Disclaimer: I have a mac at work - its a Dual G5 - it was purchased for me for development and testing...
I've never had any problems with Windows and its platform on my pc - and I'm not kidding. With PC's though - unlike the mac - you get what you pay for. You buy crap - you'll end up with crap results. Its not just windows either - same with Linux.
Anyhow on stealing OSX - I'd gladly pay for OSX (just like I paid for Windows) if I could run it on my own PC. However I don't feel like paying 2000+$ for a machine thats basically a 300-600$ Intel PC. This is perhaps the greatest scam apple has ever pulled off.
Anyhow when Vista comes out I'll probably buy that instead - so yes it is a lost opportunity as far as I'm concerned.
What apple needs to realize that what they have is a platform and its in their best interest to be able to present this platform to as many people as possible (that is if they are interested in being Microsoft - which has done exactly this).
While back I used to support vertical market accounting software (mainly used in glass shops). A lot of these shops would hire consultants to work with me.
I've seen 10 minute jobs get stretched out to 2 months or more - and I'm not kidding in the slightest. The second you try to argue with these guys about how they are doing it these people would bite my head off and start talking about security this or installation that. It got to the point where I'd call the owners of these shops and tell them I can't work with these people anymore - every time the shop owners went with my advice and fired the consultant.
In my entire time there I met 2 consultants that a) knew what they were doing and b) were polite and kind and took my advice on how the software was supposed to be configured seriously.
I too work in a call center, but our policy is simple. We don't support 3rd party apps which includes norton:). Our solution is to have customers uninstall that software or call norton support for help.
I have disks that were recorded in 93/94 and they still read juts fine. This article makes me worried though, but I have no idea what to do about it because to back up terrabytes of data (which most people have it seems) is rather expensive to do with tape.
Its true - I've been in software quite some time (currently work for a company every man woman and child has heard of). Most bugs are classified on time it requires to fix, risk of fixing the bug (most of the time you want to avoid fixing something only to create two more issues), how critical the issue is and mainly > budget availble to fix bugs.
At any rate - there's no such thing as bug free software. Never will be. There is such a thing as a product that appears to work without bugs and I think thats what most software companies aim for.
Actually its more for distribution for desktop applications than development. There the same product aside from the workload governor (which is why it performs poorely) and the file group limitations (the biggest reason you wouldn't want to use it for an enterprise). Could you run a massive website/business using msde or express? I know plenty that do:).
I used to work for an accounting software company that distributed MSDE along with their app to store data.
What I don't get is it still took you 8 hours to find out you didn't like FEAR? And you must have liked it - because you fired it up again and only then realized you didn't like it. Even I haven't played it since I finished it and I purchased it.
Its kind of a false agrument. Its like calling up Microsoft or Adobe or someone and saying something like:
Why don't you mail me all the programs you make for free - I wouldn't pay for it anyhow, so maybe you could save me the time downloading it off warez sites so I can be more productive in the long term.
Anyhow most all of these company have demo versions you can download to look at the program/game for a month or two to decide if you actually want to purchase one of their programs. So there goes that argument.
I work for an actual for-profit software company and that attitude kinda does make me mad at times. Especially when I've seen first hand poor sales lead to actual layoffs or reduction in effort to develope the product further.
While I don't like these bogus studies about how copying does and doesn't affect the world at the same time I think that if you don't want to pay for it maybe you shouldn't use it. And stop convincing yourself and others that if you 'couldn't pirate it you wouldn't have it' makes it all right. Maybe some day we can accept that copying a program you don't have a license for is theft - just a different kind that most people are used to.
Its not. The irony here is that Linux people say that a fragmented desktop means more options (I agree to a certian extent), but when Office/Windows gives you more options there being a bunch of assholes.
The story of SGI is the greatest story of incompetence ever told.
I don't think your giving Commodore Amiga enough credit;). A lot of people from Commodore when they went away ended up designing things like 3do - while it was a bust, it showed design improvements over existing game consoles - including the ill fated CD-32 (worlds first all 32 bit game console).
Plus there are several things on the Mac and Windows that we take for granted like real time multitasking, app specific volumes (assigns on the Amiga), scripting built into the OS (I actually used this all the time with the Toaster and Amilink), OS driven datatypes - which the Amiga has had since day 1 or near day 1 and plug and play hardware (called autoconfig on the Amiga).
What about the Archaeopteryx? Half dinosaur half bird. It is a missing link.
One thing I think most people need to understand is that complete fossiles of entire species - are extremely rare, but they do exist. And contrary to popular belief there are some missing link fossils and even species floating about like the one mentioned above. There are even soft body samples of Archaeopteryx (I've actually seen one of these) - which can be found in the same limestone deposits the Gutenberg Bible was published from ironically (limestone you see makes a dandy plate for printing).
