While this is mostly a solution in search of a problem, it would be kind of cool to have in a dorm room environment. You could install it, and then have some sort of signup process through which users reserve specific chunks of time, for their various shows. While it's doubtful that one person would ever want to watch 11 programs that were on simultaneously, 11 different people might.
As a purchaser of the last version of the iMac G5 (20-inch w/Front Row, iSight), I feel a twinge of jealousy, although it's not like I didn't know this was probably going to occur sometime in the new year. I'm glad that the transition to Intel seems to be going as well (or better than) expected; perhaps I'll console myself with a MacBook (yeah, right!)
Heh, while I remember the quirkiness of 4.5, when 5.0 was released in 2000, its speed, rendering niceties, and other attempts at developer and standards friendliness (including alpha PNG support and DOCTYPE switching) made it probably the best browser out there, on any platform. At that time, what was Mozilla at...like 0.6? Netscape 6 Beta? Ugh.
The in-game audience judges it by artificial standards, and even something that could move a person to tears could get panned by the fickle virtual public...It's a better idea just to pay a lot for a pre-generated script, and concentrate your efforts on ensuring the studio can shoot it.
So, you're saying that this is actually a very accurate movie-making sim.
Hey! Speak for yourself! I use Office on my Mac, and install UNIX packages with Fink. Oh, and I use it as a full-featured audio workstation. I play the Sims 2, also.
I mean, where do you people get off thinking that...that...oh crap! I can't resist. *Shift-F9*
Damn, that is cool. Now I'm off to drop more widgets into my Dashboard.
While on first impression they look slick, it's a generally known thing in publishing that reverse type (white on black) is not easy to read, and so if someone is going to be spending a long time in front of a long article, reverse type is usually avoided.
Is this true? While it might be true for reading printed output, I thought that it was actually the case that white text on a dark background was _better_ on a monitor, since a monitor's natural state is black. Or maybe it's somewhere in between.
Just as an aside, since this is something you probably already realize: you're dubious about buying a console because you're married - but once you start an Elder Scrolls game, that won't be a problem for too long;-) .
"Honey, you haven't left the den in two days. The kids and I miss you."
"One sec, I've almost got a full set of Daedric armor, which will put my ebony set to shame. I've got to cure this blight, but once I do, I'm going to try and head back to Ghostgate. Then, I can...wait, hello? Hun?" *SLAM*
No doubt. I'm going to use this opportunity to pimp my blog entry on the subject - I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader to determine whether this action is ironic or not.
You might find this tour informative.
Looks pretty good, although it's too bad it doesn't look like you can control Party Shuffle from it, which seems like a no-brainer (although, I guess Party Shuffle implies interactivity, as in moving items around, so maybe that's why it seems absent.) Still, looks super slick.
This has been the most frustrating thread I've read on Slashdot in months.
I am viewing a web page. I want to save that web page. I don't want to save it's "rendered contents" - meaning the need to inexplicably re-render them, thereby creating problems with data submission on lesser coded websites. I just want the contents of that page saved locally.
Therefore, if I attempt to save that page, and Firefox - instead of immediately saving the page that I am viewing - does anything else, like reload/resubmit the page, crash, make coffee, anything, then that's a bug. Pure and simple. It doesn't matter that the web application should be coded in such a way to prevent form resubmissions from causing unforeseen consequences. That is a separate issue. Per your advice, the browser should be a browser. When I instruct it to do one thing, it should do that thing, and stop.
It'll probably have typical Google polish on it, but to be honest, those screenshots aren't really that great. I think I did a better job with my own online bookmarks manager/RSS reader, which is currently under development - moving away from remote scripting using iframes to the usage XMLHttpRequest, dontcha know.
As far Google is concerned, I'm trying to play with the Reader currently, and not having a lot of luck (it's pretty slow.) Brings up an interesting concern about Ajax applications, however - what happens when the load on the server becomes so intense that an XML request takes a fair amount of time? You certainly don't get a whole lot of meaningful feedback.
An interesting idea. Something like this is already happening, but instead of Office, it's intent is to replace Exchange (although since it's aimed at very small companies, it's probably more along the lines of bringing a plug-and-play Exchange-style experience to those who can't afford it.)
While I agree, I'm going to add in a different point of view:
some kind of expensive research or expertise that is difficult to duplicate in a community project.
