There's no such thing as free markets. They just want you to think there's free markets, when in reality everything is being manipulated and controlled.
The bullet points should appear in the notes for the presenter, they shouldn't be shown to the audience. Otherwise, why even bother talking at all? Just hand out the slides and leave.
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The scary thing is that gov agencies and cultural institutions are encouraging each other to adopt Drupal. Apparently it's the "in" thing, and this really scares me. We're severely understaffed (with no web apps developers) and the last thing we need is another unmaintainable mess to grapple with. I'm a web designer and front end developer and while I can modify simple PHP code, I'm definitely not a programmer.
If I had to use a PHP + MySQL solution, I'd just use ExpressionEngine (commercial product). It's not perfect, but it's by far the most understandable and workable small-scale CMS I've ever used.
I hope a truly maintainable and usable open source CMS becomes available soon. Some folks are working on a complete UX overhaul of Drupal, so maybe that will give some glimmer of hope.
The cost of Mac OS X is subsidised by sales of Apple/Mac hardware. Apple would have to raise the price significantly if they started selling Mac OS X for generic x86 machines -- and even then, they'd probably go out of business. Notice how Snow Leopard is quite a bit cheaper than Windows 7 Ultimate and whatnot? I think the cost of Windows is high, but Microsoft has every right to charge what they feel is an appropriate price for their OS.
And of course Apple and Microsoft are out to make money.
Good analysis. The iPhone was definitely the first truly usable smartphone for me. Apple definitely lifted the whole game, and it's good to see healthy competition showing up.
Well said. For some reason a lot of people on Slashdot don't seem to understand the need for polish and quality. That's exactly what Apple delivers in their products, and it's *hard* to do, which is why most of their competitors fail to do it. Attention to the small details matters to the end user.
Huh, how can you possibly call the iPhone a disaster at launch? It was doing really well with the 1st gen, and absolutely took off ever since then.
And as for Mac sales, they've been going strong ever since the introduction of Mac OS X. Even back in 2003 when there were only G3 and G4 Macs, a lot of people were starting to switch to Mac. With the transition to Intel, it's been going stronger than ever. That is not to say that Mac will overtake Windows PCs anytime soon (or ever), but they'll definitely maintain healthy sales rates while Jobs is in power.
Apple doesn't just make UI tweaks, they often create new UI conventions, with the end product being easier to use than everybody else's. I bet you think usability is for pussies, right?:p
Which is why TomTom released their iPhone app and the iPhone car kit which allows even the first-gen iPhone to utilise GPS functionality. This is just the start. They're not quite as dim as we think they are.
I don't know of anyone who keeps their (standalone) GPS mounted on the dashboard of the car. They take their GPS with them when they leave, otherwise they're liable to lose it when a thief smashes the window and opens the glovebox (or wherever you've squirreled the thing away).
If you're gonna take it with you, it's more convenient if the device is an all-in-one, i.e. a smartphone with GPS.
You're comparing adulthood with teenagehood, rather different phases.
My school wasn't as bad as some others, but we definitely had the jocks, bullies and surfies. And yes, they really were as one-dimensional as the stereotypes suggest. However, now they're grown up, working in professional jobs and most of them are pretty well-rounded and respectable -- at least, the ones who didn't die or get locked up along the way.
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Way to change the topic eh?
There's no such thing as free markets. They just want you to think there's free markets, when in reality everything is being manipulated and controlled.
You do realise that most accidents happen because of human error, because humans are by nature imperfect?
The bullet points should appear in the notes for the presenter, they shouldn't be shown to the audience. Otherwise, why even bother talking at all? Just hand out the slides and leave.
So you wouldn't mind posting your real full name, social security number (assuming you're American) and residential address?
It's obvious who the mindless, irrational zealot is here, and it certainly isn't jcr...
Mental illness much?
