Comments for 1994 called, they want their homepage back http://john.kangry.com Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:04:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Open thread for arguing about the iPad by Russell http://john.kangry.com/2011/05/27/open-thread-for-arguing-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Russell Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:04:28 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=435#comment-960 (duplicate post to FB content) New developments: a) we just got trista one of these : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+Iconia+Tablet+/+10.1%22+Display+/+16GB+Storage+Memory+/+NVIDIA+Tegra+Processor+-+Aluminum+Metallic/2512059.p?id=1218332577304&skuId=2512059 Android Honeycomb, runs flash. has a USB master port. you can plug a USB stick right into it. and since it's android, it *ALREADY* syncs her contacts calendar and email with her other devices ( droid phone and gmail website) b) Apple just announced a bunch of updates that are coming to the I-devices. Of particular note is "wifi-sync" this feature already existed on other platforms. ( blackberry, android) http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/09/2218210/Apple-Rips-Off-Rejected-App-Says-Wireless-Sync-Developer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotApple+%28Slashdot%3A+Apple%29 in it's walled garden Apple previously rejected an app that achieved this function. Now I think it's a stretch to suggest that apple saw this app then said "hey we could do that". they probably planed to to it all the time but didn't either because they like tiring users to a desktop with i-tunes installed.. or it just wasn't a high priority. But *EITHER* *WAY* this is a feature that *USERS* *WANTED* that was denied them by the walled garden, until apple chose to make it available. Any garden fans want to defend that point ? (duplicate post to FB content)

New developments:
a) we just got trista one of these :
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acer+-+Iconia+Tablet+/+10.1%22+Display+/+16GB+Storage+Memory+/+NVIDIA+Tegra+Processor+-+Aluminum+Metallic/2512059.p?id=1218332577304&skuId=2512059

Android Honeycomb, runs flash. has a USB master port. you can plug a USB stick right into it. and since it’s android, it *ALREADY* syncs her contacts calendar and email with her other devices ( droid phone and gmail website)

b) Apple just announced a bunch of updates that are coming to the I-devices. Of particular note is “wifi-sync”

this feature already existed on other platforms. ( blackberry, android)

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/06/09/2218210/Apple-Rips-Off-Rejected-App-Says-Wireless-Sync-Developer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotApple+%28Slashdot%3A+Apple%29

in it’s walled garden Apple previously rejected an app that achieved this function.

Now I think it’s a stretch to suggest that apple saw this app then said “hey we could do that”. they probably planed to to it all the time but didn’t either because they like tiring users to a desktop with i-tunes installed.. or it just wasn’t a high priority. But *EITHER* *WAY* this is a feature that *USERS* *WANTED* that was denied them by the walled garden, until apple chose to make it available.

Any garden fans want to defend that point ?

]]> Comment on Open thread for arguing about the iPad by russell http://john.kangry.com/2011/05/27/open-thread-for-arguing-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-959 russell Sat, 28 May 2011 13:08:25 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=435#comment-959 It's probably a bad idea to enable facebook style email notifications here because the email address I put in the box above isn;t authenticated.I could easily cause someone to get unwanted updates, and lacking a login an and profile for a word press commenter... how would the victim turn them off ? It’s probably a bad idea to enable facebook style email notifications here because the email address I put in the box above isn;t authenticated.I could easily cause someone to get unwanted updates, and lacking a login an and profile for a word press commenter… how would the victim turn them off ?

]]> Comment on Open thread for arguing about the iPad by John http://john.kangry.com/2011/05/27/open-thread-for-arguing-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-958 John Fri, 27 May 2011 22:29:12 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=435#comment-958 Testing to see if Russell gets an email when there are more comments on this. Since he's a user, there ought to be a setting. Also testing the wordpress iPhone app. Testing to see if Russell gets an email when there are more comments on this. Since he’s a user, there ought to be a setting. Also testing the wordpress iPhone app.

]]> Comment on Open thread for arguing about the iPad by Russell http://john.kangry.com/2011/05/27/open-thread-for-arguing-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Russell Fri, 27 May 2011 20:25:38 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=435#comment-957 It's possible that we nave just about already hashed this all out. As I see it, Greg agreed that apple is hyped up. that it's good for people to be able to be able to tinker with things. (even if you don't personally, because you benefit from the ideas and products that get created ) He argues that sometimes you want to chose a device that "just works" and points out ( and this comes from personal experience) that it can be a mistake for a company to open a device because this will cause them to receive expensive support calls from people who are probably the cause of their own problems. I counter that you don't have to get an apple product so that it will "just work" there are lots of options in the category. I also strongly feel that we shouldn't support companies that lock down their devices and treat their users with so little respect. I think It's quite possible for both of us to be correct here.. so what are we arguing about again ?? ;-) It’s possible that we nave just about already hashed this all out.

