My current Nokia does everything I need of it and I do not need an expensive data plan to use those features. I COULD by a iPhone or other smart phone but my monthly cell bill would double (plus taxes).
With you 100% there. The phone in general just annoys me. The last thing I want to do is spend more time messing with it.
'Games' on a phone don't cut it for a long-time gamer like myself. I don't want to play Tetris or whatever silly little games they make for them.
Just give me a simple phone that works. I have a Blackberry, only because work provides it. The email's ok I guess, but I only use it if I have to. I'm pretty apt to just shut the phone off and toss it in the console of the car half the time anyway. If I'm not home, chances are - I don't have the desire to be on the phone anyway.
An arrest warrant for Jiew was issued on Septemeber 8, 2009
It would seem more fitting if that said, "An arrest warrant for Jiew was issued on Septemeber 8, 1345"
But alas; unlike science or medicine - politics doesn't seem to progress quite so rapidly. That or while other things move 'forward', politics move 'backwards'.
"Because people who want to text anyway -- especially unskilled young drivers -- begin holding their phones lower to avoid detection, making it that much more difficult to control the car and be aware of their surroundings. The study compared before and after stats in states that implemented texting-while-driving bans, and then also compared the findings to neighboring states that didn't have such laws."
I usually don't talk on the phone while driving... Last time I was out of state, I had it mentioned that talking on the cell while moving was illegal.
The attempts to avoid 'detection' were far more dangerous than just talking, lol
and who needs a tv?
once you have a 80$ computer and a 120$ 20 inch monitor WHO cares
then yu dont just have a tv
you have a game console
game machine work station and more
Yep ^^
The TV's usefulness for me started to quickly die in 1980 when I got an Atari 2600.
I have NO high def TV's at home, LOL. I do have a 24" Wide Screen monitor though! A TV is a waste of cash for me.
Actually, maybe they should ban banks too. After all; if the banks wasn't there - these people wouldn't have been tempted to rob it!!
Maybe someone needs to come up with a way to 'insta-copyright' SMS messages. This would mean that the reports and such reporting on the story could be sued for reporting what the SMS messages said.
"Steal someone else's game. Change its name. Make millions. Repeat." According to the article, this is Zynga's business philosophy. Their entire game plan is to copy innovative games from smaller competitors then crush them.
But their games suck. I tried a few of them, they are mostly repetitive and lack any flavor, IMO.
I couldn't really play them anymore than a day or two and was pretty well bored. But you can sense the 'carrot on a stick' concept behind them - maybe that's why.
where a company can't license a patent for one player in a supply chain, but then claim that later buyers, who are buying from the original licensee need to re-license the patent.
Let's say for the sake of debate...
What if:
*The companies who make boxes for apple, having patents on the container board makeup, patents on the logos or images, or whatever - says the same about apple using it's boxes.
*Various tools, devices and other things used in images on Apples marketing pages want in on this too. For instance, search their domain for images. I'm sure you'll find some including medical devices, buildings, cars, tables, etc - that all of the respective manufacturers of have patents on too.
*The plastics, metals, and other materials made that they use in the making of their computers; I'm sure all that is patented too - perhaps they want a cut.
*The companies that make paper that is in turn used to print manuals, brochures, etc - perhaps since their paper likely contains light water marks or whatever - they might want a cut too.
This list could basically go on to infinity; I could sit for hours and come up with hypothetical concepts - to where every company gets a cut of every other company's profits.
Eventually it could cripple some parts of industry in general. Forcing smaller companies out of business.
Or perhaps - maybe that's the intent of this 'trend'?
It wasn't me anyway, but it would be fun to call that same law firm right after the case is settled, and assuming I lost... to ask about cost for bankruptcy.
Credit Ratings are over-rated. I pay cash for most stuff anyway, just keep it high enough to get major items like a house. Low Credit will protect you more than many of the 'credit protection services', lol.
Anymore in these days of 'identity theft' - you're better off sitting on cash in a small bank that knows you personally and having credit denied otherwise. If I can't get it, neither can anyone using my ID.
A service that only allows 'streaming' is pretty much worthless to me.
80% of the time, if I'm listening to music, it's in the car. I need digital files without restrictive DRM.
Why isn't there a music service where you pay a monthly fee and just download what you want? That's really the only model that would be useful to me. And yes, I'd pay a monthly fee if I could download MP3/FLAC/WMA audio, but it would have to be at least equivalent to 320K bitrate.
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With you 100% there. The phone in general just annoys me. The last thing I want to do is spend more time messing with it.
'Games' on a phone don't cut it for a long-time gamer like myself. I don't want to play Tetris or whatever silly little games they make for them.
Just give me a simple phone that works. I have a Blackberry, only because work provides it. The email's ok I guess, but I only use it if I have to. I'm pretty apt to just shut the phone off and toss it in the console of the car half the time anyway. If I'm not home, chances are - I don't have the desire to be on the phone anyway.
On the post: Nokia VP Compares Android To Peeing In Your Pants To Stay Warm
Re: mmmmmmmum
HAHA, you're right. That's such a great analogy.
Pissing on your leg to keep warm as a metaphor for Corporate Quarterly profits. But really... it's spot on.
On the post: Thai Gov't Arrests News Site Owner, Because It Doesn't Like Some Comments By Users
It would seem more fitting if that said, "An arrest warrant for Jiew was issued on Septemeber 8, 1345"
But alas; unlike science or medicine - politics doesn't seem to progress quite so rapidly. That or while other things move 'forward', politics move 'backwards'.
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Are the Globalists really getting so fearful that they must 'control' everything?
On the post: New Study Shows Texting Bans May Make Roads Even More Dangerous
I usually don't talk on the phone while driving... Last time I was out of state, I had it mentioned that talking on the cell while moving was illegal.