The scary thing is that gov agencies and cultural institutions are encouraging each other to adopt Drupal. Apparently it's the "in" thing, and this really scares me. We're severely understaffed (with no web apps developers) and the last thing we need is another unmaintainable mess to grapple with. I'm a web designer and front end developer and while I can modify simple PHP code, I'm definitely not a programmer.
If I had to use a PHP + MySQL solution, I'd just use ExpressionEngine (commercial product). It's not perfect, but it's by far the most understandable and workable small-scale CMS I've ever used.
I hope a truly maintainable and usable open source CMS becomes available soon. Some folks are working on a complete UX overhaul of Drupal, so maybe that will give some glimmer of hope.
Brilliant!
Well said.
If you're whining so bloody much, don't buy Apple stuff. Simple.
And if you buy Mac OS X purely to run on a hackintosh, you're not a customer of Apple's, no matter how much you whine and protest.
For proof, just compare the price of retail Windows 7 and Snow Leopard. Mac OS X is clearly subsidised by Apple hardware sales.
I call BS on your ill-considered FUD-laden argument. How does Apple going after Psystar endanger hobbyists in the USA?
There's fanatical fanboy zealots here in this thread, but they're not on Apple's side.
The cost of Mac OS X is subsidised by sales of Apple/Mac hardware. Apple would have to raise the price significantly if they started selling Mac OS X for generic x86 machines -- and even then, they'd probably go out of business. Notice how Snow Leopard is quite a bit cheaper than Windows 7 Ultimate and whatnot? I think the cost of Windows is high, but Microsoft has every right to charge what they feel is an appropriate price for their OS.
And of course Apple and Microsoft are out to make money.
I feel sorry for you. If you see someone on the street using the same phone as you, do you proceed to scream like a little girl and drop your dacks?
Good analysis. The iPhone was definitely the first truly usable smartphone for me. Apple definitely lifted the whole game, and it's good to see healthy competition showing up.
Well said. For some reason a lot of people on Slashdot don't seem to understand the need for polish and quality. That's exactly what Apple delivers in their products, and it's *hard* to do, which is why most of their competitors fail to do it. Attention to the small details matters to the end user.
Huh, how can you possibly call the iPhone a disaster at launch? It was doing really well with the 1st gen, and absolutely took off ever since then.
And as for Mac sales, they've been going strong ever since the introduction of Mac OS X. Even back in 2003 when there were only G3 and G4 Macs, a lot of people were starting to switch to Mac. With the transition to Intel, it's been going stronger than ever. That is not to say that Mac will overtake Windows PCs anytime soon (or ever), but they'll definitely maintain healthy sales rates while Jobs is in power.
Well said. Jobs is a guy who appreciates quality and excellence, and he absolutely demands it from his subordinates.
Apple doesn't just make UI tweaks, they often create new UI conventions, with the end product being easier to use than everybody else's. I bet you think usability is for pussies, right? :p
Which is why TomTom released their iPhone app and the iPhone car kit which allows even the first-gen iPhone to utilise GPS functionality. This is just the start. They're not quite as dim as we think they are.
I don't know of anyone who keeps their (standalone) GPS mounted on the dashboard of the car. They take their GPS with them when they leave, otherwise they're liable to lose it when a thief smashes the window and opens the glovebox (or wherever you've squirreled the thing away).
If you're gonna take it with you, it's more convenient if the device is an all-in-one, i.e. a smartphone with GPS.
Bravo to you, good sir. Well said.
Bullying goes on in the workplace as well, but I would argue you have a lot more options to deal with these problems once you're a grownup.
You're comparing adulthood with teenagehood, rather different phases.
My school wasn't as bad as some others, but we definitely had the jocks, bullies and surfies. And yes, they really were as one-dimensional as the stereotypes suggest. However, now they're grown up, working in professional jobs and most of them are pretty well-rounded and respectable -- at least, the ones who didn't die or get locked up along the way.
It sounds to me like the study is being sponsored by the oil and car industries.