The butterfly isn't cool enough for you? Flying around without a jetpack isn't cool? Right. It's way freaking cool. They even use songs by Madonna and the Rolling Stones.
I gave up on.mac and set up an old G4 as my home webserver. It's free, I'm in control, and I've learned a lot.
Tell me, what scripts can you run on.mac? Does.mac support perl? mySQL? Note: I don't actually use mySQL for my website, although I could if I wanted!
Anyway, don't confuse.mac with having your own webserver. You've got a web host, and one that is very lame in some ways, very cool in others.
Speaking as a geek-wannabe with more money than skill, you're probably right. Currently I'm running my home webserver on an old G4 with OS X client. I'd like to do more, i.e., run my own imap server, webdav, maybe a DNS (if I understood why I should run my own DNS server), but I'm at the limits of my current knowledge and skills. I've thought about upgrading to OS X server, as I understand it makes setting up those services a snap. This presents me with another alternative, and possibly a better choice. A lot will depend on price. OS X server can be had for as little as $499. The Panther version should be out soon. Will this thing go for under $500?
But good old Linus doesn't seem to interested in Civics. His thing is the Kernal. Nothing wrong with that. He'll get hisa statues, too. But he's purposefully avoided the spotlight, avoided getting into the social ramifications. He leaves that for others.
>Now a toilet computer... that's what I want if for no other reason than the internet has much better bathroom reading material than my local paper and sometimes, when I really have to go, I don't have time to grab a book or the paper.
Don't forget that 87 Billion will go to the friends and business associates of the current administration. I sort of wish they had skipped the war and just transfered the money directly to Bechtel and the others.
Well, it could possibly help the indies, since there is nothing preventing them from sending out DVD copies of movies up for consideration to Academy members. It's more likely that someone will see your film if you make it more convenient for the prospective watcher.
Being unemployed and/or underemployeed is really kind of cool. You really ought to try it for 6 months or so. I don't live in a ghetto, I'm not next to prostitutes or crackhouses.
My needs are really pretty modest I've found. If I was trying to raise a family, and if someone with those kinds of responsibilities has lost a job, you have my sympathy.
I live with roommates. I drive a 12 year old car. I cook most of my meals. I steal music. Oops. I mean, I infringe copyrights. =)
I do occassional low stress jobs to pay the bills. My standard of living has plummeted, but I really don't care. I'm much happier. Let the Indians or the Chinese work their asses off for a change. They need the money more than i do.
The nice thing about being a corporate open source USER is not being locked into any one developer. So it does matter. If the product isn't working when or as it should be, we can get another development team.
Did you miss the word "complete"? Let me point it out to you. Ben wrote "complete port of Maya". Try to read each word in a sentence. Some words modify and change the meanings of other words.
Low budget ranges from around 7 million on down. The various unions and guilds have different tiers for low budget contracts. Just pulling a figure out of my ass, if your budget is under a mil, you probably need not worry about union trouble.
I agree with you that the cost of Maya is miniscule in the overall equation, unless you are just Some Guy (TM) working nights and weekends on your magnum opus.
I also agree with you that commodity hardware is part of the attractiveness of the proposition. Others reading this shouldn't make the mistake of thinking these are $300 boxes they can put together themselves, though. They're being sold to the studios by major vendors, like IBM and HP.
Anyway, good comment. Just wanted to ad my 2
All those jobs moving to developing nations are helping change the levels of poverty. Our standard of living might drop, but the standard of living in Mexico, India, China, and other nations is rising.
Globalization is, in part, fueled by the internet. So, yes, the internet is helping the fight against poverty.
So sorry if you're unemployed in the U.S. because of globalization. Hopefully, it's increased the value of your stock portfolio to offset your loss.
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The butterfly isn't cool enough for you? Flying around without a jetpack isn't cool? Right. It's way freaking cool. They even use songs by Madonna and the Rolling Stones.
Noah Wylie
I have it on good authority that Dr. Evil will be using BeOS.
so here goes: In Soviet Russia, products place you!!
Of course it's ethernet.
I gave up on .mac and set up an old G4 as my home webserver. It's free, I'm in control, and I've learned a lot.
