Apple tried and could not for the life of them create a real multitasking OS
Oh boy. Now who's spreading FUD? Or more like just plain old bullshit.
Apple already had real multitasking OSes (plural). The failure to ship was not due to technical incompetence. Here is a history of what happened with the Copland project. The earlier Pink project suffered a lot of similar problems, due to similar mismanagement.
Using Mach required no generosity on the part of the author, considering he was employed by Apple. And the BSD layer was merely a bonus. The OS still works without it (it remains, to this day, an optional component at install time).
Even before the NeXT buyout and the beginning of the Mac OS X project, all of the open source components that eventually went into it -- the kernel, the compiler, and even the command line shell -- already had Apple-developed equivalents (NuKernel, MrC, and MPW Shell, respectively). So even if none of the open source software in question had existed at the time Mac OS X project was begun, Apple could still have delivered. The decision to go with open source components was largely political.
The NeXT buyout brought Apple a new CEO who gave the company some badly needed drive and focus. The Cocoa environment was also a boon. Everything else was a wash -- it could have (and was already in the process of) being delivered without them.
Re:Not even enough to hold "Spider-Man 2"
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You do understand what abstractions are, right?
You do understand the point of my post and its parent had nothing to do with the level of simulation detail in question, it was simply "25TB ain't that much anymore; why are they bragging as thought it were", right?
There is a big difference between saying a company could do something and saying it is going to do something. Whoever wrote the headline needs to learn that.
Not to mention nearly all of Jobs' executive staff have an education from an ivy-league level institution.
Looks like it's okay for him to be a dropout, but not anyone who works for him.
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According to this, "Spider-Man 2" employed a 4K digital intermediate, resulting in nearly 40 terabytes of data for just the completed footage (without sound).
25TB ain't enough to even hold a single feature film, let alone the universe.
In the article, it is made very clear that the tools themselves are not to be blamed, but the way they are being (mis)used. There is even a comparison of tools in question to a hammer -- great for some things, but after you hold it for a while, everything starts to look like a nail.
I partly blame all the home theater freaks who "review" DVDs on the web. They want to feel cool and important, so they will count the specks of dirt they see in an old movie once it's on DVD, and give it a review based on that. To them, a smooth image with no grain or texture is "perfect", and they take points off any time they are actually reminded that what they are looking at was originally done in an analog medium. They are actually full of praise when they get a DVD with excessive noise reduction in their hands!
It wasn't even written by Lucas in the first place -- while Lucas wrote the story, the actual screenplay for Empire was written by Lawrence (or "Larry" as Kershner calls him in the DVD commentary) Kasdan and Leigh Brackett.
That's called CVT, although the Prius uses a slight variation on it, see here.
Most Honda hybrids offer CVT as an option (with manual 5-speed being the alternative). In Honda cars, the manual actually gets better MPG than the CVT. Too bad Toyota doesn't offer a manual for the Prius.
Believe it or not, I've seen people pull in perfect over the air HDTV streams using nothing but a $10 pair of rabbit ears and an eyeTV 500 as a decoder.
And this is with the rabbit ears sitting on a desk indoors in an office building with lots of metal everywhere (including the window frames).
Tow-truck drivers, ugh. They are the scum of the Earth. I've seen so many illegal tows it's not even funny. For example, California law requires a photograph* to be taken of the parked car in certain cases before it is towed. Not once have I ever heard of a tow truck driver actually complying with this part of the law, or even carrying a camera with them in the cab. These people basically take others' property on the flimsiest of excuses and hold it for ransom. The only reason they don't get busted for their numerous violations is because it's cheaper to just pay them than to fight it. Hell, a lot of them have a slimy, mafioso vibe to them, complete with wife-beater t-shirts and all.
It might be worth the money to consult with an employment-law attorney
Considering it's pretty easy to get a "initial" consultation (usually 30 minutes or so) with an attorney like that for free, it's definitely "worth the money [zero]". Just call the local bar association and they will refer you to someone.
Exactly. You wouldn't believe how many stories along these lines I've heard from people. The victims are usually young, naive, and working retail. In nearly every case, the person does nothing because they don't know their rights. They just bitch about it to their friends.
In most cases, merely threatening to call the labor board will scare an employer into complying with the law. If it doesn't, then proceed with the actual call to the labor board, and for good measure call an employment attorney as well. And don't whine that you can't afford one -- you can always find one who will consult with you for FREE. Just call the local bar association for a referral. (And no, a free consultation does not mean the lawyer is shady/crappy; it's a standard part of their services.)
It's a LOT harder for employers to screw you over when you know your rights AND take steps to see that they are enforced.
If the Earth's ecosystem were a game, like say, an RTS, people would be complaining endlessly about how it's "not balanced", and how all any player has to do to win is choose human.
Yes and no. He's good, but not as good as some of the people he's worked with. If you watch the "Empire of Dreams" documentary on the DVD set, you can see that the editors who were brought in on the original Star Wars did a lot to get the very best out of the footage available. It won an Oscar for editing in 1977, and with good reason.
None of the newer edits of Star Wars that have been released since then have been as good. And those cuts were all done by Lucas.
If that's the case, why are two cameras necessary? I supposed it could result in more speed and flexibility, but it sounds as though the same thing can be done with careful aiming and timing using just one camera.
I'm sure it's on the way -- Apple publicly promised all machines would ship with 512MB minimum standard starting in Q3 of this year. I can't find a link, but I know it was annouced a while back, and the general reaction was basically "it's about time!"
In Activity Monitory, go to "View"->"Columns" and enable all the different columns having to do with memory. "Private Memory" (a.k.a. RPVT) is the one that really matters, as that's how much non-shared memory each process is consuming.