...or, something else that you don't necessarily get from a community project: mainly coherent, unified design. For example, Transmit and Unison: FTP and Usenet software for Mac OS, respectively. Now, most people would ask themselves, why create utiliities that do what so many utilities have already done? Well, Panic takes those utilities, and gives them a polish that you don't get from a committee. And people will pay for that. They've also made a concerted effort to make their products simply better enough than their free competition to make them worth paying for. Perhaps that was Mulberry's problem: it just wasn't better enough. I can see that being a problem with email clients: like another poster mentioned, there are some pretty damn good free email clients, on all the major platforms.
Granted, this may not be fair: maybe Mac users are more apt to pay for software like this than are Windows or Linux users (at least, that's what people have said in the past - is it true? Who knows.), and maybe Mac users care more about unified, well-thought-out design than their Windows/Linux counterparts, but Panic has stayed around, primarily because they innovate within their products, and not necessarily attempt to create new niches.
That now we can make "Blind Date" style Machinima, using the Sims 2 engine? Sweet! I can just imagine how it would go...
"Everything was going great, until she took a dip in the pool. All of a sudden, the ladder disappeared, and she couldn't get out! I tried to give her my hand, but she wouldn't take it! Big-time bummer!"
"I was really having a good time, until he invited me into his place: there was nothing but chip bags and empty soda cans everywhere. Plus, there was some chick ghost wandering around upstairs, and a bunch of tombstones the backyard. Really creepy."
"Shit...I thought I was gonna get some play - until we started getting down to business, and she was all pixellated and blurred out! Where's my nude patch at?!"
All...right someone out there with too much time on his or her hands - get to work!
And the funny thing is, back then, you had people claiming the same thing, that Microsoft was missing the boat - only this time, it's about hosted web applications, and then, it was about the internet (more specifically, the web). Back then, Microsoft was all a-twitter about digital, networked or Smart televisions.
What does that mean? Well, skip ahead four years, and Microsoft has crushed Netscape, mostly due to actually creating a better browser. I'm not defending their monopolistic practices, but, having been a web developer since around 1998, I can remember distinctly loving Internet Explorer 5.0, especially when working on the Mac, and hating development for Netscape 4.x. Of course, now the inverse is true, with Gecko and KHTML browsers being (mostly) a pleasure, and Internet Explorer development a royal pain.
My point? Microsoft has been late to the table before. But when they want to catch up, they can.
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While this is mostly a solution in search of a problem, it would be kind of cool to have in a dorm room environment. You could install it, and then have some sort of signup process through which users reserve specific chunks of time, for their various shows. While it's doubtful that one person would ever want to watch 11 programs that were on simultaneously, 11 different people might.
Holy crap! I didn't notice that. That's huge - I wonder if that'll make it's way back to the iMac G5
As a purchaser of the last version of the iMac G5 (20-inch w/Front Row, iSight), I feel a twinge of jealousy, although it's not like I didn't know this was probably going to occur sometime in the new year. I'm glad that the transition to Intel seems to be going as well (or better than) expected; perhaps I'll console myself with a MacBook (yeah, right!)
Since it didn't make it.
iPod bartender and iPod bartender shuffle
(I think something similar did make it, but mine is free.)
Amen! (Especially amusing considering the recent jabs at Prison Break that have come from Arrested Development.)
"It's not a Jamba Juice, Michael - it shouldn't be that hard to break into."
You may be right, but it's really too bad that the typical digg submission makes the typical Slashdot submission look like a Graduate thesis.
Heh, while I remember the quirkiness of 4.5, when 5.0 was released in 2000, its speed, rendering niceties, and other attempts at developer and standards friendliness (including alpha PNG support and DOCTYPE switching) made it probably the best browser out there, on any platform. At that time, what was Mozilla at...like 0.6? Netscape 6 Beta? Ugh.
ditto
thirded
What is this, digg?
The in-game audience judges it by artificial standards, and even something that could move a person to tears could get panned by the fickle virtual public...It's a better idea just to pay a lot for a pre-generated script, and concentrate your efforts on ensuring the studio can shoot it.
So, you're saying that this is actually a very accurate movie-making sim.
Hey! Speak for yourself! I use Office on my Mac, and install UNIX packages with Fink. Oh, and I use it as a full-featured audio workstation. I play the Sims 2, also.
I mean, where do you people get off thinking that...that...oh crap! I can't resist. *Shift-F9*
Damn, that is cool. Now I'm off to drop more widgets into my Dashboard.
And they certainly ought to say the same thing about "mashup." *shiver*
Why not cut to the chase, and go to The Best Page in the Universe (which also doubles as one of the funniest.)
