>> crypto-fascist
Well, I heard a lot of stuff with "...-fascist": like "neo-fascist", "right-fascist" and so on, but "crypto"? What the hell this even supposed to mean?
>> what Rapidshare and dozens of other sites DO every day
Pray tell us, what is this oh-so-horrible thing they do? But - don't worry, Rapidshare is in Germany, and I'm not in US, so - sucks to be American these days, ah?
This kind of thing simply doesn't exists. You can't have "all other parts equal", there's always trade off somewhere.
Sometimes it's power consumption, sometime it durability or just cost.
Not everyone want best, some people prefer cheap.
>> I like the idea behind Free to Play. You get the whole game for free and then ...
Sounds like fraud to me. Usually such games are pretty useless, unless you start buying those items/levels/coins/whatever. I will prefer stuff with fixed cost to all kinds of "subscriptions".
>> I have to admit, I am not an Android developer
If so, why pretend like you know the subject?
>> but I have worked as a Windows and a Web developer, both of which have large hardware and software compatibility issues
Web have hardware compatibility issues? I see. If your pages looks different because of screen resolution, I suggest you to look for another career path.
As for "Windows developer" talking about how Android is great - I can see why post is full of technical nonsense.
>> same way Android phones were outselling iPhones
You know that Nokia's S40 systems outselling iPhone,Android and Windows Phone _COMBINED_? Does it mean that we must start developing for Nokia 3220?
Ignorance is a bless, isn't it?
>>> If your application has to "adjust" to all the different devices out there, you are likely "doing it wrong"
I guess you never wrote anything more complicated than "hello world".
>>> you likely need a different/better game engine that handles that for you.
Ah, right, so your app will look crappy on _ALL_ devices. Yea, way to go.
>>> then just use the Android Marketplace filters that allow you to disallow devices/device capabilities
so, with initially smaller (than iPhone) market with rampant piracy and I'm supposed to limit myself even more?!
Both of his claims are factually correct:
* Android have match higher piracy rates, compared to iPhone
* Differences between Android phones makes it harder for developers (talking from experience here)
I would also add that Android's SDK is amazing crap, again, compared to XCode and even Visual C.
>> So, like it or not, developers will have to move to Android.
Yea, right. And next year is Year-of-Linux-Desktop.
Since when "free speech" meaning "saying anonymously any crap I want without consequences"?
Since dawn of humanity speech (free or not) always come from known, specific person. Anonymous complains to authorities were always sign of _despotic_ regime, not open one. Even in communist USSR anonymous complains were ignored.
Wanna be revolutionist? Pacifist? Terrorist? Be my guest, but bear consequences in mind.
By chance, due to technical issues, IP address can't be assigned to person. That's temporal. Next version of IP, (IPv6) will have enough addresses for anyone, so address could be permanently assigned to subscriber, similarly to phone number.
Putting Google and Twitter into same category is like putting rubber duck and USS Enterprise into same category (both floating, isn't it?).
One based on some quite complicated technology, and another is IRC-written-again-now-in-html. You know what IRC is, right?
At no point at time Google was considered "trivial". But other "Web 2.0" crap, like Twitter, Blogger, and million others? The were trivial from day one, they are trivial today. They will (probably) disappear a year later and nobody will miss it. Remember MySpace? Geocites?
Google indeed changed the ways how people look for information, and Twitter - why should I use it, again?
Now, there's nothing wrong in doing trivial stuff, people still need trivial things like water, clothes, chairs, etc. But nobody call new chair factory "startup". This term usually reserved for business based on very unique idea. Not like Twitter, sorry.
"Should we have, maybe even one on each continent or in each country, a modern Library of Alexandria? (identical copies in different places to prevent 'a fire' from destroying it)"
No, we do not. Each country will always serve it's own interest.
"Create a unified emulation platform that contains the specifications of various system architectures and runs on a fully documented, open source virtual machine. "
Good luck with that :) Do you already have open source cars? How about planes? Guns? I see.
"Further bonus if all software developers are required by law to submit source code for archiving (but not necessarily public disclosure)."
