From what I've heard, most manufacturers that offers OSless PCs make you pay the same anyway. And if I want to install my own OS, why would I buy a Mac anyway? As for Windows stability, I have a hardware firewall, and use Firefox, Opera, Spybot, and Ad-aware regularly, yet still have all kinds of problems with memory dumps, hanging, loss of detection of wireless adapter (not the network), improper startups, and the like. The only problems I have had with Linux are getting games to run and lack of support for my wireless adapter (a USB model, very uncommon, one that I didn't buy).
A mini (which had the best case, most reasonable size/capacity/price). I have had it for a year, and have replaced the battery myself just this Xmas. While it is nice and all, it is NOT a device worthy of the hordes of gibbering idiots that worship the damn thing. I have crashed the OS several time, had it freeze on me several times, had it corrupt data, had the battery not last half the expected lifetime, given up on iTunes (ml_ipod for Winamp for teh win - and yes, I prefer Winamp as a media player because the Media Library is great for dealing with hundereds of gigs of music and videos) and had other problems with it, but I still use it all the time, every day. In fact, I may have had my hands on it almost as much as on my dick. Oh, wait, I read/., nevermind.
No, the point is that you have to actively CHOOSE OS X (and the hardware) - you have to go out of your way to get a Mac, and they suck less than Winblows. You think = you get a better product, but one could also think and get Linux. Most of people who buy Windows deserve their problems. If "cheap" is your goal, and you think, then an older desktop running Vector Linux or Gentoo would be a good idea. If "easy and works" is the goal, most people go to Macs. Most people who buy Winblows DON'T think abou their purchase, and then are annoyed by their problems. If I was buying a car, I'd get what I need and want, not just what is the easiest to buy or most available.
I don't hate Mr. Gates, just MS business practices and products. Right now I'm a little po'd because some things just don't work well in Linux right now (games and wireless) and I have to troubleshoot relatives who wont buy Mac Minis and even use Winblows at my school, but overall I see Winblows as a tax on people who are bad with computers (it'd be nice if it wasn't tied to hardware, though), just as I see the lottery as a tax on peopl who are bad at math. If MS wants to take from rich idiots and give (and not throw at) the needy, I am happy for them. I just wish it was easier to function entirely on Linux and OS X.
a solid-state device to run my OS and games off of, then a holographic drive to store everything on. Anyone like those new 150GB WD Raptors? I want one when they make it holographic, double the cache, and bump it up to 3MB/s SATA II. But most of all cheaper.
I hear ya. As long as I have get my grimy hands on advanced weaponry capable of damaging them, bring it on! Yeah, all you who said my computer games were a waste, what now, huh? Eat lead, bug-breath!
My favorite solution to overpopulation is much simpler, easier, and humane: Create or modify a disease to have it cause infertility with minimized side effects. Then artificially spread it as much as possible, and the victims should help in transmitting it. Considiring that a 4/5 population reduction is a very reasonable goal, and that the largest and most deadly STD, AIDS, doesn't come close to affecting 4/5 of the population, we don't need to fear everyone becoming sterile (rather the concern should be not affecting enough people fast enough). Also, since the goal of most modern population control methods involve convincing people not to have babies (which obviously isn't working well enough), this is the same, but without the free will involved. While it would be unethical, one could argue that having a child in this day and age instaed of adopting a needy one is unethical.
are these thousands of cameras going to be monitored? Is this part of the national healthcare plan for dealing with the disabled, just hire them as "security personnel" and have them watch TV all day until something explodes? I could totally do that job, if I had a laptop and a good wifi connection...
That's how I want to die. My mighty wang will take out many of them, but I will be old by then and will die of a erection-induced heart-attack (as my massive wang will require far too much blood, even with the implanted marrows, three extra hearts, and mechanically time-released blood infusions from a portable 20 gallon blood reservoir tank.)
I've tried Azeurus, Torrentstorm, and Bittornado but I get NAT errors (that I can't fix, I've followed the guides) or REALLY slow/non-existant connections. LimeWire has always been easy and fast, for me. And yes, I do buy the stuff I don't delete, it's just easier to sort through the neck-high crap out there by "borrowing" some data temporarily before I buy a CD with only two good tracks. Artist to online music subscription/store is the way of the future, and if Apple were to add movies and games (a la Valve's Steam service) and not have to pay the RIAA tax (about 80 of each 99 cent song I hear) we'd have convenience, a good price, decent DRM, and the artists would possibly earn more. My 2 cents, Paypal and RIAA tax deducted.
