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Bootloaders are back in the spotlight this week thanks to Verizon deciding to lock down the Galaxy S3. Whenever this topic comes up, some of us freak, threaten to change carriers, and even go as far as creating petitions to try and force a change. Others could care less, as a secured bootloader really only affects those that choose to flash custom ROMs and kernels. For many, a secured bootloader means very little, right? Or is there a bigger population that does care, bigger than these OEMs and carriers are ready to accept? Only one way to find out and that's through a poll. Tell us, does a secured or "locked" bootloader affect your purchasing decision?
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I DON'T want an unlockable bootloader, I want an unlocked boot ROM. There is a difference. I want to be able to run any code on my phone without hardware-based signature checks.
I'm glad I'm on Sprint and I love using different roms. f Verizon
Most people here don't know the difference between having an unlockable bootloader and having a rootable device. They often assume one is the other.
I don't care about locked boot loaders if there is an easy method to root a phone, but I will definitely not buy a phone that is not easily rootable.
can somebody explain the rationale for the assumption that there so few people who are aware of what bootloaders are? The gap between" casual" and "enthusiast" doesn't seem clear to me.
Oppression is wrong in any area of human interaction. Especially if you own the property. No one should be taken advantage of by force. You should have the option. To be used or not to be used thats the question
After rooting and unlocking my thunderbolt and loading roms, i realised what a waste of time it really was. Honestly i dont even see a point. this thing is so rediciously fast and smooth like butter. The thing was downloading all my google apps (100+ apps) and i didn't even realise it was doing it until i pulled the notifications down. SMOOTH AS BUTTER.
Steve Schneider
Who wants to buy a computer only running windows vista and you can't freely change it at will, better yet it's one of those HP's that's full of bloatware and you can't remove it. How many people do you hear, "Thank god I got that 14 day McAfee trial that i can't remove… I can't live without it"
It's not about rather it matters if it's locked or not, it matters that you're buying a piece of hardware that that is purposely locked down so they can make money. Any moron can see that right?
At least with a PC, you can disable most/all of the bloat, and the memory taken up by it is negligible. (who cares if they're missing a few gigs out of a 500GB+ hard drive?)
If I'm unable to at least side-load Ubuntu, that's much more of a deal breaker than having a locked boot-loader on my phone. (as long as I have root and can disable bloat, it's all good.)
Ebon Hand
I agree with you completely, but can't you just root to get rid of the boat?
It definitely matters especially with these OEM who take forever with their android updates. I pre-ordered my phone within the hour of it being available and as of right now I have my phone in craigslist in NYC. I already have a Galaxy Nexus which I purchased outright and have it running Jelly Bean. I was really excited with the hardware of the phone and planned on changing it to Jelly Bean AOSP ASAP. At least I extended my contact with unlimited data.
I'm a recent addition to the I won't buy a phone i can't unlock world after buying the GNex in December and finally taking full advantage of what can be done.
And isn't locking the bootloader against the terms of the declaration by the LoC stating any hardware we purchase is ours to do what we want with?
Ebon Hand
That same right gives them the right to lock their devices before they sell it to us.
What I want to know is "What do you have to install to get the message that's pictured?" and once seeing it, "how the hell do you get rid of it WITHOUT taking your phone in to Verizon?!!!"
John Wildman
My only objection for locked bootloaders is that once i buy something it should be mine to do as I please. As long as what I am doing isn't by any ways stealing something that someone charges a fee for.
I could care less these days about flashing custom Roms or overclocking my device.I am happy with what its available today, plus i just have better things to do with my time. Whatever floats your boat, do what makes you happy. Just don't think because you can that it makes your device somehow superior to others…it doesn't..just makes you look really pathetic and ignorant. My 2 cents anyway 🙂
Also an unlocked bootloader is like WiFi whenn you have a 4G LTE device. It's nice to have, but it's not a deal breaker. So Verizon forgot to leave the S3 unlocked, so I just can't seem to remember my wifi passwords… Unlimited is sweet!
The only reason(s) I bought Razr MAXX is its out-of-this-world battery life and their NEW BOSS WILL COME AND Unlock its bootlader in few days… If Sammy or even any other small co is bringing such huuge battery + NON-Encrypted bootloader, then I will surely get one and I will NEVER BUY A MOTOROLA again….
Even with Google as their new Boss, NOW I have lost ALL MY hopes for Motorola…
Yes, I have selected "Yes, I WON'T BUY A PHONE IF ITS BOOTLOADER CAN NEVER BE UNLOCKED"…
i think a bootloader unlock really only matters if that bootloader is what keeps a phone from being rooted. i like custom roms. for one i get updates faster. so thats how it effects me
it's an absolute shame that this is even a question…
Tony Allen
As someone who took the plunge last fall when the Bionic finally came out.. I decided to see if living with a locked down phone was actually tolerable at all and if I could live with it.
Well I have a Nexus now.. so yes it matters. It matters to me.
I feel like if you want an unlock-able bootloader you buy a phone with an unlock-able bootloader instead of pissing and moaning about phones you either don't own, or you purchased under a false pretense (that you had no proof that the bootloader was going to be unlock-able anyway). If you really want an unlock-able bootloader buy an HTC phone or a Nexus, but don't just "expect" that all phones should come this way. The manufacturer and the carrier have the right to do what they want with the phones they carry/manufacture.
Catch is…do those who don't care really read forums?
A unlocked bootloader is everything to me. Phone manufactures want to sell phones first and ask questions later. Developers care about making the phone better after it's been sold and a locked bootloader makes it more difficult to do that. If Samsung would have said that we are rolling out Jelly Bean next week for the Samsung S3 I would have a different opinion.
But I'm the minority. For every 10 Samsung S3's sold only one person truly knows what a bootloader is. As long as Verizon keeps selling unlocked Nexus phones every year I'm a happy camper.
by slapping the face of the power user, they are abusing the free customer service representatives that help recommend these devices to the novice users.
Well they are the largest carrier in the country, I don't think they really need extra word of mouth.
And let's be honest, "power users" suck at giving advice! If I want a phone that has x, y, and z qualities, I shouldn't be mislead by you just because you think locked bootloaders are the devil. Like If someone wants the best phone out, and you recommend them a Galaxy Nexus over the Galaxy S3 for example, well you plainly just mislead them unless ease of modding is part of their criteria.
I hope that people generally realize this and stopped asking nerds for advice…
When i look at a phone i ask myself, is it a nexus?
Jeff Carter
I wont ever buy anything but a Nexus Phone, the tinker factor is off the charts. Just too bad the radios kinda suck on the GNex.
If I wanted a phone that was useless, I'd buy an iPhone.
I just buy the phone I want and use it the way it is. I buy Android phones as I like the OS & ecosystem & the integration with Google services in which I am highly vested & like. I do not care about boot loaders or ROM's or anything like that. I believe i am represent the vast majority of Andrpid users, although not the majority of the folks that will comment here. I currently own. D4 & love it just the way it was bought on day one. If I ever get ICS, that would be great, but I'm not waiting anxiously every day for it, my D4 works fantastic just the way it is. And I own the Lapdock 500 pro for it too and rarely use my laptop any more because of that.
I didn' think it mattered until I was shackled with the Droid X. The only reason I kept it was for the larger screen. I came to absolutely loathe that phone. All in all I wish I would have kept the Droid instead.,
To most people, no it doesn't. To me and probably most readers of this site absolutely. Just like with stock Android vs skinned, I wouldn't care so much if they just gave the enthusiasts an option, but with the Galaxy S3 being locked (a phone line that has never been locked before), Motorola's phones being locked, and HTC's likely being locked on Verizon (and to be fair at&t as well) we have limited options.
Especially since I suspect the Galaxy Nexus will be the last Nexus on Verizon.
If you can buy a computer, take it home and put on whatever OS you want, why should it be different for a smartphone? If you buy it, it's yours to do with want you want. Locked bootloaders are full of crap. Verizon's way of trying to control something they can't or they'll try to find some way to charge you for it.
I'm not sure about putting any OS you want on your computer. I think that they allow the you to put any OS on your computer it opens up the possibility that you'll ruin someone else's experience online. /endsarcasm
As a business, Verizon is allowed to take whatever legal action they like to protect their assets. In this case, they earnestly believe that locking bootloaders offers a more secure and stable network. The truth of that can be debated, but it is ultimately their choice, as they own the network that the mobile depends upon for service.
If I can't run AOKP, I won't buy it.
Well rewind 1 month ago and I could care less… but with the help of droid life's guides and a little courage I have flashed AOKP, CM9 and am currently running Vicious Jelly Bean V3 with franco kernel built in and couldn't picture myself ever going back to even a rooted stock state. THANK YOU DROID LIFE for showing me a whole new wonderful world of customization and freedom!!!
I don't really care about bootloaders. All i want is root, and that is plenty enough for me. I dont care about custom roms and whatnot, although i like that the option exists.
I'm just waiting on ICS for my Droid 4.
I care about 2 things for my phone: 1) Lotsa features and speed, and 2) Physical keyboard.
It does give a slightly bigger PITA factor but really? Sure I have a GNex, but I also have a ROM'd RAZR and D3. Thats what 2nd init is for with Safestrap etc, thanks to the awesome work by the Dev community. Sure the Kernel doesn't get touched, OK, I can't overclock, but that isn't going to keep me from getting the Baddest Quad Core 4000mAh Phone when it comes out.
Michael Quinlan
Do you really think that people reading and voting in an article on this site are representative of the general population?
I'm on Android because it's open. Keep it open.
Voted for unlocked however being that I ordered this damn phone long before the bootloader fiasco, i DID buy a locked phone however that was not the original plan. Mine will arrive tomoro and I will give it the 2 week limit to see if there will be an unlock possiblity (not a bastardisation of one like the DX but a fully unlocked device) and if not then I will return it for a Nexus. This will be my last cycle with VZW period
Better hurry before the GNex isn't sold thnks to Apple lol.
This is the wrong audience to poll…the answer is obvious. Poll on CNN or something. Boot loaders are irrelevant to 99% of smartphone consumers.
Excellent point. If this poll were on CNN the option "whats a bootloader?" would have 92% of the vote.
I have the RAZR and have started to really regret not getting the gnex. Never again will I buy a phone with a locked bootloader
I had a GNex and gave it to a coworker. Turned around and bought myself a Razr Maxx and do not regret it one bit.
My OD Droid, G-Nex, and soon to be Nexus 7 say:
Half and half with it. It won't affect my decision if the hardware makes up for it but if there are 2 equal hardware wise devices and one is unlocked then unlocked with no contest.
Maybe it's because I've only owned Motorola's but I see no real point in custom kernels. I've played with a few unlocked devices and any differences were either not noticeable at all or very negative with custom kernels. The only real reason I personally see for "unlock or gtfo" is for ease of upgrading. Fully functional ICS on DX/D2G has been a bitch because of it and it's still not entirely there but it is possible to get around the locked bootloader somewhat.
I love the full customization of my phone. Also, I love pure, vanilla Android. I want every phone I buy to have an unlocked bootloader, but my experience with Android would not become horrid if I couldn't get one. I just like Android and what you can do to customize it even if you can't root or load a custom ROM.
A person isn't going to switch to a sub-par carrier because he/she can't flash a custom ROM. The reason we have smartphones is to be able to do almost anything we could with a regular computer, but on-the-go (and play Temple Run and Angry Birds). If I have the fastest and most reliable cellular data signal in the country, I'm not going to go to another carrier.
I still have unlimited data and an affordable monthly bill. I'm not going anywhere, at least not until the distant future.
J Dub
I answered Yes. However, apparently, I just bought a phone with a locked bootloader.
I'm never not going to have a Nexus as long as there's a Nexus to have.
people dont know what it is but personally, my galaxy nexus would have been bricked without an unlockable bootloader…
Jason Hanford-Smith
A locked bootloader is important in the decision-making process if the phone is likely to be a relatively low-seller. I think for the SGS3, it was a good enough gamble to believe that most VZW devs who had not already jumped to the GNex, would be on it because of the change to unlimited data. In fact, ironically, I think VZW did all the potential SGS3 buyer a favour by forcing everyone to pick that phone as the "best I can get before that switch plans".
Since my phone is provided by my work I have a choice of AT&T or Verizon, I'm going with Verizon. The way I see it if they sold them with unlocked bootloaders there would not be a sudden rise in people installing 3rd party ROMs, it would still consist mainly of the people who currently do this. Surely they could just add in the TOS that phones can only be returned/serviced etc if they are running the official ROM? Anyway my D2G died last week so I'm waiting to see if I can replace it with an early upgrade. I picked the SG3, I know it's locked but it's a beautiful phone and looks like it will get 4.1
I am very disappointed with the locked bootloader on the SGS 3 (received mine today), but am encouraged with progress so far to get around it. I have been working around Motorola's locked bootloader for the last year and a half. It was an unnecessary challenge. I do not see a good reason to lock down a phone since the vast majority of those who choose to root are knowledgeable enough to recover from any phone miscues without whining to Verizon customer support.
Might as well go to an Apple fan site and ask, "Do shiny white phones matter to you?"
I returned my razr maxx for a nexus. The maxx was better in every we except for screen resolution and design than the galaxy nexus, but I decided on the nexus because of the bootloader/ dev community/ updates. It really does matter, and I can rest assured that my nexus will make it through 2 years or more because of the fact that I can upgrade it myself.
Cue the "I'm leaving verizon, open bootloader or death, and locked devices are for communists" rants….
Could be worse……."When's my Nexus update coming?" 🙂
Christopher Bement
Hehehehe, I always say as soon as source drops! F OTAs.
Not with vzw, look how long it took them to release 4.0.4. let me continue by saying that I'm not into rooting my device but I'm hoping vzw proofs me wrong with JB and unleashes the OTA at the same time as the gsm G-Nexus or within the week of….I'm going to give VZW until the end of July to release it. If not I'm going to root my G-Nexus and get some good JB on my G-Nexus and enjoy all the goodness that some of you have been enjoying since JB was ported.
*Couldn't care less
This whole boycott / saber rattling thing is BS. I'm calling it out now. It's not like developers haven't created ways around the locked bootloader to load Roms in anyway (bootstrap / safestrap for instance). Does it suck you can't change the kernal? Sure, but I also get why you'd lock hardware that had to PASS FCC REGULATIONS to be sold to some extent.
A locked bootloader is not a detriment to a well designed and executed device. It doesn't affect my decision to buy a phone or not. It sucks because the Dev community is smaller sure, but my phone (Razr) still has quite a few roms with its locked bootloader.
I hope people realize that this poll will be skewed by users that root and rom their devices. I know plenty of end users that just want a phone that works at a basic level, that don't worry about the highest end specs or large level customization. Don't take that statement as my condoning poor coding and broken software by the manufacturers either. I don't condone bad workmanship, but I do see that a locked bootloader can benefit the everyday user. Most of us here don't fall into that category.
its all about choice…you dont want it but many others do.
"Many others" is ambiguous…. provide numbers and percentages.
For the vast majority of owners that have a smartphone, most don't dive into the Dev community. If they did, XDA and sites like this should have much higher click through rates and comments than they do.
For each person I've met with a rooted device, I've seen at least 5 if not 10 that don't have one.
Secondly… and where did you pull the conclusion I don't want choices? I bought the Razr because it is a flagship platform device. It's hardware is amazing, and it sits far better in my hand than the Galaxy Nexus does. In fact, so far, I've never liked the design or build of a Samsung device. Personal preferences of course.
I'm not saying it doesn't suck and make things difficult, but it is interesting that people forget that Verizon owns one of the largest networks in America and is heavily regulated under the FCC. If this is their way of controlling the devices they have to pay for certifying (i.e. making sure that they are safe to use (heat generation for example) as well as making sure they don't interfer with other radio signals and the like. The manufactures pay into all that as well.
The locked bootloader affects the kernal restrictions, it doesn't mean you can't load a custom Rom on a device. There are methods that circumvent that lock and work with stock kernals, and I gave an example of two ways I'm very familiar with on the Razr above.
Well if you are hoping for a business reason, are there people who avoid devices without boot loaders?
It's one of their ways of controlling customer behavior, but not the only one. The Razr's workarounds sound like they suck, as I made the decision to not buy one, I don't have first hand experience.
As far as regulations go, if it was a big deal on CDMA, VZW wouldn't be selling the Galaxy Nexus. I think blaming the FCC regulations is a poor argument.
As far as the Razr is concerned, its no more difficult than any other device. The devs have a slightly more difficult job, as they need to hack harder to get a few features to work properly, but nothing major that I've seen. .
