security by obscurity doesn't really work for long.
Sheesh. Make a phrase that rhymes and people will just beat it to death. It's not security by obscurity, it's security by architecture. Is it invulnerable? Of course not. But it's more than just the market share that provides the security.
If the Itunes Music Store is defaulted to ON, this is kind of sneaky since most people do not realize how to turn it off or if Apple saves their personal data or not.
If I walk into a clothing store, it doesn't surprise me if the clerk offers to show me something based on what I'm wearing.
it's worth noting that as long as Google's user interface was done in GT/GTK it's not really feasible to fix the flaws without either rewriting Google Earth entirely, or fixing GT/GTK for the Mac.
You're right. But a lot of small things would get fixed pretty quickly. For instance, using a tool usually slaps an odd dialog box right on top of the thing you're trying to operate on. There ought to be a place for the dialog that's not on top of the image. I had a mental list of a dozen more examples, but it's way too late at night. But certainly there a bunch of places that could be cleaned up in an afternoon or so. That nobody has done so (and they are the same on Windows) is perhaps an indication that Windows users have been trained to tolerate any old crappy interface, and maybe even blame themselves for not knowing how to use it.
One of the things that makes Macintosh software have better interfaces is that a developer can't get away with not doing it. If the users won't put up with it then you've got no choice except to put in the extra effort (and it is often considerable) to polish the interface. I've written Mac apps in which more than half the time was spent on it.
Practically all of your comments about Google would be true of Open Source Software as well, with slight alterations. Would it be fair to say that OSS doesn't "get it"
No. If the Mac Google Earth were open source, you can bet your ass that the interface would be fixed up in a week.
I'd say the lack of actual existence is a more pressing issue. It reads as if some guy said "I'll bet I can do this. Somebody lend me your iBook." And everybody said no. So they're trying this.
Sadly my boss, who purchased 2 iMacs and a Powerbook a month ago, will be miffed if he hears of this.
It's not like this came out of the blue. I think it would have been more surprising if it didn't happen. On the other hand, it's going to be six months to a year before everything runs smoothly on them, and by that time the next generation will be about ready to go. And since it's a new platform, the next generation will likely be quite a large improvement over these, as the engineers learn from this one.
With the move to Intel, particularly with the Apple tax intact as I knew it would be, Macs are no longer different enough from other personal computers to justify the price premium.
I don't think you understand what it is that makes a Mac a Mac.
When I sat down to play it I found it to be a boring rehash of the last game.
I think that's being kind. #1 didn't have silly boss battles with infinite henchmen, didn't have absurd inequities such as with the alien sniper rifle, where the mighty Master Chief with his fancy new armor dies instantly with *every* hit, and yet grunts can absorb two or even three body shots. And oh yeah, Halo had an actual ending.
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Sheesh. Make a phrase that rhymes and people will just beat it to death. It's not security by obscurity, it's security by architecture. Is it invulnerable? Of course not. But it's more than just the market share that provides the security.
I don't know what money you're talking about, but if it's in return for something then it's not free.
Citations? I'm taking the don'ts.
Maybe this is what you're looking for?
They didn't have a lot of choice. Anything above two is a valid length.
If it were intentional you'd think they would have been able to patch it a little more quickly.
What, no written in stone? (257,000, apparently just losing out to blood.)
Don't go throwing facts in the way of his puns. And besides, I probably signed up like days before you.
No it's not. There's a little intelligent design thrown in.
But you are, in essence, walking into the store humming that tune, and the clerk says "hey, we've got some other stuff by those guys."
If I walk into a clothing store, it doesn't surprise me if the clerk offers to show me something based on what I'm wearing.
Well, like the guy with his new orthopedic shoes said, I stand corrected.
You're right. But a lot of small things would get fixed pretty quickly. For instance, using a tool usually slaps an odd dialog box right on top of the thing you're trying to operate on. There ought to be a place for the dialog that's not on top of the image. I had a mental list of a dozen more examples, but it's way too late at night. But certainly there a bunch of places that could be cleaned up in an afternoon or so. That nobody has done so (and they are the same on Windows) is perhaps an indication that Windows users have been trained to tolerate any old crappy interface, and maybe even blame themselves for not knowing how to use it.
One of the things that makes Macintosh software have better interfaces is that a developer can't get away with not doing it. If the users won't put up with it then you've got no choice except to put in the extra effort (and it is often considerable) to polish the interface. I've written Mac apps in which more than half the time was spent on it.
No. If the Mac Google Earth were open source, you can bet your ass that the interface would be fixed up in a week.
I just tried it on a G5 desktop and it worked. I rotated it 90 degrees and was surprised how hard it was to steer the cursor to the revert button :-)
I'd say the lack of actual existence is a more pressing issue. It reads as if some guy said "I'll bet I can do this. Somebody lend me your iBook." And everybody said no. So they're trying this.
The best part of the "about" page:
So I guess they're only open for bussinness one day a year, and that's on a Sunday.For when you're descending into canyons or plowing the fields?
It's not like this came out of the blue. I think it would have been more surprising if it didn't happen. On the other hand, it's going to be six months to a year before everything runs smoothly on them, and by that time the next generation will be about ready to go. And since it's a new platform, the next generation will likely be quite a large improvement over these, as the engineers learn from this one.
I don't think you understand what it is that makes a Mac a Mac.
I'm thinking about creating a magalog, myself. Or maybe a blook. Not a blamphlet, though. That would be dumb.
If they were previously unthought of, how could there have been an old way to do them?
I think that's being kind. #1 didn't have silly boss battles with infinite henchmen, didn't have absurd inequities such as with the alien sniper rifle, where the mighty Master Chief with his fancy new armor dies instantly with *every* hit, and yet grunts can absorb two or even three body shots. And oh yeah, Halo had an actual ending.
Day-old basketball for four bucks. Oh yeah, that'll be a million-seller.
I upped my anti once and my uncle beat the snot out of me.