The article doesn't really talk about production of the material - environmental impact aside, is it cheaper to produce than steel or aluminum? And how does it hold up in crash tests, or have any even been done? I'm all for being green, but I'd rather not end up as fertilizer.
Old software doesn't work on new devices a lot, or it just doesn't work as well (ex. I just got Win7 and my Autodesk 2007 software isn't happy). New tech means taking advantage of new features, which ultimately means buying new software from time to time. Still need the old stuff? There's almost always a workaound.
I believe the current situation dictates that Apple writes their own drivers.
That's correct. Couple that with the fact that the end-user can't really upgrade their video hardware without throwing away the whole computer (excluding the prohibitively expensive Mac Pro) and I'd say Mac gamers still have a long way to go.
Well, the whole point of the article is: that's what we thought, but now it would seem we were wrong. That's scientific method for you. As for your confusion, that's a Slashdot paraphrase for you.
Conversely, I don't care what happens to individuals like you or me right now. The simple fact is that we, as a (western) civilization, have the technology and resources to lay the foundation for this sort of thing - this sort of opportunity may not present itself again. To hell with today's problems, because they're not so insurmountable that we can't work them out and build spaceships.
What a waste of time and energy, spending time and effort developing technology beyond our current levels. Hawking needs to get his head out of the clouds.
Incidentally, my company's decided to take our backup system at offline indefinitely. It was costing us way too much money, and no one ever really uses it anyway. Also, we've decided not to upgrade our SAN on schedule next year, since we've never had a failure in the 4 years it's been running. Best of all, we get to spend all that extra money on leather-backed chairs, K-cups, and office parties! Let the good times roll.
I remember when Firefox was the safest browser out there...then suddenly it had a huge market share and was receiving more security updates monthly than IE. Apply this logic to pink cars.
You don't suppose this is a genius marketing strategy to get their devices into as many people's hands as possible, blow them away with the features, get them dependent, that way they'll want to buy a Kin2?
Oh right. This is one of those "real" failures. Never mind.
They get a lot of crap for the 'evil' DRM that is Steam, but seriously: they're giving away free stuff here. Incidentally, they gave Portal away for a time when they launched Steam for Mac. Their mod tools are free as well. AND they didn't require anyone to re-buy Valve apps for Mac when they ported them if you already bought 'em for Windows. I don't know of any of the other major software publishing houses that would do that. I'll be giving this mod a try as soon as I get home tonight.
Cost being a hot topic in the Space Race these days, one would have to ask: is it cheaper to build a relay to put in orbit, or to repair and/or build additional antennae on the ground for these purposes? Given how expenisve it is to service Hubble and the ISS (the shuttle costs $450m to launch, average payload is serveral thousand $ per lb), I suspect the latter would be cheaper.
It's a double-edged sword, shipping routers with all the security stuff disabled. Not every consumer is as learned in the ways of configuring a home wireless network as the average Slashdotter. I think the idea is to make it as easy as possible for the consumer to have a functional network so the not-so-tech-savvy don’t return their routers as defective. Where Linksys and the other manufacturers fail is in their lack of emphasis on the steps these folks need to take AFTER everything's working. Have you ever looked at the documentation that comes with these things? While it provides you with information on how to secure the network, it never actually tells you what you SHOULD do (aka best practices), plus they have very little info on the computer client information, effectively passing it off as 'not their responsibility'. Better documentation or wizards wouldn’t solve the problem completely, but it would separate those that are intelligent but not technically inclined from the total morons of the world. As for the latter, I say: let them get pwnd.
Before you know it, all student financial records will be audited to make sure they haven't bought anything from Thinkgeek during their academic careers.
I honestly don't feel like rebuilding our MySQL server once a year. Or any other server for that matter. And as for value, a good 128GB SSD is $300. For about $200 more, you can get 3 x 150GB Raptors and a $100 Adaptec SATA RAID controller, config it in RAID 5 and get comparable performance, not to mention a little redundancy. The extra initial investement will pay for itself in uptime over the long-term.
SSDs for expendable client laptops - possibly. For mission-critical servers - hell no.
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Hey, if the US and EU want to keep 1-upping each other, power to 'em. A new Space Race would be welcome change from all the war and debauchery.
The article doesn't really talk about production of the material - environmental impact aside, is it cheaper to produce than steel or aluminum? And how does it hold up in crash tests, or have any even been done? I'm all for being green, but I'd rather not end up as fertilizer.
Most Mac owners actually BUY software.
Apparently you've never been to a college campus.
Between Stargazer and Cosmos, he and Carl Sagan piqued my childhood interest in astronomy. As I miss Carl, I'll miss Jack too.
