Apple said in a press release today that programs like iPhoneSIMFree used to unlock iPhones to run on carriers other than AT&T will “will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.” and goes on to add that “he permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.”
I haven’t unlocked mine, as I’m fairly happy with my service on AT&T. I have installed third-party applications, however. Thankfully there is no indication that this refers to those programs, but only to the programs that modify the firmware to allow the device to operate on a different carrier’s network. I should be ok. I will say however that I’m really seriously hoping that an SDK is released to help improve the quality of third-party applications. The web applications are useless without data, and I have definitely seen a drop in stability with my device since I installed a few applications. A full restore takes me back to factory settings so I am not to concerned about it, but I’d like to see improvements.
I received an email from the Apple Developer’s Network today about some new Tech Talks regarding developments for the iPhone. It only mentioned web applications, so I’m not sure the SDK is any closer at all. It could be that Apple just wants to let someone else deal with it via crowdsourcing that they aren’t necessarily supportive of, but not overtly against either. They’ve kind of taken a “do it if you want but we make no guarantees” stance with the third-party non-unlocking applications.
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D.C. Vote Measure Blocked In Senate
Republican lawmakers yesterday blocked the Senate from taking up the D.C. vote bill, a potentially fatal setback for the District’s most promising effort in years to get a full member of Congress.
The vote was on a motion to simply consider the bill. Fifty-seven senators voted in favor, three short of the 60 needed to proceed. Without enough support to vault the Senate’s procedural hurdles, the bill is expected to stall this year and possibly next year.
In other news, it’s 1:30 AM and I need to go get my laundry from the dryer and re-dry whatever inevitably didn’t dry. I haven’t done all the cleaning I want to do. My motivation sucks in the evenings. I need to take a day off of work just to stay home and work on the apartment.
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I find this an hilarious, appropriate and very sad testament to American society. These folks are probably more interested in having their picture taken than in doing something to actually change the culture of corruption in the government that lends itself to these things happening.
A common request is, “Excuse me, can you please tell me where the Larry Craig bathroom is?”
Evans was just 15 minutes into her shift Friday afternoon and already had heard the request four times.
“It’s become a tourist attraction,” Evans said with a smile. “People are taking pictures.”
Since news broke Aug. 27 of the arrest of Idaho Sen. Craig in an airport restroom here, the airport has been fielding requests for directions to the men’s room in question, which is conveniently located just off the central food court and popular shopping area.
Tourists flock to Minneapolis airport men’s room | Local News | Idaho Statesman
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Isn’t this ironic?
As a reporter, I apologize for not being able to provide a photograph, but the burning took place so quickly, there wasn’t time to grab my camera.
In any case, perhaps the most poignant moment of all, however, was when Crimson Rose, one of the six people on the Burning Man board that runs the event and the person in charge of the Man, said, on Com, “I want that asshole arrested….And I want the first shot.”
What happens when a member of your counterculture runs counter to your counterculture?
There’s more over at 10 Zen Monkeys and Laughing Squid
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In incredibly odd news, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without permission.
From the article in Newsweek:
According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is to reincarnate, is “an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation.”
For anyone knowing anything about the China/Tibet issues, the reasoning on the part of the Chinese government is apparent here without even reading the article. Obviously this is pretty silly to anyone that doesn’t believe in reincarnation in the first place, but I do find it interesting that a nation is legislating its citizens’ participation in whatever they believe the afterlife to be.
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