Reading the one comment on here by an actual developer and several other online articles/posts on this subject elsewhere, I'm developing a new perspective on the supposedly harsh world of game development.
From what I've seen/read, many of the same game developers who are crying about how hard it is to develop a successful title are also the ones who can't make time for their PR duties. Complain about the big studios all you like, but if you're a small developer you *need* each and every PR opportunity that comes your way, and if you're "too busy coding" to take the time...well, good luck getting anyone's ear next when you need them.
I think this is another sad case of geeks underestimating the need for good sales/marketing/presentation. We all hate to do marketing/sales, but if you want to be successful in business - any business - great code isn't enough and maybe isn't even the most important thing.
If you're anyone but the top 5 developers/publishers and you're turning away *any* PR opportunity for any reason, you should either have your head examined or hire someone that can do the job properly.
I agree that BBEdit is getting a little pricey, but Hydra really isn't comparable to BBEdit yet. It has some cool features, and certainly shows a lot of promise, but comparing any current version of BBEdit to Hydra at this point just makes Hydra look like "My First Text Editor".
I'd gladly consider an alternative to BBEdit (especially if someone could replicate the Allaire Homesite file-management and tabbed editing interface on the Mac (why is this so hard? Does noone else find it annoying to have 15 windows open at the same time?). If that alternative turns out to be Hydra, so much the better since I dig it's collaborative features. But right now Hydra's basically a one-trick pony - it's TextEdit with Rendezvous and syntax coloring. Seems to me it needs way more functionality before it can stand next to BBEdit (compare the two search/replace windows for a quick example of how far Hydra needs to go).
Now that MacHack's started charging for downloads of the Machack contest entrants it's really hard to give a shit about a bunch of caffeine-crazed geeks coding all night, eating pizza out of the boxes and smelling sweaty. I mean, without public access to the downloads, MacHack is basically just the same thing you can find on any college campus computer room any given Friday night.
I'll dutifully read the articles after the show's over to see if anyone did something really interesting - I doubt they will - but I can easily do without the buildup and blow-by-blow descriptions. Who gives a crap, really?
I think this is an excellent idea! It will clearly solve all your problems - I'm certain that your wife will appreciate your pointing out that she "already has 14 of those", as she probably simply forgot about having 14 of them.
I think you have hit on the solution to marital bliss. Just one thing - what's your wife's name and cellphone number? Cause after about 10 minutes of this she'll happily jump into an affair with he first non-you male she comes accross.
And you probably wondered why you couldn't get laid.
Hmmm. I may be going out on a limb here, but I'd wager that Apple couldn't give a flying fuck if you buy a laptop or not, or indeed if the next breath you draw is your last, and I'm certain they will not be changing the design of their keyboards just to satisfy your pathetic ranting ass.
So how 'bout you wipe that fleck of spittle off your lower lip, pull that big stick out of your butt, and keep your worthless rants to yourself from now on.
Yesterday it was advice on how to move, today it's advice on how to dress. Are Slashdot readers really this amazingly clueless? I thought the clueless geek thing was just a stereotype, but apparently there's a fair number of you out there who actually fit the description.
"Ask Slashdot" is rapidly becoming the new AOL - a shorthand for identifying the net-enabled clue-challenged.
Jesus. I hope I never have a loon like you working for me.
I'm awfully glad you're looking for a job, and I sincerely hope you remain that way. Anyone who can so easily justify such frankly disgusting behavior would probably have little trouble rationalizing ever more disgusting behavior.
Timor licentia conturbat me. Take it to heart before someone else takes it upside your head.
My wife and I are pretty much the target market for ZipCar. We live in Boston's South End. Our car was costing us $600/month in lease, insurance, parking spot rent, gas, and parking tickets, and we were using it about 4 times a month, so we got rid of it. When we heard about Zipcar, we joined up.
Within a 4 block radius of us there are 5 zipcars, parked in various alleys and parking lots. Prices range from $6-$8/hour and @ 40 a mile. The cars are all nice economy cars (Beetles, Jettas, etc.) The website reservation system works incredibly well, and the people are very nice to deal with. Zipcar even hosts occasional get-togethers around the area (we went to one - an outdoor picnic at the DeCordoba museum - nice and not at all cultish as I expected).
My take on it? Zipcar is a great deal for people who live in a city, especially one where having a car is outrageously expensive such as Boston, San Francisco, or NYC. For many people, an automobile is difficult to give up. But like smoking, once you do you realize how much of your time and money it consumes, and how much happier you are without it - especially since so few people actually *need* a car.
I found a car was more a pain in the ass than anything else (I'm old enough that I no longer tie my self-image to inanimate objects I own), and for those few times when I actually need a car, Zipcar fills the need with a minimum of hassle and at a reasonable price. For longer trips (say, anyhting over 20 miles or 1/2 day) renting a car is cheaper...for now.
