Hire an architect. Like builders, programmers, and everything else, there are good ones and not so good ones. A good one will pay of in spades. An architect will be aware of things that you are not. Sure, you have an idea of what works for you and doesn't. But, an architect has the benefit of years of study on the matter. Architects use many critera of design, and one of them is cost. If you can afford to build your own, you can afford an architect. A good architect will keep costs (including their fee) in line with you constraints. Furthermore, good design pays in spades. It not only increases the asthetic of your building, and the usability, but good design consistantly has a higher appreciation and sell price than run-of-the-mill. Remember, the builder is using the same techniques and basic design all over the country. There is no accomidation for local climate, materials, etc.
Go to http://www.phatnoise.com It's a hardrive mp3 jukebox that goes in your trunk. Hooks up to the head unit through the CD changer interface. Extra hack value: runs Linux
Plaster the inside of the case in carpet padding. You can get enough scraps for about a buck (try that with the professional stuff). Makes a large difference.
The idea for 802.11b access is to make it an attractive place for corporate meetings, you meatheads. It's not so you can surf when the on screen action is boring to you.
There's a name for this and it's called extortion. Here's how it works. I am the extorter and you are the extortee. I come up to you and say, "A little birdie told me that you are/have performed xxx criminal act. If you don't pay me off, I'll tattle on you." Note: Even if even you do pay me, you still have committed a criminal offense. Paying the extorter cannot change that. If they have legitimate knowledge that you are committing a criminal offense, taking hush money is a crime.
The BSA uses the same tactics. They allege that if you don't comply, you'll be busted. However, they're not acting on behalf of the government. In fact, with only the evidence of "I got an anonymous tip," they shouldn't be able to get a Judge to sign off on a search warrant. After all, for them to get a search warrent, the cops need to have probable cause. I don't see how a third party, who has an anonymous tip from some other third party is probable (it's heresay). Without a search warrant, there's no phyiscal evidence of criminal conduct.
In short, consult your legal professional. Don't forget that you can sue them, too.
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Intentionally lying to the police is a criminal offence. I also suggest hiring a friendly legal professional. Most people/companies behave a differently after they have been served papers.
You are wrong. The ASIC based decoders have less horsepower than the ARM based decoders. It's lack of a codec that's holding it back. The ammount of NOR flash on most player boards is more than enough for an additional codec. NO ADDITIONAL PARTS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR MOST MP3 PLAYERS.
To help in making a fixed pont Ogg codec, see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivdev
It's not a fourth ammendment case. The fourth ammendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizure. This falls under the first ammendment because if the government could check up on what everybody reads/hears/sees, they can effictively surpress publications that they don't like.
Stop bitching and write a fixed point decoder. If you write it, they will come. As yet, nobody has written a fixed point decoder. THIS IS WHY THERE IS NO OGG IN PORTABLE PLAYERS. In fact, this is the only reason. Manufactures would include it, because it is free. It's one more bullet on the box at no cost to them.
It's true. I work for a company that makes the chips (although not DSP's) that power most MP3 players. If you could come up with a small enough fixed point decoder, it would seriously be considered for inclusion in many players. Until a fixed point decoder is available, bitching does nothing. Stop complaining and write one!
The reason motherboard makers don't do this is that the density goes way up as the board becomes smaller (that's why budget boards are the most common small ones. They have few chips). This makes for more layers. This makes it cost way more money and be much more diffucult to design.
I am a firm beleiver in bowling while you should be working. At some point in the day, usually on a Wed, somebody exclaims, "Fuck it, Dude! Let's bowl." That's it. All the sysadmins leave signs on their doors saying they've gone fishing and everybody goes bowling for the afternoon. The boss is mystified, and you've been payed to bowl. What could be better?
Before buying a new case or power supply, I would suggest trying this one. Go to the hardware store and pick up some carpet padding. The stuff is dirt cheap. I got enough for two cases for US$1. Use some good ol' hot glue and put the stuff inside your case. It made mine much quieter. If your fans are making lots of noise, make a muffler out of a cardboard box with lots of carpet padding inside.
2. Because superconductors offer zero resistance, they also do not become hot. The only gain of heat (and need for more liquid nitrogen) come from losses to the air (conduction, radiation).
I've lived in both Austin and San Diego. The image of Austin having a hip-and-happening high-tech sector is not a myth. It's mostly due to (surprise!) the University of Texas at Austin-- the largest university in the nation. It churns out EE's and CS majors as if it were going out of style. University-industry partnerships (such as Sematech) have also been quite effective. These factors snowball as more and more companies come to Austin (or any city).
