Spend a day going around town with my brother-in-law who's got muscular dystrophy and can't take care of himself anymore and you'll understand why. The ability to go up stairs like a normal person would be huge.
I'm still holding out for the mechanized suit we saw a while back.
Will I be able to run / develop Java (J2ME) apps on the iPhone?
You'll be able to develop apps, and users will be free to ignore them for apps that actually "run" rather than "amble."
Anyone who's ever used a Java app in OS X will understand. There's a reason I use Xcode rather than Eclipse to write Spring apps. And it's not because it's got a pretty interface. (Okay, well it's not JUST because the interface is nicer.)
So you're only real beef is that GIMP and OpenOffice.org aren't Mac native. Yet. And this, to you, means there's no "high quality" freeware on the Mac.
Yep. It's so hard to find good freeware for the Mac. I mean, there's only Adium, Quicksilver, MacFusion, Firefox, PandoraMan, Chicken of the VNC, CocoaMySQL, Eclipse, iStat and Kismac.
Oh, wait. Those are only the freeware apps I have installed on MY MACHINE.
This reviewer doesn't know what he's talking about.
Maybe it's on par with seasons 6 or 7 of TNG, but there has never been an episode of Dr. Who that has come close to sucking as much as anything from the first season of TNG.
Seeing Wesley Crusher say "I *never* want to feel like that again!" after being drunk was a low point, and that's compared to the Orbiting-strange-planet let's-beam-down redshirt-dies Kirk-screws-alien Kirk-fights-Spock Kirk-says-something-witty formula of TOS. *shudder*
Did you really like your Dish DVR that much? I have Comcast basic cable right now and I'll be getting Dish in a couple weeks. It'll be really nice to know that, while I'm getting more channels for less money, I'm also getting a better DVR experience. Especially since I've never owned a DVR.
The problem for Windows is in software, not hardware. OS X, and some other Unix variants, automatically find all the cores and use them because they're written to do it. This is a fundamental design of the operating system. Windows only uses one core, and would need to be reprogrammed from the bottom up to make use of multiple cores.
This isn't to say Windows applications can't be written to run on multiple cores, just that the OS itself can't run on multiple cores.
We evolved in small roving bands. In terms of being nice to those immediately around us, I'd say that's pretty universal. I'm more willing to loan my neighbor some money than a complete stranger.
Secondly, who is to say that most members of society aren't altruistic. Perhaps it's just a minority, a group of mutants, who twist society and work for their own ends.
An even better idea regarding public office, taken from Ancient Greece: Make every position a lottery. Anyone of legal age can hold any office. We just draw SSNs randomly and that person gets to hold office.
Not only would this put more ordinary folks in power, but it would also force us to make sure everyone is intelligent enough to hold office.
Alternatively, we could simply ask the person if they want to hold an office and give them the job if they say "no." (With apologies to DNA.)
Corporations aren't evil in the same way that sharks aren't evil. They're just doing what comes naturally. Sharks eat furry little sea lions; corporations make money. If either stopped doing what came naturally, they'd die.
The key is to harness the corporation in such a way that it improves the lives of individuals without running roughshod over society. And that is the point of regulation. Well, that *should be* the point of regulation.
Seriously.. can't we just leave the Big Answers to the Religions?
I think that's a great idea. I think that my religion, which says that you're all going to hell is right. Why? Because god privately revealed it to me, that's why? Proof? What more proof do you need? It's about FAITH. If you don't believe then it's not my problem, cause you're the one who's going to hell.
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Seriously, this has got to be one of the most asinine statements I've ever read on Slashdot. We don't leave Big Answers to the religions because THEY CAN JUST MAKE STUFF UP. Who's to say who is right or wrong in an arena where it's all about how somebody feels about things and you simply have to take things on faith? I trust math and science to come up with the correct answers, not someone who could very well be having psychotic delusions.
Let's take my adopted home town: Lancaster, PA. Low crime, good neighbors, safe streets, nearby bars (that don't cost an arm and a leg), and my house cost me $117,000. It's a 1200 square foot, 4 bedroom, 1 bath with a nice sized backyard that's within walking distance of, well, just about everything. There's tons of good paying jobs in the area, even in IT, and the sense of community I get from being able to name everyone who lives on my block is wonderful.
Really, the only problems I have are the occasional noise disturbance and parking when the local college is in session.
So, you see, not all cities are horrible, nor are they expensive. If you can't find one that fits you, move. They've each got their own distinct personalities.
I am so looking forward to that event... give us rural loving folk the planet back from the city dwellers. i'll take my motorbike over your mass transit any day, even in the rain and the snow.
