I find it really ironic that Jobs took this stance eventually, considering the hackerish roots of Jobs and Wozniak.
Woz was a badass hardware wizard (probably still is) and had some good coders around to build decent software. It didn't take much to compete in those days since the microcomputer had basically just berthed itself from Woz's hands (and others globally). I guess it was a nodal point in history when individuals thought it'd be cool to have something like that to play with and eventually work with.
Only if it's an empty can. Usually at sporting events you get the proverbial plastic cup of lukewarm beer. If you were to throw an empty plastic cup at someone they'd probably think the wind just blew it in their direction or something.
Yeah, that's probably true. If the wing is uncovered, you'll see that Astronaut Lithgow was right about the gremlin on the wing outside. Another cover up uncovered!
The problem with the iBooks is they're slow as hell with MacOSX on them. I saw some demo laptops and they took their sweet time loading ANYTHING. I guess their linux performance may be better, but for less money a Toshiba Satellite blows those machines out of the water in raw speed alone.
Doesn't make any difference anyway. Who's to say that you didn't boot it up one time to make sure it works, then install Linux/bsd/whatever. The bottom line is, it makes no difference whether you boot into windows at all, because there's no way of knowing if you did or not from the OEM's perspective. The only one who knows that for sure is YOU.
I worked for an ISO9002 certified company before (York International) and my boss told me the crap behind the cert with ISO also. Basically companies won't do business with you if you're in manufacturing and don't have your ISO cert. The only thing ISO really requires is that your processes are fully documented in specific ways. You could build a product that doesn't fuckin' work and still be ISO certified as long as the docs are there.
Yeah my friends and I used to use that trick, about the only one that worked.
You push the cartridge in and down at the same time, as soon as the cartridge clears the inside lip on the case it'll click down into position. At that point it usually worked.
I think alot of people feel the way you do about the boredom homogeny can bring. I too grew up on a C64, doing some ML coding and some graphics + music before moving on to the Amiga. One thing I loved about those machines is once you had one, you had a computer, and it never changed. It was both a plus and a minus because things never really got better, but CODE got better. Coders these days don't give a rat's ass about making their code better. They think your processor is too slow if game X doesn't run at 200fps.
One thing I missed about those machines is how typing in code by hand or just plain using the keyboard to control the machine made you feel like you were really 'computing'. After years on Macs and Windows machines I got the itch to ditch the gui and start using my computer again. Many of you youngsters may not get it, but the old timers out there will. That's part of the reason why I chose Linux a few years back.
Pssh, John Malkovich is missing everything. No robots, no demented worldwide computer god that uses humans as batteries, no alternate computer generated reality, and no Trinity. Plus it stars one of the most two dimensional actors since Nicholas Cage.
Ultimately it's popular because it's sci-fi, and visually exciting to watch.
LOL! You think the US revels in unmitigated gore? Try watching nearly any spanish or south american news broadcast. Our news looks absolutely tame to the horror they let their citizens witness.
Ultimately it's a question of realities that the networks have decided on. In one reality, you hear about something and see a crash after the bodies are removed. In another, you see the bloody aftermath of a fierce guerilla battle with dead people and body parts strewn about. Before you think our news in the US is graphic, watch another countries' broadcast.
I think the rest of your advice is dead-on though. Reality should be filtered to a certain degree for youngsters, or at least placed in a context that will soften the blow. Kids see explosions and dead people on movies all the time, and may not be able to separate that fantasy from the reality of the shuttle explosion.
I don't know how lucky you are to remember these things...I never remembered mine.
I used to have this happen alot when I was 7 or 8 also, I guess I'd wake up screaming and running around in my house. A few times I'd wander around like a zombie, maybe even get dressed and walk out the front door. My sister tried to stop me one time and I punched her in the stomach. My parents decided to take me to get some testing done. I remember them wiring up a series of electrodes to my scalp (the stick-on kind) and they did their tests. I was fine neurologically, and the doctors said 'well he looks fine, it's just something he'll grow out of'.
There's nothing more uncomfortable than doing some things you don't remember, had no control over, then the next morning you sit at the breakfast table and your whole family stares at you. Nobody says a word. Nobody talks about what you did. And you don't have any idea why everyone's being so quiet so you ask what's going on....
Anyway, that was a portion of my life I really don't mention often, but I don't mind...it's something that I didn't control, and it went away by itself. I guess it's just a part of mental development for some people.
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I hereby elect you CEO and CFO of every major US airline company.
Now go fix everything so they quit begging the government for money.
I find it really ironic that Jobs took this stance eventually, considering the hackerish roots of Jobs and Wozniak.
Woz was a badass hardware wizard (probably still is) and had some good coders around to build decent software. It didn't take much to compete in those days since the microcomputer had basically just berthed itself from Woz's hands (and others globally). I guess it was a nodal point in history when individuals thought it'd be cool to have something like that to play with and eventually work with.
3k for a dev kit. Ridiculous.
Only if it's an empty can. Usually at sporting events you get the proverbial plastic cup of lukewarm beer. If you were to throw an empty plastic cup at someone they'd probably think the wind just blew it in their direction or something.
A can, on the other hand, sends a real message.
Why do you think they used only military personnel on the shuttle for years and years?
Yeah military personnel and public citizens like teachers. And we all know what happened the last time a teacher went up...