Its difficult to say if the FCC has a hand in this or not. AT&T recently locked the HTC OneX bootloader, but left the GS3 unlocked. Each carrier has their unique tendencies and beliefs, just like any other entity on earth. You can either accept it and move on, going with the carrier that seems to be parallel to your own beliefs, or you can try to change the status quo. Your decision really, and I wish you the best of luck in either venture.
"Vast majority" is ambiguous…. Provide numbers and percentages.
I did… a 5-10 to 1 ratio is a vast majority. 1 out of 5 is the lowest percentage, and that would mean 80% overall do not root their device in my personal experience. Judging by what I've seen on other forums and communities, the average customer doesn't root their phone — a friend does it for them to give them more features they never knew or cared about in the past just to show the potential of the system. Even still, 20% rooting in this community would be a HUGE margin and is more than likely an over-estimation.
I switched networks over it. Not boycott. I just want an open easy GS3 to play with. I like being able to do whatever I want with my phone that I paid money for and locked myself into a 2 year long contract. It's silly that after all that they still say "you can't do what you want with this."
I concede that ownership plays a unique role in this argument. It's an interesting point. Do you think the same thing applies to cars? Homes? You bought those too right? They have regulations to follow, codes and standards to meet.
What I'm trying to point out here is that the bootloader discussion is all about kernal changes today. Kernals can (not that the necessarily will) have an impact on liabilities for the provider, even though rooting a device voids warranty. Safety concerns, regulations to follow, and so on all play a role in the business decisions a company goes through.
You may cite that the other companies don't do this practice. I'd claim a two fold reasoning on this – 1) They want a chunk of the Big Red market and are willing to take on the risk, and 2) CDMA networks may have differing regulations than GSM. I cannot definitize the second, but the first is obvious. Most companies in today's marketplace are willing to do almost anything to make shareholders happy, which means the company has to grow.
And if you bought the phone and locked into a 2 year contract, you bought it subsidized, which means really, for two years, the expense of that device is shared by the provider and your down payment. If you bought it outright, that's a different story.
Well it's probably best to compare to a PC…as opposed to a car. And yes on a PC you can do whatever the hell you want with it.
As defined by Microsoft.
Or as defined by whatever OS you install. MS doesn't stop you from installing Linux, or doing a hackintosh, or whatnot. Plus, MS doesn't stop you from fiddling with the core of the OS. There are tons of registry hacks, modified kernels, etc. to install on a Windows machine. If I want to mess up my laptop and cause the keyboard not to work and the wifi drivers to break, it only takes a few clicks, nothing is stopping me.
(I'm not trying to flame you, sorry for complaining to two of your posts!)
I'd say the comparison to the car stands. Sure you can run whatever vehicle you like in private, but on the roads it must have a government license, and in many major metro areas/states, it must pass emissions. The FCC says the same thing about radio devices (i.e. mobile phones), to use it in public you must follow these guidelines. Verizon, fwiw, locks down their phones due to their interpretation of those regulations. They know it will cost them some customers and a little bad PR, but they also know that should a suit be filed against them, they can claim that they made every reasonable effort to secure their network, which is huge in court. They take a risk either way.
I agree.
I only rooted my DROID2 Global because I needed to get rid of the preinstalled software that isn't even remotely relevant in the countries I use it in: Japan and Russia.
This poll with be skewed because of the people this site targets.
exactly, see my post below
No one said anything about it being a scientific, or even remotely accurate, poll.
I realize that I am the minority on this particular website. But I would say less than 10% of all Android customers even know what a bootloader is let alone care if its unlocked or not.
Like i said earlier I dont personally care about bootloaders. But I do support my fellow Android users who want to have full access to the phone they spent hard earned money on. I support you friends, fully.
10% is probably generous.
Christopher Bement
It's a great reason not to lock the things down. 95% or more of the population has no idea it exists.
I think the main reason verizon is doing this is because they dont want customers complaining when the fuckk up their phones. Although not many do in the first place so its a moot point.
Jason Hanford-Smith
If it were easy to unintentionally root, install custom recovery and then flash a ROM which then subsequently soft-bricks your phone where you have no idea where to turn other than VZW support… I'd agree.
But I don't
The locked bootloader just seems to me that phones will just get messed up easier. With an unlocked bootloader, it is much easier to 'hack', which in turn means less screwed up phones. (Customers that want to 'hack' are going to do it regardless)
Oh i totally agree. But verizon does not
Unfortunately . :'(
Of topic, but I picked up a bionic for my fiance yesterday, looking forward to messing around with the new ICS from Motorola.
Not really. Some people have friends or relatives or even go on craigslist to have their phones rooted and flashed. When something messes up, more likely than not they're going to go to Verizon to get it fixed, because they won't know any better.
That's my point, (partially). When they take the phone to someone to root, and it has a locked bootloader, there is higher chance that the phone will get messed up than if the bootloader was unlocked.
More ruined phones more phone sales maybe
True, and all Verizon would need is a legal disclaimer, which they are quite proficient at.
I agree. Surely they could cover their asses in the TOS some how and then leave the phones unlocked for those that want to use 3rd party ROMs?
and those who know about or want to attempt rooting/roms have many resources at their disposal to help solve any problems they have. It's not like people are like oops I just messed up my phone by accidentally installing a rom…you have to have intention when doing these sorts of things
Sure, if only 5% of customers flash anyway, why not just leave it open? Seems rather benign to have so small a "power user group" customizing their own experience on their own property. And the rest of the 95% stays safely unaware or disinterested. Doesn't sound like too great of a risk for Verizon, that 5% and all. Plus a simple legal disclaimer would keep Verizon's asses well covered… Bricked phone=more sales.
I agree with you 100%. It would be nice to have an unlocked bootloader but it is not a deal breaker. If the phone works I do not care about how many roms it has or having the latest OS updates right away.
If only 10% know what a bootloader is why bother encrypting it? Just make them all like the Nexus. A simple fastboot oem unlock. If VZW wants an extra step make the process like HTCdev.com and void a person's warranty if they unlock. That way it'll keep Joe Average in check and not playing with anything, but give power users the ability to use THEIR phone. Keep in mind it is OUR phone, we're not renting it from Verizon.
Verizon is their own worst enemy because they have the idiot kiddies of the Android community committing insurance fraud after they brick their RAZR's because they can't follow instructions or because some newbie "dev" thinks they can make a one-click root.
An unlockable bootloader would only help the community in the long run and would actually be beneficial to Verizon. Almost all bricked phones would be recoverable by the Android community and the only people who would unlock are generally people who know what they're doing or have some clue. Those same idiot kiddies would also be able to recover their phones when they screw something up.
So how again is an encrypted bootloader a good thing?
Well, you see, you would be able to keep that phone longer by creating bloat-free Android builds on the latest and greatest version of Android. Instead of buying a new phone every 24 months, with a new 2yr contract.
That's no different than things now though. We circumvent their bootloaders as it is and it doesn't stop anybody from upgrading. Not to mention many of us power users upgrade as well because we want the latest hardware.
Maybe Verizon should build Penius Bars and charge a premium for savage assrape services such as fixing bricked phones with their bootloader decryption tools.
Maybe if they're marketing their phones to military and private corporations that actually want an encrypted device for security reasons? What other company right now is doing such a thing save for Blackberry?
They could easily market a phone designed for enterprise that would be totally secure and leave the normal consumer out of it. Besides straight Android isn't an option for the government in most cases. Thus why the NSA released SEAndroid.
At least not until they have some problem with Blur or Sense or GPS or whatever, then ask their techie friend who explains that the locked bootloader prevents them from fixing their phone.
Oh for the love of….
A locked bootloader only prevents flashing an unsigned boot.img, mbr/ebr, etc. You can still flash a ROM over the stock system (through a custom recovery, of course), and it certainly doesn't prevent rooting or using kexec to load custom kernels. If you want to mess around with leaks, that's where things get antsy, as you can't simply flash back to an older system. But, that's about the only thing you can't do, and even then, some smart devs have gotten around that too.
TL:DR- a locked bootloader is not a liability anymore, its more of an incovenience.
Droid Pro still can't run a custom kernel.
Ignorance is not something to use as an excuse. If less than 10% of people know what a bootloader is does that mean Microsoft should lock PCs so no one can use Linux.
Microsoft doesn't make your PC.
And Google doesn't make your phone.
Doesn't matter who makes what. If you purchase a physical product from someone, you should be able to do whatever you want with it so long as it's not illegal. If I want to install Fedora on a One X (made up example), and want to put the time/effort into doing so, HTC has no right telling me I can't do it. Now do I lose any warranty righs to software issues if I do so? Of course I do. Hardware warranty, though, shouldn't be affected, unless I'm doing something like overclocking.
If a carrier and/or an OEM put out a product, they do reasonably have the right to distribute it however they want, and consumers can vote with their money. That's a valid argument. But from a consumer's point of view, it is distubring and frustrating when said carrier or OEM try to tell me how I can use my product, when it doesn't hurt anyone else. If I want to load AOSP on my Evo 3D (actual example), I should be able to do that. I assume the risk of it not working, of course, but it shouldn't be something that HTC or Sprint can tell me if I can do or not. I think that legally (I'm no lawyer), carriers and/or OEMs can likely do whatever they want, as evidenced by many a phone. But in the interest of public relations, or consumer rights, secured bootloaders are a horrible idea. Those of us who flash ROMs and always root may well be a very small minority, but many of us run websites, tweet frequently, post articles, etc; we are a vocal minority. SOPA and ACTA would never have been stopped had we geeks never started protesting first. Did we have critical mass on our own? No, but we got others to realize the problem with it, too. Same with bootloaders. Does this even matter to the masses? No, not at all. Just like many others have said, 99% of people don't put Linux on their Windows machines. But the average comsumer wouldn't like Microsoft or Dell or whoever telling them that they can only install software they approve of. It's net neutrality on a software level, at its core.
Bob Martin
As a fellow Droid-life reader I am proud to announce that I have officially read your entire comment without falling asleep. That should be a huge accomplishment and compliment to you. And yes I do fully agree with you 100%
Lol not sure if that's more a comment about me being long-winded (which I usually am) or DL readers, or both. But either way, +1 to you, sir.
Joseph Williams
I agree w everything but the warranty part. There's no way for them to know how you may have modified the software in a potentially damaging way (overclocking for example) . I'm happy giving them the benefit of the doubt there and surrendering the full warranty
I agree about giving up the full warranty, as without intrusive monitoring software (which is of course what we do NOT want…), there is no way to know about things like overclocking. I have happily done so on all my phones. I am not sure how the software/hardware distinction would sit with others, though, nor am I sure about the legality either way.
My only concern with fully surrendering the warranty (keeping in mind again, that I've done it on all my devices), is when there is an actual hardware defect that sometimes presents itself. For example, on the Nexus One, many people's power buttons slowly became unusable and would not register presses. It was an issues with the way the button was internally mounted, and one piece of metal that held it was bit-by-bit bent every time it was pressed. I used my N1, purchased new, for about 9 months, and never had issues, though I could see it slowly receding, but I knew several people on XDA who had the problem. Though they had all voided their warranties, HTC did indeed replace their buttons (at least mostly), which was nice of them but probably not legally required.
What would you propose for that sort of situation, where there is a genuine hardware issue (commonly experienced or not, but definitely not user-caused), in regards to warranty retention despite ROM flashing or whatnot? I don't have a great solution myself, other than the whole "lose the software warranty but retain the hardware warranty" mentioned earlier, which certainly has its flaws (e.g. the afore-mentioned overclocking), or the whole "well, you risk that when you flash things" approach, which while I'm fine with that, I'm not sure how many others would be.
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I agree, it is a good option to have and is what makes android more popular imo. I can only think people who really need encrypted locked bootloaders are people that are at risk like for government jobs and companies that work for the government, i.e. Lockheed, Grumman, etc, or corporations that have to deal with corporate espionage or something extreme. But the government already has rules and regulations on their hardware they use for their employees even to how green the hardware is. Like Apple products can't be used by the government now because they are not green enough to be recycled like their macbooks and other devices.
Pay full price for the phone and then you can ask to do whatever you want!!!!
Signing a contract is the same as paying full price, it's just spread over 2 years. Look at prices for services that make you pay full price but don't subsidize the phones, they are typically less every month than subsidized plans.
But even if it werent, I am still buying the phone, subsidized or not. It is mine to own. Thus, I should be able to do whatever I want with it. It's very different than say, renting a cable box from Comcast or Dish, where you don't actually own it and have to return it when you cancel or upgrade. Those you shouldn't be able to modify. But a phone is mine to keep.
I guess it is more like Comcast locking your new PC, but I think we all get the point.
Verizon doesn't make your phone.
Verizon doesn't put the OS on the phone…
Bob Martin
No one even said the word "Verizon". therefore your comment is irrelevant to this argument. just thought you should know.
Microsoft is actually restricting their ARM builds of Windows so as to make it impossible to install Linux on the device. Not that I would have any desire to purchase another Microsoft product, but that's just another reason for me to stay away.
Well, funny you say that, because MSFT is indeed locking Windows 8 PCs so you can't install any other OS.
false they are only locking Windows RT PC's
Read on UEFI Secure Boot and Windows 8 Ready requirements first.
Nope anything built with windows 8 in mind, the new secure BIOS configuration will be mandatory going forward.
Jordan Pitts
@Gasai Yuno Maybe you should read the UEFI Secure Boot and Windows 8 Ready requirements first before spreading FUD. It's mandatory that in order to receive Windows 8 Ready certification, all x86 PCs must have a way to disable Secure Boot, as well as a way to enter a custom Secure Boot mode that accepts signatures from entities other than Microsoft (Windows Hardware Certification Requirements: System.Fundamentals.Firmware.UEFISecureBoot sections 17 and 18).
RT is not a PC, it's for tablets. And you're still incorrect. Win8 is being locked down on all devices. MSFT now wants to be Apple.
But you can install other operating systems on Apple computers?
Ummmmmm….no……..? Not sure where you're going with that comment 🙂
@c2c298b7388318ffe01b93932ba630ad:disqus I have seen an Apple computer do dual boot for the Windows OS
apparently you can install gento0(linux) on a macbook pro.
It's not about ignorance, it's about irrelevance. If most consumers knew about what a bootloader was, they still wouldn't care. Although I understand what Bionic was saying, it is important for most people that frequent these sites.
I received my GS3 today, and my expectations have not been met. I absolutely HATE the UI. The bloatware, and TouchWiz really bother me, i'm coming from a vanilla ICS Gnex. For example, the "end call" button isn't even in the same place as where it has been positioned on all android phones! Samsung made too many changes to the UI. PLUS the stock predictive text is absolute garbage, in comparison to stock predictive on Gnex.
All I'm hearing is wah, wah, wah wah.
It's a damn cell phone.
Regress is a bad thing. They should have built on the established success of the Gnex, instead they tried copying Apple with a "polished" UI, and now it is ruined.
Holy Grail
And…..ether sell it or send it back……do something constructive and stop crying about it.
Look, I'm not forcing you to read my comments, let alone replying to them. Feel free to move along…..
take touchwiz off and freeze the bloatware. You dont even need to root for that.
The rest of the system is screwed up, not just the UI. I'll end up rooting, and flashing stock JB.
Established success? Lol…
And this is a "damn cell phone" website. Know your audience.
Nah, Droid-Life is just weird in that they think their audience is actually representative.
Droid Life audience is representative of Droid Life audience.
For the DL community, and communities like it: Yes.
For the ten thousand hundred hojillion people who buy phones every year: No.
But I think the clear takeaway is more important: Stop buying Verizon.
Originally my answer would be "Unlocked Bootloader or No Buy" but now that I have a Nexus, I'm less worried about having an unlocked bootloader on my next phone, since I know I can always flash the latest and greatest OS to my Nexus. Of course, some day the Galaxy Nexus will be out of date, but for now, I don't mind so much if my next phone doesn't have an unlocked bootloader, as long as it has the other specs I really care about.
I will have the Nexus 7 to see the latest and greatest Android OS. As long as I have that im good. I still want ICS on my damn Bionic tho
That's exactly why I'm getting a Nexus 7. Bleeding edge of Android, all the time.
Unlock or go home
apparently PCed doesn't want to go home…
because PCed lives with his parents…