Assuming this implemented properly (50-50 chance) this could kick ass. Hopefully this will mean lower prices, more availability (small wifi access point into any into any electrical outlet, for laptop use anywhere) and higher speeds. I wonder what a DOS attack would do?
would buy a Dell and think of it as "high-quality". They may have "bought American" but Dell buys Malaysian and Taiwanese. Once you build a PC on your own, it's really easy to do again, and I don't ever see myself going back to pre-builts. Have a knowledgable friend (i.e. has built several PCs with no problems) help you the first time, then research and do your own upgrades. Afterward, even years later, you'll know how to quickly find high-quality information resouces (and avoid luser resources) to bring you up to date on the latest technology (since you already should understand the basics you won't be mislead by market-speak and fooled by large companies wiht too-good-to-be-true deals). For me, it's as simple as "oh, I need a new hard drive... hmm, look for Western Digital on Newegg and Tom's Hardware... here's a really good one for a nice price... wow, those transfer speeds are really up there nowadays, look at that SATA II 3meg."
You are right, they do make money, but less money than going to see a sucky movie in theaters or buying it on DVD. If it is new and I haven't seen it - rent. If it is slightly older but really good, then my friends already have it - borrow.
NASA offering to pay for something they desperatly need? That's the same way we/.ers get sexed. Seriously, if they to do cryogenics (or the like, maybe a la the zombie dogs http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15739502-1376 2,00.html) testing on humans, dibs on first volunteer spot. I'll be back just in time for society, technology, and my high-interest bank account ot get where I want them. Or you will all be dead following some war or catastrophe. Either way, I win.
I just can't stand the huge media corporations anymore. I try to rent or borrow stuff as much as possible now, and only buy stuff that I have to have. Basically I am 90% boycotting them - I hope they, their legal teams, and their crappy, overpriced products all die out. The day when the RI/MPAA and others have died out and all music goes directly from artist to one or many online music store(s)/subscription service(s) will be a good day for us all. They are dinosaurs - big, mean, stupid, and unable to adapt to their environmet. they have had their day, and we are only waiting for a meteor (sign from God that their time has passed?). Maybe it's iTunes Music Store?
Like many/.ers, over the years I developed a strong dislike, even hatred of companies like MS, AOL, SCO, and others, but in the case of MS, I have realized something. Yes, the company is shamelessly beholden to bad marketing and legal practices instead of producing reasonably priced quality products (few are, but not most) and the alternatives are better but usually only implemented by people who would rather not shell out money just to avoid thinking. But I now see this as a tax on people not willing to think a bout their actions. Just like the lottery is a tax on people bad at math, MS (and some other companies) products are a tax on people bad with computers. What makes this better is that this money isn't being completely wasted - it, because of Mr. Gates (who isn't even close to the most "evil" parts of MS like marketing, legal, and Steve Ballmer) who give the money to charity. He's like a rich Robin Hood who tricks the rich into giving him the money instead of stealing it, then gives it away. Definetly one of the best models for a billionare, whatever the company does.
Who cares? In about two-three years, I plan on rigging a slightly older system (P3 probably) up like this: braodband internet +satellite TV +bittorrent client +TV tuner video card +internal holographic hard drive +external holographic hard drive all connected a pair of large flat panel monitors and nice speakers. That's a real home entertainment system (have all TV shows, movies, music, and whatever else you want all together on one disk, and backed up externally for viewing on a laptop on the go), and a chaper one. Why buy an optical system anymore? Optical drives are slower at reading, much slower at writing, and will have much smaller capacities than external hard drives, and won't be chaper over the long run. And as for distributing media, it will be better for companies to go the way of Valve's Steam service or Apple's iTunes music store. Think a phat pipe and a 300GB 2.5 inch external holographic hard drive. What I really can't wait for is a 500GB-1TB 10k (or, god willing, 15k) rpm 16MB cache SATA II (or 2.5) Raptor hard disk. I shudder with anticipation.
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From what I've heard, most manufacturers that offers OSless PCs make you pay the same anyway. And if I want to install my own OS, why would I buy a Mac anyway? As for Windows stability, I have a hardware firewall, and use Firefox, Opera, Spybot, and Ad-aware regularly, yet still have all kinds of problems with memory dumps, hanging, loss of detection of wireless adapter (not the network), improper startups, and the like. The only problems I have had with Linux are getting games to run and lack of support for my wireless adapter (a USB model, very uncommon, one that I didn't buy).
