I don't see how such a "lock" could be imposed, the worst thing that would happen is you would convert the sound to analog and mp3 it from there. Furthermore, one can ALWAYS just make a disk image which would hold a lot better quality then an mp3 (although much larger). I don't think the music industry has any idea about music, let alone computers. You can't ban music, such as you can't ban video.. if you can see it or hear it, it can always be copied. And yes, the quality can change due to how the media is recorded; however, "life always finds a way" - Ian (Jurassic Park)
Piracy cannot be banned, people cannot be contained, and Microsoft cannot be trusted. This debate is as rediculous as saying that you don't want anyone to copy your email so you encrypt it, and then give everyone a copy of the decryption key.. and think you are protected because it was encrypted; however, this will not stop anyone from distributing the decrypted message which was your original intention.
This article from the RIAA is an idle-threat to mp3 as Microsoft is to open source.
But what about those of us who just read it via gtkslash or other frontend ?? Apps like such don't register hits, but I suppose that many use them instead of loading a webbrowser.
Lets ASSUME the following: 1) linux has support for only stereo (no 3+ speakers) 2) linux supports multiple soundcards OR you have multiple systems networked both equiped with soundcards 3) you make one wave file for every pair of speakers (the same length of course) 4) you can take these wave files and using perl or other language and send the data to the appropate sound card.
I assume that could work.. although It wouldn't be the most practical and would require multiple wav files:( but might not be a bad start.
They are releasing beta apps that use viavoice.. Lesstif isn't a window manager just a toolkit, such as gtk.. they are gonna release a backend which can be used by applications using any toolkit.
For those of you looking for a commercial application try: http://www.entropic.com/ they specialize in EXACTLY what your looking for, not only speech recogition software but for TELEPHONY systems !
A nice Open Sourced options is EARS, one of the few.. and probally one of the first UNIX speech -> text applications. Although I personally have had some difficulty compiling it under Linux. http://www.tmt.de/~stephan/ears.html
Also, there are many output programs, the best one available is called festival and can be found in above comments and on freshmeat, but is somewhat bloated. Alternatives maybe found in the "say" program, which is distributed with "GxEdit" (find it on freshmeat as well), Emacs text->speech: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/mirror/emacspeak/emacspea k.html, and DECtalk at: http://www.ultranet.com/~rongemma/indext.htm
If none of these are suited for your needs try: http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linux_soundapps.h tml#speech
In Linux Magizine Volume 1 interview with Linus, he stated that Linux currently has support for upto 16 processors and doubts there will ever be more then that, since it will reduce performance for non-smb systems.
>Still, they've always been good about publishing >protocol information (5 years ago, way before it >was "cool", I asked about it and the president of >handykey faxed me the protocol, which eventually >led to an X driver...)
Ive had one since December 25th, 1998. It is a very nice tool, my wearable is almost complete now.. just waiting for UPS. Beware the drivers for it though, the drivers on handykey.com do not compile and the binaries do not work with 2.2.x:( But there is an alternative, newer versions of GPM work with 2.2.x.. but unfortunatly also means it does not support X:( [although, it might be hackable to wrap GPM > X] The default layout for both of them obmit the "/" key though, so you might wanna hack the configuration files as well:) Good luck for anyone that gets one, btw.. I could type 4wpm within the hour of getting one.
my new PC is tiny, the largest parts is the case and the connectors... Unfortunately due to the size of standard pc's people have forgotten that when we get smaller pc's we need smaller ports. I could put together a machine using pc104 arch (cheaper) or DimmPC (expensive, smaller, slower) which could do the work of any standard pc but the ports would be the largest, possibly with the advent of USB we will be able to chain devices over a single tiny port. But the question is, how much do you plan to spend on a PDA ?
Am5x86 133 Processor/w motherboard $400 SiS Video Chipset, 2 megs ram (integrated) 4 megs onboard edo ram: upgradable to 68 megs flatpanel lcd display ~$160 standard ports $17 48 meg solid state disk +$100 (unsure about this, probally more)
~= $717
not including a custom-built enclosure and we would probally need drivers for the touch screen on the lcd. Sounds pretty cheap, but then consider price of batteries (depending on how long you want it to run) and sound would involve more money + space...
