Inferior technology that did well

[Threevok]

The George Formby Grill

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I like gas.

 

[jefmcg]

In a thread about technology, that's the Hudsucker clip you picked?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G5F8ObYgjI

 

[mustang1]

You're welcome. Do I take it you found a fix?

So I had another look at that but could not find a solution for my particular problem. It's not that my phone doesn't rotate, its just that it takes a bit too long to do so. I always knew java underneath android was garbage. iOS's underpinnings I think are better. Thanks for the website though.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Mind you, there was an industry for retrofitting manual chokes on (in particular) mark 3 escorts which had automatic chokes. Was a standard upgrade so they would start reliably when warm, or even start at all.

My first car was a fiesta and I turned it back to a manual choke myself as the automatic choke was more useless than a chocolate teapot.

 

[swee'pea99]

So I had another look at that but could not find a solution for my particular problem. It's not that my phone doesn't rotate, its just that it takes a bit too long to do so. I always knew java underneath android was garbage. iOS's underpinnings I think are better. Thanks for the website though.

That's weird. I really don't think it's an Android issue - my Moto re-orients instantaneously - or as near as makes no difference. My wife's Samsung likewise.

 

[mustang1]

That's weird. I really don't think it's an Android issue - my Moto re-orients instantaneously - or as near as makes no difference. My wife's Samsung likewise.

Just tied mine. First time it took a second, subsequent times took half second. (of course just rough timing). Maybe I'm not picking. Or maybe this is the beginning of me trying convince myself to get a new phone.

 

[swee'pea99]

Just tied mine. First time it took a second, subsequent times took half second. (of course just rough timing). Maybe I'm not picking. Or maybe this is the beginning of me trying convince myself to get a new phone.

Just tried mine (Moto). It doesn't actually shift from portrait to landscape, ie it doesn't shift 90 degrees in a jump. The image onscreen just rotates as you rotate the phone. Instantly. As you rotate.

 

[subaqua]

Mind you, there was an industry for retrofitting manual chokes on (in particular) mark 3 escorts which had automatic chokes. Was a standard upgrade so they would start reliably when warm, or even start at all.

Mark 4 escorts were also a ball ache for that . We had one that would start first time in the cold but once it was warm .... forget it

 

[raleighnut]

Mark 4 escorts were also a ball ache for that . We had one that would start first time in the cold but once it was warm .... forget it

Foot to the floor on the accelerator 'should' knock the choke off.

 

[jefmcg]

I always knew java underneath android was garbage. iOS's underpinnings I think are better.

They are both Unix based. Android is Linux and iOS is BSD via OS X.

 

[mustang1]

They are both Unix based. Android is Linux and iOS is BSD via OS X.

Yes you are right about the OS. But the user level services are written in Java I think on android?

But in human terms, iOS devices have always felt more polished to me. It's akin to having a touch sensor button versus a solid metal button. The solid metal button always feels better and the touch sensor button always leaves you wondering if you really pressed it or not. Kind of a different user experience.

 

[SteveF]

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