Very nice set up. Easy to pour, easy to make. I
suppose you could even get an extra carafe to take into meetings, though I have
never seen anyone do it in the real world.
I did call them. Or rather I called a different 800 number from a spam I hadn't deleted yet.
I talked to a charming young lady who answered the phone "E-commerce Incorporated, how can I help you?". She was kind enough to explain that they were a service house for the company out of Houston.
So... This is a company who spams under several names. The nice person at the 800 number is not the one to complain to, she is just trying to earn a living.:-)
I read this and thought "Isn't it interesting how we all see bias against us." I always thought NPR (to which I am addicted) leaned left. But I'm often wrong.
It is hard to find bias when the data is all audio, memory is so fleeting, but I think I might be able to find a little evidence on the web page.
If you look at the satire at http://www.npr.org/news/national/election2000/cove rage/issues/satire.html# you will find this poem. I read it as an spin control (a sigh is just a sigh) and a shot at Bush (Bush needs gravitas). Mixed in with a bit of whining (why don't they like my guy?).
Poetic License
From Rewind with Bill Radke
You must remember this:
Gore's kiss was just a kiss.
His sigh was just a sigh.
But the superficial things apply, as polls go by.
And when two guys debate
The pundits concentrate
On who's the nicer guy.
No matter what the substance was, the polls don't lie.
Spin doctors and focus groups, never out of date.
Nights full of cash, a thousand bucks a plate
Bush needs gravitas that only a running mate
Like Dick Cheney can supply.
It's still the same old story,
The fight 'tween Bush and Gore-y
For mom and apple pie.
The world will always welcome charmers, as polls go by
Then there is this description of a radio piece "Rebecca Flowers says all the diversity at the GOP convention made her think of a dream Republican ticket -- Bush and recording artist Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. The gangsta rapper is black, musical and rich -- all the things the GOP seemed most interested in during convention week. And they probably share similar views on gun control." I haven't heard the piece, but from this it does not seem to kind toward the Republicans.
Ten there is a bit from a (alledegly funny, I can't stand it) quiz show where two of the three questions are slanted against George Bush. I am probably biased, but the one against Al Gore seems less insulting. They claim GW spends 15 minutes each day just approving executions. Not a pretty picture.
From there they have a link to http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/001025.cartoon .html with two anti Bush cartoons and one general anti politician panel.
As I said, I'm biased and this is just based on text ("Well I remember them saying something about..." just leads to a pissing contest). Still, it looks to me like NPR is kinder to Gore than to Bush.
Dan
PS Last post?
PPS Sorry about spelling errors. Ah for the days of error correcting modems:-)
iCab is a wonderful browser in many ways. Ad blocking, cookie management, all the things a browser should have. Plus my personal favorite. Shift-Option click opens a link in a new window in the background. When I read/. I can open all the links in the back and read them when I get to it.
iCab is available from http://www.icab.com or http://www.icab.de
It is still in beta, and has been for ever. The author has promised that there will always be a free (beer) version and he refuses to take money for it until he considers it ready. I've tried to send him money a couple times. He doesn't want it.
If you have access to a mac you should play with this thing. It has a lot of limitations (buggy script implementation and it crashes on a lot of https sites) but it is an amazing little program. But it has a lot of nice little features. It tells you if the source is compliant and even lists where it is missing.
Sweet.
BTW, I second the suggestion for Naviscope. I'm spoiled on the mac. With WebFree and iCab I never see an ad or pop-up. I was going nuts until I found Naviscope.
I'm one of those that uses linux. Not plays with it. Just uses it.
I've been running suse because it is easy. More and more I am finding software I need has been tuned for red hat. I just killed my laptop *again* and it is a good time to jump ship.
Where can I find info for red hat 6.2 similiar to what is right at the top of the page at http://www.suse.com/ Easy links to what is new and what has changed, in addition to the full package list you mentioned.
How does red hat compare to suse in usability? I have come to rely very heavily on yast and I am worried about what will happen if I lose that crutch.
As a follow-up. Where is the cutting edge UI being done?
I like unix systems for the for the control that they give, but I love my mac for the way it stays out of my way. My rule... If the computer has work to do use unix, if I have work to do use a mac.
My first few peeks at OSX scare me. (see http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/1q00/macos-x-dp 3/macos-x-dp3-1.html and the preceding articles).
NT is amazingly inelegant.
I don't know UI design, I am completely incapable of designing an environment where I can function as smoothly as I do with MacOS.
What platform should I be looking for as my next working OS? The one I use to browse the web and generally muck about?
Any chance of a desktop environment designed to make my life better?
Would you care to comment on the direction that the various UI's are going? Windows, Mac, KDE, GNOME. What is right? What is wrong?
www.army.mil does seem to be running MacOS. Though I admit I have not fingerprinted it.
