I don't know if they offer this on the Apple store website in your region, but there is a Special Deals link on the front page of the US store. You can find refurbished macs and last years models (new) for good prices. I've had very good luck with refurbs. YMMV.
Netscape will not work. And everything else has ground to a halt. Even BBEdit Lite is straining to keep up as you type a reply.
i think differently than you do... or maybe it's just that i think at all.
Different strokes for different folks, but you needn't be insulting about it, unless your intention is to start a "holy war". Why the need to troll for "apple nuts"? Do you really need to spew crap like that to validate your existence?
There are companies that will upgrade your combo drive to a superdrive, or slap in a bigger HD, if you don't want to do it yourself.
I mention this, because it's a pity that no third party company offers you what you want. Clearly there is a demand. Just curious, but would you be willing to pay extra for a two or three button trackpad?
What you and the GP have written might be true, if the GGP was making an argument. Instead, he was relating an anecdote about how he came to purchase a Powebook.
One might use an anecdote to support an argument, but the GGP wasn't arguing a point. So your objections are misplaced.
I wouldn't care if the emulator wasn't for the PS3, but for the PS2. Hell, there was a PS1 emulator that Sony shut down by buying it from the company (IIRC) after a court battle. Release something along those lines and I'll happily buy old games. The developers/publishers would love it because they'd be able to squeeze a few more bucks from their old line ups.
He probably wishes that certain groups would die out. Say, like stupid people. Then the geek shall inherit the earth. It's all there in the bible.
I wouldn't call it a crapfest, but. . .
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The worst thing about OS 9 (and earlier) was system extensions. In theory, they provided some great functionality as a type of OS plugin. In practice, they were a pain in the ass, and led to most of the instabilities of OS 9 (and earlier). At least this was my experience.
My bread and butter is video, and to run FCP under 8.6 or 9, I had to run with a very trim extension set. If I wanted to do anything else, I had to reboot the machine with a different set of extensions. Major PITA.
Once you took the time to do all the tweaking, OS 9 could be pretty good if you were doing one thing at a time. It was what it was. However, I really don't want to go back. For it's shortcomings (which I find few and far between, YMMV), it is miles ahead of OS 9.
I agree with you whole heartedly. It's great to see linux GUIs move ever closer to the point where I will gladly switch.
I actually suspect that Apple has a long term contingency plan to open up the OS fully. I'm not saying that this will happen, just that it's possible. I can even imagine a linux distro tied to their hardware. Sound farfetched?
I generally metamod in favor of jokes. I think the negative mods are overused to suppress opposing viewpoints, although some of the repeat trolls do get tiresome.
Your problem, my problem, our problem is that there are some mods that are genuine doofuses, and others that abuse the system. However, on the whole, the mod system seems to work over time, so despite my posts that get modded negatively, I still have excellent karma. I'm just guessing, but by glancing at your user page, you are also "blessed" with excellent karma. =)
I'm sure you don't need to be reminded, but this is slashdot/slashduh/slashdork, and most of the crap here (including this post from me to you) is inconsequential in the grand scheme.
That's not just any AC, that's fcat. Good old fcat.
Wait a minute. Who the hell is fcat? =)
And back to the topic. The name "Windows XP Fat Free Edition" was nixed, because even with the removal of the media player, XP is still the world's most bloated code.
for what it's worth i think they have left the Finder behind from the rest of the OS and needs some genius inspiration to make it noteworthy
I don't think I understand what you're saying. Do you mean that the finder is a holdover from OS 9 (and earlier Mac OSes)? That it's development hasn't kept up with the rest of the OS?
Your other point:
Have you ever engaged in an argument with a creationist? They tend to copy and paste arguments from various creationist apologia sites, and rarely offer any substantive arguments, instead shifting from one point to the next without answering objections. (I know, it's like the special olympics, and I'm still retarded.)
I think most Mac trolls are similar, repeating the same tired arguments almost ceaselessly, although I don't know of any central Mac troll bullshit repository (other than the Kottke thing, which is actually my favorite). Maybe slashdot is that repository?
Don't even mention the Newton in Steve's presence. He'll kick you in the nuts, pour hot tar into your hair, go over to your house and kill your cat, then piss in your corn flakes, all the while muttering, "Goddamn sugar water salesman."
Incidentally, there are already hard drive based recording devices that hook up (via firewire) to your DV camera. I don't know if any have a built in monitor, but you can use the view screen on your camera for playback.
The iPod ads, as well as the iPods themselves, ARE adverts for the rest of the Apple line up.