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Have you ever wondered just what measures you should take to help prevent disease in your life and maintain good health? How about the battery of tests and exams that physicians may perform on you to help you stay fit and catch disease before it worsens? Answers to such questions and much more may be found in Medical Check-Up app, from developer Suntini, for the iOS!
From the start, you can select from simply viewing a list of exams, or going ahead and answering the questionnaire to better locate the best preventive medicine options based on your answers. The questions are pretty simple and include ones over topics like age, weight, height, etc. I liked how the app didn't force you to go through the interview process and instead also allowed you to view the different exams and tests, with interesting videos as well (over 80 videos!). The "results" of your interview are presented to you in a nice, categorical overview. From here, you can elect to read more about everything from Examination of Moles to Blood Sugar Measurements. It's a nice smattering of tests and topics and the linked videos makes it all the more interesting.
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Medical Check-Up iPhone app requires iOS 4.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up publication of this review. The iPhone App Review rating:


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Now that they feel Pelosi has the votes, CNN has been more critical of the legislation:
And it's not just that gasbag Cafferty. I've saw a "straight" CNN reporter say she didn't think the Democrats wanted people to know what was in the bill, and she doubted that a lot of members had read it.
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In an announcement that caught some Cook County government officials by surprise, the county's top judge announced Tuesday that the general public will be barred from bringing cellphones, tablet computers and other electronics into criminal courthouses, citing increasing concern that gang members are using the technology to influence courtroom proceedings.
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Next, the elastic properties of the beam are taken into account. Employing energy methods (Shames and Dym, 1985) and excluding dynamic terms, the differential equation of motion is
L [w(x)j = —qe(x)+q(x), (17.6)
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The eigenvalues and the mode shapes (eigenvectors) of the governing equation (17.8) are now computed by solving a standard eigenvalue problem. Using the mode superposition principle, an infinite number of ordinary differential equations are formed (this topic is discussed in more detail in Section 17.4). Typically, a few mode shapes contain most of the mechanical energy, and these few modes can satisfactorily capture the mechanical deformation, thereby reducing the order of the problem.
In summary, we have a few ODEs to describe the parallel plate actuator, which can now be used to construct the equivalent circuit of the system in the same way as described earlier for the lumped parameter modeling. The advantages of the distributed parameter approach are the following: (i) It can be used to model continuous systems where most other methods fail. (ii) It can be incorporated into system simulators. (iii) Distributed parameter electrical devices can be coupled to the mechanical and the electrical terminal pairs as done in the lumped networks case. In a general case, the system has one electrical port characterized by the voltage v and the current i, and an infinite number of mechanical ports characterized by a generalized load and a generalized velocity. The disadvantages of the method are these: (i) It needs designer input, and test structures are required to verify whether the modeling results are correct. (ii) In most cases the conservative and dissipative energy domains have to be modeled separately. (iii) Since there is no unique representation possible, macromodel generation cannot be automated easily.


