...but I do think that G5 never realized its potential and the cost to try and get IBM's attention on it is too high.
And this is why my take on IP law should be considered a bit more valid. The PPC is going to die with IBM(unless they sell it, or the IP privileges expire), unused and untried, and because of the law, nobody else is allowed to pick up the slack. If Intel is considered the best chip available, then we are worse off than I thought. And now the law prevents us from improving a potentialy better chip. Ok, enough of the rant. A question for you, do you find the code that you write for the PPC to be more "elegant" and "thinner" than what you need to do for the X86 to get the same performance despite what you state here?...but I've seen these things in action and even with the lac of OS optimizations... Which one gives you more "bite" per bit of code?
...and you certainly can't tell the difference on the outside.
You can't tell the difference on the outside between a DC-10 and a Lockheed L-1011, but I know for a fact that one is many times more dangerous than the other. One is an elegant piece of fine art(A better made kerosene burning, flying machine you will not find...to this day), and the other is a cheap, deadly imitation. Part of my problem is that I know how they(the planes) work on the inside. You can kludge your way to good performance, but you're still not performing well. And like with the DC-10, something came blow up in your face at any moment. Now, if the rumor mill has it right and Apple goes with the Alpha, then I'm all for it. Otherwise they're selling junk with a pretty face.
So you want the full BMW M6 driving experience, but want to pay the cost of a Ford Focus?
No, but I don't want anyone to prohibit me from modding it. Besides, Apple took away our BMWs and is giving us the Ford. UGH! If they gave us a Dodge, we could at least head over to the Mopar shop.
might beat Microsoft in the DRM game now. Funny how Apple always comes out "ahead". "Crackers! Start your...uh...sniffers?" I wanna see this thing running on a 4004 by next week.
The machine comes in so many shapes and sizes, I couldn't begin to tell you what's possible. I believe the thing can spit out hot and cold air, and you can pipe it anywhere you need to. If you need to transfer that heat/cold to other fluids, let your imagination be your guide. Any heat exchanger(radiator?) will do. Now matter what, it's still better than using freon...or whatever it's called now.
You call that innovative? This is how people cooled their buildings before in the invention of the room air conditioner. And, to be redundant, where is the cost of amking that ice water? You want innovative? THIS is innovative! And even it is old. And it will probably be cheap when it really catches on. More info, in case you're interested.
A guy walks up to his friend and sees him hitting himself on the head with a hammer. "Why are you doing that!?", he asks. "Because it feels so good when I stop.", was the reply.
The rise of decentralized media, more interactive, promoting personal interaction...
Absolutely! This is key. And it's your neighbors picking up on it that will make it work. That's all I'm saying. Get(and keep) their attention and you got it made. That's how they do it. Just remember, exciting one's animal instincts is a thousand times more effective than reason and logic to get their attention. So you will find that you will have to play the same game their way for some time to come to get the results you're looking for. What you need to do is excite those instincts against fascism the same way they do for it.
When Microsoft, IBM and a few other big names start coming out and publically denouncing the patent system for screwing over innovation we might start to see some patent reform.
Without an enlightened populous, how are you going to achieve these things? Everybody else will just vote you down. I don't expect perfection, but we need to start somwhere. And we have to start with our neighbors and expand from there. All those things we want will require their support. Without it, you will get nowhere...unless you use force. That is not on my agenda. I'm not dissing you here. We just need to go all the way to the root. That would be us. This is where we should commence to begin. You might be surprised how quickly and effortlessly all the other things fall into place. Otherwise you're just fighting a weed that won't die.
Corporations...Now who is it exactly that feeds that monster buy signing up for high interest, long term credit every time a new model blender comes out? Who's out there buying 20 million copies of Britney? Just who is getting sucked in because he didn't wear a rubber, or she didn't take her pill? How carefully do you shop? How carefully do you vote? All these things don't come from the gov't or a corporation. It all happens because we hand it over to them. Every bit of it. We choose this because it's easy. Like I choose to rent instead of own because it's once a month, fixed payment, no matter what breaks down. It's not my problem. That's how we're running the country. We pass everything off to the politicians. In a way that's what we're supposed to do. We need to "hire" people to do the day to day routine to keep things running. Problem is that we're not watching over them at all. That would require effort and getting involved and being responsible. And one of the reasons we choose to remain ignorant is to avoid the responsibility. Another famous country's citezens played that game when their leader went nuts.
Whick is really worse? Cutting down and replanting trees(or hemp) for low tech, low maintenance, long lasting paper or or building up and having to maintain all the infrastructure needed to go digital? Try to consider all the electricity used just to run the computers, then all that A/C that will be needed to keep them from spontaneously combusting. The staff needed for back up, security, upgrades, etc. And of course you know what happens when the power goes out. Our knowledge of electricity, and physics in general, is too limited to trust our history to it. Our manner of using it is just too primative, with all these dangerous contraptions we use to make and transport it. When we can build machines that just work naturally without any interaction from us, then we might have reliable digital. Biology to the rescue? Well, paper is biological. Maybe when digital goes biological, we'll get what you're looking for. Hmmm...digital trees...
