That's completely true, but the box I already built that I was wishing I could purchase and run OSX on is considerably "beefier" than that Mac Mini.
Nothing wrong with those little guys, but I want (and currently have) more like 2GB RAM, at least 250GB hard drive space, at least a 256MB PCI Express vid card w/SLI-capability, dual-display capability, a DVD-burner, 5.1 sound (maybe the base mini has this, I can't remember), etc.
I'm not saying I couldn't get a Mac for little more than the cost of Vista, but it certainly wouldn't have the specs of the box I already have and like (which will run Vista fine). It'd just be nice if I could run OSX on this box instead. No way could I afford a Mac with similar specs (though I'd love to have one). I know I'm just wishin'....
That's an excellent idea. I use Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) currently, but I really enjoy using OSX for some stuff. Unfortunately, my old G3 died and I can't justify the cash for a replacement Mac just for "'funsies', when Windows and Linux suffice for what I do. However, I'm really pissed at the idea of giving $400 for "Vista Ultimate" and would love the *option* to buy OSX instead.
Sure, Apple likes to sell Macs but surely it wouldn't kill them to make some cash off of those of us with other hardware too....
Hey buddy, thanks very much for this good info regarding bandwidth and such. I do speak Spanish, rusty right now but a little "immersion" always brings it right back.
Part of the reason I liked Merida was that it wasn't filled with Americans. IIRC there is a small community of us there, but not too many. I agree that it seemed like a nice place for Mexicans to live too, that's part of what I liked about it. The people there seemed like they enjoyed living there, and seemed like they were proud of their beautiful city.
Hope you enjoy your time there in the UK, but remember: don't drink the water!:)
Although I love living in the USA and have no plans to leave any time soon, I've always thought that the city of Merida (the capital of the Yucatan state in Mexico) would be an excellent place to retire. Cheap, lovely weather, p nice people, pretty girls, low crime, I could go on and on....
As much as I hate to say it though, anyplace I move has to have one thing for sure: BANDWIDTH, and plenty of it.
Wouldn't that, in turn, apply to each and every EULA whether it contained spyware or not? I fail to see the (legal) difference, as far as minors entering into a contract is concerned. There's no special provision for "spyware contracts".
Cable and satellite are just as "public" as broadcast, and the rationale for regulating them is identical. Both use scarce public resources.
I disagree, friend. Anybody with a receiver in range can pick up broadcasts, but with cable and "most" (not all) satellite services, you have to have a subscription. You're correct that satellite does use spectrum, though. I suppose it's tomato, tomahto.:)
I look at XM Radio (I have no experience with Sirius) as an example of where I believe the FCC should stay out of it. They have two satellites ("Rock" south of Miami, and "Roll" south of San Diego) which they have launched, and one can only receive the signals by having an XM antenna, an XM receiver, and an XM subscription.
I don't see how the FCC has license to monkey with that system any more than they would closed-circuit TV. When I sign up for their services, I know what they offer. It's like signing up for HBO. When you sign up specifically for it, you know there's the chance that there'll be boobies appearing on the screen, and the FCC doesn't say anything about that....
I agree that they're not a monopoly, but I suspect that they might be a "trust" (which AFAIK is the same set of laws in the US under which monopolies are dealt with), defined as "a consortium of companies formed to limit competition". They all agree not to under-cut each other on prices, and to work together to protect their cash cow.
Just in the interest of clarity for any thread-reading friends around the world outside of the USA, "Yellowstone National Park" is not a theme park or an amusement park. All the "National Park"s are nature preserves. Yellowstone is known not for amusement, but for unique geology, thermal vents, and wildlife.
Also in the interest of safety, do not try to feed the bears. They've all eaten the red mushroom and found the flower already. Bears with fireballs SUCK.
[i]Gosh! Except for the major differentiating feature, they're identical![/i]
How is "hit a function key" to show them all versus "mouse click, select" to show them all a "major differentiating feature"?
I'll give you that it is indeed "the" major differentiating feature, but that doesn't make it "a" major differentiating feature any more than kool-aid is a different drink when you use a straw.
I agree that's what Apple is good at man, but that's why I specifically brought up Konfabulator instead of the similar (and older) features in NextStep or BeOS (of even, arguably, in Macintosh System 6); except for the "dashboard" hot-key, as far as I can tell there's no difference between the functionality or the look-and-feel of the OSX widgets, when compared to Konfabulator.
