You'd think it would end up hurting them(the company) in the long run, skimping on the RAM. The difference between using OS X(or any modern OS for that matter) with 256 megs of RAM and 512 megs is enormous. The computer just seems much faster and smoother, thus giving the consumer a much more enjoyable, much less painful experience. I've used an eMac with 256 megs of ram before, and believe me, it needs whatever performance boost it can get.
Not disagreeing with you here(although tile/cascade in windows is a pretty shabby solution to the problem that expose addresses), so i'm curious could you point me in the direction of something that does more or less what expose does, but for windows? Again, i'm not saying you're wrong, i'm genuinely interesting in checking something like that out, thanks...
Why would you presume that Apple's own research is more valid than the research and experiences of the other 90% of computer users who use a two button mouse? Either way, we may see an end to this debate if the rumors are true and apple comes out with a new mouse. Either it will be one button, two button or something really weird and possibly innovative:) Personally, i could probably live without two buttons, but the scroll wheel? Gotta have it...there's no way anyone could argue that they can navigate the web faster without a scroll wheel...
OK, i just posted elsewhere to the same effect, but it seems it is required once again. People aren't bitching because $25 dollars is too much, or because they thing ONLY one button mice are supported. People are bitching because it makes very little sense for a company to provide with systems and/or sell separately an input device that only a small number of people actually like. I'm talking out of my butt here in terms of actual statistics, but i would hazard a guess that most people do in fact go out and buy a new mouse instead of using the one button mouse. So, how logical is it from the standpoint of a company to say "Hey, lets ship all our computers with a component that is widely reviled, and will most likely be replaced at some small cost and inconvenience by the user and put on on the living room table as a conversation piece!" I figure that's why people are bitching. It's why i'm bitching anyways.
I don't think the point is that one cannot use a two button mouse, i think the post was meant to portray that Apple made a bad decision trying to push the one button mouse, and i would have to agree. I've met very few mac users who actually prefer the one button mouse, and those that do i'm a bit suspicious of(raging mac obsessed steve jobs worshipers tend to rationalize bad decisions by apple and end up convincing themselves that they are a good thing). So yes, i can(and have) buy a two button mouse with a scroll wheel(how can one possibly argue that the scroll wheel is a bad idea?). Or, Apple could own up to its bad decision, come out with a two button mouse(presumably with some crazy innovative addition and/or cool looking design) and make its users happy:)
Parent is insightful? Maybe it should Troll, for glibly suggesting that a widespread rampant virus killing millions of people would be a good thing, nevermind the US-centric view that if it didn't affect people in America, it's not worth worrying about. Or hell, maybe i misunderstood, maybe it ought to be Funny...but insightful?
That being said, you should NEVER use a screen saver as a way to protect sensitive data.
Perhaps, but the problem with OS's on the whole(OS X is a huge step up in this regard from something like windows) is the lack of consistency, and simplicity. Not everyone is a slashdot user who knows about exploits in various parts of the system and what to do/what not to do when it comes to security. If the developer puts a password option into something, to the average user this means: "This is now protected by a password. For someone to access it they would have to know the password". Pretty simple! And that's how it should work. No excuses, period.
Yep, my parents have a little siamese cat who will fetch. He's not quite as...well, determined, as a dog...sometimes he doesn't bring it all the way back, but rather brings it part of the way and expects you to put in some effort too;)
I believe it is a fair comparison. He is saying that the educated population of a country where english is a SECOND language speaks better english than the general population of a country where english is the PRIMARY language...
A valid point, however i think the bigger reason for console games being less buggy is that the developers know EXACTLY what hardware they are developing for, and all the hardware components are designed to work together smoothly, unlike the PC market which is far more fragmented in this respect.
I too have recently started reading about space, and one of the nicest sites i've come across is
Ask the space scientist at NASA.
Lots of very interesting questions asked and answered(well) about every aspect of space you can think of.
