If time travel isn't involved, as the show maintains, the last scene will be Riker and Troi on the holodeck, instructing a group of students on the Beginning Of It All. The Federation signing ceremony concludes and holographic representations of the Enterprise crew polish their new badges and look hopefully into the future.
The images flicker and disappear as the program ends. Riker and Troy exit the holodeck into the bustle of the Titan. Fade to black as the Titan continues its mission. Roll credits.
I'm not sure they're as ugly as they are un-Apple. They look like Sony products to me: lots of black and shiny, flat surfaces.
Then again, there's Dashboard. Its aesthetics represent a sharp departure from what I think of as Mac design.
This is from someone still puzzling Apple's fascination with brushed metal within OS X. Here's hoping for some modernized version of Aqua, applied everywhere it makes sense.
"We're not making any policy changes. We're making some linguistic changes to clarify certain things and explain it a little better to our users," AOL spokesperson Andrew Weinstein told eWEEK.com. "And YUM... this crow is totally delicious!"
So one of the AIM devels is weighing in on all this:
OK, I am getting tired of hearing about how "The new AIM TOS allows AOL to have all rights to anything you say on IM, AOL reads/stores all your IMs, etc."
I take this kind of personally, because that is not something I would want to be associated with.
First off, that blurb in the TOS only refers to AIM forum posts, not IMs. I agree that it is vague and should be reworded to be clear.
Second, the amount of IM traffic is on the order of hundreds of gigabytes a day. It would be very costly, and we have no desire to record all IM traffic. We don't do it.
You can read the rest on his blog.
My opinion is that the AOL flaks are doing a spectacularly awful job handling the fallout. Just saying something like, "Gee, you misunderstand," isn't strong enough. Why the TOS wasn't entirely reworded today is beyond me.
A reply to my own note -- the networks have footage of thin, bright red rivulets of lava trickling down the exterior crater wall. There were also still photos on Drudge last night of a small lava fountain, Seems to have been quite an eruption.
Probably aren't any yet. Any flow should have been confined to the crater and obscured by ash and steam. The event came just before local sunset. Things may be clearer in the morning.
The Mt. St. Helens webcam sometimes picks up the infared glow of exposed lava after dark. It went offline Friday, but service was fortunately restored this afternoon -- just hours before St. Helens burped. Check to see whatever can be seen here. My site also has some background on the webcam.
KPTV has some impressive stills of the ash plume here.
> I am aware that there is a large proportion of Mac fanboys here on Slashdot, but Apple's antics lately have borne a striking resemblance to some of those from Microsoft, and I see no particular reason why they should be applauded
One can be a fan without losing the capacity for critical thinking.
In this case, it's all about the law -- the same law which protects us from the excess of companies like Microsoft.
Maybe we should pressure Congress to write laws which more firmly protect bloggers. But it sounds to me that this case is less about journalistic freedom than the obstruction of justice.
Fat chance Congress will grant more journalistic relief. Civil liberties have been in retreat for a long time -- at least a decade. They won't be expanded until we start retiring some of the arrogant sons of bitches who represent us in Washington.
> Do I think it's really happening? Not really. Do I think it's plausible? Yeah... experience with radio tells me that record companies would do this if Apple let them.. and who is Apple to turn down money?
There's really no profit motive for the record company here. The music purchase (or theft) has already been made, and it's tough to track return on investment in the secondary benefit of artist catalogue exposure.
And the downside for Apple is too huge. If it turned out that "Life is Random" was intentionally non-random, it would cause horrific damage to the entire Apple brand. That's Apple's primary asset.
The record industry just doesn't have deep enough pockets to buy out Apple's risk.
Yeah, they're saving a few bucks by standardizing their biggest Windows-compatible product on USB. Why is this surprising? Now all the packaging can be the same, and they'll get cheaper lot prices on the USB jumper.
I'll buy "backing away from Firewire" when we stop seeing Firewire ports on their desktops. Not until then.
There are, I believe, some internet gateways from the packet service. They'd be email-only, of course.
You *must* have a license. You'll need a terminal node controller of some sort and a basic 2 meter VHF rig. The whole thing is a hundred bucks if you shop smart.
But your communications will be very not private. They're also subject to the "amateur" part of amateur radio -- there's absolutely no guarantee your mail would go through.
Amateur radio is strictly non-commercial. Even a little text ad at the bottom of of an email would violate your terms of license.
Hammin' is very cool, and digital services are its cutting edge. But it's no substitute for an ISP.
The last time I connected a fresh Windows XP RTM box to the internet, it was infected with MS Blaster in 6 minutes.
