there was a story a few minutes ago about a report that Windows security was better than Linux but then it came to light afterwards that it was MS funded but undislosed.
it seems to have disappeared and been replaced by this advert for MS doing good things for security?
no, it just seems like there's a lot of anti-abortion stuff recently.
I don't want to seem to avoid the issue by hiding behind a politically-sensitive phrase like "pro-choice", I have no problem with abortion and want it to continue to be an option.
I got an iBook because it's cheaper, has longer battery life, and I don't need to run any processor-intensive applications anyway (basic desktop stuff + ssh with X-forwarding to clusters)
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my work computer is a laptop. portability is necessary.
so my options are:
1. high-end game-playing laptop - about GBP2000 2. iBook + PC = GBP800 + about GBP1000 = GBP1800 3. iBook + console = GBP800 + GBP100 = GBP900
THAT's economy.
I'm not saying computers are for work, but bought mine to do work. once running the latest PC 3D FPS isn't your main priority, a whole new world of computing options open up to you. and once you step through, looking back on all the money you spent just to get a decent frames/sec in a long-uninstalled game seems quite absurd.
the way my Mac helps me Get Thing Done easily wins over any desire for games. YMMV.
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just do what I do - get a console and save hundreds on CPU and GPU upgrades.
as strange as it may sound, I bought my Mac to do work.
I use Apple because it actually works. the fact Apple has designers who actually have a clue about design is just the icing on the cake.
go back to your troll-hole you ignorant twat.
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iTMS = iTunes Music Store.
I use Airtunes all the time. In fact what I love about Apple is that it actually delivers on the promise of wireless computing. when I get home I just put my laptop onto a stand and it wirelessly connects to the internet, keyboard, mouse and speakers making it a desktop equivalent.
keynote is an excellent presentation program and just one of the many Apple programs I prefer over linux and Windows equivalents (I have a linux machine at work and a Windows machine at home so I'm not a Mac zealot, I just use them when they're best, which is most of the time in my experience)
from what I know there is only one distribution that has a legal DVD player and so will have DVD player functionality out of the box. and that distro isn't very good.
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I like that linux is there and getting better but I doubt it will satisfy my needs. will it do all of the following out of the box?
-support for sleep mode and power management at least as good as Apple's -support for iPod shuffle -support for Airport Express with Airtunes -support for iTMS -support for Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse -support for bluetooth phone remote control and sync -support for keynote -DVD player -voice recognition
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Mac is the only choice for physics laptops (I'm not fighting to get linux to half-work). common tasks such as ssh with X forwarding, PDFs or anything involving a command line are trivial on Macs but a battle on Windows.
in my experience at conferences, speakers are either using a Mac, or using a Windows machine with powerpoint and appologising that they can't get one of their movies or images to display properly on the local projection system.
of course the beowulf clusters use linux (imagine that!), and so do the desktops as they are also being made into a "Cluster of Workstations" grid. but there are some Mac desktops too.
there's only one Windows machine in my department. it has a sign on it saying not to use because it's full of viruses and nobody cares about it enough to bother fixing it.
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so long as you're going to argue by exaggeration and BS, then businesses have avoided Macs because they're run by retards and easily swayed by the herd instinct to go with Microsoft.
look at academics - Mac use there is enormous, because academics are intelligent enough to choose the best. they also use computers to do actual computer work, not just the occasional email and word document.
>Guess this is one of those cases where patents worked the way they're supposed to. They're supposed to be for very specific claims, not overly broad ideas.
NO IT'S NOT!!!
for fuck's sake, once someone comes up with the idea of making the controller shake using an add-on pack, and people see it was good, it's obvious to any retard that that function should be built into the controller for convenience.
>This is precisely why tools such as PGP are so important. Without them how could you possibly have any notion that your communications are actually private?
yes and it only works with open source code you've inspected and compiled yourself - anything else will be required to have such a backdoor installed for the government to use.
every letter you send is scanned by a NMR device giving a pattern of ink. the letter can then be digitally "unfolded" and read (it helps protect your privacy to write on both sides of the paper and then fold it in an unusual way - see any oragami textbook for further details). in practice the letters aren't read but scanned by OCR and fed into the usual federal database for screening for keywords.
omg. have a look at people using Links. what do you see? yes they might not use a mouse, but they have a big board in front of them with over 100 keys on it. yes, it's called a "keyboard". now look at the PSP. about 4 buttons. hmmmm.... might be a problem?
hint: the DS can use a stylus and touchscreen for hand recognition.
aren't you getting ahead of yourself? how the fuck would you type?
wait a sec... doesn't the DS have a touchscreen with stylus input? hmmm...... maybe there's a plan if only you could put 2 and 2 together.
unfortunately most peoples' idea of "planning for the future" means deciding which of your two remaining clean pairs of socks to wear today and which tomorrow.
> if it wasn't their support of terrorists, their ingratiating manner about our saving their asses twice, and the fact that they are as useless as tits on a nun, now i have another reason.
> Since -when- is it totally bogus to say that... 2. Macs are NOT inherently more secure?
well, and this is just for starters, since: 1. Macs don't have activex, and 2. they require entering the admin password for significant changes whereas XP is happy for you to run as admin 24/7 without further confirmation of any actions.
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there was a story a few minutes ago about a report that Windows security was better than Linux but then it came to light afterwards that it was MS funded but undislosed.
it seems to have disappeared and been replaced by this advert for MS doing good things for security?
that site had ads?
filing means he's let off the excess debt? he still loses his $10 million in assets? he has to sell his mansion etc.?
no, it just seems like there's a lot of anti-abortion stuff recently.
