Inferior is relative. Creative's mp3 players are good. In fact, if I had to *buy* an mp3 player, I'd probably go with Creative, rather than an iPod, simply based on cost.
The Taliban could get AK47's and plenty of live ammunition. They could afford bugfucking uniforms.
Also, Osama bin Laden was one of the richest people to hail from the middle east. You're telling me he couldn't have bought some uniforms for his "soldiers"?
They intentionally didn't wear uniforms so they wouldn't be easy to mark.
Maybe you haven't noticed the glut of comic book movies coming out.
Punisher, Daredevil, Hellboy, Fantastic Four (2005), The Hulk, Batman Begins (2005), Constantine, etc etc.
The success of the first Spider-Man movie has prompted comic book movies of all flavors to come out, because they're finaly starting to be decent, rather than the abortions that was the first Punisher, for example.
We're not discussing server room, we're discussing desktop. I have no doubts that Apple X-Serves are very efficient, powerful boxes... but you don't play games or write email on those, do you?
Having to search sites other than the hardware manufacturer's for drivers is a distinct turnoff for me. One reason I stay with Windows, other than the fact that I just like it better.
If you define "comparable" as "smokes it in every possible benchmark that has a cross platform equal"
The "Macs perform better" myth has been debunked. Sure, RISC has some benefits over x86/x86-64, but those are minimal now, and the street runs both ways.
The two grand dual 64 bit box on commodity hardware will outperform the dual 2ghz g5.
I'm not overly concerned with games, since as you pointed out, most big name game developers port their games to OS X now.
I'm more concerned with hardware and application support. Apple porting OS X to x86 will not just be an Apple affair. ATI, nVidia, Creative and every other hardware manufacturer on the planet will either have to invest heavily in developing new drivers or will have to open their specs to Apple for drivers.
Is one of "will my hardware be compatible with OS X?" -- if I could be assured that my hardware will work as well under OS X on x86 as it does under Windows XP, then I would switch in a heartbeat, or at least dual boot. Application support is another issue, as is migrating data.
This question does not have a simple answer like "yes" or "no" or "maybe" -- there are a lot of dependencies on each answer.
Then he should have had the local Sheriff's department do it. That's how things are done in Georgia. If you get sued, the county Sheriff brings the papers to you.
Yes, but they also use different brakes than passenger cars, made of tougher (and therefore, more expensive) substrates.
Passenger vehicles, at least in the US, use metallic alloy brake pads, which will crystallize under intense heat, which jamming the brakes on at 120+ mph will generate nearly instantly. This typically will wear down after another thousand miles of normal driving, but in this instance I'm sure the guy didn't drive enough to wear through the crystallization.
I know I would have considered it, providing them with the ability to provide passthrough authentication for cd-keys, but in the end, the beancouters choose, not the programmers. Besides, enough copies of bnetd had gotten out to where it wouldn't have mattered. CD-keyless copies would have been distributed to near infinity, and still have been.
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Creative Nomad Zen 40gb is at 269.99 on Best Buy's website currently.
I'd be willing to deal with Creative's quirks for $30 less and twice the capacity of the cheapest ipod.
Inferior is relative. Creative's mp3 players are good. In fact, if I had to *buy* an mp3 player, I'd probably go with Creative, rather than an iPod, simply based on cost.
disable automatic updates period then. if you're running xpsp2 you'll have security center bitch at you though.
Netscape 4.x was inferior to IE 4+, that is certain.
However, Netscape Navigator 3 was far superior to it's IE version counterpart.
You have my undying love and affection for that link, kind sir.
The Taliban could get AK47's and plenty of live ammunition. They could afford bugfucking uniforms.
Also, Osama bin Laden was one of the richest people to hail from the middle east. You're telling me he couldn't have bought some uniforms for his "soldiers"?
They intentionally didn't wear uniforms so they wouldn't be easy to mark.
Maybe you haven't noticed the glut of comic book movies coming out.
Punisher, Daredevil, Hellboy, Fantastic Four (2005), The Hulk, Batman Begins (2005), Constantine, etc etc.
The success of the first Spider-Man movie has prompted comic book movies of all flavors to come out, because they're finaly starting to be decent, rather than the abortions that was the first Punisher, for example.
The web is definitely stagnant.
Have you seen the amount of scum you find in most http://www.* links? Scum like that only forms on stagnant water.
And much like cream, it always rises to the top.
"Your computer's processor does not support hardware-based DEP. However, Windows can use DEP software to help prevent some types of attacks."
;p
This is from Control Panel->System->Advanced->Performance Settings
Granted, I don't believe it, but Windows is still telling me that
They also support it in software as well, apparently, to some degree. Or so Windows XP tells me.
Hardly unbiased, wouldn't you say?
I didn't bring up dual CPU boxen either. nite_warrior did here. All of my comments up until that point solely related to single CPU desktop boxes.
We're not discussing server room, we're discussing desktop. I have no doubts that Apple X-Serves are very efficient, powerful boxes... but you don't play games or write email on those, do you?
Having to search sites other than the hardware manufacturer's for drivers is a distinct turnoff for me. One reason I stay with Windows, other than the fact that I just like it better.
*dons asbestos suit*
If you define "comparable" as "smokes it in every possible benchmark that has a cross platform equal"
The "Macs perform better" myth has been debunked. Sure, RISC has some benefits over x86/x86-64, but those are minimal now, and the street runs both ways.
The two grand dual 64 bit box on commodity hardware will outperform the dual 2ghz g5.
I'm not overly concerned with games, since as you pointed out, most big name game developers port their games to OS X now.
I'm more concerned with hardware and application support. Apple porting OS X to x86 will not just be an Apple affair. ATI, nVidia, Creative and every other hardware manufacturer on the planet will either have to invest heavily in developing new drivers or will have to open their specs to Apple for drivers.
Is one of "will my hardware be compatible with OS X?" -- if I could be assured that my hardware will work as well under OS X on x86 as it does under Windows XP, then I would switch in a heartbeat, or at least dual boot. Application support is another issue, as is migrating data.
This question does not have a simple answer like "yes" or "no" or "maybe" -- there are a lot of dependencies on each answer.
Incorrect.
You have whichever local law enforcement has jurisdiction serve them. That's how it's supposed to work, at least.
Then he should have had the local Sheriff's department do it. That's how things are done in Georgia. If you get sued, the county Sheriff brings the papers to you.
Yes, but they also use different brakes than passenger cars, made of tougher (and therefore, more expensive) substrates.
Passenger vehicles, at least in the US, use metallic alloy brake pads, which will crystallize under intense heat, which jamming the brakes on at 120+ mph will generate nearly instantly. This typically will wear down after another thousand miles of normal driving, but in this instance I'm sure the guy didn't drive enough to wear through the crystallization.
The brakes would have crystallized. That's very easy to determine upon visual inspection.
i have twelve invites (six at each of two accounts)
email vanamar at gmail for the first six, cbmccoy at gmail for the second.
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The type of sex I enjoy certainly fits at least one of the above.
If sex isn't a vice to you, you're the one doing it wrong.
Would you have? Seriously?
I know I would have considered it, providing them with the ability to provide passthrough authentication for cd-keys, but in the end, the beancouters choose, not the programmers. Besides, enough copies of bnetd had gotten out to where it wouldn't have mattered. CD-keyless copies would have been distributed to near infinity, and still have been.