There's a reason why small companies are the ones that are creating most of the jobs. There's a reason why small companies are the innovators. There's a reason... you get the idea.
There's a reason most small companies never last long enough to become big companies.
OK, how about this? Sure it may not have a light up keyboard, but I think I can live without that. Comes with 2GB of RAM, a 120GB drive, 256MB of video ram, double layer DVD burner (take that Apple!), bluetooth 2, built in webcam, etc etc. It's about the same size, but does weigh a little more. The specs beat out the MacBook in pretty much every aspect, and it costs roughly the same.
"Sending information to Apple" implies that it's kept, tracked, logged, or aggregated somehow. I submit that it is not.
Come out from behind that Reality Distortion Field. Either that or take English 101 again. "Sending information to Apple" means exactly that, sending the data. Just like "Sending an email to my mother" doesn't imply anything about what she might do upon receipt of it, or even if it will ever reach her.
Would you have a problem if I installed on your machine an application which caused all your private data to be transmitted in my general direction? I promise I won't keep it, thus it's not really being "sent" to me. It's all OK because my intent is good.
The difference is purpose. A web browser's purpose is to go to a webserver and get a page to display to me. In the process there are a few things it has to do, including sending details about it's own identity and capabilities to the server. This is something it's doing on my request. Fair enough.
In the case of iTunes, what I asked it to do was play an audio file from my hard disk. That does NOT require it to send any data anywhere, and yet it chooses to do so. That's the problem.
My 20D is rated at 100,000 cycles. The replacement cost, I am lead to believe, is $300. So yes, each shot has a cost - around 0.3 cents. I take maybe 5000 shots a year, so I better start saving for 2024 when it dies. Not bad compared to decent 35mm film, development and printing at maybe 50 cents per shot, not forgetting of course that the film SLR will also need a new shutter at some point.
Seriously I've seen you give this exact same response about 10 times in this thread - give it a break - it's not a big deal.
That was the only option to get those singles I enjoyed. No. If you wanted singles, you could have just bought the singles. If you wanted album tracks, well that's another story.
The RIAA had it good for years by monopolizing the means of distribution. Then the Net stepped in and I haven't forked down a penny for a CD in years. It started with FTP servers and search engines (remember share ratio?), migrated to Napster, then to the other P2P networks that operate without a central authority. I don't feel a speck of a guilt. The RIAA has been paid in full, as far as I'm concerned. In fact, they owe me. What crap. I like cookies - but those asshole cookie manufacturers have the distribution mechanism locked up so I have to buy an entire pack at once! I only want one! Bastards! Now I just use my extra-large pockets in the supermarket to make sure I never pay for another cookie ever again. Screw them!
Sound absurd? So do you. Look if you don't mind ripping off the artists, engineers & producers who make all that music you like so much thats fine by me - it's your morality after all. But don't use these lame excuses to try and justify it. Say it how it really is - you found a way to get stuff for free and you don't want to pay for it anymore.
I also have the 10-22 and even the 550EX has trouble lighting the scene at the edges. With real wideangles you need either natural light or several sources. But get a real flash - the built in is really just there for emergencies not regular use. It has saved me on a couple of occasions though!
(Chuckle: it's amusing, really.) No, it isn't, really. It's annoying and tired. Piracy has had dual meanings for a really long time. Lots of words have dual meanings, like Bank, or Letter, or Screw. Do you have funny jokes for those too?
And a year ago it might have been true. But given next to no upgrades in the Mac world (particularly in the laptop market) this year, and the usual progression in the Wintel world, it sure as hell isn't true any more.
So from that I can conclude that the only reason to buy a PS3 is that it's a graphical upgrade over a PS2 and can support 7 controllers? Whoop-de-doo.
I'll ignore the fact that most of your points are (a) unconfirmed or (b) simply false, because I have better things to do than argue with some kid who, by the time the PS3 actually comes out in the US might have saved up enough pocket money to buy one.
Oh and you forgot the number one reason to own a PS3 - comes with a free rootkit!
