If the community objects to what a landowner does with their property, they can pay the landowner to not do it.
I strongly object to the notion that any kind of neighborhood management group can tell me what I can or cannot do on my property. I think the same principle applies here.
If the community doesn't like it, they can put up or shut up.
One of the best attributes of the new Apple is that they've gotten rid of the "Not Invented Here" syndrome. If there's a good idea out there, they're not afraid to purchase it and/or hire the idea person to develop it. You might be wise to consider the merits of this philosophy.
Windows methodology? What the heck are you talking about?
Nonsense. It's their network, and they are under no obligation to continue providing it.
Don't get me wrong: Verizon is The Devil, and I think that jack-hole who was interviewed last week whining about his customers' high expectations doesn't deserve to have any customers.
But this is their network, that they paid to install, and the public doesn't have any Right to have it continue. If the public wants a free network, it should have one installed. I would certainly oppose Verizon taking action to prevent that.
I don't know why you think I was talking about anybody stealing anything. I think you might be having the wrong argument.
As far as I'm concerned, if it's their stuff, it's their call. I DO have an issue with their lobbyists getting legislation passed that forbids other people from doing the same thing.
Take your trucks and go home, Verizon. Leave my toys alone.
Whoa whoa whoa! Settle down, Beavis! "Elitist anti-programmer zealot"? Wow. What a silly thing to be "anti" about.
I'm NOT an anti-programmer zealot. I'm also glad I'm not a programmer: It's a job that I would be bad at. I don't have the mindset for it, and I'm glad that there are other people that do.
"Ultimately destroy me"? You need to take a deep breath.
I was, however, pointing out an important distinction. Pretty code does not yield usable applications. If you are a programmer, and your goal is to make pretty code, not usable applications, you are masturbating.
Which is, of course, just fine: Jack off all you want.
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'Twas what we call an "interjection", clever one. Defensive much? Do you need a hug?
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It's really mediocre writing at it's best.
Uh, right.
Leaving aside your lousy grammar, what's your benchmark?
What's unimportant about finding out if somebody else needs something at the store I'm standing in? I just saved somebody else half an hour. Who are YOU to judge that that isn't valuable?
In that case, the competition was killing Apple. Those companies got sweetheart deals on OS licenses and mobo designs, so they were able to drastically undercut Apple's pricing. If the clones had continued on those terms, Apple would have been dead.
Go outside, during the day time. Look up. See that big yellow-white on-fire burny thing?
When that stops being on fire, then you'll get your Powerbook G5. If it happens any time before that, we'll be lucky. (and happy.)
On second thought, if you're from the UK, you might just have to use your imagination. If I remember correctly, you guys had a sunny day only 24 years ago, right?
"I think Apple could do the world a great favor by making OSX available for x86. I'd switch in a heartbeat."
They might be doing the world a great favor, but it would cost them their business.
Now, it may be that OS X will transition to an Intel or AMD processor. But, Apple trying to sell a boxed OS and supporting it on run-of-the-mill PC hardware would be a death sentence.
I didn't say it was good because it was free. I do happen to think that it's good, and I'd be delighted to pay for it, as I think it's the best music player and organizer available.
But, hey, I guess that makes me a slack-jawed Jobs lover, huh? Couldn't possibly have good reasons for my opinion, could I?
They MAY have such a claim, or the judge MAY throw their asses in jail for contempt.
If they were really concerned about dilution of their trade name, they could have filed this suit, oh, I dunno, a year ago when the name was introduced. This is extortion, pure and simple.
TigerDirect does not have a right to not lose business.
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"What part of "a well regulated militia" do you not understand?"
What part of "Shall not be infringed" do you not understand?
If the community objects to what a landowner does with their property, they can pay the landowner to not do it.
I strongly object to the notion that any kind of neighborhood management group can tell me what I can or cannot do on my property. I think the same principle applies here.
If the community doesn't like it, they can put up or shut up.
One of the best attributes of the new Apple is that they've gotten rid of the "Not Invented Here" syndrome. If there's a good idea out there, they're not afraid to purchase it and/or hire the idea person to develop it. You might be wise to consider the merits of this philosophy.
Windows methodology? What the heck are you talking about?
