Comments for Rickard Andersson http://rickardandersson.com The general consensus among clients is that they are your only client. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 Comment on Useless IMDB ratings by dont matter http://rickardandersson.com/useless-imdb-ratings#comment-60324 dont matter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:04:43 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=155#comment-60324 only the people who rate on a normal basis count for the top 250. If anything your wrong because certain movies are rated by tens to hundreds of thousands...thats like not agreeing with everybody. you lost only the people who rate on a normal basis count for the top 250. If anything your wrong because certain movies are rated by tens to hundreds of thousands…thats like not agreeing with everybody. you lost

]]> Comment on Objective-C is confusing by Rickard http://rickardandersson.com/objective-c-is-confusing#comment-60282 Rickard Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:01:51 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=145#comment-60282 Well, I guess it's only a mess if you're used to something different. Reference counting is indeed a hassle. I almost prefer old-fashioned malloc/free. Well, I guess it’s only a mess if you’re used to something different. Reference counting is indeed a hassle. I almost prefer old-fashioned malloc/free.

]]> Comment on Objective-C is confusing by Daniel Rosenstark http://rickardandersson.com/objective-c-is-confusing#comment-60281 Daniel Rosenstark Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:39:35 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=145#comment-60281 Why is it a mess? Syntax is totally arbitrary. Lots of people love this bracketed stuff. I am not one of them, yet, but syntax is just syntax. Reference counting, on the other hand, requires work and is a huge hassle. But apparently that's necessary to keep it light (doubt it, though). Why is it a mess? Syntax is totally arbitrary. Lots of people love this bracketed stuff. I am not one of them, yet, but syntax is just syntax. Reference counting, on the other hand, requires work and is a huge hassle. But apparently that’s necessary to keep it light (doubt it, though).

]]> Comment on Video card options for Mac Pro by gunso http://rickardandersson.com/video-card-options-for-mac-pro#comment-60046 gunso Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:58:17 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/2007/05/24/video-card-options-for-mac-pro/#comment-60046 Sad to see I'm not alone in this situation. I got my Mac Pro late 2006. In 2007, the ATI X1900 started getting the same lines and artifacts and eventually died, the machine wouldn't even boot, the card was totally dead. It was still under warrantee for parts, so I just had to haul it myself to an apple store and they replaced the card for free. Now, it's 2010 and it's getting the same artifacts issue again. Worse, actually, since I think the first one died before it got this bad. It's only a matter of time before it does die. I also blow the dust out of my system periodically, but still need to use SMC fan control (it's uncanny how we are all doing the same exact things here) to keep it cool and not lock up while doing something SO graphics intensive, like open terminal. Problem with it being this late in the game is that now my only option, other than calling apple and ordering a third X1900 for full retail (which will die again with their disposable nature) or find a used Nvidia on ebay. Sad to see I’m not alone in this situation. I got my Mac Pro late 2006. In 2007, the ATI X1900 started getting the same lines and artifacts and eventually died, the machine wouldn’t even boot, the card was totally dead. It was still under warrantee for parts, so I just had to haul it myself to an apple store and they replaced the card for free. Now, it’s 2010 and it’s getting the same artifacts issue again. Worse, actually, since I think the first one died before it got this bad. It’s only a matter of time before it does die. I also blow the dust out of my system periodically, but still need to use SMC fan control (it’s uncanny how we are all doing the same exact things here) to keep it cool and not lock up while doing something SO graphics intensive, like open terminal. Problem with it being this late in the game is that now my only option, other than calling apple and ordering a third X1900 for full retail (which will die again with their disposable nature) or find a used Nvidia on ebay.

