I'm going chime in as one of the unscratched Nano owners club. Since day one I've kept my Nano in an iPod sock (aka iPod Jerk Sock) and there is not a scratch on it.
I would like to see some hard numbers on scratched vs. scratched Nanos. I get the feeling that the customers who have a scratch free Nano aren't speaking up here.
I'm late to the party here, but hey, I got to read all the posts.
I see stuff like it should be a PVR, it should be a gaming computer, it should be the silver bullet that kills the Wintel werewolf.
The Mac Mini is the shot across the bow in a war that is about to begin. Sure there has always been drive there for Apple to take back the market, but they were lost. The Mac Mini is Apple's epiphany. They thought different.
After looking at my (soon-to-be) in-laws usage of a computer, the what and why of the Mini makes sense. First, I thought why bother with a modem? Well guess what fellow nerds, most of America still uses AOL dial-up! Second, why not make it expandable? How many average users acutally crack the case on that Dell and install new components? I don't have numbers, but I'm guessing that is what keeps the Geek Squad in business.
I looked at what my in-laws used it for and found that it is about email, pictures, web surfing, and light word processing. If they could actually get out of the AOL mentality they might get broadband and use it for video chat too, but thar might take them out of the comfort zone. These are people who are looking for a new digital camera with a floppy disc drive.
These people are the real consumer market out there. Apple understands that these people are fed up with the virus, slow running PCs (that they try to install XP on), and general hassles of system maintenance. These are the sales that will make Apple a real player again. At $500 the hardest sell of the Mac is getting people to leave the comfort zone of Windows.
I'm currently working on one of those GUI applications, not Informatica. I am pleased with it's capabillities and I think it's a very powerful and reliable tool. Big projects can take a couple days once a good template is built and the metadata management is simple and useful. Reusable code and SMP processing are available and greatly enhance the speed of data transfer.
In the wrong hands though, such a tool can be made into a piece of crap. The problem is that too many "programmers" don't know SQL before they use these tools. They just go at it. No standards in place; just head down. Judgements need to be made on when to use the tool's sql generation and hand coded SQL to get best performance.
Too many companies get substandard people in place and then wonder why their $1M software doesn't work, it puts these tools in a bad light, that is undeserved.
Speaking as someone who started learning how to program on an Apple II at age 12, then moving to Mac OS, then to WinTel at 16, and arriving at Linux in my 20s, I can say that it doesn't really matter what is in front of the student.
What matters are the fundamentals that we are teaching. As an example, my sixth grade teacher would spend time after school with me helping me debug BASIC programs on the ol Apple II. What my teacher did was set the stage for me to grasp fundamental logic concepts. This knowledge allowed me to move freely in the computing world. That type of knowledge transcends making the font bold or creating that powerpoint slide. This is what the computer should be used for, not some silly test of which button to push, hell, you can tech mice that kind of crap.
There is a client tool that you can run from the desktop or schedule to run at any period you like. It updates most Apple software too, not just the OS, but things like iTunes, iPhoto, bluetooth firmware, etc...
I've noticed that there is usually something every week, not necassrily security related...
It appears that SCO would to delay the case without IBMs consent so that they can ammend their original complaint to include more claims against IBM in light of some new evidence discovery. According to them, this would save both SCO and the court time because all claims may be heard at once.
The court has denied this motion to delay.
The 10Q doesn't have anything to do with the case. It is just a financial statement that must be filed with the SEC to be listed.
You do have to worry about what you take pictures of with any camera. Have you ever tried to take a photo near any sort of government building? As an amature photographer I can attest to the fact that security guards will pester you about even setting up near their building with a camera, let alone taking a picture of it.
The whole reason that I have an iPod is so I don't have to listen to FM radio.
I suspect the majority of people who buy portable players do so because they don't like the selections that radio offers them. Why include another battery sucking feature that most people won't use?
Of course this is a generalization, but somehow I have a hunch it's true.
Talk about setting up a thread for a million bad LOTR jokes.
Could this episode seal the fate of Slashdot the Series? That's ok, I'll be downloading this seasons stories from a BitTorrent site. Oh, why bother this story will run again next week...:P
Which brings up an additional point...if we want to ban video games because they can make kids more effective killers, shouldn't underage hunting go with it?
I would contend that real life hunting and video game killings are not the same. In a real life hunt the child can see the true consquences of using a gun to kill another being, not some digial representation of it. In my estimation there's nothing like the real deal to make an impression on a child (or an adult.)
The problem with video gaming is that it provides a disconnect from the actions taken by the player (unless you count a vibrating controller as punishment.) There's no carcass to clean (or bury), no blood to wash off your shoes. Play enough games (at the right age) and soon you think that this is how it works in real life.
I'm not advocating abstention from games or hunting, moderation is key as with most things in life.
