and besides that, very few Mac users actually call their systems "computers".
You're right: Computers are tempermental little pieces of machinery that you have to fiddle with constantly to get anything done with them. Macs are tools that people use to get work done. Although I've been known to call my Mac a computer sometimes, my computer is definately a Mac.
Let's not forget its incompatibility with everything else, to several degrees greater than any Windoze PC.
Every single mouse Apple has ever made was suitable for use by either hand.
Kensington's trackballs are also symmetrically designed, and the buttons are all assignable so you can use it from either direction. I'm using a Kensington Orbit at my left. Leaves my right hand free to...um...uhh...work the keypad and chase keyboard shortcuts.
The culprit, of course, is the new firmware update Apple unceremoniously dropped onto Mac owners, the one that makes RAM that doesn't adhere to their "stability standards" appear unreadable.
Read the technote you linked to again. RAM built to Apple's standards (thereby making it suitable to be sold for your iMac) still works after the firmware upgrade. Whoever sold you the RAM and told you it would work in your iMac lied to you and owes you a replacement. Or, you can keep the cheap not-quite-up-to-spec RAM and blame every freeze/crash/panic on whoever you happen to be most pissed at at the moment.
1: They overcharge their customers for what is otherwise standard equipment that you can get for half the price on the PC side.
If it's "otherwise standard equipment" why buy it from Apple? The Apple store's dropmenus aren't the only place to find RAM and bigger hard drives.
2: Just a few weeks ago Apple released a firmware upgraded that disallowed the use of a large number of 3rd party RAM sticks. Could this be because Apple isn't making any money selling 128 megs of ram for $ 256.00? (Check the RAM Upgrade prices at the Apple Store)
The firmware upgrade didn't disable any DIMMs that were actually built and operating to specs. Apple's tech info note #60839 explains this better than I can.
3: Remember the whole G4 fiasco? I wonder how many people actually bought one of those 350 mhz G4 processors....
Um, no, I don't remember it. What are you talking about?
4: Or maybe how they claim PowerPC processors kick the crap out of x86 processors. Remember how they used to say the G4/450 was double the speed of a Pentium III/450? Somebody explain to me how a G4/733 (with an extended pipeline as the P4 has) can be double the speed of Pentium 4 1.5 ghz if that was the case. Do the math people....
"They" being Apple, I assume. Apple never made claims like that. However, it has been documented that the G4 performs some operations up to twice as fast as a Pentium of the equivalent clock speed.
5: And now this..... did you honestly expect anything different? As far as Apple and Open Source are concerned - its simply a take and take relationship. They have shown many times that they are completely unwilling donate something to the Open Source community (and dont mention Darwin until you actually try and use it) and this action does nothing but strengthen that resolve in my eyes.
Keep in mind why these computers were donated in the first place: Tax write-offs. The donors don't really care if the computers are actually used, they just want to: A) clean out that back storeroom, and B) write them off their taxes.
The best thing to do with these types of donations is to sell them as scrap, then take the money and apply it to the operations budget of the organization. Or take the money to a local computer shop that will sell you good useable hardware at cost (or less), with the understanding that profit and support will be considered a donation. Many times the computer shop is stuck with some of last year's models which would certainly be good enough for bookkeeping uses, will run current software, yet are "too old" for the computer store's normal customers. --
No, I wouldn't. I'd want to remember him/her for the positive things that happened. Not for where he/she left a nice blood stain.
Maybe if the markers designated the site of an honorable death, I might understand. 99.9% of the time, they don't. I gave a couple of examples. Here's another: There's a cluster of four crosses I pass on my daily commute. They mark the location where four people died pushing an out-of-gas vehicle, with no lights on, across a high-speed divided highway at 3AM. There is no cross at this location for the driver who hit their unlit vehicle on the dark highway at 3AM. I'm sure he has a nice headstone in the proper place, though.
I can't be certain, but I doubt there are Darwin Awards on the crosses. There probably could be.
How many of those stupid little white crosses are going to fill the shoulders of the highway until someone decides we've had enough?
I certainly hope my surviving friends and family remember me for the smart things I did, and don't imortalize me for doing something stupid like riding a bicycle in the traffic lane of a highway.
A marker at a 'final resting place' is one thing. A marker reminding everyone of where doofus rearended a semi is a waste of time and space.