Heck, right now I have Aqua-themed Konfabulator Widgets on my Windows desktop, and I had Konfabulator based, OSX-native-looking Widgets in OSX 'Panther', too. Again, there was no "dashboard" hotkey, but there was a menu selection to make the same thing happen.
I really mean it when I say they're "the same". Not similar, not less-or-more refined, but "the same".:)...and before you assume I'm labeling you as some sort of a "fanboy" for liking Mac OS (which implies that I, in turn, do not appreciiate OSX), please note that nowhere have I said that I don't use OSX, nor have I said that I don't like it. In truth, I use Linux (Ubuntu with Gnome), Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and OSX pretty regularly and they all have features I like (and features I don't). My earlier post was not intended as a 'bash' on OSX in any way; I only wished to note that one particular feature described by many as somehow original or novel was in fact not.:)
from the OP: Hmmmm... Gadgets and widgets. What's that line about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery?...
I'm so tired of hearing this. I'm not disputing that Microsoft took some good ideas from OSX for Vista, but one thing needs clarified. "Widgets" didn't originate in Mac OSX. I was using Konfabulator (now owned by Yahoo) Widgets in both Windows and OSX before 'Widgets" were part of the OS in either.
Seems like I was using gdesklets (more widgets) in Gnome before OSX introduced their Widgets, too.
Since the OSX Widgets are so similar to the pre-existing Konfabulator Widgets (and even share the same name) I guess I just assumed that Apple licensed the Konfabulator software (though I don't know that, it was just an assumption).
I'm not a fanboy of either OSX or Windows, so please don't take this as that sort of slam. I don't have a problem with people noting which ideas have been obviously copied, I just hate to see incorrect statements repeated over and over.
Sorry, I haven't used Mac OS since 10.3 was pretty new, and I simply can't remember certain things, but...
Does the OS "check" for updates automatically, and just not install them, or does the user have to initiate the update-checking?
If it checks automatically, there's gotta be a way to script installation on a per-machine basis. Even if it doesn't there's gotta be a way to script it (unfortunately I'm not the dude who knows how to do it).:)
No problem buddy, any other day I might have assumed that's what you meant but I just recently had a conversation with someone who thought is was "crap that we spent all that money on the ISS and now we're not gonna fly into space anymore".:)
The "space program" doesn't end in 2010, the "shuttle program" is scheduled to be over in 2010. Folks are working on other vehicles to take over. Also yes, other countries (Russia) can make trips to the ISS also.
Of course, the shuttle can take a much, much larger payload than anything else currently available (I think).
But America is a land mass, and the parent I was responding to seems to believe we should refer to all persons from that land mass as "Americans". Isn't Britain a land mass?
[i]It's "USians" to avoid using "Americans" to refer to 300 million people when there are legitimately over a billion people who can claim the name "American." [/i]
Wouldn't that logic make the Scottish and the Welsh "British"?
They didn't make up the word "Google". It's been used in the Snuffy Smith comic strip title for over 85 years, and I assume it was probably a word before then.
It's a little sad that kids would have to learn something like that from a game, rather than having parents that think enough of their children to explain stuff like that to them. Better yet, they should lead by example.
How many ten-year-old boys are sat down and taught how to take care of a baby? The implication that this kid's parents aren't present for his emotional upbringing because they haven't given him "Parenting 101" at ten years old is a little over the top. Perhaps he just doesn't have any younger siblings, for pete's sake. He's ten.
Did she commit a crime? Was she found guilty of copyright infringement in a court of law? Was she even indicted for copyright infringement?
This is a "civil" suit (not a criminal court proceeding) and you're not found guilty or innocent; nor are you indicted or arrested. You're either forced to pay, or you're not.
Think of the OJ trial: he was found not guilty in criminal court, so he didn't go to jail. However, he was found to be liable (sp?) for the deaths of the two people is lawsuits suits brought by their families in civil court, and had to pay a settlement.
The burden of proof in US criminal court is "beyond a reasonable doubt". In US civil court, it's "preponderance of the evidence" (a much lower standard).
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That's completely true, but the box I already built that I was wishing I could purchase and run OSX on is considerably "beefier" than that Mac Mini.
Nothing wrong with those little guys, but I want (and currently have) more like 2GB RAM, at least 250GB hard drive space, at least a 256MB PCI Express vid card w/SLI-capability, dual-display capability, a DVD-burner, 5.1 sound (maybe the base mini has this, I can't remember), etc.
