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Re: NativeScript 3.0 Available Today

Michael Flanagan — Sat, 27 May 2017 18:27:59 -0000

Great, thanks TJ.

I appreciate that the documentation updates can be a difficult one to get around to! I've submitted this as an idea, https://nativescript.ideas...., and good to know the docs are in fact kept up to date in the meantime!

Re: NativeScript 3.0 Available Today

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 25 May 2017 06:45:30 -0000

Has any of the documentation been updated for version 3.0? I appreciate all the work that goes into NativeScript but having a major release without documentation makes the decision to use it much more difficult.

Whether the docs have been updated or not, it's frustratingly non-obvious which version they relate to at all.

Re: 17. Auto-Completions in Vim Mastery

Michael Flanagan — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:20:57 -0000

This is useful, although I was confused for a moment – the command is 'v i p' rather than 'V I P'. Case matters ;-)

Thanks though! It's a nice little time-saver I wasn't aware of.

Re: Colbert Drops to 3rd Place Behind Kimmel as New Poll Shows CBS Host Alienating Audiences

Michael Flanagan — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 07:16:42 -0000

Spews the spewer spewing spew spew spew.

Re: Daniel Radcliffe named bottom of the year

Michael Flanagan — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:14:20 -0000

Not a fan of 'active' and 'passive' terms myself. I wouldn't ever hope to be described as a _passive_ participant during sex. Sounds so uninvolved, almost disinterested.

Re: Caribou’s 1000-song playlist is All You Ever Need

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:41:26 -0000

It's incomplete but someone put this together: https://play.spotify.com/us...

(as RT'd by @caribouband – https://twitter.com/abscond...

Re: Album of the week: Kiasmos – Kiasmos

Michael Flanagan — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:41:11 -0000

That's very nice indeed.

Re: Google Takes Aim At Evernote With New App Keep

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:11:16 -0000

Thought that might have been the case ;-)

Re: Google Takes Aim At Evernote With New App Keep

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:30:43 -0000

Dropbox? Have you used Google Keep yet? They're really not at all similar.

Re: Why you can go to jail for 5 years for unlocking your cellphone

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:28:50 -0000

I *could* be mistaken but I believe this is a European directive, not limited to France.

Re: Why you can go to jail for 5 years for unlocking your cellphone

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:22:24 -0000

Possibly this refers to flashing a custom ROM / OS on, for example, an Android device. That alone is not the same as "unlocking" – the device will still only work with your original carrier.

Re: Why you can go to jail for 5 years for unlocking your cellphone

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:17:02 -0000

I don't agree that "of course you don't own it". You may not pay full price for the device at the time of purchase but the cost of the phone is built into the often lengthy service contract. When that contract is up, often you will have paid a lot more for the phone than the RRP of an unlocked device, even if you subtract service cost.

And I'm not even sure i understand the issue from the carriers perspective. Unlocking your phone does not get you out of your contact. They'll sill get your cash for the next 12/18/24 months. What's the issue?

Re: Samsung Galaxy S III is hot: bursts into flames and melts through its own casing

Michael Flanagan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:11:38 -0000

90 degrees? Check the source link - this is Ireland. We don't do 90 degree days in Ireland ;)

Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich hands-on (video)

Michael Flanagan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:33:28 -0000

Does that mean we'll have the same "out of space" problems as ever once those 2GB's are full of apps? Why not just make the full 16GB available?

I know 2GB will be fine for /most/ apps but it means something like Rage HD (782MB on iOS) and a handful of others are still largely out of the question.

Maybe I'm alone but I don't store many HD videos on my phone, and music is mostly streamed via Google Music or Spotify. Would prefer to be able to load the occasional gratuitously large app or game than have that 16GB reserved exclusively for media.

Re: Is Apple Killing The “iPod” Brand?

Michael Flanagan — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:45:04 -0000

Does the iPod Touch have an iPod app?

