I have a Netflix account and a DVD drive in my iBook. I couldn't give a hoot about MovieLink.
Besides, if it's really good (and for some reason still proprietary) someone will find a way to get it to work (if Apple doesn't). It might take longer than on the PC, but we'll get it sooner or later.
Your reasons explain why you don't want to use Linux, but not why you wouldn't use a Mac (assuming that you don't want to use Windows)...
>Asian Language Support
Japanese, Chinese, Korean langauge support is all there, by default. I only use Japanese on a regular basis, but it works great.
>namely certain CD-R software
Built into MacOS X (and 3rd party products are also available).
> and file-sharing software
If you mean P2P, I must admit, LimeWire's the only choice on a Mac, but it's there. If you're talking about file transfer protocols in general, MacOS X supports FTP, AFP, and SMB.
From the article:
>The 1- to 10-teraflops processing range is opening up a revolutionary capability for scientific applications
In the not too distant future, that kind of processing power could very well be available in home PCs. Imagine what that would do to...well, I mean, dang it, what the heck will we do? Game frame rates can only go so high. Even realism of 3D graphics may have it's limits. Oh sure, we'll find something, but it's difficult for us to imagine now...
I have no solid data, but "abnormal" weather seems to cause all kinds of damage, that could very well offset any potential benefits there might be. A lot of extreme weather conditions including hurricans, tornadoes, and abnormal percipitation have been attributed to global warming, not to mention the more direct effects like rising sea levels.
Sure, if the route's going to open up, we should use it. But it's definitely not something we should be happy about...
Oh, and since this is going to come up sooner or later, I'll talk about it now: It really doesn't matter who or what's causing global warming. What counts is that if the average global temperature goes up high enough, all kinds of funky stuff will happen, and we (and/or our descendents) are the ones who are going to have to deal with it. So, we might as well start doing what we can now, and hope that things'll work out further down the line.
I recall reading somewhere that had that ship (gee, what was it called again?) ran into the iceberg head on, it would've been fine. But because it rubbed against the iceberg and opened a long cut on the side of the hull, flooding multiple compartments and causing the ship to eventually sink.
Moral to story: If you're going to hit and iceberg, hit right. And: If you hit and iceberg but don't sink, you're still going to be laughed at becuase people won't know that had you hit it improperly, you might have sunk.
From the article:
>If the universe was infinite, as 19th-century astronomers believed, there should be an infinite number of stars as well, plenty, in other words, to illuminate the sky at all times.
That's somewhat misleading because, although there aren't an infinite number of stars (and other luminant stellar objects), there are enough stars to "illuminate the sky at all times." It's just that the amount of light isn't quite perceptable to humans. There are other (mostly nocternal) animals that can see just fine at night, and with light amplification devices (a.k.a nightvision goggles) so can we. So it's not a matter of it being dark at night, it's just a matter of us not being able to see with that level of light.
Of course there's also the matter of there being a finite number of stars and light that hasn't reached us yet, but that's besides the point.
The home page translates "gomi no sensei" as "master of junk" but that's not really an accurate translation. The word "sensei" is used (at least in Japan) to literally mean "teacher" and "gomi" is more like "trash", so "gomi no sensei" would mean "teacher of trash". A better translation for "junk" would be "garakuta" and I think "shishou" or "tatsujin" might be more suitable translations for "master".
Now this is a room that needs cleaning (that was in my dorm room when I went to cram school in Japan).
Speaking of rooms,
this wasn't a very good idea. I went on a coding spree during which I spent around 30 continuous hours coding for about 10 days straight (came out to about 5 30-hour blocks). The problem is, I was sitting on the floor cross legged the whole time, only getting up to get coffee or go to the bathroom. Needless to say, it killed my knees, forcing me to invest in a desk and chair. Often times you can get away with being cheap, but sometimes, well, sometimes it kills your knees.
I knew someone way back when (early-mid 90's) who had an Amiga and it seemed really cool back then. But that was then, and the OS landscape has changed quite a bit. I'm not trolling, I'm just curious... Why would someone get an Amiga over something else? What are the advantages of Amiga over, say, Linux?