As someone else has already pointed out, the gas is subterranean and there's no oxygen around to burn the gas. Hence, it doesn't matter what temperature it reaches, it can't burn.
If it's heated above ignition point, it'll start burning the instant it leaks to the surface.
Also, there's quite a bit of subterranean oxygen. Most of it is just temporarily combined with hydrogen. I'm sure the laser does its bit to break some of those bonds along the way.
I agree with everything you said, but I'd like to clarify one thing...
Music labels already rip off artists True, the system is broken, but it at least gives some artists some money. It's better than nothing, and, until you come up with a bettersystem, it's the only game in town.
Minor detail: The labels loan the artists some money--Every dollar spent on recording, packaging, promotion, distribution, plus all touring costs, comes out of the artist's pocket. However, since most artists don't start out rich, the label loans them money against future earnings (ie: royalties), earnings that don't appear when the artist's works are freely traded.
Once it's all said and done, the only people losing out due to MP3 trading are the very people who should be supported by their audience: The artists and creators of the music.
Here's how I did it:
1. Type "ls > dirlist.txt"
2. Press Enter.
I now have a file called dirlist.txt containing a list of files in the current directory.
Fine. Where's the step where you entered it into a text document? That's what the original poster used as an example.
I didn't have to find some hotkey combination, didn't have to move my hand from mouse to keyboard and back, didn't have to
maneuver through often-confusing "folders".
I can do a listing like you did simply by double-clicking the mouse. No keyboard needed.
Folders are confusing? Do you find drawers and closets confusing also?
I'm not sure why you would consider Akira to be "one of the best movies out there" unless you enjoy staring at unrealistic gore, explosions, and shiny things for hours on end.
You said earlier that you had never seen Akira. So, how would you know if it had a plot or not?
My opinions apply to Anime as well as other "bad" movies, as you so eloquently phrased it.
Once again, 'anime' is not a genre.
It is high time that the competent leadership of our country takes action to stop this perversion of our culture with the Japanese menace that is Anime.
Which perversion? Totoro? Grave of the Fireflies? Speed Racer?
While I've never actually seen any of the Akira series, I have (regretablly) had the opportunity to view several other "anime" movies...
Then how the hell do you know what Akira is like?
"Anime" is the japanese word for 'animation.' It's not a genre.
You're lumping G-rated, X-rated, and everything inbetween into one generalization. Idiot.
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...that foul degrading filth such as this has no place in the homes of God-fearing Christian Americans. Scenes such as fecalfilia, gang rape, and the senseless murder of innocent caucasians.
You don't have a bible in your home? It's all in there, ya know.
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...strong leadership of George W. Bush...
Dubya have never lead anything that required strength. The Carter administration will look powerful compared to this one.
If all you are doing is 2-dimensional graphics, then you don't need most of the bells and whistles the fancy 3D-optimized cards offer.
ixMicro made a nice little 2D accelerated PCI vid card that you can get for almost nothing these days. That's what's driving the primary 20" monitor at my office.
I'm running a Voodoo3 for second (although primary) monitor at home, where I do both 2D design and play 3D games. Its 2D accelleration is quite good, almost too good. Scrolling menus zip right by.
Check Xlr8YourMac.com for comparisons of many video cards in many different systems.
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Seriously, most Dr's offices and Emergency rooms have "no cell fone" signs. People don't stop and think that their PDA applies...
The vast majority of PDAs don't have transmitters. Cel phones do, and can (theoretically) interfere with the nifty cool wireless EKGs heart patients are wearing while hospitalized.
My PDA is no more harmful to medical machinery than the CD player in the nurse's lounge.
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You're right: Computers are tempermental little pieces of machinery that you have to fiddle with constantly to get anything done with them. Macs are tools that people use to get work done. Although I've been known to call my Mac a computer sometimes, my computer is definately a Mac.
Let's not forget its incompatibility with everything else, to several degrees greater than any Windoze PC.
Wow, FUD and flamebait all at once. Nice job.
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There's no better way to keep the rat in the next cubicle from stealing your DIMMS.
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Kensington's trackballs are also symmetrically designed, and the buttons are all assignable so you can use it from either direction. I'm using a Kensington Orbit at my left. Leaves my right hand free to...um...uhh...work the keypad and chase keyboard shortcuts.
