And we know that there are no plans to fix these "show stopper" bugs because geek.com says so. Also, we know they are "show stopper" bugs because geek.com says so.
34 is actually a very tiny bug list for a bleeding-edge CPU.
this marks one of the first times that Intel released a processor with known bugs
No: either it is the first time or it is not. There can be only one... first time.
I disagree with the mod who marked you "Off-topic." It may look like you are just being a grammar nazi, but you raise a valid point.
Saying "this marks one of the first times that Intel released a processor with known bugs" is pretty much the same as saying, "this is not the first time that Intel has released a processor with known bugs, but I want it to sound like alarmingly bad news for Apple."
Now that they've had their IPO, they can stop pretending that each and every one of their various projects will ever produce income.
I love Google, but their approach to everything is very pre-bubble-burst. The only possible business case for hosting stuff like GIS, Google Translations, etc., is that it keeps up the brand identity.
Wow, did you blow a shot at the "oblig." Airplane reference there!
"Well, let's see... First the earth cooled. AND THEN THE DINOSAURS CAME. But they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di's clothes. I couldn't believe it... "
I don't want to live in a world where that's considered too obscure.
I agree, however, that there's nothing particularilly brick-like about the iMac, working or otherwise, apart from the fact that it's... sort of... rectangular.
Besides, we already have tons of perfectly good words for rendering a computer inoperable: Fry, hose, kill, toast, install Windows, etc.
Um, doesn't the verb "to brick [it]" mean to crap oneself in en_GB?
In America, that would mean to clang a basketball shot off the back of the rim with no shooting touch or backspin whatsoever, so that it humiliatingly bounces away from the basket. For an example, watch footage of almost any Shaquille O'Neal free-throw.
So, you're willing to pay a monthly fee to avoid carrying a couple ounces of gadgetry with you?
Hey, tell you what. For $15 a month, I'll offer a service that let's you know what time it is, any time you're near a phone. That way, you don't need to worry about a wrist watch putting all that strain on your back.
It may seem like the parent to your post was just being a smart-ass, but he actually raises a legitimate question.
What does this service offer which you can't accomplish with greater ease by toting a personal MP3 player (such as the iPod) in your jacket pocket and/or handbag?
Anyone who springs for an iPod can already hear their music anywhere, anytime. Who would find it better to pay a monthly fee to be able to only hear their music some places, some of the time?
That never stopped Apple from publicly bashing the architecture whenver they could.
Actually, the Intel turtle and the smoked bunny ads ended their run years ago. Ever since Jobs came back and re-hired Chat-Day for their adds, it's all been saccharine pop music and pretty colors. Apple hasn't bashed an Intel chip via their marketing since back when the G4 was actually considered a fast chip.
Um, it's pretty safe to say that even in pure cpu performance the intel processor is NOT 2-3x faster then the G5's overall.
Um, I think it's pretty safe to say that a dual-core CPU, from Intel or anybody else, is likely to be about 2x faster than the single G5 which the old iMac had.
I think it's also pretty safe to say that a dual-core Intel chip in the new MacBook Pro is going to scream past the single-core G4 (at a vastly slower clock speed) which the old PowerBooks were saddled with.
Anybody who says any different is relying more on religion than math.
Oh, one more thing. There are any of a number of ways you can separate out the iPod friendly files from the rest. Perhaps the "Grouping" tag would be a good one for that. Or you could add a "genre" and call it "iPod movies." The column display in iTunes is flexible enough that it's actually very easy to break off a group of anything you like.
I have no video-playing iPod, so the issue you are talking about isn't present for me.
I've actually found it a FANTASTIC way to organize my shows. You know that you can edit multiple tags at once, right? Also, you can organize them within iTunes without moving them into your Music folder. All my video files are on external hard drives, with iTunes simply pointing at them. It works like a champ.
What I want to know though is is apple selling more quicktime pro licenses. It's the only way to get good fullscreen viewing of protected content. I wish mplayer would work but it doesn't.
Why are you playing them with a different application at all. You're already right there in iTunes, which can play any format QT can play, and do so in full-screen mode.
I've even started using iTunes as my default media player for all my video files, including the Doctor Who bootlegs I scored off the newsgroups. It works great, keeps my stuff organized, and is relatively remote-control friendly.
I would say MMORPG's are definitely the reason game sales are down, but not because they are disliked, but because they are too successful.
To play WoW, I buy the game for $60 and pay $15/month.
Assuming the game is fun to me for two years, that's $420. Where I might have bought seven $60 games over that two-year stretch, I bought one.
