Im still running an old Next Station Color (Mach kernel) with a 25 MHz 68040 cpu, a whopping 64M of ram and 4G scsi drive. It is supposibly the granddaddy of Mac OS X.
Im still waiting for a version of linux that will run on it natively but for now it works fine as an X client for my linux box. There a version of linux that will Net boot on it but due to Apples 'help' with the SCSI drivers (*COME ON APPLE*, release the specs!) it will probably never have a version that runs without some other computer acting as storage.
Funny thing is that my wife wanted me to let her have it as her computer because she thought it looked cool, pretty good for 1993 technology:)
You know, to me this is the last straw.. hell with them, they won't be getting any more of my money. I think we should start a campaign to let the members of the RIAA know that they're pissing us off and losing customers. I just sent the following feedback to Sony Pictures:
When I hear about the RIAA (thats you!) going after 12 year old girls living in the projects, 80 year old men, and students I can only wave *goodbye* to you. That kind of behaviour gets what it deserves. Note that the fall of Napster meant the fall of CD sales too:) Given all of the BS by the RIAA I've made a decision. I will no longer support any company that belongs to the RIAA with a single cent of my hard earned income. Im not the only one, just make a note of new CD sales.
Due to Sony Music's involvement with the RIAA and their heavy handed law suits against *your consumers* I will no longer purchase (new) music from any artists under your label. I was in the process of re-purchasing my AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Tori Amos, Adam Ant, Meat Loaf, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Denver, Celine Dion , Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, and Billy Joel collections in compact disc format. I have decided to purchase anything I cannot live without *USED* so that your company and the RIAA will receive $0 revenue from these purchases.
I used to download the occasional song out of curiousity but haven't for some time due the the rediculous witch hunt the RIAA is doing, I've also not bought a single NEW CD since then (think about it!). In the past I bought quite a few CD's because I came across a band I hadn't heard before. Its FREE advertising for you, get a clue. If you're afraid of losing control of the distribution, then you're already too late... the cat is out of the bag; change with demand or die.
Obviously people like the convenience of downloading music, make it cheap ($.25 a song) and you'll make billions. Price it too high and people won't take chances with new music. Continue suing people that don't make any distinction from downloading music to listen to on their computer and listening to music on the radio and guess what... you lost a customer (like me). Also, adding a heavly layer of DRM (digital rights management) to songs where people can't play the song they downloaded on a different computer or in their car and it will fail too. Its all about psychology. If I can go to YOUR site and know the music I want to download is there (free from viruses and other mayhem and a consistent quality) I'll do that instead of searching for days online or taking a chance with someone I don't know.
Napster surviving is a conflict of interest for the RIAA.. This judge has it in for Napster! All I can say for Shawn Fanning (creator of napster) is to move on... don't let those bastards ruin your life. http://www.napster.com/bye.jpg
While working during the holidays is certainly unpleasant, be glad you're still working!
I survived the layoffs in July and thought I was safe... wrong! They said it was because of the Sept 11 attack, that our clients weren't paying because they were locked out of their offices for 2 weeks.
When I first was laid off, I was up beat, I was certain that I would have a job within a month...
that was 10 weeks ago. From what I've been reading, there are a lot of people that have been job searching for far longer. It certainly doesn't look good:(
Unemployment is a joke, they cap it at $200 a week (AZ) which is 1/5 of what I was making.. good thing my wife got a job right before I was laid off otherwise we would be totally screwed.
Our savings are almost depleted, every month we have to take more out to pay our bills.
I couldn't afford to buy too many christmas gifts, the ones I did buy were on credit. Christmas was a burden instead of a time of joy;
I couldn't wait for it to be over.
In any case Im trying to stay hopeful that things will turn for the better in January:)
I'm sure I am not the only/.'er facing a questionable future in the current recession.
Unless he coats the entire board (cards and all) in a fine later of acrillic or something I wouldnt think submerging a powered board in mineral oil would be very good... Maybe Im wrong, is Mineral Oil a bad conductor?? If mineral oil does conduct, wouldnt the stray electricity cause intermittent failures?
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Im still running an old Next Station Color (Mach kernel) with a 25 MHz 68040 cpu, a whopping 64M of ram and 4G scsi drive. It is supposibly the granddaddy of Mac OS X.
:)
Im still waiting for a version of linux that will run on it natively but for now it works fine as an X client for my linux box. There a version of linux that will Net boot on it but due to Apples 'help' with the SCSI drivers (*COME ON APPLE*, release the specs!) it will probably never have a version that runs without some other computer acting as storage.
Funny thing is that my wife wanted me to let her have it as her computer because she thought it looked cool, pretty good for 1993 technology
This machine was way before it's time!
