..is simple - STOP using microsoft dependent software if you fear being locked in. End your dependency. It'll be like quitting smoking - difficult at first, most rewarding in the end.
The Fragbook DR seems quite similar to the Voodoo m:750. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the exact same Compal notebook, actually. And the Voodoo can be had for less money. I wonder whether Falcon are going to have any success with this one.
This article is quite typical of the conceptual problem that many people still have with breeding versus genetic "manipulation". Both methods are means to the same end, ergo the introduction of desired genes or variations thereof into an organism. Breeding takes longer and cannot be controlled to the same extent. And don't start about the dangers of vectors, unwanted integration and crap like that. Nature does that every single minute (ever heard of transposons?) and nobody is complaining about that. So, "Frankenfood"? I think not.
The Lockheed blimps will patrol at around 65,000 ft so I do not expect terrorist attacks on them. However, with lots of these around, I can imagine them being something of a hassle for civilian aircraft. The location of surveillance blimps will no doubt be kept a secret, so I wonder when we will hear the first report of a Jumbo having collided with a blimp.
Probably a simple transponder wil do but I have this feeling that disaster will have to occur before this issue will be addressed.
Probably the nth post saying so - but what the hell are you doing to your machines that you need to reinstall every month?? I run Linux, WinXP and OSX and I never need to reinstall. I just maintain my machines properly. I can only conclude that you do unspeakable things to your OS that ruin it. Methinks that the first ten programs you need should include spyware scanners and antivirus programs...
If you do enough Mexican cooking you can actually cook for free by virtue of the methane released from your intestinal tract after ingestion of all those beans. Just hook up your colon to the stove and you're all good to go!
Wonderful but I hope the architect isn't stupid
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I'd love to have something like this. Imagine being off the grid in an urban setting! But I do hope this architect know's what he's doing. From his quote "People tend to equate hydrogen with hydrogen bombs, but in fact, it is really quite safe because it is so light that it disappears into the atmosphere as soon as it is released." I don't have too much faith in his physics knowledge and his engineering ability to make sure that the hydrogen (in the little tank and the gas pipe) is actually safe to use. It IS rather flammable you know:) I was relieved to see that the plan does include a fuel cell. So if the main tank blows, you still have electricity so you can charge your mobile to dial 911.
Many insightful comments aside, I haven't seen the most obvious point stated yet: this program can potentially undermine each and every deal that Apple (or Microsoft, or whoever) has made or can make with the music industry. What do you think will happen when this takes off and the labels see it? It'll be the end of digital music stores. THAT's the real danger here. I don't care how cool this program is, these guys are ruining everyone's fun peddling their program. What's more, they're endangering the near (at least) future of legal digital music downloading.
I find it interesting that the guy says that they don't want to tackle piracy. They want to manage copyright. It would seem to me that both are two sides of the same coin. If you violate copyright, you're pirating, right?
As an aside - I have always wondered how to interpret the act of listening itself in this regard. If I listen to a piece of music a couple of times, I am generally capable of replaying it in my mind. Have I then violated someone's copyright?
I liked the way the paper described Tux: " a duck-like penguin". I immediately thought of a great name for the next desktop oriented distro: Lindux! Maybe I should suggest this name to the Lindows guys?
I can't seem to connect to the server. Maybe a time-warped slashdot effect (considering the freshness of the post at this time, it MUST be something like that) has caused the server to be down.
Apart from that, I think participating should be fun. A client written in Java is a good idea, as the OS you use is not important in that case. Too many distributed computing projects are being hampered by having Windows-only clients.
Maybe you think I'm some ignorant Joe Average computer user? I am not. I HAVE a firewall (hardware), I have the latest antivirus/antispyware and what have you stuff. I do not open attachments I do not trust. I have been using all kinds of OSes (including all versions of windows and several *NIXes) for years and know my way around the 'net. But surely it is at the very least most annoying to hear of major gaping security holes every now and then. Even more so when you realize that the exploit has been around for awhile before us end users ever hear of it and therefore have been vulnerable all the time. I don't trust Windows for one bit anymore.
Oh, and the spyware/adware is annoying as hell. It's always nice not to have to update any scanners for that when in Linux/OSX. I do trust my Linux and OSX, these OSes are at the very least more difficult to screw up (apparently) than windows.
I don't know about the rest of you, but things like these are actually scaring me out of running Windows. Apart from my powerbooks (no problems there) I have one PC laptop on which I run WinXP and Linux and I like to use Windows for its ACPI support, but I'm now constantly afraid that some as yet undescribed security hole will allow someone to screw up my computer/home network. Brrrr. No Windows any longer, I'm sick and tired of being afraid when using my computer.
This is so obvious that I'm not even sure whether I should say it (it may already be in the 900 comments that I did not read) - do not use Windows. Use a *BSD or Linux. Expecting a virus scanner to protect you is like trying to drive a car with punctured tires, stopping every mile to reinflate them, while you should be getting yourself a new set of tires.
