I too thought (well I guess I still do) I was incredibly bright and talented. Straight As in high school without even trying really. Head on out to Carnegie Mellon and WTF...I'm not the brightest anymore. In fact, I had to bust my ass to be just above average. Since then I've worked a myriad of jobs and started a few companies.
The point is, go get humbled. Find out where your strengths and weaknesses are once you're thrown in with the cream of the crop. You may find you're in the top 5% when it comes to coding but the bottom 5% in communication and reasoning. If, after four years you still find you're a genius, go out in the world, say you got superior grades at a top notch school and do whatever the hell you want. My guess is though, you'll be eating a little humble pie for the first couple semesters at school.
I like it when Jobs does his old "oh, and one more thing..." also. I think the WWDC will have something bigger than new G5s though. I'm guessing it will be bigger than a new iMac. With the release of AirPort Express and such, the low-fanfare announcement of the new G5s, but more importantly the setup of an entirely new division dedicated to the iPod, I'm guessing we'll see a new consumer product. You gotta love the rumors that fly around the Apple camp. I'm taking stabs at what the next unveiling will be also...but it sure is fun. New consumer product...hmmmm...
Seriously. Given the traffic-intensive nature of adult sites, they have to have some pretty solid servers and such. So when you're testing out a network connection or such, just direct it to an adult site and view a video. You'll be able to see where you're at. These are also good for hosting other types of videos that may be popular on the net at any given time. When all the other news sites and whatnot seem to give mediocre video, see if you can find the same video on an adult oriented site. It will be much higher quality.
See...adult sites actually CAN be useful. "Yes sir, I understand what this looks like, but I'm really doing research"
I see your criticism of the analogy and you're right. However, the point I was trying to make was just as the subject states...a download does not equal a lost sale. If there are fifteen cubes of cheese taken, that doesn't mean there would have been fifteen cubes of cheese sold had the table not been there. It doesn't matter where the source of the cheese is...from the store or from some rogue customer. The point being the cheese is out there and it doesn't mean there are fifteen less sales. In any case, the free cheese could lead to more cheese sales. Granted, there are people that will abuse the system, but on a whole there is no one-on-one correlation between free downloads and lost sales.
I heard a great thing on the radio today. They had a writer that contributes to Rolling Stone and has been on VH-1 quite a bit. He was talking about how the recording industry just doesn't get it and how every download does not equal a lost sale. His analogy was how when you go to a supermarket and they have the free cheese samples. When someone takes a piece of cheese, that doesn't mean there is a lost sale of cheese.
I thought it was a great analogy. I wonder if/when the RIAA will ever get it.
I wonder if price is really an issue though. For the mp3 player itself, it doesn't seem like Apple's premium price for the iPod is an issue at all. Then everyone went nuts when the iPod Mini came out at $250, yet again, the price wasn't an issue. What everyone raves about is the usability of the machine itself. I think that could be the case here too. Sure, you can get your songs eleven cents cheaper at Wal Mart, but do they have the music and do they have the user experience that iTMS has? iTunes isn't just another store...it's successful because it's easy to use. I know I'm fine with spending eleven cents more to find what I want quickly and easily and then move on to my next task.
I mean...it's not like there are any computer geeks there. This could have become interesting, very interesting. A bunch of computer geeks running around loose with an insecure ATM? Ohhh...that could have been fun to watch.
I'm loving how CMU is in the news so much lately. With the Red Team car, this silliness...makes a CMU grad proud.
Did you see how big that thing was? I don't expect it to be tiny, but it doesn't look like you'd be able to move your wrist at all with that thing. It stretches from your wrist to your elbow! Soon we'll see all the skaters wearing it as wrist protection.
An mp3 player is a commodity product as easy to replace as ketchup
A good thought and argument, but think about this. Isn't the PC (non-Mac) a commodity item also? Yet, companies like Dell are thriving despite that fact. Apple did a great job designing the iPod and marketing it. Sure, there will be companies out there that will try to unseat the iPod as the reigning champ, but based on the fact the iPod is so well known and so deeply entrenched, it will be a tough sell to kill the iPod. It will have to look as good or better, be as easy to use or easier, cost less, and be marketed like hell. Until then, Apple's stake will probably stay. Let's not forget...Windows and Office hold the title for bringing in loads of money for Microsoft. Sure there are plenty of products that are better, but since Windows and Office are so deeply entrenched inthe marketplace, they're not going to be losing out in market share and revenues anytime soon.
