A 1971 Panasonic AM/FM clock radio with this erie, blue-green glowing, segmented time display. It's the size of a goddamn shoe box, and easily weighs 3-4 pounds. It was my brother's, and when he moved out of the house he gave it to me. It's as old as I am and has survived multiple in-city, in-state, and one cross-country move, in addition to numerous drops, bumps, being rained on through open windows, splashed with various items spilled from ill-placed glasses, etc.
I haven't used it as an alarm or for music in years (my phone took over those functions some time ago), but I can't bear to remove it from my nightstand at this point.
Dude, stop kidding yourself. Slashdot has always been a laughing stock, and Rob Malda, et al. never took it particularly seriously, despite any protestations they may have had to the contrary.
Exactly. Who still comes to Slashdot for "honest debate"? This is trollsville, from the articles on down. I come here to fuck around, I go elsewhere to learn something.
Sysadmins don't owe them anything, not even quid pro quo. Jesus, what is the desperate nerd desire to perpetually heap praise and assign credit to RMS? It's no different than the cult of personality surrounding Steve Jobs (and just as annoying), but at least Steve Jobs is still actively trying to produce new ideas (for good or for bad), while RMS coasts on work he did 20+ years ago. Talk less, produce more would be my advice for anyone looking to make a difference in Free software. There's way too much talking. Usually about themselves.
Look, I'll be the first to say "thanks for the awesome tools!" since I too benefit from them. But there, I've said it. I'm done. Saying "thanks" does not require 100 years of indentured, deep-bowing servitude. Fuck them: If they're not producing new ideas, then I'm going to continue searching for those who are. THEY will have my praise an admiration.
They're all 99Â. It's been that way for a while. They were initially more expensive, but when Amazon started offering 99Â DRM-free MP3's, Apple matched their pricing.
I don't have much to add, but I wish I had mod points to reward you. You get it, at a profound level. The collapse of the newspaper industry is a symptom, not necessarily a cause, of a scary shift in the general public's willingness to be challenged at any level, and it's largely new media that couches its success and drive for audience by serving that destructive desire.
The retail version of Tiger is 10.4.6, and is PPC only. Apple didn't combine OS X versions into a universal install until 10.4.8. Right now, the only way to install OS X on an Apple Intel machine is with the system disks that come with the computer.
One presumes this would change with Leopard (10.5), which should be the first retail-available install of OS X that would work on Intel or PPC machines.
Sadly, among the largely 16-21 year old, male-dominated, non-long-term-thinking, annoyingly over-opinionated, idiot-savant Slashdot crowd, paying anything for information, regardless of real value, is an anathema. Your argument is sound as a balance of value and benefit, but when you read comments in stories like this, you realize that almost no one on here (and this really is unique to Slashdot -- it starts at the top, look at how disconnected and disengaged people like CmdrTaco, et al are) thinks it through that completely.
iTunes, at least on the Mac, used to have the fantastic ability to stream to another copy of iTunes over the internet without a lot of fuss -- sort of Shoutcast for a few people with zero configuration, but better -- you had access to your entire iTunes library, not just a pre-determined stream playlist. I used this to listen to my music while at the office, and it worked great.
Unfortunately, people found a way to use the protocol to download tracks (not capturing the streams, but grabbing the actual tracks), so newer versions of iTunes now only share on the same subnet... basically useless for over the 'net.
That comment was comedy gold for about 700 reasons. After a truly killer day, you sir just made it all better by giving me a near-hysterical laughing fit. God bless you, Slashdot posting man!
Actually, Best Buy has been selling iPods for a while. They started carrying them when the current Gen. 3 models (slim design, "dock connector") debuted several months ago. You're correct, though: It's only recently that they've been test marketing Apple desktops at select Best Buy stores, presumably in an effort to prepare for a company-wide push.
This previous thread had a lot of good suggestions for toolbox goodies. My favorites include a Swiss Army Knife/Leatherman tool, and velcro straps/zip ties for organizing cables, etc.