Well, Balmer DOES have a point when he points out that political motives were behind the move. I will and do not doubt its ultimate wisdom, but since anti-MS sentiment is rampant in Europe and anti-competitive behaviour as exhibited by MS in the past is taken very seriously over here, there's bound to be a political motive. Which should never be an argument in deciding what to base your IT infrastructure on.
Of course, the security center is a joke. As if a cool dashboard is going to help if your car is designed so badly that the wheels are falling off.
Ummm - for a G4 compared to a fat Pentium 4, I think the speed argument holds true. However, the software argument is not that valid considering that there is an app for almost everything you need to do. People have been over this a zillion times and it's a stale argument IMHO. True, there aren't as many games for the Mac as there are for machines running Windows.
How important speed is in terms of actual productivity, well...
damn right...Whenever people say "Even Apple users..." they show, by saying so, that they are envious of Apple users. In which case they should get a life and a Mac. For $1899 you can have (almost) a nice 15" Albook which I would - for looks and ease of use- at all times prefer to the Acer.
Desktop is nice, but I need power management!
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I'll migrate when I get decent ACPI support in Linux - I have laptops only. Oh, and I will need EndNote or a comparable reference manager in order to be able to ditch Word. Those are the only things that keep me from migrating to an OSS solution for my computing needs.
You're right, mostly. However,there's more to UNIX than running apache or cron of course. There's things that you can do with the command line that you cannot do as easily from within a finder view. You might argue that AppleScript can help with automating things but I find personally that something like sed is hard to replace for specific purposes. So I remain with my argument that if you know your way around a shell you can do more with your Mac.
I think the titel of the manuals ought to be changed. The are not missing - they're not needed. Users don't NEED a manual in order to be able to use OS X productively. Isn't that the hallmark of a well though-out UI? The manuals should be called "The unnecessary manuals". The finer details of what's possible (like option-dragging in Preview) are kept from the average user simply in order to avoid confusion. And I think it's a good decision.
Anyway, the missing manuals are nice books indeed but if you really want to use OS X to full advantage, you should get OS X Unleashed instead. IMHO the full power of OS X comes into play only when you are able to utilize the UNIX underpinnings to their full extent.
When looking at the various open source heroes, I cannot help thinking that the average geek ought to exercise a little more. I mean, look at all that flab! NOT healthy at all. Mens sana in corpore sano and all that:)
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..is simple - STOP using microsoft dependent software if you fear being locked in. End your dependency. It'll be like quitting smoking - difficult at first, most rewarding in the end.
Reminds me of Neuromancer - once this gets off the ground I want me a set of shark teeth!
The Fragbook DR seems quite similar to the Voodoo m:750. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the exact same Compal notebook, actually. And the Voodoo can be had for less money. I wonder whether Falcon are going to have any success with this one.
This article is quite typical of the conceptual problem that many people still have with breeding versus genetic "manipulation". Both methods are means to the same end, ergo the introduction of desired genes or variations thereof into an organism. Breeding takes longer and cannot be controlled to the same extent. And don't start about the dangers of vectors, unwanted integration and crap like that. Nature does that every single minute (ever heard of transposons?) and nobody is complaining about that. So, "Frankenfood"? I think not.
The Lockheed blimps will patrol at around 65,000 ft so I do not expect terrorist attacks on them. However, with lots of these around, I can imagine them being something of a hassle for civilian aircraft. The location of surveillance blimps will no doubt be kept a secret, so I wonder when we will hear the first report of a Jumbo having collided with a blimp. Probably a simple transponder wil do but I have this feeling that disaster will have to occur before this issue will be addressed.
Probably the nth post saying so - but what the hell are you doing to your machines that you need to reinstall every month?? I run Linux, WinXP and OSX and I never need to reinstall. I just maintain my machines properly. I can only conclude that you do unspeakable things to your OS that ruin it. Methinks that the first ten programs you need should include spyware scanners and antivirus programs...
Na, just use enough lube (KY will do nicely) and a soft rubber duct. You WILL definitely be the sole ruler of your kitchen :)
If you do enough Mexican cooking you can actually cook for free by virtue of the methane released from your intestinal tract after ingestion of all those beans. Just hook up your colon to the stove and you're all good to go!
I'd love to have something like this. Imagine being off the grid in an urban setting! But I do hope this architect know's what he's doing. From his quote "People tend to equate hydrogen with hydrogen bombs, but in fact, it is really quite safe because it is so light that it disappears into the atmosphere as soon as it is released." I don't have too much faith in his physics knowledge and his engineering ability to make sure that the hydrogen (in the little tank and the gas pipe) is actually safe to use. It IS rather flammable you know :) I was relieved to see that the plan does include a fuel cell. So if the main tank blows, you still have electricity so you can charge your mobile to dial 911.
