The point is, that if they weren't bundling it, there might be better software than iTunes. Look, the bundling of IE was the major complaint against Microsoft, and this was exactly the set of complaints...
I know this is late in the posting of this article, but the main reason is manufacturing costs. The cost of building a factory to manufacture 5 1/4 plates probably does not meet the profit margins of simply maintaining a single manufacturing process. Less engineering, less factories etc... The more homogeneous their factories are, the easier they are to upgrade etc...
Bah, the engine just has to ask refinement questions. Of course, this could be interesting:
User: Who is the winningest coach in football? Search Engine: Did you mean, What coach has the most wins in football? User: Yes Search Engine: Did you mean American football? User: Yes Search Engine: NFL NCAA CFL...? User: Umn, all of the above Search Engine: Are you sure? User: What? Search Engine: Are you sure you want to compare all years, after all, NFL rules significantly changed in 2001, and leagues are not comparable... User: Yes.. Yes, please compare them all.... Search Engine: You know winningest isn't a word right?.... And so on and so forth...
Aye carumba, look, there is a 4th amendment, the judicial branch can check the legislative branch if they find the law unconstitutional. The judges put in place by Bush over the last 8 years will be replaced (as is the custom) come new leadership.
It's not just about being creative where the pharma/medical community culture is broken:
Medicine isn't terribly open in general. Sick? Curious about your diagnosis or your own medical information? They guard _your_ information like nobodies business. Arguably because they fear litigation, but primarily it impedes the patients own ability to get the best care and to make decisions which would improve the medical industry through natural selection (and also thereby weeding out those who deserve litigation)
Most comparitive medicine studies are written for doctors not for patients. How are we supposed to make informed decisions when all the good data is hidden in obfuscation. Writing to different audience levels is possible. The tech industry has been doing it for years.
Medicine is focused more on marketing than getting information on their product to market. Are they promoting their drugs and procedures by getting quality information out in the hands of doctors? Uptake on new procedures and medicine would be better if they spent time promoting their medicine as ideas and information via trade rags etc... instead of as a "brand" in the form of commercials. I'm not saying all commercials are bad. In a lot of cases, a brand is all they have because they openly admit they are simply relabeling and patenting existing medicines because it's more profitable than trying to innovate.
Andy had some other good points. Why attack the person? He's being a visionary leader trying to push the boundaries of science much like he did at Intel. Who are the visionary leaders of the pharmaceutical world doing the same? In all seriousness.
Umn, believe me, the US patrols it's borders with a dragnet constantly. They are always watching.
1999 yes... It's the only thing I could turn up in 30 seconds. It happened over the summer as well. They watch us, we watch them. It will go on for quite some time.
This somehow assumes that military equipment can't tell the difference between a fishing boat and a 450ft long submarine. I'll admit, sometimes the military is incompetent, but I'm not this cynical.
If you're interested in only running code you've verified, then install your own maven repository server, which is simple to setup. If only allowing execution of signed applications is such a security windfall, I imagine Windows would have a far more stellar track record than it does. All it does is provide a false sense of security. Furthermore, the maven centralized code repository is validated the exact same way the PHP (Pear), PERL (CPAN), Ruby (GEM), Linux (APT-GET/URPMI/portage and so on) are validated. So this poke at Maven is entirely unfounded.
Oh, as for horrendously overcomplicated:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring</artifactId>
<version>2.0.2</version>
</dependency>
That's not so bad for adding dependencies! This is a great example of doing more with less complication using COC (Convention over Configuration) An entire maven build script with the ability to do run test scripts etc can be much less than 10 or 11 lines of configuration.
I use them as well. As for them being "rebranded", it is irrelevant to me.
As I understand it, on their pay as you go plan, TMobile doesn't allow minutes to roll over and requires a certain number of minutes to be used per month. It ends up costing as much as $30 a month.
Things may have changed, but with VirginMobile, despite the fact their marketing is all geared towards 16 year olds, they really are the best deal for those of us who only use their cell phone for very basic things. I VERY rarely have gone over $10 a month.
And for crying out loud people, lying in court is perjury, while I'm not saying it doesn't happen, there are SERIOUS consequences if these people get caught. Make it reasonably tracable and you have nothing to worry about complying with the law.
The community is usually playing "follow the leader", and duplicating software that is already available on the commercial market.
No, what FOSS is usually doing is writing tools to fill a need, and yes, often those tools are often on the market in some form or another, but it really just depends on whether there is a need out there.
The issue here isn't standards, the issue is: It's their network, they can do whatever they want with it. If consumers don't care about the purity of their DNS requests (and the vast majority don't), then it won't be an issue.
I have dealt with Charter before. Their customer service borders on criminal (fraudulent). I've had relatives who have been overcharged, contractors who don't show up, and *gasp* their technical supports only goal is to NOT allow you to talk to anyone meaningful within the corporation.
I think the problem most Slashdotters have is that they can't conceive of building the type of machines Apple sells.
