...the shit's going to hit the fan when the guy dies and the robot decides to seek revenge on the guys that made fun of him in college, leaving the dimwitted clones of one of the revengee's children to seek out help from their grandfather's crack team of adventurers.
"This is an overlooked market (last time I checked, Creative holds 5% of the mp3 player market... don't say that's too small, because remember -- that's about the percentage that Apple holds in the computer market)"
I don't think the percentages have anything to do with it. The accessory manufacturers are going to go after the iPod demographic because those are the types of people most likely to spend more $ on kitchy add-ons, since they (knowingly and sometimes proudly) paid the "Apple premium" for their iPod.
To be honest, many of the accessories in that article are geared toward females (except the bullet-proof case, *drool*). I'm going to guess that most women, based on the ones that I personally know, would buy an iPod over the MP3 player of another manufacturer. I don't know any women with a Creative or Sandisk player, just those with iPods...and those with no MP3 player whatsoever only have iPod in their mind.
With emulation, you're recreating an entire computer in software...processor and all. Typically because you need to emulate an entirely different architecture (ie PPC to X86). With virtualization, you're taking an existing system and chopping up its runtime among different OS's. The net effect to you is that you see different "computers" running in one system.
You can turn off the auto-aim on just about any FPS. That is not a console issue, but an annoyance of the game's settings, as auto-aim exists on PC versions as well. I used to be against FPS games on consoles...but I've found that the interface isn't worse, just *different*. After some time I've picked up all of my "athletic skills" on console FPSes that I had with WASD+mouse.
Please, nowadays a kid with an HD camcorder and a copy of Finalcut Pro could fake the moon landing for millions of dollars less than the 1969 production. I'm sure we'll see a bunch of new footage appearing on YouTube any day now!
Even as a kid I found Final Fight a little disturbing, at least the arcade version. The more you beat up the female baddies, the more you were rewarded with titilation in the form of their shirts lifting up and cleavage coming out from underneath.
"Originally this technology was being used by religious freaks to keep their children from hearing/seeing bad thing in movies. That sounds ok, but when the intent of the movie is changed, I don't think they should be watching the movie in the first place. If you can't appreciate the movie the way it was intended, then don't watch the damn thing. However, it's supposed to be a free world and if morons want to remove the bloody scenes from Saving Private Ryan, then they should be able to."
It's amazing how open-minded about rights this crowd generally is until someone uses those rights in a way that does not jive with their world view. I expect fundies and other nuts to stay out of my life, and I already stay out of theirs.
I some people that are into some rather hardcore movies (hint hint) that would still rather not see the "eclair scene" in Van Wilder. It takes all types.
You'll probably soil your trousers when you hear that you can get your steak cooked to different levels at a restaurant!
"Police: "Open up. We want to make sure you're not doing anything illegal." Guy: "You can't come in without a search warrant." Police: "Why not? If you're innocent, you have nothing to hide!""
No one ever includes the last line of this dialogue. Do I have to do everything?
Guy: That's right, I have nothing to hide, so quit wasting my time, your time, my tax dollars and fuck off unless you have a warrant.
"No need - ctrl-shift-esc (or is it cmd-shift-esc?) does the same thing in Boot Camp without needing to install any extra software."
AFAIK, ctl-alt-del is the only key combo you can press to login to a Windows domain. Ctl-shift-esc brings up the Windows Task Manager, which is only one of several things that ctl-alt-del gives you.
"Why do you want one machine for that? Do you run your own business? I'd much rather have two separate machines, one a work machine and one a home machine so I am absolutely certain where the line is drawn."
It's easier this way for me because I can close the lid, go home at 6pm, take care of my dogs and then get back to my task if it's a large assignment. The fact that I need to shut down the computer and make a choice to boot into one of the systems keeps the line fairly solid. I have Office for OS X, but I prefer the keyboardability of the Windows version. I don't own my own business, but my employer understands how important it is for me to control my own hardware (and I certainly pay them back with strong productivity).
That combo works in Parallels because Parallels likely maps that combo automatically. "Pure" Windows doesn't recognize it, unfortunately. As the user of a Happy Hacking Keyboard, fn+delete would be my preferred method:)
I bought a MacBook Pro recently, with the intention of having a single machine for home (OS X) and office (WinXP). I tried out Parallels and there's no doubt that it is a very useful piece of software. Waving my hand over my Macbook (accomplished with Shadowbook + Virtuedesktops), caused my screen to rotate into either Windows XP or OS X at will. The processor speed, because the Core Duo is simply being virtualized, is pretty much full speed. On the other hand, the Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU (with its 256MB of VRAM goodness) cannot be virtualized, so Parallels must emulate an 8meg SVGA card. This makes the graphics of Windows XP seem sluggish. Since I am transitioning from a 4-year old Dell Inspiron that is very peppy and snappy in the GPU department, I refused to tolerate any sluggishness whatsoever in my new ($2K+) computer. I installed Boot Camp yesterday and then installed Windows XP. After you install the Apple-provided drivers for the MacBook (including Radeon drivers), the system runs incredibly smooth under XP. The only special thing I had to do was install Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit (free from MS) to re-map my right Command key as a delete key so that I could use ctl-alt-delete to login to my domain.