Old software doesn't work on new devices a lot, or it just doesn't work as well (ex. I just got Win7 and my Autodesk 2007 software isn't happy). New tech means taking advantage of new features, which ultimately means buying new software from time to time. Still need the old stuff? There's almost always a workaound.
Apple is the only major desktop manufacturer that doesn't have a user-accessible PCIe x16 slot in at least one of their entry and/or mid-range models.
I believe the current situation dictates that Apple writes their own drivers.
That's correct. Couple that with the fact that the end-user can't really upgrade their video hardware without throwing away the whole computer (excluding the prohibitively expensive Mac Pro) and I'd say Mac gamers still have a long way to go.
Well, the whole point of the article is: that's what we thought, but now it would seem we were wrong. That's scientific method for you. As for your confusion, that's a Slashdot paraphrase for you.
Perhaps not, but most people are still using XP, hardly anybody has moved to Vista or Windows 7.
http://www.zdnet.com/news/windows-7-now-fastest-selling-windows-os/417718
That article and the article it's referencing are from April - I suspect MS has sold a few more copies of 7 since then.
Conversely, I don't care what happens to individuals like you or me right now. The simple fact is that we, as a (western) civilization, have the technology and resources to lay the foundation for this sort of thing - this sort of opportunity may not present itself again. To hell with today's problems, because they're not so insurmountable that we can't work them out and build spaceships.
It was supposed to solve it, not rearrange the stickers.
What a waste of time and energy, spending time and effort developing technology beyond our current levels. Hawking needs to get his head out of the clouds.
Incidentally, my company's decided to take our backup system at offline indefinitely. It was costing us way too much money, and no one ever really uses it anyway. Also, we've decided not to upgrade our SAN on schedule next year, since we've never had a failure in the 4 years it's been running. Best of all, we get to spend all that extra money on leather-backed chairs, K-cups, and office parties! Let the good times roll.
...that the limit defined by Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle can be beaten with Heisenberg Compensators.
I remember when Firefox was the safest browser out there...then suddenly it had a huge market share and was receiving more security updates monthly than IE. Apply this logic to pink cars.
Don't forget all the royalties they make on content sold through the various iTunes stores. That's a significant percentage of their gross/profit.
You don't suppose this is a genius marketing strategy to get their devices into as many people's hands as possible, blow them away with the features, get them dependent, that way they'll want to buy a Kin2?
Oh right. This is one of those "real" failures. Never mind.
They get a lot of crap for the 'evil' DRM that is Steam, but seriously: they're giving away free stuff here. Incidentally, they gave Portal away for a time when they launched Steam for Mac. Their mod tools are free as well. AND they didn't require anyone to re-buy Valve apps for Mac when they ported them if you already bought 'em for Windows. I don't know of any of the other major software publishing houses that would do that. I'll be giving this mod a try as soon as I get home tonight.
Cost being a hot topic in the Space Race these days, one would have to ask: is it cheaper to build a relay to put in orbit, or to repair and/or build additional antennae on the ground for these purposes? Given how expenisve it is to service Hubble and the ISS (the shuttle costs $450m to launch, average payload is serveral thousand $ per lb), I suspect the latter would be cheaper.
...giant fighting robots with swords will be propelled by solar sails throughout the solar system!
It's a double-edged sword, shipping routers with all the security stuff disabled. Not every consumer is as learned in the ways of configuring a home wireless network as the average Slashdotter. I think the idea is to make it as easy as possible for the consumer to have a functional network so the not-so-tech-savvy don’t return their routers as defective. Where Linksys and the other manufacturers fail is in their lack of emphasis on the steps these folks need to take AFTER everything's working. Have you ever looked at the documentation that comes with these things? While it provides you with information on how to secure the network, it never actually tells you what you SHOULD do (aka best practices), plus they have very little info on the computer client information, effectively passing it off as 'not their responsibility'. Better documentation or wizards wouldn’t solve the problem completely, but it would separate those that are intelligent but not technically inclined from the total morons of the world. As for the latter, I say: let them get pwnd.
...when idiots in America stop twittering.
So maybe you'd be able to explain why it's 'ironic' that they are being criticised in the light of the above?
Not really - I think my joke just fell on deaf ears.
Before you know it, all student financial records will be audited to make sure they haven't bought anything from Thinkgeek during their academic careers.
I think it's ironic that we're reading an article about MS releasing source code and the /. community is busting their balls. Just sayin'.
I honestly don't feel like rebuilding our MySQL server once a year. Or any other server for that matter. And as for value, a good 128GB SSD is $300. For about $200 more, you can get 3 x 150GB Raptors and a $100 Adaptec SATA RAID controller, config it in RAID 5 and get comparable performance, not to mention a little redundancy. The extra initial investement will pay for itself in uptime over the long-term.
SSDs for expendable client laptops - possibly. For mission-critical servers - hell no.