These computers use proprietary processors from AMD, and doubtless a lot of other proprietary hardware. So how do they get to claim "100% Open Source" while using proprietary components? Why do hardware manufacturers get exemptions for their closed Intellectual property models?
The Flying Spaghetti Monster was created by an Oregon State alumnus with a physics degree and a keen wit. Bobby Henderson (www.venganza.org [venganza.org]) created his "parody religion" in protest of the decision by the Kansas Board of Education to allow the theory of Intelligent Design to be taught in science class.
Heresy!
You imply that the "flying spaghetti monster" is the creation of "keen wit," but fail to realize that F.S.M is merely the newset in a pantheon of gods. Bobby Henderson did not create Flying Spaghetti Monster, Flying Spaghetti Monster created Bobby.
Although FSM is a fine God who blesses the Pastafarians, he is not nearly as ancient or powerful as The Grand Lords of Voonatron, the Holy Dustmites of Quark 6, or the mighteist of all deities, Turtle Squad.
Most modern theologians agree that the amount of Turtle in the universe is so vast, that it makes all the other Gods insignificant and pathetic in comparison. Sort of like scientologists. It's sad, really. How can a religion contain so little Turtle as Scientology? Righteous people know that the turtle is the rock that founds our universe, and it shall never collapse so long as it sits on a turtleshell foundation.
But wouldn't the world be better off if the customer was paying you that $75/hr for some truly creative work,
Not for the "independent consultant" - who would actually have to do something to earn the $75. Why work, when you can just exploit the ignorance of others?
What? No. Macs are typically 1.1-1.5X as expensive as comparable PCs.
Actually, at the top-end of the range, a Quad PowerMac G5 with the professional video card costs about $1,000 less than a (barely) comparably equipped quad-Opteron. Enough money saved to buy some awesome professional video and audio software.
If they don't want me to install OS X on my x86 Athlon, that's fine. I'm not going to pay a premium for their os AND hardware. I'll stick to my $400 whitebox with dual boot windows/linux.
If you're that cheap, then you're probably not going to buy much software for the platform, either. So it's probably no great financial loss. Supporting OS X on whiteboxen may even be more expensive than the income derived from sales of OS licenses to shiteboxen users.
You're going to end up eating those words. The FEC or FCC or some overbearing federal department is going to come down on your ISP and say, "you host web pages that benifit a particular candidate.
You're just being ridiculous. And ISP is not a poltical candidate. I believe there are also communication regulations about "common carriers" which isolate ISPs from the content they host.
For the rest of you, if you're in favor of regulations on free speech, then just come out and say so.
But it's not. It's regulation of political funding, not speech. It doesn't cost anything to run a blog. So, who's stopping you from expressing yourself, just because you don't get paid to run disguised political ads? Calling this a "freedom of speech" bill is just propaganda.
There is no difference between a blogger and some dude in a bar rattling on about politics.
I doubt that many "dudes in bars" are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from political groups to express their opinion. It is extremely naive to think this is at all about "bloggers in pajamas" - it's about the corrupt blogs driven by political bribes. Blogs are big business now.
Correlation does not imply causality. The inverse of any of these statements are equally accurate (or innaccurate).
When did I imply causation? I was merely noting an exception to the grandparent poster's theory. It was he (or she) who was claiming that not drinking makes one a better person (or at least a better programmer).
This is great until the next Cat 4 Hurricane, then the whole system goes to hell.
Sorry, I don't normally get this venomous, but you are being fucking retarded. What's your problem - do you have terror-fear on the brain? Sucked in by the New Orleans sensationalism that hurricanes are going to spring up everywhere and eat our children?
Seriously, what the fuck? Is your mind programmed by the tabloid media? I guess if this had happened during the Superbowl, you would be asking "But will this be safe from Janet Jackson's nipples?"
These foolish ideas are always getting headlines. If this design were truly feasable - it would be in practice now
That doesn't make a lot of sense. there are many feasible designs that have never been made. Just because something is feasible, doesn't necessarily mean it will be produced.
...his name were Tom Berners Lee, someone might take him seriously...
I thought the article was talking about that drummer from Mötley Crüe. Never thought percussion and wind power went so well together. You live and learn.
Both "modeling" and "modelling" are considered correct. Just because you looked up a non-definitive website, doesn't mean that it isn't acceptable to use a perfectly logical derivation of the word "format."
Are Americans incorrect for replacing "s" with "z" and other variations?
Its funny to watch a company that talks about thinking differently constantly to create such a homogenous group of followers.
That's a really silly comment. Apple users are barely homogenous at all. With the popularity of the iPod, now Apple customers are even more diverse than ever - everything from professional film-makers to teeny-boppers downloading Britney Spears from iTMS.
Seems the most homogenous market is the Windows gaming market, and the Dell business computer market. Apple have been offering an increasinly large range of choices and products over the last 5 years. There are many more different ways of doing things than there were in the past.
Furthermore, people are users/I. of Apple products, not "followers of Apple." So, basically, what are you talking about? What is your evidence of homogeneity?
This could cause real problems for HDTV and digital TV adoption. HDTV has been a pretty huge flop already. Most people only need SD, and even those with HDTV sets aren't getting "true" HDTV playback.
