Well you can solve the first problem by buying an apple and never turning it off, just let it sleep.
The second one baffles me though. How do you plan on downloading a physical object at the speed of light?
Of course I do like the part about kill the RIAA. I haven't bought a CD in years. It's not out of dislike for the RIAA though, just because the music put out currently sucks.
Unlike Sony, Naptser and others Apple is consistent when it comes to songs.
All Apple Songs from iTunes Music store are 128kbps AAC's the Rokr will hold ~100 of those songs.
a 128 AAc is at least as good quality wise as a 128kbps Ogg, or a 168 mp3.
Of course that doesn't make the Rokr phone any more useful. The best suggestion to date is go get a Razor and tape a nano to the back of it. You will get a better deal on both dies of the equation.
Open Standards are the only thing binding us together. Every time some one tries to captialize on a small but growing market segment that segment eventually folds, and then new open standards are developed.
It takes time, but gradually over time we have become a a very open society compared to the past. It's also what is responsible for the sudden growth in technology in the past Century.
Gmail went public on the same day they released Google Talk.
in order to use Google talk you need a gmail account.
Of course your last statement is true. i wouldn't trust it for corporate data. heck it gives me headaches sending large files on a regular basis. i did say sending, it doesn't always like uploading them.
I don't even use latex or tex and I can answer this.
Both concentrate more on content and allow correct mathematic symbols to be used rather than on formating.
Word sucks, for that matter so does Open Office writer. Both are good for short letters, and documents, but when it comes to accurately reproducing symbols, mathematics and physics concepts and numbers there is nothing better for that kind of formatting.
Also Tex and latex will print exactly it's shown. Yuo know exact how things will look when your done. Unlike Word and even OO.o Writer, What you spend hours formatting may not print how you think it will. I have seen this happen on nearly a third of the small number of stuff that I print. whenever possible I switch to pdf then print as I know the PDF will print as desired, and I have a chance to test how it will look before wasting ink.
It already is being rejected. At as far as music is concerned. People have voted with their dollars (& pounds, euros, etc)
Apple's DRM is simple and consistant unlike MSFT's which change per song. Apple has sold over a half a billion dollars worth of songs. The rest combined barely equal a tenth of that.
If you have to have DRM it has to be consistant and easy to use, and actually have rights not just restrictions.
I also have 768mb in my 1.3 ghz powerboook. I don't have any of the problems you people are describing.
I ahve a half a dozen widgets, itunes, safari(or firefox) is always runningI use fire for IM'ing and that is always up as well as iterm. I then start a game up and still nothing stutters. Heck I can run Photoshop with it and nothing happens.
The one bug I have found is that Safari has a probelm letting go of threads once they are formed. So after a week of runing non stop it has 40-50 threads on it's own and performs slowly. Nothing a close and restart the app doesn't fix.
Now I have only one internet dahboard widget, the rest are passive. and none take more than 15 megs of RAM. Of course those go into swap since they aren't being constatly updated.
Heck even if it airs at the same time, and you can pick it up the next day would be useful. I was away from a TV for two and missed the first two episodes of SG-1 and atlantis. I had to find them on limewire and download them, a slow painful procedure.
Just to get caught back up. Soon I will be moving and other than sci-fi, history and the news I don't watch tv much anymore. Having a up to date legal alternative to paying for cable would be wonderful
>>IM is for communication with someone online, email is for communication with someone online or offline. >IM is for temporary messaging, email is for permanent messaging. > IM is for conversation, email is for documentation. is about the only true statement.
The great thing about IM is that you can use it Immediately or to pass and hold messages like email.
Email isn't always reliable either. I have seen messages lost. But it is a better way to send a file to an offline person.
Now if someone could create an IM system that would default messages to an email when offline, that would be cool. Take the great features of both and make it a standard protocal. Heck we could even have security standard to help block some spammers
Because MSFT is known for implenting good ideas poorly, and then extending them MSFT style.
When active X was new people were pointing out the potential vulernabilities as well. MSFT ignored those programmers. by 2003 Active X viruses were common place and being launched Daily.
That's right. MSFT wants to collect even more data from it's DRM'd users to make sure MSFT can just deduct money right from your accounts.
Why does MSFT want that much data on their users? What purpose would it serve? Targeted ads? well considering the backlash againist advertising MSFT is late as usual. Do you need proof of said backlash? go back and watch the latest superbowl and how many less people watched the ads this year.
The one button mouse. On my powerbook I am glad for a one button trackpad. It is easy to use, and you don't have to worry about clicking on the wrong button.
That being said.
