Well, I'm a middle income non-liberal and I have an Apple. The new dual G5 systems are priced damn good when compared to Itanium-2 systems (still running at 1.5 ghz) and in the ballpark of the dual 64-bit AMD offerings (2.6ghz? available).
The big savings is in having a decent UI and time not spent messing with the computer to get it to work right. I value my time and my hearing (the Mac is pretty silent).
I guess Macs aren't for everyone. If you must build your own, then don't get a Mac. But, don't compare a Mac against a home built (not saying you are, but it seems to be a trend).
I am with you on this one, why would you limit the software.
Tabbed browsing removes screen clutter and allows people to fall into the usage pattern of read web page, see interesting link, open link in new tab and continue reading current page and close tab when done, repeat until all pages are read.
Ever tried writing a script with a ten day turnaround for every enquiry?
Thus the:) [but you knew that]. It is always interesting how little emphasis is placed on the after the purchase part of a huge I.T. purchase. The theory is always that the vendor will have people in contact with your I.T. staff that know every detail of their product (they built it, right?). This is, of course, a large lie (heck, I do remember one vendor's local rep who called me about his product - errrrrr). To be fair, I have ran into vendors who knew their stuff and gave a great value.
Open Source does breed a bit of self-sufficiency (part of the culture) and to truly execute a good Open Source I.T. strategy, you need to hire people with a professional, "I can do it" attitude (this does mean a little more cash and a little more work hiring then using the "checklist" approach). I guess at this point you probably would like to roll a better solution. I.T. Managers probably think this would be a more brittle, costly, and less well supported idea. It sometimes is (that old N.I.H. syndrome can creep in), but quite a lot of the time it isn't.
My guess, the biggest part of the problem was probably the influx of people who shouldn't have been in I.T. during the.com fun. I do believe the rest of us will need time to recover from all the damage to our reputations.
Heck, I would just go for them saying "if the item falls into a category that can be copyrighted, then you cannot get patent - you must use copyrights". This would get rid of all the software patents.
Microsoft is shrewd and successful at using what is tantamount to "petty cash" for the monopolist to make its problems go away. I have noticed people pointing to the investment Microsoft made in Apple some years ago as a model that predicts success for Java here. My recollection of that event has not dimmed, however, and I still regard it as one of the cleverest ways Redmond ever killed multiple birds with one stone. For a mere $150 million, which was subsequently recouped with profit from stock value increases, Microsoft was able to pay Apple to abandon its commitment to Java compatibility, and they also got to keep their weakened competitor alive so that they would have a leg to stand on in their antitrust defense. As an added plus for free market competition, Apple promptly used the money to foreclose innovation in its market segment by shutting down all the Mac clone vendors.
A paragraph like this makes it hard to take "Where is Java in the settlement?" seriously.
Apple's JVM is a modified Sun JVM and Apple has contributed enhancements back to Sun.
Apple killed the clones because they were not expanding the Macintosh market (they were eating Apple's share).
All of the Tribal Colleges that were hooked to the BIA now have no internet access. Most of the colleges are in rural areas that have no other avenue for internet access (well, barring spending a lot of $$$ which most of these tribes don't have - casinos only work if you have a large city next door).
Any distance learning classes are going to have some problems. So the court ruling affects the education of the next generation. It looks like US Geological Survey (the group that administers the bia.edu part) will be going to court to get the order lifted for the colleges so they can go on without interference.
PS
Also, it is believed that the amount of lost money for mineral / grazing rights on the trust land total around $10 billion.
I imagine the rumors of 3 G5's are a little out there. Also, we are talking a release at least a year from now (late 2005 was the last date I think), so some of this stuff will be down in cost.
I do hope they use the 970fx (G5 in new Xservers) and not a custom variant. The higher production should make the Macs a tad bit cheaper (even though the rumor is that Apple will be paying less for the G5 than the G4).
Seems kinda strange that it is an "NT kernel". Wouldn't XP embedded or even a variant on CE be more likely? NT did run on the PowerPC, but I thought they would port one of their more modern OSes.
Well, I guess it seemed to me Luke had to go on several "quests" (I hate to use that word for SciFi, it sounds better for fantasy) to learn to be a Jedi. He does go from farm boy to Jedi through a series of adventures. I don't remember him working through 5 random careers - although I sure someone here will post them:)
I guess I don't object to the "randomness of being able to be a Jedi" as much as the "silly 5 career randomness". If only certain characters could become a jedi (some random roll at the start), fine - keeps with Star Wars. But, all other things being equal, my "non-jedi" account better cost less. The Jedi have a much wider range of choices and unless there are some "no jedi" things in the game, it might get a little annoying.
about point #4
How about the game designer's pick something other than a set of random events, like I don't know - a set of great quests - for the player to become a jedi. 5 random professions seems as far from the movies as possible.
