You're really going to bring a device susceptible to water damage next to a pool when the alternative is an $8 paperback?
Yup. Because traveling with let's say 6-10 books, some of which will be hardcovers, kind of sucks. Especially since we're already usually trying to cut luggage weight to avoid extra charges.
Again, that's not everyone, but that's what works for me.
While inconvenient, it doesn't sound like that big a deal, especially since there is the "remove duplicates" option.
Perhaps I was unclear. There's a remove duplicates option to get duplicates out of your iTunes library. I know of no way to get them off the iPod short of wiping it completely -- syncing will not do it.
Why do you keep making the same mistake so often, anyway?
Because neither I nor any of many people I know who have this problem really know what causes it.
It's not the end of the world, but my next music player will not be an Apple product.
You dont have to use the Glider bot but its there for anyone that does. People use cheats for games all the time. Again its up to you to use them or not.
That way of thinking doesn't hold up in any multiplayer game.
I mean, just because all the other weightlifters in the all-drug olympics are using steroids doesn't mean you have to, right? Unless you want any prayer of ever winning.
Let's be clear, Blizzard isn't anti-botting because of a love of the purity of the game; they're anti-botting because a lot of players are not interested in playing with/against bots and therefore will vote with their dollars against it.
Yep, I'm talking about adding multiple copies of the same files to the library/device unintentionally. Typically I'd end up with more copies on the device than in the library -- it almost seemed like if there got to be two copies of something in the library, I'd get one extra on the device on each sync.
This is with Win iTunes; I haven't played around enough with the Mac version to say if it's an issue there or not, but damn near everyone I know who uses the Win version of iTunes has had the same problem.
I've gone through a few iPods over the years, the last being stolen when my car was broken into two weeks ago. I'm resolved to buy an mp3 player that isn't one next, in part because I'm tired of fighting iTunes to perform pretty simple functionality (although I know there are also alternatives to it.)
I call bullshit on this one. Was hooking your USB cable into your nano too hard for you or something? Honestly tho, you drag your mp3s to the iTunes window, and you hook the iPod in. I can only imagine it being easier if the music was beamed directly into my brain.
Of course, the second time you try to add music to it, you'll probably end up with multiple copies of each song on there. I'm sure there are people who haven't had this problem with the iPod/iTunes, but I've yet to actually meet any of them. There's a reason that there's an iTunes menu function to try to find duplicates on your iPod and delete them, and the very existence of that is not a good sign.
Your comment is strangely reminiscent of Microsoft's attitude towards Netscape circa 1994. "They've cornered the wanky new Internet market, but that's about it."
Are you sure that's the analogy you want?
I mean, in the end, Microsoft did ruthlessly crush Netscape.
On the other hand, cleanly written code can make obvious what the code is doing, but it still sometimes requires good commenting to explain why.
Was this code just never correct? Did the requirements change? Is there a good reason for what it does that may not be apparent to the coder? Will something break downstream if it's changed? (Ideally the answer to that last question will always be no, but the reality lies somewhere else.)
I actually thought this was pretty good as a slashdot article since, hey, current events, but with a decidedly "stuff people argue about here all day long" take on it.
IMHO, Civ 4 is a much, much better game than Civ 3, independent of graphics, world geometry, or changes to technology trees. It introduces a bunch of new ideas, and it takes a bunch of ideas that were implemented in a half-baked way in 3 and actually makes them good.
I choose to buy games simply because we don't have another renumeration method for game devs.
So, uh... other than "If I want to play the game they made, I should give them money", what's your alternate renumeration method?
If possible, name one that still allows for games on the scale that take a team of professional developers working full time for a year or more to create.
Actually, the Governator addresses your concern in the very article summary.
He's not arguing for outlawing violent video games; he's arguing that kids shouldn't be able to buy them directly, just as they (theoretically) can't buy a ticket for an R-rated movie themselves.
I'm not saying I agree with that position, but there it is.
There's nothing unsafe about pointer arithmetic, unless you do things in a lazy way and don't think things through. As long as you design your objects ahead of time, and make sure to cover all of your edge cases, you'll be fine.
Not to be cynical, but my real-world experience is that the case in which the developer isn't lazy, is knowledgeable enough, and thinks everything through is itself an edge case.
Not to go on a big 3E vs. 4E tangent, but at the core, I would say the key difference is (and the reason some people strongly prefer one over the other):
3E (and previous) are trying to strike a balance between being a good simulation (a kind of fantasy version of reality if you will -- the mechanics of the world 'make sense' and are consistent in some way even if they're fantastical) and being a fun game.
