Erm... I have pictures of Women as the backgrounds on all my computers... well the ones used at home. And no, they aren't nude. The human body is art, quit thinking of it as a sex machine. Oh wait, you probably never thought of your body that way!
All of us who work in the IT sectory are elitists;) Mac's are sexy. Use a sexy spokesperson I say!
Those commercials are stupid if you ask me, I mean, Windows is very much like an un-attractive middle-aged man that's too uptight about everything (and rather dumb at the same time). However, a Mac is not some young hipster who doesn't know how to open his mouth;)
'nuf said
I have one of the new Macbook Pros. They are silent, and generally stay pretty cool. I've had it get a bit 'warm' to the touch, but that's about it, and only after playing BzFlag for about an hour, with it on a soft surface...
I'm just wondering how hard it would be to create an OOP-level framwork to utilise each platform (Windows, *Nix, Mac) which looks and feels like it belongs on the platform (Winforms on Windows, QT, or GTK on *Nix, and cocoa on Mac) without porting at all. I know that.Net can do this on a language side of things, but I really wish we could implement GUIs the same was as we can console applications. Once we get to that point, as well as a standardized interface to deal with hardware, it would be MUCH easier to create multi-platform apps with little trouble.
it will look very professional when placed side-by-side with Vista, which looks like a toy
Exactly, that's the point.
I recently purchased a Mac (A MacBook Pro to be exact). It's interface is surprisingly simple, yet easy to use, and very responsive. On my primary workstations, I run Debian linux with KDE - again, minimalistic in nature, it's fast, smooth, and doesn't distract me.
Then, I've got Windows Vista RC2 running on a 'play' computer - it's goofy, quirky, and distracting - to me, really annoying.
However, you do have to realize that the majority of Windows users are goofs, who are quirky, and love being distracted. Windows Vista isn't made for users like you and me who work with their computers. It's made for the millions who merely read mail, surf the net and chat with the "uber coo"l MSN Messenger.
It's all in the eye of the beholder. I just wish Vista would be a *little* lighter on system resources (especially my poor old ATI 9600 card).
Music an investment? Quite right, but you sound like my parents who used to complain about not being able to play 45rpm records. (Did I mention, they were copied to CDs a long time ago, and are now playing in the stero).
Remember that the market which the iPod is targeting is the late-teen, early-twenty crew. The music most of us (read: us; yes I'm 18, just not normal:P ) listen to has no value in a year, never mind 10 years from now. I mean really, how long can you stand My Hump by the Black-Eyed Peas?
I agree. The comments on/. are sometimes rediculous - People really DONT care about how to circumvent copyright protection. You buy an iPod, install iTunes on your computer, buy songs, and put them on the iPod - off you go. And frankly, that's all there's to it.
I agree with you, and I find it rather interesting that Wal-mart (up here, we don't have Target, so I can't speak about them) is complaining about being under-cut. I've seen many small shops close up since they've been in this town. Glad to see they're getting some 'competition' on their terms.
Nah, You're not lame - I agree with you. Whenever I get my ass kicked in CounterStrike, I fire up BzFlag and lay down some serious firepower (want a GM, anyone?)
I'm old enough to buy my own music now, but I used to just use my parent's CC to pay for music from iTMS, and then transfer the money back to it (online banking, I've had a chequing account since I was 10, and I'm in Canada:D)
I'll defer with you on Privacy being an illusion. Can you keep yourself private from the government? No.
Can you keep your financial affairs private from your neighbours? Yes.
What I don't like is the fact that the US Administration is just trampling all over people's rights - I mean, surveilance is a good thing - but something has to keep things balanced. If not, what's to say that President Bush doesn't come out and say "The FBI will now invade every home in teh US to see if anyone living in America has Al-Qaeda memorabilia" (Ok, I know, goofy example, but hey, it makes sense here:D)
Also, why was the parent modded flaimbait? If someone criticizes the US Government, that person is automatically creating a flame-war? Sheesh.
Does the government know what you eat, when you sleep, what you read, work on, and even what pr0n you look at...
But no, seriously - For a country as firmly rooted in "free speech", "freedom of expression" and "freedom of thought" - this really is pathetic.
Just get rid of the Republicans already!
