> Just go with Windows Media Player and Windows Media Video for most tasks, it is just so much easier.
Does noone remember Yoda's warning about some things being faster and easier? Yeesh. C'mon, geeks, get with it! They don't call it the 'dark' side because it's easy to accessorize, ya know.
If you want a game with no 'boss' to fight at the end, then may I present to you...720 Degrees (the skateboard game that hurts the wrist). Yes, indeedy.
...they need to lower the price, not include a game that many people might not want. Change the online bundle to $179, and the standalone to $159. That'll move some units, and stave off more people trying out the Xbox, at least until they can get a PS3 out the door.
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Bizarre. Why do they even bother making a third motherboard - it just increases production costs! That makes 1 mobo for the 1.6, another mobo for the 1.8, and a third for the dual-proc 2.0. Ridiculous.
If they want to save money, they need to buy more stuff in bulk, and standardize more. Have a regular 9600 Pro (128-meg) as the base video, not an NVidia 5200. Have just 2 mobos (single proc and dual proc).
Weird. I'll still buy a G5, but geez, that's just crazyness going on over at Apple.
So, the lesson is: buy the 1.8 at the cheap end, buy the cheapest options available, and upgrade with superior aftermarket stuff (RAM, HDs, videocard, keyboard, mouse).
> Oh come on!;-) You could have tried a bit harder...
That would've required some thought, and I always try to go for the easy laugh.:)
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1) How much will hiring an electrician cost? 2) How much will your medical bills and/or funeral cost after you do this yourself, YOU FREAKING MORON?
Should be fairly simple math.
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All the big memory houses have multiple product lines of varying abilities (and costs), so saying it's "Samsung" means very little.
My problem with the memory Apple is shipping is the latencies are horrendous, even for PC3200 (DDR400) memory. Very sad, considering the price premium they're charging.
Yes, but since one has to pay for the DDR333 in the first place (when buying the 1.6), it becomes fairly useless. Who's going to buy DDR333 when everyone has switched over to DDR400 (both Apple & PCs)?
Apple should either make it possible to get decent RAM (charge extra - they're good at that), or make it possible to buy a tested machine with no RAM installed.
Same thing with keyboard & mouse. I've _no_ intention of using those crappy Apple mice or keyboards - they're gonna be replaced as soon as I get my G5. Why should I be forced to pay for them? Yuck. I _guess_ it's good to have a backup for emergencies, but still...I'd rather just use my existing USB stuff from my PC as backups.
> and creates users who don't know how to run windows update, if someone else keeps fixing the problem it will never be fixed.
Two factual errors here:
1) The users who don't know how to run windows update already exist - this isn't creating any new ones 2) The problem never WILL be fixed, so this is hardly preventing it from being fixed.
The only possible bad result from this new worm is if it actually hoses a system instead of fixing it. Once it fixes machines, though, the bandwidth usage of future variants will be practically nil.
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who is not quite sure whether this is a good or a bad thing.
Seems to me that this is the only way some people will get a patched machine.
> My conscience and ethics are torn apart by this...
Not mine! People who don't keep their machines patched deserve every little bad thing that can happen to them. It's one thing when it only effects your machine, but when your machine starts spewing crap all over the Net, and attacks other machines, that's crossing a dayglo orange line that should be rather easy to spot.
> I doubt you'll be able to make use of 2-2-2 memory's extra speed without firmware hacking.
What the hell is Apple thinking? *shaking head*
> I'd personally get the 1.8 as it seems slightly more futureproof.
Yeah, definitely. At least the memory you get with it could be taken into a new machine down the road. I am planning on going with the low-end machine (now 1.8) to wait it out until the PCI Express machines come out (next year, hopefully). The 1.6 is priced more like I wanted than the 1.8, but that DDR333 is just not gonna cut it for moving RAM from machine to machine.
