So basically, Apple is being punished for creating a superior product that more people like. So, in "No-Child-Left-Behind" fashion, rather than the competition upping their quality, theyre going to make the best lower their own. Well, that makes sense. If I were an executive at CreAtive, I would DEFINITELY have an incentive to make my product better. Oh, wait...
If you don't like it then quit using it. There are other solutions out there, so if you feel that Microsoft is so evil then quit supporting there products.
And again comes the arguement that a lot of people work for companies that require a standard OS, which most of the time is Windows. For personal use, you bet I'm going to go with something better, but the machine many have to spend hours a day using is running Windows XP.
On another note, I work for the IT department for a university, and I'd say that 95% of the issues we have to fix, on faculty or student machines, are caused by viruses or malware, running of course in Windows. In short, the OS-based issues I have to deal with on a regular basis are not the result of my own poor choices (or outright stupidity in some cases), but those of others. That being said, in the 2 years I've worked for, we've only had one computer not running Windows brought to us the entire time--it was an iBook with a hardware problem. I say all this only to point out that people in similar situations to myself have a legitimate reason to complain about MS' incredible incompetence (or incredible competence, from a financial) in creating something stable and enjoyable to work with.
I'm 20, I assume that makes me fairly young.
Did you look at the site at all, or did you just assume based on the name that they didn't know what they were talking about? The problem with both sides is that they have their own agenda. Again, I'm going to point out that I don't subscribe to either theory. But just as the creationists find the facts that support their theory, so do the evolutionists. Personally, I see the whole arguement as a bunch of pots and kettles accusing each other.
That's exactly what I'm saying, though. I've actually done my homework on this one. I'm extremely interested in science and I've researched both sides of this. I have to admit that creation science does have it's points that seem to support it more than evolution. I'm not arrogant enough to claim there's not a God, because if he's as big and powerful as they say he is, who am I to go talking about him? I don't know, maybe you think I sound stupid, but I just sometimes feel like maybe there is something else out there. And don't get me wrong, I'm an extremely logically-minded person. The amount of evidence I found just on this one site http://creationscience.com/ actually surprised me.
Excellent point; I'm glad someone brought up that point. Sitting on the sidelines watching the battle rage on like a spectator at a boxing match, I can't help but be fascinated with the fact that evolutionists are quick to label their opposition as "closed-minded, ignorant, and intolerant", but then turn around and refuse to listen to a solid argument, gloss over troubling aspects of their theory, and treat creationists with cruel and sardonic contempt. I don't doubt that both ideas are as full of holes as Swiss cheese, and really we aren't going to know how we got here unless we find a way to travel back in time and watch. Why is it such a problem to inform kids in school about both theories (both, by the way, which have their own proponents in the educated and scientific communities)? I want my child to make his or her own decision, not have an entire theory kept from him or her because one group or the other got their closed-minded way. If some people were as open-minded as they claimed to be, and looked at the facts without bias, they might see some truth in what I'm saying.
Except you seem to have missed the point. A theory should be taught as such, not touted as a proven fact. Seems a bit misleading. Think of the children!
Well, the thing is, those views may not be so "idiotic" anymore. Taking a non-biased look at the hard scientific evidence (untainted by both liberal philosphies or conservative biblical verbatim), what we find is that Darwin's theories are far from well-supported, whereas somehow things really did seem to appear out of nowhere. For example, the complex reproductive systems of most mammals and how they would have to be fully formed, fully matured, and at the same time in order for the organism to continue life. There are others. I don't see a problem with both theories being taught side-by-side in schools with the understanding that neither are proven.
If they can monitor your surfing, they can pummel you with more ads generated based on where you go. Looks like yet another program designed to support adware/spyware.
You have a point, and furthermore, is this all Microsoft can come up with? All this research and technological breakthroughs, and the best they can say is "now you don't have to reboot"?
You're so right, I can hardly even find cell phones anymore that don't do a million things. Last time I went to the Sprint store, the guy was telling me about the camera phone with Bluetooth and whatnot and I said "Can I just get one that calls people?" He looked flustered and got the cheapest, low-end one they had, which leads me to believe it's only a matter of time before simple but elegant will be out of date altogether.
