I think we stopped making silent movies due to a newly acquired technical ability to record sound and motion at the same time and not because the films didn't work.
I never patch my Mac unless its a point release and I run just fine... never used antivirus or any other program to shield me from the net... no complaints for the 5 year since I owned Mac's.
Well, you didn't cop out on the effort required for this post. As of yet, I've never come across such a very unique post on slashdot such as yours filled with truths and dispelling a few myths all in one submission. It was a healthy read but I read it all and will take it with me for the rest of my life.
The proof is in the pudding as to whether other people will take heed of your words as well. Kudo to you my man.
Might I suggest you don't watch television either, also don't you find it ironic that you're so well spoken and articulate considering it has been TV that has driven you to post.
Why waste an expensive controller on such low powered devices? FW is overkill. Instead you see FW on bus powered hard drives (have you found a 2.5" 7200 rpm drive running solely off USB2 for example?), HD video cameras, professional SLR's, inside F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft and there are thumb drives on the market with firewire as well.
How is this modded interesting, all the geeks know that FW 400 is still faster than USB 2.0 because 480mbps is theoretical and not an actual constant transfer speed like with FW400. Firewire is processor independent as well since it has its own controller whereas the main CPU is used to control USB 2, that means its transfer rate is dependent on system performance. Everything else in your post isn't bollocks though.
Thats sounds a lot better and makes more sense and now I understand the point you were trying to make and I can only agree with you that it would be a hard upgrade to advertise. I'm sure most computer literate people will understand though and buy it anyway as Mac users* treat everything from Apple as a Really Big Deal! (*also a Mac user).
So your evidence is anecdotal and not representative? How is that going to work as an argument when I've never had a problem with iTunes except when it crashed once while watching a TV show.
I think they have been included, its not like OSX is constantly crashing and buggy as hell. A refinement itself would create bugs that would need fixing.
Before reading your post I was wondering if I would be reading a comment that would mention 10.1 and make the comparison and then suggest that we should receive some sort of discount because of no new features.
If you think this 10.6 release only provides 'additional stability and developer tools' then you're half right since Apple state themselves that there will be no end user features. Well done on pointing out the obvious! You're not thinking about the second layer of ground work being developed here that will springboard us into a healthy looking 10.7 and.8 release.
I think its insulting to only want to pay $20 for something which will provide current Intel machines with a refinement of OSX's technologies. At the moment I have a MB with 4 of RAM and a huge capacity HD with a 7200rpm drive, my only upgrades are a SSD or a faster operating, my only options before buying a whole machine. I would be glad to pay full price if it means not buying a new computer in 3 years time because of the streamlining of OSX taking place.
This isn't a 10.1 people and Apple knows that. If you don't want to pay for some polish then wait for the shiny to come in 10.7, its not like Apple take 5 years to release a new version of their operating like some companies do.
Why doesn't Microsoft just use their huge amounts of money and work for it, where is their internal drive and passion? Just get a clue already and stop trying to buy everyone just to get a shortcut.
Why is it that wind turbines aren't augmented with solar panels on them? I'm talking either in the base stem or actually on the blades, seems like a no brainer in so much that you save space and it would be useful for the those areas which are windy and sunny. I don't mean to suggest that their power generating capabilities are linked either, just why can't they take up the same space and whatever energy either of the technologies generate can be fed into that country's electrical grid.
True I can agree with this, I'm ready to plunk down some cash on a powermonkey and powerchimp for my needs and around the corner is an even bigger version to complement my future purchase.
www.powermonkey.com
Funny because the last I heard, Japanese universities were going to have to start enrolling foreign students otherwise they would stop certain classes due to lack of students. On top of that with the aging population, Japan is on its way to being a first world country to have a higher death rate than birth rate. Overcrowding won't be an issue.
http://www.kairos-inc.com/Investing/IB%20on%20Japan.7.16.pdf (projected information)
http://www.worldpress.org/profiles/japan.cfm (current since 2001)
To suggest that the natives will starve as well is an over exaggeration, there is plenty of food and as with anything in life, people will adapt.
the Discovery Channel asking NASA to commit to another series about landing on Mars or back on the Moon again? I hate watching these old re-runs again but just in hi-def!
"The magnitude of this [theft] is incalculable," says Richard L. Gabriel.
I'm wondering how they calculated the 3.7 billion in lost sales or any supposed 'lost sales'.
When you talk about market share please provide it in its proper context, yes Windows market share is bigger but what is the market share in the creative markets? I think you'll find the %'s are not as skewed so much towards Windows.
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I think we stopped making silent movies due to a newly acquired technical ability to record sound and motion at the same time and not because the films didn't work.
I never patch my Mac unless its a point release and I run just fine... never used antivirus or any other program to shield me from the net... no complaints for the 5 year since I owned Mac's.
