I read his suggestion, looked up at the top of the window in the Safari browser and see it has: Close Minimize Maximize Previous Next Sidebar Several plugin icons The Link Address Field Reload Cancel Load Share Tab View
In other words, the Macintosh OS already does what he wants.
The problem with this sort of thing is they typically make erroneous assumptions that people do the worst choices such as buying grain fed confinement pork. If you change that to pasture raised pork that isn't fed commercial feeds, e.g., grains, and is slaughtered and butchered on-farm then all of a sudden the pork goes from having a carbon footprint to actually sequestering carbon. But, that doesn't make as big a splash in the media so they don't make good choices.
Hmm... My experience is exactly the opposite. I see a lot of MacBook Airs at conferences, dances (callers and sound people using them), people at cafes, sales people, etc. I've never seen a child with one. I have seen some elderly people with them but they're a small part of the total count. My younger brother has one. If you don't like them don't buy them but no need to call people morons. You're just broadcasting you own issues there...
Actually, no, what I heard is they're bringing out something new that is going to cover both the Air and the Pro so they're consolidating the two together. Makes sense. ProAir or AirPro or whatever you want to call it.
Apple, Microsoft, Intel & friends should be fixing for all systems all the way back. There are still a large number of people using Yosemite and earlier systems in the MacOS world. Lots of PCs out there running earlier versions of Windows. If this is such a big deal it should be handled broadly. How do you want your nuclear power plant to MeltDown? Realize it is running older hardware... Nasty.
Oookay... The OP has a bit of emotional involvement with this situation...
There are a lot of people who love the MacBook Air computers. If you don't like them then don't buy them.
Best of all, for haters and likers, is that Apple is bringing out a replacement. Some of the rumors involve merging the best of the Airbooks with the Pros. Just as long as it has function keys, USBx2 and a fast port all is good from my point of view.
But, I'm still using a 2010 MacBookPros - excellent machine. Even doing video editing work it keeps up. And I like the 17" screen on one of mine.
I have been buying Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop since versions 1.0 and I've simply stuck with the last purchased version when they switched to renting.
I am considering getting Affinity Photo (https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/) which looks really good. That leaves Adobe Illustrator at issue. Does anyone know of a similar alternative that will give me full access to all my old Illustrator files?
Key for me is that I don't want to lose access to my data. I don't trust Adobe to keep supporting their software. So far I've not seen anything in the feature list of upgrades from Adobe that I particularly want so it isn't hard to just stay with what I have.
Same here. I have been buying Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop since versions 1.0 and I've simply stuck with the last purchased version when they switched to renting. I don't want to lose access to my data. I don't trust Adobe to keep supporting their software. So far I've not seen anything in the feature list of upgrades that I particularly want so it isn't hard to just stay with what I have. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
"Stop that. Please. Apple injected a hidden function that slows down iPhones little by little, over time."
Wow. Censor much?
You don't like the feature. I do like the feature. In fact, several other people posting here like it too. Just because you don't like the feature we should not be censored from discussing it.
So. Stop. That. NOW! right back at you. Don't censor. (/irony)
It depends on the type of legal entity (company form) as to how the taxes are charged. Money paid out in dividends gets taxed on the stockholder's earnings, not the company. Net money retained by the company gets taxed as income for the company. R&D typically have long payoff times and there are a number of different ways that they are handled. Some of it can be written off, often all of it, depends.
"OK, so there was a driver in this self-driving car."
Normal for a test vehicle - the human driver can take over if need be. The car drives otherwise.
"It sounds to me like they ran over a guy, and somebody's trying to dodge a lawsuit by saying someone "threw themselves at the car". And if there was, as the self-driving car's driver says, "damage to a tail light", let me ask you this: If you went outside and threw your body at a car, do you think you could break a tail light?"
Sure I can. In fact, I suggest you go out and test this right now. If you don't succeed then you're not doing it right.