Still sucks that Apple can't make use of the best RAM available.:(
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I'm not concerned about PCI-X. What PCI-X cards would one even use? Why would anyone buy into PCI-X when PCI Express is coming next year?
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The question isn't really will better memory _work_ - of course it'll work, but will it be used at the better timings? That I do not know.
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Okay, I just noticed this today (forgive me for being slow), but there are 2 potentially-important differences between the 1.6GHz machine and the 1.8GHz machine:
1) The 1.6 only uses DDR333 memory, not DDR400 (I dunno if it can make use of DDR400 if you replace the DDR333 it comes with). The DDR400 being used in the 1.8 & 2.0 machines is apparently not that great (typical of Apple!). I'm wondering if the mobo can handle some Mushkin 2-2-2 PC3200 RAM if I got it? 2) The 1.6 can 'only' use up to 4GB of memory, vs 8GB for the 1.8 and 2.0 machines.
FYI if either of these things bugs you, be warned. Shop smart, shop...S-Mart!
> i.e. the primates didn't evolve from the noble jungle cats, wolves, etc.
And just who the hell ever thought they _had_? This is hardly news for anyone who went through public school in the U.S. in the last, oh, 25 years or so. This is analogous to saying, "It turns out the Moon isn't made of recycled condoms." Okay, I think we already knew that.
Slashdot Mirror
"Giant Waste of Electricity Transmutes Grant Money into Laser"
w00t!
I bet _that's_ a fun lab to play in. Just don't hook up the controls to the MCP, boys.
End of Line
They shoulda just called it Ogg Amanda. :)
> Just go with Windows Media Player and Windows Media Video for most tasks, it is just so much easier.
Does noone remember Yoda's warning about some things being faster and easier? Yeesh. C'mon, geeks, get with it! They don't call it the 'dark' side because it's easy to accessorize, ya know.
Super Zaxxon...you must fight the dragon. Sweet.
If you want a game with no 'boss' to fight at the end, then may I present to you...720 Degrees (the skateboard game that hurts the wrist). Yes, indeedy.
Hey, let's tag them with RFID tags, read 'em from orbit, and track their migration patterns! Should be interesting.
Dude, don't SHOOT them - you might damage the organs! We'll need those later...
...they need to lower the price, not include a game that many people might not want. Change the online bundle to $179, and the standalone to $159. That'll move some units, and stave off more people trying out the Xbox, at least until they can get a PS3 out the door.
Bizarre. Why do they even bother making a third motherboard - it just increases production costs! That makes 1 mobo for the 1.6, another mobo for the 1.8, and a third for the dual-proc 2.0. Ridiculous.
If they want to save money, they need to buy more stuff in bulk, and standardize more. Have a regular 9600 Pro (128-meg) as the base video, not an NVidia 5200. Have just 2 mobos (single proc and dual proc).
Weird. I'll still buy a G5, but geez, that's just crazyness going on over at Apple.
So, the lesson is: buy the 1.8 at the cheap end, buy the cheapest options available, and upgrade with superior aftermarket stuff (RAM, HDs, videocard, keyboard, mouse).
Geez.
> Oh come on! ;-) You could have tried a bit harder...
:)
That would've required some thought, and I always try to go for the easy laugh.
ACLU = A Clever Little Universe
Access Control List, Uhhh
Alabama's Career-Limiting University
Accelerated Coffee-Loving Unixian
After Cleavon Little's Ultimatum
A Cleft Little Uvula
A Cat-Loving Undine
After Caffeine Lives Unrest
There. Happy?
(ACLU pronounced 'ack-LOO')
:)
That's the only funny thing I could come up with on this. What a crappy story.
Okay, think long term here:
1) How much will hiring an electrician cost?
2) How much will your medical bills and/or funeral cost after you do this yourself, YOU FREAKING MORON?
Should be fairly simple math.
All the big memory houses have multiple product lines of varying abilities (and costs), so saying it's "Samsung" means very little.
