True. The way I look at it though, if you want more then half of the songs on teh album, buy the cd. You'll have all the songs in the format you choose.
Wine seems to have been pulled out of some (if not all) distros. If I remember correctly, they don't care if you download it from their site but they don't seem to want it in distros. I suspect they are hoping to get more donations this way.
Oh, I think Putin is very smart. He seems to be keeping the old soviet allies (i.e. North Korea) while at the same time, strengthing ties with the west.
While I don't believe that relations with N.Korea and Iran are a great thing in theirself, Russia's ties with these countries along with the western world has secured it's place in the role of world security for the forseeable future.
That really depends on what you define as backwards. I would venture to say that even the most backwards of places in the US is better then many places in third world countries
I read somewhere that the launch was televised but not live. I can't find where I read that though.
It's not too hard to imagine that it is live now, since he is already up there. It'll be interesting to see if it is live for the reentry as well. It might indicate how much faith China has in this mission.
It's purely psychological. Dogs are traditionally "Man's Best Friend." Most people grow up close to and loving dogs. Eating a type of animal that you have been close to is a real turnoff. Many vegetarians extend this to all animals.
It's not too far fetched to extend your argument to eating humans, although there is the same species thing. Humans are animals after all.
Is it worthwhile to build one of these machines just yet? I can't see any reason to do it at the moment unless everything was in good working order. Is it still too early?
I'd say yes. You are dealing with a first generation processor release and a first generation motherboard release without many real drivers.
Hopefully it'll be e different situation in another 12-18 months.
How delightful that PCWorld has chosen to make things nice and easy to read for any small children who might happen to accidentally read this article! It's a pity that actual facts and content had to be discarded to make this possible.
This is one of the main functions of the internet; to promote ignorance. It is difficult to find reviews of two OSs or archetectures (much less slashdot posts) that are unbiased and do not distort the facts in some way or another. The articles/posts are there to promote the authors agenda.
This has never been more evident then in this thread.
From what I understand Firebird/Thunderbird are goign to be mozilla. Those are just the project names while the current mozilla is still active. I believe the goal is for a Mozilla Suite instead of one do-all app.
That may be so but most of the people who are going to take the time to review an OS that they are not used to are going to come in with a bias. They aren't going to like the new OS because of features that are missing from the other OS or most likely they jsut can't find.
The real test would be to convince someone to completely switch for a reasonable period of time, say one year. Have that person make the effort to learn the new OS enough to be proficient at using and customizing it and then have that person give a review. You would probably get an objective review then.
Not unless they release new software for the ipod. I know the software I have (1.3) does not support ACC. It only supports MP3 and the Audible audiobook format.
I am sure a new version will be released eventually.
Now I imagine that the people working on iTunes for Windows and QT for Windows aren't just working on a straight port, but also a better (and more compatible) port of the Carbon libraries for Windows. I don't claim to have any inside information on this. But it seems likely that a lot of the code for iTunes for Windows will be the same as the Mac version. Further porting the underlying library will make other ports easier.
Very astute. I think that makes a lot of sense. Perhaps a bundled suite of all the i-apps is in the future for windows users. Microsoft put office on Mac; Apple puts the i-suite on windows, for a price of course.
prices are usually inclusive of tax so there are fewer oddball amounts to pay.
That's something that's always made sense to me. I wish we'd do that as well
I for one don't want coins because they are bulky and heavy. Adding $100 in bills to your wallet will produce neglible weight, even if it is in 5s or 10s. Adding $100 in coins to your pocket in 5s or 10s would be very notible.
On top of that, I drop coins all teh time. I don't want to drop a $10 coin in a crowded subway or try to pull out a $1 coin for the coke machine and have a $10 roll under the machine.
Paper money is lighter, and more convenient.
I see no reason to switch to coins simply because a coin will last 20 years while a bill will only last 18 months (which I expect is an exaggerated figure.)
Well of course that's the optimal situation. In reality, companies do not have infinite resoures and time to complete each project. I know very little about XP but it seems that one of it's benifits is it's light on time.
It's still useful information. What happens when you forget to hold shift while putting the cd in or you wife comes in and "forgets" to do it. The software will be installed on your system and you'll want it off.
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I have never understood apples refusal to put a second button on the mouse.
True. The way I look at it though, if you want more then half of the songs on teh album, buy the cd. You'll have all the songs in the format you choose.
Wine seems to have been pulled out of some (if not all) distros. If I remember correctly, they don't care if you download it from their site but they don't seem to want it in distros. I suspect they are hoping to get more donations this way.
Slashdot isn't a place for dissenting opinions. It's a place for posting repetitive (tired) jokes and agreeing with the opinion de jour.
