Actually, I cannot play my favorite Mac game in OS X, because Apple dropped support for RAVE 3D. And it doesn't work in classic. So I've got to reboot into OS 9 when I want to play. Sucks.
As for your comment about XBox 2 being more powerful than the most powerful Mac for at least a year and a half. . . yeah, you can follow history, but you'd be ignoring the present situation, which is that IBM is supplying G5 chips for the next gen XBox.
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention, that should be of interest to you whatever platform you're editing on: Avid has a free version. My unsolicited advice: If you learn the interface, you stand a better chance of schmoozing yourself an editing or assistant editor gig.
If you're doing pro video editing, you really owe it to yourself to seriously look into Mac systems. A good place to start is at Apple. Keep an eye on their Pro Day Wednesdays at the Apple retail stores (if you have one near you). Right now they seem to be pushing Motion pretty heavily, but hopefully they'll continue to offer seminars on FCP.
Final Cut Pro is not necessarily the ultimate in editing (though I prefer it). Look also at offerings from Avid, which run on both Mac and Windows PCs. Avid still owns the high end, and while FCP has made substantial inroads, more editing is still done on Avid systems.
You say you can't afford a Mac. This tells me one of two things: You're doing low end work (nothing wrong with that, per se) or you're not charging enough money for your services. Possibly both. You might also qualify for an SBA loan. Bottom line is that if better equipment will help you make more money, it's a wise investment. Keep the PC for your games and what have you, but get a mac for editing.
Well, really we should say that the conflict that began in 1911 wasn't fully resolved until 1949. The funny thing is that on this particular point, I'm agreeing with you, just making your point stronger.
The voting system here in the US is indeed undergoing a crisis, but I don't think you can call it a joke. It's worked well for many many years. It's only been in the last few years, with the nation being so evenly divided, that we're facing the flaws. If the races weren't so tight, these flaws wouldn't be significant.
So what has changed is the ways that campaigns are fought and won. One group began pushing the envelope of acceptable campaign behavior in the 1970s with actions that were so shocking that it lost them the presidency. Yet within six years, they were back in power, and began testing the waters again. By the 2000 campaign, they were so emboldened by the lack of national outrage that we had a presidency that consisted of a four year campaign for re-election.
Chinese Revolution was in 1949, after years and years of fighting. The current reformist regime came to power with Deng Xiao Ping in 1979. They've moved slowly, as a lot of political power remained in the hands of old time hardliners, and civil liberties have experienced many swings of the pendulum (bit not as extreme as during the period that Mao was in power). Most of the hardliners are dying out, so there is no doubt that the reforms will continue.
It's pretty hard to compare the American Revolution with the Chinese communist Revolution. The first place such comparisons fall apart is that the American Revolution was an anti-colonial one, whereas the Chinese one was mostly an internal matter. A better comparison might be with the French Revolution, which was followed by years of state sponsored terror and the loss of civil liberties, not to mention Napolean, before eventually settling into a democracy.
That's something like 10,000 a day. If a single person were able to check 10 a day they'd need 1000 people in the field.
1.8 million/6 months = 300,000/month
300,000/30 days = 10,000/day
With a population over 1.3 Billion, that doesn't seem so staggering.
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You found two very workable solutions for your needs. In one solution, you chose Alienware, which more than any other PC maker, is Apple-like in their attention to design and quality. You bought yourself the premiere solution.
Tell me if I'm wrong, but I'd guess that you didn't scrimp on your wife's gaming machine, either. You might have paid less than for your Alienware rig, but I'm sure you also took valuable time to research which components to use.
As I'm sure you're well aware, the chances that Mac game selection will equal that of the PC is rather dim. Thus, while gaming is your highest priority, a Macintosh is not a viable solution. If you ever become a Mac owner, it will likely be because your needs change. If that ever happens, you're a prime candidate to become a Mac user, seeing as how you appreciate quality solutions.
I prefer to live in a house that is well designed, functional and attractive.
Your typical anti-Mac slashdotter, on the other hand, will claim that the only function of their hovel is to keep them dry when it rains, and thus their solution is superior, because it allows them to periodically upgrade the leaky roof.
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And you've obviously never played Photoshop CS, where the "boss" is refered to as "the pedantic jerk on slash dot".
Hey, that reminds me of a joke. In Soviet Photoshop, filters apply YOU!!
Actually, I cannot play my favorite Mac game in OS X, because Apple dropped support for RAVE 3D. And it doesn't work in classic. So I've got to reboot into OS 9 when I want to play. Sucks.
As for your comment about XBox 2 being more powerful than the most powerful Mac for at least a year and a half. . . yeah, you can follow history, but you'd be ignoring the present situation, which is that IBM is supplying G5 chips for the next gen XBox.
There is a whole hot-rod modding community for PC users out there. I can customise my machine in almost any way imaginable.
How's that spoiler working out for you? Uh huh.
Rice rice baby.
Macs are not particularily casemod friendly.
You can slap a VTEC sticker on the side of a Mac just as easily as on the side of a PC. It'll also increase your CPU clock cycles by 30%. Wooo!
Oh, one thing I forgot to mention, that should be of interest to you whatever platform you're editing on: Avid has a free version. My unsolicited advice: If you learn the interface, you stand a better chance of schmoozing yourself an editing or assistant editor gig.
Best of luck!
