This would be the case no matter what you buy. If you're posting on Slashdot, one would hope you have a clue about how the industry works. Two words: Moore's Law. Same for PC or Mac. Quit complaining about it.
Jesse Ventura used the net very effectively to get elected. On his current web site, he keeps an archive of his campaign promises and you can check to see that he's keeping all those promises. I don't agree with some of the stuff he's done (then again, I don't live in Minnesota, so what I think doesn't really matter there) but he is one of the most honest and straightforward politicians I've ever seen.
Keeping a permanent record of campaigns on the internet is a great way to keep politicians honest.
This world is moving faster than legislators can keep up with. Copyright that applies to printed material can't work in the digital age. People will need to change the way they think about information. Information wants to be free. Let it.
In the aftermath of the AOL/NetscapeTime/Warner/CNN/SI... conglomoration, this is *really* scary. Taking control of our computers? What's next? (I wont even begin to speculate...
What did you think of the announcements that Steve Jobs made this week? Has your opinion about Apple changed as a result of anything that Steve said on Wednesday?
(note: As I write this question, it is monday evening, and I have no idea what will be announced, but no matter what it is, this question needs to be asked)
If Linux is ever going to be accepted by the masses as an alternative to Windows, it must have a graphical installer, and must, on the surface, appear to be as user friendly as a Mac.
In my experience, I have found that Mac users are the most open minded when it comes to Linux (probably the reason they tried something different in the first place) but are initially turned off by its complexity. If you make it seem simple enough to use at first, but keep all the power of Linux accessible to them, they will slowly explore and realize what a wonderful thing it is, but this is a slow process for many people who are not geeks.
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...that one day, soon, I will be able to work in an environment free from Microsoft products.
When I chose my OS, I looked at Windows, Mac and Linux. Windows was flawed in so many ways, and "Linux is only free if your time is worth nothing", so naturally I chose the Mac. When it came to choosing applications, Wordperfect seemed reasonable, but now they haven't updated Wordperfect for Mac in almost 2 years, and to maintain compatibility with others, I was forced to use MS Word. When it comes to spreadsheets, I never even had a choice. Excel has 95% marketshare on the Mac, and nobody wants to challenge that.
When Sun's new Office suite comes out, I will be the first on my block to install and use it. If it holds up after a month or so, I will comfortably remove the last remaining traces of MS from my hard drive, and what a glorious day that will be.
I don't profess to know a great deal about Fission or Fusion, but every time someone says "limitless supply of energy" I get skeptical.
Wasn't Nuclear energy supposed to be that? Until we realized there was no place to put the radioactive waste generated.
They are working on this new technology, and while there are still some bugs to work out, I believe human inginuity will prevail, and we will see this technology working within my lifetime (before 2050).
I predict however that there will be unforseen problems, such as disposal of waste... weird kind of pollution generated by the explosions... things that can't be accounted for until a working model is built. Of course when the working model is built, all will bow down before the solution to all the world's energy problems, and nobody will think to listen to anyone with a negative word to say.
Just a thought... might not happen. Weren't cars, phones, computers, _____ (fill in the blank) supposed to solve all our problems?
I don't think the worlds problems will be solved until there is a significant change in the organization of authority and government in the world. That probably *won't* happen in my lifetime.
Lycos makes one. I haven't tried it yet, as its not available for Mac (They're "working on it"). But it looks like it might be an alternative to the other 2. And Lycos is big enough that they just might pull it off...
The/. effect could never be used maliciously because we, as a group are not malicious hackers. Even supposing CmdrTaco or Hemos went insane and posted a URL saying "Everyone go here, we want to bring this site down" the vast majority wouldn't do it. We aren't a bunch of evil crackers... we're nerds and hackers looking for interesting stories.
If there isn't an interesting story at the other end of a link, I'm not going to go there. (and if Hemos says there is, and I discover that he lied just to bring down a site, I might go somewhere else for my Nerd News, and/. loses ad revenue.)
Scenario 1: Interm CEO of Apple finishes up his 'temporary' stint, then goes on to save corel.
Scenario 2: Steve & Co. buys corel and finally makes a decent Office Suite for Mac to compete with Bill's crap, also makes a Windoze suite, and becomes the driving force to destroy Bill's empire.
To those who want to point out to me that MS owns part of AAPL... they don't. MS bought $150M worth of non-voting shares, which can be sold at any time after August 2000. It was a desperate move by Apple in desperate times. They no longer need MS to survive, and expect Steve to start badmouthing Bill again the first chance he gets.
I think the quarterly profits got Steve in one of those PowerTrip moods and he started barking orders without really thinking about them. Customer response was swift, and he realized very quickly what a disaster this could turn into. It takes a big man to admit he's wrong, especially with so much at stake. Kudos for that...
