In as much as inflation in the '70's was primarily due to the energy shocks, Reagan was the beneficiary of lower prices, hence lower inflation. At the same time, Reagan ballooned the deficits for his military buildup, as there wasn't any stomach to reduce spending in social programs (we were then a rich nation). Bush Sr. came into office with the task of reducing the deficits, but, again, there wasn't the stomach for spending reductions. He lost to Clinton because, while not a huge recession, people were out of work, and Bush Sr. was almost catatonic to the fact that people were suffering. They elected the new guy Clinton for that fact ("its the economy, stupid"). Clinton made a faustian bargain with Alan Greenspan, that he would reduce deficits if Greenspan would reduce interest rates. Clinton worked with both parties to reduce spending increases and, with tax rates maintained, actually converted the budget deficits to surpluses to the point that Americans had a cushion for a rainy day. Which did come when the tech bubble finally burst. Bush Jr. came into office, and while there were indicators of a weak recession, he used that issue to push for very large tax reductions, which he was able to push through with little effort. With 9-11 and its hugh and negative economic impact, Bush then upped the military budget, continued his push for massive tax breaks, initiated a war in Afghanistan (with broad public support) that we are still fighting and paying for, and finally, initiated a war with Iraq (on specious grounds as we have come to find out) that we may be paying for the rest of our lives. And still, we have the war on terror that has been, at the lease sidetracked. The difference between the America that Reagan, Bush Sr., and Clinton inherited, is that the U.S. was still the centerpiece of the world's economy. In a decade, perhaps two decades, the center of the world's economy will most likely have shifted to China and Asia, and America will be stuck with paying down some serious debt, but as a competitor amongst many, not as the premier economic engine of the world. That being said, I foresee the inevitable shrink of the middle class, a much reduced growth in high quality jobs, and the inevitable reduction in standard of living for the vast majority of Americans. Okay, I'm done, and I would love to be proven wrong on this.
In the 1980's, I was a smokejumper for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. While we were stationed at Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks, we were often forward positioned in Galena, adjacent to the Yukon river in interior Alaska. Notably, Galena is also (as I recall) the northern most U.S. air base with four F-15's stationed for air defense. The base is well equipped, with theater, base exchange, housing etc. The village itself it fairly typical with housing, general store, etc. Perhaps Toshiba isn't trying to get the village to be a guinea pig as much as show the U.S. military the usefulness of such a system.
This study came from that same state that had significant difficulty holding an election? I can't describe the incredible boost in confidence you've given me! Personally, I like the concept of local communities maximizing the benefit of technology, creating the supporting jobs, and keeping the money circulating in the local community (even in this case at the possible expense of Apple as well).
This really is a win for Altivec, which is after all the spawn of AIM, but one would have to credit Apple for not giving up on it after Moto faltered, as well as the near flawless G5 design. IBM should be especially pleased, perhaps enough to incorporate Altivec into the Power6.
While I agree with your statement, it is also fair to note that IBM's customers are generally corporate, and much more conservative than the creative market that Apple caters to, so, I suspect that Jonathan Ives, were he working for IBM, would have to tone down his designs considerable. I do recall that IBM created a cool split keyboard design for the ThinkPad that was very innovative, although it was abandoned fairly quickly, due to cost I suspect.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm more than ready for a custom icon set, South Park style, so I can get through this SCO stuff faster. I'd prefer the anatomically correct NC17 set, thank you very much, but, I'm easy to please.
Speaking for the unwashed multitudes, whatever it is, it won't do anything for me without a CAM package 'cause machining is how I earn my living. Now that I'm in the process of upgrading Pro/E, I've got to get another box to replace the Dec Alpha/NT 4.0. How feasible would it be to boot Yellow Dog Linux on a Powermac and run the Linux version of Pro/E?
PTC actually requested input on an OSX version of Pro/Desktop (or whatever they call it now) and as PTC already has a UNIX base, this, to my way of thinking will make for a much easier port than SolidWorks to OSX. I would expect an X11 version, and if there are enough takers, look for a Aquified version down the road.
(note that SolidWorks was created by ex-PTC guys that wanted a clean port for the windows world.)
Being as though I am in the process of updating to Wildfire, an annoucement of PTC OSX support would be welcome.
And yes, I still use Virtual Gibbs on an old performa for maching parts, so it did exist as a product at one time.
Still, its a new world, CAD/CAM is out of fashion (its Product Lifecycle Management now) and being as though the industry is in a slump, any excitement in the PC world may create potential sales, and the 970 based mac's are certainly providing Intel parity and excitement.