How does an Anonymous Coward mark someone as a foe?
Just as an aside, since this is something you probably already realize: you're dubious about buying a console because you're married - but once you start an Elder Scrolls game, that won't be a problem for too long ;-) .
"Honey, you haven't left the den in two days. The kids and I miss you."
"One sec, I've almost got a full set of Daedric armor, which will put my ebony set to shame. I've got to cure this blight, but once I do, I'm going to try and head back to Ghostgate. Then, I can...wait, hello? Hun?"
*SLAM*
No doubt. I'm going to use this opportunity to pimp my blog entry on the subject - I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader to determine whether this action is ironic or not.
Umm, two responses.
/ viewTVSeason?id=81864976&s=143441
1. You could try an episode, to see if its quality acceptable or not. It's two bucks - probably not going to break the bank.
2. You can buy the previous seasons of the shows Apple is offering at a price that's comparable to the DVD. Check it out:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa
It's only 2 bucks when it's ala cart. Not too shabby.
You might find this tour informative. Looks pretty good, although it's too bad it doesn't look like you can control Party Shuffle from it, which seems like a no-brainer (although, I guess Party Shuffle implies interactivity, as in moving items around, so maybe that's why it seems absent.) Still, looks super slick.
This has been the most frustrating thread I've read on Slashdot in months.
I am viewing a web page. I want to save that web page. I don't want to save it's "rendered contents" - meaning the need to inexplicably re-render them, thereby creating problems with data submission on lesser coded websites. I just want the contents of that page saved locally.
Therefore, if I attempt to save that page, and Firefox - instead of immediately saving the page that I am viewing - does anything else, like reload/resubmit the page, crash, make coffee, anything, then that's a bug. Pure and simple. It doesn't matter that the web application should be coded in such a way to prevent form resubmissions from causing unforeseen consequences. That is a separate issue. Per your advice, the browser should be a browser. When I instruct it to do one thing, it should do that thing, and stop.
It'll probably have typical Google polish on it, but to be honest, those screenshots aren't really that great. I think I did a better job with my own online bookmarks manager/RSS reader, which is currently under development - moving away from remote scripting using iframes to the usage XMLHttpRequest, dontcha know.
As far Google is concerned, I'm trying to play with the Reader currently, and not having a lot of luck (it's pretty slow.) Brings up an interesting concern about Ajax applications, however - what happens when the load on the server becomes so intense that an XML request takes a fair amount of time? You certainly don't get a whole lot of meaningful feedback.
An interesting idea. Something like this is already happening, but instead of Office, it's intent is to replace Exchange (although since it's aimed at very small companies, it's probably more along the lines of bringing a plug-and-play Exchange-style experience to those who can't afford it.)
While I agree, I'm going to add in a different point of view:
...or, something else that you don't necessarily get from a community project: mainly coherent, unified design. For example, Transmit and Unison: FTP and Usenet software for Mac OS, respectively. Now, most people would ask themselves, why create utiliities that do what so many utilities have already done? Well, Panic takes those utilities, and gives them a polish that you don't get from a committee. And people will pay for that. They've also made a concerted effort to make their products simply better enough than their free competition to make them worth paying for. Perhaps that was Mulberry's problem: it just wasn't better enough. I can see that being a problem with email clients: like another poster mentioned, there are some pretty damn good free email clients, on all the major platforms.
some kind of expensive research or expertise that is difficult to duplicate in a community project.
Granted, this may not be fair: maybe Mac users are more apt to pay for software like this than are Windows or Linux users (at least, that's what people have said in the past - is it true? Who knows.), and maybe Mac users care more about unified, well-thought-out design than their Windows/Linux counterparts, but Panic has stayed around, primarily because they innovate within their products, and not necessarily attempt to create new niches.
And the funny thing is, back then, you had people claiming the same thing, that Microsoft was missing the boat - only this time, it's about hosted web applications, and then, it was about the internet (more specifically, the web). Back then, Microsoft was all a-twitter about digital, networked or Smart televisions.
What does that mean? Well, skip ahead four years, and Microsoft has crushed Netscape, mostly due to actually creating a better browser. I'm not defending their monopolistic practices, but, having been a web developer since around 1998, I can remember distinctly loving Internet Explorer 5.0, especially when working on the Mac, and hating development for Netscape 4.x. Of course, now the inverse is true, with Gecko and KHTML browsers being (mostly) a pleasure, and Internet Explorer development a royal pain.
My point? Microsoft has been late to the table before. But when they want to catch up, they can.