The super insects have color vision and detect humans from 25-30 meters, which is about 50% farther than the ordinary mosquitoe. Beating their wing 500 times a second provides them with extra speed, and the larger bodies (by 0.3ug) presumably allow larger bloodsucking capacity.
Unfortunately the new Super Mosquito is "snub-nosed" and will not make a puncture wound. Rather, the Super Mosquito will land on a human and relentlessly force its entire head into the target over a period of 6-7 hours.
For the time being, security is as good as the administrator of an OS X machine can make it. Granted there is a lack of spyware, malware, viral software, trojans, etc., but should the market share expand and OS X become a significant source of useful and possible compromisable data, the number of the aforementioned programs will increase.
I see the new advertising campaign for Apple as a double-edged sword. Advertise your product, emphasising it's out-of-the-box use and lack of spyware for the platform, while reminding any bored programmer that there is an entirely new operating system for him to exploit.
Security has not been an issue for me. Hardware bugs? That's left me a bit disgruntled.
It would be nice if it didn't constantly nag you to cough up $18 for a damn P2P/Bittorrent app. I'm sorry, but I don't care how pretty Acquisition is, I'm not going to cough up $18 when there are free apps that do the exact same damn thing. Maybe if it was less than $10 I might feel gracious enough to pay for the pretty interface.
Yes, I circumvented the nag screen by registering. I did the same with Radiolover. See, I enjoyed the program and wanted to support it. And those nag screens did get annoying. It was useful to me, and rather than disregard a useful product because I do not feel like paying for it, I actually paid for it and continued using it happily. It worked out for everyone that way.
I have to say, I absolutely love this program. Though I'm working with an older version, It's quite possibly the best file-sharing program I've used. (All others PC, haven't tried others for the Mac)
I was scared to go to the dentist BEFORE they had lightsabers...
So I'm not the only one having horrible visions of a dentist standing over me, sweat forming on his brow, voice low and panicky. "Okay, it's just like Master Yoda said... do or do not...no try... no try... no whammy..."
I love these headlines. "DS Killer", "Microsoft iPod Killer". Whether a bias opinion or bad judgement by the submitter, few companies would like to have their product labeled as the "other brand killer", for the reasons that 1) it still keeps the other product in the potential-customer's mind and 2) it does give the company developing said 'killer' a rather aggressive and nasty appearance that may backfire. "Why do you want to kill my iPod, mister? I love my iPod!"
Also, look for the revenue sharing to occassionally go towards legal fees, as I'm sure there will be more than one-piece of copyrighted material available for view. Someone will upload clips of Korgoth of Barbaria that someone missed, or something along those lines, and then either complain about not getting paid for the traffic, or having to fight off Time Warner lawyers.
And reverting back to my original point, can we please stop diagnosing something as something else's 'killer'? The market is very finicky, and often things that take off are things no one thought would. I laughed at the iPod when it first came out, now I own one. The PSP was supposed to outsell the DS by a phenomenal margin, and that's not hapening. And most of all, it has less of a chance of happening if someone starts showing off their design and yelling "but it's better and has go-faster stripes!".
Could Microsoft simply offer a voluntary addition that, prior to installation, says "By installing this software, you agree to the following alterations to your End User License Agreement"?
Personally, I think one of the better bonuses could have been the inclusion of FF7, now on one single DVD. Advent Children sold quite a few copies, so I'm sure there are some people who would enjoy playing the game for the first time and not need to cycle through numerous discs.
I'm not so certain about the legitimacy of a class action suit over this. Why?
Software gets pirated. Everyone knows that. And in my mind I don't see how this is any different from software that offers 'annual licenses' that must be renewed. (I haven't come across much, but I've seen one or two.)
Basically Microsoft is continuously validating copies of Windows. This used to be done by product keys, but those were shared, and then cracked, etc. Now they're resulting to something more drastic. Which, I can't really blame them. People who paid for Windows (hopefully) won't experience an issue with this.
The only way I do see it posing a problem is if a technician charges for an upgrade to Windows using an illegal copy. Y'know, the guys who say "Oh, if you throw me an extra $15 I'll even put the new version of Windows on there for ya."
And regarding the EULA, those can always be changed in future releases, with a little addendum stating that Microsoft reserves the right to amend the EULA as the company sees fit.
Plus, the class action suit wouldn't even gain mass media attention, once all the computers at MSNBC's office stop working after 30 days.
I was with my friend when he bought a new computer from Best Buy, and picked up a video card for it as well. He dropped them both off at the Geek Squad desk, and had them install the card. (Keep in mind my friend knew well enough to check the specs and make sure his computer could handle the card.)
He got the system home, and in 30 minutes, it overheated, not running any games or such, just from simple program installs.
