I do all of my development work in Dreamweaver, mostly on a Mac, but sometimes on a PC. As a result, IE is one of several browsers I check against.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has done a tremendous job in getting market saturation with FrontPage. Since FP services the low end of the web development market, it stands to reason that a significant amount (if not a majority, I don't know) of web sites are developed with FP. And obviously, using FP is the easiest way to create IE-only sites.
Except that identifying who is responsible just off the body of the email is a magnificent opportunity for companies to put their competitors out of business
Corporate ethics is nothing new. Companies can frame other companies now without using the internet.
Would you risk YOUR company, YOUR career, and YOUR freedom by trying to frame a competitor? Most other companies wouldn't, either.
Or, maybe you've got a little bogus spam operation going on against your competitor. Suddenly, your IT guy says, "BTW, you know that bulk email you just had me send out? I want you to double my salary, or I'm going to the feds."
That's all very well, but for a large chunk of spam, identifying the spammer if difficult, and to it in a way that would hold up in court would be even harder..
Why would that be difficult? Virtually all of the spam I receive is promoting a business service or product. For the spam to be anonymous, the spammer would have to remove all references to both his business and his product... so what message is he left with? Nothing.
"Artemis" is a reference to the code name for my favorite form-factor Mac at the time that I created this account, many years ago when I was a wee laddie.
Speaking of which, why haven't the machines used their technology to construct some kind of space elevator to a geosynchronous solar satellite thing yet? Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke thought that that would be a great way to get free power, and it's certainly smarter than their current plan
That's one of those massive plot holes that you have to overlook if you want to enjoy the movie. Really, you have to go even further back and ask how the earth's leaders thought that scorching the sky (and thereby destroying the planetary ecosystem and killing off every living thing on the planet) was a viable solution to the problem. A case of the cure being worse than the disease.
Obviously, the machines don't have a defense against EMP blasts, so why didn't mankind detonate a bunch of nuclear warheads over 01?
Also, in regards to the energy generation issue... the machines have this massive drilling capability... so why aren't they using geothermal heat to generate electricity?
Actually, look at Microsoft in general. They destroyed Apple because the hardware platform for PC's was open, and Apple couldn't begin to compete on price. Apple went from a peak of ~50% marketshare to a low of about 2%.
What will my unix *zip programs be compatible with?
If PKWare suddenly closes their format, and if WinZip keeps theirs open, then it looks like WinZip will win by default.
It seems that we've been down this road countless times before. The way to win marketshare in the tech sector is to keep things open and allow other companies to champion your standard for you.
Perhaps a name not associated with Motorola would be a better idea.
IIRC, the Gx naming convention was instituted by Apple, not Motorola. I think Moto calls the G4 the PowerPC 7450. Same thing with Altivec; Moto's name is Velocity Engine.
That's nuts, and it's against the way the free market works. There is no law saying the everyone is provided a TV.
It's not a free market issue... What if there's some major catastrophe taking place that people need to know about so they can evacuate? There is a need for the public good to have free access to local stations.
is that lower demand will result in lower spending on broadcast towers by the stations. The impact is already being seen. I live in a major metropolitan city, and with my amplified rabbit ears I can only get one station, and occasionally two more, depending on the weather.
Back in the 70's and early 80's, I lived an hour away from another big city, and generally had no problem picking up 7-10 stations most days.
While keeping the access available for people like me who don't care to pay for cable is nice, it's obvious that the cost:benefit ratio isn't there for the stations to keep pouring a ton of money into this. The market has already made the decision not to keep pouring money into this black hole.
Indie companies are still going to get ripped off they just get ripped of by an electronic distributor instead of an offline one.
Ripped off? How do you figure? I don't see an Apple goon squad forcing any indie artists or labels to use the iTune Music Store. Last I checked, this was entirely voluntary.
Bands will still get very little cash for their effort.
The VERY FACT that Apple is reaching out to indie labels is tremendous news for the artists. The internet has the potential to level the playing field in music distribution, but it's not going to happen overnight. There still has to be some kind of marketing engine in place, and that's what the big labels have been providing that has been irreplaceable.
