Harry has seen A LOT of movies. He lives to watch movies. I think this makes him as much an expert on movies as any other film critic out there. His style of reviews is a bit unorthidox, but that does not mean he is a bad reviewer.
Computer music is really amazing... You can create the most abstract sounds, but you can also create the most beautiful and complex string arrangements.
Laptops won't replace musicians, they will just aid them. Anyone can pick up a paint brush and paint.... this might just make music available to more people.
Here Microsoft is pushing the envelope I think. More power to them... Be had the best FS (aptly named BeFS), but there has been nothing for linux or Macintosh that comes close. Linux is just now starting to get JFSs, and while HFS+ is slightly different, it still isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
Wouldn't it be dreamy if MS actually teamed up with other developers to create an open file system that was as robust as they are hoping... I know it's a long shot, but god damn... we need it.
True talent does come from the hand. Although one can't deny the fact that an amazing player sounds even better on an amazing instrument. Personally, I know that playing an instrument that sounds and feels a lot better helps me play better.
It is both psychological, and based on the physical construction of the instrument.
I could see it going two ways. One, very opposed to it, cease and disist orders all over the place.
Or, more likely, they will be completely silent about it. This would make sense from their point of view, suddenly people could start trying out OS X on their PC's. It won't be full speed or offer all the solutions that it will on a mac, but it will give people a really good "preview" of what they might be missing.
I'm not sure if online "books" are a good reference. But take PHP's web site, it is TERRIFIC for finding information about programming. It is thorough, with examples of everything. I think a lot of languages could use resources like that on the web too, and it would be nice to have one central location for a series of languages. I know there are some decent sites out there, but I haven't found one that has really stuck out as being a really good programming reference site for "all my needs".
DVD's are sold primarily as films. This makes perfect sense. I don't see the fact that they are encoded with region tags make them software. When was the last time you sat down to watch a movie and thought 'this is some great software here'?
Seriously though, has the US done anythnig about this?
According to the page, it's now done. However, I think slashdot jumped the gun on this one, seeing how it hasn't even had time to reach all the mirrors. I'll wait a few days to do make world.
For those interested in reading a good book about the history of video games, check out The First Quater by Steven Kent. It starts with pre-pong era of games up until the playstation . It has some really good insight on all of the trials and such that happened during the 16-bit era.
How about an iMac as well? Show the different options and systems out there is good. Of course you should have Windows and Linux, but that iMac is from another planet.
A satellite internet connection would be neat too.
i used to work in a lab as an undergrad computer science student, i was SHOCKED at the number of people that would copy. some would get away with it, others would get caught (depending who the prof was). as soon as they started taking more advanced classes, where individual projects were involved, it was very clear who had cheated their way through the easy classes.
now, a few of these people probably managed to get through the entire program, and i am certain this reflected poorly on the school when they got out in the real world and didn't even know what OOP was, or how to write classes in C.
i fully support schools that implement systems like this, as long as they work. it's better for the school, the students, and the eventual employers of the students.
if you can't do the programming, you shouldn't be in the class.
I was in an apple store this weekend and tried knocking one to the ground. You know, hitting the LCD,dragging it a bit (as if it were caught by a backpack). I stopped short of picking it up and throwing it on the ground though, that's a bit much:)
They are tough machines, suprisingly heavy for the size.
Why not firewire? It's a LOT faster, and besides, intel wants the market to move in this direction.
And, for god sakes, why not have ethernet, or wireless ethernet build in? My television is nowhere near a phone line, which is part of the reason for not getting a tivo. Although the prices for series one will probably drop now.
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I agree with you. However, Macwork Tokyo is just 2 months away. They revised two of their lines of computers (with the iMac being a MAJOR revision). Introduced iPhoto, which is waaay cooler looking than i had imagined. If the updated their pro lines, what would be left for Tokyo?
It's possible that the G5 can be ready in time for Tokyo, in which case they don't want to take any attention away from the iMac if they don't have to by offering minor speed increases to their pro line.
Office is out for Mac OS X, and it looks fantastic. They redid something like 800 menu and dialog boxes specifically for OS X.
So, while you solve the problem of how to install it on a UNIX filesystem, the GUI part of it is very heavily dependent on Aqua (OS X does not use X-Windows by default).
Could someone post the IGN review. I have an account, but now they want me to pay money to read the content (I'm not willing to do so for that site at this point).
From the slashdot article it doesn't seem like it would affect IE on other platforms (such as Mac OS). Although that probably affects only 4% of web traffic, it's important to note.
The review is right. It's not layed out well, it's difficult to navigate. Worst of all, most (if not all) of the examples from the book are taken from Apple's web site. Save yourself some money and time and get the book by Aaron.
could be enough to pay for how much the first one cost to make.
Drunk um... Segwaying?
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It's pretty difficult to ride a bike or a scooter whilest intoxicated. Driving a car is illegal and stupid. So how about riding a Segway drunk? It has balancing technology that allows it to not tip over. They need to do some testing. What I suggest is take someone to a local bar, get them wasted, and see what happens. I would gladly volunteer:)
I do think that this is a great invention and I think it has a lot of potential to take off in cities like Tokyo and such....
A lot of debian users are very comfortable with debian's installer as it is. Most debian users I know, install just the basic OS, then use dselect to install the packages of their liking. Very minimal and effective. Will this option still be around for us experienced users?
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Harry has seen A LOT of movies. He lives to watch movies. I think this makes him as much an expert on movies as any other film critic out there. His style of reviews is a bit unorthidox, but that does not mean he is a bad reviewer.
Computer music is really amazing... You can create the most abstract sounds, but you can also create the most beautiful and complex string arrangements.
Laptops won't replace musicians, they will just aid them. Anyone can pick up a paint brush and paint.... this might just make music available to more people.
