Maybe when the average American decides it really is better to save and spend rather than spend and pay interest, things could be different.
Actually, I try to use my credit card as much as possible. I also only put as much on it as I know I can afford. I pay the card in full every month.
There are two reasons I use the card rather than cash, since I don't need the credit per se.
1. To establish a good credit history. Initially, my credit was tied to my parents', which was not very good. Now, I'm getting better rates than my parents, and paying less interest on my car (the only debt I have). I will also end up with better rates if/when I decide to buy a house.
2. The card in question gives 1% cash back on all purchases, and 5% for those made at grocery stores and gas stations. Since I pay in full each month, I don't have any interest, so this is free money.
Okay, enough people have been complaining about this lately.
It's ((Your Rights) Online), not (Your (Rights Online)). That is, a discussion of your rights, which happens to take place online, not a discussion of online rights, which happen to be yours.
You could try Darwin Streaming Server, the open source (Apple Public Source License) version of the QuickTime Streaming Server that is included with Mac OS X Server.
Actually, the kernel isn't involved at all. It's all done in OpenFirmware.
Back when PowerBooks used SCSI, it turned the 'Book into a SCSI drive. I believe there was a Control Panel you could use that would set the SCSI ID that it would use.
It's not just for PowerBooks anymore, though. Any[*] Mac with built-in FireWire can do Target Disk Mode.
[*] I'm pretty sure it's "Any", but it might just be "Most". Certainly works for old "Sawtooth" PowerMac G4s on up, and iMac DVs on up, in addition to the laptops.
I would say more, but jhealy1024 pretty much summed up my experiences with them. The worked beautifly without having to jump through any hoops. Add some extra RAM if you need it. They take the same toner cartridges as the LaserWriter 12/640, of which there are tons still in use, which means that people will be making toner for them forever. I'm 99% sure GCC bought the LaserWriter product line from Apple. If you used and liked the LW 12/640, the Elite 12/600 is just a faster version of the same goodness.
Several comments have mentioned concerns like "What if there's a security problem in a commonly used library? You'll have to update all your apps instead of a shared lib!" or "All those extra copies of things will eat up too much RAM and drive space!"
Please take a few minutes and look at Apple's documentation about how bundles work before rehashing those topics.
If the DNC was asking for a re-count, everyone would immediately think "sour grapes" and make comparisons to Florida, etc. The fact that it's people who have no earthly chance of winning, and they're *still* asking for a recount, makes it look more like they're concerned about the process of elections than the outcome of this particular election. Which just happens to be the case here.:-)
That said, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if a fair number of people who voted for Kerry donated to Badnarik and/or Cobb for this one issue.
Apple would be nothing short of certifiably insane if they stopped supporting 32-bit machines before probably five years after they stopped shipping them.
Let's say the entire lineup goes 64-bit tomorrow. They're wouldn't require 64-bit machines for OS upgrades until 2009 or so. Individual *features* might require 64-bits, but none of the core functionality.
For example, Panther still supports original iMacs, which are from '98 ('97? I really should know that...). Features like Quartz Extreme won't work, but the OS itself installs and runs fine. Panther updates install and work just fine.
You can use some 'vi' shortcuts in Cocoa's NSTextField (or is it NSTextView?), which is used for text input fields. I'm using Safari, so I can hit ^A and go to the beginning of the line, ^E for the end, ^D to forward-delete, etc.
AAC is supposed to have smaller files for the same quality, which is probably where the difference is coming from. Remember, that's iTunes's default encoder now.
In fact, the only candidate who stated for the record that he actually uses a Mac was Al Sharpton. And even though we usually pride ourselves on voting entirely by the candidates' computing platform preferences without letting our judgment be colored by anything relatively unimportant like "political issues," "competency," or "history of violent criminal acts," there's a deal-breaker that prevents us from ever possibly considering Sharpton for President. We speak, of course, of the hair. 'Nuff said.
