I think it's a perfectly valid complaint, especially for someone like me who already spent $50 on the macbook airline adapter and would now have to buy a new one specifically for the macbook air. I would also venture to guess, based on the macbook air's target market, that I am certainly not alone in this situation.
Win2k may have been stable, but what about those of us coming from the hell that is 98/ME? For us, XP was the second coming, for no matter what problems it had, they couldn't possibly be worse than what we had to deal with before. Now we are expected to transition from a very stable, mature operating system to one that gives me nightmarish memories of the pre-XP days.
I wonder if you could build a whole computer from factory rejects. It's been a while since I've done any PC building (switched to mac a few years ago), but I was always of the understanding that if you're not buying top-shelf components, there is a pretty good chance that it is a factory reject of a better component. This is especially true with CPU's, of which the slower processors are just faster processors that didn't make the cut and are systematically underclocked until they pass. Same thing with graphics cards, thats why you can usually buy a cheaper card and open pixel pipelines, overclock, etc, until you have the top-of-the-line. Factory rejected RAM gets the company's "value" brand name slapped on it. Can't say that I would ever want to buy a factory-rejected hard drive or power supply, but to each his own...
Damn you apple! Now I have no more excuse to not buy that 160GB iPod classic... Somehow I feel like they will actually get a net profit from this move.
But could they not at least admit they don't play on 800Mhz computers?
They do admit that, look under "Additional Video Requirements" on the iTunes Download Page.
It specifically states, '1 GHz G4 Processor or Better'.
I think that's meant for multiple monitor setups (the hardware specs mention support for up to 8 displays). If this was actually an SLi setup, you would have seen it mentioned somewhere on their website.
Sony forces their customers to view their store through a web browser that is found on every single windows -based computer, and can be easily obtained by a Mac user. Apple, on the other hand, forces you to download their own specific piece of software just to be able to use their music store. Not to mention the entire privacy fiasco currently surrounding Apple's software. How is Sony doing anything worse than Apple here?
The article didn't suggest that they were going to release new G4 models, they said they were probably going to update the models that currently use G4's (Presumably with intel processors).
From the looks of that picture, the motherboard and case only support four total expansion slots. What about sound cards and other PCI peripherals? Are extreme gamers now going to be forced to live with built-in sound? If I were going to pay $6,000-$8,000 or even more for an absolute top-of-the-line system I think I might want something more than just raw graphics power.
Earlier this afternoon, the CEO of TransGaming was found on his office floor with two broken knees. Witnesses observed a pickup truck with the word "nVidia" printed on the side leaving the scene.
Look again...
The US-built C-5 Galaxy has a maximum takeoff weight of 840,000lbs, vs. the An-124's 893,000lbs, and the C-5 has a longer range and faster top speed, to boot. I would definitely consider this a rival to the An-124. As far as the An-225 is considered, it was really more of a specialty cargo carrier designed for carrying the Shuttle Buran back from its landing area (similar to the modified 747 used by the U.S.). Its actual interior cargo capacity is much smaller than that of the C-5 or An-124.
AFAIK, the Antonov-124 is owned and operated by a private firm. Using it for trasnsporting our plane is no different than the government hiring a private contractor for construction work. The fact that it was made in Russia is only a coincidince. Why would the administration hire American workers, when it has already been done (with a proven success rate) by someone else?
Actually, according to Wikipedia, the current generation of Soyuz is the TMA, which first flew in 2003, and was designed specifically as a ferry/ assured crew return vehicle for the ISS.
for those of us who live in major cities and have a lot more channel options
Thanks to Clearchannel and Radio One, the diversity of channels where I live (Philadelphia) is quickly disappearing. We just lost our only good station (Y100- modern rock/alternative) earlier this year, and I have not touched a radio since. If this trend continues, I see absolutely no reason for an mp3 player to need a radio, even if you do live in or near a large city.
They are probably getting them here.
Seriously though, maybe they are using notebook drives to save space. I think they are still available in 20GB...
If not, they are probably just having one of the hard drive manufacturers make them especially for them. They are MS, after all.
Why not get one of these and rewire the keys into the circuit in your typewriter keyboard to fill in the missing keys? It may not be going along with the retro look (and feel), but at least you can have close to full functionality when you need it.
You make a good argument, but try telling that to the 300-400+ people in any given 747 bound for an overseas flight. Not to mention the terrorist implications. What happens when a virus is planted in the computer controlling an airplane and there is no pilot to take control?
Saying "the shuttle can fly without anyone on board" is very similar to someone asking why we even need commercial pilots, since the planes can take off, fly, and land themselves. If anything were to go wrong with the shuttle, you might not lose over a hundred passengers, but you still lose over a billion dollars in investments. IMHO, Having people on board to make sure that everything is going right is absolutely necessary to protect that investment. After all, how would you feel if an unmanned shuttle performed beautifully in its mission and re-entry, only to crash and burn on the runway, a problem that could have easily been solved with human intervention?
