NeXT's biggest problem was that Jobs didn't seem to realize that office computing was driving the industry. Supposedly, he could have had Microsoft office applications for NeXTSTEP, but he offended Bill and ruined the deal. Of course, Microsoft probably would have double-crossed him in the end anyway. And the hardware was so expensive that few office workers would have had one anyway. But the multimedia features of NeXT applications were at least 10 years ahead of the curve.
There are Mennonite churches all over the place, even as far out as Carlisle and as far north as Selinsgrove (not that those names mean anything to people who are not from the area).
I've heard of Carlisle. It's famous for something. I'm not sure what, exactly, but I know I've heard about it often enough to remember.:-)
Even when someone decides that they want to leave the faith, life outside it can be so difficult to navigate and their methods of social interaction and personal development so dependent on its structures that it's easier just to stay inside the group as a nonbeliever.
Which is exactly why these ascetic religious groups always deteriorate into a shallow nominal religion. It happened in the early Christian church too, despite the warnings against it in the Bible.
There were several operating systems that had quite a bit of software and still failed. I chalk it up to bad business strategy and poor understanding of the market more than anything else. Which is one reason I can't make myself too angry at Microsoft. Yes, they have a nasty attitude and their stuff is often mediocre. But that just means their competitors had all the more opportunity to do it better--and still failed.
Fortunately, it does look like Steve Jobs has learned at least something from his past mistakes. Now we'll just have to see if he can avoid making totally different fatal mistakes.:-)
Is xcode/Cocoa that big of a breakthrough that I should get a Mac and start hacking on that?
Yes. And once you do, don't forget to go help out the GNUstep project.
The original NeXTSTEP tools were what spawned Borland's cheap knock-offs. And NeXTSTEP/OpenStep/Cocoa has improved massively in the last 17 years while Borland has stood around kicking rocks.
As for Objective-C: I've never understood the lock-the-doors-hide-the-children-run-for-cover-mom my-please-hold-me-I'm-scared attitude some people have had for it. Yes, it uses a different syntax for object-oriented facilities. But that's a good thing: it reminds you that you're not writing procedural code.
If you understand object-oriented techniques and terminology, and you have a grasp of C, you can pick it up in a day or two. And it's very comfortable to use once you start.
I dont think it's too far off that if i decided to go collect some money from my neighbors and take it to the red cross, that I may be breaking some law, as good intentioned as I may be.
Why is that? The government does it every April 15th.
Actually, Science doesn't explain "how" either. Science doesn't explain anything. It only catalogs the ways in which the universe seems to be consistent. Why the universe is consistent, or how the various consistencies relate to each other is not something that can be proven or searched out by observation.
Is America the only country where the native language is so disappointingly mangled by the vast majority of native citizens?
Since almost all of us come from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Ireland, Scotland, England, and various African territories and nations, there really ISN'T a "native language." American English (and American culture) is like a naturally occurring Esperanto.
The funny/sad thing is when an American will gripe about a foreigner verbally mangling English
I have never heard anyone do this. Which is not to say that it doesn't happen. The closest thing I can recall is Northerners mocking Southerners. And even then, it's sometimes just meant to be taken as humor.
The Supreme Court has also managed to further protect the bacon by making it so that cops can't be sued based on how poorly they enforce, or fail to protect people with restraining orders. So, for existence, your sister gets a restraining order against her ex-husband, and as she's on the phone calling for help, as the cops haven't responded to her first two calls, her ex shoots her.
Even if she gets in touch with the cops, they aren't likely to make it out in time to save her. Which is where the 2nd Amendment comes in.
Well, the OpenStep API from which Cocoa was derived was cross-platform for years, running on HP, Intel, Motorola, and Sun processors. Even under Windows. There shouldn't be too many bumps in the road as far as that's concerned.
These are my concerns:
Altivec is dead.
Now there's absolutely NO way we're ever getting away from the klunky x86 architecture.
There's now even less motivation for clueless idio^W^W Windows developers to use Objective-C and Cocoa.
What in the hell are you talking about??? He said nationalism, which can be very dangerous and is how people like Hitler (and dubya) gain power, not the existance of nations you dolt.
