I whole heartedly agree that music should be free, and not just belong to the artist but be free for all the fans to enjoy. It just isn't the case with modern big record labels. They offer their services in exchange for the rights to the music, or that's how I know it. I can't find any sources to back me up, but I'm not trying to troll. I just don't think the music's rights belong to him. They belong to the record label, because NIN wanted to have fame and fortune. It's not the record companies fault, it's the artists who sell out that are at fault.
I know music prices are too high, but before widespread use of internet connections if a band wasn't on a big label, no one would hear about them. Record labels are the reason why NIN is so big. If it weren't for them they would still be a small band with a small fan base playing in small clubs or small bars. They sign to a big label, play in pig venues, and make big bucks. Same goes for all of those other "alternative" bands (RHCP, Tool, etc.).
That's really only useful if you are using super high resolutions or multi monitor. My 8800GTS (320 MB version) can play any game at my monitors native 1680x1050 with everything maxed out at 40 FPS. Which is the minimum I would go.
You obviously haven't been around lately. There is a lot of love for Intel Core stuff. Intel has open source drivers for a lot of their hardware too. So there really is no Intel hate.
If there are I doubt they are available to the general public. So few of those prior mentioned young people don't realize that if they have a 60 - 70 hz LCD monitor it doesn't matter what FPS you get over 70. Some claim to be able to tell the difference between 60 and 90 FPS. Like they can even see it.
Who in their right mind would pay so much for RAM? The only people I can think of are the middle - upper class teenagers with lots of money. The ones who run 8800Ultra's in SLI thinking that 2 cards = twice the performance when it's more like 30 - 50 % increase. Most educated system builders wont spend more money then they have to, and DDR 3 is just overpriced.
I was really only considering the confines of a small urban campus. I understand there is a cable length limit, but between the user and the switch the distance usually doesn't exceed the max.
Unless buildings are made of less concrete and brick. My school has a wireless network, but it's spotty due to the big maze of concrete and brick buildings. You only get a connection when the room you're in has a wireless bridge, but every room has a RJ45 port. There really is no question of signal strength when talking about wired networks.
Modern desktop oriented distros actually have better out of the box support for hardware then XP. If I install Mint on my current PC, I'll have out of box support for ethernet, sound, and graphics. If I try XP, I'd have to download all drivers, be forced to restart up until the fifth reboot cycle.
What is that doing in the mix with Google, Blue Gene, and Voyager. It's not even useful. It's too small to be used as a regular office PC, and too large to be a bring everywhere gadget. It should be replaced with like, Ethernet or something similar.
Intel releases OSS drivers for their hardware. AMD never really made much that needed drivers up until their buying out ATI, and ATI doesn't have the best Linux track record. So Intel really is the better company to buy for Linux compatibility.
So if the CEO of Pepsi Co drinks a coke it should make the front page? Because the CEO of GM gets drove around in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo, we should all care? Any of this really isn't news. Maybe Cablevision isn't offered in his area, maybe he's test driving FiOS, or maybe he's a quality freak and wants 1080 lines of resolution to watch football on as opposed to the 720 offered by cable. This is about as important as Paris Hilton going to jail or Guliani spending more time at Yankee Stadium then ground zero after 9/11* (which I can see, I hate walking by it). It just isn't news.
* Rolling Stone seemed to think this was a bad thing in their most recent issue. I don't see why. I hate going through it every time I go to the city via the PATH train.
And completely ignore anyone that attempts to show you the outside world. If they are persistent, make up lame excuses. If all else fails tell them you are raiding a dungeon with you're online friends.
I'm surprised no one has said anything about printing. CUPS is a bitch to configure if you're knew to linux. Forget the fact that most printers aren't even *nix compatible, but they still take awhile to configure if they are. I would like to see better print support.
The GPS in my LG VX8500 chocolate can get my location instantly and using VZW navigator has never lead me in the wrong direction. Maybe you just bought phones with crappy GPS, and have never tried other phones.
We are missing one big thing. Motivation. There is no Cold War anymore, and no need to prove ourselves. Thus interest in space exploration is down. Sad, but true. No good things come out of normal situations, there needs to be some bad before there is some good.
Wow, how old were you? That's pretty innovative. I would never have thought penicl leads make good conductors.
OFF TOPIC, but how many of you tried to convince your peers that pencil lead wasn't really made of lead but rather graphite (and therefor not poisonous)?
That article in the summary is misleading. The article at Georgia Tech is a lot better. I was thinking of a bunch of wires hanging in your aorta. But they talk about putting them in your shoes or muscles, which makes more sense. I have since changed my position on it entirely.
It's not that new scares me. I just don't think it's a good thing to use something as precious as your body to power some unnecessary telecommunication device.
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I whole heartedly agree that music should be free, and not just belong to the artist but be free for all the fans to enjoy. It just isn't the case with modern big record labels. They offer their services in exchange for the rights to the music, or that's how I know it. I can't find any sources to back me up, but I'm not trying to troll. I just don't think the music's rights belong to him. They belong to the record label, because NIN wanted to have fame and fortune. It's not the record companies fault, it's the artists who sell out that are at fault.
