Yes, and the electoral college is a holdover from the days of slavery when southern slaves were counted as 3/8 of a human being for the purpose gaining the plantation owners more representation in Congress and the electoral college. Whatever happened to the ideal of 1 person 1 vote. The electoral college in this day and age gives a disproportionate amount of power to states with lesser population.
It is a sign of the appocalypse if an election is determined by the state of Florida!
The electoral college must be dismantled and we must finally get to a point where an individual's vote actually counts again.
Firewire is pretty hot stuff in comparison to SCSI. Granted SCSI is still a faster protocol, but working with SCSI ID's and termination and the need to shut down your machine before attaching or removing a new device is just a hassle. SCSI is great for mass storage solutions, but for removable media like CD burners, DVD burners, Zip, Jaz, etc. SCSI is just a total hassle. Gimme a Firewire burner or scanner over a SCSI version any day. Bang! Plug it in and it works! SCSI... plug it in, boot it up, wait for ths system to not recognize it, downlaod a mounting utility... you get the point. From the perspective of productivity, Firewire is a revolutionary technology. But then again, this is really all just wordgames at this point.
GUI - Apple popularized it... used it when noone thought there was a use for it. USB - Nope didn't invent it, but neither did Intel, they just bought the technology - USB didn't truly take off until Apple put it in the Imacs and B&W G3's. FireWire - Synonymous with Digital Video... truly revolutionary Good Design - Who else other than Sony is doing it?
True enough! A Mac only graphics application that has gained popularity because it was the first one out the door with OS X. Graphic Converter is a great little Swiss Army knife utility, but I still don't see it as a contender to the Photoshop throne... yet. I remember when all the app did was convert between different file formats for you. It's come a long way and is infinitely more friendly and useable than the GIMP.
Powerpoint pure and simple. Linux has absolutely nothing that works with Powerpoint simply and effectively. At least on a Mac he can use a current version of Office, or if he's really adventurous, he could use Keynote.
Also, by being on a Mac he has access to the most stable and feature rich graphics apps on the planet. (yes, I know all the same apps are available for Windows, but they tend to be flakier on that side of the fence.) Linux just doesn't cut the mustard yet when it comes to graphics.
IIRC. this is the new-fangled Power4 stripped down for use in desktops. It is a 32bit chip with full backward compatibility with 32-bit applications.
Typically Apple would release a machine with this kind of new technology at a big tradeshow like Seybold or something since it is aimed at the more professional user. So, labor day weekend might be when we'll see this baby hit the market. Maybe even Macworld Boston, but that would more likely produce speed-bumped iMacs and iBooks, possibly a Powerbook speedbump too.
Actually, FCP was purchased from, of all people, Macromedia. They'd hammered out this potentially killer NLE suite, but didn't know what to do with it, so they sold it to Apple in 1999.
I did watch the video and laughed heartily. However, when someone makes a blanket statement to switch to LInux, I am morally obligated to poinbt out the lack of commercially available software. Just an odd quirk of mine.
The Mac Switcher add on the site was even funnier.
I don't think anyone is calling the "Switch" campaign innovative. People refer to it more as refreshing, notable, memorable or some other mildly positive adjective.
Innovative is an overused and frequently incorrectly used adjective. It is used way too much on this board and in the tech sector in general.
Innovate really isn't something someone consciouly does. Something is usually declared innovative by someone other than the originator of the product or idea.
Think about it. When was the last time you woke up in the morning and said, "I think I'll innovate today."?
Chances are, that sentence has never come off your lips ever,
Spot on! Peter Jackson has my number and he's counting on me to buy every version of the Lord of the Rings DVD's. And you know what? I will because I lack will! chortle
I'll also buy all the version sof the Matrix DVD's as well.
Wow. This thread is rife with some of the most well articulated and thought provoking posts I've ever read. I mean, take this one for example. Concise, to-the-point and thoroughly insightful! It really gives us all a clearer understanding of how Mac OS X and Linux can cooperate and further enrich our computing experiences and ultimately stick it to Microsoft.
This is a propietary platform isn't it? How come all of a sudden we love Mac's when we can't even build one? bah. humbug.
Some of us love Mac's for exactly the reason you don't. We don't have to build them. We don't have to constantly recompile kernels from source code. We have great commercial applications that will probably never make their way to Linux. In essence, we can get our work done without having to even think about the computer.
I reiterate my point from another post. If you don't care about the thread, don't post. Simple as that.
Or better yet, go port the latest linux build to run on a toaster or something useful like that.
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Someone please Mod this up as FUNNY!
Yes, and the electoral college is a holdover from the days of slavery when southern slaves were counted as 3/8 of a human being for the purpose gaining the plantation owners more representation in Congress and the electoral college. Whatever happened to the ideal of 1 person 1 vote. The electoral college in this day and age gives a disproportionate amount of power to states with lesser population.
It is a sign of the appocalypse if an election is determined by the state of Florida!
The electoral college must be dismantled and we must finally get to a point where an individual's vote actually counts again.
Wow. And you proudly proclaim this?
