what part of "transparently replace Dropbox calls with [calls to] my own storage backend" is so difficult to understand?
I'm looking for a drop in replacement, so all the crapware that thinks it's enough to implement the dropbox API suddenly becomes usable.
Anyone know, if there's a Dropbox API emulation/implementation somewhere that could be used to transparently replace Dropbox calls with my own storage backend?
You still have to check reviews on individual models though, there will be a few "stinker" generics to avoid. Like Samsung, avoid them like the plague!
[TB2...] the only thing that needs that kind of bandwidth is the monitor
I disagree. There's a huge difference and much more applications than just a monitor. You can connect a box of ASICs for instance.
I prefer dedicated peripherals anyways
I prefer internal peripherals too, but TB2-connected stuff is a very good addition, if you have the extra lanes supported by the motherboard.
ASRock tends to be better than ASUS.
Dunno, for me they're almost the same with a different price-tag and the ASUS brand having the higher-quality components. Obviously no ASUS brand can be reasonably compared to a Supermicro or Tyan board, but we digress here.
How about we run top of the line mac pro right now
I'd rather wait for a refresh and compare it then. It would be false from a pragmatic/scientific standpoint to compare apples with oranges ; )
Alternatively, compare it to hardware, which was available in 2013. I agree that they should have went down with the price by now.
But software-wise, OS X (+ streamlined pro-apps) beats Windows IMO. I'll pay a premium just for that without thinking about it twice.
While your right to free speech is guaranteed in the US (though others would argue it is not). In the rest of the world it is not.
The answer is simple, just have a network of sites posting relevant satirical articles about anything but the country the joke is hosted in. These you host in another country.
You know, just like CNN, BBC and EuroNews work.
It's not a bargain, it's a workstation. And (at that time) was cheaper than any comparable DIY build. The point stands.
you pay a shitload with almost zero upgrade capability.
No shit, that pisses me off big time. You have suggestions for a laptop with a metal case, Thunderbolt 2 (!), USB3 and a discrete graphics card? I've looked hard, but can't find anything that fits. And I refuse to buy one of these retina MBPs, because everything is soldered and there's no space for 2 HDDs (I currently have an SSD in the optical bay and a HDD in the regular bay).
Uhm, you know that the S series is for servers? But anyway:
a single S10000 draws 375W compared to 550W for a pair of W9000's [~= D700], while offering nearly identical performance. [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Launches-New-DualGPU-FirePro-S10000-Aimed-At-Datacenters-Virtualization/]
You also know that it's been a while since the Mac Pro was announced. I should have omitted the word "currently" in my statement, of course.
I don't agree with their choices either, but dude, "better" and "ASRock" in the same sentence? Seriously?
And just another side remark. You know the difference between Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2?
So, all in all, you haven't really convinced me with your post. I suggest you have a closer look at the specs of the Mac Pro vs. extremetech's "clone." Though I would have personally preferred the old chassis versus the "can" if just for upgradeability's sake.
It can be a little tricky to set up the VM [...] That's the part that bootcamp does for you
Ok, Repeat after me:
Bootcamp has nothing to do with VMs. Bootcamp is just a user friendly (i.e. dumbed down) partition editor and Windows configuration "preparer." In addition, Bootcamp sets the startup drive to boot into Windows. Period.
You missed the point, too. [...] I don't know any other OS that quite supports this.
That's not an OS feature.
That's REALLY an advantage.
I don't see an ADVANTAGE there. It's a convenient feature (also available under different systems, as pointed out by an AC here), but rarely necessary. You don't need to access your game from the host anyway, since you want to game natively. As for your other software, you can also use WINE/Crossover and if that fails have a little barebones XP (like Gamers Edition @ ~250 MB) that can run the rest. (You can have that installed in ~5 minutes (!) and be done with it.) In my experience VMWare will boot up a virtual disk faster, so there's really little point to keep anything besides the graphics intensive Windows-only stuff in your actual Windows.
Apple's products are priced only a very little bit higher than what other PC manufacturers offer given the exact same hardware
Actually, the high-end Mac Pro is currently cheaper.
I know you can do that with other OSes, but they all require 3rd-party VM software to do it. Apple builds it in.
This has nothing to do with VMs. Bootcamp is little more than a setup and partition tool. You can have multi-boot (keyword: bootloader) on all PCs including Macs, but you can't just go ahead and install OS X on most of the ones not designed in Cupertino.
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Apparently all problems come from NGOs. Let's ban them. Everywhere.
what part of "transparently replace Dropbox calls with [calls to] my own storage backend" is so difficult to understand?
I'm looking for a drop in replacement, so all the crapware that thinks it's enough to implement the dropbox API suddenly becomes usable.
Anyone know, if there's a Dropbox API emulation/implementation somewhere that could be used to transparently replace Dropbox calls with my own storage backend?
Math > programming
back in high-school (long, long ago,) [...] show off the school's new-fangled-lightning-fast T1
Uhm, how to put this...
That's not long ago you insensitive clod. Now get off my lawn!
Kiddo, get off our lawn and RTFM. You ain't got a clue what the parent is talking about.
"Tastes like rat."
