propaganda is weak, easy to see through and insult the intelligence of anyone who reads it.
But I'll hit you with the cluebat. Iran's population is primarily comprised of Persians, the government is primarily Arab. Due to the Iraq-Iran war in the 80's the 30-50 yr age bracket is severely depleted so the current theocracy has never had to deal with 20 somethings that don't remember the brutality of the Shah.
There are two armed forces in Iran, first the Iranian army which makes up the bulk of the forces and is almost exclusively ethnic Persian. Next is the Republican Guard, which is far smaller and almost exclusively Arab (Palestinian and Lebanese). The Republican Guard is used mainly as a police force. Arabs and Persians only have about 6000 years of recorded racial conflict so if a shooting war actually starts (which it wont) it will be over in a matter of days as the Persian army outnumbers the Republican Guard 10 to 1, has superior equipment and the support of the Persian people. Due to the fact that a large portion of the army will rebel if anyone gives the order to kill civilians en masse the Iranian government will not do this (they are theocratic, not stupid).
Finally we have multiple examples of how non-violent revolutions can be effective and lead to more stable states. India, Philippines (EDSA rebellion), Much of Eastern Europe in 1989 (czech, poland, east germany). New forms of communications have been able to organise non-violent revolutions more effectively then violent ones, SMS's were used during the EDSA II rebellion. Violent revolution often has the effect of not working (Ireland tried for how many hundreds of years) or placing a dictator in power (Palestine, Cambodia, Cuba). Since the end of WWII, more stable democracies have been formed by non-violent means then violent ones. So you're desire to incite violence in the Iranian people is misguided at best but I'd describe it as retarded.
Iran's (the government of Iran) problem is that it's never had to deal with a large population of 20 yr olds, now it does and the 20 yr olds are disaffected. They dont know how bad the Shah was and only know that the current government is oppressive. Violent revolutions often have the opposite effect of what the instigator intends, so if the Iranian youth start fire-bombing government buildings then it has just as much chance of backfiring and forcing people to rally around the government. Take the recent unrest in Thailand. Initially the red shirts were garnering support from much of Thailand and around the world as they were painting themselves as the oppressed, well until they started bombing BTS stations. In the end, people said the Thai government was right to take military actions and that the Thai military was very restrained as only 40 people killed, on the other hand the red shirts torched one of Bangkok's largest shopping centres further eroding support and strengthening the Thai government.
Iran's government sure loves blaming the US doesn't it.
Well they learned that a government could justify any erosion of rights and even start wars for resourses in far off nations by giving the people some imagined threat from a nation no-one really understands.
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In other words,
Russia meet El Nino, El Nino meet Russia.
Early 2010 saw the biggest ENSO event in over a decade which is directly responsible for changing the jet stream. Causing blistering summers in Australia and freezing winters in the US and UK (but warmer winters in Canada). I expect the US to have a pretty harsh summer too. But this will be back to normal next year.
Vhy not? Is only 37 Roubles now.
Politicians pander people using hot topics, no one really wants to say that "everything is going to be alright" because it doesn't create headlines and get their face in the news. Is it any different in the US?
In Australia at the moment, the major two parties are bent on pandering to the religious minority as they believe they are the swing voters that will secure the election. I think this is going to cause a massive swing towards minor parties such as the Greens and backfire on the big two (Liberal and Labor).
That and the entire article is based on a single comment from Stephen Conroy, minister for Fascism and laughing stock, He's kind of like our Sarah Palin or Ted Stevens but less well liked. As with any decision that is trivial and not popular it will be delayed and eventually forgotten about, the AU parties likes to practice "not rocking the boat" when in the middle of their terms and promise the world when election time comes up.
Well we'll find out how this goes on Sunday Morning (Saturday for you).
Neither is Iran, they are no more religious then the Filipino government (except they are the "right" religion for you) but the Filipino's did it, twice. Yes the PNP (Philipino National Police) will lock you up if you upset the religious leaders, having been there, you dont state you're anti-Christian as almost every native Filipino is very devout, especially the ones in power. It's the only time in my life I've ever said, God is Great (note, the Filipino's are great people, just avoid the topic of religion).
