if anybody here has any interest in electronic/rave music, you'll be surprised to hear exactly how much great music there is out there that has no connection to the "big labels" (though Sony is trying to cash in bigtime by re-releasing some tracks in the UK, but aren't being accepted all that well. big surprise).
i am a dj myself, and i spin basically two types of music: UK Hard House and Nu-NRG. these are my favourite genres of music (after Baroque and Classical) and most people have never even heard about them.
the trick is of course, that "underground" music is difficult to find. you're not going to hear it on the radio, or even in most clubs outside of England (or a few big clubs in big cities like the Guvernment in Toronto). it's pretty hard to keep up with the Artists unless you're a dj (especially since many of the artists go by different names for different releases). fortunately, you can usually let a dj do all the work for you, and then just follow the djs you like.:)
there are lots of kinds of electronic music, and you'd be surprised to hear how different they can be. many people new to "rave" music usually like trance. artists like Christopher Lawrence or Paul Oakenfold. there are many different kinds of trance: epic trance and morning trance are very popular (though extremely cheesy). there's goa trance and psychedelic trance, hard trance, tech trance, progressive trance,etc.. do a few websearches.
the music i spin (Nu-NRG, UK Hard House) is well covered by sites like HardNRG.com (that i help out with) or Energy UK. my site is djnumbernine.com. i'm also in the midst of setting up my own opennap server at ukhardhouse.com:8888.
if you're not into standard 4-4 dance, you might like drum'n'bass or jungle. there's also breaks and leftfield too. i'm no expert in these genres, but do a few websearches and i'm pretty sure you'll find something you like. i started out spinning Tech-Step Jungle and 'Intelligent' Drum'n'Bass.
there's also of course the old standby house: a very vast and matured genre. i like uk hard house myself, but there's also chicago house, diva house, garage and speed garage.
of course there's also hardcore, which is pretty big in Toronto, especially happy hardcore. Anabolic Frolic is the big name in Happycore here in North America. more can be found at Hullabaloo.
there's techno as well, the overly snobbish and mature genre:). some good stuff can be found at techno.ca. they've also got a great links page to all sorts of stuff.
the point is, there's plenty of great music that's not even remotely associated with the RIAA: you just need to work a little bit at finding it. there's a lot of different genres to sort out. check out this "glossary" or A-Z of Electronica. i hope i've given you some good starting points. do yourself a favour and visit a few of these sites!:)
Either way they need to get those processors running faster
this brings up a point i've been wondering for a while. i used to work in the Marketing department of a semiconductor company, and i know how Marketing works -- you pick an angle that makes your product look good and you go with that.
the G4 was deemed a "supercomputer" because it surpassed 1 Gigaflop. why doesn't Apple start quoting the speed of their processors in Gigaflops (or something similar)? that way, the could say that the new "1.2 Gigaflop" G4s are out, and compete with the 900 Megaflop (or whatever) Pentiums. not to mention the fact that most ignorant consumers would just equate Gigaflops to Gigahertz anyhow.
am i missing something? why do they still use Megahertz when i makes them look so bad? afterall, it's just as meaningless as any other metric.
Apple wasn't happy with having just the "gumdrop" and "hockey puck" jokes, so they moved on to making "toasters."
hah. i can't believe the DVD loads from the top. they looks like nice computers though. there's a fair amount loaded in there with a VERY small footprint and no fan! a touch on the pricey side, but definitely a good offering.
i only wish Motorolla would start churning out G4s faster than 500Mhz. Apple is kinda stuck right now -- they can't exactly offer faster computers if the chips aren't available:I . going multi-processor (in the tower models) was a great move in the meantime, however.
well here i am with 5 moderator points once again, but it doesn't do me any good, because i can't moderate Jamie's silly rant as (-1, Off-Topic).
c'mon! that's great that you're a Vegan, but what the hell does it have to do with video violence? and if you wanted to say something, why didn't you just post a comment immediately like any of the rest of us?
i relate to your heroine concerns, and i don't mean to downplay what you've experienced.
