I'll definitely second APL. It's an amazing and elegant language that deserves to be more widely known and understood. It's the first language I remember encountering that uses unusual glyphs.
A long as these studies don't impact the production of my favorite, peaty single-malt Scotches... damn the environment, I need my Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Caol Ila!
And from its sub-pixel resolution, to its developer tools, to its 'write once, play everywhere' functionality, Flash has too much going for it to fall by the wayside.
What write once, play everywhere functionality?!?!
I think you'd be surprised how many real geeks use apple devices.
Agreed.
I'm 35. I got my first computer (a TRS-80 CoCo 1) in 1980. I was writing pretty sophisticated code by the mid- to late-80's. Wrote a wardialer for OS-9 Level II when I was in my teens. I've been professionally involved in IT (engineering, consulting and management) for well over a decade. I own or have owned most easily obtainable computing platforms, often just for the sake of exploration and learning. I recently bought an old HP-9000/735 just to play around with NeXTStep PA-RISC. I do system administration for various flavors of Windows, Linux, and Unix, including Mac OS X.
By almost any account, I'm a hardcore geek. And I love my iPad. If anything, just because it's a new platform to explore. But also because it's a great kick-back and relax device for content consumption and play.
For some reason, there's a group of people out there who view the iPad as a threat of some kind. I frankly just don't get it. Apple's not forcing anyone to buy or use their products, and they aren't trying to take away your "real" computer. If you don't want one, don't buy it. But, leave those who do buy it in peace. The iPad appeals to a wide class of people: both hardcore geeks like myself who are eager to explore the new platform, and also to people who really don't want to put up with the complexity of traditional computers just for the sake of sending an email to their family.
Participants in these experiments are asked to describe their cultural beliefs. Some embrace new technology, authority and free enterprise. They are labeled the "individualistic" group. Others are suspicious of authority or of commerce and industry. Braman calls them "communitarians."
This seems to miss a huge group of people who mistrust authority, but embrace new technology, commerce, free enterprise and industry. It's bizarre to label those who embrace authorityindividualistic.
They're marketing to fanboys who want it to be trendy and 'just work', not to nerds.
I'm a hardcore geek. Been writing code since 1980, own tons of hardware running a huge variety of operating systems... probably have a better handle on computer fundamentals than 99% of Slashdot's audience... and I'm incredibly excited about the iPad.
It's going to be funny, again, watching all of the pundits blather on about how Apple's "really blown it this time", that the iPad is nothing but an oversized iPod Touch and a horrible "closed system"... and all the while Apple will be making money hand over fist selling millions of these things to the common man who actually use them... for work, for entertainment, for play.
Stop assuming that everybody wants technology to work the same way you do. Stop thinking that Apple's success stems from their customers' stupidity or ignorance... and that if they'd only see things your way, their lives would be so much better.
Reading code is not like reading prose. It's more like reading poetry, where how the text elements are spaced and aligned can say a lot about the author's intended meaning. If I'm reading a book, I definitely want it typeset with a proportional typeface. Code, on the other hand, is MUCH more legible when set monospaced.
The oldest working piece of electronic (I have slide rules that are older) gear I have is my first computer, a TRS-80 Color Computer 1 from 1980. 32K of RAM, and Microsoft Extended Color Basic. 300 baud modem, and cassette tape for data storage. Still works perfectly.
You know, when making comments about the law, you really should preface your statements with something akin to, "I am not a lawyer." I mean, it's obvious you're not a lawyer, but... CYA, and all that, right?
The fear is hackers may be experimenting and gathering research that will increase the dangers of a more malicious attack in the near future. It is clear [that] at least one writer -- the author of this piece at Web Worker Daily... is a good corporate tool.'
The customer Apple is targetting thinks Putty is silly, Citrix is a vitamin C supplement, and RDP is a French police department. SCCP and VoIP is just as arcane to them as TCPIP, XSLT, and the DMCA. I think your assessment is wildly inaccurate. WIth the advent of Mac OS X, Apple has been attracting large numbers of alpha geeks to the Mac. As a result, the Mac user population is more sophisticated than ever.
Why don't you conduct an informal survey? Gather together 1000 Mac users and 1000 Windows users, and ask each one the meaning of a few select pieces of tech jargon. I think you might be surprised that you find more savvy users in the Mac camp than the Windows camp.
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Arthur: "What, behind the rabbit?"
Tim: "It IS the rabbit!"
I'll definitely second APL. It's an amazing and elegant language that deserves to be more widely known and understood. It's the first language I remember encountering that uses unusual glyphs.
Shouldn't these people be directing their ire at their own repressive government?
'Under the skin' is the magic dust the Apple marketing people came up with this time.
It's the Altivec Unit of 2013.
AltiVec is a Freescale Semiconductor trademark. Apple calls it Velocity Engine, IBM and P.A. Semi call it VMX.
