So... you're never buying another computer for the rest of your life? The vast majority of people in the Windows world only change/upgrade OSes when they get a new computer. It's this market Apple is after, not people who want to run OSX on their existing x86 computers.
Actualy, it DOES. The summary says "Internet archive,... has been sued by the firm Harding Earley Follmer & Frailey, Philadelphia" which is false. The crazy thing is it's correct several sentences later where it says "Last week Healthcare Advocates sued both the Harding Earley firm and the Internet Archive".
Why does Slashdot even bother with the summaries any more? They're outright wrong many times and just plain confusing and poorly written the rest. Either hire some better editors or just post the links to the original stories and be done with it. As it is, I'm about ready to delete my bookmark to this site and move on.
It's like you said. You're in the US and watching MTV. I'm in the US but lucky for me I get Canadian TV. It's not just whole songs they're showing, it's whole sets. During the switch between bands they cut to taped coverage of other venues. And if you think this contrast is startling, you need to see the difference in coverage of the Olympics... no one I know watches the US channels. We all watch CBC. (now that I said that, some US tv exec is going to press Congress to try to outlaw watching international networks because I'm hurting the profit of some inane US company. But screw them, they can't outlaw physics, that signal's coming to me whether they like it or not.)
Hmmm, is Microsoft testing their Longhorn upgrade incentive plan? Send in your money and get your license key, we've already downloaded and installed it for you.:-)
Everybody has hit a wall with clock speeds ( assuming you discount those dudes who used liquid nitrogen for cooling their overclocked comp.). I know, somebody will shout that Intel has already passed 3.0GHz, but comparing clock speeds between different architecture chips is not legitimate.
Compare the output, not the input(TM) and you'll see that x86 and PowerPC aren't so far apart.
No, the real question is why are kids in school. If it's to have a job for a couple of years after graduation, then yes, vocational training on Microsoft Word might be useful. If it's to teach kids how to learn, then switching to OpenOffice will give them a valuable lesson on how to learn something new. Far too many schools seem to be stuck in the first mode, whether be design or default.
and yet another reason may be what is "missing" in the open source world, namely the marketing/corporate layer that usually sits between the users and the developers. Think about all the fluff that's between these 2 groups in most large software companies. Without direct interaction much of the potentially valuable communication gets lost or, at best, watered down.
It's somewhat the same for the auto market. Look at all the speculation and rumors about the next model of [insert fav. auto here]. Many people will also hold off buying an auto until the new model is released.
Also, remember that need is very relative. Many people don't need a new computer, they want a new computer and therefore the buying decision is already tainted by emotions.
a CPU, memory, hard drive, optical drive, USB ports, power supply, etc.
how much it costs
that's the $64,000 question now isn't it. We won't know until someone actually designs one. How close it will end up being in price, performance, and size to the mac Mini remains to be seen.
An extra $40k a year lets you stop eating mac-n-cheese 5 nights a week and move out of your parents basement.
An extra $120k a year either moves you into the world of luxury goods or lets you save some serious money depending on whether you spend like MC Hammer or Scrooge.
The problem is where do you draw the line. What if it's in the "compelling state interest" that be sterilized? Too extreme for you, then you do have a line. ( Not exreme enough, then you scare me.) The problem is that we all don't agree on the line. To me, the rights of the individual need to be respected before the interest of the state. Other people put the state first.
That reactor was used to power a war machine bent on converting us all into communist zombies with no freedoms.
... as opposed to the US government that puts preserving ALL freedoms above everything else? The US government that ensures due process is given to EVERYONE? Don't fool yourself. Whereas in the USSR it was military/police power that ruled, in the US it's money that rules. In either case, if you aren't in the right group, you're a second class citizen doomed to toil to support those above you.
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Well, he seems aware that he doesn't, in fact, know everything.
So... you're never buying another computer for the rest of your life? The vast majority of people in the Windows world only change/upgrade OSes when they get a new computer. It's this market Apple is after, not people who want to run OSX on their existing x86 computers.
Why does Slashdot even bother with the summaries any more? They're outright wrong many times and just plain confusing and poorly written the rest. Either hire some better editors or just post the links to the original stories and be done with it. As it is, I'm about ready to delete my bookmark to this site and move on.
It's like you said. You're in the US and watching MTV. I'm in the US but lucky for me I get Canadian TV. It's not just whole songs they're showing, it's whole sets. During the switch between bands they cut to taped coverage of other venues. And if you think this contrast is startling, you need to see the difference in coverage of the Olympics... no one I know watches the US channels. We all watch CBC. (now that I said that, some US tv exec is going to press Congress to try to outlaw watching international networks because I'm hurting the profit of some inane US company. But screw them, they can't outlaw physics, that signal's coming to me whether they like it or not.)
Hmmm, is Microsoft testing their Longhorn upgrade incentive plan? Send in your money and get your license key, we've already downloaded and installed it for you. :-)
Compare the output, not the input(TM) and you'll see that x86 and PowerPC aren't so far apart.
No, the real question is why are kids in school. If it's to have a job for a couple of years after graduation, then yes, vocational training on Microsoft Word might be useful. If it's to teach kids how to learn, then switching to OpenOffice will give them a valuable lesson on how to learn something new. Far too many schools seem to be stuck in the first mode, whether be design or default.
and yet another reason may be what is "missing" in the open source world, namely the marketing/corporate layer that usually sits between the users and the developers. Think about all the fluff that's between these 2 groups in most large software companies. Without direct interaction much of the potentially valuable communication gets lost or, at best, watered down.
In your case, it sounds like you have to look no further than your brother? (Starts humming I'm my own Grandpa)
Hmmm Jonboi, Papa Sasquatch trying to get out of the paternity suit again?
But it's much better to be master!
Also, remember that need is very relative. Many people don't need a new computer, they want a new computer and therefore the buying decision is already tainted by emotions.
An extra $40k a year lets you stop eating mac-n-cheese 5 nights a week and move out of your parents basement. An extra $120k a year either moves you into the world of luxury goods or lets you save some serious money depending on whether you spend like MC Hammer or Scrooge.
No, he really means nm. It stands for nautical miles. It is 1 minute of radial arc at the equator or roughly 1.151 "English" miles.
Just create .google and be done with it. Most people just google anyway. Think of how many people say "What's an address bar".
The problem is where do you draw the line. What if it's in the "compelling state interest" that be sterilized? Too extreme for you, then you do have a line. ( Not exreme enough, then you scare me.) The problem is that we all don't agree on the line. To me, the rights of the individual need to be respected before the interest of the state. Other people put the state first.
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