It is official; Netcraft confirms: Laptop batteries are dying.
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered Apple community when IDC confirmed that battery model number A1045 has yet again succeeding in burning someone's penis.
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Sad news, the A1045 is dead at 54.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - the battery, better known as A1045, was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details yet.
"Funny, yes. But you can put it in hibernation and then look at the battery. I did, and lo and behold. The battery starts with HQ407, so I have filled out the form on the Apple recall site."
That reminds me of when I was on a flight from Boston to Seattle and I was doing some work on the flight using my PowerBook. The battery started getting really low, and I remember saving my documents (Word, Keynote and Dreamweaver, if my memory serves me) and closing the lid, turning the laptop over and yanking out the battery... The man sitting next to me started to say "Hey, I don't think..." while I slapped in a fresh battery and opened up the lid, resuming my work where I had left off. "Wow, that's amazing!" he exclaimed. "Yeah, it is nice to be able to work the whole time during these long flights." I replied. To my horror the moron (who was using an older model Thinkpad) flips his laptop over and proceeds to rip out his battery right before my very eyes only to discover, moments later, that his computer didn't support hibernation mode quite as well.
He didn't save his work before attempting said stunt.
"An entry level Imac at around 500$ (sans montor)
If apple had an entry level Imac at 500.00$ and marketed them at costco staples and walmart. with a poster that says
( no spyware , no adware, no viruses, stable and easy to use)
apple would take off. i know that apple isnt a comodity computer, but this would get the mindshare of the people. once thats done apple will launch into the big time.
hell even if apple did this at a loss it would work out in the long run. the more people are exposed to apple the bigger the mindshare. and the more willing exceptance by corprate america."
iMac
monitor),
Apple
iMac
Costco,
Staples,
Wal-Mart,
Apple
I
Apple
isn't
commodity
Once
that's
Apple
Hell,
The
Apple
mindshare,
corporate
America
"According to my records, you seem to have "WAY TOO MUCH MONEY" and this needs to be remedied. Please donate all you can to me, a POOR COLLEGE STUDENT."
What the hell? You don't have enough MONEY?!? Get off your lazy ass! What's happened to America lately?
When I went off to college I left with no less than 3 ounces of marijuana which I promptly dealt from from my college dorm room! Did I ever have to call my parents up and beg for money? Nope!
College students today expect handouts! You're destroying the very fabric of our society! Jesus, I'd be nothing without my diploma... Where the HELL did I put that thing? Oh shit, that's right. I smoked it.
I know the parent is just making a joke, but the Newton OS (after updates) was incredible.
Imagine drawing a square, triangle or circle and seeing your PDA recognize the shape. Or scratching out a word and the OS understands you wanted that part deleted. Or circling text you wanted selected. Or using written carets to mark inserts. Plus you didn't have to learn some obscure "written" commands for the OS to understand your writing. The OS, over time, learned your handwriting. I've heard that future versions would even recognize "1 + 2 =" as a formula you wanted calculated.
Remember that the MessagePad was originally released in 1993. 11 years ago! Over a decade has passed and PalmOS and the Windows Tablet Edition still can't achieve some of the functions the Newton OS provided.
"Let's stop kidding ourselves on this subject. Yes, there are some legit uses for P2P networks, but let's just admit that 99% of the useage of P2P networks is Porn, MP3's and Warez."
Let's stop kidding ourselves on this subject. Stick to the porn, mp3's and warez!
"But the vast majority of popular computing tasks can be accomplished quite well on Linux."
If Linux wants to make any headway, programmers really ought to be striving for something better than accomplishing a task "quite well." Attention to detail, cohesiveness, and originality come to mind.
After reading about spotlight, there's one thing that caught my eye...
"To change the color or font for a sticky note, flip the note around -- all Widgets controls are on the back to keep them out of sight until you need them."
Sounds like Sun and Apple are finally taking computer users to the next level with 3D interfaces. It'll be interesting to see what Microsoft comes up with.
"I remember back when Napster was still cool. I was at a party and all the music was downloaded illegally (wasnt my house, I'm not liable la la la la). Anyway, the guy had a fast internet connection so we could have pretty much play any song we wanted on demand. At one point it turned into sort of a one-ups-manship of trying to find and download increasingly obscure songs."
Yeah, I remember! Nearly every comedy song labeled as being sung by Weird Al Yankovic... Low bit-rate encoding... That high-pitched squeal, 30 seconds into the song... Songs missing 10 seconds of audio at the end. Man, those were the days.
"[...] use a mugging attempt as a reason to do an American History X on someone."