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Today I am reviewing Beulah's House of Prayer by Cynthia A. Graham for TLC Book Tours. As always, I am provided with a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
About the book (from the publisher): In 1934, the tiny town of Barmy, Oklahoma is in need of a miracle. The cows are hungry, the rain won't fall, most of Main Street is boarded up. Young aspiring trapeze artist Sugar Watson is dumped unceremoniously into this bleak setting with little money and only one thing on her mind – escape. Beulah Clinton, a Holy Ghost preacher, has dedicated herself to helping the distressed in this ragged little wasteland, and Sugar soon finds herself thrown in with Marigold Lawford, the simple-minded widow of the richest man in town, and Homer Guppy, a boy trouble follows like dust after a wind.
Despite Sugar's immediate distaste for Barmy, Beulah's patience, Marigold's kindness, and Homer's unconditional love make her reconsider the meaning of home.
On Black Sunday, the worst dust storm in history brings with it a choice: Sugar must decide whether or not to return home, leaving the hospitality – and love – of Barmy's inhabitants. A stunning Depression-era literary novel with of touch of magical realism, Beulah's House of Prayer captivates to the very end.
My review: I first became acquainted with the writing of Cynthia A. Graham when I read and reviewed Beneath Still Waters earlier this year. I was enchanted by her ability to create a rich world within a small town and its environs, every detail realized – so much so that I felt I was there. When the opportunity to review her newest novel arrived in my inbox, I jumped at the chance.
This novel does not disappoint; in fact, it confirms what I felt after reading Beneath Still Waters, Cynthia A. Graham is an excellent writer. Not only that, she understands human nature and writes with compassion and humor and great warmth.
In this Depression-era story, Barmy, a tiny town in the Oklahoma panhandle, becomes a character in itself; richly drawn, poorer than poor, dusty, destitute, yet full of interesting and wonderfully complex characters. Sugar, who ends up in Barmy after the sudden death of her father while traveling across the country, and Marigold, suddenly widowed, with no money to her name, are welcomed into the spare lodgings provided by Beulah, a preacher, who has also just found Barmy. Beulah, wise to the ways of the heart and an expert on human nature, reaches out to those in need, feeding them, counseling them, providing them shelter. Homer, who lives next door, is continually beaten by his alcoholic father. None of them – not Sugar, not Homer, not Marigold – know what it means to feel truly loved.
Each of the characters in this wonderful novel is beautifully written and Graham takes us along to watch their individual struggles as they make their way toward a sort of salvation.
Can these people who have been thrust together in a time of desperation and suffering somehow find hope? Will there be something better on the horizon?
I loved this novel. And yes, as the description says, there is a wonderful touch of magical realism within the pages. I finished it yesterday and I still can't get it out of mind. The town of Barmy, the dust bowl, and all the characters are still alive for me. That says something, doesn't it?
I recommend it very highly.
About the author: Cynthia A. Graham is the winner of several writing awards, including a Gold IPPY and a Midwest Book Award for Beneath Still Waters, and her short stories have appeared in both university and national literary publications. She attained a B.A. in English from the Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Cynthia is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the St. Louis Writers' Guild, the Missouri Writers' Guild, and Sisters in Crime. She is the author of two works of historical mystery: Beneath Still Waters and Behind Every Door. Beulah's House of Prayer is her first foray into the land of magical realism.
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This is a tale of two mothers' meatloaves.
One meatloaf was born on a chicken bone of an island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, its recipe cobbled by Canadian expats. The origin of the other remains locked in the brain of an elderly woman in Toledo, Ohio. Both meatloaves, however, share the secret of the perfect meatloaf.