I don't want to seem to avoid the issue by hiding behind a politically-sensitive phrase like "pro-choice", I have no problem with abortion and want it to continue to be an option.
no, not me.
I got an iBook because it's cheaper, has longer battery life, and I don't need to run any processor-intensive applications anyway (basic desktop stuff + ssh with X-forwarding to clusters)
my work computer is a laptop. portability is necessary.
so my options are:
1. high-end game-playing laptop - about GBP2000
2. iBook + PC = GBP800 + about GBP1000 = GBP1800
3. iBook + console = GBP800 + GBP100 = GBP900
THAT's economy.
I'm not saying computers are for work, but bought mine to do work. once running the latest PC 3D FPS isn't your main priority, a whole new world of computing options open up to you. and once you step through, looking back on all the money you spent just to get a decent frames/sec in a long-uninstalled game seems quite absurd.
the way my Mac helps me Get Thing Done easily wins over any desire for games. YMMV.
just do what I do - get a console and save hundreds on CPU and GPU upgrades.
as strange as it may sound, I bought my Mac to do work.
>3. Continuing victory of Form Over Function
what the fuck are you talking about?
I use Apple because it actually works. the fact Apple has designers who actually have a clue about design is just the icing on the cake.
go back to your troll-hole you ignorant twat.
iTMS = iTunes Music Store.
I use Airtunes all the time. In fact what I love about Apple is that it actually delivers on the promise of wireless computing. when I get home I just put my laptop onto a stand and it wirelessly connects to the internet, keyboard, mouse and speakers making it a desktop equivalent.
keynote is an excellent presentation program and just one of the many Apple programs I prefer over linux and Windows equivalents (I have a linux machine at work and a Windows machine at home so I'm not a Mac zealot, I just use them when they're best, which is most of the time in my experience)
from what I know there is only one distribution that has a legal DVD player and so will have DVD player functionality out of the box. and that distro isn't very good.
I like that linux is there and getting better but I doubt it will satisfy my needs. will it do all of the following out of the box?
-support for sleep mode and power management at least as good as Apple's
-support for iPod shuffle
-support for Airport Express with Airtunes
-support for iTMS
-support for Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse
-support for bluetooth phone remote control and sync
-support for keynote
-DVD player
-voice recognition
Mac is the only choice for physics laptops (I'm not fighting to get linux to half-work). common tasks such as ssh with X forwarding, PDFs or anything involving a command line are trivial on Macs but a battle on Windows.
in my experience at conferences, speakers are either using a Mac, or using a Windows machine with powerpoint and appologising that they can't get one of their movies or images to display properly on the local projection system.
of course the beowulf clusters use linux (imagine that!), and so do the desktops as they are also being made into a "Cluster of Workstations" grid. but there are some Mac desktops too.
there's only one Windows machine in my department. it has a sign on it saying not to use because it's full of viruses and nobody cares about it enough to bother fixing it.
so long as you're going to argue by exaggeration and BS, then businesses have avoided Macs because they're run by retards and easily swayed by the herd instinct to go with Microsoft.
look at academics - Mac use there is enormous, because academics are intelligent enough to choose the best. they also use computers to do actual computer work, not just the occasional email and word document.
>Guess this is one of those cases where patents worked the way they're supposed to. They're supposed to be for very specific claims, not overly broad ideas.
NO IT'S NOT!!!
for fuck's sake, once someone comes up with the idea of making the controller shake using an add-on pack, and people see it was good, it's obvious to any retard that that function should be built into the controller for convenience.
oh come on! it's a joke. I reference origami textbooks ffs :-)
>This is precisely why tools such as PGP are so important. Without them how could you possibly have any notion that your communications are actually private?
yes and it only works with open source code you've inspected and compiled yourself - anything else will be required to have such a backdoor installed for the government to use.
every letter you send is scanned by a NMR device giving a pattern of ink. the letter can then be digitally "unfolded" and read (it helps protect your privacy to write on both sides of the paper and then fold it in an unusual way - see any oragami textbook for further details). in practice the letters aren't read but scanned by OCR and fed into the usual federal database for screening for keywords.
omg. have a look at people using Links. what do you see? yes they might not use a mouse, but they have a big board in front of them with over 100 keys on it. yes, it's called a "keyboard". now look at the PSP. about 4 buttons. hmmmm.... might be a problem?
hint: the DS can use a stylus and touchscreen for hand recognition.
>Everyone wants to use MSN or AIM on there PSP!
aren't you getting ahead of yourself? how the fuck would you type?
wait a sec... doesn't the DS have a touchscreen with stylus input? hmmm...... maybe there's a plan if only you could put 2 and 2 together.
unfortunately most peoples' idea of "planning for the future" means deciding which of your two remaining clean pairs of socks to wear today and which tomorrow.
are you complaining that you have no life, or that the PSP isn't designed for people who have no life?
> if it wasn't their support of terrorists, their ingratiating manner about our saving their asses twice, and the fact that they are as useless as tits on a nun, now i have another reason.
in the words of Simon Pegg:
what a prick.
ask your parent or guardian to explain the difference between your use of "have to" and their use of "may".
fair enough. I'm not as patient as you though - why wait until the end of 2006 for something that you can have at the start of 2005?
look again - as someone pointed out above the info in the taskbar is 100% redundant.
the thing about Apple it that it looks good AND works well.
> Since -when- is it totally bogus to say that ... 2. Macs are NOT inherently more secure?
well, and this is just for starters, since:
1. Macs don't have activex, and
2. they require entering the admin password for significant changes whereas XP is happy for you to run as admin 24/7 without further confirmation of any actions.