Is it because graphics designers who do large print are used to using Photoshop and do not see a point in switching to an unknown program?
Yes. Your other points are also valid, but that's the crux of it. Photoshop is not an expensive program for the use most professionals get out of it. Also there are many people who have been using Photoshop for a long, long time, and the muscle-memory is so ingrained it's unlikely that any other program will be as accepted unless it's substantially better. I mean, I've been using Photoshop since something like v2.5--I know the program. Why switch?
You see the same think with emacs users. There are many text editors that are nearly the same, but very few which are substantively better, so why switch? Even though emacs is kind of arcane and unfriendly to use as compared to a clever IDE, there's a lot of inertia there to overcome.
The last significant challenge to Photoshop was a program (I forget the name) that more or less delayed image composition until the end. It was kind of like a GUI compiler for images--you'd apply these filters and whatnot, and it would show up on the screen, but it wouldn't be applied to your main image until the end. This was a great tool back when 32MB of RAM cost upwards of $1600. You'd just doodle all day, and then when you were satisfied you'd tell it to compile and go home. The machine would grind for a few hours, and then you'd have your final image.
Damn, what was that program called? Anyway, it was OBE--cheaper processors, cheaper RAM, and Adobe working hard to optimize their performance.
Apple has traditionally been in favor of forcing devices, such as not putting arrow keys on the original Mac keyboard.
Their philosophy tends to be of a benevolent dictator like Linus. Apple is going to make you do some things, and it's for your own good. If you're not happy with it, usually you can do something else if you have the technical skill, or you can just go get a Winders box. This has meant Apple's been able to do things no other company could, and is also why, IMO, they're the top of the heap for consumer OSes.
It seems like a lot of Mac users shell out for (or crack) BBedit instead of using a free alternative, though.
BBEdit is well worth the money, IMO. The BareBones guys are whip-smart and are prompt and diligent regarding updates. Extremely powerful.
If the price isn't your cup of tea, you can try TextWrangler (free), or SubEthaEdit ($35). I've been using Panic's Coda ($80), which integrates SubEthaEdit, and I've been extremely happy with it. I still have and use BBEdit, but for many tasks I spend my time in Coda.
There's always been a culture of "if you like it, pay for it" in the Mac world. Historically because if you were willing to drop the cash on a non-standard piece of hardware, you presumably had good reasons for doing so and were less likely to be horrified at a $30 price tag on a piece of useful shareware. It's often worth the price. (As an example, for much of the kind of Web work I do, I saved the price of Coda in unwasted time within the first day or two of using it.)
Some States have closed primaries--you have to be a registered Republican or Democrat in order to vote in the primaries. Many States have open primaries--you can vote for either primary without registration.
I don't think I implied that there were more Spaniards living in the New World than natives. But I'm pretty sure the Spanish empire was larger than the native population.
The rest of your post was so full of prejudice and bigotry I laughed.
and would much rather not break their creative flow by searching Web sites for the needed information,
I don't get that assertion at all. I keep a PostgreSQL, PHP and ADOdb tab open for my various projects. Looking through those manuals is a lot more helpful and a lot easier than a cheat-sheet. When I'm looking up something, it's because it's non-trivial, and I'll need context and examples. Or I want to do something odd, and I'm wondering if there's already a handy function or query that does what I need (SELECT FOR UPDATE to lock a row, as a simple example) so I don't have to programmatically reinvent the wheel. I guess if you need to recall the order of an UPDATE clause this might be helpful, but otherwise, no.
Besides, there's barely enough room on my desk for the laptop and a martini. I'd have to hold the cheat-sheet in my mouth.
(On a side note, I've been using Panic's Coda since they released 1.0. It's pretty swell. Their "Books" feature, though, is significantly less useful than the Web manuals. The PHP manual is particularly unhelpful compared to the Web version.)
You could easily say that Democrats are race-pandering, and that Republicans think people should be allowed to develop their own local community without onerous government oversight. It would be equally true, and equally partisan.
and I suppose that the Spanish obtained control of Louisiana from its original occupants fair and square
Sure. Spain had 1) more people, 2) better technology, and 3) a superior culture that emphasized a national community over tribalism, which was a large part of 1) being true. I guess Spain could feel bad for being a more advanced culture, but who'd want to do that?
Graffiti was originally a way to keep people from throwing their Newtons in the trash out of frustration because the handwriting recognition sucked so bad. It was later that Palm made a PDA around their program.
The Palm was a good PDA. It was less expensive, it was simple, and it did 90% of what 90% of PDA buyers needed. Your complaints about the PalmOS can be turned neatly around and claimed to be features.
Something like the 400D also expects the user will be doing their own post-processing, so the camera tries to avoid doing anything to the image it doesn't have to. The picture is a bit yellow because, I imagine, the lighting is a bit yellow. I don't like the comparison to the 400D at all because it gives the wrong impression--similar to comparing a Camry and a Chevy truck. They really aren't the same thing.
