>It's so funny when people get carried away by the >expertise they possess in aparticular area, and think they >can apply it for an another -especially, when they speak >on behalf of their employer.
RTFAs.
1) Geer is both well known and well respected inside this field, he was speaking inside of his area of expertise.
2) He wasn't speaking "on behalf of [his] employer." The paper specifically states that the individuals who signed it represented themselves and not their companies.
3) From what he has said he has a long list of job offers already.
>But should corporations have constitutional rights? Like >individuals?
Maybe, maybe not, but that's completely irrelevant considering the first amendment starts with "congress shall make no law" do you not understand?
Unless you want to declare businesses to be a division of congress or otherwise endowed as a governmental branch, it doesn't particularly matter whether corporations can have constitutional rights.
>Considering that the avowed objective of any corporation >is to make money, and no other purpose, they are by >definition non-ethical.
Very similar position. Graduated last may with a degree in Math/CS from an engineering school. Couldn't find a job in the area and had no money to keep an apartment, realized that the Denver job market was over-saturated, and moved out.
Still can't find a job, still looking with a resume I've opened to the field as being completely willing to relocate.
It also works if you substitute "college students" for "virii" (though they tend to be on the receiving end of said mass mail-outs, rather than the giving).
Lower support costs, minimal migration fees or difficulties, and the liberal arts department can use it without having a heart attack. What's so strange?
" I won't even install iBlog because I think it is just the same and I don't wan't it to install stupid services in safari or other OS X apps. "
This shows that you don't know what iBlog actually is...
iBlog doesn't change Safari or any other app. It is an application all to itself that just lets you manage you own blog and subscribe to other people's blogs. It doesn't change my defaults around or screw with the system, its like a lot of journal keeping software, actually (such as MacJournal), it just lets you publish to your iDisk.
It would have been a big issue because they would need to integrate their DRM into a windows music player/and/ deal with a much larger group for tech support. I think Apple wanted to keep the initial release group small, and then expand from there.
Also, I think Apple was of the view that "we get one shot at this, lets do it right." If they couldn't provide "the apple experience" they weren't going to provide anything. This has a lot of things going for it: this way, people won't try it with poorer integration and worse software and dismiss it, but will jump straight in feet first when they get the windows product launched.
It takes a risk that someone will beat them to market with a better integrated product, but that's not much of a risk considering their timetable.
1) This is not a "critical update" by any stretch of the imagination. It makes a DoS attack easy, it is not a root exploit.
2) People who are running the default installation of sshd and who are dependent on the default installation sshd are primarily going to be home users, who are in the lowest risk category for being attacked by a DoS.
In short: If you are using OpenSSH seriously in a business or school environment, you should either are running your own copy (from OpenSSH.org) or be willing to let something like this (with no remote or local exploits, just a DoS attack) slide.
I agree that it would be nice to see a patch from Apple, but this is not exactly what I would call a "make or break" kind of security flaw.
Last time I was reading about a music comparison, the statement was along the lines of "OGG excels at very low bitrates, AAC is really good from about 128kbps up".
Dude, I've installed one on multiple TiBooks and iBooks, if you had to "take the entire thing apart" you did something wrong.
On a TiBook:
You remove eight screws, a piece of metal, and it should click in easily. Albeit it is even easier in an iBook, where you don't even have to deal with screws.
Some of the folks in the forums over at Ars Technica has been using PS7Bench (a 21 filter test) on a 50 MB test file. Their results are summarized here.
It is interesting to note that the G5 performs significantly better on the first 12 tests than on the last 9. The tests it performs the worst on are NTSC Colors, Accented Edges, and Water Color.
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> As hot as the G4 PowerBooks get, they'll need some > hellacious cooling on these things.
While I realize that the parent post is a joke, this is a fairly common misconception I figured should be addressed eventually.
The reason why PowerBook G4 systems get hot tends to be the hard drive and has little (if anything) to do with the processor (which runs at a much lower temperature than anything Intel has offered in years).
1) As other posters have mentioned, their systems are already beginning to support it natively. This means *no* extra wires, plug-ins, or anything else fancy. Just what already comes with your computer.
>Another stunning lack of innovation... Why not put two >contacts on the bottom and create a USB powered >charging base, like the Logitech etc cordless mice.
Let me get this straight: "Innovation" now means doing what your competitor has done for a long time? Am I missing something?
As to why they did it this way: My best guess is that they didn't want them to slowly die. Rechargeable batteries need to be plugged in more and more frequently when you keep them plugged in when not in use and their charge lasts for less and less time.
