They think and know too much about *how* the system is *implemented* rather than how it will be *used* - which is a very different thing. They tend to be function oriented rather than task oriented.
On the plus side, having UI design guidelines is a good start and at least it gives something that can serve as a basis for discussion.
Actually, no I didn't, because I don't believe Apple have ever raved about a G5 machine or even in more general terms their next generation machines at all.
Good point, but I would expect any (succesful) technology that appears in the server line to make it into the consumer line at some point. So dropping something from Itanium today means it's unlikely to appear in the Pentium tomorrow.
"IBM, who have diversified to the point that I don't even know what their primary product is."
Intel principally produce products (chips), IBM don't they're a services company - that's the big, big change Gerstner made in turning the company around. Hope this helps with your confusion:-)
Interesting, especially given the lack-luster products produced by Motorola and the relative lack of success of AMD (I use an XP1800+ and think its great, the company just doesn't seem to do too well.) I wonder if this lack of competition is a major factor - Intel doesn't need to keep spending money researching new chips if it's current generation are so far ahead of its competitors.
I also wonder if the economy is a factor compounding that - ok you can research your way into new demand but why bother when you're that far ahead (see above) ?
All I can say is, hurry up IBM and get those new PPC chips out the door (and into my Mac;-).
I agree. Iain M Banks (as opposed to Ian Banks which is the same guy writing straight fiction) is worth a read. I personally much prefer the Culture based novels - but that's the majority of his sci-fi so not difficult to find.
What surprised me was how much the book felt like Gaiman's comic books, Sandman in particular.
I certainly enjoyed reading it and would reccomend it, but, and this is a big but, was it worthy of the Hugo ? Well I'm kind of surprised to discover that apparently it was. Yes it was good, entertaining even thought provoking in a minor way and nice twist at the end. But then I suppose that's more than you can say for most sci-fi which is lucky to achieve one of those.
Anyway, if you haven't already read it, you should.
the JBoss community is absolutely awful. And I was there when it went bad.
Back in the days of the EJBoss/JBoss mailing list (JBoss 2ish) we had an influx of complete morons that suddenly turned our friendly and helpful list into a dumping ground for any old crap from bread-dead fuck-wits. I stopped making any contribution at that point (my name is listed amongst the JBoss contributors btw) and simply bailed on JBoss.
I returned with 3.0 only to find the morons are still running about, soiled nappies dragging from their arses.
Yep this guy is a prime example of the "JBoss community".
Arseholes everyone and they will be what sinks JBoss. They also explain why technology companies pay PR people - to keep the geeks with no social skills from scaring away the customers.
"Does anyone know what happened to the JBoss Jobs Forum...I was keen to post my details there? "
To which Marc Fleury (JBoss boss) replies:
"little mother fuckers like you were using it to get a free ride. You want advertising and publicity and marketing of your skills? well pay up the developers that enable you to do it in the first place. Want space? pay for it, you little weasel.
I made a mistake by putting it up I was quick to correct it."
Charming guy huh. Really makes you want to throw your $5k at him.
No wonder the JBoss community stinks (just have a look at the JBoss forums and see the number of unanswered pleas for help - or, worse, those were some smartarse flames the asker.
JBoss is a great app server, shame the people supporting it are such fucking morons.
Rather than splitting the *nix games development effort, back the only *nix that's getting any real support today and write for the Mac OSX.
If the effort is split (and let's face it, it isn't - as of today it's all behind OSX - anyone seen WC3 for Linux ).
Drop the dead donkey.
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Damn, looks like the Journo concerned is a moderator on slashdot!
It's obviously a slow news day and they needed to re-cycle something to fill in the blank space.
Whether that blank space was on the page or between their ears is of course a completely separate question...
The story line in the original matrix was thin as paper rather than subtle and self-indulgent to a fault.
Let's face it the things that made Matrix popular were a) Trinity b) the special effects c) Trinity, d) the action scenes and e) Trinity.
subtle philosophical blah blah humbug.
the price we all pay for free speech - having to put up with wankers spewing crap like this.
are the developers.
They think and know too much about *how* the system is *implemented* rather than how it will be *used* - which is a very different thing. They tend to be function oriented rather than task oriented.
On the plus side, having UI design guidelines is a good start and at least it gives something that can serve as a basis for discussion.
Yeah and my budget loves a £10,000 ford more than it does the entry model £150,000 aston-martin.
