if you're still pissed about launching apps, try out LaunchBar [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar] -- i would love to see apple buy this program to put in 10.4:-P
-m
And what's especially frustrating is that they replaced two very workable UI gadgets, the Application Menu and the Process Menu
try this: drag your Applications folder to the document area of the dock. now you have an application menu! (right-click or click-and-hold)
was that so hard? i tend to keep my home directory there too, so i can access my apps & files in a similar fashion.
As far as I'm concerned, replacing two UI gadgets with one isn't a blunder -- it's efficency. (really, its 3 widgets -- because it's more like Launcher than anything else) you now have one device that keeps track of your processes, using the same icons you use to launch frequently used programs. programs you use less frequently you can launch from the aforementioned in-dock applications folder.
i think his criticism of the trash location is a little weak... i agree the dock is an awkward location for it, but the sidebar in the finder would be a *MUCH* better location for it. i tend to have several full-screen windows up, and i dont care to hide them all so i can see the trash to delete something, and then show them all again... putting a trash in each navigation window would be a shorter distance to drag, always visible, always right where you need it. until then, i just right click and select "move to trash"....
yeah -- i've said it before and i'll say it again... trying to stop spammers (those that actually send the emails) is not going to work. it's too hard to tell who to punish, too easy for spammers to find new ways of covering their tracks. the only way to stop spam is with a HEFTY FINE to the company whose goods were advertised. this would make spamming "too risky" and companies would have to search for better advertising alternatives.
yeah, 7th grade i used to enjoy writing that exact program, and starting it on all the computers one by one in our library. i also used to throw fireworks in kids backyards while they were watching tv. i think being young you are just a punk, whether on computers or otherwise.:-)
more importantly -- most FM radio blows, not because of quality of transmission, but quality of content. i stopped listening to the radio (barring my university's station) because its nothing but cheeseball commercials, and about 60-120 minutes of audio that they just play on a loop until the songs are DEAD.
for the car, i'd rather have an ipod. for the house radio, i can survive off internet broadcasts.
i used to use a product called the XGA theatre and it was pretty cool. it does a nice tv signal from cable or video in, and was fast enough to play video games (little or no delay on the signal)
i'd highly recomend this device if the I/O ports are the ones you need.:)
So Ohio passes a law making sure that at least there are less pirate movies. What is wrong with that?
I live in California, so this is a familiar issue for us. It seems to me that this regulation will do little or nothing to stop piracy. The camcorder rips are only of value when they're released on the 'net BEFORE the movie hits theatres. This means either it was released in another country first (in which case this law is useless) or it was a sneak-preview for a focus group (in which case the industry should just monitor these viewers more closely, dont let anyone bring in a tripod...)
Camcorder-in-theatre ("Telesync") rips are generally a last resort in the piracy world, favored much by rips from a leaked preview DVD/Tape ("Screener"), or a rip from a retail DVD after it's release. I'm not too deeply in touch with the scene, but it seems to me most movies have a screener rip in circulation by the time they're in theatres.
Long story short: this, and similar laws will be ineffective because by the time a movie is released to the masses, the incentive for piracy via a smuggled camera is LONG gone.
i was referring to heroin as an extereme because of its harsh/unpleasant withdrawl effects. it is said that a heroin user will shoot up with an aids-infected needle, even after being told of the needle's contamination, just to end the side effects. would you give yourself aids for another cigarette?
Speaking as someone who has more experience with mind-altering substances than any healthy person should, nicotine addiction is overplayed. Yes, its addictive -- yes, you'll have withdrawls -- but the truth is: it takes 3 years to cement a physical addiction to nicotine. it takes 72 hours to clean your system out and free yourself of the physical addiction. the withdrawls, while very unpleasant, are something that a strong person who WANTS to quit can cope with.
So why do I say it's overplayed? I'm pretty young... i go to a lot of parties. I see too many teens who cant have been smoking for more than a year, saying "i cant quit, im addicted." they use addiction as an excuse to keep up with the habbit, rather than admitting they are chosing to be smokers.
Bottom line is, you should know what substance you're taking -- you should know what its doing to you -- you should know when a craving is your desire or an effect of the substance -- and you should know how to control your dosage. if you cant do any of those, you should avoid substance use/abuse except when perscribed by a doctor.:-)
Rather than switching to decaf, I'd recommend switching to black tea. Tea contains a special chemical (the name illudes me at the moment) that slows the absorbtion of caffiene into your system. This is why tea gives a long, mellow stimulant effect, and coffee gives a strong buzz followed by a "down" period.
