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[Off-topic] Archer:
I think you're a little too cynical. The rich will always need the poor - end of. Otherwise, they're not rich.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
All of that may be be possibilities, but I'm looking at the state of humanity right now, how people treat each other, how a portion of us insulate ourselves from the rest, and corelating with the nature of humanity to determine what might happen given the rich and powerful's chance to do it. It simple to understand: Would a person indulged in the pleasures and richness of a life filled with wealth dare to come down to the interactive level necessary to aid the poor and middle class, or would they rather choose, safely and secure in their wealth without obvious consequence to their decision, to remain insulated with the pleasures of their existence?

The easy part of understanding this is simply asking yourself...each of us asking ourselves...what we would do. We are no different from the richest, most elite person on Earth. We all have the same nature. The only difference is wealth.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Why will the rich always need the poor? You see, it's the whole purpose of this subject to point out that currently the rich need the poor and working class. But that is only because they have no alternative. Computers and robotics will change that and if it advances to the desired degree it likely will, the rich will have an uncomplaining, un-troublesome alternative to the poor and working class.
[Off-topic] Archer:
In that case the world will be fine. I am a very selfless person. I do take pride in that fact which is why I will openly say it.

If we're all the same then we'll be fine.
[Off-topic] Archer:
I just have to do this.

LOL!!!!

Seriously, stop watching whatever it is you watch and go and look somewhere other than where you look because you have a VERY blinkered view of the world. I hope I don't offend as that's not my intention, but you really need to see more of the world because it simply is not what you think it is.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Do you have street beggars where you live? What comes to mind when you see those street beggars? Do you care about them or become filled with anger because of them. Do you look away from them and try to not think about them?
[Off-topic] Archer:
Of course there are street beggars where I live, but other than that nothing you said is true.

If they ask for money I give it to them - 100% of the time. I never get "filled with anger" by them and quite frankly I have 0 comprehension of how someone could be so weak as to feel that way. I talk to them regularly and more often than not give the type of money that folds rather than jingles.

Why would you suggest that I get angry and look away from people that are simple unfortunate?
[Off-topic] bhavi_jp:
Rich is a relative term. If they get rid of all poor people, there will be a new class of poor people among the rich.

Edit: Finally reached to 10 posts!!
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
True? I asked questions. I didn't make statements. Why would you suggest I suggested you get angry? I merely asked a question. Some people get angry and blame the street beggars for their predicament. Believe it or not, here in the USA, what I speak happens.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Lovelock's bottom line was 'Equilibrium'. Anything may exist for a short while above or below the line but everything is eventually brought back into balance. The rich will eventually be subsumed by the poor. Life will eventually be subsumed by the Earth. The Earth will eventually be subsumed by the Universe.

Balance will always be accomplished, even if it's detrimental to a small group, or to the entire group at once. Personally i loathe small minded thinking. Big picture stuff is scary but at least it's logical. Doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, human or insect. When a ****-off big asteroid hits the planet everyone is swimming in the same soup. Kiss goodbye to your arse, if you have one!

Think of all the extinction level events that have preceeded mankind. Can anyone tell me what the biggest and most damaging pollutant in the history of the Earth was. What ugliness wiped out almost all life at the time? Oxygen, believe it or not. Anaerobic life found it pretty hard to to live in an oxygen rich environment. What's to say the next cataclysmic event isn't when the Earth decides to seek some equilbrium again, killing all life in the process.

Bottom line, you don't trash your house when you need to live in it. You don't tear up the floorboards and throw them on the fire to stay warm. Eventually you run out of house, yes? Well, we're running out of planet.

Like CT said. Let's stop dicking around wasting money and let's feed those who are starving. Let's stop being greedy and short-sighted and start thinking of sustainable ways of living so that our great grandchildren can enjoy life the way we enjoy it now. Better that than subjecting them to starvation and man-made disasters that might kill half of them before they've had a chance to live.

/blog.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
C'non gents, let's not make this personal ;)

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Off-topic] Archer:
My mistake - I was reading you comment as rhetorical rather than a simple question. Yes, some people do feel uncomfortable around less fortunate people, and other people feel possessive about what is "theirs", but more people simply understand that any single one of us could one day end up homeless and penniless, begging for help from strangers.

Anyway, how is this OT?
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Interesting. Appreciate the perspective. Give me enough pause to put into center the realities of existence.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Not a problem. I get severely depressed by the state of affairs here where I live and the cruelty I see perpetrated on others that I put out threads like this. Absolutely did not mean to suggest you did that. And as a matter of fact, I've always heard very nice things about the UK...England...or Britain, however it is to be referred to,,,very confusing...about the lack or low level of corruption there. I attribute it to the authority of an aged queen and her pragmatic and respectful ways.
[Off-topic] Archer:
The way I see it is that there's always gonna be good and bad, rich and poor, healthy and sick. There will also always be balance, as that's just nature - nothing to do with us.

