They get it all right... advertising... slick advertising and lots of it.

That "somehow" is the same somehow that makes Mcdonalds taste so delicious. Seeing people sitting in the window at Starbucks with their Macbooks reminds me of kids at Micky D's. Look at me aren't I cool?

Some folks prefer real food.

Android is an operating system. The actual cellphone hardware varies greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer.

Sure you can get an Android phone for 1/10th of the price of an iPhone and it will work just as well (actually better because you can maintain anonymity and avoid signing into Daddy Corporation's site altogether) but it probably won't last as long before the charger jack starts acting up.

You also have the option of paying 1/2 or 3/4 as much as an iPhone for a higher quality Android device that will outlast your iPhone while also maintaining anonymity and independence and not being insulted by having messages tainted with crApple advertising ("sent from my iPhone", etc.)

My Sony Experia Z2 Ultra is over a half dozen years old and still works great except for a cracked screen. My Samsung (non-Android) Rugby flip phone is so old almost all the finish has worn off right down to the aluminum-magnesium alloy case. Brick shithouse. Cost me <$100. Still my main phone, only one with a SIM card.

I'll be honest. I look down my nose at crApple products... high price, low quality. Back before the turn of the century it was easy to laugh at Mac users with their under-performing Motorola and IBM CPUs and software designed for the technologically inept.

Even after they upgraded to Intel silicon, they were a source of amusement. I remember a post to the OCZ SSD forums back in the early days of consumer SSDs. Someone wanted to know how the Mac version of the original Vertex differed from the normal version. One of the OCZ engineers replied that it had identical hardware and firmware. Only the label was different... and of course the price... the Mac version cost >$100 more.

One born every minute.

Good morning Bitcoinland.

Still over $9k I see after a wee dip under and back up... currently $9080USD/$12177CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

No problem.


Pretty well so far. Of course the Jays are in the middle of a total rebuild.

The big news is top pitching prospect Nate Pearson who has been dominating. In his first appearance he struck out the side (all Yankee major leaguers) on 12 pitches. He has yet to allow a run in 3 appearances. Many believe he will be a homegrown workhorse ace like Dave Stieb or Roy Halladay.

He's big, has a triple-digit fastball and a hard breaking pitch with tons of late movement and possesses a strong work ethic. He's said to be mature beyond his years. Will hopefully be called up sometime this season. Gotta get that extra year of team control though.

Slugging first baseman Rowdy Tellez has come into camp in much better shape. He only lost a pound but described it as losing 15 pounds of fat and gaining 14 pounds of muscle. He also is realizing he doesn't need to swing for the fences to hit it out. His strength should allow him to tighten up his swing, improve his average to all fields and still get lots of HRs and extra-base hits.

Vladdy Guerrero has also arrived in better shape and is looking to improve on what was for him a disappointing rookie season.

Veteran journeyman Joe Panik, signed to a minor league deal has been impressing everyone with his defense at short and stands a chance to make the team as a utility infielder.

Other than that, it's what you'd expect. Veteran pitchers like Ryu and Shoemaker are working on extending pitch counts, youngsters like Thornton are working on new pitches, and hitters are getting their at-bats.

We'll all see how this works out in 3 weeks. I'll be flying up in time for the home opener. Same seats as the last few years, behind home plate but just enough up the 1st base line that the ump doesn't block my view of the strike zone. Good view of the Jays pen and dugout.

Play ball!

Sounds like you prefer PRISM controlled data-mining sites like Instacrap, Twit-ter, Fussbook, etc.

Enjoy your centralization.
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BTW, I wasn't even talking about content. I was talking about the actual nuts and bolts of the internet. Microprocessors, TCP/IP, HTML, etc.

Many younger users have no idea what's going on in their devices. It's like drivers who have to call a mechanic to change their oil.  

Hate to break it to you but Jeff (Big Lebowski) Bridges was born in 1949, totally Boomer.