I never said that you were inciting, I said you were retarded for thinking that violent revolution was the best way to get rid of a theocracy, let alone the only way.
Comfortable lives often lead to greater revolutions when freedoms are being visibly curtailed. The American Colonies did this (things weren't that bad under the King, you just wanted more freedom), same with India and lets not get started on Ireland, using your logic The Troubles should never have happened. I'll remind my Irish friend (who grew up in Belfast during the 70's and 80's) of that next time the subject comes up.
Here's where you show your true face in this argument. You dont give two hoots about the Iranian people, you just want to slag off Islam. Well I live near the two largest Islamic democracies, Malaysia and Indonesia and we aren't threatened at all. I can go to Kuala Lumpur, drink a beer, have extra-marital relations with a woman (who doesn't wear a hijab). Hell, Surabaya in Indonesia is a sex tourism destination. Sounds like Islamic democracies are nothing but badness.
Or you're full of shit.
User experience is bollocks. It's a marketing buzzword that cant be quantified thus useless as any kind of design metric.
Every user is different, thus the way you describe it, it is effectively impossible. This is why User experience is utter bollocks.
User Experience != Usability. Two completely different things, dont get confused because they have similar names. Many Facets of "Usability" can be measured and have uniform results across multiple test subjects where as User Experience is entirely subjective and highly dependent on the users bias.
Along with Astrology, homoeopathy and Chiropractic Medicine.
Science has to be measurable and replicable. Because User Experience is subjective, a result can never be successfully replicated (without poisoning the experiment). Please look up "User Experience" or "Science" as you fail to have an understanding of either.
Try it with a differnt router. Especially if your router has custom firmware from your ISP. More often then not this has to do with the router manufacturer not implementing the WPA spec properly (Read: following the Microsoft specification).
Also works fine on my Motorola Milestone using the same firmware as the US Droid. That's a 600 MHz processor.
Here's the fantastic thing about Android, you dont have to. Google does not dictate what you can and cant use like Apple does nor is Flash pre-installed in 2.2. Dont want flash, dont install it (same as your desktop) but stop bitching about it because some of us like having the entire web accessible on our phones.
How did Americans devolve from the competent and intelectual men like Eisenhower and Bradley into the bunch of moronic extremists like Bush and Palin.
Or maybe an entire people should not be judge on their politicians. But unlike the US, our politicians cant really do anything drastic. Things just get drawn out until the next election.
You can do that.
Hell, you could even flash a nipple during the AFL grand final (largest sporting event in the nation) and not hear a single word of protest. Unlike during the superbowl.
Have you ever watched Australian TV, compared to American TV where "gosh darn" is considered cursing, we have a much more restrictive interpretation, bugger, damn, god damn, bollocks ect.. are not considered swear words and you can even drop the F-bomb once or twice and avoid the M15+ rating.
Compared to Australian TV, American TV is puritanical.
- Vote Green, the only party that has openly opposed the filter and has kept it out for the last three years. NBN yes, Filter No, so long as the greens hold the balance of power.
Australians really need to get out of this "two party" mentality, vote green or independent.
Also, if you've read Abbott's new broadband policy, not only does it put infrastructure development in full reverse, it backs the entire thing into Telstra HQ, further increasing their monopoly.
Are American Politicians the same as average Americans?
BTW, I could say the same thing about Yank's I've met in Thailand. Great people but when I hear about the idiocy out of Washington I think the same thing. Best not to judge an entire people based on their politico's.
In either case, nothing will happen about this. The government is still stuck in the 70's and is struggling to keep up with new technologies. Much like the filter, this will be debated, re-debated, tested, refuted and then forgotten about when the next government term begins. The sad thing is, I think Apple will bend over for ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) without even so much as a fight. Google on the other hand has been opposed to the net filter from the very start so I doubt they'll get the same level of co-operation.
Ironically,
Mild coarse language is covered under PG 12+.
M15+ covers frequent coarse language.
So fuck you an the fucking horse you rode in you fuck.
Rated M15+
I was going for funny, but I suppose that was bound to piss off some fanboys, I wonder which one... chances of an MS fanboy having mod point... not likely.
