That's perhaps what you want to know, but I daresay the majority of computer users out there are using it only because they have to, and if there was anything that could make the experience more compelling, they'd perhaps hate using it a little less.
Apple does not make computers. They make creative experiences.
Even though I made the switch in 2000, I'm still pleasantly delighted when things just work the way I would hope they would, like when I copied World of Warcraft onto my iPod, and it ran on other Macs!
That is part of the excitement... the idea that without knowing exactly how everything works, you could discover it.
So while you might only ask "does it work?" there's definitely something involved in human emotion which makes it more worthwhile, I think, if you can answer the "does it work while making me happy?" in the affirmative.
I tried to get my mother to try experimenting, while I was watching her. Her response was "I don't want to try things, because I'm too old for this..."
A computer is something she wants to spend as little time on as possible.
Intel would have to sit there and bear it, since Microsoft has more command of its market than Intel would. If you recall back around '98 Intel had been developing graphics software to encourage people to use more processor power, and Microsoft basically told them to stop since it wasn't Intel's place to write software... Microsoft basically threatened to stop developing for Intel, and since at that time AMD was starting to gain market share, this scared the shit out of them. Suffice it to say, Microsoft is the dominant player in the WinTel relationship.
This man is in a position to talk about big media. He points to media consolidation as a business necessity, since media isn't about producing content, it's about selling advertising.
It would take the first copy of your file allocation table and store it somewhere else on the disk, and insert its own code there. As long as you booted from there, you got your files. Otherwise...
Some more interesting information: In both Okinawa and Taiwan the Japanese were engaged in cultural assimilation; the schools and systems were very much put in place to try to build Japanese citizens out of the Taiwanese. The program in Okinawa finished, but in Taiwan they had only gone through something like 10 years of it before it ended. Additionally, there were plans in place in Taiwan for it to become Japan proper; if the war had gone on for three more months, Taiwan would have had representation in the Diet.
While there was resentment over the occupying powers initially, the progress in getting representation was not lost on those who saw the KMT come to Taiwan and become the ruling elite. While the Japanese might have been brutal, the KMT was arbitrary; even to this day many people of my grandparent's generation who were on the island pre-KMT distrust those who came later.
There are links, but by no means is the culture of Taiwan the same as China.
hah. so you're saying that if political speech could be free, then you'd have people running for, like, say, the governor of california just to be able to put out advertising or something? you've got to be out of your... oh wait.
Ah, you're talking Stalinism, not Communism. Never has there been a true Marxist state; certainly not North Korea.
Our country can become a 1984-based state; Or perhaps something more akin to Farenheit 451. You just need to look at the way our Executive branch can arbitrarily label people as "Enemy Combatants" and then suddenly these people no longer have "due process."
In reasonable situations, the programmer is given the right and responsibility to estimate the amount of time a piece of work it will take, and that estimate is respected. Sadly, not all companies are reasonable.
What I've found (and this isn't really a California thing, but more like something I've found regularly at companies) is that overtime isn't mandatory, but if you have a deadline, you need to finish your responsibility by then. If you can do it within the normal work hours, then great! More power to you! But if you can't, it would reflect badly on you if you didn't put in the extra time, despite the fact the company doesn't pay for overtime. It's one of those "you're doing it because you want to, not because we're making you" despite the fact that you are really in a situation where you need to in order not to get a bad review.
Actually, one thing that might be worth a shot, if you're interested in fantasy but looking at new genres... magic realism is an interesting style which seems to tie in nicely. Forrest Gump (the original book) is a nice example of it, as is One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'd also highly recommend Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie. Not exactly your "light reads" but still very thought provoking and very good.
I've found a rather good liking for some of Gregory Benford's work. If I'm not mistaken, he's a Physicist, so he approaches his work in the same sort of manner. The characters might not be all that great, and his main characters are almost always University professors who end up facing tenure issues, but it's an interesting read.
I've also found, for things that are sort of out there philosophically, that Greg Egan is pretty cool. I haven't seen any new books by him recently, but I'd suggest Permutation City, Diaspora, and Quarantine as some interesting things to check out.
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That's perhaps what you want to know, but I daresay the majority of computer users out there are using it only because they have to, and if there was anything that could make the experience more compelling, they'd perhaps hate using it a little less.
Apple does not make computers. They make creative experiences.
Even though I made the switch in 2000, I'm still pleasantly delighted when things just work the way I would hope they would, like when I copied World of Warcraft onto my iPod, and it ran on other Macs!
That is part of the excitement... the idea that without knowing exactly how everything works, you could discover it.
