People who program for a living appreciate the extra pixels!
The limited resolution of most flat-screens has kept me away from them, though I know a number of people who simply run two of them on their XP boxes.
When you write software, you need a lot of space for the source code, the debugger, the application, the documentation, etc. 1280x768 just doesn't cut it.
Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for the price to drop--or wait for my NEC 23 inch CRT to fail, whichever comes first.
The book you should get is "Java tools for Pedophiles."
After all, everyone knows that Java is the preferred language for child rapists
In fact, Patrick Naughton who told me that he was an inventor of Java, used the language to hunt down little girls on the internet.
As part of a plea, he used Java to trap his former friends in an FBI sting.
Any computer expert could look at the Java language and see its child-molestor roots. That's why I don't use Java, and I prohibit anyone on my staff from using it.
One more thing: If you like Java, you too must be a pedophile.
Instead of the usual "brain drain" that some countries have (the former soviet union, Israel), China's having a reverse brain-drain.
For the past few years, they've been sending their DUMBEST people over here to work as computer programmers (or "ploglammels").
Stupid American management, in an attempt to save a few bucks, hires these low-cost H1B Chinese ploglammers. Consumers see the result in poor quality software.
If I look at whose working at companies that ship crappy software, like Roxio CD-Creator (which breaks Windows XP), or Real Player, you'll see a majority of Chinese workers.
This is a real attempt of China to undermine American quality and our software development industry.
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It's MUCH easier for me to see my neighbor's packets on my digital cable system than it would be for me to get into my neighbor's phone line--especially if I consider the risk of getting caught!
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You're absolutely right.
These widgets are the FIRST STEP in the master plan by cable companies to replace the phone company.
Why is that so bad? Have you ever read the Terms of Service on your cable IP service? Do you know how insecure cable IP is? (And don't try to encrypt! We all know that Comcast forbids VPNs.)
Why has slashdot become a forum for Macintosh "aplologists?"
There used to be true discourse here, but about 18 months ago all that changed.
I'm not against Macs---I have one here and I like it---but it's not perfect. And OS-9 really is quite bad. It's very similar to Windows 3.1 in its architecture (no protected memory, memory handles, cooperative multitasking, etc.)
I applaud Apple's attempt to make a commercially viable version of Unix. It's great to have a BSD-like OS that I can run real applications on. But it needs a little work.
Too bad/. users get their panties in a knot when someone tells the truth!
It's because OS-X is a 1969-era operating system (UNIX) written to run on top of an 1984 OS (MacOS) that still has its core components running on a 68000 simulator!
Mac zealots love to say "windows is just a dos extender that runs on a 16-bit processor" but the real truth is that Mac is much,much worse.
Another reason they surf slowly is there's only one mouse button. I use my mousewheel all the time to scroll. If I only had one button, it would take longer.
Finally, the most important reason is that most sites were optimized for Windows.
I don't like it if people who work for me waste time browsing the web.
The problem is with the picking and choosing.
It's really much better just to stop all outside web access in the work environment. This way you don't have to decide which sites are "acceptable" and which aren't.
Actually, if Apple were the "dominant" platform, its virus problem would be just as bad.
Back in 1989-1990, when Mac lead in Desktop Publishing, Mac viruses were an awful problem.
The only reason virus writers don't concentrate on the Mac is that the viruses will spread faster on Windows. There's no magic technology on the Macintosh (face it, the machine is pretty gay) that makes it immune.
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For example, when I hit a tripod site, it sets the referrer to tripod.com so that the images show up.
Funny how Sun revises its history after all their execs get busted for raping 13-year-old girls!
Maybe Apple is just as "evil" as microsoft, just smaller?
Of course, most Mac users suffer from AIDS-related dementia, so they don't think clearly.
The limited resolution of most flat-screens has kept me away from them, though I know a number of people who simply run two of them on their XP boxes.
When you write software, you need a lot of space for the source code, the debugger, the application, the documentation, etc. 1280x768 just doesn't cut it.
Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for the price to drop--or wait for my NEC 23 inch CRT to fail, whichever comes first.
...that's causing the shift from SGI, it's the fact that Intel's chips have a better price/performance than SGI's platform for render farms.
