Many years ago I bought a Mac after I had been using Windows for a while. Everyone raved about the Mac interface being more "intuitive", etc. Anyway, I found it very difficult to learn and use. To me, it was very non-intuitive. I know there are people here who think the Mac interface is perfect but I still find odd things that bug me.
"There's a fourth story about me that I decided to omit from this talk. It has to do with the many people in my life whom I've cheated, abused and otherwise screwed on my rise to fame and riches. You may be wondering, How can a guy who comes across as so thoughtful and caring in a speech like this be such a jerk in person?... Well, there's a very simple reason: I've always put money and power ahead of people."
"So when a worshipping blogger posts a product rumor I don't like, I sue him. When a book gets written I don't appreciate, I have it banned from stores. And why do I do this? Because a fawning media and corrupt power structure let me get away with it. Because when I stand up here and spout revisionist treacle about fonts and calligraphy and my role in being first with the Macintosh, people like you believe it. And it gets reported and reprinted without challenge."
"So when I look in the mirror each morning and think about whether it's my last day on earth, I also say to myself, "Just in case it isn't, I better make sure I take care of No. 1." And I guess the lesson to you as you make your way through life is, Don't cross me, or I'll crush you. And nobody will be around to stick up for you while I do it. They'll all be too busy applauding my bogus life lessons while thinking, "What a guy!""
-- Seattle Times Columnist Paul Andrews re-writes Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech
"No amount of firewalls, switching to Mac or Linux, or anything else will stop people from having their computers taken over at the end of the day."
I'm not aware that Mac and Linux have any zombie activity... they do seem to be a good way to prevent infection.
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I've you're more interested in just making interesting stuff, Nuts and Volts http://www.nutsvolts.com/ is jammed with great projects. It comes out monthly and covers a wide range of projects. Some hacking but more of a focus on building stuff.
I don't think we have it much better in the US. Our government system is completely corrupted by corporate money. Our politicians only pay attention to corporations. The war in Iraq is an extreme example of energy companies securing their future. All the US corporations purchase "intellectual property" protection from the politicians so they can continue to monopolize ideas.
It was irritating having to listen to one side of a telephone conversation. It has been well documented that most people find this irritating.
The conversation itself was unremarkable.
One view of a "pure" capitalist system is where the state is controlled by business. In this system, businesses can do anything they want and the consumer's job is to work hard and pay whatever it costs.
This is close to the system we have now although fascist Italy in the last century was more "pure"... and the trains ran on time.
The flight I was on last week was the first time I have ever seen anyone use those phones built into the seats. Anyway, this was the most obnoxious phone call I have ever had to sit through. The guy (across the aisle) chatted on loudly about the mundane drivel in his life. Can you imagine an airplane full of these conversations? Pass the earplugs!
Most Excel "power users" have built a kludge of macros, VB, and other kewl tricks into their spreadsheets. The result is that I can guarantee that they all have serious errors and are impossible to audit.
If they were real power users, they would have used a database where you can enforce data rules and have a much better chance of having a clean application.
It's really better for everyone to leave these power spreadsheets behind and do it properly.
This is a vacation house which is owned by one of the band members. (I don't know any of their names and haven't paid enough attention to the newspaper articles to remember any of the names so I don't know who owns it.)
It just struck me that their behaviour with their music is the same as that with the house... they want to grab as much as possible and trample on the rights of others.
You may find it interesting that Metallica has a lakefront house near where I live. They are having constant hassles with people because they keep trying to close "their" beach even though the beach is public access up to high water mark. This is the same as their attitude on their music... greedy.
Actually, satellite phones use low earth orbit satellites which have a low latency. Satellite internet generally uses "geosynchronous" satellites which must be in a much higher orbit (18,000 miles) and have a much longer latency.
Obviously, neither you nor I know the particulars of this fellows situation so I believe we are both speaking in general terms.
I was making the point that being satisfied with the expensive, inflexible, buggy status quo is a drag on the company. He said he was not looking at better alternatives and not interested in making the investments in better solutions. I think this brands him as a dinosaur.
This is characteristic of the herd mentality. During the time of the dinosaurs, all you could see were dinosaurs. Mammals were in the minority and hardly noticed. The environment changed and the dinosaurs couldn't adapt. They were locked into the old infrastructure and their resource requirements were higher.
From what you've said, you are in the "dinosaur company" category. The extra burden of cost and maintenance for your Windows infrastructure are making your company less competitive. In a relatively short time, your company will be run by more nimble companies running less expensive, more flexible, and more reliable systems....
Microsoft has not been successful in any endeavour where they can't leverage their monopoly in operating systems. That's what makes Google such a threat. Microsoft always has difficulty competing where they can't force people to use their dogfood.
