Jealous of what, exactly? Kids sending SMS text at 100s the cost of an email, or simple IM? People paying hundreds of bucks to set themselves up for locked-in contracts?
Congratulations on just describing every major cell phone plan available in the United States. Considering Apple has been in the cell phone market for exactly 13 months now, I find it hard to blame them for a problem that has existed since cell phones became mainstream.
We stigmatize homosexuality because we are judgmental pricks who like to bully people who make us feel insecure about ourselves. Other than that, I'm not sure what kind of "great success" you are talking about or what makes you think that homosexuals have "destructive behaviour" that needs to be "controlled".
As for gamers pirating games, they're cutting their own throats. Without people buying the games, there will be no games to play. The gaming industry is filled with financial disasters. The reason games now days are so lame is because they have to be so mainstream-y to make enough money to justify their development.
The REAL "What The Fuck" is why iTunes should be installing a driver at ALL?
The same reason you have to install drivers for pretty much anything you want to use with Windows? That's the price you pay when you devise a system that is open to any third party. You get a nice fat market share, but you also get all the crap.
Is it Apple's fault, though? I mean, if the same type of offending driver was found in the minidump of the OSX build, yet OSX didn't crash, is it really Apple's fault? Just sayin'...
Certainly Apple DID thoroughly test this, as would any software company that has processes. The problem is in the test platform itself. There are so many "what-if" scenarios available with Windows, it is impossible to test them all. If this were a wide-spread problem, then yeah, I'd blame Apple for lack of testing.
Blaming both is a good answer, but let's be pragmatic for a moment. Average Joe doesn't care WHY something crashes, only that it does. Most Joe's will just chalk this up to another horrible Microsoft Windows experience.
And people who care more about the amount of megapixels on a cameraphone than the usability of the phone won't appreciate subtlety in design, such as the iPhone interface...the root of all OS wars begins here. Specs are nothing without functionality (cough, 1990s Chevy Camaro, cough).
Will an anti-DRM flash mob that's determined to give EA's latest sim game Spore a rock bottom rating on Amazon.com sink the game, or will Spore evolve and shed the DRM?
No and no? The first 1 ranking I saw raised an eyebrow, then as the anti-DRM zealots started rolling in, I immediately identified their bias and readily discounted their opinions as not being valid. I'd accept knocking the ranking down a couple numbers if the DRM were intrusive (maybe it is maybe it isn't, but you'd never know given the agenda these guys have). Since a 1 ranking just means people are zealots, it has little bearing to how good the game actually is. As for the second No, EA went through the process of adding DRM for a reason. Evidently they think the tradeoff of making their game harder to copy vs. unpopular opinion with the geek-crowd is ok.
I expected this thread to be about half, "kill your television" and half, "I get all the channels I need with rabbit ears already". I'm surprised to see neither really making any traction. With that said, this will be quite possibly the biggest non-issue since "Y2K". I know exactly ONE person (my office mate) who gets tv over the air. I haven't even seen over-the-air broadcasts in probably 10 years. Call me strange and all, but being a random guy on a random site about technology, I don't think it is weird that I haven't NOT had cable since 1988.
I love it when some faux-intellectual peruses the wikipedia entry on "logical fallacies", then choose the one they've seen used on slashdot before. Pray tell, in what way have I misinterpreted the premise of your argument, you know, the definition of "strawman".
You obviously don't understand the culture at Nike and I do. I don't come to your house and piss in your pool. Not only did I work there, I also fit within the demographic. You obviously don't, didn't, and don't. There's your ad hominem/red herring/strawman for ya. In other news, there are legitimate ways to deconstruct the actions of Nike over the years, but coming on a nerd site and complaining about "image" carries no credibility whatsoever.
No, but I doubt that its costs show up in the rounding errors of Nike's 3.2 billion dollars of annual revenue.
And herein lies the problem of your argument. Overt biases against capitalism, when arguing about the merits of capitalism aren't a very persuasive device.
Sponsorship? If you actually pushed yourself away from the computer once in a while, you might notice that the overwhelming majority of hobbyist runners, bikers, and fitness oriented people actually have to BUY their own shoes. You don't get 3.2 billion dollars of revenue by giving shit away for free.
Everyone does it is an excuse? Then quit picking on just Nike, you freakin' hypocrite. "I answered your post" is not a justification, it's an excuse.
You are so very wrong. Have you the slightest idea what goes into the development of, let's say, a high-end running shoe? There is a reason that world-class atheletes use $200 running shoes (be it Nike, Saucony, whatever) and not $20 Roos. And while it is easy to pick on Nike for oursourcing their manufacturing, you should probably look at, oh, I dunno, the ENTIRE TEXTILES INDUSTRY in the US. They all do it. But Nike are the big dogs, so yeah, it's easy to pick on them to try to look all holy and smart and all. Besides, what's wrong with building an image--especially when it is an image that is good for society (being fit has what downside again?) and that millions of people can feel good about?