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Ecologists use the term "communities" to describe plant species that occur together in a particular environment.
Each environment, or habitat, has different conditions of soil, moisture, shade, and climate. This means that specific environmental conditions encourage and promote the growth of specific plant species. These communities of plant species are fairly consistent; wherever conditions are similar, the species that occur there will also be similar.
Welby Smith talks about the benefits of native plants.
Ecologists have given these communities familiar names such as "marsh" - which describes a community on wet mineral soil with high nutrients.
A "bog" is a community on wet peat soil with low nutrients.
A "prairie" community is found on dry soil and is dominated by grasses.
A native plant community usually has dozens or even hundreds of different plant species, and an equally large number of animal species, including butterflies, birds, mammals, and even fishes (in the case of an aquatic plant community). A residential lawn is a plant community, but it is hardly a native plant community. It is created and maintained by humans using non-native species. It has few plant species (usually only one or two), offers very little wildlife or soil-holding benefits, and has high water and maintenance costs.
Implications for lakeshore owners:
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CANON Pixma MX925 is a compact, stylish and powerful office equipment. Offering many features at an affordable price, including the automatic document feeder, it's truly an all-in-one device. Thanks to the FastFront technology, the printer fits on any desk. Front paper trays are easily adjustable and they do not take up excessive space.
The printer uses five separate FINE ink tanks (black, photo black, yellow, cyan, and magenta) and provides high print resolution of up to 9600 dpi. Due to the separation of colours, the cost of printing reduces. You do not need to change all colours when one of them runs out. Compared to conventional printers, the cartridges are also available in XL size, which will help you save money even more.
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An innovative water contract pays farmers to conserve.
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The command-and-control viewpoint isn't illogical. The American food supply is one of the safest in the world. But I submit that the current system fails to tap creative, market-based incentives to further improve food safety.
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Agriculture as a stable, prosperous way of life is practically extinct. It doesn't need to be. We have the power within our consuming choices to make a remarkable difference.
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GreenFaith combines free-market and faith-based principles on the environment.
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The revival of local food and local markets marches under the banner of the left, but its resistance to centralization also appeals to conservatives.
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Thu, 12/02/2010
Paul Schwennesen recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss food safety. Paul offers more comments on the issue below.We all want safe food. Question is, how do we get it? "There oughta be a law," seems to be the generally conceived approach, as evidenced by recent passage of the now-famous...
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Paul Schwennesen appeared on the Fox Business Network yesterday to discuss how food regulations harm local producers and favor large conglomerates.
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In 1993, more than thirteen thousand cubit feet of water per second raced down the San Pedro Valley, washing away farms, drowning livestock, and destroying bridges.
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Well we managed to stay on the schedule for the most part. But the part that didn't stay on the schedule was because we aren't yet at a place where we can work out 7 days a week. The plan that I outlined in the last post worked out well and going to the gym at 8:30 pm is a fine solution to not having any other time those days to go to the gym. It's not that crowded and nice after a long day to get an hour to myself. On Tuesday and Thursday I really enjoyed working from home and running to pick Lucy up worked out really well. My Dad met me with the car at the daycare with Calvin and then I was able to just drive home instead of dragging Lucy onto the bus with me all exhausted and sweaty. Plus Dad gets home a little earlier those days.
On Thursday I ran 4 miles and it was the 6th day in a row of working out. I didn't think the run was going to go that well, but I averaged 8:42 miles with my last mile done in 8:12. Was this a fluke? Probably. Can I really run sub 9 minute miles? Probably not comfortably, but I treated that run like some kind of speed workout and just wanted to see what I could do. Nice to still be able to run fast!
Being back at work is going well so far. Having the flexibility to work from home is definitely a bonus.
Also most of the schedule wouldn't be possible without the help of my dad. Being able to do my runs as I go pick up Lucy is huge and so as always we thank him for his help!
Today is a short and slow run and tomorrow it's long at 5 miles. I'm running a 10K in 2 weeks! No real goals, just like having a race on the schedule to keep me going.