however i don't think you know what it's like to watch a friend never wake up because he drank too much too quickly. i understand it's easier to die of a heroine overdose than an alcohol overdose, but the results are just as damaging.
alcohol is a deadly drug. don't forget it
also, "Weed Shrooms and E are all gateways to a much much worse area of society" for you. please keep this in mind. not for everybody, but it was for you. probably many of your friends as well, as they were probably doing heroine with you for the same reason, but don't then assume that this is the case for everyone
in fact, in all rational studies, there has not been shown a strong correllation to prove the "gateway drug" theory for most of the population. it does occur, but again, not with most people. it is unfortunate that it happened to you, but please don't assume everyone in the world is you.
but regardless, this is off-topic completely. i will never suggest that these drugs be legalized, as i've probably been in similar circumstaces to you. however, it is absolutely rediculous to conclude that drug information should be made illegal. no information should be illegal, ever. withheld maybe, but never outlawed.
may i just point out that this response is the very reason that this drug literature MUST exist on the Internet.
Person A claims to have the recipe to make opium. it all sounds very legitimate.
Person B points out that it is only one type of rare poppy that works. where is he finding this information? why lycaeum.org, one of the very sites that the government is attempting to make illegal.
you have to understand that "drug manufacture" rumours are spread all the time. most of them are completely wrong, and unfortunately, many are extremely dangerous if one were to actually try them. though you may argue that the original mis-information could have come from another Internet site, i have found that it is more likely to hear incorrect information through word-of-mouth.
drug information, no make that all information must be free, so that people can make informed, rational decisions.
i know this from real experience. i can't tell you the number of times i've heard people passing dangerous, no, deadly information of how to manufacture MDMA (ecstasy). in fact, a friend of mine was going to attempt to manufacture MDMA based on the directions that he had heard word-of-mouth. he later consulted the Internet, and learned that the method he had learned was in fact a hoax, and ran a very high chance of causing an explosion.
in the end, he found a correct method, and in fact manufactured MDMA sucessfully. that is why he is currently serving jail time, but that's another matter all togther. the fact remains that he would probably be dead right now if it weren't for free drug information on the Internet.
but even if you don't agree with me, and you are so much against drug use that you refuse to even consider the alternatives, consider this:
thistime the government's destruction of free speech does not affect you. however if you let the trend continue, someday it will, and you will be powerless to stop it.
Smart Telecom did not start this "madness". Globe Telecom did.
Smart told me quite the opposite, but they also did all of their presentations as if Globe didn't even exist. i noticed that Globe seems to have the technical advances first.
And it's NOT TRUE that you can randomly find people with your cellphone like ICQ. No Cell Telecom company offers that here.
actually Smart now has this with their "B-My-Buddy" program. you enter in some personal data, and you can search randomly for other people. this does exist, because i saw brochures and a presentation about the technology.
actually i was just in the Phillipines last month and i even attended a meeting with Smart Telecom, the people who bring this monstrosity to the masses.
i've seen it, and trust me, it's scary. you see loads of people plugging away at a stupid 9-key cellphone keyboard for hours at a time! not only that, but it's not all nice and menu-driven on a lot of the phones there. some of them need arcane commands that make 1970s mainfraims look user-friendly. they even have options to randomly find other people to chat with, like ICQ.
this is in a country where the majority of people are below the poverty line and most people i saw (at least in Manilla) live in shacks on the side of railroad tracks.
but what's *really* crazy about their cellphones? well there are a variety of companies delivering the service: the two biggies being Globe and Smart. but get this: if you're on a Smart phone, it's damned near impossible to connect a call to a Globe phone (and vice versa). in fact, if you're on a Globe phone it can often be difficult to reach a land-line (as land lines are still mostly owned by Smart).
i visited a handful of telecommunications companies in various countries in SouthEast Asia. The Phillipines are by far the most backwards and strange country, in terms of telecommunications, that i have ever witnessed.