I've noticed the same thing. I used to get all giddy every time I saw a PowerBook or iBook out in the wild, but it's becoming so commonplace now that I instead think "cool...there's another sale for Apple and another happy user." Just this past Sunday I made my way into a coffeeshop (here in Philly...so it's not like I'm in the mecca of computing or more open thinkers like in CA). The lady at the table next to me was asking about computers and said she was pondering a laptop and the iBook. I looked around the shop and saw two laptop users...both were the new iBooks. I pointed to those and said "like that?" Well she ended up buying one and now I get to teach her how to use it. Too cool. I see them everywhere now...airports, coffeeshops, etc...not just in the expected areas like design studios or universities.
Hm...too expensive? I guess that's why there were 100,000 pre-orders for the iPod mini? Let's see...I believe that comes out to about $25 million in PRE-ORDER sales. And since then Apple has sold out of the iPod Minis. Doesn't sound like being too expensive is a problem for Apple.
Some of these authors need to get with the times. Just because it was trendy to talk about the "beleaguered company" back in the 90s doesn't mean all those arguements still hold water.
iPod won't save Apple? Controlling most of the mp3 player market isn't good? And this helping iTunes Music Service start up...the FIRST one that all the major labels thought was worth trying and has 50 million downloads? I'd say the iPod did a good job (especially with it's high profit margin).
Oh yeah...I guess the deal with HP doesn't amount to anything either. I'm sure all the top brass at HP was thinking "hm...how can we get more money? Hey, let's go with a product that nobody knows and that won't bring in any money...not for the company that invented it and certainly not for us".
C'mon people...get with the times. The iPod is just one thing. And a damn good thing. It's bringing a lot of money and recognition to Apple. Now add a supercomputer built from G5s at VA Tech, major enterprise software apps being ported over to Mac...um...hello...
How in the world is this an iPod killer? It's twice the price as an iPod but more importantly, it isn't even the same kind of product. It's like saying Air Force One is a Cessna killer. They're completely different things. When I first saw the headline, I expected to see a small, well designed mp3 player, not a mini-video player that's capable of playing mp3s. I seriously doubt that this product is going to dig into Apple's share of the mp3 player market.
So taking your PowerBook to the crapper to download pr0n...I mean errr...do work...would be a bad idea. I wouldn't wan to contaminate my tidy little toilet with all those germs.
Wow...
That's quite a list of updates for Panther. I'm diggin' it. While other OS "updates" fix security holes and such, this seems on par to qualify for another major upgrade that we could pay for. Lucky for us, it's not. I'm quite impressed by the number, the breadth, and the depth of these updates. Way to go Apple!
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Ya know, you sit back and watch reruns of "A-Team", "Knight Rider", "Greatest American Hero", etc (only when you're sick in bed, of course...) and go "holy crap, how in the hell did I watch this?" You laugh as bullets go flying everywhere and miss people, but cars explode. Or when you see the hood of the General Lee (Dukes of Hazzard for you kids that don't know) get crumpled to all hell from jumping over a dirt pile (huh?) but then it's all fixed as they speed down the road. I sure get a good laugh.
BUT...in 20 years when people look back at OUR shows, they're gonna think we're a bunch of morons. Ohhhhh..."American Idol" is amazing! Or today's "reality" shows like "I Married a 7'3" Midget" and such. THAT'S going to be scary...looking back at today's stuff. Egads...
Yup, those are some pretty cool prizes. But we gotta remember other prizes, like bragging rights. I'm already sending this article all over to my fellow CMU almuni friends, to other non-geek friends, etc. All this, and I have nothing to do with robotics and graduated almost ten years ago. Woohoo! I love bragging rights...
This thing wasn't developed to be "an iPod killer". Hardly. The developers didn't even bother trying to mimic the iPod with all its functionality. What it DOES have is a pretty face. A pretty face and a well-known face. These guys know that Apple's iPod is the best selling mp3 player out there and they want to capitalize on that. That's it. Nothing more. They aren't trying to revolutionize anything, not trying to invent some new killer app. They just want to make a few bucks riding the iPod's success.
