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Oh yeah. I can build my own dream PC, but I'm not good enough to write my own dream OS. So trying what others make, I've always liked Apple OS's the best.
What the net does is strips away many of the things people use to discriminate. Years ago my sister noted that her email address gave no clues as to her gender - and she found that people who knew her only by her email address and content were more respectful of her than those that knew her gender. There's still the $$$ aspect of getting internet access, but computers and people on the other end of an email have no idea what color you are, what sex you are, how big you are, or what age you are. Why do you think our government reps are so dismissive of email-based correspondence? It strips away too many of the clues used to discriminate who is important, and who isn't.
The only thing the person on the other end of the net knows about you comes from your writing skills. Lots of kids have terrible "riting skilz", but those that can write well pass right through the age discrimination barrier unnoticed.
Writing skills and apparent knowledge are about the only clues we have about the person on the other end of the net. That kids, women, people with un-white skin and others who are often discriminated against can become accepted as if they were adult while males tells more about the discrimination these people othewise face in everyday life than it does about 'empowerment' on the net. And you sure can't blame any kids for going to the net, where if they've got the writing skills they can effectively hide their age.
Don't buy it if you love Intel/Athlon processors. But this thing is fast, light, has a big beautiful screen, does everything I need a computer to do. X 10.0.4 feels fine on it - can't wait for 10.1. The case is incredibly sturdy - my boss dropped his and dented the corner and cracked the outer casing, but the innards (and the screen) came through unscathed. USB, FireWire, 10/100, VGA out (runs dual-monitor mode, allowing me to run a 1280x1024 2nd monitor at work). Looks nice, too (he he). Apple's desktop offerings leave something to be desired, but the laptops are really nice.
Don't hear much about it, eh? Apple has been quitely licensing Quicktime to companies for use in DV devices. Apple is hoping it will be a bit like FireWire - get it in all the consumer gadgets early, and the herd will migrate that way. USB2 is a bit stillborn because FW is already in all the DV camcorders. One win for Apple, but how many losses? The keynote was sure a yawner.
Nothing like creating an intelligent program that needs fed GoogleBytes of data to become functional. But watching children grow is wonderful.
Does anyone know if the baby was born at home with a midwife?
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Oh yeah. I can build my own dream PC, but I'm not good enough to write my own dream OS. So trying what others make, I've always liked Apple OS's the best.
The only thing the person on the other end of the net knows about you comes from your writing skills. Lots of kids have terrible "riting skilz", but those that can write well pass right through the age discrimination barrier unnoticed.
Writing skills and apparent knowledge are about the only clues we have about the person on the other end of the net. That kids, women, people with un-white skin and others who are often discriminated against can become accepted as if they were adult while males tells more about the discrimination these people othewise face in everyday life than it does about 'empowerment' on the net. And you sure can't blame any kids for going to the net, where if they've got the writing skills they can effectively hide their age.
Don't buy it if you love Intel/Athlon processors. But this thing is fast, light, has a big beautiful screen, does everything I need a computer to do. X 10.0.4 feels fine on it - can't wait for 10.1. The case is incredibly sturdy - my boss dropped his and dented the corner and cracked the outer casing, but the innards (and the screen) came through unscathed. USB, FireWire, 10/100, VGA out (runs dual-monitor mode, allowing me to run a 1280x1024 2nd monitor at work). Looks nice, too (he he). Apple's desktop offerings leave something to be desired, but the laptops are really nice.
Don't hear much about it, eh? Apple has been quitely licensing Quicktime to companies for use in DV devices. Apple is hoping it will be a bit like FireWire - get it in all the consumer gadgets early, and the herd will migrate that way. USB2 is a bit stillborn because FW is already in all the DV camcorders. One win for Apple, but how many losses? The keynote was sure a yawner.
Nothing like creating an intelligent program that needs fed GoogleBytes of data to become functional. But watching children grow is wonderful. Does anyone know if the baby was born at home with a midwife?