Maybe when demand for the mini slows down, we'll see some ads for it. Right now? I think Apple is having trouble keeping them in stock. If they advertised on TV, they might have shortages, which would be bad for business.
I do see a lot of print ads for the G5 and the professional grade Software (FCP, Motion, etc.) in the film and video trade mags. They're probably doing a lot of advertising in their niche markets.
I've noticed something recently that contradicts (somewhat) your point*. There are a few F/OSS fans that are anti-Apple because Apple is proprietary, and there are a few Linux fans that feel threatened by Mac OS X gaining popularity, possible at the expense of Linux. There seems to be some overlap between these groups.
There are a few anti-Apple people that I actually respect, and respect their reasons. For example, Lord Kano has made it clear that his dislike is personal, and that he feels that Apple screwed him over once-upon-a-time. I've teased him about the grudge, but the truth is, it's a perfectly valid grudge.
There is a knee jerk response from some Mac Defenders, you must admit. In a submission yesterday, Hacking Mac OS X, there was a serious discussion on the shortcomings of the finder. Near as I can tell, most of those engaged in the discussion were Mac users, and those that weren't had at least had some exposure to Mac OS X. Still, there was one outraged Mac fan who accused another poster of never having used OS X. Of course, there was also the usual trolling by Mac bashers, but those really are easily recognizable and just as easy to dismiss.
Oh, jeeze. This was supposed to be a joke! What dumbass moderated it as interesting? If you go to the link, you'll see it's a humorous take on living the "Steadicam Lifestyle".
And I tweaked some of the numbers to bring them up to date. The Steadicam Operator's Style Manual was written in 1980 by the late great Ted Churchill, so the "rates" were a little out of date.
Also, you could have Young Kirk with a stuttering speech impediment, which would explain the long dramatic pauses that Old Kirk used in the original series. He was just using a technique that the speech therapists at Starfleet Academy taught him.
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I don't know if they offer this on the Apple store website in your region, but there is a Special Deals link on the front page of the US store. You can find refurbished macs and last years models (new) for good prices. I've had very good luck with refurbs. YMMV.
Let me guess . . .
Netscape will not work. And everything else has ground to a halt. Even BBEdit Lite is straining to keep up as you type a reply.
i think differently than you do... or maybe it's just that i think at all.
Different strokes for different folks, but you needn't be insulting about it, unless your intention is to start a "holy war". Why the need to troll for "apple nuts"? Do you really need to spew crap like that to validate your existence?
There are companies that will upgrade your combo drive to a superdrive, or slap in a bigger HD, if you don't want to do it yourself.
I mention this, because it's a pity that no third party company offers you what you want. Clearly there is a demand. Just curious, but would you be willing to pay extra for a two or three button trackpad?
I think you're a candidate for drawing and quartering. There will be a feature on how to do it yourself at home in the next issue of MAKE.
He said significant. heh
Note the username above the post to which you replied. Feel silly now? =)
What you and the GP have written might be true, if the GGP was making an argument. Instead, he was relating an anecdote about how he came to purchase a Powebook.
One might use an anecdote to support an argument, but the GGP wasn't arguing a point. So your objections are misplaced.
No wonder they hired Goldblum to do that ad campaign.
.Hey! This is UNIX! I this!"
"Step one, plug it. .
I wouldn't care if the emulator wasn't for the PS3, but for the PS2. Hell, there was a PS1 emulator that Sony shut down by buying it from the company (IIRC) after a court battle. Release something along those lines and I'll happily buy old games. The developers/publishers would love it because they'd be able to squeeze a few more bucks from their old line ups.
He probably wishes that certain groups would die out. Say, like stupid people. Then the geek shall inherit the earth. It's all there in the bible.
The worst thing about OS 9 (and earlier) was system extensions. In theory, they provided some great functionality as a type of OS plugin. In practice, they were a pain in the ass, and led to most of the instabilities of OS 9 (and earlier). At least this was my experience.
My bread and butter is video, and to run FCP under 8.6 or 9, I had to run with a very trim extension set. If I wanted to do anything else, I had to reboot the machine with a different set of extensions. Major PITA.
Once you took the time to do all the tweaking, OS 9 could be pretty good if you were doing one thing at a time. It was what it was. However, I really don't want to go back. For it's shortcomings (which I find few and far between, YMMV), it is miles ahead of OS 9.
I agree with you whole heartedly. It's great to see linux GUIs move ever closer to the point where I will gladly switch.
I actually suspect that Apple has a long term contingency plan to open up the OS fully. I'm not saying that this will happen, just that it's possible. I can even imagine a linux distro tied to their hardware. Sound farfetched?