Well, I have it on a thumbdrive, with Openoffice, FireFox (available through the installer system, if you're wondering), Thunderbird, AMSN, and a few other apps (did I mention, I play BzFlag on it?:D)
-Christian
Well, I just wanted to point something out. They say you shouldn't get hyped about fuel prices... it used to cost about $12/acre to put wheat into the ground, spray it, and then harvest it. Now, it costs $60 / acre to do the same. However, farmers don't get paid more, so before you start groping about high gas prices because it costs more to go to the lake for the weekend, think about the food you eat.
Indeed...
Adding that/. Live bookmark to FF's bookmarks tab was the worst thing I ever did... Now I spend two hours a day reading silly stub articles. Well, at least I learn something!
/me heads of to sleep
I think this is screwed logic. First off, you would like everyone to buy a new computer, every 6 months? Most people I work with (private people, small businesss, etc) Don't have a clue why they should upgrade. Heck, one guy thinks that his computer is "full of bugs" (adware)! The standard upgrade time for computers, at least, around here, is 4 - 5 years, with quite a few buying 'new' machines in the last year or so.
Next, a lot of the business from the big companies comes from Celeron / Athlon / P4 business. Most of these computers don't have the memory, CPU power, or even the video card (most use on-board accelerators) to power Vista.
I know, I know, RC1 looks a lot better than Beta2, but it still won't run on my "noob-machine" (Celeron 1.2Ghz, 512 RAM, Intel graphics solution). And this is the typical type of homebrew computer you'll see in use.
The way I see it, I don't think that many people will upgrade to Vista, at least, not right away. Vista is terribly complex, and for some things, XP is actually easier to use - I wouldn't be surprised if some people actually go back to XP, after their experience with Vista.
Didn't OSTG (or was it Linus?) Once say, that you shouldn't disrespect, or degrade other OSes? It's MS, short for Microsoft. And it's Windows, not Winblows. Either grow up, and act like a good citizen, or take your comments were the sun don't shine.
Take out your trust old British.303 rifle, load it up, and have some target practice with all those geese in your yard... I betcha no one will come around any time soon!
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Offtopic? Ugh... I give up. Geeks are hopeless.
Erm... I have pictures of Women as the backgrounds on all my computers... well the ones used at home. And no, they aren't nude. The human body is art, quit thinking of it as a sex machine. Oh wait, you probably never thought of your body that way!
All of us who work in the IT sectory are elitists ;) Mac's are sexy. Use a sexy spokesperson I say! ;)
Those commercials are stupid if you ask me, I mean, Windows is very much like an un-attractive middle-aged man that's too uptight about everything (and rather dumb at the same time). However, a Mac is not some young hipster who doesn't know how to open his mouth
'nuf said
By soft surface, I meant my dormroom bed ;)
Hi,
I have one of the new Macbook Pros. They are silent, and generally stay pretty cool. I've had it get a bit 'warm' to the touch, but that's about it, and only after playing BzFlag for about an hour, with it on a soft surface...
I'm just wondering how hard it would be to create an OOP-level framwork to utilise each platform (Windows, *Nix, Mac) which looks and feels like it belongs on the platform (Winforms on Windows, QT, or GTK on *Nix, and cocoa on Mac) without porting at all. I know that .Net can do this on a language side of things, but I really wish we could implement GUIs the same was as we can console applications. Once we get to that point, as well as a standardized interface to deal with hardware, it would be MUCH easier to create multi-platform apps with little trouble.
I recently purchased a Mac (A MacBook Pro to be exact). It's interface is surprisingly simple, yet easy to use, and very responsive. On my primary workstations, I run Debian linux with KDE - again, minimalistic in nature, it's fast, smooth, and doesn't distract me.
Then, I've got Windows Vista RC2 running on a 'play' computer - it's goofy, quirky, and distracting - to me, really annoying.
However, you do have to realize that the majority of Windows users are goofs, who are quirky, and love being distracted. Windows Vista isn't made for users like you and me who work with their computers. It's made for the millions who merely read mail, surf the net and chat with the "uber coo"l MSN Messenger.
It's all in the eye of the beholder. I just wish Vista would be a *little* lighter on system resources (especially my poor old ATI 9600 card).
Music an investment? Quite right, but you sound like my parents who used to complain about not being able to play 45rpm records. (Did I mention, they were copied to CDs a long time ago, and are now playing in the stero).
:P ) listen to has no value in a year, never mind 10 years from now. I mean really, how long can you stand My Hump by the Black-Eyed Peas?
