Like... for once and for all? I mean, first we went through a lot of time being taught that Pluto is a planet. Then, word breaks out that Pluto might not be a planet. After a few weeks, Pluto is no longer a planet. After about a week, we learn that Pluto might indeed be a planet. It's been a tough ride really. IIRC, "it's harder to unlearn than to learn".
Especially if it gives the OSS community to put out better software. As much as the OS market looks like a monopoly, it's still the competition that will fuel innovation. And no one will benefit more than us users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy unix philosphy? i guess the first part went something like: Write programs that do one thing and do it well. i hope this doesn't turn firefox into a bloat-laden, ad-infested piece of crap.
but i don't oppose someone coming up with a "firefox suite" where other features of the browser are handled by extensions, not by the browser itself. as it is, i really like the way firefox is being handled.
disclaimer: i haven't tried the google spreadsheet app yet but here goes...
have you tried the new yahoo mail beta? the new interface? now THAT is slow. i've been doing websites since 1998 (back when a guestbook would really be state-of-the-art programming) and there's still a lot of room for improvement. i don't think it's the bandwidth since loading the page with all the graphics doesn't take that long, but rather the lag times between the server and client. don't get me wrong, i really see these apps filling in a niche market where budget constraints are a major part of the equation. but not as a full fledged office suite with all the bells and whistles.
with that said, with your claim that outlook is slow as molasses, you might wanna compare what outlook can do compared with the express version, and with what gmail/yahoo mail (beta) can offer.
*update: while typing this comment, i just had to find out for myself what the google spreadsheet can and can't do... and while it's not up to par with excel, given that it installs 0 bytes on your pc and costs 0$, you get much more than what you pay for.
is that even through all the advancements we've been able to make over the years, online applications are still slower than those that you install on your desktop. it _might_ be more secure since google _should_ have backups. hacking would be another story though. but i would definitely see this as a low risk set of tools given that it's free, the docs are portable and you just need a browser to start working. will it be enough to dethrone ms office? i don't see it that way though. but it should be enough to make bill and steve worry a bit. *insert chair joke*
not that we really need to for our abundant food supply anyway
abundant? i guess you haven't heard of africa. too bad, people there don't know what steak is. those who do can't. not all the research going on in the world is for america, you know?
apple would have loved to have stuck to their core competency, but they gambled. but they had a good (and you might even say great) marketing strategy, a good (again, conservative estimate) product and a market still not really saturated at that time. i have to admit, although you might say luck had to do a lot with the ipod's success, they did what they could to eliminate the need to rely on luck. dell apparently realized that they can't compete with the 50000000lb gorilla in there with the other known consumer electronic brands (sony, panasonic, creative) already having a tough time themselves. coincidentally, i was "watching" tv the other night (i'm in japan right now and i don't understand japanese that much), and i saw a chart that *probably* says that apple has about 50% share of the MP3 player market, with sony at 20% (i hope someone can check me on this one). if sony can't get a bigger share HERE in japan, why should dell have it? as much a lot of companies want to come out with an ipod-killer, they really can't do much about it.
it's not just a tiny dribble. it's in fact an adjustable spray of water. note to everyone: don't try to go and set it to the max pressure immediately. and in case if you're still wondering if it's effective, up to a certain point, it is. with that said, you better watch your diet otherwise you're gonna have a really messy time.
nope, i've tried it and it doesn't wipe your ass automatically, but you might wanna wipe up before you start using the spray cuz... well, i really don't want to start explaining, but things WILL get messy if you don't clean up afterward. it's not perfect, but it's a big improvement once you get the hang of it.
i live in tokyo now, and basically most houses and offices have that. sorry, parent post is right, that's not news here. the great thing about it? the warm seats really help your ass relax. i just don't know though what happens if the power's out.
i'v taken care of a lot of kinds of fishes since i was a kid, and from my experience, the last fish i have to worry about jumping put of the tank/bowl is a goldfish.
i haven't tried any of the video conferencing stuff for linux and mac. but i can *unscientifically and unprofessionally* say that i can't find much diff on the quality of the video. i do find that a good cam will definitely help, but i get the impression that there's not much, if any, difference between msn, yahoo, and skype. if it's of any use though, yahoo tends to broadcast choppier video. ironically, i use YM as my primary IM, since most of the people i know have a yahoo id. mod me troll if you must, but i really can't find much of a diff.
it might be hard to make repeatable random read/write tests, which is probably a reason why most disk manufacturers prefer to tout linear burst and continuous read/write results.