4E largely says, we want this to be a fun and balanced game and if we have to give up on the simulation part in order to achieve that we will.
Even though the PHP4->5 change wasn't that horrible of a fix in terms of a break in backwards compatability, it's still worse than anything I've personally had to deal with in the Microsoft world.
Generally, I feel like you've made your choice of ideology, and now facts are things to be accepted or discarded based on whether or not they match what your ideology says should be true, rather than whether they themselves are true or not.
your posts equates proprietary software with 'better than the competition', and free software with 'inferior'.
no such delusion exists.
That's the scenario of the software given in TFA, if you read it.
That doesn't mean that free software is always inferior, only that sometimes a proprietary solution will exist that is better and that the article alleges that that is true in this case.
But thanks for a giant rant that doesn't really relate to the discussion.
You don't have to make a case for why proprietary could be bad.
You do need to make a case for why in a given case you think "better than the competition, but proprietary" is inferior to "inferior, but free", since it's blatantly obvious that it isn't true in all cases.
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And best yet, on my Intel Macs I can run OS X, Windows, and Linux - all at the same time. FInd me a Linux user or Windows user who can do that. Off the shelf.
Honestly, I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that.
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You're really going to bring a device susceptible to water damage next to a pool when the alternative is an $8 paperback?
Yup. Because traveling with let's say 6-10 books, some of which will be hardcovers, kind of sucks. Especially since we're already usually trying to cut luggage weight to avoid extra charges.
Again, that's not everyone, but that's what works for me.
His point is that Apple is applying these terms to people AFTER they have bought the phone.
Frankly, I'm a little disappointed in the nerd factor of slashdot that no one has yet invoked The Empire Strikes Back with respect to this point.
I do a sizeable chunk of my reading for the year on vacation(s) -- usually on the beach or by a pool.
I realize this isn't everyone, but for me to not be able to read in sunlight really is a deal-breaker.
And before you start chuckling about holding up an iPad to your head, two words - bluetooth headset
It's too late -- I'm already chuckling. That's a sidetalkin' web site waiting to happen even if there are some alternatives.
With nothing new, there's no news to post; unless you count self-indulgent pontificating
If we put a moratorium on self-indulgent pontificating, Slashdot would dry up and blow away overnight. :)
While inconvenient, it doesn't sound like that big a deal, especially since there is the "remove duplicates" option.
Perhaps I was unclear. There's a remove duplicates option to get duplicates out of your iTunes library. I know of no way to get them off the iPod short of wiping it completely -- syncing will not do it.
Why do you keep making the same mistake so often, anyway?
Because neither I nor any of many people I know who have this problem really know what causes it.
It's not the end of the world, but my next music player will not be an Apple product.
You dont have to use the Glider bot but its there for anyone that does. People use cheats for games all the time. Again its up to you to use them or not.
That way of thinking doesn't hold up in any multiplayer game.
I mean, just because all the other weightlifters in the all-drug olympics are using steroids doesn't mean you have to, right? Unless you want any prayer of ever winning.
Let's be clear, Blizzard isn't anti-botting because of a love of the purity of the game; they're anti-botting because a lot of players are not interested in playing with/against bots and therefore will vote with their dollars against it.
Yep, I'm talking about adding multiple copies of the same files to the library/device unintentionally. Typically I'd end up with more copies on the device than in the library -- it almost seemed like if there got to be two copies of something in the library, I'd get one extra on the device on each sync.
This is with Win iTunes; I haven't played around enough with the Mac version to say if it's an issue there or not, but damn near everyone I know who uses the Win version of iTunes has had the same problem.
I've gone through a few iPods over the years, the last being stolen when my car was broken into two weeks ago. I'm resolved to buy an mp3 player that isn't one next, in part because I'm tired of fighting iTunes to perform pretty simple functionality (although I know there are also alternatives to it.)
I call bullshit on this one. Was hooking your USB cable into your nano too hard for you or something? Honestly tho, you drag your mp3s to the iTunes window, and you hook the iPod in. I can only imagine it being easier if the music was beamed directly into my brain.
Of course, the second time you try to add music to it, you'll probably end up with multiple copies of each song on there. I'm sure there are people who haven't had this problem with the iPod/iTunes, but I've yet to actually meet any of them. There's a reason that there's an iTunes menu function to try to find duplicates on your iPod and delete them, and the very existence of that is not a good sign.