Suns, sure, but Macintoshes? I don't think I'm aware of anybody using Macs for even semi-serious webserving. Neither the OS (OSX is a different ballgame, granted) nor the hardware is designed for this kind of thing. Correct me if I'm wrong, please:)
ok, you're wrong. Mac OS X Server has been out for well over a year, and it does a handy job of serving up web pages with Apache. also Web Objects, from the NeXT world is a nice piece of software for delivering web-based applications.
also, how do you figure that Macs are any less "desinged for this" than x86 boxes? the G4 is a damned powerful, quality built piece of equipment--better than most x86 boxes slapped together at some cheap ISP. sure it may not be a high-end Sun box, but there's no reason a Macintosh can't serve web pages with the right software (and better than an x86).
okay, this is rediculous. everybody here is bashing this new Apple mouse. has anybody stopped to think that this was posted on a RUMOURS site!? it's not even released yet! there's NO proof that this is the mouse they've been working on, or if it would act or look ANYTHING like this when it is released!
for Christ's sake people, take it down! if Apple had firmly decided on what this mouse would look and feel like, they would've announced it by now. but they HAVEN'T, so wait 'til later this month and we'll see what it *really* looks like.
it's amazing. the number of times i've read people complaining about the (marginally) more expensive Apple computers out there, and why they're more than PCs. and now these very same people are paying extra money to add a default feature of the iMac.
i'm no crazy Apple fanatic, but i hope this servers as another reminder of why Apple computers aren't just another PC. they're actually designed: not just the cheapest parts around slapped together into anonther cost-saving box.
"you get what you pay for" is still applicable today i suppose
despite all the debate, this whole ordeal comes down to one simple decision:
when i'm drunk, which operating system can i use?
windows? i don't think so. linux? hah! you've GOT to be kidding. MacOS? bingo.
let's face it. everytime i'm shitfaced beyond belief, i chose the MacOS. i figure this is a fair estimate to what "normal" people would choose on a regular basis. for me, the simplest, most elegant interface when i'm drunk is the MacOS; hands down.
MacOS it is: they still have the most elegant, intuitive interface in the business. long live Apple!!
Once you've owned one, you understand. It really is worth the money. well, as an x86 user for almost 15 years, i bought a PowerBook G3 266 used in September -- more out of curiousity than anything. this is already dated hardware when i bought it (it was new in late 1998).
all i can say is that the man who wrote this message quoted above is 100% right. you get what you pay for, and i can't really see myself spending any serious cash (even over around $500) on anything PC-related these days. trust me, it's a joy to use a Mac. and this will only get better when MacOS X matures.
perhaps i'm a touch biased, as i have many friends working at RIM (including my roommate), but i would say that the Blackberry would probably be your best bet.
as far as email goes, you can't beat the RIM pagers. they're not a haldheld that tacked on wireless, they're a wireless device, that tacked on an organizer. what this means is that as a wireless device, the BlackBerry comes out on top (though its organizer functions leave something to be desired).
the big difference with RIM pagers is that they're "always on." what this means to users is that you get your email instantly, when it's sent. there's no "dialing" your connection, checking your mail and then waiting for your mail to transfer. instead you hear a chime, and you've got the email right there. and since the email fully downloads before you get the chime, it appears as though the email is instantly there. this is a *big* plus for the RIM device, and makes it *very* useable.
also, the "keyboard" on the RIM is much much better then writing with the pen on the Palm. i thought i'd hate it, but the more i used it, the more i realized i really wish my Palm III had the same thing. you can type surprisingly fast with your thumbs.
as for web surfing, i'm not completely sure on the statis of stock quotes and other niceties. i know that RIM has talked about this in the past, but i'm not sure of its current statis. check with your service provider to see what they're offering right now (any RIM employees care to comment?)
and if i were you, i'd get the BlackBerry 957. it's oh-so-sweet.:)
Since the breakup, the only people who have suffered was the common citizen with inflated local rates, long distance and interlata charges, and more frustration because of the budgetary constraints of the RBOC's.
excuse me? are we talking about the same company? i seem to remember a time not too long ago when i was paying long distance in the order $0.65/minute where i now pay $0.10, (and $0.30 where i now get it for free) and renting a $30 phone for $10/month.