Do you have it for cars already? Ah, I see. People overestimate importance of this "software" thing.
"A more ambitious proposal would look to find a way to make copies of digital data that will last forever without maintenance"
"Forever" is very long time. Nothing, absolutely nothing stay forever. However, writings from Dead See scrolls survived, so Google's datacenter may too.
Well, as you said yourself: in 2005 there were some choices. And "state of emergency" is twin brother of "Patriot Act".
As someone earlier pointed out, in US you have two(!) candidates, saying and doing same things. Did war in Iraq already ended? What do you mean by "No"?. Ah, I see.
Now, when regime in Egypt had changed, they will accuse Mubarak on anything they can. It doesn't matter.
The man has lost power, and will be robbed and hanged (eventually). This is kind of stuff that happens to retired rulers.
Turning off internet for few days is _illegal_? But throwing out (somewhat) democratically elected president is OK, I guess.
I argued that "web-app" Mike was talking about is actually HTML page loaded in Safari. Yes, I know you can create compiler from one language to another. In your example from JavaScript to ARM assembly. So what? Result is still native app, which you could write in Obj-C for same price.
And mind you, it's not a "convertor" as you call it, it is compiler in full meaning of the word.
This kind of app will still need Apple's approval, _because_ of this "native-ness".
I sick of this "web apps is a future" mantra being pushed around by people understanding nothing in computers.
>> In fact, a large % of "native" apps are really HTML 5/javascript/CSS compiled into native code
HTML _compiled_ into native code?! Yea, now I see where rest of the bullshit you wrote come from. Here's an idea: search what "compiler" is. What "native code" is. Check out why you can't compile CSS. If not sure, check what CSS is.
>> You should check out the state of HTML 5 apps these days. It's not what you appear to think it is.
No, it's _YOU_ should check out state of HTML5. See, I actually do programming for a living, not article writing.
>> If they weren't locked into Apple's walled garden, Apple's decision wouldn't have impacted them.
They still can have web-page-loaded-to-safari-called-web-app, don't they?
The phrase "If the app had been web-based" makes no sense. "App" is native program, running on device. "Web-based" meaning HTML page loaded in browser from remote server.
You probably wanted to say "they should be just selling (e)books over Internet". They still can, don't see a problem here. You (or they) can create such "web app" in few hours instead of whining. But hey, blaming Apple is easier than run business, I guess.
I know, Mike is not a programmer, but when talking about somewhat technical subjects I expect at least some understanding of the matter.
HTML(4,5,whatever) is not a substitute for native applications. In no shape or form or kind. All those "apps" are really just a page opened in Safari. Close the browser and all this "apps" are gone.
There's a term in software world for this kind of behavior, it is "leaky abstraction". Which means "abstraction which implementation details leak out".
Those iFlowReader guys choose bad business model (isn't it Mike's favorite subject). What does it have to do with openess of the device, whatever this mean?
I don't now about you, but in my part of the world, gas cost money. So, greener, or more fuel-efficient cars are more popular because they save real money.
Who the hell need a "usable computer" built-in to the car? Have you ever heard about laptops? What about cellphones?
You can't fix broken US law with technical workaround. If I own whateverdomain.com DNS will hold record about
"whateverdomain.com my.ip.address". And this record is authoritative, i.e. there's only 1 (and only) place which determine IP address for whateverdomain.com.
What does it mean "distributed" here? Not shadow of root DNS (because this already exists). Do you mean there will be 2 (or more) places determining where whateverdomain.com go? Like one will say "my.ip" and another one "riaa.ip"? And how client will know which one is true? Right, you have no idea.
Broken law should be fixed by politics; corruption - by law enforcement (and politics).
>> but it's illegal to use a court room into a showcase of bad behavior
You wrong. It's perfectly legal, and that's a whole idea about statutory damages and deterrence.
It's probably inappropriately used in file-sharing cases, but that's another story.
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Re: You've become sheerly fear-monger, Mike.
Well, I heard a lot of stuff with "...-fascist": like "neo-fascist", "right-fascist" and so on, but "crypto"? What the hell this even supposed to mean?
