And it is repeated both in the article AND in the slashdot title. Unacceptable...
Where the hell did this weird "compatability" mistake come from anyway ? I see it more and more everywhere, even in important reports and it's driving me crazy.
Kinda funny... in French, "avalons" means "let's swallow"... sure Bill wants people to swallow anything he says... oh wait... doesn't Bill speak French ?
Yeah, well, I had a sunday to kill... and it was my first experience in an Apple store... they were giving away t-shirts, but only had about 2000 of them... and i was like number 2400 so out of luck:/
I didn't really go because of the hype... but when u wait from 8 to 10 am then you think "geez, if I leave the queue now, I would have waited for nothing" so that made me stay in the long queue that was going down to almost Tokyo station. Hopefully the Tully's coffee shops were on the way...
However I DID enjoy the foot bath when I finally got home that day !
Yeah, I was there !! and I wish I hadn't waited from 08:00 til 14:43 for it !
the store looks nice, but really not as stunning inside as it is from the outside. The week-end after, one could enter the shop without even queuing at all. talk about useless hype...
I compare volumes of beef vs grain, not China vs Japan ! and if you were working in the transportation industry you wouldn't make such shallow comment. Only open your mouth when you know what you're talking about. If you really want to see what my comparison is about, do a China (grain/beef) ratio vs a Japan (grain/beef) ratio and see how much China EXPORTS vs what Japan EXPORTS. Then eventually you will see that my volume argument is not flawed, but just intended to give the idea.
Yes, USA DID warn the world BEFORE upping the tarrifs of steel, YES it was to protect the US steel industry because of the ever growing second hand steel market (recycling) out of India and China (and ironically most of that production comes from ships scrap) and it was heavily discussed between the major steel industry countries. I don't say it's a nice measure, but at least everybody had a warning before it took effect. This gave people time to re-arrange their contracts, find ways around it, etc.
China, on the other hand, published the blacklist but didn't say when the measure is gonna be officially applied. Meantime, most trade routes for HSS cargo are in jeopardy, and the market softens, and eventually will drop.
And don't say "we" as I'm not American, thankyouverymuch.
Food aid cargo, mostly handled by American Red Cross and World Food Program (WPG) is not the same as those imports. Those are EXPORTS to 3rd world countries, and usually are, as you say, GM commodities.
What I'm talking about is IMPORTS from China (i.e. they ordered the stuff and paid for it) and are high grade grain.
I don't say it's bad, just that they don't take gloves to make the rest of the world swallow the rules and accept them.
I know of something called visa, as I have one to reside here in Japan. Your cynism is irrelevant.
Yes, everyone is increasing import tarifs at one level or another, but no one is doing it as crudely and un-diplomatically than China at the moment.
Being the first grain importer in the world, China HAS to be more subtle when making decisions.
Your example of Japan and beef imports is somewhat flawed, as the volume of cargo moved is insignificant compared to bulk commodities such as grain or coal.
The only reason China gave to explain their blacklist for grain imports is "bad quality". No one has seen studies on that, nor evidence of sub-par quality of the cargo. This measure has been taken ONLY to get control of the grain market in Asia. And going the way it is now, they might have a chance to achieve just that.
My comment wasn't aimed at the blacklist or "outlawing" of various things in China, but rather at the methods they use to apply them.
Last week, they declared that they will apply very strong restrictions on their soybean and grain imports, effectively putting most American and Japanese grain trading companies on a blacklist for most of the main grain originating countries (US for corn, Brazil and Argentina for soybean and other grain products). Needless to say this will have a big impact on the world economy.
Now, this is not the same kind of commodity (obviously) but it's the same kind of attitude. I wonder what's the next step for them. Maybe forbidding people from certain countries to come to mainland China ? It might be for the best of their country, but they certainly do not know how to impose such rules with diplomacy...
my 2 cents worth...
Sorry, but even if I'm being redundant, I don't see the point of buying a powerbook just to run linux. it's plain expensive, even for a great looking machine. If you buy a Powerbook, that's also for the ease of use and friendliness of OS X. That's why I bought mine, and while I sometimes dual-boot with gentoo-linux on it, most of my time I'm working on OS X.
If the Sony subnotebook doesn't run OSX, it's not a powerbook 12" killer.
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on the one hand you have "push up bra", on the other hand you have "sweaty physical exercise" ...
:)
man, put your hands together
It is spelt "compatibility" for crying out loud !
And it is repeated both in the article AND in the slashdot title. Unacceptable...
Where the hell did this weird "compatability" mistake come from anyway ? I see it more and more everywhere, even in important reports and it's driving me crazy.
Geez, the ONE time the foot icon would actually make sense, it is not even used by /. editors...
I guess I know where to stick my foot next time...
