How annoying is that? And yes, i know it can be disabled through modifying preferences, but that isn't available to anyone who doesn't know how to use the 'Defaults' command in Terminal. Not having a simple checkbox to disable this seems like shoving to me. Watching someone's icons bouncing uncontrollably during a meeting presentation embarrasses me as a mac user.
They've also taken away features to near-universal dislike: like the removal of the energy saver presets from the menu bar. But that is all I can come up with. If they ever take Spotlight away or build a walled garden for OS X (ala iOS) I will kill myself.
I haven't seen such intense hatred for anything since that asshole Clippy, and the general search I did seems to suggest something pretty innocuous in terms of what this ribbon is or does. I haven't used anything windows beyond XP. Can someone distill the hate down so that I may partake as well?
And THAT ladies and gentlemen, is why sites like Kos need to implement things like this. "socialists" and "goose-stepping" in the same post. Wow! Who wants to read this kind of drivel? I'm just waiting for the slashdot system to kick in. Come on mods...
Just add some duct tape to it and all this will make sense! But seriously, this is great. Either way, this sounds like an interesting discovery and I'm happy to be able to follow this as it unfolds. Rumors or no, this is what makes science exiting and there are far too few moments like this anymore.... I'm going to go listen to "still alive" now. Here's to science...
It looks like Amazon already defines the "availability zones" as areas that should be redundant (and thus not prone to being affected by other zones going down). Do they even have the capability to spread someone out across different regions?
I've been to three different best-buys in the area and haven't had an opportunity to successfully test drive a xoom (let alone any other non-apple tablet device). It's almost like these other manufacturers aren't even trying to sell units. Either the store that carries them don't have a working display (what's up with the fake screens showing the homescreen UI?), or the working displays are horribly crippled or broken (hello windows phones and most android displays...). This goes for tablets as well as smart phones. The iPads at best buy not only work (complete with WORKING network connection so you can try out the email and web interface), but they also set up a pair of iPads so that people can try out the Face Time app. If I was Motorola or Microsoft or Samsung I would blanket every store in the area that carries my product and ENSURE that the displays are not only enticing for the customer....but are freakin' working for god's sake. It remains to be seen wether or not the blackberry displays will feature fully functional units for me to play with.
I don't remember apple disparaging these two, maybe something about "wating to get it right" (whatever that means).
also:
...Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jobs or his successor waving a Flash-enabled iPhone on stage this summer, extolling it as an unprecedented advance in magical different-thinkery.
Examples? I'm currently on the fence between the ipad2 (jailbroken) and the Xoom. What types of applications do you use at work? Word processing or other specialized apps?
I was in SHiPE in college. No big deal, just an organization trying to advance an underrepresented group in the engineering field. I can assure you the parties were way better than AIChE or ASME (and definitely better than SWE). In any case, relax. We can't all take your jobs. (or can we?)
No, I don't think he's saying that at all. It would be more expensive sure, but certainly of far more value to have different aircraft that are actually designed to perfection for what the customers want. As the previous reply said: "jack of all trades, master of none." That is of course, only if the F-23 really is as shitty as people are making it out to be. I myself wouldn't turn one down. Imagine a VTOL landing in my work parking lot. Sweet.
I always wondered why more companies didn't do this. Offer a bare bones minimal laptop for those who don't want or don't have their own, and then let people use their personal machine if they want to. Instal the corporate software on it and sign a release form saying the data on the computer belongs to the company (while the hardware is yours bla bla bla).
I suspect a large percentage of people would want to use their own simply for convenience if not because they have a better machine than they could get from IT. Plus, you could even use it as a deduction on your taxes as a work expense (hello April 18th!). But I guess if most of the cost is related to software as opposed to hardware, this wouldn't make any sense.
I've noticed a lot of "dropped my blackberry down the elevator shaft" syndrome where I work. The iPhones are just so damn shiny. I should know, my blackberry was eaten by a mountain lion right outside my house. True story
I KNEW someone was going to calculate this and shove it in my face. That, folks, is why i love slashdot:D
Thanks for doing what I was too lazy to do...... 0.9999991c is pretty fast. What Warp Factor is that?
Actually, the plane transmitted quite a lot of information to AirBus HQ as it was going down, but that system (ACARS) is quite outdated i think.
The last three minutes of the transmissions gave a wealth of data related to alarms and faults that were occurring (i.e. inconsistent airspeed readings, excessive vertical speed, autopilot information, etc...). It would be interesting to see how much voice data could be reliably transmitted in a situation like that.
Incorrect airspeed is one thing. However we know from the telemetry the plane sent as it was going down that the pitot tubes were giving conflicting information, which I would assume would lead the pilots to disregard all pitot information from that point forward and take the appropriate steps. I'm pretty sure that is SOP for any fly-by-wire aircraft (or any aircraft for that matter...). Any pilots want to chime in?
In fact, this happens more often than you know and is a very typical response to a situation like this. Bottom line: loss of airspeed data should in no way shape or form be a catastrophic event.
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How annoying is that? And yes, i know it can be disabled through modifying preferences, but that isn't available to anyone who doesn't know how to use the 'Defaults' command in Terminal. Not having a simple checkbox to disable this seems like shoving to me. Watching someone's icons bouncing uncontrollably during a meeting presentation embarrasses me as a mac user.