I think it likely that no matter what the case, the Taliban would not hand over Bin Laden, however, i also think it would have been a very important and symbolic gesture for the US to have supplied proof and waited for rejection before attacking Afghanistan. Reason being, it is one thing that separates free societies from rulers like the Taliban that we don't act rashly before solid proof is available.
I agree, but i think the answer as to why the US could well win easily is something i've been wondering about for the past couple days. If the US wages war on the Taliban, who is going to fund/supply the Taliban? As the US has clearly stated, anyone helping or harbouring terrorists is an enemy, and at this point it seems as though noone wants to step up to that kind of beef. I read that the UAE has pretty much disowned the Taliban, that doesn't leave much in the way of powerful friends. Sure, there are pockets of islamic extremism all over the world but i'm not sure they have much in the way of resources...anyone have any thoughts on this?
Not so sure about that. Most likely his advisors are the key elements in the decisions, probably very little is left to his judgement when all is said and done. Right now what America needs is a figure that inspires feelings of comfort, confidence, and security. Whether Bush is able to do this remains to be seen.
In fact, here Canadian television they showed one man being interviewed in an airport(i think) about his feelings on the incident. His response was to the effect of "About time, now the arrogant Americans get what they deserve", and the reporter lost it on him, calling him a jerk or some such, at which point the guy complained "I thought you guys were supposed to be unbiased!" and walked away from the confrontation.
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The problem with sky marshalls on planes is that any type of weapon they carry to ensure the safety of the passengers is potentially a weapon to be used BY the terrorists. In that case, the villian(s) would not even have to bother with bringing anything untoward through security, they would just have to be skilled and organized enough to quickly disarm the guards by surprise. So maybe the guards are in civilian clothes; well, the terrorists could plan to have one or two stand up to declare the plane hijacked, and have another couple waiting for the sky marshalls to make a move. It's a tricky situation, and i think when you're dealing with people who are more than willing to give their lives up to achieve their goals, it's difficult to forsee what they can and are willing do, as it is such a strange mindset to us.
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A society where criticism against the government, no matter what form(save violence) it takes, is condemned as "ungrateful" is perhaps a society that will fail to progress. When one is unhappy with the way the government does something, to NOT express opinions regarding it is far more offensive in the long run. The common question towards such critics is "Why do you still live here if you say such things?". Probably because America is one of the best places on earth to live, period. Probably because they have family here. Probably because they love America as much, possibly even more, than you. But is it perfect? Is it "angelic"? In some cases, yes, in some cases, no. The need to speak out on the cases where the government IS imperfect is essential in order to affect change. So if someone criticizes America, or any country, disagree if you must, by all means, but do so intelligently, point by point, with logic and facts instead of calling them "ungrateful". It just so happens that "ungrateful" yet outspoken people have made America as good a country as it is today.
This type of thing sends the wrong message. If you're tired enough to do something stupid like fall asleep at the wheel you ought to pull over and take a nap rather than force yourself to stay awake. Having something like this in your car just allows one to delude themselves into thinking it will be alright to keep driving while exhausted.
Perhaps he, and others like Bill Gates do it not so much for the money itself as for the challenge of it. Making money is probably a thrill even past the point of not needing it for anything if you're good enough at it, just like anything else.
I agree, Tyr is one of the best characters in thes how. However, i'm wondering if anyone out there has read(and understood) much Nietzsche? I seem to remember a philosopher friend of mine once telling me that he is quite often misunderstood, and i'm wondering if his philosophies have been bastardized for the purpose of this "race" in the show...
My guess is that 1) The methods are not 100% accurate or reliable, and 2) The technology/equipment needed to read it would be either too large or too expensive to bother manufacturing into a hard drive unit.
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I don't know why this is modded 0. Troll or not, this is the funniest thing i've read on slashdot in a long time.
