Uh, yeah, it's a one-off experimental aircraft designed to do one, very difficult, mission. That's a pretty good definition of the bleeding edge. What does that have to do with a passenger aircraft? Nothing whatsoever.
Do you know the temperatures of each cylinder head in your car? No? Then you're not paying enough attention to your car, and it's "your fault" if the engine is operating out of spec.
It's silly to set the expectation that users are going to be able to de-code the task list to look for rogue processes. Hell, it takes me half an hour to check each process and make sure it's legit (on Windows. I don't have to worry about crap like this on my Powerbook.)
Is the user responsible for their own hardware? Sure. Is it unrealistic to expect them to know all the processes that are legitimate, and be able to recognize and remove the ones that aren't? That's silly. You're not talking about oil changes, you're talking about rebuilding your transmission.
I wonder if it's because it's a problem not a lot of people have. I use the International US keyboard layout when I'm typing in French, and that came preinstalled on my powerbook, and I have zero issues with the cmd-arrow keys that have been standard on the MacOS for longer than Windows has existed.
You're trying to apply your economic model in a vacuum, and I think that's quite silly. However, my comment was intended to be a joke, not an attack. If you'd like, I'll give you a big hug. You'll feel better.
If you really, seriously think that the record company execs are consulting economists on their pricing structure, well, we're back to my opinion of silliness. I think that the record company execs are making a power play (evidenced by the fact that they're acting as a cartel rather than as individual sellers trying to optimize their pricing models)..99 is too high for me to purchase music. I've bought a few albums at 9.99. If they try to jack the prices any higher, they'll certainly lose my business. They are, of course, welcome to do so.
OSX/Windows people don't care about changing their keymaps to UNIX "standards". People who care about UNIX keymaps can handle editing a text config file.
Again...what's the problem here? Isn't a powerful, usable, flexible OS what we're all after?
Uh, everything DOES "just work through the GUI". But when you want to change key bindings to be congruent with what YOU want, rather than how Apple has done it for the last 20 years, you can do that too.
You're missing the critical point: The music download sites are not going to make a dent in CD sales, but they may very well make a dent in "piracy" (their word, not mine). The alternative is not "Buy a track for $.99 or a CD for $15.99", it's "Buy a track for $.99 or download it from Kazaa for free".
Buy a Roku sound bridge, or a SliMP3. It's not like Apple is preventing you from using other devices.
I, on the other hand, think iTunes is THE killer music organization app, and I wouldn't bother with a system that doesn't integrate seamlessly with iTunes. So, surprise surprise, Apple scratches my itch. I also use the AirPort express as my wireless router, and it's been bulletproof since day 1.
Even better, use a case with the same footprint as the mini to add all those features, design it so it stacks neatly, and has a 6" Firewire cable. Done.
Because I can see its effects. And I'm not just talking about the black-letter law in the PATRIOT ACT, I'm talking about the law enforcement power grab that goes far beyond that.
If the congresscritters can't be bothered to read and understand the Constitution (which you might note is a LOT shorter than the PATRIOT ACT), why should I bother myself with wading through their drivel?
I don't care what laws Congress have passed to "justify" their blatantly unconstitutional activities. I want to know why they're not facing charges of treason.
Hmmm, the right to be tried by a jury of your peers, the right to examine the evidence that's being presented against you, the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure...that's just off the top of my head. How many examples do you need?
Yes, that would be very nice. I really like the way iTunes organizes my music (I haven't even thought about the directory structure of my collection since I started using iTunes...it's simply irrelevant).
However, iTunes is really bad about letting two computers view the same library.xml file. I think you could probably point two different computers at the same corpus of music, and have them each generate their own.xml files, but that seems like a kludge to me.
What I think I'm going to wind up doing, to share music between my Mac, my gf's PC, and my iPod, will be to figure out a way to sync the library.xml files with one another when the libraries are not in use, and then to make sure both libraries have all the music. That way, I'll have two identical libraries (no worries about backing up), and I'll still have full functionality within iTunes.
...plus the XML library database, which is the key to the whole works. The reason iTunes works so much better for me, is because the metadata is cached in a searchable database. That's the keys to the kingdom right there.
" If we can prove the machine to be impartial and accurate -- then let it be"
What interest do our elected officials have in giving We the People impartial and accurate voting mechanisms? Answer: None. They only need to give us something that they argue (I mean "advertise") as being more accurate, more impartial, or shinier. (New and Improved! Now with more democracy!)
Whichever party is in power, and whichever party is out of power, they agree on one thing: They want to be the only two parties vying for power. There's no room for those darn voters to actually have a say in the matter.
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OK, call me crazy here, but who do you suppose knows more about aircraft design and testing: Burt Rutan, or J. Random Slashdot Reader?
I think the man knows what he's doing.
Yeah, because putting water in fuel tanks is a REALLY good idea.
Not.
Uh, yeah, it's a one-off experimental aircraft designed to do one, very difficult, mission. That's a pretty good definition of the bleeding edge. What does that have to do with a passenger aircraft? Nothing whatsoever.
Fair enough. I'd rather have powerful, usable, and flexible. Those are much more important to me than Free.