That said, the N95 seemed to do a good job taking the photo that most people would like to have. I've got a fancy DSLR and a P&S Canon. I like it when the Canon uses its brain to figure out what I want and do it for me, which it does very well.
How many people really use YouTube as a way to get TV shows illegally? I wonder. Myself, I use YouTube to see unique stuff made by people with DV camcorders and such.
Do you really? Most of that is highly derivative crap, IMO. The one or two per week that are actually watchable I'll catch. The rest of the time I use YouTube to search for old-ass things like '80s videos or clips of ancient cartoons, or to stream-of-conciousness through clips of concert DVDs, or to watch clips of standups. All of which is copyrighted. I've also watched 2 or 3 South Park episodes on YouTube. Also copyrighted.
I can't believe you actually spend all your time watching homemade lame parodies and video diaries.
Heh, my right-pinky isn't odd, but it's seriously underused. Way, way back, on my first "real" computer (286! 20 Meg HDD!), the right shift key went out. I picked up the habit then of only using the left shift key, and I have never broken it. The "Z" key broke too, and I got accustomed to typing "alt-122" too, though that was a very easy habit to break after we got the keyboard fixed.
(Remember getting keyboards fixed rather than buying a new one for $4.99? Good times.)
Then sit back and wait. Wait for the students to put this together and realize that they don't have to put up with your censorship shit.
Christ, what a great idea. 'Cause our students are already so good at reading, writing and mathematics that they would benefit from an Activism 101 course.
Your suggestion is only real if you also move to do the same regarding the 2nd Amendment. Otherwise it's just wankery.
It seems like most of these arguments devolve to "yeah, well, Theo is an asshole, so he deserves whatever he gets." Which is neither productive nor logical.
You could argue that he cc'ed too many people, but to keep the matter private would have been unethical.
Why? The casus belli was the copyright violation, which could have been solved quickly and quietly by a more private mailing.
Not having a dog in this hunt--I use FreeBSD and CentOS primarily for server applications, and OS X for my personal use--I see Theo's point that it was overkill to cc so many people, and that it reeked of attention-seeking. IMO it is daft to assume that Marcus was deliberately attempting to thieve GPL code. It's possible that he was, but since the development process for both Linux and OpenBSD are so public, it would take a really bad (or bold) thief to assume he could get away with stealing code.
I guess it feels good to catch a thief and to take a swipe at that mouthy Theo de Raadt and his project at the same time. The temptation would probably be too great for me, too, if I harbored some ill-will towards OpenBSD and/or Theo. But from a purely logical standpoint, nobody came out of this covered in glory.
Having read the thread--was Michael's *very* public outing of the violation justified? Or would it have been solved easier and with less drama with a simple email to Marcus alone?
I read the whole thread, too. I saw Theo defending his developer. I read your post threatening to take your ball and go home as more of the same juvenile antics. It's a goddamn OS, you nutjobs. And a lot of you people whale on evangelicals for believing in the Bible. I guess I understand--it's not like the Bible is nearly as important as a Linux distribution.
Really? I read him as being defensive of his contributors. Like a thinking, caring supervisor would. There's no question it could have been handled better. The very public airing of the violation was almost certainly intended to hurt rather than help. Theo made that point.
Every time something like this comes up, I hear a lot of "Theo is an asshole", but then I read the messages involved and I fail to see the assholery. He seems to be smart, articulate and protective of his project--as I'd expect him to be. About 70% of this bruhaha is juvenile "Linux vs. BSD" cockfights.
Or it makes programmers paid. If you spend the time and money to turn Postgres into a useful replicated RDBMS, it is useful to be able to capitalize on your work, if you so choose. It is harder to do so if you cannot protect your code. If you can make your business work just on consulting fees, great. Give the code back. Maybe you can't. So being able to keep your code proprietary is helpful.
Personally I have always thought PHP to be a steaming pile of poorly thought out garbage but there is no denying its popularity despite its flaws.
A critical thinker will look at those two clauses and derive some wisdom. PHP is not "poorly thought out", it changes to meet the market's needs. Java was very well thought out, but it's mostly popular with big shops where you can hire a guy for $70,000/year to maintain a tiny little bit of a larger program. PHP is very popular because it allows a single person (or a small group) to make functional applications quickly and easily, with a lot of flexibility.
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Is it because graphics designers who do large print are used to using Photoshop and do not see a point in switching to an unknown program?
Yes. Your other points are also valid, but that's the crux of it. Photoshop is not an expensive program for the use most professionals get out of it. Also there are many people who have been using Photoshop for a long, long time, and the muscle-memory is so ingrained it's unlikely that any other program will be as accepted unless it's substantially better. I mean, I've been using Photoshop since something like v2.5--I know the program. Why switch?
