Seriously, before video games, there was no war, no violence, and everyone loved each other. The crusades were caused because of the church's addiction to Doom. World War I, well, that was Duke Nukem. World War II was cause by the release of Quake. It is time to put an end to these horrible inventions now, before Doom 3 comes out and World War 3 starts.
So a prequil to Space Quest was completed by a hobbiest before Duke Nukem Forever was completed by a full-blown company? Not bad. Maybe the DNF creaters should license out to this guy if they are ever going to get that game out.
"Anyone remember the Digital Multia [ntlug.org] aka "Universal Desktop Box" powered by Alpha CPU's?
They weren't all that powerful [...] or popular..."
I think that most people would just scrath their heads and move on agreeing with Apple on this. It may not be the absolute first 64-bit desktop machine, but I think it just may be the only one 99% of people would be able to remember after a few years (which is more than I can say for your example, which I do not recall hearing about, and I am more up on computer stuff than 99% of the population. No, slashdot does not represent 99% of the population, so don't gripe!)
"While I'd love to believe that Apple is soon coming out with 970 based machines, these two items in particular are the Joe Slashdot wet-dream wishlist items. Apple will go with the same drives you can get in an Xserve today, and I'd be pretty surprised if the jumped on board PCI-X. The fact is, someone not related to Apple just sat at their keyboard, and tried to make a spec which seemed believable yet got all the Joe Slashdot Apple fanboys hot-and-bothered."
And managed to get their made up specs and image of the machine to appear on the Apple Store website? That would have to be a nice hacking job + photoshop job. Suspend your disbelief mr. non-believer-smartypants. Geez.
Bad grammar, but optical audio in a graphics machine? I'm sorry but this sounds like wishful thinking. One more point impossible.
This one does puzzle me slightly, but Apple don't consider their machines "graphics machines". Macs are all-purpose. It's no fault of Apple if they are pigeonholed by others as "only for graphics". Also, even if they were "graphics machines," video editing kind of requires sound..."
Not only that, but unless you've been living in a hole, you'd know that within the last year, Apple has purchased Logic. This computer would compliment that nicely.
"Maybe this is going to signal a change in the way record companies think about file sharing?"
WTF? How is her getting a job on a news channel going to affect the record industries? That's like saying because I own a car, I'm going to change the way NASA thinks about spaceflight. Unrelated (and a bad analogy, but you get the point).
I like the part where she said, "They are looking for me to do the larger picture on some of the content convergence and media consolidation issues and know that I have a point of view on many issues as a longtime advocate."
How the f**k has she EVER seen the larger picture? The only point of view I've ever heard from her is if you listen to music that isn't yours, you should be locked in jail with murderers and rapists.
He probably has nothing to worry about since I think that old man is probably too old to even know how to use a computer. Why is it always the old, technology phobic senators who seem to come up with these "great" ideas? I think it is going overboard destroying a thousand dollar+ machine for, say, pirating a $15 CD. Even in the "eye for an eye" mentality, that is going too far. When is he due for reelection?
Is this the way free software companies are going to get their money from now on?! I mean come on! There are easier ways to make a buck without getting the team of muttering lawyers involved. Frankly, if this is the way they are going to try to make money off of free software, I'd rather them charge money for the product and leave the lawyers under their bridges where they belong.
Don't forget that they also edit their Audio CD's they sell there. They bleep out all the swears. Freedom of speech? Not at walmart. I can't believe any self-respecting musician would let that happen to their art (or let the RIAA speak for them, but I digress...). But, you can buy guns though!
I read yesterday that they are going to start putting covers over their magazines like cosmo there. Now I don't read cosmo, but come on? Is cosmo too racy for the prudish walton family? What's next, not selling condoms in the pharmacy because it makes people think of having sex?
Don't even get me started about the layout of the stores. Did you know you can find the britta filters in the same isle as toilet seat lids (at least in the one by me)? I don't think I'm going back there - ever. The sooner we can rid our towns of the stink of the walton family, the better.
"Think construction sites, factory floors, heavy machinery, kindergartens (picture 20 kids playing, er, screaming at the top of their lungs) etc. All extremely noisy, sometimes over the top. Developed countries have regulations on noise level, the responsible personnel needs a simple and practical way to measure the level."
Even more practical than that... and I'm surprised they didn't implement this (as far as I know)... but couldn't it also be used to automatically adjust the speaker volume depending on ambient noise? If apple can make monitors that change brightness depending on ambient light levels, why not apply this to phones and sound?
"I doubt anyone, even at MS has access, let alone modification rights to the variuos code bases."
I dunno, I bet that egomaniacle BillG has that. He claims he loves to code, and I bet he at least has access to it all. Or at least has a back door in there somewhere. Heck, I wouldn't put it past him to have a personal back door into every computer running windows.
"Actually, have you ever tried to write RETURN TO SENDER on a AOL-mailed CD?"
Actually, I did just that a few weeks ago and they accepted it just fine. Put it on top of my apartment mailbox and the mailman took it (if I had just dropped it in a mailbox I wouldn't be so certain).
... didn't I see something like this in Robocop? And Robocop 2? And Robocop 3? It only worked out for 'em once with a human brain. OCP made a mess trying to find the secret of this technology.
