buy a new dvd player (many new one are including hdcd support right out of the box). hook up the optical output (or whatever the highest quality ins'n'outs you have, however they might not be good enough...) to your fancy soundcards input. start recording. don't bother to encode to mp3 or ogg if you are truly concerned (ie if you are a diehard audiophile) with hifi sound as any lossy compression will degrade the quality.
[X] Trashcan support yay. [X] Easy to use Windowing system - KDE mom doesn't know how to use kde. she just figured out how to use the right mouse button. [X] Standard software install system - LSB, Red Hat, Mandrake, Suse she can barely figure out how to install a windows program, nonetheless a linux program [X] Easy to use Windows filesharing - KDE, Samba she didn't even know you could do it, but i'm sure she'd have no clue how to do it in linux [ ] Easy support for video files and DVD - No answer she'd rather watcha movie on her tv [X] Desktop company support - Red Hat, The Kompany there damn well better be someone to bitch at on the phone when things don't work.
he is perfectly free to say what he wants
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however the right to freedom of speech also states that you are responsible for what you say, and he was, in this case wrong to publicly criticise his employer w/o first considering the result of his actions. this would be an entirely different thing (ie a violation of free speech) if it wasn't his employer and he was told to shut up about it.
couldn't microsoft also contain new code on newer xbox games that could update stuff like the bios, a bit of code in the cpu or gpu, or update something on the hard drive that could modify it enough to make it hard for modchippers? this way, people might be able to play those old games they have now, but newer games will look for something in the hardware and won't play. just a thought...
sounds like a laser alignment or focusing problem... you could try to clean the lens as it can't really get any worse... other than that, it would really require professional repair (or someone who has bought the repair manual and can get parts from philips/magnavox...
ms sure knows how to make enemies out of fans
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i dunno, but i think that you're not going to see too many rare fans fawning for xbox because of this... judging by how many people here are panning this in this forum alone, it doesn't look like a sound decision. guess we'll see.
i don't think it is in ibm's best interest to promote mysql in any way. i mean, they are trying to sell db2 and it comes in different flavors for their different systems that they sell, so they can market it from huge enterprises to smaller companies. mysql might be attractive to those smaller companies who aren't as interested in the 'robustness' as they are in getting a little something for nothing...
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what about a solution like tightvnc (or one of its cousins) for remote stuff then? it does most (not all mind you) of what x does w/o all the crud that x brings w/ it, and it is very platform independent and w/ ssh you can make it very secure.
yeah the woodwright shop is a much better and more interesting show because he likes to talk about how the various tools were invented, their history and all. besides, you can't say that a guy who makes his own tools isn't cool.
i think it could be argued that first sale doctrine doesn't count when dealing with something that you have only purchased the rights to view, not the actual product (as in a movie, music, etc.). you do not inherintly have the right to do what you wish with these items as court cases have shown. when you buy a dvd you are merely buying the right to view it on a standard media. nothing more nothing less. this is how the laws are currently written, however this will hopefully change.
could'ves. i invented the energy saving monitor 3 years before there ever was one. my step father invented the minivan. do i live in a mansion or drive a porsche? nope. guess this is where that 'patenting for the little people' article comes in, huh? =)
your complaint about NDD is just that, a complaint about NDD, not OSX. if symantec would release a version that wasn't so buggy you wouldn't have those problems.
as for other issues, most software vendors are releasing newer versions of their software that are compatible w/ OSX. it's not apple's fault they can't get on the ball...
i know that he used to like dev'ing on next machines, as the original doom was done on that platform, as well as others i believe. in fact, id software auctioned the old next machines they used a few years ago (posted on slashdot)...
most hybrids look butt ugly, except for the honda civic hybrid which looks exactly like a civic. of course you may not like the civic's stylings either but it is a nice alternative.
...problem is the cost of two cpu's would probably make the pricing of such a system too high for most users (no apple jokes, please). perhaps a g4 type cpu imbedded in the same power64 core? it would probably run outrageously hot, and would be expensive to produce. on top of that it would add much more complexity and they might have a lower die yield. interesting problem to solve, for sure.
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buy a new dvd player (many new one are including hdcd support right out of the box). hook up the optical output (or whatever the highest quality ins'n'outs you have, however they might not be good enough...) to your fancy soundcards input. start recording. don't bother to encode to mp3 or ogg if you are truly concerned (ie if you are a diehard audiophile) with hifi sound as any lossy compression will degrade the quality.
i know you're kidding but...
