There's been a lot of controversy around the iBooks Author EULA. People seem to think that Apple is being Evil by requiring you to either a) give your book away for free or b) sell it only through Apple. But I think that anyone offended by the EULA is looking at it the wrong way.
Over the weekend an MS exec took a poke at Apple by tweeting that Microsoft doesn't take 30% of the profit you might earn from content you create in Word, Excel or Powerpoint. But iBooks Author is a different beast. It's not a generic document creation tool. It's a publishing tool specifically designed by the publisher (in this case Apple) to format documentation for their platform. Many other publishers use similar proprietary tools that generate content in the format(s) they require in order to publish your work.
Here's a better summary: [dimsumthinking.com]
I own the latest versions of both Parallels and VMware Fusion - and I'm in the process of moving my VMs *off* Parallels and onto VMware. Why?
1. Parallels may have 3D support in Linux, but VMware Fusion is generally better at running Linux - especially newer distributions. Parallels Tools frequently fail to build on new releases of Linux & require a Parallels update.
2. VMware Fusion is more stable, especially when it comes to graphics support. Since upgrading to Parallels 7 I've experienced odd, random graphics glitches in my virtual machines (running Windows 7). This doesn't happen in VMware. I've been in contact with Parallels about it but we haven't resolved it yet.
3. Superfluous "features" in Parallels. Do I really need to be able to Tweet / Post to Facebook when I create a new virtual machine? Seriously?
1. Parallels may have 3D support in Linux, but VMware Fusion is generally better at running Linux - especially newer distributions. Parallels Tools frequently fail to build on new releases of Linux & require a Parallels update.
2. VMware Fusion is more stable, especially when it comes to graphics support. Since upgrading to Parallels 7 I've experienced odd, random graphics glitches in my virtual machines (running Windows 7). This doesn't happen in VMware. I've been in contact with Parallels about it but we haven't resolved it yet.
3. Superfluous "features" in Parallels. Do I really need to be able to Tweet / Post to Facebook when I create a new virtual machine? Seriously?
"The cloud also gives you faster updates to software and not having to worry about losing data."
Wow. That's naive. You should *always* worry about losing your data. In fact, if it's in the cloud it's entirely out of your control & at the mercy of people you don't know. Irregardless of how much you might trust Google, Amazon, Dropbox, Box.net or CloudVendorOfTheWeek, you need to worry about these things.
Just ask some of the clients of the Carbonite cloud backup service. In 2008 Carbonite lost data belonging to 7500 customers due to hardware failure. [www.datacenterknowledge.com]
Remember: "the cloud" is just another fancy way of saying "a bunch of computers and hard drives somewhere other than in your house".
The cloud might be convenient, but it is not guaranteed to be safe. Back your stuff up somewhere local where you can get at it.
Wow. That's naive. You should *always* worry about losing your data. In fact, if it's in the cloud it's entirely out of your control & at the mercy of people you don't know. Irregardless of how much you might trust Google, Amazon, Dropbox, Box.net or CloudVendorOfTheWeek, you need to worry about these things.
Just ask some of the clients of the Carbonite cloud backup service. In 2008 Carbonite lost data belonging to 7500 customers due to hardware failure. [www.datacenterknowledge.com]
Remember: "the cloud" is just another fancy way of saying "a bunch of computers and hard drives somewhere other than in your house".
The cloud might be convenient, but it is not guaranteed to be safe. Back your stuff up somewhere local where you can get at it.
But... is it fast? One of the things I hate... hate... hate about my Android phone (Nexus One) is just how slow it is to take a photo. It seems like there is a 1 second lag between when I press the shutter button & when the phone actually takes a picture. Camera+ on the iPhone blows everything else away, and is making me consider picking up an iPhone 4 or 5 in the near future.
Sounds like Ubuntu's Unity muck-up (although, Unity was worse. Way worse). The problem that arises when "simplifying" a computer interface is that there is a certain percentage of users that like it complex. So, they leave in bits of complexity here and there, which screw up the whole simplification ideal they were going for in the first place.
Don't forget to "repair permissions" too!
[hyperlogos.org]
... and if you're laughing about this, good. You almost never need to do this sort of thing, yet LifeHacker was promoting "repair permissions" as a valid maintenance step on their OS X maintenance article.
