User: bgspence

Re:Can someone provide some insight?

On: Debating the Linux Process Scheduler

Basicly it gives priority to mp3s, but your network speed drops 90%

Whoops, no, thats Vista.

No, but laptops do

On: Does 802.11n Spell the 'End of Ethernet'?

Wired connections make sense for desktops and wireless for laptops.

Speed is not the issue for most laptop users, but mobility is critical.

If I am using a wired connection on my laptop, my wired ethernet speed drops to zero as soon as I walk far enough away to pull out the plug. I just don't have that catastrophic speed drop with wireless :)

Don't they know that "anonymous" is...

On: NSF-Funded "Dark Web" to Battle Terrorists

CowboyNeal

Jobs Offers Apple Lisa Early Adopters Store Credit

On: Apple Gives $100 Store Credit To iPhone Customers

By Brian Briggs
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/09/jobs-offers-apple-lisa-early-adopters-store-credit.html

Cupertino, CA - Early adopters of the iPhone weren't the only ones receiving in-store credit from Steve Jobs. In an overlooked announcement, Jobs said that early adopters of the Apple Lisa would be receiving a $7000 in-store credit.

Apple released the Lisa in January of 1983 for $9,995, and the similar Macintosh was released a year later for $2,495.

"I've felt bad about people who bought the Lisa for a long time. Anybody who bought one of the first Apple Lisas really got screwed," said Jobs. "Now that we've got some cash, I think it's about time we made it right."

People interested in the refund will need to bring in an original receipt showing they bought the Lisa in 1983 and proof of purchase from the Apple Lisa box. Sales figures from that year show that if all people who bought the computer claim the refund, Apple could be liable for almost $70,000.

Steve Bloughs, who bought a Lisa, said, "When I heard about the iPhone refund, I was furious. The Lisa screw job was much more egregious. I've been waiting over twenty years for Apple to make this right. I'm glad they finally have."

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Analysts think that Jobs could be setting a bad precedent which could cost Apple millions. "What about Newton owners? Apple III owners? This could quickly get out of hand," said industry watcher Devon Scanlon from Goldman Sachs.

Apple representatives said that consumers shouldn't expect a refund every time a product bombs or prices drop. These two cases were the "exception rather than the rule."

Shares of Apple stock were down on the news.

Here iare pictures of something like the plane

On: Help Find Steve Fossett

Based on the reported coordinates...

Before image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83092173@N00/13497870 69/

After image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83092173@N00/13497867 63/

And for other searches

On: Help Find Steve Fossett

where is Bin Laden, or WMDs, or Waldo...

An open letter to Steve Jobs

On: Apple Gives $100 Store Credit To iPhone Customers

Hey Steve,

I'm pissed. I didn't buy an iPhone because I was waiting for the price to drop. And, now your'e refunding a big part of the price cut.

  I missed out on all the ohs and ahs of showing one off. You owe me big time.

Re:Yea, it's all the same.

On: Are Relational Databases Obsolete?

He did say 'The current major relational DBMSs (DB2, SQLserver, Oracle)...' 'should be considered legacy technology, more than a quarter of century in age and "long in the tooth".'

Unbiased?

On: Stephane Rodriguez Dismantles Open XML

"Rodriguez claims he is 'not affiliated to any pro-MS or anti-MS party/org[anization]/ass[ociation].'"

Yes, but Rodriguez bases all his arguments on real examples. And, everyone knows that reality has a strong anti-Microsoft bias.

The following article nails it

On: System Admin's Unit of Production?

"Windows Genuine Advantage Servers Out"

How does one reasonably quantify admin productivity?"
    Uptime

Trouble in Japan

On: WordLogic Patented the Predictive Interface

All those old Japanese Kanji text input methods are going to be invalid.

They go way back...

Re:DRM strikes again?

On: Playing Music Slows Vista Network Performance?

So, it is the evil DRM, as implemented by 'Audio Dog.exe' as the problem?

And, the link explains why the name had to be shortened to 'audiodg.exe' to fit into an imaginary 8.3 binary name limitation.

Better?

On: Chinese Pirates Copy iPhone, Make Improvements

It doesn't have a web browser. None.

Re:I would emphasize the "unscientific" aspect

On: Activation Problems in iPhone Paradise

I agree with the poster. I don't have an iPhone. So, I voted #3, no problem to see the poll results.

Maybe there needs to be another poll to see who voted with/without an iPhone.

Now they just might hit their 1% target

On: Corporate IT Hanging Up on Apple's iPhone

I was afraid that Apple was not going to get 99% of the cell phone market to not buy one.

And, you need a graphics pad

On: Alternatives To Adobe's Creative Suite?

So, just buy a Wacom Graphire4 4x5 USB Tablet, Price: $89.99

http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-Graphire4-4x5-Tablet-S ilver/dp/B000BBCTHU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-8460058-47 96851?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1181079175&sr=8-2

It Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements 3, Corel Painter Essentials 2, nik Color Efex Pro 2 GE, JustWrite Office 4, and EverNote Plus.

Photoshop Elements is vastly better then any other Gimpy thing you can get for free, and Painter is great.

If you can't afford $90 for all that your really not that serious...

Re:Nothing to see here

On: Apple Sued Over 'Lacking' Macbook Display

ERRR, you mean 16777216 DITHERED colours, but just less than 256+256+56 actual colors.

All that multiplicity is achieved by the eye dithering those three pixels.

Re:The museum was built in 6 days

On: Creationism Museum Opening in Kentucky

So, if God created the heaven and earth in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested, why do we go back to work on Monday?

He may have not invented the internet

On: Best Presidential Candidate for Nerds?

but those little snippits we use are "Al Gor'isms"

Nothing to see here

On: Apple Sued Over 'Lacking' Macbook Display

Dithering is standard practice in both 6 and 8 bit displays. Even a high quality 8 bit display can only show 256 + 256 + 256 or 768 colors without tricking the eye by dithering the LCD subpixel elements.

Subpixel dithering is part of the magic. Its all dithered. Get over it.

A simple solution to the mass murder problem

On: Many Dead In Virginia Tech Shooting

Let anyone who wants to carry a gun have one, but with one simple change. Design the gun blow up with a reasonable enough frequency to kill the shooter. Say, about once every six shots. Then, most gun toters would limit shooting to life threatening situations, and mass murderers would be automatically eliminated when their luck ran out.

Re:AAC is royalty-free

On: Apple's Move May Make AAC Music Industry Standard

And here is the list of MPEG-2 AAC Licensees which does not include Apple!

http://www.vialicensing.com/licensing/MPEG2AAC_lic ensees.html

Re:Shut up and take your medicine

On: WTO Again Sides With Antigua Over Online Gambling

Not necessariliy, look up democracy in wikipedia. It doesn't mention the word 'obey.'

But, then it is democratic enough to put in your definition.

Doin' a heck of a job, Bean Town

On: Cartoon Network CEO Resigns Over Aqua Teen Scare

At least the city of Boston found the weapons of mass deception.

Some differences

On: MySpace Users Have Stronger Passwords Than Employees

The MySpace user's password protects their own information.

The corporate user's password protects some corporation's information.

And, most passwords protect nothing worth protecting, such as my access to the NY Times.