This sounds like Lemelson. You know, the foundation of which gives piles of money to MIT. While individuals and corporations in the world research and develop technology at great expense, others mine patent law. Lemelson was a miner.
Surely there would be enough interest to come up with specs for mock armor warfare equipment based on various (as yet undefined) paintball guns. My proposal follows: For the "medium" tank, a 25 mm gas propelled smoothbore round with a 50/35 yard m/h (medium/heavy) maximum kill range , 75/50 yard m/h disable range, 60 rounds maximum at 12 rounds per minute. For the "heavy" tank, a 35 mm gas propelled sabot round with a 75/50 yard m/h maximum kill range and 100/75 yard m/h disable range, 40 rounds max at 8 rounds per minute. Medium tank max speed of 5 mph with the heavy tank at 3 mph. All vehicle skins minimum of.188 6061-t6, otherwise, no restrictions. The rounds themselves would be composed of the external shell, a primary color and a internal pellet with a secondary color. On a disable impact, the external shell would fracture, creating a primary color impact on the armor. On a kill impact, the primary shell would fracture, and the secondary pellet would fracture creating a kill impact color on the armor. To kill a vehicle, it would be necessary to either to get a kill shot or to disable both carriage and gun with independent impacts. Like the old arcade tank game, the tanks movements would be bounded, though opposing forces could communicate via a "secure" (I joke!) wifi network. 2 on 2 and 4 on 4 would be about right, and there's lots of desert here in Nevada to play.
Turkey today stated that it was willing to support Microsoft's attack on Linux and Mac OSX, and sign on as a switcher, but due to the expected loss in productivity they will experience, they would need $26 Billion up front.
Microsoft, in a fit of rage, "this is extortion", stated that they will find another country, if the current offer of $40 Billion in MS software products is not excepted.
Officials familiar with Turkey's parliament state that the cash bargaining position is in reality a move to force Microsoft to part with large numbers of Xboxes. Sources further state that they believe that these will be dumped on the Kurdish population in Northern Iraq, with a note that if they allow Turkish control, that these will be replaced later with PS2's.
Parliament is expected to vote on Microsoft's offer Tuesday.
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I like Steve. I always have. But giving him an empire with Apple's acquisition of Sony might not be what were looking for right now.
I think that Steve should acquire Disney for Pixar first, cheap, to cement his entertainment business (though maybe SDKJ Dreamworks would work as well). After that, IBM would make a nice division for Apple to exploit the corporate world. Then, and finally, Apple can absorb Sony.
Great plan. I'm not sure that $4B cash is going to be enough though.
I can see the financial benefits of Amazon and other marginal patent holders supporting each other, but I'm having trouble seeing what MSFT gets out of this.
Never mind...
A very old (seventies) Great Pacific Ironworks catalog (Chouniard's hardware side of the biz) had some great stuff on Boulder Trundling. A sport for mountaineers before mountaineering was popularized.
I had thoughts sometime ago of a similar paradigm, though different technology and application. A handheld with a high definition GPS receiver on board, and a WiFi interface to a 3D database would make a "virtual X-ray" for maintenance crews to locate utilities etc. The limitation would be the suppression of the signals due to internal and underground locations, so I doubt the practicality of this.
A similar paradigm on a handheld device with a high definition GPS, WiFi and a 3D database would make a pretty good maintenance tool for architectural structures, and urban support systems (pipelines, underground utilities, etc.). Then again, the signals would probably be snuffed by these less than ideal locations. Never mind.
Actually, no matchmaker is necessary. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz was previously, as I recall, head of semiconductor operations at Moto. I'm sure that Steve had and continues to have conversations with Hector.
As a side note, I'll bet Hector is happier at AMD...
The packaging for OpenOffice looks very professional, very attractive, though I hope the box is really large with lots of manuals. People want to buy a box with heft, you know, lots of weight, like it has big manuals in it. Maybe put a ream of inkjetpaper and a script on the back in big letters that creates a manual. People will like that. I'm going down to my CompUSA to ask that they stock this. It looks like it will cost over $500, with all of that weight, so I'll have to save up.
This is bad for Microsoft. Now they will have to spend more money designing a heavier package for Office.