Remember that the market which the iPod is targeting is the late-teen, early-twenty crew. The music most of us (read: us; yes I'm 18, just not normal
I agree. The comments on /. are sometimes rediculous - People really DONT care about how to circumvent copyright protection. You buy an iPod, install iTunes on your computer, buy songs, and put them on the iPod - off you go. And frankly, that's all there's to it.
Geeks: get a life!
I agree with you... On the same note, I wonder what YouTube and MySpace's browser stats are...
I agree with you, and I find it rather interesting that Wal-mart (up here, we don't have Target, so I can't speak about them) is complaining about being under-cut. I've seen many small shops close up since they've been in this town. Glad to see they're getting some 'competition' on their terms.
Christian
Nah, You're not lame - I agree with you. Whenever I get my ass kicked in CounterStrike, I fire up BzFlag and lay down some serious firepower (want a GM, anyone?)
I'm old enough to buy my own music now, but I used to just use my parent's CC to pay for music from iTMS, and then transfer the money back to it (online banking, I've had a chequing account since I was 10, and I'm in Canada :D)
Nice Quote. I agree!
:D)
I'll defer with you on Privacy being an illusion. Can you keep yourself private from the government? No.
Can you keep your financial affairs private from your neighbours? Yes.
What I don't like is the fact that the US Administration is just trampling all over people's rights - I mean, surveilance is a good thing - but something has to keep things balanced. If not, what's to say that President Bush doesn't come out and say "The FBI will now invade every home in teh US to see if anyone living in America has Al-Qaeda memorabilia" (Ok, I know, goofy example, but hey, it makes sense here
Also, why was the parent modded flaimbait? If someone criticizes the US Government, that person is automatically creating a flame-war? Sheesh.
Does the government know what you eat, when you sleep, what you read, work on, and even what pr0n you look at... But no, seriously - For a country as firmly rooted in "free speech", "freedom of expression" and "freedom of thought" - this really is pathetic.
Just get rid of the Republicans already!
Sincerely, A Concerned Canadian
Apple? Expesnive? I just picked up a MacBook Pro for $1200 CAD... an equivalent Dell costs more than that!
Well, I have it on a thumbdrive, with Openoffice, FireFox (available through the installer system, if you're wondering), Thunderbird, AMSN, and a few other apps (did I mention, I play BzFlag on it? :D)
-Christian
Easy: Damn Small Linux Runs on a 333Mhz Pentium CPU with 32MB of memory ;)
Well, I just wanted to point something out. They say you shouldn't get hyped about fuel prices... it used to cost about $12/acre to put wheat into the ground, spray it, and then harvest it. Now, it costs $60 / acre to do the same. However, farmers don't get paid more, so before you start groping about high gas prices because it costs more to go to the lake for the weekend, think about the food you eat.
Indeed... /. Live bookmark to FF's bookmarks tab was the worst thing I ever did... Now I spend two hours a day reading silly stub articles. Well, at least I learn something!
/me heads of to sleep
Adding that
I think this is screwed logic. First off, you would like everyone to buy a new computer, every 6 months? Most people I work with (private people, small businesss, etc) Don't have a clue why they should upgrade. Heck, one guy thinks that his computer is "full of bugs" (adware)! The standard upgrade time for computers, at least, around here, is 4 - 5 years, with quite a few buying 'new' machines in the last year or so.
Next, a lot of the business from the big companies comes from Celeron / Athlon / P4 business. Most of these computers don't have the memory, CPU power, or even the video card (most use on-board accelerators) to power Vista.
I know, I know, RC1 looks a lot better than Beta2, but it still won't run on my "noob-machine" (Celeron 1.2Ghz, 512 RAM, Intel graphics solution). And this is the typical type of homebrew computer you'll see in use.
The way I see it, I don't think that many people will upgrade to Vista, at least, not right away. Vista is terribly complex, and for some things, XP is actually easier to use - I wouldn't be surprised if some people actually go back to XP, after their experience with Vista.
-Christian
Didn't OSTG (or was it Linus?) Once say, that you shouldn't disrespect, or degrade other OSes? It's MS, short for Microsoft. And it's Windows, not Winblows. Either grow up, and act like a good citizen, or take your comments were the sun don't shine.
;)
Just my opinion
Take out your trust old British .303 rifle, load it up, and have some target practice with all those geese in your yard... I betcha no one will come around any time soon!
Why does this sound Oh, SO comedic? Oh, right... You're a 12 year old who wishes he worked for Google? :D
I heard the same thing from some kids about Flight Simulator's team...