but a person who identifies himself or herself as “Conservative” will tend to vote on issues, not party – jumping to a third-party or even a Democrat candidate in the rare case when the Democrat is more conservative.
What kind of crack are you smoking? There are way more self-identified conservatives who mindlessly vote Republican than there are those who vote on the issues.
The same could somewhat be said of people who identify as “Liberal”, but there are fewer of them,
What kind of crack are you smoking? There are at least as many self-identified liberals as there are conservatives. Probably a lot more.
So, Amazon are the good guys for pulling a massive number of products from their store, unannounced? No explanation to either customers or suppliers, they just delete titles? That's a total dick move. I don't see how this can be justified as a good thing.
Apparently, you don't understand the definition of the word "book." How does applying DRM to it suddenly make it not a book?
Note: I'm not arguing for DRM, I think that DRM is stupid. I am arguing against your strange definitions that are contrary to the dictionary definitions.
For years now, going back to the analogue days but increasingly over the past decade, audio has been "dynanic-range compressed" to increase the loudness of the song.
Got any evidence for that? From my experience, this trend has been declining, and is almost non-existent today. Of course, I don't listen to "pop" music, but why would anybody expect quality recordings in that realm? The stuff I'm buying has decent dynamic range, and sometimes extraordinary dynamic range.
The gap between the number of users of Macs versus Linux mainly has to do with the fact that the Mac platform is about 15 YEARS OLDER and the fact that there is a very effective advertising campaign behind the Mac. Quality really doesn't enter into it
Are you trying to say that Linux is "higher quality"? What do you mean by that? Or are you trying to say that with a bit of clever marketing, Linux marketshare would equal the Mac's?
The idea that 'its all about the usability' is just post factum argumentation that conveniently ignores other obvious and relevant factors.
It simply isn't. It's not an argument that has been applied after the fact, the usability debate has been raging throughout the entire history of the Mac. It's revisionist history to suggest otherwise. What are these "other relevant factors" that you allude to?
Usability is why the Mac was able to be used productively in high-pressure areas of production such as publishing. Can you imagine trying to create a magazine layout by typing DOS commands? It just wouldn't work.
Macs are "so easy" that Apple users find it easier to find what they want by removing things from iPhoto, burning it onto CD and shoving those CDs in a cabinet.
You seem to have gone completely off the rails. What the hell are you actually trying to say? And what does your reply to my post have to do with the things I was discussing in that post?
Firstly, you might want to check your data, which is way out of date. Macs passed 5% marketshare ages ago. And outside of Mac computers, ownership of other Apple devices is absolutely dominant.
That's pretty much irrelevant, anyway, as we're talking about comments on tech sites - not the general adoption rates. Do you think the number of Linux enthusiasts posting to slashdot is anything like the general public's Linux adoption rate?
Anyway, as Mac market share has risen, the number of posts on forums by Mac users trash-talking Windows and Linux has actually declined. There used to be a lot more posts like that when Apple had a lower market-share. So that doesn't really fit your marketshare theory, does it
I believe this is the result of two main trends. The first is that the usability gap between Mac OS and Windows and Linux has been closing. 10-15 years ago, the GUIs for Windows and Linux were a complete mess, so the Mac interface was markedly different. Since then, Linux GUIs have become quite usable, and Windows has gotten more mature and polished. The other factor is that Mac users no longer have to "prove themselves" because Apple is not mocked as a "beleagured" company anymore. In fact, the opposite is true, and Apple is now seen as a powerful (possibly evil) force, rather than a piss-ant company going bankrupt. So Mac users don't feel so persecuted, and can simply laugh off the attacks more easily. The flip-side of this, is that the Windows crowd are feeling more threatened, because their prediction of Apple's doom have been proven thoroughly wrong, so Apple now represents a threat to their manhood. Their pronouncements of Mac users being gay fags had no effect on people of both sexes buying Macs in increasing numbers, or of Macs finding their way into workplaces where they were previously never seen.
Your marketshare theory is flawed for a couple of reasons. The majority of the market doesn't make vocal posts on tech sites. The minority does. And on tech sites, many users use more than one platform. So, you have plenty of Mac-Windows users, plenty of Windows-Linux users, and even a significant number of Mac-Windows-Linux users. People are less "monotheistic" about their OS choices today, so it's much more likely that people have experienced more than one system first-hand.
But you can easily restore the original software, so it's nothing like replacing the parts in your TV. If you're able to restore the original software, then what is the problem?
