Apple commercial: "I wanted to do video editing and no one could help me to do it on a PC". What a fucking moron. If you can't use a search engine, what makes you think you could edit video? For God's sake, you can buy a PC with a firewire card and some cheap editing software and BAM! you can bring your video right in.
Look, maybe you have lots of time on your hands to sit in front of google typing queries, then read pdf manuals to figure out how to use the latest Pinnacle DV Studio, then buy additional Firewire card, proceed to open your case, install it, configure settings, fetch the DV stream, make sure you fully understand VIVO interface, etc...
But, most of the people don't have time to clown around on the PC doing all that shit. Most of my friends spend less than 30 minutes on a computer per day on average. You think they give a shit? No.
Truth of the matter is, the average Desktop Joe wants everything simplified, fast, badabing - badaboom. And then return to his regularly scheduled life. Stop measuring eveyone with your ruler. Vast majority of people have higher priorities than to read technical manuals on how to edit a small clip on their computers. It's 2002. The average consumer should not fuck around with idiotic schemes just to put couple of scenes together and burn in on a CD. That's what you get with Windows.
Mac is different. They have their finger on the pulse of the population. Simplicity is what matters. And when iMovie outputs the same or better results than Pinnacle or Ulead applications, then the choice is clear. Mac is the answer.
I understand that OS X is great for us geeks, but pulease stop bringing up the commercial that HAS to be targeted at AOL users and other internet bottom feeders.
In case you missed the common denominator in the whole Apple advertising campaign, it's the simplicity and hassle-free computing. Everyone percieves the commercials differently. You just have to consider your own computer usage patterns and make the decision whether speed and simplicity is your requirement. Furthermore, the commericals are NOT targetting AOL users, or low-income individuals for that matter. No person with 12k/year salary could ever afford to buy an iPod or have a DV camera.
Also bear in mind that it won't cost you 10-15% of your system resources; it will slow down disk operations by 10-15%, which is a much smaller penalty. If you aren't doing really disk intensive stuff, you probably won't even notice the slowdown. If you are doing lots of disk intensive activities, you'll probably like the fact that you're less likely to be hosed if your system crashes in the middle of one.
Or alternatively, switch to RAID virtual drives or plain SCSI setup which would not only preserve that 10-15%, it'll also give the performance a noticable boost.
Since developers allocate time out of their schedules and donate their skills (for free) to a project that powers the engine which essentially drives the open source movement. Blender3d was just freed. It's not a perfect 3d Modeling Suite by any means. It will be months, even years before it can reach the same playing field where discreet and Alias dominate the game.
Moonlight project was killed. Seems to me we got a negative charge within the OSS community where they try to counter each and every project with a similar initiative, and in turn it just divides the developers into two camps and never gives edge to a single one.
Suppose someone countered MS Exchange with an Open Source solution. I bet 3 days later there would be 2 different open source projects on freshmeat in a competition. Why? The first one isn't perfect yet!
To me the logical step would be to perfect something first, rather than have 2 half assed-solutions.
You sound like a person who knows what he's talking about, until you use a phrase like "Phoenix 0.x is 40% faster than IE". That is a meaningless statement and I'm sure you know it.
Well, you get the idea. I could have said "much faster", or "insanely fast" but that would not be enough incentive for others on Windows-based computers to give it a try. 40% sounds official and commanding. If it makes you feel any better, I benchmarked this in my parents' basement with supermodified space age technology, directly stolen from NASA.
too bad that Mozilla doesn't have close to the amount of success that IE does w/the web (including speed of loading tables, program, and support)
That's such Bullshit.
Phoenix 0.x is 40% faster than IE, even on Windows. I know because I'm typing this out in Phoenix 0.3 running on Windows 2000 as the default browser. I could never imagine myself running Moz or Opera on Windows. I simply hated them. But Phoenix came and changed all that.
Here's the real comedy: Linux doesn't actually offer any of those things! Enjoy your positive moderation from outrightly lying.
The moderation is on target. You sir, are mistaken.