Alright, I'll give you, they were post-thanksgiving specials (off newegg indeed!). In particular, I got the WD 250gig RE hard drives cheap ($60), and the memory on a bit of a deal as well ($200). I could definitely build the machine today with specs off of new egg. The LCD would probably be the tough part, the deals on LCDs around Thanksgiving were really good. But I didn't spend 10 hours outdoors for any of them either. Back to the point:
The ergonomics are definitely less than ideal -- but again you make my point beautifully: I don't care about the ergonomics. I do care about performance and quality -- my parts are high quality. I don't really care about quiet (though it's a pretty quiet machine, my fans are never above 1200 RPMs, but the hard drives get going from time to time).
My point being -- Macs look and run great, and come with great software. They are worth the premium for that combination.I like my choices, and not overpaying for commodity parts like a dvd burner. I simply don't need MAC OSX.
I think the problem most Slashdotters have is that they can't conceive of building the type of machines Apple sells.
I have a 2.16 Core Duo 2 with 2 gigs of memory, a terabyte configured in RAID 5 (120mb/s sustained write speed btw), 2 gigs (DDR 800, dual channel of course), the 7300 video card. Throw in my high quality video card and think you'll agree I paid significantly LESS building my own than
-- oh, I also have the dual layer DVD burner and _24"_ monitor covered, all at the same price of $1500.
I'll agree, Dell is expensive, but Macs are more expensive than _building_ by design.
I don't know if there is anywhere in India that can match Silicon Valley -- yet, but I can tell you that it is inevitable short of some sort of collapse in Indian technology output. Does it diminish what they've accomplished in SV? Nah. Everybody should get their shot.
and unlearned all the BASIC and Pascal we'd done in grade- and highschool
Pascal... The language nobody respected because of it's strongly typed nature. Sad we had to wait until Java rolled around before any gave strong-typing respect again.
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Agreed, wtf is this, everything is getting tagged nod. Sort of defeats the purpose.
The point is, that if they weren't bundling it, there might be better software than iTunes. Look, the bundling of IE was the major complaint against Microsoft, and this was exactly the set of complaints...
Where are you getting your gas from?!?!?!
I know this is late in the posting of this article, but the main reason is manufacturing costs. The cost of building a factory to manufacture 5 1/4 plates probably does not meet the profit margins of simply maintaining a single manufacturing process. Less engineering, less factories etc... The more homogeneous their factories are, the easier they are to upgrade etc...
For Samsung, it's easy enough, but the rest of the SSD's look geared toward that enterprise market.
Bah, the engine just has to ask refinement questions. Of course, this could be interesting:
.... And so on and so forth...
User: Who is the winningest coach in football?
Search Engine: Did you mean, What coach has the most wins in football?
User: Yes
Search Engine: Did you mean American football?
User: Yes
Search Engine: NFL NCAA CFL...?
User: Umn, all of the above
Search Engine: Are you sure?
User: What?
Search Engine: Are you sure you want to compare all years, after all, NFL rules significantly changed in 2001, and leagues are not comparable...
User: Yes.. Yes, please compare them all....
Search Engine: You know winningest isn't a word right?
Aye carumba, look, there is a 4th amendment, the judicial branch can check the legislative branch if they find the law unconstitutional. The judges put in place by Bush over the last 8 years will be replaced (as is the custom) come new leadership.
a snarky comment in response I can be labeled funny? /never had much karma anyway
It's not just about being creative where the pharma/medical community culture is broken:
Medicine isn't terribly open in general. Sick? Curious about your diagnosis or your own medical information? They guard _your_ information like nobodies business. Arguably because they fear litigation, but primarily it impedes the patients own ability to get the best care and to make decisions which would improve the medical industry through natural selection (and also thereby weeding out those who deserve litigation)
Most comparitive medicine studies are written for doctors not for patients. How are we supposed to make informed decisions when all the good data is hidden in obfuscation. Writing to different audience levels is possible. The tech industry has been doing it for years.
Medicine is focused more on marketing than getting information on their product to market. Are they promoting their drugs and procedures by getting quality information out in the hands of doctors? Uptake on new procedures and medicine would be better if they spent time promoting their medicine as ideas and information via trade rags etc... instead of as a "brand" in the form of commercials. I'm not saying all commercials are bad. In a lot of cases, a brand is all they have because they openly admit they are simply relabeling and patenting existing medicines because it's more profitable than trying to innovate.
Andy had some other good points. Why attack the person? He's being a visionary leader trying to push the boundaries of science much like he did at Intel. Who are the visionary leaders of the pharmaceutical world doing the same? In all seriousness.
Umn, believe me, the US patrols it's borders with a dragnet constantly. They are always watching.
1999 yes... It's the only thing I could turn up in 30 seconds. It happened over the summer as well. They watch us, we watch them. It will go on for quite some time.
