so the scientific consensus had been "we haven't seen any so they don't exist."
That sounds more like the creationists' consensus. Scientists are less obsessed with being God's special little unique creation, and are more likely to adopt the view "we haven't seen any but we're sure they must exist".
Apparently you've never worked peer review with anyone from the Center for Astrophysics at Hahvahd.
How stupid can these people be? Buying from spammers?
There is a certain part of the population who will buy into anything. Generally they are those who would have been eaten by wolves long ago if it weren't for civilization trumping evolution. In this (relatively) enlightened age, we still have people making a mint as fortune tellers, televangelists, runners of Ponzi schemes, 'multi-level marketing', charity scams, and so on. In fact, I think that many people's tastes run to the untruth told in sonorous, comforting tones.
The real problem that I noticed from the study is that 4% of people have bought something advertised through spam.
Bingo! If no one made money at it, it would soon go away. In spite of appearances, businesses don't like pouring money down a hole. Once they realize that's what they're diong, they tend to quit.
It's certainly bad enough to be. It does remind me of that little story in Stephen Fry's "The Hippopotamus", where Ted Wallace goes to an exhibit of paintings by schoolchildren. "Call these children's paintings? Why, a modern artist could have done them!"
And, just to drive this further off-topic, Frederick Haynes developed the first reliable transmission before Ford got into the game. Haynes is pretty much forgotten today, but in his day he was well-known because he changed the industry. Cars could become more reliable AND larger. IIRC, he was the inspiration for one of the characters in Booth Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons". Without that, and one hundred other innovations, cars weren't going to be the industry they became. The amazing thing is that Haynes' company lasted at least until 1915, when Theordore Dreiser visited the factory (noted in his travelogue "A Hoosier Holiday".)
The only major mistake he's made, that I can think of, as CEO v2.0 is the Cube.
Well, amongst things he did. However, the things you don't do are just as important. For example, Jobs did admit that Apple, and a lot of other companies, missed the boat on the new music/mp3 market in the late 90s/ early 00s (or is that "early aughts"?). Hence they purchased SoundJam, rebranded and reworked as iTunes, and set to work moving into the market ASAP with the iPod, the music store, shipping computers with built-in CD burners as a standard, and so on. That was an initial failure from which they seem to have recovered...
What does this say about the state of the world where the most recognisable brands in America are sell information access (Google and Apple), Europe gets stylish furniture, and Latin America gets... cement? How do they make cement sexy?
Don't forget, Cemex' cement is used in 99% of the USA's public school cafeterias' recipes
Keep in mind that cooling will be less of an issue with the Mac mini. It has a G4, not a G5, so it's a cooler chip than the current iMac and towers. Also, the G4 runs much cooler that its x86 counterparts. Look at the old G4 iMac, the one with the display on an arm. Mine rarely has the fan turn on, and only then if I am doing some heavy-duty stuff. That is one tighly-built machine. I don't think you could get a comparable Intel or AMD chip in there; you'd need bigger fans and heat sinks.
I see what you're saying, but ultimately companies exist to make money. While the Newton and the Cube were technical successes, enough market wasn't there for it (Cube), or not enough of it was ready for it (Newton).
I will bet, thought, that Apple learned a few lessons (marketing, technical, and design) in those attempts to do something different.
People like big things. Big TVs, big SUVs, big houses... big computers. Size still matters. I bet if they started selling room-size computers again, people would be buying them.
It all depends, really. People like some things bigger. Pizzas, for instance, because it means more bready-cheesy-tomato-saucy goodness. Bigger homes mean more space AND a (perceived or true) better return on investment. Big SUVs are great in the winter weather, and they have a lot of room for hauling stuff.
However, they don't always prefer bigger. People love the small size of the iPod. They love smaller, slimmer cell phones. They prefer babies to teenagers. You don't see too many huge women as centerfolds. Huge bazooms, yes; land whales, no. Middle-aged-crazy men prefer sports cars to minivans. I myself prefer women who require small maintenance to those who require a lot. And you can bet that taxpayers prefer small government to big. People love laptops that are smaller and lighter.
So maybe there is a market for this, which will be helped along by the Mac mini being stylish and from a company that's considered cool. Maybe it won't start a trend. The market will decide, as the market always does.