But your whole premiss is weird, and weak. Realize the self-driving car has lots of data about what happened including probably many video feeds of the idiot who threw themselves against the car. This isn't the car maker trying to avoid a lawsuit but rather the pedestrian trying to create a situation where they can get a windfall by falsely claiming they were hit and getting a settlement.
This article shows a fundamental lack of understanding about maple sugaring. The reality is that maple sugar is produced over a broad season across a broad range of geographic areas and even with large variations on altitude and what side of the mountain your sugar bush is located on. On top of that, for millions of years the winters and springs have varied year to year and sugar maples still survive. This article is just scary fake news, FUD.
If these people writing the scary FUD news would actually do the real work of maple sugaring they would understand this.
Unfortunately fake news like this will get picked up in the press and spread around while the truth gets ignored.
Fortunately, those of us who really do maple sugaring know better than to listen to idiots like this.
This makes good sense. Apple's getting a windfall from the tax law changes and they're spreading the good cheer. Some of that money goes to employees which makes employees more loyal and more likely to stay and do well at Apple. Most of that money will likely go to Apple's research and development and other initiatives that drive their company. A lot of that spending will be in the USA which is why the politicians wanted to make the change to the laws. This brings home (to the USA) a lot of cash. Good for the USA. Maybe not so good for some other countries. Winners and Losers in everything.
What Apple did is a very useful feature. I would rather have my iOS device slow down than crash because the battery is over taxed by surging processor power needs. Empowering the user is even better so that people who want their devices to crash can be satisfied too. All for that!
You could also wear them longer. It astounds me that people throw out perfectly good stuff. But I don't mind since I pick it up. I buy used cloths. A lot of people I know buy used cloths. The cost is about $1 typically, that's for a jacket, a shirt, pants, shoes, etc. Many people shop at thrift stores. These cloths are perfectly good. The new market isn't going to drop that low so there is going to be a market. So someone does want your used cloths. BTW, I'm in a third world country: Vermont (USA).:)
Hmm... So you say there is no software patch yet people at Intel and other companies say they are releasing a software patch. I think I'm more incline to believe them than you.
If there is no need for a physical recall and a simple software patch does the job then that is the right thing to do. It is better for Intel, better for customers, better for vendors, better for the economy and better for the Earth. A physical recall has very high costs for each of these groups. Yes, some people might like a 'shiny new computer' out of the deal but that is just greed. Unfortunately there will likely be some lawyers who will try and get rich on this with a big lawsuit. Shakespeare them. ("First thing we do is kill all the lawyers." -S)
Not really. I don't go to them. I dislike live theater and concerts. Far better to get the DVD or CD. What I do for live entertainment is dancing. Every week. Live music. Live people. Very good. Totally different experience than theater and concerts largely because it is participatory.
The problem is the theaters, not the movies. Theaters are an awful way to experience a movie. There are: Stinks Excess Noise Uncomfortable seats Garbage Gum Spit food Obnoxious people Strangers No pause button No skip button for previews we don't want No rewind button for things we want to see or hear again Inconvenient locked in times of day Have to travel to the theater High prices for theater High prices for snacks and not allowed to bring our own better ones
For the cost of one theater ticket I can buy several movies that our entire family can enjoy and even watch again later if we want.
"cosmic rays or cosmic ionizing radiation, the particles are the cores of atoms, such as iron and nickel, moving at nearly light-speed."
I especially liked that line... Sounds like something out of a comic book with evil cosmic rays that are out to get you... randomly.
What is hard to fathom is how 5 miles of tenuous atmosphere can be better than the aluminum or steel shell of aircraft. But lets not be bothered by that.
You apparently don't understand logic. That might explain your dietary choice. Or perhaps your dietary choice explains your mental deficiency. Either way, you are an Anonymous Coward.
Santa travels at close to the speed of light and uses existing technology. Seems like that is the place to start. It does narrow the launch window as he is busy one day a year.
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I read his suggestion, looked up at the top of the window in the Safari browser and see it has:
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In other words, the Macintosh OS already does what he wants.