Yeah, that's probably true. If the wing is uncovered, you'll see that Astronaut Lithgow was right about the gremlin on the wing outside. Another cover up uncovered!
LOL nice observation.
Yes, the hostages are still being held. I guess the whole "I used to host some sites" may never happen again. Fuck.
All I need is hardware.
Last time I did this in X or even in the console, it went like this:
left mouse to select and copy, middle mouse button to paste.
Yes, it's really that simple. No goofy keyboard shortcuts either.
Well you really can't have one without the other right?
No bug descriptions...no bug solutions.
That may be the case, because the load time is probably what was holding it up. BTW the speed is 5400 for most other laptops.
Seems like since the unofficial Death of SCSI at Apple, they haven't noticed that IDE hard drives are getting really fast and cheap.
Because the only fast one, the HUGE screen one that Mini-me is using, won't be available for at least another month.
Oh and you'll need to take out a second mortgage to buy one. The original poster of the article wasn't looking for anything big anyway.
The problem with the iBooks is they're slow as hell with MacOSX on them. I saw some demo laptops and they took their sweet time loading ANYTHING. I guess their linux performance may be better, but for less money a Toshiba Satellite blows those machines out of the water in raw speed alone.
Doesn't make any difference anyway. Who's to say that you didn't boot it up one time to make sure it works, then install Linux/bsd/whatever. The bottom line is, it makes no difference whether you boot into windows at all, because there's no way of knowing if you did or not from the OEM's perspective. The only one who knows that for sure is YOU.
I'm guessing that if you're running Oracle, the amount of cash you have to spend is obviously high.
I worked for an ISO9002 certified company before (York International) and my boss told me the crap behind the cert with ISO also. Basically companies won't do business with you if you're in manufacturing and don't have your ISO cert. The only thing ISO really requires is that your processes are fully documented in specific ways. You could build a product that doesn't fuckin' work and still be ISO certified as long as the docs are there.
Yeah my friends and I used to use that trick, about the only one that worked.
You push the cartridge in and down at the same time, as soon as the cartridge clears the inside lip on the case it'll click down into position. At that point it usually worked.
Come on now, if you're gonna offer a correction, do it right. That's like saying "Boothe didn't shoot Lincoln, it was some other guy!".
Like Urban Terror or Doom III. One is available, the other one is on the way.
Quake3 is still the benchmark because newer mods require much more powerful hardware.
I think alot of people feel the way you do about the boredom homogeny can bring. I too grew up on a C64, doing some ML coding and some graphics + music before moving on to the Amiga. One thing I loved about those machines is once you had one, you had a computer, and it never changed. It was both a plus and a minus because things never really got better, but CODE got better. Coders these days don't give a rat's ass about making their code better. They think your processor is too slow if game X doesn't run at 200fps.
One thing I missed about those machines is how typing in code by hand or just plain using the keyboard to control the machine made you feel like you were really 'computing'. After years on Macs and Windows machines I got the itch to ditch the gui and start using my computer again. Many of you youngsters may not get it, but the old timers out there will. That's part of the reason why I chose Linux a few years back.
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These guys are funny. Good times.
Pssh, John Malkovich is missing everything. No robots, no demented worldwide computer god that uses humans as batteries, no alternate computer generated reality, and no Trinity. Plus it stars one of the most two dimensional actors since Nicholas Cage.
Ultimately it's popular because it's sci-fi, and visually exciting to watch.
LOL! You think the US revels in unmitigated gore? Try watching nearly any spanish or south american news broadcast. Our news looks absolutely tame to the horror they let their citizens witness.
Ultimately it's a question of realities that the networks have decided on. In one reality, you hear about something and see a crash after the bodies are removed. In another, you see the bloody aftermath of a fierce guerilla battle with dead people and body parts strewn about. Before you think our news in the US is graphic, watch another countries' broadcast.
I think the rest of your advice is dead-on though. Reality should be filtered to a certain degree for youngsters, or at least placed in a context that will soften the blow. Kids see explosions and dead people on movies all the time, and may not be able to separate that fantasy from the reality of the shuttle explosion.
Awww the moderators didn't like that one did they. Remember, Reagan was in office when the Challenger blew up. Coincidence? Maybe.
Shit man, keep it up and at this rate, you'll have your own Fight Club in no time! More power to ya!
LOL nice obscure playstation reference. Parappa the Sleeping Wife Beater.
I don't know how lucky you are to remember these things...I never remembered mine.
I used to have this happen alot when I was 7 or 8 also, I guess I'd wake up screaming and running around in my house. A few times I'd wander around like a zombie, maybe even get dressed and walk out the front door. My sister tried to stop me one time and I punched her in the stomach. My parents decided to take me to get some testing done. I remember them wiring up a series of electrodes to my scalp (the stick-on kind) and they did their tests. I was fine neurologically, and the doctors said 'well he looks fine, it's just something he'll grow out of'.
There's nothing more uncomfortable than doing some things you don't remember, had no control over, then the next morning you sit at the breakfast table and your whole family stares at you. Nobody says a word. Nobody talks about what you did. And you don't have any idea why everyone's being so quiet so you ask what's going on....
Anyway, that was a portion of my life I really don't mention often, but I don't mind...it's something that I didn't control, and it went away by itself. I guess it's just a part of mental development for some people.