Steve Jobs has been doing this since the inception of the Mac, and it makes a huge amount of sense once its put in the context of a mature operating system.Prime the pump with some pretty cool included apps (MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw) then start charging a bit for upgrades to encourage developers to flesh out the market segments. Indeed, while iPhoto is still a valid draw for new buyers, I would imagine that Adobe finds that the limitations make Elements a more suited iPhoto upgrade, and have prospered with the Photoshop connection. iMovie and iDVD have spawned many developers of plugins, so I would argue that the paid upgrade option for actual users would have some value in encouraging developers to enter this segment. Either way, when the 970's arrive, I get all of these refreshed anyway.
I'm an mech engr in business running a couple of CNC machines for a living making a variety of parts for local telecom, recreation, and misc industries. I've got all of the cool stuff that you need to be in this business, but I've recognized for some time that the balance of manufacturing power has shifted to Asia.
This isn't a bad thing in an economic sense, and Americans and the west benefit greatly from the low priced products originating in Asia, and more specifically, China. One could argue that it is western technology, and a massive Asian manufacturing economy that together fuel this expansion.
What does concern me though, is that Americans have come to expect, that we as a people, will somehow defy socioeconomic law and continue as an economic, and singular military superpower, ad infinitum.
One need only look at the manufacturing lead that Americans held at the end of WWII, to realize that much of the American Century was fueled by the fortune of a geography that shielded our continent from the massive destruction of both world wars in Europe, Russia, and Asia. This lead has, over almost 60 years time, diminished, with the prospects, if not occurence, of reduction in the standard of living for the middle and lower class.
It is not too great a stretch to see an Asian future in which rising manufacturing prowess fuels a greatly expanded appetite for innovation, and wealth creation. How will the people of America respond to this economic and social challenge?
My own take is probably not well.
You have me there.
Just to double check, I popped in the iDVD2 disk, and I saw nothing regarding previous ownership of iDVD1, though it did state that it was the 2.1 upgrade to 2.0 on the Apple Store page.
I did notice that the system requirements listed an Apple Superdrive, though this certainly wouldn't be a legal statement.
AFAIK, this is an Apple sanctioned means for PowerMac owners to install an aftermarket superdrive and iDVD, albeit a stealth one. If this isn't the case, Apple has certainly been casual in putting the upgrade out. At any rate, they have my $19.95, so that will be the extent of it.
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In as much as inflation in the '70's was primarily due to the energy shocks, Reagan was the beneficiary of lower prices, hence lower inflation. At the same time, Reagan ballooned the deficits for his military buildup, as there wasn't any stomach to reduce spending in social programs (we were then a rich nation). Bush Sr. came into office with the task of reducing the deficits, but, again, there wasn't the stomach for spending reductions. He lost to Clinton because, while not a huge recession, people were out of work, and Bush Sr. was almost catatonic to the fact that people were suffering. They elected the new guy Clinton for that fact ("its the economy, stupid"). Clinton made a faustian bargain with Alan Greenspan, that he would reduce deficits if Greenspan would reduce interest rates. Clinton worked with both parties to reduce spending increases and, with tax rates maintained, actually converted the budget deficits to surpluses to the point that Americans had a cushion for a rainy day. Which did come when the tech bubble finally burst. Bush Jr. came into office, and while there were indicators of a weak recession, he used that issue to push for very large tax reductions, which he was able to push through with little effort. With 9-11 and its hugh and negative economic impact, Bush then upped the military budget, continued his push for massive tax breaks, initiated a war in Afghanistan (with broad public support) that we are still fighting and paying for, and finally, initiated a war with Iraq (on specious grounds as we have come to find out) that we may be paying for the rest of our lives. And still, we have the war on terror that has been, at the lease sidetracked. The difference between the America that Reagan, Bush Sr., and Clinton inherited, is that the U.S. was still the centerpiece of the world's economy. In a decade, perhaps two decades, the center of the world's economy will most likely have shifted to China and Asia, and America will be stuck with paying down some serious debt, but as a competitor amongst many, not as the premier economic engine of the world. That being said, I foresee the inevitable shrink of the middle class, a much reduced growth in high quality jobs, and the inevitable reduction in standard of living for the vast majority of Americans. Okay, I'm done, and I would love to be proven wrong on this.
In the 1980's, I was a smokejumper for the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. While we were stationed at Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks, we were often forward positioned in Galena, adjacent to the Yukon river in interior Alaska. Notably, Galena is also (as I recall) the northern most U.S. air base with four F-15's stationed for air defense. The base is well equipped, with theater, base exchange, housing etc. The village itself it fairly typical with housing, general store, etc. Perhaps Toshiba isn't trying to get the village to be a guinea pig as much as show the U.S. military the usefulness of such a system.
