"Next time, try assuming that the Bible is true rather than false. You won't look so foolish."
By your logic, then all of humanity comes from one gigantic inbred family. And also, by your logic, it is a better idea to not think things through. Could it be that the Bible is not entirely true?! You prefer to be occasionally smug that to be intelligent. You prefer to be a dog to than to be a human. In fact, by your logic, you become exactly what the Bible says we are not: equal to animals!
If you've played Metal Gear Solid, I imagine you know already what I'm talking about. I want Otakon's Camouflage suit!! This is the first step toward exactly that! (for those of you who haven't palyed Metal Gear Solid, if you've seen the Predator, when it's invisible (in the movie), it's basically the same thing.
Why the hell should we want to upgrade if the "information appliance" already does its job without a hitch?
When was the last time, you got a new hard disk for your VCR? People rarely upgrade their TV's RAM. God forbid that I'll have to put a new processor into my NES.
Upgrading is the most antiquated, un-userfriendly, legacy from the IBM PC architecture (sorry boys, it sucks). What makes "inforamtion appliances" interesting is that they (in theory) are meant to work. Just work. No hassling around with 30 different kinds of serial, COM, USB, parallel, SCSI, ADB, etc ports. You plug the IA (information appliance) into the electrical plug, then plug in your netwokring cable, and that's it! Hell, if Firewire becomes as big as I think it might, you'll only have to plug in ONE stinking cable!!
Gee, I guess since the NC, IA, whatever you wanna call it hasn't exploded in popularity in the 2-3 years since its concept has been popularized, I suppose that means that it is already done for.
There has to be at least half a dozen comments in this thread saying that the Net PC already hasn't worked out yet, therefore the idea was bad. Just becuase we're not overrun with them now, doesn't mean that they've already failed.
In fact, we can already see the signs of set-top internet boxes and network computers already. Of course, there's the tried and true WebTV, a perfect example of a set-top box, but there are others. Alcatel is currently about to ship (in the next couple of months) a phone w/ a color LCD screen for e-mail and web surfing, and I believe that it runs Java! They're not the only company doing this, but theirs looks the best so far.
Hell, even iMac is a step in the NC direction, although it is obviously still a PC, you can't deny where Apple is going with its design.
If anything, the idea for an internet box is still well and alive, and I think we'll simpy be seeing more of them as time passes.
I've been hearing this for months now: The home PC is going to be replaced by an internet device by the phone, a TV/game system in the living room, and a word processing device in the study. Guess what: it ain't gonna happen. The computer revolutionized America, and then the world because of one quality: its versatility.
Gee, didn't coal power revolutionize 19th century England too? By yor same logic, I suppose we'd be still burning coal to heat our homes today.
Did you notice that when they were inside Fry's great-great-great....great nephew's house, that when the cops were pounding on the door, Bender shat a brick? I thought that was hilarious. And when he took the three bottles of booze out, and drank them all himself. That was truly excellent. I'm pretty impressed, considering that was the first show. I just know that show is going to be sooo funny!!
Overall, I think that Apple's action is an example of the effects of the year-old "open source" movement: of its plan to appeal to business with the purely materialistic goal of faster development, while putting aside the deeper issues of freedom, community, cooperation, and what kind of society we want to live in.
Wow, we live in the US, the heart of the capitalist world, and you even flinch at this? As much as I may love many of Apple's products, they are still a company with shareholders, and their primary purpose is to make money.
I can't say whether that's good or not, but that's how this country of ours works.
One thing that no one has talked about yet is the security that OS X Server provides. In fact, the normal Mac OS is one of the most secure servers you can find! (Yeah, I know, it sux as a server, though).
Just imagine, if you have an OS with one of the highest levels of security in the world--that actually is worth using as a server. Damn, that would be OS X Server.
You're right that there's no SMP for supported macs, although you can still SMP with a 4-processor 9600. Yes, I know that Apple says OS X Server needs a G3, but it WILL run on older boxes.
In addition, I'd wager a pair of socks, that in a few months, Apple will release a multi-core G4 version of their computers. That means, that there will be 4 processors in the same piece of silicon.
Whether I'm first or not (I cannot tell with certainty), Jujunem was made right in the mission, too. It's characteristic of what the web used to represent.
The future of games and many 3D applications will likely be with cheap high-quality head-mounted displays. Those displays really do allow you to around and have the environment do the right thing; the fact that they also give you stereopsis is almost secondary.
Yeah, and remember that one day, computers may weigh less than 2 tons.
Yeah, I realize that I won't be getting an LCD monitor for 5 bucks. I'm saying that for only 5 bucks, you get holographic technology. I understand that LCDs cost much more than five dollars.