I remember one video of him saying something along the lines of "true innovation makes you re-examine how you view the world, and to my mind, the only truly innovative computer has been the Apple Macintosh".
I'm sure some other MacHead will have a link to that video. Probably in Quicktime.
I'm offended at the offense I've taken at your being offended by a theoretical offense! Or something. I'm going to threaten a Pacers player and sue for damages!
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That sounds more like the creationists' consensus. Scientists are less obsessed with being God's special little unique creation, and are more likely to adopt the view "we haven't seen any but we're sure they must exist". Apparently you've never worked peer review with anyone from the Center for Astrophysics at Hahvahd.
And there were times I used to think "If we assume a spherical cow, ..."
There is a certain part of the population who will buy into anything. Generally they are those who would have been eaten by wolves long ago if it weren't for civilization trumping evolution. In this (relatively) enlightened age, we still have people making a mint as fortune tellers, televangelists, runners of Ponzi schemes, 'multi-level marketing', charity scams, and so on. In fact, I think that many people's tastes run to the untruth told in sonorous, comforting tones.
Bingo! If no one made money at it, it would soon go away. In spite of appearances, businesses don't like pouring money down a hole. Once they realize that's what they're diong, they tend to quit.
It's certainly bad enough to be. It does remind me of that little story in Stephen Fry's "The Hippopotamus", where Ted Wallace goes to an exhibit of paintings by schoolchildren. "Call these children's paintings? Why, a modern artist could have done them!"
Well, amongst things he did. However, the things you don't do are just as important. For example, Jobs did admit that Apple, and a lot of other companies, missed the boat on the new music/mp3 market in the late 90s/ early 00s (or is that "early aughts"?). Hence they purchased SoundJam, rebranded and reworked as iTunes, and set to work moving into the market ASAP with the iPod, the music store, shipping computers with built-in CD burners as a standard, and so on. That was an initial failure from which they seem to have recovered ...
Don't forget, Cemex' cement is used in 99% of the USA's public school cafeterias' recipes
I know, but I think they meant the 'receiving pay' sense of the word rather than showing professionalism.
I have the information, but unfortunately I left my Sony laptop in my Honda.
I will bet, thought, that Apple learned a few lessons (marketing, technical, and design) in those attempts to do something different.
It all depends, really. People like some things bigger. Pizzas, for instance, because it means more bready-cheesy-tomato-saucy goodness. Bigger homes mean more space AND a (perceived or true) better return on investment. Big SUVs are great in the winter weather, and they have a lot of room for hauling stuff.
However, they don't always prefer bigger. People love the small size of the iPod. They love smaller, slimmer cell phones. They prefer babies to teenagers. You don't see too many huge women as centerfolds. Huge bazooms, yes; land whales, no. Middle-aged-crazy men prefer sports cars to minivans. I myself prefer women who require small maintenance to those who require a lot. And you can bet that taxpayers prefer small government to big. People love laptops that are smaller and lighter.
So maybe there is a market for this, which will be helped along by the Mac mini being stylish and from a company that's considered cool. Maybe it won't start a trend. The market will decide, as the market always does.
- If they're going to make it BYODKM (or whatever it is), they could've at least included PS/2 ports...
Hey, and it doesn't come with a paper tape reader! Ripoff!!!!Sincerely,
Harry Luddite
Faaaaake! A slashdotter with a wife? Faaaaake!
I'm sure some other MacHead will have a link to that video. Probably in Quicktime.
1) What's more, they have Shawn Kemp's kids, the largest voting block this side of AARP.
2) Better, they have the Pistons' season ticket holders and the rest of the Michigan State Pen.
3) Not to mention Kobe Bryant for p1$$ing them off.
Hell, Madden rarely does this in football. Why do you think Pat Summerall drank so much?
Sincerely,
Bill Scheft
I think there was a mixup on the bacon specs.
Or perhaps Jobs is still mad about the last few Bryan Adams releases.
Good point. It is the lawyers who fall under this description.
That is sick! They are far too tasty to be wasted as a fuel, particularly when spotted owl nests burn so much hotter.
Because you chicks are so cute when your act like pouty feminists.
Sincerely,
W.J. Clinton