I also prefer my scooter to mass transit.
freedom isn't some mass produced, commoditized beast of a city, it's the sleeping on the porch without fear of some gang banger popping a cap in you.
I live in the city and I would feel perfectly safe sleeping on my porch. Not everywhere in every city has high crime. I leave my scooter parked in front of my house with no fear of it being stolen.
Interestingly, there has been a crime wave nearby. In the suburbs. Kids just walking into homes and killing people. IN THE SUBURBS. And the best part is nobody knows who did it because they're all inside when it happens. I know nothing like that could happen in my neighborhood because there's almost always somebody I know outside at any given time.
Cities suck.
Spoken like someone who's never lived in one, and only believes what he hears on Faux News. I bet next you'll say that if you go into a city you'll turn gay and they'll hold you down and give you an emo haircut.
My wife's been wanting a TV in our bedroom for a long time. Unfortunately, we don't have room for a CRT and don't have the money for an LCD flat panel. (26" for $400?!? Only if it also makes breakfast, thankyouverymuch.) However, we both have laptops, her an iBook and me a Powerbook. We watch DVDs and downloaded videos on them in bed.
So when I heard that SlingPlayer was coming to the Mac, I suggested it. I got a sweet deal on a Slinbox A/V from Buy.com ($125, $30 or so under list) and as soon as we get our Dish Network installed we'll be able to watch our TV from anywhere in the house, even outside. And, as a bonus, I'll be able to watch my TV shows on the DVR from anywhere.
The only better thing would be a way for me to use the SlingPlayer to save videos to my Mac Mini's hard drive and convert them to the iPod (or AppleTV) automatically. That would be sweet.
Better double check your internet pricing. I could drop my cable, but it would cost me an extra $15 a month to get just broadband. Interestingly, I'm only paying $15 for basic cable. What a coincidence.
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Spend a day going around town with my brother-in-law who's got muscular dystrophy and can't take care of himself anymore and you'll understand why. The ability to go up stairs like a normal person would be huge.
I'm still holding out for the mechanized suit we saw a while back.
You'll be able to develop apps, and users will be free to ignore them for apps that actually "run" rather than "amble."
Anyone who's ever used a Java app in OS X will understand. There's a reason I use Xcode rather than Eclipse to write Spring apps. And it's not because it's got a pretty interface. (Okay, well it's not JUST because the interface is nicer.)
So you're only real beef is that GIMP and OpenOffice.org aren't Mac native. Yet. And this, to you, means there's no "high quality" freeware on the Mac.
You sir have quite a gift for hyperbole.
Yep. It's so hard to find good freeware for the Mac. I mean, there's only Adium, Quicksilver, MacFusion, Firefox, PandoraMan, Chicken of the VNC, CocoaMySQL, Eclipse, iStat and Kismac.
Oh, wait. Those are only the freeware apps I have installed on MY MACHINE.
This reviewer doesn't know what he's talking about.
Maybe it's on par with seasons 6 or 7 of TNG, but there has never been an episode of Dr. Who that has come close to sucking as much as anything from the first season of TNG.
Seeing Wesley Crusher say "I *never* want to feel like that again!" after being drunk was a low point, and that's compared to the Orbiting-strange-planet let's-beam-down redshirt-dies Kirk-screws-alien Kirk-fights-Spock Kirk-says-something-witty formula of TOS. *shudder*
You know where there's lots of gallium? Asteroids. Go mine one of them and you'll have all the gallium you could want.
Did you really like your Dish DVR that much? I have Comcast basic cable right now and I'll be getting Dish in a couple weeks. It'll be really nice to know that, while I'm getting more channels for less money, I'm also getting a better DVR experience. Especially since I've never owned a DVR.
Exactly. As a Mac user, I'm thankful for Windows. If anything, it makes the Mac look even better in comparison.
Maybe it's because the quality of the new Dr. Who is so much better than the vast majority of TNG, DS9, Voyager or the X Files.
The problem for Windows is in software, not hardware. OS X, and some other Unix variants, automatically find all the cores and use them because they're written to do it. This is a fundamental design of the operating system. Windows only uses one core, and would need to be reprogrammed from the bottom up to make use of multiple cores.
This isn't to say Windows applications can't be written to run on multiple cores, just that the OS itself can't run on multiple cores.
Five years from now Windows will support multiple cores. Which is what OS X is doing on my MacBook Pro RIGHT NOW.
Way to innovate, Mr. Softy!