You have reached Kumar, how may I help you with your robot.
Microsoft Windows 8 has fewer bugs then any version of Vista and only requires 18 TB of RAM and 3 dodeca-core's to run.
Apple's Iphone 5 features the fewest features of any Phone to day ensuring you have the as much freedom from Porn, Flash and independent thought as possible.
Not everyone realises that speeds with DSL and cable technologies are entirely dependent on the environment.
Lets hear that again, DLS and cable speeds are entirely dependent on the environment.
Now, DSL attenuates over distance, ADSL2+ close to the exchange is around 24 Mbit, at 3 KM from the exchange, its about 8 Mbit. The laws of fucking physics wont let us change that one and the physics police are a bitch to deal with if you even try.
Cable does not attenuate as fast as DSL but it's shared so speed is dependent on the number of users your particular network segment.
I though Slashdot users had an understanding of technology, now we are just making bad analogies that, when you do have a modicum of understanding make absolutely no sense.
No,
and you should feel quite retarded for thinking of those. It's like a saying a packet of crisps will automagically deteriorate the further away from the shop you get thus it's "up to 200 grams", because that is as feasible as an ADSL connection that maintains full sync speed at 5 KM from the DSLAM.
If the weight of a packet of crisps diminished the further away you got from the shop, it would not only be perfectly legal, but prudent to advertise as "up to 200 grams". So the Analogy is terrible
With DSL your speed is entirely dependent on environmental conditions. With Cable it's entirely dependent on load. With Fibre, then you have a point as it should sync at whatever speed your paying for but with 2 Mbit Fibre coming in at A$500 a month, forget that. This is how Australian ISP's market their broadband offerings (ADSL2+). Some are quite unscrupulous but still legal whilst some actually publish information on expected speeds and at what rate they drop. So there is nothing wrong or misleading about the "Up To" advertising because they cannot physically guarantee a certain speed at any one time (thus expecting them to is unreasonable).
That is often because they advertise an accepted or throttled maximum speed. In Australia ISP's are allowed to advertise the maximum possible speed on a DSL line, so long as it's clear that it's an "up to" thing (this is common knowledge by now in Australia, so it's your problem if you don't understand it by now). ISP's advertise up to 24 Mbit, which is the theoretical maximum for ADSL 2 RE. Some people get 23 Mbit, others get 2 Mbit, it depends on your distance from the exchange.
Wow,
Calling you a libertarian was an insult to those nutbars that genuinely believe in Ron Paul. You've reached a whole new level of paranoid insanity.
Put your tin foil hat back on and head back inside your anti-gubbermint bunker. In the mean time, we wont be seeing Europe and the US collapsing any time soon. Especially seeing as the Nordic nations, widely accepted to be the most socialist of all are in the best economic position in Europe, so maybe the problem is too much Capitalism.
Oh, yes what is the AUD/USD exchange rate today, 0.9063.
Ron Paul was a nutbar in disguise, he had backwards isolationist policies and have ended up crippling vital infrastructure in rampant penny pinching. If he had received media attention more people would have seen this.
People wanted to raise bile at Obama and laugh at Palin. Yes that's right, people, you and your ilk. Palin and Obama were so popular not because of some MPIAA conspiracy but because the people wanted more, both were pure lowest common denominator.
Except they cant even decide on a video codec, let alone other standards.
HTML is unfinished and Apple has already decided to implement a non-standard version of HTML 5.
Across multiple OS's, CPU Arch's and browsers.
Flash: Code once, work everywhere.
HTML5: Code several times for compatibility, someone ends up using a browser that is not compatible.
Content protection that appeals to content producers, yet is a complete joke. You see this as a bad thing(TM).
Truly your hate/fanboyism has blinded you.
Because it's easy to block. Flash is just a conduit here, not the motivation. If flash dies do you honestly think that advertisers will give up on annoying ads without Flash? Perhaps they'll just find a new means of delivering punch the monkey ads, perhaps over HTML5. Point in case.
- Enormous amount of content already in flash (why should they pay to have it changed because Steve says flash is the devil).
- Excellent tools to develop in.
- Excellent tools to develop in (this really is worth mentioning twice).