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I agree that Apple should fire (or at least muzzle) their law firm, but overall it's not that bad of a company.
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The best thing to do with these types of donations is to sell them as scrap, then take the money and apply it to the operations budget of the organization. Or take the money to a local computer shop that will sell you good useable hardware at cost (or less), with the understanding that profit and support will be considered a donation. Many times the computer shop is stuck with some of last year's models which would certainly be good enough for bookkeeping uses, will run current software, yet are "too old" for the computer store's normal customers.
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Would you like these rounded up to 7', or to an even 10'?
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No, I wouldn't. I'd want to remember him/her for the positive things that happened. Not for where he/she left a nice blood stain.
Maybe if the markers designated the site of an honorable death, I might understand. 99.9% of the time, they don't. I gave a couple of examples. Here's another: There's a cluster of four crosses I pass on my daily commute. They mark the location where four people died pushing an out-of-gas vehicle, with no lights on, across a high-speed divided highway at 3AM. There is no cross at this location for the driver who hit their unlit vehicle on the dark highway at 3AM. I'm sure he has a nice headstone in the proper place, though.
I can't be certain, but I doubt there are Darwin Awards on the crosses. There probably could be.
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I certainly hope my surviving friends and family remember me for the smart things I did, and don't imortalize me for doing something stupid like riding a bicycle in the traffic lane of a highway.
A marker at a 'final resting place' is one thing. A marker reminding everyone of where doofus rearended a semi is a waste of time and space.
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If it's heated above ignition point, it'll start burning the instant it leaks to the surface.
Also, there's quite a bit of subterranean oxygen. Most of it is just temporarily combined with hydrogen. I'm sure the laser does its bit to break some of those bonds along the way.
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Pretty Woman still makes quite a bit of money for the estate, thanks to Van Halen's (and a few other) cover version.
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Minor detail: The labels loan the artists some money--Every dollar spent on recording, packaging, promotion, distribution, plus all touring costs, comes out of the artist's pocket. However, since most artists don't start out rich, the label loans them money against future earnings (ie: royalties), earnings that don't appear when the artist's works are freely traded.
Once it's all said and done, the only people losing out due to MP3 trading are the very people who should be supported by their audience: The artists and creators of the music.
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Folders are confusing? Do you find drawers and closets confusing also?
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Wanna bet?
Here's the process I used:
Here, I'll press command-v for ya here:
(Of course, HTML doesn't know what to do with the linefeeds, but they are there.)
That's a directory listing of my Sinfest archive.
Nothing in that procedure that would be unknown to any Mac user.
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How would you know if Japanese animation had redeeming aspects or artistic value? Apparently you've seen less than 0.01% of what's available.
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You said earlier that you had never seen Akira. So, how would you know if it had a plot or not?
My opinions apply to Anime as well as other "bad" movies, as you so eloquently phrased it.
Once again, 'anime' is not a genre.
It is high time that the competent leadership of our country takes action to stop this perversion of our culture with the Japanese menace that is Anime.
Which perversion? Totoro? Grave of the Fireflies? Speed Racer?
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Then how the hell do you know what Akira is like?
"Anime" is the japanese word for 'animation.' It's not a genre.
You're lumping G-rated, X-rated, and everything inbetween into one generalization. Idiot.
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You don't have a bible in your home? It's all in there, ya know.
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Dubya have never lead anything that required strength. The Carter administration will look powerful compared to this one.
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ixMicro made a nice little 2D accelerated PCI vid card that you can get for almost nothing these days. That's what's driving the primary 20" monitor at my office.
I'm running a Voodoo3 for second (although primary) monitor at home, where I do both 2D design and play 3D games. Its 2D accelleration is quite good, almost too good. Scrolling menus zip right by.
Check Xlr8YourMac.com for comparisons of many video cards in many different systems.
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Umm, no. Thank you.
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The vast majority of PDAs don't have transmitters. Cel phones do, and can (theoretically) interfere with the nifty cool wireless EKGs heart patients are wearing while hospitalized.
My PDA is no more harmful to medical machinery than the CD player in the nurse's lounge.
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Woohoo!
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Go rent Grave of the Fireflies or Princess Mononoke and then come back and tell us how wrong you were.
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