Why like Apple? I don't particularly like Apple as a company... They often make the same stupid mistakes which killed the old Ataris and Commodores--poor business sense.
[Side note: The Atari GEM was the first GUI I became familiar with--and the C source for much of it was freely available:-)]
These companies came out with good machines, and then expected you to bow down to them in exchange, pleading for upgrades.
The _big_ reason I like modern Macs is the processor. I'll admit I'm a Motorola fan, but they've made some really good chip architectures. None of Intel's "we'll add another 4 bits for a 22-bit bus."
This weekend Lenexa, KS is holding their annual Kansas State BBQ Cookout. This has been going on for about 15 years, and now its a pretty big event. It started as just a local thing, but for the past many years, its been growing by about 20 teams a year. I wasn't planning on going, but maybe PETA convinced me...
Good thoughts on the length of copyright terms. I hadn't really thought about it, but a copyright of 4 to 8 years really makes more sense in the computer industry. Nobody makes/sells new NES cartridges any more, but Nintendo still claims (kinda) full rights on them. Same (but even more so) for old computer software.
As you mentioned, it would have taken quite a few years for market saturation back in 1800, but with today's e-commerce, market saturation within a year or two is much more common. Adding a few standard deviations, and we could say that market saturation should occuir within 8 years over 99.99% of the time.
If companies are only seeking protection from "unfair competition" and not "resource monopolies", then this should be fine to all.
Outdated stuff would be free, and new stuff would be protected until market saturation is reached.
I'm not big into Anime (I have to save time for other things...), but one which I have watched through is Rurouni Kenshin. Parts can be quite hack-and-slash (Kenshin is the legendary swordsmaster Hitokiri Battousi...), while overall much of the series has a lighthearted family atmosophere (see ep #65) as Kenshin leaves the Hitokiri behind. I know of ~95 episodes, 4 OVA's, and a movie. The OVA's are by far the darkest, and I'd watch them last (save them...).
Unfortunately, the series (fansubs) is rather hard to find. (Hotline...) The producer is finally releasing DVD's of it this summer.
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Ok, guys. You can't possibly be serious about putting a "Lojack-stye" transmitter into one of these things.
Think about it. These laptops are presumably the property of spies and other high-security/risk officials. How can they work covertly if you're broadcasting their location?!?
It was a good idea otherwise, and I think the civilian market might still be interested.:-)
I'd just like to thank the Mozilla team for all the work they put into this. Its got some bugs, but it seems _very_ good. Lets see how long I can run it before it crashes.
For the curious, it correctly imported almost all my NS 4.7 settings. Wohoo!
Think about it folks, OSHA was established to fight "unsafe work conditions"...
They were not set up with the employee's goals in mind, they were set up for people working in factories who had to use LARGE and EXPENSIVE equipment which they couldn't dream of buying. If you didn't like it, you couldn't change it.
The home office is a different world. For those of us who don't rummage around looking for discarded parts, I'm guessing (quick, run a poll:-) that everyone owns their home desk, computer, keyboard, etc.
In this case, I don't think its appropriate to regulate "what equipment home users should use." Money doesn't come from nowhere; all your health benefits are just parts of your salary pre-bookmarked for health care. That's fine for most people. I just don't want them buying me a $60 MS Intellimouse, when I prefer my (just as ergonomic) trackball.
Thanks and tune in next time, D Herring
P.S. I sympathize with the/.er who dislikes the dorm setting; I'm home for break, but it sounds like our dorm rooms must have the same furniture:-(
All software I ship now includes this clause in the license.
"This software family is guaranteed to correctly handle the date change from 9999 to 10,000. However a patch, to be released in 9998, will be required to protect your system from unknown errors. Yin98 will be available for only $99.99 as an upgrade to Yin95."
Send orders to: YinDOS 42 Core Dump, PC 12345
Enjoying the time rollover...just wish there had been a disaster to make reading tomorrow's paper interesting:-(
Many people claim that violent games encourage or 'desensitize' kids towards violence. Others make the base case of 'take it in context--everyone knows its not real.'
First off, realness and correct context don't matter. Many pilots I know have commented on an interesting phenomenon...parents and kids who have flown computer flight sims are quicker to learn real flying than those who haven't. It seems to me that all simulators, no matter how 'unrealistic' do in fact provide a basic skills introduction.
Second, who says people 'know games aren't real'? I have several friends who fume when they are losing--even to the computer. I even get annoyed when 'my teammates are killing me'. They can become 'real' even to those of us who can code and know how 'false' they are.
Finally, the responsibility mentioned by others needs to be taken seriously. Adults need to learn that kids==responsibilities. Don't ask industry to 'regulate itself', regulate your own. Everyone has different standards. My parents had high ones, and I ended up getting a full college scholarship because of it. Without their (strong) guidance, I wouldn't have...
Do the responsible thing. Don't buy your kids video games, don't spoil them. Reformat your windoze box to eliminate thos video games and install Linux...maybe then they'll really learn about computers. Video games affect us all.
I once heard that if its not good enough to put your name on it, then it shouldn't be released. Will this bring an end to the tradition of quality which Apple software has had?
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Why like Apple?
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I don't particularly like Apple as a company... They often make the same stupid mistakes which killed the old Ataris and Commodores--poor business sense.
[Side note: The Atari GEM was the first GUI I became familiar with--and the C source for much of it was freely available
These companies came out with good machines, and then expected you to bow down to them in exchange, pleading for upgrades.
