Is that bad? How many sound cards do you need? If you need professional grade sound, get the FireWire breakout box, or the MIDI out from the USB port. If you don't, the on-board sound is superb.
I'm just totally confused about what hardware itches exist that cannot be scratched just fine on a Mac...frankly, I think it's a big (reliability) advantage not to have a zillion no-name hardware brands with drivers that come out of a Cracker Jack box. Most of the hardware out there works just fine on Macs...where's the issue here?
Yup. And if you want to be an ultra carpenter, or auto mechanic, or plumber, don't carry any tools. Use whatever is knocking around in your client's garage.
This is ridiculous. Go into any situation prepared for all likely eventualities. The tools you carry make you more flexible, and therefore more valuable. I feel naked without my Leatherman...I don't use it every day, but when I need it, I NEED IT. Same thing with my Palm Pilot. I use it as a swap file for my brain. Man's major evolutionary accomplishment is that s/he has figured out how to use tools to make his environment more suitable. Turning your back on this fundamental advantage for an aesthetic consideration is absolutely laughable.
Well, YOU might not think the new games are fun, but I don't think the OLD games are fun. Most old arcade games are nothing more than reflex tests, and my reflexes aren't that great. Some might say that all POV shooters are the same. This is no more true than saying all side-scrollers are the same! Come on...is Lode Runner the same as Metroid? Is either the same as Contra? People who don't see variety in the game market nowadays aren't looking hard enough. Just 'cuz it happens to be 3D doesn't mean that there's no game there.
And I'm a large scary man, and when I'm not carrying my Timbuk2 DeeDog I carry my Mountainsmith Tour Pack (which has been discontinued for some very nice looking newer versions). I've never been accused of being effeminate, and I ALWAYS have the gear that I (and everybody in my immediate vicinity) seems to need. I've got tools for everything from solving differential equations to rescuing stranded motorists, and room for a great big novel too.
With power comes responsibility. I believe that teachers should have power over students, but they should also be liable for abuses of that power. The system is WAY out of whack right now...teachers ARE in an untenable position.
But putting a law on the books that could send people to prison for sending an email that somebody else didn't like is, uh, a bad idea.
But now, the Legislature wants to make this a FELONY. Hey, guys, a felony rap is a big deal. We're talking about totally ruining a student's life because he sent a rude email. Does this make sense?
OK, so you're saying that instead of having a class about "How to use the Internet approrpiately", we should just get the Secret Service to slap the kid with a felony rap. Holy disproportionate response, Batman!
Look at 7-11. One of their big selling points is that they carry both Coke and Pepsi at the fountain. The cost per ounce is also very very low compared to the burger places. I don't think there's a lot of price elasticity in the fast-food drink market...which is good because that $1.25 soda cost McDonald's a whole nickel.
My point is, from the customer's perspective, it's not a big cost increase. It does mean more profit margin for the retailer. It's also why I don't go to Taco Hell...I don't like Pepsi. : )
That's silly. If, say, Boar's Head were to do that, the deli would say "OK, fine. I'll go do business with Thumann's." PC vendors are over the barrel, however. They CAN'T substitute a work-alike product for Microsoft Windows, because it doesn't exist.
When I get a ham sandwich, I'm not AWFULLY concerned about who made the ham. I mean, I'd like it to be of good quality, but many quality hams are compatible with the sort of bread I like. Not true of PC operating systems.
What's on the Moon?
Rocks. Maybe some water.
What's on Mars?
Water. Maybe life.
Which is more interesting?
Once you're out of Earth's gravity well, you're halfway to anywhere. We HAVE put up a space station. What we're going to do with it, heaven only knows. If you're really interested in an in-depth exploration of why Mars is radically more useful scientifically than other space endeavors, I recommend "The Case for Mars", by Mars Society's Dr. Robert Zubrin. You can buy the book on their site. It's absolutely superb reading...it explains in detail how to get to Mars, how much it will cost, and why we ought to go.
Rockets is easy. Mr. Zubrin's design for an "Ares" booster incorporates four Shuttle main engines, and two Shuttle solid rocket boosters. The design does not require a Shuttle to be in the stack, so all the payload is Mars hardware.
NASA designs for a Shuttle-C (basically a regular Shuttle stack with a cargo pod instead of the Shuttle) would also be very near the payload requirements.
Energiya would also work...provided we can figure out how to make them stop exploding.
Saying that it's impossible to build a 100 ton payload rocket is absolutely ludicrous. We did fine thirty years ago, and engineers have gotten smarter since then (by virtue of learning from the mistakes of others.)
Ho-ly shit. You're absolutely right. I know precisely who you're talking about...I can picture his death scene in my mind, but I never made the connection.
See, the thing is, Microsoft is almost CERTAINLY going to encrypt their Passport transactions. Reverse engineer that, and BAM! Microsoft sticks the DMCA right up your hoo-hah. That's bad.
