Will users be able to install and run Microsoft Windows on the new Intel-based Macs?
Apple's official position is that it won't block the use of Windows on its new machines. Unofficially, however, the company says people won't be able to just buy a copy of Windows XP and install it on an Intel-based Mac. That's because Apple is unlikely to build in all the standard under-the-hood hardware pieces that Windows is designed to mate with. And it won't supply any special software called "drivers" to help Windows use the unique under-the-hood hardware Apple will use.
However, I expect some third-party company to supply the missing drivers and otherwise make it possible to run Windows on an Intel-based Mac. Microsoft itself might even do this. That would allow Mac users to run Windows programs that lack Mac equivalents at speeds comparable to a Windows computer's.
Heh, heh, heh. You sneaky devil. As soon as they let you listen for a penny, the hack will come out to copy that audio feed to file, and then seeding the pirate networks will be even cheaper!
The house is meant to be a metaphor for bad software design. But if you really did look at a software house from the perspective of an end-user, the only thing you would see is the GUI. Visitors of a real home can immediately see the building's architecture, but in the software world, end-users of software can only see the exposed interfaces (like his doorbell you have to double-press). I feel like his description of the house is mixing bad architecture and design with bad GUI, when a more accurate analogy would really be that all of those bugs are inside the walls and you only occasionally see the bugs on the walls or get a broken light switch from wires that the bugs chewed through.
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The one good argument I've heard for hurting Linux is that some current open source developers will transition to developing for OS X on the x86. You can't deny that this will happen with at least a few programmers. The question is how many? And how many will transition in the opposite direction? I don't think there will be a big enough migration to affect OSS for Linux much, but I've been wrong before (Apple switching to Intel is a fresh example:-)
People shouldn't be worried about who puts what on which hardware. That should be a secondary concern. The main problem is that open source development on the x86 comes from a certain pool of developers. Many of those developers may decide to focus on writing for Apple's OS X when it releases on x86. This will detract somewhat from OSS development in the Linux community.
FTFA: "Plastic side put back on. Looking good me thinks. Real good. In fact I wonder if ole Steve Jobs is looking for some one to design the new G6 when it comes out...."
New G6 processor? Ha! There is no possible way this hack was a play on the switch to Intel concept.
Is/. just a gathering place for other site's old news? If you frequent boingboing.net, you probably noticed that this SMS vs. Morse Code article is almost 2 weeks old. I've since read plenty of follow-up articles about applications that let you SMS in morse. And just two stories down/.'s front page is the Oxytocin article, again posted at least a day earlier on boingboing. I think/. is great but it really detracts from my interest when the news isn't new.
Which do you think is the most effective and appropriate option?
Throwing them out. Seriously. Nobody should recycle them unless the consumer feels like they should. And if they feel that way, they can pay. That's right, I said it.
I agree that it's a great idea to filter out types of results, but I think the slider bar is just a gimmick. It is both too simple and too complicated at the same time:
A slider is too simple because it implies there are only 2 goals of searching. I beg to differ. The internet is not cleanly divided into 2 ends of a spectrum. (What about entertainment?)
A slider is too complicated because it forces you to balance exactly how much of each category you are looking for. Who really needs that? I'm going to want the slider all the way left, all the way right, or just search for everything. That means checkboxes. Good old fashioned boolean logic. Check the research box, check the entertainment box, uncheck shopping. Search. Bingo.
One, like you say, there are more than just 2 motivations for searching the net. I would definitely include "entertainment" as a category.
Secondly, they should not be mixing ends of the line/triangle/polygon. You should be able to just check the boxes next to the categories you want. You either want to include a category or you don't.
There is no bloody reason you need exactly 72% info and 28% shopping results. You either want both or you don't. Most results aren't accurate anyway, so the human always picks out the percentage of results to look at in the end.
I don't think it was intended for a plane. From TFA, "they hoped to combine a 'mini-nuke' with a rocket." A rocket was pretty much a ground-to-ground weapon at the time.
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A good reason to leave my clippings lying around!!
Phoney.
I can't believe I've never seen the video of him yelling to that dance music. Thanks for the links.
That man should never be allowed to yell in public. Ever.
Well, technically he's got a way out. This isn't an iPod. It's a cell phone that sports a mobile version of iTunes (iPods don't run iTunes).
"Stereo should be good enough for anybody."
You realize that with this technology, replacement limbs could be detachable and wireless. It's entirely within reach.
FYI, (from a wall street journal report)
Will users be able to install and run Microsoft Windows on the new Intel-based Macs?
