"Many of these people have been observed to turn up to various rallies and demonstrations and initiate violence, which leads me to believe they attend for the violence, not for the ideals. "
I agree, the groups protesting the WTO should take care of policing themselves before they police the world.
In Berkeley, we have a bicycle mob forming every month. The main purpose seems to stop circulation, yell at the drivers, and do some damage to their personal property.
They pirate it. Seriously. Blender is nice and all but the 3D artists (and wanna-be's) I've known generally would rather find ways to pirate the high-end stuff than use freeware.
High-end software makers actually want you to pirate their stuff. That's how they maintain their marketshare without really discounting their product. They don't want your lunch money, they want your future employer's money.
Don't know about DVDs, but for a CD-RWs, you don't necessarily want the cheapest drive you can find.
In the long run, you can save yourself quite a bit of grief and money if you do some research before you buy.
"...[Ohshima] wrote Squeak for Sharp PDA with 320x240 color display. This has a scheduler and other base functions. This has a serial port and infrared port. I can get PPP by cellular phone or telephone line. This can record sound. The other important feature is a card with a camera. (Takes picture of audience--applause, cheers). The price range is $700-$1000. (Can you shave with this?) The person at the registration desk said "Wow, you are James Bond!" This has 70% of Japanese market... "
http://jeffsutherland.org/oopsla98/squeak98.html
It seems you want to get your friend a "real" computer so you can help her appreciate some of the intricacies of computers. With a used Mac there may still be a way for her to learn about those things.
She should try Squeak (a fully-integrated cross-platform drawing environment and programming environment). Squeak is a dialect of SmallTalk-80. Alan Kay designed it as a medium for "story-telling" and a platform for children to program with. In fact, he designed it for toddlers to program with, but I think he's still a bit shy from that goal. ; )
Its 3-D graphical capabilities, its music capabilities, its speed, and ease of use are just out this world, and as a result they may not become immediately apparent to the average/advanced user. Squeak is perfect for the artist. It's free, it's easy, and it can produce results that people have never seen before.
All zipped up, it's only 8 MB and it can be downloaded for free from http://www.squeak.org/
Before you show it to your friend, you should explore it yourself with the Blue Squeak book in hand. After that, if she really likes it, you should both read the White Squeak book and the "Smalltalk, Objects, and Design." By Chamond Liu.
This poster may be on to something. The overall value of the traditional advertising dollar is already diluting itself as we're being flooded with even more advertisements.
And it seems that the Internet ads can not be as effective emotionally as television ads.
The "internet" dream is over, but some people just won't give up.
Slashdot Mirror
Sincerely,
- Stephan
I agree, the groups protesting the WTO should take care of policing themselves before they police the world.
In Berkeley, we have a bicycle mob forming every month. The main purpose seems to stop circulation, yell at the drivers, and do some damage to their personal property.
Stephan
Go Hong Kong!
Stephan
High-end software makers actually want you to pirate their stuff. That's how they maintain their marketshare without really discounting their product. They don't want your lunch money, they want your future employer's money.
Stephan
Stephan
http://jeffsutherland.org/oopsla98/squeak98.html
You can find the Squeak Zaurus port and the Squeak IPaq port on http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/458
You can find general information about Squeak (a dialect of SmallTalk-80) at http://www.squeak.org
Enjoy!
Stephan
She should try Squeak (a fully-integrated cross-platform drawing environment and programming environment). Squeak is a dialect of SmallTalk-80. Alan Kay designed it as a medium for "story-telling" and a platform for children to program with. In fact, he designed it for toddlers to program with, but I think he's still a bit shy from that goal. ; )
Its 3-D graphical capabilities, its music capabilities, its speed, and ease of use are just out this world, and as a result they may not become immediately apparent to the average/advanced user. Squeak is perfect for the artist. It's free, it's easy, and it can produce results that people have never seen before.
All zipped up, it's only 8 MB and it can be downloaded for free from http://www.squeak.org/
Before you show it to your friend, you should explore it yourself with the Blue Squeak book in hand. After that, if she really likes it, you should both read the White Squeak book and the "Smalltalk, Objects, and Design." By Chamond Liu.
Enjoy,
Stephan
And it seems that the Internet ads can not be as effective emotionally as television ads.
The "internet" dream is over, but some people just won't give up.
Stephan