So you've dated my ex as well?
Well, you didn't cop out on the effort required for this post. As of yet, I've never come across such a very unique post on slashdot such as yours filled with truths and dispelling a few myths all in one submission. It was a healthy read but I read it all and will take it with me for the rest of my life. The proof is in the pudding as to whether other people will take heed of your words as well. Kudo to you my man. Might I suggest you don't watch television either, also don't you find it ironic that you're so well spoken and articulate considering it has been TV that has driven you to post.
Why waste an expensive controller on such low powered devices? FW is overkill. Instead you see FW on bus powered hard drives (have you found a 2.5" 7200 rpm drive running solely off USB2 for example?), HD video cameras, professional SLR's, inside F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft and there are thumb drives on the market with firewire as well.
How is this modded interesting, all the geeks know that FW 400 is still faster than USB 2.0 because 480mbps is theoretical and not an actual constant transfer speed like with FW400. Firewire is processor independent as well since it has its own controller whereas the main CPU is used to control USB 2, that means its transfer rate is dependent on system performance. Everything else in your post isn't bollocks though.
The simpler solution would be to oversell some more!
Thats sounds a lot better and makes more sense and now I understand the point you were trying to make and I can only agree with you that it would be a hard upgrade to advertise. I'm sure most computer literate people will understand though and buy it anyway as Mac users* treat everything from Apple as a Really Big Deal! (*also a Mac user).
So your evidence is anecdotal and not representative? How is that going to work as an argument when I've never had a problem with iTunes except when it crashed once while watching a TV show.
I think they have been included, its not like OSX is constantly crashing and buggy as hell. A refinement itself would create bugs that would need fixing.
Before reading your post I was wondering if I would be reading a comment that would mention 10.1 and make the comparison and then suggest that we should receive some sort of discount because of no new features. If you think this 10.6 release only provides 'additional stability and developer tools' then you're half right since Apple state themselves that there will be no end user features. Well done on pointing out the obvious! You're not thinking about the second layer of ground work being developed here that will springboard us into a healthy looking 10.7 and .8 release.
I think its insulting to only want to pay $20 for something which will provide current Intel machines with a refinement of OSX's technologies. At the moment I have a MB with 4 of RAM and a huge capacity HD with a 7200rpm drive, my only upgrades are a SSD or a faster operating, my only options before buying a whole machine. I would be glad to pay full price if it means not buying a new computer in 3 years time because of the streamlining of OSX taking place.
This isn't a 10.1 people and Apple knows that. If you don't want to pay for some polish then wait for the shiny to come in 10.7, its not like Apple take 5 years to release a new version of their operating like some companies do.
Not really, I'm just sick to death with how Microsoft operate and have always operated.
Why doesn't Microsoft just use their huge amounts of money and work for it, where is their internal drive and passion? Just get a clue already and stop trying to buy everyone just to get a shortcut.
Why is it that wind turbines aren't augmented with solar panels on them? I'm talking either in the base stem or actually on the blades, seems like a no brainer in so much that you save space and it would be useful for the those areas which are windy and sunny. I don't mean to suggest that their power generating capabilities are linked either, just why can't they take up the same space and whatever energy either of the technologies generate can be fed into that country's electrical grid.
True I can agree with this, I'm ready to plunk down some cash on a powermonkey and powerchimp for my needs and around the corner is an even bigger version to complement my future purchase. www.powermonkey.com
Funny because the last I heard, Japanese universities were going to have to start enrolling foreign students otherwise they would stop certain classes due to lack of students. On top of that with the aging population, Japan is on its way to being a first world country to have a higher death rate than birth rate. Overcrowding won't be an issue. http://www.kairos-inc.com/Investing/IB%20on%20Japan.7.16.pdf (projected information) http://www.worldpress.org/profiles/japan.cfm (current since 2001) To suggest that the natives will starve as well is an over exaggeration, there is plenty of food and as with anything in life, people will adapt.
Dude, everyone knows that you have to price up the PC to the Mac and not the other way around!
the Discovery Channel asking NASA to commit to another series about landing on Mars or back on the Moon again? I hate watching these old re-runs again but just in hi-def!
"The magnitude of this [theft] is incalculable," says Richard L. Gabriel. I'm wondering how they calculated the 3.7 billion in lost sales or any supposed 'lost sales'.
It was an emigration joke. ;-)
Is there anybody still left in Poland?
When you talk about market share please provide it in its proper context, yes Windows market share is bigger but what is the market share in the creative markets? I think you'll find the %'s are not as skewed so much towards Windows.
Maybe its because you're black then? I mean there has got to be some sort of logical reasoning hasn't there? (Note to mods, this is a joke.)
At least with all this attention on politics we don't know what Britney and Paris are up too hey?
Yeah but it makes you look cool and clearly that is what is most important here.