At least until they release a Mac version! It uses WebKit underneath (except perhaps for the javascript engine) and includes "Safari" as part of the user agent. The irony...
Nice! Only modification is to abandon the X and replace it with another consonant. Too sketchy to pronounce, sounds too much like a Z in pronunciation.
Touchscreens tire out your arm quick. Facial recognition may let me move the pointer with my gaze but what if I don't always want the pointer wherever I'm looking?
What is disgusting me in this thread is the numerous people 1) bashing Ruby who have clearly never worked with it, 2) attacking the MVC paradigm for web apps (which is not even Ruby, that's Rails) who have clearly never actually used it for a Web app, and 3) basically all you assholes who are armchair critics without having actually gotten your hands dirty. Please STFU.
I wondered this a long time ago, but in the more general sense. If I find an elegant solution to a programming problem, I feel satisfied. But did I discover it or invent it? It's not like an evolutionary algorithm might not have come up with it, given enough time.
How is evolution a learning process? Is evolution merely cells "learning" about the world? Our existence is in essence a continual discovery... Or were we there all along, just waiting to be discovered and made flesh?
Dude, just get a used Wii. While I managed to find a girlfriend who DOES enjoy mmorpg's, we have also had a blast with the Smartypants trivia game on the Wii, and a few other Wii games.
One of the most eloquent and honest oratories about race (and his experiences of both sides) is "playing the race card"? Wow, you right wingers really need to meet some black folk...
You, in your lane, are essentially the "leader" of every car behind you. This is no truer than if you are on a one-lane road (you lead an infinite number of cars) but is also very true on two-lane road (you lead N cars, probably around 10-20 effectively). So, if you slam on your brakes, you will cause a ripple that will affect many other cars (and waste lots of gas in the process). Meanwhile, if you make an effort to "even out" the traffic ripples by leaving lots of space in front as a buffer, you could potentially create a huge gas SAVINGS by your actions.
...doesn't mention a lick of the phrase "intelligent design" and even uses the word "scientific" a couple of times. I really think the gist of this is simply to be able to keep an open mind about ANY theory about life's origins, including evolution, in the sense that it is dangerous in a general sense to enforce something like "The only way we will allow teachers to discuss [some topic] is via [some theory]".
If any of them even breathe the "design" word, you can always send them to pages like this.;)
Oh no, there was complete understanding of the issue, alright. In fact the judge understood so thoroughly how reprehensible things were, that he could not help but voice his opinion like a dumbass, ruining the entire case.
Ever hear of a criminal who got off because he was so clearly criminal that the judge couldn't bite his tongue? Well here is one.
Fully 50% of the people I've demoed it for, have ordered one. So, if you don't want to want one, don't touch one, don't get a demo of one, and you'll be blissfully ignorant. Me, I always have to take the red pill...
It has "FREE" anywhere internet access. With a built-in Web browser. (It doesn't understand Flash, but some consider that a bonus.) $400 amortized over the years you'd use the internet from anywhere (not to mention the reading bit), doesn't start to sound so bad.
Though I have to say, if you have $400 burning a hole in your pocket, I highly suggest you upgrade your phone first. That thing has been amazing on many more levels, and it will load up your PDF books just fine (just email it to an account that the phone can check, or go to a URL). And, oh boy, when the SDK gets released, oh, maybe in the next couple of months, it will continue to improve (or you can just hack it now, like I did).
I was going to buy a Kindle for my g/f for Xmas, who loves to read, but she is still using a clunky RAZR, so I think I'm pitching in for the iPhone instead.;)
I have a mom about the same age who seems to be at about the same level of luddite croniness. Thankfully, in her case, I never tortured her with windows, and made sure she used Macs for years now. =)
She will still complain about any new OS change, though. (Haven't gotten around to Leopard yet...)
All my mom does is email, web browsing, and the occasional gambling and pinball game. All of these icons are easily put in the Dock. (For extra credit, show her where applications live and how to add and remove things from the Dock.) If she is having trouble working with these few programs, then it is a familiarity thing and she should learn to stick it out and get past it. Keeps the mind fresh and all that.
My mom was confounded by tabs in Safari the other day. I explained to her that it was just a way to combine different web browser windows into one window with less clutter, and she seemed to get it. Who knows, though. I only recently managed to convince her that she needs to apply software updates and enter in her password...
A tip: Install LogMeIn.com on the mac and administer it remotely from any Web browser. That will make the support calls go a heck of a lot quicker (as long as her internet connection is up).
