yes weight is more important than size here. Also price -- show me a powerbook g4 for $350!! Of course the original eMate was $800.... The other factor that is important (to me) is the plastic case. I have dropped eMate on concrete with no damage other than cosmetic. I wouldn't try that with a powerbook g4 even though I know it could probably take some abuse.
You would have bought windows again if not for a tiny processor speed bump on the macs? Of course, once you turn on your new Mac you'll see the real reason to switch.... OS X, not sheer processor speed.
That's the wrong kind of "bump." A "bump" of speed is a small amount of speed snorted off a key, a rolled up dollar bill, a small spoon, or even a fingernail. "Bumps" are a good way to extend the party without having to go in the nasty back room with all the tweakers huddled over the coffee table.
Bring back the eMate plastic clamshell casing, stick a G4 in it, and sell it for $350. I love the eMate, but I can't figure out any way to get the information I type on it into my Mac. So it collects dust these days.... The form factor is perfect. Sure, they can make it white instead of ugly dark green (personally I like the green), but if Apple comes out with something of that form factor at a reasonable price, I will buy 2 of them!!
Hehe, the difference being that nobody is going to refute your prediction based on Microsoft's interface guidelines.
Seriously though I was just joking about the gloating, I could care less; the point was that Apple HIGs are not gospel and that that is as it should be.
Heh, unnecessary perhaps, but vinegar is cheap and easy enough that I'll stick to it over explaining why there are pieces of pig hearts from yesterday's hog feast in my daughter's spinach salad.
OK, well, I don't have a daughter, nor did I have a hog feast, but you get the idea. If you're trying to convince me that Americans are too obsessed with antiseptic environments, you are preaching to the choir; if you are trying to convince me to stop cleaning up after myself, it's just not going to work.
hehe... yeah they were right about it violating the HIGs, but Apple showed that usability was more important all along and that the HIGs were just an avenue to reach that goal. Which is exactly as it should be.
I have to say, though, I still use Camino (Chimera then) over Safari, but more because I've just gotten used to its quirks than anything else.
Well, that does point to possible dangers of a completely antiseptic environment and of excessive use of antibiotic agents, but we started this conversation about cleaning your cutting board after using it to cut raw meat. (And I recommeded using white vinegar rather than heavy chemicals, which this article seems mostly to assume). Again, if you don't mind a little rancid ox blood or week-old mackerel organs in your fruit smoothie, more power to you, but I'm going to go ahead and keep cleaning my cutting board after each use.
(Note that the HIG is not always 100% accurate.. there are places where you should deviate from it slightly in order to match what Apple's apps do.)
An important example of such deviation is Apple's use of tabbed browsing in Safari. And now I'd like to take this opportunity to remind slashdotters that tabbed browsing was something I predicted years ago, but was slapped down by others who said that tabs would never happen in Safari because they violated Apple's HIGs. I was modded down for my premonition, but I would like to point out that I was right all along! Now give me my mod points!!
Or you could provide a shred of evidence to substantiate your bizarre claim. Again, I repeat - I know of nobody who has gotten sick from cleaning up after themselves. Do you really not bother to clean your dishes for fear of asthma?
I've never known anyone to develop asthma or allergies from eating off of clean surfaces, but your mileage may vary. I'll stick to keeping my cutting surfaces - and every other surface I'm likely to put slabs of raw meat on top of - clean, thank you very much. If you want to rub your orange slices on a piece of wood covered in dried cow's blood from yesterday's steak, more power to you. Perhaps it will enhance the taste of your smoothie. I'll take my risk of asthma while you take yours of salmonella.
Mac OS X is not Free Software. Some of its components might be, but Mac OS X is not.
Darwin, however, is free. And Darwin is a full featured OS. If you want a GUI, there's X11 and all your favorite window managers. As free as you want to be.
Personally, I'll trade free software bigot points for Apple-branded lickability any day of the weak. But if you want free, it's there.
According to this page, the science is a little more confused than you portray it. Apparently bacteria go under the surface of wood and stay dormant, whereas on plastic they can't get below the surface. This means for plastic what bacteria are there are ready to attack the next item you chop, but they are also easier to clean off. Until, of course, you have scratched up the surface of your cutting board with a knife, giving them more surfaces to hide, harder to clean, etc. The studies for wood vs. plastic seem to have gone both ways. But the main lesson is, of course, keep your cutting surface clean, especially if you handle raw meat of any kind. Wash with soapy water ASAP after use, and then disinfect it with a tablespoon full of white vinegar (or use some nasty chemical if you prefer). Better also is to use different boards for "high risk" products and to buy new ones when the old ones wear out. But remember, if you don't clean it, it's not going to matter whether you use wood or plastic!
