Adobe isn't ending iPhone development. They'll still produce their own iPhone apps.
They're just ending development on their Flash recompiler. (Which is kinda silly, I think, as they could probably salvage the work somewhat by modifying it to turn Flash apps into standalone OS X apps.)
"I'm also tempted to comment on his choice of development hardware (G4) being a bit on the cheapskate side, but I am not familiar with it and don't know how serviceble this older hardware is."
He can't be developing the iPod app on a G4 - it's not possible. He must be using a modern Intel Mac. I think he must also have a G4 around, and he built his modified code for it to see how it would perform.
" What's their target audience? Millionaire gamers?"
Or people taking money out of their houses via home equity loans. Whoops! I guess they're getting to market a little late, the cash machines are closed.
"As it happens, most white paints use titanium oxide as the whitening agent, IIRC it's about the 8th most common element in the earth's crust (iron being the most common), but the great expense is in processing and refining it into something usable prevents it from become anything near common in building materials."
Right. And titanium white paint is far from the most expensive. (I recently bought a 37 ml tube of cobalt blue oil paint, and it was over $20. Titanium white is $10.) It's a common, cheap white pigment used in everything (according to Wikipedia) from sunscreen to food coloring.
Easy, sherlock... they aren't going to have oil forever. Iran might be thinking ahead. They might not want to make the same mistake that the U.S. made it comes to oil dependency.
Or, they could figure that it's bloody stupid to burn their own oil for power when they could sell it on the market as global supplies dwindle and/or demand rises. Better to use nuclear to generate electricity and use the fossil fuels to provide revenue for the future.
Does anyone know if 3rd party frameworks are going to be a problem on Snow Leopard?
I'm expecting that our lab will have to wait to build our app for 64 bit until we have 64 bit frameworks for our analog-digital converters (ITC and NIDAQ).
He didn't advocate it. He predicted that Greenspan would need a housing bubble to ease out of the dot com bubble.
ie,
IF Greenspan wants to ease the landing out of the dot com bubble and keep the economy going THEN the obvious thing to do would be to stoke a housing bubble.
Saying this doesn't endorse the wisdom or desirability of stoking a housing bubble.
"What the document says is companies might save some money if they hire foreigners on F-1 or J-1 visas. "
Actually the document I saw didn't even put it that way. It simply stated what was required for whom. There was no aspect of trying to use "savings" as a sales pitch.
" Anyone who wants to wreak havoc can do the same thing with a truck bomb today, and have a rather larger payload."
But the mobility is significantly less. You can keep a truck away with a large enough planter. That wouldn't work with a vehicle that has 3 dimensions to play with.
(I note that you mentioned the increased mobility of a 3rd dimension elsewhere.)
Why not "use any method you like and let the market sort it out"?
This is government mandating you MUST go to a single business and that is NOT "just how it is".
Because that'd be even less efficient. The key factor isn't the TVs, it's the broadcasters. You think it'd be great if stations had to choose between several expensive digital TV standards, install it, and then hope they picked the one that wins in the end? If they didn't, they'd have to scrap the expensive gear and buy all new stuff.
You think you'd be happier if people were stuck needing several different televisions, each of which could only receive some of the local TV stations, because the stations were using different standards?
Do you really think American consumers would be better off if watching digital TV were like the early 80's computer industry? "Hey, did you watch American Idol?" "Couldn't watch it. That's on Commodore 64 and I bought a Coleco Adam. I only get PBS and the religious station. My parents suck".
That doesn't sound like a great situation, does it? Certainly doesn't sound like a good alternative to just buying a digital TV product that carries a $14 patent fee load.
PS: Chances are any digital TV standard would have carried some level of patent license load. If you want to keep using analog TV, your beef is that the digital TV standard wasn't like the HD Radio standard and able to coexist with the existing analog TV spectrum. As it is, broadcasting in both analog and digital is not economical, simply from the electricity bills, and that's ignoring the benefit of freeing up the analog TV spectrum for modern uses.
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"no 64 bit for macs"
That's going to be fixed in a matter of weeks when Adobe CS5 ships for Mac.
Adobe isn't ending iPhone development. They'll still produce their own iPhone apps.
They're just ending development on their Flash recompiler. (Which is kinda silly, I think, as they could probably salvage the work somewhat by modifying it to turn Flash apps into standalone OS X apps.)
"I'm also tempted to comment on his choice of development hardware (G4) being a bit on the cheapskate side, but I am not familiar with it and don't know how serviceble this older hardware is."
He can't be developing the iPod app on a G4 - it's not possible. He must be using a modern Intel Mac. I think he must also have a G4 around, and he built his modified code for it to see how it would perform.
That's my response also.
I have one slight dent in my 2008 MacBook Pro. On the right handrest area.
A heavy 18" aluminum drafting ruler fell off a shelf 5 feet above the laptop, and landed on the point of one of its corners.