I think this change makes sense. iPod is the physical device , whether it's touch or classic. iPods and iPhones both have Music apps.

Re: 99% Of Android Phones Leak Sensitive Information

Michael Flanagan — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:40:45 -0000

Very misleading article title.

And would this not be the same session hijacking that's possible with any machine using unencrypted communication over open networks?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

i.e. not good, but not like my Android phone is just spewing out my home address and credit card details as I walk down the street.

Re: Apple To Launch Apple HDTV In 2011 – Report

Michael Flanagan — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:11:57 -0000

$2k sounds a bit mad, no? Depends what's inside but I'm thinking my 40 inch Bravia was €650 more than a year ago, and a full mac mini to plug into it would be around €700... that's quite a saving and gives me a full mac os-x machine to play with.

So yeah, depends what's inside. Would need to be an awful lot more than just integrated Apple TV or iTunes.

Re: New Macbook Pro: Specs & Pictures Confirmed

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:19:49 -0000

Call me fickle if you will, but I was kinda hoping for at least a bit of a design refresh :-/

If it ain't broken, I guess. But I think my MBP 5,1 will do me rightly for a while yet.

Re: A Tale of Four Smart Phones

Michael Flanagan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:06:24 -0000

@Joe to be fair, the differences between 2.2 and 2.3 are mostly minor cosmetic changes and bug fixes. It's very much the same system.

Though I agree re: manufacturer's custom UI's which are often aggressively bolted on top of the (in my opinion) much nicer and cleaner stock Android interface. One of the biggest problems being how it messes with the update cycle.

I used HTC's Sense UI (one of the better ones) on my Desire for the first few months and while I liked it fine, it wasn't until I got stuck in and started to *really* customize things with a community built ROM and original Android UI that I ended up really loving the device.

For me, that's fine. I like tinkering with gadgets and spending an evening or two changing this and hacking that is all good fun. But it would have me at least considering iPhone or others if I were buying a phone for someone less technically minded. Certainly annoying that you can read a glowing review of "Android" (*Nexus S) and then pick up a HTC, Samsung, Motorolla, whatever, and think "eh, wtf?".

Re: Acer reveals 4.8-inch Android smartphone with 1024x480 screen resolution

Michael Flanagan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:48:28 -0000

Or one data plan and wifi hotspot / tethering. This isn't Apple.

Re: http://darraghdoyle.tumblr.com/post/1019708969

Michael Flanagan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:03:11 -0000

Me! I'll go! :)

What do you call a monkey in a minefield? A Baboom!

...I made that one up all by myself, so I didn't.

Re: Guy Ritchie wants Daniel Day-Lewis to play Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes 2?

Michael Flanagan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:45:15 -0000

Ian McShane.

Day Lewis would be fantastic, obviously, but can't see him in a film like this.

Re: [Update] Google and Android Support Gay Pride

Michael Flanagan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:48:31 -0000

@Jared

“If being male is natural, let’s put all the males in their own country and let nature run its course.”

Re: [Update] Google and Android Support Gay Pride

Michael Flanagan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:48:31 -0000

@Jared

“If being male is natural, let’s put all the males in their own country and let nature run its course.”

Re: http://blog.aidanwalsh.net/post/646620045

Michael Flanagan — Sun, 30 May 2010 09:13:49 -0000

I wonder who has pushed for this (Apple, phone network or Skype themselves). Surely makes little difference to Skype whether it's a 3G connection or not? Could be they're just looking for extra cash where they can get it but wouldn't be surprised if the networks (and/or Apple on their behalf) are applying pressure here.

As I mentioned to you on Twitter, what about 3rd party clients and devices that don't have the built-in restrictions of iPhone? Fring on Android for instance (and I think on iPhone too at the moment?), does Skype-to-Skype as well as Google Talk voice calls.

I'll be less annoyed if this is entirely Skypes themselves calling the shots - you can always move to a different software or service if you don't like their terms - but if it's the networks and/or Apple, it sets a bad precedent.