- It's already here, no waiting for IEEE to finish the spec or for Apple/MS to finish twisting it into something unusable.
- Apple or MS cant be "selective" about which functions they enable on their browsers.
- One application is consistent on all platforms, all browsers and all processor architectures.
- Already has all the funtionality HTML promises.
Sorry but your rant is utter bollocks. Nice work in leaving out the most important things that have made flash popular, the fact that it's here and is consistent on all platforms.
Well then uninstall it or set it to start of demand (this set on by default when I installed Flash)
But then again you do not actually have an N1 and that's just bollocks because Flash works fine on my Motorola Milestone which is significant less powerful then a N1.
Having used flash on the HTC Desire and Nexus One on a regular basis, that's bollocks. Flash performs well on those platforms. Any slowness experienced is due to crappy 3G networks and typically goes away after switching to Wifi.
"User Experience" is also bollocks. It's a marketing buzzword that can be changed to mean whatever the user wants it to mean. User Experience is subjective and based on perception so it cannot effectively be "designed" or "evolved" as each individual user has a different user experience. Apple marketing likes using this term because it is so non-specific that if a user has a different experience they can blame the entire thing on the user.
Apple banning flash entirely about control. Control over the application ecosystem and ensuring that Apple users are still beholden to Apple's supply chain.
Spoken like someone who doesn't have a clue about Iran, Iranian demographics (more specifically age and racial demographics) or the current Iranian government.
Frankly I dont think you used enough made up scare words based around Islam, I'm surprised you didn't slip islamofacsist in there. To be frank, this kind of propaganda is weak, easy to see through and insult the intelligence of anyone who reads it.
But I'll hit you with the cluebat. Iran's population is primarily comprised of Persians, the government is primarily Arab. Due to the Iraq-Iran war in the 80's the 30-50 yr age bracket is severely depleted so the current theocracy has never had to deal with 20 somethings that don't remember the brutality of the Shah.
There are two armed forces in Iran, first the Iranian army which makes up the bulk of the forces and is almost exclusively ethnic Persian. Next is the Republican Guard, which is far smaller and almost exclusively Arab (Palestinian and Lebanese). The Republican Guard is used mainly as a police force. Arabs and Persians only have about 6000 years of recorded racial conflict so if a shooting war actually starts (which it wont) it will be over in a matter of days as the Persian army outnumbers the Republican Guard 10 to 1, has superior equipment and the support of the Persian people. Due to the fact that a large portion of the army will rebel if anyone gives the order to kill civilians en masse the Iranian government will not do this (they are theocratic, not stupid).
Finally we have multiple examples of how non-violent revolutions can be effective and lead to more stable states. India, Philippines (EDSA rebellion), Much of Eastern Europe in 1989 (czech, poland, east germany). New forms of communications have been able to organise non-violent revolutions more effectively then violent ones, SMS's were used during the EDSA II rebellion. Violent revolution often has the effect of not working (Ireland tried for how many hundreds of years) or placing a dictator in power (Palestine, Cambodia, Cuba). Since the end of WWII, more stable democracies have been formed by non-violent means then violent ones. So you're desire to incite violence in the Iranian people is misguided at best but I'd describe it as retarded.
Iran's (the government of Iran) problem is that it's never had to deal with a large population of 20 yr olds, now it does and the 20 yr olds are disaffected. They dont know how bad the Shah was and only know that the current government is oppressive. Violent revolutions often have the opposite effect of what the instigator intends, so if the Iranian youth start fire-bombing government buildings then it has just as much chance of backfiring and forcing people to rally around the government. Take the recent unrest in Thailand. Initially the red shirts were garnering support from much of Thailand and around the world as they were painting themselves as the oppressed, well until they started bombing BTS stations. In the end, people said the Thai government was right to take military actions and that the Thai military was very restrained as only 40 people killed, on the other hand the red shirts torched one of Bangkok's largest shopping centres further eroding support and strengthening the Thai government.
Well they learned that a government could justify any erosion of rights and even start wars for resourses in far off nations by giving the people some imagined threat from a nation no-one really understands.
I wonder who else has tried that lately.