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Ahem. Let me repost your comment as something you may have agreed with five years ago.
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Nice, another comment moded as troll because you expressed your POV and it was different than the general/. crowd.
I just want to note something, Nintendo^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Apple is going to fail with the revolution^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H iPod and will end the same way Sega^H^H^H^H Creative/Rio ended, we will see the Mario Brothers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H better MP3 players on the PlayStation 4^W^W^W^W that Sony or Microsoft can come up with (add sarcastic comment about how stupid America is about not accepting the MiniDisc here). Mark my words, it will happen.
It will be nice, whoever (Microsoft vs Sony) gets the Mario/Zelda franchise^W^W^W MP3 player is going to win the console game wars. I preffer Sony (not because I am pro Sony, I HATE sony for they DRM and Rootkit) but in some way, if Sony wins it will be a force against Microsoft Monopoly. If MS wins, we will have to stand the big MS Monopoly for another 10 years.
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The moral of the story is that anyone and everyone can and will make wild business predictions that can't be backed, but companies like Apple and Nintendo have changed the way technology is used and enjoyed, and will continue to do so as long as they have innovation and an audience with dollars that hasn't been reached.
Did that. Firefox stopped working with an important portal for our business. Let's see, who got blamed?
They switched back to Internet Explorer, replete with adware and spyware.
What I did find worked was setting IE's home page to the portal and marking it specifically as "Portal". Then I dropped a Firefox icon next to it and called it "Internet Browsing". They got the point, but that was yesterday, so we'll see what Symantec A/V picks up in the meantime.
All my friends are technically 'losers', but they live happily, without fear or want, and they light up the world. All the money-getters I've met, by contrast, are like pre-fab appliances with 2-dimensional social skills. These are the 'winners'. Hmm.
This... doesn't strike me as the best way to categorize people. Especially considering the next post where you describe conservative people as being lacking.
Everyone has their quirks, and when you're talking about groups of people of course some levels of generalization have to take place. But everyone I've met and known has something that makes them tick, and fulfilling that portion of their lives benefits them and others, even if they happen to make money in the process... if they're lucky enough to have a choice in the matter.
Example: I'm fairly geeky, contribute to Wikipedia, am fascinated with the U.S. Highway System, like my job, work on a PowerBook G4, listen to jazz, go to church every Sunday, am a registered Republican, own a Labrador Retriever and am committed to Honda Civics for the rest of my life (not really).
If that means I'm lacking something... you would know better than I. I'm just enjoying the ride and trying to help people while I'm at it.
...are booth babes, as I seem to have been reminded of 4 times in the past week.
In fact, if we can have more/. stories about the lack of booth babes than pictures of booth babes themselves this year... that would be wonderfully depressing. Thanks.
Risking my karma, whoever modded what happened to be the first post redundant needs to be shot. So I'll rephrase the post.
Because (especially at the time integrated Airport came out) most everything that I could've thought of is built into the MacBook/PowerBook, including wireless internet, firewire ports, and 2-3 USB ports, what do people use PC Cards for on Macs?
Eh? Churches are a big business now? Where did you pick up this idea?
Is it from lumping all churches of a same denomination into a group and calling the resulting amalgation a business? From assuming that George W. Bush speaks for every person that goes to church in America?
whatever happened to exercising without a $500 machine, it might make America's youth less of technology addicts (current company excluded, of course).
I'll bite. I hated it.
The reasons are varied. I had no stamina, so of course I would tend to get picked last. Running was (and still is) a disaster whenever I try; I don't think I ever ran a mile under 10:30. Of course, early in my education, times were directly linked to grades -- they wisened up about 6th grade, or 12 years ago for me. Physical education to most geeks, present company included, was pretty much a place for the jocks to show off and get away with making fun of you because you can't catch, can't hit a ball, can't jump, or look stupid putting 100% effort into activities that have no educational value, when they can do "just enough" and be quite good.
DDR levels the playing field a bit because everyone looks stupid doing it, and suddenly hand-eye coordination — a skill that playing years of Super Mario Bros. happens to actually refine — becomes necessary. I'd be willing to bet that most geeks can last on a song in standard difficulty.
'Google's product development pipeline runs at such a fast rate that it's very difficult for any company, Microsoft or Yahoo! to catch up.'
It's not just coincedence that Google only hires the best and brightest to work for them.
So is this going to be the future of industry in the U.S.? Whoever gets the brightest and smartest, not only wins, but dominates for generations to come?
If so, the populace is woefully unprepared. Considering that teachers are largely mediocre, the educational system is underfunded and in many areas of society education just isn't really that important, what will happen to a declining, undereducated workforce in the next 50 years?
Either SIG has a magic crystal ball, or the killer PSP games I haven't heard about (especially the super killer ones to be released on 5 years) will kick the DS around the curb. Seeing how the whole PSP movies thing didn't exactly tide over the country (as opposed to the, oh, I dunno... video iPod?).
In the meantime, I hear that Mario Kart DS is doing surprisingly well.
Infinitely better than the "x more" on the side. Count me in as one of the "What did that mean?" people.