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Rotherham's Police Cadets were busy promoting safer neighbourhoods at this year's Rotherham Show.
Working on the Safer Rotherham Partnership stall the cadets, alongside police and council staff, handed out crime prevention advice, discussed safety tips and registered people's mobile phones on the Immobilise property database.
PCSO Supervisor Paul Newman said: "Immobilise is a national property database that enables lost or stolen items to be identified and reunited with their rightful owner. Anyone can register almost any kind of item on the database for free."
Police officers were also on hand to encourage visitors to try the 'beer goggles challenge game.
Giving you a visual experience of being drunk, children and adults put the goggles on and tried to pick up a key-ring or catch a mini football without dropping it.
With their distorted drunk vision, they found out just how difficult these simple actions can be.
PC Wayne Haywood said: "It was to show just how vulnerable and at risk you could be when intoxicated, not to mention how difficult it is to find your door keys if you drop them after a night out drinking."
"All the children agreed that the disorientation the goggles created was not a nice feeling and I hope they remember that when they get older."


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Styling one's locks is rarely as simple as giving them a quick comb through, so the Flair Hairbrush can come equipped with some of the essential accessories that would pull together a beautiful 'do. This Quirky product promises to "Store with Style," providing enough space for the hardware that will keep your curls in place.
The hollow head of the hair brush has been made with a generously sized compartment, able to fit butterfly clips in addition to barrettes and bobby pins. They can be contained by closing the tiny trapdoor on the back, and kept from clanging around thanks to a strong magnet installed inside. Overflow effects can be tucked into the handle of the Flair Hairbrush which cleverly produces a long drawer, ideal for hair ties and elastics.
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Would you know what to do if you saw someone having a seizure? After visiting with a mom's friend who's child has epilepsy, I quickly learned everything I thought I should do is wrong. Since this is something that any one of us could come across, I wanted to learn more. We were very happy to have Ariel Robbins of the Epilepsy Foundation of Central and South Texas in studio to give us the tips we need to know, and tell us how we can all get involved in the cause of raising awareness. The Epilepsy Foundation IM OK 5K will be held on Sat May 20th in Pflugerville.
For more information go to https://epilepsyrun.com/.


text: what do you guys think? A recent Vogue spread showed Keira Knightly in them with a dress. I think she was wearing the short/medium high kind---engineers or campus styles... For those who own them: 1) Do they fit true to size? 2) My calves are kinda skinny---will they lop about in the boots making it look silly? 3) What do you wear them with? Many thanks!


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Fashion Brunch at the Four Seasons
A visit to the Bridal Fashion Show & Brunch at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley to see some delicious fashions over meals and mimosas.
A visit to the Bridal Fashion Show & Brunch at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley to see some delicious fashions over meals and mimosas.
TasteTV presents the Spring and Summer bikini collection of Karo Swimwear.
Karo Swimwear embraces modern, trendy swimwear silhouettes, with designs that can add a touch of glamour to any tropical scene. Incorporating jewelry into every piece made, Karo creates pieces displaying a feminine style with chic embellishments.
European-born designer Kasia Roginska has a created a unique line of swimwear that flatters women of many body shapes, and gives them classic-feeling yet cutting-edge prints, accoutrements and cuts.
The entire idea for KARO Swimwear was born in January 2013. This idea was to have some type of jewelry built into each piece. And that's what KARO Swimwear is about today. It is inspired by natural stones, pearls, jewels and crystals. Colors are bright, bold and the suits are elegant and classy. Very feminine and unique.
Says Kasia about where she is now: "The idea is or was to have them handmade for the client to customize size and coverage. That's how the line started. Now I'm revising some pieces and having them produced in standard sizes, but some of the more detailed and complicated will be kept for custom orders only."
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Recently at the legendary Fairmont Hotel in the chic Nob Hill area of San Francisco, Replete Skincare presented an Haute Couture fashion event featuring two top couture brands in the world, MIMI Tran and on aura tout vu. This was the first time the "on aura tout vu" fashion house showed their collection on American soil.
Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov of the Haute Couture accessory label, on aura tout vu (which means "We will have seen everything" or "That takes the cake" in French), presented a number of looks on the runway.
Entertaining and titillating the fashionista crowd was pop singer French, who walked the catwalk with a bevy of lovely models clad in shoes by participating LA-based luxury footwear designer, Konstantina Tzovolou.
Replete Skincare donated 10% of all ticket sales for the 2014 Haute Couture Fashion event to Reason to Party, an all-volunteer San Francisco 501(3)c non-profit that raises funds in fun ways for extraordinary local nonprofits. The funds are earmarked for Samasource, a nonprofit that helps connect poor women and youth to training and employment in the digital economy.
TasteTV photographs by C. Bliss, author of Street Style San Francisco. Other partners included FSHN Magazine.
Author Erin McKean has a thing about dresses, in particular, for iconic dress styles. That's why she has recently released her new book on the topic, "THE HUNDRED DRESSES: The Most Iconic Styles of Our Time (Bloomsbury)."
Says Erin, "I spend way, way too much time thinking about dresses — not just how they look, but how they make their wearers feel. After blogging about dresses for so many years (since 2005, which is like the Pleistocene, in blogger time) I wanted to collect all my favorite dress 'types' in one place. And of course, the Eleanor Estes book has always been a favorite, so I wanted to pay it a bit of homage with the title."
Erin recounts how the project itself took about six months of work, and 1 year of planning with the illustrator, Donna Mehalko. Apparently this was not too long. Says Donna, "For me this was a dream project. I happily researched and worked on the drawings for the book over the course of a year. I researched by sourcing as many images in books, magazines and online that I could find that related to the list of dresses Erin had given me. My goal was to illustrate the dresses, but also, I wanted to capture a person I thought would wear each dress. Her attitude and gesture." She adds, "It was our editor Nancy Miller's idea to use illustrations for the book. Illustrations allowed for specificity but not necessarily an exact depiction of any dress. I think there is some room for the reader's imagination."
The dresses have a variety of names, ranging from the Bandage to the Sack, the Baby-doll to the Siren; the Wench; the Sari; the Vreeland; the Wrap; the Austen; the Beckham; the Chanel; the Ingenue; the Caftan; the Jackie; the Slip Dress; and the Biohazard. On the naming protocol, Mckean says, "The dresses named themselves. That was one of the tests for iconicity — if I couldn't describe the dress in a few words and have someone (preferably someone who wasn't a dress-lover) know what it was, then it wasn't really an iconic dress. It's funny — Jennifer Lopez has probably worn thousands of dresses in her career, but when I said 'The J.Lo dress' people knew instantly that I meant the green plunging number from the Grammys! And when I say 'the Space Empress' people can picture that, too."
Despite her large variety of choices, the style she personally wears most often is dirndl-style dress (close-fitting bodice and full skirt). "I'm also a huge fan of the June Cleaver. I like a big full skirt — easy to move in, and you can wear them while riding a bike."