Nonsense. It's their network, and they are under no obligation to continue providing it.
Don't get me wrong: Verizon is The Devil, and I think that jack-hole who was interviewed last week whining about his customers' high expectations doesn't deserve to have any customers.
But this is their network, that they paid to install, and the public doesn't have any Right to have it continue. If the public wants a free network, it should have one installed. I would certainly oppose Verizon taking action to prevent that.
I don't know why you think I was talking about anybody stealing anything. I think you might be having the wrong argument.
with their own gear.
As far as I'm concerned, if it's their stuff, it's their call. I DO have an issue with their lobbyists getting legislation passed that forbids other people from doing the same thing.
Take your trucks and go home, Verizon. Leave my toys alone.
Whoa whoa whoa! Settle down, Beavis! "Elitist anti-programmer zealot"? Wow. What a silly thing to be "anti" about.
I'm NOT an anti-programmer zealot. I'm also glad I'm not a programmer: It's a job that I would be bad at. I don't have the mindset for it, and I'm glad that there are other people that do.
"Ultimately destroy me"? You need to take a deep breath.
I was, however, pointing out an important distinction. Pretty code does not yield usable applications. If you are a programmer, and your goal is to make pretty code, not usable applications, you are masturbating.
Which is, of course, just fine: Jack off all you want.
'Twas what we call an "interjection", clever one. Defensive much? Do you need a hug?
It's really mediocre writing at it's best.
Uh, right.
Leaving aside your lousy grammar, what's your benchmark?
"They will not pay to increase the bottom line of any company (except Apple, but that's another discussion)."
WTF?
Apple didn't break the law. Microsoft did. Questions of "good" or "evil" are irrelevant to that discussion.
What's unimportant about finding out if somebody else needs something at the store I'm standing in? I just saved somebody else half an hour. Who are YOU to judge that that isn't valuable?
Proudly, not a programmer.
Pretty code is great. Pretty code that doesn't result in functional software is useless.
Yeah, but it doesn't make the browser work.
What was the point of writing a browser again?
And that's iTunes' fault why exactly?
Where can I get this magic database that corrects faulty data for me? I'm pretty sure I could make some money with that...
In that case, the competition was killing Apple. Those companies got sweetheart deals on OS licenses and mobo designs, so they were able to drastically undercut Apple's pricing. If the clones had continued on those terms, Apple would have been dead.
Unless you're in to that sort of thing.
Go outside, during the day time. Look up. See that big yellow-white on-fire burny thing?
When that stops being on fire, then you'll get your Powerbook G5. If it happens any time before that, we'll be lucky. (and happy.)
On second thought, if you're from the UK, you might just have to use your imagination. If I remember correctly, you guys had a sunny day only 24 years ago, right?
(I kid because I love...)
"I think Apple could do the world a great favor by making OSX available for x86. I'd switch in a heartbeat."
They might be doing the world a great favor, but it would cost them their business.
Now, it may be that OS X will transition to an Intel or AMD processor. But, Apple trying to sell a boxed OS and supporting it on run-of-the-mill PC hardware would be a death sentence.
I used to organize my MP3's. Now I let iTunes search the database and organize them on the fly.
This way is better.
I didn't say it was good because it was free. I do happen to think that it's good, and I'd be delighted to pay for it, as I think it's the best music player and organizer available.
But, hey, I guess that makes me a slack-jawed Jobs lover, huh? Couldn't possibly have good reasons for my opinion, could I?
Sneaky? What's sneaky about it? Does it download and install iTunes without your knowledge?
It's SO SNEAKY that it offers you a free program to view the movie trailer, which you also didn't pay for. Sneaky indeed.
Gosh, your unsubstantiated hypothesis has totally renewed my faith in the criminal "justice" system. Thanks!
They MAY have such a claim, or the judge MAY throw their asses in jail for contempt.
If they were really concerned about dilution of their trade name, they could have filed this suit, oh, I dunno, a year ago when the name was introduced. This is extortion, pure and simple.
TigerDirect does not have a right to not lose business.
Please explain to me how anybody can possibly steal words from other people. Seriously, I think you're completely off your nut.
Just makin' sure. : )