;)
[hyperlogos.org]
... and if you're laughing about this, good. You almost never need to do this sort of thing, yet LifeHacker was promoting "repair permissions" as a valid maintenance step on their OS X maintenance article.
;)
Repair permissions? Oh no, you didn't just suggest that as a regular maintenance task, did you?
Repair permissions functionality was included in OS X because originally most Mac users dual-booted OS X with OS 9, which had no concept of Unix-style file permissions and would sometimes clobber the permissions on some files.
These days nobody dual-boots OS 9 (especially not on Intel Macs), repair permissions is mostly voodoo and unnecessary as a maintenance tool. While there are occasions where running it is helpful, more often than not it doesn't do a damn thing to improve your system's performance.
Please read John Gruber's "Seriously, Repair Permissions is Voodoo" post here: [daringfireball.net]
Running it doesn't do any harm (well, 99.9% of the time anyways)... so I guess if it makes you feel good, do it... but it's really not helping anything.
Repair permissions functionality was included in OS X because originally most Mac users dual-booted OS X with OS 9, which had no concept of Unix-style file permissions and would sometimes clobber the permissions on some files.
These days nobody dual-boots OS 9 (especially not on Intel Macs), repair permissions is mostly voodoo and unnecessary as a maintenance tool. While there are occasions where running it is helpful, more often than not it doesn't do a damn thing to improve your system's performance.
Please read John Gruber's "Seriously, Repair Permissions is Voodoo" post here: [daringfireball.net]
Running it doesn't do any harm (well, 99.9% of the time anyways)... so I guess if it makes you feel good, do it... but it's really not helping anything.
Hey! My wife wore that EXACT outfit on our last anniversary!
My Google Nexus One's browser (Android 2.3) performs like a mostly-dead dog next to my wife's new iPhone 4. Granted the Nexus One isn't the latest & greatest, but it was one of the top Android phones when the iPhone 4 came out, and was frequently compared directly to the iPhone 4 hardware.
So I'm thinking it's not so much that "Android's Browser" is "Way Faster Than Safari", but "Newer Android Phones Are Way Faster Than The iPhone 4". Which I'd expect would be the case.
For the headline to be accurate, we'd need to run these tests on an Android browser running *on* an actual iPhone 4 (I know that folks have gotten Android running on the iPhone hardware, although if I recall correctly it was pretty unoptimized, as you'd expect - so probably not a fair test at the moment).
So I'm thinking it's not so much that "Android's Browser" is "Way Faster Than Safari", but "Newer Android Phones Are Way Faster Than The iPhone 4". Which I'd expect would be the case.
For the headline to be accurate, we'd need to run these tests on an Android browser running *on* an actual iPhone 4 (I know that folks have gotten Android running on the iPhone hardware, although if I recall correctly it was pretty unoptimized, as you'd expect - so probably not a fair test at the moment).
@FrankN.Stein:
You continue to miss the point. Nobody is saying that the situation isn't bad. But what I *am* saying is that the laws of physics absolutely limit the extent of this accident. Given the reactors were in shutdown, and the lack of a flammable moderator to spew into the atmosphere, it is *physically impossible* for this nuclear reaction to reach Chernobyl proportions.
As for the level 6 vs. 7 incident thing: you do realize that the incident scale is arbitrary, right? There is no mathematical progression that says a "level 7 incident is *one more* worse than a level 6", or 10x as bad, or whatever. There is a vast difference between the impact of a level 6 vs. 7 incident on the surrounding environment and population.
Regarding your inability to see it getting better or stabilizing: what sort of background in nuclear physics do you have?
You continue to miss the point. Nobody is saying that the situation isn't bad. But what I *am* saying is that the laws of physics absolutely limit the extent of this accident. Given the reactors were in shutdown, and the lack of a flammable moderator to spew into the atmosphere, it is *physically impossible* for this nuclear reaction to reach Chernobyl proportions.
As for the level 6 vs. 7 incident thing: you do realize that the incident scale is arbitrary, right? There is no mathematical progression that says a "level 7 incident is *one more* worse than a level 6", or 10x as bad, or whatever. There is a vast difference between the impact of a level 6 vs. 7 incident on the surrounding environment and population.