If you need to use Windows XP all day as your work OS (as I do), you will find Boot Camp to be the superior solution, if only for the snappiness of the system. I don't need to use OS X at work for any reason, so dual-booting works for me. If you only use a few Windows apps irregularly and will primarily use OS X all day, then Parallels is the way to go. Keep in mind that Boot Camp is free, while Parallels costs $.
A little known factoid about Albert Einstein's smoking habit was that he would walk down Nassau Street (the main drag in Princeton, no pun intended) looking for cigarette butts to smoke. This was when wifey cut off his supply of cigs.
We live in a capitalist society. If ABC can't figure out how to earn their money in a market of willing buyers and willing sellers, then fuck'em because now they're just wasting resources that could be put to better use. I pay HBO $20 a month for high-quality, commercial-free programming. I donate to my local classical music station. I pay $10/mo to Akimbo for their internet-based on-demand service, which is commercial free.
Quite frankly, free-to-air television programming should never have happened because now we're stuck with entrenched welfare queens like ABC.
"I wondered the same thing. Okay, so when you buy software, you're not really buying the software, you're buying a license (or so they tell us). Fine; but where the hell is the license? What confers it? The purchase receipt? Possession of the original authentic media? The front page of the manual? The click-through license?"
More importantly, how is it that a *minor* (who cannot be legally bound to a contract) can walk into any store, hand over cash and receive a copy of Windows? Won't somebody think of the children?
btw, I'm only half joking, the point being that if any kid can simply buy a copy of Windows in a store, then it's a freaking RETAIL TRANSACTION, not a contractual agreement. Here's another good question...since a software retailer takes copies of Windows into their inventory, shouldn't the supposed "license" be with the retailer and not Microsoft?
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...the shit's going to hit the fan when the guy dies and the robot decides to seek revenge on the guys that made fun of him in college, leaving the dimwitted clones of one of the revengee's children to seek out help from their grandfather's crack team of adventurers.
I've got to say that when running Windows XP natively through Boot Camp, my Macbook Pro doesn't get as hot as it does under OS X.
Uhm, no...the iPod plays MP3s and you can even use iTunes to rip CDs into MP3 format.
"This is an overlooked market (last time I checked, Creative holds 5% of the mp3 player market... don't say that's too small, because remember -- that's about the percentage that Apple holds in the computer market)"
I don't think the percentages have anything to do with it. The accessory manufacturers are going to go after the iPod demographic because those are the types of people most likely to spend more $ on kitchy add-ons, since they (knowingly and sometimes proudly) paid the "Apple premium" for their iPod.
To be honest, many of the accessories in that article are geared toward females (except the bullet-proof case, *drool*). I'm going to guess that most women, based on the ones that I personally know, would buy an iPod over the MP3 player of another manufacturer. I don't know any women with a Creative or Sandisk player, just those with iPods...and those with no MP3 player whatsoever only have iPod in their mind.
You can have alcoholic beverages delivered to your home, just like you can have food delivered.
Serious question here...I've always enjoyed your libertarian rants on many topics. Have you just finally cracked?
With emulation, you're recreating an entire computer in software...processor and all. Typically because you need to emulate an entirely different architecture (ie PPC to X86). With virtualization, you're taking an existing system and chopping up its runtime among different OS's. The net effect to you is that you see different "computers" running in one system.
"...most wouldn't know what to do with virtualization software to begin with."
My "too proprietary" Macbook Pro boots into Windows XP, but for others virtualization will suffice:
http://www.apple.com/getamac/windows.html
You can turn off the auto-aim on just about any FPS. That is not a console issue, but an annoyance of the game's settings, as auto-aim exists on PC versions as well. I used to be against FPS games on consoles...but I've found that the interface isn't worse, just *different*. After some time I've picked up all of my "athletic skills" on console FPSes that I had with WASD+mouse.
Please, nowadays a kid with an HD camcorder and a copy of Finalcut Pro could fake the moon landing for millions of dollars less than the 1969 production. I'm sure we'll see a bunch of new footage appearing on YouTube any day now!
I see "laser" and I see "bubble." Clearly, this plan involves some frickin sharks at some point.
Even as a kid I found Final Fight a little disturbing, at least the arcade version. The more you beat up the female baddies, the more you were rewarded with titilation in the form of their shirts lifting up and cleavage coming out from underneath.
"Searching for pr0n and warez in a virtual machine and whack it when I'm done."
Thanks for sharing that.
"Originally this technology was being used by religious freaks to keep their children from hearing/seeing bad thing in movies. That sounds ok, but when the intent of the movie is changed, I don't think they should be watching the movie in the first place. If you can't appreciate the movie the way it was intended, then don't watch the damn thing. However, it's supposed to be a free world and if morons want to remove the bloody scenes from Saving Private Ryan, then they should be able to."