As long as there is some sort of developmental or physical problem. An accent is a regional/cultural phenomena, far outside the realm of speech therapy.
Speech therapists have no interest in removing an accent, because there is nothing wrong with an accent. They only are interested in fixing speech problems, like the inability to form certain sounds. In the US, the emphasis in speech therapy goes hand-in-hand with early childhood development. You don't see too much work with adults.
You'd have to be mad to try and drive a car in the city, unless you absolutely *had* to.
You live in Europe? Here in Austin, TX (pop. about 1,000,000) you have to drive to work. My kids live in North Austin and I live in South Austin. We live 40 miles apart, which is further distance than some European cities. I work "close" to my home, relatively speaking, and it is 10 miles away, with no public transportation. Downtown has public transportation, but people still have to drive if they live there. I own a high quality bike, and I'm in great shape and can ride my bike to work sometimes, but good luck bringing 8 bags of groceries home on my bike, or riding into work on a typical Texas summer morning, only to meet with clients at 8:05 a.m. all sweaty and nasty.
Outside of Manhattan and a few other giant cities in the US, it isn't feasible to not drive.
Well, I worked at Nike for a while in college, and all I can say is you don't understand their corporate culture if you think they are just selling an image. That's the nature of the clothing industry..it's part functionality, part fashion. Nike does both quite well.
I have yet to see one positive reaction to the ad anywhere (other than a minority of posts here)--and slashdot is the last place I expect to get news like this anyway.
Oromyofunctional disorder, aka, Tongue Thrust. I like "tooth-talker" better, because if you are a tooth-talker, you have a hell of a time saying tooth-talker, which really brings out the tooth-talker in you.
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Well, ok...but, do realize...today, more so than when I was a kid....they do like status things.
What, so it would be better to buy them an $800 Nokia phone that has no status?
Jealous of what, exactly? Kids sending SMS text at 100s the cost of an email, or simple IM? People paying hundreds of bucks to set themselves up for locked-in contracts?
Congratulations on just describing every major cell phone plan available in the United States. Considering Apple has been in the cell phone market for exactly 13 months now, I find it hard to blame them for a problem that has existed since cell phones became mainstream.
We stigmatize homosexuality because we are judgmental pricks who like to bully people who make us feel insecure about ourselves. Other than that, I'm not sure what kind of "great success" you are talking about or what makes you think that homosexuals have "destructive behaviour" that needs to be "controlled".
As for gamers pirating games, they're cutting their own throats. Without people buying the games, there will be no games to play. The gaming industry is filled with financial disasters. The reason games now days are so lame is because they have to be so mainstream-y to make enough money to justify their development.
Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game's release.
That's a bit hypocritical. But if you must demand games be released in a finished state, I hear Duke Nuke'em forever is almost ready for you.
The REAL "What The Fuck" is why iTunes should be installing a driver at ALL?
The same reason you have to install drivers for pretty much anything you want to use with Windows? That's the price you pay when you devise a system that is open to any third party. You get a nice fat market share, but you also get all the crap.
[br][br]I went there.
It's a pity "there" didn't include some basic HTML lessons.
Imagine that, a guy who can't get his facts straight about the cost of competing computer products ALSO can't understand basic HTML.
Is it Apple's fault, though? I mean, if the same type of offending driver was found in the minidump of the OSX build, yet OSX didn't crash, is it really Apple's fault? Just sayin'...
Certainly Apple DID thoroughly test this, as would any software company that has processes. The problem is in the test platform itself. There are so many "what-if" scenarios available with Windows, it is impossible to test them all. If this were a wide-spread problem, then yeah, I'd blame Apple for lack of testing.
Blaming both is a good answer, but let's be pragmatic for a moment. Average Joe doesn't care WHY something crashes, only that it does. Most Joe's will just chalk this up to another horrible Microsoft Windows experience.
And people who care more about the amount of megapixels on a cameraphone than the usability of the phone won't appreciate subtlety in design, such as the iPhone interface...the root of all OS wars begins here. Specs are nothing without functionality (cough, 1990s Chevy Camaro, cough).
You'll always need a phone though.
Says you. I'm not quite sure what everyone did 10 years ago when very few people owned cell phones. How did we survive???
I have a natural anti-Apple bias
Whereas my anti-Microsoft bias isn't natural, it's learned.
We know what you think now, Angry Internet Man. How about you shut up and let those of us who don't care about the DRM discuss the game in peace?
While I agree 100% with your sentiment, I can't help myself--you must be new here.