As Apple said in the article, though, they are looking for quality over quantity, so generally speaking, more of the cream will rise to the top. The music industry is a tough business, but name any aspect of the entertainment industry that isn't tremendously overcrowded.
If any bands are willing to give this a try, get in touch I can help you get up and running for minimal cost;-)
First off, if Windows users want to have Macs, Apple doesn't have to sell a Mac ROM PCI card; there is already a solution that works remarkably well. Buy a Mac and install VirtualPC.
Anyway, Apple doesn't want to lose their hardware distinctiveness. To do so would mean that Apple would have to cut their margins to razor-thin along with the rest of the x86 world. Apple is enjoying the esoteric platform comparisons right now, because there is no true 1:1 comparison between PPC and x86; PPC is faster in some areas, and x86 is faster in others, and the whole mhz comparison is pretty murky as a result. If Apple went with x86, the VERY NEXT DAY every computer magazine on the planet would have high-end systems from HP, Dell, Gateway, Apple, et. al., and price/performance would be the most important issue. Apple would need to cut their margins to compete. Also keep in mind that Apple doesn't refresh their systems nearly as frequently as other manufacturers, so Apple would always seem to be lagging in performance in the x86 world, too.
Besides, I expect to see great things from Apple in the next 5 years now that IBM is on board with desktop PPC development again. IBM may even be feeling that it is more personal with Microsoft funding SCO's lawsuit against them, and may start pushing PPC development hot and heavy as a result. The motivation for IBM would be to start cranking out desktop PPC-based Linux systems, and Apple would have access to those processors. Sounds good anyway, doesn't it?:D
I would take an old starwars puppet over a CG Jabba anyday.
Yeah, but could you imagine Frank Oz and his Yoda puppet jumping all over Christopher Lee in AOTC? The dude is almost 60... they would have had to have a paramedic and an oxygen tent nearby...
That list showed that Pixar's salaries were awarded without regard to skill, exprerience, or performance. There could be upwards of 20K/yr separating office mates with the same skill/experience/title/performance.
Yeah, but that's not just a Pixar problem. That's an "everywhere you go" problem.
I've met a lot of people who were scared to assert their worth, and would settle for $15k or $20k less than their market value.
On the one hand, it leaves the higher paying jobs for those who are aggressive enough to look for them and negotiate for it (i.e., me), but on the other hand, it depresses the market as a whole if too many people are willing to settle for less.
If the gun industry was like the computer industry, we would have one manufacturer making stylish guns in translucent, fruity colors, but good luck trying to find bullets for it.
The other manufacturer would own 95% of the market and you could even assemble it yourself, but there's no guarantee that all the pieces would work together and the gun would frequently blow up in your face.
The biggest problem with high-altitude tethered aerostats is that the tether is invisible to aircraft. Typically, they aren't even lit. And, of course, the balloons move with the wind somewhat, so you can't even be sure what location to avoid. Therefore, you'd have to have a pretty wide area to avoid.
Any decent navigational maps would have this all marked off. When I was a pilot, I used them before every flight. No biggie.
When the Oracle gives Neo a candy, he takes it, but does not eat it. She takes a matching candy out of her purse and throws it in her mouth. It is identical to the red pill that Neo took in the first place
I noted this when it happened. and thought nothing of it.
I saw this and thought nothing of this, either, except that I thought that Neo was stupid for eating it. Neo knows that she's a program, so what is her motivation to destroy the Matrix (and her own existence)? I thought that the candy might be some kind of program.
However, I just realized... at the end, where Neo says "Something is different," just before he stops the Sentinals... Does that "something" have anything to do with the candy Neo ate? Did the Oracle give Neo the program to stop the Sentinals in the Real World (or the Outer Matrix, if you prefer)?
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I do all of my development work in Dreamweaver, mostly on a Mac, but sometimes on a PC. As a result, IE is one of several browsers I check against.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has done a tremendous job in getting market saturation with FrontPage. Since FP services the low end of the web development market, it stands to reason that a significant amount (if not a majority, I don't know) of web sites are developed with FP. And obviously, using FP is the easiest way to create IE-only sites.
Except that identifying who is responsible just off the body of the email is a magnificent opportunity for companies to put their competitors out of business
Corporate ethics is nothing new. Companies can frame other companies now without using the internet.
