This "idea" is really not that great second time around.
Firstly, it's Sunday in US. Chances are no one is there. By tomorrow, it'll drop off the first page (although I realize Barry has his followers)
Secondly, it's not a toll-free number. You have to pay long-distance charges, hence there is no actual damage done to the association people might want to annoy.
Can we let it go? The laws are fucked up. How about publishing the numbers of those congressmen who voted against DNC list? I don't see what this campaign is going to accomplish. Go after the gatekeeper.
Excuse me but why, when we already know that there are major security issues with Windows, are we going to use it on ATMs?
Constant lobbying of banking industry by Microsoft Corp. You must be really naive to think that everything in the marketplace happens for the right reasons.
The funny part is, communists will have much more success with stopping (or at least substantially curbing) the spam problem than western democracies. All China has to do is to look at the current situation, cut the lifelines of these companies which send bulk mail, and execute a few people to set an example.
eBooks is one of those technologies looking for a purpose that does not exist.
While I agree that eBooks would never replace the traditional books, they're good for some uses.
By now, everyone is familiar with Gutenberg Project, (been mentioned several times in the discussion already). It's a great resource to grab the classics and go over text, if you only need a chapter or an exerpt. It saves me lots of time instead of driving to the library, finding a book, then sifting through 500 pages to find a section, a quote or a paragraph. With Gutenberg Project, it's really convinient to just download/open the text file and search for whatever it is you're looking for by familiar strings or phrases.
As for commercial eBooks, I find them excellent for searching through the massive text for a specific mention of the subject I'm looking for (take political books for example). It makes research much more easier. Same goes for 400 page technical manuals.
Reading them entirely is a challenge though, since staring at the monitor/LCD/etc for hours is cumbersome and then there is the power factor.
So to sum up, there are many purposes for eBooks existing, but not as a substitute for traditional books. If authors were to include an electronic version of the book with the hardcover or paperback, I doubt there would be a mass piracy problem. People would still buy them. I have bunch of eBooks somewhere on the storage drive which I'd very much like to read, but they're just collecting eDust. I can't remember ever reading an entire eBook. I'd rather pay $10 dollars and save my eye-sight.
My bad. I thought he was ultimately trying to build a wooden case to emulate the first Apple I Woz built in his garage. Personally, I would have used an emulator. There is one for Apple//. Not sure about 1.
how would you fit modern stuff inside a circuit board?-)
The iBook logic board isn't that big and would easily fit//e with some drilling. The biggest challenge is the keyboard since the decades old keys are prone to breaking. Putting an alternate keyboard there would just ruin the feel of it. And there is also making the keyboard work with the actual board. What the guy in the topic is doing is trying to make it work like the original, and that's infinately harder. Slapping bunch of hardware inside an empty case isn't complicated at all.
Wouldn't it be great if it was built on the inside with modern hardware to run OSX?
I plan on converting my Apple//e into a full blown box that runs OSX, when some of the iBooks at work are written off.
After some time, the whole "cuteness" of aged hardware wears off and you cease to be amazed with how far technology has come. It's only novelty for few days.
Because the editors are out of touch. They don't understand the scope of the issue. This is the kiss of death to the OSS model, if in fact it goes through.
I've submitted 3 separate articles regarding EU patent initiative since 25th and all of them have been rejected. This is just another case of ignorance on part of American OSS supporters ignoring what goes on outside of US, and later bitch and moan for years why the laws are unjust.
For fuck's sake, I live in California and I'm horrified of the fallout that might result from this.
Indeed, you missed a lot by failing to read the site before posting.
This is not a download/file sharing service. It's a physical distributed library where the inventory is in the hands of users in a form of private property and they simply share resources upon request through one of the portals.
But it's trivial anyway. Lets just say the best feature Microsoft implemented in Longhorn is the Quartz-like graphics accelerated GUI. Apple even takes a shot at Longhorn on that page:
While other operating systems hope to introduce comparable technology in late 2004, Jaguar has it now. Quartz Extreme uses a supported* graphics card built into your Mac to relieve the main PowerPC chip of on screen calculations. This dramatically improves system performance, making Jaguar much more responsive.
They tried several times to do just that, by showing obscure previews that didn't give away anything, and so far most of them resulted in failures. Overwhelming majority of movie-going consumers suffer from ADD. Without giving them something big during the preview, you're running the risk of dooming the box office returns.
In 1995, I remember they started running the ads for Strange Days, which involved few people giving interviews about something no one had a clue about. While it was mysterious and edgy at the time, the movie was punished by not generating enough buzz and consequent revenue, and the advertising method was to blame. The studio tried to switch gears and follow the traditional approach with full blown trailer showing big explosions and major scenes, but it was too late.