[X] Trashcan support
yay.
[X] Easy to use Windowing system - KDE
mom doesn't know how to use kde. she just figured out how to use the right mouse button.
[X] Standard software install system - LSB, Red Hat, Mandrake, Suse
she can barely figure out how to install a windows program, nonetheless a linux program
[X] Easy to use Windows filesharing - KDE, Samba
she didn't even know you could do it, but i'm sure she'd have no clue how to do it in linux
[ ] Easy support for video files and DVD - No answer
she'd rather watcha movie on her tv
[X] Desktop company support - Red Hat, The Kompany
there damn well better be someone to bitch at on the phone when things don't work.
and letting libraries lend books on nuclear reactor technology sounds perilously close to contributory terrorist encouragement.
hmm... use the magical powers of google to find what you are looking for...
ohci compatible firewire ipod card...
however the right to freedom of speech also states that you are responsible for what you say, and he was, in this case wrong to publicly criticise his employer w/o first considering the result of his actions. this would be an entirely different thing (ie a violation of free speech) if it wasn't his employer and he was told to shut up about it.
couldn't microsoft also contain new code on newer xbox games that could update stuff like the bios, a bit of code in the cpu or gpu, or update something on the hard drive that could modify it enough to make it hard for modchippers? this way, people might be able to play those old games they have now, but newer games will look for something in the hardware and won't play. just a thought...
sounds like a laser alignment or focusing problem... you could try to clean the lens as it can't really get any worse... other than that, it would really require professional repair (or someone who has bought the repair manual and can get parts from philips/magnavox...
i dunno, but i think that you're not going to see too many rare fans fawning for xbox because of this... judging by how many people here are panning this in this forum alone, it doesn't look like a sound decision. guess we'll see.
here are some articles (some of which are joke articles making fun of the situation).
i don't think it is in ibm's best interest to promote mysql in any way. i mean, they are trying to sell db2 and it comes in different flavors for their different systems that they sell, so they can market it from huge enterprises to smaller companies. mysql might be attractive to those smaller companies who aren't as interested in the 'robustness' as they are in getting a little something for nothing...
the monkey lives. i've tried it.
what about a solution like tightvnc (or one of its cousins) for remote stuff then? it does most (not all mind you) of what x does w/o all the crud that x brings w/ it, and it is very platform independent and w/ ssh you can make it very secure.
yeah the woodwright shop is a much better and more interesting show because he likes to talk about how the various tools were invented, their history and all. besides, you can't say that a guy who makes his own tools isn't cool.
hell, i guess i gotta join the club then and stake my ground next to the coiner of the term. :)
i think it could be argued that first sale doctrine doesn't count when dealing with something that you have only purchased the rights to view, not the actual product (as in a movie, music, etc.). you do not inherintly have the right to do what you wish with these items as court cases have shown. when you buy a dvd you are merely buying the right to view it on a standard media. nothing more nothing less. this is how the laws are currently written, however this will hopefully change.
could'ves. i invented the energy saving monitor 3 years before there ever was one. my step father invented the minivan. do i live in a mansion or drive a porsche? nope. guess this is where that 'patenting for the little people' article comes in, huh? =)
well i don't think larry has to worry about the wind... he's got enough hot air to move mountains.
hehe, well i have an even better one yet! =)
your complaint about NDD is just that, a complaint about NDD, not OSX. if symantec would release a version that wasn't so buggy you wouldn't have those problems.
as for other issues, most software vendors are releasing newer versions of their software that are compatible w/ OSX. it's not apple's fault they can't get on the ball...
this is important cuz osx is similar to next programatically. developers who like next seem to be sweet on osx.
i know that he used to like dev'ing on next machines, as the original doom was done on that platform, as well as others i believe. in fact, id software auctioned the old next machines they used a few years ago (posted on slashdot)...
most hybrids look butt ugly, except for the honda civic hybrid which looks exactly like a civic. of course you may not like the civic's stylings either but it is a nice alternative.
err... i meant to say pentium4 (or something akin to it), not power64. power64 should be able to run the same software w/o problem.
...problem is the cost of two cpu's would probably make the pricing of such a system too high for most users (no apple jokes, please). perhaps a g4 type cpu imbedded in the same power64 core? it would probably run outrageously hot, and would be expensive to produce. on top of that it would add much more complexity and they might have a lower die yield. interesting problem to solve, for sure.
check out the review of the original sam and max (before the game!) at monkeysvsrobots.com