[FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
*Hi, Google Device Support Team.* * * *It's been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating inaccurate information about this Nexus 4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ

[FRIAM] BTW, I found a picture of Steve. No, not that one...

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly... --Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.) On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in my presence, nearly a

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Gillian Densmore
Well you see it depends on the kind of bug. During summer chirpy bugs are pleasant think the chirping bugs do so on purpose. :P On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in my

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Tom Johnson
Doug: I have a Nexus S 4G from Sprint. FWIW, the Bluetooth audio does not work with the audio directions for the Google Navigator nor any other audio, e.g. listening to online radio. -tom On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Douglas Roberts d...@parrot-farm.netwrote: *Hi, Google Device Support

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Joshua Thorp
Also I doubt Owen ever said top bit, I imagine it was probably high-order bit… I like the question though, can a bug be on purpose. Seems like it would be in the eye of the beholder, one person's bug might be another's feature. --joshua On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Douglas Roberts

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Doug, No. No! Honest. No chains jerked. Promise. Just want to know how the language works. Remember, I am the guy who thinks that language and metaphor lie at the core of science (even tho I am also the guy who thinks that Rorty is a schmuck). I follow the blogs of noaa weather

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
Well in that case, Nick, it's pretty simple. Google fucked up either the radio design of the Nexus 4, or LG fucked up its manufacture, because you are supposed to be able to use wifi and bluetooth at the same time. And you can't. On the Google Nexus 4. You can with other Android phones. But not

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Joshua, You are absolutely correct. higher-order bit it is. Even better. Can you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that? n From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Thorp Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:01 PM To: The Friday Morning

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Nicholas Thompson nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote: Joshua, ** ** You are absolutely correct. “higher-order bit” it is. Even better. Can you imagine what a former English major’s imagination did with that? Part of the history of this term is the

[FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre — Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
This somehow makes it all worth while: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2085483835/virtual-choir-4-bliss I'm starting to get hooked on social media, I came across this on my FB account, from the brother of my sister-in-law. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs .. shiver!

Re: [FRIAM] Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre — Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
Here's Eric discussing how its done. On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Owen Densmore o...@backspaces.net wrote: This somehow makes it all worth while: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2085483835/virtual-choir-4-bliss I'm starting to get hooked on social media, I came across this on my

Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Russell Standish
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 08:59:39PM -0600, Nicholas Thompson wrote: Joshua, You are absolutely correct. higher-order bit it is. Even better. Can you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that? Given that bit is a slang term for a (possibly young?) woman

Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre - Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Owen. Thanks for sending this around. It is absolutely stunning. Talk about a crowd in the cloud. Nick From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:56 PM To: Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by