That's only 'cuz whoever's cooking for you doesn't know what they're doing.
'Tis a poor craftsman who blames his tools, and in the kitchen, I'm a superb craftsman. I use the microwave for the things it's good at, and the toaster oven for things it's good at, and my treasured cast iron skillet for the things IT is good at (even though cleaning it is a pain in the ass).
For what it's worth, I got a great deal on a Sony CD-MP3 player. It's nice looking, (with a red backlit LCD, which I like) compact, and rugged.
I also paid $100 for it, with a car kit. Yeah, I could have probably found something a little cheaper online (I bought it at WalMart) but I'm really picky about user interface, and I wanted to be able to take it back if I hated it.
So, even though I'm biased against Sony electronics in general, this is a nice piece of gear.
Yeah, and MS promises there won't be a backdoor, that you agreed to permit in the 400 page EULA, that reverts all ownership to them whenever they see fit.
Riiiiight. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain shouting "DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS".
Might not cost anything to defend yourself, but to defend yourself SUCCESSFULLY? That's a different kettle of fish.
Even if I were a legal genius, if I have a day job, and I spend my time in court rather than working, that costs me. Sure, you might argue that if that were so, I might be well advised to make a living practicing law, but there is an opportunity cost related to being in court rather than doing something else with your time.
So, yes, justice costs. As long as people (and judges) think that expensive suits mean credible arguments, justice costs.
It acts like UNIX. It has UNIX-y software in the box. You can get arbitrarily large amounts of UNIX-y stuff and install it.
For anybody who doesn't care about "trademark dilution" of the UNIX brand, it's UNIX.
So are the BSDs. So are the various Linux distros. Get over it.
And, insofar as NT is supposed to be POSIX compliant, there is an argument to be made that you could in fact run a UNIX workalike under NT. Bottom line is, who cares?
Well, according to Apple, the 12" TiBook is 8.6" deep, and the 17" TiBook is 10" deep (measured when folded). So, the big 'un is much wider, but not dramtically taller. It is, for instance, shorter than the various 15" screen PC laptops, which are also much thicker in the base.
And, while we're on the subject, Yao Ming wouldn't fit very well in coach class anyway, would he?
Ah. So MacOS sucks, because it doesn't have a floppy drive and two years ago the new OS version couldn't burn CDs for six months, and you know some people who don't like Macs.
OK, you go on over to the Apple store and try to buy a computer that doesn't come with OSX which can, yes indeedy, BURN CDs. (And, if you want to, various flavors of DVDs with either +'es or -'es in the spec name...I can't keep 'em straight)
So, anybody switching now to an Apple computer will, in fact, get MacOSX. So it's perfectly valid to examine the advantages of switching on that basis.
Now, as far as your assertion that "Mac's are perfect, adn [sic] contain no problems", you just show me where anybody wrote that.
I want to see Dr. Hawking open a jammed car door with a pickaxe.
There do exist some disabilities which preclude some people from doing some activities. For instance, I am not well suited to bearing children, since I'm male.
Anybody who thinks that statistical studies have anything to do with what any individual in a population is capable of is, in fact, a moron.
Yes, the curves might be centered on different places for different (artificially created) subsets of the population of humans, but that doesn't make a teeny bit of difference as to what any particular (say) one armed hermaphroditic eskimo might be capable of doing professionally.
Monthly maintenance on a hard-used bicycle: Check brake pads. Replace as necessary. Lubricate chain. Check cables for fraying and nicking. True wheels (this takes some know-how.)
Semi-Annual maintenance: Lubricate cables. Replace as necessary. Lubricate hubs, fork bearings (called a "headset") and crank bearings (called a "bottom bracket")
Note: Nowadays, it's pretty common for bearings (especially bottom brackets) to be completely sealed. Don't even think about them until they start feeling rough, then just replace them.
Cable replacement, bearing lubrication, and wheel truing are all non-trivial. By the same token, each task is simpler than common do-it-yourself car maintenance, and all can be done with pretty inexpensive tools.
I'm not a great big fan of hybrids. I think that a good, light mountain bike equipped with slicks gives little in speed away to a hybrid, and is a lot more fun on weekends playing in the woods. It's not hard to find good hardtail MTBs with full complements of rack eyelets. My mom likes her hybrid, but she also never rides it. For somebody who's going to really RIDE, the slightly more aggressive position of the mountain bike will be more comfortable in the long run.
I don't like Avocet's "inverted tread" tires. They have very thick rubber tread, with an aggressive, but recessed, tread pattern. Even though I sprung for the kevlar belt, I have never owned a more flat-prone tire. I believe road debris became embedded in the thick rubber, then sawed through the casing and the belt. Avocet FasGrip slicks are some of my favorite tires, though. I also like Specialized and Continental. Never ridden Ritcheys.
Timbuk2 has some excellent messenger bags, and some excellent laptop bags. I've been using a DeeDog, the second-from-largest one, for about three years as my school bag. I am/very/ hard on my equipment, and it's holding up pretty well. I like the waxed canvas finish.
