From Willy Week: Behind the experiment lies a radical notion: that the Internet is as important to Portlanders as water, power or paved streets....
"The Internet should work more like a public road and less like an expensive health club," says City Commissioner Erik Sten.(side note for non-Portlanders: This is the first half-intelligent thing Sten has ever said)
Of course, in some quarters, them's fightin' words.
"If they compete with us, they can expect a competitive response," says Don Williams, Comcast's Portland spokesman.
Not to get all fanboy on you, but you could select it and "command-E". Or if you choose to display volumes in your sidebar there is a little eject icon. Or there's the eject icon you can add to the top of Finder windows. Or File>Eject.
Point is, if something seems odd to you personally, there's likely a whole slew of way the same thing can easily be accomplished in Mac OS. I never use Windows, so I don't know about other ways to eject things, but I suspect if there is only one way, they keep it like that because the irony is that some folks think having fewer options is less confusing that having the option to pick your favorite way. (My favorite is command-e. No matter what app I'm in, your fingers never have to leave the keyboard to eject a volume/cd/camera)
I know a kid who had a side gig making a few bucks parading downtown in a huge inflatable sandwich handing out coupons for a big sandwich chain. There was a little fan and motor (to keep the 6 foot tall sandwich inflated) and a battery.
One day, the battery started leaking and getting extremely hot. He stripped off the outfit just in time to avoid any heat or chemical burns, but about half the suit was reduced to a molten pile of plastic.
If you ever need a laugh, check out a toasted 6 foot sub outfit (and no, this wasn't Quizno's *baddum-ching*)
Heck, yeah. If I had an iPod, I'd be all over this media reader. It's a bit bulky, but you can download photos to it, then when you sync up with iPhoto once you get back to your computer, it keeps the shots in the "rolls" you shot them in. Nice.
And if you're too fucking stupid to get along in society without royally fucking yourself over due to your own stupid decisions, then you deserve what you get.
And, furthermore, Re: credit card example especially...
There are those too stupid to research/ask/etc when they don't know something. And then are the galactically stupid ones who don't learn from their mistakes and keep bangin their heads against the same damn walls.
Why don't you start an online petition for everyone who is holding off on an iPod purchase until Apple supports ogg? Then, when all 27 of you have signed it, you can forward the list to Apple and see what they think about putting man-towards the endeavor.
Right, and so how does the original poster's comments that Apple would own your 'miracle drug' correct at all? It's not. They can just market the fact that the drug you still own the rights to was created/discovered with Apple tech.
"Ownership of the underlying intellectual property discussed in any Application remains the property of the Applicant subject to Sponsor's rights to reprint, display, reproduce, perform and exhibit the Application and related studies solely for the purpose of advertising and/or promoting Sponsor's technology to the scientific community."
So writing puff pieces about your great accomplishment means they own it? Bull.
At the risk of being a heretic, is a public library the place to be "exposing" (rhymes with evangelizing) users to a system that simply does what Windows also simply does? I think it's safe to say not a lot of people use public terminals for compiling code. Web, word pro, etc. is about it. The stark fact is that the "public" uses MS. They know it and are comfortable with it (despite now knowing how bad it sucks).
If I was a granny who could just barely function on a computer, I'd resent this unfamiliar system loaded with incongruent applications. If I don't give a crap about the power of grep, I would care more about keeping myself in my comfort zone. I (as a granny) go to the library to find info and entertainment, not learn a new OS.
I know there are plenty of other very legitimate reasons to go open source, financial considerations a major one, but there's a definite tinge of comments in this topic that feel evangelical, and I'm just thinking that a library might not be the best place to deviate from the common denominator simply for the sake of not using MS.
No no, silly. It's really very simple. Just sign up for a $99.Mac account, upgrade your storage to an appropriate size for your music library ($350 for a gig) and let the desktop synching of your iDisk transfer your purchased music automagically.
See? It's simple, easy, and fre*... well... it's simple and easy.;)
I'll stick with Audioscrobbler Epitonic has always provided... ...just download the songs now off allofmp3 Winamp natively lets you play
in favor of Media Player Classic
You're right. That sounds a lot easier than using iTunes.
