You're right, but I think OSX was really a "new OS" and not an update of OS 9. I mean, it needed an emulator to run OS 9 software. I think the jump to OS X was really much more drastic than anything MS has done since it went from DOS to Windows
More functionality means less performance. Doesn't matter much
Not to feed the troll, but really? In my experience new, feature-rich releases of OSs tend to be much faster than their predecessor. My experience is mostly with OS X and a bit of Ubuntu. OS X in particular has gotten snappier and more featureful with each point release.
That's a good point.
I wonder if it's an issue of hardware cost. Maybe it's just that reliable touch screens are too expensive for municipalities to buy in bulk? (in which case I would argue again that they shouldn't be using them at all if they're not going to be reliable).
heh, no.
Just that in arguments of 'fine' vs 'base' tastes, it's almost always the more expensive or harder-to-acquire goods that fall on the 'fine' side.
I think what it really points out, is that people don't or won't differentiate between what they're used to hearing and what really qualifies as "high quality". It's like an older person who has had cats all their lives not liking dogs; the latter is acknowledged as infinitely better, but if it's not what you're used to then "different" is likely to be considered "bad", at least at first.
My point still holds. Arguing that "you should prefer dogs because if you prefer dogs then you'll find that you prefer dogs" is just as circular.
french press... is acknowledged as infinitely better
... by those that prefer french press. Those that prefer Sanka clearly do no acknowledge french press as infinitely better.
Your argument is totally circular: You should prefer french press because if you prefer french press then you'll find that you prefer french press.
(not to mention the hints of elitism).
I think that it really just points more to the fact that most people can't tell the difference between what they like and what they are used to.
Wait, that makes no sense. If somebody voices a preference for the "sizzle" of mp3, then isn't precisely because they like it?
Or is there an objective preference function somewhere deep in each of our souls that we need to learn to access?
Maybe I'll just stay home and download them instead...
Aha! but you won't be able to download them because the scumbag who would have distributed it is locked up.
With movie pirating completely eliminated, you'll have to go see it in the theater even if they require finger prints and a urine test.
I like the idea. Like the other poster said, you'd need two cameras, but that could be built into laptops.
However it may not be a huge hurdle, it just means that an attacker would need to get two photos of you instead of one. I'd guess that the angles wouldn't even need to be perfect, as different angles would just approximate different distances from the computer.
What else... i guess identical lighting would be necessary...
Either you're missing the point or you're a troll.
It still has a battery, and can still be charged from the grid. It just also can be charged by the sun.
I'm sure a lot of inefficiency and errors comes from one department processing something, and then printing it out, just for the next department to transcribe it back into another system for further processing.
I'm certain of it. I've been on the receiving end of "transcribe it back into another system" far too many times.
I think most folks are moving slowly toward less paper in their workflows, but it's a long way before most offices are paperless.
That's a good question.
I'm not certain, but I would guess not. The parts they are modifying are those that check the hardware to make sure it's Apple-made, which I would be surprised if they built into Darwin. (Having that code in Darwin would make it absurdly easy and legal to bypass).
It seems like the bigger issue, as has been mentioned several times above, is not that they're selling OS X on non-Apple hardware. That's simply an EULA violation, and highly fuzzy in legal terms.
The bigger issue seems to be that Pystar is buying OS X, modifying the code, then reselling it. This is very different from an EULA violation -- it's copyright violation.
Right or wrong, this sort of copyright law is not so fuzzy as EULAs.
I think you live in an insulated world. Most (non IT) businesses print reams of paper every day, and academia uses paper like it's going out of style (which I guess it is...).
You're forgetting the horrible "tray" dock they introduced with Leopard. Also the translucent menu bar. Both can be disabled, but noteasily.
That said, the "flat" dock that you get when you turn off the 3D version in Leopard is much nicer and less obtrusive than any of the previous versions.
I suspect that Microsoft's whole "passport" multisite authentication runs on Windows/IIS. Notice the TLD you're hitting: passport.com.
Try logging in and probing the servers that actually dish out the mail application.
heh. good point. I guess I've gotten used to blaming Comcast for everything.
I retract my speculations on cause, but stand by the speeds I've tended to get.
Hmmm, maybe it's Comcast's fault, but I usually get about 80-100 Kb/s from Apple's servers. Popular torrents tend to come in around 500-600 Kb/s. I'm sure geography and ISP contribute to all of this.
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You're right, but I think OSX was really a "new OS" and not an update of OS 9. I mean, it needed an emulator to run OS 9 software. I think the jump to OS X was really much more drastic than anything MS has done since it went from DOS to Windows
Also fair. 10.0 was pretty laggy, even compared to OS 9
And XP is slower than 2k.
