Unions suck. I know, I have to pay dues to one every month, whether I want to or not. And all they do is keep the crappiest employees employed while reducing career potential for the best and the brightest...
If it is indeed trivial, can someone please write a "worm" that will get friggen "Port Forwarding" to work on my Piece-of-Sh1t ActionTec 1520 DSL modem?
I know this is a joke, but seriously - that doesn't matter. The apartment complex cannot prevent you from mounting a dish on the South side or roof, and running cable....
There is a law (forget which one, you google if you care) that was passed around 99 or so that makes it illegal to restrict the placement of antenna under certain size...
I had to use the law to get my CCR modified on my house so that we could put in a dish - which until that time was prohibited by the neighborhoods CCR. Of course, then I got smart and moved out of a place with CCRs....:)
This argument is 100% true, since the PCs that have these also have the same things that the Macs have (like dvd, cd, etc). It is just an example of "getting more". This does not mean that the PC is better overall. It just means that it is better in this regard. You can't deny that a Porsche without air conditioning is inferior in a certain way to a Chevy with air conditioning.
Actually - it's different. Air-conditioning on a car is an integral part of the car - and is near to impossible to add after-market. Thus the lack of air-conditioning is a negative. But a USB floppy drive can be had for as little as $25 for a name brand (iomega). So lets use $2000 as the average price of a Mac, and you have a little over 1% of the cost of it to add floppy capabilities without any hardware modifications. For the car version that would mean that for a $50,000 porsche you would have to add a fully functional air conditioning for just over $500. Not possible. And another benefit to the Mac - with that $25 USB floppy drive you can read PC *and* Mac floppy disks seamlessly, while PCs can't read Mac floppies. So the question is - why include a $25 accessory that is used by almost no one anymore? (I have floppy drives in my work PCs and one at home, and I have not touched them in more than 2 years). Since the bootable CD - floppies are obsolete. But if you need one, you are welcome to buy one.
Yes, this is true. It is an example of "more for the money". You get standard printer AND serial ports along with all the USBs.
It is very hard for a regular consumer to find a printer that needs a Parallel port anymore. In fact, my last 4 printers - going back to pre-1999 - have all been USB. My current one supports USB/USB2/Firewire. No Parallel. And regarding serial... What a pain in the arse that was... Configuring external serial devices on PCs was worse than a root canal given by my 2 year old... Who needs serial anymore? GPS devices come with USB now, Cell Phones come with Bluetooth or USB now, Modems and network equipment come with USB now, what is your justification for needing serial - besides supporting legacy equipment. Of course, there are USB->serial adapters for those who absolutely have to have them. You say that having more is better - so why not include ALL the old standards? Why not have an EGA and CGA video out? Why not have SCSI on every box? What about MicroChannel? Controller/joystick ports on sound cards... Networking? Why not Token Ring... Lets include everything now... Consumers LOVE to look at the back of a computer and see 129 different places they could plug stuff into. I don't even know why PCs still jave PS2 mouse and keyboard ports...
Again, it is like a chevy with 3 cig lighter plugs compared to a Porsche with just one. At least in this aspect, the chevy has something the Porsche lacks. Repeat after me: having more available options is better.
Well, that comparison doesn't work either... It is more like the chevy having 5 different ways to plug things in, and the porsche only having one. It is not important when the majority of things only need the one - and anything else usually has an adapter, or you can get an adapter... The Mac has just as many "interface" options as the PC, they just don't put them on every single Mac.
But I guess you would prefer an RV fully decked out with everything you *could* need, and I would prefer a mini-van and a couple highly specific adapters... I'll get better handling and mileage and top-speed 99% of the time, and 1% of the time I will be inconvenienced by needing an invertor to run an appliance or something... You will always have what you need at your fingertips - but will always be big, slow, heavy, and hard to park...
Yay! It's the "PCs are better cause they have floppy drives" argument. After lunch I bet you'll hit us with the "PCs have multiple mouse buttons" whammy and we'll all put our Macs up on eBay and head to DELL.com for a *real* machine, with a full-on serial port too I bet! Rippin!
I have never turned my iPod on, or off. I just use it. When I put it down I hit "pause" and when I pick it up I hit "play". How is that not user friendly? I will admit, I have never RTFM for my iPod.
The only thing about the iPod that strikes me as odd, is the "Hold" button. When you have it on "Hold" it shows bright orange - like saying "Caution!". It seems to me that the orange should be for when keys CAN be pressed - and alter your current playing mode or settings. "Caution - buttons are active!" - and when you have it locked, or in "hold" mode, it should not show orange - as in "All is OK, System is secure".
Just my opinion though - as it is just a tiny sliver of orange, and easy enough to figure out either way...
$5 billion of that will be from iPod replacement batteries...
