Comments on: iToo http://olekms.com/2008/08/itoo/ thoughts on things Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: tg.id.au http://olekms.com/2008/08/itoo/comment-page-1/#comment-26 tg.id.au Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:26:16 +0000 http://olekms.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-26 <strong>Conspicuous consumption...</strong> It’s Christmas, no better time for shopping. Charging my iPod is starting to not work properly, which I think means the battery is starting to die. It still charges, but takes a long time, about a day, to fully charge. I’ve already replaced... Conspicuous consumption…

It’s Christmas, no better time for shopping. Charging my iPod is starting to not work properly, which I think means the battery is starting to die. It still charges, but takes a long time, about a day, to fully charge. I’ve already replaced…

]]> By: annatheannoying http://olekms.com/2008/08/itoo/comment-page-1/#comment-6 annatheannoying Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:25:34 +0000 http://olekms.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-6 I agree that it's rude when people check stuff while talking to others, but when I'm talking to people, I find it hard to resist checking my phone if someone messages me, or answering my phone when someone calls me - and isn't that the point of a mobile phone anyway? I think there is a line. For instance, if my mum was calling to tell me that my sister is hurt and in hospital, that's something I'd want to know right away, but if it was just a friend messaging me to say that they read an awesome book, that is something that can be dealt with later. I think the right thing to do is to politely excuse yourself for a moment, check that it isn't urgent, and then return to conversation. I'm not going to buy an iPhone though, because of Nick's second reason, which I guess is linked to the Apple hates developers thing. I love that I can download different apps for my phone that other people have written, things that someone thought, "Hey, maybe this would be useful!" but that Sony doesn't feel requires them to add it as a default application. I agree that it’s rude when people check stuff while talking to others, but when I’m talking to people, I find it hard to resist checking my phone if someone messages me, or answering my phone when someone calls me - and isn’t that the point of a mobile phone anyway?

I think there is a line. For instance, if my mum was calling to tell me that my sister is hurt and in hospital, that’s something I’d want to know right away, but if it was just a friend messaging me to say that they read an awesome book, that is something that can be dealt with later. I think the right thing to do is to politely excuse yourself for a moment, check that it isn’t urgent, and then return to conversation.

I’m not going to buy an iPhone though, because of Nick’s second reason, which I guess is linked to the Apple hates developers thing. I love that I can download different apps for my phone that other people have written, things that someone thought, “Hey, maybe this would be useful!” but that Sony doesn’t feel requires them to add it as a default application.

]]> By: Nick http://olekms.com/2008/08/itoo/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Nick Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:49:51 +0000 http://olekms.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-5 Hrm, I disagree - It'll still be rude, it just won't be noticeable. There's a difference there. As you're well aware, I also hate iPhones, but for more reasons then you've mentioned. For a start, lets look at the flash debacle. The what, you might say? Well, for several years now, many fucking annoying sites have been made using flash. The main reason for this is the same reason people using fucking PDF's; the web doesn't have real standards, and flash offers a way of forcing the content to look the same. So people make entire websites using it. Of course, in Linux, this is a challenge, but some very smart people have come up with flash players which get at least part of the functionality. Back to the point; the iPhone doesn't have flash. Not at all. Why? Because adobe own flash, and they don't give a shit, and the only free flash player out there is open-source. And Apple hates open source. In fact, Apple hates developers in general. Real developers do whatever the hell they like with your hardware. Apple likes control, not developers. Like Number 2: The blacklist Apple hates developers SO MUCH that with a tiny update to your iPhone, they can turn off applications you've installed. As in, applications you might have paid money for. Fuck Apple. Hrm, I disagree - It’ll still be rude, it just won’t be noticeable. There’s a difference there.

As you’re well aware, I also hate iPhones, but for more reasons then you’ve mentioned.

For a start, lets look at the flash debacle.

The what, you might say?

Well, for several years now, many fucking annoying sites have been made using flash. The main reason for this is the same reason people using fucking PDF’s; the web doesn’t have real standards, and flash offers a way of forcing the content to look the same.

So people make entire websites using it.

Of course, in Linux, this is a challenge, but some very smart people have come up with flash players which get at least part of the functionality.

Back to the point; the iPhone doesn’t have flash. Not at all. Why? Because adobe own flash, and they don’t give a shit, and the only free flash player out there is open-source.

And Apple hates open source. In fact, Apple hates developers in general. Real developers do whatever the hell they like with your hardware. Apple likes control, not developers.

Like Number 2: The blacklist

Apple hates developers SO MUCH that with a tiny update to your iPhone, they can turn off applications you’ve installed. As in, applications you might have paid money for.

Fuck Apple.

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