Let's look back in history. Dr Dos/Quarterdeck tried to create their own desktop environment, Desqview/X. Then Novell tried it with Dr Dos and WordPerfect. It didn't work because OS was not core to their business, and the desktop OS business is far more competitive than what they were used to. Overall this is a very bad idea. Mozilla makes middleware, not client OS components. If Mozilla does this, it may unfortunately be the iceberg that hit the Titanic.
It's a story about fantastic technology or science from India.
Note. Many other stories about fantastic technology or science from India have turned out to be fake.
No thanks. I don't want the electricity I'm paying for to be used in greater quantities than otherwise by an Internet router that is using the extra energy to work semiconductors harder to accomplish that which does not benefit me, only someone else (to wit, movie owners). If the MPAA wants to help pay my electric bill, however, I would be glad to adopt this new technological advance.
That said, it looks like some of these passports are out there already. Secondly, I haven't come across a definitive statement or timeline from DHS as to when RFID passpots will be abandonded.
I realize the article is probable FUD, but just in case that it's not...
If the FSF does block Novell from using GNU tools with GPLv3, Novell will use its UNIX license to trump the GPL. Novell will fork everything they care about and bring it all under its own license. FSF will die on the vine. Novell will prosper.
The FSF is no match for Novell--not in a lawyer to lawyer contest, and not in a developer to developer contest. I guess if Stallman wants his dream to die, he can choose to play with fire.
Your post said "I don't think I'm quite ready to jump to OpenID. .." If you are going to use OpenID, then obviously you would at least theoretically have some defense against spammers forging posts to appear as if they came from previously whitelisted commenters. That is not what you had said before, however.
As for the actual level of security of OpenID, I am not taking a position at this time.
Your reasoning that you would just blacklist previously whitelisted commenters I think kind of demonstrates that it wouldn't work. You would need some other mechanism, be it OpenID or something else. Cheers!
Interesting. If you would please excuse me, is Hurderos a system for implementing a federated identity management system? That is, could Hurderos be used to manage a system like OpenID? Or is Hurderos good only for use inside an organization, such as a big corporation? Thanks.
Yes. The big limitation of CD-quality sound is that it is limited to stereo sound. You don't have native surround sound (such as 6.1), and you don't have the highest quality audio, either.
As the entertainment industry moves to high definition everything, the hi-def audio format battle has two main contenders, Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio. Hi-def audio will have better sound quality, and also will have surround sound elements. Major studio releases on this format are likely to have many layers of protection, such as DRM, against ripping, unfortunately
As for lossy compressed formats for hi-def audio, MP3 Surround is released. You can get an MP3 Surround plug-in for XMPlay and other personal computer programs. Of course, you need surround sound support in your hardware to make it worthwhile. There is also a surround sound audio format used in ripping DVDs, but I forget the other details.
Hi def audio in PCs is available through Intel High Definition Audio, and perhaps other technologies I haven't heard of.
As for non-hi def sound, formats like MP3, AAC, and WMA all are stereo formats. You can rip to a lossless format like WAV. It takes up a lot of drive space to store WAV files. FLAC is terrific because it gives you lossless sound quality and pretty decent compression of the files. OTOH, AIFF is uncompressed.
FLAC is not supported on most DAPs or PMPs, except for those of Cowon. Many DAPs and PMPs support WAVs. I believe Ipods support AIFF.
I would hope that the FLAC develoeprs, having already done a kick-ass job, will turn their talents to FLAC-ifying hi-def sound formats. Maybe you won't get much benefit from surround sound with headphones, but you can still get better sampling rates and resolution with hi-def formats. In addition, ideally you have a DAP that supports "FLAC-surround" that you can hook up to your car speaker system. Unfortunately, you might need special cabling for such a connection. Maybe future car stereos will have an HDMI input on the dash..
For now, the best you can do is to rip your regular audio CD to FLAC. For portable playing, the best option is a Cowon. The Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio format wars should start to pick up.
Ultimately, however, consumers might be faced with a world where digital downloads of songs are demonstrably more useful than buying a copy on disc. If so, there will be a real demand for audio files that support lossless compressed hi-def sound.
The larger problem from the consumer perspective is not the lack of good formats. The technology is there. The main problem is RIAA, the lawsuits, and the legal barriers to using the music you paid for the way you want to.
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Let's look back in history. Dr Dos/Quarterdeck tried to create their own desktop environment, Desqview/X. Then Novell tried it with Dr Dos and WordPerfect. It didn't work because OS was not core to their business, and the desktop OS business is far more competitive than what they were used to. Overall this is a very bad idea. Mozilla makes middleware, not client OS components. If Mozilla does this, it may unfortunately be the iceberg that hit the Titanic.