Regarding your inability to see it getting better or stabilizing: what sort of background in nuclear physics do you have?
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No, It's not in the same league due to the construction and type of reactors in play, and the way the accident is panning out. Chernobyl was in operation when the shit hit the fan. In Fukushima's case the reactors were scrammed the minute the earthquake hit. Also, the Japanese weren't silly enough to use graphite as a core moderator, etc.
Don't believe me? Take a look at the radiation levels listed for the Chernobyl accident here:
[en.wikipedia.org]
Most of those rad levels are in the sieverts/hr range. Not micro (10^-6) and millisieverts (10^-3) as we're seeing (so far) at Fukushima. First responder fire teams at Chernobyl were picking up pieces of graphite and fuel rod fragments off the ground - and they were putting out 150-200 *sieverts*/hr. And that graphite? It burned for 4 days, tossing particulate core material directly into the wind.
Nobody's saying that the Japanese aren't seriously in trouble, but the media is playing this way up and you aren't helping any. It's bad, yes. But it's *not* Chernobyl bad.
And yes, I am a physicist.
Don't believe me? Take a look at the radiation levels listed for the Chernobyl accident here:
[en.wikipedia.org]
Most of those rad levels are in the sieverts/hr range. Not micro (10^-6) and millisieverts (10^-3) as we're seeing (so far) at Fukushima. First responder fire teams at Chernobyl were picking up pieces of graphite and fuel rod fragments off the ground - and they were putting out 150-200 *sieverts*/hr. And that graphite? It burned for 4 days, tossing particulate core material directly into the wind.
Nobody's saying that the Japanese aren't seriously in trouble, but the media is playing this way up and you aren't helping any. It's bad, yes. But it's *not* Chernobyl bad.
And yes, I am a physicist.
This comment, I like it!
*SMASH*
Bring me another!
*SMASH*
Bring me another!
Seriously? I guess you might've missed the numerous spoilers and whatnot leading up to this trailer. So...
WARNING: SPOILERS!
REALLY!
DON'T LOOK!
Thor isn't on Earth for spring break. Odin exiles him from Asgard and presumably strips him of his power.
WARNING: SPOILERS!
REALLY!
DON'T LOOK!
Thor isn't on Earth for spring break. Odin exiles him from Asgard and presumably strips him of his power.
@Snafu77: and after experiencing Flash on my Google Nexus One, I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Jobs is right. Mobile users don't need it.
When I enable Flash (and visit sites w/Flash content), my battery life drops. Bigtime. Funny, I actually didn't miss Flash when it wasn't included in the N1 OS ... and now, I just leave it turned off all the time anyways.
When I enable Flash (and visit sites w/Flash content), my battery life drops. Bigtime. Funny, I actually didn't miss Flash when it wasn't included in the N1 OS ... and now, I just leave it turned off all the time anyways.
@colineff: just like our beer, we export our crappiest actors and musicians south, where they're still better than the local variety. ;-p
@Jesse Astle: I'll be in my bunk.
@corpore-metal: Autoerotic asphyxiation ftw!
@Jeyl: Read the Star Trek "prequel" comics for an explanation of the Narada's look.
Under Software Requirements, you wrote:
"A Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD (which you can buy from Apple)"
That really should say:
"A Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD (which you SHOULD buy from Apple)"
Seriously folks - if you're going to build a Hackintosh, at least pay for the operating system. It's not that expensive ($30-$40) and it's the right thing to do. Apple's software developers have put a lot of hard work into OS X and pirating it is wrong.
Sure, if they were asking $300+ for it, I'd possibly think twice ... but $30 is the cost of a cheap dinner out somewhere, so just do it.
"A Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD (which you can buy from Apple)"
That really should say:
"A Mac OS X 10.6 Install DVD (which you SHOULD buy from Apple)"
Seriously folks - if you're going to build a Hackintosh, at least pay for the operating system. It's not that expensive ($30-$40) and it's the right thing to do. Apple's software developers have put a lot of hard work into OS X and pirating it is wrong.
Sure, if they were asking $300+ for it, I'd possibly think twice ... but $30 is the cost of a cheap dinner out somewhere, so just do it.