Kinda funny... in French, "avalons" means "let's swallow"... sure Bill wants people to swallow anything he says...
oh wait... doesn't Bill speak French ?
maybe Slashdot should move from slashcode to bugzilla ??
no, he uses the fake house to play Duke Nukem Forever...
Alright everyone, sing along :
"Ceeeelebrate good time, come on !" *clap*
damn, so early in the morning and my jokes already suck... I need more vitmanins...
Yeah, well, I had a sunday to kill... and it was my first experience in an Apple store... they were giving away t-shirts, but only had about 2000 of them... and i was like number 2400 so out of luck :/
I didn't really go because of the hype... but when u wait from 8 to 10 am then you think "geez, if I leave the queue now, I would have waited for nothing" so that made me stay in the long queue that was going down to almost Tokyo station. Hopefully the Tully's coffee shops were on the way...
However I DID enjoy the foot bath when I finally got home that day !
Yeah, I was there !! and I wish I hadn't waited from 08:00 til 14:43 for it !
the store looks nice, but really not as stunning inside as it is from the outside. The week-end after, one could enter the shop without even queuing at all. talk about useless hype...
This guy turned something that deserves to go in the trash into something that is too big to fit in one !!!
is the webserver running on one of those cameras ?
and don't forget : Bill is your Uncle !
now give me my $699, you insensitive clod !
Has anyone on Slashdot ever participated in a survey that asked if you had deleted mp3's?
Have you ever taken a Slashdot poll ??
*ducks*
Actually, in French, "rendezvous" doesn't mean anything.
The correct way to write it is "rendez-vous".
I'm pretty sure Apple did that on purpose.
my foot having a rendez-vous with your ass, sacrebleu.
I compare volumes of beef vs grain, not China vs Japan ! and if you were working in the transportation industry you wouldn't make such shallow comment. Only open your mouth when you know what you're talking about. If you really want to see what my comparison is about, do a China (grain/beef) ratio vs a Japan (grain/beef) ratio and see how much China EXPORTS vs what Japan EXPORTS. Then eventually you will see that my volume argument is not flawed, but just intended to give the idea.
Yes, USA DID warn the world BEFORE upping the tarrifs of steel, YES it was to protect the US steel industry because of the ever growing second hand steel market (recycling) out of India and China (and ironically most of that production comes from ships scrap) and it was heavily discussed between the major steel industry countries. I don't say it's a nice measure, but at least everybody had a warning before it took effect. This gave people time to re-arrange their contracts, find ways around it, etc.
China, on the other hand, published the blacklist but didn't say when the measure is gonna be officially applied. Meantime, most trade routes for HSS cargo are in jeopardy, and the market softens, and eventually will drop.
And don't say "we" as I'm not American, thankyouverymuch.
What I'm talking about is IMPORTS from China (i.e. they ordered the stuff and paid for it) and are high grade grain.
don't mix things up...
oh, and by the way, I work in a shipping company.
I know of something called visa, as I have one to reside here in Japan. Your cynism is irrelevant. Yes, everyone is increasing import tarifs at one level or another, but no one is doing it as crudely and un-diplomatically than China at the moment.
Being the first grain importer in the world, China HAS to be more subtle when making decisions. Your example of Japan and beef imports is somewhat flawed, as the volume of cargo moved is insignificant compared to bulk commodities such as grain or coal.
The only reason China gave to explain their blacklist for grain imports is "bad quality". No one has seen studies on that, nor evidence of sub-par quality of the cargo. This measure has been taken ONLY to get control of the grain market in Asia. And going the way it is now, they might have a chance to achieve just that.
My comment wasn't aimed at the blacklist or "outlawing" of various things in China, but rather at the methods they use to apply them.
cheers
Now, this is not the same kind of commodity (obviously) but it's the same kind of attitude. I wonder what's the next step for them. Maybe forbidding people from certain countries to come to mainland China ? It might be for the best of their country, but they certainly do not know how to impose such rules with diplomacy... my 2 cents worth...
a powerbook killer ??
Sorry, but even if I'm being redundant, I don't see the point of buying a powerbook just to run linux. it's plain expensive, even for a great looking machine.
If you buy a Powerbook, that's also for the ease of use and friendliness of OS X. That's why I bought mine, and while I sometimes dual-boot with gentoo-linux on it, most of my time I'm working on OS X.
If the Sony subnotebook doesn't run OSX, it's not a powerbook 12" killer.
It also supports the AudioUnit framework (which has a new logo) and comes with 30 AUs bundled in the box
:)
I didn't know you could sell Astronomical Units in a box !! damn, those Apple folks are good
or maybe I should consider buying reading glasses...
What's my link now? *walk a little* What's my link now? *walk a little* What's...
:
..."kaboom"
I think you forgot to add at the end
(sound of the guy falling into a huge hole)
(damn I think I need to stop watching cartoons...)
... that the guy actually took the screenshot on the Panther WWDC preview ??