When did Slashdot get so nasty? I know that nerds can be a bit bitchy at times, but there is no need to call someone's work (and clearly a lot of time has been put in on this guy's site) 'shitty', 'crappy' and 'hilarious', especially when they seem very proud of it. If you can do it better and lighter, and stand by your work why don't you post an example of your own stuff? I notice that none of the insulting replies to this guy's post have.
If you want a 'slagging contest' go and post on Youtube.
This is Slashdot - we wipe our feet at the door here and keep it constructive:)
I never ran specific tests but in general use (on the systems that were for my own use) I never came across any problems.
Actually.. I had a problem for a while where Skype would bugger up the audio on other apps if it used the sound system at all. Can't remember the specifics but it was annoying. I forget that now that it is all sorted.
I learned to use Jack for my recording needs (I do some multitracking in Ardour) and found it very useful. Had a few headaches when they introduced Pulse but that was on the more advanced settings etc.
Whilst I like to tinker, I don't like that everyone I know manages to screw up even the most user friendly system and then call me up day and night with stupid questions.
And whilst I have, actually, changed a set of pistons and big end shells (first car was an MG BGT) I couldn't ever imagine doing it on my Passatt. When I feel like tinkering with engines, I tinker with my 60s lawnmower. Its engine is tinker-friendly. It had to be, as it was (and is) always breaking down. Modern engines remove the ability to tinker but also the need> to tinker. The people who miss attending to 50+ grease points of a weekend still can - they just lovingly maintain old cars.
If you miss an old interface, fire up an emulator. If you want to hack an OS install Linux (in a VM parhaps?).
I think the opportunities for writing up a clever and powerful little app in your spare time is greater today than it ever was, and there are so many different ways to do it.
I can honestly say that having installed Linux on 30+ different systems, all with cheap audio hardware, I haven't once had anything less than a great out-of-the-box experience. Maybe I was just lucky. On the whole, I also find that almost all printers magically work without having to find and download specific drivers, and the same now goes for most webcams. Can't say the same about my G5 mac.
And not a WIndows 7 tablet? Really? Try throwing multitasking at it. Try natively editing those documents you were talking about. Try opening several word documents and a few spreadsheets at the same time.
The iPad isn't powerful even by netbook standards and is seriously crippled by comparison for (serious) business use. Perhaps what they really want to do is look cool in front of the stewardess, impress a few business buddies with the iBoobies app and then settle down to a movie marathon. I certainly wouldn't allow my staff to put such a toy/gadget through expenses.
International paper sizes (A6, A5, A4) are actually closer to widescreen format. Paperback books are generally closer to widescreen format. Also consider that this is as much for browsing and watching films (I would hope) and you can see that 4:3 isn't a great choice.
Of course, because it is Apple it is great though, and LCD is now way better than e-ink for long reading sessions.
You would have to carry your iPhone AND your iPad around with you.
I would feel like such a dong bag if I got both out at the same time and sat site by side. The irony of the whole 'free thinking' strapline would make me feel nauseas.
I think the people who know nothing about technology are exactly the same people who will return it because Youtube doesn't work for them or the flash e-card they got sent won't open. Or their friends can listed to streaming music while they go on the internet but they can't etc.
Besides, how will they get online with this - in most cases they would have had to have set up a Wifi router - no doubt requiring the use of a REAL COMPUTER in the process. I think this thing will sell well but not to the lowest rung of society - rather to the technically able masses who simply love everything that Apple produces and have more money than sense.
I don't think this thing will be a hit with business users as you simply wont get proper office support for editing documents.
Secondly I think it would still be a bit awkward for use on a plane - you would have to prop it up on a tray table to be able to use it sensibly.
A tablet running Windows 7 would of course be more suitable for business users, given that you have FULL office functionality (even openoffice if your company has made the switch). And can multitask between apps, drag this in, drop that there etc.
I think the iPad fits into the toy/gadget category.
And good for you. This whole thing wouldn't be so much of a problem if there was more people coughing up and less people downloading.
When I started with torrents it was a few scoundrels ripping off a few films - now everyone and their dog is doing it. I wish we hadn't all shown our brothers and mothers how to do it, and made the clients so user friendly. It is now way too mainstream, and that is why governments are now involved.
