I don't know how things work in Minnesota, but here in Boston we don't generally oust politicians for blocking Boing Boing. This will blow over, and there will be no repercussions. This is one of those situations where a politician can say "Even if someone has a problem with this, people will call them stupid for making a stink about something called Boing Boing."
I think Apple has the right idea. Switching Steve Jobs out every 12 years or so is a good thing. The first time they switched Jobs, he came back and revitalized Apple. The next time Jobs is switched out, I'm sure he will have even more innovative ideas for Apple. So, no, switching Jobs too often is clearly not a bad thing.
The article mentioned the name of the university: Bowling Green State University. In this case I don't think the name of the university is as important as the incident itself. If it had been a major, famous university you might have a point. Plus, I think witholding the name of the university creates more of a "it could happen anywhere" type of vibe. Maybe it's just me..
Blu-Ray, from what I see, has a few problems (or HD-DVD several advantages).
1. Lots of people already have an Xbox 360, so the cost of the HD-DVD addon really doesn't seem so bad, compared to the $600 or $1000+ Blu-Ray players.
2. I can't think of many Blu-ray movies that I just can't live without. There are loads of HD-DVD movies I would love to own.
3. The Xbox 360 is a more capable media center device. Since the HD-DVD box is part of the 360, that creates a nice little package.
4. The name. "What the hell is a 'blue...ray'?" When you say HD-DVD they at the very least have a good idea that it's some type of movie disc.
I just can't see how Blu-ray hopes to make significant inroads into the HD movie market. Maybe this won't even matter. Maybe we'll all have fiber to the curb in 3 years and will stream HD content from Netflix or something.
I'm not sure what you meant by that. Are you saying that people often start conflicts because they believe there other side believes in the wrong religion, e.g. Israel-Palestine Conflict? In that case, religion is to blame. Are you saying Atheists are blamed by religious folks for causing problems? If so, religion is to blame. Are you saying non-religious people can't have morals? If so, you're just wrong.
You might also want to check out this page. It lists a bunch of different places to buy Wii component cables. I bought the MadCatz one for $19 and received them in less than a week!
...The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause...
Windows Vista's ReadyDrive feature is supposedly going to improve boot times, assuming you have a hard drive that supports it. Since the ReadyDrive hard disks are not available yet, I don't know how well it works, but you can read some more about it here:
Windows Vista natively supports a new generation of hybrid hard drives coming soon from Samsung and other companies via a feature named Windows ReadyDrive. I haven't been able to test this feature yet because these hard drives aren't yet available, but here's how it works: The hybrid hard drives combine a standard hard disk with large amounts (1 GB or more) of non-volatile flash memory. This memory acts a cache of sorts, providing a number of benefits. First, the system will boot up and resume from various sleep states much more quickly, allowing users to get back to work more quickly. Because the hard drive, with all its moving parts, spins up much less frequently, you'll experience better overall performance and better overall battery life. (For this latter reason, the first generation hybrid hard drives will likely target the notebook market and not the desktop PC market.) Hybrid hard drives should also be more reliable than their standard drive cousins, again, because the moving parts won't need to spin up so often.
Interestingly, previous generation operating systems won't be able to utilize these hybrid hard drives unless of course the drive makers include drivers in the box to enable that support. But Vista supports this technology out of the box, so there's nothing to add or configure. If you have such a drive, Windows ReadyDrive will just work. It's a win-win.
I think the cause for the rise in Xbox Live usage is obvious: the wonderful, delicious Xbox Live-enabled games recently released by Burger King! Sneak King alone probably accounts for 80% of this recent surge.
Maybe now Hollywod will come up with, dare I say it, an original movie idea.
No, it's much more likely that Fox will decide to make a documentary about filming the remake of Revenge of the Nerds, the struggle to gain support for the project, and its ultimate defeat. Rated PG-13.
This is destined to go nowhere! People won't take them seriously if they keep misspelling words. I mean, who's ever heard of words like "analogue" and "favourite"? Not this red-blooded American!
This article is complaining about a lot of things Microsoft has no control over. Drivers causing the OS to crash? You're telling me Linux/MacOS cannot be locked/crashed by a bad driver? I don't have much experience with MacOS, but I know it can happen in Linux.
"Microsoft doesn't write most of that software, so it asked the companies that do to submit their work for its own testing... many developers have ignored Microsoft's testing requirements."
Damn you, Microsoft, why did you force all those developers to ignore your test requirements!?
Basically the same thing happened to Microsoft's attempts to clean up the look of Windows. Recall how simple a fresh installation of XP can appear, with only the recycle-bin icon on the desktop and a single column of programs in the Start Menu... The initial simplicity almost never survives contact with software installers. Most of them ignore Microsoft's programming guidelines by dumping shortcuts and icons across the Start Menu, the desktop and the "tray," that parking lot of tiny icons at the bottom-right corner.
Again, I don't know why Microsoft forced all those developers to ignore their guidelines! It's all Microsoft's fault!
The operating system has done little to ensure that programs move in and move out in an orderly manner; they can throw supporting files and data all over the hard drive, then leave the junk behind when software is uninstalled.
InstallShield used to do that by default, until they realized developers were often sloppy and didn't put their files in the right places. That led to missing DLL files, missing OCX files, etc. Again, is this really Microsoft's fault? I don't think so.
I can't say much good about the registry, since it clearly should have been scrapped a long time ago. Same goes for Windows Genuine Advantage, it is intrusive and prevents a lot of legitimate users from getting security updates. Service Pack 2 did a lot to improve security. I agree more could have been done, but SP2 was a positive step. Vista sounds like it will have some fairly good security tools built-in (depending on the version) for home users.