This study came from that same state that had significant difficulty holding an election? I can't describe the incredible boost in confidence you've given me! Personally, I like the concept of local communities maximizing the benefit of technology, creating the supporting jobs, and keeping the money circulating in the local community (even in this case at the possible expense of Apple as well).
This really is a win for Altivec, which is after all the spawn of AIM, but one would have to credit Apple for not giving up on it after Moto faltered, as well as the near flawless G5 design. IBM should be especially pleased, perhaps enough to incorporate Altivec into the Power6.
While I agree with your statement, it is also fair to note that IBM's customers are generally corporate, and much more conservative than the creative market that Apple caters to, so, I suspect that Jonathan Ives, were he working for IBM, would have to tone down his designs considerable. I do recall that IBM created a cool split keyboard design for the ThinkPad that was very innovative, although it was abandoned fairly quickly, due to cost I suspect.
A picture is worth a thousand words, so I'm more than ready for a custom icon set, South Park style, so I can get through this SCO stuff faster. I'd prefer the anatomically correct NC17 set, thank you very much, but, I'm easy to please.
Speaking for the unwashed multitudes, whatever it is, it won't do anything for me without a CAM package 'cause machining is how I earn my living. Now that I'm in the process of upgrading Pro/E, I've got to get another box to replace the Dec Alpha/NT 4.0. How feasible would it be to boot Yellow Dog Linux on a Powermac and run the Linux version of Pro/E?
PTC actually requested input on an OSX version of Pro/Desktop (or whatever they call it now) and as PTC already has a UNIX base, this, to my way of thinking will make for a much easier port than SolidWorks to OSX. I would expect an X11 version, and if there are enough takers, look for a Aquified version down the road. (note that SolidWorks was created by ex-PTC guys that wanted a clean port for the windows world.) Being as though I am in the process of updating to Wildfire, an annoucement of PTC OSX support would be welcome. And yes, I still use Virtual Gibbs on an old performa for maching parts, so it did exist as a product at one time. Still, its a new world, CAD/CAM is out of fashion (its Product Lifecycle Management now) and being as though the industry is in a slump, any excitement in the PC world may create potential sales, and the 970 based mac's are certainly providing Intel parity and excitement.
This sounds like Lemelson. You know, the foundation of which gives piles of money to MIT. While individuals and corporations in the world research and develop technology at great expense, others mine patent law. Lemelson was a miner.
Surely there would be enough interest to come up with specs for mock armor warfare equipment based on various (as yet undefined) paintball guns. My proposal follows: For the "medium" tank, a 25 mm gas propelled smoothbore round with a 50/35 yard m/h (medium/heavy) maximum kill range , 75/50 yard m/h disable range, 60 rounds maximum at 12 rounds per minute. For the "heavy" tank, a 35 mm gas propelled sabot round with a 75/50 yard m/h maximum kill range and 100/75 yard m/h disable range, 40 rounds max at 8 rounds per minute. Medium tank max speed of 5 mph with the heavy tank at 3 mph. All vehicle skins minimum of .188 6061-t6, otherwise, no restrictions. The rounds themselves would be composed of the external shell, a primary color and a internal pellet with a secondary color. On a disable impact, the external shell would fracture, creating a primary color impact on the armor. On a kill impact, the primary shell would fracture, and the secondary pellet would fracture creating a kill impact color on the armor. To kill a vehicle, it would be necessary to either to get a kill shot or to disable both carriage and gun with independent impacts. Like the old arcade tank game, the tanks movements would be bounded, though opposing forces could communicate via a "secure" (I joke!) wifi network. 2 on 2 and 4 on 4 would be about right, and there's lots of desert here in Nevada to play.
amen to that. What about adding the DC-3? I expect that these will be flying until internal combustion engines are obsolete.
Turkey today stated that it was willing to support Microsoft's attack on Linux and Mac OSX, and sign on as a switcher, but due to the expected loss in productivity they will experience, they would need $26 Billion up front. Microsoft, in a fit of rage, "this is extortion", stated that they will find another country, if the current offer of $40 Billion in MS software products is not excepted. Officials familiar with Turkey's parliament state that the cash bargaining position is in reality a move to force Microsoft to part with large numbers of Xboxes. Sources further state that they believe that these will be dumped on the Kurdish population in Northern Iraq, with a note that if they allow Turkish control, that these will be replaced later with PS2's. Parliament is expected to vote on Microsoft's offer Tuesday.