I, among many hats, do IT purchasing for a small company. While more expensive in the long run (duh), leasing is a boon to prevent cash crunches. The reseller we usually work with (PC Connection, although I've had the same experience with PCZone and CDW) is only too happy to add software, CD-R's, cables, or even just seat license agreements, whatever we want, to leases, in any quantity. We own 16 licenses for QuarkXPress 4.11 for Macintosh, all of which were purchased as part of various leased deals, as few as two at a time (e.g. buy two workstations, and the software licenses to make them useful).
So, I'd say the original poster is correct: $1000 is a meaningless amount when it's the backbone of your industry, your job, and your accounts receivable.
While a 29-inch LCD sounds cool (suddenly, my 20-inch Apple Cinema Display seems tiny;) ), those specs are really awful -- a.49 pitch and a max resolution of 1280x768 means the pixels would be huge -- it would be like sitting in front of a stadium jumbotron, each pixel articulated.
Wow, ditto to everything you said. I remember playing Doom and Doom II in college and being genuinely afraid of a lot of the beasties, and, perhaps more specifically, the sounds they made. Doom was one of the first games I personally remember to really effectively pair scary sounds to scary characters. The sound of the zombies in Quake II had a similar affect on me.. (shudder)
The only game since that has given me the creeps are certain levels in RTCW. I really did not like the demons/zombies in the catacombs, beyond the fact that they were a pain in the ass to kill.
Similar to this, but a little more versatile, are strips of Velcro. Great for temporarily bundling cables or holding stuff out of the way while you work.
Better yet are the long strips you can cut with a scissors -- I buy 'em in the six foot length. Very useful!
I suppose one of those fancy-pancy ones targeted at IT workers would have some useful job-specific items, but just having an easily accessible assortment of quick-use generic tools (knife, pliers, tweezers, etc.) in a compact package has gotten me out of some spectacular jams in the past. You never know when you'll need something basic like a screwdriver, but you can't (for whatever reason) reach your normal box of goodies.
Just a note: I've not actually used this hack since I'm running a G4/867 and a Dual 1GHz Quicksilver. I just posted the link to more information (and because I think xlr8yourmac.com is a great resource; I like to promote it.;) )
If you follow the link, it looks like most people are just using plain Radeon PCI cards and having pretty consistent success. I mentioned the artifacts only because one person complained of minor screen weirdness (the "preview" in column view wouldn't display correctly) but I wouldn't say that problem is even necessarily the fault of the hack.
With the reduced bandwidth of plain PCI versus AGP, however, I wonder what the real benefits will be. But it looks like it certainly doesn't hurt! Good luck.
There's also a small set of reader reports on xlr8yourmac.com here about this hack. Apparently there can be some odd artifacts/display problems, and the speed increase is minimal, but other than that it works! Pretty cool.
Several years ago (pre dot-bomb), I had a friend who worked in Cupertino at Spyglass Software, makers of SurfWatch. While she had a variety of duties, her primary job was to review site-block requests sent in from SurfWatch users, and as time permitted, web surf looking for sites not accounted for in the SurfWatch "blocked" database. She'd sometimes spend four or five hours a day looking primarily for new XXX sites.
I remember she said it was bizarre to walk into an office where everyone was hard at work with hardcore pr0n on their screens.
Someone else already mentioned that all you'll do with different "modern" hardware is compile the same old stuff for a different processor. How truly different are modern machines, especially with ubiquitous operating systems like Linux?
Maybe a more interesting challenge would be to hunt down some legacy hardware you never worked with, for example. An Amiga or Atari ST might be an interesting challenge, and both still have vibrant developer and user communities (maybe too vibrant, in the case of the Amiga;) ), and represent substantially different hardware and software architectures than you're likely to run into today.
Just a thought, this may be a bit off-topic from what you're doing -- I don't know if you're looking to do "useful" things with this machine or just tinker.
Most any store that carries random computer parts (CompUSA, Fry's, etc.) should have them. Heck, if you have a local Ma and Pa computer shop (the sort of place that builds generic PC boxen) in town, go there and ask nicely -- they may even give you one. Those power splitters are pretty common in the PC world.