You see the same think with emacs users. There are many text editors that are nearly the same, but very few which are substantively better, so why switch? Even though emacs is kind of arcane and unfriendly to use as compared to a clever IDE, there's a lot of inertia there to overcome.
The last significant challenge to Photoshop was a program (I forget the name) that more or less delayed image composition until the end. It was kind of like a GUI compiler for images--you'd apply these filters and whatnot, and it would show up on the screen, but it wouldn't be applied to your main image until the end. This was a great tool back when 32MB of RAM cost upwards of $1600. You'd just doodle all day, and then when you were satisfied you'd tell it to compile and go home. The machine would grind for a few hours, and then you'd have your final image.
Damn, what was that program called? Anyway, it was OBE--cheaper processors, cheaper RAM, and Adobe working hard to optimize their performance.
Apple has traditionally been in favor of forcing devices, such as not putting arrow keys on the original Mac keyboard.
Their philosophy tends to be of a benevolent dictator like Linus. Apple is going to make you do some things, and it's for your own good. If you're not happy with it, usually you can do something else if you have the technical skill, or you can just go get a Winders box. This has meant Apple's been able to do things no other company could, and is also why, IMO, they're the top of the heap for consumer OSes.
It seems like a lot of Mac users shell out for (or crack) BBedit instead of using a free alternative, though.
BBEdit is well worth the money, IMO. The BareBones guys are whip-smart and are prompt and diligent regarding updates. Extremely powerful.
If the price isn't your cup of tea, you can try TextWrangler (free), or SubEthaEdit ($35). I've been using Panic's Coda ($80), which integrates SubEthaEdit, and I've been extremely happy with it. I still have and use BBEdit, but for many tasks I spend my time in Coda.
There's always been a culture of "if you like it, pay for it" in the Mac world. Historically because if you were willing to drop the cash on a non-standard piece of hardware, you presumably had good reasons for doing so and were less likely to be horrified at a $30 price tag on a piece of useful shareware. It's often worth the price. (As an example, for much of the kind of Web work I do, I saved the price of Coda in unwasted time within the first day or two of using it.)
Some States have closed primaries--you have to be a registered Republican or Democrat in order to vote in the primaries. Many States have open primaries--you can vote for either primary without registration.
I don't think I implied that there were more Spaniards living in the New World than natives. But I'm pretty sure the Spanish empire was larger than the native population.
The rest of your post was so full of prejudice and bigotry I laughed.
Because of this:
and would much rather not break their creative flow by searching Web sites for the needed information,
I don't get that assertion at all. I keep a PostgreSQL, PHP and ADOdb tab open for my various projects. Looking through those manuals is a lot more helpful and a lot easier than a cheat-sheet. When I'm looking up something, it's because it's non-trivial, and I'll need context and examples. Or I want to do something odd, and I'm wondering if there's already a handy function or query that does what I need (SELECT FOR UPDATE to lock a row, as a simple example) so I don't have to programmatically reinvent the wheel. I guess if you need to recall the order of an UPDATE clause this might be helpful, but otherwise, no.
Besides, there's barely enough room on my desk for the laptop and a martini. I'd have to hold the cheat-sheet in my mouth.
(On a side note, I've been using Panic's Coda since they released 1.0. It's pretty swell. Their "Books" feature, though, is significantly less useful than the Web manuals. The PHP manual is particularly unhelpful compared to the Web version.)
Your characterization is ridiculous.
You could easily say that Democrats are race-pandering, and that Republicans think people should be allowed to develop their own local community without onerous government oversight. It would be equally true, and equally partisan.
and I suppose that the Spanish obtained control of Louisiana from its original occupants fair and square
Sure. Spain had 1) more people, 2) better technology, and 3) a superior culture that emphasized a national community over tribalism, which was a large part of 1) being true. I guess Spain could feel bad for being a more advanced culture, but who'd want to do that?
Wow. Your personal anecdotal evidence is compelling. I'm convinced. Truly.
Jesus. "Journalists" are morons. This article is completely worthless.
Graffiti was originally a way to keep people from throwing their Newtons in the trash out of frustration because the handwriting recognition sucked so bad. It was later that Palm made a PDA around their program.
The Palm was a good PDA. It was less expensive, it was simple, and it did 90% of what 90% of PDA buyers needed. Your complaints about the PalmOS can be turned neatly around and claimed to be features.
That said, Graffiti2 sucks balls.
Something like the 400D also expects the user will be doing their own post-processing, so the camera tries to avoid doing anything to the image it doesn't have to. The picture is a bit yellow because, I imagine, the lighting is a bit yellow. I don't like the comparison to the 400D at all because it gives the wrong impression--similar to comparing a Camry and a Chevy truck. They really aren't the same thing.