From a personal standpoint, wearable computing is awesome:) My unit will be completed tomorrow, $2600 for a am5x86 133 processor, 36 megs of ram, ethernet, 3.2 gig hd, etc.. Its a very nice system with a good looking HMD (head mounted display) Ill never go palmtop !
na' we just have good compression, at least until you get old and forget everything... it appears the brain will start deleting stuff once you reach a certain point.. on well:P
No, no, no.. its not $99 its MS-tax + $99 which will give Dell ~= $180 for a free Operating System.. wonder if they provide manuals, support, and cd's:)
Then why windows at all... you can do all of that in Linux, unless there aren't any drivers for your specific Cd-Burner/TV card (WinTv and Diamond's TV both work great, as well do others based on the bt848 chipset)
I have used Perl/Gtk and it is VERY easy, documents would be nice.. but the same information could easily be reached by reading the source to slash.pl, iceconf, or any other perl/gtk app.. Maybe I should write a book on perk/gtk, maybe after I finish this term paper.
> 99% of the worlds useful information is still in printed media. Printed media still have great advantages over online media: > lighter, smaller, and more portable; when was the last time you dragged your computer into the bathroom? - Im building a wearable computer > don't need electricity - Whats it matter when I already have my computer on? >much higher resolution; - 640x480 is fine. >use passive lighting; - thats what the brightness knob is for >easier on the eyes - brightness knob again. >more permanent urls tend to change a lot - save a local copy >I love the smell of new books;} - get one of those air freshners for cars that smells like a new book, or just use the computer in Barnes&Noble:)
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There is already a VBVM (VisualBasic Virtual Machine) for linux, but its in binary only. I personally lost the URL for it, but it wasn't hard to find.
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I don't see how such a "lock" could be imposed, the worst thing that would happen is you would convert the sound to analog and mp3 it from there. Furthermore, one can ALWAYS just make a disk image which would hold a lot better quality then an mp3 (although much larger). I don't think the music industry has any idea about music, let alone computers. You can't ban music, such as you can't ban video.. if you can see it or hear it, it can always be copied. And yes, the quality can change due to how the media is recorded; however, "life always finds a way" - Ian (Jurassic Park)
Piracy cannot be banned, people cannot be contained, and Microsoft cannot be trusted. This debate is as rediculous as saying that you don't want anyone to copy your email so you encrypt it, and then give everyone a copy of the decryption key.. and think you are protected because it was encrypted; however, this will not stop anyone from distributing the decrypted message which was your original intention.
This article from the RIAA is an idle-threat to mp3 as Microsoft is to open source.
But what about those of us who just read it via gtkslash or other frontend ?? Apps like such don't register hits, but I suppose that many use them instead of loading a webbrowser.
Lets ASSUME the following:
:( but might not be a bad start.
1) linux has support for only stereo (no 3+ speakers)
2) linux supports multiple soundcards OR you have multiple systems networked both equiped with soundcards
3) you make one wave file for every pair of speakers (the same length of course)
4) you can take these wave files and using perl or other language and send the data to the appropate sound card.
I assume that could work.. although It wouldn't be the most practical and would require multiple wav files
They are releasing beta apps that use viavoice.. Lesstif isn't a window manager just a toolkit, such as gtk.. they are gonna release a backend which can be used by applications using any toolkit.
Depending on the size of the statement my style changes.
for instance:
if the functions are VERY large I will perform:
(!sex) ? sex() : already_doingit();
else if its a medium function it will be :
if(!sex) {
printf ("im having sex");
// perverse comment here
for(bob) {
bob();
}
}
else if its extremely short ill do:
(!sex) ? printf("hey baby, lets have sex") : printf("a 3-some ?? eww");
For those of you looking for a commercial application try: http://www.entropic.com/ they specialize in EXACTLY what your looking for, not only speech recogition software but for TELEPHONY systems !
a k.html, and DECtalk at: http://www.ultranet.com/~rongemma/indext.htm
h tml#speech
:)
A nice Open Sourced options is EARS, one of the few.. and probally one of the first UNIX speech -> text applications. Although I personally have had some difficulty compiling it under Linux. http://www.tmt.de/~stephan/ears.html
Also, there are many output programs, the best one available is called festival and can be found in above comments and on freshmeat, but is somewhat bloated. Alternatives maybe found in the "say" program, which is distributed with "GxEdit" (find it on freshmeat as well), Emacs text->speech: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/mirror/emacspeak/emacspe
If none of these are suited for your needs try:
http://www.bright.net/~dlphilp/linux_soundapps.
