> I realize Apple has Carbon (API??) to help the transition, and that's all good for big developers. But what about the small developer shops??
What makes Carbon only suitable for big developers? Its merely a subset of the MacOS API that will be compatible with MacOS X, if you write to Carbon, your apps will run on both MacOS 9 and MacOS X, and since its just a subset of the current MacOS API, all you potentially need to do is replace some of your system calls with ones that exist in Carbon.
AltiVec seemed like a good idea in light of Intel adding MMX support to the Pentium. But its becoming apparent that most application developers aren't terribly interested in tuning their code those special instruction sets, and what really gets the most bang for the buck, across the board, is more generalized chip updates like more MHz and bigger caches.
I concur in spades, Titan sucked because the characters and plot sucked, there was absolutely nothing to like about the movie except for the animation.
They could have at least given the evil aliens some personality so there was a reason to hate them, not giving them a voice made them more likeable than the hero IMO.
I think people are on LinuxOne's case because they seem to be claiming to be something their not, i.e. a big Linux distributor. Andover and/. don't make claims (or at least I haven't seen any) that aren't true.
This may not be a win for Linux on the desktop but I think its a win for Linux overall. The more market penetration Linux gets (in any markets at this point) is less market share for Windows (and in this case Windows CE).
I thought In the Beginning... was weak, lots of rambling and really no point to it, not to mention some rather high handed opinions. Cryptonomicron was much much better.
Network Solutions charges $70 for registration for 2 years. I believe the $119 charge is to park the domain on their servers for 2 years (this also covers the registration cost IIRC).
I don't think e*trade had all the shares (in fact I'm fairly certain they only get a smaller chunk). I would think the company thats underwriting the IPO would have access to all the shares, doling them out to its own customers first.
Yeah, I just got the same message. I talked to an e*trade rep yesterday and from what I was told, the shares were alloted in groups of 100, meaning they did one pass through all applicants giving everyone 100. Then, if there were shares left, they made a second pass and gave anyone requesting more than 100 shares another batch of a hundred. Repeating the cycle until all the shares were doled out. I figured that under such a system I would be near a lock to get shares, but once again, I get screwed by the system.
I like the fact that so many companies have on site florists, makes it easier to send a bouquet to your significant other when you haven't seen him/her in a week because you're chained to your desk debugging code.
After reading the article, I got the feeling that the technology to read these penny cds is sort of far off from the mainstream consumer. I mean if scientists are using the technology now to push around atoms (which conjures up images of guys in labcoats in a room full of equipment), is it reasonable to expect that same technology to not only get cheap enough to mass produce, but also fit into a watch?
I've been burned by this same scenario, I tried to sign up for the priceline.com IPO on e*trade and was locked out for "incorrectly" answering the questionaire. What I'd like to know is why in the world do they have that questionaire instead of a simple legal form that says something along the lines of "I know this is a risky investment, I only hold myself liable for any losses incurred and really really promise not to sue if I get wiped out". Seems to me that type of form accomplishes the same goal, in a much more direct manner.
How can they have conceived of the Matrix as a trilogy and now not know where the next two movies fit in the timeline (i.e. 2 prequels or 1 prequel and 1 sequel)? Doesn't add up does it?
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I like this strategy. Instead of trying to stretch themselves by developing and marketing new products, spend the money trying to get developers on board the BeOS chuck wagon.
IIRC, BeOS has some market penetration in the digital media area, seems like Be should try and sweet talk Adobe and Avid into supporting BeOS.
I really liked the sinister music in the background whenever Gates was on screen, especially when he met Jobs at the Computer Faire. I was waiting for Gates to but in a hockey mask and whip out a chainsaw.
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I'd like to see some pictures with the Bunny doofuses getting crowned by those new cases.
I've read the specs for both chips and there really isn't any comparison between Katmai and Motorola's upcoming G4 chips. Katmai is essentially a fix to what Intel broke when they added MMX, with minimal additions. The biggest speed gains from Katmai machines will be from the subsystems, not from the instructions.
But I'm sure Intel will convince the masses that Katmai is the greatest thing since the 386.
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> I realize Apple has Carbon (API??) to help the transition, and that's all good for big developers. But what about the small developer shops??
What makes Carbon only suitable for big developers? Its merely a subset of the MacOS API that will be compatible with MacOS X, if you write to Carbon, your apps will run on both MacOS 9 and MacOS X, and since its just a subset of the current MacOS API, all you potentially need to do is replace some of your system calls with ones that exist in Carbon.