Perhaps you should replace him with a picture of Kim Kardashian, born in 1980, totally Generation X.

 

What exactly do Boomers have to do with social security?

I thought your comment odd so I googled American social security and found out that it dates back to long before the Boomers were born.

I understand that other generations like the GenXers and Millennials are jealous of the accomplishments of the Baby Boomers and seem to want to forget that it was the Boomers who largely gave them much of the lifestyle improvements of the late 20th and early 21st centuries like personal computers, the Internet, cell phones, racial integration, gender equality, tolerance of LGBT, etc.

The generation who gave you social security was the generation that gave you WW2, McCarthyism, the Military Industrial Complex... and the Baby Boom itself.

If anything, the Boomers are the biggest victims of social security. They dutifully paid large chunks of their paychecks into the system with the promise of a comfortable old age only to find that there weren't enough new contributors to keep the system afloat.

I was in my 20s when I figured out that I shouldn't expect to be supported by the government (or more accurately the taxpayers) in my old age. That was a half a century ago. I had enough sense to get off the employee, debtor, taxpayer treadmill and invest in people, knowledge and my own future.

Whining about Boomers won't do you any good when the shit hits the fan.

Good morning Bitcoinland. Greetings to all Wall Observers



(All Virus Observers too)

Nice to see we're back over $9k again... currently $9095USD/$12200CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Onward and upward!

Good morning Bitcoinland.

Sideways continues... currently $8752USD/$11670CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Same old same old.


I generally try not to step in the domestic politics of other countries but this was too hard to resist.



Same old same old.

 

Good morning Bitcoinland.

Still waiting for the return of Vegeta... currently $8759USD/$11700CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Another day closer to the halving, another day closer to the moon of 2021.


The trouble with that is that it kills mostly the elderly and any elderlies smart enough to own Bitcoin are probably smart enough to have plans in place for the transfer of their coins to their heirs.

Then again, many of them might just be so sickened by their lazy self-indulgent heirs that they intentionally take their keys with them to the grave to donate them to the Greater Bitcoin Benevolent Foundation.

 

Good morning Bitcoinland.

Up a wee... currently $8830USD/$11792CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Keep it coming.

Actions speak louder than words.



 

Salud!

Good morn Bitcoinland.
Have a nice haiku Sunday.
Still going sideways.

The current price is
Eight five six five US bucks
(Bitcoinaverage)

Go go Bitcoin go.
Go go Bitcoin go go go
Go Bitcoin go go.


I've never tasted horse piss but I imagine it tastes like Corona. What do they expect when it's bottled in clear glass.

There's a reason why beer is bottled in brown glass (or at worst green) in most places. It cuts down on UV light and keeps beer from becoming prematurely skunky.

Corona is pre-skunked. It's bad enough here in Mexico where it's considered cerveza turista, but by the time it's traveled to other countries, it's pretty dismal.

Good morning Bitcoinland.

3rd day stuck in the  mid $8xxx range... currently $8618USD/$11542CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Still waiting for springtime.


ftfy

Skepticism is a mature objective quality. Pessimism is childish. 

Good morning Bitcoinland.

It seems the battle for $10k has regressed back to the battle for $9k... currently $9040USD/$12005CAD (Bitcoinaverage).

Here's a WO salute to all resolute HODLers.



It's over $9k!

#nohomo

Youtube? Lawl.

To what? The new Fiatcoin "crypto" currency? Fedcoin?

 

You notice they didn't mention Bitcoin, just "crypto" and "blockchain".

When propaganda shills like Fox start spewing crap like this, it makes you wonder what's coming.

Good morn Bitcoinland.
The battle for ten thousand
Is continuing.

Up over ten grand
And then right back down again.
This calls for a shot.

Each coin's price is now
Nine nine zero six dollars
(Bitcoinaverage).

It would be so nice
To move on up but sadly
This could take some time.

First five syllables
Then seven and then five more
Are not haikus fun?