Exactly. "Oh, I think I'll put all my important information completely under someone else's control. That way, when it's lost, I can just point the finger at the cloud instead of taking responsibility for my own data."
I like how suddenly the single-point-of-failure approach is suddenly the better option.
>>>The pallette may have been different on different platforms
Right and Amiga has a 4000 color palette youngling. King's Quest 3 alternates between that mode and 64-color mode..... making the PC version look like a primitive 70s display in comparison.
So if I type "cockcockcockcock" at the keyboard when the boss comes into the room because, well, it helps me think, Sir, anyone else can read that change immediately?
Yes. Though this is a terrible evil, the silver lining is that this feature also allows you to instantly see when something has been updated.
Does no-one these days realise how much productivity is lost by the ability for people to instantly and frequently interrupt you?
Do you not realize how much productivity is lost when you have two people working on the same shot because the spreadsheet hasn't been updated?
If you build your city - or state - on top of 2 or more very big colliding earthplates. You will get quakes. If history has shown you that there will be earthquakes there... well... don't build there!
"Boy, it sure is strange that over a course of centuries, not one of millions of people had this idea for solving the problem."
It never occured to you that your simple solution isn't a big screaming clue that you don't know what you're talking about, did it?
Oh, dear. I hope it's not running on Windows (and instead on some dedicated *nix server). We'd be setting ourselves up for a doosie.
Are you kidding? Us Windows users are already trained on how to deal with outages. It's you Linux wussies I'm worried about: "O NOESSS MY UPTIME!!" *slits wrists*
So, barring an actual earthquake, how do they know this thing works?
I assume this isn't predicting, but setting off alarm bells as soon as possible?
Quick to ask but slow to RTFA? Heh.
An earthquake creates two waves. The first one triggers the alarm before the second one reaches you. And yes, it'll be clear that it works after the first quake hits. However, they're already tracking the seismic data reliably anyway.
Actually I have a question: On either a magnetic disc drive or on something like flash memory, is there a measurable (if microscopic) weight difference when bits have been switched?
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Yeah, overkill. Slashdot's really ramming this down our throats. It's not like we're screaming at Slashdot to keep publishing Apple stories or anything.
Most of the Apple "news" tends to be advertisements. Like this story.
Most of Slashdot "news" are forms of advertisement. We are geeks that like blinkie things that cost money, Apple isn't some bizarre special exception to that rule.
They have the Apple logo, iOS logo, iPhone, and Macbook. Why does apple get so many special Slashdot icons?
Did you ever see that Howard Stern movie "Private Parts'? There was a bit where they wanted to fire him, but they were reluctant because they found out that the people that hated him listened far longer than the people that liked him. Welp, here comes the twist, Slashdot is ad-supported. They make money from our conflict over Apple. So why wouldn't they get special icons?
What's interesting is that it seems Apple's product announcements are the only remaining tech that gets everyone talking, whether pro or against, people do talk about it. Dell might have released half a dozen new systems last week, but who'd know? I was in a tmobile store the other day and saw a number of Android-based handsets that I hadn't heard of. And even though I consider myself a geek, I have very little idea what the Xoom is, other than a Motorola tablet, and more to the point, why should I care?
I'm not saying that we should care about Apple product announcements, but Apple seems to be the only ones who can generate any significant buzz about whatever it is they're announcing.
Slashdot, as well as many other ad-supported tech news sites, make money from fanboyism. The people who truely dislike Apple news and products aren't doing themselves any favors by bitchbitchbitching.
But...but...I need to know about everything Apple!!!
Oooooh. I just heard that Steve Jobs had a bowel movement! zOMG!!!!!1111eleventyone
I'm so sick of the Apple news posted around here! So I'm gonna keep bitching about it over and over again on every Apple thread so this ad supported site knows just how annoyed I am! When Apple stories often reach 200+ comments, they'll surely back down one day!
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Exactly. "Oh, I think I'll put all my important information completely under someone else's control. That way, when it's lost, I can just point the finger at the cloud instead of taking responsibility for my own data."
I like how suddenly the single-point-of-failure approach is suddenly the better option.
This is how it begins. First, they are running laps. Next thing you know, a T1000 is running you down in the streets.
I would have modded this funny if the Terminator franchise was about how evil technology is.
I don't know if he missed the point or not, but his post supports my point. Think about the motivation Slashdot would have to post flamebait stories.
Not much. I suspect people who are conspiracy minded probably tend to block ads.
It doesn't matter if they block it, their comments still drive ad-revenue.
Their explanation makes sense. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.
Think of how much ad revenue Slashdot would lose if this philosophy were widely adopted.
scifi = science fiction
syfy = wce wrestling
My girlfriend calls it "soyfy, not made from real scifi".
>>>The pallette may have been different on different platforms
Right and Amiga has a 4000 color palette youngling. King's Quest 3 alternates between that mode and 64-color mode..... making the PC version look like a primitive 70s display in comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkAgq4JHbW8 -- Refresh your memory.
I can hardly wait for the latest batch of snobbery organic food crowd. "My computer runs using purely organic parts."
What about geek snobbery? "My organic processor won't evolve into Skynet like your cold logic-bound emotionless processor will."
