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Something that works like a very long tube filled with ping pong balls for example. Push one into one end and one pops out the other instantly, no matter how long the tube.
It's called Pez. Nothing to do with space travel kid, but keep trying.
Maybe 'license' is too strong of a word. I agree, computers are here to make life simple. Just like a car makes transportation easier or a gun makes hunting for food easier. But therein is my point. To legally drive a car, you have to pass a basic skills test. To buy a gun you have to go through a waiting period and (hopefully) some gun safety training. You have to respect the power of the device, otherwise you are a danger to yourself and others.
Perhaps you are correct - maybe the OS vendors need to be more explicit. "By choosing to not update your computer, you are leaving yourself open for attack which could have potentially devestating effects on not only your machine but everyone else on the internet. Do you wish to continue?"
Does wanting computer users to take more responsibility for their actions make me 'more worthy of oxygen'? I should hope not. Would you stand in the middle of a parking lot with 10 untrained drivers behind the wheel, driving aimlessly with reckless abandon at high speed?
Essentially, this is what you are doing with 80% of the computer users out there. To whit - MyDoom has caused $22.6 BILLION in economic damage - just because a few people did not have the knowledge nor training to not click on that attachment. Something as simple as just depressing the brake pedal in a car.
It's silly posts like this that make me sit back and laugh. If Mac users were so stupid, why don't they suffer all the nonsense of viruses, trojan horses and keystroke loggers? Seems like they made the right choice to begin with.
To top that off, just yesterday I talked to 2 PC users who were telling me they do not run ANY windows updates because they don't understand which ones to run. So rather than seek help and understanding, they just close the dialog box and go on their merry way. They did not realize that their lack of action was a BAD thing.
This only goes to further prove my point - you should have a license to use a computer. Incompetent users are just as dangerous as incompetent drivers, imho.
On the Mac side in OSX, the software update mechanism is easy to understand and dumb-as-a-monkey simple to perform. That's by design. It SHOULD be that simple. Otherwise you have joe open-mouth-breather computer user opening their machine up for attack, which hurts ALL of us.
"even apple pimps the fact that if you are a unix savy cli guru, you won't need all the gui tools. and if you are, than you can run all the servers off of plain ole' panther"
well, almost..
If you are looking to deploy Panther CLIENT as an AppleShare server, you will be disappointed at the fact that there is a 10-user max setting burned-in. Of course, you can use Samba and get around that if you had to but, if you are stuck serving that sooo 20th century MacOS 9, y'er screwed. Just FYI.
O'Reilly posted an article 13 days ago:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/10/10/p anther.html
ServerWatch also posted one 14 days ago:
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/308955 1
ahem... A service pack is used to *maintenance existing software and features* - fix bugs and such. An upgrade *adds features and applications* that warrant a bump in revision number. This is definitely an upgrade my friend.
Perhaps that you do not know that Apple releases bug fixes [read: service packs] quite regularly, through their Software Update application?
Well - yeah - that's all fine and good. But when suddenly budgets shoot the the moon (pun intended) due to adding safety net upon safety net, do you honestly think the projects will continue to move forward?
The fact here is no matter what, those guys always knew in the back of their minds that they could quite possibly end up as the world's largest/fastest lawn dart somewhere. Nobody held a gun to their heads, made them suit up and sit on top of a rocket. It's volunteer, my friends. These guys couldn't get insurance, for God's sake.
This stuff is dangerous - make no bones about it. But splitting hairs about shoulda, coulda, wouldas gets us nowhere. These guys are the test pilots for the future of travel, like it or not. Test pilots die from time to time. You know it, NASA knows it and be damned sure THEY knew it.
Focusing on the shuttle for future missions is a joke. Don't you think it's time to put that energy toward a developing a more viable vehicle for space travel? If we were able to ask those guys - they'd probably say the same thing. Let's make this thing better so it doesn't happen again. If that means scrapping what we have, so be it.
At this rate, NONE of us will ever make it to space in our lifetimes. Wasn't that the whole point in this venture?
Scripting News was most probably the first true blog, with Userland Frontier as the backend system [Aretha!].
Weblogs.com came shortly after but, I don't see an exact date. But I do believe it pre-dated Blogger and Pitas.
Will people start getting sued for using electricity to power their computers to swap files? How about for oxygen used by the people who run their computers, using electricity to connect to SBC to swap files? Where does it end?
Provide FREE downloadable compilations. Make the compilations come with band interviews, slideshows, etc. Make it something we look forward to every six months/year. Brand loyalty starts with making a product that people believe in. Give us a reason to believe. We want to buy your product if you do something cool and INNOVATIVE, not just give us jpgs of cover art.
Here's a history lesson for all of us to read.
