Given what I know now, I'd say wait to buy Loki products until someone other than Scott Draeker is in charge there. That's what I intend to do, at least. I was going to buy the Linux port of Kohan this weekend (I own the PC version already); now, I think I'll wait and see where Lokie ends up before giving them my money.
I'm not sure I understand the logic here. You want to withhold your money from them to punish them for their accounting practices? You want to "see where they end up" first? I'll tell you how they end up; they end up slightly deeper in debt.
What does it matter how they "end up" anyway? You'd still own the game (<nitpick> the license </nitpick>), so what would it matter anyway?
Almost all companies in the world started on money financed by personal debt. It would only be stupid if they didn't file for chapter 11 protection before they got in too deep.
(reuters) Today in Pecos Texas a 15 year-old named Jim Carnes learned that by simple application of a large pair of bolt cutters, a Master Lock padlock can be rendered completely useless.
Mr. Carnes goes on to proclaim "the storage building industry may as well give up. No one will want to trust leaving their old couches in those things now."
In a related story: All over the nation, garages equipped with the Microsoft IIS Garage Door Opener have been opening spontaniously for more than 2 weeks. The owners don't seem to mind, though, as they gave up trying to actually use the garages due to their being built only wide enough to hold a Microsoft car, and nothing else.
My G3 constantly crashes in IE taking the whole OS with it, hard reboot daily.
What you meant to say: "IE crashes my G3 taking the whole OS with it, and I flail my arms around in anger until I accidentally pull the plug out of the wall."
My suggestions:
Learn how to force-quit an app.
Buy some RAM. Let some kid at CompUSA help you pick it out.
Learn how to allocate memory to an app.
Turn off Java! There is no reason to even have it running.
My overclocked G3, running dual monitor cards, running apps from Photoshop to Oni to GoLive to IE to Outlook, has uptimes measured in weeks. Learn how to use/maintain your Mac before you cry to us about it.
What I've never understood though is why much of the Apple community puts up with the price gouging on its hardware, and still cheers on Steve at every conference.
When you consider that Apple hardware is consistantly better-built and higher quality than equipment from most other manufacturers, the prices don't seem that far out of line.
I've dropped a Mac laptop (520) from a height of 7' to an asphalt parking lot, and all it did was wake from sleep. Minor cosmetic damage, but nothing that affected the use of the machine. Don't try this with the average laptop.
As far as "cheering for Steve" goes, every product launch for every company in the world is primarily a big cheerleading session. Nothing unusual at Apple's.
...so long as they don't proclaim that their platform is the zenith of all computing
Not at all. I tend to think of Apple hardware as the Mitsubishi of computers, not the Zenith.
No independent firm can develop new hardware without supporting and licensing Microsoft product. It's simply not financially possible, given the control by Microsoft of the marketplace.
Let's see, how about we introduce a slightly faster iMac with NO way to play DVDs (so much for the Digital Hub concept) and make it $100 more then the previous low-end model. WTF?
The iMac isn't part of the 'digital hub' yet. The iBook is.
None of the most-recent iMacs played DVDs, either. At least now all of them include CD-RW drives.
raising the entry bar like that is going to get them slaughtered in the market. Especially the education market.
Check out their educational pricing: There is an entry-level iMac at $849. You used to have to go up to the $1200 iMac for CD-RW, now the $999 ($949 education price) model has it. 20Gig drive in the entry-level iMac now, also.
Well, that's great, but I think I'd be happier with cheaper models now to ensure a steady revenue stream so that there'll be a flat-panel iMac later....
I agree with you here. You'd figure they could sell the iMacs as loss-leaders at this point since they are bound to have recouped the R&D costs. $600 sounds like a good price to hook the masses with.
If you employ magnets/electromagnets in your BattleBot design you must inform the Technical/Safety Inspectors of their presence and demonstrate that they will not cause radio interference. You may be disqualified at anytime if your BattleBots is found to cause radio interference.
Are there any battlebots that don't employ magnets/electromagnets? I don't remember seeing any steam-driven bots, but I could have missed something. I've seen a few gas engines, but they were just for show.
I guess the real technological breakthrough would be interfacing the electronics to the mechanicals without using solenoids.
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Yeah, I could stick a stuffed monkey in a Barbie car with spikes on the front, but I think that the kill saws and the hammer will make short shrift of said device. This ain't "lawnmower vs. weed-whacker" kids!
A variation of this has been done. It actually won a couple of fights due to its manuverability and the talent of its drivers.
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They had a few hit songs. Influenced a musician or two.
Did Big Bird tell you that?
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What does it matter how they "end up" anyway? You'd still own the game (<nitpick> the license </nitpick>), so what would it matter anyway?
Almost all companies in the world started on money financed by personal debt. It would only be stupid if they didn't file for chapter 11 protection before they got in too deep.
You didn't have to go to so much trouble just to nag me.
That said, here's the site of some of my favorite "space artists":
http://www.novaspace.com/
Aww, shit. nevermind.
Mr. Carnes goes on to proclaim "the storage building industry may as well give up. No one will want to trust leaving their old couches in those things now."
In a related story: All over the nation, garages equipped with the Microsoft IIS Garage Door Opener have been opening spontaniously for more than 2 weeks. The owners don't seem to mind, though, as they gave up trying to actually use the garages due to their being built only wide enough to hold a Microsoft car, and nothing else.
Neither can you.
My suggestions:
My overclocked G3, running dual monitor cards, running apps from Photoshop to Oni to GoLive to IE to Outlook, has uptimes measured in weeks. Learn how to use/maintain your Mac before you cry to us about it.
Is there something I'm missing?
Thank you for your uninformed opinion.
You should bitch to Apple about that iBook; It seems to have a faulty keyboard.
I've dropped a Mac laptop (520) from a height of 7' to an asphalt parking lot, and all it did was wake from sleep. Minor cosmetic damage, but nothing that affected the use of the machine. Don't try this with the average laptop.
As far as "cheering for Steve" goes, every product launch for every company in the world is primarily a big cheerleading session. Nothing unusual at Apple's.
Not at all. I tend to think of Apple hardware as the Mitsubishi of computers, not the Zenith.PC133 RAM??? What the hell is that?
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(That's Apple, if you don't want to bother clicking the link.)
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Oh, and I accidentally dropped the bible, and now I'm curious as to why my foot hurts. Damn science!
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None of the most-recent iMacs played DVDs, either. At least now all of them include CD-RW drives.
Check out their educational pricing: There is an entry-level iMac at $849. You used to have to go up to the $1200 iMac for CD-RW, now the $999 ($949 education price) model has it. 20Gig drive in the entry-level iMac now, also.
I agree with you here. You'd figure they could sell the iMacs as loss-leaders at this point since they are bound to have recouped the R&D costs. $600 sounds like a good price to hook the masses with.
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Those G4s come with nVidia GeForce2 cards, BTW.
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I guess the real technological breakthrough would be interfacing the electronics to the mechanicals without using solenoids.
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