Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware
by Vrondi on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:39PM
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You are displaying your ignorance of trucks. For decades now, all automobiles and trucks have included proprietary computer systems. Some are easy to hack and alter. Some are more expensive/challenging, but people do it. An EV is missing _most_ of the mechanical parts that defined a "truck" for a century, and is basically only four tiny motors, brakes, a computer system, and a battery with wheels. The sole characteristics of "truck" that still remain which Henry Ford would recognize are "has wheels" and "can carry cargo".
Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @05:04PM
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They have computers but you can't use them to compute in any effective way. You can tune it, great, just like if it didn't have a computer.
Re:Google have declared Droidscript is malware
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:36PM
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Exactly. You have almost complete control over it which is exactly why trucks can last so long IRL. If your radio stops working you don't need to buy a new truck.
The difference from phones is that a phone is a computer, and as such it has computer's endless potential. For some it can be just a phone, sure. But many people want to use it as an extension of their mind, as knowledge management tool, as a creative tool, etc. The frustrating bit is that is many aspects phones are much nicer and better suited for such tasks than regular desktop computers (think portability, having cameras & sensors etc), yet because of these walled gardens it's much harder for a knowledgeable person to leverage this potential.