I can't speak for everyone, but I would imagine my experience on this is somewhat typical for the Slashdot crowd. I installed Parallels and WinXP on my MBP so that I could run IBM Rational Application Developer, WebSphere App and Portal Servers. There are a lot of Enterprise-level apps that are available on Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc., but not on OS X.
I believe Visicalc was predated by spreadsheet software for the IBM System/34, called Insight. It was developed by the eponymous software company of Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, Ireland, later to be bought out by Hoskyns and then by Cap Gemini. They were my first employer out of college in 1986.
Scandinavia (note, not the Nordic countries, so this excludes Finland) has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, IIRC. I think it's more to do with universal access to healthcare, some of the best in the world, high standards of living, etc. The cold can't hurt either, apparently!
Fair enough, but I'd qualify that; there's plenty of info on what's going on in Darfur specifically, and Sudan in general, out there. You just need to choose a range of sources of information and use your critical thinking to determine which is accurate and which is propaganda or shabby reporting.
Thanks Dave! This was 1998. It was complicated by the fact that I spent time in the Irish Army, and that I'd lived in a number of EU countries since I was 16 -- had to get police reports from each nation stating that I had never committed any crimes, get my Army records, get everything translated into English (fair enough), etc. It was a lot of paperwork... but then I arrived and discovered how easily H1Bs move in and out and it really annoyed me. Just didn't seem fair.
I don't prefer open source at all -- I use it when I need it, use closed source if I need that. The whole open/closed source debate means nothing to me. Whichever tool is best for the job at hand.
Yes, I did get a layer of "iCandy" as you call it. Whatever you call it, to me it's an intuitive UI that's better than any I've used thus far.
Nor did I say that the MBP was faster than comparable "PC" laptops -- I said it was the fastest laptop I've used.
Really? Apparently you don't know much about economics. Check income levels and standards of living in the English-speaking, European country I'm from (Ireland). You're way off base. Also, I see no reason for you to resort to insults, Anonymous Coward.
Social mobility? Greater in Europe these days, per The Economist. The middle and lower classes in the USA are the greatest victims of globalization these days.
It's actually quite difficult for a European to move to the USA legally. I know, I've been through it. Even though I was married to an American, it still took a year of paperwork. Without that marriage, it would have been nigh impossible.
We had the same crap in the Republic of Ireland (re: no "oxygen of publicity" for the Shinners and the 'RA). It was Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act. Ridiculous nonsense. Please to see we're now ranked #1 jointly with some others. I wonder though, are libel / slander laws taken into account? Ours are ridiculously tight.
1) I stopped using Linux (my primary OS) three years ago when I first purchased an OS X Mac. Absolutely no need for it. I can download and run most open source apps on OS X. It's full blown UNIX.
2) JAVA screams! I develop J2EE apps using Eclipse/RAD to run on IBM WAS / WPS. I currently have a 15" MBP 2.0 GHz, 7200RPM drive, 2GB RAM. On this machine, JAVA is a rocket.
3) I've never had a single kernel panic since I received my MBP in March. Not one. A couple of apps have gone south once or twice, but never the OS.
4) GNU/Open/Free progs run with no issues I've encountered yet.
5) Sounds like you are a value shopper. Go to an Apple store, check for yourself. Personally, I think the build quality, design, etc. is worth the price "premium". If you can't see the advantage a TP has over a Dell, I doubt you will see what a Mac has to offer over a Dell. That's cool though -- we all have different expectations and ideas of value for money.
7) I love the two-finger trackpad for scrolling, and the two-finger tap for right-click works great for me. I must confess, I hated having to hold down control for a right-click with my old PowerBook. It was a nuisance.
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I can't speak for everyone, but I would imagine my experience on this is somewhat typical for the Slashdot crowd. I installed Parallels and WinXP on my MBP so that I could run IBM Rational Application Developer, WebSphere App and Portal Servers. There are a lot of Enterprise-level apps that are available on Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc., but not on OS X.
Kim in a coffin would be cute, Taco. He's a fucking megalomaniac.
Laetitia Casta...
You surprise me, Qbertino... normally your posts make a lot of sense.
Proof positive that a large chunk of the US population is composed of idiots.
I believe Visicalc was predated by spreadsheet software for the IBM System/34, called Insight. It was developed by the eponymous software company of Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, Ireland, later to be bought out by Hoskyns and then by Cap Gemini. They were my first employer out of college in 1986.
