Trillions of dollars my ass. Guess where most of your (and my) tax dollars are going?
NASA? Wrong!
Here's a little visual guide for your entertainment: http://www.thebudgetgraph.com/poster/
Try finding NASA (clue: it's a tiny circle at 4 o'clock of the center).
Well, I generally agree with you. However, I'm really interested how would you deal with services. Some programs make themselves launch on startup by making themselves part of Windows services and configuring themselves to start on Windows load.
I can see putting stuff like an X-server or e-mail notification tool in the Startup folder, but not several dozen Windows services.
In Microsoft's defense, there is such a tool, click Start | Run... | type in "msconfig" | go to Startup tab. Alas, it's not exactly as user friendly as it could be. (I'm not running Vista either.)
As for "big red warning signs", I'm envisioning Joe User seeing a message "Please agree to add the SuperUsefulCrapware3000 to startup to make it run super-fast!" and Joe User will obey.
I definitely agree with you. For 3rd party developers it's very convenient to put crap into startup. With most of necessary code loaded, their programs start-up lightning-fast, while Microsoft gets the blame because Windows takes forever to boot.
The summary says "What a difference a couple of months of good press for Blu-ray makes". I'm really curious what is the good press the author is talking about?
(I'm not flamebating, just haven't been following the press regarding HD formats).
And yet, by and large, he had accurately, chillingly, prophesied an entire decade or two of software and hardware development. Shouldn't be all that surprising, since he more or less controlled the direction of desktop software development in the 90's. I would assume he just stated his vision of the future of software, and that vision was implemented.
Agreed, but then again the high production costs (both in energy and money) might be because this is a not a widely used product. Once (or if) this becomes widely available and popular, the costs (again, energy and money) will go down. Gotta love the assembly line:)
So the liberal reforms of the past were good, and people who opposed them had no foresight to see that... Good thing we put that behind us and we don't live in the "primitive times" anymore!
BTW, you should read up on the employment practices of Wal-Mart and the likes.
Yeah! Just like another communication system, the Interstate Highway System. I mean, how can it be any good if everyone has access to it! I want my own private broadband and my own private highway! Damn gov't!
"I was getting people's grades, order information from unknown retailers, personal messages with people's credit card numbers [and] social security numbers," he wrote.
mumbles,
Although I 100% agree with your comment, I have to say that trade schools should teach Java, while Universities should teach C++. To me C++ is an excellent language to learn both, OO and the way the code executes on the machine, since you get exposed to both. Java teaches you how code executes on JVM. Doesn't help you much with other languages.
Python on the other hand is a great way to some new concepts that have been excluded from "curly-brace" languages. (lambdas, gererators, etc.). This will actually make you write better code in C++/Java
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You do realize that they've changed the name to Apple, Inc., right?
> What rights exactly do consumers have?
Only one: Caveat emptor
Trillions of dollars my ass. Guess where most of your (and my) tax dollars are going?
NASA? Wrong!
Here's a little visual guide for your entertainment: http://www.thebudgetgraph.com/poster/
Try finding NASA (clue: it's a tiny circle at 4 o'clock of the center).
Well, I generally agree with you. However, I'm really interested how would you deal with services. Some programs make themselves launch on startup by making themselves part of Windows services and configuring themselves to start on Windows load.
I can see putting stuff like an X-server or e-mail notification tool in the Startup folder, but not several dozen Windows services.
In Microsoft's defense, there is such a tool, click Start | Run... | type in "msconfig" | go to Startup tab. Alas, it's not exactly as user friendly as it could be. (I'm not running Vista either.)
As for "big red warning signs", I'm envisioning Joe User seeing a message "Please agree to add the SuperUsefulCrapware3000 to startup to make it run super-fast!" and Joe User will obey.
I definitely agree with you. For 3rd party developers it's very convenient to put crap into startup. With most of necessary code loaded, their programs start-up lightning-fast, while Microsoft gets the blame because Windows takes forever to boot.
The summary says "What a difference a couple of months of good press for Blu-ray makes". I'm really curious what is the good press the author is talking about? (I'm not flamebating, just haven't been following the press regarding HD formats).
Don't forger Franco, Lukashenko and CowboyNeal
Agreed, but then again the high production costs (both in energy and money) might be because this is a not a widely used product. Once (or if) this becomes widely available and popular, the costs (again, energy and money) will go down. Gotta love the assembly line :)
Last I checked, Windows is not the only operating system out there.
So the liberal reforms of the past were good, and people who opposed them had no foresight to see that... Good thing we put that behind us and we don't live in the "primitive times" anymore! BTW, you should read up on the employment practices of Wal-Mart and the likes.
This needs to be rated: 10, TV Execs Need To Read
I especially liked "...seek out new life, and new civilizations; and don't try and cowardly go where we've already been a billion times. "
Thanks, rkcallaghan
You are referencing junkscience.com, NCPA, free-eco.org and accusing someone of living in an echo chamber?! How ironic...
Yeah! Just like another communication system, the Interstate Highway System. I mean, how can it be any good if everyone has access to it! I want my own private broadband and my own private highway! Damn gov't!
mumbles, Although I 100% agree with your comment, I have to say that trade schools should teach Java, while Universities should teach C++. To me C++ is an excellent language to learn both, OO and the way the code executes on the machine, since you get exposed to both. Java teaches you how code executes on JVM. Doesn't help you much with other languages. Python on the other hand is a great way to some new concepts that have been excluded from "curly-brace" languages. (lambdas, gererators, etc.). This will actually make you write better code in C++/Java
I, for one, welcome our self-aware, mirror-obsessed, emotional overlords.
Lasers are good and all, but why haven't somebody just walked/drove in the direction of the lights?!