I recall Steve Jobs breaking out some benchmarks showing Safari being faster than the other Mac browsers. I guess that didn't cover SSL, though. I haven't noticed any particular speed difference, but I guess my milage varied.:-)
KHTML was chosen over Mozilla because it was smaller, which means it was easier for them to learn, extend, and test. Look back at the press releases and articles from back in January 2003, when the Safari beta was released; they go into their reasoning for choosing one KHTML over Mozilla.
The only way to get around this is to claim that all GPLed code has really been put in the public domain (against the specific written intent of the copyright holders).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this exactly what SCO is claiming? Something about US Copyright law only allowing a one copy, therefore the GPL allowing multiple copies is illegal.
That is, of course, complete nonsense. But what's come out of SCO recently that isn't?
Mac OS X writes a crash dump to the non-volitile RAM in the event of a panic. Then, after the next successful boot, it reads out the dump and adds it to/Library/Logs/panic.log. If, for some reason, the machine won't come back up, you can probably read the dump from OpenFirmware.
You misunderstand: it was hush-hush while Dell was exploring pricing options. Only after they came back with their lowest-price did Apple win the contract.
I wonder if you could do this w/ the old Blue Box binaries from Rhapsody...? Did it support saved states? I know it segregated OS into its own window like VPC does.
I know that Objective-C is derived from SmallTalk (or is otherwise closely related). Could these SmallTalk-on-CLR projects be leveraged to bring Objective-C to the CLR?
I haven't done much programming in either Cocoa or.NET, but the more cross-platform APIs and languages (especially open ones), the better.
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Actually, I try to use my credit card as much as possible. I also only put as much on it as I know I can afford. I pay the card in full every month.
There are two reasons I use the card rather than cash, since I don't need the credit per se.
1. To establish a good credit history. Initially, my credit was tied to my parents', which was not very good. Now, I'm getting better rates than my parents, and paying less interest on my car (the only debt I have). I will also end up with better rates if/when I decide to buy a house.
2. The card in question gives 1% cash back on all purchases, and 5% for those made at grocery stores and gas stations. Since I pay in full each month, I don't have any interest, so this is free money.
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My 2004 Nissan Sentra SE came with a stereo with line-in, stock.
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Okay, enough people have been complaining about this lately.
It's ((Your Rights) Online), not (Your (Rights Online)). That is, a discussion of your rights, which happens to take place online, not a discussion of online rights, which happen to be yours.
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I can't believe I'm being this pedantic....
They hadn't picked up Spock at that point, and even if they had, he wouldn't have been in any condition to authenticate.
The actual destruct codes (insert computer prompts, identification, etc.):
KIRK: Destruct sequence one. Code one, one-A.
SCOTT: Destruct sequence two. Code one, one-A, two-B.
CHEKOV: Destruct sequence three. Code one-B, two-B, three.
KIRK: Code zero, zero, zero, destruct, zero.
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You could try Darwin Streaming Server, the open source (Apple Public Source License) version of the QuickTime Streaming Server that is included with Mac OS X Server.
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http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/stream
My understanding is that it can stream MPEG files, and also pretty much anything that QuickTime can play.
Hope that helps.
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Actually, the kernel isn't involved at all. It's all done in OpenFirmware.
Back when PowerBooks used SCSI, it turned the 'Book into a SCSI drive. I believe there was a Control Panel you could use that would set the SCSI ID that it would use.
It's not just for PowerBooks anymore, though. Any[*] Mac with built-in FireWire can do Target Disk Mode.
[*] I'm pretty sure it's "Any", but it might just be "Most". Certainly works for old "Sawtooth" PowerMac G4s on up, and iMac DVs on up, in addition to the laptops.
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I second the reccomendation for the Elite 12/600.
