Low-end $1500, Mid-range, $2500, high-end, if memory serves, $3500. Low-end comes with 64MB of RAM. Mid-range, a DVD-ROM and 128MB. High-end, a DVD-RAM and 256MB. All of them have obscenely large hard drives.
We just cancelled the order. Turns out that, even though we ordered first, we don't get it until *October*. WTF? Jobs said that these systems are available today. We were bummed enough that we didn't feel we that it was worth buying one yet.
Here at WAM! we just ordered one. We called the moment it was announced.
Max, my business partner is on the phone with Apple ordering a G4. The sales rep was like "Huh? We haven't released that ye-... could you hold on?" He came back 10 seconds later and said "Um...we just released that. Just now. You're the first person to order one."
I can't get the the site anymore. I've been trying on a couple different computers on a couple of different platforms with a couple of different browsers. No luck.
Whether it was slashdotted or hacked, they look stupid either way.
As a 20-year-old (for another week, anyhow), I, too, don't really get it. I've gotten a few older folks to try to explain it to me. I think that we can't make the connection because the manner in which media and society treat celebrities and, more important, political figures today. Back in the days of JFK Sr., there was a little more reverence and respect for political figures, especially the president. This was not only true for the press but also, to some extent, the public.
(For example: Most people never knew that Roosevelt couldn't walk. The press was instructed not to let on, because people would think the president weak.)
Now that the barrier of respect is gone (ie, Lewinsky and Clinton), those of our generation don't have the experience of this reverence. So JFK Jr. represented one of the last people that was treated in this manner, his father.
In some ways, I think it might have been better back then.
I was (and still am) a little bummed that NT won. But I'm excited to see the rematch in 3 months, when a pumped & primed Linux, Apache & Samba combo wins with a KO in the first round. Microsoft is a beast, and it'll take 'em forever to update their server. They'll rest on their laurels for at least 18 months. We, on the other hand, will always be competitive.
The problem here is that you see raising lots of money through an IPO as the opportunity that was missed out on. That assumes that Brin's goal is to IPO. Perhaps, instead, his goal is simply to make an excellent search engine and make a healthy profit.
I don't know the guy, and it's certainly an idealistic viewpoint, but is it so unreasonable for a tech firm to have a goal aside from a good IPO?
It's amazing to me how behind-the-times the U.S. appears at times. Though we claim to be the most technologically advanced, the trendsetters, etc., it's surprising how legally backwards we are when it comes to controlling access and the use of technology. (Try speaking that last sentence aloud and swap out "drugs" for "technology" Amazing how similar the arguments are, no?)
The interest in the Dead's stance is because they were the Founding Fathers of tape trading. The Dead do nothing for me -- I find them to be fairly uninteresting, to be honest. But their stance on trading has always been both unusual & trend-setting.
Standard Oil might not be interesting, but their effect on the stock market is always worth watching.
This policy is similar to the Dave Matthews Band's. (Actually, DMB modeled their tape trading rules on the Dead's.) The basic philosophy is this: Don't make money.
Some people feel that trading for the cost of the tapes is fair. So you send me a 2-tape show, I send you $11 -- $4 / tape and $3 for shipping. Is that sales? Probably not, if you're just breaking even.
So now we have the wonderful world of MP3s. I have an MP3 website. You want MP3s. I pay $50 / month for hosting (all that storage, dontcha know), I get 50 downloads a month, so I figure that I want to show 5000 ads and get $0.01 each. That way, I break even. Just like when trading those tapes.
Oooh, but what if I show 5001 ads? Then I'm profiting. But is that wrong?
I dunno. But I've got the DMB site anyhow, complete with ads.:)
It's best to ignore all of the info on Shimomura (sp?), Markoff, etc. The simple fact is that Kevin is a petty thief of credit card numbers, and he's been awaiting trial for over 3 years.
Guilty? Innocent? Who cares? Nobody should have to wait in jail this long for a trial over a crime as simple as thievery.
Thanks,./ creators and maintainers. IMHO, you've created a functional, non-censoring, intelligent system by which people see exactly what they want to see. You've created a good model, one which I hope to borrow in discussion forms that I creat in the future. Thanks for your hard work.
Jon, I'd really like to see you do a Y2K article for Slashdot. That is, a piece allowing for the fact that 99% of us are intimately familiar with the basic aspects of the problem. Pieces like the above are great for Wired, but not so exciting for./
Now, what are the details -- or the major points -- that we're missing? I feel like we're all examining the works of pointillists under a maginifying glass. Help us take a step back and figure out what the picture is.
So, where can I get a vector-based version of the logo? At least a 300dpi raster-based version? The t-shirts that I've made for myself look a little jagged.:)
It's been interesting to read complete strangers draw conclusions about me based on a tiny little interview in a small column on a website of a magazine. It's funny, what people try to figure out.:)
So, for the record:
I certainly plan on going to college. I'm just not there now, as I'm pursuing a career.
I have had a weird education, having been through both public and home schooling.
I'm a learning freak. It's not as if my failing to enroll in a formal education institute prevents me from learning. On the contrary, I spend a good 3-4 hours a day reading and writing, both learning a teaching various languages, philophies and religions.
I'm not a crusader for or against college. It's just my opinion that it's best for me to wait a few years until I'm sick of programming.
Yes, of *course* people can learn all *sorts* of things in college and, yes, in fact, some of them are even computer-related. It's just that many colleges do an extremely poor job of teaching advanced skills to those of us that have a decade or so under our belts already. Some (Caltech, MIT, etc) do an excellent job. When I go to college, I plan on studying everything *but* computers. Seems I can do that nicely on my own.
