She voted for the war. That's enough reason for me not to vote for her. I agree with Mike Gravel that anyone who voted for the war does not have the moral judgement to be President.
I'm supporting Ron Paul who did vote against the war and whose platform I really like.
Your post is so original and insightful that I'm sure legions of people are now saying "Gee, I need to rethink my relationship to apple."
You have answered the age old quesiton: do you want to post to slashdot, or do you want to CHANGE THE WORLD??? Well, I think in this post you have clearly accomplished both.
Replacing the battery in my iPod only involved using a tool that they (Newer Technology) sent me along with the battery. It didn't involve any soldering.
Even if he returns it the day he bought it, they charge a 10% restocking fee. So? Considering that he actually deserves a savage beating for being such a mindless dolt, I'd say that he got off easy.
So, you DID try it and it runs older versions of iTunes but not newer versions of iTunes? And this is an unacceptable bug in WINE?
Yep, sounds like a bug in WINE to me.
Apple doesn't settle frivolous lawsuits. If you actually followed Apple you'd know that.
They settle lawsuits that have merit, although they typically solve the issue without it going to court if it truly does have merit.
If you can replace the battery on a wristwatch, then you can probably replace the battery on an iPhone. 3rd party replacement batteries which you can replace yourself have already been announced. They are already available for iPod and have been for years.
I replaced the battery in my iPod in 5 minutes.
Its like the world is full of idiots who are too lazy to do basic research, but have an infinite amount of energy to spend on Apple bashing.
Apple is not responsible for the customer's stupidity. Surely a cursory check of the device whilst in the store would reveal a lack of battery compartment.
If not, surely he can return the device within 14 days.
I can think of several reasons and to ask this is similar to asking why anyone would want WINE when they could run Linux inside a window on a XP based PC. For one thing, maybe you want to run a Mac application on non-Apple hardware.
You probably work for Crestron or one of their competitors.
I know exactly the kind of customer you are talking about. This crowd uses the number of buttons on a remote to compensate for small dick size. Seriously. I think this is why remotes with large number of buttons are so popular in Asia.
These customers are not a valid representation of "most people". Nor are they concerned about usability. They WANT something that looks (and is) complicated.
These are the same people who have "safe rooms" in their homes. They are overly paranoid, crazy, rich idiots. They are, however, a very lucrative market, so don't take this as a criticism of you or your business. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that the average customer who might buy an Apple TV is the same as your customer.
It doesn't fix bad spelling. It fixes imprecise typing. These are two VERY different things.
For example, if I am typing the word "example" and I'm a bad speller and I think it is spelled "exampal" the iPhone doesn't fix this - I get "exampal".
However, if I know how to spell it correctly and I press down in the exact same spot for the p and l, I get "p" and then "l". In fact, when I tried typing this word in a very sloppy way, it was hard to get the iPhone to not recognize it correctly. I even intentionally missed the x by typing c instead and by the end of the word it had auto-corrected it.
So, no, the iPhone doesn't ruin (or fix) your spelling.
ATMs are meant to be easy to use. Clear. Straight forward. Also, you know that when you ask for $40, you get $40 or an error (such as insufficient funds or the machine can't dispense money right now, etc.)
Slot machines look nothing like ATMs. They have flashing lights. They are intentionally confusing. It is unlikely that the user would even detect the kind of error described in the article in a slot machine. You are using the machine in the hope that you get more out of it than you put in.
When I refill my Metro card (NYC subway) I have the option to get more credit than I am actually paying for. For example, if you put in $20, it will give you $24 worth of credit. This is a bonus for spending more at once. I would have a hard time not thinking that the casino was doing something analogous.
I have a hard time having any sympathy for the casino in this situation. The amount of their loss was tiny. People play games at a casino to win money. With this case, if you do somehow, against the odds, manage to win money, the casino can just ask for it back claiming there was an error.
So, it takes away any incentive to gamble. Which is OK with me, because I don't gamble and I think gambling ought to be illegal, period.
There is a difference between "Macs don't get viruses" vs. "Macs can't get viruses".
MacOS X has been shipping for six years and there are some very small number of viruses which are all "proof of concept" type things not really present in the wild.
Before OS X, MacOS had about 45 known viruses. I seem to remember a freeware product called Disinfectant that protected against 43 Mac viruses (most of which go back to the system 6 days or earlier) and then the QuickTime autostart worm hit and the guy discontinued it. Then the cross platform Office Macro virus hit and that was the last one I remember. That's where I'm getting the 45 number.
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Viacom == rich powerful you == poor powerless you==FAIL Viacom==WIN That's George Bush's America. Any questions?
150 Billion?
What do I win?
You'd better dump your stock in groklaw!
She voted for the war. That's enough reason for me not to vote for her. I agree with Mike Gravel that anyone who voted for the war does not have the moral judgement to be President. I'm supporting Ron Paul who did vote against the war and whose platform I really like.
