You make it sound like it's bad for the "average comsumer" to get software pre-installed. Let go of the "I'm a hard core geek and I compile my own stuff and the rest of the world shoud respect that fact and do the same" attitude.
Besides that point, can you really compare the crap M$ included with it's OS and the quality apps that appear in Max OS X? Compare MovieMaker to iMovie. Compare the crappy picture viewer and it's little green arrows in M$ to iPhoto. WMP to iTunes? No comparison. Don't like it? Get gentoo and compile from A to Z. Otherwise, there are a few million of us that just want to USE our boxen to enjoy our music and pr0n, and don't want to read through a bunch of man pages or crappy O'Rielly books just to get something to work.
Thankx for the info. I'm busy doing some crazy work right now, but when things slow down I actually plan to start working on my first open source project, and it's gonna be the port of OO to Max OSX. Wish me luck.:)
I get your point... but Windoze XP SP1 is what Windows 98 "should have been." Really good stuff takes time. Windoze still doesn't get it, in my opinion. Linux Kernel, Photoshop, MacOS X, and many other things have matured nicely with time.
Granded, the general public should not be used to beta test (ala 10.0.0) especially at $120 a pop...
Listen... $129.00 is CHEAP for a *BSD 4.4 Kernel OS that I can use and enjoy and works without me having to become a vi expert and "tweak" crap until 4:00am. Most of you (Taco, what's the % of people with Windoze that read slashdot?) are reading this on a Windoze box, and the only "five nines" (99.999%) in the computer industry is the number of people who didn't pay for their latest windoze distro. So WOW, it's time to fork over a little cash for quality for those who choose Max OS X. What a concept! I have to *gasp* pay for software?
I'm Switching(TM) in a few weeks. Can't wait to brag about having BSD as my main kernel (with a Suse/AMD box on the sidelines).
What is something horrible happened, if someone *gasp* wrote a virus to infect a computer... a virus that shared all.mp3 files on a port on the P2P network.
RIAA: We want to bust you for sharing your Meatloaf(TM) "Bat Out Of Hell(TM)" song.
YOU: I was infected with the Windows.P2P.FluffyBunny.Share virus, not my fault.
It is NOT A LAW that you MUST HAVE ANTIVIRUS RUNNING! With this virus running around, you are now a VICTIM. Any thoughts? Proggies, talk to me!
-->Personally, I think S-type corporations are bullshit.
Here is why I disagree. S-Corp can be converted to a C Corp once in its life. So when you need to be big like Microsoft, or any size usually larger than 40+ people, you can be a C Corp and sell shares, etc. Calvin Kline is one example of an S Corp. Yeah, they make stupid adds, but their stupid S Corp is private, no talking head on CNBC tells them what to do, and they make SCORES OF MILLIONS every year NET.
Another great protection of S and C corp that a partership does not provide is a "veil of protection." Not perfect, but pretty damn close. If I mess up, you can sue my company , but you can't touch my assets in my bank. S and C corps are like firewalls for lawsuits. Combined with good "Errors and Ommisions" insurance, you are protected from everything except Tort (which is fraudulant lying).
Again, I'm not accountant or lawyer, but I get good ones to set the stuff up and always double check other peoples opinions with your own research in a good bookstore, of course.
I don't want faster pr0n... pichunter_com is as good as it gets. What I want are my MRI or XRay scans after a hospital visit. I want Video Conference that works as smoothly as a telephone does today. "Can you *see* me now? Good!" Getting rid of lag on RTCW multiplayer is good, but MEDICAL, RESEARCH, and other life changing, usefull applications must take advantage of this.
And does anyone see the general public being denied access to this, because a DVD can be shared as easily as an MP3 today? I bet the RIAA would try to stop us slashdoters et. al. from using it. If they are starting to sue backbone providers, it's not above their heads to try it.
Either way, I hope geeks and others who love progress get it up and running. Good luck, Internet v2.0, because Internet v1.0 sure has turned into a pile of crap (and by crap, I mean DeCSS linking being illegal, anything to do with RIAA, and PopUp adds).
3) Read up a LOT on selling, cold calling, marketing. Self help stuff too if you need motivation. Many people do.