text: The image verification word was "adventure" and it just matches my feelings so much. This isn't the parenting journey I wanted or expected but here I am. Every day, all day long. Last week was a big up and down. We finally started the neuro-psychiatric process. I don't really like the guy doing it much, but he is the only one my insurance will pay for. difficult child made a big mistake last week... got sent to the office for refusing to do his work (pretty uncommon actually) and instead of blowing up which has been the pattern in the past he continued his defiance with the principal. She decided to basically take it to the mat and told him that if he continues that defiance he would be unable to continue at our school. Ummmm.... he just got a report card that gave him all B's and C's in citizenship (not great, but I was happy), I have had NO calls home, no conference requests, no referrals, no detentions, NOTHING to precede this. This is a charter school so I am unsure what our rights are but I am pretty sure that as a public school there needs to be a somewhat more involved process than this to kick a kid out. I work here and have constant contact with all staff and I know that this defiance is specific to two teachers. Anyway, they told me that they would write up a behavior contract for him to sign that had making him leave as a consequence. They aren't calling it "expulsion" because I know they can't. I have been trying to put his teacher and therapist in touch for weeks... it just feels terrible for him and me. It might be that this a wake-up call for him and it will work... but until the underlying problems are figured out I know that he can only hold it together for so long before exploding. Tonight he ripped him room apart because he thought his dad was laughing at him over a board game. He walks around with so much self-doubt and stress. He calmed down pretty fast and I sat in there and chatted while he put it all back together but I felt sick at heart and so sorry for him. Where is this all going?


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I'll give you a daisy a day, dear
I'll give you a daisy a day
I'll love you until the rivers run still
And the four winds we know blow away
~ Lyrics by Jud Strunk
Congratulations to Moriah MacDonald (Fuzzy Slippers). With her inspiration we're pushing daisies for our Follow-the-Recipe linking party #11 (FTR11).
- Use any of the ingredients (themes, colors, techniques, shapes, etc.) in Moriah's recipe to make your project. Just pick a few ingredients and then add your own spices to cook up something uniquely yours.
- Add your project using the InLinz (froggy) button below and join the party.
- Keep the party going by clicking on some of the other entries and leaving a comment or two on their projects.
- Be sure to list your recipe or tell us what ingredient you used from the sample recipe.
- Don't forget to link back to this post or include the "I Followed the Recipe" button on your blog (see the side bar to the right).
Here's your FTR11 recipe:
- Pattern Paper – stripes, flourishes, leaves, polka-dots
- Colors – yellow, green, white, and kraft
- Stamps and Stickers – flowers/daisies, bicycles, leaves
- Color Mediums – Brown ink, Tombow and Copic markers
- Embellishments – ribbon, stickers, glitter/Stickles
- Tools – die cuts, Bind-It-All
- Techniques – Make a matching stationery set, embellished notebook and/or matching envelopes
- Theme – "Just a Note" or all occasion cards
I'm freakishly exited to tell you about the sponsor for our FTR11 party because it's none other than our own Top Chef Corinna McGregor and her ingenious Ribbon Carousel©. One lucky player in our linking party will get a $25 gift certificate for Corinna's Ribbon Carousel© shop. Corinna has some really exciting things up her sleeves, so stay tuned here and at Corinna's place, Stamping with a Java Junkie.
Just click on the link below to join the Catered Crop Linking Party. You have until Thursday, May 12, 8:00 PM CST. Hop back by here next Sunday when our Catered Crop Top Chefs and our Guest Chef Moriah will have their culinary delights to show you using Moriah's recipe.


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1999 Toyota 4Runner SUV - Consumer Review
Build Quality
Reliability Value
Build Quality
Reliability Value
Decent, but Overrated SUV
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Vehicle1999 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4dr SUV 4WD
ReviewI have 79K mi. on my 4Runner and it's
been somewhat reliable, but not what I
was expecting from a Japanese vehicle.
The MAF sensor had to be replaced at
65K and I've had to replace the front
brake rotors several times due to
warping. The seats are horrible on long
road trips as there's no thigh support
at all. The rear suspension is too soft
and it wallows and pitche with even
one person in the back seat. Replacing
the springs/shocks with an aftermarket
set VASTLY improved the handling/ride.
Acceleration is OK but highway passing
could be better. The ground clearance
and 31" tires are great. Fuel economy
is OK for an SUV-21mpg highway.
Best FeaturesExterior styling, ground clearance, fit & finish, cargo room, resale value
Worst FeaturesBetter seats!! Stiffer rear suspension. Redesign front brake rotors. Needs a larger engine. Selectable,lockable 4WD should be available with a manual transmission. Frame-mounted body protection instead of the fragile body- mounted running boards.
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This software is an expert in getting email ids from Hotmail account of the user. It has all the necessary components essential for harvesting of email addresses. The features of this tool make it the best software to extract email ids from Hotmail.
Outlook Phone Number Extractor is useful number extractor software adept at extracting numbers from MS Outlook and Outlook express files. The software allows extraction from different folders like Inbox, Out box, Drafts, Sent items etc.
Batch Word Files Splitter is a tool designed with a purpose to reduce the workload of splitting word pages into new word files. This word file splitter has the latest characteristics that provide 100% solution to users.


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Psalm 23 by Temple and Brent
Fountain of Life (Song I wrote & recorded based on Psalm 36)
I will Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills by Andrew Hodkinson
Amazing by Janelle
Thy Word by Amy Grant
The Kingdom by Bethany Dillon
Praise Adonai by Paul Baloche
The Everlasting Arms (Song I wrote based on some verses from Deuteronomy 33)
El Shaddai by Amy Grant
Psalm 40 (Song I wrote based on some verses from the psalm)
Fill this Place by Matthew Hoffman
Master of Life by Zemer Levav
Track 8 (Blessed is He) on my dear friend's Heiko and Lori's first album
Blessed Redeemer by Casting Crowns
Blessed is the Man (new mix) from Andrew Hodkinson's latest album
Remember This by Beth Champion Mason (thanks Stephanie for sharing this one!)
Hear and Obey (Song I wrote and recorded for our album)
Calvary by Mason Clover
How Lovely by Greg Silverman
Show Me the Way (Song I wrote based on Psalms 142 and 143)
Mercy by Casting Crowns
Firstfruits (Song I wrote and recorded for our album about Yeshua being the First Fruits)
By the Rivers of Babylon from Andrew Hodkinson's new album
Return (Song I wrote and recorded for our new album)
I've loved listening to these songs during the pregnancy...especially in the late afternoon and early evening when I'm cooking or we are eating dinner together. I've often been moved to tears as these songs play; thinking about my amazing Creator and the incredible blessing of life He has given me to carry and birth. Often the kids will come out and sing the songs with me, throwing their hands up in worship or dancing around the floor with each other.
That's something I don't want to forget about this pregnancy.
More to come another time.
Hope you had a lovely weekend.