They've also taken away features to near-universal dislike: like the removal of the energy saver presets from the menu bar.
But that is all I can come up with.
If they ever take Spotlight away or build a walled garden for OS X (ala iOS) I will kill myself.
I haven't seen such intense hatred for anything since that asshole Clippy, and the general search I did seems to suggest something pretty innocuous in terms of what this ribbon is or does. I haven't used anything windows beyond XP. Can someone distill the hate down so that I may partake as well?
And THAT ladies and gentlemen, is why sites like Kos need to implement things like this. "socialists" and "goose-stepping" in the same post. Wow! Who wants to read this kind of drivel? I'm just waiting for the slashdot system to kick in. Come on mods...
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice"
boy ain't that the truth!
Just add some duct tape to it and all this will make sense!
But seriously, this is great. Either way, this sounds like an interesting discovery and I'm happy to be able to follow this as it unfolds. Rumors or no, this is what makes science exiting and there are far too few moments like this anymore....
I'm going to go listen to "still alive" now. Here's to science...
It looks like Amazon already defines the "availability zones" as areas that should be redundant (and thus not prone to being affected by other zones going down). Do they even have the capability to spread someone out across different regions?
No, but I'm assuming the shitstorm of clicks and page views that stories about Apple provide pays quite handsomely for Slashdot.
I've been to three different best-buys in the area and haven't had an opportunity to successfully test drive a xoom (let alone any other non-apple tablet device). It's almost like these other manufacturers aren't even trying to sell units. Either the store that carries them don't have a working display (what's up with the fake screens showing the homescreen UI?), or the working displays are horribly crippled or broken (hello windows phones and most android displays...). This goes for tablets as well as smart phones. The iPads at best buy not only work (complete with WORKING network connection so you can try out the email and web interface), but they also set up a pair of iPads so that people can try out the Face Time app. If I was Motorola or Microsoft or Samsung I would blanket every store in the area that carries my product and ENSURE that the displays are not only enticing for the customer....but are freakin' working for god's sake. It remains to be seen wether or not the blackberry displays will feature fully functional units for me to play with.
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I don't remember apple disparaging these two, maybe something about "wating to get it right" (whatever that means).
also:
...Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to see Jobs or his successor waving a Flash-enabled iPhone on stage this summer, extolling it as an unprecedented advance in magical different-thinkery.
Not a chance in hell.
Examples? I'm currently on the fence between the ipad2 (jailbroken) and the Xoom. What types of applications do you use at work? Word processing or other specialized apps?
Who names these things? JooJoo, then iPad, now this?
I was in SHiPE in college. No big deal, just an organization trying to advance an underrepresented group in the engineering field. I can assure you the parties were way better than AIChE or ASME (and definitely better than SWE). In any case, relax. We can't all take your jobs. (or can we?)
No, I don't think he's saying that at all. It would be more expensive sure, but certainly of far more value to have different aircraft that are actually designed to perfection for what the customers want. As the previous reply said: "jack of all trades, master of none." That is of course, only if the F-23 really is as shitty as people are making it out to be. I myself wouldn't turn one down. Imagine a VTOL landing in my work parking lot. Sweet.
Or an infinite portal.
This is a good combo, not sure why Apple is developing their own when perfectly good options already exist.
No thanks Apple, I already have it covered.
I always wondered why more companies didn't do this. Offer a bare bones minimal laptop for those who don't want or don't have their own, and then let people use their personal machine if they want to. Instal the corporate software on it and sign a release form saying the data on the computer belongs to the company (while the hardware is yours bla bla bla).
I suspect a large percentage of people would want to use their own simply for convenience if not because they have a better machine than they could get from IT. Plus, you could even use it as a deduction on your taxes as a work expense (hello April 18th!). But I guess if most of the cost is related to software as opposed to hardware, this wouldn't make any sense.
I've noticed a lot of "dropped my blackberry down the elevator shaft" syndrome where I work. The iPhones are just so damn shiny. I should know, my blackberry was eaten by a mountain lion right outside my house. True story
Send from my corporate iPhone
Why not market it as a 500TB drive with an INSANELY LOW PRICE!!!!!
I thought it was just me.
Mountain Dew and DARPA"
I KNEW someone was going to calculate this and shove it in my face. That, folks, is why i love slashdot :D
Thanks for doing what I was too lazy to do...... 0.9999991c is pretty fast. What Warp Factor is that?
Actually, the plane transmitted quite a lot of information to AirBus HQ as it was going down, but that system (ACARS) is quite outdated i think. The last three minutes of the transmissions gave a wealth of data related to alarms and faults that were occurring (i.e. inconsistent airspeed readings, excessive vertical speed, autopilot information, etc...). It would be interesting to see how much voice data could be reliably transmitted in a situation like that.
Incorrect airspeed is one thing. However we know from the telemetry the plane sent as it was going down that the pitot tubes were giving conflicting information, which I would assume would lead the pilots to disregard all pitot information from that point forward and take the appropriate steps. I'm pretty sure that is SOP for any fly-by-wire aircraft (or any aircraft for that matter...). Any pilots want to chime in?
In fact, this happens more often than you know and is a very typical response to a situation like this. Bottom line: loss of airspeed data should in no way shape or form be a catastrophic event.