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Famous last words of a Roman centurion.

I read that, and it absolutely does not try to make the point that indentation is a curse. Maybe it is to some (not to me!), but you would need to cite something else. This is just an explanation of how it works.

Is that a problem in any other watch? Left or right wrist, the 12 stays on top. Only the button is on the other side.

Besides that: don't count on it. If you pay close attention, you see that the bottom part of the round screen stays black. Most likely to accommodate the controller for the screen. Upside down will not work for that reason.

In a square watch, it might.

When I was considering a similar scenario, I looked at the airports around there and found Kota Bharu to be much closer. The runway may not be similar in length, but if your plane is on fire, you would not be picky.

It is at least 200km closer than Langkawi. The flight path was also close to Kota Bharu, so one theory does not exclude the other.

Maybe somebody with more knowledge of an autopilot can offer some insight: what happens is you overshoot your programmed target? With it go in a holding pattern? Would the autopilot disengage? Or will the plane continue on its course?

I think the request for proof lies with something that claims to have a certain effect or benefit.

On the other hand, it has been proven that taking breaks can enhance concentration and endurance. Meditation should be no exception.

The advantage should be more in user experience, since this would essentially put a halt to bundled crapware.

People who are willing to move to "Developer mode" will not be the people who will be confused in any way.

I cannot avoid generalizations in answering this and I am pretty sure any Turk would be more qualified to answer, but there it goes:

I don't think the political movements are really defined by views on foreign policy. Notable exception being Syria which grabs a lot of attention.

To the west Turks still see the Balkans as their hinterland. They feel a deep connection to the fate of the Bosnian Muslims and have yet to forgive the Serbs. They are not so fond of Greece (long history), but have a neutral attitude towards Greeks. Bulgaria is viewed an odd little brother from another father.

To the north, the wars with Russia have been long forgotten. Russia now represents a big economical opportunity. I wouldn't think that Russians and Turks are very compatible characters, but business is business.

To the east there are some Turkic countries with whom the Turks feel a spiritual connection, starting with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. They represent the ideal of the nomadic society from the historic homelands. Georgia is a bit like Bulgaria. Armenia, they would rather forget about. Too many open wounds. Iran is a dangerous country. Militarily mighty, unreliable and very different.

The south represents economic opportunities. The Arabs are basically walking bags of money. I was surprised by the deep connection the Turks felt towards the Syrians. They have been very welcoming towards the refugees.

About the Ottoman period. There is a feeling that Turkey's rightful role is to lead the region once again. Not that it means that the Ottomans sultans should make a comeback. Although one of the most popular TV series is set in the Ottoman era. People love the costumes and the court intriges.

I don't know how the history books teach about this period. Would be very interesting.

Forgive me for calling out your comment shallow. As a former Turkish resident, I did try and make an effort in reading up and understanding about Turkey.

While it is not fair to say I have no idea about Turkish history, I might have missed the mark. Please feel free to correct me, I can take criticism. I take it better than an offhand remark that I am clueless.

> I'm not sure what you mean by that. It's not very easy to criticize something/someone in Turkey without being called names (depending on your view), but Kemalists are usually cool with criticisms as long as you're not insulting Ataturk. You may cite the infamous Article 301, but Kemalists did not write that law (I agree that this is debatable).

In my experience, there are more discussions that touch on the national psyche. Some things that are barely open to debate are the Kurdish language and territory, the treatment of Armenians (I am avoiding a specific word here), war crimes during the war of independence, a pogrom against Jews and Greeks in the 1950's, purifications in Hatay and Bozcaada. I think all countries have their taboos, but your strong identity does not make discussions easier.

> [Turkey not being multi-cultural] is wrong on so many levels. Turks are very welcoming people and I've never heard one bad thing from my foreign friends who had visited Turkey. Turkey is also known for being multi-cultural. It's even probably more diverse than the US, which is why there are so many problems within the country -- because there are so many voices.

Please don't get me wrong on this one. Turks have been very welcoming to me and I loved my time there because of that. Still I wouldn't qualify Istanbul as a multi-cultural city. The Greeks, Jews and Armenians left a long time ago and Turkey never attracted big groups from far-away colonies. Most immigration have been Turks returning from other places.

Istanbul is very Turkish. Food, language, (business-)culture. This struck me, coming from Amsterdam and Rotterdam. I am not saying it is good or bad, but definitely different from what I expected.

> This is also not true. In the context you used "uproar" is a relative word, but people did protest the new law and it was probably the biggest one since Gezi Park protests. (May want to read this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/01/2...)

Some friends of me were there :) Still the internet (and press) censorship is not a new phenomenon and most people let it slide.

In conclusion, I was trying my best to explain to a 'westerner' in what ways our standards do apply to Turkey. If I missed the mark, it is because I also see through western eyes. Don't get me wrong: the power, optimism, camaraderie and restraint that the protestors showed at Gezi was the most beautiful thing I ever experienced. Stay strong: Her yer Taksim, her yer direnis.