And by care, I mean, I want the best for everyone. When I find a product, mainstream or otherwise, that I find superior to another, I feel it is my duty to inform others of it's superiority, so they too can reap the benefits of easier, more efficient programs. If they don't find it easier, well, so be it, but as someone who's more 'in the know' than the average Joe, I almost feel a sense of duty to help others find better computer software.
I don't know if it's better or worse, but I was never appreciated to begin with. I work for the IT department at the college I'm attending, and while my fellow students for the most part aren't like this, the faculty is just awful. I'm sure being a woman doesn't help...don't get me wrong, I'm not some kind of crazy feminist, but I've gotten more than one "YOU'RE the technician? O.o" And the way they treat my boss, who is an absolute genius in computers as well as in general, is just despicable. Where's the love?
For the sake of cash, because I'm broke, I got a cheap Dell Inspiron 1000 (with barely enough $$ to shell out for extra memory, but it was worth it) running, of course, WinXP. What I need is an iBook, and then one of THOSE babies, with 512...That'd be the easiest way to test cross-platform performance, now wouldn't it? *sigh* I'm thinking I'm the only one who gets bouncy excited about these things.
But I wonder if this system is going to work all nice and cross-platform, or if it's going to be another one of those ways MS throws it's weight around. Anyone know any information regarding that?
I stayed in my room working on computers...does that count? I don't know, maybe I'm not like other women.
But for the most part, you're correct with your assertion. (I hesistate to use 'stereotype'.) Men and women excel equally in different fields, making them suitable for different aspects of the IT job, but to say one is more qualified than the other is ill-informed.
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That's true. Maybe now I'll have fewer people ask me if Linux is a game when I mention it.
So basically, Apple is being punished for creating a superior product that more people like. So, in "No-Child-Left-Behind" fashion, rather than the competition upping their quality, theyre going to make the best lower their own. Well, that makes sense. If I were an executive at CreAtive, I would DEFINITELY have an incentive to make my product better. Oh, wait...
If you don't like it then quit using it. There are other solutions out there, so if you feel that Microsoft is so evil then quit supporting there products. And again comes the arguement that a lot of people work for companies that require a standard OS, which most of the time is Windows. For personal use, you bet I'm going to go with something better, but the machine many have to spend hours a day using is running Windows XP.
On another note, I work for the IT department for a university, and I'd say that 95% of the issues we have to fix, on faculty or student machines, are caused by viruses or malware, running of course in Windows. In short, the OS-based issues I have to deal with on a regular basis are not the result of my own poor choices (or outright stupidity in some cases), but those of others. That being said, in the 2 years I've worked for, we've only had one computer not running Windows brought to us the entire time--it was an iBook with a hardware problem. I say all this only to point out that people in similar situations to myself have a legitimate reason to complain about MS' incredible incompetence (or incredible competence, from a financial) in creating something stable and enjoyable to work with.
Well...I would...but then again, I've discovered that I'm really not like other women.
I'm 20, I assume that makes me fairly young. Did you look at the site at all, or did you just assume based on the name that they didn't know what they were talking about? The problem with both sides is that they have their own agenda. Again, I'm going to point out that I don't subscribe to either theory. But just as the creationists find the facts that support their theory, so do the evolutionists. Personally, I see the whole arguement as a bunch of pots and kettles accusing each other.
That's exactly what I'm saying, though. I've actually done my homework on this one. I'm extremely interested in science and I've researched both sides of this. I have to admit that creation science does have it's points that seem to support it more than evolution. I'm not arrogant enough to claim there's not a God, because if he's as big and powerful as they say he is, who am I to go talking about him? I don't know, maybe you think I sound stupid, but I just sometimes feel like maybe there is something else out there. And don't get me wrong, I'm an extremely logically-minded person. The amount of evidence I found just on this one site http://creationscience.com/ actually surprised me.
