And building your own PC teaches you absolutely nothing about discovering vulnerabilities.
Sure it does. It teaches you that all systems, regardless of CPU and OS, are vunerable to static electricity. Thus, the best "hacks" are to break into someones house with a ballon, find their PC, open it, rub the ballon on their head, and then start touching the motherboard.
But what if you *gasp* really like QuickTime?
It's strange, as a Windows user, that I actually like QuickTime despite the fact it constantly crashes in Windows, on websites, and is slow as crap on Windows XP. It's very streamlined and simple. I prefer it loads over WMP. The lack of draconian DRM is a plus too.
LOL! Any education level? You mean high school? It's about as great a resource as urbandictionary.
Try citing Wikipedia on a research paper in college. See how far that gets you.
I mean just the other day I saw an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and like 90% of it's sources where from Wikipedia. Same thing with Nature.
YouTube is just a fad. As soon as the venture capital dries up they won't be able to afford the bandwidth without massive advertising. As soon as they add that, visitors will start dropping like flies.
YouTube is no different than AtomFilms or iFilm. Same shit, different day. AtomFilms used to be the big video content host. Then the adds started poppin' and the hits started droppin'.
You know, if this ever started really being practiced, everyone on Slashdot should burn pirated movies and spam them to all the MPAA executives via USPS. Then each executive can have a massive pile of at least 100,000 pirated DVDs at their door. That would be awesome. Maybe mix it up with some Ubuntu DVDs.
No, no, no. The dogs are only trained to smell burned DVDs that contain pirated movies. It's not that unreasonable. I can definitely smell the difference between my copy of LOTR and my original. The copy just doesn't smell as good.
...the internet dies just a little bit. The future if the internet grows bleek. Some people spend so much time whoring themselves out on MySpace, that's all they use the internet for. Still, they need that 6Mbps connection because some profiles try to load 200MB of videos, sounds, CSS, cursors, and animated GIFs all at the same time.
Something to piss off the big phone companies even more. Once Qwest gets bought out there will only be two left: Verizon and AT&T. Add in the two big broadband providers, Comcast and AOL TimeWarner and you've got a grand total of four companies that will control everything.
You better believe that if most voice communications go VoIP/broadband that they are going to have their annual meeting behind closed doors a little early to discuss how everyone needs to start charging a per GB monthly fee for data.
Sure, they'll do it under the guise of "extra" speed and lower prices. "Get Comcast Highspeed for just $19.99* per month! 15Mbps speeds! *$19.99 for the first 10GB and just $1 per GB after that"
Pft.
YouTube is great because it's ad free, and everything loads fast. That's why people like it. Too bad that YouTube doesn't have a revenue model yet. The only reason they stay afloat is because some company keeps GIVING them millions of dollars. Some estimates would suggest that YouTube costs $750,000+ per month. A company can only operate at a loss for so long.
Eventually their cash flow will stop and they'll start pilling on the ads. Adwords, pop-ups, those annoying flash "timer" ads where you have to sit at a screen for 30 seconds, and ads before you play each video. Sure, they'll probably add a "premium" section to the site where you pay $9.99 a month and get to view the site ad free, but how many people are going to pay for that?
I remember when Atom Films and iFilm where big. Once the ads start poppin', the people start droppin'. And as the Pringles commercial goes, "Once you pop, you just can't stop." That's pretty much the motto for all these "free" content/service sites. It's great while it's ad free and everything loads fast, but once that ends...the party is over.
Google Video at least has some staying power. At least with Google I can save some videos in.mp4 format. Personally, I hate any site that doesn't let me save the video to my HDD. Since YouTube doesn't sell ads, I'm not sure I understand the "point" of making you go to their site everytime you want to view a video. They might as well just let you download it, and save themselves the bandwidth cost.
April Fool's day is the stupidest thing ever created. I'm going to work all day tomorrow, because it seems like the entire internet is just going to "shut down" for this garbage. Pft.
This is how it should be. Now the government can create a new branch of the army that will wage war both on and for the internet. We can take over other countires ISPs, under the guise of trying to bring broadband to their country, while we secretly just delete all their content. Then we'll leave and pretend like it never happened.
Ballmer is just saying that he wants to challenge Linux Torvalds to a chair throwing match. What better place to do this than in a court of law? There's a lot of other things in a court room to throw, too. Personally, I think Ballmer is going to kick his ass.
Actually, the ability to run Windows on a Mac is a blessing. This is why Apple allows it. They could have just locked it out.
If you can run Windows on a Mac, then the effective "market share" of OS X increases. More people can buy a Mac, gain all the benefits of OS X, and then still use Windows if they have certain Windows specific applications that need to be run. From a software development point of view, it's easier than ever to port an application over to OS X, because they it now uses the familiar x86 architecture.
As soon as it's possible for Windows to run virtually from within OS X, it will be even better. At this point, you'll never even have to leave OS X if you want to run some Windows specific applications.
I'm no Mac fanboy. Far from it. I've never owned a Mac or any Mac products, but now for the first time I'm considering it.
As long as you can run Adobe products in OS X, it will always be the preferred platform for creative professionals.
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And building your own PC teaches you absolutely nothing about discovering vulnerabilities. Sure it does. It teaches you that all systems, regardless of CPU and OS, are vunerable to static electricity. Thus, the best "hacks" are to break into someones house with a ballon, find their PC, open it, rub the ballon on their head, and then start touching the motherboard.