But I don't think this means that all zillion people in the Army are suddenly going to jump on the Mac bandwagon. Big organizations just don't work like that.
A quick check (with netcraft) of links from www.army.mil shows www.goarmy.com is running Netscape-FastTrack/3.01 on DIGITAL UNIX and www.hqda.army.mil is running Netscape-Enterprise/3.5.1 on Solaris
Surprisingly the search function at 192.31.75.65 (on port 8080) claims to be running Phantom/2.1 on MacOS. Anyone know what Phantom is?
And as of 8:41 Pacific time it is still pretty fast. Searching for "pride" found 438 pages is a moment.
OTOH, netcraft is getting slow. Is this the "Splashdot Effect":-)
Very well said. You have done an excellent job of explaining why the developers hate Apple.
Apple also made a mistake that I fear linux is now making. Apple has long positioned themselves as the underdog. The tough little guy fighting against the evil overlord. Remember the 1984 commercial?
Guy Kawasaki did a fine job of describing the marketing concepts in one of his books (the title slips my mind, sorry). I highly recommend it. He makes many compelling arguments for guerilla tactics in the marketplace.
The problem with positioning yourself as an underdog is that people choose sides based upon how you present yourself. Some people are drawn to the tragic hero's image. Others are pack animals, taking their strength from the group identity. How are people who view themselves as underdogs going to react if you (they) become successful?
In the real world they attack themselves and each other. Many mac users have a lot of their self image invested in not being successful. OTOH, the people who want to be part of the popular crowd are out working to build themselves up. Mac users want to succeed, but not so much that they cease to be elite.
The same motivating forces that lead to early successes act as a kind of governor. Ensuring that the mac (or, I'm afraid, linux) will never dominate the market. There are just too many people invested in being the underdog.
I hope that the linux community can learn from Apple's mistakes.
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As a consultant I see a lot of different coffee makers.
My favorite style is the one at http://www.bunnomatic.com/pages/commpage/apcoffee/ cofapsts.htm
- anchor480867 with an attached water line.
Very nice set up. Easy to pour, easy to make. I suppose you could even get an extra carafe to take into meetings, though I have never seen anyone do it in the real world.Brisbane, CA? Should be plenty of vendors.
Just make sure you get Peet's ;-)
Dan
I did call them. Or rather I called a different 800 number from a spam I hadn't deleted yet.
:-)
I talked to a charming young lady who answered the phone "E-commerce Incorporated, how can I help you?". She was kind enough to explain that they were a service house for the company out of Houston.
So... This is a company who spams under several names. The nice person at the 800 number is not the one to complain to, she is just trying to earn a living.
Take care,
Dan
I read this and thought "Isn't it interesting how we all see bias against us." I always thought NPR (to which I am addicted) leaned left. But I'm often wrong.
e rage/issues/satire.html# you will find this poem. I read it as an spin control (a sigh is just a sigh) and a shot at Bush (Bush needs gravitas). Mixed in with a bit of whining (why don't they like my guy?).
n .html with two anti Bush cartoons and one general anti politician panel.
:-)
It is hard to find bias when the data is all audio, memory is so fleeting, but I think I might be able to find a little evidence on the web page.
If you look at the satire at http://www.npr.org/news/national/election2000/cov
Poetic License
From Rewind with Bill Radke
You must remember this:
Gore's kiss was just a kiss.
His sigh was just a sigh.
But the superficial things apply, as polls go by.
And when two guys debate
The pundits concentrate
On who's the nicer guy.
No matter what the substance was, the polls don't lie.
Spin doctors and focus groups, never out of date.
Nights full of cash, a thousand bucks a plate
Bush needs gravitas that only a running mate
Like Dick Cheney can supply.
It's still the same old story,
The fight 'tween Bush and Gore-y
For mom and apple pie.
The world will always welcome charmers, as polls go by
Then there is this description of a radio piece "Rebecca Flowers says all the diversity at the GOP convention made her think of a dream Republican ticket -- Bush and recording artist Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. The gangsta rapper is black, musical and rich -- all the things the GOP seemed most interested in during convention week. And they probably share similar views on gun control." I haven't heard the piece, but from this it does not seem to kind toward the Republicans.
Ten there is a bit from a (alledegly funny, I can't stand it) quiz show where two of the three questions are slanted against George Bush. I am probably biased, but the one against Al Gore seems less insulting. They claim GW spends 15 minutes each day just approving executions. Not a pretty picture.
From there they have a link to http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/001025.cartoo
As I said, I'm biased and this is just based on text ("Well I remember them saying something about..." just leads to a pissing contest). Still, it looks to me like NPR is kinder to Gore than to Bush.
Dan
PS Last post?
PPS Sorry about spelling errors. Ah for the days of error correcting modems
This thread started because someone saw iCab.