Depending on the type of software, you could try getting it into Apache, OW2, or others. Also fork it to github.
A $150 Beyer Dynamic will always sound way better than a $150 Bose.*
*For current values of always, BD and Bose.
You still have to check reviews on individual models though, there will be a few "stinker" generics to avoid. Like Samsung, avoid them like the plague!
FTFY ;)
[TB2 ...] the only thing that needs that kind of bandwidth is the monitor
I disagree. There's a huge difference and much more applications than just a monitor. You can connect a box of ASICs for instance.
I prefer dedicated peripherals anyways
I prefer internal peripherals too, but TB2-connected stuff is a very good addition, if you have the extra lanes supported by the motherboard.
ASRock tends to be better than ASUS.
Dunno, for me they're almost the same with a different price-tag and the ASUS brand having the higher-quality components.
Obviously no ASUS brand can be reasonably compared to a Supermicro or Tyan board, but we digress here.
How about we run top of the line mac pro right now
I'd rather wait for a refresh and compare it then. It would be false from a pragmatic/scientific standpoint to compare apples with oranges ; )
Alternatively, compare it to hardware, which was available in 2013. I agree that they should have went down with the price by now.
But software-wise, OS X (+ streamlined pro-apps) beats Windows IMO. I'll pay a premium just for that without thinking about it twice.
I just think they want to avoid being a puppet state
Tough luck being in the EU, though.
Germany isn't currently attempting to do anything like that.
Seems like Germany is controlling the economic direction currently, so yeah, not overtly, but they have to do their bidding more or less.
Where do you think all those ware sites are.
In the Netherlands?
Seems strange that they don't hate Germany with the same zealousness.
While your right to free speech is guaranteed in the US (though others would argue it is not). In the rest of the world it is not.
The answer is simple, just have a network of sites posting relevant satirical articles about anything but the country the joke is hosted in. These you host in another country.
You know, just like CNN, BBC and EuroNews work.
but stop calling it some kind of fucking bargain
It's not a bargain, it's a workstation. And (at that time) was cheaper than any comparable DIY build. The point stands.
you pay a shitload with almost zero upgrade capability.
No shit, that pisses me off big time.
You have suggestions for a laptop with a metal case, Thunderbolt 2 (!), USB3 and a discrete graphics card?
I've looked hard, but can't find anything that fits. And I refuse to buy one of these retina MBPs, because everything is soldered and there's no space for 2 HDDs (I currently have an SSD in the optical bay and a HDD in the regular bay).
a single S10000 draws 375W compared to 550W for a pair of W9000's [~= D700], while offering nearly identical performance. [http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Launches-New-DualGPU-FirePro-S10000-Aimed-At-Datacenters-Virtualization/]
You also know that it's been a while since the Mac Pro was announced. I should have omitted the word "currently" in my statement, of course.
I don't agree with their choices either, but dude, "better" and "ASRock" in the same sentence? Seriously?
And just another side remark. You know the difference between Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2?
So, all in all, you haven't really convinced me with your post. I suggest you have a closer look at the specs of the Mac Pro vs. extremetech's "clone." Though I would have personally preferred the old chassis versus the "can" if just for upgradeability's sake.
No, there's cracks for that. On the other hand, why go the extra effort to save MS money? Hmm...
It can be a little tricky to set up the VM [...] That's the part that bootcamp does for you
Ok, Repeat after me:
Bootcamp has nothing to do with VMs. Bootcamp is just a user friendly (i.e. dumbed down) partition editor and Windows configuration "preparer." In addition, Bootcamp sets the startup drive to boot into Windows. Period.
You missed the point, too. [...] I don't know any other OS that quite supports this.
That's not an OS feature.
That's REALLY an advantage.
I don't see an ADVANTAGE there. It's a convenient feature (also available under different systems, as pointed out by an AC here), but rarely necessary.
You don't need to access your game from the host anyway, since you want to game natively.
As for your other software, you can also use WINE/Crossover and if that fails have a little barebones XP (like Gamers Edition @ ~250 MB) that can run the rest. (You can have that installed in ~5 minutes (!) and be done with it.) In my experience VMWare will boot up a virtual disk faster, so there's really little point to keep anything besides the graphics intensive Windows-only stuff in your actual Windows.
down to at least 30 Hz
Not everyone has a thousand bucks lying around for one of these speakers, though... 30 Hz... Man, I'm happy, when I get 50-60 ;)
Of course, they're consumer crapware, as opposed to actual pro/hi-fi gear like Sennheiser, Audio Technica, AKG, Bowers & Wilkins, et al.
Apple's products are priced only a very little bit higher than what other PC manufacturers offer given the exact same hardware
Actually, the high-end Mac Pro is currently cheaper.
I know you can do that with other OSes, but they all require 3rd-party VM software to do it. Apple builds it in.
This has nothing to do with VMs.
Bootcamp is little more than a setup and partition tool. You can have multi-boot (keyword: bootloader) on all PCs including Macs, but you can't just go ahead and install OS X on most of the ones not designed in Cupertino.
people don't need a computer with more the 16 megabytes of RAM...
They don't, actually, but it sure is convenient.