'What if we knew, for example, that 80% of the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles from 1960-2010 are sung in a major key with an average of 135 beats per minute, that they all follow a I-III-IV chord progression in 4/4 time signature, and that they all follow a "verse-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus" sequence structure?'
We will have discovered the existence of 'artistic genres' and 'trends', which as they already have names I'm sure must have been discovered before...
'Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford.'
I'm calling bullshit on this. Once the sites have been pinpointed from space someone still has to go in and do the dirty work. If fact, it sounds like the ideal sequel:
'Dr Jones, you probably heard we've located a previously unknown ancient settlement using satellite technology. However, what you probably haven't heard is that this settlement displays a very unusual feature that has completely flummoxed our scientists...'
This is what PR means today: putting up the appearance of doing something seems to be more important than actually doing it. This doesn't necessarily mean that they are doing nothing but such manipulation (under the name of PR) means that there is a large disconnect between image and content that can only raise questions...
... it will play Duke Nukem Forever. The only caveat being that you will be able to see where you are and how fast you are getting there but not both at the same time.
X Windows is notoriously insecure and can be used to root a UNIX system in a variety of surprising ways. The fact was worth mentioning as mission critical systems, as a rule, should definitely NOT be running X Windows...
This also seems to imply an alternative reason for the power system failures... hmmmm...
> A separate Apple software unit would be far better able
> to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system
> for market share
Taken out of context, this sentence makes sense. In fact any other random sentence describing how one company can challenge the other's market share would make sense. A small number of these ideas would probably even work.
However, what these "market analysts" for some reason annoying persist in not seeing is that when the context is Microsoft, such ideas, no matter what they are, do not apply because MS is not your 'normal' company but is in fact a steam-roller and the only way of gaining market share from MS is to somehow become a bigger steam-roller.
It's not about innovation, elegant design, usability, bang-for-buck, marketing plans. It's about sheer brute force and huge unstoppable momentum.
It ain't an ideal world and I don't like it (in fact I hate it) but at least I'm aware of it and I get on with it. I just sometimes wonder if I should have become a 'market analyst' and lived in a world of pure bliss with a silly grin on my face...
Well, if you're building a site that has ASP and you want to test how it works/looks on a Mac, this local connection is quite handy. Say you have Win2K running IIS on VPC, you can test your site by connecting to IIS as if it was just another server on the Internet...
Keen, innit?;-)
It is possible. VersionTracker has a freeware utility for formatting and blessing a Tivo drive on Mac OS X, if you want to upgrade your Tivo drive(s). Also almost all tutorials for doing such things on LINUX will work for OS X as well, as they use the"dd" utility.
Also check out TiVoFerkey, an interesting remote Tivo interface for controlling Tivo from your Mac.
True but half true... You first have to enable the root user with "sudo passwd root" from a terminal, then you can login as root from the "Other" button and also "su" will now work...
Flashback 5 years: I'm in a new job, absolutely thrilled with the $50,000 SGI Crimson Jurassic Classic monster I've just been assigned to. Said monster running IRIX 5.2 and whose 21' screen is in front of me. I'm as happy as a clam, getting paid good money for playing with this ultimate toy! I can almost feel my hair being pasted back with the speed of the thing...
Suddenly a totally unwelcome rubbernecker invades my idyll. Without so much as a "May I?" pulls up a chair, plonks self next to me, leans forward into screen and gushes: "Oh, Windows! Cool!"
AAAARGH!!!
Strangle? Kick? Fold, spindle, mutilate? Or somehow change the perception that anything that has windows and menus and a mouse cursor is not necessarily "Windows" and that there are alternatives out there, some that were there even before Windows and some that are even BETTER than Windows! Or just plain DIFFERENT!
To my mind, anything that even attempts to chip away even a few surface molecules of such monumental stupidity is a good thing and should be endorsed by this community.
Just a thought...
Dear Maxis,
I'm a grown man with responsabilities, a job and a family! Who the heck is going to take care of my family if you release this? Can you seriously claim that you have considered the consequences of such a release?
Please Maxis, calmly reconsider, put down the mouse and take two steps back from that compiler...
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'What if we knew, for example, that 80% of the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles from 1960-2010 are sung in a major key with an average of 135 beats per minute, that they all follow a I-III-IV chord progression in 4/4 time signature, and that they all follow a "verse-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus" sequence structure?'
We will have discovered the existence of 'artistic genres' and 'trends', which as they already have names I'm sure must have been discovered before...