Using myself as anecdotal evidence of my point... I used to buy a ton of RTS and FPS games, but when Everquest came out, it was the just about only PC game I played for almost three years. When I finally got bored with it, I started buying games again, such as Diablo II, Neverwinter Nights, and a handful of newer FPS games... City of Heroes came out, that was it again for another year or so. World of Warcraft came out for the Mac, and I scrapped my game PC entirely.
The reason for this lock-in is the subscription. If I'm paying a monthly fee to play a game, I'm damn well going to play that game whenever I'm in the mood for gaming, or else I won't feel that I'm getting my moneys worth. As long as the game is enough fun that I would rather pay this months $15 than spend $60 to try something new, nobody else is likely to sell me anything else.
To get me to cancel my WoW account and buy something else, the game companies really need to come up with something a hell of a lot better than Yet Another FPS. I've played Quake, thanks. If you want my three pictures of President Jackson, you need to come up with something new.
While I may be annoyed by some of our host's personal habits, I don't *have* to be here. So whatever he wastes of my life, I've effectively consented to.
Obviously, but that doesn't change the fact that Slashdot would be even better if attention was paid to such editorial details.
Taco is rightly proud of the many improvements to Slashdot he's got in the pipeline, but I would contend that proper editing would be a greater improvement to the site than any of those tweaks.
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Troll!?
Man, there are a lot of mods with sticks up their ass today.
Love or hate Apple, that comment was pretty damn funny.
Note to moderators: If you think somebody might be making a joke, and you don't get it, move on and use your mod points more constructively elsewhere.
If anything should be marked "Troll", it's the headline & summary.
And we know that there are no plans to fix these "show stopper" bugs because geek.com says so. Also, we know they are "show stopper" bugs because geek.com says so.
34 is actually a very tiny bug list for a bleeding-edge CPU.
this marks one of the first times that Intel released a processor with known bugs
No: either it is the first time or it is not. There can be only one... first time.
I disagree with the mod who marked you "Off-topic." It may look like you are just being a grammar nazi, but you raise a valid point.
Saying "this marks one of the first times that Intel released a processor with known bugs" is pretty much the same as saying, "this is not the first time that Intel has released a processor with known bugs, but I want it to sound like alarmingly bad news for Apple."
Shh!!! You're ruining perfectly good FUD!
Now that they've had their IPO, they can stop pretending that each and every one of their various projects will ever produce income.
I love Google, but their approach to everything is very pre-bubble-burst. The only possible business case for hosting stuff like GIS, Google Translations, etc., is that it keeps up the brand identity.
So, when will the Slash code be ready?
I keed! I keed!
Wow, did you blow a shot at the "oblig." Airplane reference there!
"Well, let's see... First the earth cooled. AND THEN THE DINOSAURS CAME. But they got too big and fat, so they all died and they turned into oil. And then the Arabs came and they bought Mercedes Benzes. And Prince Charles started wearing all of Lady Di's clothes. I couldn't believe it... "
I don't want to live in a world where that's considered too obscure.
It's also worth noting:
1. Attempting to install Windows does not void your warranty.
2. Pulling apart your iMac does.
This guy is giving advice which ensures the exact opposite result from what you would want.
Therefore getiing XP to boot natively won't happen. There is still a chance at booting Windows Vista though, as it supports EFI.
Yeah, but some people want to get Windows running on an iMac this year. Good news for their children, though.
You should probably change your reading preferences to "threaded" or "nested" so you have a clue as to what he was replying to.
The "restore" DVD contained a normal Mac OS X 10.4 installer
It has recently been established that the "normal" Mac OS X 10.4 DVD which comes with the new iMac will not work on other Macs.
I believe that's what the grandparent post wast bitching about.
But even if it's working, it's kinda slab-shaped.
I agree, however, that there's nothing particularilly brick-like about the iMac, working or otherwise, apart from the fact that it's... sort of... rectangular.
Besides, we already have tons of perfectly good words for rendering a computer inoperable: Fry, hose, kill, toast, install Windows, etc.
Um, doesn't the verb "to brick [it]" mean to crap oneself in en_GB?
In America, that would mean to clang a basketball shot off the back of the rim with no shooting touch or backspin whatsoever, so that it humiliatingly bounces away from the basket. For an example, watch footage of almost any Shaquille O'Neal free-throw.
So, you're willing to pay a monthly fee to avoid carrying a couple ounces of gadgetry with you?
