>>In short.. If you do not like the iPhone, then dont buy one.
(Classic Apple fanboy reply)
Then why the fuck everybody is up in arms when it comes to microsoft. Get the fuck out of here if you don't like this discussion.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reported that Amtrak - on an energy consumed per passenger-mile basis - is 18 percent more energy efficient than commercial airlines. According to DOE's Transportation Energy Data Book, Amtrak energy intensity was 2,935 British Thermal Units (BTUs) per passenger-mile and commercial airlines were 3,587. Commuter rail was 2,751 and automobiles were 3,549 BTUs. The DOE figures are from calendar year 2003, the latest available.
Since the first oil field was discovered in Afghanistan in 1959, more than 150 million barrels of oil (mmbo) reserves and more than 4,500 billion cubic feet of gas (bcfg) reserves have been identified, using Soviet methodologies and technologies, in 29 fields in the Afghan portion of the Amu Darya and Afghan-Tajik basins (fig. 3). Only a very small portion of this reported resource base has been exploited. The country has not been well explored for oil and gas potential using the latest techniques. There is enormous opportunity for further discoveries to add to Afghanistan's energy resource base. That resource base is essential to the economic development of the country.
We know it's there, and we assume there is more, maybe far more than we know, simply because the last to search were Soviets 40 years ago.
... he said, linking to the Richest Americans. Sorry, just because Warren Buffet lost > $10 billions in the last couple of months doesn't mean so has Carlos Slim Helu (& family).
Disclaimer: I'm a heavy Linux user. I tend to just viscerally hate MS' OSes.
The purpose of John Hodgman was not to "stereotype" PC users. The purpose was to provide a boring image of PCs themselves through the comedy of John Hodgman. The idea was that the more artistic nature of Macs should appeal to users of all walks of life.
Well, that was their intent. But in the end, I find John's carrecter more likeable. All mis-adventure that happens to him are funny, but in the end he tends to generate empathy.
Yeah, because everyone who has ever used a Windows PC has endured the same.
The purpose of John Hodgman was not to "stereotype" PC users.
In that case, they failed hard, because that's exactly how he comes off in the commercials. What they supposedly were trying to make cheeky, light-hearted ads came off as insulting and mean-spirited towards the very people they want to advertise to. If that isn't bad marketing, I don't know what is.
Gee, if the shoe fits - do you look like John Hodgman by chance?
It's called parody, they are trying to imitate the guy from the Apple commercials.
So two years after Apple brought out those commercials, Microsoft makes "parodies" that are lamer than any parodies that could be found on YouTube 2 years ago? Hey, that tells a lot about Microsoft in relation to Apple.
Uh... I'm thinking if all they wanted was to kill a few thousand people anywhere, it would have cost a lot less than the Billions of dollars spent on the Iraq project
So they spend more than they had to - does that make it better?
But there are more people with no problems with Leopard than people with no problems with Vista.
How would you or anybody else know? The people with no problems don't bitch. The people who do bitch aren't necessarily even people with the product to have problems with. Noise on the internet != scientific statistical survey.
Isn't it odd that you use this in defense of Microsoft in a discussion about an "article" that is nothing but a link to a bunch of people bitching about an Apple product? Ignoring that all people bitching seem to have D-Link routers?
That actually makes sense- its really just a check to ensure calculations are accurate.
You say "Not Patent Worthy". I agree.
Hey, probably Apple agrees too - but would rather pay a few hundred to apply for the patent and fail than to later pay millions to somebody else who got it through.
Gee, I wonder why Apple sells so many iPods - it certainly can't be because copying songs to your MP3-player by treating them as files is so much easier than using a software that starts when you plug in your player, allows you to sync music and other data, manages your playlists,...
The Microsoft source blamed bad drivers from GPU companies and printer companies for the majority of Vista's early stability problems
I'd call a BSD pretty annoying, wouldn't you? 3rd parties (Apple or otherwise) shouldn't be capable of bringing a solid system to its knees. Trying to get the 3rd parties to behave is a waste of time and is trying to redirect the blame.
Well, since not all Vista users seem to be affected, and since some who were could solve the problem by removing other 3rd party soft- or hardware (with drivers probably) - the question is: Who is to blame? Apple for not fixing other peoples Windows drivers? Or you, for not understanding that he was talking about Apple, maker of the Mac and OS X, not Apple, third-party app writer for Windows?
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It's interesting that your irrational hate for Steve Jobs compelled to write a loooong diatribe why people shouldn't buy an iPhone.
>>In short.. If you do not like the iPhone, then dont buy one. (Classic Apple fanboy reply) Then why the fuck everybody is up in arms when it comes to microsoft. Get the fuck out of here if you don't like this discussion.
Because Microsoft does force Windows on people?
