Can anyone shed any light on this piece of code buried within the bowels of Jelly Bean?
http://www.stuff.tv/news/phone/news-nugget/google-nexus-4-discriminates-against-goats
"public boolean isUserAGoat ()
Used to determine whether the user making this call is subject to teleportations.
Returns whether the user making this call is a goat"
Just when you thought the Nexus 4 couldn't get any better...
MaskedMagi said:
Can anyone shed any light on this piece of code buried within the bowels of Jelly Bean?
http://www.stuff.tv/news/phone/news-nugget/google-nexus-4-discriminates-against-goats
"public boolean isUserAGoat ()
Used to determine whether the user making this call is subject to teleportations.
Returns whether the user making this call is a goat"
Just when you thought the Nexus 4 couldn't get any better...
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Some engineer(s) having some fun I'd say? Busted! :victory:
G.O.A.T. = Greatest Of All Time
It's obviously referencing the Nexus 4
its for when people text 'bahahahahaha' instead of 'hahahahaha'
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''Absolute power corrupts absolutely, but absolute powerlessness does the same''
MaskedMagi said:
Can anyone shed any light on this piece of code buried within the bowels of Jelly Bean?
http://www.stuff.tv/news/phone/news-nugget/google-nexus-4-discriminates-against-goats
"public boolean isUserAGoat ()
Used to determine whether the user making this call is subject to teleportations.
Returns whether the user making this call is a goat"
Just when you thought the Nexus 4 couldn't get any better...
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Goat could be a second user or one with low level permissions, tablets have the ability to use have multi users. Just because it's there doesn't mean its being used.
Chromium has been teleporting goats for a while now.
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=31482
It's just an easter egg that worked it's way into the SDK. I have a feeling someone from the Chrome team may have moved to the Android team or something..
KidCarter93 said:
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''Absolute power corrupts absolutely, but absolute powerlessness does the same''
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Hey!
You stole that pic!
Hickory, Dickory, Dox...Snowflake approves of my HOX....
Babydoll25 said:
Hey!
You stole that pic!
Hickory, Dickory, Dox...Snowflake approves of my HOX....
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At least this use of it had perfect timing though
''Absolute power corrupts absolutely, but absolute powerlessness does the same''
There's another place in the SDK where there's a function for one app 'Like' and 'Poke' another.
I think sometimes the google devs get bored.
Edit: See also http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.html#isUserAMonkey()
KidCarter93 said:
At least this use of it had perfect timing though
''Absolute power corrupts absolutely, but absolute powerlessness does the same''
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Snowflake begrudgingly approves your post.....for now.
Hickory, Dickory, Dox...Snowflake approves of my HOX....
Related
Well Is it? Does anyone know?
Lol, figured i'd drop in to say aloha to my good ol' XDA friends! Now, adios!
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Yes dotnet, it was necessary!
Good Question!!
Here's some more. if a pig is upset, is it disgruntled?
If an asian spins around and gets dizzy, is he disoriented?
How can oversee and overlook mean two completely different things?
why does the word "lisp" have an "s" in it?
I used to know a ton.
Ryan
Good to see you around Llama
Hello llama
Good to see you
but
The Llama was amongst us...and now, he's not
Llama about your question yes I think it is although don't really get it
who was that
souljaboy said:
who was that
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That was the living legend (now absent) Drama Llama!!
Good people
i see ... and who is g1bricked ? is he the same guy as original android love ?
souljaboy said:
i see ... and who is g1bricked ? is he the same guy as original android love ?
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G1 aka Little one aka Frodo aka little grasshopper and so forth.....He's another character in this story called XDA
M_T_M said:
G1 aka Little one aka Frodo aka little grasshopper and so forth.....He's another character in this story called XDA
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lol i was here when llama was but not G1
M_T_M said:
G1 aka Little one aka Frodo aka little grasshopper and so forth.....He's another character in this story called XDA
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who are the other characters?
aka = also known as - so they are all the same
Regarding OP question, I would allays go for the two in the bush. I'm just that optimist.
vmiguel said:
aka = also known as - so they are all the same
Regarding OP question, I would allays go for the two in the bush. I'm just that optimist.
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i know aka means that
i was asking what other characters were in the off-topic book!
So I have been looking around and many are using the word trolling extensively. I still have no real definition on what it means to be trolling. So does anyone around here have a "dictionary" definition on trolling?
Thanks
swehes said:
So I have been looking around and many are using the word trolling extensively. I still have no real definition on what it means to be trolling. So does anyone around here have a "dictionary" definition on trolling?
Thanks
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Basically it's starting a post or response for no other reason except to elicit a negative response. See also Attention Whore with Mommy/Daddy issues and too much time.
LOOOOl, roflcopter!! OP doesn't know what trolling is
What a n00b!11!!
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THAT was trolling
I hope you aren't trolling us.
POST 600!!! WOOHOO
Nope. Not trolling. Just want a dictionary definition on what trolling is as people use it so freely and as far as I can tell never been defined on what is actually is. Hence my question if someone can provide a dictionary definition of the word.
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Urban Dictionary is your friend
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conantroutman said:
Urban Dictionary is your friend
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Thanks man.
That has been the most helpful of all the posts (with exception for the first who also tried to actually give me a definition.)
LIKE THIS
You can be a trol if you are always shouting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
akaresz said:
You can be a trol if you are always shouting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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OOooops my capslock didnt work :-D
wikipedia is your friend too lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
Trolling... like when you are fishing and slowly dragging bait behind the boat waiting for fish to bite.
Problem fishermen?
Did I feed the troll?????
pfft......
Chipped From The Bunker Via My HD2
Our buddies at android central forums are under attack with the blackhole toolkit 7
What can we do?