>Due to the viral nature of the GPL, any software compiled using GCC could be considered a "derivative work" of the GCC, thus forcing that software to be open-source under the terms of the GPL
Um, somehow I doubt that's true. I can't point to any part of the GPL, but GCC is pretty much the standard compiler on Linux and *BSD now days, and I'm pretty sure I've seen non-GPL programs that had to be compiled using GCC. Also, since the MacOS X IDE uses GCC as it's backend, if this were true, any and all software developed using Apple's IDE would have to be GPL'd, which doesn't seem to be the case.
>it boils down to the fact that Simpler means Stupider
Not when you also have access to a CLI (through Terminal.app), on top of the "elegant and beautiful" GUI. Or perhaps you're actually saying that the free development tools (IDE, GCC, GDB) bundled with MacOS X are somehow "Stupider" too, and that anyone who happens to use this highly-usable version of UNIX is somehow "Stupider" than you?
Maybe Apple simply doesn't need a major publicity event like MacWorld because they have Apple Stores in major cities. They've actually launched new products in "special media events" before, and it's probably in their best interest to stagger product releases anyway. It would also save them a great deal of money if Steve does his spiel in Cupertino and broadcasts to the mini-theaters in all the Apple Stores.
Doesn't the DMCA make exceptions for security related issues? I haven't done extensive research, but I was told this by one security consultant, and also found this here:
Security testing (section 1201(j)). This exception permits circumvention of access control measures, and the development of technological means for such circumvention, for the purpose of testing the security of a computer, computer system or computer network, with the authorization of its owner or operator.
I'm wondering if RH's move isn't really out of necessity but more of a publicity stunt. I'm by no means for the DMCA, but would someone care to clarify?
In German, "Öl" means oil, which is an interesting notion when you think about it... Both are argually considered necessities, and both can be used as lubricants; oil in machines, beer in a social settings.
In the article (or blog), PHP is quoted as saying:
>The only time I'm noticed is when I break, and then I'm cursed and kicked, and roundly blasted for being useless. However, when things go well, I never get a kind word.
That reminds me a lot of doing theater tech, you know, lights, sound, and the other stuff you normally don't think about when you see a show...unless something goes wrong. There really is no glory or glamour in it and you really need to rely on self glorification to make it worth while. It's knowing that the show would not even be possible if it weren't for crew like yourself that makes it so satisfying. And knowing that that actor down there might be the one in the spot light, but you're the guy behind the spot that can also switch it off at the flick of a thumb. If that's not power, I don't know what is.
Incidentally, I also do a lot of PHP programming (see sig). Never thought we had so much in common, PHP and I...
In a crowded train in Tokyo, you'd have a network with up to 50 nodes. That could be some serious computing power there (assuming that processing power of phones and PDAs increase significantly).
Sheesh. I'd be afraid of touching anyone because, who knows, I might get a virus or something. Or is there going to be a Norton AntiVirus for Humans 1.0? And make sure your condoms have built in firewalls.
Denying serverice to customers based on their race isn't the same as certain customers not being able to use their service. If you can service people of one race, there's absolutely no logical reason why you couldn't provide service to someone of a different race.
A better comparison might be immigrants and tourists who don't speak a single word of English and may not be able to receive the same services as someone who does speak English. The way I see it, applying the ADA to websites is like forcing all websites to have translations in every single language. Making website operators liable is like allowing non-English speakers to sue websites because their favorite translator failed to accurately translate the content to their native language, rendering them unable to receive service.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not against society making conscious effort to allow people with disabilities to become more active and independent. It's just that I don't think this case makes a lot of sense.
>Geeks of today seem to love the political scene and enjoy engaging in the fray.
I think it's more that politics today is more likely to engage in (or encroach upon) science and technology, and what geeks stand for.
Also, I think geeks tend to be more interested in a wide range of topics, and also tend to be opinionated about issues regardless of their level of understanding.
Anyway, for anyone who's interested, I wrote a paper about geeks for a composition course in college. It can be found here.