And, it's SIMD vector processing tech... hardly merely a marketing buzzword.
A long as these studies don't impact the production of my favorite, peaty single-malt Scotches... damn the environment, I need my Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Caol Ila!
Apple is building a secure platform for average folks. Sounds like a nice product.
If you don't want it, don't buy it. This isn't hard, people.
Omg, a Lexx reference?! You just made my day.
the newer demographic who just want shiny luxury tech like iPhones
The idea that iPhone owners aren't and can't be geeks is a red herring.
Despite that, I agree with the overall gist of your comment: the quality of Slashdot posts has declined.
The article summary mentions nothing about patent, so what's with the comment on prior art?!
And from its sub-pixel resolution, to its developer tools, to its 'write once, play everywhere' functionality, Flash has too much going for it to fall by the wayside.
What write once, play everywhere functionality?!?!
I think you'd be surprised how many real geeks use apple devices.
Agreed.
I'm 35. I got my first computer (a TRS-80 CoCo 1) in 1980. I was writing pretty sophisticated code by the mid- to late-80's. Wrote a wardialer for OS-9 Level II when I was in my teens. I've been professionally involved in IT (engineering, consulting and management) for well over a decade. I own or have owned most easily obtainable computing platforms, often just for the sake of exploration and learning. I recently bought an old HP-9000/735 just to play around with NeXTStep PA-RISC. I do system administration for various flavors of Windows, Linux, and Unix, including Mac OS X.
By almost any account, I'm a hardcore geek. And I love my iPad. If anything, just because it's a new platform to explore. But also because it's a great kick-back and relax device for content consumption and play.
For some reason, there's a group of people out there who view the iPad as a threat of some kind. I frankly just don't get it. Apple's not forcing anyone to buy or use their products, and they aren't trying to take away your "real" computer. If you don't want one, don't buy it. But, leave those who do buy it in peace. The iPad appeals to a wide class of people: both hardcore geeks like myself who are eager to explore the new platform, and also to people who really don't want to put up with the complexity of traditional computers just for the sake of sending an email to their family.
The best they'd be able to come up with is to steal Gimp's code and attempt to morph that.
GIMP is open source, covered by the GPL. How, exactly, would it be stealing for Apple to use the GIMP codebase?
What an ignorant comment, especially coming from a Slashdot viewer.
Would you spread your legs for open standards? Because that is what Apple is promoting.
Now, if Apple were hawking their own proprietary Flash alternative, you'd have something.
We should be applauding Apple for concentrating on html5.
Thom... stop the astroturfing. Sheesh.
Oh.. and OSNews is a shitty site. So pbhbhtptpbhh.
From the article:
This seems to miss a huge group of people who mistrust authority, but embrace new technology, commerce, free enterprise and industry. It's bizarre to label those who embrace authority individualistic.
They're marketing to fanboys who want it to be trendy and 'just work', not to nerds.
I'm a hardcore geek. Been writing code since 1980, own tons of hardware running a huge variety of operating systems... probably have a better handle on computer fundamentals than 99% of Slashdot's audience... and I'm incredibly excited about the iPad.
It's going to be funny, again, watching all of the pundits blather on about how Apple's "really blown it this time", that the iPad is nothing but an oversized iPod Touch and a horrible "closed system"... and all the while Apple will be making money hand over fist selling millions of these things to the common man who actually use them... for work, for entertainment, for play.
Stop assuming that everybody wants technology to work the same way you do. Stop thinking that Apple's success stems from their customers' stupidity or ignorance... and that if they'd only see things your way, their lives would be so much better.
Reading code is not like reading prose. It's more like reading poetry, where how the text elements are spaced and aligned can say a lot about the author's intended meaning. If I'm reading a book, I definitely want it typeset with a proportional typeface. Code, on the other hand, is MUCH more legible when set monospaced.
Yes. You probably are the only person "completely satisfied" with USB 2.0 performance.
The oldest working piece of electronic (I have slide rules that are older) gear I have is my first computer, a TRS-80 Color Computer 1 from 1980. 32K of RAM, and Microsoft Extended Color Basic. 300 baud modem, and cassette tape for data storage. Still works perfectly.
...why is it Microsoft products that keep getting pwned?
You know, when making comments about the law, you really should preface your statements with something akin to, "I am not a lawyer." I mean, it's obvious you're not a lawyer, but... CYA, and all that, right?
The "Target" here must be a user with administrative rights to the console. No admin rights, no install.
Why don't you conduct an informal survey? Gather together 1000 Mac users and 1000 Windows users, and ask each one the meaning of a few select pieces of tech jargon. I think you might be surprised that you find more savvy users in the Mac camp than the Windows camp.
You don't have dealings with many companies, do you?
Apple is the picture of openness compared to some.