[obDisclaimer: I own a 1stG iPod and a 2ndG iPod - batteries still as good as new. But the headphones...... And of course, they would get to that $10 billion sooner if they would release a G5 laptop. I can personally guarantee them to get $3k closer when they do...]
All the "formats" sound the same when played through my fairing speakers on my motorcycle - at 75mph...
However, when I am in my car playing them off my iPod->TapeDeckConvertor, well - all the formats still sound the same.
At home on my expensive stereo, I can easily tell the difference between CD and AAC. The AAC is the one playing off my iPod, and the CD is stored in a corrigated box in the basement...
It is more of a psychological issue to me. A G3 iMac is not that far from a G4 iMac in terms of practicality and functionality. But a G5 is more than just a processor improvement. They improved the entire architecture immensely...
I am sorry, but I *am* human - and it just hurts when you spend a bunch of money on something that just a month or two more you could have got something WAY better. (You know things always get better - but this is a BIG jump we are talking about here...)
Rather irrational - maybe. But I do like to at least FEEL good about where all that money went. Despite the *real* benefits and all that...:)
Exactly. Also, no matter what it costs Apple to build - they will have to keep it competitive with the competition. Sure, for $78,000 you could get a KILLER laptop - but not many people would buy it...
Sure, this *IS* Apple. They will over-price the initial line to take advantage of early-adopters and good press and all that... But they will still have to be somewhat normalized with the economic reality of what it is they are selling...
Have any of the people slamming Eminem ever actually *listened* to his music? I mean paid attention to the words and the melody, and the way that he strings them together and executes the rhymes?
Or are you just slamming him because it is something different - and you know nothing about it? Kind of like the Windows users who slam Macs, or the Mac users who slam Linux...
Sure, there is *lots* of Crappy(TM) rap out there. But Eminem is gifted, and talented. Just because you may not agree with his subject matter or the way he presents it, does not mean he is not an artist, or he is a punk, or whatever people are saying.
It's not politics people, you are allowed to experiment with your musical tastes and no one will think less of you. Take some time and listen to an Eminem album all the way through, paying attention to what is going on... Especially his more recent work - it is very good.
However, I don't think he will win this lawsuit... And in reality - I believe He AND Apple should just send me some money, 'cause they both profited off of ME.:)
I'm sure that having him sponsor a telethon for Abused Women's Shelters would probably not go over too well (but maybe would generate the publicity they need?) - but I am sure that he could spokesperson for a fighter video game, or a sports car accessory, or something like that...
A large number of people - myself included - *like* Eminem.
Much like Marilyn Manson - and before them Alice Cooper and Judas Priest - some artists like to "shock" people, but their songs really are quite good, and often would be +5 insightful....
Also, Eminem had one of the best stage performances I have seen in a long time, with his last tour.
You know, I feel similar except my concern is not for "speed" but "investment". I really want to untether myself from my desk, and a 1.25Ghz 15in Powerbook seems like the exact beast I want. And it would be a great improvement over my iMac 800Mhz G4 (processor speed and bus speed and graphics card).
But the issue isn't whether the G4 is good enough, or whether I need a G5. By all accounts, for what I do, the G4 is great...
BUT - and there is always a but, right? - If I am going to drop $2500 on a high end laptop, I want it to last a good while - not be out-dated in two months... Why would I spend that much money, even on an upgraded G4? I wouldn't. We bought a 12inch 1Ghz PowerBook the day they came out - and that will be the last G4 we buy. My next purchase will be a G5 Laptop, and it would be today if Apple released it...
Apple has great product life. My 500Mhz iMac G3 runs fabulously - and I bought it for $1100 4 years ago! I just don't want to buy an "expensive top line end of product line model" just to have the new one come out in a couple months - because even if they have another speed bump in the G4 PowerBooks - they WILL release the G5 PowerBooks this year.
With the new line of iBooks having the bus speed/architecture of the current PowerBooks (essentially I would think the current Powerbooks be given the new G4, changed into a white plastic outfit, and rebadged iBook - well, basically excluding the 17inch model of course...)
Of course If I had RTFA I would have seen that it only works with a "special version of Windows XP" so nevermind about the Linux on them, at least initially...
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iNtellegent people come with "Sense of Humor Pro" right out of the box, so usually eDucation is iRrelevent in this context.
I second this motion...
Unions suck. I know, I have to pay dues to one every month, whether I want to or not. And all they do is keep the crappiest employees employed while reducing career potential for the best and the brightest...
Linksys "upgraded firmware" is a viral infection. They have not put out a functional Firmware for something like 10 versions....
And we all know Pixar hasn't made a penny...
If it is indeed trivial, can someone please write a "worm" that will get friggen "Port Forwarding" to work on my Piece-of-Sh1t ActionTec 1520 DSL modem?
