It's all well and good to say they shouldn't have to include telnet, irc and some weird unknown plugins that are probably just spyware but Flash is a very big part of the web and to a lesser extend so is Java. So I would the ruling is spot on. Someone needs to let Apple know that if they want to be software Nazis then they lose the freedom to make such claims.
You can't just say the IT department is at fault in all cases. It would have to be looked at on a case by case basis and it certainly wouldn't just be IT. The company as a whole can determine how well an IT department runs.
If a company flat out does something stupid then of course there should be some sort of compensation or punishment for the company.
The irony is that California probably has more shallow people using tanning beds compared to any other state and yet the state isn't worrying about banning those for being unnecessary and causing skin cancer.
The fact is humans are most likely to die from cancer if they don't die in a war or get run over. Most everything causes cancer to humans because our bodies just love cancer cells and will produce them for just about any reason.
I think this is only because most people don't care enough about computers to dare try something new especially when it's not hard to get what you're used to for free.
It doesn't help that people with a vested interest in closed software scare people into not trying something else and because open source software is free it must be shit. Forget the fact most of the web is run on open source and these people trust inputting their private information into that "shitty" free software.
The only thing right about apple's interface is the consistency. Can you point me to a way to use anything OTHER THAN ITUNES to get an mp3 playing on my iphone ?
I use Amarok on Ubuntu to manage my iPod. There are other solutions on Windows and I'm sure the Mac has other solutions too.
Despite what most people may think it's not some hacky way either. I just plug in my ipod, Amarok recognised it and let me put music on it. It just works.
I'm not saying everyone is like me but if you don't want the equipment near you then you don't want the service. That's logical just as it's logical that those who don't care should get the service.
NIMBY people are selfish pricks because you know they'll use the service when it's put near someone else's house.
Any time a NIMBY moans about something don't put it near their house but ban them from ever using the service whether it's a cell tower, power lines or these units. If they don't want to look at it then they don't deserve to use it either.
Don't invite people you don't trust. Failing that try living a little. Having a great night probably is worth a bit more then some mobile that will be worth fuck all in a year's time.
Yes he could have lots of great sex but, for example, is it worth having 5 women in that time of the month around you? It might be enough to put you off sex for good!
I'm sure you'll find their diets and other aspects are probably much better because my experience with one woman at a time says anymore than that would lead to a quick stress related death.
Even if most music is rubbish. If all companies agreed to it and we received decent versions (ie preferably something like a 256 bit rate mp3 or better) and you can opt in and out of it then yeah why not?
If the system is fair then those who have more of their music listened to would receive more money which sorts out shit artists but unfortunately also under appreciated artists.
Well if you want to me a miserable shit about it most every game is retread of the same ideals that have been invented well over a decade ago.;)
Wolf 3D's sequel did cover the occult. While Wolf 3D didn't have zombies it had a robot Hitler amongst other things that are more outrageous than a zombie so you can't really call it a serious game or act as if it's something new when this version of Wolfenstein comes up with something "outrageous" compared to the likes of Battlefield 1942.
I don't think anyone is pretending that Wolfenstein's sequel is breaking new territory. We're just hoping it's going to be very fun to play.
You should be able to tweak everything and have Flash.
Linux should also be the dominant OS if people were intelligent but they're not.
Sadly computers are like cars. There is a small group that loves being able to have access to everything but most people rather worry about something boring and expect their computer to do their thinking for them. But that is flawed and will never work until computers are smarter than people and run their household for them.
No one wants an open internet. When they say they do that means they don't want their competition to gain popularity with closed software to make it easier for them to swoop in and tied up things with their own closed software.
It a shame we can't come up with a better open alternative to Flash. Then again OGG is superior to MP3 and yet it's not the top format.
Face it, anything consumer related is shit on Linux if it originated elsewhere.
Sure we have Amarok which owns Winamp but it started on Linux. Even Google, which is pretty pro Linux (compared to most) expect some stuff to be run under wine rather than giving us something native.
I think Adobe is just a bit backwards and lacking the right skills. We always get the latest version of Flash last and it's never as good. If they had any sense they'd treat Linux people better. Both Apple and MS are trying to eat Adobe's lunch. Adobe's paying customers are generally businesses which are more open to open source than consumers. Why not give Linux users premium software and port Creative Studio to Linux to, at the very least, teach MS and Apple to stop eating into their market. Plus, imo, Linux will keep growing on the business front as will its software so why risk allowing GIMP to eat up it's market share as well.
Flash isn't perfect full stop and, imo, there are better alternatives coming up, but Flash is huge and it would be nice to get some decent support for consuming and developing on Linux.
Hmmm...I dunno, while I like Connery and Indy, I'm on the fence with 'The Last Crusade'. Plus, it's been awhile but did Temple of Doom have Nazis? That wasn't that bad. It was better than 'The Last Crusade' imo.
I might have to watch my box set again. That's not a bad way to end the week.
Have you played Wolfenstein before? It was always about Nazis and the occult. Wolfenstein is the original WW2 and it's always had the same theme.
That and Nazis were actually tied to Occultism. This theme has been done before in other areas and it the whole basis behind the Indiana Jones movies.
So while it may not be the most realistic game it's not trying to invent something new to be different it's taking it's same twist on real facts about Nazis.
We know the US is perfect. Its citizens have no complaints about the government and how the country is run. If something is perfect then you should imitate it!
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Aside from PDF none of those things are bigger than Flash on the internet so there isn't much point in bringing those up.
And actually if the system was open, like it should be, then it could have those things.