I'm not saying I couldn't get a Mac for little more than the cost of Vista, but it certainly wouldn't have the specs of the box I already have and like (which will run Vista fine). It'd just be nice if I could run OSX on this box instead. No way could I afford a Mac with similar specs (though I'd love to have one). I know I'm just wishin'....
That's an excellent idea. I use Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) currently, but I really enjoy using OSX for some stuff. Unfortunately, my old G3 died and I can't justify the cash for a replacement Mac just for "'funsies', when Windows and Linux suffice for what I do. However, I'm really pissed at the idea of giving $400 for "Vista Ultimate" and would love the *option* to buy OSX instead.
Sure, Apple likes to sell Macs but surely it wouldn't kill them to make some cash off of those of us with other hardware too....
Hey buddy, thanks very much for this good info regarding bandwidth and such. I do speak Spanish, rusty right now but a little "immersion" always brings it right back.
:)
Part of the reason I liked Merida was that it wasn't filled with Americans. IIRC there is a small community of us there, but not too many. I agree that it seemed like a nice place for Mexicans to live too, that's part of what I liked about it. The people there seemed like they enjoyed living there, and seemed like they were proud of their beautiful city.
Hope you enjoy your time there in the UK, but remember: don't drink the water!
Related to parent:
Although I love living in the USA and have no plans to leave any time soon, I've always thought that the city of Merida (the capital of the Yucatan state in Mexico) would be an excellent place to retire. Cheap, lovely weather, p nice people, pretty girls, low crime, I could go on and on....
As much as I hate to say it though, anyplace I move has to have one thing for sure: BANDWIDTH, and plenty of it.
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,
Im a woman's man; no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
I've been kicked around since I was born.
Wouldn't that, in turn, apply to each and every EULA whether it contained spyware or not? I fail to see the (legal) difference, as far as minors entering into a contract is concerned. There's no special provision for "spyware contracts".
Cable and satellite are just as "public" as broadcast, and the rationale for regulating them is identical. Both use scarce public resources.
:)
I disagree, friend. Anybody with a receiver in range can pick up broadcasts, but with cable and "most" (not all) satellite services, you have to have a subscription. You're correct that satellite does use spectrum, though. I suppose it's tomato, tomahto.
I look at XM Radio (I have no experience with Sirius) as an example of where I believe the FCC should stay out of it. They have two satellites ("Rock" south of Miami, and "Roll" south of San Diego) which they have launched, and one can only receive the signals by having an XM antenna, an XM receiver, and an XM subscription.
I don't see how the FCC has license to monkey with that system any more than they would closed-circuit TV. When I sign up for their services, I know what they offer. It's like signing up for HBO. When you sign up specifically for it, you know there's the chance that there'll be boobies appearing on the screen, and the FCC doesn't say anything about that....
Thanks, I didn't know the definition of 'cartel'. I agree that's even more appropriate than 'trust'.
I agree that they're not a monopoly, but I suspect that they might be a "trust" (which AFAIK is the same set of laws in the US under which monopolies are dealt with), defined as "a consortium of companies formed to limit competition". They all agree not to under-cut each other on prices, and to work together to protect their cash cow.
Just in the interest of clarity for any thread-reading friends around the world outside of the USA, "Yellowstone National Park" is not a theme park or an amusement park. All the "National Park"s are nature preserves. Yellowstone is known not for amusement, but for unique geology, thermal vents, and wildlife.
Also in the interest of safety, do not try to feed the bears. They've all eaten the red mushroom and found the flower already. Bears with fireballs SUCK.
[i]Gosh! Except for the major differentiating feature, they're identical![/i]
How is "hit a function key" to show them all versus "mouse click, select" to show them all a "major differentiating feature"?
I'll give you that it is indeed "the" major differentiating feature, but that doesn't make it "a" major differentiating feature any more than kool-aid is a different drink when you use a straw.
I agree that's what Apple is good at man, but that's why I specifically brought up Konfabulator instead of the similar (and older) features in NextStep or BeOS (of even, arguably, in Macintosh System 6); except for the "dashboard" hot-key, as far as I can tell there's no difference between the functionality or the look-and-feel of the OSX widgets, when compared to Konfabulator.
