Lt. [Redacted] : "Where's the abort button?!" Sound of deep throated rumbling in the background Sgt. [Redacted] : "It melted, sir" Lt. [Redacted] : "WHAT?! Why on God's green Earth would it MELT?!" Fighting to be heard over what is obviously the sound of an rocket lifting off Sgt. [Redacted] : "It's a safety feature, sir. To preserve the integrity of the mission." Lt. [Redacted] : "FERCRYIN' OUT LOUD!! WE'RE STILL IN THE LAUNCH T..." BZZZT!*~
So everyone clinging to Snow Leopard and below (even though they remain the bulk of Mac OS installs in use [OSX version graph], are left hanging in the wind.
Aerial spraying, while better targeted today than ever before does have a high rate of collateral damage and the pesticide being used now includes chemicals which are designed to cause "benign excitation" to ensure "wider delivery".
Reps for the company did not state what that compound was, nor how it would affect species outside the target scope.
All of this for 7 confirmed deaths and 200+ suspected cases in the affected area. Malaria affects many more in the underdeveloped world in a month, but you don't hear MSM bleating "Imminent DOOM" about that.
"...a future where you don't need to manage your iOS device with a PC at all â" Mac or Windows."
Ummm...no, and no thank you.
Security concerns aside, I don't trust any company to manage my data for me. If something borks while it's nominally under my control, it's my responsibility. Once it's "in the cloud" that all evaporates.
Many things that are desirable can be bad for you, or are outright addictive. Our fixation on fossil fuels as disposable assets to power transportation arguably qualifies as both.
Another thing to consider: The world added 80.1M cars to the gasoline leech line last year alone, every one of which was outside the US (PDF documentation).
Face it, we've exported our bad habits to the world, and now we're going to have to compete for resources we've taken for granted for decades.
Learning is the *student's* responsibility; or has the old adage "You can lead a horse to water..." been thrown out the window along with common sense?
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"What does it take to get a patent request rejected these days?"
A lack of payola, pure and simple.
So, in the name of security, Apple XProtects users of Snow Leopard and higher from the evil Java.
In the meantime Oracle's update is only good for Lion or better.
But usage numbers from last month showed 10.6 and lower as being the largest installed base of Mac OS.
I'm not seeing how either action works to the greater good of Mac users, especially since Oracle has updates good for XP.
Lt. [Redacted] : "Where's the abort button?!"
Sound of deep throated rumbling in the background
Sgt. [Redacted] : "It melted, sir"
Lt. [Redacted] : "WHAT?! Why on God's green Earth would it MELT?!"
Fighting to be heard over what is obviously the sound of an rocket lifting off
Sgt. [Redacted] : "It's a safety feature, sir. To preserve the integrity of the mission."
Lt. [Redacted] : "FERCRYIN' OUT LOUD!! WE'RE STILL IN THE LAUNCH T..."
BZZZT!*~
So everyone clinging to Snow Leopard and below (even though they remain the bulk of Mac OS installs in use [OSX version graph], are left hanging in the wind.
GJ Oracle.
This just goes to show, once again, spell check â proof reading.
One vendor lockin in enough and with the Copyright Board saying jailbreaking tablets is verboten, one is all I care to have.
"Finally".
If she's still at 85 this far into the expansion.
Folks above a certain title or pay grade don't have to bother with this sh*t, though shareholders should ask for it to be instituted company wide.
They might be surprised where the real bang for their buck comes from.
""Ah - there we go.""
"Ah, you're a loon."
Actually, he has a point.
Aerial spraying, while better targeted today than ever before does have a high rate of collateral damage and the pesticide being used now includes chemicals which are designed to cause "benign excitation" to ensure "wider delivery".
Reps for the company did not state what that compound was, nor how it would affect species outside the target scope.
All of this for 7 confirmed deaths and 200+ suspected cases in the affected area. Malaria affects many more in the underdeveloped world in a month, but you don't hear MSM bleating "Imminent DOOM" about that.
Mod parent up. This is common sense.
"...market, assuming Microsoft it can play its..." Really?
The FDA regulating the TSA.
Those full body scanners've got to go.
As of today 3.6 will no longer receive any security updates. So all of you netbook/low power users need to find an alternative, or bite the bullet.
Dick Cheney had an LVAD, or a Left Ventricular Assist Device, implanted in 2010. Hmmmm.
"...a future where you don't need to manage your iOS device with a PC at all â" Mac or Windows."
Ummm...no, and no thank you.
Security concerns aside, I don't trust any company to manage my data for me. If something borks while it's nominally under my control, it's my responsibility. Once it's "in the cloud" that all evaporates.
It's not compatible with 3.6, which I prefer over the UI of later versions.
Wonder how many data points that will lose them.
The parents bought it for their business and for us kids.
I'll never forget sliding up to a Chase Bank ATM in the car and being greeted by an XP Desktop.
Wonder what the financial sector has done, or will do, between now and the EOL.
Flashback? My mother got bit by it and I spent a hour or two remoted in cleaning and securing.
But hey, I'm just another anecdotal tale myself. : )
"Will the public ever sour on [tech gadgets produced in China] in light of the constant media attention on supplier working conditions?"
FTFY, because if we face facts Apple is simply the richest, most high profile company using Chinese manufacturing at this time.
If Apple had it's 1999 or 2000 market cap I'm not sure we'd be hearing squat about this.
Many things that are desirable can be bad for you, or are outright addictive. Our fixation on fossil fuels as disposable assets to power transportation arguably qualifies as both.
Another thing to consider: The world added 80.1M cars to the gasoline leech line last year alone, every one of which was outside the US (PDF documentation).
Face it, we've exported our bad habits to the world, and now we're going to have to compete for resources we've taken for granted for decades.
As No Child Left Behind.
Learning is the *student's* responsibility; or has the old adage "You can lead a horse to water..." been thrown out the window along with common sense?
Ha-HA!