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Re: How stupid ARE people?

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On 30/04/2011 3:48 PM, Deeyana wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:14:58 -0700, Joe Snodgrass wrote:
>
>> After all the scary news about smart phones broadcasting people's
>> locations, I can't believe that
>>
>> 1) Some genius doesn't build a smart phone with no location tracking and
>> corner the market on people who want no part of it.  There's money to be
>> made, genius!
> What does any of that have to do with Java, C++, or PHP, Snodgrass?

Perhaps we can help the OP learn some systems design? Making location 
tracking impossible means no app-readable GPS, which eliminates so many 
useful apps nobody would buy said smartphone.

Does any smartphone use php?

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How stupid ARE people? Joe Snodgrass <joe.snod@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-30 12:14 -0700
  Re: How stupid ARE people? Deeyana <d.awlberg@hotmail.invalid> - 2011-04-30 19:48 +0000
    Re: How stupid ARE people? David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2011-04-30 19:03 -0400
      Re: How stupid ARE people? "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-04-30 19:26 -0400
        Re: How stupid ARE people? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-04-30 20:08 -0400
          Re: How stupid ARE people? Unrest <unrest@nullvector.org> - 2011-05-01 05:27 +0000
            Re: How stupid ARE people? David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2011-05-01 09:15 -0400
              Re: How stupid ARE people? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-05-01 09:28 -0400
          Re: How stupid ARE people? "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-05-02 12:11 -0400
            Re: How stupid ARE people? Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-05-02 17:18 +0100
              Re: How stupid ARE people? "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-05-03 10:33 -0400
                Re: How stupid ARE people? Tim Streater <timstreater@waitrose.com> - 2011-05-03 16:58 +0100
                Re: How stupid ARE people? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-05-03 18:15 -0400
                Re: How stupid ARE people? "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-05-04 19:46 -0400
                Re: How stupid ARE people? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-05-04 23:14 -0400
                Re: How stupid ARE people? "Mr. B-o-B" <mr.chew.baka@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 10:23 -0500
                Re: How stupid ARE people? Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2011-05-05 22:44 +0200
            Re: How stupid ARE people? Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> - 2011-05-02 18:45 +0200
  Re: How stupid ARE people? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2011-05-01 00:27 +0000
    Re: How stupid ARE people? Joe Snodgrass <joe.snod@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-03 06:33 -0700
      Re: How stupid ARE people? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2011-05-03 06:55 -0700
        Re: How stupid ARE people? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-03 16:21 +0100
      Re: How stupid ARE people? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2011-05-03 16:48 +0000

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