From a propaganda perspective (and as much as I'd like this debate to occur rationally, it certainly will not) these studies are GOLD. Now, whenever Senator Lieberman pulls out a study that says "Kids who play QUAKE have an 83% chance of swearing their souls to Cthulu!", we (the rational lot) can pull out this British study and say, "Look, old chap, you're full of shite."
Unfortunately, public policy is rarely determined by moderate rhetoric. Black and white, hot and cold...these dichotomies drive all political decisions nowadays. We need to get used to playing the game that way!
OK. I think I can agree with you that the FBI ought to enforce The Law evenhandedly and across the board. As a practical matter, I GUARANTEE that this will never happen, but for the sake of this argument let's assume that it can.
However, since Adobe purchased the (bad) law, and pointed the FBI towards Mr. Sklyarov, and is now attempting to distance themselves from what I believe many Americans will call an unjust arrest (once they are in possession of the facts of the case), I don't think we should let Adobe get away with it. Adobe can and should be tried in the court of public opinion, just as Mr. Sklyarov will be tried in the Federal court. Hopefully, the EFF will give him some very high-powered legal representation...if not, they're not doing a very good job of living up to their charter.
I don't agree with you that foreign nationals ought to obey our laws while they are on foreign soil. I've read LOTS of books that are not allowed in many countries...I should be able to travel in these countries with the reasonable expectation that a) I won't be prosecuted for "crimes" committed outside that jurisdiction and b) that if it WERE to happen, the American Embassy would raise a bit of a stink. Idealitic, I know, but if one doesn't aspire to an Ideal, what's the damn point?
As far as your last point, I believe that I am a civilized person. I don't know that I live in a civilized society, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is not a civilized corporation on God's green Earth. By definition, a corporation pursues profit for its shareholders singlemindedly. That singleminded goal is not conducive to good citizenship.
The FBI wasn't looking for Sklyarov until Adobe asked them to. The FBI was, in fact, one of Sklyarov's clients. The FBI obviously didn't think what he was doing was wrong. Either that, or they were a) negligent in choosing their suppliers or b) willfully ignorant of that suppliers activities or c) both. In any case, the FBI has no business arresting and detaining a foreign national, just because that person pissed off a megacorp.
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Is that bad? How many sound cards do you need? If you need professional grade sound, get the FireWire breakout box, or the MIDI out from the USB port. If you don't, the on-board sound is superb.
I'm just totally confused about what hardware itches exist that cannot be scratched just fine on a Mac...frankly, I think it's a big (reliability) advantage not to have a zillion no-name hardware brands with drivers that come out of a Cracker Jack box. Most of the hardware out there works just fine on Macs...where's the issue here?
Name a piece of hardware that doesn't have a Mac equivalent. Go ahead. I dare you.
A Palm Pilot.
Yup. And if you want to be an ultra carpenter, or auto mechanic, or plumber, don't carry any tools. Use whatever is knocking around in your client's garage.
This is ridiculous. Go into any situation prepared for all likely eventualities. The tools you carry make you more flexible, and therefore more valuable. I feel naked without my Leatherman...I don't use it every day, but when I need it, I NEED IT. Same thing with my Palm Pilot. I use it as a swap file for my brain. Man's major evolutionary accomplishment is that s/he has figured out how to use tools to make his environment more suitable. Turning your back on this fundamental advantage for an aesthetic consideration is absolutely laughable.
Well, YOU might not think the new games are fun, but I don't think the OLD games are fun. Most old arcade games are nothing more than reflex tests, and my reflexes aren't that great. Some might say that all POV shooters are the same. This is no more true than saying all side-scrollers are the same! Come on...is Lode Runner the same as Metroid? Is either the same as Contra? People who don't see variety in the game market nowadays aren't looking hard enough. Just 'cuz it happens to be 3D doesn't mean that there's no game there.
I love the "It's all in your pants" tagline. I mean, I know that's true for ME, but I wonder about those (male) models sometimes...
Dammit. And I'm stuck with a closet full of non-mobile pants. No wonder I'm having so much trouble getting a job.
And I'm a large scary man, and when I'm not carrying my Timbuk2 DeeDog I carry my Mountainsmith Tour Pack (which has been discontinued for some very nice looking newer versions). I've never been accused of being effeminate, and I ALWAYS have the gear that I (and everybody in my immediate vicinity) seems to need. I've got tools for everything from solving differential equations to rescuing stranded motorists, and room for a great big novel too.
With power comes responsibility. I believe that teachers should have power over students, but they should also be liable for abuses of that power. The system is WAY out of whack right now...teachers ARE in an untenable position.
But putting a law on the books that could send people to prison for sending an email that somebody else didn't like is, uh, a bad idea.
But now, the Legislature wants to make this a FELONY. Hey, guys, a felony rap is a big deal. We're talking about totally ruining a student's life because he sent a rude email. Does this make sense?
OK, so you're saying that instead of having a class about "How to use the Internet approrpiately", we should just get the Secret Service to slap the kid with a felony rap. Holy disproportionate response, Batman!
Look at 7-11. One of their big selling points is that they carry both Coke and Pepsi at the fountain. The cost per ounce is also very very low compared to the burger places. I don't think there's a lot of price elasticity in the fast-food drink market...which is good because that $1.25 soda cost McDonald's a whole nickel.