i don't know what you're thinking, but the AT&T antitrust ruling was nothing but good for consumers (except for a small peroid of time in the transitional phases). and i firmly believe that breaking Microsoft into an operating systems company and an applications company would be excellent for consumers as well.
woah, that was weird. this article really caught my eye, as i've been using the dj name "number nine" for quite a while. in fact, a few other djs even sent me a copy of the article (scary: i didn't know so many people read slashdot these days!)
strange. but this really is too bad -- i remember having a kickass number nine video card back in the day.
but more importantly, i wonder if they'll sell me nine.com!:)
i just read it, mostly full of fluff. shame. i really liked populus when was a kid, so i'd be interested in seeing what this guy has come up with lately.
however, i'm not much of a gamer these days and a bit out-of-touch, so i have one question: what is "Black & White"? a new game of some sort, but i was surprised to see that the interview mentioned it as though it were common knowledge. there wasn't even a hyperlink from the story to 'read more.'
i was definitely interested in checking one of these out when i first saw them, but i was too late to miss the $99 steal-from-Netpliance special.
maybe my requirements aren't the same as everybody elses, but if Netpliance wants to sell to me, i would want the following changes, in order of preference:
1. No modem. give me 10BaseT instead. (an absolute must) 2. Touch screen, ideally (please!:) 3. small harddrive, though i'd prefer to make it cheaper to come without one, but continue to be able to add one if necessary ala the hack (i would be loading everything off the server anyhow)
and the cost should be between $300-$500. i'd pick one (or two or three) up for sure!:)
alright, so now that all of Darwin is open, and Be just recently opened their UI and tracker, can i be the first to try to port the BeOS component ontop of Darwin and finally be able to run "Be" on my G3?:)
i don't mean to be too cynical, but in my experience, HR employees tend to be some of the least intelligent in the company. i've seen HR do some truly stupid things, that in many cases caused very good employees to leave, or very promising potential employees turn down offers.
my question has always been, why are HR employees (especially at high-tech companies) so increadibly stupid?
So yes the Thinkpad has a faster CPU (smaller cache)...
even if you don't believe the marketing figures that the G3 is "up to twice as fast" as a PII/PIII at the same clock speed, i'd still like to know why you think the PIII/500 would be a "faster CPU" than the G3/400. the PowerBook would be at LEAST as fast as this ThinkPad, probably a good chunk faster, especially under, say, Photoshop
but otherwise, i agree with you completely -- i don't think the PowerBooks are that expensive at all, and in fact, i purchased one just a few months back. i did a lot of research into laptops, and the PowerBook blew away the competition in ALL regards. there's not way you can consider it expensive when you compare it to any similarly-stacked quality brand PC notebook. and that 14.1" screen is phenomenal! i don't know how anybody could live with 13" or less.
it was a bit of a pain for me to get used to the MacOS at first (i had never owned a Mac), but now six months later, i know i made the right decision. not to mention the fact that i've used the IR port, the S-Video out, the SCSI port, modem, and the Ethernet port in situations i never would have dreamed. it has made my life a lot easier.
"the reason why they send hookers and drugs to the hotel rooms of DJ's"
woah woah woah, hookers AND drugs? i've been a dj for almost two years, but i've never reaped any of these benefits. who do i need to talk to for this?:)
urhmm..what? i never mentioned that it was a problem to post his email address. i only stated that it was an issue that they re-created his email without permission.
okay, i love slashdot, been reading it for years, but the posting of this article isn't just Bruce's fault.
this article should be deleted. there are many people who read slashdot, but don't bother reading the comments (effectively). they'll jump to conclusions. not to mention the fact that Corel will be very pissed off (as they rightfully should be) when they hear about this.
perhaps its setting a slashdot precidence, but i don't care. please guys, DELETE THIS ARTICLE. and next time you decide to print somebody's email, ask them first if they want it printed! i can't believe you just posted Bruce's email from an obscure debian mailing list and made it a slashdot headline! does anybody else think this was stupid?
