As a happy Apple owner, I do have to concede that I by not using iPhoto, and the rest of the iLife suite, I am not realizing the full worth of what I paid for when I bought my Mac, but I wouldn't buy $700 computer. I just like all my components to be discrete and not on the motherboard or a shared resource, unless I'm dealing with a laptop. I'm probably being unfair. I just remember back when I computers came with real Hayes modems. Hehe.
You probably wouldn't pay for a new PC that costs the same as a Mac, would you?
Unless you own any patents on which you're earning revenue from either producing something or licensing out the technology you created, then you wouldn't see any evidence that patents do good. Besides, patents only serve the purpose of rewarding innovators with exclusivity so they can maximize profits and get some early benefit before a copycat undercuts the innovator on price. Patents were never meant to benefit anyone but the patent owner.
I remember that. I think SQL Anywhere was the same way, as was Novell NetWare. But it seemed to me that people were more forgiving when it's software due to licensing. "Licensing" is like some magical word that one can use to force a consumer into a corner. With hardware, I've only remembered hearing complaints when consumers knew that they were getting hobbled hardware. As one person pointed out to me earlier, how many crippled chips have I run that I've been aware of -- who's knows.
Sure, I have. But I don't think about it much. People might react differently when seeing this product in stores. I'm generalising obviously. Perhaps the types of consumers who buy chips will also understand that they actually got what they paid for. As you said: a 4 Core with 32MB cache, and not a 2 and 1MB. But I don't think that's a safe assumption anymore.
You're not thinking about the marketing opportunity Apple has with this. This isn't like Apple charging customers extra for 802.11n. Apple had an acceptable reason. You sell me a chip that is intentionally handicapped, and then tell me that for $50 more, you will unlock it; as a consumer, it's fully reasonable for me to think you're taking advantage of me. It doesn't cost you anything to sell me that same product not handicapped, so why do this if it's not just to make more money? This is about perception, not logic and not facts. Why not just sell me a fully working product the first time? I can understand having to pay extra for MPEG-2 support in a piece of software or hardware, as there are licensing issues with a third party, but you're Intel. This is your chip.
Apple could bank on this by not using these chips and then running a new Mac vs PC ad wherein PC talks about all the great things you can do while going over a list of upgrades you have to unlock along the way: first to Windows so you can have all the features, then the CPU, and then toss in a joke maybe about GPU and RAM upgrades. Again, it's perception.
Hehehe, touché. Let's just agree then that the true potential of broccoli is not realized without the heavy application of creamy cheddar cheese, and perhaps a well toasted bread bowl.
Yes, I should have been more articulate. Violent sex offenders (rapists, etc), but also child molesters who may not be violent. In general, violent criminals should. And yes, shoplifters and pirates should not be allowed to own guns, but only if their original crime involves guns. There are jurisdictions which will up a crime's severity by the mere presence of a gun even when unused. If a shoplifter had a gun at the time, why not at least restrict gun ownership by a period of time? We take away licenses to drive from people who are frequently arrested for DUIs. But you get what I'm saying, violent criminals should not be allowed to have weapons.
It is true that law enforcement does attract people who have tended to be bullies, or at least authoritarian. But the parent was right, and one doesn't have to be a nut job to be selective about the 2nd Amendment. We all do things like that. We want all the rights for ourselves and our friends and none of the rights for those we dislike. We might speak in the abstract about equality, but our gut instincts still say things like convicted sex offenders shouldn't be allowed to carry guns, or mentally ill people with a long history of violence shouldn't be allowed to buy guns. Really, this has nothing to do with the Constitution or concern over authority. Why would I want to raise arms against my local police or government anyway? I know many cops, and none have had issue with gun ownership. I've found most of the myth that they do to be the rantings of anti-government types who fantasize a little too much about revolution in a country that, at its worst, is still better IMO than a lot of other places I could live.
Seriously, this is Avatar. This movie has been so heavily hyped with so many cast interviews, media discussion, and clip displaying; I felt like I had already seen the movie before I actually had. Had you knocked "Little Odessa" without having seen it, or "My Beautiful Launderette", then I can understand the criticism. It's fucking Avatar. This summer I couldn't go twenty minutes without hearing someone tell me how James Cameron personally invented a special camera that does computer renderings on the fly.
Well, in all honesty, I've never eaten shit, but I know I won't want to, and I won't like it; and no one's faulting me for being closed minded about eating shit. We don't always have to experience things first-hand to know things aren't pleasant.
Yes. Previously this was a problematic issue. I think you had to find specific Belkin branded part to get the iMac to act as a monitor for a non-Macintosh computer. Maybe it's all smooth now.