Would you risk YOUR company, YOUR career, and YOUR freedom by trying to frame a competitor? Most other companies wouldn't, either.
Or, maybe you've got a little bogus spam operation going on against your competitor. Suddenly, your IT guy says, "BTW, you know that bulk email you just had me send out? I want you to double my salary, or I'm going to the feds."
That's all very well, but for a large chunk of spam, identifying the spammer if difficult, and to it in a way that would hold up in court would be even harder..
Why would that be difficult? Virtually all of the spam I receive is promoting a business service or product. For the spam to be anonymous, the spammer would have to remove all references to both his business and his product... so what message is he left with? Nothing.
Thanks, folks... I'll be here till Thursday.
"Artemis" is a reference to the code name for my favorite form-factor Mac at the time that I created this account, many years ago when I was a wee laddie.
I thought Popper was the one who was tired of getting the runaround...
Speaking of which, why haven't the machines used their technology to construct some kind of space elevator to a geosynchronous solar satellite thing yet? Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke thought that that would be a great way to get free power, and it's certainly smarter than their current plan
That's one of those massive plot holes that you have to overlook if you want to enjoy the movie. Really, you have to go even further back and ask how the earth's leaders thought that scorching the sky (and thereby destroying the planetary ecosystem and killing off every living thing on the planet) was a viable solution to the problem. A case of the cure being worse than the disease.
Obviously, the machines don't have a defense against EMP blasts, so why didn't mankind detonate a bunch of nuclear warheads over 01?
Also, in regards to the energy generation issue... the machines have this massive drilling capability... so why aren't they using geothermal heat to generate electricity?
Actually, look at Microsoft in general. They destroyed Apple because the hardware platform for PC's was open, and Apple couldn't begin to compete on price. Apple went from a peak of ~50% marketshare to a low of about 2%.
That's why Quark is still selling QXP 4 alongside QXP 5.
What will my unix *zip programs be compatible with?
If PKWare suddenly closes their format, and if WinZip keeps theirs open, then it looks like WinZip will win by default.
It seems that we've been down this road countless times before. The way to win marketshare in the tech sector is to keep things open and allow other companies to champion your standard for you.
Finally, a solution to the "Dad, he keeps touching me!" dilemma.
Perhaps a name not associated with Motorola would be a better idea.
IIRC, the Gx naming convention was instituted by Apple, not Motorola. I think Moto calls the G4 the PowerPC 7450. Same thing with Altivec; Moto's name is Velocity Engine.
VHF broadcast towers are horribly expensive, to get decent saturation.
I would rather see basic cable be offered as a free service, but have the resident pay the one-time cost of the installation.
That's nuts, and it's against the way the free market works. There is no law saying the everyone is provided a TV.
It's not a free market issue... What if there's some major catastrophe taking place that people need to know about so they can evacuate? There is a need for the public good to have free access to local stations.
is that lower demand will result in lower spending on broadcast towers by the stations. The impact is already being seen. I live in a major metropolitan city, and with my amplified rabbit ears I can only get one station, and occasionally two more, depending on the weather.
Back in the 70's and early 80's, I lived an hour away from another big city, and generally had no problem picking up 7-10 stations most days.
While keeping the access available for people like me who don't care to pay for cable is nice, it's obvious that the cost:benefit ratio isn't there for the stations to keep pouring a ton of money into this. The market has already made the decision not to keep pouring money into this black hole.
Indie companies are still going to get ripped off they just get ripped of by an electronic distributor instead of an offline one.
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Ripped off? How do you figure? I don't see an Apple goon squad forcing any indie artists or labels to use the iTune Music Store. Last I checked, this was entirely voluntary.
Bands will still get very little cash for their effort.
The VERY FACT that Apple is reaching out to indie labels is tremendous news for the artists. The internet has the potential to level the playing field in music distribution, but it's not going to happen overnight. There still has to be some kind of marketing engine in place, and that's what the big labels have been providing that has been irreplaceable.
As Apple said in the article, though, they are looking for quality over quantity, so generally speaking, more of the cream will rise to the top. The music industry is a tough business, but name any aspect of the entertainment industry that isn't tremendously overcrowded.