Tell me, what scripts can you run on .mac? Does .mac support perl? mySQL? Note: I don't actually use mySQL for my website, although I could if I wanted!
Anyway, don't confuse .mac with having your own webserver. You've got a web host, and one that is very lame in some ways, very cool in others.
Speaking as a geek-wannabe with more money than skill, you're probably right. Currently I'm running my home webserver on an old G4 with OS X client. I'd like to do more, i.e., run my own imap server, webdav, maybe a DNS (if I understood why I should run my own DNS server), but I'm at the limits of my current knowledge and skills. I've thought about upgrading to OS X server, as I understand it makes setting up those services a snap. This presents me with another alternative, and possibly a better choice. A lot will depend on price. OS X server can be had for as little as $499. The Panther version should be out soon. Will this thing go for under $500?
But good old Linus doesn't seem to interested in Civics. His thing is the Kernal. Nothing wrong with that. He'll get hisa statues, too. But he's purposefully avoided the spotlight, avoided getting into the social ramifications. He leaves that for others.
They have a forum there, too? Kewl!!!!!!!!! Is John Ashcroft the mod over there? Funny. I thought it would be Tom Ridge.
Well, he is a standard slashdotter. Didn't RTFA. Doesn't know what he's talking about. That's pretty compliant, IMHO.
No it's a joke, not a troll. So sorry you can't tell the difference.
They should combine that with an MP3/Og player. "I've got 10,000 songs. . . .up my butt!"
>Now a toilet computer... that's what I want if for no other reason than the internet has much better bathroom reading material than my local paper and sometimes, when I really have to go, I don't have time to grab a book or the paper.
Get with the program man!
Don't forget that 87 Billion will go to the friends and business associates of the current administration. I sort of wish they had skipped the war and just transfered the money directly to Bechtel and the others.
Well, it could possibly help the indies, since there is nothing preventing them from sending out DVD copies of movies up for consideration to Academy members. It's more likely that someone will see your film if you make it more convenient for the prospective watcher.
You left out: It's much less degrading.
Being unemployed and/or underemployeed is really kind of cool. You really ought to try it for 6 months or so. I don't live in a ghetto, I'm not next to prostitutes or crackhouses. My needs are really pretty modest I've found. If I was trying to raise a family, and if someone with those kinds of responsibilities has lost a job, you have my sympathy. I live with roommates. I drive a 12 year old car. I cook most of my meals. I steal music. Oops. I mean, I infringe copyrights. =) I do occassional low stress jobs to pay the bills. My standard of living has plummeted, but I really don't care. I'm much happier. Let the Indians or the Chinese work their asses off for a change. They need the money more than i do.
The nice thing about being a corporate open source USER is not being locked into any one developer. So it does matter. If the product isn't working when or as it should be, we can get another development team.
Did you miss the word "complete"? Let me point it out to you. Ben wrote "complete port of Maya". Try to read each word in a sentence. Some words modify and change the meanings of other words.
Ah, yes, the monolithic shibboleth of HOLLYWOOD. Marching in lockstep. Try not to pee yourself in bed tonight.
Low budget ranges from around 7 million on down. The various unions and guilds have different tiers for low budget contracts. Just pulling a figure out of my ass, if your budget is under a mil, you probably need not worry about union trouble. I agree with you that the cost of Maya is miniscule in the overall equation, unless you are just Some Guy (TM) working nights and weekends on your magnum opus. I also agree with you that commodity hardware is part of the attractiveness of the proposition. Others reading this shouldn't make the mistake of thinking these are $300 boxes they can put together themselves, though. They're being sold to the studios by major vendors, like IBM and HP. Anyway, good comment. Just wanted to ad my 2
All those jobs moving to developing nations are helping change the levels of poverty. Our standard of living might drop, but the standard of living in Mexico, India, China, and other nations is rising. Globalization is, in part, fueled by the internet. So, yes, the internet is helping the fight against poverty. So sorry if you're unemployed in the U.S. because of globalization. Hopefully, it's increased the value of your stock portfolio to offset your loss.
That's a great reading list. Perhaps someday all the reading material will be online as well! Hopefully for free, as in beer.
If the kid was modded up enough in a previous life, he would have been born to wealthier parents.
We don't really realize how big and empty our culture is. Make that a double latte.