My point is that a Flash app can pop up a deceptive window and minimize/hide/reduce the web browser window, and do redirects too. I ass/u/me that stuff works with Linux, though I haven't tried it.
No it won't work. First, 99% of the pop-ups are designed to look like WinXP dialogue windows. It's quite funny to see how not-tricked I am when I get one under OSX. The same would go for any distro of Linux. Second, the underlying code of the malware only works with Windows. So a Linux user would not be convinced to click one (since it looks like a WinXP window), and even if they did, the code wouldn't work on the Linux box.
Interesting. I'm a drummer too AND I lived in the UK for a while. My technique would be to familiarize myself the going "internet price" then use that as a basis for what a good deal on a cymbal would be at the store. Usually the store will come down a whole lot, but not always down to the internet price, which is fine by me. I'm paying for the ability to talk to their people and try out their floor models.
Even if you leave the store impressed and buy your MacBook at Amazon, they still sell something.
All Apple branded products are priced the same, regardless of retail outlet. This is why some of these arguments against Apple's pricing in their stores are off target. The non-Apple stuff isn't going to be as cheap as buying it at Best Buy, but as you stated, if it is reasonably priced, most reasonable (read, not tightwads) people don't mind spending an extra few bucks for the convenience of getting it right there on the spot.
On one hand, every other/. post bitches and moans about Big Box Retail, then you go and post how a non big box store sells Wacom tablets for $40 more. The consumer needs to make up their collective mind. Pay less and deal with evil big box, or pay more for personalized service?
The article makes no terrorism connection, implied or otherwise. This new rule exists to:
1. Prevent open ended battery terminals from sparking a fire
2. Prevent the plane from turning into a nose diving inferno because the cargo area fire-retardant can't put out lithium-based fires
This has been quite an overreaction by my/. friends. The batteries aren't inherently dangerous, but according to the TFA, the current sprinkler systems can't put out lithium battery fires. IF this is true, it seems perfectly logical to me. Also, the limit on batteries is not as nearly as restricting as the slashdot lead-in made me think it would be before I read TFA. So you can't check loose batteries in your baggage? Big deal. You can, however, bring two spares with you on board. That's a total of THREE batteries (if you bring your laptop too) or FIVE if you have your wife bring two as well.
But people rebuy stuff all the time. I think I own the Scorpions, Love at First Sting, in album, cassette, CD AND iTunes variations. If Apple went bankrupt, and iPods stopped working, I'd buy it again to work with the next player's format.
Technology changes, media formats change, which sucks, but I'm the sucker who keeps buying the newest format. I think the trick is to try and predict which format will last the longest before the next change. Ideally, your vision would be nice, to have completely system-agnostic media files, but I just don't see it happening (as hard as we all lobby for it to happen). But then again, we are on slashdot, so we are nerds, and we'll always know (or be) that guy who figures out how to bypass DRM for our player-specific needs.
Something tells me if somebody "can't afford something more", they can't really afford a $200 computer either. If someone is splitting hairs over a $400 computer or a $200 computer because of their budget, then they probably shouldn't be getting a computer in the first place. I'm thinking food and housing would be a higher priority.
Alas, it's time for people to think about whether installing Flash is really a good idea. If you've followed stories [slashdot.org] like this [youtube.com], you'll know that Flash, like Windows-on-the-Internet, has also become inappropriate for novice users. Yes, that position might seem extreme. The problem is, the opposing position (that Flash is ok) is even more extreme. These are interesting times.
Flash isn't a danger, but Flash banner ads apparently are. What I mean by that is Flash is much more than just a banner ad generator. I'm an Instructional Designer, and all of our stuff is Flash based distance learning. There is no danger in running our lessons just because they are Flash based.
I suspect after some grace period, in order to save face, NBC will come back to iTunes.
Let's hope. Their web episode player is the worst of the tv channels. The quality is so bad (frame rates, download speed, video quality) that they are practically unwatchable. I don't know how they managed to muck up the web player, because ABC's player is pretty nice.