The attempts to avoid 'detection' were far more dangerous than just talking, lol
On the post: Ex-CIA Chief Says US Gov't Should Be Able To Shut Down The Internet
Each 'portion' should be responsible for it's own security. Including government.
Having a "kill switch" for GOVERNMENT to use for it's own sites, is a great idea.
Past that - it's stupid and with the way the internet is designed, it probably wouldn't work anyway.
They can shut down a million bridges - but if one or two are open... traffic can flow.
On the post: Verizon CEO Actually Recognizes That People Want To Cut The Cord
once you have a 80$ computer and a 120$ 20 inch monitor WHO cares
then yu dont just have a tv
you have a game console
game machine work station and more
Yep ^^
The TV's usefulness for me started to quickly die in 1980 when I got an Atari 2600.
I have NO high def TV's at home, LOL. I do have a 24" Wide Screen monitor though! A TV is a waste of cash for me.
On the post: Supreme Court Agrees To See Whether Or Not AT&T Has 'Personal Privacy' Rights
Why don't we just give corporations the vote and be done with it?
Hell - they already 'own it'. Who pays to put Politicians in Office?
After you answer that; you should know the answer to the next question, "Who do they represent?"
Corporate donations to politicians should be outright banned for good, along with special interest donations. Allow PEOPLE to donate and that's it.
Corporations and Special Interest do not have a right to free speech and that's the way it should stay. "We the people" do however; have those rights.
But this government now is, "For the corporations, by the corporations."
The funny thing is that in the end - that's all it will ever serve; the corporations.
On the post: Judge Tosses Out Wiretapping Charges Against Motorcyclist Who Filmed Cop With Helmet Cam
Even their own recordings?
Better get to work on Cable News too!!!
Naa, you thugs in government want everything recorded; it IS going to apply to you also.
On the post: More Stories Of People Arrested For Making Joke Threats On Social Networks
That's the whole concept of 'World government' - all these laws are testing the waters - different tests in different places.
Eventually we'll ALL have them ALL if the Globalists get their way.
Then it will all be one big toilet of a planet.
On the post: Feds Pushing For New Legally Required Wiretap Backdoor To All Internet Communications
It's not about protecting people, health issues, environment or any of that... It's about control.
I'm not saying those things don't need looking into - but the current implementation isn't about 'protection' or 'conservation' - it's about control.
On the post: DMCA As Censorship: Citibank Doesn't Want You To Remember What It Said About Obama's Bank Reform Policy
Despite whatever agenda they are working on, it's a crime to humanity to try and re-write history. Even if it's 'small'.
And yes, copyright isn't about 'rights' it's about power and control.
On the post: Bank Teller Caught Texting Bank Robber Right Before Robbery
Maybe someone needs to come up with a way to 'insta-copyright' SMS messages. This would mean that the reports and such reporting on the story could be sued for reporting what the SMS messages said.
On the post: Bank Teller Caught Texting Bank Robber Right Before Robbery
Re:
Indeed, they should ban SMS now.
On the post: Runkeeper's Ability To Outrun Nike & Adidas Shows How Big Companies Don't Always Copy & Win
But their games suck. I tried a few of them, they are mostly repetitive and lack any flavor, IMO.
I couldn't really play them anymore than a day or two and was pretty well bored. But you can sense the 'carrot on a stick' concept behind them - maybe that's why.
On the post: Is It Patent Infringement To Reuse Recycled Apple Magsafe Connectors?
Let's say for the sake of debate...
What if:
*The companies who make boxes for apple, having patents on the container board makeup, patents on the logos or images, or whatever - says the same about apple using it's boxes.
*Various tools, devices and other things used in images on Apples marketing pages want in on this too. For instance, search their domain for images. I'm sure you'll find some including medical devices, buildings, cars, tables, etc - that all of the respective manufacturers of have patents on too.
*The plastics, metals, and other materials made that they use in the making of their computers; I'm sure all that is patented too - perhaps they want a cut.
*The companies that make paper that is in turn used to print manuals, brochures, etc - perhaps since their paper likely contains light water marks or whatever - they might want a cut too.
This list could basically go on to infinity; I could sit for hours and come up with hypothetical concepts - to where every company gets a cut of every other company's profits.
Eventually it could cripple some parts of industry in general. Forcing smaller companies out of business.
Or perhaps - maybe that's the intent of this 'trend'?
On the post: Sorry, But We Don't Just Hand Out Information On Our Commenters
It wasn't me anyway, but it would be fun to call that same law firm right after the case is settled, and assuming I lost... to ask about cost for bankruptcy.
Credit Ratings are over-rated. I pay cash for most stuff anyway, just keep it high enough to get major items like a house. Low Credit will protect you more than many of the 'credit protection services', lol.
Anymore in these days of 'identity theft' - you're better off sitting on cash in a small bank that knows you personally and having credit denied otherwise. If I can't get it, neither can anyone using my ID.
On the post: Canadian Recording Industry Demands 45% Of Revenue; Then Blames 'Pirates' For No Streaming Music Services
80% of the time, if I'm listening to music, it's in the car. I need digital files without restrictive DRM.
Why isn't there a music service where you pay a monthly fee and just download what you want? That's really the only model that would be useful to me. And yes, I'd pay a monthly fee if I could download MP3/FLAC/WMA audio, but it would have to be at least equivalent to 320K bitrate.
Otherwise, ripping CD's is more useful.
On the post: Austrian Collection Societies Want A 'You Must Be A Criminal' Tax On Hard Drives
On the post: Could Cutting People Off From The Internet Be Dangerous?
So yes.
It's become quite prevalent.
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