Hopefully new legislation will reduce the numbers once again so that only those who are truly determined will be able to get around it. The government can then pat themselves on the back for reducing it by 70% and everyone is happy.
I ate some Escolar on holiday in Poland. It is also known as butter fish or something like that. In Poland it wass omething like Maszlanka? I had two very large fillets (smoked) and was told nothing about any side effects. It was delicious - very soft meat and very meaty. I ate it all and then when I got up the next day (early) I got ready to go for a jog. I was wearing very small running shorts.
Basically this fish causes a reddish oil to build up in your gut and it seems to be able to leak out whenever it wants. A small early morning fart whilst jogging is enough to empt about two egg cup fulls in one go. It has no smell luckily. I was running in the woods when this happened so I immediately got behind a tree and let the rest of it go, and then cleaned off my legs with some ferns. It lack of odour is quite surprising, given where it has been, and it comes out completely separate from other solids.
I didn't know at that point that the fish was to blame. So I bought more on the last day at the Baltic, and took it pack to my in-laws house in Wroclaw. I had some for lunch the next day in their home. That night I was ready for bed, and was sitting naked on the bed, which had been lovingly made up by my mother in law (new white linen all round). My gut had been fine since that earlier incident and for a moment I forgot where I was and let out some gas that felt like it had been building up all day. I felt a dampness, and suddenly the world seemed to close in around me, as I realised what may have happened. I jumped to my feet and saw *loads* of bright red oil all over the white sheets. Sweat just literally started sprouting out of my head as I thought about what to do next... sleep in it? Go and wake the in-laws? At this point (three years ago) I wasn't yet married even, and I had to sleep separately from my (then) girlfriend. They were all asleep already. I ended up sleeping on the other side of the bed. I woke up late, to find my girlfiend standing next to the bed with a look of horror on her face. Why she later married me I have no idea. Needless to say, I haven't eaten any of that nasty but delicious fish ever since.
What has happened to the world? Why are people so soft now?
People are living longer than ever they did before, and there are no great wars in the western world. Medicine helps to keep people alive that otherwise would have died from various defects. There is very little natural selection left in the developed world.
We are trying to make it impossible to die. People aren't officially allowed to kill themselves even if they choose to. What's next? Perhaps manual gearboxes should be outlawed in case some retard isn't intelligent enough to shift and drive at the same time? Or should that dipshit just be allowed to kill himself? Yes, others may be involved, but that is better than the "if it saves even ONE precious life, we should all drive at 20mph ALL the time" mentality. It drives me up the wall. Must we eliminate every danger from the western world? Perhaps the only way to really be safe is to stay at home? Perhaps if it is under 4 degrees outside all driving should be banned?
Sadly, as soon as anyone mentions a new law to make it illegal to do something whilst driving, there is a herd of nodding sadsacks lined up saying "yes, we SHOULD bad drivers from scratching their arses whist driving - think of the CHILDREN!" or "I for one APPLAUD THIS LAW - count me in - I don't hate children and want to kill them on the road". Why are we all so soft now? H&S is on another planet now. Last week I saw gardeners wearing life jackets. "Yes, but look over there" they chanted, "there is a sream running through the park - its for our own safety". People have become so risk averse that they are losing control on what is sensible and what is not.
Good Point. Unless we are "tubing up" so we don't need toilet breaks or food breaks, I would imagine that if it is so realistic that we can't distinguish the difference we would end up starving, dehydrated and having defocated all over ourselves. I used to wet the bed because I had dreams in which I went to the toilet.
I used to wet the bed because I had dreams in which I went to the toilet. In the dream I would stop beforehand and, knowing that I often had such problems, would try to decide if I was dreaming or awake. Sometimes I would clue up and sometimes i wouldn't. I also found myself questioning reality before using the toilet when I was awake, nervously staring to pee and half expecting my leg to start feeling wet.
Laugh all you want but having to question reality is a wierd feeling.
"Me and my brother chose to listen chose Captain Beefhearts 'Trout Mask Replica' after setting up this cable with our Denon Home Theatre System.
The results are truly horrific. The first few seconds of silence before track one we could hear the universe inhaling before we were pressed into our respective couches and mutli coloured tartan was projected upon all surfaces in our basement. Barely able to speak or move with our fingers ripping into our arm rests, I turned to see my brother age 20 years in 5 seconds and his feet expanded like a rubber band across the floor and up the opposing wall to reach the ceiling.
