I have excellent hearing and use CF lights in a few lamps in my place, with more to come as incandescents burn out. I can hear the high pitch of a TV that's on that barely anyone hears nowadays. I can also hear the buzz of crappy fluorescent lights, but not of the compact ones I use.
In fact, part of the reason I want to get a new HD TV is so I can upgrade the "tube" and won't hear the buzz any more. What a wonderful day that will be....
Some of us used to mix soundboards and value our well-tuned hearing. You're not the only one who has "sensitive" hearing.
Please post if you get any email replies or find somewhere else. I'd love to switch as well. I've been thinking about it ever since I did my taxes and had to calculate cost basis. Now this.
I use Quicken 2004 for the Mac and agree--it feels so clunky I'm tempted to write my own and be done with it. So many windows and the reporting feature is so cumbersome and un-intuitive.
It's a bad program. I checked out multiple others for the Mac and they were far worse, though. Mostly shareware type stuff.
Well the maybe-good news is that there are a few exceptions to this with Australia and one or two other countries, I think. But still a bummer for sure.
Yes, they've been doing this for at least a couple years from what I've seen. I've seen then in Columbus, OH and Denver, CO (I think). I don't think you can walk away with a computer, though, or get support. I think you can only ask questions and order one online at the kiosk. So...not really that valuable. I dunno if it's working for them or not.
MacOS X has locate just like Unix. And a content-indexer for their content searching, but I've never used it since they introduced it about 5?? years ago in OS 8, I think.
Check out OmniGraffle from the OmniGroup. If you're looking for good Visio compatibility you'll probably want the pro version. I have the "regular" version (came with my PowerMac G5) and I think it's a great program.
I believe there is a port of Wine for MacOS X. What do you need virtual pc for, anyway? Replace all that old software if you're taking the plunge. Are you just trying to run office? Much better alternatives than VPC (such as office mac or AbiWord, OO.org, etc). Are you trying to run some obscure app only for Windows? You'd be surprised--there's probably a port or clone of it for MacOS X or at least in linux land somewhere, and you can probably run it using Apple's X11. Get Fink Commander, it will help you with many X11 related pieces of software.
That is the beauty (for them) of working behind a corporate veil. They can't attack the person that authorized it, only the corporation. It's rare that they can really nail someone in the corporation because the whole purpose of being a corporation is to protect the employees from lawsuits. Only the corporation can be sued and drained dry, not the individuals. I think it was originally meant to protect them from being sued over stupid stuff, but obviously it's "handy" for other uses as well.
You make some good points. Where are the flying cars predicted 30-40 years ago? With the "pace of technology" they really should be here. At the very least, super fuel efficient automobiles should be here. What's holding them back? Ah, dare I say it, I feel like such a conspiracy-theorist when I do...
My purposed reason is because of corporate America. The bottom line is about money, not about furthering technology or civilization. The international oil industry would be significantly smaller right now if we had super fuel efficient cars. They knew/know this, so they're doing (and did) everything in their power (which is a lot) to slow down that pace. Case in point: When you're in Chicago or NYC, what is the best way to get around? The L/subway. Everyone knows this. It's cheap and very quick and easy for navigating large cities. So why aren't those sorts of mass transit options available in cities across the country? Because of lobbyists funded by the oil/car industry, lest they lose market share. Lest people realize that mass-transit really does work and even more cities adopt it! One could argue that they're simply not feasible in cities that are more "spread out" or don't have the same sort of downtown, but I would argue that the city planners early on designed it all that way from the start. Most cities were designed to be traversed by cars, not mass-transit. I'm sure that this was often on purpose because they really did think cars were better, and sometimes it was on purpose because the oil/auto industry had funded/bribed them and it was part of the "agenda".
Is that far fetched? Perhaps. But I think it can't be underestimated. There is big money in oil and auto, but not really in mass-transit. In fact, mass-transit tends to be a public entity that doesn't exist to make a huge profit, only to pay for maintenance, operations, and expansion. If no one can get rich off it, no one wants to pursue it. The same reason that most people stay out of science and research fields: you can't get rich from it! And that's what most people care about. And by "most people" I don't mean Americans, I mean people around the world. Everyone. Everyone wants to be rich and live the high-life. That goal used to be directly linked with bettering society, but now we see society as "sufficient" and don't care to better it, only to get rich and enjoy it now.