Now, if this is enforced and all new recording and playback units have to conform - then that will slow down or halt the adoption of HDTV as consumers realize that the "old" SD gear is actually better than the new locked-down HD gear. Consumers care much more about freedom and convenience than they do about pixel resolution or image quality.
This could also be a significant boost for bittorrent, as well as legal TV download services like iTunes.
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These computers use proprietary processors from AMD, and doubtless a lot of other proprietary hardware. So how do they get to claim "100% Open Source" while using proprietary components? Why do hardware manufacturers get exemptions for their closed Intellectual property models?
Heresy!
You imply that the "flying spaghetti monster" is the creation of "keen wit," but fail to realize that F.S.M is merely the newset in a pantheon of gods. Bobby Henderson did not create Flying Spaghetti Monster, Flying Spaghetti Monster created Bobby.
Although FSM is a fine God who blesses the Pastafarians, he is not nearly as ancient or powerful as The Grand Lords of Voonatron, the Holy Dustmites of Quark 6, or the mighteist of all deities, Turtle Squad.
Most modern theologians agree that the amount of Turtle in the universe is so vast, that it makes all the other Gods insignificant and pathetic in comparison. Sort of like scientologists. It's sad, really. How can a religion contain so little Turtle as Scientology? Righteous people know that the turtle is the rock that founds our universe, and it shall never collapse so long as it sits on a turtleshell foundation.
But wouldn't the world be better off if the customer was paying you that $75/hr for some truly creative work, Not for the "independent consultant" - who would actually have to do something to earn the $75. Why work, when you can just exploit the ignorance of others?
Because watermelon slices are so frequently smaller than grapes?
Actually, at the top-end of the range, a Quad PowerMac G5 with the professional video card costs about $1,000 less than a (barely) comparably equipped quad-Opteron. Enough money saved to buy some awesome professional video and audio software.
If you're that cheap, then you're probably not going to buy much software for the platform, either. So it's probably no great financial loss. Supporting OS X on whiteboxen may even be more expensive than the income derived from sales of OS licenses to shiteboxen users.
You're just being ridiculous. And ISP is not a poltical candidate. I believe there are also communication regulations about "common carriers" which isolate ISPs from the content they host.
But it's not. It's regulation of political funding, not speech. It doesn't cost anything to run a blog. So, who's stopping you from expressing yourself, just because you don't get paid to run disguised political ads? Calling this a "freedom of speech" bill is just propaganda.
I doubt that many "dudes in bars" are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from political groups to express their opinion. It is extremely naive to think this is at all about "bloggers in pajamas" - it's about the corrupt blogs driven by political bribes. Blogs are big business now.
When did I imply causation? I was merely noting an exception to the grandparent poster's theory. It was he (or she) who was claiming that not drinking makes one a better person (or at least a better programmer).
Alcohol does have health benefits in moderation - for mental health, that is.
While many of the best humans I have ever met are strong advocates of caffeine and alcohol use.
Homer
- Morbo
Telescopes do not work that way! You have to look in the big end.
It's called a mirror. A mir-ror. Possibly something unfamiliar to many on Slashdot.
Sorry, I don't normally get this venomous, but you are being fucking retarded. What's your problem - do you have terror-fear on the brain? Sucked in by the New Orleans sensationalism that hurricanes are going to spring up everywhere and eat our children?
Seriously, what the fuck? Is your mind programmed by the tabloid media? I guess if this had happened during the Superbowl, you would be asking "But will this be safe from Janet Jackson's nipples?"
Arrrr, that's not an anchor! - The Sea Captain
That doesn't make a lot of sense. there are many feasible designs that have never been made. Just because something is feasible, doesn't necessarily mean it will be produced.
I thought the article was talking about that drummer from Mötley Crüe. Never thought percussion and wind power went so well together. You live and learn.
Both "modeling" and "modelling" are considered correct. Just because you looked up a non-definitive website, doesn't mean that it isn't acceptable to use a perfectly logical derivation of the word "format."
Are Americans incorrect for replacing "s" with "z" and other variations?
That's a really silly comment. Apple users are barely homogenous at all. With the popularity of the iPod, now Apple customers are even more diverse than ever - everything from professional film-makers to teeny-boppers downloading Britney Spears from iTMS.
Seems the most homogenous market is the Windows gaming market, and the Dell business computer market. Apple have been offering an increasinly large range of choices and products over the last 5 years. There are many more different ways of doing things than there were in the past.
Furthermore, people are users/I. of Apple products, not "followers of Apple." So, basically, what are you talking about? What is your evidence of homogeneity?
That seems unlikely. Unless your Archos has a "time travel" feature. Although the Flux Capacitor must be hell on battery life and portability.
Now, if this is enforced and all new recording and playback units have to conform - then that will slow down or halt the adoption of HDTV as consumers realize that the "old" SD gear is actually better than the new locked-down HD gear. Consumers care much more about freedom and convenience than they do about pixel resolution or image quality.
This could also be a significant boost for bittorrent, as well as legal TV download services like iTunes.
I don't recall that IBM made MP3 players in the 1980s. Perhaps you misinterpreted the advertisement?