Bear in mind all this happened before the twanging chords of Frownland had even kicked in - at which point I had noticed similar effects upon myself - I was suddenly wearing a 4 foot trout on each leg as trousers. Not only that but the walls of the basement had dissapeared and we were flying on our couches through what I can only describe as a burberry electrofunk acid poetry rift in time and space.
The most horrific thing of all was that after having spent 300 years crawling to the system to unplug said cable, my brother was unable to control the sheer power of such a quality signal and like an ancient psychedelic Mr Miyagi struggling with a running fire hose, pointed the beam directly into his face.
This was over 2 weeks ago - I am only now able to wield a keyboard, my finger nails having grown back. Since then my brother has randomly been appearing around our neighbourhood in a kind of mirror prison (like the one in the superman movie) only it's like he is trapped inside the album cover. (Trout Mask Replica)
For now this cable will remain where my brother dropped it. The equipment and entire basement are off limits until we break him out of his transdimensional prison.
Do not buy this cable. "
(one star) DISSAPPOINTED
"A caution to people buying these: if you do not follow the "directional markings" on the cables, your music will play backwards. Please check that before mentioning it in your reviews. "
That only works if you apply "intentions be damned". However, intentions (the kill, to cause harm etc) tend to be relevant in the eyes of the law.
If I kill someone indirectly whilst trying to achieve something else, the law tends to be more lenient than if I hack off someones head with a cricket bat and then kick it around.
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That is of course why netbook sales are so low.
Oh no wait, they aren't.
I was just looking at a Mozilla HTML5 demo and it showed an amazing array of effects and masks etc being applied to the video element.
I am not sure if you could get full support for that using an external player.
When did Slashdot get so nasty? I know that nerds can be a bit bitchy at times, but there is no need to call someone's work (and clearly a lot of time has been put in on this guy's site) 'shitty', 'crappy' and 'hilarious', especially when they seem very proud of it. If you can do it better and lighter, and stand by your work why don't you post an example of your own stuff? I notice that none of the insulting replies to this guy's post have.
:)
If you want a 'slagging contest' go and post on Youtube.
This is Slashdot - we wipe our feet at the door here and keep it constructive
I never ran specific tests but in general use (on the systems that were for my own use) I never came across any problems.
Actually.. I had a problem for a while where Skype would bugger up the audio on other apps if it used the sound system at all. Can't remember the specifics but it was annoying. I forget that now that it is all sorted.
I learned to use Jack for my recording needs (I do some multitracking in Ardour) and found it very useful. Had a few headaches when they introduced Pulse but that was on the more advanced settings etc.
That is a good point.
Whilst I like to tinker, I don't like that everyone I know manages to screw up even the most user friendly system and then call me up day and night with stupid questions.
And whilst I have, actually, changed a set of pistons and big end shells (first car was an MG BGT) I couldn't ever imagine doing it on my Passatt. When I feel like tinkering with engines, I tinker with my 60s lawnmower. Its engine is tinker-friendly. It had to be, as it was (and is) always breaking down. Modern engines remove the ability to tinker but also the need> to tinker. The people who miss attending to 50+ grease points of a weekend still can - they just lovingly maintain old cars.
If you miss an old interface, fire up an emulator. If you want to hack an OS install Linux (in a VM parhaps?).
I think the opportunities for writing up a clever and powerful little app in your spare time is greater today than it ever was, and there are so many different ways to do it.
People who hate things would be (in your childish terminology) 'haters'.
People who like things would be (in your childish terminology) 'likers'.
What are you saying here mister? That there are no apple 'fans' on the internets?
Quite a few of those negative posts were from Apple fans who were disappointed after weeks of speculative masturbation.
I can honestly say that having installed Linux on 30+ different systems, all with cheap audio hardware, I haven't once had anything less than a great out-of-the-box experience. Maybe I was just lucky. On the whole, I also find that almost all printers magically work without having to find and download specific drivers, and the same now goes for most webcams. Can't say the same about my G5 mac.
I don't doubt that some routers allow you to set it up via wireless connection - most still require an initial ethernet connection for this though.