And yes, wear a helmet. Never don't wear a helmet. If you don't want to die, buy a good helmet and never put your butt on the saddle without it.
An airplane lands in Warsaw to make a connection. Several passengers board the aircraft. As the airliner takes off for London, the pilot notices that his aircraft is not responding the way he's accustomed to. The airplane begins a slow, increasing amplitude oscillation in pitch that he can't seem to damp out.
Then he realizes what's going on. He immediately activates the cabin speakers and says "Ladies and gentlemen, we are having some stability problems with the aircraft. I want everybody who boarded the plane in Warsaw to quickly and carefully get on the left side of the aircraft. We must do this as soon and as safely as possible."
The passengers looked at each other, rather puzzled, but then they unsnap their seat belts and move over to the left side of the airplane. The flight isn't full, so without too much difficulty they get seated. As they cross over, the airplane's oscillation seems to damp out.
The copilot, who was preparing to declare an emergency and try to return to the airport, turned to the pilot. He asked "Captain! How did you know that would solve the problem?"
Captain said "Well, I just remembered that you get instabilities when you have Poles in the right side of the plane."
I was absolutely appalled to see a Schwinn bike on the floor at the local WalMart. Schwinn used to make a good quality bike, and support good quality shops.
Ugh.
The main problem with buying at a WalMart is the inferior assembly. When you buy from a bike shop, your ride will be put together by somebody who actually knows how bicycles work, instead of some guy who found a crescent wrench in the back.
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I found mine, but yours weren't there. I'll keep looking.
That's only 'cuz whoever's cooking for you doesn't know what they're doing.
'Tis a poor craftsman who blames his tools, and in the kitchen, I'm a superb craftsman. I use the microwave for the things it's good at, and the toaster oven for things it's good at, and my treasured cast iron skillet for the things IT is good at (even though cleaning it is a pain in the ass).
Use the tools. They are your friends.
For what it's worth, I got a great deal on a Sony CD-MP3 player. It's nice looking, (with a red backlit LCD, which I like) compact, and rugged.
I also paid $100 for it, with a car kit. Yeah, I could have probably found something a little cheaper online (I bought it at WalMart) but I'm really picky about user interface, and I wanted to be able to take it back if I hated it.
So, even though I'm biased against Sony electronics in general, this is a nice piece of gear.
Yeah, and MS promises there won't be a backdoor, that you agreed to permit in the 400 page EULA, that reverts all ownership to them whenever they see fit.
Riiiiight. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain shouting "DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS".
OK, remember that part in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where they explained how the population of the universe is zero?
/. readers is, similarly, zero.
Good.
Now, by the same argument, the population of technically literate, civic minded
We are the choir. Preaching to us doesn't do any good.
Might not cost anything to defend yourself, but to defend yourself SUCCESSFULLY? That's a different kettle of fish.
Even if I were a legal genius, if I have a day job, and I spend my time in court rather than working, that costs me. Sure, you might argue that if that were so, I might be well advised to make a living practicing law, but there is an opportunity cost related to being in court rather than doing something else with your time.
So, yes, justice costs. As long as people (and judges) think that expensive suits mean credible arguments, justice costs.
You're splitting hairs.
It acts like UNIX. It has UNIX-y software in the box. You can get arbitrarily large amounts of UNIX-y stuff and install it.
For anybody who doesn't care about "trademark dilution" of the UNIX brand, it's UNIX.
So are the BSDs. So are the various Linux distros. Get over it.
And, insofar as NT is supposed to be POSIX compliant, there is an argument to be made that you could in fact run a UNIX workalike under NT. Bottom line is, who cares?
As long as I have access to an airlock with hard vacuum on the other side of it, no bad comedian can be a threat to MY sanity.
....and?
Wow, did you like stay up all night trying to come up with the most useless post ever?
Knowledge locked in YOUR head is useless.
Well, according to Apple, the 12" TiBook is 8.6" deep, and the 17" TiBook is 10" deep (measured when folded). So, the big 'un is much wider, but not dramtically taller. It is, for instance, shorter than the various 15" screen PC laptops, which are also much thicker in the base.
And, while we're on the subject, Yao Ming wouldn't fit very well in coach class anyway, would he?
Just because Rumsfield and Bush are war hawks, doesn't mean they're not on to something re: Europe.
When has Europe, as a whole, stood up in a meaningful way and taken a stand for against anything?
Hint: Never.
Say what you will about the current US administration: At least they've got the courage to a) say what they mean and b) act on it.
For the record, I disagree with what they say and what their acts are, but I respect their ability to do what they believe to be necessary.
Ah. So MacOS sucks, because it doesn't have a floppy drive and two years ago the new OS version couldn't burn CDs for six months, and you know some people who don't like Macs.
Riiiiiight. Take a logic class.
Nice straw man argument, Skippy.
OK, you go on over to the Apple store and try to buy a computer that doesn't come with OSX which can, yes indeedy, BURN CDs. (And, if you want to, various flavors of DVDs with either +'es or -'es in the spec name...I can't keep 'em straight)
So, anybody switching now to an Apple computer will, in fact, get MacOSX. So it's perfectly valid to examine the advantages of switching on that basis.