Excellent point; I'm glad someone brought up that point. Sitting on the sidelines watching the battle rage on like a spectator at a boxing match, I can't help but be fascinated with the fact that evolutionists are quick to label their opposition as "closed-minded, ignorant, and intolerant", but then turn around and refuse to listen to a solid argument, gloss over troubling aspects of their theory, and treat creationists with cruel and sardonic contempt. I don't doubt that both ideas are as full of holes as Swiss cheese, and really we aren't going to know how we got here unless we find a way to travel back in time and watch. Why is it such a problem to inform kids in school about both theories (both, by the way, which have their own proponents in the educated and scientific communities)? I want my child to make his or her own decision, not have an entire theory kept from him or her because one group or the other got their closed-minded way. If some people were as open-minded as they claimed to be, and looked at the facts without bias, they might see some truth in what I'm saying.
Except you seem to have missed the point. A theory should be taught as such, not touted as a proven fact. Seems a bit misleading. Think of the children!
Well, the thing is, those views may not be so "idiotic" anymore. Taking a non-biased look at the hard scientific evidence (untainted by both liberal philosphies or conservative biblical verbatim), what we find is that Darwin's theories are far from well-supported, whereas somehow things really did seem to appear out of nowhere. For example, the complex reproductive systems of most mammals and how they would have to be fully formed, fully matured, and at the same time in order for the organism to continue life. There are others. I don't see a problem with both theories being taught side-by-side in schools with the understanding that neither are proven.
Isn't this very story we're commenting on good enough to be a retraction?
If you want it to act like Firefox, for heaven's sake just get it. It's better anyway. HA.
I'll bet Bill Gates secretly uses Firefox.
If they can monitor your surfing, they can pummel you with more ads generated based on where you go. Looks like yet another program designed to support adware/spyware.
You have a point, and furthermore, is this all Microsoft can come up with? All this research and technological breakthroughs, and the best they can say is "now you don't have to reboot"?
You're so right, I can hardly even find cell phones anymore that don't do a million things. Last time I went to the Sprint store, the guy was telling me about the camera phone with Bluetooth and whatnot and I said "Can I just get one that calls people?" He looked flustered and got the cheapest, low-end one they had, which leads me to believe it's only a matter of time before simple but elegant will be out of date altogether.
Microsoft making something that doesn't crash? That's a change! ;)
And by care, I mean, I want the best for everyone. When I find a product, mainstream or otherwise, that I find superior to another, I feel it is my duty to inform others of it's superiority, so they too can reap the benefits of easier, more efficient programs. If they don't find it easier, well, so be it, but as someone who's more 'in the know' than the average Joe, I almost feel a sense of duty to help others find better computer software.
I don't know, it just seemed funny to me.
That's exactly what went through my head when I read that! I wonder where he got the idea for that name?
I don't know if it's better or worse, but I was never appreciated to begin with. I work for the IT department at the college I'm attending, and while my fellow students for the most part aren't like this, the faculty is just awful. I'm sure being a woman doesn't help...don't get me wrong, I'm not some kind of crazy feminist, but I've gotten more than one "YOU'RE the technician? O.o" And the way they treat my boss, who is an absolute genius in computers as well as in general, is just despicable. Where's the love?
For the sake of cash, because I'm broke, I got a cheap Dell Inspiron 1000 (with barely enough $$ to shell out for extra memory, but it was worth it) running, of course, WinXP. What I need is an iBook, and then one of THOSE babies, with 512...That'd be the easiest way to test cross-platform performance, now wouldn't it? *sigh* I'm thinking I'm the only one who gets bouncy excited about these things.
But I wonder if this system is going to work all nice and cross-platform, or if it's going to be another one of those ways MS throws it's weight around. Anyone know any information regarding that?
I stayed in my room working on computers...does that count? I don't know, maybe I'm not like other women. But for the most part, you're correct with your assertion. (I hesistate to use 'stereotype'.) Men and women excel equally in different fields, making them suitable for different aspects of the IT job, but to say one is more qualified than the other is ill-informed.
*waves vigorously* Hiiii.
Apparently you could only get in trouble for the beating and breaking in. Are you sure some old Russian lady would have your taste in music?