Time Machine, meh? For the average computer user, it is a backup revelation. For those who care about backups, it's worth the price of the OS alone.
I also keep hearing the "Finder Sucks" argument, but as a non-techie, I've not been persuaded as to WHY it sucks. I can say ONE thing about the finder sucking...it freaks out when a network drive disconnects (like shutting the lid on a laptop). That does suck, but doesn't warrant the epic insults it receives. Perhaps it does suck on a technical level, but on a practical level, it is pretty transparent to most users.
So your oversimplified interpretation of ONE word in the constitution means everything the government has ever created not specifically enumerated in the constitution has been unconstitutional? That's very tautological, to say the least. I'm also glad our country isn't run based on YOUR interpretation.
World of Warcraft, anyone? My kids have learned more hacking and tweaking their WoW UI than any other computing endeavor. I even saw a book at Borders on how to program for WoW development.
Upon further review, I was getting drunk on Tuborg and Carlsberg beer, listening to music on my Bang & Olefsun stereo, playing with my LEGOs when I suddenly realized my life evolves around quality Danish products!
As laughable as the Crappy SUV is in your link, it's a pick-up truck--not an SUV. Still, excellent post. I particularly like the McMansion. I too have lived many years in England and Germany and can support your otherwise anecdotal evidence. My only gripe is that, while health care is easier to get for poor people, it is definitely NOT better than the US. Unless, of course, you consider "superior" to mean "more available" when I'm considering it to mean "better quality".
I don't understand why people feel the need to argue against common sense.
There's some insight to you crazy ideas. Egocentrism is a bitch and it has flawed your logic. Just because YOU think something is "common sense" doesn't mean it works for everyone else. This is especially true when comparing differences between Europe and the United States. Our big spacious suburbs can't work in the UK, and the nice U-bahn/S-bahn system in Germany won't work in the US. There is no "common sense" to apply, because nothing is common. But hey, you are welcome to come to Austin, TX and bring your bike. Austin is considered to be one of the friendlier bike cities, yet on Tuesday it was 83F (28C), and then on Wednesday it was 30F (-1C). Good luck riding your bike in that. Oh yeah, and most of my coworkers live at least 20-30 miles from work.
Mindset is the stumbling block for not wanting to get killed on my way to work by riding a bike in a major metropolitan area? I think "fatassedness" is the primary stumbling block for most people not riding a bike to work 20 miles a day. And snow. And rain. And dark. And getting hit by a car. And being sweaty at work. And messing up my work attire. And dropping my kids of at school on my way. Can I stop yet?
3. How about we just don't buy their shitty cars until they make cars we actually want to buy? We shouldn't FORCE them to build anything. If enough Americans want electric cars (hint: they don't) then GM will build hoards of them. God knows GM will build anything to make a buck (see: Suburban and its umpteen other GM counterparts).
Why should we reward "design by committee" companies by spending $20k + on a vehicle that excels at nothing other than checking a bunch of feature blocks that have nothing to do with the way a vehicle performs? OnStar? Seriously? How about a car that can make an emergency lane change without the risk of rollover and you might not need OnStar in the first place..oh wait, that would require an investment in, R&D and ENGINEERING, which would cost money.
And for you boring slashdotters, most of you are probably just looking for a people mover (you soulless gits) so why not make an economical, boring-yet-functional car that, a) doesn't break down at much higher rates than industry average, b) isn't made of the cheapest plastics on the planet, c) has more than 5-minutes of thought put into the ergonomics, and c) gets more than 25 mpg out of a 2.4l 4-banger.
The Big 3 build 92 (shitty) models of giant suvs, some of the most boring sedans on the planet and the crappiest "economy" cars known to man. Again, you slashdotters probably have no problem with "boring" cars, but for my $20k+ money, I want at least a little zing out of my investment...
At least Ford ALMOST gets it, in their effort to bring some of their quality European models to the US (Mondeo...please).