Totally off-topic, but I had problems with neighbors using my yard as their pet's personal toilet... So I put up some nice signs and have had no problems since. I don't get many visitors though.:(
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I used Linux from 1995 to about 2001, and it was never really "quite there" in terms of usability. Windows is, well, Windows. Take that last comment with a grain of salt...
I purchased a PowerMac in early 2002, and a year later, a PowerBook.
Honestly, the hardest thing about moving over to a Mac was remembering how to delete a program: Just drag it to the trash. That's it. Simple and elegant. Panther has been ROCK SOLID for me. I *think* it's crashed once, but that might have been Jaguar (10.2).
Instead of removing spyware, ensuring my OS is up to date, grabbing the latest virus definitions, dealing with system file conflicts, etc etc, I can actually BE productive. Open the lid and go... I never thought it could be so simple.
"Get that? They did NOT "KNOW and UNDERSTAND their job". That was in the report."
I admit, I don't know how to be a prison guard.
I don't know the fundamental basics for becoming a rocket scientist, but I know that this is not the way to treat another human being. Treating another person with dignity is simple common sense.
"Not only didn't they KNOW their job, they thought that having people with CIVILIAN training would compensate for MILITARY training."
I'm a civilian for the Air Force, and trust me, there is NO excuse for their behavior. I can not speak for other armed services, but again, common sense should prevail.
"Even though their Chain of Command KNEW they weren't trained, their Chain of Command did NOTHING to fix it (above the company level)."
Tough shit for them. They're the people in charge, they should assume the role of leadership and provide the necessary training. If they don't assume responsibility, they should not be in charge.
"Now would you care to tell me what "EVERY basic military trainee is drilled on"?"
Basic-fucking-human-rights.
No person should be subjected to this kind of humility. 6 year old children understand this concept. There is no excuse why "adult" human beings should be exempt.
They didn't even think what they were doing was wrong."
Bzzt. Wrong. I'm prior active duty, and currently an activated reservist.
Un-monitored? Big deal. At 19, I was managing over $15 million dollars of assets. Most military personnel KNOW and UNDERSTAND their job and do it without hesitation or prejudice. They are situationally aware and are capable of making distinct decisions. These individuals made the WRONG decision.
Un-professional? EVERY basic military trainee is drilled on the UCMJ (Uniform Code Of Military Justice). There are simple "codes of conduct" you DO NOT subject enemy combatants to. Besides being unlawful, these actions are humiliating, degrading, and outright horrible.
"I mean, Gnumeric is excellent - it even emulates excel bugs if you want to (and will not, otherwise). I seriously do not understand why people would use another spreadhseet."
I thought OSS was about choice? Fostering competition?
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It is official; Netcraft confirms: Laptop batteries are dying.
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered Apple community when IDC confirmed that battery model number A1045 has yet again succeeding in burning someone's penis.
---
Sad news, the A1045 is dead at 54.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - the battery, better known as A1045, was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details yet.
That reminds me of when I was on a flight from Boston to Seattle and I was doing some work on the flight using my PowerBook. The battery started getting really low, and I remember saving my documents (Word, Keynote and Dreamweaver, if my memory serves me) and closing the lid, turning the laptop over and yanking out the battery... The man sitting next to me started to say "Hey, I don't think..." while I slapped in a fresh battery and opened up the lid, resuming my work where I had left off. "Wow, that's amazing!" he exclaimed. "Yeah, it is nice to be able to work the whole time during these long flights." I replied. To my horror the moron (who was using an older model Thinkpad) flips his laptop over and proceeds to rip out his battery right before my very eyes only to discover, moments later, that his computer didn't support hibernation mode quite as well.
He didn't save his work before attempting said stunt.
We didn't talk much after that.
"...is an"
and
acceptance
iMac
monitor),
Apple
iMac
Costco,
Staples,
Wal-Mart,
Apple
I
Apple
isn't
commodity
Once
that's
Apple
Hell,
The
Apple
mindshare,
corporate
America
What. The. Fuck.
What the hell? You don't have enough MONEY?!? Get off your lazy ass! What's happened to America lately?
When I went off to college I left with no less than 3 ounces of marijuana which I promptly dealt from from my college dorm room! Did I ever have to call my parents up and beg for money? Nope!
College students today expect handouts! You're destroying the very fabric of our society! Jesus, I'd be nothing without my diploma... Where the HELL did I put that thing? Oh shit, that's right. I smoked it.
Imagine drawing a square, triangle or circle and seeing your PDA recognize the shape. Or scratching out a word and the OS understands you wanted that part deleted. Or circling text you wanted selected. Or using written carets to mark inserts. Plus you didn't have to learn some obscure "written" commands for the OS to understand your writing. The OS, over time, learned your handwriting. I've heard that future versions would even recognize "1 + 2 =" as a formula you wanted calculated.