You'd think it would end up hurting them(the company) in the long run, skimping on the RAM. The difference between using OS X(or any modern OS for that matter) with 256 megs of RAM and 512 megs is enormous. The computer just seems much faster and smoother, thus giving the consumer a much more enjoyable, much less painful experience. I've used an eMac with 256 megs of ram before, and believe me, it needs whatever performance boost it can get.
Not disagreeing with you here(although tile/cascade in windows is a pretty shabby solution to the problem that expose addresses), so i'm curious could you point me in the direction of something that does more or less what expose does, but for windows? Again, i'm not saying you're wrong, i'm genuinely interesting in checking something like that out, thanks...
Why would you presume that Apple's own research is more valid than the research and experiences of the other 90% of computer users who use a two button mouse? Either way, we may see an end to this debate if the rumors are true and apple comes out with a new mouse. Either it will be one button, two button or something really weird and possibly innovative :)
Personally, i could probably live without two buttons, but the scroll wheel? Gotta have it...there's no way anyone could argue that they can navigate the web faster without a scroll wheel...
OK, i just posted elsewhere to the same effect, but it seems it is required once again. People aren't bitching because $25 dollars is too much, or because they thing ONLY one button mice are supported. People are bitching because it makes very little sense for a company to provide with systems and/or sell separately an input device that only a small number of people actually like. I'm talking out of my butt here in terms of actual statistics, but i would hazard a guess that most people do in fact go out and buy a new mouse instead of using the one button mouse. So, how logical is it from the standpoint of a company to say "Hey, lets ship all our computers with a component that is widely reviled, and will most likely be replaced at some small cost and inconvenience by the user and put on on the living room table as a conversation piece!"
I figure that's why people are bitching. It's why i'm bitching anyways.
I don't think the point is that one cannot use a two button mouse, i think the post was meant to portray that Apple made a bad decision trying to push the one button mouse, and i would have to agree. I've met very few mac users who actually prefer the one button mouse, and those that do i'm a bit suspicious of(raging mac obsessed steve jobs worshipers tend to rationalize bad decisions by apple and end up convincing themselves that they are a good thing). So yes, i can(and have) buy a two button mouse with a scroll wheel(how can one possibly argue that the scroll wheel is a bad idea?). Or, Apple could own up to its bad decision, come out with a two button mouse(presumably with some crazy innovative addition and/or cool looking design) and make its users happy :)
Parent is insightful? Maybe it should Troll, for glibly suggesting that a widespread rampant virus killing millions of people would be a good thing, nevermind the US-centric view that if it didn't affect people in America, it's not worth worrying about. Or hell, maybe i misunderstood, maybe it ought to be Funny...but insightful?
That being said, you should NEVER use a screen saver as a way to protect sensitive data.
Perhaps, but the problem with OS's on the whole(OS X is a huge step up in this regard from something like windows) is the lack of consistency, and simplicity. Not everyone is a slashdot user who knows about exploits in various parts of the system and what to do/what not to do when it comes to security. If the developer puts a password option into something, to the average user this means: "This is now protected by a password. For someone to access it they would have to know the password". Pretty simple! And that's how it should work. No excuses, period.
There was a time when cd burning and downloading and mp3's didn't exist. CD's cost the same then as they do now.
No, puma was the name of OS X 10.1
Yep, my parents have a little siamese cat who will fetch. He's not quite as...well, determined, as a dog...sometimes he doesn't bring it all the way back, but rather brings it part of the way and expects you to put in some effort too ;)
I believe it is a fair comparison. He is saying that the educated population of a country where english is a SECOND language speaks better english than the general population of a country where english is the PRIMARY language...
A valid point, however i think the bigger reason for console games being less buggy is that the developers know EXACTLY what hardware they are developing for, and all the hardware components are designed to work together smoothly, unlike the PC market which is far more fragmented in this respect.
I too have recently started reading about space, and one of the nicest sites i've come across is Ask the space scientist at NASA. Lots of very interesting questions asked and answered(well) about every aspect of space you can think of.