The choice is ours to make. What shall we do? Continue to feed the beast? Or reach out on our own volition and at least attempt to find the truth? The best response so far came from here. Which, I just found out, comes from here. Very logical.
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
And precisely for this is why I spew so much on the subject. Was that from Orwell? It always amazes me that people can be aware these and similar thoughts and still continue doing what they're doing. Maybe it's a bit more sinister than I would like to believe. Maybe the masses aren't so innocent as they like to think they are. Got any beer?
It pretty hard to lie about the results. Come to think of it, since nobody asks questions nor expects any answers any more(not that anybody really did), you're probably right the papaers can print anything they want, and nobdoy will doubt it. I need to tell you that my tirades are aimed more at those who believe in majority rule. I don't, but I recognize that we aren't ready for the real solution of individual autonomy and respect. As long as we have some that want to subjugate others, there will be no solution. I do understand that we are living an illusion. Many people don't, and they believe that what we are doing is perfectly legitimate. Those are the people we need to make aware of the power they have over the illusion. They can make it real. But most are comfortable with the illusion. Any change is simply too disruptive, and they just don't want to take the chance. See this response. I love it. But even there the decision came from the people. All these things happen because we let tham happen. It doesn't occur to us that we can change them.
FTA: Throughout the 1940s he continued to lose money on promoting FM radio, fighting protracted patent litigation, and attempting to ward off regulatory attempts. He desperately craved recognition, bringing lawsuits and writing letters to the editor in an effort to demonstrate his accomplishments. Colleagues recognized his brilliance but viewed his desire for glory as obsessive and unnatural. Ill and despondent, in 1954 Armstrong put on his evening coat, hat, and gloves, and stepped out the window of his thirteenth-floor Manhattan apartment.
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...but I do think that G5 never realized its potential and the cost to try and get IBM's attention on it is too high.
...but I've seen these things in action and even with the lac of OS optimizations... Which one gives you more "bite" per bit of code?
And this is why my take on IP law should be considered a bit more valid. The PPC is going to die with IBM(unless they sell it, or the IP privileges expire), unused and untried, and because of the law, nobody else is allowed to pick up the slack. If Intel is considered the best chip available, then we are worse off than I thought. And now the law prevents us from improving a potentialy better chip. Ok, enough of the rant. A question for you, do you find the code that you write for the PPC to be more "elegant" and "thinner" than what you need to do for the X86 to get the same performance despite what you state here?
...and you certainly can't tell the difference on the outside.
You can't tell the difference on the outside between a DC-10 and a Lockheed L-1011, but I know for a fact that one is many times more dangerous than the other. One is an elegant piece of fine art(A better made kerosene burning, flying machine you will not find...to this day), and the other is a cheap, deadly imitation. Part of my problem is that I know how they(the planes) work on the inside. You can kludge your way to good performance, but you're still not performing well. And like with the DC-10, something came blow up in your face at any moment. Now, if the rumor mill has it right and Apple goes with the Alpha, then I'm all for it. Otherwise they're selling junk with a pretty face.
We'll probably see a lot of this.
Let's hope they enjoy working in the jungles of Malaysia or the Siberian tundra. Taking down those sites ought to be a breeze :-)
So you want the full BMW M6 driving experience, but want to pay the cost of a Ford Focus?
No, but I don't want anyone to prohibit me from modding it. Besides, Apple took away our BMWs and is giving us the Ford. UGH! If they gave us a Dodge, we could at least head over to the Mopar shop.
might beat Microsoft in the DRM game now. Funny how Apple always comes out "ahead". "Crackers! Start your...uh...sniffers?" I wanna see this thing running on a 4004 by next week.
The machine comes in so many shapes and sizes, I couldn't begin to tell you what's possible. I believe the thing can spit out hot and cold air, and you can pipe it anywhere you need to. If you need to transfer that heat/cold to other fluids, let your imagination be your guide. Any heat exchanger(radiator?) will do. Now matter what, it's still better than using freon...or whatever it's called now.
You call that innovative? This is how people cooled their buildings before in the invention of the room air conditioner. And, to be redundant, where is the cost of amking that ice water? You want innovative? THIS is innovative! And even it is old. And it will probably be cheap when it really catches on. More info, in case you're interested.
How does it compare to Photoshop?
A guy walks up to his friend and sees him hitting himself on the head with a hammer. "Why are you doing that!?", he asks. "Because it feels so good when I stop.", was the reply.
The rise of decentralized media, more interactive, promoting personal interaction...
Absolutely! This is key. And it's your neighbors picking up on it that will make it work. That's all I'm saying. Get(and keep) their attention and you got it made. That's how they do it. Just remember, exciting one's animal instincts is a thousand times more effective than reason and logic to get their attention. So you will find that you will have to play the same game their way for some time to come to get the results you're looking for. What you need to do is excite those instincts against fascism the same way they do for it.