A mini (which had the best case, most reasonable size/capacity/price). I have had it for a year, and have replaced the battery myself just this Xmas. While it is nice and all, it is NOT a device worthy of the hordes of gibbering idiots that worship the damn thing. I have crashed the OS several time, had it freeze on me several times, had it corrupt data, had the battery not last half the expected lifetime, given up on iTunes (ml_ipod for Winamp for teh win - and yes, I prefer Winamp as a media player because the Media Library is great for dealing with hundereds of gigs of music and videos) and had other problems with it, but I still use it all the time, every day. In fact, I may have had my hands on it almost as much as on my dick. Oh, wait, I read /., nevermind.
Oh, and: Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftaghn!
No, the point is that you have to actively CHOOSE OS X (and the hardware) - you have to go out of your way to get a Mac, and they suck less than Winblows. You think = you get a better product, but one could also think and get Linux. Most of people who buy Windows deserve their problems. If "cheap" is your goal, and you think, then an older desktop running Vector Linux or Gentoo would be a good idea. If "easy and works" is the goal, most people go to Macs. Most people who buy Winblows DON'T think abou their purchase, and then are annoyed by their problems. If I was buying a car, I'd get what I need and want, not just what is the easiest to buy or most available.
I don't hate Mr. Gates, just MS business practices and products. Right now I'm a little po'd because some things just don't work well in Linux right now (games and wireless) and I have to troubleshoot relatives who wont buy Mac Minis and even use Winblows at my school, but overall I see Winblows as a tax on people who are bad with computers (it'd be nice if it wasn't tied to hardware, though), just as I see the lottery as a tax on peopl who are bad at math. If MS wants to take from rich idiots and give (and not throw at) the needy, I am happy for them. I just wish it was easier to function entirely on Linux and OS X.
a solid-state device to run my OS and games off of, then a holographic drive to store everything on. Anyone like those new 150GB WD Raptors? I want one when they make it holographic, double the cache, and bump it up to 3MB/s SATA II. But most of all cheaper.
I hear ya. As long as I have get my grimy hands on advanced weaponry capable of damaging them, bring it on! Yeah, all you who said my computer games were a waste, what now, huh? Eat lead, bug-breath!
My favorite solution to overpopulation is much simpler, easier, and humane: Create or modify a disease to have it cause infertility with minimized side effects. Then artificially spread it as much as possible, and the victims should help in transmitting it. Considiring that a 4/5 population reduction is a very reasonable goal, and that the largest and most deadly STD, AIDS, doesn't come close to affecting 4/5 of the population, we don't need to fear everyone becoming sterile (rather the concern should be not affecting enough people fast enough). Also, since the goal of most modern population control methods involve convincing people not to have babies (which obviously isn't working well enough), this is the same, but without the free will involved. While it would be unethical, one could argue that having a child in this day and age instaed of adopting a needy one is unethical.
are these thousands of cameras going to be monitored? Is this part of the national healthcare plan for dealing with the disabled, just hire them as "security personnel" and have them watch TV all day until something explodes? I could totally do that job, if I had a laptop and a good wifi connection...
Let's slashspam them and show them how well it's working.
Not a dupe, it comnfirms the speculation in http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/16/204231 &tid=217&tid=120
"chased to your death by hundreds of naked women"
That's how I want to die. My mighty wang will take out many of them, but I will be old by then and will die of a erection-induced heart-attack (as my massive wang will require far too much blood, even with the implanted marrows, three extra hearts, and mechanically time-released blood infusions from a portable 20 gallon blood reservoir tank.)
And someone throws a chair while cursing, and then we never hear the end of the jokes about it on /.
Don't expect practical applications; if they turn up, they're a nice bonus, but they're not why you do mathematics.
That's exactly what I told my math teachers, and they never listend!
I've tried Azeurus, Torrentstorm, and Bittornado but I get NAT errors (that I can't fix, I've followed the guides) or REALLY slow/non-existant connections. LimeWire has always been easy and fast, for me. And yes, I do buy the stuff I don't delete, it's just easier to sort through the neck-high crap out there by "borrowing" some data temporarily before I buy a CD with only two good tracks. Artist to online music subscription/store is the way of the future, and if Apple were to add movies and games (a la Valve's Steam service) and not have to pay the RIAA tax (about 80 of each 99 cent song I hear) we'd have convenience, a good price, decent DRM, and the artists would possibly earn more. My 2 cents, Paypal and RIAA tax deducted.