1) As anti-Microsoft as I am, this was not C#'s fault. They had a hidden reference to the objects that were not getting garbage-collected. The way this article is posed, however, is blatantly FUD. Shame!
2) The article itself is a not-so-veiled advertisement for a profiler.
Old-hand Mac users like myself have not even developed any sort of habit yet to use the "move" command since it is relatively new. The procedure has always been: drag to make a copy, then delete the original manually.
But Windows has had moves for much longer, so users who start there expect it to work the same over in Apple territory. Wham!
It amuses me that 90% of the comments here that are above my minimum-score filter are intelligent retorts to completely unfounded or inaccurate Apple slams.
This is like a testament to a new phenomenon- battered-user syndrome. You won't get a divorce because you've already invested so much...
If you *must* try it, see if OSx86 runs, but believe me, you will NOT be getting the "full experience"...
Remember that if you get a Mac, you can always run Windows at full speed on it. If you get a Windows crippletop, you're stuck with Windows (and Linux, if it will even work with the wireless card, snark).
I've used both for a long time and I say go for it. The seesaw is about to tip the other way...
I went to Lenovo.com and priced out a ThinkPad T61p 15 inch widescreen with the following specs: Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2) Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (discuss: an uncrippled Windows comparable to OS X 10.5) 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL) 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (MBP has this standard) PC Card Slot & Smart Card Slot Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Integrated Bluetooth PAN 9 cell Li-Ion Battery (standard on MBP) Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 Total cost: $2,252.00
Macbook Pro specs: Same RAM. Same HD. Standard display is slightly lower rez, but comes in glossy coat optionally. iWork preinstalled. (equivalent to Office Pro suite more or less... discuss) Better power connector (MagSafe) standard. Wireless and bluetooth 2.0+EDR standard. DVDR drive standard. ADMITTEDLY- Standard graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM) has half the RAM of standard graphics card on Lenovo (NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL)). Total cost: $2,303.00
Competitive advantages of each machine:
Lenovo: Slightly better standard graphics. UltraNav pointing device (if that's your style... I hate the pencil eraser). Slightly higher-rez screen. Spill-resistant keyboard. Media card reader standard. Swappable drive/battery bays. Can easily configure as a crippled machine in order to justify anti-Macbook Pro pricing policy trolling.
MBP: MagSafe power adapter. Battery indicator on battery. Backlit keyboard standard. Integrated iSight and mic for videoconferencing (!). Firewire, Firewire2, DVI ports standard. Digital audio out standard. And countless intangibles that I cannot list here- here's one- connecting to wireless networks on Windows is always annoying, on OS X never is.
Either machine runs Linux. With the Lenovo, you are stuck with the old, crusty, annoying, virus and spyware infested, administration-time-consuming Windows. With the Apple, you get the hip and fresh OS X that is a joy to use, has low maintenance, is secure, and will go out of its way to not annoy you. And is prettier. Plus, you get to run Windows at full speed... if you must.
With a 50 dollar price difference and some comparable individual features, I challenge anyone to say this isn't a wash. Finally, for the ability to run any operating system it damn well pleases you to run, I think only stubborn idiots won't pick a Macbook Pro.
So STFU and go back in your hole. I'm tired of your type.
I use that on my mac machines. I know it's not linux specifically but I just thought I'd toss that out there. It uses the built-in cam to take clandestine photos, too...
What are people doing with drives to make them fail?
My girlfriend "tossed" my new macbook pro onto a carpeted floor in a fit of disgust over some relationship complaints getting back to her via another attractive woman who I vented to (note to all other inexperienced daters- don't ever do this).
The macbook pro made it (slightly bent but I was able to unbend it)... the laptop drive did not.
"But it was carpeted", she later said, after I blew up.
To her credit, she did charge the data recovery fee ($3,500 from DriveSavers) to her school, so I got back all my data. Ah, the ups and downs of dating a school administrator...
I would have dumped her right there, but she used to be a cheerleader, likes a lot of sex, likes to drink as much as I do, doesn't mind my music, and not only plays WoW with me, but has more toons. Also scuba dives with me. It's a tough call...
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These creative attempts at taking control of my computer won't fly on my beloved Mac Pro, I'm going to enjoy my low marketshare while it lasts...
At least until they release a Mac version! It uses WebKit underneath (except perhaps for the javascript engine) and includes "Safari" as part of the user agent. The irony...