I guess some places must seem worse than others if you've got a higher number of the negative type of people (selfish rish types, for example). That just means that somewhere else there's a place where there are very few people like that. I believe that karma is a real thing, but not in the personal sense that most people mean it. I believe that if I went out right now and wronged someone, because of that very action there would be a reaction that would cause someone else, somewhere else to do something good because of it.

Say I went and mugged someone - that's bad. They tell their friends and family, who in turn tell other people and the story gets around. One guy hears about it and doesn't know either me or my victim - it's just some story - but it makes him think about how wrong it is, and he decides to stand up for people when he sees them wronged. Later that day he sees a complete stranger getting bullied and he helps them out. Bad begets good, eventually, and vice-versa. Such is life.

That's how I see it, anyway.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Statistically the top 50% of earners contributed to 88.4% of income tax paid to HMRC in 2009. The top 1% of earners alone contributed over 24%, and the top 10% contributed over 53% of income tax. Add to that other taxes such as VAT, council tax and fuel duty, and take into consideration the higher earners get the least in return from the state and it makes a mockery of the assertion that they don't carry their weight or we can do without them.

That income tax goes towards paying for tax credits for low earners, welfare benefits for those in need etc

There are local government backed schemes to help the homeless, take Brighton for instance where grants were available for people to decorate and make good abandoned houses so that they could get back on their feet.

Then there's the Big Issue/Street News, means for the homeless to earn an honest buck.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Or the overwhelming goodness :)
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
too far ahead in the future

before that, we'll be most likely killed by pandemic of airborne viruses, or natural disasters that is already happening all over the world

also in the future the whole human race, or what is left of it is going to be brown, when the earth runs out of "pure" blood species, as there's no more mix possible of all the current varieties.

those are are still "pure" will be put into zoo like places

most of the earth is going to be under water

and food will become a luxury item

you might be charged for breathing, it's probably going to be patented by apple, LOL :D
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
I loved that movie! Waterworld was excellent. :D
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
>.<

that reminds me of a more possible future as picture in deus ex human revolution http://www.sarifindustries.com/en/

[YOUTUBE]akaos1U8Rto[/YOUTUBE]
[Off-topic] Dirk:
One way to look at it is that, call it the 'human condition' or just an innate sense of survival, but the inevitable outcome of the life experiment is a negative one. Not because we want it to be that way, as even a hardened cynic, i still believe that there is more collective good than bad... but because we are on a road that we didn't build, running downslope because of a force that we can't control, but godammit we will resist no matter what the cost!

Life is out of our control and maybe that's part of the problem. If we had more control over the issues we may have addressed and fixed more of them by now. You could liken it to herding a group of cats. You may want to believe they're going where you tell them but in reality you're just following where they lead and nothing more.

Perhaps it's where the great philosophical debates about free will and choice started centuries ago. Perhaps like time, these things are destined to move in one direction with an inevitable outcome no matter what we do?

Not that it absolves us of our responsibilities, but perhaps fate is merely the product of a chaotic system that is way beyond our control?

Deep stuff, huh? :D
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Wow! Thanks, Dirk, I don't feel so eff'ed up anymore. :p

Joke.

Very deep stuff...for my shallow mind.
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
along the same idea, i'm definitely against time

i hate time, we exist because we do

we do things when we want to do them

whomever invented time should be shot

the notion of time, is tying us down, we could have evolved so much further without spending every second in our life worrying about time

we are born to die, but we can enjoy life while at it, and not waste time worrying about life, to be more productive, so we can have more time to worry about not having enough time, to finish all the dead lines, so that we can have time to live without worries.

see the paradox there?

wouldn't it be much simpler to just go from point A to point B, without going through all the hoops just to go back to B from ...E,F,G,...O,P,Q,...X,Y,Z... :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince10:
I am new to these forums and I would greatly appreciate some advice and help. I managed to root my phone and install roms as I would with my Droid. Although I have had problems trying to install Sene 3.0 and 3.5 roms. Is it because I'm using clockworkmod recovery? It installs fine with Clockwork mod but after a reboot i get all kinds of FC, so I'm guessing the recovery is not formatting it all that well, should I try RA recovery. Thanks in advance guys.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notorious:
You should try RA everybody here will recommend RA over CWM
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince10:
Thanks and how can I go about installing this recovery?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
Yes, definitely use amon ra. And use format all too. If you go the link below, you will fond both.

Evo is an old phone so new sense is not going to be stable.

