Are you referring to previous experiences with Logic - or do you say you've used the product that came out today and it's improved on none of these problems?
It may take a number of years for the building to be completed. CMU will be rolling some of the building's features into already existing - though more poorly constructed - buildings.
One of the reasons Blackberries have become so popular is because of their professional look. Lawyers, politicians, consultants, everyone else in DC and in other parts of the country love the Blackberry. And we love keeping it on our belts as a status symbol.
This new Blackberry looks like a toy and like every other phone. There's nothing so appealing about it. I think RIM has really given up that professional tone and they'll be upsetting quite a few customers.
Instead of building robots that are programmed to fight well against each other, why don't we replace these with competitions about which robot can make the best coffee for its human owner, or actions like that?
I thought training robots to fight was exactly what we're always worried about.......
So, I won't argue with low cost. Sure is. But high quality? A few exceptions aside, open source software is often terrible quality. Just look at the never-ending story of Mozilla. Sure it's starting to clean up, but it's also taken years to build it into something!
OpenOffice for OS X? Sorry, I much prefer MS Office 2004. That's sort of ironic. And sad.
Open source holds a great place - and I think it's helpful that it forces the corporate players to improve their products. But I'm not confident that open source is the next wave or some incredible movement - at least until more attention is paid to installation, distribution, user interface, and stability. The mainstream user would rather spend more money to have a product that will work out of the box and is backed by a company. Most folks just have no interest in getting free software from some teenager - as incredibly talented as that teenager may be (Not to stereotype - but that's the perception if average people know what open source is about at all).
1) No, but I'm clever and witty anyway!
2) And the majority of consumers don't use NT. Consumer technology is exactly what we're talking about here in large part.
3) Right. Got it. I think.
4) Hey, I'm not an elitist Slashdot snob - I'm an elitist Mac user. Suck it.
Become less angry - your days will pass more quickly.
What truly unimpressive technology - especially by the time it is released later this decade.
What is sad about Windows is how dependent it is on old technology (read: DOS) and how Microsoft's economic advantage (a product for everything based on a similar foundation) is ultimately its downfall, as it is unable to quickly update that very core without tremendous frustration or inoperability (well, ok, Both).
Of course this is the story of any giant in an industry. Although this is not the doom and end of M$ - it does prove once again that monopoly and dominance ultimately breed stagnation and a total lack of innovation, which grants smaller, less well-funded companies, to quickly (and surprisingly) outpace such giants (go take a look at Apple, or even Pixar to Disney, or Google to other search engines).
Longhorn is a great example of how even millions of development dollars and millions more in marketing cannot trample out-dated, poorly designed technology so embedded in Microsoft's product line.
Everyone is for responsibility and nobody argues that there's something wrong with asking for accountability. But we should also have responsibility and accountability in our own government, and when you're talking about education, you can surely hold the Bush administration *responsible* for the failing in our education system. In fact, most of the increasing funding that you cite was put in place during the Clinton years.
But no matter how many reports you refer us to, there is nothing phony about the fact that my state of Pennsylvania has a budget squeeze on its college and K-12 institutions due in large part to this President's reckless use of our funds, such as the trillions he has spent on tax cuts which - in my case - wiped out $850 in grants for college so I could receive a $300 tax refund. It makes a difference and education is a failure largely because of the decisions made in Washington, D.C.
I think that's an outrageous claim. Cuts in Pell grants make a difference. $10 billion of underfunding makes a difference. Cutting AmeriCorps makes a difference. Leadership, or lack thereof, makes a difference in our education system, as off-topic as we are.
In a time of crippled state budgets and unprecedented cuts in education because of President Bush, I'm glad we're worried about there being too much free Pepsi and iPods on our campus.:-)
Well, I just bought an iPod. Mine is a clunky 2nd Gen iPod with a cracked out of warranty screen (no idea how that happened).
So, the 4th Gen is worth it. Slimmer, sleaker. It'll be the same size as mine (20GB) - but I only have 2,200 songs so far anyway.
The retail stores around DC (2 in MD, 3 in VA) do not have them. One said "early this week." Another, "hopefully by Friday." Another, "2-3 weeks."
I ordered over the phone and I should have my iPod by tomorrow with overnight shipping (crossing fingers). I am dead tired from a flight and I asked a very nice sales rep:
"Any advantage.. um.. Is it better to order online or over the phone?"
"Uh.... Over the phone. Do I need to explain why, sir?"
not mac user smart. not mac user eat lunch and visit web site slashdot talk to people like me. see article on mac user smarter and not agree. not mac user knows mac user and she stupid. turned not mac user down when he ask for date.
I have an EyeTV.. The "old" USB model that records crappy quality cable TV. My favorite thing to do is to record a certain channel while I sleep, from say 3am to 5am. Instead of the morning news, I browse through all the crap that happens on TV when we aren't watching... to complement my collection of crap on TV while I AM watching.
More security and more awareness for security means that I won't be able to leach off my neighbor's wireless and in turn that means I will not be able to sit on the toilet with my PowerBook and in turn that means I will have to stretch Ethernet clear across into the bathroom and THAT can create a fire hazard.
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Questioning the use of a 100GB email space?
To backup my 100 gmail accounts, DUH.
You say Logic is this, this, this, and that.
Are you referring to previous experiences with Logic - or do you say you've used the product that came out today and it's improved on none of these problems?
Oh, don't be so hopeful my friend. Android girlfriends would fake it too if we're building these things to be realistic.
Finally a solution to SPAM:
More hurricanes!
It may take a number of years for the building to be completed. CMU will be rolling some of the building's features into already existing - though more poorly constructed - buildings.