Wiki already allows ISBN links that will return a list of sources including amazon and including public libraries. This is preferable as it allows the users to choose where to get the book from, including a local university library. Of course, that is not generating any revenue, but I'm not sure making a deal with a particular bookseller is a good idea in terms of the integrity of wikipedia.
I would like to know what school you are at where professors get paid $70-100k a year and work 20 hours a week and still get to slack off. I'd like to send my resume there.
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yes weight is more important than size here. Also price -- show me a powerbook g4 for $350!! Of course the original eMate was $800.... The other factor that is important (to me) is the plastic case. I have dropped eMate on concrete with no damage other than cosmetic. I wouldn't try that with a powerbook g4 even though I know it could probably take some abuse.
--a Camino user with a very long /etc/hosts file
Those will be ready on Tuesday.
You would have bought windows again if not for a tiny processor speed bump on the macs? Of course, once you turn on your new Mac you'll see the real reason to switch.... OS X, not sheer processor speed.
That's the wrong kind of "bump." A "bump" of speed is a small amount of speed snorted off a key, a rolled up dollar bill, a small spoon, or even a fingernail. "Bumps" are a good way to extend the party without having to go in the nasty back room with all the tweakers huddled over the coffee table.
Bring back the eMate plastic clamshell casing, stick a G4 in it, and sell it for $350. I love the eMate, but I can't figure out any way to get the information I type on it into my Mac. So it collects dust these days.... The form factor is perfect. Sure, they can make it white instead of ugly dark green (personally I like the green), but if Apple comes out with something of that form factor at a reasonable price, I will buy 2 of them!!
Seriously though I was just joking about the gloating, I could care less; the point was that Apple HIGs are not gospel and that that is as it should be.
OK, well, I don't have a daughter, nor did I have a hog feast, but you get the idea. If you're trying to convince me that Americans are too obsessed with antiseptic environments, you are preaching to the choir; if you are trying to convince me to stop cleaning up after myself, it's just not going to work.
I have to say, though, I still use Camino (Chimera then) over Safari, but more because I've just gotten used to its quirks than anything else.
Well, that does point to possible dangers of a completely antiseptic environment and of excessive use of antibiotic agents, but we started this conversation about cleaning your cutting board after using it to cut raw meat. (And I recommeded using white vinegar rather than heavy chemicals, which this article seems mostly to assume). Again, if you don't mind a little rancid ox blood or week-old mackerel organs in your fruit smoothie, more power to you, but I'm going to go ahead and keep cleaning my cutting board after each use.
Actually, they owned the name Rendezvous. Rendevous is, I believe, still up for grabs :)
The RIAA did the math. The inflated rates are based on the fact that Tiger has support for fast CD and DVD writers.
Word on the street is that everything is much snappier under 10.4.
An important example of such deviation is Apple's use of tabbed browsing in Safari. And now I'd like to take this opportunity to remind slashdotters that tabbed browsing was something I predicted years ago, but was slapped down by others who said that tabs would never happen in Safari because they violated Apple's HIGs. I was modded down for my premonition, but I would like to point out that I was right all along! Now give me my mod points!!
(Is there a +1, smug?)
Or you could provide a shred of evidence to substantiate your bizarre claim. Again, I repeat - I know of nobody who has gotten sick from cleaning up after themselves. Do you really not bother to clean your dishes for fear of asthma?
I've never known anyone to develop asthma or allergies from eating off of clean surfaces, but your mileage may vary. I'll stick to keeping my cutting surfaces - and every other surface I'm likely to put slabs of raw meat on top of - clean, thank you very much. If you want to rub your orange slices on a piece of wood covered in dried cow's blood from yesterday's steak, more power to you. Perhaps it will enhance the taste of your smoothie. I'll take my risk of asthma while you take yours of salmonella.
Darwin, however, is free. And Darwin is a full featured OS. If you want a GUI, there's X11 and all your favorite window managers. As free as you want to be.
Personally, I'll trade free software bigot points for Apple-branded lickability any day of the weak. But if you want free, it's there.
One draws maps with red circles on them.
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The best we're gonna get is lobsters with frickin' lasers on their heads.
I, for one, welcome our new Earthling overlords!
Wiki already allows ISBN links that will return a list of sources including amazon and including public libraries. This is preferable as it allows the users to choose where to get the book from, including a local university library. Of course, that is not generating any revenue, but I'm not sure making a deal with a particular bookseller is a good idea in terms of the integrity of wikipedia.
That must be a pretty smart human!
I would like to know what school you are at where professors get paid $70-100k a year and work 20 hours a week and still get to slack off. I'd like to send my resume there.
as long as it will not be televised.