Sounds like it is time for him to switch...
And that's the point of the problem. Don't be average. This is exactly the issue I have with these sorts of conclusions that they're coming to.
The problem with this sort of thing is they typically make erroneous assumptions that people do the worst choices such as buying grain fed confinement pork. If you change that to pasture raised pork that isn't fed commercial feeds, e.g., grains, and is slaughtered and butchered on-farm then all of a sudden the pork goes from having a carbon footprint to actually sequestering carbon. But, that doesn't make as big a splash in the media so they don't make good choices.
Hmm... My experience is exactly the opposite. I see a lot of MacBook Airs at conferences, dances (callers and sound people using them), people at cafes, sales people, etc. I've never seen a child with one. I have seen some elderly people with them but they're a small part of the total count. My younger brother has one. If you don't like them don't buy them but no need to call people morons. You're just broadcasting you own issues there...
Actually, no, what I heard is they're bringing out something new that is going to cover both the Air and the Pro so they're consolidating the two together. Makes sense. ProAir or AirPro or whatever you want to call it.
Apple, Microsoft, Intel & friends should be fixing for all systems all the way back. There are still a large number of people using Yosemite and earlier systems in the MacOS world. Lots of PCs out there running earlier versions of Windows. If this is such a big deal it should be handled broadly. How do you want your nuclear power plant to MeltDown? Realize it is running older hardware... Nasty.
OP: " It would also be about damn time."
Oookay... The OP has a bit of emotional involvement with this situation...
There are a lot of people who love the MacBook Air computers. If you don't like them then don't buy them.
Best of all, for haters and likers, is that Apple is bringing out a replacement. Some of the rumors involve merging the best of the Airbooks with the Pros. Just as long as it has function keys, USBx2 and a fast port all is good from my point of view.
But, I'm still using a 2010 MacBookPros - excellent machine. Even doing video editing work it keeps up. And I like the 17" screen on one of mine.
I have been buying Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop since versions 1.0 and I've simply stuck with the last purchased version when they switched to renting.
I am considering getting Affinity Photo (https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/) which looks really good. That leaves Adobe Illustrator at issue. Does anyone know of a similar alternative that will give me full access to all my old Illustrator files?
Key for me is that I don't want to lose access to my data. I don't trust Adobe to keep supporting their software. So far I've not seen anything in the feature list of upgrades from Adobe that I particularly want so it isn't hard to just stay with what I have.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Same here. I have been buying Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop since versions 1.0 and I've simply stuck with the last purchased version when they switched to renting. I don't want to lose access to my data. I don't trust Adobe to keep supporting their software. So far I've not seen anything in the feature list of upgrades that I particularly want so it isn't hard to just stay with what I have. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
eww... A grandma Nazi! :)
You must be using some type of weird glasses. And you missed.
"Stop that. Please. Apple injected a hidden function that slows down iPhones little by little, over time."
Wow. Censor much?
You don't like the feature.
I do like the feature.
In fact, several other people posting here like it too.
Just because you don't like the feature we should not be censored from discussing it.
So. Stop. That. NOW! right back at you. Don't censor. (/irony)
It depends on the type of legal entity (company form) as to how the taxes are charged. Money paid out in dividends gets taxed on the stockholder's earnings, not the company. Net money retained by the company gets taxed as income for the company. R&D typically have long payoff times and there are a number of different ways that they are handled. Some of it can be written off, often all of it, depends.
"OK, so there was a driver in this self-driving car."
Normal for a test vehicle - the human driver can take over if need be. The car drives otherwise.
"It sounds to me like they ran over a guy, and somebody's trying to dodge a lawsuit by saying someone "threw themselves at the car". And if there was, as the self-driving car's driver says, "damage to a tail light", let me ask you this: If you went outside and threw your body at a car, do you think you could break a tail light?"
Sure I can. In fact, I suggest you go out and test this right now. If you don't succeed then you're not doing it right.
