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Macs rock for only one reason...
They produce brilliant, hilarious commercials: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GxSOBXXZzGg
Posted by Suhail on 12-16-2007 in Windows vs. MacRe: Apple takes this one.
Sometimes I do wonder whether Macs are actually worth the buy. When you go to apple page: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=MacBook you'll notice how expensive the hardware is. Any PC setup is far less expensive and you're still allowed to setup an alternative operating system such as Linux (like a Mac), honestly the only reason I am even interested in purchasing a Mac at this point is to compare its hardware against big manufacturers like Dell....
Posted by Suhail on 12-16-2007 in Windows vs. MacWhat about the rest of the religions?
Well, if that's the case than you should also support breaks for other religions in the world. The fact is, you simply cannot support every type of religion or belief. You cannot ignore that the majority of Americans are Christians and it's difficult to break a tradition in America that has gone on so long. Really it's case of compromise. I do know that many companies and schools are lenient if you can explain to them that you need to take a break for a certain religious...
Posted by Suhail on 12-16-2007 in Should Eid be a national holiday?Re: First
I am not leaning either way but what created the protein? It leads back to the question of how any of this was created at all. All in all though, it's this complex thinking that makes us human and this debate an everlasting one. If I had to lean, it would be towards a mystical force inventing matter, light, and even proteins but really I am pretty open to discussions and theories to what is arguably a better reason.
Posted by Suhail on 12-16-2007 in Darwin v. GodOne hand up for time travel
Who needs something as simplistic as teleportation when you can simply stop time and take all your sweet time to walk to the destination you wish to get to? Of course this is just one benefit of the overall amazing super power. Bad grade in math? Just stop time travel and do it over! Wishing to relive a moment? Go back! Need time to move a bit faster, travel to the future! Wishing you didn't waste your time reading Neeru's post on teleportation...well you can't really do...
Posted by Suhail on 12-17-2007 in What would be the most beneficial superpower?Re: One (wo)man, one vote
I tend to agree and disagree to a large part of this argument. I see the merits of completely dumping the electoral system but at what cost? Both of these systems can be easily gamed and the one currently instituted is gamed based on exactly what neeru is stating: spending the most time in states that are essential to their ability to attain presidency. The electoral system doesn't accurately voice the individual American's vote if I live in a predominantly republican state and I...
Posted by Suhail on 12-17-2007 in Is the electoral college an outdated institution?Re: The Choice
Marriage is less of a legal concept than you think and is more of a cultural concept and experience. You're right in many aspects however I think the concept of marriage has devolved into a legal binding contract rather than a ceremony celebrating two people who appear to actually love one another. It really depends on your view in today's society and whether you wish to accept the devolved meaning or perhaps "adjusted" meaning of marriage in 2007. It's all...
Posted by Suhail on 12-19-2007 in Marriage vs. CohabitationRe: addition....
Why do you seem to imply that killing a baby cow is worse than killing an adult cow, chicken, pig, <place another animal here>? It doesn't quite make any sense to justify the senseless killing of [b]other[/b] animals with the fact that we're wasteful of the current animals killed for mass human consumption. Maybe someone thinks snake tastes better, it's really irrelevant. I don't see how eating a whale, dog, or cat is any different or less humane than eating a...
Posted by Suhail on 12-19-2007 in To be, or not to be... a vegetarian?!Re: Theres a time and place?
The Mozilla foundation makes money through incentives from google and other companies. Google invests big money so that its search box is in the right hand corner of FireFox for everyone to use. Lots of foundations that are financially stable or profitable do this. You'll also notice Yahoo, amazon, ebay are also in this list of search engines ready to go with FireFox. Eclipse is backed by giant Sun Microsystems I believe, I am unaware if Eclipse is actually creating some revenue for...
Posted by Suhail on 12-19-2007 in What are your thoughts on filesharing and piracy?Microsoft is more than just smart business moves.
You can say Microsoft makes smart business moves and everything is political but the fact of the matter is there are a lot of brilliant minds at Microsoft. Can you provide evidence that OpenGL is a superior graphic library? It seems like an oxymoron to run a graphics library that's lightweight generally when graphics and video games generally coincide with the average user. If you know the average gamer, you know that they will want to run the best hardware they can and therefore...
Posted by Suhail on 12-19-2007 in Windows vs. MacRe: Re: Microsoft is more than just smart business moves.
Have you seen the difference in DX9 to DX10? It's extraordinary, I'll post some screens later and you'll see that DX10 is less a business tactic and more of a quality piece of technology that needs to be unleashed.
