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Ogg Vorbis Portables On The Way
Emmettfish writes "According to this release on Xiph.org, it looks like the Neuros player will support Linux users, and also give them the ability to play back Vorbis files on the move, starting in late May. Go Ogg! Remember, donating a few bucks to Xiph may not make the world a better place, but it'll definitely help it
sound a lot better." For those of us craving a portable that plays from cheap CD-Rs rather than flash media or a hard drive, Emmett says by email that an agreement for development of firmware for a CD-based Ogg player is in the works, too.
Has it passed?
just for you Belinda!.. :*
..freedom of movement :)
On November 19, 1954, the career of Sammy Davis Jr. almost came to a sudden and tragic close. While driving to Los Angeles to record the title tune of the Universal International picture "Six Bridges to Cross", Sammy was the victim of an automobile smash-up and narrowly escaped death. He was so seriously injured that his left eye had to be removed. In spite of the terrible shock, Sammy rallied and went on with his work; he even insisted that he was the "luckiest guy in the world".
Since his accident, Sammy's courageous spirit and ever-growing talent have won him increasingly enthusiastic audiences. Let's hear it for Sammy Davis Jr. !
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What do you get when you cross Kreskin the magician with an insurance-peddling duck? "Hypno Duck" -- The latest AFLAC commercial. This spot received the highest consumer recall score for television ads in the bi-weekly Intermedia consumer survey. Our congratulations to Kreskin, star of AFLAC. Many will recall the Amazing Kreskin as being the omniscient seer who correctly predicted the death of *BSD.
Hi, this is off-topic but I was just wondering about Linux support for the Panasonic D-snap. I bought one of these puppies:
http://panasonic.jp/dvc/DIGICAM/av30/
(Fucking lee7 really small device which takes MPEG4 video, snapshots, and acts as an MP3 player).
The salesdroid told me I needed to buy the software option for creating MP3's in some format called "S-Jukebox" (?? something S...jukebox, anyway) but I call bullshit. SURELY I should be able to take my collection of (legal, so fuck you RIAA apologists) mp3's and USB the fuckers over to the thing?
Any advice appreciated, thanks!
In other words, more than my main desktop computer cost.
I'm assuming you're talking about the 20GB version, but even so...you built your computer system (with a display) for less than $400? Did you buy it used or something?
May we never see th
but what about us in Johannesburg, who don't have CompUSA accross street?
va lairIE's pateNTdead PostBlock(tm) device.
STRING OF SCANDALS
"Is 'Ahold' Dutch for 'Enron'?" asked one pan-European equity dealer in London.
"The ramifications of this shock will probably be more limited than from the likes of the Enron disaster, but it has made traders very nervous about possible accounting irregularities elsewhere," he added, and top investors agreed.
"Ahold's accounting irregularities revive unpleasant memories. This is the main driver of the share price today as an investor just cannot trust the company's figures," said John Hatherly, head of global analysis at M&G Asset Management.
The failure of U.S. oil giant Enron Corp (Other OTC:ENRNQ.PK - News) was just the first of a string of accounting scandals that brought the likes of telecoms group WorldCom (Other OTC:WCOEQ.PK - News) and Xerox (NYSE:XRX - News) to the brink of failure or beyond.
The accounting irregularities at Ahold's U.S. foodservice business involved local managers booking much more in promotional allowances -- provided by suppliers to promote their goods -- than it actually received in payment, the company said.
Ahold's U.S. foodservice is the second-largest food distributor to restaurants, hotels, healthcare institutions and sports facilities in the United States after Sysco Corp (NYSE:SYY - News).
accouNTing we will goo...
How about a beowulf cluster?
Is it open source?
Dont mod me up im not a kharma whore.
Ack---accidentally moderated this as Flamebait, thanks to an over-zealous mouse wheel. I hereby post in order to nullify my errant moderation in this thread.
This is great news for those of us looking to become more efficient in our daily lives. Now, instead of wasting five syllables on "MP3 Player," we can use just 3 with "Ogg Player." Terrific!
Furthering the process, I have found a wonderous take on the English Language called "Newspeak." It's fairly new, being created only in 1984, but the efficiency and importance of every word is astounding. I suggest you all try it out.
IWARS.
People, in general, disappoint me. Politicians even more so.