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Comment: In another reality... (Score 1) 527

by aiken_d (#39087365) Attached to: iPad 3 Confirmed To Have 2048x1536 Screen Resolution

Our reality: Apple doubles tablet resolution; Slashdot rolls eyes and talks about how unnecessary it is and how it confirms Apple is all about style over substance and is just a distraction from the evil / closed nature of the company and platform.

Somewhere, in an alternate reality: Samsung ships a 250DPI 10" tablet; Slashdot explodes in triumph with talks about how it's the most amazing breakthrough ever, will revolutionize tablet use, and confirms Android's role as an innovation leader and the general superiority of the completely open platform.

Comment: Re:corporate responsibility (Score 1) 333

by aiken_d (#39037189) Attached to: Apple-Approved Fair Labor Inspections Begin At Foxconn

You know that Foxconn makes products for Motorola, right? And that there is a proportional likelihood that any given Foxconn suicide was working on a Motrolla product?

Other Android "manufacturers" that use Foxconn for prodcut assembly and are therefore every bit as culpable as Apple, but never mentioned because it's against the narrative: Acer Inc., Amazon.com, Asus, Barnes & Noble, Samsung, Sony Ericsson.

Comment: Re:Why does Apple/iPad get so much attention? (Score 1) 470

by aiken_d (#39023167) Attached to: What the iPad 3 Looks Like

The world must be a really confusing place for you, if you actually believe that drivel. And it must be terrifying to see more and more "iSheep", these inferior beings who are sucked in by slick advertising and mindlessly buy crappy products.

On the bright side, with those remarkable powers of self-delusion and reality denial, plus a superiority complex, you may have a promising career in politics.

Comment: Re:Isn't that anti-science? (Score 1) 1055

by aiken_d (#38732884) Attached to: Is Climate Change the New Evolution?

Yes, and that's why high school physics classes should give equal credence to the idea that things fall to the ground because they want to.

That is a pretty remarkable job you've done of conflating incompleteness with incorrectness and what "no scientist should ever question" with what should be taught to kids in school as generally correct. I appreciate the insight into the reasoning.

Comment: Re:Why IPhone (Score 1) 105

by aiken_d (#38080504) Attached to: Syrian Protesters Roll Out New iPhone Apps

Um. Google *can* and does remotely delete apps from phones:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/03/google-using-remote-kill-switch-to-swat-android-malware-apps.ars

And given that Android phones can report what apps you use to carriers, that's probably a really bad idea in a place like Syria.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/11/16/verizon_and_sprint_using_rootkit_to_collect_data_from_android_phones

Comment: Re:$500 vs $200 (Score 5, Insightful) 381

by aiken_d (#38050342) Attached to: Reviews of Kindle Fire Are a Mixed Bag

Depends what you mean by "feature wise". If we ignore screen size (7" versus 10"), memory (8GB versus 16GB), construction (plastic versus aluminum), UX (sluggish versus snappy), thickness (0.45" versus 0.34"), glass coating (none versus oleophobic), camera (none versus front and back), and bluetooth (none versus yes), the features are competitive.

The Fire may be a better value for you if you don't *want* the iPad's extra features, but it's not like there's feature parity for the $300 price difference.

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