I generally metamod in favor of jokes. I think the negative mods are overused to suppress opposing viewpoints, although some of the repeat trolls do get tiresome.
Your problem, my problem, our problem is that there are some mods that are genuine doofuses, and others that abuse the system. However, on the whole, the mod system seems to work over time, so despite my posts that get modded negatively, I still have excellent karma. I'm just guessing, but by glancing at your user page, you are also "blessed" with excellent karma. =)
I'm sure you don't need to be reminded, but this is slashdot/slashduh/slashdork, and most of the crap here (including this post from me to you) is inconsequential in the grand scheme.
In other words: Get a life!
Joke! Joke! Just kidding! =)
That's not just any AC, that's fcat. Good old fcat.
Wait a minute. Who the hell is fcat? =)
And back to the topic. The name "Windows XP Fat Free Edition" was nixed, because even with the removal of the media player, XP is still the world's most bloated code.
for what it's worth i think they have left the Finder behind from the rest of the OS and needs some genius inspiration to make it noteworthy
I don't think I understand what you're saying. Do you mean that the finder is a holdover from OS 9 (and earlier Mac OSes)? That it's development hasn't kept up with the rest of the OS?
Your other point:
Have you ever engaged in an argument with a creationist? They tend to copy and paste arguments from various creationist apologia sites, and rarely offer any substantive arguments, instead shifting from one point to the next without answering objections. (I know, it's like the special olympics, and I'm still retarded.)
I think most Mac trolls are similar, repeating the same tired arguments almost ceaselessly, although I don't know of any central Mac troll bullshit repository (other than the Kottke thing, which is actually my favorite). Maybe slashdot is that repository?
Don't even mention the Newton in Steve's presence. He'll kick you in the nuts, pour hot tar into your hair, go over to your house and kill your cat, then piss in your corn flakes, all the while muttering, "Goddamn sugar water salesman."
Incidentally, there are already hard drive based recording devices that hook up (via firewire) to your DV camera. I don't know if any have a built in monitor, but you can use the view screen on your camera for playback.
Is that a dig at the Amiga/Toaster community? =)
Also, with manga, the worst disaster is sticky pages, rather than ruined electronics. =)
The iPod ads, as well as the iPods themselves, ARE adverts for the rest of the Apple line up.
Maybe when demand for the mini slows down, we'll see some ads for it. Right now? I think Apple is having trouble keeping them in stock. If they advertised on TV, they might have shortages, which would be bad for business.
I do see a lot of print ads for the G5 and the professional grade Software (FCP, Motion, etc.) in the film and video trade mags. They're probably doing a lot of advertising in their niche markets.
You guys are KILLING ME!
I'm actually, literally slapping my knee, and my dog is giving me worried looks.
Some mighty fine humor to help me start my day!
(PS: I'm a Mac fanboi. Some of us have a sense of humor.)
I've noticed something recently that contradicts (somewhat) your point*. There are a few F/OSS fans that are anti-Apple because Apple is proprietary, and there are a few Linux fans that feel threatened by Mac OS X gaining popularity, possible at the expense of Linux. There seems to be some overlap between these groups.
There are a few anti-Apple people that I actually respect, and respect their reasons. For example, Lord Kano has made it clear that his dislike is personal, and that he feels that Apple screwed him over once-upon-a-time. I've teased him about the grudge, but the truth is, it's a perfectly valid grudge.
There is a knee jerk response from some Mac Defenders, you must admit. In a submission yesterday, Hacking Mac OS X, there was a serious discussion on the shortcomings of the finder. Near as I can tell, most of those engaged in the discussion were Mac users, and those that weren't had at least had some exposure to Mac OS X. Still, there was one outraged Mac fan who accused another poster of never having used OS X. Of course, there was also the usual trolling by Mac bashers, but those really are easily recognizable and just as easy to dismiss.
Oh, jeeze. This was supposed to be a joke! What dumbass moderated it as interesting? If you go to the link, you'll see it's a humorous take on living the "Steadicam Lifestyle".
And I tweaked some of the numbers to bring them up to date. The Steadicam Operator's Style Manual was written in 1980 by the late great Ted Churchill, so the "rates" were a little out of date.
I think you're onto something here.
Also, you could have Young Kirk with a stuttering speech impediment, which would explain the long dramatic pauses that Old Kirk used in the original series. He was just using a technique that the speech therapists at Starfleet Academy taught him.
But consider the reduction in weight, and how this will positively effect your pencil neck. Finally, you will be able to hold your head high.