So rather than have an ignorant customer say "I've had this mouse for three years and its completely unusable now!" they make it clear from the get-go that you need to swap the batteries every so often.
The real factor here is how often they need to be replaced.
>I suppose because most people still wouldn't get this for >an aftermarket mouse as it has no scroll wheel. Come on >Apple! Put your flat-scroll wheel patent to work! Let's at >least see something!
If you want those features, buy your hardware from Logitech. Stop asking Apple to make everything from Desktops to Hummers.
Incidentally, they do put their "flat scroll-wheel patent to work": in the iPod.
> With their laptops however, it's a much more serious >issue.
Not really. Ambidexterity is a good thing.
When I am using the trackpad on my laptop I tend to use my left hand probably around half the time (no apparent reason, I'm actually right handed).
That I have a single clickable surface to press, no matter where my thumb is on the pad, can only be qualified as a Good Thing(TM).
When I need it I pull out my optical trackball. It has two buttons and works just fine, and in most situations having an extra mouse button under my trackpad would just cause problems.
All in all, that's a pretty good overall solution.
A commodity is only overpriced if one of two things is true:
1) It does not sell. 2) You have reliable evidence that a lower price point would have increased your earnings (note I did not say "unit sales").
We don't know if these things will sell yet. Simply.
In absence of evidence whether they will sell at *this* price point, we *certainly* don't have evidence that they would make more money by selling it at a lower price point.
You think they are overpriced? Don't buy them. For me personally it wouldn't matter whether they sold them at $20,000 or $5+S&H: I don't have a use for them.
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>Money represents a desire for people to live a life of
/means to you/ which is a completely separate ballgame.
/for/?
>quality, and that's all it represents.
That doesn't answer what it is or what it represents, that is what it
So answer the question, what is money, what does a unit of money represent, what do we trade it in exchange
>It's so funny when people get carried away by the
>expertise they possess in aparticular area, and think they
>can apply it for an another -especially, when they speak
>on behalf of their employer.
RTFAs.
1) Geer is both well known and well respected inside this field, he was speaking inside of his area of expertise.
2) He wasn't speaking "on behalf of [his] employer." The paper specifically states that the individuals who signed it represented themselves and not their companies.
3) From what he has said he has a long list of job offers already.
>But should corporations have constitutional rights? Like
>individuals?
Maybe, maybe not, but that's completely irrelevant considering the first amendment starts with "congress shall make no law" do you not understand?
Unless you want to declare businesses to be a division of congress or otherwise endowed as a governmental branch, it doesn't particularly matter whether corporations can have constitutional rights.
>Considering that the avowed objective of any corporation
>is to make money, and no other purpose, they are by >definition non-ethical.
Maybe by your definition, not by mine.
Tell me, what is money? What does it represent?
Very similar position. Graduated last may with a degree in Math/CS from an engineering school. Couldn't find a job in the area and had no money to keep an apartment, realized that the Denver job market was over-saturated, and moved out.
Still can't find a job, still looking with a resume I've opened to the field as being completely willing to relocate.
Good luck everyone.
TinyFuge. If you are using Linux (or MacOS X) it is the best of the breed.
It also works if you substitute "college students" for "virii" (though they tend to be on the receiving end of said mass mail-outs, rather than the giving).
Lower support costs, minimal migration fees or difficulties, and the liberal arts department can use it without having a heart attack. What's so strange?
" I won't even install iBlog because I think it is just the same and I don't wan't it to install stupid services in safari or other OS X apps. "
This shows that you don't know what iBlog actually is...
iBlog doesn't change Safari or any other app. It is an application all to itself that just lets you manage you own blog and subscribe to other people's blogs. It doesn't change my defaults around or screw with the system, its like a lot of journal keeping software, actually (such as MacJournal), it just lets you publish to your iDisk.
It would have been a big issue because they would need to integrate their DRM into a windows music player /and/ deal with a much larger group for tech support. I think Apple wanted to keep the initial release group small, and then expand from there.
Also, I think Apple was of the view that "we get one shot at this, lets do it right." If they couldn't provide "the apple experience" they weren't going to provide anything. This has a lot of things going for it: this way, people won't try it with poorer integration and worse software and dismiss it, but will jump straight in feet first when they get the windows product launched.
It takes a risk that someone will beat them to market with a better integrated product, but that's not much of a risk considering their timetable.
Speaking of missing the point....
1) This is not a "critical update" by any stretch of the imagination. It makes a DoS attack easy, it is not a root exploit.