Amtrak reports 2005 energy use of 2,935 BTU per passenger-mile[33], or 39 passenger-miles per gallon (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency_in_transportation#Trains)
And if we go to the source for that, we get:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reported that Amtrak - on an energy consumed per passenger-mile basis - is 18 percent more energy efficient than commercial airlines. According to DOE's Transportation Energy Data Book, Amtrak energy intensity was 2,935 British Thermal Units (BTUs) per passenger-mile and commercial airlines were 3,587. Commuter rail was 2,751 and automobiles were 3,549 BTUs. The DOE figures are from calendar year 2003, the latest available.
If you you had been inventive instead of just posing, the chalk dust would have turned into a piece of chalk.
We know it's there, and we assume there is more, maybe far more than we know, simply because the last to search were Soviets 40 years ago.
Or an iPod. Or...
But there are plenty of real people that do incredibly interesting things. And a lot of them use PCs.
And a lot of them use Macs - and Apple has showed them several times. So nothing new from Microsoft - again.
Should have done the "Chinatown" scene: "I'm a PC. I'm a human being." slap-slap "I'm a PC and a human being."
Oh, come on, we all have seen the 1978 Microsoft photo.
Actually he is. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Forbes/TheForbes400.aspx?GT1=10423
... he said, linking to the Richest Americans. Sorry, just because Warren Buffet lost > $10 billions in the last couple of months doesn't mean so has Carlos Slim Helu (& family).
Disclaimer: I'm a heavy Linux user. I tend to just viscerally hate MS' OSes.
The purpose of John Hodgman was not to "stereotype" PC users. The purpose was to provide a boring image of PCs themselves through the comedy of John Hodgman. The idea was that the more artistic nature of Macs should appeal to users of all walks of life.
Well, that was their intent. But in the end, I find John's carrecter more likeable. All mis-adventure that happens to him are funny, but in the end he tends to generate empathy.
Yeah, because everyone who has ever used a Windows PC has endured the same.
The purpose of John Hodgman was not to "stereotype" PC users.
In that case, they failed hard, because that's exactly how he comes off in the commercials. What they supposedly were trying to make cheeky, light-hearted ads came off as insulting and mean-spirited towards the very people they want to advertise to. If that isn't bad marketing, I don't know what is.
Gee, if the shoe fits - do you look like John Hodgman by chance?
It's called parody, they are trying to imitate the guy from the Apple commercials.
So two years after Apple brought out those commercials, Microsoft makes "parodies" that are lamer than any parodies that could be found on YouTube 2 years ago? Hey, that tells a lot about Microsoft in relation to Apple.
Star Wars reference folks. *Woosh*
I hereby rename that franchise "No-Moon Wars".
Uh... I'm thinking if all they wanted was to kill a few thousand people anywhere, it would have cost a lot less than the Billions of dollars spent on the Iraq project
So they spend more than they had to - does that make it better?
In a free market, speculation is a good thing. It brings tomorrow's prices today and lets people make the transition more gently.
That said, the oil market is THE only market more regulated than banking, and you know how well banking is doing these days.
Yeah, especially in the country with the least banking regulations.
But there are more people with no problems with Leopard than people with no problems with Vista.
How would you or anybody else know? The people with no problems don't bitch. The people who do bitch aren't necessarily even people with the product to have problems with. Noise on the internet != scientific statistical survey.
Isn't it odd that you use this in defense of Microsoft in a discussion about an "article" that is nothing but a link to a bunch of people bitching about an Apple product? Ignoring that all people bitching seem to have D-Link routers?
But there are more people with no problems with Leopard than people with no problems with Vista.
Yeah, you answered the question why having DRM would be better than Nike suddenly burying the sensor in the sole - which they currently don't.
That actually makes sense- its really just a check to ensure calculations are accurate.
You say "Not Patent Worthy". I agree.
Hey, probably Apple agrees too - but would rather pay a few hundred to apply for the patent and fail than to later pay millions to somebody else who got it through.
Crafty criminals are increasingly using the remote wipe feature on the Apple iPhone...
but make the disagree mail go away. Soon.
Sure. Click here, find section "Customize Stories on the Homepage", click the left most button in the line starting with "Idle", click "Save".
Gee, I wonder why Apple sells so many iPods - it certainly can't be because copying songs to your MP3-player by treating them as files is so much easier than using a software that starts when you plug in your player, allows you to sync music and other data, manages your playlists, ...
What's the point of a new driver model if you can just port old drivers and amplify the same bugs you were trying to kill in the first place?
Of course! Everybody knows that re-writing perfectly working drivers from scratch is the best way to ensure there are no new bugs!
The Microsoft source blamed bad drivers from GPU companies and printer companies for the majority of Vista's early stability problems
I'd call a BSD pretty annoying, wouldn't you? 3rd parties (Apple or otherwise) shouldn't be capable of bringing a solid system to its knees. Trying to get the 3rd parties to behave is a waste of time and is trying to redirect the blame.
Well, since not all Vista users seem to be affected, and since some who were could solve the problem by removing other 3rd party soft- or hardware (with drivers probably) - the question is: Who is to blame? Apple for not fixing other peoples Windows drivers? Or you, for not understanding that he was talking about Apple, maker of the Mac and OS X, not Apple, third-party app writer for Windows?