Songs only have a fixed size because they get encoded at some craptastic bitrate. I still refuse to download music because it sounds like crap in comparison to the CD. It's nearly impossible (artists like JoCo being the exception) to get lossless versions of songs digitally. Buying the CD and then immediately ripping it to a lossless format at home to my media server may take a few extra steps but it's worth it for the fidelity.
Of course, it's also always nice to actually own a physical copy of the media. If my media server and its backups ever died I could just re-rip my whole collection without getting into some kind of DRM fight.
I'm pretty sure all musicians with a big contract sign their rights over to the label. Some acts in the past have actually gotten rich enough to buy back the copyright and have exclusive control over their music, but not many do.
Oh ugh, yeah, Adobe + 64bit = Fail. Which is rather ironic considering how much many of their products would benefit from it. I suppose they're too busy adding new DRM and activation schemes to add working 64bit support. 'Cause, you know, those have really stopped people from pirating their software - What a waste of time.
Yes you can. I saw a pretty impressive little Lego based machine on YouTube that sorted gumballs by color. I think that's something kids would have fun with. Candy and Robots - can't beat that!
Meh, they'll just cook up the numbers. Same as they did with breast implants and breast cancer. The stats never supported the lawsuits but they still happened and they still won. Politicians don't really understand stats. For them they're just a number they make up and then tell the public to serve their own agenda. That's an uphill fight, good luck!
I'm not afraid of Terrorists. I'm afraid of the idiots who believe that Terrorists are our biggest problem, thereby keeping these jackasses in power.
Is anyone anyone really afraid of terrorists? Crackheads probably kill more people in America than terrorists do. Terrorists are dedicated enough to this to commit suicide in the process of doing it. They are not going to be deterred by the small amount of extra work necessary to survey a building rather than consulting google maps. All this does is narrow down the list of targets and piss everyone else off.
You can still, you know, hover your finger over the screen. You people that mash their fingers on the screen rather than hovering drive me crazy.:P For a while I had a note over my screen that informed anyone near it that touching it would result in dismemberment. I won't want to be looking through their finger grease while I'm working.
As a side note, yes, I realize this is a touch-screen but I'm thinking that for large-scale presentations and such where people are far away the fingerprints won't be noticeable.
Exactly. For trade shows we send out a 50" flat panel display. We had to order a custom case for the thing and I'm still always worried it's going to come back destroyed (like most trade show stuff). It'd be so much simpler to send a tube.
This entire situation is insane. My company's software isn't perfect but we can handle hundreds of thousands of transactions without missing one. I don't understand how you can fail so miserably at something as simple as electronic voting. The post below about it being based on an Access database melts my brain.
How about the awesomeness of replacing that stupid projector screen and projector with one of these? No more expensive projector, no more being blinded while you're standing in front of it, no more casting a shadow on the screen, and best of all - you can interact directly with the screen. I'd say it's got tons of advantages in that area alone.
Good question. I suppose you could realize that Intel is an American company and assume it's an American cent... but the article is from an Australian site - so who knows!
I don't think BDs have as much in common with CDs as people think they do anyway. They look and feel quite a bit different. Part of that is probably due to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluray_disc#Hard-coating_technology
But I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the composition of the rest of the disc is different too. I skimmed the wikipedia article but didn't see any sort of comparison to a CD as far as the actual makeup of the disc.
I've only run into one pressed CD that I've purchased out of the thousands that I've bought / used that I've had any trouble with. I wouldn't call that a reason to adopt Sony's new process though.
Thank God someone else feels this way. I'm so sick of people getting iPhones and then insisting on whipping them out and showing them off every three seconds. It's not that impressive, every douche already owns one. I've seen it a million times. No, I don't wish I had one. If I wanted one, I'd already have it. I just don't think it's worth the money. The summary alone says it all - no video? no MMS? My friend's free POS phone has that. It's a mediocre phone in a sexy package with a touchscreen. No surprise the Japanese aren't interested.
PS - can we avoid turning this into a fanboy flamewar - just this once? I called it sexy...
Right, his point was that no one upgrades an OS. They do a clean install. If they're a business user they use the version of the OS that ships with the computer... not that exact install. Even in the tiny corporate environments I've been in (less than 50 people) we've always rebuilt every machine the instant it comes in the door using our standard image / a fresh copy of the OS. Only neophytes actually use the machine as it's shipped from the OEM.
I'm glad to see someone else commented on this. I'm not sure how someone in that position ends up with +5 but such are the whims of the mods.
I'd also like to point out that the vast majority of hardware incompatibilities are the result of lazy / exploitative vendors. Sure, they could get their driver writing team to write some drivers for their older hardware and keep their customers happy... OR they could just say, "it's microsoft's fault," and then make you buy a new product.
Vista is tougher to peg because you saw all kinds of problems. You saw Microsoft making big changes up until the last second that completely screwed even their own software groups (WHS 64bit Connector anyone?). At the same time you've got nVidia cranking out drivers that are blue-screening machines left and right. Then, just for fun, you've got the aforementioned vendors that are refusing to roll drivers for products they just released a year before Vista came out. What a mess.
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Songs only have a fixed size because they get encoded at some craptastic bitrate. I still refuse to download music because it sounds like crap in comparison to the CD. It's nearly impossible (artists like JoCo being the exception) to get lossless versions of songs digitally. Buying the CD and then immediately ripping it to a lossless format at home to my media server may take a few extra steps but it's worth it for the fidelity.
Of course, it's also always nice to actually own a physical copy of the media. If my media server and its backups ever died I could just re-rip my whole collection without getting into some kind of DRM fight.