I have seen this version of the film and found it to very good. The sharpness of the B&W images is excellent and there is very little "noise" on screen (ie. dirt and hair)
This movie has awesome special effects for the time period. That mechanical suit that actress wears was made out of balsa wood!
The official site of this reproduction can be found at Kino.com. They have some great production stills.
I understand your desire to see a movie as it was when released. Given the properties film and the processes used at the time nothing was perfect (this was mentioned in the blurb.) What I'm getting at here is that all this digital manipulation may sterilze the film.
I'm sure that the cinematographers of the time understood the challenges of using the Technicolor process and made certain decisions about the colors of makeup, gowns, etc. in order to acurately create their vision. If we were to color correct these films they may not remain true to the artist's vision.
Now there are some technical things, like the alignment of the negatives, that I think should be done to correct problems caused by aging (ie emlusions contracting etc.)
As for the quality of more recent (ie 80's and 90's films) on DVD I think that it might have more to do with the processes used to transfer the film to digial format in the early days of digial encoding. I've seen some DVDs with hairs and dirt in the frame and I know that came from the original transfer probably, the result of poor cleaning proceedures before encoding.
This is fine an well, but the painta of old films are almost part of their character. It's like the sound of a vinyl record, it's part of the experience of seeing a classic film.
That was called the Volkswagen (Peoples Car) Beetle. From a mechanical perspective is the Porsche 356 worth that much more than the early Beetle? In my opinion no. But from a design perspective, there is a large difference and I think most people would say that the Porsche wins hands down.
Through this same logic one can think of the Apple laptops as the Porsche 356. There are other laptops out there with the same components, but the quality of the Apple design and materials is so much better. Who else is making a full metal case like the PowerBook? How about the TFT screens? (yes I know there was a recall) They still look that much better.
Point is, you're not going to get quality design AND functionality without paying more.
Slashdot Mirror
I'm going chime in as one of the unscratched Nano owners club. Since day one I've kept my Nano in an iPod sock (aka iPod Jerk Sock) and there is not a scratch on it.
I would like to see some hard numbers on scratched vs. scratched Nanos. I get the feeling that the customers who have a scratch free Nano aren't speaking up here.
I'm late to the party here, but hey, I got to read all the posts.
I see stuff like it should be a PVR, it should be a gaming computer, it should be the silver bullet that kills the Wintel werewolf.
The Mac Mini is the shot across the bow in a war that is about to begin. Sure there has always been drive there for Apple to take back the market, but they were lost. The Mac Mini is Apple's epiphany. They thought different.
After looking at my (soon-to-be) in-laws usage of a computer, the what and why of the Mini makes sense. First, I thought why bother with a modem? Well guess what fellow nerds, most of America still uses AOL dial-up! Second, why not make it expandable? How many average users acutally crack the case on that Dell and install new components? I don't have numbers, but I'm guessing that is what keeps the Geek Squad in business.
I looked at what my in-laws used it for and found that it is about email, pictures, web surfing, and light word processing. If they could actually get out of the AOL mentality they might get broadband and use it for video chat too, but thar might take them out of the comfort zone. These are people who are looking for a new digital camera with a floppy disc drive.
These people are the real consumer market out there. Apple understands that these people are fed up with the virus, slow running PCs (that they try to install XP on), and general hassles of system maintenance. These are the sales that will make Apple a real player again. At $500 the hardest sell of the Mac is getting people to leave the comfort zone of Windows.
Slashdot, oh, I just read it for the articles...
Another frustration is the 100% numeric password for voicemail.
Ummmm..why not use to fancy letters next to (or below) the numbers on your phone keypad? (for example 248363 = biteme)
In the wrong hands though, such a tool can be made into a piece of crap. The problem is that too many "programmers" don't know SQL before they use these tools. They just go at it. No standards in place; just head down. Judgements need to be made on when to use the tool's sql generation and hand coded SQL to get best performance.
Too many companies get substandard people in place and then wonder why their $1M software doesn't work, it puts these tools in a bad light, that is undeserved.
Damn! Props for paraphrasing a classic sci-fi flick and doing it well!
Nothing beats Robby saying: "Sorry miss, I was giving myself an oil-job."
I'm going to add Beatport in here too. I have yet to buy and mp3 from them that doesn't work on my iPod....
Speaking as someone who started learning how to program on an Apple II at age 12, then moving to Mac OS, then to WinTel at 16, and arriving at Linux in my 20s, I can say that it doesn't really matter what is in front of the student.
What matters are the fundamentals that we are teaching. As an example, my sixth grade teacher would spend time after school with me helping me debug BASIC programs on the ol Apple II. What my teacher did was set the stage for me to grasp fundamental logic concepts. This knowledge allowed me to move freely in the computing world. That type of knowledge transcends making the font bold or creating that powerpoint slide. This is what the computer should be used for, not some silly test of which button to push, hell, you can tech mice that kind of crap.