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A 1971 Panasonic AM/FM clock radio with this erie, blue-green glowing, segmented time display. It's the size of a goddamn shoe box, and easily weighs 3-4 pounds. It was my brother's, and when he moved out of the house he gave it to me. It's as old as I am and has survived multiple in-city, in-state, and one cross-country move, in addition to numerous drops, bumps, being rained on through open windows, splashed with various items spilled from ill-placed glasses, etc.
I haven't used it as an alarm or for music in years (my phone took over those functions some time ago), but I can't bear to remove it from my nightstand at this point.
Dude, stop kidding yourself. Slashdot has always been a laughing stock, and Rob Malda, et al. never took it particularly seriously, despite any protestations they may have had to the contrary.
It's like 4chan, but without the funny.
Exactly. Who still comes to Slashdot for "honest debate"? This is trollsville, from the articles on down. I come here to fuck around, I go elsewhere to learn something.
You know who else are losers? Slashdot users: Freetard neckbeards who only want to talk about Linux, hate all end users, and have poor hygiene.
Am I doing it right?
Sysadmins don't owe them anything, not even quid pro quo. Jesus, what is the desperate nerd desire to perpetually heap praise and assign credit to RMS? It's no different than the cult of personality surrounding Steve Jobs (and just as annoying), but at least Steve Jobs is still actively trying to produce new ideas (for good or for bad), while RMS coasts on work he did 20+ years ago. Talk less, produce more would be my advice for anyone looking to make a difference in Free software. There's way too much talking. Usually about themselves.
Look, I'll be the first to say "thanks for the awesome tools!" since I too benefit from them. But there, I've said it. I'm done. Saying "thanks" does not require 100 years of indentured, deep-bowing servitude. Fuck them: If they're not producing new ideas, then I'm going to continue searching for those who are. THEY will have my praise an admiration.
Comcast customer in Colorado, just outside of Boulder. Not happening here; I use OpenDNS and am definitely hitting their servers.
uh, no it's not.
They're all 99Â. It's been that way for a while. They were initially more expensive, but when Amazon started offering 99Â DRM-free MP3's, Apple matched their pricing.
I don't have much to add, but I wish I had mod points to reward you. You get it, at a profound level. The collapse of the newspaper industry is a symptom, not necessarily a cause, of a scary shift in the general public's willingness to be challenged at any level, and it's largely new media that couches its success and drive for audience by serving that destructive desire.
The retail version of Tiger is 10.4.6, and is PPC only. Apple didn't combine OS X versions into a universal install until 10.4.8. Right now, the only way to install OS X on an Apple Intel machine is with the system disks that come with the computer.
One presumes this would change with Leopard (10.5), which should be the first retail-available install of OS X that would work on Intel or PPC machines.
Sadly, among the largely 16-21 year old, male-dominated, non-long-term-thinking, annoyingly over-opinionated, idiot-savant Slashdot crowd, paying anything for information, regardless of real value, is an anathema. Your argument is sound as a balance of value and benefit, but when you read comments in stories like this, you realize that almost no one on here (and this really is unique to Slashdot -- it starts at the top, look at how disconnected and disengaged people like CmdrTaco, et al are) thinks it through that completely.
iTunes, at least on the Mac, used to have the fantastic ability to stream to another copy of iTunes over the internet without a lot of fuss -- sort of Shoutcast for a few people with zero configuration, but better -- you had access to your entire iTunes library, not just a pre-determined stream playlist. I used this to listen to my music while at the office, and it worked great.
Unfortunately, people found a way to use the protocol to download tracks (not capturing the streams, but grabbing the actual tracks), so newer versions of iTunes now only share on the same subnet... basically useless for over the 'net.
That comment was comedy gold for about 700 reasons. After a truly killer day, you sir just made it all better by giving me a near-hysterical laughing fit. God bless you, Slashdot posting man!
Actually, Best Buy has been selling iPods for a while. They started carrying them when the current Gen. 3 models (slim design, "dock connector") debuted several months ago. You're correct, though: It's only recently that they've been test marketing Apple desktops at select Best Buy stores, presumably in an effort to prepare for a company-wide push.
