I'm sorry, but this is just really, really stupid. The crux of your post is that Linux is doing better than it is, but nobody knows because Linux companies are so goshdarn humble. Do you actually believe that? And you wrote it on a site that proclaims every year to be the year of Linux on the desktop?
It's not a diminishment to point out that they sell software to sell their hardware. It's merely describing a smart company that supports its hardware platform with software, giving it value to customers.
You're wrong, Apple is in the business to sell hardware. Apple's software exists to sell hardware. Final Cut Pro? That is sold to get studios to replace their high-end Avid editing stations with Macs. It all goes back to their hardware. Their latest release of Logic Pro even removed the dongle copy protection requirement, which tells you how little they care about software piracy as long as you're using Macs. iWork '09 requires little more than a serial number which you can enter into the downloadable trial version to unlock the full program.
If Apple was a hardware AND software company, their software would be available for Windows. iTunes doesn't count because it's free and exists to sell iPods. Are you sensing a theme yet?
You're wondering why it's important for Apple to advertise that its browser performs better than the most-used browser in existence? I don't know, maybe it's because they want people to download and use the damn thing. Just a hunch.
Goddamn, you're being difficult. Text reflow doesn't work properly in all situations, and a true zoom that preserves the layout is needed for those cases.
It looked blurry to you because Apple's text rendering tries to match what it would look like when printed, while Windows text rendering tries to be more pixel accurate for screen viewing.
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Aren't you forgetting Drudge Report? It came out in what, 1997? It also kind of broke a major news story about a certain president that Newsweek was planning to cover up.
The mainstream media outlets STILL hate Matt Drudge for scooping it.
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You and I must be remembering a different IRC. I remember chanwars and netsplits. In one channel I visited, there was a guy with a timed script that just said "heh." Over and over and over. Also, people constantly slapped each other with trouts thanks to mIRC.
I actually think IRC is more intelligent now.
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Less advertising? Banner ads were worse than they are now, and there were popups.
That's what amused me about the story. It acts as if the Internet is so drastically different. In so many ways, the Internet feels the same as the day I first went to www.metallica.com as a kid after getting dialup access.
"Blogs" aren't even new. "Blog" is an awful media term that got popular a few years ago to describe what already existed. People already had stupid personal websites on Geocities, Fortunecity, etc.
They're trying to demonstrate a successful web browser 3D engine.
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I was a freshman in high school, and the Internet wasn't as unrecognizable as the story summary implies. People played graphics-focused first person shooters online, used annoying chat acronyms like "lol," and flamed each other on message boards about stupid shit. I got home dialup access in 1997, and it was unlimited access with a flat fee. There were already banner ads, annoying Flash sites, and commercialization. I believe Drudge Report was even around then, with almost the exact same visual design that it has now. Linux nerds ranted about Micro$oft. People played StarCraft on Battle.net. There wasn't a Google, but there was Yahoo and Infoseek. People traded MP3s to play in Winamp. Sometime in 1996 or 1997, I was searching for something about Gameboys and found a page about Gameboy development and discovered emulators for the first time--even that scene already existed.
When I really think back on it, it doesn't feel drastically different from today other than more people using it and some obvious improvements in presentation. There's no major paradigm difference other than maybe portable devices, but PDAs already existed then, as did laptops. Companies want you to think everything is new, though.
If anything, culture itself kind of flatlined and became an amalgamated mass of tired memes and pop trends. It doesn't even feel like music or clothing has changed much in a decade.
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I find it amusing that the thoroughly left-wing Huffington Post is considered some vital part of everyday Internet usage. Then again, this is an article from Slate.
If that's the extent of TPBs defence, then they are screwed. I don't think saying 'I didn't read it' really stands up with a judge, ANY judge.
Don't worry. Slashdot and its mindless readers will completely ignore this and continue to submit biased stories and write biased posts because they don't want to see PirateBay disappear.
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Man, I was with you until you praised Drawn Together.
I'm sorry, but this is just really, really stupid. The crux of your post is that Linux is doing better than it is, but nobody knows because Linux companies are so goshdarn humble. Do you actually believe that? And you wrote it on a site that proclaims every year to be the year of Linux on the desktop?
Inched ahead of Linux on the desktop? Linux on the desktop barely even registers. It's not even a blip on the radar in comparison.
Your justification is bizarre--that nobody knows the "truth" because Linux companies want to be underdogs? Give me a break.