Of course, they're probably gonna get nailed for it, but hey, it was fun while it lasted.
Seriously...if I make coffee or smell it, I can feel the dogs scratchin' at the door and I gotta let them out quick. It's amazing the power of coffee. Anyone else just SMELL the stuff and feel the need to take the browns to the super bowl?
I read the article and it's just too damn short. "It COULD do this and it COULD do that". "It has anti-oxidants and that's good". Well duh. It also has caffeine which some health nuts say is good for you (raises metabolism, messes with your appetite, gives you energy to work out) and it can be bad for you (making you dependent on it, screwin' with your metabolism, etc). Coffee also supposedly messes with your cortisol levels (which is partly responsible for giving the fat gathering around the waist area).
My point is, you'll see reports say it's healthy, you'll see reports say it's bad for you. I've seen more detailed reports saying it's bad and just a few "well it could be good for you" reports saying it's good.
Shall we discuss if wine is good or bad for us now?
What? Sitting on your ass all day can make someone fat? Who would have guessed? They might as well say "watching too much TV makes you fat" or even better, "reading books all day makes you fat". You need exercise to stay trim and healthy.
As far as violent...I agree and disagree. I'm a pretty mellow person and I've been known to toss the controller across the room when the game didn't make me too happy. Then again, I did the same thing to a model when I was trying to get the joystick in the cockpit.
Anti-gamers will try to pin any and all social problems on games. You can fit any bad behavior into it. I'd rather be outside playing football and getting mad at someone on the opposite team any day. But these people really need to stop blaming EVERYTHING on games. Go outside. Play. But don't say the only reason kids may get fat or angry is because of a game.
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I too thought (well I guess I still do) I was incredibly bright and talented. Straight As in high school without even trying really. Head on out to Carnegie Mellon and WTF...I'm not the brightest anymore. In fact, I had to bust my ass to be just above average. Since then I've worked a myriad of jobs and started a few companies.
The point is, go get humbled. Find out where your strengths and weaknesses are once you're thrown in with the cream of the crop. You may find you're in the top 5% when it comes to coding but the bottom 5% in communication and reasoning. If, after four years you still find you're a genius, go out in the world, say you got superior grades at a top notch school and do whatever the hell you want. My guess is though, you'll be eating a little humble pie for the first couple semesters at school.
I like it when Jobs does his old "oh, and one more thing..." also. I think the WWDC will have something bigger than new G5s though. I'm guessing it will be bigger than a new iMac. With the release of AirPort Express and such, the low-fanfare announcement of the new G5s, but more importantly the setup of an entirely new division dedicated to the iPod, I'm guessing we'll see a new consumer product. You gotta love the rumors that fly around the Apple camp. I'm taking stabs at what the next unveiling will be also...but it sure is fun. New consumer product...hmmmm...
"All your supercomputer are belong to us..."
Seriously. Given the traffic-intensive nature of adult sites, they have to have some pretty solid servers and such. So when you're testing out a network connection or such, just direct it to an adult site and view a video. You'll be able to see where you're at. These are also good for hosting other types of videos that may be popular on the net at any given time. When all the other news sites and whatnot seem to give mediocre video, see if you can find the same video on an adult oriented site. It will be much higher quality.
See...adult sites actually CAN be useful. "Yes sir, I understand what this looks like, but I'm really doing research"
I see your criticism of the analogy and you're right. However, the point I was trying to make was just as the subject states...a download does not equal a lost sale. If there are fifteen cubes of cheese taken, that doesn't mean there would have been fifteen cubes of cheese sold had the table not been there. It doesn't matter where the source of the cheese is...from the store or from some rogue customer. The point being the cheese is out there and it doesn't mean there are fifteen less sales. In any case, the free cheese could lead to more cheese sales. Granted, there are people that will abuse the system, but on a whole there is no one-on-one correlation between free downloads and lost sales.