"On March 2, Hitler was asked by a corespondent of the Daily Express whether the suspension of liberties was permanent. He answered in the negative saying that full rights would be restored as soon as the Communist danger was over. The reality was that the decree of February 28th established what would become the normal order of things under National Socialism - arrest on suspicion, imprisonment without trial, the horrors of the concentration camps. This condition would persist until the end of the Third Reich."
duh - what am I saying? LucasFilm probably freezes their backups in carbonite. They should be perfectly preserved, if they survive the freezing process.;-)
I take it that's for work in production. What about data for Toy Story, to use as an example. Surely they do not keep the final rendered files in an active tape library. There must be some sort of deep storage, correct? If not that, a redundant copy. What do they use? And don't say the dvd they picked up at Walmart for $12.99.;-)
So, how is Pixar archiving it's film data? How about LucasFilm? I'd think from the amount of data they work with, thos guys would be the best at answering that question.
Personally, for long term storage, I'd go with redundant backups of differing media. Maybe hard drives (stored properly in anti-static bags with silica gel), as well DLT stored in a similar fashion. Increase your odds of support by future architecture.
For daily backups, hard drives are surely the way to go. Faster, cheaper, easy to replace, longer lasting media in my opinion. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to cover their job as a tape changer.;-)
Back in '96, Apple introduced a similar concept. They called it Project X, then renamed HotSauce. I remember it being a browser plugin that allowed you to fly through space, seeing documents and websites as 3d objects.
Here's a google search that turns up more info.
You damned right! What is that trash he put out, We Are All Made of Stars??? Jesus, that's gotta be the most freakin' lame excuse for a song. Watered down horse sh*t. And this is supposed to be an example of how good the album is? Puleeez... If it wasn't recorded by mr mtv darling himself, it would never have been given a second of airplay.
Give it up moby, my boy. You were a one trick pony at best - emphasis on the 'were'. All the moaning in the world will not change that.
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Something that works like a very long tube filled with ping pong balls for example. Push one into one end and one pops out the other instantly, no matter how long the tube.
It's called Pez. Nothing to do with space travel kid, but keep trying.
Maybe 'license' is too strong of a word. I agree, computers are here to make life simple. Just like a car makes transportation easier or a gun makes hunting for food easier. But therein is my point. To legally drive a car, you have to pass a basic skills test. To buy a gun you have to go through a waiting period and (hopefully) some gun safety training. You have to respect the power of the device, otherwise you are a danger to yourself and others.
Perhaps you are correct - maybe the OS vendors need to be more explicit. "By choosing to not update your computer, you are leaving yourself open for attack which could have potentially devestating effects on not only your machine but everyone else on the internet. Do you wish to continue?"
Does wanting computer users to take more responsibility for their actions make me 'more worthy of oxygen'? I should hope not. Would you stand in the middle of a parking lot with 10 untrained drivers behind the wheel, driving aimlessly with reckless abandon at high speed?
Essentially, this is what you are doing with 80% of the computer users out there. To whit - MyDoom has caused $22.6 BILLION in economic damage - just because a few people did not have the knowledge nor training to not click on that attachment. Something as simple as just depressing the brake pedal in a car.
It's silly posts like this that make me sit back and laugh. If Mac users were so stupid, why don't they suffer all the nonsense of viruses, trojan horses and keystroke loggers? Seems like they made the right choice to begin with.
To top that off, just yesterday I talked to 2 PC users who were telling me they do not run ANY windows updates because they don't understand which ones to run. So rather than seek help and understanding, they just close the dialog box and go on their merry way. They did not realize that their lack of action was a BAD thing.
This only goes to further prove my point - you should have a license to use a computer. Incompetent users are just as dangerous as incompetent drivers, imho.
On the Mac side in OSX, the software update mechanism is easy to understand and dumb-as-a-monkey simple to perform. That's by design. It SHOULD be that simple. Otherwise you have joe open-mouth-breather computer user opening their machine up for attack, which hurts ALL of us.
"even apple pimps the fact that if you are a unix savy cli guru, you won't need all the gui tools. and if you are, than you can run all the servers off of plain ole' panther" well, almost.. If you are looking to deploy Panther CLIENT as an AppleShare server, you will be disappointed at the fact that there is a 10-user max setting burned-in. Of course, you can use Samba and get around that if you had to but, if you are stuck serving that sooo 20th century MacOS 9, y'er screwed. Just FYI.
O'Reilly posted an article 13 days ago: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/10/10/p anther.html
ServerWatch also posted one 14 days ago:
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/308955 1
ahem... A service pack is used to *maintenance existing software and features* - fix bugs and such. An upgrade *adds features and applications* that warrant a bump in revision number. This is definitely an upgrade my friend.
