One of the things Apple has pulled off successful since the return of Jobs is that Apple design is so distinctive that many people can recognize Apple hardware on sight. So that when there is an Apple computer or iPod on TV, you know it. If Creative managed to get any product placement (which generally costs big bucks*), how would you know it was a Creative MP3 player? At best, you'd know it was a non-Apple player.
*From what I understand, Apple has bypassed the big product placement brokers, and instead offers "loaners" to production designers and art directors, who generally keep or sell off the "loaner" after production. So they haven't had to pay for anything other than the cost of the hardware. This was true a few years ago. I don't know if it's true today.
I haven't yet had to replace my iPod battery, but I mostly hear that it is not difficult to do yourself if you are patient in cracking open the case.
I think the going rate for a DIY battery replacement kit is around $25. Check out OWC. Make sure you get a kit that includes the tool(s) you need to open the case. The only horror stories I've heard are from people that I wouldn't trust to open a car door. =)
What's funny is that when I first read the headline (Creative gunning for the iPod), I thought that maybe now the NRA was going to start suing downloaders for somehow interfering with the second amendment.
I've lost count of the number of iPod users who take them out of their pockets, and then do nothing with them.
This comment mystifies me. How can you tell that they're doing nothing? If they were doing something, how could you tell? Are people supposed to dance like in the commercials to prove to you that they're enjoying their iPods? Do you carefully watch their faces, and if a wave of orgasm isn't apparent, do you conclude that they're just poseurs?
One might posit that a sub-section of iPod users buy iPods because they're the thing to have right now based on what we know of human nature, but to conclude that on the weak evidence you have gathered makes you a real Dick Fucking Tracy. (Or would that be Sherlock Fucking Holmes?)
I was mildly disappointed as well, though I didn't have high hopes to see a G5 PB this time around.
There's a broadcasting tradeshow coming up this spring (having a brain fart and can't remember the name), WWDC in June, and there's the fact that Apple does not always wait for these events to announce new products. They have in the past just called a press conference and started selling/taking orders.
That'd be cool, except there'd be another group of penguins that would decide to fork the sledgehammer, resulting in the sledgehammer never being completely ready to throw at the screen.
Getting sued for correct predictions is stupid. Even if he had insider information, proving it will be very difficult.
Just wanted to address this one point. It actually should be very easy to establish whether his source(s) were from inside Apple or not, whether or not he is willing to identify them. Ask him under oath. This will probably be a preliminary question to the question of identity in the depositions, and he'd better not lie, or he's in a shitload* of legal trouble if it comes out later (and these things often do come out later).
Furthermore, if he refuses to answer, he might be penalized by the judge, even if he lucks out and finds a judge sympathetic to his desire not to name names. He could lose the case at any number of points before it even goes to trial if he refuses to answer this question.
*Right now this is a civil suit, but he could quickly become the target of criminal prosecution if he perjures himself.
In my opinion, fighting games are still better in 2D. I'd rather play any Capcom fighting game as opposed to Tekken. DOA is an exception, but DOA has boobs.
Yeah, it's impossible to check for dupes without some form of automation, and we're probably years away from this "search engine", as you call it. (By the way, you really ought to patent this idea!)
Still, even someday in the far future, say the year 2525, when we finally do develop a "search engine", do you think the stupid editors will look up from scratching their nuts to actually use it? Though, no doubt, they'll post a dupe about it.
Actually, the BTO option of 512 MB is only $75, which, for apple, is amazingly decent.
From what I understand so far, this unit is not user upgradable (without voiding the warranty), so I'm not sure what the cheapest solution will be. I can imagine buying 3rd party, then going into one of the Apple Stores and cajoling the Apple Genius into installing it for free.
Sure, if this was Open Source Software he might have done just that. However, the product was proprietary closed source and he had no access to the source.
Also, if he had access to the source, they wouldn't be able to nail him for reverse engineering.
There seem to be two cases, one criminal, which is what might send Tena to prison, and the other civil, which according to the article has not yet reached trial stage.
I don't know jack squat about French law, but in the U.S., there are two basic types of law: criminal and civil. You can be prosecuted for a crime under criminal law, but you aren't "sued" per se. A victim would file a complaint in a criminal matter, but wouldn't sue or even prosecute (that would be the state's job, i.e., "the people"), but might sue for damages in a separate civil suit.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and know enough about the French legal system to explain the differences to me in this case (or these cases)?
While I don't think he should be either sued or criminally prosecuted for his actions, it's more like taping a note to the door saying "This door is unlocked", thereby notifying not only the users, but potential wrongdoers that might not have tried the doorknob otherwise.
His only saving grace is that there was already the risk that someone with evil intentions knew the door was unlocked. This is a worse condition than having everyone know of the vulnerability.
However, if it comes out that he attempted to notify the developer first, then he is completely in the right.
The loophole is that you may reverse engineer for purposes of interoperability. So, one could make the (specious yet perhaps legally effective argument that this reverse engineering makes interoperability with all sorts of malware possible.
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One of the things Apple has pulled off successful since the return of Jobs is that Apple design is so distinctive that many people can recognize Apple hardware on sight. So that when there is an Apple computer or iPod on TV, you know it. If Creative managed to get any product placement (which generally costs big bucks*), how would you know it was a Creative MP3 player? At best, you'd know it was a non-Apple player.
*From what I understand, Apple has bypassed the big product placement brokers, and instead offers "loaners" to production designers and art directors, who generally keep or sell off the "loaner" after production. So they haven't had to pay for anything other than the cost of the hardware. This was true a few years ago. I don't know if it's true today.
