Are you kidding? Even that 1.4ghz Core 2 Duo will brutally destroy any Atom CPU out there. The 1.86ghz Core 2 (6MB cache and a 1066mhz FSB) will rape any Atom to death. And do you honestly think these new features won't try to leverage the GPU to take the heat off the CPU whenever possible?
Um, yeah, because there's no market for people who want a slim, light laptop that doesn't have a shitty CPU like the Atom in it. Nope, none at all. A "uselessly high screen resolution"? What the hell? Yeah, too small for serious work (because other 13" notebooks are too small too, right?), yet the screen resolution is too high, which is one way of compensating for the size. Do you even read what you write??
So you've never seen your wifi signal get screwed when the microwave is on? There is always some degree of leakage.
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Yeah, let's all give in to alarmist idiots who have no idea how science works and just jump on every lunatic theory bandwagon. Sounds like a great idea.
Or you could try to demonstrate how wifi is utterly harmless. Those who consistently refuse to listen can take their snowflakes out of school if they want.
So because there are a couple of asshats in your town, that makes them all asshats, including this guy's chiropractor, who does not sound like the quacky type?
I've seen good chiropractors straighten the spines of people with scholiosis(sp). They're largely glorified massage therapists, but they can do some nifty things. I agree that the ones pimping it as the cure for all ailments are utter quacks, though.
It would be great, except that for quite a while now college has not been the best way to learn, it is about getting a proof of effort. It will take a long time for a wiki-style university to be widely accredited.
Okay then, I'll just go to this self-taught neurosurgeon. What could possibly go wrong?
College isn't necessarily useful in some fields of study. In others, it's damned well quite necessary. If you want to do interpretive dance for a living, then skip college. That liberal arts degree will get you minimum wage just like not having the liberal arts degree. If you want to be a doctor, then you need to go to school for it because, licenses and such aside, human lives are put pretty directly in your hands. In other fields, it's completely dependent upon how a person learns. Some people are great at learning through self-taught methods. Others do much better in a physical classrooms where they can work with the professor and classmates. The "college is not the best way to learn" argument is a very tired and ignorant blanket statement. It all depends on what you want to do and how you want to learn it. Some people do learn best in college.
It doesn't help that a lot of kids going into college are lazy dipshits and don't really go to learn. They go to get a degree because they think it'll guarantee a great job when they graduate. Then they get a hard lesson in the real world.
Of course. One day it may be more feasible to self-publish as eBooks pick up more and more market share, but not now. Heck, it may never be. I don't want to buy an eBook. I don't mind spending a little more on a paperback so I can have a physical book that doesn't run out of juice and shut down.
He was saying that he'd be making just as much money this way. I figure that it's an utter crock simply because they seem to be measuring equal sales when he would almost certainly see much higher sales from a physical publisher.
I just hope that there's a decent alternative to it. Lead-free solder didn't work out quite like the leaded stuff. However, from what I understand (and I may be wrong), BPA is only released from plastics when heated past a certain point. As such, a water bottle isn't going to hurt you unless you leave it baking in your car all day. Dishwashers are probably fine as they're rinsing the things out when the bottles are heated, so you'd have very little BPA left when it was done. I think the big concern was baby bottles as they are often heated in a pot when warming milk.
THIS. A publisher gives you more than just the book on the shelf. Also, more people buy physical books than eBooks. I don't buy this in the slightest. The guy would get marketing and physical copies through a publisher, perhaps some critiquing and editing to boot. You will not sell anywhere NEAR what you'd get in a physical format when selling it electronically. Sure, he gets to pocket more this way, but I seriously doubt that the higher numbers of a physical publication are being considered.
I also find it laughable that you claim I'm a "rube" based on disagreeing with you on one point. Have you formally been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome yet?
Anyway, I'm done for now. I have some assembly to write. Oh, wait, I forgot that I'm not competent enough because you said so!
Sigh...yet another neckbeard with a truly boggling sense of unwarranted self-importance. It's okay, neckbeard. Sometimes you are just flat-out wrong. It's okay to admit it. It's also okay to admit that you're being an unbelievable asshole when you have been PROVEN TO BE WRONG, YOU DIMWITTED FUCK. YOU DO NOT DETERMINE WHAT MAKES UNIX UNIX. The Austin group does. If they say it's Unix, then it's Unix. That is their call to make. You can piss and moan and insult everyone who disagrees with you, but the facts are the same. Deal with it, you pathetic turd.
Newsflash, jagoff: Mac OS X has been stamped as Unix since 10.5. The Open Group (you know, the guys who determine if an OS meets the standards to be Unix) has said so, and THEY are the ones who determine if an OS is compliant with the Single Unix Specification, not/. posters who like to talk big and obviously have no damned clue. Yes, you obviously know more than me, Mr. Jedidiah. Please tell me again how OS X is not Unix when it has been such for years, oh wise one!
