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Funny Foreign Film of the Day

He cut off his effing fingers with a light saber so he'd stop getting dropped calls, lol.
 
Ahh typical Taiwanese news cg, they do this a lot.

Of course you need to be from TW like me to get the full enjoyment out of it but the cg's themselves will do plenty.
 
Quite funny . . .

Though I have to say it is even more funny seeing the "rabid" kick them when they are down syndrome the US has .. especially over frigging luxury items of all things!

What are people forgetting these are large company making money or something?? and not some great benefactor or friend?? OMGs!!! say it is not so . .

- Early adopters by definition take a risk on new items . . . get over it.
- People that are mad do not have a clue on the reality of things. (nothing is perfect and are not even designed to be) . get over it.
- Companies are there to make money FIRST, any "nice" image is all for show.
- Fan boys are effectively cultists.
- On the other hand, Always distrust popular movements, and media firestorms . . it is normally based on a slight bit of truth and allot of 2nd hand crap, 3rd hand, 4th hand, etc. Often it is really not a big deal but, this time it got media coverage and went viral.
- Research ALL potential big purchases over a time period of at least a month. Any less . . and you are asking for disappointment.

Best to understand the risks, understand all tech is flawed in some way, that Companies do NOT have you best interest in mind, and getting mad after getting taken is useless - you should have done more research.
Then when you get you new tech item . . you know what you are getting and can accept the failings and can work around them.
 
Can someone translate what they're saying? It'd probably be pretty funny.
 
ta_erog said:
Quite funny . . .

Though I have to say it is even more funny seeing the "rabid" kick them when they are down syndrome the US has .. especially over frigging luxury items of all things!
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Define luxury item and how you are trying to use it or the implications you mean by it?

ta_erog said:
What are people forgetting these are large company making money or something?? and not some great benefactor or friend?? OMGs!!! say it is not so . .
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What is that supposed to mean?

ta_erog said:
- Early adopters by definition take a risk on new items . . . get over it.
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It is a phone, not a computer. "Early Adopters" doesn't mean the same thing when you are talking about a 3rd generation phone that you can't just swap parts out of and can't just get a software patch to fix the problem.

ta_erog said:
- People that are mad do not have a clue on the reality of things. (nothing is perfect and are not even designed to be) . get over it.
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Not being perfect is one thing. A phone that should work like a phone is an entirely different thing. Apple went into the business of making phones and their antennas and designs for the antenna have sucked from the start and now they are getting worse. That is a fairly serious ongoing problem with their hardware design.

ta_erog said:
- Companies are there to make money FIRST, any "nice" image is all for show.
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Part of making money is making a good product and getting good reviews. When you screw up like this, it will hurt financially and give your competitors a chance to cash in. The debates haven't been about the "nice" issue, they have been about Apple's totalitarian attitude coming back to bite them in the arse.

ta_erog said:
- Fan boys are effectively cultists.
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Care to explain?

ta_erog said:
- On the other hand, Always distrust popular movements, and media firestorms . . it is normally based on a slight bit of truth and allot of 2nd hand crap, 3rd hand, 4th hand, etc. Often it is really not a big deal but, this time it got media coverage and went viral.
- Research ALL potential big purchases over a time period of at least a month. Any less . . and you are asking for disappointment.
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And what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?

ta_erog said:
Best to understand the risks, understand all tech is flawed in some way, that Companies do NOT have you best interest in mind, and getting mad after getting taken is useless - you should have done more research.
Then when you get you new tech item . . you know what you are getting and can accept the failings and can work around them.
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This is all utter nonesense and speculation. You seem to think that just because companies are there to try and make a product that they do not care about their consumers. That is not true at all. And a consumer should never have to accept any failings. If you "accept the failings" then you are not helping the company build a better product by giving them necessary feedback.
 
They did a great job with that video. Even though it wasn't in English, you could still tell that they hit all the high (or is it low?) points of the Apple "saga."
 