I haven't yet had to replace my iPod battery, but I mostly hear that it is not difficult to do yourself if you are patient in cracking open the case.
I think the going rate for a DIY battery replacement kit is around $25. Check out OWC. Make sure you get a kit that includes the tool(s) you need to open the case. The only horror stories I've heard are from people that I wouldn't trust to open a car door. =)
What's funny is that when I first read the headline (Creative gunning for the iPod), I thought that maybe now the NRA was going to start suing downloaders for somehow interfering with the second amendment.
I've lost count of the number of iPod users who take them out of their pockets, and then do nothing with them.
This comment mystifies me. How can you tell that they're doing nothing? If they were doing something, how could you tell? Are people supposed to dance like in the commercials to prove to you that they're enjoying their iPods? Do you carefully watch their faces, and if a wave of orgasm isn't apparent, do you conclude that they're just poseurs?
One might posit that a sub-section of iPod users buy iPods because they're the thing to have right now based on what we know of human nature, but to conclude that on the weak evidence you have gathered makes you a real Dick Fucking Tracy. (Or would that be Sherlock Fucking Holmes?)
Did you mean the story on Delicious Monster?
I like this prediction the best of all I've read so far.
No, because those with older machines and older GPUssmaller VRAM pretty much all reported performance increases. Apple optimized the code.
I think the closest you might get to your benchmark test would be to switch out graphics cards in the same machine.
I was mildly disappointed as well, though I didn't have high hopes to see a G5 PB this time around.
There's a broadcasting tradeshow coming up this spring (having a brain fart and can't remember the name), WWDC in June, and there's the fact that Apple does not always wait for these events to announce new products. They have in the past just called a press conference and started selling/taking orders.
Here's a link.
It doesn't say if it's compatible with the Mac Mini, but the specs look about right.
That'd be cool, except there'd be another group of penguins that would decide to fork the sledgehammer, resulting in the sledgehammer never being completely ready to throw at the screen.
I don't know if you remember this, but Novak was screaming for Dan Rather to reveal his source during Typewritergate, adding hypocrite to his resume.
The firing squad is too good for Novak. He needs someone to get medieval on his ass.
Getting sued for correct predictions is stupid. Even if he had insider information, proving it will be very difficult.
Just wanted to address this one point. It actually should be very easy to establish whether his source(s) were from inside Apple or not, whether or not he is willing to identify them. Ask him under oath. This will probably be a preliminary question to the question of identity in the depositions, and he'd better not lie, or he's in a shitload* of legal trouble if it comes out later (and these things often do come out later).
Furthermore, if he refuses to answer, he might be penalized by the judge, even if he lucks out and finds a judge sympathetic to his desire not to name names. He could lose the case at any number of points before it even goes to trial if he refuses to answer this question.
*Right now this is a civil suit, but he could quickly become the target of criminal prosecution if he perjures himself.
In my opinion, fighting games are still better in 2D. I'd rather play any Capcom fighting game as opposed to Tekken. DOA is an exception, but DOA has boobs.
Boobs are much better in 3D.
So, you're saying they need a wiki? =)
"Do you like to eat tacos?"
But if you're going to make the qualification, as Apple does. why leave out "or install it yourself with our easy to use diy guide"?
I don't think the question has been answered. Time will tell.
Yeah, it's impossible to check for dupes without some form of automation, and we're probably years away from this "search engine", as you call it. (By the way, you really ought to patent this idea!)
Still, even someday in the far future, say the year 2525, when we finally do develop a "search engine", do you think the stupid editors will look up from scratching their nuts to actually use it? Though, no doubt, they'll post a dupe about it.
Actually, the BTO option of 512 MB is only $75, which, for apple, is amazingly decent.
From what I understand so far, this unit is not user upgradable (without voiding the warranty), so I'm not sure what the cheapest solution will be. I can imagine buying 3rd party, then going into one of the Apple Stores and cajoling the Apple Genius into installing it for free.
Sure, if this was Open Source Software he might have done just that. However, the product was proprietary closed source and he had no access to the source.
Also, if he had access to the source, they wouldn't be able to nail him for reverse engineering.
Note to self: Don't let Dancin Santa work on my car.
There seem to be two cases, one criminal, which is what might send Tena to prison, and the other civil, which according to the article has not yet reached trial stage.
I don't know jack squat about French law, but in the U.S., there are two basic types of law: criminal and civil. You can be prosecuted for a crime under criminal law, but you aren't "sued" per se. A victim would file a complaint in a criminal matter, but wouldn't sue or even prosecute (that would be the state's job, i.e., "the people"), but might sue for damages in a separate civil suit.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and know enough about the French legal system to explain the differences to me in this case (or these cases)?
While I don't think he should be either sued or criminally prosecuted for his actions, it's more like taping a note to the door saying "This door is unlocked", thereby notifying not only the users, but potential wrongdoers that might not have tried the doorknob otherwise.
His only saving grace is that there was already the risk that someone with evil intentions knew the door was unlocked. This is a worse condition than having everyone know of the vulnerability.
However, if it comes out that he attempted to notify the developer first, then he is completely in the right.
I think this is what they call the Cecil Effect.
The loophole is that you may reverse engineer for purposes of interoperability. So, one could make the (specious yet perhaps legally effective argument that this reverse engineering makes interoperability with all sorts of malware possible.
Maybe they'll re-title it "Bob Arctor's Excellent Adventure".