George Bush was voted on by the citizenry and while he lost the popular vote, he won the electoral college. As somebody mentioned quite succinctly, it's merely a historical coincidence that the President normally wins the popular vote and the electoral college. According to the U.S. Constitution, the people do not elect the President, the electoral college does. It just so happens that the popularly elected members of the electoral college tend to vote (although in many states are not required to) vote for the candidate that won the popular vote in that state. In 2000, the Supreme Court stepped into the Florida Election mess because the lower level courts were blatantly creating and changing election laws mid-course. That is not what courts are meant to do, although courts at all levels have been guilty of this, especially as of late.
What would any self-respecting Mac user need MSN for? I'll give Microsoft credit, for a while IE 5 was the best browser for the Mac. It was faster and rendered pages better than Netscape. Then came along Mozilla, then Camino/Chimera, then Safari. As far as Realplayer for Mac OSX, it's great. I use it to listen to the BBC because it is more reliable (in my experience) than WM, and lots of the content is RealPlayer only.
I lived in Fukuoka for 9 months and loved the trains. I have a car now that I'm back in the U.S., but it was given to me (it's a 91 Ford Tempo with 159,000 miles), so I didn't buy. I will never buy a car. Anyway, it can be a pisser if you stay out past midnight in Japan and depend on the train, or if your lucky 1 a.m., but in most cities with over a million people anybody that is adventurous enough should have no problems finding something to do until 5 a.m. when the trains start again. That's not to say I didn't walk two hours home once or twice, but I did have a car, didn't need a car, didn't want a car. LONG LIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!!!
On the contrary, Apple is following very closely the laws of market economics. It charges a price that may not sell the most an item but allows Apple to make enough money to continue operation, production, research, and maintain a profit. Just because the iPod isn't part of your market, doesn't mean it isn't following the "rules".
By the way, go to www.bestbuysux.org, I love that website. Funny as I've never actually bought anything there.
Republicans never cared about the people? What the hell does that mean? The party was founded on the fact that they felt slavery was wrong. In the 1960's they fought for Civil Rights legislation that the Democrats led by former KKK member Senator Robert Byrd successfully filibustered. The Republicans have also just passed the biggest entitlement ever, the prescription drug plan. A true Republican cares about people just thinks that the government isn't necessarily the best medium via which to do it.
I like the idea of some basic coverage for everybody. Makes good sense. However, I think too many people look towards the federal government for the answers. In a nation of nearly 300 million, a national plan, in my opinion, is not feasible. Canada has 30 million people, biggest Western European pop would be 60 millionish. Japan is 120 million and has some socialists aspects to it's health system, but no American is going to settle for the cost of living they have in Japan (even if we had all the pretty Japanese birds) It's best left to the states and states like NY have excellent programs especially for kids and seniors.
I agree, console release prices are outrageous. I have owned nearly all the Nintendo consoles, save the Virtual Boy and several of the assorted Game Boys, but have never even thought about buying until they were in the $150 category. Of course, I suppose this won't change because some people are willing to shell out $300 at release. That's there prerogative, but I don't have enough money for that. I like the idea of bundling games and accessories again, why not? The cost is probably negligible but I'd shell out an extra $30 for a game and an extra controller.
I'm happy to report that I will be purchasing a new iBook G4 with a 14" 1024x768 display. I guess I'm too much of a hobbyist to notice that I need more pixels. "Well, have you every used such a cramped screen before?" you may ask. Indeed I have. Currently typing on my Apple Studio display that is 15" at, you guessed it, 1024x768. I have no doubt, unfortunately, that the iBook screen will not be as beautiful to look at as my current monitor, but I will survive. I guess if I was doing a lot of developing or Photoshopping I may be desirous of more pixels, but as a consumer (Mac zealot to be sure, but my work does not require a computer, let alone a Mac) it's an excellent alternative to the 12" Powerbook I was going to buy, but now I can save myself $300. Lettuce keep in mind that the iBooks are for consumers and education, need more pixels, pony up the cash and buy a Powerbook. Am I wrong? No Sam, you're just an asshole.