I have a tough time believing these articles, mainly because most people I know don't have problems with XP in general. When I go to customers' homes/businesses to fix problems, it's usually a result of them downloading porn or free screensavers. I don't really blame MS for that, mainly because a stupid user will find a way to screw up their computer. I don't think that will change with Vista, and I don't think MacOS/Linux are any different.
This article did make some good points about things XP did wrong, but it threw in enough complaints about minor or non-existent problems that I lost confidence in the article's content.
"A recent study that looked at the quality of phone calls came up with some surprising results. Ars Technica reports that while 'traditional' VoIP call quality lagged behind landlines, service from cable ISPs was much better because of their use of PacketCable: 'VoIP from the cable companies actually surpassed the traditional phone network in reliability, meaning that the service was more often available and connected calls without dropping them. Cable providers also led the way in audio quality; the top firm in Keynote's study actually turned in an MOS of 4.24, above most real phone networks.'"
Even Alexander Graham Bell--back from the grave--is embracing VOIP. Come on AT&T, get with the times! Landlines are dead.
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This has nothing to do with the parent's comment about Menino's pattern of speech, but it's damn funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORt5a4fDTVI
I don't know how things work in Minnesota, but here in Boston we don't generally oust politicians for blocking Boing Boing. This will blow over, and there will be no repercussions. This is one of those situations where a politician can say "Even if someone has a problem with this, people will call them stupid for making a stink about something called Boing Boing."
I have an archive of most of your _good_ material stored on my hard drives.
...or better yet, a suitcase full of British pounds.
#21: Those annoying PC World ads that pop up whenever you visit their articles.
I think Apple has the right idea. Switching Steve Jobs out every 12 years or so is a good thing. The first time they switched Jobs, he came back and revitalized Apple. The next time Jobs is switched out, I'm sure he will have even more innovative ideas for Apple. So, no, switching Jobs too often is clearly not a bad thing.
The article mentioned the name of the university: Bowling Green State University. In this case I don't think the name of the university is as important as the incident itself. If it had been a major, famous university you might have a point. Plus, I think witholding the name of the university creates more of a "it could happen anywhere" type of vibe. Maybe it's just me..
"Blame" usually implies that the resulting action was a bad thing. I think you mean "attribute" or something more positive.
Blu-Ray, from what I see, has a few problems (or HD-DVD several advantages).
1. Lots of people already have an Xbox 360, so the cost of the HD-DVD addon really doesn't seem so bad, compared to the $600 or $1000+ Blu-Ray players.
2. I can't think of many Blu-ray movies that I just can't live without. There are loads of HD-DVD movies I would love to own.
3. The Xbox 360 is a more capable media center device. Since the HD-DVD box is part of the 360, that creates a nice little package.
4. The name. "What the hell is a 'blue...ray'?" When you say HD-DVD they at the very least have a good idea that it's some type of movie disc.
I just can't see how Blu-ray hopes to make significant inroads into the HD movie market. Maybe this won't even matter. Maybe we'll all have fiber to the curb in 3 years and will stream HD content from Netflix or something.
I'm not sure what you meant by that. Are you saying that people often start conflicts because they believe there other side believes in the wrong religion, e.g. Israel-Palestine Conflict? In that case, religion is to blame. Are you saying Atheists are blamed by religious folks for causing problems? If so, religion is to blame. Are you saying non-religious people can't have morals? If so, you're just wrong.
You might also want to check out this page. It lists a bunch of different places to buy Wii component cables. I bought the MadCatz one for $19 and received them in less than a week!
...The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause...
There-fixed the emphasis for YOU.
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Nope, they teach it in 3rd grade. It makes this story all the more sad.
I think the cause for the rise in Xbox Live usage is obvious: the wonderful, delicious Xbox Live-enabled games recently released by Burger King! Sneak King alone probably accounts for 80% of this recent surge.
1. Go to your Slashdot account preferences page
2. Click the "Homepage" link at the top of that page ( http://hardware.slashdot.org/users.pl?op=edithome )
3. Uncheck the Apple section
Hope that helps.
I want step-by-step instructions on how to make a glowing piece of the radical rock..... THE AGGRO CRAG.
Yeah, and Microsoft could have also *easily* added wireless power to the Zune. What a shitty product!
This is destined to go nowhere! People won't take them seriously if they keep misspelling words. I mean, who's ever heard of words like "analogue" and "favourite"? Not this red-blooded American!
Damn you, Microsoft, why did you force all those developers to ignore your test requirements!?
Again, I don't know why Microsoft forced all those developers to ignore their guidelines! It's all Microsoft's fault!
InstallShield used to do that by default, until they realized developers were often sloppy and didn't put their files in the right places. That led to missing DLL files, missing OCX files, etc. Again, is this really Microsoft's fault? I don't think so.
I can't say much good about the registry, since it clearly should have been scrapped a long time ago. Same goes for Windows Genuine Advantage, it is intrusive and prevents a lot of legitimate users from getting security updates. Service Pack 2 did a lot to improve security. I agree more could have been done, but SP2 was a positive step. Vista sounds like it will have some fairly good security tools built-in (depending on the version) for home users.
I have a tough time believing these articles, mainly because most people I know don't have problems with XP in general. When I go to customers' homes/businesses to fix problems, it's usually a result of them downloading porn or free screensavers. I don't really blame MS for that, mainly because a stupid user will find a way to screw up their computer. I don't think that will change with Vista, and I don't think MacOS/Linux are any different.
This article did make some good points about things XP did wrong, but it threw in enough complaints about minor or non-existent problems that I lost confidence in the article's content.