Here's the thing about Apple, and it gets back to the recent Slashdot article about how good software makes us stupid; when you have an all-in-one computer that just works, you can easily grow complacent. I think back to my PC building days. Much of the knowledge I had, as well as the technical skills, were the product of me chasing necessary upgrades for parts that either failed or were not powerful enough for the next generation round of games or operating systems. By using a reliable all-in-one, I lost the need to chase upgrades, and so I feel I lost a valuable skill. Perhaps we can say the same about good cars. If your car never needs repairs, where's the incentive to learn how cars work?
My iMac is a 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 and Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz with 24" screen that happily runs Snow Leopard and Windows 7, and which is also capable of running some versions of Linux (there are BIOS issues apparently). The graphics processor was the best one could get in an iMac at the time: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT. Unfortunately, it caps out at 256MB VRAM. Looking at the new line of Apple iMacs, you can get the ATI HD 5670, but you're limited to 512MB GDDR3. Seems to me that in the PC world, you can get more RAM. There is a 27" iMac that has an HD 5750 with 1GB of GDDR5 though. But can't I get more memory with a regular tower PC config? iMacs give you things like FireWire 800, multiple USB ports and even SDXC slots. I can't even get an old fashioned FireWire on the Sony VAIOs I'm interested in.
Hehe. That Acer does look good. I like that the 5650 in it is DirectX 11. The MSI looks good too, but I believe the 3200 is only DirectX 10. Of course, nothing I'm interested in that's here or on its way soon is DirectX 11, so perhaps DirectX 11 support early on is a bit unnecessary.
KVM switch won't work with my setup. The iMac is an all-in-one from '06, so any desktop monitor would need to share desk space with my iMac which I use for work.
Forget turbo mode, It's nearly 2011, the innovations we need are in the supply-chain assembly side. I want to be able to custom build an entire laptop, case included.
Thanks. As I just told one slashdotter, I've been leaning toward a laptop since maintaining an iMac (which I use for development and work) on my desk will be difficult if I have to add a new PC monitor.:D
I've always loved AMDs, but even being out of the game, I've still heard major news coming out from Intel. AMD always seemed silent to me. Basically, my story is that I had had enough with my Pentium IV PCs leaving my computer room frying in winter, so I became more conscious to issues like heat dissipation and noise. I decided to go the iMac plus game console route, which proved to be a money and energy saver for me. I ended up staying Mac based through the Intel transition. Lessons learned: when you go Mac + game console, you save on chasing hardware upgrades, but you pay for it down the road by ending up years behind your fellow computer geeks on knowledge.
Thanks for those suggestions. Ninite will definitely save me time!
Thanks for the encouragement. So far, I'm leaning on a laptop since I don't have space to house an iMac plus PC monitor, and in the laptop end, my options for NVIDIA seem limited to the Geforce GT 330M. I'm sure I can get a lower end GT 400 series NVIDIA in a laptop, but I'm guessing that would require I buy an Alienware or some other beastly looking laptop. I want sleek and Sony'ish like a proper laptop should be, so that's that. I haven't seen an ATI Radeon 5870 in normal looking laptop. Of course, I have been leaning heavily towards the i7 with its lower consumption and increased power. Being future proofed for the next generation of Diablo and Starcraft games is important to me, as is running Sim-anything at full power:D
I loved that little light. I won't buy a PC that doesn't give me that little light and a little button to activate it with. Add the ability for me to set the color of the light programmatically, and I'll be brand loyal.
I've been out of the PC building rat race for several years now, and I'm diving back in. I don't know what AMD and ATI have to offer because Intel and NVIDIA are getting the stars with technologies like Turbo Mode, SLI, and low heat dissipation in the i7. All of I've been reading about with the new Geforce GT and GTS, has me very excited for all the graphics power I'll have, although the lack of support for Starcraft II on my 7600 GT based iMac has me pissed. Do you think AMD and ATI have something worthwhile now for me to consider, or do you think this next generation is enough that I should wait til 2011?
I have to say that all my independent looks at North Korea through the eyes of non-American news sources have always concurred with what American news sources report: that North Korea is a prison for starving, brain-washed, frightened Koreans who are subject to cruel rule by a paranoid despot that truly is a bad person. I disagree that the US paints a worse picture than what's true. I will boldly and notorious say that the US paints a rosier picture than what is true for lack of not discussing North Korea enough.
News Corp should be punished harshly for doing any business with that despot. North Korea is one government that should routinely be fucked with. It isn't the stabilizing regional force that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was. North Korea has more in common with Sudan and Somalia.
