That's interesting, because when I got my first Mac in the Spring of 1995 (before Windows 95 was even released), it included the setup program for eWorld, Apple's short-lived online service. One of the things you could do with it was browse the world wide web. Sure, it wasn't the greatest thing out there, but considering this was before Windows 95 and Internet Explorer by many months, I don't get how you can say that Microsoft "beat Apple to it."
Are you saying that management should instead focus on the concepts behind the presentation rather than the quality of the presentation itself? Cos if so, that's the dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard. ; )
msshill: "So Bill, this world wide web thing is really starting to take off in the academic world. I think it's time we started making our own browser and include it with all installs of Windows."
billg: "That's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft."
The video game industry has suffered from this for ages. No matter how crappy or buggy the game, it would get good reviews from the rags and web sites.
Yep. Same here. Late 2001 G3 iBook developed this problem after about 2 months. Over the next year it went back to Apple 3 times. It was only on the final time that the problem was actually fixed. Had they not taken care of it then, I would have been eligible for a full refund under California's lemon laws. Oh, and the second time it came back to me it had obviously been reassembled by a chimp--one screw was so loose it fell right out, the plastic clips on the case hadn't been snapped back together, and there was a nice scratch on the screen. I love using Macs, but it will be a long time before I buy another one...
What's funny is that he wants masters that don't even exist for a huge majority of stuff that's out there. Sure, some things have been mastered at 24/96, but those are generally only the things that have been released on DVDA and SACD. A good 95+% of the stuff out there was mastered for a 16-bit, 44.1kHz delivery mechanism. But let's not quibble with the minor details of reality...
The article actually lists 352, 253 AND 235. Then again, I've always known that the Inquirer was run by a bunch of keyboard-mashing baboons. Not anything like what they have here at Slashdot, nosiree...
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But whatever you do, absolutely don't blame the people who aren't using computers...
And that's exactly the conclusion he comes to at the end of the column...
Awww crap. More grinding...
I dunno. I could've sworn the phrase was "Boredom is the mother of invention."
325 webcam drivers anyone? I mean, what else other than boredom would prompt someone to write 523 webcam drivers?
They sure as hell beat Apple to it.
That's interesting, because when I got my first Mac in the Spring of 1995 (before Windows 95 was even released), it included the setup program for eWorld, Apple's short-lived online service. One of the things you could do with it was browse the world wide web. Sure, it wasn't the greatest thing out there, but considering this was before Windows 95 and Internet Explorer by many months, I don't get how you can say that Microsoft "beat Apple to it."
Are you saying that management should instead focus on the concepts behind the presentation rather than the quality of the presentation itself? Cos if so, that's the dumbest fucking idea I've ever heard. ; )
msshill: "So Bill, this world wide web thing is really starting to take off in the academic world. I think it's time we started making our own browser and include it with all installs of Windows."
billg: "That's the dumbest fucking idea I've heard since I've been at Microsoft."
Yep, sounds about right...
I worked at Best Buy, and one time they made me try to summon the devil. But I quit, because I like Linux and free software and stuff.
You should have just installed FreeBSD. Free software AND the devil's included.
The video game industry has suffered from this for ages. No matter how crappy or buggy the game, it would get good reviews from the rags and web sites.
Good point. 4/5
Yep. Same here. Late 2001 G3 iBook developed this problem after about 2 months. Over the next year it went back to Apple 3 times. It was only on the final time that the problem was actually fixed. Had they not taken care of it then, I would have been eligible for a full refund under California's lemon laws. Oh, and the second time it came back to me it had obviously been reassembled by a chimp--one screw was so loose it fell right out, the plastic clips on the case hadn't been snapped back together, and there was a nice scratch on the screen. I love using Macs, but it will be a long time before I buy another one...
I ain't sayin' nothing, so don't even bother asking...
It would be perfect for a gaming machine!
Yeah, I can't wait to get a machine that's capable of playing Solitaire, Minesweeper, and FreeCell...
Comments are owned by the Poster.
I don't see why a guy who's ever only posted one comment to this site gets to own everybody else's comments...
What's funny is that he wants masters that don't even exist for a huge majority of stuff that's out there. Sure, some things have been mastered at 24/96, but those are generally only the things that have been released on DVDA and SACD. A good 95+% of the stuff out there was mastered for a 16-bit, 44.1kHz delivery mechanism. But let's not quibble with the minor details of reality...
The article says both 352 and 253.
The article actually lists 352, 253 AND 235. Then again, I've always known that the Inquirer was run by a bunch of keyboard-mashing baboons. Not anything like what they have here at Slashdot, nosiree...
But what do I know, I just used common sense.
Hey now, this is Slashdot. We can't have people like you ruining it for the rest of us...
Take the source and make hippie-love-fest-2.0 thats the point of open-source no?
Is that gonna be like hippie-love-fest-1.0 except with even more user interaction? If so, count me in!
"They can do it on their own, and they don't have to compete with anyone else"
Pffft. When I was a teenager, I always did it on my own. There never were any competitions that I knew of. Wait, what were we talking about again???
I know this was a joke, but yes, you can. Go to the Firehose and click the TiVo-patented red thumbs-down button.
If you ever submitted a story you'd know its the submitter who chooses the title.
And if you've ever had a story accepted, you know that the 'editors' frequently change titles and summaries...
I'm just amused that I've been modded up when the second link doesn't contain anything more than what's included in the summary.
If you're interested in the most recent happenings in this case, then that would be the second link.
I don't know about you, but I'm dying to read this essay.
You should choose your words more carefully. ; )
Um, H-Y-P ... dang ... can I hear it used in a sentence please?
Is a hippo critical to having a proper large mammal house at a zoo?