And 2k is slower than NT4.
More functionality means less performance. Doesn't matter much
Not to feed the troll, but really? In my experience new, feature-rich releases of OSs tend to be much faster than their predecessor. My experience is mostly with OS X and a bit of Ubuntu. OS X in particular has gotten snappier and more featureful with each point release.
That's a good point.
I wonder if it's an issue of hardware cost. Maybe it's just that reliable touch screens are too expensive for municipalities to buy in bulk? (in which case I would argue again that they shouldn't be using them at all if they're not going to be reliable).
+1 inciteful
Heh. I hope your double meaning was deliberate, but either way I like it.
heh, no. Just that in arguments of 'fine' vs 'base' tastes, it's almost always the more expensive or harder-to-acquire goods that fall on the 'fine' side.
I think what it really points out, is that people don't or won't differentiate between what they're used to hearing and what really qualifies as "high quality". It's like an older person who has had cats all their lives not liking dogs; the latter is acknowledged as infinitely better, but if it's not what you're used to then "different" is likely to be considered "bad", at least at first.
My point still holds. Arguing that "you should prefer dogs because if you prefer dogs then you'll find that you prefer dogs" is just as circular.
french press ... is acknowledged as infinitely better
... by those that prefer french press. Those that prefer Sanka clearly do no acknowledge french press as infinitely better.
Your argument is totally circular: You should prefer french press because if you prefer french press then you'll find that you prefer french press.
(not to mention the hints of elitism).
I think that it really just points more to the fact that most people can't tell the difference between what they like and what they are used to.
Wait, that makes no sense. If somebody voices a preference for the "sizzle" of mp3, then isn't precisely because they like it?
Or is there an objective preference function somewhere deep in each of our souls that we need to learn to access?
Maybe I'll just stay home and download them instead...
Aha! but you won't be able to download them because the scumbag who would have distributed it is locked up.
With movie pirating completely eliminated, you'll have to go see it in the theater even if they require finger prints and a urine test.
I have always had the same issue with Firefox on mac. It's surprisingly frustrating.
I think you're referring to Dissociative Identity Disorder, not Bipolar Disorder.
I like the idea. Like the other poster said, you'd need two cameras, but that could be built into laptops.
However it may not be a huge hurdle, it just means that an attacker would need to get two photos of you instead of one. I'd guess that the angles wouldn't even need to be perfect, as different angles would just approximate different distances from the computer.
What else... i guess identical lighting would be necessary...
Either you're missing the point or you're a troll.
It still has a battery, and can still be charged from the grid. It just also can be charged by the sun.
I'm sure a lot of inefficiency and errors comes from one department processing something, and then printing it out, just for the next department to transcribe it back into another system for further processing.
I'm certain of it. I've been on the receiving end of "transcribe it back into another system" far too many times.
I think most folks are moving slowly toward less paper in their workflows, but it's a long way before most offices are paperless.
That's a good question.
I'm not certain, but I would guess not. The parts they are modifying are those that check the hardware to make sure it's Apple-made, which I would be surprised if they built into Darwin. (Having that code in Darwin would make it absurdly easy and legal to bypass).
It seems like the bigger issue, as has been mentioned several times above, is not that they're selling OS X on non-Apple hardware. That's simply an EULA violation, and highly fuzzy in legal terms.
The bigger issue seems to be that Pystar is buying OS X, modifying the code, then reselling it. This is very different from an EULA violation -- it's copyright violation.
Right or wrong, this sort of copyright law is not so fuzzy as EULAs.
I think you live in an insulated world. Most (non IT) businesses print reams of paper every day, and academia uses paper like it's going out of style (which I guess it is...).
You're forgetting the horrible "tray" dock they introduced with Leopard. Also the translucent menu bar. Both can be disabled, but not easily.
That said, the "flat" dock that you get when you turn off the 3D version in Leopard is much nicer and less obtrusive than any of the previous versions.
I suspect that Microsoft's whole "passport" multisite authentication runs on Windows/IIS. Notice the TLD you're hitting: passport.com.
Try logging in and probing the servers that actually dish out the mail application.
heh. good point. I guess I've gotten used to blaming Comcast for everything.
I retract my speculations on cause, but stand by the speeds I've tended to get.
Hmmm, maybe it's Comcast's fault, but I usually get about 80-100 Kb/s from Apple's servers. Popular torrents tend to come in around 500-600 Kb/s. I'm sure geography and ISP contribute to all of this.
It's easier to just download the trial version and look for the serial number.
Though you're likely to get faster download times through bittorrent with a popular package like this.
Agreed. Bush's transparency-masked GIFs just didn't cut it.
I assume you mean Al Franken, and not Al Franklin.