I'm a Christian too - the reason I never take the side of the creationists or the intelligent designers (both philosophies come from the same roots - just one sounds more scientific) that this isn't science. You'll find that most real life scientists have litle problem with people who want to believe that the earth is 4000 years old, or believe in intelligent design, but all will take issue with people trying to portray it as science when it isn't - as much as people want to want it to be it cannot be - ever. Science relies on observable and repeatable phenomina (which I think science has proved again and again is observable)
There are plenty of interpretations of the bible that side with the theory of evolution.
Just as we must constantly update students' computers and books, updating science and core academic curriculum is essential. Keeping them in the dark with an antiquated, unproven teaching theory is impractical and unhealthy. The theory of evolution remains simply that, a theory. Evolution was used by Charles Darwin to explain the unexplainable.
Here's an example of where creationists pick and choose what theories they accept. Just because its a theory doesn't mean its not science - there is plenty of scientific evidence you can chose to read on your own that backs up the theory of evolution with sound reproducable facts.
Why pick and chose? Most everything you take for granted is based on theories. Electron and Particle theory for example are just that - theories. But the theories that back them up allow you to make posts on Slashdot with your computer. I'm pretty positive you wouldn't want to do without that (and most would even argue we need to do more research) even though all the science that makes it possible is based on theories.
Plus - there are still two theories on why it rains - fact is it still rains. It doesn't make it any less so.
Sucessful pirate broadcasters in the past have always done their thing off-shore using massive generators situated on ocean going vessels - you can read about that sort of thing here > http://carolinesouth.com/
So yes you could build a pirate tv station given enough resources.
Thats what they say, but trust me - lack of public safety communications has nothing to do with bandwidth - there's plenty right now. I think it mostly has to do with the lack of infrasructure and expertise.
I know one site on the west coast here used by the Sherrif department went offline because the generator seized after a county wide power failure. I mean if the people using this hardware are not going to take this seriously why does it matter how much bandwidth you have?
Slashdot Mirror
Heck - why not do that with the entire internet? Maybe Alexa or Google could help?
I think the biggest problem is that whoever is doing this is also editing rival wiki entries like Moveon.org and the like.
This doesn't look like the retail version of OSX?
Disclaimer: I have a mac at work - its a Dual G5 - it was purchased for me for development and testing...
I've never had any problems with Windows and its platform on my pc - and I'm not kidding. With PC's though - unlike the mac - you get what you pay for. You buy crap - you'll end up with crap results. Its not just windows either - same with Linux.
Anyhow on stealing OSX - I'd gladly pay for OSX (just like I paid for Windows) if I could run it on my own PC. However I don't feel like paying 2000+$ for a machine thats basically a 300-600$ Intel PC. This is perhaps the greatest scam apple has ever pulled off.
Anyhow when Vista comes out I'll probably buy that instead - so yes it is a lost opportunity as far as I'm concerned.
What apple needs to realize that what they have is a platform and its in their best interest to be able to present this platform to as many people as possible (that is if they are interested in being Microsoft - which has done exactly this).
While back I used to support vertical market accounting software (mainly used in glass shops). A lot of these shops would hire consultants to work with me.
I've seen 10 minute jobs get stretched out to 2 months or more - and I'm not kidding in the slightest. The second you try to argue with these guys about how they are doing it these people would bite my head off and start talking about security this or installation that. It got to the point where I'd call the owners of these shops and tell them I can't work with these people anymore - every time the shop owners went with my advice and fired the consultant.
In my entire time there I met 2 consultants that a) knew what they were doing and b) were polite and kind and took my advice on how the software was supposed to be configured seriously.
I too work in a call center, but our policy is simple. We don't support 3rd party apps which includes norton :). Our solution is to have customers uninstall that software or call norton support for help.
Its actually not a bad volleyball game either.
I have disks that were recorded in 93/94 and they still read juts fine. This article makes me worried though, but I have no idea what to do about it because to back up terrabytes of data (which most people have it seems) is rather expensive to do with tape.
Its true - I've been in software quite some time (currently work for a company every man woman and child has heard of). Most bugs are classified on time it requires to fix, risk of fixing the bug (most of the time you want to avoid fixing something only to create two more issues), how critical the issue is and mainly > budget availble to fix bugs.
At any rate - there's no such thing as bug free software. Never will be. There is such a thing as a product that appears to work without bugs and I think thats what most software companies aim for.
My relatively new IBM T42P (company bought it for me) came with a parallel port and NO firewire ports...
Actually its more for distribution for desktop applications than development. There the same product aside from the workload governor (which is why it performs poorely) and the file group limitations (the biggest reason you wouldn't want to use it for an enterprise). Could you run a massive website/business using msde or express? I know plenty that do :).
I used to work for an accounting software company that distributed MSDE along with their app to store data.
Yeah but dhcp cache is based on mac address. Its not to uncommon to change the mac and get a new ip.