Red Hat 8 has separate account creation for each user right from the control center. And guess what? It's all GUI point-and-click. It's more intuitive and useful than WindowsXP scheme.
This is almost as silly as Microsoft hosting the "we have the way out" anti-unix site on freebsd. but i digress...
I know of a similar page you speak about. They compare linux servers to WindowsNT based OS's and provide bunch of examples which absolutely make no sense.
I have friends who are Microsoft zealots. They code in asp, use windowsXP and dismiss *nix as hobbyist's OS. I've had some pretty heated arguments with them on many different occasions, and they come up with the lamest excuses and examples why Windows based servers and IIS in particular are far more superior to *nix and apache based solutions. One notable point they try to make is that IIS is supported by a multi-billion dollar corporation and can be set up by pointing and clicking, as opposed to modifying.htaccess and getting down and dirty into the apache's configuration files. Truly pathetic.
Don't get me wrong, I use Windows 2000 on 3 of my computers because frankly they get the job done on the desktop level. But when it comes to servers, Windows/IIS is a FisherPrice toy compared to BSD/apache. Believe me, I've tried to like IIS... It never clicked.
I loved beos, it was a great little OS super fast loading with hardware detection each time it loaded, a fast responding GUI, possibly the best File system ever
Funny you should mention that. Next release of Windows is trying to do just that. Putting a database at the core of an OS. Just like BeOS.
Afterall, Microsoft = Innovation.
BFS is superior to the other file systems due to several factors. One is the ability to represent multiple media devices as a single partition or volume. It has advanced caching methods. It greatly optimizied multimedia applications (well, in theory because there wasn't much to play with on BeOS) and was portable, meaning it could be moved between different hardware platforms easily.
Compare 5GB battery powered toy to a rock-solid 40GB External USB 2.0 HDD. You're just paying a high premium for the wireless connnectivity and miserably small storage space.
Time to do a reality check. Instead of me trying to elaborate why this drive is an absolute money waster, I'll just point you out to the device which is 1000x better than _this_ particular drive. Just because it's wireless, doesn't mean it's godsend.
"Best of all, the ultra-portable Pockey does not require any additional power source because all necessary power is drawn through the USB cable. You can take it Anywhere! The Pockey is compatible with laptops and desktops, PC/Mac/Linux, so cross-platform file sharing is a breeze. Plug-N-Play, hot-swappable, and hot-pluggable features make the Pockey convenient and easy to use."
Yes. I am anti-BT. The whole BT bandwagon is retarded. The concept is flawed, and does not bring anything new to the table.
Win98 -> Win98SE -> WinME Sounds like they have been charging for patches all along.. =P
You consider WinME to be an upgrade to Win98SE? This begs the question: "Have you ever witnessed the carnage that was Windows Millenium?"
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What about your journal entries then?
Good observation. Read closely and notice that it's the slightly modified version of the *BSD trolls. I used it as a prank couple of people. It didn't work.
Good point. Too bad you didn't read it.
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Blogging is the digital diarrhea of the internet. From those annoying idiots who update other idiots on their daily activities to those anti-social rejects who sit home and type out crap thinking someone will read all that shit.
NEWSFLASH: Nobody cares, you FuQn moron!$@
Great! Now there is a book on blogging. So grandma can unload her rusty memories from 1940's onto the internet, clogging the perfectly fine storage space on google.com CEASE AND DECIST GRANDMA! Unless its going to bring something new to the humanity, you're better off doing something productive until the grim reaper comes to take you away into the land of extreme blog hatred.
Oh, lets not forget those 14y/o angsty teens who listen to Linkin Park and Avril Lavigne. If these are the people who will be the next wave on the internet, then I'm switching to analog computing and will chew off my CAT5 cables just to liberate myself from the trainwreck of the civilization that is the World Wide Wreck.
Did you know Hitler used to Blog? Yep. It's called Mein Kampf. Scary stuff folks.