Worst case just quit and deal with the side effects. Headaches and irratability are pretty tollerable considering the withdrawls from other substances (opiates, for example: muscle spasms, stomach cramps, projectile vomiting, dilusions, loss of bowel control...)
Chances are you're more psychologically addicted than physically -- though this is nothing to laugh at, as psychological addiction is what keeps heroin users coming back (after they've de-toxed). However, realizing that it's all in your head is a great step towards ignoring cravings of addictive substance/activity.
I am not an entho-botanist (?), but uh... as far as I know, tobbacco (nicotine) stimulates the release of a neurotransmitter associated with memory recognition. So it does have beneficial effects beyond calming the addict's cravings...
-m
granted i prefer my mac, so the argument is biased, but i have a win32/pc i use every day as well..
what bothers me about this article, is the author assumes that by "more secure" the mac elite has meant to saying their OS is perfect. obviously, this isn't the case.
i've had my newest mac for over a year now, and have only seen 2 vulnerabilities made public (openssh, and this trusted host thing). during this same period, i've seen more windows vulnerabilities than i can recall, and i've had encounters with at least 4 widespread microsoft worms [found in my inbox], and watched them bring many networks to their knees.
i haven't seen a virus for mac since the days of System 7 on M68K chips.
bottom line is -- yes, OS X has vulnerabilities... but there will have to be a lot more discovered, and a lot more damage on its behalf (worms, etc.) before anyone can call it even.
Most software is for windows, because most people run windows, which is why most software is for windows.
Something's gotta give for this cycle to break.... And you can't expect software vendors to package and ship software for OS's that have no userbase in hopes that one day a market will magically appear.
Once you get enough frustrated aunties and uncles, the free market will correct, and you'll start to see more software. It won't happen overnight, and it won't be a smooth transition -- but it can happen.:-)
Plus, if Sun puts in some effort, they could provide what the customer needs before they even get in the car to go to the software store! My mother bought a Mac, and the only software she bought was office -- everything else she uses came on the computer when she got it. This strategy could also help bridge the gap.
-m
Okay... so we can all agree that calling this "java desktop system" is really confusing and fuels misconception about the product. The question is -- will this sort of branding dilute the meaning of "java" to that of ".NET"?;-)
even though i dont think i'd be too inclined to run sun's java desktop system, after running other linux distros -- i like seeing it developed. i have big hopes for this, and whatever novell does with suse/ximian.
It's pretty safe to assume that all spam directs you to some sort of business, or money-making device for some person (ie. banner)
While probably grossly unconstitutional, it seems the best way to stop this would be to fine the party who is making the profit. Right now, most of the heat seems to be directed towards the spammers, who are plentiful and difficult to identify. If you get rid of the spammers, but greedy parties still want to send out spam, then more spammers will be made! However, if the spam directs you to freeporn.com -- then fine the hell outta freeporn.com and make a big stink about it in the news. Once this happens a few times, businesses will be wary about using spam again -- the risk vs. reward will be too great.
This can sorta be broken to supply and demand. The "supply" are all those fresh eyes who will see the email, and even act on it (buy the product, click the link, etc...) The "demand" is from those wanting to hire spammers as a cheap way to make a quick buck from the masses. The spammers themselves are just a catalyst that makes the process happen -- the free market will magically make them appear, as long as the supply/demand forces are there. It seems to me, that steps must continue to be taken to stop spam from ever being presented to the user (mail filters, etc.) -- but at the same time, spamming needs to be a more risky and less appealing advertising approach for businesses.
I'm starting to wonder if we should be sending all these probes out without any chance of recovery or destruction. While it's probable there isn't any other sentient life out there, it's also probable that our efforts to explore our surroundings are affecting or destroying living and non-living celestial evidence.
Well, with the Japanese craft heading towards early demise, it'll be a few more years before we see the red planet contaminated with sanrio characters.
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won't it be great when the local neighborhood children accidently smack a baseball thru your widescreen tv set...
-m
if you're still pissed about launching apps, try out LaunchBar [http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar] -- i would love to see apple buy this program to put in 10.4 :-P
-m
On a serious note, I wonder if I'll live to see the first conception on the moon/in space.
wonder how long they'd go before attempting re-entry...
And what's especially frustrating is that they replaced two very workable UI gadgets, the Application Menu and the Process Menu
try this: drag your Applications folder to the document area of the dock. now you have an application menu! (right-click or click-and-hold)
was that so hard? i tend to keep my home directory there too, so i can access my apps & files in a similar fashion.