The _big_ reason I like modern Macs is the processor. I'll admit I'm a Motorola fan, but they've made some really good chip architectures. None of Intel's "we'll add another 4 bits for a 22-bit bus."
This weekend Lenexa, KS is holding their annual Kansas State BBQ Cookout. This has been going on for about 15 years, and now its a pretty big event. It started as just a local thing, but for the past many years, its been growing by about 20 teams a year. I wasn't planning on going, but maybe PETA convinced me...
Dougheny's statements imply no intention to sell or profit from the site.
What's wrong with parodies? If they're bad, then why does PETA have this link on their homepage?
...that anarchists write FAQ's to guide each other?
...that they form required participatory committees?
Sure sounds like organized government to me.
Good thoughts on the length of copyright terms. I hadn't really thought about it, but a copyright of 4 to 8 years really makes more sense in the computer industry. Nobody makes/sells new NES cartridges any more, but Nintendo still claims (kinda) full rights on them. Same (but even more so) for old computer software.
As you mentioned, it would have taken quite a few years for market saturation back in 1800, but with today's e-commerce, market saturation within a year or two is much more common. Adding a few standard deviations, and we could say that market saturation should occuir within 8 years over 99.99% of the time.
If companies are only seeking protection from "unfair competition" and not "resource monopolies", then this should be fine to all.
Outdated stuff would be free, and new stuff would be protected until market saturation is reached.
Actually, I was surprised his warning didn't read:
(Warning: the entirety of this article, such as it is, is by JonKatz, so please post trolls).
Not that I would have any...
I'm not big into Anime (I have to save time for other things...), but one which I have watched through is Rurouni Kenshin.
Parts can be quite hack-and-slash (Kenshin is the legendary swordsmaster Hitokiri Battousi...), while overall much of the series has a lighthearted family atmosophere (see ep #65) as Kenshin leaves the Hitokiri behind.
I know of ~95 episodes, 4 OVA's, and a movie. The OVA's are by far the darkest, and I'd watch them last (save them...).
Unfortunately, the series (fansubs) is rather hard to find. (Hotline...) The producer is finally releasing DVD's of it this summer.
Ok, guys. You can't possibly be serious about putting a "Lojack-stye" transmitter into one of these things.
:-)
Think about it. These laptops are presumably the property of spies and other high-security/risk officials. How can they work covertly if you're broadcasting their location?!?
It was a good idea otherwise, and I think the civilian market might still be interested.
I'd just like to thank the Mozilla team for all the work they put into this. Its got some bugs, but it seems _very_ good. Lets see how long I can run it before it crashes.
For the curious, it correctly imported almost all my NS 4.7 settings. Wohoo!
It does not like me hiding its navbars though...
Go Mozilla!
P.S. I'm now using M15 (almost) all the way.
Think about it folks, OSHA was established to fight "unsafe work conditions"...
:-) that everyone owns their home desk, computer, keyboard, etc.
/.er who dislikes the dorm setting; I'm home for break, but it sounds like our dorm rooms must have the same furniture :-(
They were not set up with the employee's goals in mind, they were set up for people working in factories who had to use LARGE and EXPENSIVE equipment which they couldn't dream of buying. If you didn't like it, you couldn't change it.
The home office is a different world. For those of us who don't rummage around looking for discarded parts, I'm guessing (quick, run a poll
In this case, I don't think its appropriate to regulate "what equipment home users should use." Money doesn't come from nowhere; all your health benefits are just parts of your salary pre-bookmarked for health care. That's fine for most people. I just don't want them buying me a $60 MS Intellimouse, when I prefer my (just as ergonomic) trackball.
Thanks and tune in next time,
D Herring
P.S. I sympathize with the
All software I ship now includes this clause in the license.
:-(
"This software family is guaranteed to correctly handle the date change from 9999 to 10,000. However a patch, to be released in 9998, will be required to protect your system from unknown errors. Yin98 will be available for only $99.99 as an upgrade to Yin95."
Send orders to:
YinDOS
42 Core
Dump, PC 12345
Enjoying the time rollover...just wish there had been a disaster to make reading tomorrow's paper interesting
Many people claim that violent games encourage or 'desensitize' kids towards violence. Others make the base case of 'take it in context--everyone knows its not real.'
First off, realness and correct context don't matter. Many pilots I know have commented on an interesting phenomenon...parents and kids who have flown computer flight sims are quicker to learn real flying than those who haven't. It seems to me that all simulators, no matter how 'unrealistic' do in fact provide a basic skills introduction.
Second, who says people 'know games aren't real'? I have several friends who fume when they are losing--even to the computer. I even get annoyed when 'my teammates are killing me'. They can become 'real' even to those of us who can code and know how 'false' they are.
Finally, the responsibility mentioned by others needs to be taken seriously. Adults need to learn that kids==responsibilities. Don't ask industry to 'regulate itself', regulate your own. Everyone has different standards. My parents had high ones, and I ended up getting a full college scholarship because of it. Without their (strong) guidance, I wouldn't have...
Do the responsible thing. Don't buy your kids video games, don't spoil them. Reformat your windoze box to eliminate thos video games and install Linux...maybe then they'll really learn about computers. Video games affect us all.
I once heard that if its not good enough to put your name on it, then it shouldn't be released. Will this bring an end to the tradition of quality which Apple software has had?