Maybe you're running a PowerMac G5, I don't know. x86 may be the crappiest architecture in the world, but when I compare my Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz against the average Centrino running Linux, guess who wins out in performance? You got it - the Centrino running Linux. I'm talking mencoder, GIMP, java-based software, Firefox even.
I think what kills x86 performance is less the architecture than Windows. And certainly if you tell me that the G4 is all you can give me at the end of another two years, I might be switching away from Apple because of it.
I doubt that will happen. MSN search is quite bad compared to Yahoo and Google, both of which have toolbars which integrate into IE quite easily (and which a lot of people already use).
And, for another, it's going to narrow the gap between the release of a game on Windows and the release on Mac -- maybe to zero.
Just because Mac is running on x86 doesn't mean that games will automatically be ported to a Mac more easily. Linux runs on Intel and x86, need I say more?
From the article...
Mac OS X has been "leading a secret double life" for the past five years, said Jobs. "So today for the first time, I can confirm the rumors that every release of Mac OS X has been compiled for PowerPC and Intel. This has been going on for the last five years.
So if they haven't been compiling on the x86, Intel must have been producing custom chips, chipsets and instruction sets for Apple for the past five years. Of course its going to run on an x86!
... was hardly wrong. Here it is, verbatim from his blog:
If security is important to you, this demonstration should show that browsers that are redistributions of the official Mozilla releases are never going to give you security updates as quickly as Mozilla will itself for its supported products.
Now, if it is true that Netscape is a "redistribution" of Firefox (Netscape says it is), its only fair to comment that if FF is updated, it will be some time before Netscape is. I wouldn't call it Microsoft-style bashing.
Resolves a potential issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit, stop responding, or fail to import your previous emails if third-party software were installed in a ~/Library/Mail/Bundles or/Library/Mail/Bundles--this update prevents previously-installed plug-ins from loading.
Nope. I liked them too. And not just for the improved saber fights and effects. I really admire the way the whole plot has been consistent to the theme of the prequels - the transformation of Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader. Its a story to chill the heart, and if you know the story of Revenge of the Sith (i.e. if you've read the book) you'll know what a poignant combo the three prequels make.
In the first movie, you're shown this boy who just "doesn't want to be a problem" being recognized as the chosen one by this enigmatic Jedi who believes more in the living Force than the Jedi Council's directions. We see how strong the Force is with him, and we see the truth of the prophecy.
In the second movie (which, incidentally, I just finished watching), we are shown the anger and chaos that reigns within Anakin Skywalker, as well as the source of that chaos - love. Love for his mother that he could not fulfil because of duty that ends up making him feel guilty, angry, helpless, suffering and frustrated beyond words. Love for Padme, a love which he is forced to hide in order to continue being a Jedi. We are shown how paradoxically, a possessive love and an inability to let people go can transform into an anger that leads to the brink of the dark side.
The originial trilogy is still my favourite but you must understand that it is a movie of a hero and a villian - a completely classic plot, extremely well made. The prequels are an attempt to show how the tiniest bit of chaos in an essentially good human being can lead to the making of a monster. And that is far, far harder thing to do than make a movie about a hero who springs out of nowhere and destroys evil. And while the team (why do people only talk about Lucas) has stumbled a bit, overall they've done a wonderful job.
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If someone told you to chuck Linux and try Windows for 10 days, could you do it? I certainly couldn't. Have to appreciate the guy.
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I'd give him our boxes, ask him to build furniture out of those, host his website and assign him a lawyer.
I think the goodwill I'd get would be worth many times the cost I'd incur.
What would be useful is an option where you can compile once, then store the binaries in a bootable CD format, which then becomes your Gentoo LiveCD.
Slide 14 says, "All users created are administrators. You also have to set the system password, which is required to change settings."
I thought the first thing these days for a Desktop OS should be limited user accounts? Or is it that BSD "administrators" are limited users in fact?