Hey, tell you what. For $15 a month, I'll offer a service that let's you know what time it is, any time you're near a phone. That way, you don't need to worry about a wrist watch putting all that strain on your back.
It may seem like the parent to your post was just being a smart-ass, but he actually raises a legitimate question.
What does this service offer which you can't accomplish with greater ease by toting a personal MP3 player (such as the iPod) in your jacket pocket and/or handbag?
Anyone who springs for an iPod can already hear their music anywhere, anytime. Who would find it better to pay a monthly fee to be able to only hear their music some places, some of the time?
That never stopped Apple from publicly bashing the architecture whenver they could.
Actually, the Intel turtle and the smoked bunny ads ended their run years ago. Ever since Jobs came back and re-hired Chat-Day for their adds, it's all been saccharine pop music and pretty colors. Apple hasn't bashed an Intel chip via their marketing since back when the G4 was actually considered a fast chip.
Um, it's pretty safe to say that even in pure cpu performance the intel processor is NOT 2-3x faster then the G5's overall.
Um, I think it's pretty safe to say that a dual-core CPU, from Intel or anybody else, is likely to be about 2x faster than the single G5 which the old iMac had.
I think it's also pretty safe to say that a dual-core Intel chip in the new MacBook Pro is going to scream past the single-core G4 (at a vastly slower clock speed) which the old PowerBooks were saddled with.
Anybody who says any different is relying more on religion than math.
"Spammer Gets Spammed" posted by CmdrTaco?
Are you sure that's what you meant to link to?
News Flash!
Slashdot is not one person. Most behaviors which might appear inconsistent to you are merely the result of different people behaving differently.
If you have a specific example of a specific person applying a different standard to Apple than to Microsoft, let's hear it. Otherwise, STFU.
Oh, one more thing. There are any of a number of ways you can separate out the iPod friendly files from the rest. Perhaps the "Grouping" tag would be a good one for that. Or you could add a "genre" and call it "iPod movies." The column display in iTunes is flexible enough that it's actually very easy to break off a group of anything you like.
I have no video-playing iPod, so the issue you are talking about isn't present for me.
I've actually found it a FANTASTIC way to organize my shows. You know that you can edit multiple tags at once, right? Also, you can organize them within iTunes without moving them into your Music folder. All my video files are on external hard drives, with iTunes simply pointing at them. It works like a champ.
What I want to know though is is apple selling more quicktime pro licenses. It's the only way to get good fullscreen viewing of protected content. I wish mplayer would work but it doesn't.
Why are you playing them with a different application at all. You're already right there in iTunes, which can play any format QT can play, and do so in full-screen mode.
I've even started using iTunes as my default media player for all my video files, including the Doctor Who bootlegs I scored off the newsgroups. It works great, keeps my stuff organized, and is relatively remote-control friendly.
I would say MMORPG's are definitely the reason game sales are down, but not because they are disliked, but because they are too successful.
To play WoW, I buy the game for $60 and pay $15/month.
Assuming the game is fun to me for two years, that's $420. Where I might have bought seven $60 games over that two-year stretch, I bought one.
Using myself as anecdotal evidence of my point... I used to buy a ton of RTS and FPS games, but when Everquest came out, it was the just about only PC game I played for almost three years. When I finally got bored with it, I started buying games again, such as Diablo II, Neverwinter Nights, and a handful of newer FPS games... City of Heroes came out, that was it again for another year or so. World of Warcraft came out for the Mac, and I scrapped my game PC entirely.
The reason for this lock-in is the subscription. If I'm paying a monthly fee to play a game, I'm damn well going to play that game whenever I'm in the mood for gaming, or else I won't feel that I'm getting my moneys worth. As long as the game is enough fun that I would rather pay this months $15 than spend $60 to try something new, nobody else is likely to sell me anything else.
To get me to cancel my WoW account and buy something else, the game companies really need to come up with something a hell of a lot better than Yet Another FPS. I've played Quake, thanks. If you want my three pictures of President Jackson, you need to come up with something new.
While I may be annoyed by some of our host's personal habits, I don't *have* to be here. So whatever he wastes of my life, I've effectively consented to.
Obviously, but that doesn't change the fact that Slashdot would be even better if attention was paid to such editorial details.
Taco is rightly proud of the many improvements to Slashdot he's got in the pipeline, but I would contend that proper editing would be a greater improvement to the site than any of those tweaks.
Hypersensitivty by association I suppose :|
:)
An undestandable impulse I guess.
By the way, your page sucks.
I keed, I keed!!!