Assuming this implemented properly (50-50 chance) this could kick ass. Hopefully this will mean lower prices, more availability (small wifi access point into any into any electrical outlet, for laptop use anywhere) and higher speeds. I wonder what a DOS attack would do?
would buy a Dell and think of it as "high-quality". They may have "bought American" but Dell buys Malaysian and Taiwanese. Once you build a PC on your own, it's really easy to do again, and I don't ever see myself going back to pre-builts. Have a knowledgable friend (i.e. has built several PCs with no problems) help you the first time, then research and do your own upgrades. Afterward, even years later, you'll know how to quickly find high-quality information resouces (and avoid luser resources) to bring you up to date on the latest technology (since you already should understand the basics you won't be mislead by market-speak and fooled by large companies wiht too-good-to-be-true deals). For me, it's as simple as "oh, I need a new hard drive... hmm, look for Western Digital on Newegg and Tom's Hardware... here's a really good one for a nice price... wow, those transfer speeds are really up there nowadays, look at that SATA II 3meg."
I'll just get some upgrades. Quantum brain, compact fusion reactor, extendo-wang... I'll be better off than I am now.
That's hilarious, even music artists are against the industry.
You are right, they do make money, but less money than going to see a sucky movie in theaters or buying it on DVD. If it is new and I haven't seen it - rent. If it is slightly older but really good, then my friends already have it - borrow.
NASA offering to pay for something they desperatly need? That's the same way we /.ers get sexed. Seriously, if they to do cryogenics (or the like, maybe a la the zombie dogs http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15739502-1376 2,00.html) testing on humans, dibs on first volunteer spot. I'll be back just in time for society, technology, and my high-interest bank account ot get where I want them. Or you will all be dead following some war or catastrophe. Either way, I win.
I just can't stand the huge media corporations anymore. I try to rent or borrow stuff as much as possible now, and only buy stuff that I have to have. Basically I am 90% boycotting them - I hope they, their legal teams, and their crappy, overpriced products all die out. The day when the RI/MPAA and others have died out and all music goes directly from artist to one or many online music store(s)/subscription service(s) will be a good day for us all. They are dinosaurs - big, mean, stupid, and unable to adapt to their environmet. they have had their day, and we are only waiting for a meteor (sign from God that their time has passed?). Maybe it's iTunes Music Store?
It'll take more than one semester to pound it into their dense little buisiness heads. That's why they wear suits - no brains, no skill, no SOUL!
Like many /.ers, over the years I developed a strong dislike, even hatred of companies like MS, AOL, SCO, and others, but in the case of MS, I have realized something. Yes, the company is shamelessly beholden to bad marketing and legal practices instead of producing reasonably priced quality products (few are, but not most) and the alternatives are better but usually only implemented by people who would rather not shell out money just to avoid thinking. But I now see this as a tax on people not willing to think a bout their actions. Just like the lottery is a tax on people bad at math, MS (and some other companies) products are a tax on people bad with computers. What makes this better is that this money isn't being completely wasted - it, because of Mr. Gates (who isn't even close to the most "evil" parts of MS like marketing, legal, and Steve Ballmer) who give the money to charity. He's like a rich Robin Hood who tricks the rich into giving him the money instead of stealing it, then gives it away. Definetly one of the best models for a billionare, whatever the company does.
Who cares? In about two-three years, I plan on rigging a slightly older system (P3 probably) up like this: braodband internet +satellite TV +bittorrent client +TV tuner video card +internal holographic hard drive +external holographic hard drive all connected a pair of large flat panel monitors and nice speakers. That's a real home entertainment system (have all TV shows, movies, music, and whatever else you want all together on one disk, and backed up externally for viewing on a laptop on the go), and a chaper one. Why buy an optical system anymore? Optical drives are slower at reading, much slower at writing, and will have much smaller capacities than external hard drives, and won't be chaper over the long run. And as for distributing media, it will be better for companies to go the way of Valve's Steam service or Apple's iTunes music store. Think a phat pipe and a 300GB 2.5 inch external holographic hard drive. What I really can't wait for is a 500GB-1TB 10k (or, god willing, 15k) rpm 16MB cache SATA II (or 2.5) Raptor hard disk. I shudder with anticipation.