"When Apple decided to go with NeXT over Be, Be couldn't even print. Be, while blazingly fast, was blazing fast for a reason. Nothing was running on it. Apple chose to go with the OS that was stable, proven, and gorgeous. Apple also got NeXT's unbelievably fast development environment, the leading application server software WebObjects, and the Mac's father and Apple's savior, Steve Jobs. (Personal note: I still remember leaving work late for Christmas vacation ecstatic after reading that Steve Jobs was back at Apple.)" -- David Puett
On each of my last few laptops, I've had issues with a couple "stuck" pixels... but "massaging" the pixel (pressing against the screen a bit on that spot) always un-stuck them. My girlfriend freaked the first time she saw me do it to her new iBook (because the screen image distorts around your finger when you do it, and it looked to her like I was "breaking" her new laptop), but she soon saw the pixel would be un-stuck and the problem thus solved.
In each case that I've had to do this, the pixels would stick a few more times before ultimately giving in in defeat and bowing to my will. They then behaved like good working pixels for the rest of their useful lives.
I know the PSP screen is shielded so that you can't make direct contact with the screen. I wonder just how many "stuck pixel" issues could be fixed with a nice little massage to the pixel area, if only you could get to it...
I no longer live in the same city (cities, actually) as my family and a lot of my friends. Blogs are a nice way for family and friends to keep tabs on what's going on in each others' lives. They don't exist JUST to attention-whore from strangers.
Brazil has a huge "cliff" between social classes [...] there are a lot of us, brazilians, who could not see a life with less than 30 -- or more -- hours online dayly;-)
30 hours of daily online use in only 24 hour days? Boy, the upper caste in Brazil really DOES have it good!
>> And seriously, there are many good CSci departments not using Macs much at all
That completely misses the point. The point is that a lot of good CS departments ARE using Macs where they weren't before. If the implication was that "Macs will completely dominate the industry", then the fact that your particular department doesn't use them might make more of a difference (mine doesn't either, for that matter, although a number of the students have embraced the platform). The point is that the next fresh batch of new computer scientists are using the Mac platform far more than the batch before them. If the trend continues and the industry continues to be replenished with new talent that is, on the whole, more Mac-friendly than in the past, that spells good things for Apple and their platform.
>> Smarter? Because they bought a certain product?
No, they're (believed to be) "smarter" because they're the "top dogs of the industry". Read the WHOLE thread. You have your understanding of the implication ass-backwards.
Happens all the time, EVERYWHERE. Here in Fresno, CA, it's the same situation.
The only bummer is when they don't stock something timely. I go to Target all the time for near-release-day purchases. I went a couple days ago for God of War, but they weren't even carrying it yet. Thankfully, Best Buy had a couple copies left.
There are three levels of heaven, and you can only get to the highest level by practicing polygamy; then you will be a God and have your own planet
Now wait a minute - I know Mormonism and polygamy has been the subject of jokes that never go out of style - but it's not just a practice, but a heavenly REQUIREMENT?
... is that it assumes starting from scratch - a music collection of 0.
Very few people buying iPods own 0 music.
Add in one's existing music collection, as well as free downloads (such as podcasts, free & legal music, and legal streaming radio capture), and the "$10,000" comes down fast. The $15/month, however, stays right where it is.
... but I don't have a Knoppix CD clipped to my belt as I go about my day. I realize among Slashdotters, that might put me in the minority.
My iPod, however, goes everywhere. This could prove to be a useful secondary function.
Only catch is that, since the iPod lacks a "regular" USB out port, I'd need to have the iPod USB cable with me. That's still easier to carry around than a CD though. While CDs are nice and thin, they've got an awful lot of surface area and don't fit nicely into your pocket.
I wouldn't call that a main factor necessarily, but I would wholeheartedly agree to it as a contributing factor.
