I don't like it either, but I fully support people doing whatever the hell they want to their property. If somebody wants to "mod" their phone/car/PC/XBox/body/whatever, nobody should be able to tell them they can't.
Just laugh at them for looking like a fool and move on.
Or, conversely, the script kiddies who feel invulnerable to begin with ("It'll never happen to me, I'm too smart for that!") will lash out in protest and everything will go to hell in a handbasket again.
See, the problem with that is that sometimes you NEED to make very fast trades. Sitting there clicking through confirmation prompts could definitely make a difference in certain situations.
Their prices on books may not be that great, but they have some absolutely great deals on electronics and housewares. Consistently some of the best available online. Also, their customer service has been nothing short of absolutely amazing to me.
Oh, yeah, they're just a completely innocent organization that couldn't possibly be considered extreme. Blockading naval bases, ramming America's cup boats, and invading Exxon and nuclear plant buildings should be considered perfectly normal behavior for any group.
He faces millions in fines... the question is whether the fines add up to more than the income he made from spamming. If fines are all he gets, there's still a chance that he's profitable and the spamming is "worth it" to him.
I don't want him to be thrown in jail for 15 years or anything, but getting off with just fines may not be much of a deterrent.
Exactly. How on earth is RSS going to replace search engines if there's no way to find the site with the RSS feed in the first place?
RSS is for things you want to keep updated on - things you ALREADY KNOW ABOUT! If you don't know anything about the subject yet, why would you want an RSS feed of updates with that subject? More importantly, how would you even find those feeds?
Sure. The MP3 player argument is too easy, so I'll go for something a bit more complex:
Dell 2405FPW: $900 on sale, $1100 regular price. Apple 23" Cinema Display: $1300+
All comparisons will be done in the format Dell VS Apple.
Contrast: 1000:1 vs 400:1 Brightness: 500cd/m2 vs 270cd/m2 Response: 12ms vs 16ms Height, Tilt, Direction and Pivot adjustments vs Tilt. DVI, VGA, Composite, S-Video, Component inputs vs DVI. 4 USB ports vs 2.
The ONLY things that the Apple monitor has on the Dell is that the bezel is aluminum and it has 2 firewire ports.
Seriously though, this is a reasonable move for Apple to ensure that the look, feel and reliability of the MacOS does not become corrupted for some users who may want to install OS X on "lower quality hardware".
I think a more likely explanation is that they want to continue grossly overcharging for Apple hardware to increase their profits. People pay extra for Apple stuff, and they know this. Why would they cut themselves out of that by allowing third-party hardware?
When their customers actually start caring and making them realize how much of a mistake losing our data is? This will affect nearly nothing (because most people won't hear about it and many who do won't care), and business will go on as usual. If the customers actually took a stand, maybe we'd see some improvement.
The new Chrysler Hemi automatically selects how many cylinders it's going to use based on how you're pushing it. Flooring it? Use all 8. Just cruising? 4 is fine. I suppose that would be more related to AMD's Cool'N'Quiet, though, which is a wonderful feature. 800MHz for web browsing is more than enough, but when I'm playing games, use full power.
Anyway, did you see the size of that heatsink? It looks like a small-scale modern office building.
It's especially horrible when you consider that tax on the new iPod is going to be a chunk out of of that 10% anyway. Add in the fact that you can get iPods for cheaper than retail online (ex), and you're not really saving anything by going to the Apple Store.
Oh, and never mind the fact that you can sell your broken iPod on eBay for more than that 10%.
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Maybe instead of programming they'll just play commercials constantly on the old channels. Oh the horror.
Trust me, 12 inches is never overkill.
I don't like it either, but I fully support people doing whatever the hell they want to their property. If somebody wants to "mod" their phone/car/PC/XBox/body/whatever, nobody should be able to tell them they can't.
Just laugh at them for looking like a fool and move on.
mopslik writes "OSNews states the obvious."
Or, conversely, the script kiddies who feel invulnerable to begin with ("It'll never happen to me, I'm too smart for that!") will lash out in protest and everything will go to hell in a handbasket again.
If your competitors play it then your hand is forced and no large corporation can afford to NOT patent random crap.