Having trouble with AOSP? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1295702
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vince10:
Thanks, got it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neophyte1983:
Hello i find the S2 when you listen to music not really loud not with speakers not with headphones any way to get the S2 louder on speakers and headphones?? Not with app or such things i tried all and nothing fits my needs.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rab1es:
not my work but it might help you

I found the incall volume to be a little low. When you max out the volume using the volume button it actually only goes to a default setting of 87 out of 100. If you would like to change the default settings here is what you need to do.

call this number *#*#197328640#*#*

This will open the service mode menu.

choose option [5] AUDIO

choose option [1] (VOICE CALL)

choose option [1] HANDSET

choose option [1] Volume

choose option [1] SRC Speech RX Volume

choose option [5] 5_lvl : 87

press the menu button (left side)

choose Key Input

enter a value between 0 and 100, I choose 100 the loudest setting.

press ok

now press the menu button and select back this should save (don't use the right side back key you normally use to navigate the phone or you will quit out of the settings) keep hitting the menu and back until you leave the service mode menu.

You will also note you can change volume settings for other things like bluetooth, head sets, video call etc.

Note: this is not permanent, if you turn off the phone it resets back to the default levels .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlitos66:
not only when you turn the phone off it will reset the phone settings back to the default levels, the new settings will last max 1 or 2 phone calls. Try to make new settings and make 2 calls and check the settings again. Yes the volume on SGS 2 is very very low, and Samsung does nothing about it. I only hope that reports about volume beeing louder in 2.3.5. are true.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rab1es:
i haven't noticed the sound being low on mine, maybe because i am into heavy metal. Could it be the type of music YOU listen to?

also bear in mind, it's a mobile phone and not a hifi system.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqua-sonic:
Hello,

Sorry for my "not perfect english", hope you will understand my question :)

I am building an app who uses Bluetooth to discover other devices. This feature of my app can only be used, if the the user has enabled bluetooth discoverable. This can be requested from the user with the "ACTION_REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE" intent.

Unfortunately the maximum time to make a device discoverable is 300 seconds and this means I can not use the feature in this app. This is a bug in Android (see code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6348). Now since Android 2.3.6 (for smartphones) and Android 3.1 (for tablets), this is fixed and Bluetooth discoverable can be set to infinity.

I would like to only give users this feature, who can make their devices permanently discoverable. But I don't find a solution to get the maximum discoverable timeout of the current device. I've tried to get the value over the android.os.SystemProperties (by reflections, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2641111/where-is-android-os-systemproperties), but I didn't found the property.

Does anyone know how to get this? How to get if the device can set discoverable to infinity? Or do I really have to ask for the current Android version?

Thank you for your answers and regards,

aquasonic
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svasan3:
Wat happen ,if u set t value as 0 ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqua-sonic:
When the device can set the timeout to infinity, then it will set to infinity. Otherwise the timeout will be set to the defaul of 120 seconds. But I don't know what the timeout will be by code. I only know it after the user get a notification if he would enable bluetooth (see developer.android.com/images/bt_enable_discoverable.png).

I don't want to aks the user to enable it for 120 seconds ;-)
[General Questions and Answers] swanson8:
is there a skyfire alternative that allows me to play flash games on my windows mobile 6 phone?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k007sam:
wel, i saw a lot of threads, n searched google, but all i cn find is ways to fastboot and hboot for every other device than the gtp1000. im doing this coz i want to flash a custom bootscreen, i have the img file using those guides, but the problem is i dnt know how to get it recognised in the splash screen creator software. i.e related to fast boot or something. moreover, i am running overcome rom v7 and kernal v4 and i also found another guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=888071 but i dint understnd much of it, and i downloaded the apk(SGT bootloader patch), and it told me Signed:PBL, SBL

Not Signed:SBL_backup,Kernal

Assessment:can only flash SIGNED firmwares,

i dont know if im on the right track, help me
[Xperia Play General] SondreVAIO:
Today i woke up and checked my mail. I got this mail from my freind in sweden. Hi again Sondre. I got som bad news. Sony Ericsson is no more. Sony bought them out. Which makes our phones a bit "different".

Post your comment below :)
[Xperia Play General] silvacrest:
personally i see this as good news, now sony can properly integrate there features together (im looking at you playstation brand)
[Xperia Play General] DeanBoro:
I disagree. Sony have confirmed they will not be using Android on there devices in the future.
[Xperia Play General] CrimsonKnight13:
SondreVAIO... Stop posting 1001 threads about the same damn thing. You've done this multiple times with multiple topics.
[Xperia Play General] El_Nino9:
source? they will be using around and windows mobile and said that while unlikely they may persue buying palm OS from HP.

however this deal does not go through until early 2012 so expect business as usual.

my source...my uncle who works for S.E in sweden :)
[Xperia Play General] TheCraig:
I think I am going to get a Samsung next time I get a new smartphone, If Sony confirmed there not using Android.
[Xperia Play General] TLRtheory:
I don't know if I'm gonna like this unless it means more big budget titles come to the Xperia PLAY.