Actually, he was most likely referring to the Taliban's first attempt at negotiations
The story can be found on cbc here
I think it likely that no matter what the case, the Taliban would not hand over Bin Laden, however, i also think it would have been a very important and symbolic gesture for the US to have supplied proof and waited for rejection before attacking Afghanistan. Reason being, it is one thing that separates free societies from rulers like the Taliban that we don't act rashly before solid proof is available.
I agree, but i think the answer as to why the US could well win easily is something i've been wondering about for the past couple days. If the US wages war on the Taliban, who is going to fund/supply the Taliban? As the US has clearly stated, anyone helping or harbouring terrorists is an enemy, and at this point it seems as though noone wants to step up to that kind of beef. I read that the UAE has pretty much disowned the Taliban, that doesn't leave much in the way of powerful friends. Sure, there are pockets of islamic extremism all over the world but i'm not sure they have much in the way of resources...anyone have any thoughts on this?
They decide not to train Anakin, which is illogical, and no justification is given for this bizarre decision.
I thought it was because they knew he'd grow up to be a rat bastard...
Not so sure about that. Most likely his advisors are the key elements in the decisions, probably very little is left to his judgement when all is said and done. Right now what America needs is a figure that inspires feelings of comfort, confidence, and security. Whether Bush is able to do this remains to be seen.
In fact, here Canadian television they showed one man being interviewed in an airport(i think) about his feelings on the incident. His response was to the effect of "About time, now the arrogant Americans get what they deserve", and the reporter lost it on him, calling him a jerk or some such, at which point the guy complained "I thought you guys were supposed to be unbiased!" and walked away from the confrontation.
The problem with sky marshalls on planes is that any type of weapon they carry to ensure the safety of the passengers is potentially a weapon to be used BY the terrorists. In that case, the villian(s) would not even have to bother with bringing anything untoward through security, they would just have to be skilled and organized enough to quickly disarm the guards by surprise. So maybe the guards are in civilian clothes; well, the terrorists could plan to have one or two stand up to declare the plane hijacked, and have another couple waiting for the sky marshalls to make a move. It's a tricky situation, and i think when you're dealing with people who are more than willing to give their lives up to achieve their goals, it's difficult to forsee what they can and are willing do, as it is such a strange mindset to us.
A society where criticism against the government, no matter what form(save violence) it takes, is condemned as "ungrateful" is perhaps a society that will fail to progress. When one is unhappy with the way the government does something, to NOT express opinions regarding it is far more offensive in the long run. The common question towards such critics is "Why do you still live here if you say such things?". Probably because America is one of the best places on earth to live, period. Probably because they have family here. Probably because they love America as much, possibly even more, than you. But is it perfect? Is it "angelic"? In some cases, yes, in some cases, no. The need to speak out on the cases where the government IS imperfect is essential in order to affect change. So if someone criticizes America, or any country, disagree if you must, by all means, but do so intelligently, point by point, with logic and facts instead of calling them "ungrateful". It just so happens that "ungrateful" yet outspoken people have made America as good a country as it is today.
This type of thing sends the wrong message. If you're tired enough to do something stupid like fall asleep at the wheel you ought to pull over and take a nap rather than force yourself to stay awake. Having something like this in your car just allows one to delude themselves into thinking it will be alright to keep driving while exhausted.
Perhaps he, and others like Bill Gates do it not so much for the money itself as for the challenge of it. Making money is probably a thrill even past the point of not needing it for anything if you're good enough at it, just like anything else.
I agree, Tyr is one of the best characters in thes how. However, i'm wondering if anyone out there has read(and understood) much Nietzsche? I seem to remember a philosopher friend of mine once telling me that he is quite often misunderstood, and i'm wondering if his philosophies have been bastardized for the purpose of this "race" in the show...
My guess is that 1) The methods are not 100% accurate or reliable, and 2) The technology/equipment needed to read it would be either too large or too expensive to bother manufacturing into a hard drive unit.