It's not a diminishment to point out that they sell software to sell their hardware. It's merely describing a smart company that supports its hardware platform with software, giving it value to customers.
You're wrong, Apple is in the business to sell hardware. Apple's software exists to sell hardware. Final Cut Pro? That is sold to get studios to replace their high-end Avid editing stations with Macs. It all goes back to their hardware. Their latest release of Logic Pro even removed the dongle copy protection requirement, which tells you how little they care about software piracy as long as you're using Macs. iWork '09 requires little more than a serial number which you can enter into the downloadable trial version to unlock the full program.
If Apple was a hardware AND software company, their software would be available for Windows. iTunes doesn't count because it's free and exists to sell iPods. Are you sensing a theme yet?
Why would you want a Linux for Macs? You already get a UNIX operating system with OS X, complete with X11, a ports system, etc.
Darwin is open source. All these years later, and people still ignore that fact in Slashdot discussions.
Scientists have invented a new technology called a "search engine." One of the best ones is Google.com. Check it out today!
Yeah. The iPhone and iPod are totally not a threat. It's just a niche.
"F/OSS" is totally going to take over the world! In fact, this will be the year of Linux on the desktop!
You're not even a funny troll.
You're wondering why it's important for Apple to advertise that its browser performs better than the most-used browser in existence? I don't know, maybe it's because they want people to download and use the damn thing. Just a hunch.
Goddamn, you're being difficult. Text reflow doesn't work properly in all situations, and a true zoom that preserves the layout is needed for those cases.
It looked blurry to you because Apple's text rendering tries to match what it would look like when printed, while Windows text rendering tries to be more pixel accurate for screen viewing.
Aren't you forgetting Drudge Report? It came out in what, 1997? It also kind of broke a major news story about a certain president that Newsweek was planning to cover up.
The mainstream media outlets STILL hate Matt Drudge for scooping it.
You and I must be remembering a different IRC. I remember chanwars and netsplits. In one channel I visited, there was a guy with a timed script that just said "heh." Over and over and over. Also, people constantly slapped each other with trouts thanks to mIRC.
I actually think IRC is more intelligent now.
Less advertising? Banner ads were worse than they are now, and there were popups.
People just used FTP, IRC warez channels, and web searches to find things. Napster itself came out only three years after 1996.
That's what amused me about the story. It acts as if the Internet is so drastically different. In so many ways, the Internet feels the same as the day I first went to www.metallica.com as a kid after getting dialup access.
"Blogs" aren't even new. "Blog" is an awful media term that got popular a few years ago to describe what already existed. People already had stupid personal websites on Geocities, Fortunecity, etc.
That's a very different Yahoo from the Yahoo of old.
I assumed that being a web browser plugin meant it would be cross-platform, like most of the web is.
They're trying to demonstrate a successful web browser 3D engine.
I was a freshman in high school, and the Internet wasn't as unrecognizable as the story summary implies. People played graphics-focused first person shooters online, used annoying chat acronyms like "lol," and flamed each other on message boards about stupid shit. I got home dialup access in 1997, and it was unlimited access with a flat fee. There were already banner ads, annoying Flash sites, and commercialization. I believe Drudge Report was even around then, with almost the exact same visual design that it has now. Linux nerds ranted about Micro$oft. People played StarCraft on Battle.net. There wasn't a Google, but there was Yahoo and Infoseek. People traded MP3s to play in Winamp. Sometime in 1996 or 1997, I was searching for something about Gameboys and found a page about Gameboy development and discovered emulators for the first time--even that scene already existed.
When I really think back on it, it doesn't feel drastically different from today other than more people using it and some obvious improvements in presentation. There's no major paradigm difference other than maybe portable devices, but PDAs already existed then, as did laptops. Companies want you to think everything is new, though.
If anything, culture itself kind of flatlined and became an amalgamated mass of tired memes and pop trends. It doesn't even feel like music or clothing has changed much in a decade.
I find it amusing that the thoroughly left-wing Huffington Post is considered some vital part of everyday Internet usage. Then again, this is an article from Slate.
Don't worry. Slashdot and its mindless readers will completely ignore this and continue to submit biased stories and write biased posts because they don't want to see PirateBay disappear.
I love how biased Slashdotters describe capitalism as an "attack" and an attempt to "close" something. Always using loaded words to sway the reader.