Posted by Suhail on 12-19-2007 in Windows vs. MacHumans, what's our value?
For many of us, we feel as though all humans are created equally but often at times people, in my opinion, have a double standard for the philosophy that it does not apply to anything outside the human race. I take a much broader stance on the philosophy, that humans are not necessarily anything more divine or valuable than any other organism. I came across this argument while debating with a pro-life advocate, just for the sake of doing so, and my question was, if you're pro-life,...
Posted by Suhail on 12-20-2007 in Are humans the most valuable organisms on the planet?Re: I like a familiar face, but also a new one too!
Seems to me that's its a business thing kwidge, if you made money on the first one, make another and make more money. Hence why you will never see the end of spider mans, supermans, etc. They are legendary films and there will always be remakes of good things if not sequels.
Posted by Suhail on 12-20-2007 in Sequels vs. Orignal IdeasRe: Re: Humans, what's our value?
You missed the point completely. You derive such emotional attachment with your mother, girlfriend, who ever because of your personal experiences with them not simply because they are human. It's obvious that your personal experience is obviously enhanced because you're both human, there are advantages to that. Let's work with what you've stated thus far: "I love my dog, she is a great companion and I will be very, very sad when she passes away." Let...
Posted by Suhail on 12-22-2007 in Are humans the most valuable organisms on the planet?Making your bed is a waste of time
Even though I've always been pestered by my mother to make my bed, I've never really quite understood why. She claims that it looks good and she's probably right but is it really worth making your room look good for about 12-15 hours in the day only to mess it up again daily? I don't see the point, if we all just stop making our beds it won't seem like a bad thing occuring. There are other things to worry about in this world.
Posted by Suhail on 12-23-2007 in Do you make your bed? What's the point?Re: Harvest time = dead bunnies! Oh my!
I think part of understanding a vegetarian's beliefs coincides with your ability to understand them at all. There are many vegetarians and they all have different beliefs. In the case of vegetarians who are Jains (reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism) they generally believe in killing the least amount of organisms they can to sustain their own life. Many Jains where sheets over their mouths to avoid kill airborne organisms and sometimes sweep the ground they walk on to avoid...
Posted by Suhail on 12-26-2007 in To be, or not to be... a vegetarian?!This may sound great, but it isn't really...
If you ask me, I think it's completely unnecessary. Not everyone who plays a violent video game grows up to be a criminal or an abuser. It should be left up to the parents of a child and ultimately it's going to be with or without legislation since a parent could go to the store and buy it for the child their behalf. You can argue all you want about how Doom was the cause for school shooting as the media has widely publicized but I've played games just as violent and so...
Posted by Suhail on 12-28-2007 in Video game censorship, do you support? Clinton does.Where's the proof?
I've been looking at all the posts and people are very hopeful and I suppose the title of this debate could inspire hope the with words in the context of "believe", however for debating purposes I'll ask the obvious question: Where's the proof? Many of you think that aliens exist without any creditable evidence at all, that's is really quite amazing! Well if we can all make bullshit claims like that then, shit, the flying spaghetti monster must be real. Yes I...
Posted by Suhail on 01-01-2008 in Do you believe in life outside the earth?M&M's more than once use...
m&m's are more than just a snack based candy, they offer variety of fun ways to exercise your creativity whether its combining it with ice cream or placing them in cookies. m&m cookies are simply...amazing. The same creative factor doesn't always associate with skittles as a majority of people would find skittle ice cream or cookies rather distasteful. Skittles do however offer a variety of flavors that m&m's do not however I often find myself getting sick of...
Posted by Suhail on 01-04-2008 in Skittles...or M&Ms???Regular books, the medium no matter the technology, will always be superior.
To add to my argument, I'd like to cite Fred Wilson who wrote a blog entry explaining how technology has had an effect on his kids: http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2008/01/what-my-kids-te.html Here's an important excerpt: "books may be the one category of media and entertainment that aren't disrupted by digital technology. or maybe we just haven't seen the technology that will do it. i honestly don't know. and i don't know how the book business is faring...
Posted by Suhail on 01-09-2008 in eBooks vs. Paper booksRe: Marijuana is way safer than alcohol
So am I to understand that your reasoning is that because Marijuana is less detrimental to society in comparison to alcohol that we should legalize the substance? I don't think that makes for a great argument honestly. Alcohol slipped through our fingers, it should be outlawed as well. Instituting marijuana in my honest opinion does far more harm then it does good. Just because, based on your reasoning, it is less harmful in comparison doesn't mean we should legalize it....