Apple's official position is that it won't block the use of Windows on its new machines. Unofficially, however, the company says people won't be able to just buy a copy of Windows XP and install it on an Intel-based Mac. That's because Apple is unlikely to build in all the standard under-the-hood hardware pieces that Windows is designed to mate with. And it won't supply any special software called "drivers" to help Windows use the unique under-the-hood hardware Apple will use.
However, I expect some third-party company to supply the missing drivers and otherwise make it possible to run Windows on an Intel-based Mac. Microsoft itself might even do this. That would allow Mac users to run Windows programs that lack Mac equivalents at speeds comparable to a Windows computer's.
Speaking of apple intel and dell...
Heh, heh, heh. You sneaky devil. As soon as they let you listen for a penny, the hack will come out to copy that audio feed to file, and then seeding the pirate networks will be even cheaper!
Insert jokes about them hosting the site on their new mouse in this thread...
They installed a trackpad on top of a mouse. What's next, a mouse on a trackpad?
The house is meant to be a metaphor for bad software design. But if you really did look at a software house from the perspective of an end-user, the only thing you would see is the GUI. Visitors of a real home can immediately see the building's architecture, but in the software world, end-users of software can only see the exposed interfaces (like his doorbell you have to double-press). I feel like his description of the house is mixing bad architecture and design with bad GUI, when a more accurate analogy would really be that all of those bugs are inside the walls and you only occasionally see the bugs on the walls or get a broken light switch from wires that the bugs chewed through.
There comes a point in time where you just gotta CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS MAN!!
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Here, I'll give you more incentive to change it.
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The one good argument I've heard for hurting Linux is that some current open source developers will transition to developing for OS X on the x86. You can't deny that this will happen with at least a few programmers. The question is how many? And how many will transition in the opposite direction? I don't think there will be a big enough migration to affect OSS for Linux much, but I've been wrong before (Apple switching to Intel is a fresh example :-)
People shouldn't be worried about who puts what on which hardware. That should be a secondary concern. The main problem is that open source development on the x86 comes from a certain pool of developers. Many of those developers may decide to focus on writing for Apple's OS X when it releases on x86. This will detract somewhat from OSS development in the Linux community.
I believe the primary concern is that newfound OSS development for OS X on the x86 will detract from other OSS development in the Linux community.
FTFA: "Plastic side put back on. Looking good me thinks. Real good. In fact I wonder if ole Steve Jobs is looking for some one to design the new G6 when it comes out...."
New G6 processor? Ha! There is no possible way this hack was a play on the switch to Intel concept.
Is /. just a gathering place for other site's old news? If you frequent boingboing.net, you probably noticed that this SMS vs. Morse Code article is almost 2 weeks old. I've since read plenty of follow-up articles about applications that let you SMS in morse. And just two stories down /.'s front page is the Oxytocin article, again posted at least a day earlier on boingboing. /. is great but it really detracts from my interest when the news isn't new.
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Which do you think is the most effective and appropriate option?
Throwing them out. Seriously. Nobody should recycle them unless the consumer feels like they should. And if they feel that way, they can pay. That's right, I said it.
I agree that it's a great idea to filter out types of results, but I think the slider bar is just a gimmick. It is both too simple and too complicated at the same time:
A slider is too simple because it implies there are only 2 goals of searching. I beg to differ. The internet is not cleanly divided into 2 ends of a spectrum. (What about entertainment?)
A slider is too complicated because it forces you to balance exactly how much of each category you are looking for. Who really needs that? I'm going to want the slider all the way left, all the way right, or just search for everything. That means checkboxes. Good old fashioned boolean logic. Check the research box, check the entertainment box, uncheck shopping. Search. Bingo.
Yes, it needs more work for two reasons.
One, like you say, there are more than just 2 motivations for searching the net. I would definitely include "entertainment" as a category.
Secondly, they should not be mixing ends of the line/triangle/polygon. You should be able to just check the boxes next to the categories you want. You either want to include a category or you don't.
There is no bloody reason you need exactly 72% info and 28% shopping results. You either want both or you don't. Most results aren't accurate anyway, so the human always picks out the percentage of results to look at in the end.
I didn't know PCs could be zombies. Is that a valid character class?
Hehe, I would agree except the article clearly states "zombie PCs."
I wonder where all the zombie NPCs live?
I don't think it was intended for a plane. From TFA, "they hoped to combine a 'mini-nuke' with a rocket." A rocket was pretty much a ground-to-ground weapon at the time.
Poison gas was NOT used by any side in WWII. It was in WWI where poison gasses were used by both sides.
Um, Nazi death camps?