"Other than that, what is the point of running XP on a Mac/Intel box? To be cool"
Ah, you obviously don't understand the rules of cool. Any coolness in running a Mac would be eliminated by running XP on it. It's like buying a Ferrari and then putting terry-towelling seat covers in it. Not cool.
"The guy is right, and security by obscurity doesn't really work for long"
Firstly there must be more to this than just obscurity. 4-5% Market share and 0% viruses. Apple are pumping out over a million machines a quarter, still no viruses? This stuff about the mac only being secure because no one uses a Mac is just untrue. There should be SOME viruses, at least 1!
Secondly, let's pretend for a minute though, that it is true. Well, let's talk about the issue again when the Mac is in danger of grabbing 50% of the market, in fact let's make it 20%. In the meantime I'll continue to enjoy the 0% market share the Mac has in the Virus market.
"even a cursory undertanding of human nature and modern psychology and personality models show that using one test to characterize everyone is highly reductive and not very useful."
It's funny you should say that. I've read this opinion a few times on slashdot of late. Yet here I am with my 17" Powerbook and the brightness setting is just over halfway. This means the 'book has almost twice the brightness I need. If other brand notebooks make the PB look dim I guess I'd have to wear sunglasses to use those!
Yes true. I find it interesting though, that Microsoft IS an established player now #2 in a market is pretty good isn't it? Yet the XBOX division is still making a loss overall. I know they have a strategy to recoup this investment one day but if you aren't even doing it as the number 2 player, it makes you wonder... -----------------
Guys, I'm confused. Which next gen console should I buy? Now that Sony is evil too I'm stuck. Can we have some kind of Slashdot "Evil Index" so that we can chose the lesser of two evils in a reliable way?
I first joined nearly a year ago as a "vote" for non-DRMed music but now I find I am almost exclusively sourcing music from there. They have a huge range of artists and some good editorial content and recommendations. All DRM free. I was amazed how many of the high ranking albums on metacritic.com can be found on emusic.
No you won't get britney, madonna or robbie williams, but that's not a bad thing!
Actually this guy is virtually smart but actually stupid, his buyers are actually stupid and virtually stupid as well. In the virtual world they will be investors but in the actual world they are suckers.
I love my Powerbook and I run VPC for Windows access. I have a solid OS that I love and I let Windows 98, 2000 and XP run in nice little sandboxes while OSX runs the whole show. Very Nice.
I don't suppose this upswing in market share could be because Apple are building an empire of great looking stores in good locations with a Pro-Apple mentality could it?
"Didn't the New Zealand government just announce a big partnership with Novel? How are they reacting to all this negative news coming out of the company?"
They are offering the newly released Novell employees jobs in New Zealand. So far no takers...
"I hope you're kidding. It seems, more and more, that there are the deluded who believe that Google, along with Apple, are responsible for everything."
Tich, you are SO right. We all know Apple did it by themselves!
This is an example where Novell is good for Linux. It's much easier for a government to "stick with Novell" than "jump to open source". It sounds safer somehow even if the end result is the same for Linux.
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"Other than that, what is the point of running XP on a Mac/Intel box? To be cool"
Ah, you obviously don't understand the rules of cool. Any coolness in running a Mac would be eliminated by running XP on it. It's like buying a Ferrari and then putting terry-towelling seat covers in it. Not cool.
"The guy is right, and security by obscurity doesn't really work for long"
Firstly there must be more to this than just obscurity. 4-5% Market share and 0% viruses. Apple are pumping out over a million machines a quarter, still no viruses? This stuff about the mac only being secure because no one uses a Mac is just untrue. There should be SOME viruses, at least 1!
Secondly, let's pretend for a minute though, that it is true. Well, let's talk about the issue again when the Mac is in danger of grabbing 50% of the market, in fact let's make it 20%. In the meantime I'll continue to enjoy the 0% market share the Mac has in the Virus market.
Wouldn't the Video iPod + a roll of masking tape give the same effect?
Admittedly you might want to poke a hole in the tape over the other eye.
The Lords of Cobol? I think you mean Kobol, unless you are referring to the deities of ancient and best left forgotten programming languages...
How about giving away xcode for FREE with the O/S.
Come on, it's a pretty decent environment and available to everyone who owns the O/S.
I think that's not bad.
DRM up, sales down.
Treat your customers like criminals, insult them with restrictive use and finally sue them into submission.
Sounds like a recipe for a good business no?
No.
While I did manage to find the lyrics online, I still can't figure out what REM are on about...
"even a cursory undertanding of human nature and modern psychology and personality models show that using one test to characterize everyone is highly reductive and not very useful."
Obviously YOU don't have the gene.
When all current filesharing systems have been hunted down and destroyed the users of those systems will flock to:
a) CD Stores
b) The next, better, faster, more anonymous filesharing system
What do you think?
I can get an iRiver for $4.75 and it does OGG as well!
I believe the patents are owned by the OSI, The Rebel Alliance and The Galactic Empire respectively.
Messrs. Austin, Skywalker and Vader where simply end users in the cases you mention...
Hmmm, How are we going to classify the drug trade when it goes online?
Given the power supply problem we better make sure this has a Journal File System.
It's funny you should say that. I've read this opinion a few times on slashdot of late. Yet here I am with my 17" Powerbook and the brightness setting is just over halfway. This means the 'book has almost twice the brightness I need. If other brand notebooks make the PB look dim I guess I'd have to wear sunglasses to use those!
Yes true. I find it interesting though, that Microsoft IS an established player now #2 in a market is pretty good isn't it? Yet the XBOX division is still making a loss overall. I know they have a strategy to recoup this investment one day but if you aren't even doing it as the number 2 player, it makes you wonder...
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"It's not Windows I hate, oh wait, yes it is."
Guys, I'm confused. Which next gen console should I buy? Now that Sony is evil too I'm stuck. Can we have some kind of Slashdot "Evil Index" so that we can chose the lesser of two evils in a reliable way?
If you don't know who he is then I suspect you don't want to either...
Yes Emusic is excellent.
I first joined nearly a year ago as a "vote" for non-DRMed music but now I find I am almost exclusively sourcing music from there. They have a huge range of artists and some good editorial content and recommendations. All DRM free. I was amazed how many of the high ranking albums on metacritic.com can be found on emusic.
No you won't get britney, madonna or robbie williams, but that's not a bad thing!
Don't get me wrong I agree that IPV6 would be great if and when widely adopted but RFC 1627 is a little self serving.
In summary: "NAT is bad because it is preventing the adoption of IPV6 by eliminating the primary need for IPV6"
Actually this guy is virtually smart but actually stupid, his buyers are actually stupid and virtually stupid as well. In the virtual world they will be investors but in the actual world they are suckers.
You are so right, great post.
I love my Powerbook and I run VPC for Windows access. I have a solid OS that I love and I let Windows 98, 2000 and XP run in nice little sandboxes while OSX runs the whole show. Very Nice.
Now if only VPC was faster.
In a very short time it will be.
I don't suppose this upswing in market share could be because Apple are building an empire of great looking stores in good locations with a Pro-Apple mentality could it?
"Didn't the New Zealand government just announce a big partnership with Novel? How are they reacting to all this negative news coming out of the company?"
They are offering the newly released Novell employees jobs in New Zealand. So far no takers...
"I hope you're kidding. It seems, more and more, that there are the deluded who believe that Google, along with Apple, are responsible for everything."
Tich, you are SO right. We all know Apple did it by themselves!
This is an example where Novell is good for Linux. It's much easier for a government to "stick with Novell" than "jump to open source". It sounds safer somehow even if the end result is the same for Linux.