>> what Rapidshare and dozens of other sites DO every day
Pray tell us, what is this oh-so-horrible thing they do? But - don't worry, Rapidshare is in Germany, and I'm not in US, so - sucks to be American these days, ah?
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Re: More Nina?
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Re:
Sometimes it's power consumption, sometime it durability or just cost.
Not everyone want best, some people prefer cheap.
On the post: Don't Complain About Piracy When You Create Crappy Games
Re: Re: give better refunds
Sounds like fraud to me. Usually such games are pretty useless, unless you start buying those items/levels/coins/whatever. I will prefer stuff with fixed cost to all kinds of "subscriptions".
On the post: Don't Complain About Piracy When You Create Crappy Games
Re: Re: Actually, that exec is right
If so, why pretend like you know the subject?
>> but I have worked as a Windows and a Web developer, both of which have large hardware and software compatibility issues
Web have hardware compatibility issues? I see. If your pages looks different because of screen resolution, I suggest you to look for another career path.
As for "Windows developer" talking about how Android is great - I can see why post is full of technical nonsense.
>> same way Android phones were outselling iPhones
You know that Nokia's S40 systems outselling iPhone,Android and Windows Phone _COMBINED_? Does it mean that we must start developing for Nokia 3220?
Ignorance is a bless, isn't it?
On the post: Don't Complain About Piracy When You Create Crappy Games
Re: "You're doing it wrong"
I guess you never wrote anything more complicated than "hello world".
>>> you likely need a different/better game engine that handles that for you.
Ah, right, so your app will look crappy on _ALL_ devices. Yea, way to go.
>>> then just use the Android Marketplace filters that allow you to disallow devices/device capabilities
so, with initially smaller (than iPhone) market with rampant piracy and I'm supposed to limit myself even more?!
On the post: Don't Complain About Piracy When You Create Crappy Games
Actually, that exec is right
* Android have match higher piracy rates, compared to iPhone
* Differences between Android phones makes it harder for developers (talking from experience here)
I would also add that Android's SDK is amazing crap, again, compared to XCode and even Visual C.
>> So, like it or not, developers will have to move to Android.
Yea, right. And next year is Year-of-Linux-Desktop.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Can licensed software exist?
Ignorance is a bless, I see.
On the post: Trolls Don't Need To Be Anonymous, And Not All Anonymous People Are Trolls
Free speech need not be anonymous
Since dawn of humanity speech (free or not) always come from known, specific person. Anonymous complains to authorities were always sign of _despotic_ regime, not open one. Even in communist USSR anonymous complains were ignored.
Wanna be revolutionist? Pacifist? Terrorist? Be my guest, but bear consequences in mind.
By chance, due to technical issues, IP address can't be assigned to person. That's temporal. Next version of IP, (IPv6) will have enough addresses for anyone, so address could be permanently assigned to subscriber, similarly to phone number.
On the post: Yes, Silicon Valley Is Filled With Trivial Startups... And That's A Good Thing
Comparing Google and Twitter?
One based on some quite complicated technology, and another is IRC-written-again-now-in-html. You know what IRC is, right?
At no point at time Google was considered "trivial". But other "Web 2.0" crap, like Twitter, Blogger, and million others? The were trivial from day one, they are trivial today. They will (probably) disappear a year later and nobody will miss it. Remember MySpace? Geocites?
Google indeed changed the ways how people look for information, and Twitter - why should I use it, again?
Now, there's nothing wrong in doing trivial stuff, people still need trivial things like water, clothes, chairs, etc. But nobody call new chair factory "startup". This term usually reserved for business based on very unique idea. Not like Twitter, sorry.
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Re:
No, we do not. Each country will always serve it's own interest.
"Create a unified emulation platform that contains the specifications of various system architectures and runs on a fully documented, open source virtual machine. "
Good luck with that :) Do you already have open source cars? How about planes? Guns? I see.
"Further bonus if all software developers are required by law to submit source code for archiving (but not necessarily public disclosure)."