When my Powerbook is sitting at my desk, I have a full size keyboard, and an optical mouse with scroll wheel.
>>For what it is worth, Catholics believe that the priest turns the sacramental host and wine into the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ during mass. which is not too far removed from your example.
I knew I missed something while growing up. Catholics are Cannibals. No wonder why they like killing people in the name of their god.
>>So, why is a low growth rate or even zero-growth in energy consumption such an impossible idea? After all, we all know that infinite growth is an impossibility.
Um check the latest birth records. The world's population is growing in number by the size of the UK every single year.
there are two solutions. One go to space and expand or two start shooting people.
I started the car and the radio came on. I backed out of the parking spot, put the car into drive and the radio stopped. I played with all the buttons for a minute but nothing happened. Just out of an odd-ball thought I stopped the car. Turned it off and restarted the engine. Radio works again. I put the car into drive and move on.
And if 1 in 10,000 visitors click on the ad anyway is that cost effective advertising?
How does a company judge whether or not they are getting a return on their advertising?
Example the company I work for once ran a print ad in the local paper. It had a 25% off coupon on anything you bought.
We got zero of them back. We spent $1,000 for zero dollars of return. Website advertising does that for companies. They get little to no benifit yet it costs them money that could be used to boldter employee's.
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Well you can solve the first problem by buying an apple and never turning it off, just let it sleep.
The second one baffles me though. How do you plan on downloading a physical object at the speed of light?
Of course I do like the part about kill the RIAA. I haven't bought a CD in years. It's not out of dislike for the RIAA though, just because the music put out currently sucks.
Unlike Sony, Naptser and others Apple is consistent when it comes to songs.
All Apple Songs from iTunes Music store are 128kbps AAC's the Rokr will hold ~100 of those songs.
a 128 AAc is at least as good quality wise as a 128kbps Ogg, or a 168 mp3.
Of course that doesn't make the Rokr phone any more useful. The best suggestion to date is go get a Razor and tape a nano to the back of it. You will get a better deal on both dies of the equation.
Is that why 60% of all web servers use Apache?
Is that why 100% of web servers use HTML.
Open Standards are the only thing binding us together. Every time some one tries to captialize on a small but growing market segment that segment eventually folds, and then new open standards are developed.
It takes time, but gradually over time we have become a a very open society compared to the past. It's also what is responsible for the sudden growth in technology in the past Century.
I think you need to update yourself.
Gmail went public on the same day they released Google Talk.
in order to use Google talk you need a gmail account.
Of course your last statement is true. i wouldn't trust it for corporate data. heck it gives me headaches sending large files on a regular basis. i did say sending, it doesn't always like uploading them.
Nope just the guys using Linux are legally disabled.
Mac users just get shafted once again.
Speaking as a user of both. Oh and in order to make it work all you need to do is lie. I bet konqueror will work if you adjust the ID.
I don't even use latex or tex and I can answer this.
Both concentrate more on content and allow correct mathematic symbols to be used rather than on formating.
Word sucks, for that matter so does Open Office writer. Both are good for short letters, and documents, but when it comes to accurately reproducing symbols, mathematics and physics concepts and numbers there is nothing better for that kind of formatting.
Also Tex and latex will print exactly it's shown. Yuo know exact how things will look when your done. Unlike Word and even OO.o Writer, What you spend hours formatting may not print how you think it will. I have seen this happen on nearly a third of the small number of stuff that I print. whenever possible I switch to pdf then print as I know the PDF will print as desired, and I have a chance to test how it will look before wasting ink.
It already is being rejected. At as far as music is concerned. People have voted with their dollars (& pounds, euros, etc)
Apple's DRM is simple and consistant unlike MSFT's which change per song. Apple has sold over a half a billion dollars worth of songs. The rest combined barely equal a tenth of that.
If you have to have DRM it has to be consistant and easy to use, and actually have rights not just restrictions.
Other than game play, I do agree.
in FPS's, and even real time role play live voice chat can be very useful. As real time decisions can be made enhancing tactical strategy.
Though I can't even imagine a voice or video blog.
Heck i stay off the phone whenever possible. But somethings work better with voice.
Um let's see here
Any product by Jeep except the New commando.
Hummer,
F150, F250, F350.
I would take any of those over the Aztec for going off-road.
but People do need REM sleep on a regular basis for our conscience to rest.
Though I am sure there are many coders who would try it for a week to get that project done(aka MSFT forcing it on longhorn developers?)
I also have 768mb in my 1.3 ghz powerboook. I don't have any of the problems you people are describing.