Also, if it miserable to become/stay a jedi, why would I pay money to someone to continue doing it. This is supposed to be entertainment.
First, let's remember that the major problem is one company's software. Others have had problems, but none the number or severity of Microsoft.
Software, as a profession, is very young compared to building cars, bridges, or planes. It takes years (sometimes centuries) to get to the point laws make sense. Let's look at the early days of any of the engineering professions for examples.
Beyond that, software is created by many more people than professionals. As an example, teacher have made hypercard stacks for students. Are we seriously going to regulate these people. Might as well outlaw bad literature.
The government can have one big positive effect on the whole industry. Do not buy software that they feel is vulnerable to these attacks. If they set a guideline not to buy from any company that doesn't meet their minimum safety requirements, then those affected companies will get off their butts and fix the problems.
Let's face it, all software developers who don't right mission critical software (e.g. avionics, nuclear control) know that all bugs aren't fixed because a business has determined that it is not cost effective to make the change. Mission critical software generally can't afford a failure, a word processor can. The customer is not willing to pay for 100% correctness.
If the government won't stop buying the software, then they have no business making regulations about it.
The *.bia.edu domain is still there. This ruling does not apply to the tribal colleges on the BIA network (actually the network is administered by a different government agency that still has internet access).
Well, your are mixing two types of taxes there. Wealthy People versus Corporate Taxes.
Corporations pay a pretty stiff set of taxes (either through paying the government or hiring the army of accountants and lawyers to keep from paying the government). Ask anyone who received 1099s / invoices for their time.
Taxes really serve two purposes. The obvious is to get the government money. The second is to encourage / discourage behavior. On the consumer end, the deduction for interest on a home is a tax law designed to illicit a particular kind of behavior.
The problem with US Tax Law is that it taxes for each employee a company hires. This is painful. We should get off the idea that "companies getting tax breaks is corporate welfare" and go to "companies are meant to employee people so we should set tax law accordingly".
Reduce or remove all the taxes a company pays for hiring people in the US and start charging a "domestic education tax" for each foreign worker hired / contracted (probably tough accounting and tough to write the laws without the obvious loopholes) for by an American company.
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The big savings is in having a decent UI and time not spent messing with the computer to get it to work right. I value my time and my hearing (the Mac is pretty silent).
I guess Macs aren't for everyone. If you must build your own, then don't get a Mac. But, don't compare a Mac against a home built (not saying you are, but it seems to be a trend).
Tabbed browsing removes screen clutter and allows people to fall into the usage pattern of read web page, see interesting link, open link in new tab and continue reading current page and close tab when done, repeat until all pages are read.
Ever tried writing a script with a ten day turnaround for every enquiry?
Thus the :) [but you knew that]. It is always interesting how little emphasis is placed on the after the purchase part of a huge I.T. purchase. The theory is always that the vendor will have people in contact with your I.T. staff that know every detail of their product (they built it, right?). This is, of course, a large lie (heck, I do remember one vendor's local rep who called me about his product - errrrrr). To be fair, I have ran into vendors who knew their stuff and gave a great value.
Open Source does breed a bit of self-sufficiency (part of the culture) and to truly execute a good Open Source I.T. strategy, you need to hire people with a professional, "I can do it" attitude (this does mean a little more cash and a little more work hiring then using the "checklist" approach). I guess at this point you probably would like to roll a better solution. I.T. Managers probably think this would be a more brittle, costly, and less well supported idea. It sometimes is (that old N.I.H. syndrome can creep in), but quite a lot of the time it isn't.
My guess, the biggest part of the problem was probably the influx of people who shouldn't have been in I.T. during the .com fun. I do believe the rest of us will need time to recover from all the damage to our reputations.
Best of luck on the script.
Same reason companies buy Windows. Companies need a Vendor. Vendors are more trustworthy than some guy / gal in the I.T. department :)
well, you can write your activation code generator in BASIC-80 if you are using Kagi for your software sales.
Heck, I would just go for them saying "if the item falls into a category that can be copyrighted, then you cannot get patent - you must use copyrights". This would get rid of all the software patents.