Exactly - there is such thing as getting patents defensively. If you don't get it, somebody WILL, and then they'll try to use it against you.
What probably happened is that a user submitted a question and then when the editors went to post it, they stuck in the OSTG codes.
Anyway, as long as you get the exact same information, why does it matter if the codes are in there?
Yeah, but I hear the guy who runs DMI is a real jerk ;)
See, the problem with that is that sometimes you NEED to make very fast trades. Sitting there clicking through confirmation prompts could definitely make a difference in certain situations.
Their prices on books may not be that great, but they have some absolutely great deals on electronics and housewares. Consistently some of the best available online. Also, their customer service has been nothing short of absolutely amazing to me.
Oh, yeah, they're just a completely innocent organization that couldn't possibly be considered extreme. Blockading naval bases, ramming America's cup boats, and invading Exxon and nuclear plant buildings should be considered perfectly normal behavior for any group.
I think it's because Greenpeace, just like every other extremist organization (See also PETA), is full of complete whackos.
He faces millions in fines... the question is whether the fines add up to more than the income he made from spamming. If fines are all he gets, there's still a chance that he's profitable and the spamming is "worth it" to him.
I don't want him to be thrown in jail for 15 years or anything, but getting off with just fines may not be much of a deterrent.
Exactly. How on earth is RSS going to replace search engines if there's no way to find the site with the RSS feed in the first place?
RSS is for things you want to keep updated on - things you ALREADY KNOW ABOUT! If you don't know anything about the subject yet, why would you want an RSS feed of updates with that subject? More importantly, how would you even find those feeds?
Exactly. How on earth is RSS going to replace search engines if there's no way to find the site with the RSS feed in the
I'm under the impression that everything they release will be in perpetual beta in order to be able to dodge any issues using that as an excuse.
... and every time I talk on my cordless phone, my mouse cursor flips out.
Sure. The MP3 player argument is too easy, so I'll go for something a bit more complex:
Dell 2405FPW: $900 on sale, $1100 regular price.
Apple 23" Cinema Display: $1300+
All comparisons will be done in the format Dell VS Apple.
Contrast: 1000:1 vs 400:1
Brightness: 500cd/m2 vs 270cd/m2
Response: 12ms vs 16ms
Height, Tilt, Direction and Pivot adjustments vs Tilt.
DVI, VGA, Composite, S-Video, Component inputs vs DVI.
4 USB ports vs 2.
The ONLY things that the Apple monitor has on the Dell is that the bezel is aluminum and it has 2 firewire ports.
That good enough?
Seriously though, this is a reasonable move for Apple to ensure that the look, feel and reliability of the MacOS does not become corrupted for some users who may want to install OS X on "lower quality hardware".
I think a more likely explanation is that they want to continue grossly overcharging for Apple hardware to increase their profits. People pay extra for Apple stuff, and they know this. Why would they cut themselves out of that by allowing third-party hardware?
I was thinking that everyone would be constantly drunk from all the New Years parties.
The problem is that the people who blindly love it are also the most vocal people, and they make the community look like a bunch of idiots.
When their customers actually start caring and making them realize how much of a mistake losing our data is? This will affect nearly nothing (because most people won't hear about it and many who do won't care), and business will go on as usual. If the customers actually took a stand, maybe we'd see some improvement.
Still... real-time data connectivity while in the air will greatly increase my productivity while flying.
That, to me, is a drawback. I don't WANT to be productive on a flight. It's nice to have a place where you're guaranteed to not be able to work.
The new Chrysler Hemi automatically selects how many cylinders it's going to use based on how you're pushing it. Flooring it? Use all 8. Just cruising? 4 is fine. I suppose that would be more related to AMD's Cool'N'Quiet, though, which is a wonderful feature. 800MHz for web browsing is more than enough, but when I'm playing games, use full power.
Anyway, did you see the size of that heatsink? It looks like a small-scale modern office building.
It's especially horrible when you consider that tax on the new iPod is going to be a chunk out of of that 10% anyway. Add in the fact that you can get iPods for cheaper than retail online (ex), and you're not really saving anything by going to the Apple Store.
Oh, and never mind the fact that you can sell your broken iPod on eBay for more than that 10%.