the point of the original test was supposedly to test OS X in 'server' mode rather than 'home desktop' mode, hence the ridiculous number of open doors. yet even that does not justify a local user account on ssh.
my point is not a non-starter, as being given an ssh account on the machine only differs from actual physical access in that you can't modify the hardware.
>...consider disconnecting your Internet connection. Duh.
you don't understand why the Mac got hacked. even disconnecting the internet does not help if you're giving people accounts on your machine, it just means only people in the same room as you can take part in the competition instead of anyone else on the internet.
if you want a secure computer without learning how to be a linux admin, then just buy a Mac and don't go out of your way to have it hacked.
yeah what's the deal with technological progress? how come companies keep releasing improved products when they know there will be even more improvements in the future?
we all know that at some point we'll have processors 2 times as fast as the ones we have now, so why bother with measly increments of 25%, 50% etc.? wait a sec, forget 2 times faster, let's not release anything until they're 3 times faster... no, 5 times faster, that'll be worth releasing, everything else in between is just a scam.
and don't get me started on those selfish bastards who release v1.0 software - just go straight to v5.0 - the one with all the features you'll ever need but not bloated like v6.0.
I love the look of the iBook (and have one) so was glad about the redesign. however, seeing these new images I'm a little less keen on the look.
I hate it when laptops have really thick bases with thin screens on top - it just looks bad imo. the iBook gets round this by making the top and bottom rounded and having a grey section sandwitched in-between the white upper and lower parts.
the DS Lite is solid white and further exaggerates the difference between top and bottom thicknesses by recessing the upper screen into the lid.
>When Microsoft pulls this kind of trick, they rightly get demonised. But apparently vendor lock-in is absolutely fine, as long as the vendor you get locked into is Apple?
yes, because you fail to understand the fact that Apple EARNS its market share whereas MS's desktop dominance means it obtains market share automatically.
Also, IMO all of Apple's so-called lock-in is really just good integration of good products, whereas MS's lock-in practises make no sense other than to be anti-competitive, for example IE needed for Windows.
the important thing for me and probably many others is not how much space your computer hard drive has but how much space your iPod (et al.) hard drive is.
plus, even though you *could* have it all lossless, is there any point if you know it won't make a difference with our choice of headphones/speakers?
the only people who care (gold-plate audiophiles) wouldn't have been using mp3 or other lossy codecs in the first place.
another important consideration with portable music is battery life - smaller files mean less cache-refils means less hard drive spinning means more music to enjoy.
with iTunes you have the option to store music lossless and encode on the fly to your iPod, though I've never tried this and don't know how fast it is.
nice slippey slope... but you could have gone further:
so what if I want to subscribe to 20 podcasts at $7/month (even though Ricky Gervais is actually $7/season), and I expect to live for another 50 years - that's $84,000 WTFBBQ!!!!111?!?!?!
that's a crappy reason to delay one of the most anticipated games ever. I hope they're just doing it for actual gameplay reasons, which seems a lot more likely.
I find it funny and disturbing you are so quick to call Apple immoral, yet not hackers. either the hackers have illegally obtained OS X through theft or copyright infringement and thus not had to agree to the terms of use, or they have legally obtained it yet are breaking their word (immoral).
You can argue that breaking your word isn't as immoral as other things, for example murder, but to claim it's not immoral at all is just wrong for any sensible definition of morality.
>And, since they don't have my checkbook, I get to take it elsewhere.
Then do so. Apple doesn't care about that, Apple is worried about the people who say "you're not selling me exactly what I want so you leave me no choice but to steal/copyright infinge your products."
the wall seems to head in a straight line towards a neighbouring enemy city. periodically there are areas where sand seems to be turned to glass by large electric discharges. documents from the area refer to multiple "hands of Zeus", "wall whoring" and "gay lamer noob faggots".
Apple is approaching this with a lot of common sense, respect for legitimate users, and humour.
you're acting like a childish prick because everything doesn't go your way. wah! Han shot first! wah! I can't afford a Mac! wah! stealing makes me a hero! wah!
I do backup. however since I use Apple I not only already have a backup program.
so the REAL question is: if you're using Windows and are planning to use Vista, then what will you use to make backups until Vista is actually out? backup programs are not complicated and don't need a new OS.
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the point of the original test was supposedly to test OS X in 'server' mode rather than 'home desktop' mode, hence the ridiculous number of open doors. yet even that does not justify a local user account on ssh.
my point is not a non-starter, as being given an ssh account on the machine only differs from actual physical access in that you can't modify the hardware.
>...consider disconnecting your Internet connection. Duh.
you don't understand why the Mac got hacked. even disconnecting the internet does not help if you're giving people accounts on your machine, it just means only people in the same room as you can take part in the competition instead of anyone else on the internet.
if you want a secure computer without learning how to be a linux admin, then just buy a Mac and don't go out of your way to have it hacked.