As far as I'm concerned, replacing two UI gadgets with one isn't a blunder -- it's efficency. (really, its 3 widgets -- because it's more like Launcher than anything else) you now have one device that keeps track of your processes, using the same icons you use to launch frequently used programs. programs you use less frequently you can launch from the aforementioned in-dock applications folder.
i think his criticism of the trash location is a little weak... i agree the dock is an awkward location for it, but the sidebar in the finder would be a *MUCH* better location for it. i tend to have several full-screen windows up, and i dont care to hide them all so i can see the trash to delete something, and then show them all again... putting a trash in each navigation window would be a shorter distance to drag, always visible, always right where you need it. until then, i just right click and select "move to trash"....
yeah -- i've said it before and i'll say it again... trying to stop spammers (those that actually send the emails) is not going to work. it's too hard to tell who to punish, too easy for spammers to find new ways of covering their tracks. the only way to stop spam is with a HEFTY FINE to the company whose goods were advertised. this would make spamming "too risky" and companies would have to search for better advertising alternatives.
yeah, 7th grade i used to enjoy writing that exact program, and starting it on all the computers one by one in our library. i also used to throw fireworks in kids backyards while they were watching tv. i think being young you are just a punk, whether on computers or otherwise. :-)
more importantly -- most FM radio blows, not because of quality of transmission, but quality of content. i stopped listening to the radio (barring my university's station) because its nothing but cheeseball commercials, and about 60-120 minutes of audio that they just play on a loop until the songs are DEAD.
for the car, i'd rather have an ipod. for the house radio, i can survive off internet broadcasts.
i used to use a product called the XGA theatre and it was pretty cool. it does a nice tv signal from cable or video in, and was fast enough to play video games (little or no delay on the signal)
:)
i'd highly recomend this device if the I/O ports are the ones you need.
So Ohio passes a law making sure that at least there are less pirate movies. What is wrong with that?
I live in California, so this is a familiar issue for us. It seems to me that this regulation will do little or nothing to stop piracy. The camcorder rips are only of value when they're released on the 'net BEFORE the movie hits theatres. This means either it was released in another country first (in which case this law is useless) or it was a sneak-preview for a focus group (in which case the industry should just monitor these viewers more closely, dont let anyone bring in a tripod...)
Camcorder-in-theatre ("Telesync") rips are generally a last resort in the piracy world, favored much by rips from a leaked preview DVD/Tape ("Screener"), or a rip from a retail DVD after it's release. I'm not too deeply in touch with the scene, but it seems to me most movies have a screener rip in circulation by the time they're in theatres.
Long story short: this, and similar laws will be ineffective because by the time a movie is released to the masses, the incentive for piracy via a smuggled camera is LONG gone.
--mike
>> I want Mozilla and OpenOffice to use a widget set of my choice (no matter which one I choose - qt, gtk, gtk2 ....)
Mozilla can be compiled to use either gtk or qt as it's base -- but it puts its own skin on top. I think it has been this way for some time...
i was referring to heroin as an extereme because of its harsh/unpleasant withdrawl effects. it is said that a heroin user will shoot up with an aids-infected needle, even after being told of the needle's contamination, just to end the side effects. would you give yourself aids for another cigarette?
:-)
Speaking as someone who has more experience with mind-altering substances than any healthy person should, nicotine addiction is overplayed. Yes, its addictive -- yes, you'll have withdrawls -- but the truth is: it takes 3 years to cement a physical addiction to nicotine. it takes 72 hours to clean your system out and free yourself of the physical addiction. the withdrawls, while very unpleasant, are something that a strong person who WANTS to quit can cope with.
So why do I say it's overplayed? I'm pretty young... i go to a lot of parties. I see too many teens who cant have been smoking for more than a year, saying "i cant quit, im addicted." they use addiction as an excuse to keep up with the habbit, rather than admitting they are chosing to be smokers.
Bottom line is, you should know what substance you're taking -- you should know what its doing to you -- you should know when a craving is your desire or an effect of the substance -- and you should know how to control your dosage. if you cant do any of those, you should avoid substance use/abuse except when perscribed by a doctor.
Rather than switching to decaf, I'd recommend switching to black tea. Tea contains a special chemical (the name illudes me at the moment) that slows the absorbtion of caffiene into your system. This is why tea gives a long, mellow stimulant effect, and coffee gives a strong buzz followed by a "down" period.