I like Steve. I always have. But giving him an empire with Apple's acquisition of Sony might not be what were looking for right now. I think that Steve should acquire Disney for Pixar first, cheap, to cement his entertainment business (though maybe SDKJ Dreamworks would work as well). After that, IBM would make a nice division for Apple to exploit the corporate world. Then, and finally, Apple can absorb Sony. Great plan. I'm not sure that $4B cash is going to be enough though.
I can see the financial benefits of Amazon and other marginal patent holders supporting each other, but I'm having trouble seeing what MSFT gets out of this. Never mind...
A very old (seventies) Great Pacific Ironworks catalog (Chouniard's hardware side of the biz) had some great stuff on Boulder Trundling. A sport for mountaineers before mountaineering was popularized.
I had thoughts sometime ago of a similar paradigm, though different technology and application. A handheld with a high definition GPS receiver on board, and a WiFi interface to a 3D database would make a "virtual X-ray" for maintenance crews to locate utilities etc. The limitation would be the suppression of the signals due to internal and underground locations, so I doubt the practicality of this.
A similar paradigm on a handheld device with a high definition GPS, WiFi and a 3D database would make a pretty good maintenance tool for architectural structures, and urban support systems (pipelines, underground utilities, etc.). Then again, the signals would probably be snuffed by these less than ideal locations. Never mind.
Keynote is XML based. Am I too assume that SVG is/will be supported?
Actually, no matchmaker is necessary. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz was previously, as I recall, head of semiconductor operations at Moto. I'm sure that Steve had and continues to have conversations with Hector. As a side note, I'll bet Hector is happier at AMD...
I also seem to recall that it will go to 1.6 Gbs with dual ports and duplexed copper cables. Then again, my recollections might be askew.
The packaging for OpenOffice looks very professional, very attractive, though I hope the box is really large with lots of manuals. People want to buy a box with heft, you know, lots of weight, like it has big manuals in it. Maybe put a ream of inkjetpaper and a script on the back in big letters that creates a manual. People will like that. I'm going down to my CompUSA to ask that they stock this. It looks like it will cost over $500, with all of that weight, so I'll have to save up. This is bad for Microsoft. Now they will have to spend more money designing a heavier package for Office.
Steve Jobs has been doing this since the inception of the Mac, and it makes a huge amount of sense once its put in the context of a mature operating system.Prime the pump with some pretty cool included apps (MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw) then start charging a bit for upgrades to encourage developers to flesh out the market segments. Indeed, while iPhoto is still a valid draw for new buyers, I would imagine that Adobe finds that the limitations make Elements a more suited iPhoto upgrade, and have prospered with the Photoshop connection. iMovie and iDVD have spawned many developers of plugins, so I would argue that the paid upgrade option for actual users would have some value in encouraging developers to enter this segment. Either way, when the 970's arrive, I get all of these refreshed anyway.
...buy out second year's production...
I'm an mech engr in business running a couple of CNC machines for a living making a variety of parts for local telecom, recreation, and misc industries. I've got all of the cool stuff that you need to be in this business, but I've recognized for some time that the balance of manufacturing power has shifted to Asia. This isn't a bad thing in an economic sense, and Americans and the west benefit greatly from the low priced products originating in Asia, and more specifically, China. One could argue that it is western technology, and a massive Asian manufacturing economy that together fuel this expansion. What does concern me though, is that Americans have come to expect, that we as a people, will somehow defy socioeconomic law and continue as an economic, and singular military superpower, ad infinitum. One need only look at the manufacturing lead that Americans held at the end of WWII, to realize that much of the American Century was fueled by the fortune of a geography that shielded our continent from the massive destruction of both world wars in Europe, Russia, and Asia. This lead has, over almost 60 years time, diminished, with the prospects, if not occurence, of reduction in the standard of living for the middle and lower class. It is not too great a stretch to see an Asian future in which rising manufacturing prowess fuels a greatly expanded appetite for innovation, and wealth creation. How will the people of America respond to this economic and social challenge? My own take is probably not well.
You have me there. Just to double check, I popped in the iDVD2 disk, and I saw nothing regarding previous ownership of iDVD1, though it did state that it was the 2.1 upgrade to 2.0 on the Apple Store page. I did notice that the system requirements listed an Apple Superdrive, though this certainly wouldn't be a legal statement. AFAIK, this is an Apple sanctioned means for PowerMac owners to install an aftermarket superdrive and iDVD, albeit a stealth one. If this isn't the case, Apple has certainly been casual in putting the upgrade out. At any rate, they have my $19.95, so that will be the extent of it.