When Microsoft, IBM and a few other big names start coming out and publically denouncing the patent system for screwing over innovation we might start to see some patent reform.
You never know what will push them over the edge.
As soon as you all want it to.
Without an enlightened populous, how are you going to achieve these things? Everybody else will just vote you down. I don't expect perfection, but we need to start somwhere. And we have to start with our neighbors and expand from there. All those things we want will require their support. Without it, you will get nowhere...unless you use force. That is not on my agenda. I'm not dissing you here. We just need to go all the way to the root. That would be us. This is where we should commence to begin. You might be surprised how quickly and effortlessly all the other things fall into place. Otherwise you're just fighting a weed that won't die.
It looks like we found our leak.
Corporations...Now who is it exactly that feeds that monster buy signing up for high interest, long term credit every time a new model blender comes out? Who's out there buying 20 million copies of Britney? Just who is getting sucked in because he didn't wear a rubber, or she didn't take her pill? How carefully do you shop? How carefully do you vote? All these things don't come from the gov't or a corporation. It all happens because we hand it over to them. Every bit of it. We choose this because it's easy. Like I choose to rent instead of own because it's once a month, fixed payment, no matter what breaks down. It's not my problem. That's how we're running the country. We pass everything off to the politicians. In a way that's what we're supposed to do. We need to "hire" people to do the day to day routine to keep things running. Problem is that we're not watching over them at all. That would require effort and getting involved and being responsible. And one of the reasons we choose to remain ignorant is to avoid the responsibility. Another famous country's citezens played that game when their leader went nuts.
Whick is really worse? Cutting down and replanting trees(or hemp) for low tech, low maintenance, long lasting paper or or building up and having to maintain all the infrastructure needed to go digital? Try to consider all the electricity used just to run the computers, then all that A/C that will be needed to keep them from spontaneously combusting. The staff needed for back up, security, upgrades, etc. And of course you know what happens when the power goes out. Our knowledge of electricity, and physics in general, is too limited to trust our history to it. Our manner of using it is just too primative, with all these dangerous contraptions we use to make and transport it. When we can build machines that just work naturally without any interaction from us, then we might have reliable digital. Biology to the rescue? Well, paper is biological. Maybe when digital goes biological, we'll get what you're looking for. Hmmm...digital trees...
Digital media is just too volatile to be trusted with any long term storage.
You got it.
The choice is ours to make. What shall we do? Continue to feed the beast? Or reach out on our own volition and at least attempt to find the truth? The best response so far came from here. Which, I just found out, comes from here. Very logical.
5150?
Sorry...
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got
the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government
they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they
want."
And precisely for this is why I spew so much on the subject. Was that from Orwell? It always amazes me that people can be aware these and similar thoughts and still continue doing what they're doing. Maybe it's a bit more sinister than I would like to believe. Maybe the masses aren't so innocent as they like to think they are. Got any beer?
It pretty hard to lie about the results. Come to think of it, since nobody asks questions nor expects any answers any more(not that anybody really did), you're probably right the papaers can print anything they want, and nobdoy will doubt it. I need to tell you that my tirades are aimed more at those who believe in majority rule. I don't, but I recognize that we aren't ready for the real solution of individual autonomy and respect. As long as we have some that want to subjugate others, there will be no solution. I do understand that we are living an illusion. Many people don't, and they believe that what we are doing is perfectly legitimate. Those are the people we need to make aware of the power they have over the illusion. They can make it real. But most are comfortable with the illusion. Any change is simply too disruptive, and they just don't want to take the chance. See this response. I love it. But even there the decision came from the people. All these things happen because we let tham happen. It doesn't occur to us that we can change them.
FTA:
Throughout the 1940s he continued to lose money on promoting FM radio, fighting protracted patent litigation, and attempting to ward off regulatory attempts. He desperately craved recognition, bringing lawsuits and writing letters to the editor in an effort to demonstrate his accomplishments. Colleagues recognized his brilliance but viewed his desire for glory as obsessive and unnatural. Ill and despondent, in 1954 Armstrong put on his evening coat, hat, and gloves, and stepped out the window of his thirteenth-floor Manhattan apartment.
THIS is what IP law will get you.
But I get the feeling you're just the kind of troll...
You need to give your feelings a tune up. If you have any! BWAHAHAHA. Sorry, man. You're just too easy. Have a nice day...
There are millions of laws with "public" in their title that disagree with you.
:-)
...you're somehow being opressed by not getting your way.
Doesn't mean it's right. Never did. Bull fighting is a tradition in Mexico. It doesn't make it okay.
When I'm subsudizing your channel selector (by giving up my rights to those airwaves) I have a great deal of say in it.
Give up your rights all you want. Leave mine alone.
Yeah, the USA broadcasts born over the public airwaves, as proof that you're right, and I'm wrong... Or not...
Even with the correction, that statement merely makes no sense. You don't want to see porn on your tv? Don't tune it in, you pervert
No, only by you being in my way. Move over. Progress is passing you by.
No, you're just some dumb little troll...
Aw, man! You're harshin' my high...