Scandinavia (note, not the Nordic countries, so this excludes Finland) has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, IIRC. I think it's more to do with universal access to healthcare, some of the best in the world, high standards of living, etc. The cold can't hurt either, apparently!
The corollary of your sig.;
A young man who is not a liberal has no heart.
An older man who is not a conservative has no brain.
Try cutting back on the amount of acid in your diet. And turn on the A/C, you sweaty bastard.
Hahhahaahahahahahahahahaahahhaa! Peak of human civilization? Ahhahahahahahahahah! That's funny.
Fair enough, but I'd qualify that; there's plenty of info on what's going on in Darfur specifically, and Sudan in general, out there. You just need to choose a range of sources of information and use your critical thinking to determine which is accurate and which is propaganda or shabby reporting.
Thanks Dave! This was 1998. It was complicated by the fact that I spent time in the Irish Army, and that I'd lived in a number of EU countries since I was 16 -- had to get police reports from each nation stating that I had never committed any crimes, get my Army records, get everything translated into English (fair enough), etc. It was a lot of paperwork... but then I arrived and discovered how easily H1Bs move in and out and it really annoyed me. Just didn't seem fair.
My point exactly. I'm not from the USA, by the way.
Hear, hear. Been in IT for 20 years now, never used such a fine piece of hardware. (That should set the zealots off).
I don't prefer open source at all -- I use it when I need it, use closed source if I need that. The whole open/closed source debate means nothing to me. Whichever tool is best for the job at hand.
Yes, I did get a layer of "iCandy" as you call it. Whatever you call it, to me it's an intuitive UI that's better than any I've used thus far.
Nor did I say that the MBP was faster than comparable "PC" laptops -- I said it was the fastest laptop I've used.
Bye now.
Really? Apparently you don't know much about economics. Check income levels and standards of living in the English-speaking, European country I'm from (Ireland). You're way off base. Also, I see no reason for you to resort to insults, Anonymous Coward.
YES! You d@mned Vikings! You stole the best-looking ones!
Social mobility? Greater in Europe these days, per The Economist. The middle and lower classes in the USA are the greatest victims of globalization these days.
There's tons of entertainment in Australia anyway. Like race riots. Or listening to John Howard blather on like the snotty, arrogant little man he is.
Yes, and we'd like you to return them to us, thanks.
Sincerely,
The Celts.
Sudan, such a shining light of religious freedom. Tell that to the people in Darfur.
It's actually quite difficult for a European to move to the USA legally. I know, I've been through it. Even though I was married to an American, it still took a year of paperwork. Without that marriage, it would have been nigh impossible.
We had the same crap in the Republic of Ireland (re: no "oxygen of publicity" for the Shinners and the 'RA). It was Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act. Ridiculous nonsense. Please to see we're now ranked #1 jointly with some others. I wonder though, are libel / slander laws taken into account? Ours are ridiculously tight.
OK, I'll bite.
1) I stopped using Linux (my primary OS) three years ago when I first purchased an OS X Mac. Absolutely no need for it. I can download and run most open source apps on OS X. It's full blown UNIX.
2) JAVA screams! I develop J2EE apps using Eclipse/RAD to run on IBM WAS / WPS. I currently have a 15" MBP 2.0 GHz, 7200RPM drive, 2GB RAM. On this machine, JAVA is a rocket.
3) I've never had a single kernel panic since I received my MBP in March. Not one. A couple of apps have gone south once or twice, but never the OS.
4) GNU/Open/Free progs run with no issues I've encountered yet.
5) Sounds like you are a value shopper. Go to an Apple store, check for yourself. Personally, I think the build quality, design, etc. is worth the price "premium". If you can't see the advantage a TP has over a Dell, I doubt you will see what a Mac has to offer over a Dell. That's cool though -- we all have different expectations and ideas of value for money.
6) Smoking. SMOKING. SMOKING FAST! Fastest laptop I've ever used.
7) I love the two-finger trackpad for scrolling, and the two-finger tap for right-click works great for me. I must confess, I hated having to hold down control for a right-click with my old PowerBook. It was a nuisance.
M. Jacques Derrida will be deconstructing Web 2.0 in the lecture hall at 1:00 PM.