Do you have it for cars already? Ah, I see. People overestimate importance of this "software" thing.
"A more ambitious proposal would look to find a way to make copies of digital data that will last forever without maintenance"
"Forever" is very long time. Nothing, absolutely nothing stay forever. However, writings from Dead See scrolls survived, so Google's datacenter may too.
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Re: Re: Mubarak is gonna be hanged, not _fined_
As someone earlier pointed out, in US you have two(!) candidates, saying and doing same things. Did war in Iraq already ended? What do you mean by "No"?. Ah, I see.
On the post: Egypt's Ex-Pres Mubarak Fined Millions For Cutting Off The Internet
Mubarak is gonna be hanged, not _fined_
The man has lost power, and will be robbed and hanged (eventually). This is kind of stuff that happens to retired rulers.
Turning off internet for few days is _illegal_? But throwing out (somewhat) democratically elected president is OK, I guess.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: What HTML5 have to do here?
I argued that "web-app" Mike was talking about is actually HTML page loaded in Safari. Yes, I know you can create compiler from one language to another. In your example from JavaScript to ARM assembly. So what? Result is still native app, which you could write in Obj-C for same price.
And mind you, it's not a "convertor" as you call it, it is compiler in full meaning of the word.
This kind of app will still need Apple's approval, _because_ of this "native-ness".
I sick of this "web apps is a future" mantra being pushed around by people understanding nothing in computers.
On the post: Death Of iFlow Reader Due To Apple Changes Shows Why Betting On Closed Platforms Is Risky
Re: Re: What HTML5 have to do here?
HTML _compiled_ into native code?! Yea, now I see where rest of the bullshit you wrote come from. Here's an idea: search what "compiler" is. What "native code" is. Check out why you can't compile CSS. If not sure, check what CSS is.
>> You should check out the state of HTML 5 apps these days. It's not what you appear to think it is.
No, it's _YOU_ should check out state of HTML5. See, I actually do programming for a living, not article writing.
>> If they weren't locked into Apple's walled garden, Apple's decision wouldn't have impacted them.
They still can have web-page-loaded-to-safari-called-web-app, don't they?
On the post: Death Of iFlow Reader Due To Apple Changes Shows Why Betting On Closed Platforms Is Risky
Re: Re: What HTML5 have to do here?
You probably wanted to say "they should be just selling (e)books over Internet". They still can, don't see a problem here. You (or they) can create such "web app" in few hours instead of whining. But hey, blaming Apple is easier than run business, I guess.
On the post: Death Of iFlow Reader Due To Apple Changes Shows Why Betting On Closed Platforms Is Risky
What HTML5 have to do here?
HTML(4,5,whatever) is not a substitute for native applications. In no shape or form or kind. All those "apps" are really just a page opened in Safari. Close the browser and all this "apps" are gone.
There's a term in software world for this kind of behavior, it is "leaky abstraction". Which means "abstraction which implementation details leak out".
Those iFlowReader guys choose bad business model (isn't it Mike's favorite subject). What does it have to do with openess of the device, whatever this mean?
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Greener == cheaper
Who the hell need a "usable computer" built-in to the car? Have you ever heard about laptops? What about cellphones?
On the post: With Domain Name Seizures Increasing, It's Time For A Decentralized DNS System
Can't see how this is supposed to work
"whateverdomain.com my.ip.address". And this record is authoritative, i.e. there's only 1 (and only) place which determine IP address for whateverdomain.com.
What does it mean "distributed" here? Not shadow of root DNS (because this already exists). Do you mean there will be 2 (or more) places determining where whateverdomain.com go? Like one will say "my.ip" and another one "riaa.ip"? And how client will know which one is true? Right, you have no idea.
Broken law should be fixed by politics; corruption - by law enforcement (and politics).
On the post: Why Ridiculous Statutory Rates For File Sharing Are Inappropriate
That's where you wrong
You wrong. It's perfectly legal, and that's a whole idea about statutory damages and deterrence.
It's probably inappropriately used in file-sharing cases, but that's another story.
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