:) ...and before you assume I'm labeling you as some sort of a "fanboy" for liking Mac OS (which implies that I, in turn, do not appreciiate OSX), please note that nowhere have I said that I don't use OSX, nor have I said that I don't like it. In truth, I use Linux (Ubuntu with Gnome), Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and OSX pretty regularly and they all have features I like (and features I don't). My earlier post was not intended as a 'bash' on OSX in any way; I only wished to note that one particular feature described by many as somehow original or novel was in fact not. :)
Heck, right now I have Aqua-themed Konfabulator Widgets on my Windows desktop, and I had Konfabulator based, OSX-native-looking Widgets in OSX 'Panther', too. Again, there was no "dashboard" hotkey, but there was a menu selection to make the same thing happen.
I really mean it when I say they're "the same". Not similar, not less-or-more refined, but "the same".
from the OP:
Hmmmm... Gadgets and widgets. What's that line about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery?...
I'm so tired of hearing this. I'm not disputing that Microsoft took some good ideas from OSX for Vista, but one thing needs clarified. "Widgets" didn't originate in Mac OSX. I was using Konfabulator (now owned by Yahoo) Widgets in both Windows and OSX before 'Widgets" were part of the OS in either.
Seems like I was using gdesklets (more widgets) in Gnome before OSX introduced their Widgets, too.
Since the OSX Widgets are so similar to the pre-existing Konfabulator Widgets (and even share the same name) I guess I just assumed that Apple licensed the Konfabulator software (though I don't know that, it was just an assumption).
I'm not a fanboy of either OSX or Windows, so please don't take this as that sort of slam. I don't have a problem with people noting which ideas have been obviously copied, I just hate to see incorrect statements repeated over and over.
Sorry, I haven't used Mac OS since 10.3 was pretty new, and I simply can't remember certain things, but...
:)
Does the OS "check" for updates automatically, and just not install them, or does the user have to initiate the update-checking?
If it checks automatically, there's gotta be a way to script installation on a per-machine basis. Even if it doesn't there's gotta be a way to script it (unfortunately I'm not the dude who knows how to do it).
Ah, but the difference is that an auto mechanic usually has to buy his or her own tools.
No problem buddy, any other day I might have assumed that's what you meant but I just recently had a conversation with someone who thought is was "crap that we spent all that money on the ISS and now we're not gonna fly into space anymore". :)
The "space program" doesn't end in 2010, the "shuttle program" is scheduled to be over in 2010. Folks are working on other vehicles to take over. Also yes, other countries (Russia) can make trips to the ISS also.
Of course, the shuttle can take a much, much larger payload than anything else currently available (I think).
But America is a land mass, and the parent I was responding to seems to believe we should refer to all persons from that land mass as "Americans". Isn't Britain a land mass?
[i]It's "USians" to avoid using "Americans" to refer to 300 million people when there are legitimately over a billion people who can claim the name "American." [/i]
Wouldn't that logic make the Scottish and the Welsh "British"?
They didn't make up the word "Google". It's been used in the Snuffy Smith comic strip title for over 85 years, and I assume it was probably a word before then.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Google
[i]I hope that this is not the highpoint of his professional career because that would just prove that even science is riddled with nepotism[/i]
er... why, did his grandfather hire him and give him a research grant?
So what you're trying to say, young man, is that The Sims helped your family line from becoming a victim of natural selection?
How many ten year olds do you know capable of caring for a family? When I was ten, I could barely take care of my Transformers.
It's a little sad that kids would have to learn something like that from a game, rather than having parents that think enough of their children to explain stuff like that to them. Better yet, they should lead by example.
How many ten-year-old boys are sat down and taught how to take care of a baby? The implication that this kid's parents aren't present for his emotional upbringing because they haven't given him "Parenting 101" at ten years old is a little over the top. Perhaps he just doesn't have any younger siblings, for pete's sake. He's ten.
Maybe I've been out of the gaming loop too long to understand why these things are not related.
I was under the impression that calling them "not related" was a subtle way of saying that the Hitman game was not "beautifully executed".
Did she commit a crime? Was she found guilty of copyright infringement in a court of law? Was she even indicted for copyright infringement?
This is a "civil" suit (not a criminal court proceeding) and you're not found guilty or innocent; nor are you indicted or arrested. You're either forced to pay, or you're not.
Think of the OJ trial: he was found not guilty in criminal court, so he didn't go to jail. However, he was found to be liable (sp?) for the deaths of the two people is lawsuits suits brought by their families in civil court, and had to pay a settlement.
The burden of proof in US criminal court is "beyond a reasonable doubt". In US civil court, it's "preponderance of the evidence" (a much lower standard).