Unless you run it in VMware, I don't think the average/. user would like this. It would require you to shutdown and reboot your computer anytime you run a game. That sounds like a very big CON you left off your list, even bigger than not being able to play your MP3s in the background. For me, it would be a deal breaker.
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What the hell is an unwilling virgin? All the geeks (aka virgins) I know sure aren't unwilling, they're just unable to close the deal.
Seriously, before video games, there was no war, no violence, and everyone loved each other. The crusades were caused because of the church's addiction to Doom. World War I, well, that was Duke Nukem. World War II was cause by the release of Quake. It is time to put an end to these horrible inventions now, before Doom 3 comes out and World War 3 starts.
So a prequil to Space Quest was completed by a hobbiest before Duke Nukem Forever was completed by a full-blown company? Not bad. Maybe the DNF creaters should license out to this guy if they are ever going to get that game out.
Nice. Couldn't have said it better myself. I like that guy.
They weren't all that powerful [...] or popular..."
I think that most people would just scrath their heads and move on agreeing with Apple on this. It may not be the absolute first 64-bit desktop machine, but I think it just may be the only one 99% of people would be able to remember after a few years (which is more than I can say for your example, which I do not recall hearing about, and I am more up on computer stuff than 99% of the population. No, slashdot does not represent 99% of the population, so don't gripe!)
I have a job, thanks. Don't drink and type though...
Or when Linus gets the commercial and media attention Steve Jovs gets. Or when Linus developes a reality distortion field of his own.
And managed to get their made up specs and image of the machine to appear on the Apple Store website? That would have to be a nice hacking job + photoshop job. Suspend your disbelief mr. non-believer-smartypants. Geez.
Bad grammar, but optical audio in a graphics machine? I'm sorry but this sounds like wishful thinking. One more point impossible.
This one does puzzle me slightly, but Apple don't consider their machines "graphics machines". Macs are all-purpose. It's no fault of Apple if they are pigeonholed by others as "only for graphics". Also, even if they were "graphics machines," video editing kind of requires sound..."
Not only that, but unless you've been living in a hole, you'd know that within the last year, Apple has purchased Logic. This computer would compliment that nicely.
WTF? How is her getting a job on a news channel going to affect the record industries? That's like saying because I own a car, I'm going to change the way NASA thinks about spaceflight. Unrelated (and a bad analogy, but you get the point).
I like the part where she said, "They are looking for me to do the larger picture on some of the content convergence and media consolidation issues and know that I have a point of view on many issues as a longtime advocate."
How the f**k has she EVER seen the larger picture? The only point of view I've ever heard from her is if you listen to music that isn't yours, you should be locked in jail with murderers and rapists.
He probably has nothing to worry about since I think that old man is probably too old to even know how to use a computer. Why is it always the old, technology phobic senators who seem to come up with these "great" ideas? I think it is going overboard destroying a thousand dollar+ machine for, say, pirating a $15 CD. Even in the "eye for an eye" mentality, that is going too far. When is he due for reelection?
Hmm... maybe someone should pitch this to MTV for celebrity death match.
Actually, nevermind, that would require actual thinking on behalf of MTV viewers. It wouldn't fly.
Is this the way free software companies are going to get their money from now on?! I mean come on! There are easier ways to make a buck without getting the team of muttering lawyers involved. Frankly, if this is the way they are going to try to make money off of free software, I'd rather them charge money for the product and leave the lawyers under their bridges where they belong.
I read yesterday that they are going to start putting covers over their magazines like cosmo there. Now I don't read cosmo, but come on? Is cosmo too racy for the prudish walton family? What's next, not selling condoms in the pharmacy because it makes people think of having sex?
Don't even get me started about the layout of the stores. Did you know you can find the britta filters in the same isle as toilet seat lids (at least in the one by me)? I don't think I'm going back there - ever. The sooner we can rid our towns of the stink of the walton family, the better.
Sorry about the rant,
Even more practical than that... and I'm surprised they didn't implement this (as far as I know)... but couldn't it also be used to automatically adjust the speaker volume depending on ambient noise? If apple can make monitors that change brightness depending on ambient light levels, why not apply this to phones and sound?
I dunno, I bet that egomaniacle BillG has that. He claims he loves to code, and I bet he at least has access to it all. Or at least has a back door in there somewhere. Heck, I wouldn't put it past him to have a personal back door into every computer running windows.
/homer simpson
Oh that sounds safe. I thought cell phones while driving were bad...
"It'd be interesting to observe the effect that the temperature and vibration of an operating PC would have on the ants."
'nuff said.
Actually, I did just that a few weeks ago and they accepted it just fine. Put it on top of my apartment mailbox and the mailman took it (if I had just dropped it in a mailbox I wouldn't be so certain).
No, it was shipped with the Plus! upgrade to Windows 95. The internet was $50 extra.
Kinda funny that a reality ruled by computers can't even keep up with patches. Makes ya wonder how Windows Update can work if that doesn't! ;)
... didn't I see something like this in Robocop? And Robocop 2? And Robocop 3? It only worked out for 'em once with a human brain. OCP made a mess trying to find the secret of this technology.
Unless you run it in VMware, I don't think the average /. user would like this. It would require you to shutdown and reboot your computer anytime you run a game. That sounds like a very big CON you left off your list, even bigger than not being able to play your MP3s in the background. For me, it would be a deal breaker.