With USB2 they both have similar transfer speeds, and now, with USB On-The-Gon, USB has hostless communication capabilities. Sounds like the line between USB and FireWire's getting blurred... (of course, with FireWire2 will be ahead in terms of transfer speeds again though.)
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I have a Netflix account and a DVD drive in my iBook. I couldn't give a hoot about MovieLink.
Besides, if it's really good (and for some reason still proprietary) someone will find a way to get it to work (if Apple doesn't). It might take longer than on the PC, but we'll get it sooner or later.
What's up with the pseudo-Japanese name?
I mean, look at the screen in the pictures. The bubble-like Dell logo and blue background definitely looks like it came straight out of MacOS X.
>Asian Language Support
Japanese, Chinese, Korean langauge support is all there, by default. I only use Japanese on a regular basis, but it works great.
>namely certain CD-R software
Built into MacOS X (and 3rd party products are also available).
> and file-sharing software
If you mean P2P, I must admit, LimeWire's the only choice on a Mac, but it's there. If you're talking about file transfer protocols in general, MacOS X supports FTP, AFP, and SMB.
>The 1- to 10-teraflops processing range is opening up a revolutionary capability for scientific applications
In the not too distant future, that kind of processing power could very well be available in home PCs. Imagine what that would do to...well, I mean, dang it, what the heck will we do? Game frame rates can only go so high. Even realism of 3D graphics may have it's limits. Oh sure, we'll find something, but it's difficult for us to imagine now...
I have no solid data, but "abnormal" weather seems to cause all kinds of damage, that could very well offset any potential benefits there might be. A lot of extreme weather conditions including hurricans, tornadoes, and abnormal percipitation have been attributed to global warming, not to mention the more direct effects like rising sea levels.
Sure, if the route's going to open up, we should use it. But it's definitely not something we should be happy about...
Oh, and since this is going to come up sooner or later, I'll talk about it now: It really doesn't matter who or what's causing global warming. What counts is that if the average global temperature goes up high enough, all kinds of funky stuff will happen, and we (and/or our descendents) are the ones who are going to have to deal with it. So, we might as well start doing what we can now, and hope that things'll work out further down the line.
I recall reading somewhere that had that ship (gee, what was it called again?) ran into the iceberg head on, it would've been fine. But because it rubbed against the iceberg and opened a long cut on the side of the hull, flooding multiple compartments and causing the ship to eventually sink.
Moral to story: If you're going to hit and iceberg, hit right. And: If you hit and iceberg but don't sink, you're still going to be laughed at becuase people won't know that had you hit it improperly, you might have sunk.
So, um, we were talking about ice caps melting?
>If the universe was infinite, as 19th-century astronomers believed, there should be an infinite number of stars as well, plenty, in other words, to illuminate the sky at all times.
That's somewhat misleading because, although there aren't an infinite number of stars (and other luminant stellar objects), there are enough stars to "illuminate the sky at all times." It's just that the amount of light isn't quite perceptable to humans. There are other (mostly nocternal) animals that can see just fine at night, and with light amplification devices (a.k.a nightvision goggles) so can we. So it's not a matter of it being dark at night, it's just a matter of us not being able to see with that level of light.
Of course there's also the matter of there being a finite number of stars and light that hasn't reached us yet, but that's besides the point.
It sounds an aweful lot like Daypop... But then, I can't seem to access daypop either. Hm.
The home page translates "gomi no sensei" as "master of junk" but that's not really an accurate translation. The word "sensei" is used (at least in Japan) to literally mean "teacher" and "gomi" is more like "trash", so "gomi no sensei" would mean "teacher of trash". A better translation for "junk" would be "garakuta" and I think "shishou" or "tatsujin" might be more suitable translations for "master".
Now this is a room that needs cleaning (that was in my dorm room when I went to cram school in Japan).
Speaking of rooms, this wasn't a very good idea. I went on a coding spree during which I spent around 30 continuous hours coding for about 10 days straight (came out to about 5 30-hour blocks). The problem is, I was sitting on the floor cross legged the whole time, only getting up to get coffee or go to the bathroom. Needless to say, it killed my knees, forcing me to invest in a desk and chair. Often times you can get away with being cheap, but sometimes, well, sometimes it kills your knees.
