According to this article, the iTunes match copies are iTunes Plus tracks, which are DRM free. I have no idea about the metadata, though I'm sure it wouldn't be extremely difficult for someone to write a script to merge two sets of ID3 tags.
Good point. Maybe "wannabe audiophile" was a better term. Either way, there is definitely a subset of people I know not willing (or too lazy) to re-rip/re-download their entire collection to get a higher bitrate but would still like to have it. iTunes match sounds like it will be automatic enough that I imagine they'd make use of it.
One thing the article missed was the fact that iTunes match will allows users to download 256kbps versions of the music in their libraries, regardless of the bitrate the user originally had. I know a lot of people who would be willing to pay $25 to upgrade their entire music collection to that bitrate, regardless of whether their collection was obtained legitimately or not.
Actually, the big ball factory is one of the master sets I put together as a kid (I was maybe 12 at the time). I also did the Hyperspace Training tower and the original roller coaster. Lots of fun, and I'd love to find time to put them together again.
On top of Lego, K'NEX are pretty amazing pieces of construction material. As a kid, I started training with the basic sets, then got into the "master" sets. There's nothing more amazing for a child to do than to build a structure that is twice as tall as them. They are a bit expensive, but looking back they were worth every penny to me.
When I upgraded from my CRT to an LCD I gained tons of desk space. Just push your monitor back and take whatever stuff you would have had to the side of the monitor in front of it.
In my opinion, desk real estate has more to deal with footprint area than length, but maybe I'm crazy.
(Crazy like a fox)
I do not like this feature or the fact that I can not turn it off.
Especially the 'read slashdot for [x] consecutive days' part.
This is an encroachment of my privacy, where is it going to stop? Are you going to list the dates and times I have read slashdot, and what stories? There goes my job.
Kind of surprising and shocking, that slashdot would be the one to sell my privacy down the river like this... And not even to the lowest bidder.. JUST DID IT, FOR NO REASON AT ALL.
I think April Fool's Day breaks my troll-fu. I really thought this guy had to be trolling, but he's been modded interesting and insightful.
As a taxpayer who is (in a very small part) subsidizing her education since she is still in grade school, I would much rather have her learn. For the same reason that minors aren't supposed to skip school, they shouldn't be openly allowed to ignore their education.
Now calm down, I'm not being a commie bastard and say that she shouldn't have ever been texting in the first place. She may have had a legitimate reason for originally doing it, but once she started refusing to stop or offer a valid reason, she can DIAF
Let's say it takes three years for WiMax to get to my rural area. I can't think that it will meet the current mobile speed demands of that time. For me, WiMax seems to be DOA, before it's even out the door. I hate living in the middle of nowhere.
I think the summary is misleading. It's not just a random 269 votes from all around the country that would have changed the outcome in 2000. 269 more votes for all gore in Pennsylvania wouldn't have done anything for Gore. I'm going to assume that the optimal 269 votes the story is referring to come from Florida, probably Miami-Dade.
It's adding undue drama to the situation to say that 269 votes could have changed things. It's a very specific 269 votes from a very specific, and relatively small percentage of the population, that could have changed the outcome of the election.
"The pace of the data center build-up is the result of the surging use of servers, which in the United States rose to 11.8 million in 2007, from 2.6 million a decade earlier."
This number surprised me, but leaning toward shock that the rise isn't sharper. Supergiant companies like Google alone and all the data centers needed just to host websites today would make me believe more servers are needed. Does anyone else think this number is low?
While I appreciate the commercial benefit of this technology, the geek in me is a little more interested in the advancement toward the robot invasion.
And by "interested" I meant "excited."
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According to this article, the iTunes match copies are iTunes Plus tracks, which are DRM free. I have no idea about the metadata, though I'm sure it wouldn't be extremely difficult for someone to write a script to merge two sets of ID3 tags.
Good point. Maybe "wannabe audiophile" was a better term. Either way, there is definitely a subset of people I know not willing (or too lazy) to re-rip/re-download their entire collection to get a higher bitrate but would still like to have it. iTunes match sounds like it will be automatic enough that I imagine they'd make use of it.
One thing the article missed was the fact that iTunes match will allows users to download 256kbps versions of the music in their libraries, regardless of the bitrate the user originally had. I know a lot of people who would be willing to pay $25 to upgrade their entire music collection to that bitrate, regardless of whether their collection was obtained legitimately or not.
Actually, the big ball factory is one of the master sets I put together as a kid (I was maybe 12 at the time). I also did the Hyperspace Training tower and the original roller coaster. Lots of fun, and I'd love to find time to put them together again.
On top of Lego, K'NEX are pretty amazing pieces of construction material. As a kid, I started training with the basic sets, then got into the "master" sets. There's nothing more amazing for a child to do than to build a structure that is twice as tall as them. They are a bit expensive, but looking back they were worth every penny to me.
When I upgraded from my CRT to an LCD I gained tons of desk space. Just push your monitor back and take whatever stuff you would have had to the side of the monitor in front of it. In my opinion, desk real estate has more to deal with footprint area than length, but maybe I'm crazy. (Crazy like a fox)
Also sexy, but everything's sexy to me.
I do not like this feature or the fact that I can not turn it off. Especially the 'read slashdot for [x] consecutive days' part. This is an encroachment of my privacy, where is it going to stop? Are you going to list the dates and times I have read slashdot, and what stories? There goes my job. Kind of surprising and shocking, that slashdot would be the one to sell my privacy down the river like this... And not even to the lowest bidder.. JUST DID IT, FOR NO REASON AT ALL.
I think April Fool's Day breaks my troll-fu. I really thought this guy had to be trolling, but he's been modded interesting and insightful.
No, no. It'll work, it will just happen in reverse. We can charge these up like capacitors and steal power from those damn Aussies!
As a taxpayer who is (in a very small part) subsidizing her education since she is still in grade school, I would much rather have her learn. For the same reason that minors aren't supposed to skip school, they shouldn't be openly allowed to ignore their education. Now calm down, I'm not being a commie bastard and say that she shouldn't have ever been texting in the first place. She may have had a legitimate reason for originally doing it, but once she started refusing to stop or offer a valid reason, she can DIAF
Depending on how long you need to keep the backup, Acronis makes some great imaging utilities with free trials
Let's say it takes three years for WiMax to get to my rural area. I can't think that it will meet the current mobile speed demands of that time. For me, WiMax seems to be DOA, before it's even out the door. I hate living in the middle of nowhere.
I think the summary is misleading. It's not just a random 269 votes from all around the country that would have changed the outcome in 2000. 269 more votes for all gore in Pennsylvania wouldn't have done anything for Gore. I'm going to assume that the optimal 269 votes the story is referring to come from Florida, probably Miami-Dade. It's adding undue drama to the situation to say that 269 votes could have changed things. It's a very specific 269 votes from a very specific, and relatively small percentage of the population, that could have changed the outcome of the election.
I assume you're talking about the cost to the provider to text. The article is discussing them raising the prices for the consumers' texts.
Sorry, it was meant as more of a joke, but I guess my snarkasm is weak today
OCZ, Super Talent, Mtron - Sounds more like three SSD drives compared. Good counting there, Lou.
"The pace of the data center build-up is the result of the surging use of servers, which in the United States rose to 11.8 million in 2007, from 2.6 million a decade earlier." This number surprised me, but leaning toward shock that the rise isn't sharper. Supergiant companies like Google alone and all the data centers needed just to host websites today would make me believe more servers are needed. Does anyone else think this number is low?
While I appreciate the commercial benefit of this technology, the geek in me is a little more interested in the advancement toward the robot invasion. And by "interested" I meant "excited."