]]> Comment on Video card options for Mac Pro by Anonymous http://rickardandersson.com/video-card-options-for-mac-pro#comment-60030 Anonymous Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:16:19 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/2007/05/24/video-card-options-for-mac-pro/#comment-60030 anyone want 8800 GT @ $160 free shipping for mac pro? :) anyone want 8800 GT @ $160 free shipping for mac pro? :)

]]> Comment on Sweden: pros and cons continued by Alexander http://rickardandersson.com/sweden-pros-and-cons-continued#comment-60024 Alexander Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:36:34 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=410#comment-60024 In the Soviet Union, a mother could get up to 3 years of paid leave, and up to 5 years of leave without losing your job. Of course, cons included: Low, equal salaries, whatever you do (a doctor officially earned the same as a factory worker, the same as a schoolteacher, the same as a mechanic: 150 rubles, base salary). Corruption (unofficially, doctors earned a lot more than 150 rubles). Chronic product deficits. Jail, if you felt you deserved more than 150 rubles. Thank god that country's dead. In the Soviet Union, a mother could get up to 3 years of paid leave, and up to 5 years of leave without losing your job.

Of course, cons included: Low, equal salaries, whatever you do (a doctor officially earned the same as a factory worker, the same as a schoolteacher, the same as a mechanic: 150 rubles, base salary). Corruption (unofficially, doctors earned a lot more than 150 rubles). Chronic product deficits. Jail, if you felt you deserved more than 150 rubles.

Thank god that country’s dead.

]]> Comment on The curse of the flashing amber LED by Phil http://rickardandersson.com/the-curse-of-the-flashing-amber-led#comment-60023 Phil Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:00:13 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/2007/01/03/the-curse-of-the-flashing-amber-led/#comment-60023 This is driving me absolutely nuts!!! Whatever I do, it flashes amber in my face! Apple, this is simply not good enough!!!!! AAAARGHHH! This is driving me absolutely nuts!!! Whatever I do, it flashes amber in my face! Apple, this is simply not good enough!!!!! AAAARGHHH!

]]> Comment on Sweden: pros and cons by Car Ant http://rickardandersson.com/sweden-pros-and-cons#comment-60000 Car Ant Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:41:53 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=207#comment-60000 If I were living in Sweden --- I would expect to .... speak SWEDISH ! If I were living in Sweden — I would expect to …. speak SWEDISH !

]]> Comment on Sweden: pros and cons by Car Ant http://rickardandersson.com/sweden-pros-and-cons#comment-59999 Car Ant Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:40:38 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/?p=207#comment-59999 People FEAR being labeled ( so to speak ) for so much as criticizing so-called multi-culturalism ? ! Such a function is a facet of a Democracy. Swedish immigration policy is stupid and self-defeating, so smarten up, because other nations in the EU are discovering this reality. People FEAR being labeled ( so to speak ) for so much as criticizing so-called multi-culturalism ? ! Such a function is a facet of a Democracy. Swedish immigration policy is stupid and self-defeating, so smarten up, because other nations in the EU are discovering this reality.

]]> Comment on Video card options for Mac Pro by davinder bedi http://rickardandersson.com/video-card-options-for-mac-pro#comment-59859 davinder bedi Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:35:44 +0000 http://rickardandersson.com/2007/05/24/video-card-options-for-mac-pro/#comment-59859 ignore my previous post except about apples graphics cards being extortionately priced. turned out that there must have been some sort of power fluctuation/surge which bungled up two of my monitors. everything connected via the power conditioner unit was fine. so lucky my mac pro was hooked up to it rather than directly to the wall outlet. you know when you have been stressed out, and still feel stressed out after the situation has been rectified/resolved because you haven't accepted the fact that its sorted, awesome my mac pro is still alive. ignore my previous post except about apples graphics cards being extortionately priced. turned out that there must have been some sort of power fluctuation/surge which bungled up two of my monitors. everything connected via the power conditioner unit was fine. so lucky my mac pro was hooked up to it rather than directly to the wall outlet. you know when you have been stressed out, and still feel stressed out after the situation has been rectified/resolved because you haven’t accepted the fact that its sorted, awesome my mac pro is still alive.

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