If any bands are willing to give this a try, get in touch I can help you get up and running for minimal cost
Ah, the REAL rationale for the post...
You laugh but I saw Star Wars: Episode II at an IMAX theatre. I got three words for you - twenty foot nipples.
Gah! Who wants to see Jar Jar's 20 foot nipples?
First off, if Windows users want to have Macs, Apple doesn't have to sell a Mac ROM PCI card; there is already a solution that works remarkably well. Buy a Mac and install VirtualPC.
:D
Anyway, Apple doesn't want to lose their hardware distinctiveness. To do so would mean that Apple would have to cut their margins to razor-thin along with the rest of the x86 world. Apple is enjoying the esoteric platform comparisons right now, because there is no true 1:1 comparison between PPC and x86; PPC is faster in some areas, and x86 is faster in others, and the whole mhz comparison is pretty murky as a result. If Apple went with x86, the VERY NEXT DAY every computer magazine on the planet would have high-end systems from HP, Dell, Gateway, Apple, et. al., and price/performance would be the most important issue. Apple would need to cut their margins to compete. Also keep in mind that Apple doesn't refresh their systems nearly as frequently as other manufacturers, so Apple would always seem to be lagging in performance in the x86 world, too.
Besides, I expect to see great things from Apple in the next 5 years now that IBM is on board with desktop PPC development again. IBM may even be feeling that it is more personal with Microsoft funding SCO's lawsuit against them, and may start pushing PPC development hot and heavy as a result. The motivation for IBM would be to start cranking out desktop PPC-based Linux systems, and Apple would have access to those processors. Sounds good anyway, doesn't it?
He could have just gone to the Dollar Store and bought an insulating foam bottle sleeve.
Have it monitor the level of the liquid in the glass, and have it send a page or IM to your wife to bring you another before you finish the first one.
Now THAT would be truly useful!
I would take an old starwars puppet over a CG Jabba anyday.
Yeah, but could you imagine Frank Oz and his Yoda puppet jumping all over Christopher Lee in AOTC? The dude is almost 60... they would have had to have a paramedic and an oxygen tent nearby...
That list showed that Pixar's salaries were awarded without regard to skill, exprerience, or performance. There could be upwards of 20K/yr separating office mates with the same skill/experience/title/performance.
Yeah, but that's not just a Pixar problem. That's an "everywhere you go" problem.
I've met a lot of people who were scared to assert their worth, and would settle for $15k or $20k less than their market value.
On the one hand, it leaves the higher paying jobs for those who are aggressive enough to look for them and negotiate for it (i.e., me), but on the other hand, it depresses the market as a whole if too many people are willing to settle for less.
here's a BBC story talking about deploying metal detectors and night-vision goggles to stop people from camcording the movie.
Now if they can just figure a way to stop little punk-ass kids with laser pointers, I'd be happy...
If the gun industry was like the computer industry, we would have one manufacturer making stylish guns in translucent, fruity colors, but good luck trying to find bullets for it.
The other manufacturer would own 95% of the market and you could even assemble it yourself, but there's no guarantee that all the pieces would work together and the gun would frequently blow up in your face.
The biggest problem with high-altitude tethered aerostats is that the tether is invisible to aircraft. Typically, they aren't even lit. And, of course, the balloons move with the wind somewhat, so you can't even be sure what location to avoid. Therefore, you'd have to have a pretty wide area to avoid.
Any decent navigational maps would have this all marked off. When I was a pilot, I used them before every flight. No biggie.
When the Oracle gives Neo a candy, he takes it, but does not eat it. She takes a matching candy out of her purse and throws it in her mouth. It is identical to the red pill that Neo took in the first place
I noted this when it happened. and thought nothing of it.
I saw this and thought nothing of this, either, except that I thought that Neo was stupid for eating it. Neo knows that she's a program, so what is her motivation to destroy the Matrix (and her own existence)? I thought that the candy might be some kind of program.
However, I just realized... at the end, where Neo says "Something is different," just before he stops the Sentinals... Does that "something" have anything to do with the candy Neo ate? Did the Oracle give Neo the program to stop the Sentinals in the Real World (or the Outer Matrix, if you prefer)?