It's all well and good to say they shouldn't have to include telnet, irc and some weird unknown plugins that are probably just spyware but Flash is a very big part of the web and to a lesser extend so is Java. So I would the ruling is spot on. Someone needs to let Apple know that if they want to be software Nazis then they lose the freedom to make such claims.
You can't just say the IT department is at fault in all cases. It would have to be looked at on a case by case basis and it certainly wouldn't just be IT. The company as a whole can determine how well an IT department runs.
If a company flat out does something stupid then of course there should be some sort of compensation or punishment for the company.
The irony is that California probably has more shallow people using tanning beds compared to any other state and yet the state isn't worrying about banning those for being unnecessary and causing skin cancer.
The fact is humans are most likely to die from cancer if they don't die in a war or get run over. Most everything causes cancer to humans because our bodies just love cancer cells and will produce them for just about any reason.
It's not even 3D, it's 2D because it's displayed on a monitor which displays things in 2D.
I think this is only because most people don't care enough about computers to dare try something new especially when it's not hard to get what you're used to for free.
It doesn't help that people with a vested interest in closed software scare people into not trying something else and because open source software is free it must be shit. Forget the fact most of the web is run on open source and these people trust inputting their private information into that "shitty" free software.
The only thing right about apple's interface is the consistency. Can you point me to a way to use anything OTHER THAN ITUNES to get an mp3 playing on my iphone ?
I use Amarok on Ubuntu to manage my iPod. There are other solutions on Windows and I'm sure the Mac has other solutions too.
Despite what most people may think it's not some hacky way either. I just plug in my ipod, Amarok recognised it and let me put music on it. It just works.
I'm not saying everyone is like me but if you don't want the equipment near you then you don't want the service. That's logical just as it's logical that those who don't care should get the service.
Not only is it logical, it's fair.
NIMBY people are selfish pricks because you know they'll use the service when it's put near someone else's house.
Any time a NIMBY moans about something don't put it near their house but ban them from ever using the service whether it's a cell tower, power lines or these units. If they don't want to look at it then they don't deserve to use it either.
Don't invite people you don't trust. Failing that try living a little. Having a great night probably is worth a bit more then some mobile that will be worth fuck all in a year's time.
Yes he could have lots of great sex but, for example, is it worth having 5 women in that time of the month around you? It might be enough to put you off sex for good!
I'm sure you'll find their diets and other aspects are probably much better because my experience with one woman at a time says anymore than that would lead to a quick stress related death.
Even if most music is rubbish. If all companies agreed to it and we received decent versions (ie preferably something like a 256 bit rate mp3 or better) and you can opt in and out of it then yeah why not?
If the system is fair then those who have more of their music listened to would receive more money which sorts out shit artists but unfortunately also under appreciated artists.
To be honest in a way I agree. Ogg isn't the best name but also the fact brand means more than the quality of something.
Well if you want to me a miserable shit about it most every game is retread of the same ideals that have been invented well over a decade ago. ;)
Wolf 3D's sequel did cover the occult. While Wolf 3D didn't have zombies it had a robot Hitler amongst other things that are more outrageous than a zombie so you can't really call it a serious game or act as if it's something new when this version of Wolfenstein comes up with something "outrageous" compared to the likes of Battlefield 1942.
I don't think anyone is pretending that Wolfenstein's sequel is breaking new territory. We're just hoping it's going to be very fun to play.
You should be able to tweak everything and have Flash.
Linux should also be the dominant OS if people were intelligent but they're not.
Sadly computers are like cars. There is a small group that loves being able to have access to everything but most people rather worry about something boring and expect their computer to do their thinking for them. But that is flawed and will never work until computers are smarter than people and run their household for them.
No one wants an open internet. When they say they do that means they don't want their competition to gain popularity with closed software to make it easier for them to swoop in and tied up things with their own closed software.
It a shame we can't come up with a better open alternative to Flash. Then again OGG is superior to MP3 and yet it's not the top format.
Face it, anything consumer related is shit on Linux if it originated elsewhere.
Sure we have Amarok which owns Winamp but it started on Linux. Even Google, which is pretty pro Linux (compared to most) expect some stuff to be run under wine rather than giving us something native.
I think Adobe is just a bit backwards and lacking the right skills. We always get the latest version of Flash last and it's never as good. If they had any sense they'd treat Linux people better. Both Apple and MS are trying to eat Adobe's lunch. Adobe's paying customers are generally businesses which are more open to open source than consumers. Why not give Linux users premium software and port Creative Studio to Linux to, at the very least, teach MS and Apple to stop eating into their market. Plus, imo, Linux will keep growing on the business front as will its software so why risk allowing GIMP to eat up it's market share as well.
Flash isn't perfect full stop and, imo, there are better alternatives coming up, but Flash is huge and it would be nice to get some decent support for consuming and developing on Linux.
Hmmm...I dunno, while I like Connery and Indy, I'm on the fence with 'The Last Crusade'. Plus, it's been awhile but did Temple of Doom have Nazis? That wasn't that bad. It was better than 'The Last Crusade' imo.
I might have to watch my box set again. That's not a bad way to end the week.
Who do you think gave Eazy-E AIDS?
Have you played Wolfenstein before? It was always about Nazis and the occult. Wolfenstein is the original WW2 and it's always had the same theme.
That and Nazis were actually tied to Occultism. This theme has been done before in other areas and it the whole basis behind the Indiana Jones movies.
So while it may not be the most realistic game it's not trying to invent something new to be different it's taking it's same twist on real facts about Nazis.
You're just opening yourself up to a comment about "yo momma".
When most people weren't on it and it was still cool.
We know the US is perfect. Its citizens have no complaints about the government and how the country is run. If something is perfect then you should imitate it!