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Diversity and inclusion professionals face many challenges, from insufficient budget to C-suite support. But one of the greatest challenges of all is fostering awareness, respect and inclusion on an ongoing, daily basis.
Traditional diversity training can be highly effective and useful. But when given quarterly or annually – or perhaps just for new hires – inclusive concepts and behaviors often fade from memory, especially as time goes on.
In my conversations with diversity and inclusion leaders, one of the best ways to instill ongoing awareness and respect is through the promotion of diversity heritage months.
Over the course of year, there are hundreds of heritage months. Dozens of these are specific to diversity; for a complete list please view our online diversity calendar.
Some of the key diversity heritage months include:
- Black History Month – February
- Women's History Month – March
- Older Americans Month – May
- Jewish-American Heritage Month – May
- Pacific-American Heritage – May
- LGBT Pride Month – June
- National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month – Sept. 15-Oct. 15
- Diversity Awareness Month – October
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month –
- Native American Heritage Month – November
There are powerful benefits to celebrating these heritage months in your workplace. First, it helps promote diversity an inclusion on an ongoing basis, throughout the year. Furthermore, heritage months helps recognize individual diversity groups, and specifically celebrate them, rather than simply promoting general diversity awareness.
So how do you celebrate heritage months, and leverage them to create more awareness and inclusion?
Diversity Calendar – first, be sure to offer a diversity calendar throughout you are organization. These calendars are available either online, or printed. Typically, a diversity calendar will feature a specific heritage as its monthly theme.
Employee Newsletters – in your newsletters to employees, be sure to feature these heritage months, as banners or graphics, and link to additional information on the topic.
Email Signature – every month, you're likely sending thousands of emails. Each email is a great opportunity to foster awareness. In your email signature, include a link to this month's featured heritage month.
D&I Portal – if your organization has a D&I portal on its website, add a banner celebrating the monthly diversity theme. If your organization does not have a portal, you need to add one…
Employee Events – at company events, you can feature the monthly diversity theme. A popular way to do this is with food recipes that might celebrate a particular culture. Our online diversity calendar features such recipes.
Printed Materials – in your office, have banners, posters and more that also highlight a particular diversity theme. Any piece of paper that is distributed to your employees – from memos to paychecks – provides an opportunity to instill awareness.
Training for diversity and inclusion is essential for a harmonious, productive workplace in the 21st century. And inclusion is most effective when instilled throughout the year, rather than just at on-off trainings.


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How to Build a Sustainable Business
To me, sustainable business does not mean that the business needs to be functioning in the area of sustainability: energy conservation or nature preservation and such things. To me sustainable business means that it builds itself to be sustainable, maintaining its integrity both internally and in its contribution to the world.
When I plan a business, I plan it to be so it's sustainable at all stages and on all levels. People involved need to be well rewarded so they want to stay with the business and support it. Clients and environment needs to be considered so that they support you. Business practices need to reflect best practices and highest level of integrity. In short: business and all parts of it need to be be maintained i.e. sustained semi-indefinitely.
Business plan often has an exit plan and that's why I use "semi-indefinitely" above. Even in case of an exit plan, one needs to consider continuity: if business is sold, how can it be maintained in a way that's beneficial to seller, purchaser and clients (and other parts of the environment).
During my MBA studies in Dr. Goodman's Sustainable Business class we had a fun debate where we took sides arguing whether lean management means sustainable business. After arguing one way, we switched sides. To synthesize both opinions, I think lean management can help in becoming a sustainable business. However, lean itself can leave out many elements of sustainability unless implemented thoroughly and with all areas of the business and it's impact areas (including workers, clients and environment).
I think the culmination of sustainable business in modern day capitalism is in considering all different types of resources: human resources and natural resources being some of the most important. None of these can be burned up completely, otherwise business is not sustainable. All businesses are part of a business ecosystem, which has more providers when we consider sustainability. Long term relationship to the natural resources and human resources are both important in creating long term relationship with them.
In reality, a sustainable business is all about established and well maintained relationships and exchange of value using these relationships. Thus for the value of the company to consistently raise, it needs to increase the value of its relationships to its resources and other components of the business ecosystem. Through added value in all relationships, transactions become more valuable, and the entire business ecosystem is more stable and thus can be sustained for a longer period of time.


text: Ok. It wasn't until I received this bag today that I saw any of the signs that it could be a fake. I'll give you the run-down of what it is and what I see wrong with it and if anyone could help me please let me know. It is a Marc by Marc Jacobs JJ Bowler Turn-Lock Satchel in Bordeaux. Here is a link to the original auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=370006196874&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI The lining has piping, it looks to be an unfinished seam where the fabric ran out. It is frayed and covered in glue. The zippers are YKK. The turn-lock on the front marc by marc jacobs is all the same. In other pictures it looked like it was enamel filled with a white marc and by marc jacobs was black. The stitching is frayed or coming out a little in spots The dust bag had red marks in it like the dye came off the leather. That shouldn't happen right? There is a fabric tag inside that says Mad in Indonesia. Thank you!!!!!


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Beware of these pitfalls when working from home
Although the idea of working from home may sound ideal -- sitting in your bathrobe and pajamas all day while avoiding the high gasoline prices and rush-hour traffic -- there are both advantages and pitfalls in doing so.
With computers, laptops, faxes, cell phones, pagers, video conferencing, e-mail, attachments and all other technological advances, more and more people are opting to work from home. After all, if you do, you don't have to ask permission from your boss to stay late or ask the night watchman to let you in the building or feel nervous about being alone in the office late at night.
Who's working from home nowadays? Sometimes it's the empty-nesters who turn their college teen's bedroom into an office or convert a whole garage and partition it off. Other times, it's a businessperson who has the land and money to erect a separate building on his or her property.
Before hanging up your shingle at home, check with your CPA about the tax laws governing home offices and what you are allowed to deduct. You must have a separate room that is totally dedicated to office use in order to qualify. And as an employer, see what rules you must follow even if your employees don't need an office.
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges of working from home is that you don't get away from your work. It's 24/7, staring you in the face all the time. For workaholics, you may need to structure your day and get out -- even a walk around the block helps -- or else you'll get cabin fever. Get to the gym or eat lunch at a local restaurant just to break the monotony and have a change of scenery.
If you have small children, another challenge is dealing with interruptions. Waiting until nap time to concentrate 100 percent is inconvenient. Instead, make arrangements to place them in an excellent day care, nursery school or preschool, which you can do for just mornings, afternoons or on certain days a week.
If you have a nanny or baby-sitters, have them take your child to the library, park or playground. If they can't go out, have them play quietly in another room while you meet your deadlines with the door closed.
Another distraction can be that there is so much to do at home -- the dishwasher needs unloading and loading, the pantry needs organizing, the garage has to be straightened or there's an interesting show on TV.
You must develop self-discipline, focus and not have other projects that draw your attention away from the tasks at hand.
If you have a spouse who works at home as well, you must set boundaries and limits with each other for interruptions. Can you work in the same office, or do you need two offices at home? Above all, you need to have a structure and communication style that minimizes the stress of being together all the time.
Even if your spouse works at an office, the same limits and boundaries apply. You can't leave work to pick up the dry cleaning or get a favorite food for dinner if your boss wants that report by 4 p.m. You must learn to say no as politely and firmly as possible.
If you are a single person working at home, a mail-drop store protects your safety, confidentiality and privacy. The advantages are that you can use its fax line and no one can trace it to a home address.
Mail-drop stores also accept courier packages and other deliveries, and you don't have to be there to sign for it. A post office box works, but the post office doesn't accept courier packages, except U.S. mail. If you don't want others to know where you live, press *67 on your land line to use call blocking, and the caller can't see your number.
Balancing work with your personal life can be the biggest challenge about working from home. Find what works for you, set limits, develop self-discipline, focus and get out of the house when you must, and it can be highly productive while saving you money, time, gasoline, stress and energy.