AltiVec seemed like a good idea in light of Intel adding MMX support to the Pentium. But its becoming apparent that most application developers aren't terribly interested in tuning their code those special instruction sets, and what really gets the most bang for the buck, across the board, is more generalized chip updates like more MHz and bigger caches.
Its just a case of living and learning IMO.
I concur in spades, Titan sucked because the characters and plot sucked, there was absolutely nothing to like about the movie except for the animation.
They could have at least given the evil aliens some personality so there was a reason to hate them, not giving them a voice made them more likeable than the hero IMO.
Has anyone tried running this on Win98? I
did the full install and when I try and launch
the app, nothing, and I mean nothing, happens.
Just curious of anyone else has had similar problems...
This is great news. Puddy was my favorite recurring Seinfeld character, and should be perfect as the Tick.
The next big question is, who gets to play the Man Eating Cow?
I think people are on LinuxOne's case because they seem to be claiming to be something their not, i.e. a big Linux distributor. Andover and /. don't make claims (or at least I haven't seen any) that aren't true.
This may not be a win for Linux on the desktop but I think its a win for Linux overall. The more market penetration Linux gets (in any markets at this point) is less market share for Windows (and in this case Windows CE).
I thought In the Beginning... was weak, lots of rambling and really no point to it, not to mention some rather high handed opinions. Cryptonomicron was much much better.
Network Solutions charges $70 for registration for 2 years. I believe the $119 charge is to park the domain on their servers for 2 years (this also covers the registration cost IIRC).
I don't think e*trade had all the shares (in fact I'm fairly certain they only get a smaller chunk). I would think the company thats underwriting the IPO would have access to all the shares, doling them out to its own customers first.
Yeah, I just got the same message. I talked to an e*trade rep yesterday and from what I was told, the shares were alloted in groups of 100, meaning they did one pass through all applicants giving everyone 100. Then, if there were shares left, they made a second pass and gave anyone requesting more than 100 shares another batch of a hundred. Repeating the cycle until all the shares were doled out. I figured that under such a system I would be near a lock to get shares, but once again, I get screwed by the system.
Dammit!
I like the fact that so many companies have on site florists, makes it easier to send a bouquet to your significant other when you haven't seen him/her in a week because you're chained to your desk debugging code.
After reading the article, I got the feeling that the technology to read these penny cds is sort of far off from the mainstream consumer. I mean if scientists are using the technology now to push around atoms (which conjures up images of guys in labcoats in a room full of equipment), is it reasonable to expect that same technology to not only get cheap enough to mass produce, but also fit into a watch?
I've been burned by this same scenario, I tried to sign up for the priceline.com IPO on e*trade and was locked out for "incorrectly" answering the questionaire. What I'd like to know is why in the world do they have that questionaire instead of a simple legal form that says something along the lines of "I know this is a risky investment, I only hold myself liable for any losses incurred and really really promise not to sue if I get wiped out". Seems to me that type of form accomplishes the same goal, in a much more direct manner.
so *thats* why the never showed the city of zion, they were holding out on us, bastards! 8-)
How can they have conceived of the Matrix as a trilogy and now not know where the next two movies fit in the timeline (i.e. 2 prequels or 1 prequel and 1 sequel)? Doesn't add up does it?
I like this strategy. Instead of trying to stretch themselves by developing and marketing new products, spend the money trying to get developers on board the BeOS chuck wagon.
IIRC, BeOS has some market penetration in the digital media area, seems like Be should try and sweet talk Adobe and Avid into supporting BeOS.
Egads, that thing is hideous. Looks like it should be sold out of the back of an unmarked white van.
I really liked the sinister music in the background whenever Gates was on screen, especially when he met Jobs at the Computer Faire. I was waiting for Gates to but in a hockey mask and whip out a chainsaw.
I'd like to see some pictures with the Bunny doofuses getting crowned by those new cases.
I've read the specs for both chips and there really isn't any comparison between Katmai and Motorola's upcoming G4 chips. Katmai is essentially a fix to what Intel broke when they added MMX, with minimal additions. The biggest speed gains from Katmai machines will be from the subsystems, not from the instructions.
But I'm sure Intel will convince the masses that Katmai is the greatest thing since the 386.