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if anybody here has any interest in electronic/rave music, you'll be surprised to hear exactly how much great music there is out there that has no connection to the "big labels" (though Sony is trying to cash in bigtime by re-releasing some tracks in the UK, but aren't being accepted all that well. big surprise).
i am a dj myself, and i spin basically two types of music: UK Hard House and Nu-NRG. these are my favourite genres of music (after Baroque and Classical) and most people have never even heard about them.
the trick is of course, that "underground" music is difficult to find. you're not going to hear it on the radio, or even in most clubs outside of England (or a few big clubs in big cities like the Guvernment in Toronto). it's pretty hard to keep up with the Artists unless you're a dj (especially since many of the artists go by different names for different releases). fortunately, you can usually let a dj do all the work for you, and then just follow the djs you like. :)
there are lots of kinds of electronic music, and you'd be surprised to hear how different they can be. many people new to "rave" music usually like trance. artists like Christopher Lawrence or Paul Oakenfold. there are many different kinds of trance: epic trance and morning trance are very popular (though extremely cheesy). there's goa trance and psychedelic trance, hard trance, tech trance, progressive trance,etc.. do a few websearches.
the music i spin (Nu-NRG, UK Hard House) is well covered by sites like HardNRG.com (that i help out with) or Energy UK. my site is djnumbernine.com. i'm also in the midst of setting up my own opennap server at ukhardhouse.com:8888.
if you're not into standard 4-4 dance, you might like drum'n'bass or jungle. there's also breaks and leftfield too. i'm no expert in these genres, but do a few websearches and i'm pretty sure you'll find something you like. i started out spinning Tech-Step Jungle and 'Intelligent' Drum'n'Bass.
there's also of course the old standby house: a very vast and matured genre. i like uk hard house myself, but there's also chicago house, diva house, garage and speed garage.
of course there's also hardcore, which is pretty big in Toronto, especially happy hardcore. Anabolic Frolic is the big name in Happycore here in North America. more can be found at Hullabaloo.
there's techno as well, the overly snobbish and mature genre :). some good stuff can be found at techno.ca. they've also got a great links page to all sorts of stuff.
the point is, there's plenty of great music that's not even remotely associated with the RIAA: you just need to work a little bit at finding it. there's a lot of different genres to sort out. check out this "glossary" or A-Z of Electronica. i hope i've given you some good starting points. do yourself a favour and visit a few of these sites! :)
- j
Either way they need to get those processors running faster
this brings up a point i've been wondering for a while. i used to work in the Marketing department of a semiconductor company, and i know how Marketing works -- you pick an angle that makes your product look good and you go with that.
the G4 was deemed a "supercomputer" because it surpassed 1 Gigaflop. why doesn't Apple start quoting the speed of their processors in Gigaflops (or something similar)? that way, the could say that the new "1.2 Gigaflop" G4s are out, and compete with the 900 Megaflop (or whatever) Pentiums. not to mention the fact that most ignorant consumers would just equate Gigaflops to Gigahertz anyhow.
am i missing something? why do they still use Megahertz when i makes them look so bad? afterall, it's just as meaningless as any other metric.
- j
Apple wasn't happy with having just the "gumdrop" and "hockey puck" jokes, so they moved on to making "toasters."
:I . going multi-processor (in the tower models) was a great move in the meantime, however.
hah. i can't believe the DVD loads from the top. they looks like nice computers though. there's a fair amount loaded in there with a VERY small footprint and no fan! a touch on the pricey side, but definitely a good offering.
i only wish Motorolla would start churning out G4s faster than 500Mhz. Apple is kinda stuck right now -- they can't exactly offer faster computers if the chips aren't available
- j
well here i am with 5 moderator points once again, but it doesn't do me any good, because i can't moderate Jamie's silly rant as (-1, Off-Topic).
c'mon! that's great that you're a Vegan, but what the hell does it have to do with video violence? and if you wanted to say something, why didn't you just post a comment immediately like any of the rest of us?