Worst case just quit and deal with the side effects. Headaches and irratability are pretty tollerable considering the withdrawls from other substances (opiates, for example: muscle spasms, stomach cramps, projectile vomiting, dilusions, loss of bowel control...)
Chances are you're more psychologically addicted than physically -- though this is nothing to laugh at, as psychological addiction is what keeps heroin users coming back (after they've de-toxed). However, realizing that it's all in your head is a great step towards ignoring cravings of addictive substance/activity.
I am not an entho-botanist (?), but uh... as far as I know, tobbacco (nicotine) stimulates the release of a neurotransmitter associated with memory recognition. So it does have beneficial effects beyond calming the addict's cravings... -m
granted i prefer my mac, so the argument is biased, but i have a win32/pc i use every day as well..
what bothers me about this article, is the author assumes that by "more secure" the mac elite has meant to saying their OS is perfect. obviously, this isn't the case.
i've had my newest mac for over a year now, and have only seen 2 vulnerabilities made public (openssh, and this trusted host thing). during this same period, i've seen more windows vulnerabilities than i can recall, and i've had encounters with at least 4 widespread microsoft worms [found in my inbox], and watched them bring many networks to their knees.
i haven't seen a virus for mac since the days of System 7 on M68K chips.
bottom line is -- yes, OS X has vulnerabilities... but there will have to be a lot more discovered, and a lot more damage on its behalf (worms, etc.) before anyone can call it even.
-m
Well, there's more than just when to cover your short... If a buyout happens, the stock could remain boyant or go up -- meaning a lot of sad shorters.
-m
doing lines off a supermodel's chest. rich/lucky bastard. :-P
This is the classic windows/other catch-22.
:-)
Most software is for windows, because most people run windows, which is why most software is for windows.
Something's gotta give for this cycle to break.... And you can't expect software vendors to package and ship software for OS's that have no userbase in hopes that one day a market will magically appear.
Once you get enough frustrated aunties and uncles, the free market will correct, and you'll start to see more software. It won't happen overnight, and it won't be a smooth transition -- but it can happen.
Plus, if Sun puts in some effort, they could provide what the customer needs before they even get in the car to go to the software store! My mother bought a Mac, and the only software she bought was office -- everything else she uses came on the computer when she got it. This strategy could also help bridge the gap. -m
Okay... so we can all agree that calling this "java desktop system" is really confusing and fuels misconception about the product. The question is -- will this sort of branding dilute the meaning of "java" to that of ".NET"? ;-)
-m
even though i dont think i'd be too inclined to run sun's java desktop system, after running other linux distros -- i like seeing it developed. i have big hopes for this, and whatever novell does with suse/ximian.
-m
Yes... A story-a-day ensures that SCO will pay [for the bandwidth] -m
Only meeting-weenies care how much a laptop weighs. ...and students! carrying a 8lb laptop from class to class? yeah right...
-m
It's pretty safe to assume that all spam directs you to some sort of business, or money-making device for some person (ie. banner)
While probably grossly unconstitutional, it seems the best way to stop this would be to fine the party who is making the profit. Right now, most of the heat seems to be directed towards the spammers, who are plentiful and difficult to identify. If you get rid of the spammers, but greedy parties still want to send out spam, then more spammers will be made! However, if the spam directs you to freeporn.com -- then fine the hell outta freeporn.com and make a big stink about it in the news. Once this happens a few times, businesses will be wary about using spam again -- the risk vs. reward will be too great.
This can sorta be broken to supply and demand. The "supply" are all those fresh eyes who will see the email, and even act on it (buy the product, click the link, etc...) The "demand" is from those wanting to hire spammers as a cheap way to make a quick buck from the masses. The spammers themselves are just a catalyst that makes the process happen -- the free market will magically make them appear, as long as the supply/demand forces are there. It seems to me, that steps must continue to be taken to stop spam from ever being presented to the user (mail filters, etc.) -- but at the same time, spamming needs to be a more risky and less appealing advertising approach for businesses.
Ah, I knew before even hitting the comments section I wouldn't have to scroll too far for an STD comparison. Maybe I've been reading /. too much?
I'm starting to wonder if we should be sending all these probes out without any chance of recovery or destruction. While it's probable there isn't any other sentient life out there, it's also probable that our efforts to explore our surroundings are affecting or destroying living and non-living celestial evidence.
Well, with the Japanese craft heading towards early demise, it'll be a few more years before we see the red planet contaminated with sanrio characters.
-m