4) SELL, that's right, *SELL* your service. Be a salesman first, geek second.
I did the Java programming route for five years in NYC. Fun, but even my bubble went pop and working as an S Corp has soooo many benefits. Shall I list a few?
1) You are your own boss.
2) You have no limit to what you can earn (no bottom either, carefull!)
3) You are officially an Officer of a Corporation, a "President" actually, and you can tell that to cute girls in bars and it's great. Much better sounding that "Java GUI programmer". GUI sounds icky, makes most girls run away.
4) You keep most of what you make (you'll know exactly why after reading a bit on tax laws).
Wow... great example. If I was a moderator I'd throw points your way. That analogy is perfect, and should be the intro to faxes we send to politicians et. al. It is clear enough that joe-home-user can undersand. Nice!
Been with the scene since Dos 3.0 and ZModem, use and love Linux, programmed for 5 years in NYC... hate DRM and DMCA for the freedoms they take away, 2600 should have won their court case in regards to DeCSS...
So why do I want a National ID card? Because right now, show a NY cop an out-of-state ID that is HORRIBLY fake, and he will almost never be able to reconize it. Scores of states (like 50 or something, right?) and scores of ID's all different. It makes no sence. With a standard, everyone would be familiar with it, and security measures would be better. They would! I know I know... "better like SSL assh0le" I might hear... but I would say "better like US currency". Imagine if every state had it's own dollar bill like it used to? Sometimes standards make a good base. LSB comes to mind. If someone gets smart and included eyeball biomentric (cause every other can be easily faked) then the system might work.
And if you think that the "feds" might get at your pr0n or your precious hard drive with a national id, it's nothing they can't do anyway already. I could see only benefits. What would a national ID do in terms of taking away freedoms? Nothing I can see, though I'd love to learn something new.
>Even though I'm a top programmer at a Fortune 500 company
So? When I go to McDonalds(TM) the guy pouring my shake also works for a Fortune 500 company. So does the dude in the back, helping to clean the bathrooms.
As for TOP programmer... well... maybe you COULD be a top programmer, but a top programmer at Microsoft still doesn't say much.
Top Programmer at M$ vs. s'kiddie contributing to Moz. Pick who's top of that little list.
Isn't "mowing the lawn" supposed to be a romantic thing? I know if i'm with the GF in the shower and instead of little scissors I bust out RobotBoxMower2002, I can put myself in/dev/null/ for the night.
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Besides that point, can you really compare the crap M$ included with it's OS and the quality apps that appear in Max OS X? Compare MovieMaker to iMovie. Compare the crappy picture viewer and it's little green arrows in M$ to iPhoto. WMP to iTunes? No comparison. Don't like it? Get gentoo and compile from A to Z. Otherwise, there are a few million of us that just want to USE our boxen to enjoy our music and pr0n, and don't want to read through a bunch of man pages or crappy O'Rielly books just to get something to work.
No, classic is dead. Switch allready, you bearded Unix hippie. Let go off the past and lick those candy buttons!
that your little poem,
was nothing more,
than *BSD trolling.
http://www.apple.com/switch/
1) http://www.suse.com (or your fav *nix distro)
or
2) http://www.apple.com/switch/
Hope so...
Granded, the general public should not be used to beta test (ala 10.0.0) especially at $120 a pop...
I'm Switching(TM) in a few weeks. Can't wait to brag about having BSD as my main kernel (with a Suse/AMD box on the sidelines).
:)
What is something horrible happened, if someone *gasp* wrote a virus to infect a computer... a virus that shared all .mp3 files on a port on the P2P network.
RIAA: We want to bust you for sharing your Meatloaf(TM) "Bat Out Of Hell(TM)" song.
YOU: I was infected with the Windows.P2P.FluffyBunny.Share virus, not my fault.
It is NOT A LAW that you MUST HAVE ANTIVIRUS RUNNING! With this virus running around, you are now a VICTIM. Any thoughts? Proggies, talk to me!
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Just don't sand off any DRM bits, or it's your ass in the slammer! The DMCA is watching you, punk.
Please, original answers only. Lets get the obvious ones out of the way...
1) What does it get you? -1=Offtopic, sucka!
2) pr0n
Faster pr0n!
