I wasn't sure about the schedule, just hoping to see something (PowerBook maybe) by the June dev meeting. If the PowerMacs are that far off I might as well bite the bullet.
Your points are right on and that's what's been causing my unease. I could live with an Intel PowerBook that's at least 2X the speed of my old PowerBook and they may indeed be the first to come out, especially since the last releases had such minimal upgrades. On the other hand, I like the idea of getting a nice G5 as it's faster, been thoroughly sorted-out by now, my existing software will run, they'll still be supported, etc.
The vider stuff is a sideline for me and it's not like I'm making enough money to really need the max turnaround, etc. but it sure would be nice! Especially the HD import.
So it's all *your* fault if I drop $3k tonight.:-)
There's a so-called project manager that keeps sending me 4 page emails asking 30 questions, the answers to most of which are obvious if he thought as much as he typed.
It may be highly relative (ahem) to my own space/time continuum, but I'd say that counts as negative energy for me!
I hate to bring it up for fear of Xenu's revenge, but as I understand it this is the basis for Scientology's "auditing". The idea is to break up those old neural paths so they don't re-assert themselves inappropriately - like telling your boss to f*ck off because he reminds you of your father, for instance.
I always thought this made some sense, although the rest of their, umm, presentation was pretty scary.
I'm skeptical of any self-proclaimed intellectual elite myself, just as I'm skeptical of anyone who thinks they know what God wants us to do in bed, or who we're allowed to kill.
My experience is that most people who feel the need to "describe themselves" as anything probably aren't.
>More like a group of freaks who hang out at a coffee house and tell each other how right they are all day...
Yeah, good thing that never happens at the local deli where the old guys hang, or churches, or $1000/plate dinners for politicians. That'd be terrible.
Depends on what you mean by "value". Value as a human being, yes of course. I give the same respect to all humans, until they show they don't deserve it.
Value as a rocket scientist, maybe, maybe not. Some people are just dumb, were always dumb, and will stay dumb. Born into a good family with all the advantages, and are dumb. Do they have the same rights as anyone else? Yes, they do. But if you're looking for good technical or scientific advice, I would choose the smart person. My landscaper is a nice guy and gerat with shrubs, but otherwise is an idiot.
I still ask him about shrubs, and he's still a valued friend.
You don't have to believe what elite scientists say about Titan, but there aren't many dumb people that can produce pictures of another world.
Everything else I wrote is completely true and self-evident, you just don't have an answer for it.
Yes, the founding document says "all men are created equal" in terms of rights, but hardly mentions abilities. It was in fact the Communists who insisted we were all "equal" in terms of work and merit. I disagree, and think anyone who's ever gotten a better raise than their useless co-workers would be with me.
Frankly, citing a "recent characterization" from a hughhewitt.com - a site with links to "GodBlog" (let me know when He posts) isn't exactly a particularly authoritative source. What happened to relying on the inerrancy of 2000 yr old manuscripts? Don't well-known English words dating back to Middle English and beyond get the same treatment? As a matter of fact, the word is older than the King James Bible. My "recent characterization" of that: "tall tales written to make childish minds feel better about the sometimes difficult reality of life by a bunch of rich white guys trying to help their king stay in power by manipulating religious beliefs."
The ACTUAL accepted definition of "an intellectual" is:
1.
1. Of or relating to the intellect.
2. Rational rather than emotional. 2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an
intellectual problem. 3.
1. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See
Synonyms at intelligent.
2. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the
intellect. n.
An intellectual person.
By all means, make your own choices: You are quite welcome to not believe in buses, and disparage the "intellectual" man who warns you not to step out in front of one. Oh, and I'm sure you'll let other make THEIR own choices, hmmm?
Strictly speaking the US is not a democracy, it's a republic. We vote for people who vote on stuff. Practically speaking we're not a democracy because the government has been completely bought and paid for by K Street lobbyists/corrupt politicians/Moral Majority and their corporate masters, and the Supreme court was willing to intercede in the 2000 election.
I can't "falsify" anything for you, but it is true the citizens of DC have no Congressional representation. I believe they do vote for President though.
I used a Lifeboat lib back in the late 80's that this reminds me of. Cooperative multitasking. Eventually ported the whole thing to OS/2 and used that threading instead. All the code pretyy much worked as-is.