>It creates confusion and unhappy adopters who purchase the "old" model only to find a "new and updated" model a month later released.
you might have a point if it really were a month later and not a year.
yeah what's the deal with technological progress? how come companies keep releasing improved products when they know there will be even more improvements in the future?
we all know that at some point we'll have processors 2 times as fast as the ones we have now, so why bother with measly increments of 25%, 50% etc.? wait a sec, forget 2 times faster, let's not release anything until they're 3 times faster... no, 5 times faster, that'll be worth releasing, everything else in between is just a scam.
and don't get me started on those selfish bastards who release v1.0 software - just go straight to v5.0 - the one with all the features you'll ever need but not bloated like v6.0.
I love the look of the iBook (and have one) so was glad about the redesign. however, seeing these new images I'm a little less keen on the look.
I hate it when laptops have really thick bases with thin screens on top - it just looks bad imo. the iBook gets round this by making the top and bottom rounded and having a grey section sandwitched in-between the white upper and lower parts.
the DS Lite is solid white and further exaggerates the difference between top and bottom thicknesses by recessing the upper screen into the lid.
that said, I'm still planning to get one.
>When Microsoft pulls this kind of trick, they rightly get demonised. But apparently vendor lock-in is absolutely fine, as long as the vendor you get locked into is Apple?
yes, because you fail to understand the fact that Apple EARNS its market share whereas MS's desktop dominance means it obtains market share automatically.
Also, IMO all of Apple's so-called lock-in is really just good integration of good products, whereas MS's lock-in practises make no sense other than to be anti-competitive, for example IE needed for Windows.
no, perception of sound is not linear. 10 iPods will make him go deaf twice as fast as 1 iPod.
no, it's bad comprehension.
it's ten 60GB iPods.
$10,000 / $0.99 = 10,101.01, so he's going to have to pay $0.98 of his OWN MONEY if he wants to actually claim that .01 of a song.
DON'T BELIEVE APPLE, if they offer you $10,000 open your eyes and see it's a SCAM to get YOUR MONEY!
>Do they sell them with 2-button touchpads?
no, because 2-button touchpads invariably suck ass.
on the other hand, using your Apple touchpad as multiple virtual buttons and vertical and horizontal scrolling rules.
>Apple may have needed to improve performance, but not necessarily performance per watt
laptops. heard of them?
Computer games aren't supposed to teach values!?
fuck! I bought my kid GTA a few years ago and haven't bothered to check back since! I thought it would be okay!!
the important thing for me and probably many others is not how much space your computer hard drive has but how much space your iPod (et al.) hard drive is.
plus, even though you *could* have it all lossless, is there any point if you know it won't make a difference with our choice of headphones/speakers?
the only people who care (gold-plate audiophiles) wouldn't have been using mp3 or other lossy codecs in the first place.
another important consideration with portable music is battery life - smaller files mean less cache-refils means less hard drive spinning means more music to enjoy.
with iTunes you have the option to store music lossless and encode on the fly to your iPod, though I've never tried this and don't know how fast it is.
nice slippey slope... but you could have gone further:
so what if I want to subscribe to 20 podcasts at $7/month (even though Ricky Gervais is actually $7/season), and I expect to live for another 50 years - that's $84,000 WTFBBQ!!!!111?!?!?!
>I subscribed to it once...
that's generally how a *subscription* works.
it wasn't an mp3 in the first place, it was an mp4, hence the support for dynamic artwork and chapters.
that's a crappy reason to delay one of the most anticipated games ever. I hope they're just doing it for actual gameplay reasons, which seems a lot more likely.
>Hacker's behaviour: immoral: who can tell?
I can.
I find it funny and disturbing you are so quick to call Apple immoral, yet not hackers. either the hackers have illegally obtained OS X through theft or copyright infringement and thus not had to agree to the terms of use, or they have legally obtained it yet are breaking their word (immoral).
You can argue that breaking your word isn't as immoral as other things, for example murder, but to claim it's not immoral at all is just wrong for any sensible definition of morality.
>And, since they don't have my checkbook, I get to take it elsewhere.
Then do so. Apple doesn't care about that, Apple is worried about the people who say "you're not selling me exactly what I want so you leave me no choice but to steal/copyright infinge your products."
>But I don't want your desktop hardware.
And Apple doesn't want your custom.
Why do so many people think they have a right to dictate the terms of other people's businesses?
It's immoral when you buy a product agreeing to certain conditions, then decide you don't like them so ignore them.
the wall seems to head in a straight line towards a neighbouring enemy city. periodically there are areas where sand seems to be turned to glass by large electric discharges. documents from the area refer to multiple "hands of Zeus", "wall whoring" and "gay lamer noob faggots".
you're the whiny bitch.
Apple is approaching this with a lot of common sense, respect for legitimate users, and humour.
you're acting like a childish prick because everything doesn't go your way. wah! Han shot first! wah! I can't afford a Mac! wah! stealing makes me a hero! wah!
grow up and get a life.
I do backup. however since I use Apple I not only already have a backup program.
so the REAL question is: if you're using Windows and are planning to use Vista, then what will you use to make backups until Vista is actually out? backup programs are not complicated and don't need a new OS.