i do agree with much of what you say, though i do not consider many of the extremist groups to represent the people of palestine, any more than the nra represents my thinking. i feel that our--the godd ol' usa's--policies in the mideast are ridiculous at best, and i find our typical support of certain parties in this conflict to be questionable. i firmly believe that every person wants peace and security, and until it is available for everybody in israel/palestine, this conflict will only worsen. clinton was criticized for running around trying to reach a settlement! and, the current administration has done zip! which result do you prefer?
what is the guarantee that the code which one has access to is the exact same code which is in the shipped package? slip um a mickey! or tracking functions...
is there an effort to develop a consumer linux distribution which stresses security, privacy and last but not least simplicity? aol without the commercial implications...
why the hell isn't this being done? it does seem that creating user levels and such would be transferrable to a consumer like os. it is likely that aol will do something like this...
while i find linux to be very interesting, i think that everyone recognizes that the primary influence of linux will be behind the scenes. it will matter on the server and in the embedded/appliance markets. to work in the last area it needs a simplified ui. but, while i have been on slashdot for a few years, and this subject has continually reared its head, i have yet to see a ui that is useful. while i can program to an extent, i do not use a cli enough for it to be truly useful to me. apple on the other hand, has in this time developed a "new" gui on top of a bsd base that combines the usefulness of each environment. does it matter now? if you asked a windows use what their machine was good for, what would the answer be? i would be willing to bet that many mac users are rather pragmatic about their computers. they work. certainly not on lans, but on wans at least.
i had a newton 2000 which i would have loved several revisions down the road, with perhaps a larger screen (2x). i want the pda to do the surfing, the emailing, and calendar stuff. and, i want the desktop to do the heavy lifting, which is required less than we would like to admit. 2c.
i develop educational materials, and would really like to see a.kids domain specifically geared to children. the.biz crap is really insane. have we run out of business names, and wouldn't geographic tld's suffice for many local businesses? with respect to the safety of children, i would rather that the legislated web be contained than the web be legislated. a well monitored.kids domain could limit potential problems for the rest of us. of course, i hung in gangs and did drugs as a kid, so my perspective might not match that of say "w"'s children.
oh, you mean microsoft is not going to try and "compete" with the oem's? good luck in the next round! you can either create useful experiences with good products and educate your customers, or you can accept the transition to an "easier" microsoft product experience--xbox. they do make rather nice mice, and will undoubtedly execute well.
my 7500 weighs in at nearly 8 f-ing pounds. yes, the 15 sxga screen is great. but everytime i pick up one of the ti books laying around the office, i think about the purpose of a laptop... please dell, shed some weight off of this thing!
two posts, and only one has anything to say, but you had to click both to know that. (mistake) as a group we help each other attend to what is important (karma), and each generation determines new things which are to be important (values). though as individuals we have to decide what we would like to focus on (television), and when we focus effectively, we as a group call that success (phd). attention is not provided by attention, inc. (fox news) and, one needs to trust that basic things are in order to focus well (privacy). but when things are out of order, it takes a while for changes to occur, but they do, and fast! (revolution).
mmm, fortran on punchcards. those college kids hated the little high school punk at the back of the class. at least i wasn't stoned, too. basic made me sick to my stomach! how about text editing on a line printer... yum!
value is not attention. the attention of einstein to a physics problem is worth much more than my attention. i do not see the value becoming negative, but shifting. my company develop educational materials for publishers, and interestingly enough we foresee a future of commodity content. so much content that it is nearly valueless. what then becomes valuable? the information that places the content where it becomes most valuable. companies are not going to create a reverse revenue stream, but are going to find a more profitible business model.
i would imagine that many business users of microsoft products purchase access for small business applications. a small database would probably be a required step towards creating a viable desktop environment. it certainly does not need to beat oracle. look at filemaker, which is actually halfway decent in the tasks for which it was meant imho.
the profit was actually in the period they were developing the database. so they were investing in r 'n d at the same time, like many businesses which intend on remaining in business.
all the people who ms is directing their fud at, will be more inclined to read the wsj rather than/.
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not to mention that if you take advantage of those who spend way to much, by buying their used equipment as i did, you can get really awesome sound at a very reasonable price. and, no women don't get it. my mom threw out my grandfather's macintosh tube equipment when she was angry with my father (sob).
being able to just install is really nice sometimes. the fact that cnet--den of the microsoft whores--is comparing osx favorably with windows 2000 is a strange sign. wait until more apps are ported.
through isp subsidizations, computer costs can now be reduced. if you go to comp usa, you can subscribe to a service and get $500.00 knocked off of your computer cost. since the ps would be a linux-based, mozilla-based, aol network computer, wouldn't they have a pretty good lock-in? a two year contract, a keyboard, and off mom and dad go...
read this article about developing cocoa applications (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/05/18/co coa.html), and the power of an opensource depository of objects for macosx will become apparent. when gimp is ported, these capabilities will be available to other developers to add to. and, having a common interface with photoshop and fireworks will really push its use by web designers.