Utter bullshit. Let's look at your original post, shall we?
Mac developers tend to develop for the latest OS X version only
10.5 is not the latest version. Developers almost always go back at least one version. This statement is false.
which is why owning a slightly old Mac is such a frustrating experience: virtually no new software supports it.
A "slightly old" Mac is one that is 3+ years old in this case as just about everything still supports 10.5, which was released in late 2007. No, that doesn't fit either. No software supports a "slightly old" Mac? No, because that "slightly old" Mac can run the latest OS, which means that hardware MIGHT be a restriction, not software. This statement is false.
And I already pointed out the flaw in your later arguments on Android and XP. Your original post had nothing to do with 10.4. Did you actually READ what you wrote?
Where exactly did I say games, you tool? Heavy gamers are a small fraction of the overall market. Casual gamers are far larger, and casual gamers don't really care if they're running 7 or XP. Seriously, if you're only thinking in terms of gaming then GTFO because you have no clue what the market is actually like. Next time try thinking broader than your own hobby.
Also, XP no longer gets DirectX updates. Microsoft does not make video drivers. ATI and Nvidia do, and both still support XP.
SO MUCH THIS! FOSS != good in every case. Sometimes proprietary works a helluva lot better than any existing FOSS option. Go with what works best, not what fits your specific ideology on software.
This is an idiotic load of crap. There are zero software restrictions for running ANY application on any Mac made in the last 4-5 years. Hardware restrictions are another story, ie, PowerPC or a certain minimum video card. Any Intel Mac can run the latest OS. Mac OS 10.4 is getting phased out by many pieces of software, but 10.5 is still very widely supported. If you Mac doesn't have 10.5 on it then it's 3+ years old. Even if it is running 10.4, Snow Leopard will be capable of running on it, period. Where do people keep coming up with this shit?
Also, your comparisons to XP and Android are equally stupid. XP still has a TON of marketshare, more than any other desktop OS. It would be inane to kill XP support without a very good reason. Android is still young. You'll see support for older versions dropping as time goes by, especially when people tend to upgrade their handsets when their contract is renewed. Please try thinking before you post.
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Are you kidding? Even that 1.4ghz Core 2 Duo will brutally destroy any Atom CPU out there. The 1.86ghz Core 2 (6MB cache and a 1066mhz FSB) will rape any Atom to death. And do you honestly think these new features won't try to leverage the GPU to take the heat off the CPU whenever possible?
Um, yeah, because there's no market for people who want a slim, light laptop that doesn't have a shitty CPU like the Atom in it. Nope, none at all. A "uselessly high screen resolution"? What the hell? Yeah, too small for serious work (because other 13" notebooks are too small too, right?), yet the screen resolution is too high, which is one way of compensating for the size. Do you even read what you write??
I'm not saying that the certificate itself makes the doctor. It's what you had to DO to get that certificate.
So you've never seen your wifi signal get screwed when the microwave is on? There is always some degree of leakage.
Yeah, let's all give in to alarmist idiots who have no idea how science works and just jump on every lunatic theory bandwagon. Sounds like a great idea.
Or you could try to demonstrate how wifi is utterly harmless. Those who consistently refuse to listen can take their snowflakes out of school if they want.
So because there are a couple of asshats in your town, that makes them all asshats, including this guy's chiropractor, who does not sound like the quacky type?
Your logic is astoundingly flawed.
I've seen good chiropractors straighten the spines of people with scholiosis(sp). They're largely glorified massage therapists, but they can do some nifty things. I agree that the ones pimping it as the cure for all ailments are utter quacks, though.
You missed the sarcasm tag. At least I hope you did...
It does help you not get burned to a nice lobster red, though.
So you never put your degree on a resume? Really?
It would be great, except that for quite a while now college has not been the best way to learn, it is about getting a proof of effort. It will take a long time for a wiki-style university to be widely accredited.
Okay then, I'll just go to this self-taught neurosurgeon. What could possibly go wrong?
College isn't necessarily useful in some fields of study. In others, it's damned well quite necessary. If you want to do interpretive dance for a living, then skip college. That liberal arts degree will get you minimum wage just like not having the liberal arts degree. If you want to be a doctor, then you need to go to school for it because, licenses and such aside, human lives are put pretty directly in your hands. In other fields, it's completely dependent upon how a person learns. Some people are great at learning through self-taught methods. Others do much better in a physical classrooms where they can work with the professor and classmates. The "college is not the best way to learn" argument is a very tired and ignorant blanket statement. It all depends on what you want to do and how you want to learn it. Some people do learn best in college.
It doesn't help that a lot of kids going into college are lazy dipshits and don't really go to learn. They go to get a degree because they think it'll guarantee a great job when they graduate. Then they get a hard lesson in the real world.
But every year since the inception of Linux has also been the year of Linux on the desktop!
