It turns out it's not a 'standard' wallbox but a proprietary wallbox system, which should, I'd have thought, had a AC/DC bus of some decent capacity (not POE) built in!
I think he'd have been very interested indeed in the maiden flight of the Airbus A380 yesterday, which received NO coverage whatsoever on Slashdot (stuff that matters!) and would be pissed off by this lame article about some fools trying to cash-in on his name (stuff that matters not).
And seriously, what developments has Linux made (in terms of being a consumer-friendly OS) in the past 5 years except for playing catch up with Windows and Mac OS X?
Perhaps Apple and MS should 'unshackle' themselves and focus on building arcane operating systems with fantastic under-the-hood features than only geeks would appreciate....profit? I think not.
>>Why can't Apple put out a machine with iMac capabilities in a small cool case -- like the Mac Mini but a little bigger -- I don't want to be confined to small laptop-sized hard drives.
I understand your frustration, but Apple need to differentiate their product lines and market segments, so there is some tangible andvantage to you (or whoever) in paying the extra $$$ for a better spec, more convenience etc.
The internal HDD space isn't really a worry with big outboard drives on USB2 available for very little these days.
Also, you probably want to build your setup around a wired or wireless network and put your bulk disk storage, and other messy/noisey components in some out-of-the-way place, maybe in the garage or loft or somewhere.
The built-in disk storage in the Mini is plenty for the OS and applications/data you need to access or launch quickly.
IMHO the Intel-based Mac Mini is a very cheap and attractive platform for a home setup, be it general work (wp, spreadsheet, surfing, email), of for development, or as a basic media-center.
I can't lose my main Windows dev and test/server machines, but other than that, I'm considering the Intel Mac Mini as the way forward for the rest of the household.
Jeeze - who the hell is modding/. these days? An infinate number of jabbering monkeys who could't comprehend humor, the nuances of language, or irony - even if their hairy little assholes depended on it?
I think you're being rather patronising towards 'Grannies'.
Just because someone has grandchildren doesn't mean they don't know about computers (hell, some grandparents probably know much more about computers and OS's than anyone else).
I know a 'Granny' who's a pro. photographer and needs Photoshop (and other Win/Mac-only tools) for her work. How's she going to get by on Ubuntu?
What I was saying was that the language is often a 'given' and may not be your preferred language, or the best language for the job in hand.
Neat quote by Perlis but I think it's somewhat out-of-date, or out-of-touch. i.e. if I'm solving a problem then I need to be thinking about the problem - NOT the programming.
Of course, Perlis's whole reason-detre was programming so it's not suprising he though that way.
For me, the programming language is a barrier to getting the problem solved and implementing whatever it is I want to implement.
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Parent is right to question this.
It turns out it's not a 'standard' wallbox but a proprietary wallbox system, which should, I'd have thought, had a AC/DC bus of some decent capacity (not POE) built in!
No, it fits into a standard electrical wallbox - it doesn't plug into a power socket.
It can run on PoE (Power over Ethernet) or on a 5V DC adaptor.
Though it would be nice if you could have a unit in a double-wallbox form that had a PSU you could directly wire to the mains.
So, tell me sobeks_eye, why am I on your 'foes' list exactly?
Is it because I hate crocodiles? or because you're a delusional crack-head?
I think he'd have been very interested indeed in the maiden flight of the Airbus A380 yesterday, which received NO coverage whatsoever on Slashdot (stuff that matters!) and would be pissed off by this lame article about some fools trying to cash-in on his name (stuff that matters not).
And seriously, what developments has Linux made (in terms of being a consumer-friendly OS) in the past 5 years except for playing catch up with Windows and Mac OS X?
...profit? I think not.
Perhaps Apple and MS should 'unshackle' themselves and focus on building arcane operating systems with fantastic under-the-hood features than only geeks would appreciate.
>>Why can't Apple put out a machine with iMac capabilities in a small cool case -- like the Mac Mini but a little bigger -- I don't want to be confined to small laptop-sized hard drives.