The world's 1st flexible organic microprocessor was probably some type of worm, circa 500 million years ago.
A 500 million year old worm called, he said "my organic microprocessor was flexible enough to work out that they meant 'man made'".
How much time do you have spare to compile the information ?
I had about 4 minutes during a file copy.
It doesn't take long to go to apple.slashdot.org and copy/paste the headlines, unless you're using a Windows 7 Phone.
So if I type "cockcockcockcock" at the keyboard when the boss comes into the room because, well, it helps me think, Sir, anyone else can read that change immediately?
Yes. Though this is a terrible evil, the silver lining is that this feature also allows you to instantly see when something has been updated.
Does no-one these days realise how much productivity is lost by the ability for people to instantly and frequently interrupt you?
Do you not realize how much productivity is lost when you have two people working on the same shot because the spreadsheet hasn't been updated?
If you build your city - or state - on top of 2 or more very big colliding earthplates. You will get quakes. If history has shown you that there will be earthquakes there... well... don't build there!
"Boy, it sure is strange that over a course of centuries, not one of millions of people had this idea for solving the problem."
It never occured to you that your simple solution isn't a big screaming clue that you don't know what you're talking about, did it?
Oh, dear. I hope it's not running on Windows (and instead on some dedicated *nix server). We'd be setting ourselves up for a doosie.
Are you kidding? Us Windows users are already trained on how to deal with outages. It's you Linux wussies I'm worried about: "O NOESSS MY UPTIME!!" *slits wrists*
So, barring an actual earthquake, how do they know this thing works?
I assume this isn't predicting, but setting off alarm bells as soon as possible?
Quick to ask but slow to RTFA? Heh.
An earthquake creates two waves. The first one triggers the alarm before the second one reaches you. And yes, it'll be clear that it works after the first quake hits. However, they're already tracking the seismic data reliably anyway.
Hah.
Actually I have a question: On either a magnetic disc drive or on something like flash memory, is there a measurable (if microscopic) weight difference when bits have been switched?
Dozens.
Overkill much?
Quad Core, Thunderbolt In New MacBook Pros 247 Comments
Apple in Talks to Improve Sound Quality of Music Downloads: 429 Comments
MacBook Pro Specs Leaked, iPad Event March 2: 352 Comments
Apple To Unveil Light Peak, New MacBook Pros This Week?305 Comments
Last.Fm Founder Criticizes Apple Over Music Subscription Fees: 218 Comments
Steve Jobs Health Worries Escalate: 520 Comments
Apple To Keep 30% of Magazine Subscription Revenue: 381 Comments
Why Dumbphones Still Dominate, For Now: 618 Comments
Will the Apple TV Become a Gaming Platform? 194 Comments
Vatican Bans IOS Confession App: 323 Comments
iPhone Attack Reveals Passwords In Six Minutes: 186 Comments
Pirated App Sold On Mac App Store: 334 Comments
Yeah, overkill. Slashdot's really ramming this down our throats. It's not like we're screaming at Slashdot to keep publishing Apple stories or anything.
Most of the Apple "news" tends to be advertisements. Like this story.
Most of Slashdot "news" are forms of advertisement. We are geeks that like blinkie things that cost money, Apple isn't some bizarre special exception to that rule.
They have the Apple logo, iOS logo, iPhone, and Macbook. Why does apple get so many special Slashdot icons?
Did you ever see that Howard Stern movie "Private Parts'? There was a bit where they wanted to fire him, but they were reluctant because they found out that the people that hated him listened far longer than the people that liked him. Welp, here comes the twist, Slashdot is ad-supported. They make money from our conflict over Apple. So why wouldn't they get special icons?
That's pretty heavy for a SSD, right?
That depends on how much data you have on it.
I get your point, but I'd be truly surprised if they didn't have a huge surge in income as a result of that little escapade.
No thats what you call successful marketing.
Yeah, for Gizmodo.
The slashvertisements sure work.
Yeah, Apple'll make big bucks when the iPad 2 without the retina display goes on sale.
What's interesting is that it seems Apple's product announcements are the only remaining tech that gets everyone talking, whether pro or against, people do talk about it. Dell might have released half a dozen new systems last week, but who'd know? I was in a tmobile store the other day and saw a number of Android-based handsets that I hadn't heard of. And even though I consider myself a geek, I have very little idea what the Xoom is, other than a Motorola tablet, and more to the point, why should I care?
I'm not saying that we should care about Apple product announcements, but Apple seems to be the only ones who can generate any significant buzz about whatever it is they're announcing.
Slashdot, as well as many other ad-supported tech news sites, make money from fanboyism. The people who truely dislike Apple news and products aren't doing themselves any favors by bitchbitchbitching.
Can we stop calling them leaks and start calling them press releases? Nobody is fooled by this anymore.
If Gizmodo is willing to pay several grand for a stolen phone, I don't think we can safely assume it's just marketing.
But...but...I need to know about everything Apple!!!
Oooooh. I just heard that Steve Jobs had a bowel movement! zOMG!!!!!1111eleventyone
I'm so sick of the Apple news posted around here! So I'm gonna keep bitching about it over and over again on every Apple thread so this ad supported site knows just how annoyed I am! When Apple stories often reach 200+ comments, they'll surely back down one day!