In conclusion, don't watch the trailer.
p.s. I find it interesting that all of my favorite movies are the ones which I watched without seeing a trailer in advance. Something to think about.
When you're pretty much any company, you don't have to give reasons to everything you do. At least not publically.
Not entirely. You need to figure the "software industry factor" into the equation before making such a blanket statement. If Ford Motor Co. decided to implement considerably radical changes to their automobile line, they'd list the reasons why it was necessary, which in turn would have to come under public and government scrutiny. Same with any other company that doesn't deal with software.
Somehow software industry is a banana republic that gets off the hook in respect to accountability. If Microsoft was in a business of producing pharmaceuticals, I doubt they would be in a business long enough if Bill Gates didn't go on morning shows personally to assure the public that their drugs are safe, despite the major problems surrounding their product line.
Even Apple is perfectly entitled to do the same.
While I'm a very big Apple fan, and advocate their product use at every given opportunity, at the same time I understand how this corporation is known to employ predatory practices from time to time. Killing off smaller competitors, pushing their own standards forward, etc. The paradox lies in Apple's ability to get it right most of the time. But that doesn't mean that Apple would be better than Microsoft have they had 90% market share. When AAPL breaks the 50% market share (hypothetically speaking that is), you'd see far worse anti-user practices than that of Microsoft. I can guarantee that.
Software industry doesn't abide by rules of accepted business practices. "Any company" cannot act like Microsoft, otherwise they'd be out of business.
Few publications ran stories about the troubles surrounding the Ohio plant around 2002. Here's the story from Miami Herald dated March 26, 2002 predicting such failures.
Then there are people who are opposed to nuclear power plants, (although their views are a bit more extreme), the source at the bottom article is quoted from NY Times and DOE.
It needs to make a comeback. I have a 2.4ghz box sitting under my desk, but would be delighted if Intel made a commitment to bring back the turbo button.
Push it, and you have successfully doubled the speed to 4.8ghz. That's the kind of innovation computer industry needs. Forget complicated overclocking.
here is a group of people that are missing chromosomes and should be hurled from an airplane at 20,000 ft. these dickheads that use these hands free phones, you know they can't be away from the phone in case Henry Kistenger calls. So I say
"Hey spaceman as long as your hands are free why don't you reach your hand over here and fondle my balls."
Bluetooth is like.NET, only it's the consumers who don't quite grasp the concept of this technology. Personally, I think BT will be an eventual failure because of slow adaptation rates in the market.
Here's an article covering some interesting points, even going as far as comparting BT to IrDA.
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This "idea" is really not that great second time around.
Firstly, it's Sunday in US. Chances are no one is there. By tomorrow, it'll drop off the first page (although I realize Barry has his followers)
Secondly, it's not a toll-free number. You have to pay long-distance charges, hence there is no actual damage done to the association people might want to annoy.
Can we let it go? The laws are fucked up. How about publishing the numbers of those congressmen who voted against DNC list? I don't see what this campaign is going to accomplish. Go after the gatekeeper.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Logic 6.2 Platinum has been cracked and is fully functional. I don't do digital recording, compsing, warez, etc. Just FYI.
Nothing is uncrackable.
If you're behind a router, you need the forward the port range. It'll make your download speed faster.
You might think that data is coming through just fine, but it does make a HUGE difference.
Try it.
You think those are kilobytes you're downloading?
Constant lobbying of banking industry by Microsoft Corp. You must be really naive to think that everything in the marketplace happens for the right reasons.
The funny part is, communists will have much more success with stopping (or at least substantially curbing) the spam problem than western democracies. All China has to do is to look at the current situation, cut the lifelines of these companies which send bulk mail, and execute a few people to set an example.
While I agree that eBooks would never replace the traditional books, they're good for some uses.
By now, everyone is familiar with Gutenberg Project, (been mentioned several times in the discussion already). It's a great resource to grab the classics and go over text, if you only need a chapter or an exerpt. It saves me lots of time instead of driving to the library, finding a book, then sifting through 500 pages to find a section, a quote or a paragraph. With Gutenberg Project, it's really convinient to just download/open the text file and search for whatever it is you're looking for by familiar strings or phrases.
As for commercial eBooks, I find them excellent for searching through the massive text for a specific mention of the subject I'm looking for (take political books for example). It makes research much more easier. Same goes for 400 page technical manuals.
Reading them entirely is a challenge though, since staring at the monitor/LCD/etc for hours is cumbersome and then there is the power factor.