How can I get Apple to put these on their next series of PowerBooks that are coming out in fall?
I would LOVE to play Quake with this!!! Can you imagine how cool this would be??!?!?!
And all this for FIVE stinkin' BUCKS!!!! This is simply too cool. Damn, I dont' care if the 3D is somewhat limited, for five dollars, it is unbelievably cool!
Not to mention how cool it would be for something like a GameBoy! Pocket 3D! Excellent!
Obviously the coolest applications are for games, but I can even see this going into medical fields, etc!
Well, I gotta believe that since Apple bought NeXT, they haven't done a single thing to improve the old operating system. Nope, it must be exactly the same, except for the interface, therefore I assume it must be slower. And since it's from Apple, it must suck (obviously).
Of course, Macs have 3rd rate I/O, remember, none of that is built into the OS, (remember, they aren't updating that at all), so therefore they're going to be slow as molasses. God, I'm glad I'm not getting OS 10, it's exactly the same as NeXT.
Anyone who actually believes that is really stupid, and the only reason I say that, is because I noticed a post, where someone is moron enough to make that assumption. NeXT != OS 10 !!!!!!!
HELLLOOOO!!! They're not the same products!!!! Unbelievable as it may seem, it is possible to rewrite programs!!! Geez, what a fucking dumbass.
Couldn't someone (or someones)reverse engineer UltraHLE, and make the source public, so that people could update it themselves? Although this is probably illegal, I would like to see UltraHLE open-sourced. Once it's in the public domain, there would be no stopping it.
And before you call me a dumb pirate, I already own an N64, and I have about 10 games. I would just like to be able to play those games on my computer too, and having UltraHLE open-sourced would mean that it would run on more platforms, probably support more 3D cards, and would support more games.
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"Next time, try assuming that the Bible is true rather than false. You won't look so foolish."
By your logic, then all of humanity comes from one gigantic inbred family. And also, by your logic, it is a better idea to not think things through. Could it be that the Bible is not entirely true?! You prefer to be occasionally smug that to be intelligent. You prefer to be a dog to than to be a human. In fact, by your logic, you become exactly what the Bible says we are not: equal to animals!
Think about that for a moment.
-Damien Ivan
*n/t*
Quicktime 4 is free, and it sounds a whole lot better than WinAmp. I'd rather use QT4 any day.
If you've played Metal Gear Solid, I imagine you know already what I'm talking about. I want Otakon's Camouflage suit!! This is the first step toward exactly that! (for those of you who haven't palyed Metal Gear Solid, if you've seen the Predator, when it's invisible (in the movie), it's basically the same thing.
Considering that MPEG 4 *is* Quicktime, your point is moot.
Why the hell should we want to upgrade if the "information appliance" already does its job without a hitch?
When was the last time, you got a new hard disk for your VCR? People rarely upgrade their TV's RAM. God forbid that I'll have to put a new processor into my NES.
Upgrading is the most antiquated, un-userfriendly, legacy from the IBM PC architecture (sorry boys, it sucks). What makes "inforamtion appliances" interesting is that they (in theory) are meant to work. Just work. No hassling around with 30 different kinds of serial, COM, USB, parallel, SCSI, ADB, etc ports. You plug the IA (information appliance) into the electrical plug, then plug in your netwokring cable, and that's it! Hell, if Firewire becomes as big as I think it might, you'll only have to plug in ONE stinking cable!!
Gee, I guess since the NC, IA, whatever you wanna call it hasn't exploded in popularity in the 2-3 years since its concept has been popularized, I suppose that means that it is already done for.
Geez, get a clue.
There has to be at least half a dozen comments in this thread saying that the Net PC already hasn't worked out yet, therefore the idea was bad. Just becuase we're not overrun with them now, doesn't mean that they've already failed.
In fact, we can already see the signs of set-top internet boxes and network computers already. Of course, there's the tried and true WebTV, a perfect example of a set-top box, but there are others. Alcatel is currently about to ship (in the next couple of months) a phone w/ a color LCD screen for e-mail and web surfing, and I believe that it runs Java! They're not the only company doing this, but theirs looks the best so far.
Hell, even iMac is a step in the NC direction, although it is obviously still a PC, you can't deny where Apple is going with its design.
If anything, the idea for an internet box is still well and alive, and I think we'll simpy be seeing more of them as time passes.
I've been hearing this for months now: The home PC is going to be replaced by an internet device by the phone, a TV/game system in the living room, and a word processing device in the study. Guess what: it ain't gonna happen. The computer revolutionized America, and then the world because of one quality: its versatility.