With "20 ft bright brilliant flames out the back" I don't think we're going to see a lot bump drafting in this sport!
They're going to have a tough time with the adverts as well... the reason sponsors love those stock cars is the big signage area. It might be pretty tough to make out "Tide" at 300mph.
Also even the people who DO watch racing just for the wrecks generally cheer because they get to see the driver cheat death. Not so sure about the chances for a rocket pilot. Might depress sales of the t-shirts.
Every time I get into a hissy fit over what project I get assigned to and think about pursuing my inner gas-attendant, I get remind myself that I spend their yearly salary in car payments and think nothing of it.
Eventually we'll just stop buying their crap and they'll go under. Good riddance. Let's face it, this is ENTERTAINMENT, and hardly required for life on the planet. Ask somebody fleeing the hurricanes how far up on their priority list the latest Britney song is.
We're the only people who notice this stuff now, but when enough average people find out they can't get what they paid for they *will* complain to congress-critters. All the lobbyist money in the world can't supplant every vote in their districts.
In the meantime, maybe we should all buy Sen. Orrin Hatch's "contribution" to music and then complain to him about the restrictions on our freedom to listen where we want and maybe he'll ease up.
How can a popup have an emotion? If you're unhappy watching them then do something else that doesn't expose you to them. Or write a strongly-worded letter to the ad agency responsible. I'm sure they'll care.
>A person who uses sex to get attention also isn't happy. You've done an extensive study? I mean really, you're just projecting your own attitudes here. I would say someone who gets upset at a pop-up of a dumb blonde is unhappy.
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I wasn't sure about the schedule, just hoping to see something (PowerBook maybe) by the June dev meeting. If the PowerMacs are that far off I might as well bite the bullet.
Your points are right on and that's what's been causing my unease. I could live with an Intel PowerBook that's at least 2X the speed of my old PowerBook and they may indeed be the first to come out, especially since the last releases had such minimal upgrades. On the other hand, I like the idea of getting a nice G5 as it's faster, been thoroughly sorted-out by now, my existing software will run, they'll still be supported, etc.
:-)
The vider stuff is a sideline for me and it's not like I'm making enough money to really need the max turnaround, etc. but it sure would be nice! Especially the HD import.
So it's all *your* fault if I drop $3k tonight.
Anyone know what the status of the iLife apps is?
Final Cut Pro?
I'd love to cut my DVD encoding time down but I can't justify getting a new G5 for the 6-10 months we'll be waiting for the new CPUs.
Fork over $1500 and they'll give you (er, LEASE you) a full development kit and compatible hardware.
http://developer.apple.com/
http://developer.apple.com/membership/promo.html
There's a so-called project manager that keeps sending me 4 page emails asking 30 questions, the answers to most of which are obvious if he thought as much as he typed.
It may be highly relative (ahem) to my own space/time continuum, but I'd say that counts as negative energy for me!
I've got all the old Commando Cody series on DVD, Flash Gordon, etc. Love that stuff. Plus in black and white the file sizes would be small.
It's worth it, really.
...making a really small Midas muffler shop.
I hate to bring it up for fear of Xenu's revenge, but as I understand it this is the basis for Scientology's "auditing". The idea is to break up those old neural paths so they don't re-assert themselves inappropriately - like telling your boss to f*ck off because he reminds you of your father, for instance.
I always thought this made some sense, although the rest of their, umm, presentation was pretty scary.
That's not exactly lighting a fire under my credit card.
I'm skeptical of any self-proclaimed intellectual elite myself, just as I'm skeptical of anyone who thinks they know what God wants us to do in bed, or who we're allowed to kill.
...
My experience is that most people who feel the need to "describe themselves" as anything probably aren't.
>More like a group of freaks who hang out at a coffee house and tell each other how right they are all day
Yeah, good thing that never happens at the local deli where the old guys hang, or churches, or $1000/plate dinners for politicians. That'd be terrible.
Depends on what you mean by "value". Value as a human being, yes of course. I give the same respect to all humans, until they show they don't deserve it.
Value as a rocket scientist, maybe, maybe not. Some people are just dumb, were always dumb, and will stay dumb. Born into a good family with all the advantages, and are dumb. Do they have the same rights as anyone else? Yes, they do. But if you're looking for good technical or scientific advice, I would choose the smart person. My landscaper is a nice guy and gerat with shrubs, but otherwise is an idiot.