What I don't get is it still took you 8 hours to find out you didn't like FEAR? And you must have liked it - because you fired it up again and only then realized you didn't like it. Even I haven't played it since I finished it and I purchased it.
Sounds like Monolith deserves 50$.
Its kind of a false agrument. Its like calling up Microsoft or Adobe or someone and saying something like:
Why don't you mail me all the programs you make for free - I wouldn't pay for it anyhow, so maybe you could save me the time downloading it off warez sites so I can be more productive in the long term.
Anyhow most all of these company have demo versions you can download to look at the program/game for a month or two to decide if you actually want to purchase one of their programs. So there goes that argument.
I work for an actual for-profit software company and that attitude kinda does make me mad at times. Especially when I've seen first hand poor sales lead to actual layoffs or reduction in effort to develope the product further.
While I don't like these bogus studies about how copying does and doesn't affect the world at the same time I think that if you don't want to pay for it maybe you shouldn't use it. And stop convincing yourself and others that if you 'couldn't pirate it you wouldn't have it' makes it all right. Maybe some day we can accept that copying a program you don't have a license for is theft - just a different kind that most people are used to.
Just out of curiousity when did he say this? I can't find record of it anywhere.
Its not. The irony here is that Linux people say that a fragmented desktop means more options (I agree to a certian extent), but when Office/Windows gives you more options there being a bunch of assholes.
What gives?
Is that "OOPS, I can't spell kernel?" ;)
;).
It just means he used to work for Commodore Business Machines
The story of SGI is the greatest story of incompetence ever told.
;). A lot of people from Commodore when they went away ended up designing things like 3do - while it was a bust, it showed design improvements over existing game consoles - including the ill fated CD-32 (worlds first all 32 bit game console).
I don't think your giving Commodore Amiga enough credit
Plus there are several things on the Mac and Windows that we take for granted like real time multitasking, app specific volumes (assigns on the Amiga), scripting built into the OS (I actually used this all the time with the Toaster and Amilink), OS driven datatypes - which the Amiga has had since day 1 or near day 1 and plug and play hardware (called autoconfig on the Amiga).
I don't know the origins of the Intelligent Design theory, but in it's current manifestation the raison d'etre is to get camel's nose under the tent.
Look up creationism and its history. Its the same thing repackaged to sound more scientific.
What about the Archaeopteryx? Half dinosaur half bird. It is a missing link.
One thing I think most people need to understand is that complete fossiles of entire species - are extremely rare, but they do exist. And contrary to popular belief there are some missing link fossils and even species floating about like the one mentioned above. There are even soft body samples of Archaeopteryx (I've actually seen one of these) - which can be found in the same limestone deposits the Gutenberg Bible was published from ironically (limestone you see makes a dandy plate for printing).
I'm a Christian too - the reason I never take the side of the creationists or the intelligent designers (both philosophies come from the same roots - just one sounds more scientific) that this isn't science. You'll find that most real life scientists have litle problem with people who want to believe that the earth is 4000 years old, or believe in intelligent design, but all will take issue with people trying to portray it as science when it isn't - as much as people want to want it to be it cannot be - ever. Science relies on observable and repeatable phenomina (which I think science has proved again and again is observable)
There are plenty of interpretations of the bible that side with the theory of evolution.
Just as we must constantly update students' computers and books, updating science and core academic curriculum is essential. Keeping them in the dark with an antiquated, unproven teaching theory is impractical and unhealthy. The theory of evolution remains simply that, a theory. Evolution was used by Charles Darwin to explain the unexplainable.
Here's an example of where creationists pick and choose what theories they accept. Just because its a theory doesn't mean its not science - there is plenty of scientific evidence you can chose to read on your own that backs up the theory of evolution with sound reproducable facts.
Why pick and chose? Most everything you take for granted is based on theories. Electron and Particle theory for example are just that - theories. But the theories that back them up allow you to make posts on Slashdot with your computer. I'm pretty positive you wouldn't want to do without that (and most would even argue we need to do more research) even though all the science that makes it possible is based on theories.
Plus - there are still two theories on why it rains - fact is it still rains. It doesn't make it any less so.
Then someone will call adobe technical support with complaints like "I can't fill out forms in my adobe" and "my adobe won't read ebooks anymore"
Sucessful pirate broadcasters in the past have always done their thing off-shore using massive generators situated on ocean going vessels - you can read about that sort of thing here > http://carolinesouth.com/
So yes you could build a pirate tv station given enough resources.
Thats what they say, but trust me - lack of public safety communications has nothing to do with bandwidth - there's plenty right now. I think it mostly has to do with the lack of infrasructure and expertise.
I know one site on the west coast here used by the Sherrif department went offline because the generator seized after a county wide power failure. I mean if the people using this hardware are not going to take this seriously why does it matter how much bandwidth you have?