My problem with the memory Apple is shipping is the latencies are horrendous, even for PC3200 (DDR400) memory. Very sad, considering the price premium they're charging.
Yes, but since one has to pay for the DDR333 in the first place (when buying the 1.6), it becomes fairly useless. Who's going to buy DDR333 when everyone has switched over to DDR400 (both Apple & PCs)?
Apple should either make it possible to get decent RAM (charge extra - they're good at that), or make it possible to buy a tested machine with no RAM installed.
Same thing with keyboard & mouse. I've _no_ intention of using those crappy Apple mice or keyboards - they're gonna be replaced as soon as I get my G5. Why should I be forced to pay for them? Yuck. I _guess_ it's good to have a backup for emergencies, but still...I'd rather just use my existing USB stuff from my PC as backups.
Actually, it's more akin to a worm than a virus. :)
> and creates users who don't know how to run windows update, if someone else keeps fixing the problem it will never be fixed.
Two factual errors here:
1) The users who don't know how to run windows update already exist - this isn't creating any new ones
2) The problem never WILL be fixed, so this is hardly preventing it from being fixed.
The only possible bad result from this new worm is if it actually hoses a system instead of fixing it. Once it fixes machines, though, the bandwidth usage of future variants will be practically nil.
"By running this infected program, you agree to abide by these terms & conditions..."
> The extent to which the Internet recapitulates evolution and biological systems is astounding!
Yeah, now all we need is a type of cancer that attacks cancer cells and turns them back into normal cells.
And one that turns people who don't patch their machines into people who DO patch their machines! Oh yeah, that'd be sweet...
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who is not quite sure whether this is a good or a bad thing.
Seems to me that this is the only way some people will get a patched machine.
> My conscience and ethics are torn apart by this...
Not mine! People who don't keep their machines patched deserve every little bad thing that can happen to them. It's one thing when it only effects your machine, but when your machine starts spewing crap all over the Net, and attacks other machines, that's crossing a dayglo orange line that should be rather easy to spot.
> I doubt you'll be able to make use of 2-2-2 memory's extra speed without firmware hacking.
:(
What the hell is Apple thinking? *shaking head*
> I'd personally get the 1.8 as it seems slightly more futureproof.
Yeah, definitely. At least the memory you get with it could be taken into a new machine down the road. I am planning on going with the low-end machine (now 1.8) to wait it out until the PCI Express machines come out (next year, hopefully). The 1.6 is priced more like I wanted than the 1.8, but that DDR333 is just not gonna cut it for moving RAM from machine to machine.
Still sucks that Apple can't make use of the best RAM available.
I'm not concerned about PCI-X. What PCI-X cards would one even use? Why would anyone buy into PCI-X when PCI Express is coming next year?
The question isn't really will better memory _work_ - of course it'll work, but will it be used at the better timings? That I do not know.
Okay, I just noticed this today (forgive me for being slow), but there are 2 potentially-important differences between the 1.6GHz machine and the 1.8GHz machine:
1) The 1.6 only uses DDR333 memory, not DDR400 (I dunno if it can make use of DDR400 if you replace the DDR333 it comes with). The DDR400 being used in the 1.8 & 2.0 machines is apparently not that great (typical of Apple!). I'm wondering if the mobo can handle some Mushkin 2-2-2 PC3200 RAM if I got it?
2) The 1.6 can 'only' use up to 4GB of memory, vs 8GB for the 1.8 and 2.0 machines.
FYI if either of these things bugs you, be warned. Shop smart, shop...S-Mart!
> i.e. the primates didn't evolve from the noble jungle cats, wolves, etc.
And just who the hell ever thought they _had_? This is hardly news for anyone who went through public school in the U.S. in the last, oh, 25 years or so. This is analogous to saying, "It turns out the Moon isn't made of recycled condoms." Okay, I think we already knew that.
> I really really really really really would like to hurt you right now.
:)
You know, it's funny, I get that a lot.
Hey, don't forget about Pirate Pogs!
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