Remember that the MessagePad was originally released in 1993. 11 years ago! Over a decade has passed and PalmOS and the Windows Tablet Edition still can't achieve some of the functions the Newton OS provided.
When SCO is DOA. RIP. IANAL, but IBM will send them out to BFE, ASAP. WTF?
Let's stop kidding ourselves on this subject. Stick to the porn, mp3's and warez!
Richard: Yeah and just a shade under a decade. All right.
Tommy: A lot of people go to college for seven years.
Richard: Yeah, they're called doctors.
If Linux wants to make any headway, programmers really ought to be striving for something better than accomplishing a task "quite well." Attention to detail, cohesiveness, and originality come to mind.
"To change the color or font for a sticky note, flip the note around -- all Widgets controls are on the back to keep them out of sight until you need them."
Sounds like Sun and Apple are finally taking computer users to the next level with 3D interfaces. It'll be interesting to see what Microsoft comes up with.
Hmm... Could it be his "server" was \.'ed?
Yeah, I remember! Nearly every comedy song labeled as being sung by Weird Al Yankovic... Low bit-rate encoding... That high-pitched squeal, 30 seconds into the song... Songs missing 10 seconds of audio at the end. Man, those were the days.
Wait a minute. My mistake, that sucked ass.
Tell that to 50+ million paying subscribers of various adult web sites.
That probably a very, very conservative number, but the demand is there... Someone just needs to come along and fill the niche.
Totally off-topic, but I had problems with neighbors using my yard as their pet's personal toilet... So I put up some nice signs and have had no problems since. I don't get many visitors though. :(
Like Fugu?
I purchased a PowerMac in early 2002, and a year later, a PowerBook.
Honestly, the hardest thing about moving over to a Mac was remembering how to delete a program: Just drag it to the trash. That's it. Simple and elegant. Panther has been ROCK SOLID for me. I *think* it's crashed once, but that might have been Jaguar (10.2).
Instead of removing spyware, ensuring my OS is up to date, grabbing the latest virus definitions, dealing with system file conflicts, etc etc, I can actually BE productive. Open the lid and go... I never thought it could be so simple.
Oh yeah, I can see hip-hop lingo going over really well in the tech sector...
Fat Secretary: Ok, Excel won't even open up..
Me: Word?
Fat Secretary: No Excel.
Me: No, I mean "word" as in, "Fo' Sheezy."
Fat Secretary: I don't understand, you mean "Format C:\?"
Me: NOOOO!
Fat Secretary: Opps! I already hit enter...
Me: Hold on a sec... You wanna make noise? Make noise... I'll make a phone call, my niggas comin' like the Gotti boyz.
I admit, I don't know how to be a prison guard.
I don't know the fundamental basics for becoming a rocket scientist, but I know that this is not the way to treat another human being. Treating another person with dignity is simple common sense.
"Not only didn't they KNOW their job, they thought that having people with CIVILIAN training would compensate for MILITARY training."
I'm a civilian for the Air Force, and trust me, there is NO excuse for their behavior. I can not speak for other armed services, but again, common sense should prevail.
"Even though their Chain of Command KNEW they weren't trained, their Chain of Command did NOTHING to fix it (above the company level)."
Tough shit for them. They're the people in charge, they should assume the role of leadership and provide the necessary training. If they don't assume responsibility, they should not be in charge.
"Now would you care to tell me what "EVERY basic military trainee is drilled on"?"
Basic-fucking-human-rights.
No person should be subjected to this kind of humility. 6 year old children understand this concept. There is no excuse why "adult" human beings should be exempt.
Un-professional
They didn't even think what they were doing was wrong."
Bzzt. Wrong. I'm prior active duty, and currently an activated reservist.
Un-monitored? Big deal. At 19, I was managing over $15 million dollars of assets. Most military personnel KNOW and UNDERSTAND their job and do it without hesitation or prejudice. They are situationally aware and are capable of making distinct decisions. These individuals made the WRONG decision.
Un-professional? EVERY basic military trainee is drilled on the UCMJ (Uniform Code Of Military Justice). There are simple "codes of conduct" you DO NOT subject enemy combatants to. Besides being unlawful, these actions are humiliating, degrading, and outright horrible.
I thought OSS was about choice? Fostering competition?
It's a good thing.
Come over to my house and identify what's growing on the bottom of my tub.
Here: iPhoto.
There's nothing similar about it, it looks nearly IDENTICAL.
Here's a screenshot of iPhoto to compare.
Three months? I'm from Massachusetts and that's not nearly enough time to seduce a few "virtual" choir boys.
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