- j
i relate to your heroine concerns, and i don't mean to downplay what you've experienced.
however i don't think you know what it's like to watch a friend never wake up because he drank too much too quickly. i understand it's easier to die of a heroine overdose than an alcohol overdose, but the results are just as damaging.
alcohol is a deadly drug. don't forget it
also, "Weed Shrooms and E are all gateways to a much much worse area of society" for you. please keep this in mind. not for everybody, but it was for you. probably many of your friends as well, as they were probably doing heroine with you for the same reason, but don't then assume that this is the case for everyone
in fact, in all rational studies, there has not been shown a strong correllation to prove the "gateway drug" theory for most of the population. it does occur, but again, not with most people. it is unfortunate that it happened to you, but please don't assume everyone in the world is you.
but regardless, this is off-topic completely. i will never suggest that these drugs be legalized, as i've probably been in similar circumstaces to you. however, it is absolutely rediculous to conclude that drug information should be made illegal. no information should be illegal, ever. withheld maybe, but never outlawed.
- j
may i just point out that this response is the very reason that this drug literature MUST exist on the Internet.
Person A claims to have the recipe to make opium. it all sounds very legitimate.
Person B points out that it is only one type of rare poppy that works. where is he finding this information? why lycaeum.org, one of the very sites that the government is attempting to make illegal.
you have to understand that "drug manufacture" rumours are spread all the time. most of them are completely wrong, and unfortunately, many are extremely dangerous if one were to actually try them. though you may argue that the original mis-information could have come from another Internet site, i have found that it is more likely to hear incorrect information through word-of-mouth.
drug information, no make that all information must be free, so that people can make informed, rational decisions.
i know this from real experience. i can't tell you the number of times i've heard people passing dangerous, no, deadly information of how to manufacture MDMA (ecstasy). in fact, a friend of mine was going to attempt to manufacture MDMA based on the directions that he had heard word-of-mouth. he later consulted the Internet, and learned that the method he had learned was in fact a hoax, and ran a very high chance of causing an explosion.
in the end, he found a correct method, and in fact manufactured MDMA sucessfully. that is why he is currently serving jail time, but that's another matter all togther. the fact remains that he would probably be dead right now if it weren't for free drug information on the Internet.
but even if you don't agree with me, and you are so much against drug use that you refuse to even consider the alternatives, consider this:
thistime the government's destruction of free speech does not affect you. however if you let the trend continue, someday it will, and you will be powerless to stop it.
- j
Smart Telecom did not start this "madness". Globe Telecom did.
Smart told me quite the opposite, but they also did all of their presentations as if Globe didn't even exist. i noticed that Globe seems to have the technical advances first.
And it's NOT TRUE that you can randomly find people with your cellphone like ICQ. No Cell Telecom company offers that here.
actually Smart now has this with their "B-My-Buddy" program. you enter in some personal data, and you can search randomly for other people. this does exist, because i saw brochures and a presentation about the technology.
-j
actually i was just in the Phillipines last month and i even attended a meeting with Smart Telecom, the people who bring this monstrosity to the masses.
i've seen it, and trust me, it's scary. you see loads of people plugging away at a stupid 9-key cellphone keyboard for hours at a time! not only that, but it's not all nice and menu-driven on a lot of the phones there. some of them need arcane commands that make 1970s mainfraims look user-friendly. they even have options to randomly find other people to chat with, like ICQ.
this is in a country where the majority of people are below the poverty line and most people i saw (at least in Manilla) live in shacks on the side of railroad tracks.
but what's *really* crazy about their cellphones? well there are a variety of companies delivering the service: the two biggies being Globe and Smart. but get this: if you're on a Smart phone, it's damned near impossible to connect a call to a Globe phone (and vice versa). in fact, if you're on a Globe phone it can often be difficult to reach a land-line (as land lines are still mostly owned by Smart).
i visited a handful of telecommunications companies in various countries in SouthEast Asia. The Phillipines are by far the most backwards and strange country, in terms of telecommunications, that i have ever witnessed.
