People manufacture or design bum power supplies all the time. It seems like once or twice a year there is a story on Slashdot about a major power supply recall. At least this one hasn't burned someone's living room down yet.
Who knows what happened with this incident. When I see an ID mishap such as this, it's usually because some idiot at a manufacturing plant in BFE didn't adhere to a design spec.
Since this problem didn't seem to show up with during the small preliminary manufacturing runs, and designers / engineers usually run heat and environment tests, it could probably be a problem with final manufacturing.
Stupid self help videos. My children will receive the same bad parenting that I recieved.
I'll either use the skills my parents taught me, or simply abandon my children and allow them to be raised by their elderly grandparents. Either way, I'll save $30 by not buying a video.
So being a Mac enthusiast now translates into anti-microsoft?
Typically, yes. Outspoken Mac enthusiasts almost always have distain for Microsoft. A trip to Macworld or your local Apple store will tell you that much.
That being said, I'm using an Intellimouse, I love Halo, and I'm developing software in Windows as I type. But that doesn't mean I don't think far too many of Microsoft's products don't suck giant donkey balls.
I guess this means since Rush is my favorite rock band I can no longer listen to (and must slight at every possible oppertunity) Pink Floyd. That's a damn shame.
A Rush analogy?
Well there's something else I tend to hate.... Rush.
Agreed. As my screen name might indicate, I (like many people here) have a general distain for Microsoft products. Nevertheless, I'd be somewhat surprised if this was a widespread problem.
They just did a giant weekend demo for average geeks and members of the press. No widespread malfunction reports were coming from that event.
This -could- be a major f'k up, but it's probably a few faulty logic boards on a handful of devices. That's the price you pay for buying a brand new device with a brand new architecture.
Personally, I hope this doesn't catch on. Being able to purchase digital music and multimedia on an expandable, reusable physical medium is clever. Yet if everyone did this, these flash drives would simply contribute to our growing piles of e-waste. People only need so many of those damn things.
I think the iTunes model is the better way to go. Considering that you have broadband, you get the content faster and without the physical waist. Of course, there is the DRM and the iPod that will be obsolete by next Christmas... so pick your poison.
Personally, think a console's interface is fairly important once you start dealing with downloadable content, navigation for media files, etc.
But, that being said, Dvorak annoys the crap out of me. That guy's a giant wind bag.
For example: "Microsoft games group brings to the party is its unique GUIs that are unlike the folder/desktop metaphor that Xerox and Apple developed. "
I'm an interface designer, and all I see is a tabbed GUI. Why the hell would anyone even think about overlaying a desktop metaphor on a game console? That would be retarded.
The only thing more annoying then John Dvorak are people that actually pay attention to him and link to his op ed column.
"very well?" You must have a LOT of patience. I've placed OS X on older G3 Macs, and I've found it incredibly difficult to be productive. Processes take forever.
I can hardly stand OS X on an older G4 with 256 megs of RAM.
Well, I know they can disappear over an extended period of time. But, ya, I didn't think could vanish instantly.
So, I don't know how this guy could possibly test as "cured." He would still come up positive on an antibody test even if he did defeat the virus. Moreover, just because the virus was undetectable, that doesn't mean it's gone.
I don't quite understand how one can have HIV, and then appear to be "cured." Correct me if I'm wrong, but the two ways of testing for HIV are a) testing for antibodies that you develop when you get the virus, or b) testing for the virus.
I've heard it's possible to have a viral count that is so low that it is undetectable. But what about antibodies? Do they disappear once a virus leaves the system?
Isn't it possible that this guy still has HIV, yet they can't detect it?
any biology geeks here?
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And if you had read the parent, you'd know we're not talking about that.
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That being said, healthy people who have been infected with avian flu were treated with antibiotics, and the virus has still proved to be quite fatal.
No doubt, the news media loves a good scary story... nevertheless, It would certainly suck if this was a boy who cried wolf situation... and this time there was actually a wolf.
Although there are tons of people willing to take your money in exchange to teach you technical skills... remember, you're not simply learning a trade.
There is a LOT more to development then a pile of technical skills. You need to be able to communicate and interact with people, understand project management, work with people who aren't engineers and architects, etc. Moreover, employers know this all too well.
If you ask me, technical schools / online schools screw more people then they help. By getting a degree or credentials from one of these institutions, that doesn't mean your career is going to suck. However, it's probably going to make life a lot more difficult.
There's no easy way out of school If you want a good job. You need to put in the classroom hours like the rest of us.
It won't make you deaf, it will simply rattle your colon and make you poop. The bass actually emits from sophisticated organic poo resonance.