But before we blame the auto industry, you probably need to take a look at yourself first...are YOU buying said shitty SUVs and shunning the internationally successful Mondeos and Focus hatchbacks (neither available in the US)? Hell I almost can't blame the Big 3 because the few good cars they do make, stupid Americans don't buy them. Instead, we spring for the next POS Suburban, or we buy a Pontiac Sunfire because it's "sporty" and they think it is important to "buy American".
Evidence? Hell, I'd accept an opinion, but he couldn't be bothered to give that. I guess I missed the part of the Constitution (or just skipped my local Libertarian meeting) that prohibits government from standing up new departments to handle emerging issues over time (like nuclear energy, or public school policy, or...) Oh, but that's right, I forgot...anything slashdot users disagree with is automatically unconstitutional...what was I thinking?
I do tire of the praise heaped on Carter. He was President during the worst energy crisis in history. Just because he made a Department to handle that doesn't mean deserves any credit for anything other than presiding over the country during the worst energy crisis in history. And most sane people will blame Carter's stupid policies for said crisis, not credit him.
We're talking about the Energy Secretary. How much leading does that person do? What microphone are you talking about? Name two Energy Secretaries in the past 30 years (no cheating).
Or to put it another way, something is not (un)constitutional unless it is challenged. Joe Public's opinion of Constitutionality is not only irrelevant, it is most likely incorrect as well. This whole thread reminds me of my barracks roommate when I was in the Army. In his world-view, he was never wrong about anything factual, because in his opinion, he was right.
Jeez, when will people accept that Macs are designed by people who themselves are designers and the OS is built around the typical workflow of designers and not that of code geeks and techies?
Pagemaker (or Quark), Freehand (Aldus), Authorware/Director, and Photoshop v1.0 were the killer apps back in the late 80s and early 90s. Those programs are what made the Mac "insanely great" and the IBM compatibles go "beep" in all their mono-color glory.
All I read was the Anonymous Coward said, "clearly" and "unconstitutional", then linked to a blog. I guess I'll never agree with some of you on/. Just because you believe something to be true, doesn't mean it is. Because YOU think something is unconstitutional, doesn't mean it is. Mind you, I don't DISAGREE that this sounds unconstitutional--it's just not my right to deem it as such. I CAN challenge the constitutionality of it, however. Things aren't automatically unconstitutional or not, until they are challenged.
I see your point about keeping the government in check, but that's why I said a blog or a forum and the general libertarian belief that anything that they disagree with is unconstitutional is not automatically unconstitutional. Specific elements of the government determine constitutionality, not some guy on slashdot. Maybe I was wrong saying it is a judge or a court, but it clearly isn't in the hands of the common man to determine what is constitutional or not. Otherwise we wouldn't need attorneys now, would we?
It isn't unconstitutional until a judge rules it to be. An opinion blog or forum opinion does not determine constitutionality. Otherwise, I agree with their assessment...if this were challenged in a constitutional court, it would probably be found to be unconstitutional;-)
The thing is, people won't pay $3 for access to media they don't physically control.
What??? When you rent something, you don't control anything about it, other than having to keep track of it so you can return it on time.
What I don't understand about your comment is if people won't pay $3 for media they don't physically control, then how does Netflix "get it" by charging a monthly fee for, you guessed it, media you don't control?
Hey, I've got a novel idea! Instead of posting short, snarky comments, how about explaining WHY the guy has bad information? I'd seriously like to know how you do it without a computer because, a) I don't know how, and b) many others obviously don't know how and you might actually give them beneficial advice on how it's done.
I think the bigger issue is that with a device like the AppleTV, you just plug it in and it works. I've tried all kinds of media streaming software to get my macs/pcs to talk to my PSIII, and I haven't found one yet that works (without spending all day trying to configure it or figure it out).
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Time Machine, meh? For the average computer user, it is a backup revelation. For those who care about backups, it's worth the price of the OS alone.