I couldn't agree with that more. You mustn't forget the ignorant posting of information as facts.
Oh, I think Putin is very smart. He seems to be keeping the old soviet allies (i.e. North Korea) while at the same time, strengthing ties with the west.
While I don't believe that relations with N.Korea and Iran are a great thing in theirself, Russia's ties with these countries along with the western world has secured it's place in the role of world security for the forseeable future.
That really depends on what you define as backwards. I would venture to say that even the most backwards of places in the US is better then many places in third world countries
What do you think will happen if, God forbid, there is some kind of failure on re-entry and the ship is lost.
Would China own up to it? You can be sure there won't be investigations into the safeness if it's program like NASA's.
My suspicions are that we wouldn't know anyway. They just get someone to play the part of the XXXXXnaut in the celebrations.
I read somewhere that the launch was televised but not live. I can't find where I read that though.
It's not too hard to imagine that it is live now, since he is already up there. It'll be interesting to see if it is live for the reentry as well. It might indicate how much faith China has in this mission.
It's purely psychological. Dogs are traditionally "Man's Best Friend." Most people grow up close to and loving dogs. Eating a type of animal that you have been close to is a real turnoff. Many vegetarians extend this to all animals.
It's not too far fetched to extend your argument to eating humans, although there is the same species thing. Humans are animals after all.
Is it worthwhile to build one of these machines just yet? I can't see any reason to do it at the moment unless everything was in good working order. Is it still too early?
I'd say yes. You are dealing with a first generation processor release and a first generation motherboard release without many real drivers.
Hopefully it'll be e different situation in another 12-18 months.
How delightful that PCWorld has chosen to make things nice and easy to read for any small children who might happen to accidentally read this article! It's a pity that actual facts and content had to be discarded to make this possible.
This is one of the main functions of the internet; to promote ignorance. It is difficult to find reviews of two OSs or archetectures (much less slashdot posts) that are unbiased and do not distort the facts in some way or another. The articles/posts are there to promote the authors agenda.
This has never been more evident then in this thread.
I hardly consider an Ipod with speakers a sound system
From what I understand Firebird/Thunderbird are goign to be mozilla. Those are just the project names while the current mozilla is still active. I believe the goal is for a Mozilla Suite instead of one do-all app.
I for one don't want to pay $100+ for each update as apple requires.
Yeah, he's in kill bill too isnt he? I am pumped about seeing that tonight, moreso then I was when matrix reoladed came out.
That may be so but most of the people who are going to take the time to review an OS that they are not used to are going to come in with a bias. They aren't going to like the new OS because of features that are missing from the other OS or most likely they jsut can't find.
The real test would be to convince someone to completely switch for a reasonable period of time, say one year. Have that person make the effort to learn the new OS enough to be proficient at using and customizing it and then have that person give a review. You would probably get an objective review then.
If that is the case then why have so many people never heard of it?
10 million songs is not the same as 10 million users. I suspect the suscriber base is closer to 1-2 million, perhaps less.
Not unless they release new software for the ipod. I know the software I have (1.3) does not support ACC. It only supports MP3 and the Audible audiobook format.
I am sure a new version will be released eventually.
Now I imagine that the people working on iTunes for Windows and QT for Windows aren't just working on a straight port, but also a better (and more compatible) port of the Carbon libraries for Windows. I don't claim to have any inside information on this. But it seems likely that a lot of the code for iTunes for Windows will be the same as the Mac version. Further porting the underlying library will make other ports easier.
Very astute. I think that makes a lot of sense. Perhaps a bundled suite of all the i-apps is in the future for windows users. Microsoft put office on Mac; Apple puts the i-suite on windows, for a price of course.
That was alright but it didn't compare to the first
prices are usually inclusive of tax so there are fewer oddball amounts to pay.
That's something that's always made sense to me. I wish we'd do that as well
I for one don't want coins because they are bulky and heavy. Adding $100 in bills to your wallet will produce neglible weight, even if it is in 5s or 10s. Adding $100 in coins to your pocket in 5s or 10s would be very notible.
On top of that, I drop coins all teh time. I don't want to drop a $10 coin in a crowded subway or try to pull out a $1 coin for the coke machine and have a $10 roll under the machine.
Paper money is lighter, and more convenient.
I see no reason to switch to coins simply because a coin will last 20 years while a bill will only last 18 months (which I expect is an exaggerated figure.)
Well of course that's the optimal situation. In reality, companies do not have infinite resoures and time to complete each project. I know very little about XP but it seems that one of it's benifits is it's light on time.
It's still useful information. What happens when you forget to hold shift while putting the cd in or you wife comes in and "forgets" to do it. The software will be installed on your system and you'll want it off.