This somehow assumes that military equipment can't tell the difference between a fishing boat and a 450ft long submarine. I'll admit, sometimes the military is incompetent, but I'm not this cynical.
As a graduate of Failed State, I fail to add anything useful to the conversation. /to hell with karma!
What a surprise, FUD being spread as an AC.
If you're interested in only running code you've verified, then install your own maven repository server, which is simple to setup. If only allowing execution of signed applications is such a security windfall, I imagine Windows would have a far more stellar track record than it does. All it does is provide a false sense of security. Furthermore, the maven centralized code repository is validated the exact same way the PHP (Pear), PERL (CPAN), Ruby (GEM), Linux (APT-GET/URPMI/portage and so on) are validated. So this poke at Maven is entirely unfounded.
Oh, as for horrendously overcomplicated:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring</artifactId>
<version>2.0.2</version>
</dependency>
That's not so bad for adding dependencies! This is a great example of doing more with less complication using COC (Convention over Configuration) An entire maven build script with the ability to do run test scripts etc can be much less than 10 or 11 lines of configuration.
Even better, Maven. Like CPAN/GEM/ANT and much much more all rolled into one.
You fool! There is nothing else worth talking about in the entire industry!
You might think people are obsessed.
I use them as well. As for them being "rebranded", it is irrelevant to me.
As I understand it, on their pay as you go plan, TMobile doesn't allow minutes to roll over and requires a certain number of minutes to be used per month. It ends up costing as much as $30 a month.
Things may have changed, but with VirginMobile, despite the fact their marketing is all geared towards 16 year olds, they really are the best deal for those of us who only use their cell phone for very basic things. I VERY rarely have gone over $10 a month.
And for crying out loud people, lying in court is perjury, while I'm not saying it doesn't happen, there are SERIOUS consequences if these people get caught. Make it reasonably tracable and you have nothing to worry about complying with the law.
No, that's Apple. Sigh.
The community is usually playing "follow the leader", and duplicating software that is already available on the commercial market.
No, what FOSS is usually doing is writing tools to fill a need, and yes, often those tools are often on the market in some form or another, but it really just depends on whether there is a need out there.
The issue here isn't standards, the issue is: It's their network, they can do whatever they want with it. If consumers don't care about the purity of their DNS requests (and the vast majority don't), then it won't be an issue.
I have dealt with Charter before. Their customer service borders on criminal (fraudulent). I've had relatives who have been overcharged, contractors who don't show up, and *gasp* their technical supports only goal is to NOT allow you to talk to anyone meaningful within the corporation.
You reiterated my point!
I think the problem most Slashdotters have is that they can't conceive of building the type of machines Apple sells.
Alright, I'll give you, they were post-thanksgiving specials (off newegg indeed!). In particular, I got the WD 250gig RE hard drives cheap ($60), and the memory on a bit of a deal as well ($200). I could definitely build the machine today with specs off of new egg. The LCD would probably be the tough part, the deals on LCDs around Thanksgiving were really good. But I didn't spend 10 hours outdoors for any of them either. Back to the point:
The ergonomics are definitely less than ideal -- but again you make my point beautifully: I don't care about the ergonomics. I do care about performance and quality -- my parts are high quality. I don't really care about quiet (though it's a pretty quiet machine, my fans are never above 1200 RPMs, but the hard drives get going from time to time).
My point being -- Macs look and run great, and come with great software. They are worth the premium for that combination.I like my choices, and not overpaying for commodity parts like a dvd burner. I simply don't need MAC OSX.
I suppose it would be way to go if it worked on something other than a Mac? I went to the examples which are viewable in a browser! Great work.
If I could make it through just one thread without Apple evangelists crying "me too!", it would be nice.
It's like Godwin's rule all over again. The thread is dead when the Apple evangelists show up.
I understand the desire to post prior art, but this product is not like pipes (not that you could tell earlier today anyway)
I think the problem most Slashdotters have is that they can't conceive of building the type of machines Apple sells.
I have a 2.16 Core Duo 2 with 2 gigs of memory, a terabyte configured in RAID 5 (120mb/s sustained write speed btw), 2 gigs (DDR 800, dual channel of course), the 7300 video card. Throw in my high quality video card and think you'll agree I paid significantly LESS building my own than
-- oh, I also have the dual layer DVD burner and _24"_ monitor covered, all at the same price of $1500.
I'll agree, Dell is expensive, but Macs are more expensive than _building_ by design.
I don't know if there is anywhere in India that can match Silicon Valley -- yet, but I can tell you that it is inevitable short of some sort of collapse in Indian technology output. Does it diminish what they've accomplished in SV? Nah. Everybody should get their shot.
and unlearned all the BASIC and Pascal we'd done in grade- and highschool
Pascal... The language nobody respected because of it's strongly typed nature. Sad we had to wait until Java rolled around before any gave strong-typing respect again.
!&@^#^?
Umn, isn't SQLLite single user?!?!?!
I don't think I want to run my website on a single user db