Of course, they also have a tiny fraction of the number of users so that's entirely to be expected...
That's an entirely fucking retarded comment. Macs have over 10% marketshare, even more among nerdy, tech-centric types such as on slashdot. And Linux users have a fraction of the market-share of both Mac and Windows (but much more on slashdot than in general).
On any Linux related thread somebody is bound to mention that flash doesn't work well fullscreen, meaning flash is a good thing to have, and not having proper support for it is a weakness
But it could also mean that Flash sucks, and for some reason the user feels they must have it, even though they think it sucks. This is not a new thing. People have been saying that Flash sucks for many years, perhaps you are just noticing it now?
On those same Linux-related threads you'll also have people saying Flash sucks and isn't worth the effort.
That's pretty fucked-up actually, why should installing another OS void your warranty? Are you sure this isn't a ploy to encourage a significant percentage of customers to void their warranties, so they save money on replacing defective units?
I look forward to your response to the next Apple fanboy that talks trash about Windows or Linux based on the idea that Mac GUI's are inherently superior.
That actually doesn't happen much these days - perhaps a tiny fraction of the time that Windows and Linux users spend trash-talking Macs with groundless BS.
Did stupid people invent television, or did geeks?* I guess nobody should have TVs unless they pass an IQ test. Or public sanitation, or electricity...
* It was a trick question: Nerds invented television. Geeks are just a bunch of wannabees who came along and rode on the nerds' coattails. And there are millions of people smarter than you are, who aren't geeks and aren't stupid.
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Your two year-old laptop battery dies, and the first place you go is to blame the operating system?
You say that like a two-year-old battery is some kind of relic. I've never had a laptop battery become unusable in less than three years.
The title of the linked comic is "Spinal Tap Amps".
How very observant of you. Look everybody, maxume can read titles!
A DRM-free game doesn't need a crack.
Except for those that do. CD checks, serial numbers, etc.
So, where's the evidence that this practice is increasing?
Well, if that's what you meant, you're fucking retarded, as the article doesn't say that Steve Wozniak called Toyota's reception desk.
I'm getting so goddamned tired of writing "whoosh" comments.
but a person who identifies himself or herself as “Conservative” will tend to vote on issues, not party – jumping to a third-party or even a Democrat candidate in the rare case when the Democrat is more conservative.
What kind of crack are you smoking? There are way more self-identified conservatives who mindlessly vote Republican than there are those who vote on the issues.
The same could somewhat be said of people who identify as “Liberal”, but there are fewer of them,
What kind of crack are you smoking? There are at least as many self-identified liberals as there are conservatives. Probably a lot more.
Whoooossssshhhhhh?
and I care very much about reading *one* *particular* book.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
So, Amazon are the good guys for pulling a massive number of products from their store, unannounced? No explanation to either customers or suppliers, they just delete titles? That's a total dick move. I don't see how this can be justified as a good thing.
If it has DRM, then it isn't a book PERIOD.
Apparently, you don't understand the definition of the word "book." How does applying DRM to it suddenly make it not a book?
Note: I'm not arguing for DRM, I think that DRM is stupid. I am arguing against your strange definitions that are contrary to the dictionary definitions.
For years now, going back to the analogue days but increasingly over the past decade, audio has been "dynanic-range compressed" to increase the loudness of the song.
Got any evidence for that? From my experience, this trend has been declining, and is almost non-existent today. Of course, I don't listen to "pop" music, but why would anybody expect quality recordings in that realm? The stuff I'm buying has decent dynamic range, and sometimes extraordinary dynamic range.
Corporate is much more likely to listen to their certified mechanics than it is to a retired software mogul.
I doubt that very much. This is a safety/political issue. Toyota wants to avoid it at all costs.
Last time I called Dell about a laptop that was completely dead, no power lights, no fans,
Isn't that the normal operating condition of a Dell laptop? What's the problem?
The gap between the number of users of Macs versus Linux mainly has to do with the fact that the Mac platform is about 15 YEARS OLDER and the fact that there is a very effective advertising campaign behind the Mac. Quality really doesn't enter into it
Are you trying to say that Linux is "higher quality"? What do you mean by that? Or are you trying to say that with a bit of clever marketing, Linux marketshare would equal the Mac's?
The idea that 'its all about the usability' is just post factum argumentation that conveniently ignores other obvious and relevant factors.