2) People who are running the default installation of sshd and who are dependent on the default installation sshd are primarily going to be home users, who are in the lowest risk category for being attacked by a DoS.
In short: If you are using OpenSSH seriously in a business or school environment, you should either are running your own copy (from OpenSSH.org) or be willing to let something like this (with no remote or local exploits, just a DoS attack) slide.
I agree that it would be nice to see a patch from Apple, but this is not exactly what I would call a "make or break" kind of security flaw.
Last time I was reading about a music comparison, the statement was along the lines of "OGG excels at very low bitrates, AAC is really good from about 128kbps up".
http://www.openssh.org/
Dude, I've installed one on multiple TiBooks and iBooks, if you had to "take the entire thing apart" you did something wrong.
On a TiBook:
You remove eight screws, a piece of metal, and it should click in easily. Albeit it is even easier in an iBook, where you don't even have to deal with screws.
Yeah, something everyone seems to forget when they price out that PC for the comparison is the cost of porting MacOS X :)
Some of the folks in the forums over at Ars Technica has been using PS7Bench (a 21 filter test) on a 50 MB test file. Their results are summarized here.
It is interesting to note that the G5 performs significantly better on the first 12 tests than on the last 9. The tests it performs the worst on are NTSC Colors, Accented Edges, and Water Color.
Yeah, I guess I never really knew what an Inductor actually did in a circuit... I guess Physics II and Circuits were a waste of time...
" - cut, copy and paste work"
You know, he's on to something here...
> As hot as the G4 PowerBooks get, they'll need some
> hellacious cooling on these things.
While I realize that the parent post is a joke, this is a fairly common misconception I figured should be addressed eventually.
The reason why PowerBook G4 systems get hot tends to be the hard drive and has little (if anything) to do with the processor (which runs at a much lower temperature than anything Intel has offered in years).
I've always said that the advantage of the 12" PowerBook was that I had a computer which could fry eggs and heat coffee.
/that/ come out of Apple since the PowerBook 5300! Talk about versatility!
I haven't seen a computer that could do
1) As other posters have mentioned, their systems are already beginning to support it natively. This means *no* extra wires, plug-ins, or anything else fancy. Just what already comes with your computer.
2) Encryption. Bluetooth supports it.
>Another stunning lack of innovation ... Why not put two
>contacts on the bottom and create a USB powered
>charging base, like the Logitech etc cordless mice.
Let me get this straight: "Innovation" now means doing what your competitor has done for a long time? Am I missing something?
As to why they did it this way: My best guess is that they didn't want them to slowly die. Rechargeable batteries need to be plugged in more and more frequently when you keep them plugged in when not in use and their charge lasts for less and less time.
So rather than have an ignorant customer say "I've had this mouse for three years and its completely unusable now!" they make it clear from the get-go that you need to swap the batteries every so often.
The real factor here is how often they need to be replaced.
>I suppose because most people still wouldn't get this for
>an aftermarket mouse as it has no scroll wheel. Come on
>Apple! Put your flat-scroll wheel patent to work! Let's at
>least see something!
If you want those features, buy your hardware from Logitech. Stop asking Apple to make everything from Desktops to Hummers.
Incidentally, they do put their "flat scroll-wheel patent to work": in the iPod.
> With their laptops however, it's a much more serious
>issue.
Not really. Ambidexterity is a good thing.
When I am using the trackpad on my laptop I tend to use my left hand probably around half the time (no apparent reason, I'm actually right handed).
That I have a single clickable surface to press, no matter where my thumb is on the pad, can only be qualified as a Good Thing(TM).
When I need it I pull out my optical trackball. It has two buttons and works just fine, and in most situations having an extra mouse button under my trackpad would just cause problems.
All in all, that's a pretty good overall solution.
>wouldn't catch me using a bluetooth or non-bluetooth
>wireless kbd no matter what the price was.
When why the fsck does the price matter to you? As your initial post would indicate?
>Except no one knows if it is true as Apple did not
/. before...
>announce it.
Funny, that's never stopped things from appearing on
>overpriced, plain and simple
A commodity is only overpriced if one of two things is true:
1) It does not sell.
2) You have reliable evidence that a lower price point would have increased your earnings (note I did not say "unit sales").
We don't know if these things will sell yet. Simply.
In absence of evidence whether they will sell at *this* price point, we *certainly* don't have evidence that they would make more money by selling it at a lower price point.
You think they are overpriced? Don't buy them. For me personally it wouldn't matter whether they sold them at $20,000 or $5+S&H: I don't have a use for them.