Relation status: It's complicated.

They pushed for EU membership when their economy was in shambles. It seemed like an economic necessity for which they were (sort of) willing to make changes.

The opinions within the EU itself were always diverse, but what counted is that Turkey was a strategic and economic asset. Moreover it was a place where the EU could 'do good' with their superior moral values (sarcasm intended).

The first contribution of the EU was to keep the AKP in power. Every previous Islamic party was either outlawed of removed from power by the military. Both the army and the supreme court decided against that, because that would mean Turkey would never join the EU (which they needed at that time).

Turkey dragged its feet in making changes, likely because they were not so convinced the EU has superior morality. Meanwhile Turkey rebounded economically and the role within the region grew. It also saw Romania a Bulgaria admitted into the EU while these countries did not even live up to the economic demands of joining.

When Erdogan took full control, several things happened. Corruption went rampant and civil liberties were restricted. The country is being islamized. These things led to the Gezi Park protests and a diminished confidence from investors. Funny thing is that the more progressive part of the population only now starts to realize that EU membership could result in better civil rights.

Meanwhile the EU keeps broadcasting mixed signals. They criticized Erdogan but let him get away with attacking and lying to him own people. France and Sweden are among the strongest advocates of Turkish membership. Sweden has the strongest civil rights tradition and France has the strongest separation of church and state. The idea still seems to be: "when they come into contact with our superior standards, they will change accordingly".

My opinion? That is an arrogant thought and it will not work. It did not work for immigration waves and it certainly won't work for 75 million Turks. The EU will not change Turkey, but Turkey will change the EU.

I lived in Turkey (Istanbul) for one year, made some good friends and was active in the Gezi Park protests. While the country is now highly polarized, all sides have some things in common which help explain these measures.

Turks typically have a feeling that everybody conspires against them. Not only against the country, but also against them personally. Americans and Jews are always among the prime suspects of any conspiracy.

The kemalists have nurtured a strong national identity with flag, anthem, the infallibility of leaders, language and territory. Criticism is simply not welcome, but the internet is full of it.

Istanbul, and let alone the rest of Turkey, despite the rich cultural past is not international or multi-cultural. It is a given that most people are inclined to distrust cultures they are not familiar with.

None of these factors are exclusive to Erdogan. That helps explain why internet censorship is prevalent in Turkey and does not cause much uproar at all.

Now the AKP movement is extra zealous in 'protecting' the people from sex and gambling. That does not help either.

* disclaimer: I tired giving a generalizing brief on Turks, plz don't take it personally.

That is not the definition of death that the article uses. He argues that Microsoft died as a monopolist, as the bully of the schoolyard. DEC and Sun never had that position to lose. IBM did, but now I keep paraphrasing the article. Read it :)

Android does allow alternate app markets to be installed or applications to be installed directly. You would never get the reach of the PlayStore, but still this would offer a way around this.

Too bad they dont break down the 'other' category. It has doubled YoY and now constitutes 10% of the income.

It should be iinteresting to find out how many Google Apps clients there are. Or how much the Play Market grosses. Although we have a good picture of the latter through other sources.

On a more general note, I enjoy reading these post-mortems. Not out of a wry malicious pleasure, but it is certainly a learning experience.

Is there some place where these are gathered for common benefit? Maybe get into more depth with interviews, because this post-mortem for instance leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

The top Google link is a CBinsights blog post, but that does not really cover it. I would consider starting this as a side-project. Would this be interesting?

They took a course of being completely dependent on the benevolence of Google. That is a big risk, but maybe more common than you would think. I mean, Apple can kick your app out of the market, yet a lot of startups depend on the app store.

Pingjam seemed to have gone the extra mile, by seeking close cooperation with Google, also in terms of EULA. I can imagine them feeling hard done-by Google.

I must admit am not in any position to judge the Google license agreement and their possible non-compliance.

I don't think that is the point that is being made there.

Also, to the best of my knowledge, every single one of the publicly reported and publicly encountered Java applet exploits has been resolved by now in the currently available releases of Java.

(Cameron Purdy, SVP Engineering of Oracle Middleware)

Also the use of Java applets is negligible now, which is a point he also makes. It seems that the "time to ditch them" was somewhere in the past.

New Vision of Object-Oriented Programming by Trygve Reenskaug and James O. Coplien March 20, 2009

hmm

This is not Open Source in the traditional sense of OSS, but it is rather open source platforms (hardware, specifications, technologies and software) through the [open compute](http://www.opencompute.org/) initiative.

The article is very scarce on detail, but let's take Zuckerberg's word for it that they saved 1 Billion. I am curious if that is simply the energy saved or also less tangible benefits like better cooperation and integration.

Also, how do you arrive at a comparison? It is not as if there wouldn't be progress without the Open Compute initiative. Let's hope they bring out the numbers in more detail