I don't need a new iPod. The problem is that the cache which is perhaps 32MB's is great for loading up several songs at once, however, when playing a long two hour continuous track the track is unable to load entirely into the cache, as such, the HD spin much more than when playing 5 or 6 MB files. Constant HD spinning = very bad battery life. Granted, Apple have gotten around this in later generations (I won the first gen 5 gig model), but that's how it is on mine. You're right, after the firmware update in the spring of 2003 I finally got good battery life on the iPod, about 6 to 7 hours. Previously, lucky to get 3 or 4, in fact, sent it back twice thinking something was wrong.
What's with all the MD bashing? Before I won my iPod (I could never afford one), I used MD exclusively. Why? 1) LP2 mode is great for the Essential Mixes I download from the internet. They are two hour sets that will drain the battery on an iPod very quickly (due to caching issues) sometimes before the 2 hour set is done. Splitting the track into smaller chunks isn't an option as it puts spaces between tracks. 2) Never run out of room, I've got over 70 MD's. I can't fit that much music on my iPod, granted I can fit much more on 1 iPod than on 1 MD, but this is how I feel about it. 3) As mentioned before indirectly, battery life is amazing on these things. 4) I run with my Sport MD, I fell on it once, scratched the surface but didn't skip a beat. My iPod would have been destroyed, guaranteed. 4) Line in. I'm a DJ (okay more of a pretend DJ), but when I mix I record to MD and listen to my mixes to improve them and learn the music. Very handy. Available on some MP3 players, but MD does it better IMHO. 6) Never had issues w/sound quality, yes it's lossy, but I'm not an audiophile. No self-respecting audiophile listens to MP3's either. Anyway, just my take on things. I love my MD and I love my iPod. The Japanese love their MD"s too, loved shopping there;)
I talked with a lady who lived there. She was born there and lived there her entire twenty-one years.
Japanese women, so beautiful. I sometimes wonder why I didn't stay there and came back to the U.S. Oh, I'm sorry, were we talking about something else?
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George Bush was voted on by the citizenry and while he lost the popular vote, he won the electoral college. As somebody mentioned quite succinctly, it's merely a historical coincidence that the President normally wins the popular vote and the electoral college. According to the U.S. Constitution, the people do not elect the President, the electoral college does. It just so happens that the popularly elected members of the electoral college tend to vote (although in many states are not required to) vote for the candidate that won the popular vote in that state. In 2000, the Supreme Court stepped into the Florida Election mess because the lower level courts were blatantly creating and changing election laws mid-course. That is not what courts are meant to do, although courts at all levels have been guilty of this, especially as of late.
What would any self-respecting Mac user need MSN for? I'll give Microsoft credit, for a while IE 5 was the best browser for the Mac. It was faster and rendered pages better than Netscape. Then came along Mozilla, then Camino/Chimera, then Safari. As far as Realplayer for Mac OSX, it's great. I use it to listen to the BBC because it is more reliable (in my experience) than WM, and lots of the content is RealPlayer only.
I lived in Fukuoka for 9 months and loved the trains. I have a car now that I'm back in the U.S., but it was given to me (it's a 91 Ford Tempo with 159,000 miles), so I didn't buy. I will never buy a car. Anyway, it can be a pisser if you stay out past midnight in Japan and depend on the train, or if your lucky 1 a.m., but in most cities with over a million people anybody that is adventurous enough should have no problems finding something to do until 5 a.m. when the trains start again. That's not to say I didn't walk two hours home once or twice, but I did have a car, didn't need a car, didn't want a car. LONG LIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION!!!
On the contrary, Apple is following very closely the laws of market economics. It charges a price that may not sell the most an item but allows Apple to make enough money to continue operation, production, research, and maintain a profit. Just because the iPod isn't part of your market, doesn't mean it isn't following the "rules".
By the way, go to www.bestbuysux.org, I love that website. Funny as I've never actually bought anything there.