I'm sorry, but I work as a programmer that does a lot of offshore stuff for japanese companies. we do quite a chunk of japanese and philippine government projects (admittedly, not as big as the FBI's), and while we don't always see our projects in action, we do get word on how it works, and so far, we haven't gotten any bad press on the completed ones. but there are some government projects that end up shelled. why? here are some reasons:
1. government officials A, B, and sometimes C has a problem with not getting his share of the profits. 2. the current system is flawed but would take a massive hit on the re-learning of the new system. near-sightedly, they eventually think it's better not to replace the system. 3. lots of red tape, lots of people trying to get involved and gain credit *might be redundant to 1* 4. too many changes being asked at a too fast a pace. (one common complaint against japanese clients) 5. features that were deemed feasible during design were eventually too much during programming and eventually dropped/dumbed down.
there are a lot of other reasons, and i don't have time to list them all, and i can only say things based on my experience. this is the government we're talking about, not a corporation that needs things working ASAP. what they've been doing is something that they have been doing for the past [insert guess] years and it's worked. for them to find a system that is deemed a worthy successor, it has to do everything better, faster and easier by a huge margin. unfortunately, they do it on taxpayer's money. so sad.
i don't wanna sound like a troll or anything, but based on the pic of TFA, it seems like i don't wanna put much stock into it. there's been a lot of the fabricated(?) pics of the zune out there that it makes me wary about that. just my $.02
I feel sorry for the PSP after all the crap that goes in its way. On paper, it was a great thing. You can play videos, music, games, and it looks cool (is the white version available elsewhere outside of japan?). But it didn't have that killer must-have game it needs to compete with the DS. Sad, so sad. Too bad it has to resort to hobbyist software (which isn't enough) and other niche stuff to be noticed.
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Like... for once and for all? I mean, first we went through a lot of time being taught that Pluto is a planet. Then, word breaks out that Pluto might not be a planet. After a few weeks, Pluto is no longer a planet. After about a week, we learn that Pluto might indeed be a planet. It's been a tough ride really. IIRC, "it's harder to unlearn than to learn".
I've tried explaining the matter to my friends and girlfriend
someone please revoke this guy's geek license...
Especially if it gives the OSS community to put out better software. As much as the OS market looks like a monopoly, it's still the competition that will fuel innovation. And no one will benefit more than us users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy unix philosphy? i guess the first part went something like: Write programs that do one thing and do it well. i hope this doesn't turn firefox into a bloat-laden, ad-infested piece of crap.
but i don't oppose someone coming up with a "firefox suite" where other features of the browser are handled by extensions, not by the browser itself. as it is, i really like the way firefox is being handled.
I am so shocked that no chair jokes are made yet...
which is a good thing, right? more boobies, better. i'm all for this.
disclaimer: i haven't tried the google spreadsheet app yet but here goes...
have you tried the new yahoo mail beta? the new interface? now THAT is slow. i've been doing websites since 1998 (back when a guestbook would really be state-of-the-art programming) and there's still a lot of room for improvement. i don't think it's the bandwidth since loading the page with all the graphics doesn't take that long, but rather the lag times between the server and client. don't get me wrong, i really see these apps filling in a niche market where budget constraints are a major part of the equation. but not as a full fledged office suite with all the bells and whistles.
with that said, with your claim that outlook is slow as molasses, you might wanna compare what outlook can do compared with the express version, and with what gmail/yahoo mail (beta) can offer.
*update: while typing this comment, i just had to find out for myself what the google spreadsheet can and can't do... and while it's not up to par with excel, given that it installs 0 bytes on your pc and costs 0$, you get much more than what you pay for.
this is bad news for the environment. why can't those environmentalist groups target MS?
is that even through all the advancements we've been able to make over the years, online applications are still slower than those that you install on your desktop. it _might_ be more secure since google _should_ have backups. hacking would be another story though. but i would definitely see this as a low risk set of tools given that it's free, the docs are portable and you just need a browser to start working. will it be enough to dethrone ms office? i don't see it that way though. but it should be enough to make bill and steve worry a bit. *insert chair joke*
not that we really need to for our abundant food supply anyway
abundant? i guess you haven't heard of africa. too bad, people there don't know what steak is. those who do can't. not all the research going on in the world is for america, you know?