I heard a great thing on the radio today. They had a writer that contributes to Rolling Stone and has been on VH-1 quite a bit. He was talking about how the recording industry just doesn't get it and how every download does not equal a lost sale. His analogy was how when you go to a supermarket and they have the free cheese samples. When someone takes a piece of cheese, that doesn't mean there is a lost sale of cheese.
I thought it was a great analogy. I wonder if/when the RIAA will ever get it.
I wonder if price is really an issue though. For the mp3 player itself, it doesn't seem like Apple's premium price for the iPod is an issue at all. Then everyone went nuts when the iPod Mini came out at $250, yet again, the price wasn't an issue. What everyone raves about is the usability of the machine itself. I think that could be the case here too. Sure, you can get your songs eleven cents cheaper at Wal Mart, but do they have the music and do they have the user experience that iTMS has? iTunes isn't just another store...it's successful because it's easy to use. I know I'm fine with spending eleven cents more to find what I want quickly and easily and then move on to my next task.
I mean...it's not like there are any computer geeks there. This could have become interesting, very interesting. A bunch of computer geeks running around loose with an insecure ATM? Ohhh...that could have been fun to watch.
I'm loving how CMU is in the news so much lately. With the Red Team car, this silliness...makes a CMU grad proud.
Did you see how big that thing was? I don't expect it to be tiny, but it doesn't look like you'd be able to move your wrist at all with that thing. It stretches from your wrist to your elbow! Soon we'll see all the skaters wearing it as wrist protection.
Quick! Somebody re-title this article "Apple iTunes Killer"!!!
An mp3 player is a commodity product as easy to replace as ketchup
A good thought and argument, but think about this. Isn't the PC (non-Mac) a commodity item also? Yet, companies like Dell are thriving despite that fact. Apple did a great job designing the iPod and marketing it. Sure, there will be companies out there that will try to unseat the iPod as the reigning champ, but based on the fact the iPod is so well known and so deeply entrenched, it will be a tough sell to kill the iPod. It will have to look as good or better, be as easy to use or easier, cost less, and be marketed like hell. Until then, Apple's stake will probably stay. Let's not forget...Windows and Office hold the title for bringing in loads of money for Microsoft. Sure there are plenty of products that are better, but since Windows and Office are so deeply entrenched inthe marketplace, they're not going to be losing out in market share and revenues anytime soon.
I've noticed the same thing. I used to get all giddy every time I saw a PowerBook or iBook out in the wild, but it's becoming so commonplace now that I instead think "cool...there's another sale for Apple and another happy user." Just this past Sunday I made my way into a coffeeshop (here in Philly...so it's not like I'm in the mecca of computing or more open thinkers like in CA). The lady at the table next to me was asking about computers and said she was pondering a laptop and the iBook. I looked around the shop and saw two laptop users...both were the new iBooks. I pointed to those and said "like that?" Well she ended up buying one and now I get to teach her how to use it. Too cool. I see them everywhere now...airports, coffeeshops, etc...not just in the expected areas like design studios or universities.
Hm...too expensive? I guess that's why there were 100,000 pre-orders for the iPod mini? Let's see...I believe that comes out to about $25 million in PRE-ORDER sales. And since then Apple has sold out of the iPod Minis. Doesn't sound like being too expensive is a problem for Apple.
Some of these authors need to get with the times. Just because it was trendy to talk about the "beleaguered company" back in the 90s doesn't mean all those arguements still hold water.
iPod won't save Apple? Controlling most of the mp3 player market isn't good? And this helping iTunes Music Service start up...the FIRST one that all the major labels thought was worth trying and has 50 million downloads? I'd say the iPod did a good job (especially with it's high profit margin).
Oh yeah...I guess the deal with HP doesn't amount to anything either. I'm sure all the top brass at HP was thinking "hm...how can we get more money? Hey, let's go with a product that nobody knows and that won't bring in any money...not for the company that invented it and certainly not for us".
C'mon people...get with the times. The iPod is just one thing. And a damn good thing. It's bringing a lot of money and recognition to Apple. Now add a supercomputer built from G5s at VA Tech, major enterprise software apps being ported over to Mac...um...hello...
The only iPod killer the boys from Redmond could come up with would be a Microsoft-branded claw hammer (retailing for $149.95 most likely).