He took the machine back to Geek Squad, and they told him to come back in an hour after they had evaluated it. The response after an hour was "It was fine, you must've been mistaken."
My friend insisted it overheated. Geek Squad continued to tell him he was wrong. He asked them to set it up again (it appeared they had never even taken it out of the box to begin with) and they said they would and to come back in another hour. He insisted he would be with them while they tested it.
Just the fact that he had to go through that was enough for me to never deal with them. When I worked for a small ISP doing bench repairs, we always made a point of showing the customer exactly what was causing the problem, or at least being honest and saying "we have no clue why you have 38 xxx dialers, ask your husband if he does".
Thank you for correcting me. I type these out at work while the supervisor isn't on one of his many walks through my department. (Don't think he works, either.)
But I stand by my point that this money being tossed away would eventually hurt Microsoft. Also, the EU gains either way. They would either continue to collect the fines, or would force Microsoft to open up APIs allowing for better third-party software.
No, it's $912,500,000 a year in fines. I would say Microsoft doesn't *like* to throw away a billion dollars a year on fines, but it certainly wouldn't put them out of business.
Firstly, in a business sense, to continue paying the fine is simply ludicrous. No one is going to want to report a recurring annual loss of $913- billion for the sole reason of someone's obstinance.
Secondly, I see some posts that report Microsoft has "$30+ billion in the bank" and could "live for 40 years" paying that, but is that taking into account current or future expenses? This is not just a case of dividing the corporation's net worth and dividing by $913 billion and having a final figure. I do not believe that this fine does not hurt Microsoft. Even if the fine does not impact Microsoft financially (I'm sure the stockholders would be concerned about this money being frittered away so carelessly should management do nothing to circumvent it) it would impact in other ways.
The first time the fine actually poses a problem, should Microsoft still not want to comply with the regulations, the company would most likely eliminate some cushy code-monkey positions at the bottom of the employment ladder. Were I a Microsoft employee reading this today, I would greatly worry about my job security. The "$30 billion in the bank" is for future development, new offices, new employees, pending acquisitions, etc. To think from a business standpoint that Microsoft would so willingly immediately tap into that without cutting the cost somewhere is ridiculous.
Y'know, I was gonna comment on your phrasing and sentence structure, but it suddenly dawned on me that if I'm arguing the semantics of Yoda-speak, it's time to go outside for a little bit.
I wonder if in his announcement, he concluded with: "And all of the friends I've made these past 13 years can still contact me at my new address, MicrosoftMartin@gmail.com."
Another reivew, from a Mr. Sony McSonyson, informed me that Blu-Ray provides not only a superior picture quality, but also interfaces directly with my brain to extract my personal preferences. For example, in Star Wars, regardless of which version, Han would always shoot first. In every scene. Also, "Into the Blue" would focus on Jessica Alba not in the ocean, but a kiddie pool filled with baby oil.
Also, it was revealed that HD-DVD would kill my dog, leave me sterile, and emit cancer-inducing radiation if viewed for more than 0.18 seconds at a time.
Microsoft would most likely use Windows Media Player (or something similar) to manage this device. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Microsoft stop production of WMP for OS X?
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For the time being, security is as good as the administrator of an OS X machine can make it. Granted there is a lack of spyware, malware, viral software, trojans, etc., but should the market share expand and OS X become a significant source of useful and possible compromisable data, the number of the aforementioned programs will increase.
I see the new advertising campaign for Apple as a double-edged sword. Advertise your product, emphasising it's out-of-the-box use and lack of spyware for the platform, while reminding any bored programmer that there is an entirely new operating system for him to exploit.
Security has not been an issue for me. Hardware bugs? That's left me a bit disgruntled.
I have to say, I absolutely love this program. Though I'm working with an older version, It's quite possibly the best file-sharing program I've used. (All others PC, haven't tried others for the Mac)
Oh, so they have the internet on software now?
*throws away tubes*
Damn apostrophes.
I love these headlines. "DS Killer", "Microsoft iPod Killer". Whether a bias opinion or bad judgement by the submitter, few companies would like to have their product labeled as the "other brand killer", for the reasons that 1) it still keeps the other product in the potential-customer's mind and 2) it does give the company developing said 'killer' a rather aggressive and nasty appearance that may backfire. "Why do you want to kill my iPod, mister? I love my iPod!"
Also, look for the revenue sharing to occassionally go towards legal fees, as I'm sure there will be more than one-piece of copyrighted material available for view. Someone will upload clips of Korgoth of Barbaria that someone missed, or something along those lines, and then either complain about not getting paid for the traffic, or having to fight off Time Warner lawyers.