Don't e-mail me and ask me if you should go to college. I don't know. If anybody should, you should.
And, now that 4 days has passed since the article appeared, everybody can forget me now, if you haven't already.
I (the subject of the article) am not going to skip college entirely. I'm simply planning on delaying it until I've worked to my satisfaction in the computer world.
I still don't know SQL, and there's plenty more that I can learn in perl. My Java is lacking. But at least my C and assembly are up to par. But until I find a college that I actually teach me Lingo or Python, I'll be sticking it out on my own.
Slashdot Mirror
Low-end $1500, Mid-range, $2500, high-end, if memory serves, $3500. Low-end comes with 64MB of RAM. Mid-range, a DVD-ROM and 128MB. High-end, a DVD-RAM and 256MB. All of them have obscenely large hard drives.
We just cancelled the order. Turns out that, even though we ordered first, we don't get it until *October*. WTF? Jobs said that these systems are available today. We were bummed enough that we didn't feel we that it was worth buying one yet.
Ah, well.
Here at WAM! we just ordered one. We called the moment it was announced.
... could you hold on?" He came back 10 seconds later and said "Um...we just released that. Just now. You're the first person to order one."
:)
Max, my business partner is on the phone with Apple ordering a G4. The sales rep was like "Huh? We haven't released that ye-
God, that feels good.
I can't get the the site anymore. I've been trying on a couple different computers on a couple of different platforms with a couple of different browsers. No luck.
Whether it was slashdotted or hacked, they look stupid either way.
As a 20-year-old (for another week, anyhow), I, too, don't really get it. I've gotten a few older folks to try to explain it to me. I think that we can't make the connection because the manner in which media and society treat celebrities and, more important, political figures today. Back in the days of JFK Sr., there was a little more reverence and respect for political figures, especially the president. This was not only true for the press but also, to some extent, the public.
(For example: Most people never knew that Roosevelt couldn't walk. The press was instructed not to let on, because people would think the president weak.)
Now that the barrier of respect is gone (ie, Lewinsky and Clinton), those of our generation don't have the experience of this reverence. So JFK Jr. represented one of the last people that was treated in this manner, his father.
In some ways, I think it might have been better back then.
The French make me laugh.
Ha. Ha.
Ha.
I was (and still am) a little bummed that NT won. But I'm excited to see the rematch in 3 months, when a pumped & primed Linux, Apache & Samba combo wins with a KO in the first round. Microsoft is a beast, and it'll take 'em forever to update their server. They'll rest on their laurels for at least 18 months. We, on the other hand, will always be competitive.
The problem here is that you see raising lots of money through an IPO as the opportunity that was missed out on. That assumes that Brin's goal is to IPO. Perhaps, instead, his goal is simply to make an excellent search engine and make a healthy profit.
I don't know the guy, and it's certainly an idealistic viewpoint, but is it so unreasonable for a tech firm to have a goal aside from a good IPO?
It's amazing to me how behind-the-times the U.S. appears at times. Though we claim to be the most technologically advanced, the trendsetters, etc., it's surprising how legally backwards we are when it comes to controlling access and the use of technology. (Try speaking that last sentence aloud and swap out "drugs" for "technology" Amazing how similar the arguments are, no?)
Standard Oil might not be interesting, but their effect on the stock market is always worth watching.
Some people feel that trading for the cost of the tapes is fair. So you send me a 2-tape show, I send you $11 -- $4 / tape and $3 for shipping. Is that sales? Probably not, if you're just breaking even.
So now we have the wonderful world of MP3s. I have an MP3 website. You want MP3s. I pay $50 / month for hosting (all that storage, dontcha know), I get 50 downloads a month, so I figure that I want to show 5000 ads and get $0.01 each. That way, I break even. Just like when trading those tapes.
Oooh, but what if I show 5001 ads? Then I'm profiting. But is that wrong?
I dunno. But I've got the DMB site anyhow, complete with ads. :)
Wow.
Are these the winds of change that I feel?
The Onion's fabulous new book, Our Dumb Century, has a faked (as are all of them) headline: "CNN Declares War on Iraq"
Doesn't that say it all?
It's best to ignore all of the info on Shimomura (sp?), Markoff, etc. The simple fact is that Kevin is a petty thief of credit card numbers, and he's been awaiting trial for over 3 years.
Guilty? Innocent? Who cares? Nobody should have to wait in jail this long for a trial over a crime as simple as thievery.
See subject.
Love,
Waldo
Thanks, ./ creators and maintainers. IMHO, you've created a functional, non-censoring, intelligent system by which people see exactly what they want to see. You've created a good model, one which I hope to borrow in discussion forms that I creat in the future. Thanks for your hard work.
Now, what are the details -- or the major points -- that we're missing? I feel like we're all examining the works of pointillists under a maginifying glass. Help us take a step back and figure out what the picture is.
So, where can I get a vector-based version of the logo? At least a 300dpi raster-based version? The t-shirts that I've made for myself look a little jagged. :)
It's been interesting to read complete strangers draw conclusions about me based on a tiny little interview in a small column on a website of a magazine. It's funny, what people try to figure out. :)
So, for the record:
And, now that 4 days has passed since the article appeared, everybody can forget me now, if you haven't already.
Best,
Waldo
I (the subject of the article) am not going to skip college entirely. I'm simply planning on delaying it until I've worked to my satisfaction in the computer world.
I still don't know SQL, and there's plenty more that I can learn in perl. My Java is lacking. But at least my C and assembly are up to par. But until I find a college that I actually teach me Lingo or Python, I'll be sticking it out on my own.