There is a client tool that you can run from the desktop or schedule to run at any period you like. It updates most Apple software too, not just the OS, but things like iTunes, iPhoto, bluetooth firmware, etc... I've noticed that there is usually something every week, not necassrily security related...
"This lawsuit is a load of codswallop," said Mr. Young.
Bonus points for the use of the word codswallop.
It appears that SCO would to delay the case without IBMs consent so that they can ammend their original complaint to include more claims against IBM in light of some new evidence discovery. According to them, this would save both SCO and the court time because all claims may be heard at once.
The court has denied this motion to delay.
The 10Q doesn't have anything to do with the case. It is just a financial statement that must be filed with the SEC to be listed.
Beatport is an un-DRMed mp3 source. It's not free, so I would consider this a legitimate source.
I have bought several Boards of Canada LPs and EPs from them.
Yes. This is a prime example of the media putting spin on a story, only in this case they're spinning for themselves.
Congress passes law doesn't mean it will actually do anything.
Once a law is passed it must stand in the court system. If Apple were to make a stand on this, the courts will be the battle field.
The Shiavo (sp?) case illustrates this well. Congress mandated all it wanted, only to have the court spit in its face.
I have a problem with it, but...
I would also contend that they should factor that into the price of a purchase, sort of a like a barter or reimbursement.
You can also shut down your BT client if you don't want to upload your piece of the file. You do have some amount of control over your bandwidth.
This was good, but you forgot to credit the writer and give the title of the article.
I wonder if this was a preemptive move agaisnt a Google OS or whatever it will be named?
Google has the Gmail, News, Groups, etc. I can see these technologies being rolled up into a collaboration suite similar to the Groove Networks idea.
M$ might have realized they aren't going to beat Google on a search solution alone. Maybe I'm just giving them too much credit?
You do have to worry about what you take pictures of with any camera. Have you ever tried to take a photo near any sort of government building? As an amature photographer I can attest to the fact that security guards will pester you about even setting up near their building with a camera, let alone taking a picture of it.
The whole reason that I have an iPod is so I don't have to listen to FM radio.
I suspect the majority of people who buy portable players do so because they don't like the selections that radio offers them. Why include another battery sucking feature that most people won't use?
Of course this is a generalization, but somehow I have a hunch it's true.
Talk about setting up a thread for a million bad LOTR jokes.
Could this episode seal the fate of Slashdot the Series? That's ok, I'll be downloading this seasons stories from a BitTorrent site. Oh, why bother this story will run again next week... :P
Which brings up an additional point...if we want to ban video games because they can make kids more effective killers, shouldn't underage hunting go with it?
I would contend that real life hunting and video game killings are not the same. In a real life hunt the child can see the true consquences of using a gun to kill another being, not some digial representation of it. In my estimation there's nothing like the real deal to make an impression on a child (or an adult.)
The problem with video gaming is that it provides a disconnect from the actions taken by the player (unless you count a vibrating controller as punishment.) There's no carcass to clean (or bury), no blood to wash off your shoes. Play enough games (at the right age) and soon you think that this is how it works in real life.
I'm not advocating abstention from games or hunting, moderation is key as with most things in life.
I have seen this version of the film and found it to very good. The sharpness of the B&W images is excellent and there is very little "noise" on screen (ie. dirt and hair)
This movie has awesome special effects for the time period. That mechanical suit that actress wears was made out of balsa wood!
The official site of this reproduction can be found at Kino.com. They have some great production stills.
I'm sure that the cinematographers of the time understood the challenges of using the Technicolor process and made certain decisions about the colors of makeup, gowns, etc. in order to acurately create their vision. If we were to color correct these films they may not remain true to the artist's vision.
Now there are some technical things, like the alignment of the negatives, that I think should be done to correct problems caused by aging (ie emlusions contracting etc.)
As for the quality of more recent (ie 80's and 90's films) on DVD I think that it might have more to do with the processes used to transfer the film to digial format in the early days of digial encoding. I've seen some DVDs with hairs and dirt in the frame and I know that came from the original transfer probably, the result of poor cleaning proceedures before encoding.
This is fine an well, but the painta of old films are almost part of their character. It's like the sound of a vinyl record, it's part of the experience of seeing a classic film.
That was called the Volkswagen (Peoples Car) Beetle. From a mechanical perspective is the Porsche 356 worth that much more than the early Beetle? In my opinion no. But from a design perspective, there is a large difference and I think most people would say that the Porsche wins hands down.
Through this same logic one can think of the Apple laptops as the Porsche 356. There are other laptops out there with the same components, but the quality of the Apple design and materials is so much better. Who else is making a full metal case like the PowerBook? How about the TFT screens? (yes I know there was a recall) They still look that much better.
Point is, you're not going to get quality design AND functionality without paying more.