Text rendering is one the biggest differences imho - amazingly (to me) is that the order from best to worst text rendering is
1)Mac OS X 2) Linux
100) Windows
Yes, Windows a distant third! - the ubuntu gnome laptop fonts I am using right now to type this looks WAY WAY better than Windows and not much worse that a Mac - is amazing, I would never have thought it. Switching to Windows for apps that require it is visually painful
Yes, mac osx is not linux - is in the post! I called it a *unix* desktop... the mention of it as linux desktop was *sarcastic* - again the *BROADER* point is that seeing pretty much every linux developer (at least in my company) sporting a mac, made me see the forest - I think that the linux desktop battle became pointless - and none of the combatants won ! someone else did !:D
Right! but the point is that ( at least in my experience ) Mac OSX is the defacto desktop for all those linux developers and engineers - the broader point is that imho that situation makes the desktop linux war a bit pointless - and I think Ubuntu/Shuttleworth recognized that... not to mention the phone thing...
Pls friends, don't take this a troll - but to me it looks like the wining linux desktop was Mac OSX!
I work in an all linux shop - in the server - I am one of very few linux laptop (and desktop) users - every meeting is the same, the lone Dell in a sea of lighted apples...
And indeed, it is a unix desktop! Just wish the machines were a little better - I bet Mac OSX would be great on my Dell Precision 7710...
Did anyone else besides this blogger of unknown repute receive this alleged e-mail notice? I didn't. I requested the same e-mail updates as he allegedly did, yet I've received nothing at all. The only explanation I can conjecture is that HP's SMTP servers are dragging the process out for who knows how many hours or days.
Got it too... Announcement is legit....
Sorry....
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After +200 replies, my post will probably be redundant, I will add my vote to the probably many coming for getting a budget pro-audio card. M-Audio, from the Audiophile to some other Firewire/USB products they have should do... if you are really on a budget, try Behringer... word to the wise, ***performance*** wise, they cannot be beat for the price; however, they are ***built*** kind of cheaply...
While the article has many good points, I have to point out the "developer taxonomy" section sounds incredibly conceited. Lots of assumptions about the dedication, abilities and professional pride of the business and what he calls "journeyman developers". It really seems like he looked in the mirror and decided that any developer other than him is intellectually, professionally his inferior. It took a bit of effort to get past the and finish the rest of the article and get to the great points in it.... ah, the arrogance of youth... the author must be very young...
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Text rendering is one the biggest differences imho - amazingly (to me) is that the order from best to worst text rendering is
1)Mac OS X
2) Linux
100) Windows
Yes, Windows a distant third! - the ubuntu gnome laptop fonts I am using right now to type this looks WAY WAY better than Windows and not much worse that a Mac - is amazing, I would never have thought it. Switching to Windows for apps that require it is visually painful
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Yes, mac osx is not linux - is in the post! I called it a *unix* desktop... the mention of it as linux desktop was *sarcastic* - again the *BROADER* point is that seeing pretty much every linux developer (at least in my company) sporting a mac, made me see the forest - I think that the linux desktop battle became pointless - and none of the combatants won ! someone else did ! :D
Right! but the point is that ( at least in my experience ) Mac OSX is the defacto desktop for all those linux developers and engineers - the broader point is that imho that situation makes the desktop linux war a bit pointless - and I think Ubuntu/Shuttleworth recognized that... not to mention the phone thing...
thnx!
Pls friends, don't take this a troll - but to me it looks like the wining linux desktop was Mac OSX!
I work in an all linux shop - in the server - I am one of very few linux laptop (and desktop) users - every meeting is the same, the lone Dell in a sea of lighted apples...
And indeed, it is a unix desktop! Just wish the machines were a little better - I bet Mac OSX would be great on my Dell Precision 7710...
Thnx!
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Indeed - in fact, last time I checked the i7 Mac Mini was not available to buy - which is exactly what I wanted... v
Vintage is in the age of the beholder...
Did anyone else besides this blogger of unknown repute receive this alleged e-mail notice? I didn't. I requested the same e-mail updates as he allegedly did, yet I've received nothing at all. The only explanation I can conjecture is that HP's SMTP servers are dragging the process out for who knows how many hours or days.
Got it too... Announcement is legit.... Sorry.... V
After +200 replies, my post will probably be redundant, I will add my vote to the probably many coming for getting a budget pro-audio card. M-Audio, from the Audiophile to some other Firewire/USB products they have should do... if you are really on a budget, try Behringer... word to the wise, ***performance*** wise, they cannot be beat for the price; however, they are ***built*** kind of cheaply...
It's poetry with a beat behind it! And guns! They're like beatniks with automatic weapons.
I rarely comment on Slashdot this comment it's beauty - I should turn it into a sig... V
I submitted the story, apologies if it sounded trollish... it was merely a quote from the original article... no more... V
While the article has many good points, I have to point out the "developer taxonomy" section sounds incredibly conceited. Lots of assumptions about the dedication, abilities and professional pride of the business and what he calls "journeyman developers". It really seems like he looked in the mirror and decided that any developer other than him is intellectually, professionally his inferior. It took a bit of effort to get past the and finish the rest of the article and get to the great points in it.... ah, the arrogance of youth... the author must be very young...
Regarding the "maths" issue, I think the British (or is it only the English?) use it that way...
My tips for watching Star Wars? Don't - Pick up "The Godfather" Trilogy instead...
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