Posts by Dan Paul

I would gladly pay for a truly Secure Mobile OS

FWIW, I would gladly pay GOOD MONEY for a secure mobile OS that did not try to sell off everything about me. I don't want subcriptions for the OS, just a single payment. Have to figure out how to deal with updates/upgrades as this stuff changes so often

I might consider a reasonable monthly subscription for email/calender/task/voicemail/cloud server space that was not part of the Google NSA Borg collective.

If you let me buy in to the company directly like a crowdsourced shareholder I might take the risk, Cyanogen seems worth it.

Only thing is that you would have to make a product that I only need to click once to unlock and install to my phone and have a complete roll back and backup system so I could still get warranty if I needed it.

No one understands "It's Good Enough" syndrome

The electronics business has had us hoodwinked for many years, hyping the "Next Big Thing" and conning big money out of early adopters that want to have the latest toys.

However a new sherriff has come to town called common sense. Too bad that the latest phone processor can do XYZ gigaflops or has a fingerprint reader or is 64 bit or is colored champagne gold, if there is not a TRULY compelling reason other than specsmanship, regular people have no "NEED" to change or buy new products. Last years cell phone still works too well to bother to change.

Once the dual core processor for PC's became standard and ram became cheap, Intel/AMD/Microsoft had no compelling story to tell, in fact quad core and hex core processors really don't do much more than squeeze a few more frames out in games or video encoding. New chipsets add some more features but not enough for many to bother changing equipment or software.

For the vast majority of users, adding ram and an ssd is a more compelling improvement to their PC user experience than a motherboard/processor/chipset upgrade.

Just because an electronics manufacturer makes something new does not mean we all have to mortgage our house and starve our children just so we have the latest shiny object of adoration. Don't get me started on OS software, there is even LESS compelling reason to change in that market.

This is the REAL reason why PC sales are down...people just don't need new stuff right now. Sales is all about need, "create a need and fill it" is the old mantra which leads to "if it's good enough, there's no need, so why buy it".

Actions speak even louder than words!!!

Perhaps instead of whining about the dumb cunt of a headmaster at Hampstead School, we might actually want to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

Here is a good place to start...

Address:

Hampstead School

Westbere Road

London

NW2 3RT

Telephone: 020 7794 8133

Fax: 020 7435 8260

Email: enquiries@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Attendance line: 020 7472 5380

Email: attendance@hampsteadschool.org.uk

Website: www.hampsteadschool.org.uk

Time to get off this planet for survival of the species

It is long past time to get off this planet so there is a breeding population of humanity where the warmongering morons here won't easily blow them up too.

It's gotten to the point where none of the so called "world leaders" have the common sense of an ass. None of them are able to learn from our collective past mistakes, world history or anything at all.

Shouldn't take too much to realize that if survival of humanity is the only thing that comes out colonization, that's a really good start.

Building solar panels on the moon is OBVIOUSLY not cost effective, survival is ALWAYS cost effective.

Too bad, Another of the good ones gone forever Rest in Peace!!!

It's so sad that good old "hard" science fiction has list so many of it's founders, even more sad that so many of the remaining ones are stuck in miserable contracts generating "factory fiction" that has no foresight, no spark like the old days. You would gleefully run to the magazine rack every month to look for the latest Asimov or Astounding magazine to get your fix of an SF great like Pohl, Vance, Van Vogt, Asimov, Heinlein, etc.

Home 3D Manufacturing in Metal is not out of the question

The technology that is used in a high end sintered nylon 3D printer is not that difficult to extrapolate to home manufacturing of powdered metal parts. Some "MAKER" (from MAKE magazine) will have something available soon I'm sure.

Lasers have become very powerful, easily available and comparatively inexpensive. 2D CNC Laser cutting is quite simple, adding the third dimension not too hard. Laying out powdered metal verus nylon powder is not a big stretch. Modulating the laser for the right melting temperature and an inert gas bath are probably the most difficult parts. Getting powdered metal is not too difficult.

