taxes pay for police as well... i think the duty falls on them somewhat.
a person does not have a duty to avoid having crimes perpetrated upon them in order to prevent a burden on the medical and legal system. that's stupid.
crime prevention is a state responsibility.
beyond locking my car doors, i should be able to walk wherever the fuck i want to, should i so choose.
if a park is the shortest path between work and the train station, i reserve the right as a free fucking citizen to walk through that park, no matter what time it is. YMMV.
if necessary, i will take precautions (like carrying something heavy, or at least having rudimentary self-defense skills)
i think i have a few sony branded audio CDs around and 1 or two DV tapes.
usually because that's all that was stocked and i was in a hurry. monopolies and category killing isn't my favourite way of securing a sale, but whatevs.
most of this boils down to preference, but a lot of my points (ie. the ones you had no answer to, funnily enough) come down to basic ergonomics. apple would be a better company for paying attention to such concerns, rather than unleashing the fanbois onto the person that raises the question.
my post was tl;dr, but i stopped myself. i could have gone further.
but then... i could do the same about windows. and linux.
what i don't get is the fact that apple fans seem to think that having their OS derided automatically means that person is automatically saying their OS is better... that does not necessarily follow.
just have a bit more of an open mind (GPL v2?).
and if you insist on defending mac design and ergonomics, you might start by addressing my above concerns (how on earth can you defend the case of the mighty-mouse scroll-nipple-and-single-massive-useless-button and the monitors that you cannot calibrate except in software?). being used to using both hands to perform an action most people are used to performing with one hand does not cut it. my wife has CP on her right side, and as such cannot use function-keys in conjunction with a mouse. if apple is all about accessibility, how on earth do they defend that?
"anyone can use a mac, so long as they have 100% use of both hands"
i suspect they chose the 4 weakest patents that they know are bunk and have the highest chance of being overturned.
this will set a very good example for all those other pesky patents they're being sued over.
TFA misses a very important point of strategy - Google aren't filing patents like mad because that's not a game they are playing. they are massive innovators, but their business model is not technology so much as advertising. the patents aren't as valuable to them as they are to Oracle, and if Google lose 576 patents it'll be nothing to the many thousands that other companies stand to lose if they are ever challenged.
Google can afford many lawyers, and these 4 patents might just be the tip of the wedge that they plan to drive into ALL software patents.
here's hoping. the MPEG-LA are already shitting bricks at Google's VP8 e-penis.
conveniently ignored the part about command-o being two relatively small keypresses versus one really big one?
you could flip that and say that the single (granted small, out of the way key) keypress F2 for renaming in windows is probably quite a good solution.
i find renaming to be an annoying task in OSX. the double-click speed mixed with my own impatience means it's pot luck as to whether i rename the next file or open it.
removal of all eject and restart buttons is a big problem. as is the steadfast, bloody-minded and consistent refusal to get out of the '80s and put at least a second button on their mouse. instead they have 1 big button that covers the entire surface of the thing, and after a week of use the thing's so fucked it can't tell if you pressed the left or right side unless you place your fingers in ergonomically painful positions.
the nipple-mouse does not cut it - the trackball thing is so flimsy that on the mac i use most frequently i can't even scroll up (but i can scroll down and side-by-side). don't even fucking get me started on the clicking and dragging by clutching the sides with my thumb-and-weakest-finger causing shooting pain up the sides of my arm. macs are used for design! who would have guessed people would click-and-drag quite often?
a lack of "process priority" in their equivalent of windows' task manager is a big pain - having to use terminal and sudo renice to perform a task i do several times an hour on a PC.
how about having no menu button on the goddamned "pro cinema HD" displays. try doing colour critical work where 2 identical monitors have the same brightness setting (the only setting you have control on the actual screen), running the exact same colour profile, can look completely different, with no remedy in software to correct for it without massive and egregious loss of precision. nothing worse than having a client look between 2 different monitors, and 1 different broadcast monitor and ask you which one they're meant to be looking at.
okay, i'm ranting now. but Mac sucks at UI no matter how much the fanboys squeal that they're actually not stupid, they're advaaanced.
now there's no doubt about what needs to be redacted, and wikileaks can get on with their job without that extra accusation being thrown at them. just redact protected names and be done with it.
but do you expect idealism to ever win against greed and self-interest with a budget and a higher profile? and media outlets in their pocket?
i understand preferential voting and vote for change rather than mediocrity, but i know that at the end of the day i can only increase a percentage with the hope of influencing the guys that actually win.
and with the performance at the vic state election - Lib and ALP colluding to force the Greens out, i don't think even my meagre percentage game is going to have an effect.
i'll keep doing it anyway, but the only way to get power is to really WANT it. and those who really want power in most cases absolutely should not have it.
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i married the one who's crazy was compatible with mine.
whoooosh
taxes pay for police as well... i think the duty falls on them somewhat.
a person does not have a duty to avoid having crimes perpetrated upon them in order to prevent a burden on the medical and legal system. that's stupid.
crime prevention is a state responsibility.
beyond locking my car doors, i should be able to walk wherever the fuck i want to, should i so choose.
if a park is the shortest path between work and the train station, i reserve the right as a free fucking citizen to walk through that park, no matter what time it is. YMMV.
if necessary, i will take precautions (like carrying something heavy, or at least having rudimentary self-defense skills)
you give them your hard-earned golds, you expect them to be somewhat accountable in what they use your golds for.
an assortment of candies
is this the cause of the obesity epidemic?
huh?
i can't tell if you're serious or not. i can only guess that you're not because each one of your points is demonstrably wrong.
cue the tech-savvy one asking why is she BCC'd on her valentine...
i think an email-merge would serve this purpose better.
but really... why would you want multiple girlfriends? it's hard enough finding one girl that's not insane let alone several
(oh, no i didn't!)
then you want CC.
be microsoft.
i would put it that the shysters of the world are focusing more on electronic transactions than they would on cash in the mail.
geohot could post his bank deets and we could zap it into there directly...