Here Microsoft is pushing the envelope I think. More power to them... Be had the best FS (aptly named BeFS), but there has been nothing for linux or Macintosh that comes close. Linux is just now starting to get JFSs, and while HFS+ is slightly different, it still isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
Wouldn't it be dreamy if MS actually teamed up with other developers to create an open file system that was as robust as they are hoping... I know it's a long shot, but god damn... we need it.
It could be the mac version uses a USB connection and the PC is using Serial?
True talent does come from the hand. Although one can't deny the fact that an amazing player sounds even better on an amazing instrument. Personally, I know that playing an instrument that sounds and feels a lot better helps me play better.
It is both psychological, and based on the physical construction of the instrument.
I could see it going two ways. One, very opposed to it, cease and disist orders all over the place.
Or, more likely, they will be completely silent about it. This would make sense from their point of view, suddenly people could start trying out OS X on their PC's. It won't be full speed or offer all the solutions that it will on a mac, but it will give people a really good "preview" of what they might be missing.
I'm not sure if online "books" are a good reference. But take PHP's web site, it is TERRIFIC for finding information about programming. It is thorough, with examples of everything. I think a lot of languages could use resources like that on the web too, and it would be nice to have one central location for a series of languages. I know there are some decent sites out there, but I haven't found one that has really stuck out as being a really good programming reference site for "all my needs".
DVD's are sold primarily as films. This makes perfect sense. I don't see the fact that they are encoded with region tags make them software. When was the last time you sat down to watch a movie and thought 'this is some great software here'?
Seriously though, has the US done anythnig about this?
According to the page, it's now done. However, I think slashdot jumped the gun on this one, seeing how it hasn't even had time to reach all the mirrors. I'll wait a few days to do make world.
For those interested in reading a good book about the history of video games, check out The First Quater by Steven Kent. It starts with pre-pong era of games up until the playstation . It has some really good insight on all of the trials and such that happened during the 16-bit era.
How about an iMac as well? Show the different options and systems out there is good. Of course you should have Windows and Linux, but that iMac is from another planet.
A satellite internet connection would be neat too.
i used to work in a lab as an undergrad computer science student, i was SHOCKED at the number of people that would copy. some would get away with it, others would get caught (depending who the prof was). as soon as they started taking more advanced classes, where individual projects were involved, it was very clear who had cheated their way through the easy classes.
now, a few of these people probably managed to get through the entire program, and i am certain this reflected poorly on the school when they got out in the real world and didn't even know what OOP was, or how to write classes in C.
i fully support schools that implement systems like this, as long as they work. it's better for the school, the students, and the eventual employers of the students.
if you can't do the programming, you shouldn't be in the class.
I was in an apple store this weekend and tried knocking one to the ground. You know, hitting the LCD,dragging it a bit (as if it were caught by a backpack). I stopped short of picking it up and throwing it on the ground though, that's a bit much :)
They are tough machines, suprisingly heavy for the size.
True. There should be a split between PC's and Mac's at the very least, then let the user decide.
Why not firewire? It's a LOT faster, and besides, intel wants the market to move in this direction.
And, for god sakes, why not have ethernet, or wireless ethernet build in? My television is nowhere near a phone line, which is part of the reason for not getting a tivo. Although the prices for series one will probably drop now.
I agree with you. However, Macwork Tokyo is just 2 months away. They revised two of their lines of computers (with the iMac being a MAJOR revision). Introduced iPhoto, which is waaay cooler looking than i had imagined. If the updated their pro lines, what would be left for Tokyo?
It's possible that the G5 can be ready in time for Tokyo, in which case they don't want to take any attention away from the iMac if they don't have to by offering minor speed increases to their pro line.
Just my thoughts.
This question needs a bit more research.
Office is out for Mac OS X, and it looks fantastic. They redid something like 800 menu and dialog boxes specifically for OS X.
So, while you solve the problem of how to install it on a UNIX filesystem, the GUI part of it is very heavily dependent on Aqua (OS X does not use X-Windows by default).
Could someone post the IGN review. I have an account, but now they want me to pay money to read the content (I'm not willing to do so for that site at this point).
I didn't think FreeBSD used System V login.
/bin/login, we are using the BSD
I'll take three examples from the CERT Advisory:
Apple Computer, Inc.
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are not vulnerable.
Caldera
We are not using a SystemV based
originated rlogin tools. All OpenLinux products are 'Not Vulnerable'.
NetBSD
NetBSD does not use a System V derived login, and therefore, NetBSD is
not vulnerable.
Ok, none of these are FreeBSD, but you can clearly see the BSD originated rlogin tools is not vulnerable.
Please correct me if I am wrong, or provide me with a link with more information about FreeBSD and this latest security problem.
that's what i meant to say. of course most slashdot readers realize this. so in hindsight my comment was pretty much worthless.
From the slashdot article it doesn't seem like it would affect IE on other platforms (such as Mac OS). Although that probably affects only 4% of web traffic, it's important to note.
The review is right. It's not layed out well, it's difficult to navigate. Worst of all, most (if not all) of the examples from the book are taken from Apple's web site. Save yourself some money and time and get the book by Aaron.
could be enough to pay for how much the first one cost to make.
It's pretty difficult to ride a bike or a scooter whilest intoxicated. Driving a car is illegal and stupid. So how about riding a Segway drunk? It has balancing technology that allows it to not tip over. They need to do some testing. What I suggest is take someone to a local bar, get them wasted, and see what happens. I would gladly volunteer :)
I do think that this is a great invention and I think it has a lot of potential to take off in cities like Tokyo and such....
A lot of debian users are very comfortable with debian's installer as it is. Most debian users I know, install just the basic OS, then use dselect to install the packages of their liking. Very minimal and effective. Will this option still be around for us experienced users?