Shotglass01 said:
I will. If Jobs went to Waco and holed up in a compound, his followers would torch the place before they gave up their ideals of perfect Apple. This video was awesome!
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Yes, but that is a far cry from be a "cultist". And he was lumping all fanboys into that category. I wanted to see what his rationale was, especially from some of the other curious comments he made.
 
ta_erog said:
Early adopters by definition take a risk on new items . . . get over it.
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Why do people keep saying this? This isn't the 1st gen iPhone. this is the 4th gen, all of these problems should have been resolved by now.

This whole eariler adopter or 1st gen stuff that some of you keep bringing up is incorrect in this case.
 
ta_erog said:
Quite funny . . .

Though I have to say it is even more funny seeing the "rabid" kick them when they are down syndrome the US has .. especially over frigging luxury items of all things!

What are people forgetting these are large company making money or something?? and not some great benefactor or friend?? OMGs!!! say it is not so . .

- Early adopters by definition take a risk on new items . . . get over it.
- People that are mad do not have a clue on the reality of things. (nothing is perfect and are not even designed to be) . get over it.
- Companies are there to make money FIRST, any "nice" image is all for show.
- Fan boys are effectively cultists.
- On the other hand, Always distrust popular movements, and media firestorms . . it is normally based on a slight bit of truth and allot of 2nd hand crap, 3rd hand, 4th hand, etc. Often it is really not a big deal but, this time it got media coverage and went viral.
- Research ALL potential big purchases over a time period of at least a month. Any less . . and you are asking for disappointment.

Best to understand the risks, understand all tech is flawed in some way, that Companies do NOT have you best interest in mind, and getting mad after getting taken is useless - you should have done more research.
Then when you get you new tech item . . you know what you are getting and can accept the failings and can work around them.
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I think your missing the source of peoples ire here, you can sum it up in that job's shit stinks too. this is the same reason that Nvidia often gets slammed so hard, pretending that nothing is wrong will get you more bad press then simply having an issue show up. when AMD or Intel find a problem they admit it (reluctantly) and issue a patch if they can. Microsoft at least tries I think (whole other debate there). They don't hold press conference and try and say that the competition is just as bad so the product is still awesome
 
Fun fun . . .

first - "Early adopters by definition take a risk on new items . . . get over it." - me
"Why do people keep saying this? This isn't the 1st gen iPhone. this is the 4th gen, all of these problems should have been resolved by now." - Exavior
Heh maybe because the phone has no common parts to the other 3 gens??? it is a totally new design with totally new hardware . . so QA starts new . . problems are new problems even if they existed before since you are having the same problem - - differently thus requiring a different fix..

Then . . . the big post . . and the rather naive NoOther

"Define luxury item and how you are trying to use it or the implications you mean by it?" - NoOther
There is a thing called a dictionary?! use it. expensive smart phones are luxury items . . the only part that is not is the basic phone service in a emergency (911 etc) and any phone /cell phone can do that. (rely on any cell phone on your own peril though they are not emergency devices)

"What are people forgetting these are large company making money or something?? and not some great benefactor or friend??" - me "What is that supposed to mean?" - NoOther
UM, read the sentence I was rather straightforward. Shareholders own companies, and they are only in it for the money. Any commercial company exists to make money (again more or less the definition) They MAY do beneficial things . . but only if it makes . .$$ If they do not they are nonprofit or going out of business. This is a reality. it does not always effect day to day operations but then again often it does.

"It is a phone, not a computer. "Early Adopters" doesn't mean the same thing when you are talking about a 3rd generation phone that you can't just swap parts out of and can't just get a software patch to fix the problem."
What part of SMART phone did you miss?? it IS a computer .. 1st 2nd 3rd does not matter each are new hardware, and that = new hardware problems. Each has firmware that is constantly updated to fix software problems and mitigate hardware problems. (also re-read the first part of the post)

"Not being perfect is one thing. A phone that should work like a phone is an entirely different thing. Apple went into the business of making phones and their antennas and designs for the antenna have sucked from the start and now they are getting worse. That is a fairly serious ongoing problem with their hardware design." - NoOther
What you have is a ipod/PDA/phone . . do not forget that! it is a hybrid. (and it started OUT not as a phone but a ipod touch oh clueless one) And it is tech in a class where form often trumps function . . .(what about others? the motorola razr? went for super thin flip and got = poor mic, poor battery, poor reception - - - but it is thin and COOOL looking)
Do you really think a "do it all" super slim phone/pda would be good at everything? can't happen! there has to be trade-offs . . some get noticed and some do not but they always exist.