Actually, that would likely drive the price of the stock down. One of the reasons analysts give for downgrading the stock recently is that Apple is selling more low-end, low-cost (and thus, low-margin) items. Take a look at this article from a few days ago, particularly the first bullet item. Analysts are unhappy because even though Apple is selling more iPods, they are selling more of the cheaper, low-margin items. Not to mention, total iPod revenue is down. So, selling lower cost items is not necessarily going to drive up market share. It could just eat into sales of the more profitable stuff without leading to growth.
Not to say the analysts are right and Apple is purusing a bad stragey, but it is not always a good direction to go.
Why are you assuming any instability you see is the fault of Carbon and not that of Adobe's code? Have you seen any of the non-Adobe Carbon apps I listed in my previous post exhibit the same problems?
Addendum to your history: Don't forget Adobe and Microsoft getting together and developing OpenType, because they felt Apple was threatening to get too powerful with AAT and GX.
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Oh boy. Now who's spreading FUD? Or more like just plain old bullshit.
Apple already had real multitasking OSes (plural). The failure to ship was not due to technical incompetence. Here is a history of what happened with the Copland project. The earlier Pink project suffered a lot of similar problems, due to similar mismanagement.
Using Mach required no generosity on the part of the author, considering he was employed by Apple. And the BSD layer was merely a bonus. The OS still works without it (it remains, to this day, an optional component at install time).
Even before the NeXT buyout and the beginning of the Mac OS X project, all of the open source components that eventually went into it -- the kernel, the compiler, and even the command line shell -- already had Apple-developed equivalents (NuKernel, MrC, and MPW Shell, respectively). So even if none of the open source software in question had existed at the time Mac OS X project was begun, Apple could still have delivered. The decision to go with open source components was largely political.
The NeXT buyout brought Apple a new CEO who gave the company some badly needed drive and focus. The Cocoa environment was also a boon. Everything else was a wash -- it could have (and was already in the process of) being delivered without them.
You do understand the point of my post and its parent had nothing to do with the level of simulation detail in question, it was simply "25TB ain't that much anymore; why are they bragging as thought it were", right?
Looks like it's okay for him to be a dropout, but not anyone who works for him.
25TB ain't enough to even hold a single feature film, let alone the universe.
Not to mention the fact that they can (and do) avoid issuing cards whose numbers differ only by 1 or 2 digits.
It is very difficult to get a false positive when trying to make up a credit card numbers. This is a deliberate security feature.
In the article, it is made very clear that the tools themselves are not to be blamed, but the way they are being (mis)used. There is even a comparison of tools in question to a hammer -- great for some things, but after you hold it for a while, everything starts to look like a nail.
Because that's the current fashion.
I partly blame all the home theater freaks who "review" DVDs on the web. They want to feel cool and important, so they will count the specks of dirt they see in an old movie once it's on DVD, and give it a review based on that. To them, a smooth image with no grain or texture is "perfect", and they take points off any time they are actually reminded that what they are looking at was originally done in an analog medium. They are actually full of praise when they get a DVD with excessive noise reduction in their hands!
It wasn't even written by Lucas in the first place -- while Lucas wrote the story, the actual screenplay for Empire was written by Lawrence (or "Larry" as Kershner calls him in the DVD commentary) Kasdan and Leigh Brackett.
Most Honda hybrids offer CVT as an option (with manual 5-speed being the alternative). In Honda cars, the manual actually gets better MPG than the CVT. Too bad Toyota doesn't offer a manual for the Prius.
And this is with the rabbit ears sitting on a desk indoors in an office building with lots of metal everywhere (including the window frames).
No wonder they want to hide from society.
*see section (I)(2) here
Considering it's pretty easy to get a "initial" consultation (usually 30 minutes or so) with an attorney like that for free, it's definitely "worth the money [zero]". Just call the local bar association and they will refer you to someone.
In most cases, merely threatening to call the labor board will scare an employer into complying with the law. If it doesn't, then proceed with the actual call to the labor board, and for good measure call an employment attorney as well. And don't whine that you can't afford one -- you can always find one who will consult with you for FREE. Just call the local bar association for a referral. (And no, a free consultation does not mean the lawyer is shady/crappy; it's a standard part of their services.)
It's a LOT harder for employers to screw you over when you know your rights AND take steps to see that they are enforced.
If the Earth's ecosystem were a game, like say, an RTS, people would be complaining endlessly about how it's "not balanced", and how all any player has to do to win is choose human.
How DARE you question our government?! What are you, anti-American? You're one of those tin foil hatters, aren't you?
Tin foil hat! Tin foil hat! La la la la, I can't hear you!!
None of the newer edits of Star Wars that have been released since then have been as good. And those cuts were all done by Lucas.
If that's the case, why are two cameras necessary? I supposed it could result in more speed and flexibility, but it sounds as though the same thing can be done with careful aiming and timing using just one camera.
I'm sure it's on the way -- Apple publicly promised all machines would ship with 512MB minimum standard starting in Q3 of this year. I can't find a link, but I know it was annouced a while back, and the general reaction was basically "it's about time!"
In Activity Monitory, go to "View"->"Columns" and enable all the different columns having to do with memory. "Private Memory" (a.k.a. RPVT) is the one that really matters, as that's how much non-shared memory each process is consuming.
Not to say the analysts are right and Apple is purusing a bad stragey, but it is not always a good direction to go.
Why are you assuming any instability you see is the fault of Carbon and not that of Adobe's code? Have you seen any of the non-Adobe Carbon apps I listed in my previous post exhibit the same problems?
Can't have it both ways.
Addendum to your history: Don't forget Adobe and Microsoft getting together and developing OpenType, because they felt Apple was threatening to get too powerful with AAT and GX.
They often choose the most sensationalist write-ups around here, pehaps because Slashdot's owner is also "a public company that needs revenue growth".