I get that DRM is bad for ownership, but how is DRM relevant at all if I'm RENTING a movie to watch one time. I'm not paying for the right to own it, I'm paying to rent it. I don't think I should be allowed to keep a copy on my video iPod, Zune, VCR, computer, DVR or any other device. This is where the anti-drm crowd starts to lose me.
Well stated post. The quoted part of your response points to why Wal-mart failed at the digital downloads. Their skill set is in physical supply chains, like you stated. They are a fish out of water when it comes to exploring other delivery methods.
So basically you are saying you hate Apple and iPods, thus an Apple + Movie Studio + Rental plan is automatically going to be bad? That's fine, but what about those of us who actually like iPods for reasons OTHER than you complained about? For example, I like owning my music, so rental plans are a non-issue. I like devices that are well engineered, have a nice polished UI, and connect easily with my home computers. An excessive feature list (fm radio, voice recorder, toaster, etc.) is not important to me. What makes an mp3 player attractive to me, aren't the same things that work for you. Neither you nor I really have a right to tell the other that our choice of mp3 player is wrong.
The real reason this is news, is because Apple has a long track-record of taking mediocre and previously failed ideas and making them work really well. They also have a good record of "fighting-the-man" and winning (.99 cent songs for what, 5 years now?).
This is a common complaint. However, with iTunes content and/or anything put into Apple's Front Row software, even though it uses the Quicktime video codecs (and the Quicktime player itself doesn't play full screen unless you go pro), the video content from iTunes and video played via Front Row, indeed DOES play full screen.
The limitation you are experiencing is because you are using the Quicktime player, instead of iTunes (or Front Row, if you have a Mac). Yeah, it's dumb, but you really wouldn't use Quicktime (player) to send it to your TV when you have the option to do it from iTunes (especially if you bought/rent it directly in iTunes). It's especially irrelevant if you use OSX and Front Row....or an Apple TV for that matter.
Exactly what I wanted to say, but you beat me to it. Wal-mart can only half-ass so many products before it finally catches up to them. This holds especially true with technical deals like this one (anyone can sell cheap Haynes underwear, but not everyone can sell digital content). You can't just throw money at something you have no expertise with and hope it makes money for you. You actually have to get involved and understand the technology that you are counting on to make you some money.
I guess I misread your original post then. It reads like you got the computer you described for only $20.
My point still stands though, that you shouldn't really be picking on the Mac just because picking on Macs is en vogue, especially considering the Dell is $100 more, when similarly configured. You could just as easily be complaining that the Dell costs way too much since you got the same thing on your own for $400.
Actually, I'm criticizing people who think that they're making a broader personal statement by consuming.
I see this thrown around a lot on slashdot, primarily because I stick to the Apple threads. What I don't understand is why people who don't use Apple products think that we Apple advocates are trying to make some personal statement. MOST of us are just using a product that we like, just like any Dell user, just like any Zune user, and just like any Nokia user. It's my money, dammit, and I like to own good stuff for ME, not to impress other people.
But people don't comparison shop, don't evaluate alternatives, etc.
After several years, and many failed ventures away from my comfort brands, I really have no incentive to evaluate alternatives. GM cars will always continue to suck in comparison to a trusty Honda model. Same thing goes for me with Apple products, regardless if they are becoming the evil empire or not. I used to care about this stuff, but eventually we all grow up and just buy what we know will work, even if there is the slightest chance that something else out there might be better.
I mean, do you really think waiting outside all night for an iPhone was actually rational?
Of course it wasn't. Lining up at midnight for Halo3, Harry Potter, or Win95 was also not very rational.
We're all becoming pack rats, attracted to shiny objects.
I spent 22 years of my life getting a good education to attain the nice career I have now. I don't really think it is anybody's place to criticize what I spend my money on, nor is it my place to care what others spend their money on. If I like shiny things, so what? While there may be some people who flaunt it, MOST of us don't care one bit what you think about our stuff.
Well, since Linux is free, that's just more profit for the already razor thin profit margins built into these POS systems. If they slapped Windows on it, they'd be selling them at a loss. It actually makes sense in the spirit of bargain basement shopping to put a free OS on the cheapest hardware available. That's not to say Linux is a cheap POS system, though.