/. I can open all the links in the back and read them when I get to it.
iCab is a wonderful browser in many ways. Ad blocking, cookie management, all the things a browser should have. Plus my personal favorite. Shift-Option click opens a link in a new window in the background. When I read
iCab is available from http://www.icab.com or http://www.icab.de
It is still in beta, and has been for ever. The author has promised that there will always be a free (beer) version and he refuses to take money for it until he considers it ready. I've tried to send him money a couple times. He doesn't want it.
If you have access to a mac you should play with this thing. It has a lot of limitations (buggy script implementation and it crashes on a lot of https sites) but it is an amazing little program. But it has a lot of nice little features. It tells you if the source is compliant and even lists where it is missing.
Sweet.
BTW, I second the suggestion for Naviscope. I'm spoiled on the mac. With WebFree and iCab I never see an ad or pop-up. I was going nuts until I found Naviscope.
Thanks for the link.
I'm one of those that uses linux. Not plays with it. Just uses it.
I've been running suse because it is easy. More and more I am finding software I need has been tuned for red hat. I just killed my laptop *again* and it is a good time to jump ship.
Where can I find info for red hat 6.2 similiar to what is right at the top of the page at http://www.suse.com/ Easy links to what is new and what has changed, in addition to the full package list you mentioned.
How does red hat compare to suse in usability? I have come to rely very heavily on yast and I am worried about what will happen if I lose that crutch.
Thanks,
Dan
As a follow-up. Where is the cutting edge UI being done?
p 3/macos-x-dp3-1.html and the preceding articles).
I like unix systems for the for the control that they give, but I love my mac for the way it stays out of my way. My rule... If the computer has work to do use unix, if I have work to do use a mac.
My first few peeks at OSX scare me. (see http://www.arstechnica.com/reviews/1q00/macos-x-d
NT is amazingly inelegant.
I don't know UI design, I am completely incapable of designing an environment where I can function as smoothly as I do with MacOS.
What platform should I be looking for as my next working OS? The one I use to browse the web and generally muck about?
Any chance of a desktop environment designed to make my life better?
Would you care to comment on the direction that the various UI's are going? Windows, Mac, KDE, GNOME. What is right? What is wrong?
I am not sure that posting skills and moderation skills are necessarily tied. A good writer is not always a good editor.
I suspect that skilled posting is a combination of knowledge, insight, interest, and time.
Skilled moderation has less to do with intrerest and time and all to do with insight. With enough knowledge thrown in to weed out the bozos.
www.army.mil does seem to be running MacOS. Though I admit I have not fingerprinted it.
:-)
But I don't think this means that all zillion people in the Army are suddenly going to jump on the Mac bandwagon. Big organizations just don't work like that.
A quick check (with netcraft) of links from www.army.mil shows www.goarmy.com is running Netscape-FastTrack/3.01 on DIGITAL UNIX and www.hqda.army.mil is running Netscape-Enterprise/3.5.1 on Solaris
Surprisingly the search function at 192.31.75.65 (on port 8080) claims to be running Phantom/2.1 on MacOS. Anyone know what Phantom is?
And as of 8:41 Pacific time it is still pretty fast. Searching for "pride" found 438 pages is a moment.
OTOH, netcraft is getting slow. Is this the "Splashdot Effect"
I'm curious. How do you handle the 15" monitor. It is *very* nice, for a 15 incher, but I have a hard time with it.
To my aging eyes 17" is as small as I can still read an 8 1/2 by 11 document without paging.
I have recommended against the iMac just because of the monitor size. I can't imagine my mom browsing the web without a *lot* of scrolling.
Thanks.
Very well said. You have done an excellent job of explaining why the developers hate Apple.
Apple also made a mistake that I fear linux is now making. Apple has long positioned themselves as the underdog. The tough little guy fighting against the evil overlord. Remember the 1984 commercial?
Guy Kawasaki did a fine job of describing the marketing concepts in one of his books (the title slips my mind, sorry). I highly recommend it. He makes many compelling arguments for guerilla tactics in the marketplace.
The problem with positioning yourself as an underdog is that people choose sides based upon how you present yourself. Some people are drawn to the tragic hero's image. Others are pack animals, taking their strength from the group identity. How are people who view themselves as underdogs going to react if you (they) become successful?
In the real world they attack themselves and each other. Many mac users have a lot of their self image invested in not being successful. OTOH, the people who want to be part of the popular crowd are out working to build themselves up. Mac users want to succeed, but not so much that they cease to be elite.
The same motivating forces that lead to early successes act as a kind of governor. Ensuring that the mac (or, I'm afraid, linux) will never dominate the market. There are just too many people invested in being the underdog.
I hope that the linux community can learn from Apple's mistakes.