I am going to take a liberty here and assume something, while trying to be honest and not a troll: if you're reading this website, the iPad is probably not targeted toward you.
A reoccurring narrative within the content presented on slashdot are progressive ideas, suggestions, fixes, hardhacks that can allow for a greater level of user customization and control. By its very nature (and a key marketing point to many Apple products) the iPad is the opposite of this. The iPad does not allow for advanced customization or unintended user control (non-removable battery, no CD/DVD drive, limited RAM/HD space, etc).
Instead, you need to think of the iPad as an appliance, like a refrigerator or vacuum. These devices are A) often found throughout the house B) do one thing at a time. The iPad is the software/hardware equivalent of this as shown by its lowered price (for Apple standards), simplified interface, and inability to multitask program and its sole purpose is to do one thing at a time.
If you can't get by now who the target market is for this product, you're not the target demographic as the parent stated.
As we've all read Dred Scott v. Sanford on our friday nights, instead of hitting the clubs, slaves in the United States are not considered citizens. If they are not citizens, they are not allowed the right to sue in court.
The Apple employees must be citizens if they're allowed to sue in court.
That manifesto is surely filled with angst. Although I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't be with the state of game consoles. I liked the point about the dehumanization of women.
So, if there are individuals in the movie and music industry, their motivation really must derive from the process of warez or they get an ego boost. I mean, imagine you're some PA for a new movie coming out and you start seeding the movie to some "elite warez group" a month before release. If you weren't seeding the movie for any of the aforementioned reasons, what could you possibly be thinking: "Oh, I just seeded a movie I spent hundresd of hours editing so people don't have to.. give...me..payment..for it."
There's no nostalgia in warez.
Most episodes from the first and second incarnations of Dr. Who were rarely good. While some of the episodes provided the crucial background history for monsters, foes, and friends, others just plain sucked. The Aztecs, The Web Planet, The Dominators, The Mind Robber, and Planet of Giants come to mind as total crap.
As I recall, someone developed a plugin for Ogg Vorbis support in iTunes. Seemingly, the introduction of AAC should of done nothing to detour the popularity of.ogg. Of course WMA is a different story.
I recall the lack of imagination I had towards passwords. I would always use something like: "Good Administrators Never Use Passwords Other Then Alphanumeric 528"
Using voice chat would definitely take the fun out of MUDing. I mean, just imagine, having a full in-depth conversation with someone on how to get a certain level 60 weapon or shield, and there would be no way for a Immortal(s) of that MUD to moderate what has been said.
Oh yeah, and trying to understand various accents would suck.
Somehow, I would expect this article to be shown on the Onion, or some place in the Everything2 definition of "ironic."
Oh well, I can't recieve the few minutes of my life back after reading this article.
I've already switched, but isn't it more important whether all the really huge backbone servers switch? I mean, the majority of them are using IPv4, so are they willing to shut down for a few moments to upgrade (assuming it takes that long)? If they switch, could that entail major loses in their companies income?
I have the Shada VHS, it wasn't worth the effort for the BBC to scrape the pieces of video they did have and compile them together. I just viewed the Flash version, and it still wasn't worth the effort to animate the fragments of video footage for Shada.
There are other Dr. Who's (I was thinking of some of William Hartnell's episodes) that are in worse condition, that could use such a gift, I think the only reason this one was done in Flash was due to the fact the name "Douglas Adams" was sprinkled around.
I really don't see much point in buying the LotR DVD's seperately. You just know that New Line will compile together all three movie's in one big massive package with an infinite amount of DVD extra's.
Sounds like a subtle attempt to get kids good and addicted to the lottery at a early age ensuring they're future buyers of the purchasing of physical lottery tickets.
Or a subtle attempt to draw out all those hackers silly enough to try their hand at the lottery, illegally of course.
I knew that Jobs had plenty of Stock Options and a Jet purchased for him age's ago. On almost every magazine article about the man, they mention his salary and will allude to the "other" forms of payment given to him.
Because it's large, cumbersome, a dark color, and non-symmetrical. Isn't that like the opposite of everything that Apple stands for when they are designing hardware?
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I completely agree with the parent.
I am going to take a liberty here and assume something, while trying to be honest and not a troll: if you're reading this website, the iPad is probably not targeted toward you.
A reoccurring narrative within the content presented on slashdot are progressive ideas, suggestions, fixes, hardhacks that can allow for a greater level of user customization and control. By its very nature (and a key marketing point to many Apple products) the iPad is the opposite of this. The iPad does not allow for advanced customization or unintended user control (non-removable battery, no CD/DVD drive, limited RAM/HD space, etc).