I would increase the margin on the stories here... blank space on one of the sides would help me separate that content from the one above it. Another option is to make these section stories -- and all the main page stories, for that matter -- look like a Dr. Mario pill, and have background colors for the stories. That would be ideal, because then I would know for sure where your content started and stopped for each story.
No, it shouldn't, so most likely someone's getting fired. Not using a validator to check one's own code? I suppose most corporate sites get away with that (along with being IE only), but software developers shouldn't.
Probably will see iPhoto 6.0.1 around the corner, in the meantime.
What the heck is Brain Training? I haven't heard of it, and it certainly hasn't shown up on Slashdot. It seems to be a Japanese-only release, coming to America, and is very confusing. Sort of like other past exports (Pokémon and Animal Crossing, anyone?).
Anyone reading this have the game and can give a brief summary as to what it is? Is it a glorifed Magic 8 Ball? The game 20 questions for the DS?
"Kristin, you look burnt... or dead." —Cheerleader
Actually, how is VoIP doing since people are dropping landlines for cell service? And since 911 is still only fully supported on POTS? Is it business environment only? Is a company like Vonage overrated / unnecessary?
The "important" stuff, the stuff you're talking about... that went to PBS or the National Geographic Channel a long time ago.
As the latter has been confined to channel 273 (on Comcast) whereas the Discovery Channel is still in the 70's, that should say something about how many people watch programming on both channels.
I agree. I've almost come around to timing my "elevator commute". I'm on the 19th floor in my building.
If I go 1 - 19 with no stops, it's no less than 30 seconds after the doors close.
Now, the elevators are pretty nice in that there's three banks that serve different floors (ever played SimTower? I haven't, but I'm sure they'd be decent at the game if the designers played it). Even though the only options are 1, 4 (trading floor), and 14-22, stops at 1, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 easily boost the time to 3+ minutes. 5x slower.
For this type of smart system, the key is to be able to recognize which elevator is going where. This assumes 1.) there is more than one elevator available, and 2.) I can tell where the car is going without being in the car. Otherwise I wouldn't bother leaving the car once I got in.
Sadly, it seems someone has implemented this before I have. Ah well.
If I recall correctly, as of 3 years ago when I was a junior in college, one windmill could power one house. A small house, at that. I don't think technology has improved substantially in the three years since.
Giving away wind energy would undermine any incentive for power companies to build wind farms. This is one of those situations where eminent domain should come in — this really, really is better for the country as a whole.
GoDaddy = $8.95 / year (for.com name), $3.95 / mo. for basic web hosting service (5 GB space, 250 GB transfer). You get some builtin easy-to-setup applications (though probably hard to set up for the average user), 10 MySQL databases and PHP or ASP support. Total = $56.35.
.mac = $99.95 / year. No domain name, but applications are included, and I presume, easy to use. 1 GB space, unknown transfer... to get 3 GB of space, you have to double your costs. Apps include syncing and backup.
So if you use the most basic plan of each, it's a $43 difference, whereas if you're working the disk space angle, it's no less than $198 for.Mac.
The difference is in those applications. Are iSync, Backup, Group Management, Photocasting and one-click publishing important to you? Odds are to most people here it isn't, but to their parents it might be..Mac is certainly more cost-effective now than it has been, that's for sure.
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Nice, another comment moded as troll because you expressed your POV and it was different than the general /. crowd.
I just want to note something, Nintendo^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Apple is going to fail with the revolution^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H iPod and will end the same way Sega^H^H^H^H Creative/Rio ended, we will see the Mario Brothers^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H better MP3 players on the PlayStation 4^W^W^W^W that Sony or Microsoft can come up with (add sarcastic comment about how stupid America is about not accepting the MiniDisc here). Mark my words, it will happen.
It will be nice, whoever (Microsoft vs Sony) gets the Mario/Zelda franchise^W^W^W MP3 player is going to win the console game wars. I preffer Sony (not because I am pro Sony, I HATE sony for they DRM and Rootkit) but in some way, if Sony wins it will be a force against Microsoft Monopoly. If MS wins, we will have to stand the big MS Monopoly for another 10 years.
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The moral of the story is that anyone and everyone can and will make wild business predictions that can't be backed, but companies like Apple and Nintendo have changed the way technology is used and enjoyed, and will continue to do so as long as they have innovation and an audience with dollars that hasn't been reached.
They switched back to Internet Explorer, replete with adware and spyware.
What I did find worked was setting IE's home page to the portal and marking it specifically as "Portal". Then I dropped a Firefox icon next to it and called it "Internet Browsing". They got the point, but that was yesterday, so we'll see what Symantec A/V picks up in the meantime.
If it doesn't work, there's always Beta! :-D
This... doesn't strike me as the best way to categorize people. Especially considering the next post where you describe conservative people as being lacking.
Everyone has their quirks, and when you're talking about groups of people of course some levels of generalization have to take place. But everyone I've met and known has something that makes them tick, and fulfilling that portion of their lives benefits them and others, even if they happen to make money in the process... if they're lucky enough to have a choice in the matter.