I also keep hearing the "Finder Sucks" argument, but as a non-techie, I've not been persuaded as to WHY it sucks. I can say ONE thing about the finder sucking...it freaks out when a network drive disconnects (like shutting the lid on a laptop). That does suck, but doesn't warrant the epic insults it receives. Perhaps it does suck on a technical level, but on a practical level, it is pretty transparent to most users.
What's an Energy Secretary?
The United States Secretary of Energy. Surely you can't be so pedantic?
So your oversimplified interpretation of ONE word in the constitution means everything the government has ever created not specifically enumerated in the constitution has been unconstitutional? That's very tautological, to say the least. I'm also glad our country isn't run based on YOUR interpretation.
Right click + sort by type. Spare the one-button mouse comments...
World of Warcraft, anyone? My kids have learned more hacking and tweaking their WoW UI than any other computing endeavor. I even saw a book at Borders on how to program for WoW development.
Upon further review, I was getting drunk on Tuborg and Carlsberg beer, listening to music on my Bang & Olefsun stereo, playing with my LEGOs when I suddenly realized my life evolves around quality Danish products!
now the danish are taxed at ridiculous rates. but they also gets weeks off every year from work.
And this is why I can't think of a single Danish company or product...
As laughable as the Crappy SUV is in your link, it's a pick-up truck--not an SUV. Still, excellent post. I particularly like the McMansion. I too have lived many years in England and Germany and can support your otherwise anecdotal evidence. My only gripe is that, while health care is easier to get for poor people, it is definitely NOT better than the US. Unless, of course, you consider "superior" to mean "more available" when I'm considering it to mean "better quality".
I don't understand why people feel the need to argue against common sense.
There's some insight to you crazy ideas. Egocentrism is a bitch and it has flawed your logic. Just because YOU think something is "common sense" doesn't mean it works for everyone else. This is especially true when comparing differences between Europe and the United States. Our big spacious suburbs can't work in the UK, and the nice U-bahn/S-bahn system in Germany won't work in the US. There is no "common sense" to apply, because nothing is common. But hey, you are welcome to come to Austin, TX and bring your bike. Austin is considered to be one of the friendlier bike cities, yet on Tuesday it was 83F (28C), and then on Wednesday it was 30F (-1C). Good luck riding your bike in that. Oh yeah, and most of my coworkers live at least 20-30 miles from work.
Mindset is the stumbling block for not wanting to get killed on my way to work by riding a bike in a major metropolitan area? I think "fatassedness" is the primary stumbling block for most people not riding a bike to work 20 miles a day. And snow. And rain. And dark. And getting hit by a car. And being sweaty at work. And messing up my work attire. And dropping my kids of at school on my way. Can I stop yet?
3. How about we just don't buy their shitty cars until they make cars we actually want to buy? We shouldn't FORCE them to build anything. If enough Americans want electric cars (hint: they don't) then GM will build hoards of them. God knows GM will build anything to make a buck (see: Suburban and its umpteen other GM counterparts).
Why should we reward "design by committee" companies by spending $20k + on a vehicle that excels at nothing other than checking a bunch of feature blocks that have nothing to do with the way a vehicle performs? OnStar? Seriously? How about a car that can make an emergency lane change without the risk of rollover and you might not need OnStar in the first place..oh wait, that would require an investment in, R&D and ENGINEERING, which would cost money.
And for you boring slashdotters, most of you are probably just looking for a people mover (you soulless gits) so why not make an economical, boring-yet-functional car that, a) doesn't break down at much higher rates than industry average, b) isn't made of the cheapest plastics on the planet, c) has more than 5-minutes of thought put into the ergonomics, and c) gets more than 25 mpg out of a 2.4l 4-banger.
The Big 3 build 92 (shitty) models of giant suvs, some of the most boring sedans on the planet and the crappiest "economy" cars known to man. Again, you slashdotters probably have no problem with "boring" cars, but for my $20k+ money, I want at least a little zing out of my investment...
At least Ford ALMOST gets it, in their effort to bring some of their quality European models to the US (Mondeo...please).