It sounds cynical. Without evidence it also sounds childish.
Welcome to slashdot!
Will an anti-DRM flash mob that's determined to give EA's latest sim game Spore a rock bottom rating on Amazon.com sink the game, or will Spore evolve and shed the DRM?
No and no? The first 1 ranking I saw raised an eyebrow, then as the anti-DRM zealots started rolling in, I immediately identified their bias and readily discounted their opinions as not being valid. I'd accept knocking the ranking down a couple numbers if the DRM were intrusive (maybe it is maybe it isn't, but you'd never know given the agenda these guys have). Since a 1 ranking just means people are zealots, it has little bearing to how good the game actually is. As for the second No, EA went through the process of adding DRM for a reason. Evidently they think the tradeoff of making their game harder to copy vs. unpopular opinion with the geek-crowd is ok.
I expected this thread to be about half, "kill your television" and half, "I get all the channels I need with rabbit ears already". I'm surprised to see neither really making any traction. With that said, this will be quite possibly the biggest non-issue since "Y2K". I know exactly ONE person (my office mate) who gets tv over the air. I haven't even seen over-the-air broadcasts in probably 10 years. Call me strange and all, but being a random guy on a random site about technology, I don't think it is weird that I haven't NOT had cable since 1988.
I love it when some faux-intellectual peruses the wikipedia entry on "logical fallacies", then choose the one they've seen used on slashdot before. Pray tell, in what way have I misinterpreted the premise of your argument, you know, the definition of "strawman".
You obviously don't understand the culture at Nike and I do. I don't come to your house and piss in your pool. Not only did I work there, I also fit within the demographic. You obviously don't, didn't, and don't. There's your ad hominem/red herring/strawman for ya. In other news, there are legitimate ways to deconstruct the actions of Nike over the years, but coming on a nerd site and complaining about "image" carries no credibility whatsoever.
No, but I doubt that its costs show up in the rounding errors of Nike's 3.2 billion dollars of annual revenue.
And herein lies the problem of your argument. Overt biases against capitalism, when arguing about the merits of capitalism aren't a very persuasive device.
Sponsorship? If you actually pushed yourself away from the computer once in a while, you might notice that the overwhelming majority of hobbyist runners, bikers, and fitness oriented people actually have to BUY their own shoes. You don't get 3.2 billion dollars of revenue by giving shit away for free.
Everyone does it is an excuse? Then quit picking on just Nike, you freakin' hypocrite. "I answered your post" is not a justification, it's an excuse.
You are so very wrong. Have you the slightest idea what goes into the development of, let's say, a high-end running shoe? There is a reason that world-class atheletes use $200 running shoes (be it Nike, Saucony, whatever) and not $20 Roos. And while it is easy to pick on Nike for oursourcing their manufacturing, you should probably look at, oh, I dunno, the ENTIRE TEXTILES INDUSTRY in the US. They all do it. But Nike are the big dogs, so yeah, it's easy to pick on them to try to look all holy and smart and all. Besides, what's wrong with building an image--especially when it is an image that is good for society (being fit has what downside again?) and that millions of people can feel good about?
As long as there is some sort of developmental or physical problem. An accent is a regional/cultural phenomena, far outside the realm of speech therapy.
Speech therapists have no interest in removing an accent, because there is nothing wrong with an accent. They only are interested in fixing speech problems, like the inability to form certain sounds. In the US, the emphasis in speech therapy goes hand-in-hand with early childhood development. You don't see too much work with adults.
You'd have to be mad to try and drive a car in the city, unless you absolutely *had* to.
You live in Europe? Here in Austin, TX (pop. about 1,000,000) you have to drive to work. My kids live in North Austin and I live in South Austin. We live 40 miles apart, which is further distance than some European cities. I work "close" to my home, relatively speaking, and it is 10 miles away, with no public transportation. Downtown has public transportation, but people still have to drive if they live there. I own a high quality bike, and I'm in great shape and can ride my bike to work sometimes, but good luck bringing 8 bags of groceries home on my bike, or riding into work on a typical Texas summer morning, only to meet with clients at 8:05 a.m. all sweaty and nasty.
Outside of Manhattan and a few other giant cities in the US, it isn't feasible to not drive.
Well, I worked at Nike for a while in college, and all I can say is you don't understand their corporate culture if you think they are just selling an image. That's the nature of the clothing industry..it's part functionality, part fashion. Nike does both quite well.
I have yet to see one positive reaction to the ad anywhere (other than a minority of posts here)--and slashdot is the last place I expect to get news like this anyway.
Oromyofunctional disorder, aka, Tongue Thrust. I like "tooth-talker" better, because if you are a tooth-talker, you have a hell of a time saying tooth-talker, which really brings out the tooth-talker in you.