Thanks for the insult, but I do know what I'm talking about. Nationalism is constantly used as a euphemism for national sovereignty and independence. The existence of nations is no protection. We also need independent and sovereign nation-states as a safeguard.
No, it will become worse. As it stands now, there is competition between municipalities (whether national or regional) for the best legal environment. Governments compete in a free market and people vote with their feet. The end of independent and sovereign nations would mean an end to competition. There would be nowhere left to run from bad laws.
And believe me, bad laws are the only kind that would be made under such a system. The only thing that keeps legal systems remotely in balance is the threat that everyone will leave and go somewhere else.
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Like, gag me with a spoon! Who is Honeywell dating now?
I think that was too subtle for most of the /. crowd. Which speaks volumes.
I'd be surprised if ATI doesn't just whip out a microscope and disect nVidia's chips. I'm not sure the drivers would help them much.
NeXT's biggest problem was that Jobs didn't seem to realize that office computing was driving the industry. Supposedly, he could have had Microsoft office applications for NeXTSTEP, but he offended Bill and ruined the deal. Of course, Microsoft probably would have double-crossed him in the end anyway. And the hardware was so expensive that few office workers would have had one anyway. But the multimedia features of NeXT applications were at least 10 years ahead of the curve.
I've heard of Carlisle. It's famous for something. I'm not sure what, exactly, but I know I've heard about it often enough to remember. :-)
Which is exactly why these ascetic religious groups always deteriorate into a shallow nominal religion. It happened in the early Christian church too, despite the warnings against it in the Bible.
Could you explain that? I've been wondering about it for quite some time.
We'll just use some parity bits. It works for CDs.
Fortunately, it does look like Steve Jobs has learned at least something from his past mistakes. Now we'll just have to see if he can avoid making totally different fatal mistakes. :-)
Yes. And once you do, don't forget to go help out the GNUstep project.
The original NeXTSTEP tools were what spawned Borland's cheap knock-offs. And NeXTSTEP/OpenStep/Cocoa has improved massively in the last 17 years while Borland has stood around kicking rocks.
As for Objective-C: I've never understood the lock-the-doors-hide-the-children-run-for-cover-mom my-please-hold-me-I'm-scared attitude some people have had for it. Yes, it uses a different syntax for object-oriented facilities. But that's a good thing: it reminds you that you're not writing procedural code.
If you understand object-oriented techniques and terminology, and you have a grasp of C, you can pick it up in a day or two. And it's very comfortable to use once you start.
I think I know who's responsible for this.
What if you change your mind halfway through the process?
Why is that? The government does it every April 15th.
Last time I saw him, he looked reasonably thin (oof).
Actually, Science doesn't explain "how" either. Science doesn't explain anything. It only catalogs the ways in which the universe seems to be consistent. Why the universe is consistent, or how the various consistencies relate to each other is not something that can be proven or searched out by observation.
Since almost all of us come from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Ireland, Scotland, England, and various African territories and nations, there really ISN'T a "native language." American English (and American culture) is like a naturally occurring Esperanto.
I have never heard anyone do this. Which is not to say that it doesn't happen. The closest thing I can recall is Northerners mocking Southerners. And even then, it's sometimes just meant to be taken as humor.
I would very much like to. But my fingers won't spread far enough to hit all the keys.
Even if she gets in touch with the cops, they aren't likely to make it out in time to save her. Which is where the 2nd Amendment comes in.
I just died in your arms last night.
These are my concerns:
It's Every Video Game You've Ever Played, from Ace-of-Spades.
Can somebody give this to me in Libraries of Congress or Volkswagon Bugs?
I once used it to make a perfect ham sandwich.
Thanks for the insult, but I do know what I'm talking about. Nationalism is constantly used as a euphemism for national sovereignty and independence. The existence of nations is no protection. We also need independent and sovereign nation-states as a safeguard.
No, it will become worse. As it stands now, there is competition between municipalities (whether national or regional) for the best legal environment. Governments compete in a free market and people vote with their feet. The end of independent and sovereign nations would mean an end to competition. There would be nowhere left to run from bad laws.
And believe me, bad laws are the only kind that would be made under such a system. The only thing that keeps legal systems remotely in balance is the threat that everyone will leave and go somewhere else.