Nice! Only modification is to abandon the X and replace it with another consonant. Too sketchy to pronounce, sounds too much like a Z in pronunciation.
Touchscreens tire out your arm quick. Facial recognition may let me move the pointer with my gaze but what if I don't always want the pointer wherever I'm looking?
What is disgusting me in this thread is the numerous people 1) bashing Ruby who have clearly never worked with it, 2) attacking the MVC paradigm for web apps (which is not even Ruby, that's Rails) who have clearly never actually used it for a Web app, and 3) basically all you assholes who are armchair critics without having actually gotten your hands dirty. Please STFU.
I wondered this a long time ago, but in the more general sense. If I find an elegant solution to a programming problem, I feel satisfied. But did I discover it or invent it? It's not like an evolutionary algorithm might not have come up with it, given enough time.
How is evolution a learning process? Is evolution merely cells "learning" about the world? Our existence is in essence a continual discovery... Or were we there all along, just waiting to be discovered and made flesh?
You need to reroll. ;)
Dude, just get a used Wii. While I managed to find a girlfriend who DOES enjoy mmorpg's, we have also had a blast with the Smartypants trivia game on the Wii, and a few other Wii games.
One of the most eloquent and honest oratories about race (and his experiences of both sides) is "playing the race card"? Wow, you right wingers really need to meet some black folk...
Considering the word, I'd say it's his wine that he's enjoying tonight...
that's one thing I've learned in watching this industry for almost 30 years
You, in your lane, are essentially the "leader" of every car behind you. This is no truer than if you are on a one-lane road (you lead an infinite number of cars) but is also very true on two-lane road (you lead N cars, probably around 10-20 effectively). So, if you slam on your brakes, you will cause a ripple that will affect many other cars (and waste lots of gas in the process). Meanwhile, if you make an effort to "even out" the traffic ripples by leaving lots of space in front as a buffer, you could potentially create a huge gas SAVINGS by your actions.
...doesn't mention a lick of the phrase "intelligent design" and even uses the word "scientific" a couple of times. I really think the gist of this is simply to be able to keep an open mind about ANY theory about life's origins, including evolution, in the sense that it is dangerous in a general sense to enforce something like "The only way we will allow teachers to discuss [some topic] is via [some theory]".
;)
If any of them even breathe the "design" word, you can always send them to pages like this.
Oh no, there was complete understanding of the issue, alright. In fact the judge understood so thoroughly how reprehensible things were, that he could not help but voice his opinion like a dumbass, ruining the entire case.
Ever hear of a criminal who got off because he was so clearly criminal that the judge couldn't bite his tongue? Well here is one.
While I cannot argue your point today... Wait one month. That's all I can say. ;) (SDK will make the iphone cool all over again)
Fully 50% of the people I've demoed it for, have ordered one. So, if you don't want to want one, don't touch one, don't get a demo of one, and you'll be blissfully ignorant. Me, I always have to take the red pill...
It has "FREE" anywhere internet access. With a built-in Web browser. (It doesn't understand Flash, but some consider that a bonus.) $400 amortized over the years you'd use the internet from anywhere (not to mention the reading bit), doesn't start to sound so bad.
;)
Though I have to say, if you have $400 burning a hole in your pocket, I highly suggest you upgrade your phone first. That thing has been amazing on many more levels, and it will load up your PDF books just fine (just email it to an account that the phone can check, or go to a URL). And, oh boy, when the SDK gets released, oh, maybe in the next couple of months, it will continue to improve (or you can just hack it now, like I did).
I was going to buy a Kindle for my g/f for Xmas, who loves to read, but she is still using a clunky RAZR, so I think I'm pitching in for the iPhone instead.
I have a mom about the same age who seems to be at about the same level of luddite croniness. Thankfully, in her case, I never tortured her with windows, and made sure she used Macs for years now. =)
She will still complain about any new OS change, though. (Haven't gotten around to Leopard yet...)
All my mom does is email, web browsing, and the occasional gambling and pinball game. All of these icons are easily put in the Dock. (For extra credit, show her where applications live and how to add and remove things from the Dock.) If she is having trouble working with these few programs, then it is a familiarity thing and she should learn to stick it out and get past it. Keeps the mind fresh and all that.
My mom was confounded by tabs in Safari the other day. I explained to her that it was just a way to combine different web browser windows into one window with less clutter, and she seemed to get it. Who knows, though. I only recently managed to convince her that she needs to apply software updates and enter in her password...