I'd say that Steve stayed pretty much on message with what he's been always saying, even without his PR department to filter out his intent.
I never really considered that "I'm a pompous douchebag" was Steve Jobs' message, but when I view it that way, it makes a lot of sense.
I mean, the man makes products that obviously there's a huge market for and good for him, but god damn it's like a one-man circle jerk up in there.
Your comment is strangely reminiscent of Microsoft's attitude towards Netscape circa 1994. "They've cornered the wanky new Internet market, but that's about it."
Are you sure that's the analogy you want?
I mean, in the end, Microsoft did ruthlessly crush Netscape.
On the other hand, cleanly written code can make obvious what the code is doing, but it still sometimes requires good commenting to explain why.
Was this code just never correct? Did the requirements change? Is there a good reason for what it does that may not be apparent to the coder? Will something break downstream if it's changed? (Ideally the answer to that last question will always be no, but the reality lies somewhere else.)
I actually thought this was pretty good as a slashdot article since, hey, current events, but with a decidedly "stuff people argue about here all day long" take on it.
IMHO, Civ 4 is a much, much better game than Civ 3, independent of graphics, world geometry, or changes to technology trees. It introduces a bunch of new ideas, and it takes a bunch of ideas that were implemented in a half-baked way in 3 and actually makes them good.
YMMV.
If I'm not going to buy the game in either case, playing a pirated copy doesn't cause the producer any loss of profit.
In a sense that's true.
However, are you familiar with the Tragedy of the Commons?
I choose to buy games simply because we don't have another renumeration method for game devs.
So, uh... other than "If I want to play the game they made, I should give them money", what's your alternate renumeration method?
If possible, name one that still allows for games on the scale that take a team of professional developers working full time for a year or more to create.
Look, I'm a crazy anarchist (anarcho-capitalist specifically) and you're a statist tool.
As a disinterested third party, I feel comeplled to point out that you come across as a bit of a tool yourself with that statement.
Actually, the Governator addresses your concern in the very article summary.
He's not arguing for outlawing violent video games; he's arguing that kids shouldn't be able to buy them directly, just as they (theoretically) can't buy a ticket for an R-rated movie themselves.
I'm not saying I agree with that position, but there it is.
There's nothing unsafe about pointer arithmetic, unless you do things in a lazy way and don't think things through. As long as you design your objects ahead of time, and make sure to cover all of your edge cases, you'll be fine.
Not to be cynical, but my real-world experience is that the case in which the developer isn't lazy, is knowledgeable enough, and thinks everything through is itself an edge case.
Not to go on a big 3E vs. 4E tangent, but at the core, I would say the key difference is (and the reason some people strongly prefer one over the other):
3E (and previous) are trying to strike a balance between being a good simulation (a kind of fantasy version of reality if you will -- the mechanics of the world 'make sense' and are consistent in some way even if they're fantastical) and being a fun game.
4E largely says, we want this to be a fun and balanced game and if we have to give up on the simulation part in order to achieve that we will.
Even though the PHP4->5 change wasn't that horrible of a fix in terms of a break in backwards compatability, it's still worse than anything I've personally had to deal with in the Microsoft world.
Generally, I feel like you've made your choice of ideology, and now facts are things to be accepted or discarded based on whether or not they match what your ideology says should be true, rather than whether they themselves are true or not.
Here's one for you: You're apparently a PHP guy. Were you around when PHP went from version 4 to 5?
That's an example of when backwards compatibility broke and the development team basically said, "Tough."
I guess people could have forked PHP over it, but realistically, everyone just sucked it up and modified all their old broken code.
your posts equates proprietary software with 'better than the competition', and free software with 'inferior'.
no such delusion exists.
That's the scenario of the software given in TFA, if you read it.
That doesn't mean that free software is always inferior, only that sometimes a proprietary solution will exist that is better and that the article alleges that that is true in this case.
But thanks for a giant rant that doesn't really relate to the discussion.
You don't have to make a case for why proprietary could be bad.
You do need to make a case for why in a given case you think "better than the competition, but proprietary" is inferior to "inferior, but free", since it's blatantly obvious that it isn't true in all cases.
And best yet, on my Intel Macs I can run OS X, Windows, and Linux - all at the same time. FInd me a Linux user or Windows user who can do that. Off the shelf.
Honestly, I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that.