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Comment Re: It takes two... (Score 2) 440

Fully agree.

The aspirational model is part and parcel of the Jobs myth. I am an Apple person I guess but that guy was a dick in many ways. The success he achieved is due to his ability to captivate users and consumers alike with notions of technological grandiosity. Often the peoe behind him could deliver on these whack ads promises. With the likes of people like Woz behind you, how could you fail?

When the guy at the top is ousted and no one has any goddamn clue what people want before they know they want it. That was Jobs' key insight

That said Apple tech has its problems. I like the walled garden for the same reasons I hate it. I often miss my PC days sometimes when I could mod hardware and software at will, damn the consequences and figure it out later if something fucked up. Apple doesn't let you do that anymore, if it ever did.

What you got instead was the same kung fu in a tighter package. If my skills were beyond advanced user level I might be more adventurous with Apple shit today, but for now I'm content to just take what I can get and not worry too much about it.

Long story short? Guy was obviously a master salesman. His engineering ability is not why people were mesmerized by him. He was simply able to put forth a usable, desirable tech vision for your everyday life, and made a convincing case for why this was so.

Comment Re:Lose the Popcorn (Score 1) 865

by NickDanger3rdEye (#38540962) Attached to: Ebert: I'll Tell You Why Movie Revenue Is Dropping

The *only* reason that I hate movie theatres is that there are always dozens of people around me who do not know how to eat quietly. Close your mouth before you start chewing (that includes the first chomp). Learn how to grab popcorn without ruffling your hand around for 2 minutes (better yet, lose the popcorn all together! Let's find a quieter food to associate with movies!)

Flan.

Comment Re:Bombs.. (Score 1) 161

by NickDanger3rdEye (#38100526) Attached to: Giant Chinese Desert Mystery Structure Solved

Totally off-topic, but I wonder why the trees/bushes are growing predominately on the remains of the runways? It's almost like an agar plate with the way they follow it.

Off-topic speculative answer: the old runways might help to retain or channel any moisture, more so than the surrounding area, giving more vegetation a chance to grow for a longer period of time.
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Submission + - 'Colonizing the Red Planet,' a How-To Guide (foxnews.com)

Submitted by Velcroman1
Velcroman1 writes: A manned mission to Mars would be the greatest adventure in the history of the human race. And one man knows how to make it a reality. In fact, he just wrote the book on it — literally. Joel Levine, senior research scientist with NASA's Langley Research Center and co-chair of NASA's Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group, just published "The Human Mission to Mars: Colonizing the Red Planet." The book reads like a who's who of Mars mission science, featuring senators, astronauts, astrophysicists, geologists and more on getting to Mars, studying its atmosphere and climate, the psychological and medical effects on the crew and other details. There's even a section detailing the science of sex on Mars, should NASA attempt to create a permanent colony there. The most interesting bit: Levine presents a solution for funding the trip, something unprecedented for NASA: advertising. "The suggestion is marketing to different corporations and professional sports leagues for advertising, which is something NASA never does — it's a whole new economic plan for financing what has to be the greatest adventure in the history of the human race."

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