Gee, didn't coal power revolutionize 19th century England too? By yor same logic, I suppose we'd be still burning coal to heat our homes today.
:P - nuh
Bender is definitely the best apt of the show.
Did you notice that when they were inside Fry's great-great-great....great nephew's house, that when the cops were pounding on the door, Bender shat a brick? I thought that was hilarious. And when he took the three bottles of booze out, and drank them all himself. That was truly excellent. I'm pretty impressed, considering that was the first show. I just know that show is going to be sooo funny!!
(he shat a brick! hee-hee!)
Overall, I think that Apple's action is an example of the effects of the year-old "open source" movement: of its plan to appeal to business with the purely materialistic goal of faster development, while putting aside the deeper issues of freedom, community, cooperation, and what kind of society we want to live in.
Wow, we live in the US, the heart of the capitalist world, and you even flinch at this? As much as I may love many of Apple's products, they are still a company with shareholders, and their primary purpose is to make money.
I can't say whether that's good or not, but that's how this country of ours works.
One thing that no one has talked about yet is the security that OS X Server provides. In fact, the normal Mac OS is one of the most secure servers you can find! (Yeah, I know, it sux as a server, though).
Just imagine, if you have an OS with one of the highest levels of security in the world--that actually is worth using as a server. Damn, that would be OS X Server.
You're right that there's no SMP for supported macs, although you can still SMP with a 4-processor 9600. Yes, I know that Apple says OS X Server needs a G3, but it WILL run on older boxes.
In addition, I'd wager a pair of socks, that in a few months, Apple will release a multi-core G4 version of their computers. That means, that there will be 4 processors in the same piece of silicon.
Oi!
Let's talk about speed!
Why does apple never admit "we're slower for the price, and we crash a lot, but you love us anyway, and we love you[r money]" ???
Gee, what do you think, slicko?
Of course, Microsoft is always looking for new companies to buy, in which case I bet the people at Jujunem are worried he might get them, too!
Whether I'm first or not (I cannot tell with certainty), Jujunem was made right in the mission, too. It's characteristic of what the web used to represent.
Kinda interesting... I wish I made the mouse.
But I dunno if it's as truly interesting as Jujunem Whaddya think?
The future of games and many 3D applications will likely be with cheap high-quality head-mounted displays. Those displays really do allow you to around and have the environment do the right thing; the fact that they also give you stereopsis is almost secondary.
Yeah, and remember that one day, computers may weigh less than 2 tons.
Yeah, I realize that I won't be getting an LCD monitor for 5 bucks. I'm saying that for only 5 bucks, you get holographic technology. I understand that LCDs cost much more than five dollars.
How can I get Apple to put these on their next series of PowerBooks that are coming out in fall?
I would LOVE to play Quake with this!!! Can you imagine how cool this would be??!?!?!
And all this for FIVE stinkin' BUCKS!!!! This is simply too cool. Damn, I dont' care if the 3D is somewhat limited, for five dollars, it is unbelievably cool!
Not to mention how cool it would be for something like a GameBoy! Pocket 3D! Excellent!
Obviously the coolest applications are for games, but I can even see this going into medical fields, etc!
WOW WOW WOW!!
actually I dunno, but you can go here:
Jujunem
I guess I'm first, huh? =)
Well, I gotta believe that since Apple bought NeXT, they haven't done a single thing to improve the old operating system. Nope, it must be exactly the same, except for the interface, therefore I assume it must be slower. And since it's from Apple, it must suck (obviously).
Of course, Macs have 3rd rate I/O, remember, none of that is built into the OS, (remember, they aren't updating that at all), so therefore they're going to be slow as molasses. God, I'm glad I'm not getting OS 10, it's exactly the same as NeXT.
Anyone who actually believes that is really stupid, and the only reason I say that, is because I noticed a post, where someone is moron enough to make that assumption. NeXT != OS 10 !!!!!!!
HELLLOOOO!!! They're not the same products!!!! Unbelievable as it may seem, it is possible to rewrite programs!!! Geez, what a fucking dumbass.
Couldn't someone (or someones)reverse engineer UltraHLE, and make the source public, so that people could update it themselves? Although this is probably illegal, I would like to see UltraHLE open-sourced. Once it's in the public domain, there would be no stopping it.
And before you call me a dumb pirate, I already own an N64, and I have about 10 games. I would just like to be able to play those games on my computer too, and having UltraHLE open-sourced would mean that it would run on more platforms, probably support more 3D cards, and would support more games.
*n/t*
Although the cases made by these guys may not be as horrendous as the average PC, they're still pretty ugly, IMO.
*n/t*