"I'm growing my hair out again too! And look, here's a video of me and Paris Hilton! I'm hip, I'm cool... *does macarena* Guys? GUYS?"
I'm pretty sure all musicians with a big contract sign their rights over to the label. Some acts in the past have actually gotten rich enough to buy back the copyright and have exclusive control over their music, but not many do.
I think my top concern now is how stupid my fellow Americans are.
Sadly that's been mine for a while. It's all right, we all lose hope in our fellow man eventually.
Oh ugh, yeah, Adobe + 64bit = Fail. Which is rather ironic considering how much many of their products would benefit from it. I suppose they're too busy adding new DRM and activation schemes to add working 64bit support. 'Cause, you know, those have really stopped people from pirating their software - What a waste of time.
Yes you can. I saw a pretty impressive little Lego based machine on YouTube that sorted gumballs by color. I think that's something kids would have fun with. Candy and Robots - can't beat that!
'scuse me while I whip this out...
2:00 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upvZdVK913I
I believe there's an area of the state that uses more water and electricity per capita than the rest... I'm pretty sure it rhymes with bollywood.
Oh man, I just thought of blazing saddles. FF to 4:30 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV2G8B1e6A4
Meh, they'll just cook up the numbers. Same as they did with breast implants and breast cancer. The stats never supported the lawsuits but they still happened and they still won. Politicians don't really understand stats. For them they're just a number they make up and then tell the public to serve their own agenda. That's an uphill fight, good luck!
I'm not afraid of Terrorists. I'm afraid of the idiots who believe that Terrorists are our biggest problem, thereby keeping these jackasses in power.
Is anyone anyone really afraid of terrorists? Crackheads probably kill more people in America than terrorists do. Terrorists are dedicated enough to this to commit suicide in the process of doing it. They are not going to be deterred by the small amount of extra work necessary to survey a building rather than consulting google maps. All this does is narrow down the list of targets and piss everyone else off.
Watch out for the wormhole! I hear it's a rough ride...
You can still, you know, hover your finger over the screen. You people that mash their fingers on the screen rather than hovering drive me crazy. :P For a while I had a note over my screen that informed anyone near it that touching it would result in dismemberment. I won't want to be looking through their finger grease while I'm working.
As a side note, yes, I realize this is a touch-screen but I'm thinking that for large-scale presentations and such where people are far away the fingerprints won't be noticeable.
Exactly. For trade shows we send out a 50" flat panel display. We had to order a custom case for the thing and I'm still always worried it's going to come back destroyed (like most trade show stuff). It'd be so much simpler to send a tube.
This entire situation is insane. My company's software isn't perfect but we can handle hundreds of thousands of transactions without missing one. I don't understand how you can fail so miserably at something as simple as electronic voting. The post below about it being based on an Access database melts my brain.
How about the awesomeness of replacing that stupid projector screen and projector with one of these? No more expensive projector, no more being blinded while you're standing in front of it, no more casting a shadow on the screen, and best of all - you can interact directly with the screen. I'd say it's got tons of advantages in that area alone.
Good question. I suppose you could realize that Intel is an American company and assume it's an American cent... but the article is from an Australian site - so who knows!
The clip is long, but worth it. Never seen the show before but I'm tempted to start watching. That was classic.
I don't think BDs have as much in common with CDs as people think they do anyway. They look and feel quite a bit different. Part of that is probably due to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluray_disc#Hard-coating_technology
But I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the composition of the rest of the disc is different too. I skimmed the wikipedia article but didn't see any sort of comparison to a CD as far as the actual makeup of the disc.
I've only run into one pressed CD that I've purchased out of the thousands that I've bought / used that I've had any trouble with. I wouldn't call that a reason to adopt Sony's new process though.
I bet the iPhone - Hello Kitty Edition would sell millions... Features pink bezel and adorable hello kitty stylized back plate.
Thank God someone else feels this way. I'm so sick of people getting iPhones and then insisting on whipping them out and showing them off every three seconds. It's not that impressive, every douche already owns one. I've seen it a million times. No, I don't wish I had one. If I wanted one, I'd already have it. I just don't think it's worth the money. The summary alone says it all - no video? no MMS? My friend's free POS phone has that. It's a mediocre phone in a sexy package with a touchscreen. No surprise the Japanese aren't interested.
PS - can we avoid turning this into a fanboy flamewar - just this once? I called it sexy...
Windows upgrades lead to nothing but pain and suffering. Anyone actually running an upgrade is crazy. Clean, fresh install is the way to go.
Right, his point was that no one upgrades an OS. They do a clean install. If they're a business user they use the version of the OS that ships with the computer... not that exact install. Even in the tiny corporate environments I've been in (less than 50 people) we've always rebuilt every machine the instant it comes in the door using our standard image / a fresh copy of the OS. Only neophytes actually use the machine as it's shipped from the OEM.
I'm glad to see someone else commented on this. I'm not sure how someone in that position ends up with +5 but such are the whims of the mods.
I'd also like to point out that the vast majority of hardware incompatibilities are the result of lazy / exploitative vendors. Sure, they could get their driver writing team to write some drivers for their older hardware and keep their customers happy... OR they could just say, "it's microsoft's fault," and then make you buy a new product.
Vista is tougher to peg because you saw all kinds of problems. You saw Microsoft making big changes up until the last second that completely screwed even their own software groups (WHS 64bit Connector anyone?). At the same time you've got nVidia cranking out drivers that are blue-screening machines left and right. Then, just for fun, you've got the aforementioned vendors that are refusing to roll drivers for products they just released a year before Vista came out. What a mess.