This post isn't meant to be an "America/humanity sucks because they're greedy bastards", it's simply meant to purpose a theory as to the change in the pace of technological development. It's not even meant to be a "corporate America" bashing post, because corporate America is made of people like you and me who got to the top. Somewhere along the line some of them, not all, changed from being idealists who wanted to further society to only wanting what's best for their pocket book.
The iBook technically only supports mirroring but there is a firmware hack that allows it to do dual-head just like the PowerBook. I would assume the same thing will happen with this.
I think what the parent is saying is slightly different. Wealth would no longer be measured in possessions, money, or tangible things since everyone could have those things--what you just said. Wealth would be measured by your reputation, who you were in society, power, that sort of thing. What are the two things every man wants? Money and power. If money becomes worthless then all his energy will be directed towards attaining power.
Plus, just because I can replicate myself materials for a $40M mansion doesn't mean I have the mountain peak with a majestic view to put it on. Or the beach front property. Property value would sky-rocket as it would be one of the few "possessions" that still meant something. And to add a twist, how would one attain such a property if I have nothing to offer the owner? I can't pay him for it, money means nothing. I need to have SOMETHING one of those land owners want or I'll never get their land. Sure not everyone wants beach property (I prefer the mountains), but there are many that do and eventually we'll be out of beaches, so trading must start to take place.
Or how about things like travel? Will we also replicate our own private plane and fuel and just go somewhere? Airlines might still exist, along with airports, and how would they be supported?
Not saying you're supposed to have the answers, but I don't think "money doesn't exist" is quite as simple as you think. They say money makes the world go 'round, it can't just disappear someday without major, major, huge changes, and surprisingly, would probably not be widely accepted. It would certainly be fought by the rich as they risk losing everything they've ever worked for. And since the rich have power, I think if this ever got close we'd see a lot of resistance from those in the upper-class. If they didn't have power, they'd lose the only status they had.
And even some of the not-so-rich. Everyone's savings account would instantly become worthless. Do you think that would go over well? Banks would go out of business and their owners would lose all of their power. Do you think they would just let that happen?
Ha, no geeber isn't so clueless. S/He brings up a very good point about how non-tech individuals--you know, the rest of the world that doesn't troll/.--may see the words "Open-Source" connected with a virus and form their own conclusion. However wrong that conclusion may be, it's something that needs attention to make sure the OSS community isn't blamed, even in part.
That doesn't do much to dampen our spirits though, the best 3D performance available comes at a price, much like driving a Porsche or Ferrari, and it doesn't come cheap.
Or perhaps a -- where the two new commas are. Or a semi-colon instead of the comma. I dunno, I tend to re-word sentences I can't figure out how to make grammatically correct in more than one minute. It's just a bad sentence in general, I think. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm having flashbacks to college paper writing and need some alone time...
Because 1337 is leet (elite) speak. It's a hax0r joke. A juvenile might write that headline as such:
Army Contractor To Build A 1337 Xserve Cluster
And it would still make sense, believe it or not. It'd be like saying "...To Build A Sweet/Cool/Awesome Xserve." It was a joke because only juveniles use 1337-speak and the parent was being sarcastic.
Had a similar problem in college, too. Our email address was our first and last initial followed by the last four digits of our SSN. And our student ID was our SSN. So annoying. Our SSNs were on all official pieces of paper, attendance records (they took attendance in every class at my college), documentation, etc that people lost, dropped, and misplaced. They FINALLY changed it about 6 months before I graduated, and only after the gov told them they had to.
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I have excellent hearing and use CF lights in a few lamps in my place, with more to come as incandescents burn out. I can hear the high pitch of a TV that's on that barely anyone hears nowadays. I can also hear the buzz of crappy fluorescent lights, but not of the compact ones I use.