I ahve a half a dozen widgets, itunes, safari(or firefox) is always runningI use fire for IM'ing and that is always up as well as iterm. I then start a game up and still nothing stutters. Heck I can run Photoshop with it and nothing happens.
The one bug I have found is that Safari has a probelm letting go of threads once they are formed. So after a week of runing non stop it has 40-50 threads on it's own and performs slowly. Nothing a close and restart the app doesn't fix.
Now I have only one internet dahboard widget, the rest are passive. and none take more than 15 megs of RAM. Of course those go into swap since they aren't being constatly updated.
Heck even if it airs at the same time, and you can pick it up the next day would be useful. I was away from a TV for two and missed the first two episodes of SG-1 and atlantis. I had to find them on limewire and download them, a slow painful procedure.
Just to get caught back up. Soon I will be moving and other than sci-fi, history and the news I don't watch tv much anymore. Having a up to date legal alternative to paying for cable would be wonderful
And airplanes land everyday in little visiblity by using instruments only. They did this long before gps.
>>IM is for communication with someone online, email is for communication with someone online or offline. >IM is for temporary messaging, email is for permanent messaging. > IM is for conversation, email is for documentation.
is about the only true statement.
The great thing about IM is that you can use it Immediately or to pass and hold messages like email.
Email isn't always reliable either. I have seen messages lost. But it is a better way to send a file to an offline person.
Now if someone could create an IM system that would default messages to an email when offline, that would be cool. Take the great features of both and make it a standard protocal. Heck we could even have security standard to help block some spammers
And end up like MSFT? rich but so fscking stupid and incompentent that nothing is actually innovated any more?
Hell no, let Apple stay a small billion dollar niche company. they can be rich, innovated, and hip.
Because MSFT is known for implenting good ideas poorly, and then extending them MSFT style.
When active X was new people were pointing out the potential vulernabilities as well. MSFT ignored those programmers. by 2003 Active X viruses were common place and being launched Daily.
In 1999 people discussed the security problems of ActiveX. 3 years later MSFT was having a nightmare over those said same problems.
Embrace Extend poorly, an extinguish everything seems to be MSFT's philosophy.
MSFT wants locking so badly it forgets to look for the simple errors.
That's right. MSFT wants to collect even more data from it's DRM'd users to make sure MSFT can just deduct money right from your accounts.
Why does MSFT want that much data on their users? What purpose would it serve? Targeted ads? well considering the backlash againist advertising MSFT is late as usual. Do you need proof of said backlash? go back and watch the latest superbowl and how many less people watched the ads this year.
The one button mouse. On my powerbook I am glad for a one button trackpad. It is easy to use, and you don't have to worry about clicking on the wrong button.
That being said.
When my Powerbook is sitting at my desk, I have a full size keyboard, and an optical mouse with scroll wheel.
>>For what it is worth, Catholics believe that the priest turns the sacramental host and wine into the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ during mass. which is not too far removed from your example.
I knew I missed something while growing up. Catholics are Cannibals. No wonder why they like killing people in the name of their god.
>>So, why is a low growth rate or even zero-growth in energy consumption such an impossible idea? After all, we all know that infinite growth is an impossibility.
Um check the latest birth records. The world's population is growing in number by the size of the UK every single year.
there are two solutions. One go to space and expand or two start shooting people.
Computers need to mature, alot.
A rental car I once used.
I started the car and the radio came on. I backed out of the parking spot, put the car into drive and the radio stopped. I played with all the buttons for a minute but nothing happened. Just out of an odd-ball thought I stopped the car. Turned it off and restarted the engine. Radio works again. I put the car into drive and move on.
And if 1 in 10,000 visitors click on the ad anyway is that cost effective advertising?
How does a company judge whether or not they are getting a return on their advertising?
Example the company I work for once ran a print ad in the local paper. It had a 25% off coupon on anything you bought.
We got zero of them back. We spent $1,000 for zero dollars of return. Website advertising does that for companies. They get little to no benifit yet it costs them money that could be used to boldter employee's.
Does that mean I am a crimminal for skipping TV, radio, and published ads as well?
Tv ad comes on I change channels or leave for a moment. my roommate mutes during TV ads.
Radio Ads? change stations.
Ads in newspaper, mail, magazine? I rip and throw ou as best as possible.(ads on pages can't be ripped but can be ignored).
Adblock, Ad blocking CSS for safari.
I consider it all SPAM and useless. I have never seen a good Ad and have never once bought anythig from those idiotic things.
It's called a cat-a-pult for a reason.
build one, they will stop.
Of course it would be really cool if you can disguise it so no one knows it's there. post photo's when your done.