We evolved in small roving bands. In terms of being nice to those immediately around us, I'd say that's pretty universal. I'm more willing to loan my neighbor some money than a complete stranger.
Secondly, who is to say that most members of society aren't altruistic. Perhaps it's just a minority, a group of mutants, who twist society and work for their own ends.
I have no desire to believe in a super-being. Ergo, half of your assertion is inaccurate and your argument is moot.
An even better idea regarding public office, taken from Ancient Greece: Make every position a lottery. Anyone of legal age can hold any office. We just draw SSNs randomly and that person gets to hold office.
Not only would this put more ordinary folks in power, but it would also force us to make sure everyone is intelligent enough to hold office.
Alternatively, we could simply ask the person if they want to hold an office and give them the job if they say "no." (With apologies to DNA.)
Corporations aren't evil in the same way that sharks aren't evil. They're just doing what comes naturally. Sharks eat furry little sea lions; corporations make money. If either stopped doing what came naturally, they'd die.
The key is to harness the corporation in such a way that it improves the lives of individuals without running roughshod over society. And that is the point of regulation. Well, that *should be* the point of regulation.
The book of Daniel is about a man who commits genocide because god tells him so. Period. How is that ever an attractive moral story?
I think that's a great idea. I think that my religion, which says that you're all going to hell is right. Why? Because god privately revealed it to me, that's why? Proof? What more proof do you need? It's about FAITH. If you don't believe then it's not my problem, cause you're the one who's going to hell.
</sarcasm>
Seriously, this has got to be one of the most asinine statements I've ever read on Slashdot. We don't leave Big Answers to the religions because THEY CAN JUST MAKE STUFF UP. Who's to say who is right or wrong in an arena where it's all about how somebody feels about things and you simply have to take things on faith? I trust math and science to come up with the correct answers, not someone who could very well be having psychotic delusions.
It's iPod, not IPOD. And since you probably make the same mistake as other folks, it's Mac, not MAC.
This is from someone who has Macs at home but is forced to use WINDOWS on a DELL at work.
Well, if Bill doesn't use notecards then he won't be the worst person to ever share the stage with Steve.
These two stories, of course, depend on the city.
Let's take my adopted home town: Lancaster, PA. Low crime, good neighbors, safe streets, nearby bars (that don't cost an arm and a leg), and my house cost me $117,000. It's a 1200 square foot, 4 bedroom, 1 bath with a nice sized backyard that's within walking distance of, well, just about everything. There's tons of good paying jobs in the area, even in IT, and the sense of community I get from being able to name everyone who lives on my block is wonderful.
Really, the only problems I have are the occasional noise disturbance and parking when the local college is in session.
So, you see, not all cities are horrible, nor are they expensive. If you can't find one that fits you, move. They've each got their own distinct personalities.
I also prefer my scooter to mass transit.
I live in the city and I would feel perfectly safe sleeping on my porch. Not everywhere in every city has high crime. I leave my scooter parked in front of my house with no fear of it being stolen.
Interestingly, there has been a crime wave nearby. In the suburbs. Kids just walking into homes and killing people. IN THE SUBURBS. And the best part is nobody knows who did it because they're all inside when it happens. I know nothing like that could happen in my neighborhood because there's almost always somebody I know outside at any given time.
Spoken like someone who's never lived in one, and only believes what he hears on Faux News. I bet next you'll say that if you go into a city you'll turn gay and they'll hold you down and give you an emo haircut.We could call it MUSE: Mail in Userspace. It would allow people to send email over any system that sends data.
The desire to hold public office should disqualify one from holding public office. (With apologies to DNA)
My wife's been wanting a TV in our bedroom for a long time. Unfortunately, we don't have room for a CRT and don't have the money for an LCD flat panel. (26" for $400?!? Only if it also makes breakfast, thankyouverymuch.) However, we both have laptops, her an iBook and me a Powerbook. We watch DVDs and downloaded videos on them in bed.
So when I heard that SlingPlayer was coming to the Mac, I suggested it. I got a sweet deal on a Slinbox A/V from Buy.com ($125, $30 or so under list) and as soon as we get our Dish Network installed we'll be able to watch our TV from anywhere in the house, even outside. And, as a bonus, I'll be able to watch my TV shows on the DVR from anywhere.
The only better thing would be a way for me to use the SlingPlayer to save videos to my Mac Mini's hard drive and convert them to the iPod (or AppleTV) automatically. That would be sweet.
Better double check your internet pricing. I could drop my cable, but it would cost me an extra $15 a month to get just broadband. Interestingly, I'm only paying $15 for basic cable. What a coincidence.