I have an orange iMac that's been running my Apartment building's mail and DNS servers continuously for just under two years. And it's running MacOS 9.
Since that is your measure of "better", then you have to agree this makes my iMac better than your Athlon, eh? We'll all await your capitulation on this point.
Oh, and I'd like to see specifically *where* you bought a pre-packaged 1ghz Athlon system for $410 - I'd like to get one myself. I'm sure these guys have a website or mailer somewhere. Unless of course you pulled this story out of your ass. Which seems to be happening a *lot* on/. today.
"MacOS 9 Server", huh? What's the Apple SKU on that piece of non-existent software? Or did you just pull that entire story straight outta your ass?
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> Gee that was fast, almost seems like u had it > prepared.
I think it would be incredibly naive of us not to think that Microsoft doesn't have paid shills here on Slahsdot, ready at a moment's notice to spout corporate spin in response to anti-microsoft articles. God knows they've done it before. (I remember reading articles about how MS paid people to post negative messages about OS/2 on the support board on CompuServe)
MS probably doesn't care too much about the die-hard Linux/Unix/Apple folks on these boards, but I'm sure they realize that a lot of tech media tend to....shall we say "borrow" story ideas from here? And they definitely want to start putting their own spin on some of these issues right away. I'd say this is partly why we've been seeing so many rebuttals against the standard "MS sux" line we see so much of on here. (Some of those responses are actually valid - but it's easy to spot the shills: they're the ones who rely on misdirection to obscure the true issues, much like the first poster here has.)
Personally, I can think of few things lower than people who do this kind of thing. This is lying writ large, and selling yourself out in the most public of ways. But then, it's never too hard to finhd people with no self-respect to do your dirty work for you for a few bucks. Witness some of our fine elected representatives.
I'm sure Apple realizes how profitable a Windows/Linux version would be....for PC manufactures and Microsoft.
I don't understand why everyone feels that it's Apple's job to transfer its competitive advantages to every other operating system people want to use. If you really feel that QT Broadcaster is valuable and useful - why not consider buying a Mac? OSX is unix-based, the hardware is pretty good, the price delta is pretty small, and you can even run Linux on the hardware. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
a) MS is making a shitload of money off of Office for OSX.
b) Dropping OSX for Mac when it's making money probably wouldn't attract the attention of the DOJ or assorted State AGs, would it? Nope. Not at all. I'm sure there wouldn't be a potential lawsuit there.
Dropping Office v.X would likely result in a nightmare scenario for MS. I could easily conceive a situation where MS would be forced to sell the software rather than stop producing it, and also be forced into publishing their file format specs for the next couple years. Suddenly, MS is forced to be compatible with a published spec that AbiWord, OpenOffice, and anyone else can also use.
I think it would be cheaper and safer for MS to continue producing Office v.X, and I'm pretty certain that Apple's gamed this out already.
Hey - can we collect all of these dramatic pronuouncements that come from AC's into a nice coffee-table book and publish them? We could call it "Predictions from the stupid and gutless".
Yeah. You kind of have to wonder if that isn't Microsoft's plan. They don't own the Internet, and it presents a potential source of competition - or at least something they don't own/control, so maybe they don't try very hard when it comes to the net.
I don't give a f*ck what their culture or past is, frankly. Bottom line - people here died, and they CELEBRATED IN THE STREETS. Americans do not run into the streets to celebrate the death of 30,000 Palestinians, Iraquis, Afghanis, Saudis, Egyptians, Syrians, or anyone else.
Anyone who does that is, almost by definition, less than human. A human (in the Herbert sense) is pretty much obligated to remove such an obvious danger to other humans.
I realize it's currently in vogue to put Americans down as fat, backwater idiots, but the truth is we're nothing of the sort. We are proud, resourceful, hard-working, and really really good at holding a grudge.
As far as I'm concerned, our first words to Israel should be "Let loose the dogs of war." I think maybe a few Centurion tanks would be effective at putting an end to those celebrations.
Hey - I have an idea: if you have this kind of information, why don't you shut the f*ck up about it, instead of posting it on a world-accessible bulletin board.
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Reading the one comment on here by an actual developer and several other online articles/posts on this subject elsewhere, I'm developing a new perspective on the supposedly harsh world of game development.
From what I've seen/read, many of the same game developers who are crying about how hard it is to develop a successful title are also the ones who can't make time for their PR duties. Complain about the big studios all you like, but if you're a small developer you *need* each and every PR opportunity that comes your way, and if you're "too busy coding" to take the time...well, good luck getting anyone's ear next when you need them.
I think this is another sad case of geeks underestimating the need for good sales/marketing/presentation. We all hate to do marketing/sales, but if you want to be successful in business - any business - great code isn't enough and maybe isn't even the most important thing.