Maybe you're running a PowerMac G5, I don't know. x86 may be the crappiest architecture in the world, but when I compare my Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz against the average Centrino running Linux, guess who wins out in performance? You got it - the Centrino running Linux. I'm talking mencoder, GIMP, java-based software, Firefox even.
I think what kills x86 performance is less the architecture than Windows. And certainly if you tell me that the G4 is all you can give me at the end of another two years, I might be switching away from Apple because of it.
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MS has announced support for EU recommendations for interoperability of office documents, with perpetual licences:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/xml/response.mspx
I doubt that will happen. MSN search is quite bad compared to Yahoo and Google, both of which have toolbars which integrate into IE quite easily (and which a lot of people already use).
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See here.
And, for another, it's going to narrow the gap between the release of a game on Windows and the release on Mac -- maybe to zero.
Just because Mac is running on x86 doesn't mean that games will automatically be ported to a Mac more easily. Linux runs on Intel and x86, need I say more?
From the article...
Mac OS X has been "leading a secret double life" for the past five years, said Jobs. "So today for the first time, I can confirm the rumors that every release of Mac OS X has been compiled for PowerPC and Intel. This has been going on for the last five years.
So if they haven't been compiling on the x86, Intel must have been producing custom chips, chipsets and instruction sets for Apple for the past five years. Of course its going to run on an x86!
...and now, the /. effect. Hard luck, Russia.
... was hardly wrong. Here it is, verbatim from his blog:
If security is important to you, this demonstration should show that browsers that are redistributions of the official Mozilla releases are never going to give you security updates as quickly as Mozilla will itself for its supported products.
Now, if it is true that Netscape is a "redistribution" of Firefox (Netscape says it is), its only fair to comment that if FF is updated, it will be some time before Netscape is. I wouldn't call it Microsoft-style bashing.
i think its more like laughter therapy. these stories just generate awesome comments, don't you think?
This is WAY COOL!
In some Singapore radio stations, you can SMS a query to the radio station and they'll reply with the name of the song for about 20 US cents.
... is about right. What is /. coming to, anyway?!
From the article:
/Library/Mail/Bundles--this update prevents previously-installed plug-ins from loading.
Resolves a potential issue in which Mail could unexpectedly quit, stop responding, or fail to import your previous emails if third-party software were installed in a ~/Library/Mail/Bundles or
Nope. I liked them too. And not just for the improved saber fights and effects. I really admire the way the whole plot has been consistent to the theme of the prequels - the transformation of Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader. Its a story to chill the heart, and if you know the story of Revenge of the Sith (i.e. if you've read the book) you'll know what a poignant combo the three prequels make.
In the first movie, you're shown this boy who just "doesn't want to be a problem" being recognized as the chosen one by this enigmatic Jedi who believes more in the living Force than the Jedi Council's directions. We see how strong the Force is with him, and we see the truth of the prophecy.
In the second movie (which, incidentally, I just finished watching), we are shown the anger and chaos that reigns within Anakin Skywalker, as well as the source of that chaos - love. Love for his mother that he could not fulfil because of duty that ends up making him feel guilty, angry, helpless, suffering and frustrated beyond words. Love for Padme, a love which he is forced to hide in order to continue being a Jedi. We are shown how paradoxically, a possessive love and an inability to let people go can transform into an anger that leads to the brink of the dark side.
The originial trilogy is still my favourite but you must understand that it is a movie of a hero and a villian - a completely classic plot, extremely well made. The prequels are an attempt to show how the tiniest bit of chaos in an essentially good human being can lead to the making of a monster. And that is far, far harder thing to do than make a movie about a hero who springs out of nowhere and destroys evil. And while the team (why do people only talk about Lucas) has stumbled a bit, overall they've done a wonderful job.
Can I then pirate as much music as I want without prosecution? That might almost make it worth it.
Really. Then how come eMusic is selling away MP3s without DRM?
The way I see it, SOX is meant to ensure that companies don't screw each other over; or maybe screw shareholders over.
Somehow, I doubt that a SOX for the Internet would ever make companies accountable to end users.
I thought the old one was: "It just breaks!"