"Part of making money is making a good product and getting good reviews. When you screw up like this, it will hurt financially and give your competitors a chance to cash in. The debates haven't been about the "nice" issue, they have been about Apple's totalitarian attitude coming back to bite them in the arse." - NoOther
Only when caught, you would no believe the know problem and limitations in EVERY item you buy. And what? big deal get a phone condom and problem goes away - or return it, much to do about nothing really.
Also Quality normally happens in a company in a cycle . . (and often independently in each product)
good - but margins too small, takes too long to develop,
Fair - starting to cut back on part quality, engineering, QA . . . people are not complaining! making good $$, the sweet spot.
Poor - oops went too far! customers pissed! need to work way back to good and do damage control. start over . .
Again reality, get used to it . .

"Fan boys are effectively cultists." - me "Care to explain?" - NoOther
Fan boys, only talk praise of there focus of fandom, defend that why are fans of totally and regardless of any and all facts and with religious fervor. Be it a piece of tech, a comic book or any Apple product :)
Sounds rather cultish to me . . (drink the cool-aid . . . really drink it)

"And what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?" - NoOther
Ah, nothing . . . you want more? . . ask a better question.
Maybe you where looking for . . do some research before buying and be a savvy consumer . . expect too much? expect disappointment.

"This is all utter nonesense and speculation. You seem to think that just because companies are there to try and make a product that they do not care about their consumers. That is not true at all. And a consumer should never have to accept any failings. If you "accept the failings" then you are not helping the company build a better product by giving them necessary feedback." - NoOther
No peculation at all . . . I work in the industry . . we only make fair to good products (never great ones since that cost too much . . ) We only QA the products to the point that most customers will not find any large problems (they WILL find some though and we normally never get that estimation right :p so they may find a big one also - scramble for an update)

Sure as a consumer complain your heart out . . you MAY get products in the next gen a bit better . . . so it IS a good t hing I am not saying not to . .but it WILL then back to the normal cycle. It all has to do with guess work on how bad a product can be sold without too many calls and how quickly = how big a margin can be made from that . . often things go well, often they do not . .
This is my day job . . trying to get tech items out to consumers that suck just less then the consumer can stand . . (engineering and QA are never given the time or resources to do better)

This is how the capitalist system works . . . not bad per say, but also not entirely good either.

all this guff over a slightly wanky antenna on a expensive luxury smart phone that has a insanely easy workaround???? really WTF . . .. but also quite funny
 
Methadras said:
Oh cool, thanks. I guess I should have just jumped to YouTube and looked myself. Right now, I think Apple wants a reset.
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I figgered you'd get there eventually, but I thought it was worth posting that article about them:

Next Media has recently taken on new assignments for Cartoon Network's [adult swim] block and BBC's Newsnight series. Reuters will also begin distributing animated graphics produced by NMP. There are also plans to distribute news animation to TV stations directly.
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Funniest thing I've seen in a while. I loved the "lop off the fingers" solution, I can just see Steve suggesting that.
 
buy apple to inflate job's e-peen, or troll him and make him rage....
 
I don't think this video is actually from China. They just found it and commented on it. I don't understand Chinese, so not a clue.

Wonder if this could all be made in 2nd Life.
 
krotch said:
I don't think this video is actually from China. They just found it and commented on it. I don't understand Chinese, so not a clue.

Wonder if this could all be made in 2nd Life.
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It's from Taiwan, not China. Learn the difference.
 
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