I would argue that Sony's innovations are developed with consumers in mind, but are implemented with Sony's micromanagement needs in mind. I can't think of a Sony technology that was bad per se. ATRAC isn't bad. Memory Stick Duo isn't bad. Betamax isn't bad. I suppose UMD isn't even bad. But Sony can't help but control the consumer's use of that technology. Sony doesn't know how to just sit back and let go. You did mention the PC root kit finally. That's one move I still don't understand after all these years.
Yes "Fido" did that. And "Survival of the Dead" along with "Land of the Dead" propose that some zombies could relearn how to do things. Ooh, the tagline to a new teen zombie romance would be: "She taught Edward to do his homework... But can she teach him to love?"
Well, it would require a redefinition of zombie. Ever read Stephenie Meyer's explanation for why vampires sparkle? Their skin has turned into some kind of multifaceted diamond-like substance. I kid you not... seriously!
Personally, I have long been tired of the vampire being a sexy figure. I think the last two really good vampires with sex appeal were Frank Langella's Dracula (1979) and Chris Sarandon's vampire in Fright Night (1985?). I liked the 30 Days of Night graphic novel, which brought back the concept of vampires as voracious demonic ghouls that rip your throat out, not put two clean holes in it.
You could have an intelligent zombie.... okay, that's a big stretch considering what 10 minutes without oxygen does to the human brain, but my point is, it's fantasy, and someone could sell the story of a really hot zombie guy who's new to school. He has to fight off his temptation to eat his girlfriend, and that he does shows how much he loves her. *swoon*.
That you're not taking this seriously is a reason why the zombie apocalypse will succeed!
Yes, I believe the zombie originated in Haiti. I think the word too comes from Haiti. I can't remember how much influence the Haitian zombie had on those classic zombie movies.. I mean like "white zombie" etc. I do remember that Romero said that he never thought of his ghouls as "zombies", and he never actually used the word to describe the monsters in his Living Dead trilogy.
I've watched some of this genre shows that showed an interview with an escaped zombie who was sweeping his own grave in Haiti. Never said he ate humans.:D
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As a happy Apple owner, I do have to concede that I by not using iPhoto, and the rest of the iLife suite, I am not realizing the full worth of what I paid for when I bought my Mac, but I wouldn't buy $700 computer. I just like all my components to be discrete and not on the motherboard or a shared resource, unless I'm dealing with a laptop. I'm probably being unfair. I just remember back when I computers came with real Hayes modems. Hehe.
You probably wouldn't pay for a new PC that costs the same as a Mac, would you?
Unless you own any patents on which you're earning revenue from either producing something or licensing out the technology you created, then you wouldn't see any evidence that patents do good. Besides, patents only serve the purpose of rewarding innovators with exclusivity so they can maximize profits and get some early benefit before a copycat undercuts the innovator on price. Patents were never meant to benefit anyone but the patent owner.
Less understanding, and more conceding defeat when it comes to proprietary video codecs.
I remember that. I think SQL Anywhere was the same way, as was Novell NetWare. But it seemed to me that people were more forgiving when it's software due to licensing. "Licensing" is like some magical word that one can use to force a consumer into a corner. With hardware, I've only remembered hearing complaints when consumers knew that they were getting hobbled hardware. As one person pointed out to me earlier, how many crippled chips have I run that I've been aware of -- who's knows.
Sure, I have. But I don't think about it much. People might react differently when seeing this product in stores. I'm generalising obviously. Perhaps the types of consumers who buy chips will also understand that they actually got what they paid for. As you said: a 4 Core with 32MB cache, and not a 2 and 1MB. But I don't think that's a safe assumption anymore.
You're not thinking about the marketing opportunity Apple has with this. This isn't like Apple charging customers extra for 802.11n. Apple had an acceptable reason. You sell me a chip that is intentionally handicapped, and then tell me that for $50 more, you will unlock it; as a consumer, it's fully reasonable for me to think you're taking advantage of me. It doesn't cost you anything to sell me that same product not handicapped, so why do this if it's not just to make more money? This is about perception, not logic and not facts. Why not just sell me a fully working product the first time? I can understand having to pay extra for MPEG-2 support in a piece of software or hardware, as there are licensing issues with a third party, but you're Intel. This is your chip.
Apple could bank on this by not using these chips and then running a new Mac vs PC ad wherein PC talks about all the great things you can do while going over a list of upgrades you have to unlock along the way: first to Windows so you can have all the features, then the CPU, and then toss in a joke maybe about GPU and RAM upgrades. Again, it's perception.