I know this is a joke, but seriously - that doesn't matter. The apartment complex cannot prevent you from mounting a dish on the South side or roof, and running cable....
:)
There is a law (forget which one, you google if you care) that was passed around 99 or so that makes it illegal to restrict the placement of antenna under certain size...
I had to use the law to get my CCR modified on my house so that we could put in a dish - which until that time was prohibited by the neighborhoods CCR. Of course, then I got smart and moved out of a place with CCRs....
Studies have been done that show using Word with spell/grammar check is a detriment.
What methodology was used? can you cite sources?
Slashdot... The methodology, the source, and the documented results!
So are you saying that lectures on Arianne-5 could kill?
Screw the free Calculus books... I want the free answers to the Calculus exams!
I did the same thing. I wrote an application, here is the source:
Pi up to 50,000,000 digits!
It's written an interpreted language called "HTML" and is interpreted via a "Web Browser".
Bibliography: Google search for "pi".
This argument is 100% true, since the PCs that have these also have the same things that the Macs have (like dvd, cd, etc). It is just an example of "getting more". This does not mean that the PC is better overall. It just means that it is better in this regard. You can't deny that a Porsche without air conditioning is inferior in a certain way to a Chevy with air conditioning.
Actually - it's different. Air-conditioning on a car is an integral part of the car - and is near to impossible to add after-market. Thus the lack of air-conditioning is a negative. But a USB floppy drive can be had for as little as $25 for a name brand (iomega). So lets use $2000 as the average price of a Mac, and you have a little over 1% of the cost of it to add floppy capabilities without any hardware modifications. For the car version that would mean that for a $50,000 porsche you would have to add a fully functional air conditioning for just over $500. Not possible. And another benefit to the Mac - with that $25 USB floppy drive you can read PC *and* Mac floppy disks seamlessly, while PCs can't read Mac floppies. So the question is - why include a $25 accessory that is used by almost no one anymore? (I have floppy drives in my work PCs and one at home, and I have not touched them in more than 2 years). Since the bootable CD - floppies are obsolete. But if you need one, you are welcome to buy one.
Yes, this is true. It is an example of "more for the money". You get standard printer AND serial ports along with all the USBs.
It is very hard for a regular consumer to find a printer that needs a Parallel port anymore. In fact, my last 4 printers - going back to pre-1999 - have all been USB. My current one supports USB/USB2/Firewire. No Parallel. And regarding serial... What a pain in the arse that was... Configuring external serial devices on PCs was worse than a root canal given by my 2 year old... Who needs serial anymore? GPS devices come with USB now, Cell Phones come with Bluetooth or USB now, Modems and network equipment come with USB now, what is your justification for needing serial - besides supporting legacy equipment. Of course, there are USB->serial adapters for those who absolutely have to have them. You say that having more is better - so why not include ALL the old standards? Why not have an EGA and CGA video out? Why not have SCSI on every box? What about MicroChannel? Controller/joystick ports on sound cards... Networking? Why not Token Ring... Lets include everything now... Consumers LOVE to look at the back of a computer and see 129 different places they could plug stuff into. I don't even know why PCs still jave PS2 mouse and keyboard ports...
Again, it is like a chevy with 3 cig lighter plugs compared to a Porsche with just one. At least in this aspect, the chevy has something the Porsche lacks. Repeat after me: having more available options is better.
Well, that comparison doesn't work either... It is more like the chevy having 5 different ways to plug things in, and the porsche only having one. It is not important when the majority of things only need the one - and anything else usually has an adapter, or you can get an adapter... The Mac has just as many "interface" options as the PC, they just don't put them on every single Mac.
But I guess you would prefer an RV fully decked out with everything you *could* need, and I would prefer a mini-van and a couple highly specific adapters... I'll get better handling and mileage and top-speed 99% of the time, and 1% of the time I will be inconvenienced by needing an invertor to run an appliance or something... You will always have what you need at your fingertips - but will always be big, slow, heavy, and hard to park...
:) We'll both get where we are going.
Heer Heer! :-)
I've only got a 9", but it's the best laptop.....
Oh nevermind....
Yay! It's the "PCs are better cause they have floppy drives" argument. After lunch I bet you'll hit us with the "PCs have multiple mouse buttons" whammy and we'll all put our Macs up on eBay and head to DELL.com for a *real* machine, with a full-on serial port too I bet! Rippin!
I have never turned my iPod on, or off. I just use it. When I put it down I hit "pause" and when I pick it up I hit "play". How is that not user friendly? I will admit, I have never RTFM for my iPod.
The only thing about the iPod that strikes me as odd, is the "Hold" button. When you have it on "Hold" it shows bright orange - like saying "Caution!". It seems to me that the orange should be for when keys CAN be pressed - and alter your current playing mode or settings. "Caution - buttons are active!" - and when you have it locked, or in "hold" mode, it should not show orange - as in "All is OK, System is secure".