In fact, part of the reason I want to get a new HD TV is so I can upgrade the "tube" and won't hear the buzz any more. What a wonderful day that will be....
Some of us used to mix soundboards and value our well-tuned hearing. You're not the only one who has "sensitive" hearing.
Please post if you get any email replies or find somewhere else. I'd love to switch as well. I've been thinking about it ever since I did my taxes and had to calculate cost basis. Now this.
Thank you.
I use Quicken 2004 for the Mac and agree--it feels so clunky I'm tempted to write my own and be done with it. So many windows and the reporting feature is so cumbersome and un-intuitive.
It's a bad program. I checked out multiple others for the Mac and they were far worse, though. Mostly shareware type stuff.
Would you kindly point out those six? I count maybe two or three. Maybe I'm missing the obvious, but I tend to be a guud spellar n genaral.
Seriously, I'd appreciate it if you pointed them out. I'm always trying to improve my spelling and grammar. Thanks.
Well the maybe-good news is that there are a few exceptions to this with Australia and one or two other countries, I think. But still a bummer for sure.
Really? Sweet! Thanks for the tip, although it probably won't be necessary for me. Good to know, regardless.
He's talking about countries. If I live in the United States and know someone that lives in Europe, we can't play together.
Comedy. Thank you, kind sir--that was legitametly funny.
Yes, they've been doing this for at least a couple years from what I've seen. I've seen then in Columbus, OH and Denver, CO (I think). I don't think you can walk away with a computer, though, or get support. I think you can only ask questions and order one online at the kiosk. So...not really that valuable. I dunno if it's working for them or not.
MacOS X has locate just like Unix. And a content-indexer for their content searching, but I've never used it since they introduced it about 5?? years ago in OS 8, I think.
Check out OmniGraffle from the OmniGroup. If you're looking for good Visio compatibility you'll probably want the pro version. I have the "regular" version (came with my PowerMac G5) and I think it's a great program.
I believe there is a port of Wine for MacOS X. What do you need virtual pc for, anyway? Replace all that old software if you're taking the plunge. Are you just trying to run office? Much better alternatives than VPC (such as office mac or AbiWord, OO.org, etc). Are you trying to run some obscure app only for Windows? You'd be surprised--there's probably a port or clone of it for MacOS X or at least in linux land somewhere, and you can probably run it using Apple's X11. Get Fink Commander, it will help you with many X11 related pieces of software.
That is the beauty (for them) of working behind a corporate veil. They can't attack the person that authorized it, only the corporation. It's rare that they can really nail someone in the corporation because the whole purpose of being a corporation is to protect the employees from lawsuits. Only the corporation can be sued and drained dry, not the individuals. I think it was originally meant to protect them from being sued over stupid stuff, but obviously it's "handy" for other uses as well.
You make some good points. Where are the flying cars predicted 30-40 years ago? With the "pace of technology" they really should be here. At the very least, super fuel efficient automobiles should be here. What's holding them back? Ah, dare I say it, I feel like such a conspiracy-theorist when I do...
My purposed reason is because of corporate America. The bottom line is about money, not about furthering technology or civilization. The international oil industry would be significantly smaller right now if we had super fuel efficient cars. They knew/know this, so they're doing (and did) everything in their power (which is a lot) to slow down that pace. Case in point: When you're in Chicago or NYC, what is the best way to get around? The L/subway. Everyone knows this. It's cheap and very quick and easy for navigating large cities. So why aren't those sorts of mass transit options available in cities across the country? Because of lobbyists funded by the oil/car industry, lest they lose market share. Lest people realize that mass-transit really does work and even more cities adopt it! One could argue that they're simply not feasible in cities that are more "spread out" or don't have the same sort of downtown, but I would argue that the city planners early on designed it all that way from the start. Most cities were designed to be traversed by cars, not mass-transit. I'm sure that this was often on purpose because they really did think cars were better, and sometimes it was on purpose because the oil/auto industry had funded/bribed them and it was part of the "agenda".
