And to the hardware it's just like other PCs... so indeed it lost it's PowerPC appeal...
That's not interesting hardware. Interesting hardware is "not either underpowered or ridiculously overdone." I have no need for a Mini or a Mac Pro, no matter how I slice it. Apple's hardware is pathetic.
but still, apple has the most innovative daily use design.
Innovative is not exclusive of "bad".
If you never tried, or if you tried 5 years ago you can criticize as much as you like, it's pointless.
I work at a place with about 40 OS X machines running Leopard. It's shit.
Um, what? AMD's processors are terrible these days. There's a reason they're absolutely bleeding money: they're being killed in all segments of the processor market by Intel.
It really makes me wonder, why on earth developers don't all switch to the mac? Price is definitely not an excuse anymore, and compatibility issues are tales from ages ago.
Because the Mac is an irksome piece of shit with a bad UI and uninteresting hardware.
What is best is that the open source community continue it's uninfluenced progress toward the time when all software is developed in the same manner.
You almost sounded reasonable until this line. Open-source software is not a fucking obligation. Who the hell are you to dictate what I can and can't do with something I create?
Listen to him speak, or talk to him in a less public setting than a newsgroup, and he's an awfully nice guy and ridiculously modest. His autobiography is another good example of this.
The problem is inertia, people wanting that all applications work exactly the same to what they are used to, irrespective of any tangible benefits that could be obtained by learning the new interface.
Expose a completely new person to any given kind of software and he will not be so judgmental about the quality of a GUI.
This isn't relevant, though, if you want people to switch to whatever you use.
Personally I think Intel should get fined anyhow. AMD needs a little help to make sure they survive. If AMD bites the dust we all loose in a big way.
If AMD dies, someone else will take their place. Intel has done nothing that other industries don't do and punishing them for making better chips than AMD and exploiting that advantage is immoral. (Because that's what this really boils down to--AMD is not as equipped for survival as Intel is, and is suffering for it.)
I would like the USA to confirm or deny the fact that it too, has a number of spies operating in these countries.
Irrelevant. If ours are caught there, then they'll freak out just as much as we are.
What bothers me most is the fact that my president's term is quickly coming to an end but I am yet to see any good to remind me of his legacy. What am I missing about my president's record?
Wow, people like you can drag Bush into anything...
It is all been incompetence, poor judgment, corruption and cronyism. The sooner this administration goes, the better.
P2P is advertising and MP3s are free samples of a far better commodity.
This is disingenuous. The difference between a 256kbps MP3 and an audio CD is negligible and you know it.
The complaints about copyright--and I might add that holding copyrights does not make you an expert, though it might make you an outlier--boil down to "I can get it for free, so I want it for free."
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Well said, sir.
I think his low ID has gone to his head.
And to the hardware it's just like other PCs... so indeed it lost it's PowerPC appeal...
That's not interesting hardware. Interesting hardware is "not either underpowered or ridiculously overdone." I have no need for a Mini or a Mac Pro, no matter how I slice it. Apple's hardware is pathetic.
but still, apple has the most innovative daily use design.
Innovative is not exclusive of "bad".
If you never tried, or if you tried 5 years ago you can criticize as much as you like, it's pointless.
I work at a place with about 40 OS X machines running Leopard. It's shit.
AMD's processors kick butt, however.
Um, what? AMD's processors are terrible these days. There's a reason they're absolutely bleeding money: they're being killed in all segments of the processor market by Intel.
The Secretary-General of the UN at the time the resolution was passed, Boutros Boutros-Ghali called the no-fly zones "illegal"
Need we go over why the United Nations is an unreliable source here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil-for-Food_Programme#Abuse
How long was it going on? We don't know, but it makes anything the UN says regarding Iraq highly suspect.
It really makes me wonder, why on earth developers don't all switch to the mac? Price is definitely not an excuse anymore, and compatibility issues are tales from ages ago.
Because the Mac is an irksome piece of shit with a bad UI and uninteresting hardware.
That won't really help for the vast majority of users.
What is best is that the open source community continue it's uninfluenced progress toward the time when all software is developed in the same manner.
You almost sounded reasonable until this line. Open-source software is not a fucking obligation. Who the hell are you to dictate what I can and can't do with something I create?
Sam offered to come speak at our local LUG, and we turned him down, because we didn't think that he had anything of relevance to say to us.
Yeah, god help you listen to anyone outside the groupthink.
Civil, open discourse on both sides can do nothing but benefit everyone. Grow up.
I believe that was his point, sir.
Because then normal people don't know what you're talking about.
(Yes, contrary to what NERD RAAAAAGE will tell you, this is important. If normal people can't understand you, they'll write you off.)
And Flash is?
Listen to him speak, or talk to him in a less public setting than a newsgroup, and he's an awfully nice guy and ridiculously modest. His autobiography is another good example of this.
Fundamental nucular fail.
Fixed that for you.
The problem is inertia, people wanting that all applications work exactly the same to what they are used to, irrespective of any tangible benefits that could be obtained by learning the new interface.
Expose a completely new person to any given kind of software and he will not be so judgmental about the quality of a GUI.
This isn't relevant, though, if you want people to switch to whatever you use.
as far as i am concerned you all have way too much power and are responsible for every war there has ever been
Cold War. Stalin says hi.
gnucash's biggest problem is its user interface.
Just like most OSS software. I sense a trend here that we need to fix.
You entirely missed his point in your bout of nerd-rage.
(And you would sound more credible if you knew how to write.)
Or an open wireless connection that picks up a nasty DNS...
He still is.
Personally I think Intel should get fined anyhow. AMD needs a little help to make sure they survive. If AMD bites the dust we all loose in a big way.
If AMD dies, someone else will take their place. Intel has done nothing that other industries don't do and punishing them for making better chips than AMD and exploiting that advantage is immoral. (Because that's what this really boils down to--AMD is not as equipped for survival as Intel is, and is suffering for it.)
Go back to Pajamas Media, the home of the oft-misfired insult and even more closed minded discussions.
Thankfully he'll be remembered for being a miserable failure.
I didn't vote for him. It's simply irrelevant to the discussion.
I would like the USA to confirm or deny the fact that it too, has a number of spies operating in these countries.
Irrelevant. If ours are caught there, then they'll freak out just as much as we are.
What bothers me most is the fact that my president's term is quickly coming to an end but I am yet to see any good to remind me of his legacy. What am I missing about my president's record?
Wow, people like you can drag Bush into anything...
It is all been incompetence, poor judgment, corruption and cronyism. The sooner this administration goes, the better.
Entirely irrelevant to this topic. Go back to DU.
Espionage is a way of life amongst governments.
If American-backed spies stole Chinese plans, the Chinese would be up in arms, milking it for all it's worth. That's what everyone does.
Turn off autorun?
P2P is advertising and MP3s are free samples of a far better commodity.
This is disingenuous. The difference between a 256kbps MP3 and an audio CD is negligible and you know it.
The complaints about copyright--and I might add that holding copyrights does not make you an expert, though it might make you an outlier--boil down to "I can get it for free, so I want it for free."