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Interesting. I'm a drummer too AND I lived in the UK for a while. My technique would be to familiarize myself the going "internet price" then use that as a basis for what a good deal on a cymbal would be at the store. Usually the store will come down a whole lot, but not always down to the internet price, which is fine by me. I'm paying for the ability to talk to their people and try out their floor models.
Exactly. It is all in his head. His post actually says more about his own hang-ups and insecurities than it does the mythical cult he describes.
I think every post with the word fanboi (except this one) should be automatically deleted.
On one hand, every other /. post bitches and moans about Big Box Retail, then you go and post how a non big box store sells Wacom tablets for $40 more. The consumer needs to make up their collective mind. Pay less and deal with evil big box, or pay more for personalized service?
Get it?.....I said "two"....heh
I misread it at first two. Shame on the article for such poor writing.
The article makes no terrorism connection, implied or otherwise. This new rule exists to:
1. Prevent open ended battery terminals from sparking a fire
2. Prevent the plane from turning into a nose diving inferno because the cargo area fire-retardant can't put out lithium-based fires
This has been quite an overreaction by my /. friends. The batteries aren't inherently dangerous, but according to the TFA, the current sprinkler systems can't put out lithium battery fires. IF this is true, it seems perfectly logical to me. Also, the limit on batteries is not as nearly as restricting as the slashdot lead-in made me think it would be before I read TFA. So you can't check loose batteries in your baggage? Big deal. You can, however, bring two spares with you on board. That's a total of THREE batteries (if you bring your laptop too) or FIVE if you have your wife bring two as well.
Technology changes, media formats change, which sucks, but I'm the sucker who keeps buying the newest format. I think the trick is to try and predict which format will last the longest before the next change. Ideally, your vision would be nice, to have completely system-agnostic media files, but I just don't see it happening (as hard as we all lobby for it to happen). But then again, we are on slashdot, so we are nerds, and we'll always know (or be) that guy who figures out how to bypass DRM for our player-specific needs.
Plus, the MLB exploit video you linked to really wouldn't affect somebody using Linux, would it, so why is that dangerous?
Oops, sorry, I thought I was in the Apple + 21st Century Fox to offer movie rentals thread...
I get that DRM is bad for ownership, but how is DRM relevant at all if I'm RENTING a movie to watch one time. I'm not paying for the right to own it, I'm paying to rent it. I don't think I should be allowed to keep a copy on my video iPod, Zune, VCR, computer, DVR or any other device. This is where the anti-drm crowd starts to lose me.
The real reason this is news, is because Apple has a long track-record of taking mediocre and previously failed ideas and making them work really well. They also have a good record of "fighting-the-man" and winning (.99 cent songs for what, 5 years now?).
The limitation you are experiencing is because you are using the Quicktime player, instead of iTunes (or Front Row, if you have a Mac). Yeah, it's dumb, but you really wouldn't use Quicktime (player) to send it to your TV when you have the option to do it from iTunes (especially if you bought/rent it directly in iTunes). It's especially irrelevant if you use OSX and Front Row....or an Apple TV for that matter.
Exactly what I wanted to say, but you beat me to it. Wal-mart can only half-ass so many products before it finally catches up to them. This holds especially true with technical deals like this one (anyone can sell cheap Haynes underwear, but not everyone can sell digital content). You can't just throw money at something you have no expertise with and hope it makes money for you. You actually have to get involved and understand the technology that you are counting on to make you some money.
My point still stands though, that you shouldn't really be picking on the Mac just because picking on Macs is en vogue, especially considering the Dell is $100 more, when similarly configured. You could just as easily be complaining that the Dell costs way too much since you got the same thing on your own for $400.
Well, since Linux is free, that's just more profit for the already razor thin profit margins built into these POS systems. If they slapped Windows on it, they'd be selling them at a loss. It actually makes sense in the spirit of bargain basement shopping to put a free OS on the cheapest hardware available. That's not to say Linux is a cheap POS system, though.