Like I said, I've never dealt with Apple. All I know is that $250 or whatever for just an extended warranty is a little steep for a poor college student like me when the $1500 or so for an iBook is stretching it as it is.
I've had mixed results with Gateway. When I got my PII 300 box way back when, we ordered it from Gateway. The components were pretty flakey: we had a hard drive, a modem, and a monitor all die. However, when we reported the problem, getting replacement components was not a hassle. I don't know how they are about that now, but at the time, they were quite nice.
I haven't dealt with Apple's tech support, but their warranty package has kept me from buying their hardware. The base warranty is pretty skimpy, and the outrageously priced AppleCare plan is painfully restrictive about what it covers.
Heh, actually, I think this could be a good idea. Besides improving overall network performance, these authentication measures could help prevent possible malicious attacks by RIAA bots poking around the network. I don't think we need to worry about any sinister plot to force users to use spyware-laden clients, either. Gnutella is rooted in open-source development and would be just as pissed if that happened if they were in our shoes. They wouldn't let it happen.
Clearly gotos are fundamental to machine language coding. But when was the last time you coded a database application or web server in assembly language?
Remember, Dijkstra himself said something to the effect of: "Computer science has as much to do with computers as astronomy does with telescopes."
Yeah, really efficient embedded stuff is important, but it really has little to do with software engineering.
Goto's are bad because they are a challenge. If you need to engineer mission-critical systems, the person paying you to do so does not want you to try to make things obfuscated and "neat". He wants sound design and a clear implementation. And when someone else comes along to maintain your code, he doesn't want to weave through your spaghetti code either.
I doubt you're as smart as Dijkstra. Perhaps you should become familiar with his work if you want to become a better programmer.
I really don't think the name is the problem. I mean, gcc gets by fine with a rather non-descript name.
It seems like it would be difficult to get a whole lot of developers to move over to this at once, so perhaps that's why it's not catching on? If one major group of developers (Red Hat, Debian, whoever) started using this patch, perhaps their influence could sway others? It's not like the world of M$ where the necessary constant upgrading forces users to switch to technologies that Microsoft thinks are important. (Although buffere overflows are a very important issue, I'm just commenting on the fact that it's Microsoft that pushes the technologies, not the needs of the developers.)
I think aalib get's my reward for geekiest thing ever. I mean, it took ascii art, which is in itself pretty geeky, and single-handedly made it completely obsolete. You can render anything with aalib, your pr0n included, and it comes out as beautiful ascii art. What more could you ask for?
Why does anyone need this? Even my grandmother, who is not very good with computers, can remember the sites that she likes to check every day. She can click the little "Bookmarks" menu, or even *gasp* type in a URL. So, if even the simplest computer user can get through their daily web routine without a "metabrowser", what's the point?
What chance do those poor, peaceful, native honey bees have against these mutants?!? I mean, the admantium exoskeleton, the laser beam eyes. And one of the mutants has the strength of TWENTY normal bees. And I don't even want to get started on the bee that can control magnetic fields. Sheesh!
The word "disease" was originally "dis-ease", but the word has underwent semantic change. I really don't think it means "dis-ease" at all now, except to people who want to make pedantic smart-ass comments.
MP3's aren't the issue. Eminem's latest, despite what some more-intellectual-than-thou idiots say, is really quite good. Moby's latest is like "Play", but not as inventive or interesting.
a windowless small room in his flat - doesn't sound like a fountain of inspiration to me
I guess you've never listened to Aphex Twin. Particularly Selected Ambient Works 85-92. He did most of those songs in his bedroom when he was still in his teens, and it's one of the most seminal recordings in the IDM genre, and in electronic music in general. Give it a listen and tell me if cramped spaces can't be fountains of inspiration.
If you're in the area, hell, if you're within 800 miles of it, you absolutely MUST visit The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota. It's a beacon of American ingenuity and freedom... or something like that.
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Slashdot is not strictly a linux website, though. It's much more general. News for nerds, if you will. You know, stuff that matters. Not just linux. BSD, too.:)
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I've had mixed results with Gateway. When I got my PII 300 box way back when, we ordered it from Gateway. The components were pretty flakey: we had a hard drive, a modem, and a monitor all die. However, when we reported the problem, getting replacement components was not a hassle. I don't know how they are about that now, but at the time, they were quite nice. I haven't dealt with Apple's tech support, but their warranty package has kept me from buying their hardware. The base warranty is pretty skimpy, and the outrageously priced AppleCare plan is painfully restrictive about what it covers.
Heh, actually, I think this could be a good idea. Besides improving overall network performance, these authentication measures could help prevent possible malicious attacks by RIAA bots poking around the network. I don't think we need to worry about any sinister plot to force users to use spyware-laden clients, either. Gnutella is rooted in open-source development and would be just as pissed if that happened if they were in our shoes. They wouldn't let it happen.
I think this paper is clear evidence that we all need to drink more Bawls. :)
Clearly gotos are fundamental to machine language coding. But when was the last time you coded a database application or web server in assembly language? Remember, Dijkstra himself said something to the effect of: "Computer science has as much to do with computers as astronomy does with telescopes." Yeah, really efficient embedded stuff is important, but it really has little to do with software engineering.
Goto's are bad because they are a challenge. If you need to engineer mission-critical systems, the person paying you to do so does not want you to try to make things obfuscated and "neat". He wants sound design and a clear implementation. And when someone else comes along to maintain your code, he doesn't want to weave through your spaghetti code either. I doubt you're as smart as Dijkstra. Perhaps you should become familiar with his work if you want to become a better programmer.
I assume "dike-stra", I could be wrong though. The "Wybe" part... now you've got me there.
It seems like it would be difficult to get a whole lot of developers to move over to this at once, so perhaps that's why it's not catching on? If one major group of developers (Red Hat, Debian, whoever) started using this patch, perhaps their influence could sway others? It's not like the world of M$ where the necessary constant upgrading forces users to switch to technologies that Microsoft thinks are important. (Although buffere overflows are a very important issue, I'm just commenting on the fact that it's Microsoft that pushes the technologies, not the needs of the developers.)
I think aalib get's my reward for geekiest thing ever. I mean, it took ascii art, which is in itself pretty geeky, and single-handedly made it completely obsolete. You can render anything with aalib, your pr0n included, and it comes out as beautiful ascii art. What more could you ask for?
Why does anyone need this? Even my grandmother, who is not very good with computers, can remember the sites that she likes to check every day. She can click the little "Bookmarks" menu, or even *gasp* type in a URL. So, if even the simplest computer user can get through their daily web routine without a "metabrowser", what's the point?
What chance do those poor, peaceful, native honey bees have against these mutants?!? I mean, the admantium exoskeleton, the laser beam eyes. And one of the mutants has the strength of TWENTY normal bees. And I don't even want to get started on the bee that can control magnetic fields. Sheesh!
/me smacks chris_mahan around a bit with a large trout. :)
ThinkGeek has ties.
Jean Chretien is clearly the more manly Frenchman. French-Canadian, anyway. But that just means he has lumberjack gear to fuck Jacques Chirac up. :)
It's still available, and still as buggy as it was 1.5 to 2 years ago :)
I guess you've never listened to Aphex Twin. Particularly Selected Ambient Works 85-92. He did most of those songs in his bedroom when he was still in his teens, and it's one of the most seminal recordings in the IDM genre, and in electronic music in general. Give it a listen and tell me if cramped spaces can't be fountains of inspiration.
Let me guess... you've been reading a lot of cyberpunk fiction lately?