Firewire is pretty hot stuff in comparison to SCSI. Granted SCSI is still a faster protocol, but working with SCSI ID's and termination and the need to shut down your machine before attaching or removing a new device is just a hassle. SCSI is great for mass storage solutions, but for removable media like CD burners, DVD burners, Zip, Jaz, etc. SCSI is just a total hassle. Gimme a Firewire burner or scanner over a SCSI version any day. Bang! Plug it in and it works! SCSI... plug it in, boot it up, wait for ths system to not recognize it, downlaod a mounting utility... you get the point. From the perspective of productivity, Firewire is a revolutionary technology. But then again, this is really all just wordgames at this point.
GUI - Apple popularized it... used it when noone thought there was a use for it.
USB - Nope didn't invent it, but neither did Intel, they just bought the technology - USB didn't truly take off until Apple put it in the Imacs and B&W G3's.
FireWire - Synonymous with Digital Video... truly revolutionary
Good Design - Who else other than Sony is doing it?
Well, you see, if Apple is invilved, they are going to make this kiosk as easy as possible to use. That is what Apple is known for. "It just works."
True enough! A Mac only graphics application that has gained popularity because it was the first one out the door with OS X. Graphic Converter is a great little Swiss Army knife utility, but I still don't see it as a contender to the Photoshop throne... yet. I remember when all the app did was convert between different file formats for you. It's come a long way and is infinitely more friendly and useable than the GIMP.
Powerpoint pure and simple. Linux has absolutely nothing that works with Powerpoint simply and effectively. At least on a Mac he can use a current version of Office, or if he's really adventurous, he could use Keynote.
Also, by being on a Mac he has access to the most stable and feature rich graphics apps on the planet. (yes, I know all the same apps are available for Windows, but they tend to be flakier on that side of the fence.) Linux just doesn't cut the mustard yet when it comes to graphics.
I've heard of putting a nail in a coffin, bet never a nail in a grave!
D'oh! 64-bit chip with 32-bit compatibility I mean.
IIRC. this is the new-fangled Power4 stripped down for use in desktops. It is a 32bit chip with full backward compatibility with 32-bit applications.
Typically Apple would release a machine with this kind of new technology at a big tradeshow like Seybold or something since it is aimed at the more professional user. So, labor day weekend might be when we'll see this baby hit the market. Maybe even Macworld Boston, but that would more likely produce speed-bumped iMacs and iBooks, possibly a Powerbook speedbump too.
Concisive?
Perchance might you mean concise?
Nope the link still works. YOu just have to remove the space between d &m in the tle.
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I don't think anyone is going to try and refute this one though!
Actually, FCP was purchased from, of all people, Macromedia. They'd hammered out this potentially killer NLE suite, but didn't know what to do with it, so they sold it to Apple in 1999.
$150 million in NON-VOTING stock in 1997.
Check you facts.
Well, with a Mac you can run Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac OS (9.x and X!). Try doing that on your Dell Red Hat box.
I did watch the video and laughed heartily. However, when someone makes a blanket statement to switch to LInux, I am morally obligated to poinbt out the lack of commercially available software. Just an odd quirk of mine.
The Mac Switcher add on the site was even funnier.
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Oh, not that is just way too funny in a very very cruel way. IT taking away Marketing's G4's and using them themselves.
That's a Switch Apple should capitalize on!
Why? Does it run Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects or Final Cut Pro? Dreamweaver? ImageReady?
Hmm sounds like you were either trying to print Postscript level 3 documents to a PS level 2 printer or to a non-postscript printer.
This is not a driver issue at all. Your attempt at humorous sarcasm is denied.
I don't think anyone is calling the "Switch" campaign innovative. People refer to it more as refreshing, notable, memorable or some other mildly positive adjective.
Innovative is an overused and frequently incorrectly used adjective. It is used way too much on this board and in the tech sector in general.
Innovate really isn't something someone consciouly does. Something is usually declared innovative by someone other than the originator of the product or idea.
Think about it. When was the last time you woke up in the morning and said, "I think I'll innovate today."?
Chances are, that sentence has never come off your lips ever,
Spot on! Peter Jackson has my number and he's counting on me to buy every version of the Lord of the Rings DVD's. And you know what? I will because I lack will! chortle
I'll also buy all the version sof the Matrix DVD's as well.
Yup. I'm a sucker. PT Barnum called it right!
Wow. This thread is rife with some of the most well articulated and thought provoking posts I've ever read. I mean, take this one for example. Concise, to-the-point and thoroughly insightful! It really gives us all a clearer understanding of how Mac OS X and Linux can cooperate and further enrich our computing experiences and ultimately stick it to Microsoft.
Truly, I feel enlightened.
This is a propietary platform isn't it? How come all of a sudden we love Mac's when we can't even build one? bah. humbug.
Some of us love Mac's for exactly the reason you don't. We don't have to build them. We don't have to constantly recompile kernels from source code. We have great commercial applications that will probably never make their way to Linux. In essence, we can get our work done without having to even think about the computer.
I reiterate my point from another post. If you don't care about the thread, don't post. Simple as that.
Or better yet, go port the latest linux build to run on a toaster or something useful like that.