But your whole premiss is weird, and weak. Realize the self-driving car has lots of data about what happened including probably many video feeds of the idiot who threw themselves against the car. This isn't the car maker trying to avoid a lawsuit but rather the pedestrian trying to create a situation where they can get a windfall by falsely claiming they were hit and getting a settlement.
This article shows a fundamental lack of understanding about maple sugaring. The reality is that maple sugar is produced over a broad season across a broad range of geographic areas and even with large variations on altitude and what side of the mountain your sugar bush is located on. On top of that, for millions of years the winters and springs have varied year to year and sugar maples still survive. This article is just scary fake news, FUD.
If these people writing the scary FUD news would actually do the real work of maple sugaring they would understand this.
Unfortunately fake news like this will get picked up in the press and spread around while the truth gets ignored.
Fortunately, those of us who really do maple sugaring know better than to listen to idiots like this.
This makes good sense. Apple's getting a windfall from the tax law changes and they're spreading the good cheer. Some of that money goes to employees which makes employees more loyal and more likely to stay and do well at Apple. Most of that money will likely go to Apple's research and development and other initiatives that drive their company. A lot of that spending will be in the USA which is why the politicians wanted to make the change to the laws. This brings home (to the USA) a lot of cash. Good for the USA. Maybe not so good for some other countries. Winners and Losers in everything.
What Apple did is a very useful feature. I would rather have my iOS device slow down than crash because the battery is over taxed by surging processor power needs. Empowering the user is even better so that people who want their devices to crash can be satisfied too. All for that!
You could also wear them longer. It astounds me that people throw out perfectly good stuff. But I don't mind since I pick it up. I buy used cloths. A lot of people I know buy used cloths. The cost is about $1 typically, that's for a jacket, a shirt, pants, shoes, etc. Many people shop at thrift stores. These cloths are perfectly good. The new market isn't going to drop that low so there is going to be a market. So someone does want your used cloths. BTW, I'm in a third world country: Vermont (USA). :)
Hmm... So you say there is no software patch yet people at Intel and other companies say they are releasing a software patch. I think I'm more incline to believe them than you.
If there is no need for a physical recall and a simple software patch does the job then that is the right thing to do. It is better for Intel, better for customers, better for vendors, better for the economy and better for the Earth. A physical recall has very high costs for each of these groups. Yes, some people might like a 'shiny new computer' out of the deal but that is just greed. Unfortunately there will likely be some lawyers who will try and get rich on this with a big lawsuit. Shakespeare them. ("First thing we do is kill all the lawyers." -S)
Not really. I don't go to them.
I dislike live theater and concerts.
Far better to get the DVD or CD.
What I do for live entertainment is dancing.
Every week. Live music. Live people. Very good.
Totally different experience than theater and concerts largely because it is participatory.
The problem is the theaters, not the movies. Theaters are an awful way to experience a movie. There are:
Stinks
Excess Noise
Uncomfortable seats
Garbage
Gum
Spit food
Obnoxious people
Strangers
No pause button
No skip button for previews we don't want
No rewind button for things we want to see or hear again
Inconvenient locked in times of day
Have to travel to the theater
High prices for theater
High prices for snacks and not allowed to bring our own better ones
For the cost of one theater ticket I can buy several movies that our entire family can enjoy and even watch again later if we want.
Theaters are a very poor solution.
"cosmic rays or cosmic ionizing radiation, the particles are the cores of atoms, such as iron and nickel, moving at nearly light-speed."
I especially liked that line... Sounds like something out of a comic book with evil cosmic rays that are out to get you... randomly.
What is hard to fathom is how 5 miles of tenuous atmosphere can be better than the aluminum or steel shell of aircraft. But lets not be bothered by that.
You apparently don't understand logic.
That might explain your dietary choice.
Or perhaps your dietary choice explains your mental deficiency.
Either way, you are an Anonymous Coward.
Santa travels at close to the speed of light and uses existing technology. Seems like that is the place to start. It does narrow the launch window as he is busy one day a year.