apple would have loved to have stuck to their core competency, but they gambled. but they had a good (and you might even say great) marketing strategy, a good (again, conservative estimate) product and a market still not really saturated at that time. i have to admit, although you might say luck had to do a lot with the ipod's success, they did what they could to eliminate the need to rely on luck. dell apparently realized that they can't compete with the 50000000lb gorilla in there with the other known consumer electronic brands (sony, panasonic, creative) already having a tough time themselves. coincidentally, i was "watching" tv the other night (i'm in japan right now and i don't understand japanese that much), and i saw a chart that *probably* says that apple has about 50% share of the MP3 player market, with sony at 20% (i hope someone can check me on this one). if sony can't get a bigger share HERE in japan, why should dell have it? as much a lot of companies want to come out with an ipod-killer, they really can't do much about it.
it's not just a tiny dribble. it's in fact an adjustable spray of water. note to everyone: don't try to go and set it to the max pressure immediately. and in case if you're still wondering if it's effective, up to a certain point, it is. with that said, you better watch your diet otherwise you're gonna have a really messy time.
nope, i've tried it and it doesn't wipe your ass automatically, but you might wanna wipe up before you start using the spray cuz... well, i really don't want to start explaining, but things WILL get messy if you don't clean up afterward. it's not perfect, but it's a big improvement once you get the hang of it.
i live in tokyo now, and basically most houses and offices have that. sorry, parent post is right, that's not news here. the great thing about it? the warm seats really help your ass relax. i just don't know though what happens if the power's out.
The only way a slashdotter gets a girls number is when it's written on the restraining order.
...nope, you can't find it there *based on experience*
if anything, it saves trees from being turned into chairs that eventually get thrown...
i'v taken care of a lot of kinds of fishes since i was a kid, and from my experience, the last fish i have to worry about jumping put of the tank/bowl is a goldfish.
I usually stick needles in a PDA. sometimes it works.
i haven't tried any of the video conferencing stuff for linux and mac. but i can *unscientifically and unprofessionally* say that i can't find much diff on the quality of the video. i do find that a good cam will definitely help, but i get the impression that there's not much, if any, difference between msn, yahoo, and skype. if it's of any use though, yahoo tends to broadcast choppier video. ironically, i use YM as my primary IM, since most of the people i know have a yahoo id. mod me troll if you must, but i really can't find much of a diff.
it might be hard to make repeatable random read/write tests, which is probably a reason why most disk manufacturers prefer to tout linear burst and continuous read/write results.
I'm sorry, but I work as a programmer that does a lot of offshore stuff for japanese companies. we do quite a chunk of japanese and philippine government projects (admittedly, not as big as the FBI's), and while we don't always see our projects in action, we do get word on how it works, and so far, we haven't gotten any bad press on the completed ones. but there are some government projects that end up shelled. why? here are some reasons:
1. government officials A, B, and sometimes C has a problem with not getting his share of the profits.
2. the current system is flawed but would take a massive hit on the re-learning of the new system. near-sightedly, they eventually think it's better not to replace the system.
3. lots of red tape, lots of people trying to get involved and gain credit *might be redundant to 1*
4. too many changes being asked at a too fast a pace. (one common complaint against japanese clients)
5. features that were deemed feasible during design were eventually too much during programming and eventually dropped/dumbed down.
there are a lot of other reasons, and i don't have time to list them all, and i can only say things based on my experience. this is the government we're talking about, not a corporation that needs things working ASAP. what they've been doing is something that they have been doing for the past [insert guess] years and it's worked. for them to find a system that is deemed a worthy successor, it has to do everything better, faster and easier by a huge margin. unfortunately, they do it on taxpayer's money. so sad.
does that include dell laptops?
i don't wanna sound like a troll or anything, but based on the pic of TFA, it seems like i don't wanna put much stock into it. there's been a lot of the fabricated(?) pics of the zune out there that it makes me wary about that. just my $.02
I feel sorry for the PSP after all the crap that goes in its way. On paper, it was a great thing. You can play videos, music, games, and it looks cool (is the white version available elsewhere outside of japan?). But it didn't have that killer must-have game it needs to compete with the DS. Sad, so sad. Too bad it has to resort to hobbyist software (which isn't enough) and other niche stuff to be noticed.
has anyone already made the obligatory dell laptop joke?