So to sum up, there are many purposes for eBooks existing, but not as a substitute for traditional books. If authors were to include an electronic version of the book with the hardcover or paperback, I doubt there would be a mass piracy problem. People would still buy them. I have bunch of eBooks somewhere on the storage drive which I'd very much like to read, but they're just collecting eDust. I can't remember ever reading an entire eBook. I'd rather pay $10 dollars and save my eye-sight.
My bad. I thought he was ultimately trying to build a wooden case to emulate the first Apple I Woz built in his garage. Personally, I would have used an emulator. There is one for Apple //. Not sure about 1.
In any event, this guy is a geek.
The iBook logic board isn't that big and would easily fit
Wouldn't it be great if it was built on the inside with modern hardware to run OSX?
//e into a full blown box that runs OSX, when some of the iBooks at work are written off.
I plan on converting my Apple
After some time, the whole "cuteness" of aged hardware wears off and you cease to be amazed with how far technology has come. It's only novelty for few days.
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In fact, not far off. Notice the Nazi helmet
Because the editors are out of touch. They don't understand the scope of the issue. This is the kiss of death to the OSS model, if in fact it goes through.
I've submitted 3 separate articles regarding EU patent initiative since 25th and all of them have been rejected. This is just another case of ignorance on part of American OSS supporters ignoring what goes on outside of US, and later bitch and moan for years why the laws are unjust.
For fuck's sake, I live in California and I'm horrified of the fallout that might result from this.
Indeed, you missed a lot by failing to read the site before posting.
This is not a download/file sharing service. It's a physical distributed library where the inventory is in the hands of users in a form of private property and they simply share resources upon request through one of the portals.
Compare these two screenshots. Opera toolbar vs. Longhorn Music Comp. Toolbar
But it's trivial anyway. Lets just say the best feature Microsoft implemented in Longhorn is the Quartz-like graphics accelerated GUI. Apple even takes a shot at Longhorn on that page:
Then again, this is the nature of the business.
They tried several times to do just that, by showing obscure previews that didn't give away anything, and so far most of them resulted in failures. Overwhelming majority of movie-going consumers suffer from ADD. Without giving them something big during the preview, you're running the risk of dooming the box office returns.
In 1995, I remember they started running the ads for Strange Days, which involved few people giving interviews about something no one had a clue about. While it was mysterious and edgy at the time, the movie was punished by not generating enough buzz and consequent revenue, and the advertising method was to blame. The studio tried to switch gears and follow the traditional approach with full blown trailer showing big explosions and major scenes, but it was too late.
In conclusion, don't watch the trailer.
p.s. I find it interesting that all of my favorite movies are the ones which I watched without seeing a trailer in advance. Something to think about.
Not entirely. You need to figure the "software industry factor" into the equation before making such a blanket statement. If Ford Motor Co. decided to implement considerably radical changes to their automobile line, they'd list the reasons why it was necessary, which in turn would have to come under public and government scrutiny. Same with any other company that doesn't deal with software.
Somehow software industry is a banana republic that gets off the hook in respect to accountability. If Microsoft was in a business of producing pharmaceuticals, I doubt they would be in a business long enough if Bill Gates didn't go on morning shows personally to assure the public that their drugs are safe, despite the major problems surrounding their product line.
While I'm a very big Apple fan, and advocate their product use at every given opportunity, at the same time I understand how this corporation is known to employ predatory practices from time to time. Killing off smaller competitors, pushing their own standards forward, etc. The paradox lies in Apple's ability to get it right most of the time. But that doesn't mean that Apple would be better than Microsoft have they had 90% market share. When AAPL breaks the 50% market share (hypothetically speaking that is), you'd see far worse anti-user practices than that of Microsoft. I can guarantee that.
Software industry doesn't abide by rules of accepted business practices. "Any company" cannot act like Microsoft, otherwise they'd be out of business.
Few publications ran stories about the troubles surrounding the Ohio plant around 2002. Here's the story from Miami Herald dated March 26, 2002 predicting such failures.
Then there are people who are opposed to nuclear power plants, (although their views are a bit more extreme), the source at the bottom article is quoted from NY Times and DOE.
Americans never landed on the moon. Don't be silly.
Dichotomies are fun: "The streets are safe in New York. It's only the people who make them unsafe."
The scary part is, he's probably serious about it.
It needs to make a comeback. I have a 2.4ghz box sitting under my desk, but would be delighted if Intel made a commitment to bring back the turbo button.
Push it, and you have successfully doubled the speed to 4.8ghz. That's the kind of innovation computer industry needs. Forget complicated overclocking.
Bluetooth is like .NET, only it's the consumers who don't quite grasp the concept of this technology. Personally, I think BT will be an eventual failure because of slow adaptation rates in the market.
Here's an article covering some interesting points, even going as far as comparting BT to IrDA.
Made it obsolete.