Let's face it, the only reason people are excited that Apple is making Maverick free is because it's Apple.
Others had pioneered this before them. Look at anything that Android has done or Linux's Ubuntu or Fedora. These are all free systems with upgrades. Although, granted, Linux is not well known. It still makes it feel like Apple has become what people have deemed it over the years: nothing but a bunch of hipsters.
It also begs another question how well does this system work? I haven't had a lot of problems with free systems, but it worries me that Maverick will be Apple's Vista.
Microsoft is falling waaaay behind this year though. Not only have they started the release of the X-Box 1, but my prediction is that their decisions to not already allow their upgrades to be free is going to put the proverbial nail in the coffin.
However, Microsoft is super screwed this time. It was bad enough that they made the decision to release the X-Box 1 (which will probably only be bought by loyalists), the system does everything to invade in a person's privacy, and they have but now that Apple has announced that they will no longer charge for their upgrades... Well, see ya Microsoft.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Apple is making its iOS free? Tell me again how it's the innovator.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Oh Government, Why?
The NSA scandal...if you haven't heard about it, well, welcome back because you've either been living under a rock or been floating around in space for a bit, and that is NOT me being a smart aleck or jerk. I'm serious.
Everyone in the US and beyond has been freaking out about the NSA spying on the US citizens. *facedesk* For those of you who hadn't figured that out a long time ago, I'm disappointed. "But how could you have known?" some have asked me as I've scoffed at the conversations as to what needs to be done.
Well, have you been on a little site called "Facebook" lately, or Google, Bing, Amazon or any retail site before, a dating site, or, screw I could give you the whole list, but this is getting redundant. Since then, have you looked in your junk e-mail box, the side bar on Facebook, the "You might like this" on Amazon or even the other things that your search engines think you might like? I know we all tend to avoid junk mail, but the other things scream HEY!!! WE'RE SPYING ON YOU NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH BOO BOO and YOU CAN'T DO SQUAT ABOUT IT! WE'LL BOMBARD YOU WITH THINGS WE WANT YOU TO BUY BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
(Again, I'm not being a jerk here, just pointing out the obvious)
Anyway, so what is my solution? There really is none except to become a recluse, turn off all of our gadgets and go "off the grid". However, the other thing we, as people not just Americans, is to say "Excuse me, but get the Hell off of my internet" and pass new laws that protect from the government to get out of our business.
"But what if it's used to catch terrorists?" Yea, I'm pretty sure that when the NSA is checking out my Porn Stash or my shopping logs, they're really going to find a terrorist. Besides, when have you ever read the headline "NSA apprehends terrorists?" NEVER. Now, if those first two arguments have yet to convince you, let me direct you to this quote by Benjamin Franklin "Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” Think about it, I know he lived a long time ago, but this is more relevant today than it has ever been. First we give up our choices as to what we can have on airplane and now drinks costs in the double digits, we can't carry nail clippers on board, and don't even get me started on other things that they should allow but don't. Next, the so-called "Patriot Act" is passed not long after the NCLB (for those of you who don't know, NCLB is No Child Left Behind). Now we're being told that we have to make sure that we're teaching a certain way, AND we're being told that the government can spy on us if we use certain trigger words. Uh huh...yea.... about that. NO! So, how about instead of sitting on our butts doing nothing we find a way to piss 'em off and screw with them so it's no longer a valid way of finding terrorists? I mean, really, we could all just put in searches for Napalm Puppies and be about our days? Sure, some of us might get harassed but eventually they'll find out that we're messing with them and find some other way to make a profit off of us.
I would make this longer and start referring to V for Vendetta, but naaaah, I'm too hungry and tired to do more. Hope you enjoyed this, and enjoy being the new target for the NSA.
Everyone in the US and beyond has been freaking out about the NSA spying on the US citizens. *facedesk* For those of you who hadn't figured that out a long time ago, I'm disappointed. "But how could you have known?" some have asked me as I've scoffed at the conversations as to what needs to be done.