I still ask him about shrubs, and he's still a valued friend.
You don't have to believe what elite scientists say about Titan, but there aren't many dumb people that can produce pictures of another world.
Everything else I wrote is completely true and self-evident, you just don't have an answer for it.
Yes, the founding document says "all men are created equal" in terms of rights, but hardly mentions abilities. It was in fact the Communists who insisted we were all "equal" in terms of work and merit. I disagree, and think anyone who's ever gotten a better raise than their useless co-workers would be with me.
Frankly, citing a "recent characterization" from a hughhewitt.com - a site with links to "GodBlog" (let me know when He posts) isn't exactly a particularly authoritative source. What happened to relying on the inerrancy of 2000 yr old manuscripts? Don't well-known English words dating back to Middle English and beyond get the same treatment? As a matter of fact, the word is older than the King James Bible. My "recent characterization" of that: "tall tales written to make childish minds feel better about the sometimes difficult reality of life by a bunch of rich white guys trying to help their king stay in power by manipulating religious beliefs."
The ACTUAL accepted definition of "an intellectual" is:
1.
1. Of or relating to the intellect.
2. Rational rather than emotional.
2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an
intellectual problem.
3.
1. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See
Synonyms at intelligent.
2. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the
intellect.
n.
An intellectual person.
By all means, make your own choices: You are quite welcome to not believe in buses, and disparage the "intellectual" man who warns you not to step out in front of one. Oh, and I'm sure you'll let other make THEIR own choices, hmmm?
That would make you pro-choice.
Strictly speaking the US is not a democracy, it's a republic. We vote for people who vote on stuff. Practically speaking we're not a democracy because the government has been completely bought and paid for by K Street lobbyists/corrupt politicians/Moral Majority and their corporate masters, and the Supreme court was willing to intercede in the 2000 election.
I can't "falsify" anything for you, but it is true the citizens of DC have no Congressional representation. I believe they do vote for President though.
Enjoy what you can while you can.
Wonder if you can do a photoshop plug-in to do that. And glad I bought a Nikon, after many years of holding off.
Sometimes ya win.
I used a Lifeboat lib back in the late 80's that this reminds me of. Cooperative multitasking. Eventually ported the whole thing to OS/2 and used that threading instead. All the code pretyy much worked as-is.
With "20 ft bright brilliant flames out the back" I don't think we're going to see a lot bump drafting in this sport!
They're going to have a tough time with the adverts as well... the reason sponsors love those stock cars is the big signage area. It might be pretty tough to make out "Tide" at 300mph.
Also even the people who DO watch racing just for the wrecks generally cheer because they get to see the driver cheat death. Not so sure about the chances for a rocket pilot. Might depress sales of the t-shirts.
Every time I get into a hissy fit over what project I get assigned to and think about pursuing my inner gas-attendant, I get remind myself that I spend their yearly salary in car payments and think nothing of it.
Not to mention that bitchin' new HD setup.
Perspective is everything.
At least it's user-replaceable!
Now the question is, did Triumph steal their car names from it or the reverse?
Eventually we'll just stop buying their crap and they'll go under. Good riddance. Let's face it, this is ENTERTAINMENT, and hardly required for life on the planet. Ask somebody fleeing the hurricanes how far up on their priority list the latest Britney song is.
We're the only people who notice this stuff now, but when enough average people find out they can't get what they paid for they *will* complain to congress-critters. All the lobbyist money in the world can't supplant every vote in their districts.
In the meantime, maybe we should all buy Sen. Orrin Hatch's "contribution" to music and then complain to him about the restrictions on our freedom to listen where we want and maybe he'll ease up.
How can a popup have an emotion? If you're unhappy watching them then do something else that doesn't expose you to them. Or write a strongly-worded letter to the ad agency responsible. I'm sure they'll care.
>A person who uses sex to get attention also isn't happy.
You've done an extensive study? I mean really, you're just projecting your own attitudes here. I would say someone who gets upset at a pop-up of a dumb blonde is unhappy.
We'll leave your poor spelling for another day.
guess I should hold off on that Apple iPod nano, eh?
I knew there was something grossly wrong with that, $200M would be more like it.
Damn Cyrillic...
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