I'll build a box out of half-inch aluminum. We'll put a bike helmet on you, and then put the box around your head. I'll hit the outside of the box with a hammer, and you can tell me all about the sound-muffling capabilities of a solid block of aluminum.
Or, you could use a Powerbook. Sleep to wake in less than four seconds. Almost silent. Goes back to sleep when I shut the lid. And I can use it on the sofa snuggled up next to my girl.
But then, I wouldn't be the oh-so-fashionable "Turn off the computer!" luddite, now would I?
You're welcome to your opinion. I think that menu bars on background windows are a waste of space. Maybe I'd feel differently if there were a way to easily arrange several windows of different applications so I could get to them easily, but it's a freakin' nightmare under Windows. (note: This takes one keypress on my Mac.) I always click the zoom button about four times trying to figure out if the window is maximized, or if it just happens to be the same size as a maximized window and I can resize it. The mnemonic in the button just doesn't stick in my brain, even though I use it daily for almost ten years now.
That is terrible UI design.
Me, I'm with Jef Raskin. You? You can have whatever opinion you want.
Just because Office is a freakin' button-fest doesn't mean well designed apps are.
Note that there are very, very few well-designed apps...
Err, the first person killed in an aircraft crash was an Army officer the Wrights were showing their aircraft to. They were actively trying to sell it as a military vehicle. This is the story of Lt. T. E. Selfridge, the first military casualty of an aircraft mishap. Orville was piloting the aircraft, and Selfridge was killed when the wing warped and the propeller broke.
This article talks about the Wrights' courting of the military, without bothering to mention Selfridge's death. Interesting, what? Can't be tarnishing the names of the Holy Brothers Wright...
Orville and Wilbur are most emphatically not the poster-children for fair patent practices.
Their patent on their mechanism for lateral stability (wing warping) was found by a really foolish judge to cover the entire CONCEPT of controlled, powered flight. Glenn Curtiss (who invented ailerons, which is what practically all aircraft use to maintain lateral stability) fought them for years for the right to innovate in the realm of aeronautics.
The Wrights were greedy, monopolistic hacks. They stood on the shoulders of giants, and then presumed to own all the work of those giants. Utterly reprehensible.
OK, are you talking about the 3M weatherstripping adhesive? Because I'm pretty sure if you put that on your drumsticks, people would be calling you "sticky" because you WON'T be able to put 'em down.
Or is there a different product you're talking about?
Yes, there have been a very few "third party" candidates (Teddy Roosevelt the most prominent) but they only won the Presidency because their party did not nominate the incumbent office holder. That's not likely to happen again, and it's the only way a "third party" candidate will get anywhere until we get a different vote counting algorithm.
Bullshit. You did not buy a motherboard eight years ago with USB. If you bought a mobo eight years ago, you added a USB card to it, which was NO BIG DEAL.
Key spacing and throw on my 12" Powerbook are indistinguishable from other keyboards I use. The keyboard is quiet, responsive, and feels good under my fingers.
And I have big fuckin' hands.
Me, I wouldn't like having my shoulders centered on the left 2/3 of the monitor. That's what would be required to put in a numeric keypad.
Get a USB or Bluetooth keypad. They're not expensive.
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Yeah, I have tried fixing a modern car myself. No, I don't see what you mean.
Let's do an experiment.
I'll build a box out of half-inch aluminum. We'll put a bike helmet on you, and then put the box around your head. I'll hit the outside of the box with a hammer, and you can tell me all about the sound-muffling capabilities of a solid block of aluminum.
Note: There aren't any.
Yeah, I find my computer is a lot quieter when I take all the flan out of the power supply.
You do understand that laptops do not have the same components as desktops, right?
*Gestures at PowerBook G4*
Found one.
I occasionally hear the HDD, and the optical drive can be a bit noisy...but this thing is quiet.
Or, you could use a Powerbook. Sleep to wake in less than four seconds. Almost silent. Goes back to sleep when I shut the lid. And I can use it on the sofa snuggled up next to my girl.
But then, I wouldn't be the oh-so-fashionable "Turn off the computer!" luddite, now would I?