I would have thought a statement like this pure hyperbole -- until I saw a completely clean Windows system compromised in its first half hour of operation. Windows XP SP2 w/Norton, behind a Linksys router.
The good news is that it was the last straw for the user. She asked for a Linux dual-boot, liked it (Novell Desktop Linux w/Gnome), and now only runs Windows inside VMWare. She's also ordered her first Mac. While neither system is absolutely secure, I suspect I'll get fewer desperate-sounding calls from her in the future.
While Apple is notorious for its secrecy before MacWorlds, Apple probably figured out that dragging people into court usually does little for one's popularity.
No, they're just saving themselves paperwork. No point filing until the Superior Court of Santa Clara County rules. Nothing moderate or altruistic happening yet.
not true at all. my old bondi blue 233mhz/160mb ram runs osx slowly, but yellowdog 3 runs rather well.
I also have one of those -- a first generation iBook. Mine has a little more RAM, and, yes, it runs OS X well enough to keep me from throwing it across the room. Pretty much.;-)
But I booted the Ubuntu live CD the other day, and it positively *flew* compared to OS X. Even booted up with power management and found by wireless LAN with no hassle. If I didn't need a couple of Mac-specific programs on my laptop, I'd drop OS X on this machine only.
In fact, I probably will when my Powerbook arrives.
> When that "third party" is the Press, then the 1st Ammendment applies. Regardless of the nature of the organization whose confidentiality was breeched.
I'd like that to be true, but the author of the parent is correct. That the third party disseminates NDA-covered information to one person or through the mass media is currently irrelevant.
However, your arguments are that some people are "committed to Linux" and that's about it. I know plenty of people that are "committed to Windows". It would be better if you could tell us how Linux is *better* rather than OS X.
I wouldn't presume to say why Linux is "better" than OS X. To begin with, I prefer OS X, on balance, to anything else. I've invested far more cash than I should probably admit in the Mac platform. To me, it's worth it.
Being "committed" to a platform can mean a number of things, which is why I chose such an ambiguous term. It could very well mean being strapped to proprietary software. There's such a volume of financial, scientific, and military software on Linux that we probably needn't belabor the issue of platform legacy beyond noting the relative advantages of PPC power efficiency.
Yeah, you could probably run some of these Linux programs on top of OS X. Can't imagine that's a good solution for truly mission-critical applications.
There are also the subjective reasons a user might prefer one platform over the other, very much as we might prefer one member of the opposite (or same!) sex to another. I can see why someone would be smitten by the aesthetics and functionality of the Gnome desktop, or the irritatingly configurable KDE environment.
One thing I didn't touch on in my original post is hardware lock-in. Linux enjoys broad vendor support. I'm happy to cast my lot with Apple, but not everyone feels that way. If you're investing in development and training on Linux, you can rest fairly easy that you won't wake up one morning to find your sole hardware supplier just decided to abandon computer production for -- well, I dunno -- manufacturing iPods or something.;-)
Again, I'm a Mac guy. Long live Steve Jobs. Hooray, iTunes. Look at my bitchin' G5: it's precision-manufactured, dual-processor, aluminum sex. It's desktop penis enhancement -- the answer to a geek midlife crisis. Watch me plug in an off-the-shelf peripheral and have it "just work" with a minimum of fiddling. Ha-ha: no Windows viruses here. I rule.
But I totally get why someone might want or need to run Linux on an Apple box. It's not necessarily a question of which OS is better than another. It's a question of user needs and desires.
A few days into the upgrade, I'm still not noticing much difference in fan speed. It think you should visit the Apple support forums, though, if you're having issues. They'll want to know about your configuration and what you're doing when the fans spin up.
Good luck. i'll be watching to see what other users have to say.
Honestly, who wants to run Linux on a MAC when they are able to run MacOS-X on it. Doesn't make much sense to me.
I'm tempted to mod the parent as both overrated a troll, but I'll respond instead. And this is coming from someone who is typing on a dual G5 with two other Macs in view.
The general answer is that it could be the user simply *likes* Linux or Debian (for a host of reasons that really don't need explanation to most Slashdotters).
It could also be that the user is philosophically committed to Open Source software, or doesn't have the means or inclination to commit to an OS that doesn't come bundles with something as basic as a decent FTP client.
It could be the user has older Mac hardware that feels sluggish with OS X. Apple has done good work optimizing OS X since its first release, but it's still pretty heavy.
It could be that the user is building a server and has no need for the desktop goodness of OS X.