My point is, from the customer's perspective, it's not a big cost increase. It does mean more profit margin for the retailer. It's also why I don't go to Taco Hell...I don't like Pepsi. : )
It could be argued that staying with an adulterer is tacit approval of adultery. I'm not making that argument, mind you, but that's one point of view.
That's silly. If, say, Boar's Head were to do that, the deli would say "OK, fine. I'll go do business with Thumann's." PC vendors are over the barrel, however. They CAN'T substitute a work-alike product for Microsoft Windows, because it doesn't exist.
When I get a ham sandwich, I'm not AWFULLY concerned about who made the ham. I mean, I'd like it to be of good quality, but many quality hams are compatible with the sort of bread I like. Not true of PC operating systems.
That's why monopolies are bad.
What's on the Moon?
Rocks. Maybe some water.
What's on Mars?
Water. Maybe life.
Which is more interesting?
Once you're out of Earth's gravity well, you're halfway to anywhere. We HAVE put up a space station. What we're going to do with it, heaven only knows. If you're really interested in an in-depth exploration of why Mars is radically more useful scientifically than other space endeavors, I recommend "The Case for Mars", by Mars Society's Dr. Robert Zubrin. You can buy the book on their site. It's absolutely superb reading...it explains in detail how to get to Mars, how much it will cost, and why we ought to go.
Rockets is easy. Mr. Zubrin's design for an "Ares" booster incorporates four Shuttle main engines, and two Shuttle solid rocket boosters. The design does not require a Shuttle to be in the stack, so all the payload is Mars hardware.
NASA designs for a Shuttle-C (basically a regular Shuttle stack with a cargo pod instead of the Shuttle) would also be very near the payload requirements.
Energiya would also work...provided we can figure out how to make them stop exploding.
Saying that it's impossible to build a 100 ton payload rocket is absolutely ludicrous. We did fine thirty years ago, and engineers have gotten smarter since then (by virtue of learning from the mistakes of others.)
Ho-ly shit. You're absolutely right. I know precisely who you're talking about...I can picture his death scene in my mind, but I never made the connection.
Amazing. That's REALLY cool!
See, the thing is, Microsoft is almost CERTAINLY going to encrypt their Passport transactions. Reverse engineer that, and BAM! Microsoft sticks the DMCA right up your hoo-hah. That's bad.
From a propaganda perspective (and as much as I'd like this debate to occur rationally, it certainly will not) these studies are GOLD. Now, whenever Senator Lieberman pulls out a study that says "Kids who play QUAKE have an 83% chance of swearing their souls to Cthulu!", we (the rational lot) can pull out this British study and say, "Look, old chap, you're full of shite."
Unfortunately, public policy is rarely determined by moderate rhetoric. Black and white, hot and cold...these dichotomies drive all political decisions nowadays. We need to get used to playing the game that way!
Let me ask you a different question.
How should The People make their will known to the courts, if not by peaceful demonstration and rhetoric?
OK. I think I can agree with you that the FBI ought to enforce The Law evenhandedly and across the board. As a practical matter, I GUARANTEE that this will never happen, but for the sake of this argument let's assume that it can.
However, since Adobe purchased the (bad) law, and pointed the FBI towards Mr. Sklyarov, and is now attempting to distance themselves from what I believe many Americans will call an unjust arrest (once they are in possession of the facts of the case), I don't think we should let Adobe get away with it. Adobe can and should be tried in the court of public opinion, just as Mr. Sklyarov will be tried in the Federal court. Hopefully, the EFF will give him some very high-powered legal representation...if not, they're not doing a very good job of living up to their charter.
I don't agree with you that foreign nationals ought to obey our laws while they are on foreign soil. I've read LOTS of books that are not allowed in many countries...I should be able to travel in these countries with the reasonable expectation that a) I won't be prosecuted for "crimes" committed outside that jurisdiction and b) that if it WERE to happen, the American Embassy would raise a bit of a stink. Idealitic, I know, but if one doesn't aspire to an Ideal, what's the damn point?
As far as your last point, I believe that I am a civilized person. I don't know that I live in a civilized society, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is not a civilized corporation on God's green Earth. By definition, a corporation pursues profit for its shareholders singlemindedly. That singleminded goal is not conducive to good citizenship.
The FBI wasn't looking for Sklyarov until Adobe asked them to. The FBI was, in fact, one of Sklyarov's clients. The FBI obviously didn't think what he was doing was wrong. Either that, or they were a) negligent in choosing their suppliers or b) willfully ignorant of that suppliers activities or c) both. In any case, the FBI has no business arresting and detaining a foreign national, just because that person pissed off a megacorp.
No, I have most emphatically NOT missed the point. The law is unjust, and should not be obeyed. It's called civil disobedience.
Allowing companies to buy laws and then enforce them selectively and then let that company avoid the consumer backlash is WRONG.
When Adobe can make people think that cracking encryption is the same, morally, as raping people, they have won, and we have lost.