The action that is suspect is the fact that the staff, after being requested the price, first spoke on a walkie-talkie in an unintelligable language before delivering the price
You mean like how the droid at BestBuy goes to his little computer to look up a price when I ask about an untagged item? And I think you'll find that the language spoken is perfectly intelligable, if you speak it. It may have been unintelligable to _you_, but there's only one person to blame for that.
This leads one to suspect that perhaps the unintelligable conversation was regarding the price
Wow. We're dealing with Sherlock Holmes here. No shit. Someone didn't know the price for something so he asked. Maybe he also asked if it was in stock? You know, trying to be helpful?
Even more so when you take into account that the staff members at both stores appeared to be of identical nationality which makes it likely that the unintelligable conversation was between them.
Now that's a jump. Really. Two people speaking the same language, so they must be talking to each other? But so what if they were? Lets go back to BestBuy. I get a price from the droid, but they're out of stock. What does he do? Well if I ask nicely maybe he'll get in touch with other local stores to see if they have any stock. So maybe these two stores were owned by the same company, maybe they were both talking back to a warehouse to get pricing & inventory. Why is that a problem?
If you go to the B&H store you can play with anything you like. I usually check prices online, find that B&H are pretty much the cheapest of places I actually trust, then go in and pick it up in person. Paying sales tax is a pain, but I save on delivery.
I have a few of those (they were required textbooks when I was at uni back in the day). I'd also add:
Applied Cryptography Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach Design Patterns (of course!) Any of the Mr Bunny series (check Amazon) And if said geek is a Java guy, Bloch's Effective Java is, well, essential reading
What's wrong with a low end Canon DSLR? Digital Rebel runs for what, $600 these days? It's a great camera (I used to have one myself). Takes any Canon EF series lens, from the $40 kit 18-55 to a nice $15k L telephoto:)
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There's a reason why small companies are the ones that are creating most of the jobs. There's a reason why small companies are the innovators. There's a reason ... you get the idea.
There's a reason most small companies never last long enough to become big companies.
OK, how about this? Sure it may not have a light up keyboard, but I think I can live without that. Comes with 2GB of RAM, a 120GB drive, 256MB of video ram, double layer DVD burner (take that Apple!), bluetooth 2, built in webcam, etc etc. It's about the same size, but does weigh a little more. The specs beat out the MacBook in pretty much every aspect, and it costs roughly the same.
"Sending information to Apple" implies that it's kept, tracked, logged, or aggregated somehow. I submit that it is not.
Come out from behind that Reality Distortion Field. Either that or take English 101 again. "Sending information to Apple" means exactly that, sending the data. Just like "Sending an email to my mother" doesn't imply anything about what she might do upon receipt of it, or even if it will ever reach her.
Would you have a problem if I installed on your machine an application which caused all your private data to be transmitted in my general direction? I promise I won't keep it, thus it's not really being "sent" to me. It's all OK because my intent is good.
Wow.
The difference is purpose. A web browser's purpose is to go to a webserver and get a page to display to me. In the process there are a few things it has to do, including sending details about it's own identity and capabilities to the server. This is something it's doing on my request. Fair enough.
In the case of iTunes, what I asked it to do was play an audio file from my hard disk. That does NOT require it to send any data anywhere, and yet it chooses to do so. That's the problem.
Check out Xenon 2 : Megablast (I have it for Atari ST, I think it's on PC & Amiga too).
My 20D is rated at 100,000 cycles. The replacement cost, I am lead to believe, is $300. So yes, each shot has a cost - around 0.3 cents. I take maybe 5000 shots a year, so I better start saving for 2024 when it dies. Not bad compared to decent 35mm film, development and printing at maybe 50 cents per shot, not forgetting of course that the film SLR will also need a new shutter at some point.
Seriously I've seen you give this exact same response about 10 times in this thread - give it a break - it's not a big deal.
A one year warranty does not mean it will break after one year.
Well, by definition, someone who earns their living playing games. Next question?
I had one - wasn't called an "Epyx" though, can't remember who made it but it did rock.
on the lips of every teenager in the world
What a small world you must live in.
It's free, just like the PSP's wifi.
That was the only option to get those singles I enjoyed.
No. If you wanted singles, you could have just bought the singles. If you wanted album tracks, well that's another story.