It could be that the user was given or acquired a Mac box cheaply, but is committed to Linux.
It could be that the user has acquired a Mac without an operating system, and finds the investment in Panther unaffordable.
In the case of the Mac Mini, it could be the user has need of Linux in a small form factor.
It could be that the user has a Linux application need and wishes to take advantage of the PPC platform's modest power and cooling requirements.
It could be that the user is committed to Linux, but appreciates Apple's design ethic.
Really, one could go on and on, but here are a few answers to your question. I suspect, however, your comment was rhetorical.
It's "Mac," not "MAC," by the way. And there's no dash in OS X.
Hey, I haven't been on the G5 since my last post, but I did notice that 10.3.8 *does* contain a G5 fan control mod. So you may not be imagining things:
... Resolves an issue on certain Power Mac G5 computers where a fan cycles erratically at unexpected times, such as when Seti@home software is running.
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The images flicker and disappear as the program ends. Riker and Troy exit the holodeck into the bustle of the Titan. Fade to black as the Titan continues its mission. Roll credits.
Cheesy, huh? That's what's gonna happen.Betcha.
Where are my Babylon 5 reruns?
Then again, there's Dashboard. Its aesthetics represent a sharp departure from what I think of as Mac design.
This is from someone still puzzling Apple's fascination with brushed metal within OS X. Here's hoping for some modernized version of Aqua, applied everywhere it makes sense.
"We're not making any policy changes. We're making some linguistic changes to clarify certain things and explain it a little better to our users," AOL spokesperson Andrew Weinstein told eWEEK.com. "And YUM ... this crow is totally delicious!"
... it's no wonder AOL is #1.
You can read the rest on his blog.
My opinion is that the AOL flaks are doing a spectacularly awful job handling the fallout. Just saying something like, "Gee, you misunderstand," isn't strong enough. Why the TOS wasn't entirely reworded today is beyond me.
A reply to my own note -- the networks have footage of thin, bright red rivulets of lava trickling down the exterior crater wall. There were also still photos on Drudge last night of a small lava fountain, Seems to have been quite an eruption.
Probably aren't any yet. Any flow should have been confined to the crater and obscured by ash and steam. The event came just before local sunset. Things may be clearer in the morning.
The Mt. St. Helens webcam sometimes picks up the infared glow of exposed lava after dark. It went offline Friday, but service was fortunately restored this afternoon -- just hours before St. Helens burped. Check to see whatever can be seen here. My site also has some background on the webcam.
KPTV has some impressive stills of the ash plume here.
One can be a fan without losing the capacity for critical thinking.
In this case, it's all about the law -- the same law which protects us from the excess of companies like Microsoft.
Maybe we should pressure Congress to write laws which more firmly protect bloggers. But it sounds to me that this case is less about journalistic freedom than the obstruction of justice.
Fat chance Congress will grant more journalistic relief. Civil liberties have been in retreat for a long time -- at least a decade. They won't be expanded until we start retiring some of the arrogant sons of bitches who represent us in Washington.
There's really no profit motive for the record company here. The music purchase (or theft) has already been made, and it's tough to track return on investment in the secondary benefit of artist catalogue exposure.
And the downside for Apple is too huge. If it turned out that "Life is Random" was intentionally non-random, it would cause horrific damage to the entire Apple brand. That's Apple's primary asset.
The record industry just doesn't have deep enough pockets to buy out Apple's risk.
I'll buy "backing away from Firewire" when we stop seeing Firewire ports on their desktops. Not until then.
Yup.
There are, I believe, some internet gateways from the packet service. They'd be email-only, of course.
You *must* have a license. You'll need a terminal node controller of some sort and a basic 2 meter VHF rig. The whole thing is a hundred bucks if you shop smart.
But your communications will be very not private. They're also subject to the "amateur" part of amateur radio -- there's absolutely no guarantee your mail would go through.
Amateur radio is strictly non-commercial. Even a little text ad at the bottom of of an email would violate your terms of license.
Hammin' is very cool, and digital services are its cutting edge. But it's no substitute for an ISP.
Great. Now I have to reboot my damn shopping cart, too.
I would have thought a statement like this pure hyperbole -- until I saw a completely clean Windows system compromised in its first half hour of operation. Windows XP SP2 w/Norton, behind a Linksys router.
The good news is that it was the last straw for the user. She asked for a Linux dual-boot, liked it (Novell Desktop Linux w/Gnome), and now only runs Windows inside VMWare. She's also ordered her first Mac. While neither system is absolutely secure, I suspect I'll get fewer desperate-sounding calls from her in the future.