But back in the DOS days, it was still a hardware race. In fact, it was sometimes even worse then. The advent of the GPU has made upgrading a case of replacing the video card, instead of the whole guts of the PC. Plus, you can buy a powerful system for a fraction of what it used to cost.
No, I think upgrades, while certainly a nuisance, is at worst only marginally more annoying than it used to be. But when you add in other factors, it becomes an extra straw on the camel's back.
You're pretty on target about gamepads, though. The best gamepads out there are direct ripoffs of Sony's designs, and usually inferior still. Plus, nobody likes having to map all the damn buttons every time they play a new game. There's no decent uniformity.
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In each case that I've had to do this, the pixels would stick a few more times before ultimately giving in in defeat and bowing to my will. They then behaved like good working pixels for the rest of their useful lives.
I know the PSP screen is shielded so that you can't make direct contact with the screen. I wonder just how many "stuck pixel" issues could be fixed with a nice little massage to the pixel area, if only you could get to it...
30 hours of daily online use in only 24 hour days? Boy, the upper caste in Brazil really DOES have it good!
That completely misses the point. The point is that a lot of good CS departments ARE using Macs where they weren't before. If the implication was that "Macs will completely dominate the industry", then the fact that your particular department doesn't use them might make more of a difference (mine doesn't either, for that matter, although a number of the students have embraced the platform). The point is that the next fresh batch of new computer scientists are using the Mac platform far more than the batch before them. If the trend continues and the industry continues to be replenished with new talent that is, on the whole, more Mac-friendly than in the past, that spells good things for Apple and their platform.
No, they're (believed to be) "smarter" because they're the "top dogs of the industry". Read the WHOLE thread. You have your understanding of the implication ass-backwards.
Well now that part IS pretty fucked up...
Can't believe people actually use fast-forward instead!
The only bummer is when they don't stock something timely. I go to Target all the time for near-release-day purchases. I went a couple days ago for God of War, but they weren't even carrying it yet. Thankfully, Best Buy had a couple copies left.
Not only would it, but it would also become a story in 24 hours and 10 minutes too.
Now wait a minute - I know Mormonism and polygamy has been the subject of jokes that never go out of style - but it's not just a practice, but a heavenly REQUIREMENT?
I'm in the wrong damn religion!
Weird, she never does that with me...
That's the real bummer that prevents me from using Camino.
ExtraPrefs offers an Adblock-a-like, which helps, but some of the other extensions that I no longer care to live without just aren't there.
Ballmer, is that you?
"Trolling trolling trolling trolling trolling trolling trolling TROLLING TROLLING TROLLING TROLLING TROLLING TROLLING!"
Very few people buying iPods own 0 music.
Add in one's existing music collection, as well as free downloads (such as podcasts, free & legal music, and legal streaming radio capture), and the "$10,000" comes down fast. The $15/month, however, stays right where it is.
*moves Spiderman 2 to top of NetFlix queue*
Me from 1992, is that you?
"Monday".
Gotta have an iPod Mini hookup too.
Slogan would be, "I'm reverse compensating!"
0WNED!
(had to say it)
My iPod, however, goes everywhere. This could prove to be a useful secondary function.
Only catch is that, since the iPod lacks a "regular" USB out port, I'd need to have the iPod USB cable with me. That's still easier to carry around than a CD though. While CDs are nice and thin, they've got an awful lot of surface area and don't fit nicely into your pocket.
But back in the DOS days, it was still a hardware race. In fact, it was sometimes even worse then. The advent of the GPU has made upgrading a case of replacing the video card, instead of the whole guts of the PC. Plus, you can buy a powerful system for a fraction of what it used to cost.
No, I think upgrades, while certainly a nuisance, is at worst only marginally more annoying than it used to be. But when you add in other factors, it becomes an extra straw on the camel's back.
You're pretty on target about gamepads, though. The best gamepads out there are direct ripoffs of Sony's designs, and usually inferior still. Plus, nobody likes having to map all the damn buttons every time they play a new game. There's no decent uniformity.