by Brian Greene that he thought it might be possible to detect a graviton using CERN's Large Hadron Collider when it is completed. This may also help to substantiate some of the ideas of string theory... namely that the energy of a particle (string) is inversely proportional to its "size". Gravitons may be "large" enough to be detected when the particle smashing fun begins!
I really enjoyed reading this book BTW. Recommended reading!
The Superbit release of The Fifth Element is one of the best looking (quality-wise) DVD's I have in my collection.. a good flick to boot. Don't think I'll be throwing down for a new format anytime soon. Progressive scan DVD-video into a good native 480-540p display is about as good as I need.
Now everything John C. says is going to come true... can't you see it?
If his next prediction is "Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will become co-Emperors of the Known Universe", I'm packing it in.
you've been lost too long in the midnight sea
oh what's becoming of me...
ride the tiger
you can see his stripes but you know he's mean
oh can't you see what I mean?
-ronnie james dio
Hey, he pimped his own ride. Why does every discussion on/. devolve into a pc vs. mac smackdown?
ps I enjoyed the comments in this thread directed at the execution of the mods dude made to his car.
It also must be taken into consideration that I'm smack in the middle of Doom 3, and therefore may have difficulty conveying my thoughts as coherently as I'd like to;-)
Well, I'm certainly not trying to attack Apple or anybody else here. I not saying that IDC's analysis is written in stone, either. I'm simply responding to someone's "Excellent Question" which I found interesting. Namely "What kind of company is Apple?" What is their market, where are they headed, et al ? If you're going to throw Google hit stats at me and suggest that these sets of data are more significant than IDC's, you must have some vested interest in maintaining the perception that MacOS is solid at #2. It's enough to say that Linux is a solid contender as a desktop OS. As more people adopt and use it, it undercuts the status of both Windows and MacOS. If this trend continues, the question naturally arises... "Why will people continue to buy Apple hardware?" They will certainly continue to buy the iPod. I don't know the sales figures for Apple's products, but I would be surprised if the iPod didn't account for a big chunk. I like to use/. as a source for knowledge and exploration. There are plenty of flamewars and games of one-ups-manship going on elsewhere. Whatever floats your boat?
Here's a link you may find enlightening...
http://www.macnn.com/news/25728
As for hardware, I was referring to computer hardware (maybe the iPod qualifies as such) I tend to think of it as "Consumer Electronics". In either case, I don't think anyone would doubt that they are a relatively small player (no pun intended)
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by Brian Greene that he thought it might be possible to detect a graviton using CERN's Large Hadron Collider when it is completed. This may also help to substantiate some of the ideas of string theory... namely that the energy of a particle (string) is inversely proportional to its "size". Gravitons may be "large" enough to be detected when the particle smashing fun begins! I really enjoyed reading this book BTW. Recommended reading!
The Superbit release of The Fifth Element is one of the best looking (quality-wise) DVD's I have in my collection.. a good flick to boot. Don't think I'll be throwing down for a new format anytime soon. Progressive scan DVD-video into a good native 480-540p display is about as good as I need.
Now everything John C. says is going to come true... can't you see it? If his next prediction is "Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will become co-Emperors of the Known Universe", I'm packing it in.
someone unmod this crap post!
Please to be giving me mud ponts now! Firefux Rulz!
It's THE killer app... CounterStrike?
you've been lost too long in the midnight sea oh what's becoming of me... ride the tiger you can see his stripes but you know he's mean oh can't you see what I mean? -ronnie james dio
I'd give mod points if I had 'em... nicely articulated.
Hey, he pimped his own ride. Why does every discussion on /. devolve into a pc vs. mac smackdown?
ps I enjoyed the comments in this thread directed at the execution of the mods dude made to his car.
It also must be taken into consideration that I'm smack in the middle of Doom 3, and therefore may have difficulty conveying my thoughts as coherently as I'd like to ;-)
Well, I'm certainly not trying to attack Apple or anybody else here. I not saying that IDC's analysis is written in stone, either. I'm simply responding to someone's "Excellent Question" which I found interesting. Namely "What kind of company is Apple?" What is their market, where are they headed, et al ? If you're going to throw Google hit stats at me and suggest that these sets of data are more significant than IDC's, you must have some vested interest in maintaining the perception that MacOS is solid at #2. It's enough to say that Linux is a solid contender as a desktop OS. As more people adopt and use it, it undercuts the status of both Windows and MacOS. If this trend continues, the question naturally arises... "Why will people continue to buy Apple hardware?" They will certainly continue to buy the iPod. I don't know the sales figures for Apple's products, but I would be surprised if the iPod didn't account for a big chunk. I like to use /. as a source for knowledge and exploration. There are plenty of flamewars and games of one-ups-manship going on elsewhere. Whatever floats your boat?
Here's a link you may find enlightening... http://www.macnn.com/news/25728 As for hardware, I was referring to computer hardware (maybe the iPod qualifies as such) I tend to think of it as "Consumer Electronics". In either case, I don't think anyone would doubt that they are a relatively small player (no pun intended)
A: Apple is a niche hardware market. B: Linux has overtaken them on the desktop. C: 99 cent songs? Does anyone go to the record store anymore?