The Linux sound/midi page is a valuable tool !
In Linux Magizine Volume 1 interview with Linus, he stated that Linux currently has support for upto 16 processors and doubts there will ever be more then that, since it will reduce performance for non-smb systems.
I would have had that if I didn't HATE music embedded into webpages, besides Netscape for linux doesn't include a midi player :(
:)
Maybe Ill add it later
What is a pivoting monitor?
It comes with a strap :)
>Still, they've always been good about publishing
:)
>protocol information (5 years ago, way before it
>was "cool", I asked about it and the president of
>handykey faxed me the protocol, which eventually
>led to an X driver...)
Hum, when will it work under 2.2.x then ?
Ive had one since December 25th, 1998. It is a very nice tool, my wearable is almost complete now.. just waiting for UPS. Beware the drivers for it though, the drivers on handykey.com do not compile and the binaries do not work with 2.2.x :( But there is an alternative, newer versions of GPM work with 2.2.x.. but unfortunatly also means it does not support X :( [although, it might be hackable to wrap GPM > X] The default layout for both of them obmit the "/" key though, so you might wanna hack the configuration files as well :) Good luck for anyone that gets one, btw.. I could type 4wpm within the hour of getting one.
I have a few pictures and such, and am designing a webpage about it and such... Ill email you with more information when I make it available :P
my new PC is tiny, the largest parts is the case and the connectors... Unfortunately due to the size of standard pc's people have forgotten that when we get smaller pc's we need smaller ports. I could put together a machine using pc104 arch (cheaper) or DimmPC (expensive, smaller, slower) which could do the work of any standard pc but the ports would be the largest, possibly with the advent of USB we will be able to chain devices over a single tiny port. But the question is, how much do you plan to spend on a PDA ?
/w motherboard $400
Am5x86 133 Processor
SiS Video Chipset, 2 megs ram (integrated)
4 megs onboard edo ram: upgradable to 68 megs
flatpanel lcd display ~$160
standard ports $17
48 meg solid state disk +$100 (unsure about this, probally more)
~= $717
not including a custom-built enclosure and we would probally need drivers for the touch screen on the lcd. Sounds pretty cheap, but then consider price of batteries (depending on how long you want it to run) and sound would involve more money + space...
From a personal standpoint, wearable computing is awesome :) My unit will be completed tomorrow, $2600 for a am5x86 133 processor, 36 megs of ram, ethernet, 3.2 gig hd, etc.. Its a very nice system with a good looking HMD (head mounted display) Ill never go palmtop !
na' we just have good compression, at least until you get old and forget everything... it appears the brain will start deleting stuff once you reach a certain point.. on well :P
No, no, no.. its not $99 its MS-tax + $99 which will give Dell ~= $180 for a free Operating System.. wonder if they provide manuals, support, and cd's :)
Then why windows at all... you can do all of that in Linux, unless there aren't any drivers for your specific Cd-Burner/TV card (WinTv and Diamond's TV both work great, as well do others based on the bt848 chipset)
MPEG was choosen to be the basis of the next Quicktime version.. not the other way around.
Actually, the one I have is an elf binary, but the author of it must be a loyal windows user because he added an .exe extension to the binary file ;p
I have used Perl/Gtk and it is VERY easy, documents would be nice.. but the same information could easily be reached by reading the source to slash.pl, iceconf, or any other perl/gtk app.. Maybe I should write a book on perk/gtk, maybe after I finish this term paper.
> 99% of the worlds useful information is still in printed media. Printed media still have great advantages over online media: > lighter, smaller, and more portable; when was the last time you dragged your computer into the bathroom? - Im building a wearable computer > don't need electricity - Whats it matter when I already have my computer on? >much higher resolution; - 640x480 is fine. >use passive lighting; - thats what the brightness knob is for >easier on the eyes - brightness knob again. >more permanent urls tend to change a lot - save a local copy >I love the smell of new books ;} - get one of those air freshners for cars that smells like a new book, or just use the computer in Barnes&Noble :)
There is already a VBVM (VisualBasic Virtual Machine) for linux, but its in binary only. I personally lost the URL for it, but it wasn't hard to find.