So next time you see a blogger, kindly break his/her fingers so they can become an end-user (Read Only), and not a pseudo-webmasters/mistresses spelling out the end of the civilization as we know it.
BLOGGING IS WRONG. AND YOU KNOW IT.
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According to the match summary one thing is evident.
Fritz is in Deep Sh*t.
Someone needs to rewire Kramnik's head to a server and put Seti@Home on a fasttrack.
I've heard rumors they had to reboot Fritz several times during intense play, because explorer.exe kept crashing.
Wow. Einstein.
Even AOL users know that you can't format Windows 2000/XP from the "Dos Window".
Moron.
I'm available!
Do you like penguins?
Look, maybe you have lots of time on your hands to sit in front of google typing queries, then read pdf manuals to figure out how to use the latest Pinnacle DV Studio, then buy additional Firewire card, proceed to open your case, install it, configure settings, fetch the DV stream, make sure you fully understand VIVO interface, etc...
But, most of the people don't have time to clown around on the PC doing all that shit. Most of my friends spend less than 30 minutes on a computer per day on average. You think they give a shit? No.
Truth of the matter is, the average Desktop Joe wants everything simplified, fast, badabing - badaboom. And then return to his regularly scheduled life. Stop measuring eveyone with your ruler. Vast majority of people have higher priorities than to read technical manuals on how to edit a small clip on their computers. It's 2002. The average consumer should not fuck around with idiotic schemes just to put couple of scenes together and burn in on a CD. That's what you get with Windows.
Mac is different. They have their finger on the pulse of the population. Simplicity is what matters. And when iMovie outputs the same or better results than Pinnacle or Ulead applications, then the choice is clear. Mac is the answer.
In case you missed the common denominator in the whole Apple advertising campaign, it's the simplicity and hassle-free computing. Everyone percieves the commercials differently. You just have to consider your own computer usage patterns and make the decision whether speed and simplicity is your requirement. Furthermore, the commericals are NOT targetting AOL users, or low-income individuals for that matter. No person with 12k/year salary could ever afford to buy an iPod or have a DV camera.
Or alternatively, switch to RAID virtual drives or plain SCSI setup which would not only preserve that 10-15%, it'll also give the performance a noticable boost.
Hah. I find this amusing simply because I've been using Unix based OS's even before you were still in liquid state.
Moron.
You misunderstood. Let me elaborate further.
Since developers allocate time out of their schedules and donate their skills (for free) to a project that powers the engine which essentially drives the open source movement. Blender3d was just freed. It's not a perfect 3d Modeling Suite by any means. It will be months, even years before it can reach the same playing field where discreet and Alias dominate the game.
Moonlight project was killed. Seems to me we got a negative charge within the OSS community where they try to counter each and every project with a similar initiative, and in turn it just divides the developers into two camps and never gives edge to a single one.
Suppose someone countered MS Exchange with an Open Source solution. I bet 3 days later there would be 2 different open source projects on freshmeat in a competition. Why? The first one isn't perfect yet!
To me the logical step would be to perfect something first, rather than have 2 half assed-solutions.
We got Blender3d now. Why revive old corpses and divide the community again?
Well, you get the idea. I could have said "much faster", or "insanely fast" but that would not be enough incentive for others on Windows-based computers to give it a try. 40% sounds official and commanding. If it makes you feel any better, I benchmarked this in my parents' basement with supermodified space age technology, directly stolen from NASA.
Cheers.
That's such Bullshit.
Phoenix 0.x is 40% faster than IE, even on Windows. I know because I'm typing this out in Phoenix 0.3 running on Windows 2000 as the default browser. I could never imagine myself running Moz or Opera on Windows. I simply hated them. But Phoenix came and changed all that.
The moderation is on target. You sir, are mistaken.
Red Hat 8 has separate account creation for each user right from the control center. And guess what? It's all GUI point-and-click. It's more intuitive and useful than WindowsXP scheme.
You lose. Play again.
I know of a similar page you speak about. They compare linux servers to WindowsNT based OS's and provide bunch of examples which absolutely make no sense.