Given the fact that the web is rottingawa, you'd think they'd check their links.
But fully half of their links in any category are dead.
How hard would it be for Yahoo to spider all the sites in their directory to keep it fresh?
Otherwise, why else would a person mark as a troll a post that contained only FACTS with references to back them up?
PLEASE MOD IT UP---FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN.
After all, everyone knows that Java is the preferred language for child rapists
In fact, Patrick Naughton who told me that he was an inventor of Java, used the language to hunt down little girls on the internet.
As part of a plea, he used Java to trap his former friends in an FBI sting.
Any computer expert could look at the Java language and see its child-molestor roots. That's why I don't use Java, and I prohibit anyone on my staff from using it.
One more thing: If you like Java, you too must be a pedophile.
Now *that's* a closed box! One company makes the hardware and the software.
Instead of picking on poor Bill, you should direct you anger at Mr. Jobs.
The reason they're rounded on a Mac is so that the Mac Users don't poke themselves on the sharp edges.
Instead of the usual "brain drain" that some countries have (the former soviet union, Israel), China's having a reverse brain-drain.
For the past few years, they've been sending their DUMBEST people over here to work as computer programmers (or "ploglammels").
Stupid American management, in an attempt to save a few bucks, hires these low-cost H1B Chinese ploglammers. Consumers see the result in poor quality software.
If I look at whose working at companies that ship crappy software, like Roxio CD-Creator (which breaks Windows XP), or Real Player, you'll see a majority of Chinese workers.
This is a real attempt of China to undermine American quality and our software development industry.
It's MUCH easier for me to see my neighbor's packets on my digital cable system than it would be for me to get into my neighbor's phone line--especially if I consider the risk of getting caught!
These widgets are the FIRST STEP in the master plan by cable companies to replace the phone company.
Why is that so bad? Have you ever read the Terms of Service on your cable IP service? Do you know how insecure cable IP is? (And don't try to encrypt! We all know that Comcast forbids VPNs.)
Stick with the PHONE COMPANY to make PHONE CALLS.
There used to be true discourse here, but about 18 months ago all that changed.
I'm not against Macs---I have one here and I like it---but it's not perfect. And OS-9 really is quite bad. It's very similar to Windows 3.1 in its architecture (no protected memory, memory handles, cooperative multitasking, etc.)
I applaud Apple's attempt to make a commercially viable version of Unix. It's great to have a BSD-like OS that I can run real applications on. But it needs a little work.
Too bad /. users get their panties in a knot when someone tells the truth!
Mac zealots love to say "windows is just a dos extender that runs on a 16-bit processor" but the real truth is that Mac is much,much worse.
Another reason they surf slowly is there's only one mouse button. I use my mousewheel all the time to scroll. If I only had one button, it would take longer.
Finally, the most important reason is that most sites were optimized for Windows.
(Also, maybe mac *users* are just a tad slow!)
I don't think I'd want to see his face any bigger than "actual size."
I'll pass on this movie.
In fact, the back-formation "FLAMMABLE" was created because too many stupid DEMENTED people were thinking that "INFLAMMABLE" meant fireproof.
That use of "inflammable" to mean fireproof is PROOF POSITIVE that SLASHDOT readers are IDIOTS.
Boo hoo hoo
He's going to take his toys and go home, and cry to the zealots on Slashdot.
Why is this news?
The problem is with the picking and choosing.
It's really much better just to stop all outside web access in the work environment. This way you don't have to decide which sites are "acceptable" and which aren't.
Back in 1989-1990, when Mac lead in Desktop Publishing, Mac viruses were an awful problem.
The only reason virus writers don't concentrate on the Mac is that the viruses will spread faster on Windows. There's no magic technology on the Macintosh (face it, the machine is pretty gay) that makes it immune.
Why didn't you write "stealing less?" That's what it's all about.
I used to work for a large shrink-wrap software company, and many more Mac users pirated our software than PC users.
Mac users are crazy zealots, not unlike the Taliban, who lie and steal. Many are also HOMOSEXUAL.
"83 year old CODGER"?
Then again, Slashdot never cared too much about spelling.
....now there needs to be a distributed 128-bit cracker available so every American can help fight the War against Terrorism!