Of course. One day it may be more feasible to self-publish as eBooks pick up more and more market share, but not now. Heck, it may never be. I don't want to buy an eBook. I don't mind spending a little more on a paperback so I can have a physical book that doesn't run out of juice and shut down.
He was saying that he'd be making just as much money this way. I figure that it's an utter crock simply because they seem to be measuring equal sales when he would almost certainly see much higher sales from a physical publisher.
I just hope that there's a decent alternative to it. Lead-free solder didn't work out quite like the leaded stuff. However, from what I understand (and I may be wrong), BPA is only released from plastics when heated past a certain point. As such, a water bottle isn't going to hurt you unless you leave it baking in your car all day. Dishwashers are probably fine as they're rinsing the things out when the bottles are heated, so you'd have very little BPA left when it was done. I think the big concern was baby bottles as they are often heated in a pot when warming milk.
In that case (pun intended), a disk image formatted as case-sensitive might do the trick without breaking native applications.
THIS. A publisher gives you more than just the book on the shelf. Also, more people buy physical books than eBooks. I don't buy this in the slightest. The guy would get marketing and physical copies through a publisher, perhaps some critiquing and editing to boot. You will not sell anywhere NEAR what you'd get in a physical format when selling it electronically. Sure, he gets to pocket more this way, but I seriously doubt that the higher numbers of a physical publication are being considered.
I also find it laughable that you claim I'm a "rube" based on disagreeing with you on one point. Have you formally been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome yet?
Anyway, I'm done for now. I have some assembly to write. Oh, wait, I forgot that I'm not competent enough because you said so!
Sigh...yet another neckbeard with a truly boggling sense of unwarranted self-importance. It's okay, neckbeard. Sometimes you are just flat-out wrong. It's okay to admit it. It's also okay to admit that you're being an unbelievable asshole when you have been PROVEN TO BE WRONG, YOU DIMWITTED FUCK. YOU DO NOT DETERMINE WHAT MAKES UNIX UNIX. The Austin group does. If they say it's Unix, then it's Unix. That is their call to make. You can piss and moan and insult everyone who disagrees with you, but the facts are the same. Deal with it, you pathetic turd.
And the Austin Group (you know, the guys who MAKE that determination) says otherwise. It's their call, not a sysadmin's.
Oh yes, a "user like me". I guess a user like you is too much of an arrogant asshat to even look it up:
/. posters who like to talk big and obviously have no damned clue. Yes, you obviously know more than me, Mr. Jedidiah. Please tell me again how OS X is not Unix when it has been such for years, oh wise one!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification#Mac_OS_X_and_Mac_OS_X_Server
Newsflash, jagoff: Mac OS X has been stamped as Unix since 10.5. The Open Group (you know, the guys who determine if an OS meets the standards to be Unix) has said so, and THEY are the ones who determine if an OS is compliant with the Single Unix Specification, not
Mac developers tend to develop for the latest OS X version only
10.5 is not the latest version. Developers almost always go back at least one version. This statement is false.
which is why owning a slightly old Mac is such a frustrating experience: virtually no new software supports it.
A "slightly old" Mac is one that is 3+ years old in this case as just about everything still supports 10.5, which was released in late 2007. No, that doesn't fit either. No software supports a "slightly old" Mac? No, because that "slightly old" Mac can run the latest OS, which means that hardware MIGHT be a restriction, not software. This statement is false.
And I already pointed out the flaw in your later arguments on Android and XP. Your original post had nothing to do with 10.4. Did you actually READ what you wrote?
Where exactly did I say games, you tool? Heavy gamers are a small fraction of the overall market. Casual gamers are far larger, and casual gamers don't really care if they're running 7 or XP. Seriously, if you're only thinking in terms of gaming then GTFO because you have no clue what the market is actually like. Next time try thinking broader than your own hobby.
Also, XP no longer gets DirectX updates. Microsoft does not make video drivers. ATI and Nvidia do, and both still support XP.
SO MUCH THIS! FOSS != good in every case. Sometimes proprietary works a helluva lot better than any existing FOSS option. Go with what works best, not what fits your specific ideology on software.
This is an idiotic load of crap. There are zero software restrictions for running ANY application on any Mac made in the last 4-5 years. Hardware restrictions are another story, ie, PowerPC or a certain minimum video card. Any Intel Mac can run the latest OS. Mac OS 10.4 is getting phased out by many pieces of software, but 10.5 is still very widely supported. If you Mac doesn't have 10.5 on it then it's 3+ years old. Even if it is running 10.4, Snow Leopard will be capable of running on it, period. Where do people keep coming up with this shit?
Also, your comparisons to XP and Android are equally stupid. XP still has a TON of marketshare, more than any other desktop OS. It would be inane to kill XP support without a very good reason. Android is still young. You'll see support for older versions dropping as time goes by, especially when people tend to upgrade their handsets when their contract is renewed. Please try thinking before you post.