If you're doing pro video editing, you really owe it to yourself to seriously look into Mac systems. A good place to start is at Apple. Keep an eye on their Pro Day Wednesdays at the Apple retail stores (if you have one near you). Right now they seem to be pushing Motion pretty heavily, but hopefully they'll continue to offer seminars on FCP.
Final Cut Pro is not necessarily the ultimate in editing (though I prefer it). Look also at offerings from Avid, which run on both Mac and Windows PCs. Avid still owns the high end, and while FCP has made substantial inroads, more editing is still done on Avid systems.
You say you can't afford a Mac. This tells me one of two things: You're doing low end work (nothing wrong with that, per se) or you're not charging enough money for your services. Possibly both. You might also qualify for an SBA loan. Bottom line is that if better equipment will help you make more money, it's a wise investment. Keep the PC for your games and what have you, but get a mac for editing.
Too lazy to look up the figures.
But doesn't it hurt when you pull them out of your ass? =)
Apple could offer to pay for 50% (or so) of the marketing campaign for a given game. That could make a big difference.
Yes it is.
No it isn't.
Yes it is, you douche.
No it isn't you, cock-smoker.
Yes it is, you retard.
No it isn't, you sphincter pimple.
Repeat endlessly.
The 6800/GT/Ultra brings Nvidia back up to competitive status, but ATI's X800XT is just as good (though it may not have sufficient headroom).
Whoever designed a graphics card that is too big to fit into a standard case should be fired.
Well, really we should say that the conflict that began in 1911 wasn't fully resolved until 1949. The funny thing is that on this particular point, I'm agreeing with you, just making your point stronger.
The voting system here in the US is indeed undergoing a crisis, but I don't think you can call it a joke. It's worked well for many many years. It's only been in the last few years, with the nation being so evenly divided, that we're facing the flaws. If the races weren't so tight, these flaws wouldn't be significant.
So what has changed is the ways that campaigns are fought and won. One group began pushing the envelope of acceptable campaign behavior in the 1970s with actions that were so shocking that it lost them the presidency. Yet within six years, they were back in power, and began testing the waters again. By the 2000 campaign, they were so emboldened by the lack of national outrage that we had a presidency that consisted of a four year campaign for re-election.
Sing it with me:
There's a LAN party in my pants and I want you all to cum. . . . Humiliation!
But which pocket is for the packets?
when you are inside, they expect you to flip it up and you look like some kind of alien/dork.
It's called truth in advertising.
Plutonic relationships?? That's just fucking Goofy.
I'm haven't been in the corporate world for a really long time, so forgive me if this is s stupid question.
Why would HR be setting computer security policies? Is this common? Has HR become so powerful?
Chinese Revolution was in 1949, after years and years of fighting. The current reformist regime came to power with Deng Xiao Ping in 1979. They've moved slowly, as a lot of political power remained in the hands of old time hardliners, and civil liberties have experienced many swings of the pendulum (bit not as extreme as during the period that Mao was in power). Most of the hardliners are dying out, so there is no doubt that the reforms will continue.
It's pretty hard to compare the American Revolution with the Chinese communist Revolution. The first place such comparisons fall apart is that the American Revolution was an anti-colonial one, whereas the Chinese one was mostly an internal matter. A better comparison might be with the French Revolution, which was followed by years of state sponsored terror and the loss of civil liberties, not to mention Napolean, before eventually settling into a democracy.
A good book on comparing revolutions is Anatomy of Revolution by Crane.
What Kublaikhan is proposing is a shortcut to avoid thinking and learning, and as such, I don't think Orwell would agree with his suggestion.
but it's pronounced "borkborkbork".
Then why have "these people" spent so much effort copying Apple? =P
I believe the 24K is referring to gold karats...
So they're hoping to capture the rich rabbit market?
Uh, I think you've got one zero too many in that first number. So, the figure is under 0.1%, which is less significant by an order of magnitude.
I'd recommend reading "1984" and exchanging the word "China" for "Oceania" for a good idea of what the Chinese government would like to be happening.
That's a great idea, if you want an overly simplified and inaccurate understanding of China today.
Well, given the German people's record for making rational, mature decisions, maybe the German government has a point.
Warning: the "rational" link might be hard for your poor stomach to take.
That's something like 10,000 a day. If a single person were able to check 10 a day they'd need 1000 people in the field.
1.8 million/6 months = 300,000/month
300,000/30 days = 10,000/day
With a population over 1.3 Billion, that doesn't seem so staggering.
You found two very workable solutions for your needs. In one solution, you chose Alienware, which more than any other PC maker, is Apple-like in their attention to design and quality. You bought yourself the premiere solution.
Tell me if I'm wrong, but I'd guess that you didn't scrimp on your wife's gaming machine, either. You might have paid less than for your Alienware rig, but I'm sure you also took valuable time to research which components to use.
As I'm sure you're well aware, the chances that Mac game selection will equal that of the PC is rather dim. Thus, while gaming is your highest priority, a Macintosh is not a viable solution. If you ever become a Mac owner, it will likely be because your needs change. If that ever happens, you're a prime candidate to become a Mac user, seeing as how you appreciate quality solutions.
OK, how about a house analogy.
I prefer to live in a house that is well designed, functional and attractive.
Your typical anti-Mac slashdotter, on the other hand, will claim that the only function of their hovel is to keep them dry when it rains, and thus their solution is superior, because it allows them to periodically upgrade the leaky roof.