So you are telling me that Apples target consumer is the "valley girl", omg like, crew cut with striped sideburns, neon in their cars and bedazzled phones?
wait a second.... did it start with those "Neony" type MacBooks and iMacs?
For a long time I was on the fence about Apple. I liked their strong sense of making sure everything works
But then I encountered their users, snobby idiots really. Although it was not because they used Apple, more that those with a specific profession tend to use Macs
Recently I havent liked Apple because of their DRM and crazy control they have over their products and markets. I mean IPods that you cant change the battery in? WTF!
Now yet another reason I dont like Apple, these guys dont seem to realize what they are doing, stagnating their own products by being jackasses about their products.
I have distantly wanted a Mac, just to toy with it... but why? No reason anymore.
No... no we don't.
Taking out everything in water will actually kill us because the minerals and some bacteria are needed. We have symbiotic relationships with a lot of bacteria.
Unless you are some super human that can talk on the phone while driving, and then get to your destination and remember how you got there (specifics as simple as remembering off ramps/cars etc that you would normally remember just because), talking on the phone while driving is not a good idea. I have found myself driving while talking, getting home and not remembering the trip at all. I was on "auto" the whole time.
This happens to just more than myself as I have talked with many people, and all agree that this has happened to them. I have no idea if I could have prevented a wreck, or even caused one because I couldnt remember anything. Scary, yes, scientific no. But I do seem to remember Mythbusters tackled this issue, and they found that driving while talking and driving while drunk are pretty similar.
There are also studies that prove we use the same part of our brain to talk and drive. Our brains are not multi-taskers, and they are not multi-processors to which we can set affinity. So, dont be stupid, put down the phone.
Now, to get a discount on your car insurance, they ask for mileage. Its a nice idea, if you drive less you are less at risk of getting into an accident. Or at least that is the thought.
It is a small jump to use these devices to "report your mileage" to the health insurance companies for a reduced fee. Mark this comment people, in a few years....
Well, Ill bet with those "winnings" they wont even cover lawyers fees.
This may be what they are pondering over.
Surprise, big corporate suing little Nanny "Apple Pie" Buttons is not profitable.
Who would have guessed that one!?!?
What will happen will be the standard that us humans have followed throughout the ages.
We will wait until the IPv4 addresses run out and then force businesses to start using IPv6 if they want to get on the internet.
There will be a temporary boon for networking manufacturers as companies will have to change their equipment
As a side curiosity, I wonder how many public IPv4 IPs are actually in use.
Slashdot Mirror
What can you accomplish if everything is handed to you and you cant modify it to make it more suited to your needs?
Frickin' Macs with Frickin' laser beams on em... that would solve the problem.
If they dont have a Mac, they damn sure have a guitar...
they did cash flow research, and it was good.
So you are telling me that Apples target consumer is the "valley girl", omg like, crew cut with striped sideburns, neon in their cars and bedazzled phones?
wait a second.... did it start with those "Neony" type MacBooks and iMacs?
Curse you Apple, you made people dumber!!!
Perhaps you should open source it.
For a long time I was on the fence about Apple. I liked their strong sense of making sure everything works
But then I encountered their users, snobby idiots really. Although it was not because they used Apple, more that those with a specific profession tend to use Macs
Recently I havent liked Apple because of their DRM and crazy control they have over their products and markets. I mean IPods that you cant change the battery in? WTF!
Now yet another reason I dont like Apple, these guys dont seem to realize what they are doing, stagnating their own products by being jackasses about their products.
I have distantly wanted a Mac, just to toy with it... but why? No reason anymore.
but... porn. I must sadface now.
No... no we don't. Taking out everything in water will actually kill us because the minerals and some bacteria are needed. We have symbiotic relationships with a lot of bacteria.
I am copywriting IWang.
You sir are wrong, how dare you make me look at an ass with a jackass in the pocket.
Unless you are some super human that can talk on the phone while driving, and then get to your destination and remember how you got there (specifics as simple as remembering off ramps/cars etc that you would normally remember just because), talking on the phone while driving is not a good idea. I have found myself driving while talking, getting home and not remembering the trip at all. I was on "auto" the whole time.
This happens to just more than myself as I have talked with many people, and all agree that this has happened to them. I have no idea if I could have prevented a wreck, or even caused one because I couldnt remember anything. Scary, yes, scientific no. But I do seem to remember Mythbusters tackled this issue, and they found that driving while talking and driving while drunk are pretty similar.
There are also studies that prove we use the same part of our brain to talk and drive. Our brains are not multi-taskers, and they are not multi-processors to which we can set affinity. So, dont be stupid, put down the phone.
ad-block-plus...
welcome to the internets.
Now, to get a discount on your car insurance, they ask for mileage. Its a nice idea, if you drive less you are less at risk of getting into an accident. Or at least that is the thought.
It is a small jump to use these devices to "report your mileage" to the health insurance companies for a reduced fee. Mark this comment people, in a few years....
Well, Ill bet with those "winnings" they wont even cover lawyers fees.
This may be what they are pondering over.
Surprise, big corporate suing little Nanny "Apple Pie" Buttons is not profitable.
Who would have guessed that one!?!?
I agree, I am as outraged as Google at the lack of searchable porn in china.
I think Microsofts only critique of China is how Microsofts products are warezed and sold freely in China.
Is it windy in here or did something just fly over my head?
A conspiracy.... on the internets?!?!?!
you sir, are crazy!
Obligatory Hackers reference quota received and processed.
Yeah, I thought of hackers too when I saw the "Big Red Book" title.
Yeah, but one is less gay than the other.
Boopity boopi?
Yeah, that is what I figured.
Actually, thats a result of the two Owners of Google deciding to sell their stocks.
What will happen will be the standard that us humans have followed throughout the ages.
We will wait until the IPv4 addresses run out and then force businesses to start using IPv6 if they want to get on the internet.
There will be a temporary boon for networking manufacturers as companies will have to change their equipment
As a side curiosity, I wonder how many public IPv4 IPs are actually in use.