More importantly than the advancement of mankind, how will DRM be implemented? Must protect the treasure that is a copyright.
Did I mention the thing about speed and pr0n?
Here is why I disagree. S-Corp can be converted to a C Corp once in its life. So when you need to be big like Microsoft, or any size usually larger than 40+ people, you can be a C Corp and sell shares, etc. Calvin Kline is one example of an S Corp. Yeah, they make stupid adds, but their stupid S Corp is private, no talking head on CNBC tells them what to do, and they make SCORES OF MILLIONS every year NET.
Another great protection of S and C corp that a partership does not provide is a "veil of protection." Not perfect, but pretty damn close. If I mess up, you can sue my company , but you can't touch my assets in my bank. S and C corps are like firewalls for lawsuits. Combined with good "Errors and Ommisions" insurance, you are protected from everything except Tort (which is fraudulant lying).
Again, I'm not accountant or lawyer, but I get good ones to set the stuff up and always double check other peoples opinions with your own research in a good bookstore, of course.
stand back and enjoy the all new "faster crap"
Thanks dude... "faster crap" had be laughing for 20 minuntes. I needed that today. :)
And does anyone see the general public being denied access to this, because a DVD can be shared as easily as an MP3 today? I bet the RIAA would try to stop us slashdoters et. al. from using it. If they are starting to sue backbone providers, it's not above their heads to try it.
Either way, I hope geeks and others who love progress get it up and running. Good luck, Internet v2.0, because Internet v1.0 sure has turned into a pile of crap (and by crap, I mean DeCSS linking being illegal, anything to do with RIAA, and PopUp adds).
2) Read up a little on tax law.
3) Read up a LOT on selling, cold calling, marketing. Self help stuff too if you need motivation. Many people do.
4) SELL, that's right, *SELL* your service. Be a salesman first, geek second.
I did the Java programming route for five years in NYC. Fun, but even my bubble went pop and working as an S Corp has soooo many benefits. Shall I list a few?
1) You are your own boss.
2) You have no limit to what you can earn (no bottom either, carefull!)
3) You are officially an Officer of a Corporation, a "President" actually, and you can tell that to cute girls in bars and it's great. Much better sounding that "Java GUI programmer". GUI sounds icky, makes most girls run away.
4) You keep most of what you make (you'll know exactly why after reading a bit on tax laws).
Good luck!
"Every time I build, you American show up and take down my wall! Stop it! You take down my wall for the last time! Stupid Americans!"
Been with the scene since Dos 3.0 and ZModem, use and love Linux, programmed for 5 years in NYC... hate DRM and DMCA for the freedoms they take away, 2600 should have won their court case in regards to DeCSS...
So why do I want a National ID card? Because right now, show a NY cop an out-of-state ID that is HORRIBLY fake, and he will almost never be able to reconize it. Scores of states (like 50 or something, right?) and scores of ID's all different. It makes no sence. With a standard, everyone would be familiar with it, and security measures would be better. They would! I know I know... "better like SSL assh0le" I might hear... but I would say "better like US currency". Imagine if every state had it's own dollar bill like it used to? Sometimes standards make a good base. LSB comes to mind. If someone gets smart and included eyeball biomentric (cause every other can be easily faked) then the system might work.
And if you think that the "feds" might get at your pr0n or your precious hard drive with a national id, it's nothing they can't do anyway already. I could see only benefits. What would a national ID do in terms of taking away freedoms? Nothing I can see, though I'd love to learn something new.
So? When I go to McDonalds(TM) the guy pouring my shake also works for a Fortune 500 company. So does the dude in the back, helping to clean the bathrooms.
As for TOP programmer... well... maybe you COULD be a top programmer, but a top programmer at Microsoft still doesn't say much.
Top Programmer at M$ vs. s'kiddie contributing to Moz. Pick who's top of that little list.
Isn't "mowing the lawn" supposed to be a romantic thing? I know if i'm with the GF in the shower and instead of little scissors I bust out RobotBoxMower2002, I can put myself in /dev/null/ for the night.
Billboards?
Radio?
Store logo's as you drive around?
There is NO escape. There is NO spoon. Just give your money to Nike, Sony, and Microsoft! Arg!
I do share your frustration.