Hehehe, touché. Let's just agree then that the true potential of broccoli is not realized without the heavy application of creamy cheddar cheese, and perhaps a well toasted bread bowl.
Yes, I should have been more articulate. Violent sex offenders (rapists, etc), but also child molesters who may not be violent. In general, violent criminals should. And yes, shoplifters and pirates should not be allowed to own guns, but only if their original crime involves guns. There are jurisdictions which will up a crime's severity by the mere presence of a gun even when unused. If a shoplifter had a gun at the time, why not at least restrict gun ownership by a period of time? We take away licenses to drive from people who are frequently arrested for DUIs. But you get what I'm saying, violent criminals should not be allowed to have weapons.
It is true that law enforcement does attract people who have tended to be bullies, or at least authoritarian. But the parent was right, and one doesn't have to be a nut job to be selective about the 2nd Amendment. We all do things like that. We want all the rights for ourselves and our friends and none of the rights for those we dislike. We might speak in the abstract about equality, but our gut instincts still say things like convicted sex offenders shouldn't be allowed to carry guns, or mentally ill people with a long history of violence shouldn't be allowed to buy guns. Really, this has nothing to do with the Constitution or concern over authority. Why would I want to raise arms against my local police or government anyway? I know many cops, and none have had issue with gun ownership. I've found most of the myth that they do to be the rantings of anti-government types who fantasize a little too much about revolution in a country that, at its worst, is still better IMO than a lot of other places I could live.
Seriously, this is Avatar. This movie has been so heavily hyped with so many cast interviews, media discussion, and clip displaying; I felt like I had already seen the movie before I actually had. Had you knocked "Little Odessa" without having seen it, or "My Beautiful Launderette", then I can understand the criticism. It's fucking Avatar. This summer I couldn't go twenty minutes without hearing someone tell me how James Cameron personally invented a special camera that does computer renderings on the fly.
Well, in all honesty, I've never eaten shit, but I know I won't want to, and I won't like it; and no one's faulting me for being closed minded about eating shit. We don't always have to experience things first-hand to know things aren't pleasant.
And broccoli *is* yucky.
Yes. Previously this was a problematic issue. I think you had to find specific Belkin branded part to get the iMac to act as a monitor for a non-Macintosh computer. Maybe it's all smooth now.
Here's the thing about Apple, and it gets back to the recent Slashdot article about how good software makes us stupid; when you have an all-in-one computer that just works, you can easily grow complacent. I think back to my PC building days. Much of the knowledge I had, as well as the technical skills, were the product of me chasing necessary upgrades for parts that either failed or were not powerful enough for the next generation round of games or operating systems. By using a reliable all-in-one, I lost the need to chase upgrades, and so I feel I lost a valuable skill. Perhaps we can say the same about good cars. If your car never needs repairs, where's the incentive to learn how cars work?
My iMac is a 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 and Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz with 24" screen that happily runs Snow Leopard and Windows 7, and which is also capable of running some versions of Linux (there are BIOS issues apparently). The graphics processor was the best one could get in an iMac at the time: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT. Unfortunately, it caps out at 256MB VRAM. Looking at the new line of Apple iMacs, you can get the ATI HD 5670, but you're limited to 512MB GDDR3. Seems to me that in the PC world, you can get more RAM. There is a 27" iMac that has an HD 5750 with 1GB of GDDR5 though. But can't I get more memory with a regular tower PC config? iMacs give you things like FireWire 800, multiple USB ports and even SDXC slots. I can't even get an old fashioned FireWire on the Sony VAIOs I'm interested in.
Apple giveth and Apple taketh away. :D
Hehe. That Acer does look good. I like that the 5650 in it is DirectX 11. The MSI looks good too, but I believe the 3200 is only DirectX 10. Of course, nothing I'm interested in that's here or on its way soon is DirectX 11, so perhaps DirectX 11 support early on is a bit unnecessary.
KVM switch won't work with my setup. The iMac is an all-in-one from '06, so any desktop monitor would need to share desk space with my iMac which I use for work.
Forget turbo mode, It's nearly 2011, the innovations we need are in the supply-chain assembly side. I want to be able to custom build an entire laptop, case included.
Awesome, thanks a lot! I'm surprised to learn that the GT 330M is still a DirectX 10 processor whereas the current ATI is DirectX 11.