That said, the N95 seemed to do a good job taking the photo that most people would like to have. I've got a fancy DSLR and a P&S Canon. I like it when the Canon uses its brain to figure out what I want and do it for me, which it does very well.
How many people really use YouTube as a way to get TV shows illegally? I wonder. Myself, I use YouTube to see unique stuff made by people with DV camcorders and such.
Do you really? Most of that is highly derivative crap, IMO. The one or two per week that are actually watchable I'll catch. The rest of the time I use YouTube to search for old-ass things like '80s videos or clips of ancient cartoons, or to stream-of-conciousness through clips of concert DVDs, or to watch clips of standups. All of which is copyrighted. I've also watched 2 or 3 South Park episodes on YouTube. Also copyrighted.
I can't believe you actually spend all your time watching homemade lame parodies and video diaries.
Heh, my right-pinky isn't odd, but it's seriously underused. Way, way back, on my first "real" computer (286! 20 Meg HDD!), the right shift key went out. I picked up the habit then of only using the left shift key, and I have never broken it. The "Z" key broke too, and I got accustomed to typing "alt-122" too, though that was a very easy habit to break after we got the keyboard fixed.
(Remember getting keyboards fixed rather than buying a new one for $4.99? Good times.)
Then sit back and wait. Wait for the students to put this together and realize that they don't have to put up with your censorship shit.
Christ, what a great idea. 'Cause our students are already so good at reading, writing and mathematics that they would benefit from an Activism 101 course.
Your suggestion is only real if you also move to do the same regarding the 2nd Amendment. Otherwise it's just wankery.
Tapwave Zodiac.
Unfortunately, Tapwave the company ate it. I bought mine for $90 (for the 128MB version) from CompUSA trying to dump inventory. I love it.
Well, you don't multi-task either. Not on a handheld anyway.
Also, my E2 takes the WiFi card just fine. The Treo's problems are unrelated to multi-tasking.
That's a lovely completely subjective summary.
It seems like most of these arguments devolve to "yeah, well, Theo is an asshole, so he deserves whatever he gets." Which is neither productive nor logical.
You could argue that he cc'ed too many people, but to keep the matter private would have been unethical.
Why? The casus belli was the copyright violation, which could have been solved quickly and quietly by a more private mailing.
Not having a dog in this hunt--I use FreeBSD and CentOS primarily for server applications, and OS X for my personal use--I see Theo's point that it was overkill to cc so many people, and that it reeked of attention-seeking. IMO it is daft to assume that Marcus was deliberately attempting to thieve GPL code. It's possible that he was, but since the development process for both Linux and OpenBSD are so public, it would take a really bad (or bold) thief to assume he could get away with stealing code.
I guess it feels good to catch a thief and to take a swipe at that mouthy Theo de Raadt and his project at the same time. The temptation would probably be too great for me, too, if I harbored some ill-will towards OpenBSD and/or Theo. But from a purely logical standpoint, nobody came out of this covered in glory.
Having read the thread--was Michael's *very* public outing of the violation justified? Or would it have been solved easier and with less drama with a simple email to Marcus alone?
'Cause that was Theo's point.
I read the whole thread, too. I saw Theo defending his developer. I read your post threatening to take your ball and go home as more of the same juvenile antics. It's a goddamn OS, you nutjobs. And a lot of you people whale on evangelicals for believing in the Bible. I guess I understand--it's not like the Bible is nearly as important as a Linux distribution.
Really? I read him as being defensive of his contributors. Like a thinking, caring supervisor would. There's no question it could have been handled better. The very public airing of the violation was almost certainly intended to hurt rather than help. Theo made that point.
Every time something like this comes up, I hear a lot of "Theo is an asshole", but then I read the messages involved and I fail to see the assholery. He seems to be smart, articulate and protective of his project--as I'd expect him to be. About 70% of this bruhaha is juvenile "Linux vs. BSD" cockfights.
Or it makes programmers paid. If you spend the time and money to turn Postgres into a useful replicated RDBMS, it is useful to be able to capitalize on your work, if you so choose. It is harder to do so if you cannot protect your code. If you can make your business work just on consulting fees, great. Give the code back. Maybe you can't. So being able to keep your code proprietary is helpful.
Neither way is perfect, so having both is a boon.
Personally I have always thought PHP to be a steaming pile of poorly thought out garbage but there is no denying its popularity despite its flaws.
A critical thinker will look at those two clauses and derive some wisdom. PHP is not "poorly thought out", it changes to meet the market's needs. Java was very well thought out, but it's mostly popular with big shops where you can hire a guy for $70,000/year to maintain a tiny little bit of a larger program. PHP is very popular because it allows a single person (or a small group) to make functional applications quickly and easily, with a lot of flexibility.