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by gnaffle 13y ago
Did that cartoonist ever get to court? And how was "The tyranny of silence" censored?
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by gnaffle 13y ago
> As pertaining to capitalism, our stance is that true capitalism hasn't ever really been tried In some sense, when I hear this argument, I'm reminded by the claim of some Marxists, that you shouldn't conclude that communi
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Huh? When was the last film or book banned in a Nordic country?
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by gnaffle 13y ago
But that's the thing though, companies like Apple pretty much ignore the whole "phone" and SMS thing, Apple has even shot the operators in the back with iMessage. You're right that it's easy to make a phone nowadays
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by gnaffle 13y ago
They still mean something in those countries, because carriers there still have agendas, marketing budgets, partnerships and retail stores even though they may not dictate cell phone features.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Most things needed to make a smartphone is covered by FRAND patents. Software patents are of course a problem for anyone working in the software industry, so that's not limited to smartphones.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Yes. Just do a cursory search on the internet, and you'll see many musicians shipping their instruments in very solid and well protected cases still getting their instruments destroyed.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
First of all, a desktop computer will take far, far more abuse than an instrument like a violin or a guitar. Second, a properly backed up desktop computer is easy to replace if it gets damaged, while an instrument can be pretty much impossi
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I don't think they would really care unless you (or many others) started disrupting the network or abusing their services. Unlike Cable TV companies, network operators don't generally have a revenue stream that must be protected b
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I don't think the firmware for that module is open source, which is what he wanted.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
There is an open GSM client stack in OsmocomBB: http://bb.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/Software/GettingStarted It only works with certain baseband chips though, but has already been used to crack the A5/1 GSM c
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by gnaffle 13y ago
When you think of it, 8 years of uptime isn't special for a machine running on a UPS and not needing a reboot for software updates. There simply isn't a reason for a well-built operating system running on solid hardware to crash.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
While the response might have been unnecessary, the question certainly was as well.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Apple would certainly like that future, but they've released iTunes and even a limited form of iCloud on Windows that can sync calendars, contacts and photos. The main problem with iCloud is that they tried to do away with the traditio
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by gnaffle 13y ago
IBM has always been one of the biggest contributors to Linux. But I think a major difference is that these companies haven't sold themselves as the open source, pro-internet "don't be evil" company. Google has.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I think they started off with that goodwill because they actually delivered on their promises. Lots of contributions to Open Source, Summer of Code etc. So there was this hope that this would be the Good Engineering Company that would make
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by gnaffle 13y ago
No, it's not just "trendy", there are some legitimate reasons to dislike them. Just like many people have reasons to dislike Apple or Microsoft even though they also make some great stuff. Google has done a lot to shoot itsel
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by gnaffle 13y ago
But they _do_ allow that. You have to pay a license fee to Apple for the connectors, programming interface etc, but even without that you can do communication using one of the established protocols like MIDI. Also, you could use Bluetooth 4
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I agree with you, and I hope that lighter devices like ebooks and phones will be exempted eventually. Personally I always opt for a window seat and spend all that time looking outside enjoying the view of other airplanes. So in short, I&#x2
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I think copying an NFC or smartcard is slightly more complicated :)
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by gnaffle 13y ago
What I'm more concerned about is that new, creative innovations (nanobots etc) can have more sinister uses and might ultimately prove a bigger risk than our current bacteria.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Yes, in densely populated areas with high frequencies (3G/LTE). In more rural areas the antennas cover a bigger area. My experience in light aircraft (operating below 10000 feet) is that 2G GSM connectivity is pretty good, 3G not so mu
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by gnaffle 13y ago
RF testing requirements and efforts vary from country to country, and even with certified devices there might be manufacturing defects that could cause interference. So it's impossible to be 100% certain. The rules were there as a &quo
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by gnaffle 13y ago
OK, if you think that's the more likely scenario, and you believe the FAAs analysis is wrong without even reading their report, then I rest my case.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Sure, they may be absurd, but the safety record of commercial air transport is absurd as well. (If you don't want or appreciate that safety level, light, ultralight or experimental aircraft are good options that allow for different ris
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by gnaffle 13y ago
So you think that all the reports dating back to the 60s when superhet transistor radios appered, are likely bunk? Wouldn't that imply a worldwide, secret pilot conspiracy, especially with incidents where the pilot has been able to rep
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by gnaffle 13y ago
Yep, if you read the FAA position, that's the idea. The risk wasn't seen as huge, but since there was a possibility of interference the trade-off seemed reasonable. Just one of the many small things done to improve safety.
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by gnaffle 13y ago
There haven't been any accidents AFAIK, but there have been several reported incidents: http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/docs/rpsts/ped.pdf - see page 54 for one example. As newer airplanes are better shielded and ol
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by gnaffle 13y ago
NSAs job isn't just to prevent terrorist attacks, it's also to gather and analyse information for the US government and to keep US communications secure. I don't know whether or not they're "cost effective", bu
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by gnaffle 13y ago
I would on the contrary take it as obvious that any CEO of a competing company would take the iPhone as a threat, and anticipate and plan for any possibility, just from having looked at history and seen where Apple went with for instance th

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