Thanks. As I just told one slashdotter, I've been leaning toward a laptop since maintaining an iMac (which I use for development and work) on my desk will be difficult if I have to add a new PC monitor. :D
I've always loved AMDs, but even being out of the game, I've still heard major news coming out from Intel. AMD always seemed silent to me. Basically, my story is that I had had enough with my Pentium IV PCs leaving my computer room frying in winter, so I became more conscious to issues like heat dissipation and noise. I decided to go the iMac plus game console route, which proved to be a money and energy saver for me. I ended up staying Mac based through the Intel transition. Lessons learned: when you go Mac + game console, you save on chasing hardware upgrades, but you pay for it down the road by ending up years behind your fellow computer geeks on knowledge.
Thanks for those suggestions. Ninite will definitely save me time!
Thanks for the encouragement. So far, I'm leaning on a laptop since I don't have space to house an iMac plus PC monitor, and in the laptop end, my options for NVIDIA seem limited to the Geforce GT 330M. I'm sure I can get a lower end GT 400 series NVIDIA in a laptop, but I'm guessing that would require I buy an Alienware or some other beastly looking laptop. I want sleek and Sony'ish like a proper laptop should be, so that's that. I haven't seen an ATI Radeon 5870 in normal looking laptop. Of course, I have been leaning heavily towards the i7 with its lower consumption and increased power. Being future proofed for the next generation of Diablo and Starcraft games is important to me, as is running Sim-anything at full power :D
I loved that little light. I won't buy a PC that doesn't give me that little light and a little button to activate it with. Add the ability for me to set the color of the light programmatically, and I'll be brand loyal.
I've been out of the PC building rat race for several years now, and I'm diving back in. I don't know what AMD and ATI have to offer because Intel and NVIDIA are getting the stars with technologies like Turbo Mode, SLI, and low heat dissipation in the i7. All of I've been reading about with the new Geforce GT and GTS, has me very excited for all the graphics power I'll have, although the lack of support for Starcraft II on my 7600 GT based iMac has me pissed. Do you think AMD and ATI have something worthwhile now for me to consider, or do you think this next generation is enough that I should wait til 2011?
I have to say that all my independent looks at North Korea through the eyes of non-American news sources have always concurred with what American news sources report: that North Korea is a prison for starving, brain-washed, frightened Koreans who are subject to cruel rule by a paranoid despot that truly is a bad person. I disagree that the US paints a worse picture than what's true. I will boldly and notorious say that the US paints a rosier picture than what is true for lack of not discussing North Korea enough.
News Corp should be punished harshly for doing any business with that despot. North Korea is one government that should routinely be fucked with. It isn't the stabilizing regional force that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was. North Korea has more in common with Sudan and Somalia.
I would argue that Sony's innovations are developed with consumers in mind, but are implemented with Sony's micromanagement needs in mind. I can't think of a Sony technology that was bad per se. ATRAC isn't bad. Memory Stick Duo isn't bad. Betamax isn't bad. I suppose UMD isn't even bad. But Sony can't help but control the consumer's use of that technology. Sony doesn't know how to just sit back and let go. You did mention the PC root kit finally. That's one move I still don't understand after all these years.
Yes "Fido" did that. And "Survival of the Dead" along with "Land of the Dead" propose that some zombies could relearn how to do things. Ooh, the tagline to a new teen zombie romance would be: "She taught Edward to do his homework... But can she teach him to love?"
I am shamed of myself.
Well, it would require a redefinition of zombie. Ever read Stephenie Meyer's explanation for why vampires sparkle? Their skin has turned into some kind of multifaceted diamond-like substance. I kid you not... seriously!
Personally, I have long been tired of the vampire being a sexy figure. I think the last two really good vampires with sex appeal were Frank Langella's Dracula (1979) and Chris Sarandon's vampire in Fright Night (1985?). I liked the 30 Days of Night graphic novel, which brought back the concept of vampires as voracious demonic ghouls that rip your throat out, not put two clean holes in it.
You could have an intelligent zombie.... okay, that's a big stretch considering what 10 minutes without oxygen does to the human brain, but my point is, it's fantasy, and someone could sell the story of a really hot zombie guy who's new to school. He has to fight off his temptation to eat his girlfriend, and that he does shows how much he loves her. *swoon*.
Mmmmmm zombie pizza. Pizza that can't quench its need for more pepperoni!
That you're not taking this seriously is a reason why the zombie apocalypse will succeed!
Yes, I believe the zombie originated in Haiti. I think the word too comes from Haiti. I can't remember how much influence the Haitian zombie had on those classic zombie movies.. I mean like "white zombie" etc. I do remember that Romero said that he never thought of his ghouls as "zombies", and he never actually used the word to describe the monsters in his Living Dead trilogy.
I've watched some of this genre shows that showed an interview with an escaped zombie who was sweeping his own grave in Haiti. Never said he ate humans. :D