- j
ok, you're wrong. Mac OS X Server has been out for well over a year, and it does a handy job of serving up web pages with Apache. also Web Objects, from the NeXT world is a nice piece of software for delivering web-based applications.
more info can be found here.
also, how do you figure that Macs are any less "desinged for this" than x86 boxes? the G4 is a damned powerful, quality built piece of equipment--better than most x86 boxes slapped together at some cheap ISP. sure it may not be a high-end Sun box, but there's no reason a Macintosh can't serve web pages with the right software (and better than an x86).
-j
okay, this is rediculous. everybody here is bashing this new Apple mouse. has anybody stopped to think that this was posted on a RUMOURS site!? it's not even released yet! there's NO proof that this is the mouse they've been working on, or if it would act or look ANYTHING like this when it is released!
for Christ's sake people, take it down! if Apple had firmly decided on what this mouse would look and feel like, they would've announced it by now. but they HAVEN'T, so wait 'til later this month and we'll see what it *really* looks like.
- j
people seem to be missing the obvious mix here: sugar + water mean only one thing: we can now make Kool-aid in space.
- j
it's amazing. the number of times i've read people complaining about the (marginally) more expensive Apple computers out there, and why they're more than PCs. and now these very same people are paying extra money to add a default feature of the iMac.
i'm no crazy Apple fanatic, but i hope this servers as another reminder of why Apple computers aren't just another PC. they're actually designed: not just the cheapest parts around slapped together into anonther cost-saving box.
"you get what you pay for" is still applicable today i suppose
- j
despite all the debate, this whole ordeal comes down to one simple decision:
:)
when i'm drunk, which operating system can i use?
windows? i don't think so. linux? hah! you've GOT to be kidding. MacOS? bingo.
let's face it. everytime i'm shitfaced beyond belief, i chose the MacOS. i figure this is a fair estimate to what "normal" people would choose on a regular basis. for me, the simplest, most elegant interface when i'm drunk is the MacOS; hands down.
MacOS it is: they still have the most elegant, intuitive interface in the business. long live Apple!!
- j
Once you've owned one, you understand. It really is worth the money. well, as an x86 user for almost 15 years, i bought a PowerBook G3 266 used in September -- more out of curiousity than anything. this is already dated hardware when i bought it (it was new in late 1998).
all i can say is that the man who wrote this message quoted above is 100% right. you get what you pay for, and i can't really see myself spending any serious cash (even over around $500) on anything PC-related these days. trust me, it's a joy to use a Mac. and this will only get better when MacOS X matures.
- j
perhaps i'm a touch biased, as i have many friends working at RIM (including my roommate), but i would say that the Blackberry would probably be your best bet.
:)
as far as email goes, you can't beat the RIM pagers. they're not a haldheld that tacked on wireless, they're a wireless device, that tacked on an organizer. what this means is that as a wireless device, the BlackBerry comes out on top (though its organizer functions leave something to be desired).
the big difference with RIM pagers is that they're "always on." what this means to users is that you get your email instantly, when it's sent. there's no "dialing" your connection, checking your mail and then waiting for your mail to transfer. instead you hear a chime, and you've got the email right there. and since the email fully downloads before you get the chime, it appears as though the email is instantly there. this is a *big* plus for the RIM device, and makes it *very* useable.
also, the "keyboard" on the RIM is much much better then writing with the pen on the Palm. i thought i'd hate it, but the more i used it, the more i realized i really wish my Palm III had the same thing. you can type surprisingly fast with your thumbs.
as for web surfing, i'm not completely sure on the statis of stock quotes and other niceties. i know that RIM has talked about this in the past, but i'm not sure of its current statis. check with your service provider to see what they're offering right now (any RIM employees care to comment?)
and if i were you, i'd get the BlackBerry 957. it's oh-so-sweet.
- j
Since the breakup, the only people who have suffered was the common citizen with inflated local rates, long distance and interlata charges, and more frustration because of the budgetary constraints of the RBOC's.
excuse me? are we talking about the same company? i seem to remember a time not too long ago when i was paying long distance in the order $0.65/minute where i now pay $0.10, (and $0.30 where i now get it for free) and renting a $30 phone for $10/month.
i don't know what you're thinking, but the AT&T antitrust ruling was nothing but good for consumers (except for a small peroid of time in the transitional phases). and i firmly believe that breaking Microsoft into an operating systems company and an applications company would be excellent for consumers as well.
