]] I wonder of the writers/copyright holders of Call of Cthulhu would say to that.
"Prior Art"
I hope.First to file, coming soon to a patent office near you!
If you want to play games, you can boot Windows on your x86 Mac. Hopefully someone makes a way to boot Windows as a Mach process and run win32 apps under OSX kinda like you run OS9 apps.
Let's run down the list of classic anti-mac complaints, and look at what Apple has done in the past few years.
The OS is for simpletons - OSX is plenty tweakable now, and a lot more solid than OS9.
They're too expensive - Tell it to the mac mini.
Too much proprietary crap - Apple has been embracing open standards for both hardware and software. Sure, they've still got some proprietary stuff, but compare it to the days of NuBus, ADB, System 7, and all that jazz -- they've made a lot of progress.
It's obvious that objects don't have desires. The poster was merely using some colorful speech. Other examples of non-factual satements that you'd be quick to contradict and look like a prick for doing so: "It's hot as hell out here!" "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" "Slashdot is food for thought."
Some rap has a melody. In any case, since when does music need a melody to be music? Your statement discounts the music of several cultures (ever heard tahitian music?)
...because the widgets only update when the dashboard is visible.
I share your concern over the need for some widgets when web or utilities work fine. (Wikipedia widget, I'm looking in your direction!)
There's a dashboard widget called SysStat -- pretty much the same as 'top' or 'Activity Monitor' -- but unlike those, it only uses CPU when dashboard is showing. I use this thing an awful lot...
I find it quite ironic that it's the right-wingers that push for strict control on video games, the Internet, TV, etc.
This is the same crowd that opposes government regulation of business and favors personal responsability over a care-taker government. Yet, it appears they're asking for the government to help parent their child at the expense of the free market.
The friendly article mentioned that "people are increasingly unwilling to take out their 'software tweezers' to clean their machines", maybe it's time for manufacturers to install a HardReset button (like in a PDA) with a 1 GB ReadOnly Flash drive, which resets everything back to factory.
Look, I'll be honest. I don't like you. I don't like your post. I think it would be best if you did not return to slashdot.
It's pretty much like Tatooine, except that it's a gas giant around three stars instead of two. Still, I must admit -- it got me to click the link. I was expecting spaceships and stories of magic and heroism.
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]] I wonder of the writers/copyright holders of Call of Cthulhu would say to that. "Prior Art" I hope. First to file, coming soon to a patent office near you!
Is this just rebranded cocaine?
Where are the programs I compile to get root? Rootkit is a ready-to-go deployable root-getting suite.
What you have is a ~9 month old document showing some items of concern. Rootkit is not the same as "this system has some SUID root binaries on it..."
...I was thinking they had put a patent on making text bold.
If you want to play games, you can boot Windows on your x86 Mac. Hopefully someone makes a way to boot Windows as a Mach process and run win32 apps under OSX kinda like you run OS9 apps.
Comic-book-guy at his computer:
Oh, Captain Janeway. Lace: The Final Brassiere. Oh hurry up, I'm a busy man. Ugh, this high-speed modem is intolerably slow...
...though they stole most of it from SCO.
http://extensions.roachfiend.com/bugmenot.xpi
Yeah, that does suck. Apple needs to contribute some stuff to OpenGL because it really can't compete with DirectX.
At least now that they'll be using x86 processors, you'll be able to emulate winodws a lot faster (or dual boot if you must).
DHTML, as in -- dynamically changing the page by tinkering with the document object model (DOM) from a scripting language, such as javascript?
:)
Not only does FireFox support this, but the entire user interface is written in this fashion. Get on the bandwagon buddy, it's fun!
Let's run down the list of classic anti-mac complaints, and look at what Apple has done in the past few years.
The OS is for simpletons - OSX is plenty tweakable now, and a lot more solid than OS9.
They're too expensive - Tell it to the mac mini.
Too much proprietary crap - Apple has been embracing open standards for both hardware and software. Sure, they've still got some proprietary stuff, but compare it to the days of NuBus, ADB, System 7, and all that jazz -- they've made a lot of progress.
One button mouse sucks! - Well....
"Eat a bag of dicks."
It's obvious that objects don't have desires. The poster was merely using some colorful speech. Other examples of non-factual satements that you'd be quick to contradict and look like a prick for doing so:
"It's hot as hell out here!"
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"
"Slashdot is food for thought."
If anyone can give actual provable examples of the US government abridging Constitutionally protected free speech, I'd love to hear it.
You ased for it, you got it.
...or drink chicken blood as homage to the dark lord. In return he will protect your network.
roachfiend.com
Just right-click the login textbox, hit "BugMeNot" and it looks up and enters a login for you. I don't use it often, but it sure is nice to have it.
Some rap has a melody. In any case, since when does music need a melody to be music? Your statement discounts the music of several cultures (ever heard tahitian music?)
In fact I was looking for his name in the blurb.
decided to reduce the confusion between 'free as in speech' and 'free as in beer'
Free (of charge) or Free (of licensing restrictions) -- IT'S THE SAME MEANING OF THE WORD.
In any case, it's a needlessly misleading word. "Open source", folks, since 1998. Get with the program.
...because the widgets only update when the dashboard is visible.
I share your concern over the need for some widgets when web or utilities work fine. (Wikipedia widget, I'm looking in your direction!)
There's a dashboard widget called SysStat -- pretty much the same as 'top' or 'Activity Monitor' -- but unlike those, it only uses CPU when dashboard is showing. I use this thing an awful lot...
*raising hand*
I find it quite ironic that it's the right-wingers that push for strict control on video games, the Internet, TV, etc.
This is the same crowd that opposes government regulation of business and favors personal responsability over a care-taker government. Yet, it appears they're asking for the government to help parent their child at the expense of the free market.
The friendly article mentioned that "people are increasingly unwilling to take out their 'software tweezers' to clean their machines", maybe it's time for manufacturers to install a HardReset button (like in a PDA) with a 1 GB ReadOnly Flash drive, which resets everything back to factory.
Look, I'll be honest. I don't like you. I don't like your post. I think it would be best if you did not return to slashdot.
Would someone think of those homeless children who dumpster-dived and brought home (or somewhere whatever) such PC?
Homeless children bringing it where?
...and yes, it's more trouble than it's worth.
It's pretty much like Tatooine, except that it's a gas giant around three stars instead of two. Still, I must admit -- it got me to click the link. I was expecting spaceships and stories of magic and heroism.
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