Is it just me, or aren't the real reasons for Apple's switch obvious?
Cheaper processors due to economies of scale. Also cheaper because they will constantly be fought over by both Intel and AMD.
Running Windows apps in Mac OSX becomes much more feasible since they can now do virtualization instead of emulation. Dual booting between Mac OSX and Windows will now be a possibility as well.
I am completely amused at people that complain about the visual design of the new XBox. It's a box that hangs out under your TV, who gives a shit if the design is boring? And where were these people when Sony introduced this ugly ass thing?
I can't believe I let myself get dragged into this ridiculous discussion.
After reading the article *gasp*, I wouldn't say Microsoft is moving towards a UNIX-like security system. Rather they are moving away from a stupid security system.
There's nothing inherently UNIX-ish about not giving normal users administrative privileges. Unless you're defining UNIX as any multi-user operating system. The idea of limiting normal users is standard in any decent multi-user operating system.
Oh, don't even talk to me about Daylight Savings Time. I'm still pissed that my state (Indiana) is actually thinking about joining in this moronic ritual.
Daylight Savings Time is like pulling your bedsheet up because your chest is cold. Now your feet are cold.
My proposal is that we make the daytime minutes longer and the nighttime minutes shorter during the summer. Tadah - sunrise is at 7 and sunset is at 7 all year round.:-)
[Google's] ads are sufficiently innocuous that it's not worth the trouble to block them or get rid of them.
The problem with Google's ads is that they are so discrete that nobody clicks them. I have *never* clicked on a Google ad because they are tucked away in the corner do not catch my attention. But an informative and well-placed ad (like a Vonage ad on Slashdot) have lured my clicks.
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Clean your screen.
I stopped answering my telephone yesterday. So far nobody has called and complained.
Or CSS From Dummies.
I own a Honda and am convinced it is a superior product in every way. I see no reason to believe their robots will be any different.
It's true. Japanese robots can outdance the robots from any other country.
Contrast with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, which disabled *everything* on the remote
They had to do that because it was the only way to get people to watch the movie.
I loose my mind everytime I see silly errors like that.
Haha - that joke made my hole weak.
I've gone to Tokyo 3x and visited Akihabara all three times. Highly recommended for anime fans and techies.
Yes - I too wish all anime fans would move to Japan.
I keeeed, I keeeed.
Doubt the results eh? Here - sniff this spray...
Now doesn't 29 seem like a perfectly acceptable number of participants for an experiment like this? Yes, I thought you'd think so.
Actually, I bet that the "topless beaches in France" would become an immensely popular search...
You'd be wrong.
Ugh - I just tried your suggestion and it sucks. It makes the beer taste horrible.
I believe in freedom. If my neighbors want to paint their house with pink polka-dots then so be it, none of my buisness.
The problem is that a neighbor that does that will lower property values around him, thereby *directly* affecting the livelihood of those nearby.
I have a more practical definition of freedom. You can do whatever you want as long as it does not affect me.
I am completely amused at people that complain about the visual design of the new XBox. It's a box that hangs out under your TV, who gives a shit if the design is boring? And where were these people when Sony introduced this ugly ass thing?
I can't believe I let myself get dragged into this ridiculous discussion.
Do I smell yet another Star Wars re-re-release?
Great. In this one, nobody shoots first.
Fool! He should have held onto it. Moore's Law Law postulates that magazine issues referencing Moore's Law double in value every 18 months.
Fuck the drives - I want one of these blue lasers.
That's an excellent point, but in that case your objection should fall on the government that decided to store everything in MS formats.
After reading the article *gasp*, I wouldn't say Microsoft is moving towards a UNIX-like security system. Rather they are moving away from a stupid security system.
There's nothing inherently UNIX-ish about not giving normal users administrative privileges. Unless you're defining UNIX as any multi-user operating system. The idea of limiting normal users is standard in any decent multi-user operating system.
Oh, don't even talk to me about Daylight Savings Time. I'm still pissed that my state (Indiana) is actually thinking about joining in this moronic ritual.
:-)
Daylight Savings Time is like pulling your bedsheet up because your chest is cold. Now your feet are cold.
My proposal is that we make the daytime minutes longer and the nighttime minutes shorter during the summer. Tadah - sunrise is at 7 and sunset is at 7 all year round.
Cool - I can see my house. Wait a minute... If I'm at work, who is that son of a bitch parked in my driveway!?!?!
if you want you could probably etch your data on a block of gold, but what would that cost?
Cost isn't that bad, but it sure does piss off the person who owns the block.
Principal Skinner: "Do you kids want to be like the real UN, or do you want to squabble and waste time?"
[Google's] ads are sufficiently innocuous that it's not worth the trouble to block them or get rid of them.
The problem with Google's ads is that they are so discrete that nobody clicks them. I have *never* clicked on a Google ad because they are tucked away in the corner do not catch my attention. But an informative and well-placed ad (like a Vonage ad on Slashdot) have lured my clicks.
I think there's a natural synergy here with Bruce Perens being an "industry insider" and Shuttleworth having deep pockets.
I too have a natural synergy with people who have deep pockets.
too many releases of Star Wars are prone to make original fans want to pull Lucas' arms from his sockets
Fortunately for George, most Stars Wars devotees look like this.