That's why Google has a chance because they are doing an end run around Windows by using the net.
I don't know about their motivation but I would expect that it is similar to the usual reasons that motivates most organizations to switch... a combination of "free as in beer" plus the freedom to own their own data, guarantee that they can access their data, and modify it to their own needs.
Side benefit is that they get freedom from a corrupt convicted corporate monopolist in the evil capitalist North.
Actually, the poor funding of NPR is only part of the problem. The Republicans have packed the board of directors with partisans and are actively interfering in programming decisions. I expect that the PBS will soon be "fair and balanced" just like Fox News.
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Many years ago I bought a Mac after I had been using Windows for a while. Everyone raved about the Mac interface being more "intuitive", etc. Anyway, I found it very difficult to learn and use. To me, it was very non-intuitive. I know there are people here who think the Mac interface is perfect but I still find odd things that bug me.
"So when a worshipping blogger posts a product rumor I don't like, I sue him. When a book gets written I don't appreciate, I have it banned from stores. And why do I do this? Because a fawning media and corrupt power structure let me get away with it. Because when I stand up here and spout revisionist treacle about fonts and calligraphy and my role in being first with the Macintosh, people like you believe it. And it gets reported and reprinted without challenge."
"So when I look in the mirror each morning and think about whether it's my last day on earth, I also say to myself, "Just in case it isn't, I better make sure I take care of No. 1." And I guess the lesson to you as you make your way through life is, Don't cross me, or I'll crush you. And nobody will be around to stick up for you while I do it. They'll all be too busy applauding my bogus life lessons while thinking, "What a guy!""
-- Seattle Times Columnist Paul Andrews re-writes Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech
"No amount of firewalls, switching to Mac or Linux, or anything else will stop people from having their computers taken over at the end of the day." I'm not aware that Mac and Linux have any zombie activity... they do seem to be a good way to prevent infection.
I've you're more interested in just making interesting stuff, Nuts and Volts http://www.nutsvolts.com/ is jammed with great projects. It comes out monthly and covers a wide range of projects. Some hacking but more of a focus on building stuff.
My understanding is that OSX is not open source so how would the community keep it going without access to the source code?
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I don't know which is worse.
I don't think we have it much better in the US. Our government system is completely corrupted by corporate money. Our politicians only pay attention to corporations. The war in Iraq is an extreme example of energy companies securing their future. All the US corporations purchase "intellectual property" protection from the politicians so they can continue to monopolize ideas.
It was irritating having to listen to one side of a telephone conversation. It has been well documented that most people find this irritating. The conversation itself was unremarkable.
This is close to the system we have now although fascist Italy in the last century was more "pure"... and the trains ran on time.
The flight I was on last week was the first time I have ever seen anyone use those phones built into the seats. Anyway, this was the most obnoxious phone call I have ever had to sit through. The guy (across the aisle) chatted on loudly about the mundane drivel in his life. Can you imagine an airplane full of these conversations? Pass the earplugs!
If they were real power users, they would have used a database where you can enforce data rules and have a much better chance of having a clean application.
It's really better for everyone to leave these power spreadsheets behind and do it properly.
It just struck me that their behaviour with their music is the same as that with the house... they want to grab as much as possible and trample on the rights of others.
You may find it interesting that Metallica has a lakefront house near where I live. They are having constant hassles with people because they keep trying to close "their" beach even though the beach is public access up to high water mark. This is the same as their attitude on their music... greedy.
Actually, satellite phones use low earth orbit satellites which have a low latency. Satellite internet generally uses "geosynchronous" satellites which must be in a much higher orbit (18,000 miles) and have a much longer latency.
The delay caused by satellite transit times will drive you crazy during a telephone conversaion. /Mark
... should give them enough time.
I was making the point that being satisfied with the expensive, inflexible, buggy status quo is a drag on the company. He said he was not looking at better alternatives and not interested in making the investments in better solutions. I think this brands him as a dinosaur.
Lots of people have bought a Tivo and don't have a clue (or care) that it's running Linux.
Sell the solutions, not the technology.
That's evolution (unless you're from Kansas).
You might want to update your skills.
That's why Google has a chance because they are doing an end run around Windows by using the net.
Side benefit is that they get freedom from a corrupt convicted corporate monopolist in the evil capitalist North.
That's why the Republicans feel they need to take "control" of PBS... too many Democrats.
Actually, the poor funding of NPR is only part of the problem. The Republicans have packed the board of directors with partisans and are actively interfering in programming decisions. I expect that the PBS will soon be "fair and balanced" just like Fox News.