I won't bore you with the details. It's technical. It uses a lot of molecules, crystals, and beams and stuff.
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True, but if you have a run-of-the-mill job in the HR, marketing, finance department, being laid off isn't so glamourous. Especially when you live in the bay area (aka $$$) during a mediocre economic period. Good luck getting the same pay rate and benefits that Pixar offered you. They're one of the best employers to work for in the SF bay.
Agreed. I'd buy videos off of iTunes, but the quality is notably worst then DVD. I know people say similar things about iTunes AAC files in comparison to CDs, however the quality difference feels significantly more drastic with the video content. I bought a Pixar short and after viewing it I was kinda bummed. It was fuzzy and loaded with jaggies. I've downloaded better looking movie trailers of similar lengths.
Moreover, not being able to view these shows on my TV is a big problem for me. I want to be able to watch a show on my couch, and I don't watch to have to buy a new iPod, dock, and remote to do so. I want to be able to use the DVD player that I already have.
That being said... the only reason I might consider buying videos off iTunes is if iTunes had shows that I liked, but couldn't normally view. For example, I don't get the SciFi Channel, but I -really- like Battlestar Galactica. I'd probably watch a crappy fuzzy copy of that show (and then buy the DVD box set when that came out).
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OK, so the SF Giants no longer play in "Pacific Bell Park"... we JUST changed the name to "SBC Park" after the recent Pac Bell / SBC merger.
So, now it's probably going to be "AT&T Park ?!" This is ridiculous. I miss the days when our stadiums had names that didn't change. The 49ers have played in Candlestick, which was renamed "3COM," which has now been renamed "Monster" Park. And now the Giant's stadium is getting it's 3rd name as well. uhh. Time to change the freeway signs AGAIN.
And on a side note, is it possible for me to change my Slashdot nickname to "Pepsi Presents AquaOSX?"
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It's hard for me to believe that -any- politician is an introvert.
Just because they're not a giant media whore doesn't mean they're introverted.
Eh, there are always excuses for stuff like this.
People manufacture or design bum power supplies all the time. It seems like once or twice a year there is a story on Slashdot about a major power supply recall. At least this one hasn't burned someone's living room down yet.
Who knows what happened with this incident. When I see an ID mishap such as this, it's usually because some idiot at a manufacturing plant in BFE didn't adhere to a design spec.
Since this problem didn't seem to show up with during the small preliminary manufacturing runs, and designers / engineers usually run heat and environment tests, it could probably be a problem with final manufacturing.
I love my wireless devices, but they are starting to become a royal pain. RF interference is starting to annoy me, and it gets worse every year.
Stupid self help videos. My children will receive the same bad parenting that I recieved.
I'll either use the skills my parents taught me, or simply abandon my children and allow them to be raised by their elderly grandparents. Either way, I'll save $30 by not buying a video.
So being a Mac enthusiast now translates into anti-microsoft?
Typically, yes. Outspoken Mac enthusiasts almost always have distain for Microsoft. A trip to Macworld or your local Apple store will tell you that much.
That being said, I'm using an Intellimouse, I love Halo, and I'm developing software in Windows as I type. But that doesn't mean I don't think far too many of Microsoft's products don't suck giant donkey balls.
I guess this means since Rush is my favorite rock band I can no longer listen to (and must slight at every possible oppertunity) Pink Floyd. That's a damn shame.
A Rush analogy?
Well there's something else I tend to hate.... Rush.
"IIIIII will choose free will"
ahhh!
Agreed. As my screen name might indicate, I (like many people here) have a general distain for Microsoft products. Nevertheless, I'd be somewhat surprised if this was a widespread problem.
They just did a giant weekend demo for average geeks and members of the press. No widespread malfunction reports were coming from that event.
This -could- be a major f'k up, but it's probably a few faulty logic boards on a handful of devices. That's the price you pay for buying a brand new device with a brand new architecture.
Personally, I hope this doesn't catch on. Being able to purchase digital music and multimedia on an expandable, reusable physical medium is clever. Yet if everyone did this, these flash drives would simply contribute to our growing piles of e-waste. People only need so many of those damn things.
I think the iTunes model is the better way to go. Considering that you have broadband, you get the content faster and without the physical waist. Of course, there is the DRM and the iPod that will be obsolete by next Christmas... so pick your poison.
You should see the graphics and physics in Paper Shuffler 360. It looks like REAL paper.
Personally, think a console's interface is fairly important once you start dealing with downloadable content, navigation for media files, etc.
But, that being said, Dvorak annoys the crap out of me. That guy's a giant wind bag.
