Well, please correct me if I'm wrong - I am not an expert on this, but the people who run the Diamond District in New York have been shown, genetically, as an ethnic group, to have some of the highest IQ's on the…
Ha, they quickly stuck a date in the title. ;) I was going to comment this is a "pre-internet" story. The film Blood Diamond came to mind as I was reading this, and the "Diamond District" in New York City. Lots going on…
Interesting viewpoint. On the contrary, I would argue that if there was any sign of "self-entitlement" it would be in the case of a software company (hypothetically; not this one) that ignored its customers, the same…
Not only have I watched the video, I've used acme. VGA text is everywhere. No need to switch to Linux (and patch it), switch to OSX, use hardware than runs Plan 9, or any other restrictions. No need to run X11. It just…
Can acme run without a graphics layer (e.g. X11) beyond VGA? Why does it need more than VGA text if it entirely text-based?
Apple is now as annoying as Microsoft. They have attracted the type of users who will put up with anything. Business logic dictates they will do what they can get away with. If they can sell shoddy product (that looks…
Hardware is not dead. But Apple is dead. Good luck keeping up the Reality Distortion Field. Cheap electronics. Lipstick on a pig. The value is not how they look. The value is what you can do with them. The value is…
Well, please correct me if I'm wrong - I am not an expert on this, but the people who run the Diamond District in New York have been shown, genetically, as an ethnic group, to have some of the highest IQ's on the…
Ha, they quickly stuck a date in the title. ;) I was going to comment this is a "pre-internet" story. The film Blood Diamond came to mind as I was reading this, and the "Diamond District" in New York City. Lots going on…
Interesting viewpoint. On the contrary, I would argue that if there was any sign of "self-entitlement" it would be in the case of a software company (hypothetically; not this one) that ignored its customers, the same…
Not only have I watched the video, I've used acme. VGA text is everywhere. No need to switch to Linux (and patch it), switch to OSX, use hardware than runs Plan 9, or any other restrictions. No need to run X11. It just…
Can acme run without a graphics layer (e.g. X11) beyond VGA? Why does it need more than VGA text if it entirely text-based?
Apple is now as annoying as Microsoft. They have attracted the type of users who will put up with anything. Business logic dictates they will do what they can get away with. If they can sell shoddy product (that looks…
Hardware is not dead. But Apple is dead. Good luck keeping up the Reality Distortion Field. Cheap electronics. Lipstick on a pig. The value is not how they look. The value is what you can do with them. The value is…