Fukushima was hit by the largest earthquake in Japanese history and a huge tsunami. And, even still, how many people will it kill in the end--a few dozen maybe (most of them plant workers)? WAY more people died in the surrounding area from that tsunami than will ever die from any radiation. And yet, it will be treated as some sort of great disaster, used by environmentalists as a bludgeon to stop much-needed nuclear plant construction for decades to come. And all because environmentalists will never admit that wind and solar will NEVER be able to replace more conventional forms of electrical generation, no matter how much they try to hype them. Nuclear power is the only practical, consistent, realistic form of electrical generation that can replace coal right now. So if you don't want to go with nuclear, you had better damn well learn to live with coal. Because wind-farms and solar arrays just ain't going to cut it, buddy.
The right to kill soldiers in a war is an age-old right that goes back WAY before George Bush or Barak Obama. Even an unarmed soldier is a perfectly legitimate target. You think we call up them soldiers stationed in a military base before we bomb it, to check and make sure that they're all holding rifles? If Osama had been throwing his hands up in the air screaming "I surrender" you MIGHT have a Geneva Conventions case (and even that would be a BIG stretch, as Al-Quaida is not a Conventions signatory, nor have they themselves ever observed said Conventions). But the reports so far don't seem to suggest he was even doing that.
No, I'll mind. But, then again, I'm pretty sure Al Quaida minded when when killed Bin Laden. That's the way war works, you know. You try to kill them, they try to stop you. They try to kill you, you try to stop them.
Dissension always points to government invovlement
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Anytime a civil war breaks out in a Latin American country, one side is always funded and instigated by the U.S. government. Instigating dissension as a means of disrupting an organization is an age-old government technique that J. Edgar Hoover turned into an artform. Looks like our government boys have finally taken an interest in Anon, and the discrediting campaign is in full swing now.
I would be inclined to agree if this were a PC with Windows we were talking about. But since Apple is completely in control of the underlying hardware, what exactly is to stop them from locking down the hardware of a Mac in the same way they currently lock down the hardware of a iPhone or iPad?
Sure, someone would eventually come up with a way to jailbreak it, no doubt--but not without risking bricking it, voiding the warranty, risking the legal gray area of a violation of the DMCA, risking lockout from Apple, etc.
Just put the green one in your mouth, the blue one in your ear, and the red one in your butt...Or is it green one in your mouth? Anyway, the GPS lady will tell you.
Actually, I just thought of a new t-shirt slogan "I guzzled Steve Jobs' jizz and all I got was a smug attitude and pancreatic cancer...Oh, and this fucking t-shirt."
he point is that if devs, and future devs (geeks in their mom's basement) don't like your platform and never got to tinker with it, you will soon enough have no one coding for your platform.
And since they've repeated stated they won't be doing such a thing, you won't have to worry.
Didn't they repeatedly say that they were sticking with PowerPC chips and not looking at Intel chips, right up until they announced they were going with Intel?
So you're saying that Slashdot is a pro-MS circle jerk, huh? Either you're joking or VERY new here, obviously. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it's a joke.
If you wish to characterize an obvious pattern of Apple moving to increasingly lock down its devices with app store gatekeepers as "wild speculation," feel free. But, to me, you would have to be pretty naive not to see it at this point.
This is just the latest attempt to promote the Mac app store, but it's also another step toward what's ultimately coming. Mac computers will one day be every bit as closed off as iPhones and iPads, with all software having to come through the Mac app store the same way it has to now with the iPhone/iPad app stores. Everything Apple will then be a walled garden, with Apple as gatekeepers.
I would like to think that people would howl about this when it happens, of course. But I bet that Apple will sell it as a necessary security measure to protect against viruses and attacks, and that most Mac users (and most members of the public) will be all-too-willing to trade freedom for security. Sadly, it will probably only increase Mac sales--prompting other PC makers to follow suite with their own closed systems.
I shudder to think that we may one day look back and ask "Hey, remember when you could install whatever software you wanted on your computer without having to jailbreak it or void the warranty?"
And now, let the flood of "Oh, Apple would never do that" replies begin:
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Fukushima was hit by the largest earthquake in Japanese history and a huge tsunami. And, even still, how many people will it kill in the end--a few dozen maybe (most of them plant workers)? WAY more people died in the surrounding area from that tsunami than will ever die from any radiation. And yet, it will be treated as some sort of great disaster, used by environmentalists as a bludgeon to stop much-needed nuclear plant construction for decades to come. And all because environmentalists will never admit that wind and solar will NEVER be able to replace more conventional forms of electrical generation, no matter how much they try to hype them. Nuclear power is the only practical, consistent, realistic form of electrical generation that can replace coal right now. So if you don't want to go with nuclear, you had better damn well learn to live with coal. Because wind-farms and solar arrays just ain't going to cut it, buddy.