Guess which I'd prefer ?
Fukencomputer huh ?
Better mod the parent up as funny quick before people get suckered ;-)
IBM ($81.19billion FY 2002) is four times the size of Intel ($26.76billion FY 2002) in revenue terms.
"Which I'm sure you understood"
Actually, no I didn't, because I don't believe Apple have ever raved about a G5 machine or even in more general terms their next generation machines at all.
I stand humbly corrected :-). I'd always assumed that embedded devices was a super-set that included PDAs and mobile phones.
Good point, but I would expect any (succesful) technology that appears in the server line to make it into the consumer line at some point. So dropping something from Itanium today means it's unlikely to appear in the Pentium tomorrow.
Intel principally produce products (chips), IBM don't they're a services company - that's the big, big change Gerstner made in turning the company around. Hope this helps with your confusion :-)
Apple don't make processors. You might have confused the names "Motorola" or "IBM" with "Apple", easily done.
And AFAIR the G5 is headed for use in PDAs, mobile phones etc not "real" computers.
Interesting, especially given the lack-luster products produced by Motorola and the relative lack of success of AMD (I use an XP1800+ and think its great, the company just doesn't seem to do too well.) I wonder if this lack of competition is a major factor - Intel doesn't need to keep spending money researching new chips if it's current generation are so far ahead of its competitors.
I also wonder if the economy is a factor compounding that - ok you can research your way into new demand but why bother when you're that far ahead (see above) ?
All I can say is, hurry up IBM and get those new PPC chips out the door (and into my Mac ;-).
I agree. Iain M Banks (as opposed to Ian Banks which is the same guy writing straight fiction) is worth a read. I personally much prefer the Culture based novels - but that's the majority of his sci-fi so not difficult to find.
What surprised me was how much the book felt like Gaiman's comic books, Sandman in particular. I certainly enjoyed reading it and would reccomend it, but, and this is a big but, was it worthy of the Hugo ? Well I'm kind of surprised to discover that apparently it was. Yes it was good, entertaining even thought provoking in a minor way and nice twist at the end. But then I suppose that's more than you can say for most sci-fi which is lucky to achieve one of those. Anyway, if you haven't already read it, you should.
"Anonymous Coward", how apt. And thanks for the perfect illustration of a typical JBoss community member.
I agree,
the JBoss community is absolutely awful. And I was there when it went bad.
Back in the days of the EJBoss/JBoss mailing list (JBoss 2ish) we had an influx of complete morons that suddenly turned our friendly and helpful list into a dumping ground for any old crap from bread-dead fuck-wits. I stopped making any contribution at that point (my name is listed amongst the JBoss contributors btw) and simply bailed on JBoss.
I returned with 3.0 only to find the morons are still running about, soiled nappies dragging from their arses.
Yep this guy is a prime example of the "JBoss community". Arseholes everyone and they will be what sinks JBoss. They also explain why technology companies pay PR people - to keep the geeks with no social skills from scaring away the customers.
Thought you'd be interested in this from a thread on the JBoss.org forums:
http://www.jboss.org/forums/thread.jsp?forum=91& thread=18726
To quote the relevant bits:
toddhunter asks:
"Does anyone know what happened to the JBoss Jobs Forum...I was keen to post my details there? "
To which Marc Fleury (JBoss boss) replies:
"little mother fuckers like you were using it to get a free ride. You want advertising and publicity and marketing of your skills? well pay up the developers that enable you to do it in the first place. Want space? pay for it, you little weasel.
I made a mistake by putting it up I was quick to correct it."
Charming guy huh. Really makes you want to throw your $5k at him.
No wonder the JBoss community stinks (just have a look at the JBoss forums and see the number of unanswered pleas for help - or, worse, those were some smartarse flames the asker.
JBoss is a great app server, shame the people supporting it are such fucking morons.
Rather than splitting the *nix games development effort, back the only *nix that's getting any real support today and write for the Mac OSX. If the effort is split (and let's face it, it isn't - as of today it's all behind OSX - anyone seen WC3 for Linux ). Drop the dead donkey.
For Ireland it would be amongst the Shamrocks, or perhaps the bogs ;-)
Because Palm were less than honest - they claimed it had 16bit colour resolution.
And if that's the case the difference obviously isn't important to "most people".
...and be incredibly frustrated by the great hardware married with crap firmware and software.