But no dents from normal usage or travel. What can I say, I know how to treat my electronics.
"There's nothing you can do with mac os that you can't do with windows"
You can run Xcode, Shark, Instruments, etc. You don't even have to pay for them.
"If the thing is made from the materials and quality of work that they claim? The price is not that unreasonable."
Sure, if you ignore any cost/benefit analysis.
" What's their target audience? Millionaire gamers?"
Or people taking money out of their houses via home equity loans. Whoops! I guess they're getting to market a little late, the cash machines are closed.
Was I really the first person to say that on this thread?
Ray Ozzie didn't join Microsoft until 2005.
"As it happens, most white paints use titanium oxide as the whitening agent, IIRC it's about the 8th most common element in the earth's crust (iron being the most common), but the great expense is in processing and refining it into something usable prevents it from become anything near common in building materials."
Right. And titanium white paint is far from the most expensive. (I recently bought a 37 ml tube of cobalt blue oil paint, and it was over $20. Titanium white is $10.) It's a common, cheap white pigment used in everything (according to Wikipedia) from sunscreen to food coloring.
"I don't think it's actually common for hired programmers to buy their own tools."
Well, no, but if you're going to keep up with tech you're going to need your own set at home and spend a lot of your own time learning new stuff.
Easy, sherlock... they aren't going to have oil forever. Iran might be thinking ahead. They might not want to make the same mistake that the U.S. made it comes to oil dependency.
Or, they could figure that it's bloody stupid to burn their own oil for power when they could sell it on the market as global supplies dwindle and/or demand rises. Better to use nuclear to generate electricity and use the fossil fuels to provide revenue for the future.
Just remove the shower head, and let it dry. Then, into the pipe end pour some cherry kool-aid powder.
Does anyone know if 3rd party frameworks are going to be a problem on Snow Leopard?
I'm expecting that our lab will have to wait to build our app for 64 bit until we have 64 bit frameworks for our analog-digital converters (ITC and NIDAQ).
He didn't advocate it. He predicted that Greenspan would need a housing bubble to ease out of the dot com bubble.
ie,
IF Greenspan wants to ease the landing out of the dot com bubble and keep the economy going
THEN the obvious thing to do would be to stoke a housing bubble.
Saying this doesn't endorse the wisdom or desirability of stoking a housing bubble.
"Did you think they wrote it in hex?"
I was hoping they did it using toggle switches.
"What the document says is companies might save some money if they hire foreigners on F-1 or J-1 visas. "
Actually the document I saw didn't even put it that way. It simply stated what was required for whom. There was no aspect of trying to use "savings" as a sales pitch.
Eh, my 2007 17" MacBook Pro's analog audio out is noisy as hell.
But a $20 USB audio interface cured that. Analog or digital audio that comes through that is fine.
Sure it'd be pricey, but there's a niche for this kinda stuff; SGI & Sun workstations come to mind
You might want to look into how SGI and Sun are doing these days. Especially SGI.
Please. Might as well title this "Streaming service CEO thinks he's going to hit it big!"
" Anyone who wants to wreak havoc can do the same thing with a truck bomb today, and have a rather larger payload."
But the mobility is significantly less. You can keep a truck away with a large enough planter. That wouldn't work with a vehicle that has 3 dimensions to play with.
(I note that you mentioned the increased mobility of a 3rd dimension elsewhere.)
I mean, really.
We aren't. We're buying products made by businesses in China, which are not the government of China.
Except when the businesses are owned by the Chinese military or party apparatchiks. Then it gets blurry.
Why not "use any method you like and let the market sort it out"?
This is government mandating you MUST go to a single business and that is NOT "just how it is".
Because that'd be even less efficient. The key factor isn't the TVs, it's the broadcasters. You think it'd be great if stations had to choose between several expensive digital TV standards, install it, and then hope they picked the one that wins in the end? If they didn't, they'd have to scrap the expensive gear and buy all new stuff.
You think you'd be happier if people were stuck needing several different televisions, each of which could only receive some of the local TV stations, because the stations were using different standards?
Do you really think American consumers would be better off if watching digital TV were like the early 80's computer industry? "Hey, did you watch American Idol?" "Couldn't watch it. That's on Commodore 64 and I bought a Coleco Adam. I only get PBS and the religious station. My parents suck".
That doesn't sound like a great situation, does it? Certainly doesn't sound like a good alternative to just buying a digital TV product that carries a $14 patent fee load.
PS: Chances are any digital TV standard would have carried some level of patent license load. If you want to keep using analog TV, your beef is that the digital TV standard wasn't like the HD Radio standard and able to coexist with the existing analog TV spectrum. As it is, broadcasting in both analog and digital is not economical, simply from the electricity bills, and that's ignoring the benefit of freeing up the analog TV spectrum for modern uses.
" Your OTA receiver will become useless on June 12"
Your OTA receiver can be connected to cable, ergo, it's not useless.