And reverting back to my original point, can we please stop diagnosing something as something else's 'killer'? The market is very finicky, and often things that take off are things no one thought would. I laughed at the iPod when it first came out, now I own one. The PSP was supposed to outsell the DS by a phenomenal margin, and that's not hapening. And most of all, it has less of a chance of happening if someone starts showing off their design and yelling "but it's better and has go-faster stripes!".
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Could Microsoft simply offer a voluntary addition that, prior to installation, says "By installing this software, you agree to the following alterations to your End User License Agreement"?
Personally, I think one of the better bonuses could have been the inclusion of FF7, now on one single DVD. Advent Children sold quite a few copies, so I'm sure there are some people who would enjoy playing the game for the first time and not need to cycle through numerous discs.
But, back on topic, yeah, I'll get this.
I'm not so certain about the legitimacy of a class action suit over this. Why?
Software gets pirated. Everyone knows that. And in my mind I don't see how this is any different from software that offers 'annual licenses' that must be renewed. (I haven't come across much, but I've seen one or two.)
Basically Microsoft is continuously validating copies of Windows. This used to be done by product keys, but those were shared, and then cracked, etc. Now they're resulting to something more drastic. Which, I can't really blame them. People who paid for Windows (hopefully) won't experience an issue with this.
The only way I do see it posing a problem is if a technician charges for an upgrade to Windows using an illegal copy. Y'know, the guys who say "Oh, if you throw me an extra $15 I'll even put the new version of Windows on there for ya."
And regarding the EULA, those can always be changed in future releases, with a little addendum stating that Microsoft reserves the right to amend the EULA as the company sees fit.
Plus, the class action suit wouldn't even gain mass media attention, once all the computers at MSNBC's office stop working after 30 days.
I was with my friend when he bought a new computer from Best Buy, and picked up a video card for it as well. He dropped them both off at the Geek Squad desk, and had them install the card. (Keep in mind my friend knew well enough to check the specs and make sure his computer could handle the card.) He got the system home, and in 30 minutes, it overheated, not running any games or such, just from simple program installs. He took the machine back to Geek Squad, and they told him to come back in an hour after they had evaluated it. The response after an hour was "It was fine, you must've been mistaken." My friend insisted it overheated. Geek Squad continued to tell him he was wrong. He asked them to set it up again (it appeared they had never even taken it out of the box to begin with) and they said they would and to come back in another hour. He insisted he would be with them while they tested it. Just the fact that he had to go through that was enough for me to never deal with them. When I worked for a small ISP doing bench repairs, we always made a point of showing the customer exactly what was causing the problem, or at least being honest and saying "we have no clue why you have 38 xxx dialers, ask your husband if he does".
Thank you for correcting me. I type these out at work while the supervisor isn't on one of his many walks through my department. (Don't think he works, either.)
But I stand by my point that this money being tossed away would eventually hurt Microsoft. Also, the EU gains either way. They would either continue to collect the fines, or would force Microsoft to open up APIs allowing for better third-party software.
Firstly, in a business sense, to continue paying the fine is simply ludicrous. No one is going to want to report a recurring annual loss of $913- billion for the sole reason of someone's obstinance.
Secondly, I see some posts that report Microsoft has "$30+ billion in the bank" and could "live for 40 years" paying that, but is that taking into account current or future expenses? This is not just a case of dividing the corporation's net worth and dividing by $913 billion and having a final figure. I do not believe that this fine does not hurt Microsoft. Even if the fine does not impact Microsoft financially (I'm sure the stockholders would be concerned about this money being frittered away so carelessly should management do nothing to circumvent it) it would impact in other ways.
The first time the fine actually poses a problem, should Microsoft still not want to comply with the regulations, the company would most likely eliminate some cushy code-monkey positions at the bottom of the employment ladder. Were I a Microsoft employee reading this today, I would greatly worry about my job security. The "$30 billion in the bank" is for future development, new offices, new employees, pending acquisitions, etc. To think from a business standpoint that Microsoft would so willingly immediately tap into that without cutting the cost somewhere is ridiculous.
*this is not the post you're looking for*
I wonder if in his announcement, he concluded with: "And all of the friends I've made these past 13 years can still contact me at my new address, MicrosoftMartin@gmail.com."
*sounds of struggling in the background*
"We bolt them down now, Steve."
Another reivew, from a Mr. Sony McSonyson, informed me that Blu-Ray provides not only a superior picture quality, but also interfaces directly with my brain to extract my personal preferences. For example, in Star Wars, regardless of which version, Han would always shoot first. In every scene. Also, "Into the Blue" would focus on Jessica Alba not in the ocean, but a kiddie pool filled with baby oil. Also, it was revealed that HD-DVD would kill my dog, leave me sterile, and emit cancer-inducing radiation if viewed for more than 0.18 seconds at a time.
Microsoft would most likely use Windows Media Player (or something similar) to manage this device. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Microsoft stop production of WMP for OS X?