A paragraph like this makes it hard to take "Where is Java in the settlement?" seriously.
Apple's JVM is a modified Sun JVM and Apple has contributed enhancements back to Sun.
Apple killed the clones because they were not expanding the Macintosh market (they were eating Apple's share).
US Geological Survey can still have an internet access, but not students. great
Any distance learning classes are going to have some problems. So the court ruling affects the education of the next generation. It looks like US Geological Survey (the group that administers the bia.edu part) will be going to court to get the order lifted for the colleges so they can go on without interference.
PS
Also, it is believed that the amount of lost money for mineral / grazing rights on the trust land total around $10 billion.
I do hope they use the 970fx (G5 in new Xservers) and not a custom variant. The higher production should make the Macs a tad bit cheaper (even though the rumor is that Apple will be paying less for the G5 than the G4).
heck, I hope someone straps a decent antenna to thing so I get good cell phone reception, like the commercial.
- They will provide software for syncing for Windows.
- A version of Windows is their main competitor
- Microsoft will always sync better with Microsoft then Palm can
- Palm made a "only choice" thing on the Mac to a "will have to buy 3rd party software no matter which I buy" choice
I think this is a stupid mistake. Mac owners are pretty loyal and tend to be very vengeful.What should you do if you are Palm:
I guess I don't object to the "randomness of being able to be a Jedi" as much as the "silly 5 career randomness". If only certain characters could become a jedi (some random roll at the start), fine - keeps with Star Wars. But, all other things being equal, my "non-jedi" account better cost less. The Jedi have a much wider range of choices and unless there are some "no jedi" things in the game, it might get a little annoying.
Apple gives the development tools away with the OS or the tools can be downloaded (after registering).
How about the game designer's pick something other than a set of random events, like I don't know - a set of great quests - for the player to become a jedi. 5 random professions seems as far from the movies as possible.
Also, if it miserable to become /stay a jedi, why would I pay money to someone to continue doing it. This is supposed to be entertainment.
that's not what my lawyer tells me....
explain the whole thing later after the person uses the thing for a while. Generally, I'm explaining to a person going from a PC -> OS X.
You are right. Every person seems to have a new term threshold - that when crossed shuts down the rest of the brain. Techs just have a higher one.
Out of curiosity, how do you fine a company that is not in your country?
Software, as a profession, is very young compared to building cars, bridges, or planes. It takes years (sometimes centuries) to get to the point laws make sense. Let's look at the early days of any of the engineering professions for examples.
Beyond that, software is created by many more people than professionals. As an example, teacher have made hypercard stacks for students. Are we seriously going to regulate these people. Might as well outlaw bad literature.
The government can have one big positive effect on the whole industry. Do not buy software that they feel is vulnerable to these attacks. If they set a guideline not to buy from any company that doesn't meet their minimum safety requirements, then those affected companies will get off their butts and fix the problems.
Let's face it, all software developers who don't right mission critical software (e.g. avionics, nuclear control) know that all bugs aren't fixed because a business has determined that it is not cost effective to make the change. Mission critical software generally can't afford a failure, a word processor can. The customer is not willing to pay for 100% correctness.
If the government won't stop buying the software, then they have no business making regulations about it.
I'm more for the stricter rule:
if it is copyrightable then it cannot be pantented
actually a tad bit before darwin. Squeak is from Apple and has an very liberal license (well, except for the fonts - but they weren't Apple's).
The *.bia.edu domain is still there. This ruling does not apply to the tribal colleges on the BIA network (actually the network is administered by a different government agency that still has internet access).
if something is covered by copyright, then it cannot also be covered by patents
I think that would make the world a little simpler.
Corporations pay a pretty stiff set of taxes (either through paying the government or hiring the army of accountants and lawyers to keep from paying the government). Ask anyone who received 1099s / invoices for their time.
Taxes really serve two purposes. The obvious is to get the government money. The second is to encourage / discourage behavior. On the consumer end, the deduction for interest on a home is a tax law designed to illicit a particular kind of behavior.
The problem with US Tax Law is that it taxes for each employee a company hires. This is painful. We should get off the idea that "companies getting tax breaks is corporate welfare" and go to "companies are meant to employee people so we should set tax law accordingly".
Reduce or remove all the taxes a company pays for hiring people in the US and start charging a "domestic education tax" for each foreign worker hired / contracted (probably tough accounting and tough to write the laws without the obvious loopholes) for by an American company.