It's amazing how open-minded about rights this crowd generally is until someone uses those rights in a way that does not jive with their world view. I expect fundies and other nuts to stay out of my life, and I already stay out of theirs.
I some people that are into some rather hardcore movies (hint hint) that would still rather not see the "eclair scene" in Van Wilder. It takes all types.
You'll probably soil your trousers when you hear that you can get your steak cooked to different levels at a restaurant!
"Police: "Open up. We want to make sure you're not doing anything illegal."
Guy: "You can't come in without a search warrant."
Police: "Why not? If you're innocent, you have nothing to hide!""
No one ever includes the last line of this dialogue. Do I have to do everything?
Guy: That's right, I have nothing to hide, so quit wasting my time, your time, my tax dollars and fuck off unless you have a warrant.
"No need - ctrl-shift-esc (or is it cmd-shift-esc?) does the same thing in Boot Camp without needing to install any extra software."
AFAIK, ctl-alt-del is the only key combo you can press to login to a Windows domain. Ctl-shift-esc brings up the Windows Task Manager, which is only one of several things that ctl-alt-del gives you.
"Why do you want one machine for that? Do you run your own business? I'd much rather have two separate machines, one a work machine and one a home machine so I am absolutely certain where the line is drawn."
It's easier this way for me because I can close the lid, go home at 6pm, take care of my dogs and then get back to my task if it's a large assignment. The fact that I need to shut down the computer and make a choice to boot into one of the systems keeps the line fairly solid. I have Office for OS X, but I prefer the keyboardability of the Windows version. I don't own my own business, but my employer understands how important it is for me to control my own hardware (and I certainly pay them back with strong productivity).
That combo works in Parallels because Parallels likely maps that combo automatically. "Pure" Windows doesn't recognize it, unfortunately. As the user of a Happy Hacking Keyboard, fn+delete would be my preferred method :)
"on my Gateway laptop and when combined with OSX, its pretty damn slick."
Are you implying that you've gotten OS X to install on your Gateway laptop?
I bought a MacBook Pro recently, with the intention of having a single machine for home (OS X) and office (WinXP). I tried out Parallels and there's no doubt that it is a very useful piece of software. Waving my hand over my Macbook (accomplished with Shadowbook + Virtuedesktops), caused my screen to rotate into either Windows XP or OS X at will. The processor speed, because the Core Duo is simply being virtualized, is pretty much full speed. On the other hand, the Mobility Radeon X1600 GPU (with its 256MB of VRAM goodness) cannot be virtualized, so Parallels must emulate an 8meg SVGA card. This makes the graphics of Windows XP seem sluggish. Since I am transitioning from a 4-year old Dell Inspiron that is very peppy and snappy in the GPU department, I refused to tolerate any sluggishness whatsoever in my new ($2K+) computer. I installed Boot Camp yesterday and then installed Windows XP. After you install the Apple-provided drivers for the MacBook (including Radeon drivers), the system runs incredibly smooth under XP. The only special thing I had to do was install Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit (free from MS) to re-map my right Command key as a delete key so that I could use ctl-alt-delete to login to my domain.
If you need to use Windows XP all day as your work OS (as I do), you will find Boot Camp to be the superior solution, if only for the snappiness of the system. I don't need to use OS X at work for any reason, so dual-booting works for me. If you only use a few Windows apps irregularly and will primarily use OS X all day, then Parallels is the way to go. Keep in mind that Boot Camp is free, while Parallels costs $.
Or, in nerdier terms that we can all understand, "anthropomorphic."
A little known factoid about Albert Einstein's smoking habit was that he would walk down Nassau Street (the main drag in Princeton, no pun intended) looking for cigarette butts to smoke. This was when wifey cut off his supply of cigs.
We live in a capitalist society. If ABC can't figure out how to earn their money in a market of willing buyers and willing sellers, then fuck'em because now they're just wasting resources that could be put to better use. I pay HBO $20 a month for high-quality, commercial-free programming. I donate to my local classical music station. I pay $10/mo to Akimbo for their internet-based on-demand service, which is commercial free.
Quite frankly, free-to-air television programming should never have happened because now we're stuck with entrenched welfare queens like ABC.
"I wondered the same thing. Okay, so when you buy software, you're not really buying the software, you're buying a license (or so they tell us). Fine; but where the hell is the license? What confers it? The purchase receipt? Possession of the original authentic media? The front page of the manual? The click-through license?"
More importantly, how is it that a *minor* (who cannot be legally bound to a contract) can walk into any store, hand over cash and receive a copy of Windows? Won't somebody think of the children?
btw, I'm only half joking, the point being that if any kid can simply buy a copy of Windows in a store, then it's a freaking RETAIL TRANSACTION, not a contractual agreement. Here's another good question...since a software retailer takes copies of Windows into their inventory, shouldn't the supposed "license" be with the retailer and not Microsoft?
"From the looks of it, it looks a lot like any western country - well run, good order, clean streets,..."
That's the first sign that something is amiss.
"If the ruling party of Singapore feels threatened by what you write, well, expect to disappear."
And, we have confirmation.