How many engineering degrees do you have?
What do you think this was, dumbass? The first time you operate a piece of machinery, it's a test.
You're welcome to your opinion. I think that menu bars on background windows are a waste of space. Maybe I'd feel differently if there were a way to easily arrange several windows of different applications so I could get to them easily, but it's a freakin' nightmare under Windows. (note: This takes one keypress on my Mac.) I always click the zoom button about four times trying to figure out if the window is maximized, or if it just happens to be the same size as a maximized window and I can resize it. The mnemonic in the button just doesn't stick in my brain, even though I use it daily for almost ten years now.
That is terrible UI design.
Me, I'm with Jef Raskin. You? You can have whatever opinion you want.
Just because Office is a freakin' button-fest doesn't mean well designed apps are.
Note that there are very, very few well-designed apps...
System Shock was great, but I never enjoyed it as much as Marathon.
To each their own.
And, re: the timeframes, I think they're pretty irrelevant. The graphics were not the revolutionary thing: The story was awesome.
Too bad Id can't figure that out...
Err, the first person killed in an aircraft crash was an Army officer the Wrights were showing their aircraft to. They were actively trying to sell it as a military vehicle. This is the story of Lt. T. E. Selfridge, the first military casualty of an aircraft mishap. Orville was piloting the aircraft, and Selfridge was killed when the wing warped and the propeller broke.
This article talks about the Wrights' courting of the military, without bothering to mention Selfridge's death. Interesting, what? Can't be tarnishing the names of the Holy Brothers Wright...
The rest of your post is right on.
You might be interested in a book by Seth Schulmann, called "Unlocking the Skies". It goes into great detail on the Curtiss v. Wright rivalry.
Basically, the Wrights are buttheads.
Orville and Wilbur are most emphatically not the poster-children for fair patent practices.
Their patent on their mechanism for lateral stability (wing warping) was found by a really foolish judge to cover the entire CONCEPT of controlled, powered flight. Glenn Curtiss (who invented ailerons, which is what practically all aircraft use to maintain lateral stability) fought them for years for the right to innovate in the realm of aeronautics.
The Wrights were greedy, monopolistic hacks. They stood on the shoulders of giants, and then presumed to own all the work of those giants. Utterly reprehensible.
Because there are a lot more important things that kids should be spending time on in school.
Like food fights.
Ah. Thanks. People working on convertibles often call the weatherstripping adhesive Gorilla Snot. It's a pretty bad-ass glue.
Duh, they raise premiums and decrease payouts. What else would an insurance agency ever do?
Maybe we can get other smart people to work on different aspects of the problem. Golly, what an idea!
Uh huh, because nobody bought DDR, right?
The solution to your "cheating" problem is the same as the solution to all cheating problems with 'net gaming: Don't play with strangers.
OK, are you talking about the 3M weatherstripping adhesive? Because I'm pretty sure if you put that on your drumsticks, people would be calling you "sticky" because you WON'T be able to put 'em down.
Or is there a different product you're talking about?
My optical mouse tracks beautifully on my sofa cushions. So I get the best of all possible worlds.
When was that?
Yes, there have been a very few "third party" candidates (Teddy Roosevelt the most prominent) but they only won the Presidency because their party did not nominate the incumbent office holder. That's not likely to happen again, and it's the only way a "third party" candidate will get anywhere until we get a different vote counting algorithm.
Bullshit. You did not buy a motherboard eight years ago with USB. If you bought a mobo eight years ago, you added a USB card to it, which was NO BIG DEAL.
The bears call them "vending machines that you don't have to put money in because we're fucking bears and we don't have any money".
Ships deserting a sinking rat....
Whereas PCs all come with all the ports you need, and you never need to upgrade them as new interfaces come out, right?
Key spacing and throw on my 12" Powerbook are indistinguishable from other keyboards I use. The keyboard is quiet, responsive, and feels good under my fingers.
And I have big fuckin' hands.
Me, I wouldn't like having my shoulders centered on the left 2/3 of the monitor. That's what would be required to put in a numeric keypad.
Get a USB or Bluetooth keypad. They're not expensive.