I understand your frustration, but Apple need to differentiate their product lines and market segments, so there is some tangible andvantage to you (or whoever) in paying the extra $$$ for a better spec, more convenience etc.
The internal HDD space isn't really a worry with big outboard drives on USB2 available for very little these days.
Also, you probably want to build your setup around a wired or wireless network and put your bulk disk storage, and other messy/noisey components in some out-of-the-way place, maybe in the garage or loft or somewhere.
The built-in disk storage in the Mini is plenty for the OS and applications/data you need to access or launch quickly.
IMHO the Intel-based Mac Mini is a very cheap and attractive platform for a home setup, be it general work (wp, spreadsheet, surfing, email), of for development, or as a basic media-center.
I can't lose my main Windows dev and test/server machines, but other than that, I'm considering the Intel Mac Mini as the way forward for the rest of the household.
Jeeze - who the hell is modding /. these days? An infinate number of jabbering monkeys who could't comprehend humor, the nuances of language, or irony - even if their hairy little assholes depended on it?
Shame on you all!
I am affectionate towards Mary
I do not 'affectionate' Mary!
TFA says "affectionate". WTF?
Now, I ask you, what sort of word is "affectionate"?
Are we supposed to seriousize this article?
Totally agree.
Many smaller companies and online traders consider OSS like Apache, PHP, MySQL and so on to be 'mission critical' in every sense of the word.
Of course, Larry E. probably can't get his mind down to that level: "Oh! You mean the little people?"
Iraq footage (for US consumers only) just like Google does?
n sors_us_video/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/google_ce
ffs!
Ok I was wrong - it was the submitter doing the censoring (but mark my words - mutter).
>>Bitch at the submitter, if you have to bitch at someone. And try doing it in the right topic's comments.
Well, don't get your panties in a bunch now honey.
Did I miss something?
n sors_us_video/
Or was Google's "censorship for the US" policy not covered on Slashdot in the last couple of days?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/google_ce
Was this mentioned on Slashdot recently?
>>Wine runs Photoshop just fine on my Ubuntu box, thank you very much.
Well, all I can say is you can't be handling very large, high-resolution images and trying to move your workflow along!
Apollo 14 mission, 1971...
f ebruary/6/newsid_4093000/4093061.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/
I think you're being rather patronising towards 'Grannies'.
Just because someone has grandchildren doesn't mean they don't know about computers (hell, some grandparents probably know much more about computers and OS's than anyone else).
I know a 'Granny' who's a pro. photographer and needs Photoshop (and other Win/Mac-only tools) for her work. How's she going to get by on Ubuntu?
Ask Slashdot "Windows or Linux" ???
Hmmm. Let me think now!
The JURASSIC BEAVERS!
Yeah!
Google becomes the new behemoth, bestriding the world like a colossus, and abusive monopolist.
Don't tell me about that "Do No Evil" thing - it's just a neat marketing slogan.
"The American Public no longer control that agency"
Did they ever?
Once those in power set up 'secret' institutions to guard their interests then democracy and accountability are lost.
Batteries can normally be found in the "Home and Hobby Bomb-Making" rack at most RS stores.
What I was saying was that the language is often a 'given' and may not be your preferred language, or the best language for the job in hand.
Neat quote by Perlis but I think it's somewhat out-of-date, or out-of-touch. i.e. if I'm solving a problem then I need to be thinking about the problem - NOT the programming.
Of course, Perlis's whole reason-detre was programming so it's not suprising he though that way.
For me, the programming language is a barrier to getting the problem solved and implementing whatever it is I want to implement.
Interesting points Jon.
The availability of proven design patterns certainly enhances any programmer's ability to produce something that works, and is maintainable.
Perhaps that's more important that the actual features (or failings) of the language in the end.
Oh, I see!
They are doomed to reinvent a bastard mishmash of TATMFWTODI (There Are Too Many F*ing Ways to Do It).
Perl was a very bad reinvention and a cludge of almost every C-style shell script language with several old kitchen sinks thrown in.
Ah! Such elegance! I can see Perl is the only way forward! [sigh]