Yes, but on the behalf of all Mankind, of course... :-)
'Indiana Jones is old school, we've moved on from Indy, sorry Harrison Ford.'
I'm calling bullshit on this. Once the sites have been pinpointed from space someone still has to go in and do the dirty work. If fact, it sounds like the ideal sequel:
'Dr Jones, you probably heard we've located a previously unknown ancient settlement using satellite technology. However, what you probably haven't heard is that this settlement displays a very unusual feature that has completely flummoxed our scientists...'
"...blowing passed the planet..."? Damn, I mist it...
This is what PR means today: putting up the appearance of doing something seems to be more important than actually doing it. This doesn't necessarily mean that they are doing nothing but such manipulation (under the name of PR) means that there is a large disconnect between image and content that can only raise questions...
... it will play Duke Nukem Forever. The only caveat being that you will be able to see where you are and how fast you are getting there but not both at the same time.
...oh yes, also OS X will feel much snappier :-)
X Windows is notoriously insecure and can be used to root a UNIX system in a variety of surprising ways. The fact was worth mentioning as mission critical systems, as a rule, should definitely NOT be running X Windows...
This also seems to imply an alternative reason for the power system failures... hmmmm...
> A separate Apple software unit would be far better able
> to challenge Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system
> for market share
Taken out of context, this sentence makes sense. In fact any other random sentence describing how one company can challenge the other's market share would make sense. A small number of these ideas would probably even work.
However, what these "market analysts" for some reason annoying persist in not seeing is that when the context is Microsoft, such ideas, no matter what they are, do not apply because MS is not your 'normal' company but is in fact a steam-roller and the only way of gaining market share from MS is to somehow become a bigger steam-roller.
It's not about innovation, elegant design, usability, bang-for-buck, marketing plans. It's about sheer brute force and huge unstoppable momentum.
It ain't an ideal world and I don't like it (in fact I hate it) but at least I'm aware of it and I get on with it. I just sometimes wonder if I should have become a 'market analyst' and lived in a world of pure bliss with a silly grin on my face...
Yes, but don't forget about Pixar, Jobs' "other" company. Could be this is a joint venture between Apple/Pixar...
You want boring? Then go and take a look at the PDF papers on this site.
Are they boring? Yes, exruciatingly and mind numbingly so...
Did they help us win the Second World War? err...yes
Well, if you're building a site that has ASP and you want to test how it works/looks on a Mac, this local connection is quite handy. Say you have Win2K running IIS on VPC, you can test your site by connecting to IIS as if it was just another server on the Internet... Keen, innit? ;-)
It is possible. VersionTracker has a freeware utility for formatting and blessing a Tivo drive on Mac OS X, if you want to upgrade your Tivo drive(s). Also almost all tutorials for doing such things on LINUX will work for OS X as well, as they use the"dd" utility.
Also check out TiVoFerkey, an interesting remote Tivo interface for controlling Tivo from your Mac.
No, no... He means a network card for the TIVO.
True but half true... You first have to enable the root user with "sudo passwd root" from a terminal, then you can login as root from the "Other" button and also "su" will now work...
Flashback 5 years: I'm in a new job, absolutely thrilled with the $50,000 SGI Crimson Jurassic Classic monster I've just been assigned to. Said monster running IRIX 5.2 and whose 21' screen is in front of me. I'm as happy as a clam, getting paid good money for playing with this ultimate toy! I can almost feel my hair being pasted back with the speed of the thing... Suddenly a totally unwelcome rubbernecker invades my idyll. Without so much as a "May I?" pulls up a chair, plonks self next to me, leans forward into screen and gushes: "Oh, Windows! Cool!" AAAARGH!!! Strangle? Kick? Fold, spindle, mutilate? Or somehow change the perception that anything that has windows and menus and a mouse cursor is not necessarily "Windows" and that there are alternatives out there, some that were there even before Windows and some that are even BETTER than Windows! Or just plain DIFFERENT! To my mind, anything that even attempts to chip away even a few surface molecules of such monumental stupidity is a good thing and should be endorsed by this community. Just a thought...
Dear Maxis, I'm a grown man with responsabilities, a job and a family! Who the heck is going to take care of my family if you release this? Can you seriously claim that you have considered the consequences of such a release? Please Maxis, calmly reconsider, put down the mouse and take two steps back from that compiler...
Indescructible sandwiches? British Airways has been doing them for years...