For example:
"Microsoft games group brings to the party is its unique GUIs that are unlike the folder/desktop metaphor that Xerox and Apple developed. "
I'm an interface designer, and all I see is a tabbed GUI. Why the hell would anyone even think about overlaying a desktop metaphor on a game console? That would be retarded.
The only thing more annoying then John Dvorak are people that actually pay attention to him and link to his op ed column.
Who the hell's talking about linux? The parent thread was about OSX, not Linux or OS X and linux.
When Sony is your client, they don't sign your contracts... you sign theirs.
"very well?" You must have a LOT of patience. I've placed OS X on older G3 Macs, and I've found it incredibly difficult to be productive. Processes take forever.
I can hardly stand OS X on an older G4 with 256 megs of RAM.
Well, I know they can disappear over an extended period of time. But, ya, I didn't think could vanish instantly.
So, I don't know how this guy could possibly test as "cured." He would still come up positive on an antibody test even if he did defeat the virus. Moreover, just because the virus was undetectable, that doesn't mean it's gone.
Actually, they just finished a tour. So, in a way, you're right.
The amps are off.
I don't quite understand how one can have HIV, and then appear to be "cured." Correct me if I'm wrong, but the two ways of testing for HIV are a) testing for antibodies that you develop when you get the virus, or b) testing for the virus.
I've heard it's possible to have a viral count that is so low that it is undetectable. But what about antibodies? Do they disappear once a virus leaves the system?
Isn't it possible that this guy still has HIV, yet they can't detect it?
any biology geeks here?
And if you had read the parent, you'd know we're not talking about that.
That being said, healthy people who have been infected with avian flu were treated with antibiotics, and the virus has still proved to be quite fatal.
No doubt, the news media loves a good scary story... nevertheless, It would certainly suck if this was a boy who cried wolf situation... and this time there was actually a wolf.
Although there are tons of people willing to take your money in exchange to teach you technical skills... remember, you're not simply learning a trade.
There is a LOT more to development then a pile of technical skills. You need to be able to communicate and interact with people, understand project management, work with people who aren't engineers and architects, etc. Moreover, employers know this all too well.
If you ask me, technical schools / online schools screw more people then they help. By getting a degree or credentials from one of these institutions, that doesn't mean your career is going to suck. However, it's probably going to make life a lot more difficult.
There's no easy way out of school If you want a good job. You need to put in the classroom hours like the rest of us.
Just because the stock market is up to previous levels, doesn't mean employment, salaries, local economies, etc are were they were 5 or 6 years ago.
It won't make you deaf, it will simply rattle your colon and make you poop.
The bass actually emits from sophisticated organic poo resonance.
I won't bore you with the details. It's technical. It uses a lot of molecules, crystals, and beams and stuff.
True, but if you have a run-of-the-mill job in the HR, marketing, finance department, being laid off isn't so glamourous. Especially when you live in the bay area (aka $$$) during a mediocre economic period. Good luck getting the same pay rate and benefits that Pixar offered you. They're one of the best employers to work for in the SF bay.
Agreed. I'd buy videos off of iTunes, but the quality is notably worst then DVD. I know people say similar things about iTunes AAC files in comparison to CDs, however the quality difference feels significantly more drastic with the video content. I bought a Pixar short and after viewing it I was kinda bummed. It was fuzzy and loaded with jaggies. I've downloaded better looking movie trailers of similar lengths.
Moreover, not being able to view these shows on my TV is a big problem for me. I want to be able to watch a show on my couch, and I don't watch to have to buy a new iPod, dock, and remote to do so. I want to be able to use the DVD player that I already have.
That being said... the only reason I might consider buying videos off iTunes is if iTunes had shows that I liked, but couldn't normally view. For example, I don't get the SciFi Channel, but I -really- like Battlestar Galactica. I'd probably watch a crappy fuzzy copy of that show (and then buy the DVD box set when that came out).
OK, so the SF Giants no longer play in "Pacific Bell Park"... we JUST changed the name to "SBC Park" after the recent Pac Bell / SBC merger.
So, now it's probably going to be "AT&T Park ?!" This is ridiculous. I miss the days when our stadiums had names that didn't change. The 49ers have played in Candlestick, which was renamed "3COM," which has now been renamed "Monster" Park. And now the Giant's stadium is getting it's 3rd name as well. uhh. Time to change the freeway signs AGAIN.
And on a side note, is it possible for me to change my Slashdot nickname to "Pepsi Presents AquaOSX?"
seriously.
I don't know about "simply amazing"... a cure for cancer would be simply amazing. This is more along the lines of "pretty cool." ;)