And not a WIndows 7 tablet? Really? Try throwing multitasking at it. Try natively editing those documents you were talking about. Try opening several word documents and a few spreadsheets at the same time. The iPad isn't powerful even by netbook standards and is seriously crippled by comparison for (serious) business use. Perhaps what they really want to do is look cool in front of the stewardess, impress a few business buddies with the iBoobies app and then settle down to a movie marathon. I certainly wouldn't allow my staff to put such a toy/gadget through expenses.
Sheets of paper come in all different sizes.
International paper sizes (A6, A5, A4) are actually closer to widescreen format. Paperback books are generally closer to widescreen format. Also consider that this is as much for browsing and watching films (I would hope) and you can see that 4:3 isn't a great choice.
Of course, because it is Apple it is great though, and LCD is now way better than e-ink for long reading sessions.
You would have to carry your iPhone AND your iPad around with you.
I would feel like such a dong bag if I got both out at the same time and sat site by side. The irony of the whole 'free thinking' strapline would make me feel nauseas.
I think the people who know nothing about technology are exactly the same people who will return it because Youtube doesn't work for them or the flash e-card they got sent won't open. Or their friends can listed to streaming music while they go on the internet but they can't etc. Besides, how will they get online with this - in most cases they would have had to have set up a Wifi router - no doubt requiring the use of a REAL COMPUTER in the process. I think this thing will sell well but not to the lowest rung of society - rather to the technically able masses who simply love everything that Apple produces and have more money than sense.
I don't think this thing will be a hit with business users as you simply wont get proper office support for editing documents. Secondly I think it would still be a bit awkward for use on a plane - you would have to prop it up on a tray table to be able to use it sensibly. A tablet running Windows 7 would of course be more suitable for business users, given that you have FULL office functionality (even openoffice if your company has made the switch). And can multitask between apps, drag this in, drop that there etc. I think the iPad fits into the toy/gadget category.
And good for you. This whole thing wouldn't be so much of a problem if there was more people coughing up and less people downloading.
When I started with torrents it was a few scoundrels ripping off a few films - now everyone and their dog is doing it. I wish we hadn't all shown our brothers and mothers how to do it, and made the clients so user friendly. It is now way too mainstream, and that is why governments are now involved.
Hopefully new legislation will reduce the numbers once again so that only those who are truly determined will be able to get around it. The government can then pat themselves on the back for reducing it by 70% and everyone is happy.
The EU has a larger economy than the US, and therefore it is not an amount of business that you would want to play games with.
All companies, public or otherwise follow a set of rules and standards when they do business in any country or state. Is this news to you?
I ate some Escolar on holiday in Poland. It is also known as butter fish or something like that. In Poland it wass omething like Maszlanka? I had two very large fillets (smoked) and was told nothing about any side effects. It was delicious - very soft meat and very meaty. I ate it all and then when I got up the next day (early) I got ready to go for a jog. I was wearing very small running shorts. Basically this fish causes a reddish oil to build up in your gut and it seems to be able to leak out whenever it wants. A small early morning fart whilst jogging is enough to empt about two egg cup fulls in one go. It has no smell luckily. I was running in the woods when this happened so I immediately got behind a tree and let the rest of it go, and then cleaned off my legs with some ferns. It lack of odour is quite surprising, given where it has been, and it comes out completely separate from other solids. I didn't know at that point that the fish was to blame. So I bought more on the last day at the Baltic, and took it pack to my in-laws house in Wroclaw. I had some for lunch the next day in their home. That night I was ready for bed, and was sitting naked on the bed, which had been lovingly made up by my mother in law (new white linen all round). My gut had been fine since that earlier incident and for a moment I forgot where I was and let out some gas that felt like it had been building up all day. I felt a dampness, and suddenly the world seemed to close in around me, as I realised what may have happened. I jumped to my feet and saw *loads* of bright red oil all over the white sheets. Sweat just literally started sprouting out of my head as I thought about what to do next... sleep in it? Go and wake the in-laws? At this point (three years ago) I wasn't yet married even, and I had to sleep separately from my (then) girlfriend. They were all asleep already. I ended up sleeping on the other side of the bed. I woke up late, to find my girlfiend standing next to the bed with a look of horror on her face. Why she later married me I have no idea. Needless to say, I haven't eaten any of that nasty but delicious fish ever since.
