Comments on: Buy low, sell high http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344 Powered by work over time. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: natevw http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344&cpage=1#comment-6618 natevw Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:02:21 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344#comment-6618 Sorry about that, Reid, I never know if I should make my posts succinct and impenetrable, or long and -winded! For as much as I felt <i>[college]</i> lacked and did wrong and was trying to ruin me, there were some things I learned there that benefit real world decisions and ideas. (This post being one of them, in some ways.) Sorry about that, Reid, I never know if I should make my posts succinct and impenetrable, or long and -winded! For as much as I felt [college] lacked and did wrong and was trying to ruin me, there were some things I learned there that benefit real world decisions and ideas. (This post being one of them, in some ways.)

]]> By: Reid http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344&cpage=1#comment-6611 Reid Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:12:51 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344#comment-6611 You weren't kidding - this is a glob of nerdishness. This blog post made me a bit dizzy. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to you guys. Hope you're reaping all the benefits of a <i>[college]</i> education. Yup. The end. You weren’t kidding – this is a glob of nerdishness. This blog post made me a bit dizzy. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to you guys. Hope you’re reaping all the benefits of a [college] education. Yup.

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]]> By: Hjon http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344&cpage=1#comment-6289 Hjon Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:45:01 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344#comment-6289 I could just tell you some thoughts in person, but I'll make some of my thoughts more public. I don't know what to say about the iPhone situation, I'll admit. It is not an ideal situation. But if we extend this to the Mac and assume (for the moment) that it becomes more closed down, what are the choices? Windows? Don't think so, unless something drastically improves. We care about our design and interface too much. Linux? It's open, alright, but is it even possible to make money from development unless you're a large corporation there (which seems ironic to me)? And what about the framework? There's GNUStep, but it certainly isn't as far along as Cocoa. It seems like the best we can do is continue development now, get something that is shippable, and one day (maybe sooner than later) work towards something more cross-platform (or switch platforms). That is (ideally) the beauty of MVC, is it not? With regards to investing in something we don't agree with until we have an opportunity to trade in for something better, I think that is how all of life is. Otherwise, we'd all have our own countries, our own companies, our own everything because nothing else would ever completely meet up to our ideals. Finally, as my brother pointed out, it does seems like Apple's hand might be forced by market pressure. Soon. At least we can hope and pray. I could just tell you some thoughts in person, but I’ll make some of my thoughts more public. I don’t know what to say about the iPhone situation, I’ll admit. It is not an ideal situation. But if we extend this to the Mac and assume (for the moment) that it becomes more closed down, what are the choices? Windows? Don’t think so, unless something drastically improves. We care about our design and interface too much. Linux? It’s open, alright, but is it even possible to make money from development unless you’re a large corporation there (which seems ironic to me)? And what about the framework? There’s GNUStep, but it certainly isn’t as far along as Cocoa. It seems like the best we can do is continue development now, get something that is shippable, and one day (maybe sooner than later) work towards something more cross-platform (or switch platforms). That is (ideally) the beauty of MVC, is it not?

With regards to investing in something we don’t agree with until we have an opportunity to trade in for something better, I think that is how all of life is. Otherwise, we’d all have our own countries, our own companies, our own everything because nothing else would ever completely meet up to our ideals.

Finally, as my brother pointed out, it does seems like Apple’s hand might be forced by market pressure. Soon. At least we can hope and pray.

]]> By: Michael Tsai - Blog - Podcaster http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344&cpage=1#comment-6287 Michael Tsai - Blog - Podcaster Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=344#comment-6287 [...] Update (2008-09-13): More from Fraser Speirs, Brian Webster, John Gruber, Paul Kafasis, and natevw. [...] [...] Update (2008-09-13): More from Fraser Speirs, Brian Webster, John Gruber, Paul Kafasis, and natevw. [...]

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