I have friends who are Microsoft zealots. They code in asp, use windowsXP and dismiss *nix as hobbyist's OS. I've had some pretty heated arguments with them on many different occasions, and they come up with the lamest excuses and examples why Windows based servers and IIS in particular are far more superior to *nix and apache based solutions. One notable point they try to make is that IIS is supported by a multi-billion dollar corporation and can be set up by pointing and clicking, as opposed to modifying
Don't get me wrong, I use Windows 2000 on 3 of my computers because frankly they get the job done on the desktop level. But when it comes to servers, Windows/IIS is a FisherPrice toy compared to BSD/apache. Believe me, I've tried to like IIS... It never clicked.
Yes. This man speaks the truth.
Janie Porche saved my Christmas!
I also came to the realization that no one has time to sit on the X-Mas afternoon to download Windows drivers. Jesus does not approve.
The inspector related that the government's tests had indicated Linux was pretty weak on security.
Shenanigans. Nice story, but I have a hard time believing that.
Funny you should mention that. Next release of Windows is trying to do just that. Putting a database at the core of an OS. Just like BeOS.
Afterall, Microsoft = Innovation.
BFS is superior to the other file systems due to several factors. One is the ability to represent multiple media devices as a single partition or volume. It has advanced caching methods. It greatly optimizied multimedia applications (well, in theory because there wasn't much to play with on BeOS) and was portable, meaning it could be moved between different hardware platforms easily.
But I'm sure MS coders will fix that =)
How many of you want to bet this will not even install UT2003, let alone run it.
Sort of defeats the purpose of a LAN party convinience. If only they could make it 1 inch wider to include a Radeon 9700pro...
But that's just wishful thinking.
There might be a need to cross-post this from earlier.
Compare 5GB battery powered toy to a rock-solid 40GB External USB 2.0 HDD. You're just paying a high premium for the wireless connnectivity and miserably small storage space.
Why?
External 40 GB Hard Drive. / USB 2.0
Company Hype:
Yes. I am anti-BT. The whole BT bandwagon is retarded. The concept is flawed, and does not bring anything new to the table.
Congratts! This qualifies as the most bizarre post on slashdot in recent history.
I just emailed this link to everyone in the office.
Something about the concept of middle-aged, corporate type businessmen hacking each other what makes it a compelling story.
This has been invented 3 years ago. Welcome to 1999.
Not only this story is old as hell, it's a stupid device. Nothing to see here folks.
Next time a telemarketer calls you, simply tell them to take you off the list, and hang up. Just saved yourself some money.
You consider WinME to be an upgrade to Win98SE? This begs the question: "Have you ever witnessed the carnage that was Windows Millenium?"
Good observation. Read closely and notice that it's the slightly modified version of the *BSD trolls. I used it as a prank couple of people. It didn't work.
Good point. Too bad you didn't read it.
Blogging is the digital diarrhea of the internet. From those annoying idiots who update other idiots on their daily activities to those anti-social rejects who sit home and type out crap thinking someone will read all that shit.
NEWSFLASH: Nobody cares, you FuQn moron!$@
Great! Now there is a book on blogging. So grandma can unload her rusty memories from 1940's onto the internet, clogging the perfectly fine storage space on google.com CEASE AND DECIST GRANDMA! Unless its going to bring something new to the humanity, you're better off doing something productive until the grim reaper comes to take you away into the land of extreme blog hatred.
Oh, lets not forget those 14y/o angsty teens who listen to Linkin Park and Avril Lavigne. If these are the people who will be the next wave on the internet, then I'm switching to analog computing and will chew off my CAT5 cables just to liberate myself from the trainwreck of the civilization that is the World Wide Wreck.
Did you know Hitler used to Blog? Yep. It's called Mein Kampf. Scary stuff folks.
So next time you see a blogger, kindly break his/her fingers so they can become an end-user (Read Only), and not a pseudo-webmasters/mistresses spelling out the end of the civilization as we know it.
BLOGGING IS WRONG. AND YOU KNOW IT.
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