If you're anyone but the top 5 developers/publishers and you're turning away *any* PR opportunity for any reason, you should either have your head examined or hire someone that can do the job properly.
I agree that BBEdit is getting a little pricey, but Hydra really isn't comparable to BBEdit yet. It has some cool features, and certainly shows a lot of promise, but comparing any current version of BBEdit to Hydra at this point just makes Hydra look like "My First Text Editor".
I'd gladly consider an alternative to BBEdit (especially if someone could replicate the Allaire Homesite file-management and tabbed editing interface on the Mac (why is this so hard? Does noone else find it annoying to have 15 windows open at the same time?). If that alternative turns out to be Hydra, so much the better since I dig it's collaborative features. But right now Hydra's basically a one-trick pony - it's TextEdit with Rendezvous and syntax coloring. Seems to me it needs way more functionality before it can stand next to BBEdit (compare the two search/replace windows for a quick example of how far Hydra needs to go).
Now that MacHack's started charging for downloads of the Machack contest entrants it's really hard to give a shit about a bunch of caffeine-crazed geeks coding all night, eating pizza out of the boxes and smelling sweaty. I mean, without public access to the downloads, MacHack is basically just the same thing you can find on any college campus computer room any given Friday night.
I'll dutifully read the articles after the show's over to see if anyone did something really interesting - I doubt they will - but I can easily do without the buildup and blow-by-blow descriptions. Who gives a crap, really?
I think this is an excellent idea! It will clearly solve all your problems - I'm certain that your wife will appreciate your pointing out that she "already has 14 of those", as she probably simply forgot about having 14 of them.
I think you have hit on the solution to marital bliss. Just one thing - what's your wife's name and cellphone number? Cause after about 10 minutes of this she'll happily jump into an affair with he first non-you male she comes accross.
And you probably wondered why you couldn't get laid.
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"The new 12" Powerbook is nothing more but an iBook on steroids with a G4 in it"
Anyone else find this quote amusing? "The new Porsche is nothing more than a VW Golf on steroids with a much better engine in it."
Hmmm. I may be going out on a limb here, but I'd wager that Apple couldn't give a flying fuck if you buy a laptop or not, or indeed if the next breath you draw is your last, and I'm certain they will not be changing the design of their keyboards just to satisfy your pathetic ranting ass.
So how 'bout you wipe that fleck of spittle off your lower lip, pull that big stick out of your butt, and keep your worthless rants to yourself from now on.
Yesterday it was advice on how to move, today it's advice on how to dress. Are Slashdot readers really this amazingly clueless? I thought the clueless geek thing was just a stereotype, but apparently there's a fair number of you out there who actually fit the description.
"Ask Slashdot" is rapidly becoming the new AOL - a shorthand for identifying the net-enabled clue-challenged.
Jesus. I hope I never have a loon like you working for me.
I'm awfully glad you're looking for a job, and I sincerely hope you remain that way. Anyone who can so easily justify such frankly disgusting behavior would probably have little trouble rationalizing ever more disgusting behavior.
Timor licentia conturbat me. Take it to heart before someone else takes it upside your head.
My wife and I are pretty much the target market for ZipCar. We live in Boston's South End. Our car was costing us $600/month in lease, insurance, parking spot rent, gas, and parking tickets, and we were using it about 4 times a month, so we got rid of it. When we heard about Zipcar, we joined up.
Within a 4 block radius of us there are 5 zipcars, parked in various alleys and parking lots. Prices range from $6-$8/hour and @ 40 a mile. The cars are all nice economy cars (Beetles, Jettas, etc.) The website reservation system works incredibly well, and the people are very nice to deal with. Zipcar even hosts occasional get-togethers around the area (we went to one - an outdoor picnic at the DeCordoba museum - nice and not at all cultish as I expected).
My take on it? Zipcar is a great deal for people who live in a city, especially one where having a car is outrageously expensive such as Boston, San Francisco, or NYC. For many people, an automobile is difficult to give up. But like smoking, once you do you realize how much of your time and money it consumes, and how much happier you are without it - especially since so few people actually *need* a car.
I found a car was more a pain in the ass than anything else (I'm old enough that I no longer tie my self-image to inanimate objects I own), and for those few times when I actually need a car, Zipcar fills the need with a minimum of hassle and at a reasonable price. For longer trips (say, anyhting over 20 miles or 1/2 day) renting a car is cheaper...for now.
I have an orange iMac that's been running my Apartment building's mail and DNS servers continuously for just under two years. And it's running MacOS 9.
/. today.
Since that is your measure of "better", then you have to agree this makes my iMac better than your Athlon, eh? We'll all await your capitulation on this point.