Sony's got a long streak going for dip**** decisions, poor marketing and absolutely dreadful ad campaigns. SE's Kristen Schaal ads for the Xperia PLAY were easily better than any of that garbage Sony tried to market the PS3 with.
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
who needs sony we have our own comunity here we will build our own ultimate rom if sony leave us in a pit.
[Xperia Play General] hairdewx:
Source for this? I know the Vita won't use Android, but it would make sense for them to do it for cellular and tablet devices...
[Xperia Play General] 216Monster:
Unless you have an r800x then, like me sadly, you need sony to release some kernel sources for your device, which may never happen, so in some way I agree with you because Im sure a dev in this community will figure the lil ol' r800x out sooner or later

If sony drops android though I will more then likely go back to Droid line up , Im seeing Droid 4 on Lte kinda tempting

But at the same time Im enjoying the challenge of my r800x, it will be defeated!:eek:
[Xperia Play General] dannejanne:
I second that. I'm a bit worried too. Indeed Sony has a history of making very very bad decisions by trying to go their own way and fail.
[Xperia Play General] silvacrest:
well....your gonna have to show a link for that, SE mentioned a while ago that 80% of there revenue came from their android phones, why would they jump ship now?

in fact i got a quaot for you from engadget:

"Update: Sony president and CEO Sir Howard Stringer has just addressed the media on the proposed buyout and confirmed that the company will indeed move away from feature phones, as previously stated. This effectively heralds the death of the Walkman line and the dawn of Sony's exclusively :eek:Android:eek: era, though Stringer's not ruling out the possibility of bringing another OS on board. When asked whether his firm would consider buying webOS, the exec said simply, "Never say never."
[Xperia Play General] DeanBoro:
Engadget. go read.
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
Engadget seems to prove you wrong...
[Xperia Play General] :
Ok here is a source

never mind what I said earlier, But it is important to give a source so that it doesn't cause any confusion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/27/idUS69098+27-Oct-2011+HUG20111027
[Xperia Play General] 216Monster:
If i use your drop box link will you get the extra 250mb an myself aswell ?

Random i know...
[Xperia Play General] :
Yes we both will get an extra 250mb.
[Xperia Play General] DeanBoro:
all i have to say to you is. your an ass.
[Xperia Play General] silvacrest:
what? are you spreading bad information on purpose or something? :rolleyes:

Engadget pretty much says the exact opposite of what your claiming, sony are ditching feature phones and are going 100% into android

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/27/...nt-venture-assumes-ownersh/#comment-347181325
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
lol, pwned
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
:eek::eek:Ohmygodarandompersonhascalledmebadnames:eek::eek:

:rolleyes:

Learn to read. The written word is beautiful, there are so many great authors and works out there, waiting to be read :)
[Xperia Play General] Nabeel_Nabs:
Spewing non-sense and then insulting people after for your dumb"ass"ness?

Just so people don't get confused from this little "know it all" ... Sony have not said ANYTHING about moving away from android. All they have said is that they will move away from "feature phones" which is vague in a sense. Some sites like engadget have said this will probably mean the end of their walkman line and that they will probably release MORE android devices.

Here is the link to the article in quesiton http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/27/sony-buys-out-ericssons-stake-in-joint-venture-assumes-ownersh/

/rant over.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
There is no way on gods earth sony are going to drop android for WP7. :rolleyes: Just the though of it is ridiculous :rolleyes: Imagine a WP7 playstation certified device with xbox live integration :eek: :D
[Xperia Play General] Pos411:
definitely agree with u...

Android ≠ WP7

Sony ≠ Microsoft

PS ≠ XBOX

Xperia Play ≈ PlayStation Phone
[Xperia Play General] metcard:
Sony mobile would be wise to stick a 3g chip and phone capabilities onto their new android walkman device for their first phone.

I wonder if Sony mobile will use ST-Ericcson Socs for their future devices.
[Xperia Play General] ncaissie:
That rom means nothing without games to play. I got the xplay to play games. I thought I would get some good games and not ****ty phone games with 1/2 ass controls. I haven't used my xplay in a month. I went back to my iPhone until Sony oe Ericsson does something with the phone. :(

This buyout was announced by Sony and can only be good. I just hope they don't leave out this xplay. Obviously Sony hs been held back by Ericsson to have to buy them out. :)

Edit: I don't think there was any mention of dropping android. Where was that said? Link please.
[Xperia Play General] TheCraig:
Gameloft are optimizing their games for Xperia Play, Really the amount of games optimized for the xperia play are getting higher each month
[Xperia Play General] juxtapose519:
Anyone who thinks Sony is going to drop Android for an OS built by Microsoft is the ass.
[Xperia Play General] Cat_On_Droid:
Im pretty sure xperia play is used to play casual games / PSgames /Emulators. I dont think you should have bought it as a dedicated gaming console like PSP/3DS/DS/GB