I would say more, but jhealy1024 pretty much summed up my experiences with them. The worked beautifly without having to jump through any hoops. Add some extra RAM if you need it. They take the same toner cartridges as the LaserWriter 12/640, of which there are tons still in use, which means that people will be making toner for them forever. I'm 99% sure GCC bought the LaserWriter product line from Apple. If you used and liked the LW 12/640, the Elite 12/600 is just a faster version of the same goodness.
http://gccprinters.com/printers/
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Several comments have mentioned concerns like "What if there's a security problem in a commonly used library? You'll have to update all your apps instead of a shared lib!" or "All those extra copies of things will eat up too much RAM and drive space!"
o nceptual/SystemOverview/Bundles/chapter_4_section_ 1.html
Please take a few minutes and look at Apple's documentation about how bundles work before rehashing those topics.
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/C
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If the DNC was asking for a re-count, everyone would immediately think "sour grapes" and make comparisons to Florida, etc. The fact that it's people who have no earthly chance of winning, and they're *still* asking for a recount, makes it look more like they're concerned about the process of elections than the outcome of this particular election. Which just happens to be the case here. :-)
That said, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if a fair number of people who voted for Kerry donated to Badnarik and/or Cobb for this one issue.
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That's not going to happen.
Apple would be nothing short of certifiably insane if they stopped supporting 32-bit machines before probably five years after they stopped shipping them.
Let's say the entire lineup goes 64-bit tomorrow. They're wouldn't require 64-bit machines for OS upgrades until 2009 or so. Individual *features* might require 64-bits, but none of the core functionality.
For example, Panther still supports original iMacs, which are from '98 ('97? I really should know that...). Features like Quartz Extreme won't work, but the OS itself installs and runs fine. Panther updates install and work just fine.
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D'oh!
You're right, it uses emacs commands, not vi commands. That's what I meant, I swear... :-)
Mod parent up, grandparent down.
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You can use some 'vi' shortcuts in Cocoa's NSTextField (or is it NSTextView?), which is used for text input fields. I'm using Safari, so I can hit ^A and go to the beginning of the line, ^E for the end, ^D to forward-delete, etc.
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AAC is supposed to have smaller files for the same quality, which is probably where the difference is coming from. Remember, that's iTunes's default encoder now.
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I presume the *text* of the number is ~6 meg, since each digit as a character is a byte (assuming it's ASCII).
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Is it coincidence that Apple named the last two OS X releases Jaguar and Panther, or is Steve an old Atari fan?
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I recall Steve Jobs breaking out some benchmarks showing Safari being faster than the other Mac browsers. I guess that didn't cover SSL, though. I haven't noticed any particular speed difference, but I guess my milage varied. :-)
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KHTML was chosen over Mozilla because it was smaller, which means it was easier for them to learn, extend, and test. Look back at the press releases and articles from back in January 2003, when the Safari beta was released; they go into their reasoning for choosing one KHTML over Mozilla.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this exactly what SCO is claiming? Something about US Copyright law only allowing a one copy, therefore the GPL allowing multiple copies is illegal.
That is, of course, complete nonsense. But what's come out of SCO recently that isn't?
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Mac OS X writes a crash dump to the non-volitile RAM in the event of a panic. Then, after the next successful boot, it reads out the dump and adds it to /Library/Logs/panic.log. If, for some reason, the machine won't come back up, you can probably read the dump from OpenFirmware.
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You misunderstand: it was hush-hush while Dell was exploring pricing options. Only after they came back with their lowest-price did Apple win the contract.
At least, that's the way I've been parsing it.
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I wonder if you could do this w/ the old Blue Box binaries from Rhapsody...? Did it support saved states? I know it segregated OS into its own window like VPC does.
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But the FireWire IP will be autoconfigured w/ Rendezvous.
Don't have to shutdown either machine; just plug, wait a few seconds, and go.
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I know that Objective-C is derived from SmallTalk (or is otherwise closely related). Could these SmallTalk-on-CLR projects be leveraged to bring Objective-C to the CLR?
.NET, but the more cross-platform APIs and languages (especially open ones), the better.
I haven't done much programming in either Cocoa or
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