- j
woah, that was weird. this article really caught my eye, as i've been using the dj name "number nine" for quite a while. in fact, a few other djs even sent me a copy of the article (scary: i didn't know so many people read slashdot these days!)
strange. but this really is too bad -- i remember having a kickass number nine video card back in the day.
but more importantly, i wonder if they'll sell me nine.com! :)
- j - djnumbernine.com
i just read it, mostly full of fluff. shame. i really liked populus when was a kid, so i'd be interested in seeing what this guy has come up with lately.
however, i'm not much of a gamer these days and a bit out-of-touch, so i have one question: what is "Black & White"? a new game of some sort, but i was surprised to see that the interview mentioned it as though it were common knowledge. there wasn't even a hyperlink from the story to 'read more.'
so, what is "Black & White"???
- j
i was definitely interested in checking one of these out when i first saw them, but i was too late to miss the $99 steal-from-Netpliance special.
:)
:)
maybe my requirements aren't the same as everybody elses, but if Netpliance wants to sell to me, i would want the following changes, in order of preference:
1. No modem. give me 10BaseT instead. (an absolute must)
2. Touch screen, ideally (please!
3. small harddrive, though i'd prefer to make it cheaper to come without one, but continue to be able to add one if necessary ala the hack (i would be loading everything off the server anyhow)
and the cost should be between $300-$500. i'd pick one (or two or three) up for sure!
- jason
alright, so now that all of Darwin is open, and Be just recently opened their UI and tracker, can i be the first to try to port the BeOS component ontop of Darwin and finally be able to run "Be" on my G3? :)
hah.
- j
i don't mean to be too cynical, but in my experience, HR employees tend to be some of the least intelligent in the company. i've seen HR do some truly stupid things, that in many cases caused very good employees to leave, or very promising potential employees turn down offers.
my question has always been, why are HR employees (especially at high-tech companies) so increadibly stupid?
- j
So yes the Thinkpad has a faster CPU (smaller cache) ...
even if you don't believe the marketing figures that the G3 is "up to twice as fast" as a PII/PIII at the same clock speed, i'd still like to know why you think the PIII/500 would be a "faster CPU" than the G3/400. the PowerBook would be at LEAST as fast as this ThinkPad, probably a good chunk faster, especially under, say, Photoshop
but otherwise, i agree with you completely -- i don't think the PowerBooks are that expensive at all, and in fact, i purchased one just a few months back. i did a lot of research into laptops, and the PowerBook blew away the competition in ALL regards. there's not way you can consider it expensive when you compare it to any similarly-stacked quality brand PC notebook. and that 14.1" screen is phenomenal! i don't know how anybody could live with 13" or less.
it was a bit of a pain for me to get used to the MacOS at first (i had never owned a Mac), but now six months later, i know i made the right decision. not to mention the fact that i've used the IR port, the S-Video out, the SCSI port, modem, and the Ethernet port in situations i never would have dreamed. it has made my life a lot easier.
so take that comment back Taco! :)
- j
"the reason why they send hookers and drugs to the hotel rooms of DJ's"
woah woah woah, hookers AND drugs? i've been a dj for almost two years, but i've never reaped any of these benefits. who do i need to talk to for this? :)
- j
urhmm..what? i never mentioned that it was a problem to post his email address. i only stated that it was an issue that they re-created his email without permission.
- j
okay, i love slashdot, been reading it for years, but the posting of this article isn't just Bruce's fault.
this article should be deleted. there are many people who read slashdot, but don't bother reading the comments (effectively). they'll jump to conclusions. not to mention the fact that Corel will be very pissed off (as they rightfully should be) when they hear about this.
perhaps its setting a slashdot precidence, but i don't care. please guys, DELETE THIS ARTICLE. and next time you decide to print somebody's email, ask them first if they want it printed! i can't believe you just posted Bruce's email from an obscure debian mailing list and made it a slashdot headline! does anybody else think this was stupid?
- j