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i do agree with much of what you say, though i do not consider many of the extremist groups to represent the people of palestine, any more than the nra represents my thinking. i feel that our--the godd ol' usa's--policies in the mideast are ridiculous at best, and i find our typical support of certain parties in this conflict to be questionable. i firmly believe that every person wants peace and security, and until it is available for everybody in israel/palestine, this conflict will only worsen. clinton was criticized for running around trying to reach a settlement! and, the current administration has done zip! which result do you prefer?
what is the guarantee that the code which one has access to is the exact same code which is in the shipped package? slip um a mickey! or tracking functions...
is there an effort to develop a consumer linux distribution which stresses security, privacy and last but not least simplicity? aol without the commercial implications...
why the hell isn't this being done? it does seem that creating user levels and such would be transferrable to a consumer like os. it is likely that aol will do something like this...
what the hell is that portable screen? that is very cool!
while i find linux to be very interesting, i think that everyone recognizes that the primary influence of linux will be behind the scenes. it will matter on the server and in the embedded/appliance markets. to work in the last area it needs a simplified ui. but, while i have been on slashdot for a few years, and this subject has continually reared its head, i have yet to see a ui that is useful. while i can program to an extent, i do not use a cli enough for it to be truly useful to me. apple on the other hand, has in this time developed a "new" gui on top of a bsd base that combines the usefulness of each environment. does it matter now? if you asked a windows use what their machine was good for, what would the answer be? i would be willing to bet that many mac users are rather pragmatic about their computers. they work. certainly not on lans, but on wans at least.
i had a newton 2000 which i would have loved several revisions down the road, with perhaps a larger screen (2x). i want the pda to do the surfing, the emailing, and calendar stuff. and, i want the desktop to do the heavy lifting, which is required less than we would like to admit. 2c.
just over the mountain somewhere?
i develop educational materials, and would really like to see a .kids domain specifically geared to children. the .biz crap is really insane. have we run out of business names, and wouldn't geographic tld's suffice for many local businesses? with respect to the safety of children, i would rather that the legislated web be contained than the web be legislated. a well monitored .kids domain could limit potential problems for the rest of us. of course, i hung in gangs and did drugs as a kid, so my perspective might not match that of say "w"'s children.
and what if amazon and aol refuse to play the .net game?
oh, you mean microsoft is not going to try and "compete" with the oem's? good luck in the next round! you can either create useful experiences with good products and educate your customers, or you can accept the transition to an "easier" microsoft product experience--xbox. they do make rather nice mice, and will undoubtedly execute well.
does any body know how long weapon grade plutonium remains weapon grade? my understanding is that the material must be continually rotated.
my 7500 weighs in at nearly 8 f-ing pounds. yes, the 15 sxga screen is great. but everytime i pick up one of the ti books laying around the office, i think about the purpose of a laptop... please dell, shed some weight off of this thing!
two posts, and only one has anything to say, but you had to click both to know that. (mistake) as a group we help each other attend to what is important (karma), and each generation determines new things which are to be important (values). though as individuals we have to decide what we would like to focus on (television), and when we focus effectively, we as a group call that success (phd). attention is not provided by attention, inc. (fox news) and, one needs to trust that basic things are in order to focus well (privacy). but when things are out of order, it takes a while for changes to occur, but they do, and fast! (revolution).
can we have a non-spammable email address, kinda like caller id. quick everyone email the senator!
mmm, fortran on punchcards. those college kids hated the little high school punk at the back of the class. at least i wasn't stoned, too. basic made me sick to my stomach! how about text editing on a line printer... yum!
value is not attention. the attention of einstein to a physics problem is worth much more than my attention. i do not see the value becoming negative, but shifting. my company develop educational materials for publishers, and interestingly enough we foresee a future of commodity content. so much content that it is nearly valueless. what then becomes valuable? the information that places the content where it becomes most valuable. companies are not going to create a reverse revenue stream, but are going to find a more profitible business model.
oh, to be in your thirties. my little step brother liked the transformer stuff...
i would imagine that many business users of microsoft products purchase access for small business applications. a small database would probably be a required step towards creating a viable desktop environment. it certainly does not need to beat oracle. look at filemaker, which is actually halfway decent in the tasks for which it was meant imho.
the profit was actually in the period they were developing the database. so they were investing in r 'n d at the same time, like many businesses which intend on remaining in business.
all the people who ms is directing their fud at, will be more inclined to read the wsj rather than /.
not to mention that if you take advantage of those who spend way to much, by buying their used equipment as i did, you can get really awesome sound at a very reasonable price. and, no women don't get it. my mom threw out my grandfather's macintosh tube equipment when she was angry with my father (sob).
being able to just install is really nice sometimes. the fact that cnet--den of the microsoft whores--is comparing osx favorably with windows 2000 is a strange sign. wait until more apps are ported.
through isp subsidizations, computer costs can now be reduced. if you go to comp usa, you can subscribe to a service and get $500.00 knocked off of your computer cost. since the ps would be a linux-based, mozilla-based, aol network computer, wouldn't they have a pretty good lock-in? a two year contract, a keyboard, and off mom and dad go...
read this article about developing cocoa applications (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/05/18/co coa.html), and the power of an opensource depository of objects for macosx will become apparent. when gimp is ported, these capabilities will be available to other developers to add to. and, having a common interface with photoshop and fireworks will really push its use by web designers.