But what if you *gasp* really like QuickTime? It's strange, as a Windows user, that I actually like QuickTime despite the fact it constantly crashes in Windows, on websites, and is slow as crap on Windows XP. It's very streamlined and simple. I prefer it loads over WMP. The lack of draconian DRM is a plus too.
Good thing I use Microsoft® Windows XP so I don't have to worry about things like this.
LOL! Any education level? You mean high school? It's about as great a resource as urbandictionary. Try citing Wikipedia on a research paper in college. See how far that gets you. I mean just the other day I saw an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and like 90% of it's sources where from Wikipedia. Same thing with Nature.
While it sets a bad precedent, I can't say the actual blocking of MySpace in schools and libraries is a bad thing.
YouTube is just a fad. As soon as the venture capital dries up they won't be able to afford the bandwidth without massive advertising. As soon as they add that, visitors will start dropping like flies. YouTube is no different than AtomFilms or iFilm. Same shit, different day. AtomFilms used to be the big video content host. Then the adds started poppin' and the hits started droppin'.
He'll fix your computer and then he's gonna make fun of you!
You know, if this ever started really being practiced, everyone on Slashdot should burn pirated movies and spam them to all the MPAA executives via USPS. Then each executive can have a massive pile of at least 100,000 pirated DVDs at their door. That would be awesome. Maybe mix it up with some Ubuntu DVDs.
No, no, no. The dogs are only trained to smell burned DVDs that contain pirated movies. It's not that unreasonable. I can definitely smell the difference between my copy of LOTR and my original. The copy just doesn't smell as good.
Holy shit. I had no idea about this. This is fucking awesome. +1,000,000 for you.
That's what parasites do!
I know, I know, I suck. 'Nuff said.
Fuck. I suck at life. *sigh* Only thing to do now is spend all day on MySpace.
The future OF, not IF. Retard. God dammit.
...the internet dies just a little bit. The future if the internet grows bleek. Some people spend so much time whoring themselves out on MySpace, that's all they use the internet for. Still, they need that 6Mbps connection because some profiles try to load 200MB of videos, sounds, CSS, cursors, and animated GIFs all at the same time.
God save the interweb.
Something to piss off the big phone companies even more. Once Qwest gets bought out there will only be two left: Verizon and AT&T. Add in the two big broadband providers, Comcast and AOL TimeWarner and you've got a grand total of four companies that will control everything. You better believe that if most voice communications go VoIP/broadband that they are going to have their annual meeting behind closed doors a little early to discuss how everyone needs to start charging a per GB monthly fee for data. Sure, they'll do it under the guise of "extra" speed and lower prices. "Get Comcast Highspeed for just $19.99* per month! 15Mbps speeds! *$19.99 for the first 10GB and just $1 per GB after that" Pft.
It probably should be, but I have a feeling that the switch only goes one way: cellular to wifi.
YouTube is great because it's ad free, and everything loads fast. That's why people like it. Too bad that YouTube doesn't have a revenue model yet. The only reason they stay afloat is because some company keeps GIVING them millions of dollars. Some estimates would suggest that YouTube costs $750,000+ per month. A company can only operate at a loss for so long.
.mp4 format. Personally, I hate any site that doesn't let me save the video to my HDD. Since YouTube doesn't sell ads, I'm not sure I understand the "point" of making you go to their site everytime you want to view a video. They might as well just let you download it, and save themselves the bandwidth cost.
Eventually their cash flow will stop and they'll start pilling on the ads. Adwords, pop-ups, those annoying flash "timer" ads where you have to sit at a screen for 30 seconds, and ads before you play each video. Sure, they'll probably add a "premium" section to the site where you pay $9.99 a month and get to view the site ad free, but how many people are going to pay for that?
I remember when Atom Films and iFilm where big. Once the ads start poppin', the people start droppin'. And as the Pringles commercial goes, "Once you pop, you just can't stop." That's pretty much the motto for all these "free" content/service sites. It's great while it's ad free and everything loads fast, but once that ends...the party is over.
Google Video at least has some staying power. At least with Google I can save some videos in
It's funny because it's true.
April Fool's day is the stupidest thing ever created. I'm going to work all day tomorrow, because it seems like the entire internet is just going to "shut down" for this garbage. Pft.
This is how it should be. Now the government can create a new branch of the army that will wage war both on and for the internet. We can take over other countires ISPs, under the guise of trying to bring broadband to their country, while we secretly just delete all their content. Then we'll leave and pretend like it never happened.
Ballmer is just saying that he wants to challenge Linux Torvalds to a chair throwing match. What better place to do this than in a court of law? There's a lot of other things in a court room to throw, too. Personally, I think Ballmer is going to kick his ass.
Now we have to worry about people driving car bombs into ISPs. It's like DDoS attacks, evolved.
Apple does matter to Microsoft. If Apple's Mac OS ever tanks, and dissappears, Microsoft will once again be tried over antitrust laws.
Actually, the ability to run Windows on a Mac is a blessing. This is why Apple allows it. They could have just locked it out.
If you can run Windows on a Mac, then the effective "market share" of OS X increases. More people can buy a Mac, gain all the benefits of OS X, and then still use Windows if they have certain Windows specific applications that need to be run. From a software development point of view, it's easier than ever to port an application over to OS X, because they it now uses the familiar x86 architecture.
As soon as it's possible for Windows to run virtually from within OS X, it will be even better. At this point, you'll never even have to leave OS X if you want to run some Windows specific applications.
I'm no Mac fanboy. Far from it. I've never owned a Mac or any Mac products, but now for the first time I'm considering it.
As long as you can run Adobe products in OS X, it will always be the preferred platform for creative professionals.