Many insightful comments aside, I haven't seen the most obvious point stated yet: this program can potentially undermine each and every deal that Apple (or Microsoft, or whoever) has made or can make with the music industry. What do you think will happen when this takes off and the labels see it? It'll be the end of digital music stores. THAT's the real danger here. I don't care how cool this program is, these guys are ruining everyone's fun peddling their program. What's more, they're endangering the near (at least) future of legal digital music downloading.
I find it interesting that the guy says that they don't want to tackle piracy. They want to manage copyright. It would seem to me that both are two sides of the same coin. If you violate copyright, you're pirating, right? As an aside - I have always wondered how to interpret the act of listening itself in this regard. If I listen to a piece of music a couple of times, I am generally capable of replaying it in my mind. Have I then violated someone's copyright?
Oh, come on. This "joke" should be modded down to flamebait. It's just asking to start the fruitless apple vs. pc discussion all over again.
I liked the way the paper described Tux: " a duck-like penguin". I immediately thought of a great name for the next desktop oriented distro: Lindux! Maybe I should suggest this name to the Lindows guys?
I can't seem to connect to the server. Maybe a time-warped slashdot effect (considering the freshness of the post at this time, it MUST be something like that) has caused the server to be down. Apart from that, I think participating should be fun. A client written in Java is a good idea, as the OS you use is not important in that case. Too many distributed computing projects are being hampered by having Windows-only clients.
Maybe you think I'm some ignorant Joe Average computer user? I am not. I HAVE a firewall (hardware), I have the latest antivirus/antispyware and what have you stuff. I do not open attachments I do not trust. I have been using all kinds of OSes (including all versions of windows and several *NIXes) for years and know my way around the 'net. But surely it is at the very least most annoying to hear of major gaping security holes every now and then. Even more so when you realize that the exploit has been around for awhile before us end users ever hear of it and therefore have been vulnerable all the time. I don't trust Windows for one bit anymore. Oh, and the spyware/adware is annoying as hell. It's always nice not to have to update any scanners for that when in Linux/OSX. I do trust my Linux and OSX, these OSes are at the very least more difficult to screw up (apparently) than windows.
I don't know about the rest of you, but things like these are actually scaring me out of running Windows. Apart from my powerbooks (no problems there) I have one PC laptop on which I run WinXP and Linux and I like to use Windows for its ACPI support, but I'm now constantly afraid that some as yet undescribed security hole will allow someone to screw up my computer/home network. Brrrr. No Windows any longer, I'm sick and tired of being afraid when using my computer.
This is so obvious that I'm not even sure whether I should say it (it may already be in the 900 comments that I did not read) - do not use Windows. Use a *BSD or Linux. Expecting a virus scanner to protect you is like trying to drive a car with punctured tires, stopping every mile to reinflate them, while you should be getting yourself a new set of tires.
Stop bending over then.
Well, Balmer DOES have a point when he points out that political motives were behind the move. I will and do not doubt its ultimate wisdom, but since anti-MS sentiment is rampant in Europe and anti-competitive behaviour as exhibited by MS in the past is taken very seriously over here, there's bound to be a political motive. Which should never be an argument in deciding what to base your IT infrastructure on. Of course, the security center is a joke. As if a cool dashboard is going to help if your car is designed so badly that the wheels are falling off.
Ummm - for a G4 compared to a fat Pentium 4, I think the speed argument holds true. However, the software argument is not that valid considering that there is an app for almost everything you need to do. People have been over this a zillion times and it's a stale argument IMHO. True, there aren't as many games for the Mac as there are for machines running Windows. How important speed is in terms of actual productivity, well...
damn right...Whenever people say "Even Apple users..." they show, by saying so, that they are envious of Apple users. In which case they should get a life and a Mac. For $1899 you can have (almost) a nice 15" Albook which I would - for looks and ease of use- at all times prefer to the Acer.
I'll migrate when I get decent ACPI support in Linux - I have laptops only. Oh, and I will need EndNote or a comparable reference manager in order to be able to ditch Word. Those are the only things that keep me from migrating to an OSS solution for my computing needs.
You're right, mostly. However,there's more to UNIX than running apache or cron of course. There's things that you can do with the command line that you cannot do as easily from within a finder view. You might argue that AppleScript can help with automating things but I find personally that something like sed is hard to replace for specific purposes. So I remain with my argument that if you know your way around a shell you can do more with your Mac.
I think the titel of the manuals ought to be changed. The are not missing - they're not needed. Users don't NEED a manual in order to be able to use OS X productively. Isn't that the hallmark of a well though-out UI? The manuals should be called "The unnecessary manuals". The finer details of what's possible (like option-dragging in Preview) are kept from the average user simply in order to avoid confusion. And I think it's a good decision. Anyway, the missing manuals are nice books indeed but if you really want to use OS X to full advantage, you should get OS X Unleashed instead. IMHO the full power of OS X comes into play only when you are able to utilize the UNIX underpinnings to their full extent.
When looking at the various open source heroes, I cannot help thinking that the average geek ought to exercise a little more. I mean, look at all that flab! NOT healthy at all. Mens sana in corpore sano and all that :)