You know, to me this is the last straw.. hell with them, they won't be getting any more of my money.
:) Given all of the BS by the RIAA I've made a decision. I will no longer support any company that belongs to the RIAA with a single cent of my hard earned income. Im not the only one, just make a note of new CD sales.
I think we should start a campaign to let the members of the RIAA know that they're pissing us off and losing customers.
I just sent the following feedback to Sony Pictures:
When I hear about the RIAA (thats you!) going after 12 year old girls living in the projects, 80 year old men, and students I can only wave *goodbye* to you. That kind of behaviour gets what it deserves. Note that the fall of Napster meant the fall of CD sales too
Due to Sony Music's involvement with the RIAA and their heavy handed law suits against *your consumers* I will no longer purchase (new) music from any artists under your label. I was in the process of re-purchasing my AC/DC, Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Tori Amos, Adam Ant, Meat Loaf, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Denver, Celine Dion , Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, and Billy Joel collections in compact disc format. I have decided to purchase anything I cannot live without *USED* so that your company and the RIAA will receive $0 revenue from these purchases.
I used to download the occasional song out of curiousity but haven't for some time due the the rediculous witch hunt the RIAA is doing, I've also not bought a single NEW CD since then (think about it!). In the past I bought quite a few CD's because I came across a band I hadn't heard before. Its FREE advertising for you, get a clue. If you're afraid of losing control of the distribution, then you're already too late... the cat is out of the bag; change with demand or die.
Obviously people like the convenience of downloading music, make it cheap ($.25 a song) and you'll make billions. Price it too high and people won't take chances with new music.
Continue suing people that don't make any distinction from downloading music to listen to on their computer and listening to music on the radio and guess what... you lost a customer (like me). Also, adding a heavly layer of DRM (digital rights management) to songs where people can't play the song they downloaded on a different computer or in their car and it will fail too. Its all about psychology. If I can go to YOUR site and know the music I want to download is there (free from viruses and other mayhem and a consistent quality) I'll do that instead of searching for days online or taking a chance with someone I don't know.
Sincerely,
*** me
Yes.
Keystone (http://www.stonekeep.com/keystone.html)
Its based on PHP/MySQL and works great!
JD
Can he reverse engineer JoLo's booty?
:)
Wouldnt that be reverse end-gineer
No joke, I heard she has her ass insured. How funny !
JD
Better off Dead is my favorite movie, I eagerly awaited for it to come out on DVD last July.
"Gee Ricky.. Im really sorry your Mom blew up"
Gotta love those John Cusack 80's movies..
One Crazy Summer...
A Sure Thing...
Hot Persuit...
Say Anything..
Just when I had lost faith in seeing another John Cusack movie Gross Point Blank came out.. Not great, but not bad either.
Ah yes.. now that movie had some one liners :)
:(
Give me some sugar baby!
I bought it too.. though too bad I got the 'directors edition' with the stupid different ending
Whats with directors screwing up their own movies????
JD
The RIAA calls anything that generates income in their industry that doesn't use them as a middle man PIRACY.
Got news for you RIAA, like all middle men, your days are numbered!
Napster surviving is a conflict of interest for the RIAA.. This judge has it in for Napster!
All I can say for Shawn Fanning (creator of napster)
is to move on... don't let those bastards ruin your life.
http://www.napster.com/bye.jpg
While working during the holidays is certainly unpleasant, be glad you're still working!
:(
:)
/.'er facing a questionable future in the current recession.
I survived the layoffs in July and thought I was safe... wrong! They said it was because of the Sept 11 attack, that our clients weren't paying because they were locked out of their offices for 2 weeks.
When I first was laid off, I was up beat, I was certain that I would have a job within a month...
that was 10 weeks ago. From what I've been reading, there are a lot of people that have been job searching for far longer. It certainly doesn't look good
Unemployment is a joke, they cap it at $200 a week (AZ) which is 1/5 of what I was making.. good thing my wife got a job right before I was laid off otherwise we would be totally screwed.
Our savings are almost depleted, every month we have to take more out to pay our bills.
I couldn't afford to buy too many christmas gifts, the ones I did buy were on credit. Christmas was a burden instead of a time of joy;
I couldn't wait for it to be over.
In any case Im trying to stay hopeful that things will turn for the better in January
I'm sure I am not the only
Where are all the IT jobs?
Unless he coats the entire board (cards and all) in a fine later of acrillic or something I wouldnt
think submerging a powered board in mineral oil would be very good... Maybe Im wrong, is Mineral Oil a bad conductor?? If mineral oil does conduct, wouldnt the stray electricity cause intermittent failures?
Are you an idiot, or just kidding!
You can always load VMWare and run NT/Win95 in a window, or StarOffice does MSWord documents.
JD