You can already buy a 3D machining mill for around $10,000 plus tooling. Expect that 3D metal printing technology will hit that price point in a few years and even lower if you build it yourself.

Eff Sound Exchange and ASCAP/BMI etc!

Seems that every digital music company should just shut it's doors since they cannot get a fair shake in any decision on what rates they should be paying.

If I were them, I would withold any payments to these blackmailing dorks until they all starve. Put all the money in an interest bearing escrow account just like rent that is being contested.

The problem comes from the fact that the digital/internet radio companies have to pay a different rate than the terrestrial broadcast radio stations. The digital providers should not have to pay any different rate than any other provider but now they are not allowed to become a terrestrial broadcaster and get the same payment terms (when providers like radio broadcast stations can have internet presence at the same rates as radio).

This is clearly inequitable jurisprudence. Just because it is being delivered over the internet does not make it any different than regular radio or TV broadcast. Many people listen to one song being played at a time. If digital providers play more songs then that is the only difference but the rate per song should not be any higher than radio pays.

Who has the miltary H.U.D. patents? They're NEXT!

Just think of all the military applications for these "GOOGLES" not to mention that the EULA will probably say that Schmidt and friends get to send any and all battle video straight to the news channels (for a rather princely sum) live as it happens.

The patents on military/aerospace Heads Up Displays are probably close to expiring in the next few years so using the same technology and stating it's for a different purpose is usually good enough (for the USPTO) for another 20 year stint on the gravy train.

There is already a way to take cell phone video and use it as a multi-user video surveillance system. These "GOOGLES" will be connected via cellular and wifi and thus could be networked into an inexpensive "Eye O' Sauron" system.

Maybe now there will be some progress at Microsoft!

The departure of Ballmer is great news. Now perhaps someone with some real vision that has not been polluted by the wrong self defeating culture can come forward and make Microsoft the company as great as it once was.

So many good people left during the Inquisition years; Many of them to create MS competition.

Many of the ones that stayed were just sycophantic douchebags with no scruples or ethics.

CUE THE MASS RETIREMENT OF BALMER'S YESMEN...........

Again with the CP and terrorism excuses...consider the source.

Paul,

I agree completely.

There is nothing black and white about the Internet, there is good and bad and grey in almost everything.

Good cannot exist without evil. Most terrorism is mental, not physical. The mental variety is is almost always "self imposed" as are it's negative effects on everyday life and society. This is exactly what the "terrorists" are trying to achieve.

The physical kind occurs far less often and is frequently unsuccessful. Also, It is almost always impossible to prevent. No amount of money or technology can stop determined individuals.

What I find most disingenuous are the comments that always use getting rid of a bad thing as an excuse to ban the good things. Even worse when these comments come from some government lackey who works for an agency that could NEVER be considered a reliable truthful source whether it be Russian, American, or British.

There is only one provable truth remaining. All politicians, government agencies and their employees are lying scum.

Irony strangely uncommented upon

I find it strange but does anyone find his last name rather ironic?

Does this jog your memory?

You have the right to remain silent when questioned.

Anything you say or do can and will used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future.

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning, if you wish.

If you decide to answer any questions now, without an attorney present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney.

Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to answer my questions without an attorney present?

Disconnect and find freedom and peace! (Another grumpy old fart)

Timothy Leary once said "Turn On, Tune In and Drop Out" then during the '90's PC revolution he is supposed to have said "Turn On, Boot Up & Jack In".

I say it's time to Turn Off, Disconnect, and Live Life!

There is too much of this connected 24/7/365 world with the expectation that the only way to communicate is through electronic means. Apparently many adults and kids can't live without electronic mental masturbation, even to the point of suffering digital withdrawl (no not the finger).

Shut the Damn Thing Off! Play a real game, communicate and interact face to face with actual people.

Colors are the result of Marketing studies

The inside story is that these colors are the direct result of Apples marketing consultant study.

This study was conducted on American & Japanese pre-teen girls age 6 to 11 and the subgroup was "cartoon or anime watchers"