Now, as far as your assertion that "Mac's are perfect, adn [sic] contain no problems", you just show me where anybody wrote that.
And you know what? It wasn't any fun on any of those platforms.
That's what amazed me. I'd play it for 2 minutes, think "Yep! Same crappy gameplay!" and stop.
Guess some people liked it. Then again, some people like head cheese. Go figure.
I want to see Dr. Hawking open a jammed car door with a pickaxe.
There do exist some disabilities which preclude some people from doing some activities. For instance, I am not well suited to bearing children, since I'm male.
Obviously the product of a patriarchal dead white European male oppressor.
Look at how pasty it is!
Look at how MALE it is! I mean, it's called a...a...GUY!
This evil oppressor of anything not white and male must be stopped.
Quick! Somebody burn a bra!
Hey, have you seen my keys? 'Cuz I already looked in the last place I looked, and they weren't there.
For real. I need my keys. What'd you do with them? This isn't funny anymore...
Anybody who thinks that statistical studies have anything to do with what any individual in a population is capable of is, in fact, a moron.
Yes, the curves might be centered on different places for different (artificially created) subsets of the population of humans, but that doesn't make a teeny bit of difference as to what any particular (say) one armed hermaphroditic eskimo might be capable of doing professionally.
Weekly mainenance:
Wipe bike down
Check tires
Monthly maintenance on a hard-used bicycle:
Check brake pads. Replace as necessary.
Lubricate chain.
Check cables for fraying and nicking.
True wheels (this takes some know-how.)
Semi-Annual maintenance:
Lubricate cables. Replace as necessary.
Lubricate hubs, fork bearings (called a "headset") and crank bearings (called a "bottom bracket")
Note: Nowadays, it's pretty common for bearings (especially bottom brackets) to be completely sealed. Don't even think about them until they start feeling rough, then just replace them.
Cable replacement, bearing lubrication, and wheel truing are all non-trivial. By the same token, each task is simpler than common do-it-yourself car maintenance, and all can be done with pretty inexpensive tools.
Couple addenda:
/very/ hard on my equipment, and it's holding up pretty well. I like the waxed canvas finish.
I'm not a great big fan of hybrids. I think that a good, light mountain bike equipped with slicks gives little in speed away to a hybrid, and is a lot more fun on weekends playing in the woods. It's not hard to find good hardtail MTBs with full complements of rack eyelets. My mom likes her hybrid, but she also never rides it. For somebody who's going to really RIDE, the slightly more aggressive position of the mountain bike will be more comfortable in the long run.
I don't like Avocet's "inverted tread" tires. They have very thick rubber tread, with an aggressive, but recessed, tread pattern. Even though I sprung for the kevlar belt, I have never owned a more flat-prone tire. I believe road debris became embedded in the thick rubber, then sawed through the casing and the belt. Avocet FasGrip slicks are some of my favorite tires, though. I also like Specialized and Continental. Never ridden Ritcheys.
Timbuk2 has some excellent messenger bags, and some excellent laptop bags. I've been using a DeeDog, the second-from-largest one, for about three years as my school bag. I am
And yes, wear a helmet. Never don't wear a helmet. If you don't want to die, buy a good helmet and never put your butt on the saddle without it.
The SI unit of force is the Newton.
The other way to stop a propeller would be to chop somebody in half with it.
So, therefore, it's funny to imagine Isaac Newton getting chopped in half by a propeller. See?
Do you need a hug?
An airplane lands in Warsaw to make a connection. Several passengers board the aircraft. As the airliner takes off for London, the pilot notices that his aircraft is not responding the way he's accustomed to. The airplane begins a slow, increasing amplitude oscillation in pitch that he can't seem to damp out.
Then he realizes what's going on. He immediately activates the cabin speakers and says "Ladies and gentlemen, we are having some stability problems with the aircraft. I want everybody who boarded the plane in Warsaw to quickly and carefully get on the left side of the aircraft. We must do this as soon and as safely as possible."
The passengers looked at each other, rather puzzled, but then they unsnap their seat belts and move over to the left side of the airplane. The flight isn't full, so without too much difficulty they get seated. As they cross over, the airplane's oscillation seems to damp out.
The copilot, who was preparing to declare an emergency and try to return to the airport, turned to the pilot. He asked "Captain! How did you know that would solve the problem?"
Captain said "Well, I just remembered that you get instabilities when you have Poles in the right side of the plane."
Ba da bum.
Why is there only one Eiffel tower?
Because they eat their young.
I was absolutely appalled to see a Schwinn bike on the floor at the local WalMart. Schwinn used to make a good quality bike, and support good quality shops.
Ugh.
The main problem with buying at a WalMart is the inferior assembly. When you buy from a bike shop, your ride will be put together by somebody who actually knows how bicycles work, instead of some guy who found a crescent wrench in the back.
Good luck!