So while you might only ask "does it work?" there's definitely something involved in human emotion which makes it more worthwhile, I think, if you can answer the "does it work while making me happy?" in the affirmative.
I'm glad you read Slashdot.
I tried to get my mother to try experimenting, while I was watching her. Her response was "I don't want to try things, because I'm too old for this..."
A computer is something she wants to spend as little time on as possible.
Why Open Source? Microsoft! It's all about avoiding that monoculture...
(sorry, just had to)
Intel would have to sit there and bear it, since Microsoft has more command of its market than Intel would. If you recall back around '98 Intel had been developing graphics software to encourage people to use more processor power, and Microsoft basically told them to stop since it wasn't Intel's place to write software... Microsoft basically threatened to stop developing for Intel, and since at that time AMD was starting to gain market share, this scared the shit out of them. Suffice it to say, Microsoft is the dominant player in the WinTel relationship.
It also happens to be the Puzzle Pirates filter replacement for the word fucked
This man is in a position to talk about big media. He points to media consolidation as a business necessity, since media isn't about producing content, it's about selling advertising.
Reminds me of the Monkey virus...
It would take the first copy of your file allocation table and store it somewhere else on the disk, and insert its own code there. As long as you booted from there, you got your files. Otherwise...
Wouldn't it be more appropriate if the movie were entitled Caves of Steel?
I thought I, Robot was a series of short stories leading up to Caves...
Some more interesting information: In both Okinawa and Taiwan the Japanese were engaged in cultural assimilation; the schools and systems were very much put in place to try to build Japanese citizens out of the Taiwanese. The program in Okinawa finished, but in Taiwan they had only gone through something like 10 years of it before it ended. Additionally, there were plans in place in Taiwan for it to become Japan proper; if the war had gone on for three more months, Taiwan would have had representation in the Diet.
While there was resentment over the occupying powers initially, the progress in getting representation was not lost on those who saw the KMT come to Taiwan and become the ruling elite. While the Japanese might have been brutal, the KMT was arbitrary; even to this day many people of my grandparent's generation who were on the island pre-KMT distrust those who came later.
There are links, but by no means is the culture of Taiwan the same as China.
How many federal agencies does it take to screw in a light bulb? ...
hah. so you're saying that if political speech could be free, then you'd have people running for, like, say, the governor of california just to be able to put out advertising or something? you've got to be out of your... oh wait.
-k
well, as opposed to "cliff"
Let's hear it again!
Just say no to redundancy!
Let's h...
yeah, right next to the bedroom
Did you even read the article? They said they found no correlation between less light and crime...
Ah, you're talking Stalinism, not Communism. Never has there been a true Marxist state; certainly not North Korea.
Our country can become a 1984-based state; Or perhaps something more akin to Farenheit 451. You just need to look at the way our Executive branch can arbitrarily label people as "Enemy Combatants" and then suddenly these people no longer have "due process."
Well, as long as you haven't brought Nazis into this, you're in the clear. ...dang.
In reasonable situations, the programmer is given the right and responsibility to estimate the amount of time a piece of work it will take, and that estimate is respected. Sadly, not all companies are reasonable.
-k
What I've found (and this isn't really a California thing, but more like something I've found regularly at companies) is that overtime isn't mandatory, but if you have a deadline, you need to finish your responsibility by then. If you can do it within the normal work hours, then great! More power to you! But if you can't, it would reflect badly on you if you didn't put in the extra time, despite the fact the company doesn't pay for overtime. It's one of those "you're doing it because you want to, not because we're making you" despite the fact that you are really in a situation where you need to in order not to get a bad review.
("you" is one of those words that wouldn't be such a problem, with "y'all" etc. if we hadn't gotten rid of common usage of "thee" and "thou").
In this case, it should read:
"Jebediah, thou hath a call"
thou is used as the subject, thee is only used as an object.
Actually, one thing that might be worth a shot, if you're interested in fantasy but looking at new genres... magic realism is an interesting style which seems to tie in nicely. Forrest Gump (the original book) is a nice example of it, as is One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'd also highly recommend Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie. Not exactly your "light reads" but still very thought provoking and very good.
I've found a rather good liking for some of Gregory Benford's work. If I'm not mistaken, he's a Physicist, so he approaches his work in the same sort of manner. The characters might not be all that great, and his main characters are almost always University professors who end up facing tenure issues, but it's an interesting read.
I've also found, for things that are sort of out there philosophically, that Greg Egan is pretty cool. I haven't seen any new books by him recently, but I'd suggest Permutation City, Diaspora, and Quarantine as some interesting things to check out.
I wouldn't want Ted Kennedy to go the way of Boris Yeltsin...