Your post is so original and insightful that I'm sure legions of people are now saying "Gee, I need to rethink my relationship to apple."
You have answered the age old quesiton: do you want to post to slashdot, or do you want to CHANGE THE WORLD??? Well, I think in this post you have clearly accomplished both.
Replacing the battery in my iPod only involved using a tool that they (Newer Technology) sent me along with the battery. It didn't involve any soldering.
So, you DID try it and it runs older versions of iTunes but not newer versions of iTunes? And this is an unacceptable bug in WINE? Yep, sounds like a bug in WINE to me.
Apple doesn't settle frivolous lawsuits. If you actually followed Apple you'd know that. They settle lawsuits that have merit, although they typically solve the issue without it going to court if it truly does have merit.
If you can replace the battery on a wristwatch, then you can probably replace the battery on an iPhone. 3rd party replacement batteries which you can replace yourself have already been announced. They are already available for iPod and have been for years.
I replaced the battery in my iPod in 5 minutes.
Its like the world is full of idiots who are too lazy to do basic research, but have an infinite amount of energy to spend on Apple bashing.
Apple is not responsible for the customer's stupidity. Surely a cursory check of the device whilst in the store would reveal a lack of battery compartment. If not, surely he can return the device within 14 days.
Federal law in the united states requires new cars to be sold with a windshield. Used cars don't count.
Probably easier to figure out how to boot MacOS X on non-Apple hardware than to try to reverse engineer Quartz, Core Audio, etc.
I can think of several reasons and to ask this is similar to asking why anyone would want WINE when they could run Linux inside a window on a XP based PC. For one thing, maybe you want to run a Mac application on non-Apple hardware.
Have you tried to run iTunes for Windows under WINE?
Obviously it comes down to whether it was an intentional rip off or not. I would have a very hard time believing that it was intentional.
You probably work for Crestron or one of their competitors.
I know exactly the kind of customer you are talking about. This crowd uses the number of buttons on a remote to compensate for small dick size. Seriously. I think this is why remotes with large number of buttons are so popular in Asia.
These customers are not a valid representation of "most people". Nor are they concerned about usability. They WANT something that looks (and is) complicated.
These are the same people who have "safe rooms" in their homes. They are overly paranoid, crazy, rich idiots. They are, however, a very lucrative market, so don't take this as a criticism of you or your business. Just don't make the mistake of thinking that the average customer who might buy an Apple TV is the same as your customer.
It doesn't fix bad spelling. It fixes imprecise typing. These are two VERY different things. For example, if I am typing the word "example" and I'm a bad speller and I think it is spelled "exampal" the iPhone doesn't fix this - I get "exampal". However, if I know how to spell it correctly and I press down in the exact same spot for the p and l, I get "p" and then "l". In fact, when I tried typing this word in a very sloppy way, it was hard to get the iPhone to not recognize it correctly. I even intentionally missed the x by typing c instead and by the end of the word it had auto-corrected it. So, no, the iPhone doesn't ruin (or fix) your spelling.
An ATM is NOT A GAME!!
ATMs are meant to be easy to use. Clear. Straight forward. Also, you know that when you ask for $40, you get $40 or an error (such as insufficient funds or the machine can't dispense money right now, etc.)
Slot machines look nothing like ATMs. They have flashing lights. They are intentionally confusing. It is unlikely that the user would even detect the kind of error described in the article in a slot machine. You are using the machine in the hope that you get more out of it than you put in.
When I refill my Metro card (NYC subway) I have the option to get more credit than I am actually paying for. For example, if you put in $20, it will give you $24 worth of credit. This is a bonus for spending more at once. I would have a hard time not thinking that the casino was doing something analogous.
I have a hard time having any sympathy for the casino in this situation. The amount of their loss was tiny. People play games at a casino to win money. With this case, if you do somehow, against the odds, manage to win money, the casino can just ask for it back claiming there was an error.
So, it takes away any incentive to gamble. Which is OK with me, because I don't gamble and I think gambling ought to be illegal, period.
Obviously we need to go to Mars to fight Al Qaeda. Duh. It is part of the "war on financial sanity" that Bush is waging.
They just send someone to do the hit on the virus writer.
All games between itself would be a draw.
There is a difference between "Macs don't get viruses" vs. "Macs can't get viruses".
MacOS X has been shipping for six years and there are some very small number of viruses which are all "proof of concept" type things not really present in the wild.
Before OS X, MacOS had about 45 known viruses. I seem to remember a freeware product called Disinfectant that protected against 43 Mac viruses (most of which go back to the system 6 days or earlier) and then the QuickTime autostart worm hit and the guy discontinued it. Then the cross platform Office Macro virus hit and that was the last one I remember. That's where I'm getting the 45 number.
Get them an iPhone. They are cool.