Posted by Suhail on 01-24-2008 in Should Marijuana be legalized?Re: Re: I think McCain, while favored by the media, will lose.
Whether McCain is an experienced candidate is irrelevant in this case for me. This video pushes me over the edge and plants McCain as the most unlikely candidate in my opinion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf7HYoh9YMM
Posted by Suhail on 01-25-2008 in Who will win the Republican primary?Basecamp has amazing simplicity
I haven't really used the other systems so my argument can't be take REALLY seriously but my experience with basecamp has been a good one. I love its simplicity and as many people don't know 37 signals actually boasts about its lack of features generally. Basecamp organizes all my projects very well and has what's necessary not the bloat. I'd recommend it to anyone maintaining a large project.
Posted by Suhail on 01-25-2008 in The best web-based project management systemSure, let's discuss
Very interesting debate. We would love all of your feedback so please, please tell us what you think. We also have a cause group which we would prefer everyone post in as well to provide us feedback: http://www.outquib.com/causes/view/spread-outquib As of yet, we've received a lot of positive feedback on the layout. Most criticism comes against the profile. Let us know what you think.
Posted by Suhail on 01-26-2008 in Does Outquib interface and organization of site suck right now?Re: Needs a few touch-ups
Hi, Yes we are aware of the birthdate issue, expect a fix very soon. We're still deciding about the avatar, we had decided early we wanted perfect squares. We're looking into methods of dealing with users who have small ones. You make a fair point with settings, we'll work on the UI concept with that. Thanks. I would think adding a friend is rather obvious, it's right below their username. Obviously you have to be logged in to commit that action. Is it...
Posted by Suhail on 01-26-2008 in Does Outquib interface and organization of site suck right now?The winner goes to Python
I've been doing web development for a while now and I've gone through numerous languages, while I have not tinkered with all of them, I have seen and played with most. PHP is a messy language for starters. It's attractive to any new programmers or "scripters" as I should say. It's organization is horrid but can certainly can be upgraded with the use of a framework like Zend, CakePHP, etc. In general, PHP is a loose language that asks for ugly and horrible...
Posted by Suhail on 01-26-2008 in What's the best language for web developmentRe: Don't forget the enterprise
"I personally think PHP is a piece of shit and very unmanageable when it comes to scalability. " I don't see how you think PHP is very unmanageable when it comes to saleability. It's actually a fairly easy language to scale. I don't know if you've noticed but half the mainstream sites on the internet are running PHP and they have all scaled quite well. MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Ning, Yahoo. Really, please support your statements. Many facebooks applications...
Posted by Suhail on 01-26-2008 in What's the best language for web developmentRe: Re: Re: Don't forget the enterprise
"If you think enterprise applications suck what kind of software do you think is running Wall Street, payroll & accounts receivable, even Amazon and Google back end systems?" I don't know what Wallstreet is running but can you validate they are running what you say they are? Where's the evidence. I've interviewed with Amazon, they use their own in-house language. Google is primarily a C++, Python shop. They do, do Java not necessarily JSP, I don't...
Posted by Suhail on 01-26-2008 in What's the best language for web developmentRe: safari
I agree with syalam, Firefox has invaluable plug-ins from a developer stand-point such as LiveHTTP Headers, Firebug, etc. I wouldn't necessarily go with Safari, it is not anywhere close to having any majority market share which means developers will almost always tend to making their websites render well last in Safari or not at all. Technology is changing rapidly, don't believe in all the hype surrounding Safari's speed, it's largely due to the massive memory...
Posted by Suhail on 02-25-2008 in Safari or FirefoxRe: Differences
I have also had both items so hopefully I can give a decent review. This is largely dependent on the generation builds and models. My experience with the iPod and seeing my friends' experiences with it is a really poor quality product made by the gods in Cupertino where Apple resides. My iPod, with great fortune, broke 10-20 days after the 1 year warranty just expired so obviously this was amazing. If your iPod is even moderately breaking apart before your warranty is up, I suggest...
Posted by Suhail on 03-01-2008 in Zune vs. IpodYes you can
Hi Jaden, Sorry we could not easily provide you a way to contact us. There are numerous ways you can in the future: Feel free to post and join this cause: http://outquib.com/causes/view/spread-outquib Or you can contact us at contact[at]outquib.com which actually happens to be on the front-page before you login. The reason why you are having trouble inviting a user is because that user probably was already invited or already registered on the website. When you invite someone, you...
Posted by Suhail on 03-06-2008 in Can you invite others to outquib?