1 too many!
i think i have a few sony branded audio CDs around and 1 or two DV tapes.
usually because that's all that was stocked and i was in a hurry. monopolies and category killing isn't my favourite way of securing a sale, but whatevs.
this is possibly the most perfect troll i've ever read here.
no sarcasm evident in it's tone whatsoever - only the madness of the post gives it away.
thank you for making my day :)
btw, pyramids.
the HBGary sockpuppets are all over /.
didn't you know?
btw, how much do labour unions suck? OMG i like totally need to tweet some fox news links right now.
i like BP. i think the government is being overly harsh.
Obama is a muslim and wasn't born in america
AGW is a myth perpertrated by the illuminati and terrorists to make us give up our guns. think about it.
more enticing headline = more ads clicked (maybe).
they don't do it too badly here, compared to even the most respected online newspapers.
re-read your last line and apply it to yourself.
most of this boils down to preference, but a lot of my points (ie. the ones you had no answer to, funnily enough) come down to basic ergonomics. apple would be a better company for paying attention to such concerns, rather than unleashing the fanbois onto the person that raises the question.
my post was tl;dr, but i stopped myself. i could have gone further.
but then... i could do the same about windows. and linux.
what i don't get is the fact that apple fans seem to think that having their OS derided automatically means that person is automatically saying their OS is better... that does not necessarily follow.
just have a bit more of an open mind (GPL v2?).
and if you insist on defending mac design and ergonomics, you might start by addressing my above concerns (how on earth can you defend the case of the mighty-mouse scroll-nipple-and-single-massive-useless-button and the monitors that you cannot calibrate except in software?). being used to using both hands to perform an action most people are used to performing with one hand does not cut it. my wife has CP on her right side, and as such cannot use function-keys in conjunction with a mouse. if apple is all about accessibility, how on earth do they defend that?
"anyone can use a mac, so long as they have 100% use of both hands"
i suspect they chose the 4 weakest patents that they know are bunk and have the highest chance of being overturned.
this will set a very good example for all those other pesky patents they're being sued over.
TFA misses a very important point of strategy - Google aren't filing patents like mad because that's not a game they are playing. they are massive innovators, but their business model is not technology so much as advertising. the patents aren't as valuable to them as they are to Oracle, and if Google lose 576 patents it'll be nothing to the many thousands that other companies stand to lose if they are ever challenged.
Google can afford many lawyers, and these 4 patents might just be the tip of the wedge that they plan to drive into ALL software patents.
here's hoping. the MPEG-LA are already shitting bricks at Google's VP8 e-penis.
this could be an important safety measure to prevent crossing of streams...
this is the most upbeat obvious first-post grab i've ever seen here!
conveniently ignored the part about command-o being two relatively small keypresses versus one really big one?
you could flip that and say that the single (granted small, out of the way key) keypress F2 for renaming in windows is probably quite a good solution.
i find renaming to be an annoying task in OSX. the double-click speed mixed with my own impatience means it's pot luck as to whether i rename the next file or open it.
removal of all eject and restart buttons is a big problem. as is the steadfast, bloody-minded and consistent refusal to get out of the '80s and put at least a second button on their mouse. instead they have 1 big button that covers the entire surface of the thing, and after a week of use the thing's so fucked it can't tell if you pressed the left or right side unless you place your fingers in ergonomically painful positions.
the nipple-mouse does not cut it - the trackball thing is so flimsy that on the mac i use most frequently i can't even scroll up (but i can scroll down and side-by-side). don't even fucking get me started on the clicking and dragging by clutching the sides with my thumb-and-weakest-finger causing shooting pain up the sides of my arm. macs are used for design! who would have guessed people would click-and-drag quite often?
a lack of "process priority" in their equivalent of windows' task manager is a big pain - having to use terminal and sudo renice to perform a task i do several times an hour on a PC.
how about having no menu button on the goddamned "pro cinema HD" displays. try doing colour critical work where 2 identical monitors have the same brightness setting (the only setting you have control on the actual screen), running the exact same colour profile, can look completely different, with no remedy in software to correct for it without massive and egregious loss of precision. nothing worse than having a client look between 2 different monitors, and 1 different broadcast monitor and ask you which one they're meant to be looking at.
okay, i'm ranting now. but Mac sucks at UI no matter how much the fanboys squeal that they're actually not stupid, they're advaaanced.
in a way this could be good.
now there's no doubt about what needs to be redacted, and wikileaks can get on with their job without that extra accusation being thrown at them. just redact protected names and be done with it.
if you use a neural scan, then in the sim, like in reality, your answer would be the same:
"eww, get away from me, freak!"
since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun!
the asshat rapes the ass that wears it.
that's my view too.
but do you expect idealism to ever win against greed and self-interest with a budget and a higher profile? and media outlets in their pocket?
i understand preferential voting and vote for change rather than mediocrity, but i know that at the end of the day i can only increase a percentage with the hope of influencing the guys that actually win.
and with the performance at the vic state election - Lib and ALP colluding to force the Greens out, i don't think even my meagre percentage game is going to have an effect.
i'll keep doing it anyway, but the only way to get power is to really WANT it. and those who really want power in most cases absolutely should not have it.
i know a guy in the mining industry in a position of quite a bit of control over what goes on in a major operation.
first time i met him i caught him using a meme.
i am now scared.