Perhaps that you do not know that Apple releases bug fixes [read: service packs] quite regularly, through their Software Update application?
Look ma! - No holes!
hey gang - love it or hate it - but maybe that's not the point. Notice that there are *already* 3 pages of comments here on /. on itunes for Windows.
That's one hell of a reception for a music app new to windows. People are taking notice. That speaks volumes in and of itself.
Well - yeah - that's all fine and good. But when suddenly budgets shoot the the moon (pun intended) due to adding safety net upon safety net, do you honestly think the projects will continue to move forward?
The fact here is no matter what, those guys always knew in the back of their minds that they could quite possibly end up as the world's largest/fastest lawn dart somewhere. Nobody held a gun to their heads, made them suit up and sit on top of a rocket. It's volunteer, my friends. These guys couldn't get insurance, for God's sake.
This stuff is dangerous - make no bones about it. But splitting hairs about shoulda, coulda, wouldas gets us nowhere. These guys are the test pilots for the future of travel, like it or not. Test pilots die from time to time. You know it, NASA knows it and be damned sure THEY knew it.
Focusing on the shuttle for future missions is a joke. Don't you think it's time to put that energy toward a developing a more viable vehicle for space travel? If we were able to ask those guys - they'd probably say the same thing. Let's make this thing better so it doesn't happen again. If that means scrapping what we have, so be it.
At this rate, NONE of us will ever make it to space in our lifetimes. Wasn't that the whole point in this venture?
The best thing you can do is to return the CD unopened.
uhhh.. so how do you know it has a problem before you play it - if the cd is unmarked? head...hurts...now...
Yes. Yes. Yes. Of course you can, you dolt.
Scripting News was most probably the first true blog, with Userland Frontier as the backend system [Aretha!]. Weblogs.com came shortly after but, I don't see an exact date. But I do believe it pre-dated Blogger and Pitas.
Will people start getting sued for using electricity to power their computers to swap files? How about for oxygen used by the people who run their computers, using electricity to connect to SBC to swap files? Where does it end?
Provide FREE downloadable compilations. Make the compilations come with band interviews, slideshows, etc. Make it something we look forward to every six months/year. Brand loyalty starts with making a product that people believe in. Give us a reason to believe. We want to buy your product if you do something cool and INNOVATIVE, not just give us jpgs of cover art.
The banks will cater to the lowest common denominator. heh. Most of my customer support problems come from windoze users. We call them the LCD.
Here's a history lesson for all of us to read. "On March 2, Hitler was asked by a corespondent of the Daily Express whether the suspension of liberties was permanent. He answered in the negative saying that full rights would be restored as soon as the Communist danger was over. The reality was that the decree of February 28th established what would become the normal order of things under National Socialism - arrest on suspicion, imprisonment without trial, the horrors of the concentration camps. This condition would persist until the end of the Third Reich."
duh - what am I saying? LucasFilm probably freezes their backups in carbonite. They should be perfectly preserved, if they survive the freezing process. ;-)
I take it that's for work in production. What about data for Toy Story, to use as an example. Surely they do not keep the final rendered files in an active tape library. There must be some sort of deep storage, correct? If not that, a redundant copy. What do they use? And don't say the dvd they picked up at Walmart for $12.99. ;-)
So, how is Pixar archiving it's film data? How about LucasFilm? I'd think from the amount of data they work with, thos guys would be the best at answering that question.
;-)
Personally, for long term storage, I'd go with redundant backups of differing media. Maybe hard drives (stored properly in anti-static bags with silica gel), as well DLT stored in a similar fashion. Increase your odds of support by future architecture.
For daily backups, hard drives are surely the way to go. Faster, cheaper, easy to replace, longer lasting media in my opinion. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to cover their job as a tape changer.
Back in '96, Apple introduced a similar concept. They called it Project X, then renamed HotSauce. I remember it being a browser plugin that allowed you to fly through space, seeing documents and websites as 3d objects. Here's a google search that turns up more info.
uhhh... Yellow Dog Linux or SUSE???
http://www.thinkfree.com/
hmmm... Maybe Bill's nervous because he heard of Apple is releasing X for x86??? Bill hears the roar of Xboots, just like Germany marching on Poland.
Buy a man a cheap suit and cheap shoes and what have you got? A man in a cheap suit and cheap shoes.
You damned right! What is that trash he put out, We Are All Made of Stars??? Jesus, that's gotta be the most freakin' lame excuse for a song. Watered down horse sh*t. And this is supposed to be an example of how good the album is? Puleeez... If it wasn't recorded by mr mtv darling himself, it would never have been given a second of airplay.
Give it up moby, my boy. You were a one trick pony at best - emphasis on the 'were'. All the moaning in the world will not change that.