Yeah, but you'd have install the MS patches every three months, otherwise your hammer would be rendered useless.
How in the world is this an iPod killer? It's twice the price as an iPod but more importantly, it isn't even the same kind of product. It's like saying Air Force One is a Cessna killer. They're completely different things. When I first saw the headline, I expected to see a small, well designed mp3 player, not a mini-video player that's capable of playing mp3s. I seriously doubt that this product is going to dig into Apple's share of the mp3 player market.
So taking your PowerBook to the crapper to download pr0n...I mean errr...do work...would be a bad idea. I wouldn't wan to contaminate my tidy little toilet with all those germs.
Wow... That's quite a list of updates for Panther. I'm diggin' it. While other OS "updates" fix security holes and such, this seems on par to qualify for another major upgrade that we could pay for. Lucky for us, it's not. I'm quite impressed by the number, the breadth, and the depth of these updates. Way to go Apple!
Ya know, you sit back and watch reruns of "A-Team", "Knight Rider", "Greatest American Hero", etc (only when you're sick in bed, of course...) and go "holy crap, how in the hell did I watch this?" You laugh as bullets go flying everywhere and miss people, but cars explode. Or when you see the hood of the General Lee (Dukes of Hazzard for you kids that don't know) get crumpled to all hell from jumping over a dirt pile (huh?) but then it's all fixed as they speed down the road. I sure get a good laugh.
BUT...in 20 years when people look back at OUR shows, they're gonna think we're a bunch of morons. Ohhhhh..."American Idol" is amazing! Or today's "reality" shows like "I Married a 7'3" Midget" and such. THAT'S going to be scary...looking back at today's stuff. Egads...
Yup, those are some pretty cool prizes. But we gotta remember other prizes, like bragging rights. I'm already sending this article all over to my fellow CMU almuni friends, to other non-geek friends, etc. All this, and I have nothing to do with robotics and graduated almost ten years ago. Woohoo! I love bragging rights...
This thing wasn't developed to be "an iPod killer". Hardly. The developers didn't even bother trying to mimic the iPod with all its functionality. What it DOES have is a pretty face. A pretty face and a well-known face. These guys know that Apple's iPod is the best selling mp3 player out there and they want to capitalize on that. That's it. Nothing more. They aren't trying to revolutionize anything, not trying to invent some new killer app. They just want to make a few bucks riding the iPod's success.
Of course, they're probably gonna get nailed for it, but hey, it was fun while it lasted.
Seriously...if I make coffee or smell it, I can feel the dogs scratchin' at the door and I gotta let them out quick. It's amazing the power of coffee. Anyone else just SMELL the stuff and feel the need to take the browns to the super bowl?
I read the article and it's just too damn short. "It COULD do this and it COULD do that". "It has anti-oxidants and that's good". Well duh. It also has caffeine which some health nuts say is good for you (raises metabolism, messes with your appetite, gives you energy to work out) and it can be bad for you (making you dependent on it, screwin' with your metabolism, etc). Coffee also supposedly messes with your cortisol levels (which is partly responsible for giving the fat gathering around the waist area).
My point is, you'll see reports say it's healthy, you'll see reports say it's bad for you. I've seen more detailed reports saying it's bad and just a few "well it could be good for you" reports saying it's good.
Shall we discuss if wine is good or bad for us now?
I sure hope you get modded up for that. You had me crackin' up in a meeting (wait...what was I doing reading Slashdot during a meeting? Sheesh...)
Heh heh...you said "cockpit". Wait...I did...
What? Sitting on your ass all day can make someone fat? Who would have guessed? They might as well say "watching too much TV makes you fat" or even better, "reading books all day makes you fat". You need exercise to stay trim and healthy.
As far as violent...I agree and disagree. I'm a pretty mellow person and I've been known to toss the controller across the room when the game didn't make me too happy. Then again, I did the same thing to a model when I was trying to get the joystick in the cockpit.
Anti-gamers will try to pin any and all social problems on games. You can fit any bad behavior into it. I'd rather be outside playing football and getting mad at someone on the opposite team any day. But these people really need to stop blaming EVERYTHING on games. Go outside. Play. But don't say the only reason kids may get fat or angry is because of a game.