Just my opinion though - as it is just a tiny sliver of orange, and easy enough to figure out either way...
[slightly less than] 24 [if you adjust for commercials and such]
$5 billion of that will be from iPod replacement batteries...
[obDisclaimer: I own a 1stG iPod and a 2ndG iPod - batteries still as good as new. But the headphones......
And of course, they would get to that $10 billion sooner if they would release a G5 laptop.
I can personally guarantee them to get $3k closer when they do...]
All the "formats" sound the same when played through my fairing speakers on my motorcycle - at 75mph...
However, when I am in my car playing them off my iPod->TapeDeckConvertor, well - all the formats still sound the same.
At home on my expensive stereo, I can easily tell the difference between CD and AAC. The AAC is the one playing off my iPod, and the CD is stored in a corrigated box in the basement...
It is more of a psychological issue to me. A G3 iMac is not that far from a G4 iMac in terms of practicality and functionality. But a G5 is more than just a processor improvement. They improved the entire architecture immensely...
:)
I am sorry, but I *am* human - and it just hurts when you spend a bunch of money on something that just a month or two more you could have got something WAY better. (You know things always get better - but this is a BIG jump we are talking about here...)
Rather irrational - maybe. But I do like to at least FEEL good about where all that money went. Despite the *real* benefits and all that...
Exactly. Also, no matter what it costs Apple to build - they will have to keep it competitive with the competition. Sure, for $78,000 you could get a KILLER laptop - but not many people would buy it...
Sure, this *IS* Apple. They will over-price the initial line to take advantage of early-adopters and good press and all that... But they will still have to be somewhat normalized with the economic reality of what it is they are selling...
Have any of the people slamming Eminem ever actually *listened* to his music? I mean paid attention to the words and the melody, and the way that he strings them together and executes the rhymes?
:)
Or are you just slamming him because it is something different - and you know nothing about it? Kind of like the Windows users who slam Macs, or the Mac users who slam Linux...
Sure, there is *lots* of Crappy(TM) rap out there. But Eminem is gifted, and talented. Just because you may not agree with his subject matter or the way he presents it, does not mean he is not an artist, or he is a punk, or whatever people are saying.
It's not politics people, you are allowed to experiment with your musical tastes and no one will think less of you. Take some time and listen to an Eminem album all the way through, paying attention to what is going on... Especially his more recent work - it is very good.
However, I don't think he will win this lawsuit... And in reality - I believe He AND Apple should just send me some money, 'cause they both profited off of ME.
Associating with Eminem = Bad Karma.
Wouldn't that depend what the product was?
And maybe who the target market was?
I'm sure that having him sponsor a telethon for Abused Women's Shelters would probably not go over too well (but maybe would generate the publicity they need?) - but I am sure that he could spokesperson for a fighter video game, or a sports car accessory, or something like that...
A large number of people - myself included - *like* Eminem.
Much like Marilyn Manson - and before them Alice Cooper and Judas Priest - some artists like to "shock" people, but their songs really are quite good, and often would be +5 insightful....
Also, Eminem had one of the best stage performances I have seen in a long time, with his last tour.
You know, I feel similar except my concern is not for "speed" but "investment". I really want to untether myself from my desk, and a 1.25Ghz 15in Powerbook seems like the exact beast I want. And it would be a great improvement over my iMac 800Mhz G4 (processor speed and bus speed and graphics card).
But the issue isn't whether the G4 is good enough, or whether I need a G5. By all accounts, for what I do, the G4 is great...
BUT - and there is always a but, right? - If I am going to drop $2500 on a high end laptop, I want it to last a good while - not be out-dated in two months... Why would I spend that much money, even on an upgraded G4? I wouldn't. We bought a 12inch 1Ghz PowerBook the day they came out - and that will be the last G4 we buy. My next purchase will be a G5 Laptop, and it would be today if Apple released it...
Apple has great product life. My 500Mhz iMac G3 runs fabulously - and I bought it for $1100 4 years ago! I just don't want to buy an "expensive top line end of product line model" just to have the new one come out in a couple months - because even if they have another speed bump in the G4 PowerBooks - they WILL release the G5 PowerBooks this year.
My bet is that the next PowerBook sports a G5, while these new G4s are used in the iBooks.
I would expect something like this:
Powerbook G5, 2Ghz, 1.8Ghz, 1.6Ghz
iBook G4, 1.5Ghz, 1.33Ghz, 1.1Ghz
With the new line of iBooks having the bus speed/architecture of the current PowerBooks (essentially I would think the current Powerbooks be given the new G4, changed into a white plastic outfit, and rebadged iBook - well, basically excluding the 17inch model of course...)
Of course If I had RTFA I would have seen that it only works with a "special version of Windows XP" so nevermind about the Linux on them, at least initially...