Don't waste chimps on Perl. You could use any animal for THAT.
Do you really think that a hack to steal credit card numbers and personal info sounds like a typical move for Anon members?
The right to kill soldiers in a war is an age-old right that goes back WAY before George Bush or Barak Obama. Even an unarmed soldier is a perfectly legitimate target. You think we call up them soldiers stationed in a military base before we bomb it, to check and make sure that they're all holding rifles? If Osama had been throwing his hands up in the air screaming "I surrender" you MIGHT have a Geneva Conventions case (and even that would be a BIG stretch, as Al-Quaida is not a Conventions signatory, nor have they themselves ever observed said Conventions). But the reports so far don't seem to suggest he was even doing that.
No, I'll mind. But, then again, I'm pretty sure Al Quaida minded when when killed Bin Laden. That's the way war works, you know. You try to kill them, they try to stop you. They try to kill you, you try to stop them.
Anytime a civil war breaks out in a Latin American country, one side is always funded and instigated by the U.S. government. Instigating dissension as a means of disrupting an organization is an age-old government technique that J. Edgar Hoover turned into an artform. Looks like our government boys have finally taken an interest in Anon, and the discrediting campaign is in full swing now.
Screw golfing, with that budget he could buy a Ferrari.
Here, let me show you the assorted lengths of wire we used...
You make a prediction and then pre-emptively belittle anyone who would disagree.
Hello, welcome to Slashdot. You must be new here.
owning a shitty dell
There is really no need to hurl insults like that, sir.
I would be inclined to agree if this were a PC with Windows we were talking about. But since Apple is completely in control of the underlying hardware, what exactly is to stop them from locking down the hardware of a Mac in the same way they currently lock down the hardware of a iPhone or iPad?
Sure, someone would eventually come up with a way to jailbreak it, no doubt--but not without risking bricking it, voiding the warranty, risking the legal gray area of a violation of the DMCA, risking lockout from Apple, etc.
Sounds to me like you're retarded, and you shit is all fucked up.
Just put the green one in your mouth, the blue one in your ear, and the red one in your butt...Or is it green one in your mouth? Anyway, the GPS lady will tell you.
You may as well just quit selling "Macs" and give everyone iPads with larger screen options and wireless bluetooth keyboards or something!
Hush! Don't give them any ideas.
Actually, I just thought of a new t-shirt slogan "I guzzled Steve Jobs' jizz and all I got was a smug attitude and pancreatic cancer ...Oh, and this fucking t-shirt."
"Dude, you're getting a boner!"
Best marketing slogan ever.
he point is that if devs, and future devs (geeks in their mom's basement) don't like your platform and never got to tinker with it, you will soon enough have no one coding for your platform.
You mean like how there are no apps for iOS?
And since they've repeated stated they won't be doing such a thing, you won't have to worry.
Didn't they repeatedly say that they were sticking with PowerPC chips and not looking at Intel chips, right up until they announced they were going with Intel?
So you're saying that Slashdot is a pro-MS circle jerk, huh? Either you're joking or VERY new here, obviously. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it's a joke.
If you wish to characterize an obvious pattern of Apple moving to increasingly lock down its devices with app store gatekeepers as "wild speculation," feel free. But, to me, you would have to be pretty naive not to see it at this point.
They'll be a few defectors, sure. But I bet they'll be far outnumbered by the people who flock to the Mac for its safety.
Yeah, but didn't the Big Bang supposedly CREATE space and time in our universe? So how could anything be said to exist BEFORE the Big Bang?
All we need is harpoons! We've already spotted that one whale that the Mexicans CLAIM they sent there (yeah, right).
This is just the latest attempt to promote the Mac app store, but it's also another step toward what's ultimately coming. Mac computers will one day be every bit as closed off as iPhones and iPads, with all software having to come through the Mac app store the same way it has to now with the iPhone/iPad app stores. Everything Apple will then be a walled garden, with Apple as gatekeepers.
I would like to think that people would howl about this when it happens, of course. But I bet that Apple will sell it as a necessary security measure to protect against viruses and attacks, and that most Mac users (and most members of the public) will be all-too-willing to trade freedom for security. Sadly, it will probably only increase Mac sales--prompting other PC makers to follow suite with their own closed systems.
I shudder to think that we may one day look back and ask "Hey, remember when you could install whatever software you wanted on your computer without having to jailbreak it or void the warranty?"
And now, let the flood of "Oh, Apple would never do that" replies begin:
Wow, that's almost as bad as working at EA.