But before we blame the auto industry, you probably need to take a look at yourself first...are YOU buying said shitty SUVs and shunning the internationally successful Mondeos and Focus hatchbacks (neither available in the US)? Hell I almost can't blame the Big 3 because the few good cars they do make, stupid Americans don't buy them. Instead, we spring for the next POS Suburban, or we buy a Pontiac Sunfire because it's "sporty" and they think it is important to "buy American".
Evidence? Hell, I'd accept an opinion, but he couldn't be bothered to give that. I guess I missed the part of the Constitution (or just skipped my local Libertarian meeting) that prohibits government from standing up new departments to handle emerging issues over time (like nuclear energy, or public school policy, or...) Oh, but that's right, I forgot...anything slashdot users disagree with is automatically unconstitutional...what was I thinking?
I do tire of the praise heaped on Carter. He was President during the worst energy crisis in history. Just because he made a Department to handle that doesn't mean deserves any credit for anything other than presiding over the country during the worst energy crisis in history. And most sane people will blame Carter's stupid policies for said crisis, not credit him.
We're talking about the Energy Secretary. How much leading does that person do? What microphone are you talking about? Name two Energy Secretaries in the past 30 years (no cheating).
Or to put it another way, something is not (un)constitutional unless it is challenged. Joe Public's opinion of Constitutionality is not only irrelevant, it is most likely incorrect as well. This whole thread reminds me of my barracks roommate when I was in the Army. In his world-view, he was never wrong about anything factual, because in his opinion, he was right.
Jeez, when will people accept that Macs are designed by people who themselves are designers and the OS is built around the typical workflow of designers and not that of code geeks and techies?
Pagemaker (or Quark), Freehand (Aldus), Authorware/Director, and Photoshop v1.0 were the killer apps back in the late 80s and early 90s. Those programs are what made the Mac "insanely great" and the IBM compatibles go "beep" in all their mono-color glory.
All I read was the Anonymous Coward said, "clearly" and "unconstitutional", then linked to a blog. I guess I'll never agree with some of you on /. Just because you believe something to be true, doesn't mean it is. Because YOU think something is unconstitutional, doesn't mean it is. Mind you, I don't DISAGREE that this sounds unconstitutional--it's just not my right to deem it as such. I CAN challenge the constitutionality of it, however. Things aren't automatically unconstitutional or not, until they are challenged.
I see your point about keeping the government in check, but that's why I said a blog or a forum and the general libertarian belief that anything that they disagree with is unconstitutional is not automatically unconstitutional. Specific elements of the government determine constitutionality, not some guy on slashdot. Maybe I was wrong saying it is a judge or a court, but it clearly isn't in the hands of the common man to determine what is constitutional or not. Otherwise we wouldn't need attorneys now, would we?
It isn't unconstitutional until a judge rules it to be. An opinion blog or forum opinion does not determine constitutionality. Otherwise, I agree with their assessment...if this were challenged in a constitutional court, it would probably be found to be unconstitutional ;-)
You may have been labeled "troll" but that was one of the best comments I've seen around here in a long while!
The thing is, people won't pay $3 for access to media they don't physically control.
What??? When you rent something, you don't control anything about it, other than having to keep track of it so you can return it on time.
What I don't understand about your comment is if people won't pay $3 for media they don't physically control, then how does Netflix "get it" by charging a monthly fee for, you guessed it, media you don't control?
Hey, I've got a novel idea! Instead of posting short, snarky comments, how about explaining WHY the guy has bad information? I'd seriously like to know how you do it without a computer because, a) I don't know how, and b) many others obviously don't know how and you might actually give them beneficial advice on how it's done.
I think the bigger issue is that with a device like the AppleTV, you just plug it in and it works. I've tried all kinds of media streaming software to get my macs/pcs to talk to my PSIII, and I haven't found one yet that works (without spending all day trying to configure it or figure it out).
Do you really need to see The Office or 30 Rock in HD?
When given the option between HD or not, I'll take HD every time. I'll even pay extra for it.