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I, among many hats, do IT purchasing for a small company. While more expensive in the long run (duh), leasing is a boon to prevent cash crunches. The reseller we usually work with (PC Connection, although I've had the same experience with PCZone and CDW) is only too happy to add software, CD-R's, cables, or even just seat license agreements, whatever we want, to leases, in any quantity. We own 16 licenses for QuarkXPress 4.11 for Macintosh, all of which were purchased as part of various leased deals, as few as two at a time (e.g. buy two workstations, and the software licenses to make them useful).
So, I'd say the original poster is correct: $1000 is a meaningless amount when it's the backbone of your industry, your job, and your accounts receivable.
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While a 29-inch LCD sounds cool (suddenly, my 20-inch Apple Cinema Display seems tiny ;) ), those specs are really awful -- a .49 pitch and a max resolution of 1280x768 means the pixels would be huge -- it would be like sitting in front of a stadium jumbotron, each pixel articulated.
No thanks.
Wow, ditto to everything you said. I remember playing Doom and Doom II in college and being genuinely afraid of a lot of the beasties, and, perhaps more specifically, the sounds they made. Doom was one of the first games I personally remember to really effectively pair scary sounds to scary characters. The sound of the zombies in Quake II had a similar affect on me.. (shudder)
The only game since that has given me the creeps are certain levels in RTCW. I really did not like the demons/zombies in the catacombs, beyond the fact that they were a pain in the ass to kill.
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Similar to this, but a little more versatile, are strips of Velcro. Great for temporarily bundling cables or holding stuff out of the way while you work.
Better yet are the long strips you can cut with a scissors -- I buy 'em in the six foot length. Very useful!
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A Swiss army knife/Leatherman tool.
I suppose one of those fancy-pancy ones targeted at IT workers would have some useful job-specific items, but just having an easily accessible assortment of quick-use generic tools (knife, pliers, tweezers, etc.) in a compact package has gotten me out of some spectacular jams in the past. You never know when you'll need something basic like a screwdriver, but you can't (for whatever reason) reach your normal box of goodies.
-A.
Just a note: I've not actually used this hack since I'm running a G4/867 and a Dual 1GHz Quicksilver. I just posted the link to more information (and because I think xlr8yourmac.com is a great resource; I like to promote it. ;) )
If you follow the link, it looks like most people are just using plain Radeon PCI cards and having pretty consistent success. I mentioned the artifacts only because one person complained of minor screen weirdness (the "preview" in column view wouldn't display correctly) but I wouldn't say that problem is even necessarily the fault of the hack.
With the reduced bandwidth of plain PCI versus AGP, however, I wonder what the real benefits will be. But it looks like it certainly doesn't hurt! Good luck.
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Several years ago (pre dot-bomb), I had a friend who worked in Cupertino at Spyglass Software, makers of SurfWatch. While she had a variety of duties, her primary job was to review site-block requests sent in from SurfWatch users, and as time permitted, web surf looking for sites not accounted for in the SurfWatch "blocked" database. She'd sometimes spend four or five hours a day looking primarily for new XXX sites.
;-)
I remember she said it was bizarre to walk into an office where everyone was hard at work with hardcore pr0n on their screens.
err, I suppose that was an unforgivable pun.
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a webcam!
At least, that's what I think they all need...
Maybe a more interesting challenge would be to hunt down some legacy hardware you never worked with, for example. An Amiga or Atari ST might be an interesting challenge, and both still have vibrant developer and user communities (maybe too vibrant, in the case of the Amiga ;) ), and represent substantially different hardware and software architectures than you're likely to run into today.
Just a thought, this may be a bit off-topic from what you're doing -- I don't know if you're looking to do "useful" things with this machine or just tinker.
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Most any store that carries random computer parts (CompUSA, Fry's, etc.) should have them. Heck, if you have a local Ma and Pa computer shop (the sort of place that builds generic PC boxen) in town, go there and ask nicely -- they may even give you one. Those power splitters are pretty common in the PC world.
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