A tip: Install LogMeIn.com on the mac and administer it remotely from any Web browser. That will make the support calls go a heck of a lot quicker (as long as her internet connection is up).
1) As anti-Microsoft as I am, this was not C#'s fault. They had a hidden reference to the objects that were not getting garbage-collected. The way this article is posed, however, is blatantly FUD. Shame!
2) The article itself is a not-so-veiled advertisement for a profiler.
Old-hand Mac users like myself have not even developed any sort of habit yet to use the "move" command since it is relatively new. The procedure has always been: drag to make a copy, then delete the original manually.
But Windows has had moves for much longer, so users who start there expect it to work the same over in Apple territory. Wham!
It amuses me that 90% of the comments here that are above my minimum-score filter are intelligent retorts to completely unfounded or inaccurate Apple slams.
This is like a testament to a new phenomenon- battered-user syndrome. You won't get a divorce because you've already invested so much...
If you *must* try it, see if OSx86 runs, but believe me, you will NOT be getting the "full experience"...
Remember that if you get a Mac, you can always run Windows at full speed on it. If you get a Windows crippletop, you're stuck with Windows (and Linux, if it will even work with the wireless card, snark).
I've used both for a long time and I say go for it. The seesaw is about to tip the other way...
Now these points of data make a wonderful line
and we're out of beta, we're releasing on time
I'll feed the troll. You're full of shit.
I went to Lenovo.com and priced out a ThinkPad T61p 15 inch widescreen with the following specs:
Intel® Core(TM) 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (discuss: an uncrippled Windows comparable to OS X 10.5)
15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL)
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (MBP has this standard)
PC Card Slot & Smart Card Slot
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
9 cell Li-Ion Battery (standard on MBP)
Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
Total cost: $2,252.00
Macbook Pro specs:
Same RAM.
Same HD.
Standard display is slightly lower rez, but comes in glossy coat optionally.
iWork preinstalled. (equivalent to Office Pro suite more or less... discuss)
Better power connector (MagSafe) standard.
Wireless and bluetooth 2.0+EDR standard.
DVDR drive standard.
ADMITTEDLY- Standard graphics card (NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM) has half the RAM of standard graphics card on Lenovo (NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M (256MB Open GL)).
Total cost: $2,303.00
Competitive advantages of each machine:
Lenovo: Slightly better standard graphics. UltraNav pointing device (if that's your style... I hate the pencil eraser). Slightly higher-rez screen. Spill-resistant keyboard. Media card reader standard. Swappable drive/battery bays. Can easily configure as a crippled machine in order to justify anti-Macbook Pro pricing policy trolling.
MBP: MagSafe power adapter. Battery indicator on battery. Backlit keyboard standard. Integrated iSight and mic for videoconferencing (!). Firewire, Firewire2, DVI ports standard. Digital audio out standard. And countless intangibles that I cannot list here- here's one- connecting to wireless networks on Windows is always annoying, on OS X never is.
Either machine runs Linux. With the Lenovo, you are stuck with the old, crusty, annoying, virus and spyware infested, administration-time-consuming Windows. With the Apple, you get the hip and fresh OS X that is a joy to use, has low maintenance, is secure, and will go out of its way to not annoy you. And is prettier. Plus, you get to run Windows at full speed... if you must.
With a 50 dollar price difference and some comparable individual features, I challenge anyone to say this isn't a wash. Finally, for the ability to run any operating system it damn well pleases you to run, I think only stubborn idiots won't pick a Macbook Pro.
So STFU and go back in your hole. I'm tired of your type.
http://www.orbicule.com/undercover/
I use that on my mac machines. I know it's not linux specifically but I just thought I'd toss that out there. It uses the built-in cam to take clandestine photos, too...
What are people doing with drives to make them fail?
My girlfriend "tossed" my new macbook pro onto a carpeted floor in a fit of disgust over some relationship complaints getting back to her via another attractive woman who I vented to (note to all other inexperienced daters- don't ever do this).
The macbook pro made it (slightly bent but I was able to unbend it)... the laptop drive did not.
"But it was carpeted", she later said, after I blew up.
To her credit, she did charge the data recovery fee ($3,500 from DriveSavers) to her school, so I got back all my data. Ah, the ups and downs of dating a school administrator...
I would have dumped her right there, but she used to be a cheerleader, likes a lot of sex, likes to drink as much as I do, doesn't mind my music, and not only plays WoW with me, but has more toons. Also scuba dives with me. It's a tough call...