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I think they already came out with this a long time ago. It's called a SIM Card.
I think it's a perfectly valid complaint, especially for someone like me who already spent $50 on the macbook airline adapter and would now have to buy a new one specifically for the macbook air. I would also venture to guess, based on the macbook air's target market, that I am certainly not alone in this situation.
Win2k may have been stable, but what about those of us coming from the hell that is 98/ME? For us, XP was the second coming, for no matter what problems it had, they couldn't possibly be worse than what we had to deal with before. Now we are expected to transition from a very stable, mature operating system to one that gives me nightmarish memories of the pre-XP days.
Damn you apple! Now I have no more excuse to not buy that 160GB iPod classic... Somehow I feel like they will actually get a net profit from this move.
So its got wireless, but still less space than a nomad. lame.
They do admit that, look under "Additional Video Requirements" on the iTunes Download Page.
It specifically states, '1 GHz G4 Processor or Better'.
I think that's meant for multiple monitor setups (the hardware specs mention support for up to 8 displays). If this was actually an SLi setup, you would have seen it mentioned somewhere on their website.
I really hope that was a typo, cause its got to be one of the best Freudian Slips I've seen in a while.
Sony forces their customers to view their store through a web browser that is found on every single windows -based computer, and can be easily obtained by a Mac user. Apple, on the other hand, forces you to download their own specific piece of software just to be able to use their music store. Not to mention the entire privacy fiasco currently surrounding Apple's software. How is Sony doing anything worse than Apple here?
The article didn't suggest that they were going to release new G4 models, they said they were probably going to update the models that currently use G4's (Presumably with intel processors).
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Until I can view high definition content on my HDMI-less TV without paying serious cash for an illegal converter, they can continue pounding salt.
From the looks of that picture, the motherboard and case only support four total expansion slots. What about sound cards and other PCI peripherals? Are extreme gamers now going to be forced to live with built-in sound? If I were going to pay $6,000-$8,000 or even more for an absolute top-of-the-line system I think I might want something more than just raw graphics power.
Earlier this afternoon, the CEO of TransGaming was found on his office floor with two broken knees. Witnesses observed a pickup truck with the word "nVidia" printed on the side leaving the scene.
Yeah, and its also just like if Apple decided to release some sort of smaller iPod along with the regular iPod. It just doesn't make sense.
Look again...
The US-built C-5 Galaxy has a maximum takeoff weight of 840,000lbs, vs. the An-124's 893,000lbs, and the C-5 has a longer range and faster top speed, to boot. I would definitely consider this a rival to the An-124. As far as the An-225 is considered, it was really more of a specialty cargo carrier designed for carrying the Shuttle Buran back from its landing area (similar to the modified 747 used by the U.S.). Its actual interior cargo capacity is much smaller than that of the C-5 or An-124.
AFAIK, the Antonov-124 is owned and operated by a private firm. Using it for trasnsporting our plane is no different than the government hiring a private contractor for construction work. The fact that it was made in Russia is only a coincidince. Why would the administration hire American workers, when it has already been done (with a proven success rate) by someone else?
Actually, according to Wikipedia, the current generation of Soyuz is the TMA, which first flew in 2003, and was designed specifically as a ferry/ assured crew return vehicle for the ISS.
They are probably getting them here.
Seriously though, maybe they are using notebook drives to save space. I think they are still available in 20GB...
If not, they are probably just having one of the hard drive manufacturers make them especially for them. They are MS, after all.
Why not get one of these and rewire the keys into the circuit in your typewriter keyboard to fill in the missing keys? It may not be going along with the retro look (and feel), but at least you can have close to full functionality when you need it.
You make a good argument, but try telling that to the 300-400+ people in any given 747 bound for an overseas flight. Not to mention the terrorist implications. What happens when a virus is planted in the computer controlling an airplane and there is no pilot to take control?
Saying "the shuttle can fly without anyone on board" is very similar to someone asking why we even need commercial pilots, since the planes can take off, fly, and land themselves. If anything were to go wrong with the shuttle, you might not lose over a hundred passengers, but you still lose over a billion dollars in investments. IMHO, Having people on board to make sure that everything is going right is absolutely necessary to protect that investment. After all, how would you feel if an unmanned shuttle performed beautifully in its mission and re-entry, only to crash and burn on the runway, a problem that could have easily been solved with human intervention?
They could always pull a cingular and just change the color of their logo.
Wouldn't that require going back to the currently (almost) non-existant opto-mechanical mouse, though?