The RIAA had it good for years by monopolizing the means of distribution. Then the Net stepped in and I haven't forked down a penny for a CD in years. It started with FTP servers and search engines (remember share ratio?), migrated to Napster, then to the other P2P networks that operate without a central authority. I don't feel a speck of a guilt. The RIAA has been paid in full, as far as I'm concerned. In fact, they owe me.
What crap. I like cookies - but those asshole cookie manufacturers have the distribution mechanism locked up so I have to buy an entire pack at once! I only want one! Bastards! Now I just use my extra-large pockets in the supermarket to make sure I never pay for another cookie ever again. Screw them!
Sound absurd? So do you. Look if you don't mind ripping off the artists, engineers & producers who make all that music you like so much thats fine by me - it's your morality after all. But don't use these lame excuses to try and justify it. Say it how it really is - you found a way to get stuff for free and you don't want to pay for it anymore.
Damn fine video though....
I also have the 10-22 and even the 550EX has trouble lighting the scene at the edges. With real wideangles you need either natural light or several sources. But get a real flash - the built in is really just there for emergencies not regular use. It has saved me on a couple of occasions though!
Since when was there a correlation between quality and market share? We'd be just as deep in reality shows as we are now.
(Chuckle: it's amusing, really.)
No, it isn't, really. It's annoying and tired. Piracy has had dual meanings for a really long time. Lots of words have dual meanings, like Bank, or Letter, or Screw. Do you have funny jokes for those too?
And that and Smash Brothers is a perfect replacement for the Sims.
And a year ago it might have been true. But given next to no upgrades in the Mac world (particularly in the laptop market) this year, and the usual progression in the Wintel world, it sure as hell isn't true any more.
Which is where the increase/decrease font size button comes in. By having higher resoloution, you can go to a smaller point size and still be legible.
So from that I can conclude that the only reason to buy a PS3 is that it's a graphical upgrade over a PS2 and can support 7 controllers? Whoop-de-doo.
I'll ignore the fact that most of your points are (a) unconfirmed or (b) simply false, because I have better things to do than argue with some kid who, by the time the PS3 actually comes out in the US might have saved up enough pocket money to buy one.
Oh and you forgot the number one reason to own a PS3 - comes with a free rootkit!
The action that is suspect is the fact that the staff, after being requested the price, first spoke on a walkie-talkie in an unintelligable language before delivering the price
You mean like how the droid at BestBuy goes to his little computer to look up a price when I ask about an untagged item? And I think you'll find that the language spoken is perfectly intelligable, if you speak it. It may have been unintelligable to _you_, but there's only one person to blame for that.
This leads one to suspect that perhaps the unintelligable conversation was regarding the price
Wow. We're dealing with Sherlock Holmes here. No shit. Someone didn't know the price for something so he asked. Maybe he also asked if it was in stock? You know, trying to be helpful?
Even more so when you take into account that the staff members at both stores appeared to be of identical nationality which makes it likely that the unintelligable conversation was between them.
Now that's a jump. Really. Two people speaking the same language, so they must be talking to each other? But so what if they were? Lets go back to BestBuy. I get a price from the droid, but they're out of stock. What does he do? Well if I ask nicely maybe he'll get in touch with other local stores to see if they have any stock. So maybe these two stores were owned by the same company, maybe they were both talking back to a warehouse to get pricing & inventory. Why is that a problem?
is one of the many reasons their cultures are total failures
Depends how you define "total failure". Personally I rate art and culture over the Big Mac and SUVs. YMMV.
If you go to the B&H store you can play with anything you like. I usually check prices online, find that B&H are pretty much the cheapest of places I actually trust, then go in and pick it up in person. Paying sales tax is a pain, but I save on delivery.
I have a few of those (they were required textbooks when I was at uni back in the day). I'd also add:
Applied Cryptography
Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
Design Patterns (of course!)
Any of the Mr Bunny series (check Amazon)
And if said geek is a Java guy, Bloch's Effective Java is, well, essential reading
What's wrong with a low end Canon DSLR? Digital Rebel runs for what, $600 these days? It's a great camera (I used to have one myself). Takes any Canon EF series lens, from the $40 kit 18-55 to a nice $15k L telephoto :)