No, they're just saving themselves paperwork. No point filing until the Superior Court of Santa Clara County rules. Nothing moderate or altruistic happening yet.
Just what you need for crunching an Excel spreadsheet.
I wondered how we might best use the cell processor.
I also have one of those -- a first generation iBook. Mine has a little more RAM, and, yes, it runs OS X well enough to keep me from throwing it across the room. Pretty much. ;-)
But I booted the Ubuntu live CD the other day, and it positively *flew* compared to OS X. Even booted up with power management and found by wireless LAN with no hassle. If I didn't need a couple of Mac-specific programs on my laptop, I'd drop OS X on this machine only.
In fact, I probably will when my Powerbook arrives.
Yup. It's gonna take some level of judicial clarification.
I'd like that to be true, but the author of the parent is correct. That the third party disseminates NDA-covered information to one person or through the mass media is currently irrelevant.
I wouldn't presume to say why Linux is "better" than OS X. To begin with, I prefer OS X, on balance, to anything else. I've invested far more cash than I should probably admit in the Mac platform. To me, it's worth it.
Being "committed" to a platform can mean a number of things, which is why I chose such an ambiguous term. It could very well mean being strapped to proprietary software. There's such a volume of financial, scientific, and military software on Linux that we probably needn't belabor the issue of platform legacy beyond noting the relative advantages of PPC power efficiency.
Yeah, you could probably run some of these Linux programs on top of OS X. Can't imagine that's a good solution for truly mission-critical applications.
There are also the subjective reasons a user might prefer one platform over the other, very much as we might prefer one member of the opposite (or same!) sex to another. I can see why someone would be smitten by the aesthetics and functionality of the Gnome desktop, or the irritatingly configurable KDE environment.
One thing I didn't touch on in my original post is hardware lock-in. Linux enjoys broad vendor support. I'm happy to cast my lot with Apple, but not everyone feels that way. If you're investing in development and training on Linux, you can rest fairly easy that you won't wake up one morning to find your sole hardware supplier just decided to abandon computer production for -- well, I dunno -- manufacturing iPods or something. ;-)
Again, I'm a Mac guy. Long live Steve Jobs. Hooray, iTunes. Look at my bitchin' G5: it's precision-manufactured, dual-processor, aluminum sex. It's desktop penis enhancement -- the answer to a geek midlife crisis. Watch me plug in an off-the-shelf peripheral and have it "just work" with a minimum of fiddling. Ha-ha: no Windows viruses here. I rule.
But I totally get why someone might want or need to run Linux on an Apple box. It's not necessarily a question of which OS is better than another. It's a question of user needs and desires.
Good luck. i'll be watching to see what other users have to say.
I'm tempted to mod the parent as both overrated a troll, but I'll respond instead. And this is coming from someone who is typing on a dual G5 with two other Macs in view.
The general answer is that it could be the user simply *likes* Linux or Debian (for a host of reasons that really don't need explanation to most Slashdotters).
It could also be that the user is philosophically committed to Open Source software, or doesn't have the means or inclination to commit to an OS that doesn't come bundles with something as basic as a decent FTP client.
It could be the user has older Mac hardware that feels sluggish with OS X. Apple has done good work optimizing OS X since its first release, but it's still pretty heavy.
It could be that the user is building a server and has no need for the desktop goodness of OS X.
It could be that the user was given or acquired a Mac box cheaply, but is committed to Linux.
It could be that the user has acquired a Mac without an operating system, and finds the investment in Panther unaffordable.
In the case of the Mac Mini, it could be the user has need of Linux in a small form factor.
It could be that the user has a Linux application need and wishes to take advantage of the PPC platform's modest power and cooling requirements.
It could be that the user is committed to Linux, but appreciates Apple's design ethic.
Really, one could go on and on, but here are a few answers to your question. I suspect, however, your comment was rhetorical.
It's "Mac," not "MAC," by the way. And there's no dash in OS X.
No kinks so far after loading the update on my dual 1.8 G5 Powermac. Also seems fine on my older G3 iBook.
Like Google, x-friend, etc.
> Tabbed Browsing
Like ... well, everyone except IE.
> Clear My Footprints
Like Safari 2.0
> Thumbnail Previews
Like Omniweb.
Not much new here: a prettier skin for Microsoft's butt-ugly IE. Windows only. Yawn.
Note to Firefox developers: Omniweb's thumbnail tabs might be worth emulating as an extension.
Ah: there's no global warming here on Earth, but NASA is proposing we cause it on Mars. Now I get it!