It's a story about fantastic technology or science from India. Note. Many other stories about fantastic technology or science from India have turned out to be fake.
No thanks. I don't want the electricity I'm paying for to be used in greater quantities than otherwise by an Internet router that is using the extra energy to work semiconductors harder to accomplish that which does not benefit me, only someone else (to wit, movie owners). If the MPAA wants to help pay my electric bill, however, I would be glad to adopt this new technological advance.
This reminds me of the work of Boris Velikovsky. Of course, citing him would be like a Christian seminarian citing the satanic bible.
That said, it looks like some of these passports are out there already. Secondly, I haven't come across a definitive statement or timeline from DHS as to when RFID passpots will be abandonded.
Over twenty years ago, physicist Paul LaViolette stated that gamma rays emanate from the center of the galaxy. (See prediction 12 at the link)
This new incident raises a lot of questions. Power cord? Battery? Origin of battery? Etc.
I realize the article is probable FUD, but just in case that it's not...
If the FSF does block Novell from using GNU tools with GPLv3, Novell will use its UNIX license to trump the GPL. Novell will fork everything they care about and bring it all under its own license. FSF will die on the vine. Novell will prosper.
The FSF is no match for Novell--not in a lawyer to lawyer contest, and not in a developer to developer contest. I guess if Stallman wants his dream to die, he can choose to play with fire.
For Windows, use IE to go to Safety.live.com - Microsoft's official online free spyware, virus detector/remover (choose your language)
Yes. Forget tv.yahoo.com.
A good alternative is tvlistings.zap2it.com. Just search for your zip code.
Your post said "I don't think I'm quite ready to jump to OpenID. . ." If you are going to use OpenID, then obviously you would at least theoretically have some defense against spammers forging posts to appear as if they came from previously whitelisted commenters. That is not what you had said before, however.
As for the actual level of security of OpenID, I am not taking a position at this time.
Your reasoning that you would just blacklist previously whitelisted commenters I think kind of demonstrates that it wouldn't work. You would need some other mechanism, be it OpenID or something else. Cheers!
Interesting. If you would please excuse me, is Hurderos a system for implementing a federated identity management system? That is, could Hurderos be used to manage a system like OpenID? Or is Hurderos good only for use inside an organization, such as a big corporation? Thanks.
Then a spammer posts under a whitelisted name and you are back at square 1
As the entertainment industry moves to high definition everything, the hi-def audio format battle has two main contenders, Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio. Hi-def audio will have better sound quality, and also will have surround sound elements. Major studio releases on this format are likely to have many layers of protection, such as DRM, against ripping, unfortunately
As for lossy compressed formats for hi-def audio, MP3 Surround is released. You can get an MP3 Surround plug-in for XMPlay and other personal computer programs. Of course, you need surround sound support in your hardware to make it worthwhile. There is also a surround sound audio format used in ripping DVDs, but I forget the other details.
Hi def audio in PCs is available through Intel High Definition Audio, and perhaps other technologies I haven't heard of.
As for non-hi def sound, formats like MP3, AAC, and WMA all are stereo formats. You can rip to a lossless format like WAV. It takes up a lot of drive space to store WAV files. FLAC is terrific because it gives you lossless sound quality and pretty decent compression of the files. OTOH, AIFF is uncompressed.
FLAC is not supported on most DAPs or PMPs, except for those of Cowon. Many DAPs and PMPs support WAVs. I believe Ipods support AIFF.
I would hope that the FLAC develoeprs, having already done a kick-ass job, will turn their talents to FLAC-ifying hi-def sound formats. Maybe you won't get much benefit from surround sound with headphones, but you can still get better sampling rates and resolution with hi-def formats. In addition, ideally you have a DAP that supports "FLAC-surround" that you can hook up to your car speaker system. Unfortunately, you might need special cabling for such a connection. Maybe future car stereos will have an HDMI input on the dash..
For now, the best you can do is to rip your regular audio CD to FLAC. For portable playing, the best option is a Cowon. The Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio format wars should start to pick up.
Ultimately, however, consumers might be faced with a world where digital downloads of songs are demonstrably more useful than buying a copy on disc. If so, there will be a real demand for audio files that support lossless compressed hi-def sound.
The larger problem from the consumer perspective is not the lack of good formats. The technology is there. The main problem is RIAA, the lawsuits, and the legal barriers to using the music you paid for the way you want to.