Steve has a unique management style, and although some dislike him personally, it is obviously effective. Check out the two year stock chart
In other news: IBM is now also making G4 chips (*with* AltiVec) which should help to get the G4s out the door faster. If I was a gambling man (i.e. if I had any money) I would be putting all I could into AAPL. If the current backlog of orders is any indication, the next quarter could be the most profitable yet... and investors will reap the rewards. (Along with the Mac faithful who are rewarded with that Good Feeling(TM);-)
Great work Steve... just dont let it go to your head.
Is the lack of comments on this story due to a lack of interest (in which case: Hemos, take note of what nobody cares about) or is there just nothing here to comment on?
Then I'm guessing that ADD/ADHD people (like me) have some really wierd brain chemistry, because Ritilin, which allows me to concentrate, is actually Methylphenidate, which is a close relative of speed. So caffine knocks me out, and speed calms me down. Could someone please explain this to me?
Sorry to burst your bubble Intel, but you just don't get it.
When people sit down in front of thier TV, they want to turn their brain *off*. When you use a computer, you have to use your brain, and *do* stuff... you have to think.
On the surface, TV and Internet might seem similar, but because they require entirely different mindsets to use, they will never be effectively combined.
Think about where you sit to watch TV... on your couch (usually) about 6 feet from the screen. Your computer is usually on a desk, in an office environment (even at home, its probably the same desk where you did your taxes before you got a computer). For years companies have been trying to cash in on this market that doesn't exist. Note the failure of WebTV (granted: there were other reasons that bombed).
For decades people have made predictions contrary to Moore's law, and each time they were wrong. I can't say for certain that doubling will continue ad infinitum, but the end is definitly not near. In 1960, 1970, 1980 & 1990, someone said that their decade would be the end of Moore's law. Excuse me, but... BullS**t
The nature of computing is that bigger apps require faster machines, and faster machines can run bigger apps. Most long term predictions in the computer industry far underestimate the power of human inginuity when faced with an ever more demanding consumer. In the 1950's someone (who was it?) said there was a world market for maybe *5* computers... yeah... right
(BTW, can/. mirror NY Times stories? That registration is a bitch)
As a student in my second year of university, I really have to wonder about the quality of the education I'm recieving. I would never copy an essay straight off the net (I can usually produce better work on my own) but the thought that a prof can use a computer to mark it, and never actually read my work frightens me... What if there is some brilliant idea that is lost because the computer doesn't recognize creativity... only form and structure.
Slashdot Mirror
This would be the case no matter what you buy. If you're posting on Slashdot, one would hope you have a clue about how the industry works. Two words: Moore's Law. Same for PC or Mac. Quit complaining about it.
Jesse Ventura used the net very effectively to get elected. On his current web site, he keeps an archive of his campaign promises and you can check to see that he's keeping all those promises. I don't agree with some of the stuff he's done (then again, I don't live in Minnesota, so what I think doesn't really matter there) but he is one of the most honest and straightforward politicians I've ever seen.
Keeping a permanent record of campaigns on the internet is a great way to keep politicians honest.
http://www.jesseventura.org/
I'll go one step bolder: Yahoo invented the modern Internet.
Yahoo didn't invent the Internet, Al Gore did. :-)
This world is moving faster than legislators can keep up with. Copyright that applies to printed material can't work in the digital age. People will need to change the way they think about information.
Information wants to be free. Let it.
In the aftermath of the AOL/NetscapeTime/Warner/CNN/SI... conglomoration, this is *really* scary. Taking control of our computers? What's next? (I wont even begin to speculate...
Microsoft should give everyone in the world $400...
They'd still have lots left over.
For 2 and a half years, Steve Jobs called himself the Interm CEO of Apple. He finally decided to take the job full time.
What did you think of the announcements that Steve Jobs made this week?
Has your opinion about Apple changed as a result of anything that Steve said on Wednesday?
(note: As I write this question, it is monday evening, and I have no idea what will be announced, but no matter what it is, this question needs to be asked)
If Linux is ever going to be accepted by the masses as an alternative to Windows, it must have a graphical installer, and must, on the surface, appear to be as user friendly as a Mac.
In my experience, I have found that Mac users are the most open minded when it comes to Linux (probably the reason they tried something different in the first place) but are initially turned off by its complexity. If you make it seem simple enough to use at first, but keep all the power of Linux accessible to them, they will slowly explore and realize what a wonderful thing it is, but this is a slow process for many people who are not geeks.
...way back in September http:// www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0%2C3266 %2C30492%2C00.html
Damn... this is for real! http://www.achilles.net/~dextr a/spako/spidergod.html
...that one day, soon, I will be able to work in an environment free from Microsoft products.
When I chose my OS, I looked at Windows, Mac and Linux. Windows was flawed in so many ways, and "Linux is only free if your time is worth nothing", so naturally I chose the Mac. When it came to choosing applications, Wordperfect seemed reasonable, but now they haven't updated Wordperfect for Mac in almost 2 years, and to maintain compatibility with others, I was forced to use MS Word. When it comes to spreadsheets, I never even had a choice. Excel has 95% marketshare on the Mac, and nobody wants to challenge that.