Is that far fetched? Perhaps. But I think it can't be underestimated. There is big money in oil and auto, but not really in mass-transit. In fact, mass-transit tends to be a public entity that doesn't exist to make a huge profit, only to pay for maintenance, operations, and expansion. If no one can get rich off it, no one wants to pursue it. The same reason that most people stay out of science and research fields: you can't get rich from it! And that's what most people care about. And by "most people" I don't mean Americans, I mean people around the world. Everyone. Everyone wants to be rich and live the high-life. That goal used to be directly linked with bettering society, but now we see society as "sufficient" and don't care to better it, only to get rich and enjoy it now.
This post isn't meant to be an "America/humanity sucks because they're greedy bastards", it's simply meant to purpose a theory as to the change in the pace of technological development. It's not even meant to be a "corporate America" bashing post, because corporate America is made of people like you and me who got to the top. Somewhere along the line some of them, not all, changed from being idealists who wanted to further society to only wanting what's best for their pocket book.
Hi. Did you RTFA? The article compared the US to Canada, who is like in size, and who rivals South Korea in broadband penetration.
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The iBook technically only supports mirroring but there is a firmware hack that allows it to do dual-head just like the PowerBook. I would assume the same thing will happen with this.
Got any links for the "130mpg" part? I've thought about this idea before, but 130mpg??
I think what the parent is saying is slightly different. Wealth would no longer be measured in possessions, money, or tangible things since everyone could have those things--what you just said. Wealth would be measured by your reputation, who you were in society, power, that sort of thing. What are the two things every man wants? Money and power. If money becomes worthless then all his energy will be directed towards attaining power.
Plus, just because I can replicate myself materials for a $40M mansion doesn't mean I have the mountain peak with a majestic view to put it on. Or the beach front property. Property value would sky-rocket as it would be one of the few "possessions" that still meant something. And to add a twist, how would one attain such a property if I have nothing to offer the owner? I can't pay him for it, money means nothing. I need to have SOMETHING one of those land owners want or I'll never get their land. Sure not everyone wants beach property (I prefer the mountains), but there are many that do and eventually we'll be out of beaches, so trading must start to take place.
Or how about things like travel? Will we also replicate our own private plane and fuel and just go somewhere? Airlines might still exist, along with airports, and how would they be supported?
Not saying you're supposed to have the answers, but I don't think "money doesn't exist" is quite as simple as you think. They say money makes the world go 'round, it can't just disappear someday without major, major, huge changes, and surprisingly, would probably not be widely accepted. It would certainly be fought by the rich as they risk losing everything they've ever worked for. And since the rich have power, I think if this ever got close we'd see a lot of resistance from those in the upper-class. If they didn't have power, they'd lose the only status they had.
And even some of the not-so-rich. Everyone's savings account would instantly become worthless. Do you think that would go over well? Banks would go out of business and their owners would lose all of their power. Do you think they would just let that happen?
That's why God invented eBay. You could probably get close to what you paid for it back. Not full, but close.
Ha, no geeber isn't so clueless. S/He brings up a very good point about how non-tech individuals--you know, the rest of the world that doesn't troll /.--may see the words "Open-Source" connected with a virus and form their own conclusion. However wrong that conclusion may be, it's something that needs attention to make sure the OSS community isn't blamed, even in part.
Because 1337 is leet (elite) speak. It's a hax0r joke. A juvenile might write that headline as such:
Army Contractor To Build A 1337 Xserve Cluster
And it would still make sense, believe it or not. It'd be like saying "...To Build A Sweet/Cool/Awesome Xserve." It was a joke because only juveniles use 1337-speak and the parent was being sarcastic.
Get an upgrade card at OWC and save tons of cash.
Incorrect. It's wireless. You just have to have an existing wireless network. The ethernet-out is to hook up additional devices via hard-wire I think.
Had a similar problem in college, too. Our email address was our first and last initial followed by the last four digits of our SSN. And our student ID was our SSN. So annoying. Our SSNs were on all official pieces of paper, attendance records (they took attendance in every class at my college), documentation, etc that people lost, dropped, and misplaced. They FINALLY changed it about 6 months before I graduated, and only after the gov told them they had to.