NewZJ said:
What can we do?
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i know that most people here are members at other sites as well. I thought i would just inform people that android central forums are under attack. If they are getting attacked then other sites may be getting hit as well... its a heads up to be careful about the places we go to. The best method to make sure we never get an infection is to never turn on the pc to start with.
I've got my tinfoil hat on and I'm ready for battle..
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I've got my tinfoil hat on and I'm ready for battle..
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me too. i am also planning to man the defenses with my spork.... i plan to wrap my pc in a condom as well.
OH NOEZ!!! A WEBSITE ON THE INTERTUBES HAS A VIRUS PLANTED IN IT!!!!!!
It's called get protection.
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OH NOEZ!!! A WEBSITE ON THE INTERTUBES HAS A VIRUS PLANTED IN IT!!!!!!
It's called get protection.
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Maybe I want to get infected. Besides, protection just ruins it.
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What does this blackhole toolkit do? Dos them?
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its explained here: scforum.info/index.php?topic=5501.0
brilldoctor said:
What does this blackhole toolkit do? Dos them?
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http://scforum.info/index.php?topic=5501.0
Symantec has cautioned about the BlackHole toolkit, which has a powerful set of exploits and is spreading like wildfire. In a release issued on Monday, Symantec said that at present, it is the most prevalent exploit toolkit in the wild and can easily be compared with the likes of Neosploit and Phoenix in terms of the number of affected users.
Symantec recently reported the increasing utilization of sophisticated toolkits by criminals who would otherwise lack the technical expertise for cyber attacks, fueling a self-sustaining, profitable, and increasingly organized global economy.
Toolkits account for 61 per cent of all threat activity on malicious websites
In recent times, BlackHole has clearly emerged as the most used toolkit among hackers. The following IPS graph proves this fact, since more than 100,000 malicious hits are reported each day:
So, is LulzSec at it again?
m1l4droid said:
Any ideas on who's responsible? I bet it's some iFanboys...
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haha dude iFanboys dont know crap about actual hacking and tech
conantroutman said:
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Yes
Sent @ 4:20
Today is the day when the 4th bout of them, who do you think will win this time?
Pacquiao+Marquez 4 live streaming http://www.bubblews.com/news/61609-...ao-vs-juan-manuel-marquez-4-december-9-sunda
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Pac-man
and also...
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Off topic doesn't mean you can post live streaming to a paid product.
The real winners are the bookies.
nah,
we get it for free,
well not really on PPV but a bit 10minutes delay from the PPV due to so many ads about booze and some other ****
also pacman is a member of the philippine congress (sadly, he should just be in boxing, that dumbass couldn't contribute anything to the congress)
deathnotice01 said:
nah,
we get it for free,
well not really on PPV but a bit 10minutes delay from the PPV due to so many ads about booze and some other ****
also pacman is a member of the philippine congress (sadly, he should just be in boxing, that dumbass couldn't contribute anything to the congress)
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Doesn't Pacquiao hold office in the Philippines?
063_XOBX said:
Doesn't Pacquiao hold office in the Philippines?
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he does he's a congressman of a administrative region in mindanao,
i really hate when that dumbass runs for office and doesn't know anything about politics,
he doesn't even have a college degree and no experiences in public administration whatsoever yet people vote for the douche because he's popular,
what's he gonna do?
punch corruption's ***?
That's what I wondered when Ahhhnald won California.
063_XOBX said:
That's what I wondered when Ahhhnald won California.
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atleast he has a shotgun and a secret army of cyborg apocalyptic hot babes bent on world domination
I guess the best man won. Good thing I didn't bet anyone. Lol
I think another draw
OptimusLove said:
I think another draw
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You can't be serious!?
See this
LoopDoGG79 said:
You can't be serious!?
See this
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But Pac won at the bank. I'd get knocked out for 20+ million.
TheSkinnyDrummer said:
But Pac won at the bank. I'd get knocked out for 20+ million.
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*thanks*
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@mario0318 @IronTechmonkey Somebody put me out of my misery: Is the Attenborough quote a gag?
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@mario0318 @IronTechmonkey Somebody put me out of my misery: Is the Attenborough quote a gag?
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Some would say yes, others will deny it.
The truth is... We must find out. Yes yes... It's a gag
Love this thread.
I'd like to understand it tho
woodman said:
Love this thread.
I'd like to understand it tho
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@mario0318's signature includes some statements supposedly made by naturalist and media presenter David Attenborough in a nature documentary, to which I responded to in the MiX FAQ thread, and which @J.Michael brought over here.
J.Michael said:
@mario0318 @IronTechmonkey Somebody put me out of my misery: Is the Attenborough quote a gag?
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I don’t think it is a fully accurate quote. The writing style is very similar to that used in Attenborough’s nature documentaries, in fact the format and grammar is formulaic in its similarity and the first and last sentences seem real, but even though Attenborough can sometimes be abstract or poetic (and or sexist) especially in descriptions of domestic or mating behavior, the middle two sentences go beyond rational science, and are more flowery than even Sir A. tends to get, and I cannot find any reference to unique strings of text from the "quote" on line. So, IMO not an accurate quote. I’d be interested in seeing proof of its validity or hearing why such an imaginative fiction was written. Meanwhile here’s a genuine and verifiable quote, which has long been one of my favorites, about a small herd of female Wild Asses encountering a male Wild Ass at a watering hole.
“Female Asses are mysterious creatures. They come and go as they please, and much of their behavior seems unfathomable to an outsider.” D. Attenborough.
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That's old screenshot because u can't see dislike count anymore and likes and dislike icon has changed.