Example: I'm fairly geeky, contribute to Wikipedia, am fascinated with the U.S. Highway System, like my job, work on a PowerBook G4, listen to jazz, go to church every Sunday, am a registered Republican, own a Labrador Retriever and am committed to Honda Civics for the rest of my life (not really).
If that means I'm lacking something... you would know better than I. I'm just enjoying the ride and trying to help people while I'm at it.
In fact, if we can have more /. stories about the lack of booth babes than pictures of booth babes themselves this year... that would be wonderfully depressing. Thanks.
Because (especially at the time integrated Airport came out) most everything that I could've thought of is built into the MacBook/PowerBook, including wireless internet, firewire ports, and 2-3 USB ports, what do people use PC Cards for on Macs?
For that matter, I've also never used the slot for PC cards in my PowerBook. Is the use of these slots common with other owners?
Is it from lumping all churches of a same denomination into a group and calling the resulting amalgation a business? From assuming that George W. Bush speaks for every person that goes to church in America?
I'll bite. I hated it.
The reasons are varied. I had no stamina, so of course I would tend to get picked last. Running was (and still is) a disaster whenever I try; I don't think I ever ran a mile under 10:30. Of course, early in my education, times were directly linked to grades -- they wisened up about 6th grade, or 12 years ago for me. Physical education to most geeks, present company included, was pretty much a place for the jocks to show off and get away with making fun of you because you can't catch, can't hit a ball, can't jump, or look stupid putting 100% effort into activities that have no educational value, when they can do "just enough" and be quite good.
DDR levels the playing field a bit because everyone looks stupid doing it, and suddenly hand-eye coordination — a skill that playing years of Super Mario Bros. happens to actually refine — becomes necessary. I'd be willing to bet that most geeks can last on a song in standard difficulty.
Okay, rant over.
*Stormtrooper outfits not permitted on account of "been there done that".
For perspective, I wonder if the submitter believes that America's Army is an "advergame".
The common understanding seemes to be that such games are of low quality and value, but does that necessarily have to be the case?
Ooh, that was cold.
It's not just coincedence that Google only hires the best and brightest to work for them.
So is this going to be the future of industry in the U.S.? Whoever gets the brightest and smartest, not only wins, but dominates for generations to come?
If so, the populace is woefully unprepared. Considering that teachers are largely mediocre, the educational system is underfunded and in many areas of society education just isn't really that important, what will happen to a declining, undereducated workforce in the next 50 years?
In the meantime, I hear that Mario Kart DS is doing surprisingly well.
I would increase the margin on the stories here... blank space on one of the sides would help me separate that content from the one above it. Another option is to make these section stories -- and all the main page stories, for that matter -- look like a Dr. Mario pill, and have background colors for the stories. That would be ideal, because then I would know for sure where your content started and stopped for each story.
I'm why they post dupes.
Probably will see iPhoto 6.0.1 around the corner, in the meantime.
Anyone reading this have the game and can give a brief summary as to what it is? Is it a glorifed Magic 8 Ball? The game 20 questions for the DS?
Actually, how is VoIP doing since people are dropping landlines for cell service? And since 911 is still only fully supported on POTS? Is it business environment only? Is a company like Vonage overrated / unnecessary?
As the latter has been confined to channel 273 (on Comcast) whereas the Discovery Channel is still in the 70's, that should say something about how many people watch programming on both channels.
Today must be elevator day... if we get a story about smart maglev elevators in Hawaii, should we consider that a dupe or further celebration?
I don't know what the deal is with the strange layout, but it has worked, and now we're renovating our own elevators.
If I go 1 - 19 with no stops, it's no less than 30 seconds after the doors close.
Now, the elevators are pretty nice in that there's three banks that serve different floors (ever played SimTower? I haven't, but I'm sure they'd be decent at the game if the designers played it). Even though the only options are 1, 4 (trading floor), and 14-22, stops at 1, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 easily boost the time to 3+ minutes. 5x slower.
For this type of smart system, the key is to be able to recognize which elevator is going where. This assumes 1.) there is more than one elevator available, and 2.) I can tell where the car is going without being in the car. Otherwise I wouldn't bother leaving the car once I got in.
Sadly, it seems someone has implemented this before I have. Ah well.
Giving away wind energy would undermine any incentive for power companies to build wind farms. This is one of those situations where eminent domain should come in — this really, really is better for the country as a whole.
GoDaddy = $8.95 / year (for .com name), $3.95 / mo. for basic web hosting service (5 GB space, 250 GB transfer). You get some builtin easy-to-setup applications (though probably hard to set up for the average user), 10 MySQL databases and PHP or ASP support. Total = $56.35.
So if you use the most basic plan of each, it's a $43 difference, whereas if you're working the disk space angle, it's no less than $198 for .Mac.
The difference is in those applications. Are iSync, Backup, Group Management, Photocasting and one-click publishing important to you? Odds are to most people here it isn't, but to their parents it might be. .Mac is certainly more cost-effective now than it has been, that's for sure.