Do you know the temperatures of each cylinder head in your car? No? Then you're not paying enough attention to your car, and it's "your fault" if the engine is operating out of spec.
It's silly to set the expectation that users are going to be able to de-code the task list to look for rogue processes. Hell, it takes me half an hour to check each process and make sure it's legit (on Windows. I don't have to worry about crap like this on my Powerbook.)
Is the user responsible for their own hardware? Sure. Is it unrealistic to expect them to know all the processes that are legitimate, and be able to recognize and remove the ones that aren't? That's silly. You're not talking about oil changes, you're talking about rebuilding your transmission.
I don't know, maybe he was talking about the Rules of the Road...
Everybody already knew that? Wow. Did you check with each of them? That's pretty impressive. You want a cookie?
Note: I haven't seen the Hush PC cases. They are definitely stylish. I have no idea if they're functional. I know for certain I can't afford one.
I wouldn't say "can't", but I've never seen a stylish, functional PC case.
I wonder if it's because it's a problem not a lot of people have. I use the International US keyboard layout when I'm typing in French, and that came preinstalled on my powerbook, and I have zero issues with the cmd-arrow keys that have been standard on the MacOS for longer than Windows has existed.
You're trying to apply your economic model in a vacuum, and I think that's quite silly. However, my comment was intended to be a joke, not an attack. If you'd like, I'll give you a big hug. You'll feel better.
.99 is too high for me to purchase music. I've bought a few albums at 9.99. If they try to jack the prices any higher, they'll certainly lose my business. They are, of course, welcome to do so.
If you really, seriously think that the record company execs are consulting economists on their pricing structure, well, we're back to my opinion of silliness. I think that the record company execs are making a power play (evidenced by the fact that they're acting as a cartel rather than as individual sellers trying to optimize their pricing models).
Wow. You ARE an economist. "That factor does not fit in my oversimplified model, so I will discard it."
Okay.
OSX/Windows people don't care about changing their keymaps to UNIX "standards". People who care about UNIX keymaps can handle editing a text config file.
Again...what's the problem here? Isn't a powerful, usable, flexible OS what we're all after?
Uh, everything DOES "just work through the GUI". But when you want to change key bindings to be congruent with what YOU want, rather than how Apple has done it for the last 20 years, you can do that too.
What's the problem here?
You're missing the critical point: The music download sites are not going to make a dent in CD sales, but they may very well make a dent in "piracy" (their word, not mine). The alternative is not "Buy a track for $.99 or a CD for $15.99", it's "Buy a track for $.99 or download it from Kazaa for free".
The entity itself can be amoral, but their actions certainly are not.
Buy a Roku sound bridge, or a SliMP3. It's not like Apple is preventing you from using other devices.
I, on the other hand, think iTunes is THE killer music organization app, and I wouldn't bother with a system that doesn't integrate seamlessly with iTunes. So, surprise surprise, Apple scratches my itch. I also use the AirPort express as my wireless router, and it's been bulletproof since day 1.
What's wrong with iTunes?
Even better, use a case with the same footprint as the mini to add all those features, design it so it stacks neatly, and has a 6" Firewire cable. Done.
Yeah, because if it's stylish, it can't possibly be functional, right?
Because I can see its effects. And I'm not just talking about the black-letter law in the PATRIOT ACT, I'm talking about the law enforcement power grab that goes far beyond that.
But, hey, I must just be paranoid.
If the congresscritters can't be bothered to read and understand the Constitution (which you might note is a LOT shorter than the PATRIOT ACT), why should I bother myself with wading through their drivel?
I don't care what laws Congress have passed to "justify" their blatantly unconstitutional activities. I want to know why they're not facing charges of treason.
Hmmm, the right to be tried by a jury of your peers, the right to examine the evidence that's being presented against you, the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure...that's just off the top of my head. How many examples do you need?
Yes, that would be very nice. I really like the way iTunes organizes my music (I haven't even thought about the directory structure of my collection since I started using iTunes...it's simply irrelevant).
.xml file. I think you could probably point two different computers at the same corpus of music, and have them each generate their own .xml files, but that seems like a kludge to me.
.xml files with one another when the libraries are not in use, and then to make sure both libraries have all the music. That way, I'll have two identical libraries (no worries about backing up), and I'll still have full functionality within iTunes.
However, iTunes is really bad about letting two computers view the same library
What I think I'm going to wind up doing, to share music between my Mac, my gf's PC, and my iPod, will be to figure out a way to sync the library
Sounds like a fun weekend project.
...plus the XML library database, which is the key to the whole works. The reason iTunes works so much better for me, is because the metadata is cached in a searchable database. That's the keys to the kingdom right there.
" If we can prove the machine to be impartial and accurate -- then let it be"
What interest do our elected officials have in giving We the People impartial and accurate voting mechanisms? Answer: None. They only need to give us something that they argue (I mean "advertise") as being more accurate, more impartial, or shinier. (New and Improved! Now with more democracy!)
Whichever party is in power, and whichever party is out of power, they agree on one thing: They want to be the only two parties vying for power. There's no room for those darn voters to actually have a say in the matter.