I knew someone way back when (early-mid 90's) who had an Amiga and it seemed really cool back then. But that was then, and the OS landscape has changed quite a bit. I'm not trolling, I'm just curious...
Why would someone get an Amiga over something else? What are the advantages of Amiga over, say, Linux?
Wait, are you trying to say that that's not a big deal? Holy shit, what kind of a geek are you? And what are you doing on /.?
Um, somehow I doubt that's true. I can't point to any part of the GPL, but GCC is pretty much the standard compiler on Linux and *BSD now days, and I'm pretty sure I've seen non-GPL programs that had to be compiled using GCC. Also, since the MacOS X IDE uses GCC as it's backend, if this were true, any and all software developed using Apple's IDE would have to be GPL'd, which doesn't seem to be the case.
Not when you also have access to a CLI (through Terminal.app), on top of the "elegant and beautiful" GUI. Or perhaps you're actually saying that the free development tools (IDE, GCC, GDB) bundled with MacOS X are somehow "Stupider" too, and that anyone who happens to use this highly-usable version of UNIX is somehow "Stupider" than you?
Just out of curiosity, is anyone actually using Darwin? If you do use Darwin, why do you use it?
Maybe Apple simply doesn't need a major publicity event like MacWorld because they have Apple Stores in major cities. They've actually launched new products in "special media events" before, and it's probably in their best interest to stagger product releases anyway. It would also save them a great deal of money if Steve does his spiel in Cupertino and broadcasts to the mini-theaters in all the Apple Stores.
In German, "Öl" means oil, which is an interesting notion when you think about it... Both are argually considered necessities, and both can be used as lubricants; oil in machines, beer in a social settings.
>The only time I'm noticed is when I break, and then I'm cursed and kicked, and roundly blasted for being useless. However, when things go well, I never get a kind word.
That reminds me a lot of doing theater tech, you know, lights, sound, and the other stuff you normally don't think about when you see a show...unless something goes wrong. There really is no glory or glamour in it and you really need to rely on self glorification to make it worth while. It's knowing that the show would not even be possible if it weren't for crew like yourself that makes it so satisfying. And knowing that that actor down there might be the one in the spot light, but you're the guy behind the spot that can also switch it off at the flick of a thumb. If that's not power, I don't know what is.
Incidentally, I also do a lot of PHP programming (see sig). Never thought we had so much in common, PHP and I...
In a crowded train in Tokyo, you'd have a network with up to 50 nodes. That could be some serious computing power there (assuming that processing power of phones and PDAs increase significantly).
Sheesh. I'd be afraid of touching anyone because, who knows, I might get a virus or something. Or is there going to be a Norton AntiVirus for Humans 1.0? And make sure your condoms have built in firewalls.
Denying serverice to customers based on their race isn't the same as certain customers not being able to use their service. If you can service people of one race, there's absolutely no logical reason why you couldn't provide service to someone of a different race.
A better comparison might be immigrants and tourists who don't speak a single word of English and may not be able to receive the same services as someone who does speak English. The way I see it, applying the ADA to websites is like forcing all websites to have translations in every single language. Making website operators liable is like allowing non-English speakers to sue websites because their favorite translator failed to accurately translate the content to their native language, rendering them unable to receive service.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not against society making conscious effort to allow people with disabilities to become more active and independent. It's just that I don't think this case makes a lot of sense.
I think it's more that politics today is more likely to engage in (or encroach upon) science and technology, and what geeks stand for.
Also, I think geeks tend to be more interested in a wide range of topics, and also tend to be opinionated about issues regardless of their level of understanding.
Anyway, for anyone who's interested, I wrote a paper about geeks for a composition course in college. It can be found here.
With USB2 they both have similar transfer speeds, and now, with USB On-The-Gon, USB has hostless communication capabilities. Sounds like the line between USB and FireWire's getting blurred... (of course, with FireWire2 will be ahead in terms of transfer speeds again though.)