Republicans never cared about the people? What the hell does that mean? The party was founded on the fact that they felt slavery was wrong. In the 1960's they fought for Civil Rights legislation that the Democrats led by former KKK member Senator Robert Byrd successfully filibustered. The Republicans have also just passed the biggest entitlement ever, the prescription drug plan. A true Republican cares about people just thinks that the government isn't necessarily the best medium via which to do it.
I like the idea of some basic coverage for everybody. Makes good sense. However, I think too many people look towards the federal government for the answers. In a nation of nearly 300 million, a national plan, in my opinion, is not feasible. Canada has 30 million people, biggest Western European pop would be 60 millionish. Japan is 120 million and has some socialists aspects to it's health system, but no American is going to settle for the cost of living they have in Japan (even if we had all the pretty Japanese birds) It's best left to the states and states like NY have excellent programs especially for kids and seniors.
I agree, console release prices are outrageous. I have owned nearly all the Nintendo consoles, save the Virtual Boy and several of the assorted Game Boys, but have never even thought about buying until they were in the $150 category. Of course, I suppose this won't change because some people are willing to shell out $300 at release. That's there prerogative, but I don't have enough money for that. I like the idea of bundling games and accessories again, why not? The cost is probably negligible but I'd shell out an extra $30 for a game and an extra controller.
I'm happy to report that I will be purchasing a new iBook G4 with a 14" 1024x768 display. I guess I'm too much of a hobbyist to notice that I need more pixels. "Well, have you every used such a cramped screen before?" you may ask. Indeed I have. Currently typing on my Apple Studio display that is 15" at, you guessed it, 1024x768. I have no doubt, unfortunately, that the iBook screen will not be as beautiful to look at as my current monitor, but I will survive. I guess if I was doing a lot of developing or Photoshopping I may be desirous of more pixels, but as a consumer (Mac zealot to be sure, but my work does not require a computer, let alone a Mac) it's an excellent alternative to the 12" Powerbook I was going to buy, but now I can save myself $300. Lettuce keep in mind that the iBooks are for consumers and education, need more pixels, pony up the cash and buy a Powerbook. Am I wrong? No Sam, you're just an asshole.
I don't need a new iPod. The problem is that the cache which is perhaps 32MB's is great for loading up several songs at once, however, when playing a long two hour continuous track the track is unable to load entirely into the cache, as such, the HD spin much more than when playing 5 or 6 MB files. Constant HD spinning = very bad battery life. Granted, Apple have gotten around this in later generations (I won the first gen 5 gig model), but that's how it is on mine. You're right, after the firmware update in the spring of 2003 I finally got good battery life on the iPod, about 6 to 7 hours. Previously, lucky to get 3 or 4, in fact, sent it back twice thinking something was wrong.
What's with all the MD bashing? Before I won my iPod (I could never afford one), I used MD exclusively. Why? 1) LP2 mode is great for the Essential Mixes I download from the internet. They are two hour sets that will drain the battery on an iPod very quickly (due to caching issues) sometimes before the 2 hour set is done. Splitting the track into smaller chunks isn't an option as it puts spaces between tracks. 2) Never run out of room, I've got over 70 MD's. I can't fit that much music on my iPod, granted I can fit much more on 1 iPod than on 1 MD, but this is how I feel about it. 3) As mentioned before indirectly, battery life is amazing on these things. 4) I run with my Sport MD, I fell on it once, scratched the surface but didn't skip a beat. My iPod would have been destroyed, guaranteed. 4) Line in. I'm a DJ (okay more of a pretend DJ), but when I mix I record to MD and listen to my mixes to improve them and learn the music. Very handy. Available on some MP3 players, but MD does it better IMHO. 6) Never had issues w/sound quality, yes it's lossy, but I'm not an audiophile. No self-respecting audiophile listens to MP3's either. Anyway, just my take on things. I love my MD and I love my iPod. The Japanese love their MD"s too, loved shopping there ;)
I talked with a lady who lived there. She was born there and lived there her entire twenty-one years.
Japanese women, so beautiful. I sometimes wonder why I didn't stay there and came back to the U.S. Oh, I'm sorry, were we talking about something else?