Well, have you been on a little site called "Facebook" lately, or Google, Bing, Amazon or any retail site before, a dating site, or, screw I could give you the whole list, but this is getting redundant. Since then, have you looked in your junk e-mail box, the side bar on Facebook, the "You might like this" on Amazon or even the other things that your search engines think you might like? I know we all tend to avoid junk mail, but the other things scream HEY!!! WE'RE SPYING ON YOU NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH BOO BOO and YOU CAN'T DO SQUAT ABOUT IT! WE'LL BOMBARD YOU WITH THINGS WE WANT YOU TO BUY BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
(Again, I'm not being a jerk here, just pointing out the obvious)
Anyway, so what is my solution? There really is none except to become a recluse, turn off all of our gadgets and go "off the grid". However, the other thing we, as people not just Americans, is to say "Excuse me, but get the Hell off of my internet" and pass new laws that protect from the government to get out of our business.
"But what if it's used to catch terrorists?" Yea, I'm pretty sure that when the NSA is checking out my Porn Stash or my shopping logs, they're really going to find a terrorist. Besides, when have you ever read the headline "NSA apprehends terrorists?" NEVER. Now, if those first two arguments have yet to convince you, let me direct you to this quote by Benjamin Franklin "Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” Think about it, I know he lived a long time ago, but this is more relevant today than it has ever been. First we give up our choices as to what we can have on airplane and now drinks costs in the double digits, we can't carry nail clippers on board, and don't even get me started on other things that they should allow but don't. Next, the so-called "Patriot Act" is passed not long after the NCLB (for those of you who don't know, NCLB is No Child Left Behind). Now we're being told that we have to make sure that we're teaching a certain way, AND we're being told that the government can spy on us if we use certain trigger words. Uh huh...yea.... about that. NO! So, how about instead of sitting on our butts doing nothing we find a way to piss 'em off and screw with them so it's no longer a valid way of finding terrorists? I mean, really, we could all just put in searches for Napalm Puppies and be about our days? Sure, some of us might get harassed but eventually they'll find out that we're messing with them and find some other way to make a profit off of us.
I would make this longer and start referring to V for Vendetta, but naaaah, I'm too hungry and tired to do more. Hope you enjoyed this, and enjoy being the new target for the NSA.
iPhone...Are You Really Necessary?
After going over the article based on the sales of the iPhone 5s, I sit back and wonder "Do we really need a new iPhone?". Not really, but then again, look at who you're talking to, I'm Android type. Apple and I haven't been friends since the original iBook, from like, 1988.
It's not that I have a grudge against Apple, but seriously, what makes your new iPhone so different from the old one? I also find it quite annoying that the American people are falling for it again. It reminds me of a great conversation that Kevin Williams was having based on Materialism and he argued that Americans are materialistic. If we were, we'd worship and keep our old technology and shun anything new coming in, but that is quite the opposite to what we do.
Instead of keeping our old objects we keep throwing them away in place of something new. It would be like saying someone is religious, but keeps wanting the deity upgraded. Now, I'm not saying all of this to make Americans look stupid or selfish, but it makes me wonder if Einstein's idea of the human condition isn't already here. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." because think about it, people are freaking out over something "new and improved" and it's not just Apple, Android, etc, it is the people buying these products and throwing millions of dollars at the developers.
I wonder what would happen if developers stopped...developing for a year... I can see it now...people having fits and withdrawal over not having the latest and greatest technology. I find at least somewhat amusing, but then again you're also talking to the person whose phone is as low-tech as an old flip phone.
It's not that I have a grudge against Apple, but seriously, what makes your new iPhone so different from the old one? I also find it quite annoying that the American people are falling for it again. It reminds me of a great conversation that Kevin Williams was having based on Materialism and he argued that Americans are materialistic. If we were, we'd worship and keep our old technology and shun anything new coming in, but that is quite the opposite to what we do.
Instead of keeping our old objects we keep throwing them away in place of something new. It would be like saying someone is religious, but keeps wanting the deity upgraded. Now, I'm not saying all of this to make Americans look stupid or selfish, but it makes me wonder if Einstein's idea of the human condition isn't already here. "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." because think about it, people are freaking out over something "new and improved" and it's not just Apple, Android, etc, it is the people buying these products and throwing millions of dollars at the developers.
I wonder what would happen if developers stopped...developing for a year... I can see it now...people having fits and withdrawal over not having the latest and greatest technology. I find at least somewhat amusing, but then again you're also talking to the person whose phone is as low-tech as an old flip phone.
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