Oh, and I'd like to see specifically *where* you bought a pre-packaged 1ghz Athlon system for $410 - I'd like to get one myself. I'm sure these guys have a website or mailer somewhere. Unless of course you pulled this story out of your ass. Which seems to be happening a *lot* on
"MacOS 9 Server", huh? What's the Apple SKU on that piece of non-existent software? Or did you just pull that entire story straight outta your ass?
> Gee that was fast, almost seems like u had it
> prepared.
I think it would be incredibly naive of us not to think that Microsoft doesn't have paid shills here on Slahsdot, ready at a moment's notice to spout corporate spin in response to anti-microsoft articles. God knows they've done it before. (I remember reading articles about how MS paid people to post negative messages about OS/2 on the support board on CompuServe)
MS probably doesn't care too much about the die-hard Linux/Unix/Apple folks on these boards, but I'm sure they realize that a lot of tech media tend to....shall we say "borrow" story ideas from here? And they definitely want to start putting their own spin on some of these issues right away. I'd say this is partly why we've been seeing so many rebuttals against the standard "MS sux" line we see so much of on here. (Some of those responses are actually valid - but it's easy to spot the shills: they're the ones who rely on misdirection to obscure the true issues, much like the first poster here has.)
Personally, I can think of few things lower than people who do this kind of thing. This is lying writ large, and selling yourself out in the most public of ways. But then, it's never too hard to finhd people with no self-respect to do your dirty work for you for a few bucks. Witness some of our fine elected representatives.
I'm sure Apple realizes how profitable a Windows/Linux version would be....for PC manufactures and Microsoft.
I don't understand why everyone feels that it's Apple's job to transfer its competitive advantages to every other operating system people want to use. If you really feel that QT Broadcaster is valuable and useful - why not consider buying a Mac? OSX is unix-based, the hardware is pretty good, the price delta is pretty small, and you can even run Linux on the hardware. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
a) MS is making a shitload of money off of Office for OSX.
b) Dropping OSX for Mac when it's making money probably wouldn't attract the attention of the DOJ or assorted State AGs, would it? Nope. Not at all. I'm sure there wouldn't be a potential lawsuit there.
Dropping Office v.X would likely result in a nightmare scenario for MS. I could easily conceive a situation where MS would be forced to sell the software rather than stop producing it, and also be forced into publishing their file format specs for the next couple years. Suddenly, MS is forced to be compatible with a published spec that AbiWord, OpenOffice, and anyone else can also use.
I think it would be cheaper and safer for MS to continue producing Office v.X, and I'm pretty certain that Apple's gamed this out already.
errr...but you do KNOW what the BSOD is, right? Or are you saying you've never experienced something for which you only read the acronym somewhere?
I can tell you from firsthand experience trying to explain it that very few OSX users know what a kernel panic is.
Oh yeah, that's right. I keep forgetting that Linux and Windows are all /. needs to call something cross-platform. Still no MacOS version. Useless.
I'll just wait for Apple's version to come out. Say what you will about them, their hardware is always first-rate.
(No, Apple hasn't publicly anounced a tablet yet.)
Errr....Afghanistan is a landlocked country. And pretty far from the nearest sizable body of water. What would Navy SEALs do there?
Did you mean Rangers or Army Special Ops? Not that it does your credibility much good at this point.
Hey - can we collect all of these dramatic pronuouncements that come from AC's into a nice coffee-table book and publish them? We could call it "Predictions from the stupid and gutless".
Who gives a shit what an AC thinks?
Yeah. You kind of have to wonder if that isn't Microsoft's plan. They don't own the Internet, and it presents a potential source of competition - or at least something they don't own/control, so maybe they don't try very hard when it comes to the net.
"...and 60% are African-American..."
African-American. In Pompeii.
I don't give a f*ck what their culture or past is, frankly. Bottom line - people here died, and they CELEBRATED IN THE STREETS. Americans do not run into the streets to celebrate the death of 30,000 Palestinians, Iraquis, Afghanis, Saudis, Egyptians, Syrians, or anyone else.
Anyone who does that is, almost by definition, less than human. A human (in the Herbert sense) is pretty much obligated to remove such an obvious danger to other humans.
I realize it's currently in vogue to put Americans down as fat, backwater idiots, but the truth is we're nothing of the sort. We are proud, resourceful, hard-working, and really really good at holding a grudge.
As far as I'm concerned, our first words to Israel should be "Let loose the dogs of war." I think maybe a few Centurion tanks would be effective at putting an end to those celebrations.
Hey - I have an idea: if you have this kind of information, why don't you shut the f*ck up about it, instead of posting it on a world-accessible bulletin board.
You absolute, complete, utter moron.
No flame, just an honest question:
Does the FreeBSD Daemon logo also bother you? Would you not consider FreeBSD for your personal/professional use because of it?