The latest version os O X is actually 10.2.6. Included in OS 10.2.7 is a new version of gcc optimized for the G5, along with a few other optimizations. Basically it's the sort of thing included in Apple's Dec 2002 gcc updater (available on their (a href="http://developer.apple.com">developer site).
Kudos for just requiring the Windows version of the game. Except for some older DOS games that are being ported to work in OSX natively, it's a pain to buy two copies of my favorite games just because I have two different operating systems. I wouldn't mind paying a reduced fee, but shelling out for what is essentially a new binary -- the data content is largely the same -- seems to be a bit silly.
I always wondered if the anti-virus companies have some programmers in their payroll who work on developing viruses -- either to predict things before they hit, or to keep product updates coming and profitable.
In the legal definition of monopoly power, it's all about the ability to control prices and restrict output; doing the public harm is also a key factor. Hence, monopoly power is less about market share than the ability to restrict competition outside of legal means (such as patents).
The mere fact that there is this outlash against the bloated XP product line is a sign of a true community of individuals who want some choices in their computing experience. Needless to say, this is a good thing.
On the other hand, by encouraging this popular support and vocal outlash, Microsoft has the conniving sidegain that they do indeed have some competition - I mean, look at all those people who are so vocal in their support to use other, non-Microsoft products. Microsoft needs a strong Linux/OS community to justify the nonfact that they have some competition in the desktop sector of the computer industry.
I don't really mind the fact that Microsoft has a huge market share and Linux doesn't - the only thing I ever wanted from my computing experience was the same as I want in a bookstore - choice and freedom to choose. Microsoft isn't giving us either.
The fact that he is withholding money from a university whose biological programs are among the best in the world (I may be biased, being a student there, but still) is indicative of our stubborn attitude regarding a lot of things in government and technology. While I agree that Bush should have given much more access to the stem cell lines and not have let his right-wing-quasi-morality step into things, the fact of the matter is that this is at least a start and must be taken as such. Gradual steps are necessary to build technology and research, and the money still could have been used.
Viruses is the correct English form of the word. If you want to make a Latin construction case out of it, 'viri' is the correct form; 'radius' is construed as 'radii' because it is a masculine i-stem noun, and thus the double i's exist. Most Romans would have ignored the double i's in the course of vernacular speech -- much like the elisions in their poetry. And they certainly wouldn't have debated the form as we now appear to be, because the correct form has already been established - viruses. whudson odi et amo, quare id faciam?
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The latest version os O X is actually 10.2.6. Included in OS 10.2.7 is a new version of gcc optimized for the G5, along with a few other optimizations. Basically it's the sort of thing included in Apple's Dec 2002 gcc updater (available on their (a href="http://developer.apple.com">developer site).
Kudos for just requiring the Windows version of the game. Except for some older DOS games that are being ported to work in OSX natively, it's a pain to buy two copies of my favorite games just because I have two different operating systems. I wouldn't mind paying a reduced fee, but shelling out for what is essentially a new binary -- the data content is largely the same -- seems to be a bit silly.
I always wondered if the anti-virus companies have some programmers in their payroll who work on developing viruses -- either to predict things before they hit, or to keep product updates coming and profitable.
In the legal definition of monopoly power, it's all about the ability to control prices and restrict output; doing the public harm is also a key factor. Hence, monopoly power is less about market share than the ability to restrict competition outside of legal means (such as patents).
The mere fact that there is this outlash against the bloated XP product line is a sign of a true community of individuals who want some choices in their computing experience. Needless to say, this is a good thing.
On the other hand, by encouraging this popular support and vocal outlash, Microsoft has the conniving sidegain that they do indeed have some competition - I mean, look at all those people who are so vocal in their support to use other, non-Microsoft products. Microsoft needs a strong Linux/OS community to justify the nonfact that they have some competition in the desktop sector of the computer industry.
I don't really mind the fact that Microsoft has a huge market share and Linux doesn't - the only thing I ever wanted from my computing experience was the same as I want in a bookstore - choice and freedom to choose. Microsoft isn't giving us either.
The fact that he is withholding money from a university whose biological programs are among the best in the world (I may be biased, being a student there, but still) is indicative of our stubborn attitude regarding a lot of things in government and technology. While I agree that Bush should have given much more access to the stem cell lines and not have let his right-wing-quasi-morality step into things, the fact of the matter is that this is at least a start and must be taken as such. Gradual steps are necessary to build technology and research, and the money still could have been used.
A pity.
Viruses is the correct English form of the word. If you want to make a Latin construction case out of it, 'viri' is the correct form; 'radius' is construed as 'radii' because it is a masculine i-stem noun, and thus the double i's exist. Most Romans would have ignored the double i's in the course of vernacular speech -- much like the elisions in their poetry. And they certainly wouldn't have debated the form as we now appear to be, because the correct form has already been established - viruses. whudson odi et amo, quare id faciam?