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Even growing up in Central OR and now living in Portland, I know that no self-respecting Portlander uses an umbrella. I call Shill! Shill, I say!
VAPOR! The machines are in vapor now?!!! AHHHHHHhhhhhh!
Of course, in some quarters, them's fightin' words.
"If they compete with us, they can expect a competitive response," says Don Williams, Comcast's Portland spokesman.
Whatta ya gonna do, Don? Give away free cable?
Right after the iPod supports Ogg. ;)
Point is, if something seems odd to you personally, there's likely a whole slew of way the same thing can easily be accomplished in Mac OS. I never use Windows, so I don't know about other ways to eject things, but I suspect if there is only one way, they keep it like that because the irony is that some folks think having fewer options is less confusing that having the option to pick your favorite way. (My favorite is command-e. No matter what app I'm in, your fingers never have to leave the keyboard to eject a volume/cd/camera)
I won't support them until they offer Ogg! And I don't mean an Ogg McMuffin!
One day, the battery started leaking and getting extremely hot. He stripped off the outfit just in time to avoid any heat or chemical burns, but about half the suit was reduced to a molten pile of plastic.
If you ever need a laugh, check out a toasted 6 foot sub outfit (and no, this wasn't Quizno's *baddum-ching*)
Heck, yeah. If I had an iPod, I'd be all over this media reader. It's a bit bulky, but you can download photos to it, then when you sync up with iPhoto once you get back to your computer, it keeps the shots in the "rolls" you shot them in. Nice.
And, furthermore, Re: credit card example especially...
There are those too stupid to research/ask/etc when they don't know something. And then are the galactically stupid ones who don't learn from their mistakes and keep bangin their heads against the same damn walls.
What a coincidence. Apple's lawyers are already filling out a lawsuit with the very same title!
That's the street of Missoula Montana. ;)
Oh, sure. Give them a handwriting sample while you're at it.
Hmm. I'm not sure about the logistics of it all, but what I do know is that it's never too late to not give a shit about Star Wars.
Why don't you start an online petition for everyone who is holding off on an iPod purchase until Apple supports ogg? Then, when all 27 of you have signed it, you can forward the list to Apple and see what they think about putting man-towards the endeavor.
Your parenthetical examples left out: (me hanging out the passenger window at slow speeds with a can of spray paint).
I had the same thing happen to me, except all I (thump) could see (thump) was the occasional cat's eyes. (thump)
Right, and so how does the original poster's comments that Apple would own your 'miracle drug' correct at all? It's not. They can just market the fact that the drug you still own the rights to was created/discovered with Apple tech.
So writing puff pieces about your great accomplishment means they own it? Bull.
Note to self: Make my virus look like the read me for a fake virus...
How about you get the fuck over to his house and chisel out some molds for some of these vehicles of which you speak?
This guy made a cool part for his car and wants to make some cash by using the mold he already has and no doubt put a lot of time into.
If you're willing to put similar time into making console molds for your 'Lectra-hybrid-super-go-go-sled, I'm sure the fella' wouldn't mind.
At the risk of being a heretic, is a public library the place to be "exposing" (rhymes with evangelizing) users to a system that simply does what Windows also simply does? I think it's safe to say not a lot of people use public terminals for compiling code. Web, word pro, etc. is about it. The stark fact is that the "public" uses MS. They know it and are comfortable with it (despite now knowing how bad it sucks).
If I was a granny who could just barely function on a computer, I'd resent this unfamiliar system loaded with incongruent applications. If I don't give a crap about the power of grep, I would care more about keeping myself in my comfort zone. I (as a granny) go to the library to find info and entertainment, not learn a new OS.
I know there are plenty of other very legitimate reasons to go open source, financial considerations a major one, but there's a definite tinge of comments in this topic that feel evangelical, and I'm just thinking that a library might not be the best place to deviate from the common denominator simply for the sake of not using MS.
Shouldn't that be 'logging out'?
Fortunately, in Florida, Big Brother is 87, confined to a Rascal scooter, and has very poor eyesight.
See? It's simple, easy, and fre*... well... it's simple and easy. ;)
Epitonic has always provided...
Winamp natively lets you play
in favor of Media Player Classic
You're right. That sounds a lot easier than using iTunes.