Hmm... I just bought this new Business Decisions for Dummies off Amazon.
Page 237.
Even out of $4 billion, $250 million is still a LOT OF FREAKING MONEY.
One of the reasons Blackberries have become so popular is because of their professional look. Lawyers, politicians, consultants, everyone else in DC and in other parts of the country love the Blackberry. And we love keeping it on our belts as a status symbol.
This new Blackberry looks like a toy and like every other phone. There's nothing so appealing about it. I think RIM has really given up that professional tone and they'll be upsetting quite a few customers.
How useful!
Kill me.
Instead of building robots that are programmed to fight well against each other, why don't we replace these with competitions about which robot can make the best coffee for its human owner, or actions like that?
I thought training robots to fight was exactly what we're always worried about.......
So, I won't argue with low cost. Sure is. But high quality? A few exceptions aside, open source software is often terrible quality. Just look at the never-ending story of Mozilla. Sure it's starting to clean up, but it's also taken years to build it into something!
OpenOffice for OS X? Sorry, I much prefer MS Office 2004. That's sort of ironic. And sad.
Open source holds a great place - and I think it's helpful that it forces the corporate players to improve their products. But I'm not confident that open source is the next wave or some incredible movement - at least until more attention is paid to installation, distribution, user interface, and stability. The mainstream user would rather spend more money to have a product that will work out of the box and is backed by a company. Most folks just have no interest in getting free software from some teenager - as incredibly talented as that teenager may be (Not to stereotype - but that's the perception if average people know what open source is about at all).
1) No, but I'm clever and witty anyway!
2) And the majority of consumers don't use NT. Consumer technology is exactly what we're talking about here in large part.
3) Right. Got it. I think.
4) Hey, I'm not an elitist Slashdot snob - I'm an elitist Mac user. Suck it.
Become less angry - your days will pass more quickly.
Speaking of outdated and poorly designed, see my parent comment. This is what I get for reading Slashdot at freakin' one in the morning.
What truly unimpressive technology - especially by the time it is released later this decade.
What is sad about Windows is how dependent it is on old technology (read: DOS) and how Microsoft's economic advantage (a product for everything based on a similar foundation) is ultimately its downfall, as it is unable to quickly update that very core without tremendous frustration or inoperability (well, ok, Both).
Of course this is the story of any giant in an industry. Although this is not the doom and end of M$ - it does prove once again that monopoly and dominance ultimately breed stagnation and a total lack of innovation, which grants smaller, less well-funded companies, to quickly (and surprisingly) outpace such giants (go take a look at Apple, or even Pixar to Disney, or Google to other search engines).
Longhorn is a great example of how even millions of development dollars and millions more in marketing cannot trample out-dated, poorly designed technology so embedded in Microsoft's product line.
Everyone is for responsibility and nobody argues that there's something wrong with asking for accountability. But we should also have responsibility and accountability in our own government, and when you're talking about education, you can surely hold the Bush administration *responsible* for the failing in our education system. In fact, most of the increasing funding that you cite was put in place during the Clinton years.
But no matter how many reports you refer us to, there is nothing phony about the fact that my state of Pennsylvania has a budget squeeze on its college and K-12 institutions due in large part to this President's reckless use of our funds, such as the trillions he has spent on tax cuts which - in my case - wiped out $850 in grants for college so I could receive a $300 tax refund. It makes a difference and education is a failure largely because of the decisions made in Washington, D.C.
I think that's an outrageous claim. Cuts in Pell grants make a difference. $10 billion of underfunding makes a difference. Cutting AmeriCorps makes a difference. Leadership, or lack thereof, makes a difference in our education system, as off-topic as we are.
Great re-hash of the article and summary. Well done I say, well done!
Mac Requirements:
A PC. D'oh!
In a time of crippled state budgets and unprecedented cuts in education because of President Bush, I'm glad we're worried about there being too much free Pepsi and iPods on our campus. :-)
Well, I just bought an iPod. Mine is a clunky 2nd Gen iPod with a cracked out of warranty screen (no idea how that happened).
So, the 4th Gen is worth it. Slimmer, sleaker. It'll be the same size as mine (20GB) - but I only have 2,200 songs so far anyway.
The retail stores around DC (2 in MD, 3 in VA) do not have them. One said "early this week." Another, "hopefully by Friday." Another, "2-3 weeks."
I ordered over the phone and I should have my iPod by tomorrow with overnight shipping (crossing fingers). I am dead tired from a flight and I asked a very nice sales rep:
"Any advantage.. um.. Is it better to order online or over the phone?"
"Uh.... Over the phone. Do I need to explain why, sir?"
"Oh. Oh right.... Right."
not mac user smart. not mac user eat lunch and visit web site slashdot talk to people like me. see article on mac user smarter and not agree. not mac user knows mac user and she stupid. turned not mac user down when he ask for date.
I have an EyeTV.. The "old" USB model that records crappy quality cable TV. My favorite thing to do is to record a certain channel while I sleep, from say 3am to 5am. Instead of the morning news, I browse through all the crap that happens on TV when we aren't watching... to complement my collection of crap on TV while I AM watching.
if you have a dead iPod, do the rebate offer, and sell the Jukebox on eBay.
..... in order to afford a new iPod?
I like the way you work, Dell.
Friendster... Orkut. Yeah, completely off-topic. You're right!
Friendster still sucks.
More security and more awareness for security means that I won't be able to leach off my neighbor's wireless and in turn that means I will not be able to sit on the toilet with my PowerBook and in turn that means I will have to stretch Ethernet clear across into the bathroom and THAT can create a fire hazard.
Need I say more.