I know music prices are too high, but before widespread use of internet connections if a band wasn't on a big label, no one would hear about them. Record labels are the reason why NIN is so big. If it weren't for them they would still be a small band with a small fan base playing in small clubs or small bars. They sign to a big label, play in pig venues, and make big bucks. Same goes for all of those other "alternative" bands (RHCP, Tool, etc.).
You shouldn't expect anymore than that when you sign with major record labels.
"We'll give you mass distribution, advertising, etc. for the rights to your music."
If they are cool with that, then they shouldn't complain.
Not another reason for NIN fans to grow even more angsty. That's the last thing we need. He did it for the press.
That's really only useful if you are using super high resolutions or multi monitor. My 8800GTS (320 MB version) can play any game at my monitors native 1680x1050 with everything maxed out at 40 FPS. Which is the minimum I would go.
You obviously haven't been around lately. There is a lot of love for Intel Core stuff. Intel has open source drivers for a lot of their hardware too. So there really is no Intel hate.
If there are I doubt they are available to the general public. So few of those prior mentioned young people don't realize that if they have a 60 - 70 hz LCD monitor it doesn't matter what FPS you get over 70. Some claim to be able to tell the difference between 60 and 90 FPS. Like they can even see it.
Who in their right mind would pay so much for RAM? The only people I can think of are the middle - upper class teenagers with lots of money. The ones who run 8800Ultra's in SLI thinking that 2 cards = twice the performance when it's more like 30 - 50 % increase. Most educated system builders wont spend more money then they have to, and DDR 3 is just overpriced.
I was really only considering the confines of a small urban campus. I understand there is a cable length limit, but between the user and the switch the distance usually doesn't exceed the max.
It's a lamp that burns natural gas for light. I think some used some coal gas too. Old street lamps used them.
Unless buildings are made of less concrete and brick. My school has a wireless network, but it's spotty due to the big maze of concrete and brick buildings. You only get a connection when the room you're in has a wireless bridge, but every room has a RJ45 port. There really is no question of signal strength when talking about wired networks.
Modern desktop oriented distros actually have better out of the box support for hardware then XP. If I install Mint on my current PC, I'll have out of box support for ethernet, sound, and graphics. If I try XP, I'd have to download all drivers, be forced to restart up until the fifth reboot cycle.
What is that doing in the mix with Google, Blue Gene, and Voyager. It's not even useful. It's too small to be used as a regular office PC, and too large to be a bring everywhere gadget. It should be replaced with like, Ethernet or something similar.
Intel releases OSS drivers for their hardware. AMD never really made much that needed drivers up until their buying out ATI, and ATI doesn't have the best Linux track record. So Intel really is the better company to buy for Linux compatibility.
So if the CEO of Pepsi Co drinks a coke it should make the front page? Because the CEO of GM gets drove around in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo, we should all care? Any of this really isn't news. Maybe Cablevision isn't offered in his area, maybe he's test driving FiOS, or maybe he's a quality freak and wants 1080 lines of resolution to watch football on as opposed to the 720 offered by cable. This is about as important as Paris Hilton going to jail or Guliani spending more time at Yankee Stadium then ground zero after 9/11* (which I can see, I hate walking by it). It just isn't news. * Rolling Stone seemed to think this was a bad thing in their most recent issue. I don't see why. I hate going through it every time I go to the city via the PATH train.
.. so what?
.. to not switch to Vista. They just keep adding up, eh?
And completely ignore anyone that attempts to show you the outside world. If they are persistent, make up lame excuses. If all else fails tell them you are raiding a dungeon with you're online friends.
I'm surprised no one has said anything about printing. CUPS is a bitch to configure if you're knew to linux. Forget the fact that most printers aren't even *nix compatible, but they still take awhile to configure if they are. I would like to see better print support.
The GPS in my LG VX8500 chocolate can get my location instantly and using VZW navigator has never lead me in the wrong direction. Maybe you just bought phones with crappy GPS, and have never tried other phones.
We are missing one big thing. Motivation. There is no Cold War anymore, and no need to prove ourselves. Thus interest in space exploration is down. Sad, but true. No good things come out of normal situations, there needs to be some bad before there is some good.
Wow, how old were you? That's pretty innovative. I would never have thought penicl leads make good conductors. OFF TOPIC, but how many of you tried to convince your peers that pencil lead wasn't really made of lead but rather graphite (and therefor not poisonous)?
That article in the summary is misleading. The article at Georgia Tech is a lot better. I was thinking of a bunch of wires hanging in your aorta. But they talk about putting them in your shoes or muscles, which makes more sense. I have since changed my position on it entirely.
It's not that new scares me. I just don't think it's a good thing to use something as precious as your body to power some unnecessary telecommunication device.
We have yet to really harness the power of two cores, so why all the fuss over four? How many multi-threaded programs are there anyway?