As I see it, Greg agreed that apple is hyped up. that it’s good for people to be able to be able to tinker with things. (even if you don’t personally, because you benefit from the ideas and products that get created )

He argues that sometimes you want to chose a device that “just works” and points out ( and this comes from personal experience) that it can be a mistake for a company to open a device because this will cause them to receive expensive support calls from people who are probably the cause of their own problems.

I counter that you don’t have to get an apple product so that it will “just work” there are lots of options in the category. I also strongly feel that we shouldn’t support companies that lock down their devices and treat their users with so little respect.

I think It’s quite possible for both of us to be correct here.. so what are we arguing about again ?? ;-)

]]> Comment on Compostable cup update by John http://john.kangry.com/2010/08/05/compostable-cup-update/comment-page-1/#comment-955 John Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:44:59 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=430#comment-955 Maybe the point is for them to go into a compost stream rather than landfill, but I seriously doubt that ones sold here will. More likely they go straight to the incinerator, which isn't any worse than having a regular plastic cup go there. But if the compostable cup goes into the landfill and becomes methane, that's twenty times as bad as if a conventional cup get incinerated. I've been thinking for a while, but have been too lazy, to put together a post on the idea that the <strong>best</strong> (reasonably possible) use for oil is for it to be turned into plastic in landfills. Any oil for which this happens is sequestered more-or-less permanently. If you assume that essentially all oil that can be extracted from the ground will be, it's better for it to be cups put back in the ground than burned and end up as atmospheric CO2. Maybe the point is for them to go into a compost stream rather than landfill, but I seriously doubt that ones sold here will. More likely they go straight to the incinerator, which isn’t any worse than having a regular plastic cup go there. But if the compostable cup goes into the landfill and becomes methane, that’s twenty times as bad as if a conventional cup get incinerated.

I’ve been thinking for a while, but have been too lazy, to put together a post on the idea that the best (reasonably possible) use for oil is for it to be turned into plastic in landfills. Any oil for which this happens is sequestered more-or-less permanently. If you assume that essentially all oil that can be extracted from the ground will be, it’s better for it to be cups put back in the ground than burned and end up as atmospheric CO2.

]]> Comment on Compostable cup update by Jon http://john.kangry.com/2010/08/05/compostable-cup-update/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Jon Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:09:57 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=430#comment-954 I may have been mistaken, but I thought that the whole point of compostable plastic was that they go into composting systems, not into landfills. In SF we have municipal composting that takes things like used paper napkins, waxed paper milk containers, and compostable "plastics." Living in the Norcal bubble, I sometimes forget that not everyone has access to such programs. So you're looking at it as "If cups are going into landfills they should be standard plastic" and I'm looking at it as "If I must use a disposable cup, better for it to be something that can go in the composting stream rather than the landfill stream." I guess the real question is, how do we wean ourselves off the addiction to disposable containers of ANY sort? I may have been mistaken, but I thought that the whole point of compostable plastic was that they go into composting systems, not into landfills. In SF we have municipal composting that takes things like used paper napkins, waxed paper milk containers, and compostable “plastics.” Living in the Norcal bubble, I sometimes forget that not everyone has access to such programs.

So you’re looking at it as “If cups are going into landfills they should be standard plastic” and I’m looking at it as “If I must use a disposable cup, better for it to be something that can go in the composting stream rather than the landfill stream.”

I guess the real question is, how do we wean ourselves off the addiction to disposable containers of ANY sort?

]]> Comment on Trip, part 2 by Andrew Rubin http://john.kangry.com/2010/07/12/trip-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Andrew Rubin Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:48:18 +0000 http://john.kangry.com/?p=395#comment-949 The restaurants were Water Buffalo for lunch, and Swig for dinner, both in the 3rd Ward area. It was great seeing Debbie again, and meeting John. Hope you guys have a great rest of the trip! The restaurants were Water Buffalo for lunch, and Swig for dinner, both in the 3rd Ward area. It was great seeing Debbie again, and meeting John. Hope you guys have a great rest of the trip!

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