Instead, you need to think of the iPad as an appliance, like a refrigerator or vacuum. These devices are A) often found throughout the house B) do one thing at a time. The iPad is the software/hardware equivalent of this as shown by its lowered price (for Apple standards), simplified interface, and inability to multitask program and its sole purpose is to do one thing at a time.
If you can't get by now who the target market is for this product, you're not the target demographic as the parent stated.
Hello, I'd love an invite to QuakeLive! If you could send one to asterax*NOSPAM*@gmail.com, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks. :)
As we've all read Dred Scott v. Sanford on our friday nights, instead of hitting the clubs, slaves in the United States are not considered citizens. If they are not citizens, they are not allowed the right to sue in court. The Apple employees must be citizens if they're allowed to sue in court.
That manifesto is surely filled with angst. Although I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't be with the state of game consoles. I liked the point about the dehumanization of women.
So, if there are individuals in the movie and music industry, their motivation really must derive from the process of warez or they get an ego boost. I mean, imagine you're some PA for a new movie coming out and you start seeding the movie to some "elite warez group" a month before release. If you weren't seeding the movie for any of the aforementioned reasons, what could you possibly be thinking: "Oh, I just seeded a movie I spent hundresd of hours editing so people don't have to.. give...me..payment..for it." There's no nostalgia in warez.
Heh, yes, I was just going to mention that. Maybe they've progressed since the initial story was mentioned on GIS.
I'd forgotten about George Bush's pet project; breaking as many sections of the Geneva convention as possible. :P
Most episodes from the first and second incarnations of Dr. Who were rarely good. While some of the episodes provided the crucial background history for monsters, foes, and friends, others just plain sucked. The Aztecs, The Web Planet, The Dominators, The Mind Robber, and Planet of Giants come to mind as total crap.
As I recall, someone developed a plugin for Ogg Vorbis support in iTunes. Seemingly, the introduction of AAC should of done nothing to detour the popularity of .ogg. Of course WMA is a different story.
A Mazda is any different? Heh.
"Get a Mazda Tribute and recieve a free Dell DJ." That sounds reasonable.
I recall the lack of imagination I had towards passwords. I would always use something like: "Good Administrators Never Use Passwords Other Then Alphanumeric 528"
Using voice chat would definitely take the fun out of MUDing. I mean, just imagine, having a full in-depth conversation with someone on how to get a certain level 60 weapon or shield, and there would be no way for a Immortal(s) of that MUD to moderate what has been said. Oh yeah, and trying to understand various accents would suck.
Wow, just imagine, "Spam Prison."
Somehow, I would expect this article to be shown on the Onion, or some place in the Everything2 definition of "ironic." Oh well, I can't recieve the few minutes of my life back after reading this article.
I've already switched, but isn't it more important whether all the really huge backbone servers switch? I mean, the majority of them are using IPv4, so are they willing to shut down for a few moments to upgrade (assuming it takes that long)? If they switch, could that entail major loses in their companies income?
I have the Shada VHS, it wasn't worth the effort for the BBC to scrape the pieces of video they did have and compile them together. I just viewed the Flash version, and it still wasn't worth the effort to animate the fragments of video footage for Shada.
There are other Dr. Who's (I was thinking of some of William Hartnell's episodes) that are in worse condition, that could use such a gift, I think the only reason this one was done in Flash was due to the fact the name "Douglas Adams" was sprinkled around.
...And yet I'm still late to class almost every day...
This sounds like a spin-off from the controversial, and old, topic: "Is computer generated/enhanced art, real art?"
I really don't see much point in buying the LotR DVD's seperately. You just know that New Line will compile together all three movie's in one big massive package with an infinite amount of DVD extra's.
I was able to save it before the image was updated: http://ikaribox.dyndns.org/~asterax/amusing/floppy .jpg
rasher looks ugly.
http://www.rasher.dk/cam/ -- Look some loser already did it.
Sounds like a subtle attempt to get kids good and addicted to the lottery at a early age ensuring they're future buyers of the purchasing of physical lottery tickets.
:P
Or a subtle attempt to draw out all those hackers silly enough to try their hand at the lottery, illegally of course.
So, will there be any cheat codes for this?
I knew that Jobs had plenty of Stock Options and a Jet purchased for him age's ago. On almost every magazine article about the man, they mention his salary and will allude to the "other" forms of payment given to him.
:P
So, I'm not surprised.
Because it's large, cumbersome, a dark color, and non-symmetrical. Isn't that like the opposite of everything that Apple stands for when they are designing hardware?