I love you AC
What has happened to the world? Why are people so soft now? People are living longer than ever they did before, and there are no great wars in the western world. Medicine helps to keep people alive that otherwise would have died from various defects. There is very little natural selection left in the developed world. We are trying to make it impossible to die. People aren't officially allowed to kill themselves even if they choose to. What's next? Perhaps manual gearboxes should be outlawed in case some retard isn't intelligent enough to shift and drive at the same time? Or should that dipshit just be allowed to kill himself? Yes, others may be involved, but that is better than the "if it saves even ONE precious life, we should all drive at 20mph ALL the time" mentality. It drives me up the wall. Must we eliminate every danger from the western world? Perhaps the only way to really be safe is to stay at home? Perhaps if it is under 4 degrees outside all driving should be banned? Sadly, as soon as anyone mentions a new law to make it illegal to do something whilst driving, there is a herd of nodding sadsacks lined up saying "yes, we SHOULD bad drivers from scratching their arses whist driving - think of the CHILDREN!" or "I for one APPLAUD THIS LAW - count me in - I don't hate children and want to kill them on the road". Why are we all so soft now? H&S is on another planet now. Last week I saw gardeners wearing life jackets. "Yes, but look over there" they chanted, "there is a sream running through the park - its for our own safety". People have become so risk averse that they are losing control on what is sensible and what is not.
I think you missed his point - the idea of being punished (by the state *or* financially) are both deterents.
Good Point. Unless we are "tubing up" so we don't need toilet breaks or food breaks, I would imagine that if it is so realistic that we can't distinguish the difference we would end up starving, dehydrated and having defocated all over ourselves. I used to wet the bed because I had dreams in which I went to the toilet.
I used to wet the bed because I had dreams in which I went to the toilet. In the dream I would stop beforehand and, knowing that I often had such problems, would try to decide if I was dreaming or awake. Sometimes I would clue up and sometimes i wouldn't. I also found myself questioning reality before using the toilet when I was awake, nervously staring to pee and half expecting my leg to start feeling wet.
Laugh all you want but having to question reality is a wierd feeling.
A review of this fantastic cable on Amazon:
"Me and my brother chose to listen chose Captain Beefhearts 'Trout Mask Replica' after setting up this cable with our Denon Home Theatre System. The results are truly horrific. The first few seconds of silence before track one we could hear the universe inhaling before we were pressed into our respective couches and mutli coloured tartan was projected upon all surfaces in our basement. Barely able to speak or move with our fingers ripping into our arm rests, I turned to see my brother age 20 years in 5 seconds and his feet expanded like a rubber band across the floor and up the opposing wall to reach the ceiling. Bear in mind all this happened before the twanging chords of Frownland had even kicked in - at which point I had noticed similar effects upon myself - I was suddenly wearing a 4 foot trout on each leg as trousers. Not only that but the walls of the basement had dissapeared and we were flying on our couches through what I can only describe as a burberry electrofunk acid poetry rift in time and space. The most horrific thing of all was that after having spent 300 years crawling to the system to unplug said cable, my brother was unable to control the sheer power of such a quality signal and like an ancient psychedelic Mr Miyagi struggling with a running fire hose, pointed the beam directly into his face. This was over 2 weeks ago - I am only now able to wield a keyboard, my finger nails having grown back. Since then my brother has randomly been appearing around our neighbourhood in a kind of mirror prison (like the one in the superman movie) only it's like he is trapped inside the album cover. (Trout Mask Replica) For now this cable will remain where my brother dropped it. The equipment and entire basement are off limits until we break him out of his transdimensional prison. Do not buy this cable. "
An Amazon review:
(one star) DISSAPPOINTED
"A caution to people buying these: if you do not follow the "directional markings" on the cables, your music will play backwards. Please check that before mentioning it in your reviews. "
That only works if you apply "intentions be damned". However, intentions (the kill, to cause harm etc) tend to be relevant in the eyes of the law. If I kill someone indirectly whilst trying to achieve something else, the law tends to be more lenient than if I hack off someones head with a cricket bat and then kick it around.
I am glad that mono has been brought up to 2.0.1 at last. Shame its not 2.4 but at least its an improvement.
Probably not high on everyone else's list though...
Nail em up I say... nail some sense into them.