It simply isn't. It's not an argument that has been applied after the fact, the usability debate has been raging throughout the entire history of the Mac. It's revisionist history to suggest otherwise. What are these "other relevant factors" that you allude to?
Usability is why the Mac was able to be used productively in high-pressure areas of production such as publishing. Can you imagine trying to create a magazine layout by typing DOS commands? It just wouldn't work.
Macs are "so easy" that Apple users find it easier to find what they want by removing things from iPhoto, burning it onto CD and shoving those CDs in a cabinet.
You seem to have gone completely off the rails. What the hell are you actually trying to say? And what does your reply to my post have to do with the things I was discussing in that post?
I find it difficult to reconcile the summary's outrage at 'security theatre', with its outrage at 'naked' photos of children.
The truth is that the whole situation is outraaaaggeeeeeous!
jiggle my lard around like the dancing baby from Ally McBeal
And then you get life in prison for crimes against humanity.
Firstly, you might want to check your data, which is way out of date. Macs passed 5% marketshare ages ago. And outside of Mac computers, ownership of other Apple devices is absolutely dominant.
That's pretty much irrelevant, anyway, as we're talking about comments on tech sites - not the general adoption rates. Do you think the number of Linux enthusiasts posting to slashdot is anything like the general public's Linux adoption rate?
Anyway, as Mac market share has risen, the number of posts on forums by Mac users trash-talking Windows and Linux has actually declined. There used to be a lot more posts like that when Apple had a lower market-share. So that doesn't really fit your marketshare theory, does it
I believe this is the result of two main trends. The first is that the usability gap between Mac OS and Windows and Linux has been closing. 10-15 years ago, the GUIs for Windows and Linux were a complete mess, so the Mac interface was markedly different. Since then, Linux GUIs have become quite usable, and Windows has gotten more mature and polished. The other factor is that Mac users no longer have to "prove themselves" because Apple is not mocked as a "beleagured" company anymore. In fact, the opposite is true, and Apple is now seen as a powerful (possibly evil) force, rather than a piss-ant company going bankrupt. So Mac users don't feel so persecuted, and can simply laugh off the attacks more easily. The flip-side of this, is that the Windows crowd are feeling more threatened, because their prediction of Apple's doom have been proven thoroughly wrong, so Apple now represents a threat to their manhood. Their pronouncements of Mac users being gay fags had no effect on people of both sexes buying Macs in increasing numbers, or of Macs finding their way into workplaces where they were previously never seen.
Your marketshare theory is flawed for a couple of reasons. The majority of the market doesn't make vocal posts on tech sites. The minority does. And on tech sites, many users use more than one platform. So, you have plenty of Mac-Windows users, plenty of Windows-Linux users, and even a significant number of Mac-Windows-Linux users. People are less "monotheistic" about their OS choices today, so it's much more likely that people have experienced more than one system first-hand.
But you can easily restore the original software, so it's nothing like replacing the parts in your TV. If you're able to restore the original software, then what is the problem?
Of course, they also have a tiny fraction of the number of users so that's entirely to be expected...
That's an entirely fucking retarded comment. Macs have over 10% marketshare, even more among nerdy, tech-centric types such as on slashdot. And Linux users have a fraction of the market-share of both Mac and Windows (but much more on slashdot than in general).
On any Linux related thread somebody is bound to mention that flash doesn't work well fullscreen, meaning flash is a good thing to have, and not having proper support for it is a weakness
But it could also mean that Flash sucks, and for some reason the user feels they must have it, even though they think it sucks. This is not a new thing. People have been saying that Flash sucks for many years, perhaps you are just noticing it now?
On those same Linux-related threads you'll also have people saying Flash sucks and isn't worth the effort.
That's pretty fucked-up actually, why should installing another OS void your warranty? Are you sure this isn't a ploy to encourage a significant percentage of customers to void their warranties, so they save money on replacing defective units?
I look forward to your response to the next Apple fanboy that talks trash about Windows or Linux based on the idea that Mac GUI's are inherently superior.
That actually doesn't happen much these days - perhaps a tiny fraction of the time that Windows and Linux users spend trash-talking Macs with groundless BS.
Did stupid people invent television, or did geeks?* I guess nobody should have TVs unless they pass an IQ test. Or public sanitation, or electricity...
* It was a trick question: Nerds invented television. Geeks are just a bunch of wannabees who came along and rode on the nerds' coattails. And there are millions of people smarter than you are, who aren't geeks and aren't stupid.
Bah, I'll be much more impressed when we see an Intel-Voltron joint venture.