When Sun's new Office suite comes out, I will be the first on my block to install and use it. If it holds up after a month or so, I will comfortably remove the last remaining traces of MS from my hard drive, and what a glorious day that will be.
I've been playing Quake3Test on my Mac for months. What's the big deal with this one?
I don't profess to know a great deal about Fission or Fusion, but every time someone says "limitless supply of energy" I get skeptical.
Wasn't Nuclear energy supposed to be that? Until we realized there was no place to put the radioactive waste generated.
They are working on this new technology, and while there are still some bugs to work out, I believe human inginuity will prevail, and we will see this technology working within my lifetime (before 2050).
I predict however that there will be unforseen problems, such as disposal of waste... weird kind of pollution generated by the explosions... things that can't be accounted for until a working model is built. Of course when the working model is built, all will bow down before the solution to all the world's energy problems, and nobody will think to listen to anyone with a negative word to say.
Just a thought... might not happen.
Weren't cars, phones, computers, _____ (fill in the blank) supposed to solve all our problems?
I don't think the worlds problems will be solved until there is a significant change in the organization of authority and government in the world. That probably *won't* happen in my lifetime.
Lycos makes one. I haven't tried it yet, as its not available for Mac (They're "working on it"). But it looks like it might be an alternative to the other 2. And Lycos is big enough that they just might pull it off...
Damn... this site has already been Slashdotted into oblivion! Anyone got a mirror?
If there isn't an interesting story at the other end of a link, I'm not going to go there. (and if Hemos says there is, and I discover that he lied just to bring down a site, I might go somewhere else for my Nerd News, and /. loses ad revenue.)
Now everyone go /. my website
Scenario 1: Interm CEO of Apple finishes up his 'temporary' stint, then goes on to save corel.
Scenario 2: Steve & Co. buys corel and finally makes a decent Office Suite for Mac to compete with Bill's crap, also makes a Windoze suite, and becomes the driving force to destroy Bill's empire.
To those who want to point out to me that MS owns part of AAPL... they don't. MS bought $150M worth of non-voting shares, which can be sold at any time after August 2000. It was a desperate move by Apple in desperate times. They no longer need MS to survive, and expect Steve to start badmouthing Bill again the first chance he gets.
Apple + Corel = Serious Trouble for MS
(I should go take my Ritalin now...)
Steve has a unique management style, and although some dislike him personally, it is obviously effective. Check out the two year stock chart
In other news: IBM is now also making G4 chips (*with* AltiVec) which should help to get the G4s out the door faster. If I was a gambling man (i.e. if I had any money) I would be putting all I could into AAPL. If the current backlog of orders is any indication, the next quarter could be the most profitable yet... and investors will reap the rewards. (Along with the Mac faithful who are rewarded with that Good Feeling(TM) ;-)
Great work Steve... just dont let it go to your head.
Is the lack of comments on this story due to a lack of interest (in which case: Hemos, take note of what nobody cares about) or is there just nothing here to comment on?
Then I'm guessing that ADD/ADHD people (like me) have some really wierd brain chemistry, because Ritilin, which allows me to concentrate, is actually Methylphenidate, which is a close relative of speed.
So caffine knocks me out, and speed calms me down. Could someone please explain this to me?
Sorry to burst your bubble Intel, but you just don't get it.
When people sit down in front of thier TV, they want to turn their brain *off*. When you use a computer, you have to use your brain, and *do* stuff... you have to think.
On the surface, TV and Internet might seem similar, but because they require entirely different mindsets to use, they will never be effectively combined.
Think about where you sit to watch TV... on your couch (usually) about 6 feet from the screen. Your computer is usually on a desk, in an office environment (even at home, its probably the same desk where you did your taxes before you got a computer). For years companies have been trying to cash in on this market that doesn't exist. Note the failure of WebTV (granted: there were other reasons that bombed).
*Turning my brain off now*
CokeBear, UWO
"Who will ever need more than 640K?"
For decades people have made predictions contrary to Moore's law, and each time they were wrong. I can't say for certain that doubling will continue ad infinitum, but the end is definitly not near. In 1960, 1970, 1980 & 1990, someone said that their decade would be the end of Moore's law.
Excuse me, but... BullS**t
The nature of computing is that bigger apps require faster machines, and faster machines can run bigger apps. Most long term predictions in the computer industry far underestimate the power of human inginuity when faced with an ever more demanding consumer. In the 1950's someone (who was it?) said there was a world market for maybe *5* computers...
yeah... right
(BTW, can
Always Slashdot, Always CokeBear, Always Coca-Cola
As a student in my second year of university, I really have to wonder about the quality of the education I'm recieving.
I would never copy an essay straight off the net (I can usually produce better work on my own) but the thought that a prof can use a computer to mark it, and never actually read my work frightens me...
What if there is some brilliant idea that is lost because the computer doesn't recognize creativity... only form and structure.
NeverMind, I just got it...
(Maybe *I* should set up a mirror)