Austin has many of the things other people have listed, as well. Austin has good weather (if by good weather, you mean the absence of snow), cheap rent (by comparison to the Valley), and good pay. Incidentally, it also has good bandwidth-- there are lots of apartments that have ethernet coming out of the wall, not to mention DSL and cable.
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Hire an architect. Like builders, programmers, and everything else, there are good ones and not so good ones. A good one will pay of in spades. An architect will be aware of things that you are not. Sure, you have an idea of what works for you and doesn't. But, an architect has the benefit of years of study on the matter. Architects use many critera of design, and one of them is cost. If you can afford to build your own, you can afford an architect. A good architect will keep costs (including their fee) in line with you constraints. Furthermore, good design pays in spades. It not only increases the asthetic of your building, and the usability, but good design consistantly has a higher appreciation and sell price than run-of-the-mill. Remember, the builder is using the same techniques and basic design all over the country. There is no accomidation for local climate, materials, etc.
Go to http://www.phatnoise.com It's a hardrive mp3 jukebox that goes in your trunk. Hooks up to the head unit through the CD changer interface. Extra hack value: runs Linux
Plaster the inside of the case in carpet padding. You can get enough scraps for about a buck (try that with the professional stuff). Makes a large difference.
People go to meetings that have movies, food, and beer afterwards.
The idea for 802.11b access is to make it an attractive place for corporate meetings, you meatheads. It's not so you can surf when the on screen action is boring to you.
If almost every other audio format can be done in that little RAM, why can't Ogg? Do you have anything to back up this claim?
There's a name for this and it's called extortion. Here's how it works. I am the extorter and you are the extortee. I come up to you and say, "A little birdie told me that you are/have performed xxx criminal act. If you don't pay me off, I'll tattle on you." Note: Even if even you do pay me, you still have committed a criminal offense. Paying the extorter cannot change that. If they have legitimate knowledge that you are committing a criminal offense, taking hush money is a crime.
The BSA uses the same tactics. They allege that if you don't comply, you'll be busted. However, they're not acting on behalf of the government. In fact, with only the evidence of "I got an anonymous tip," they shouldn't be able to get a Judge to sign off on a search warrant. After all, for them to get a search warrent, the cops need to have probable cause. I don't see how a third party, who has an anonymous tip from some other third party is probable (it's heresay). Without a search warrant, there's no phyiscal evidence of criminal conduct.
In short, consult your legal professional. Don't forget that you can sue them, too.
Intentionally lying to the police is a criminal offence. I also suggest hiring a friendly legal professional. Most people/companies behave a differently after they have been served papers.
You are wrong. The ASIC based decoders have less horsepower than the ARM based decoders. It's lack of a codec that's holding it back. The ammount of NOR flash on most player boards is more than enough for an additional codec. NO ADDITIONAL PARTS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR MOST MP3 PLAYERS.
To help in making a fixed pont Ogg codec, see: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ivdev
It's not a fourth ammendment case. The fourth ammendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizure. This falls under the first ammendment because if the government could check up on what everybody reads/hears/sees, they can effictively surpress publications that they don't like.
Yes it is. You don't have to pay anybody royalties.
No, It doesn't.
Stop bitching and write a fixed point decoder. If you write it, they will come. As yet, nobody has written a fixed point decoder. THIS IS WHY THERE IS NO OGG IN PORTABLE PLAYERS. In fact, this is the only reason. Manufactures would include it, because it is free. It's one more bullet on the box at no cost to them.
It's true. I work for a company that makes the chips (although not DSP's) that power most MP3 players. If you could come up with a small enough fixed point decoder, it would seriously be considered for inclusion in many players. Until a fixed point decoder is available, bitching does nothing. Stop complaining and write one!
The reason motherboard makers don't do this is that the density goes way up as the board becomes smaller (that's why budget boards are the most common small ones. They have few chips). This makes for more layers. This makes it cost way more money and be much more diffucult to design.
This is true. However, if portable players (which are cheaper) begin supporting it, then larger players will also probably start supporting it.
That is the single thing that keeps vorbis from being included in various appliance devices.
Coders of the world: Write a CODEC that can decode on a 74Mhz ARM 720T using less than 30KB of data space.
I am a firm beleiver in bowling while you should be working. At some point in the day, usually on a Wed, somebody exclaims, "Fuck it, Dude! Let's bowl." That's it. All the sysadmins leave signs on their doors saying they've gone fishing and everybody goes bowling for the afternoon. The boss is mystified, and you've been payed to bowl. What could be better?
That's simply not true. Many of the portable players out there understand several formats (WMA, AAC, MP3, etc).
Before buying a new case or power supply, I would suggest trying this one. Go to the hardware store and pick up some carpet padding. The stuff is dirt cheap. I got enough for two cases for US$1. Use some good ol' hot glue and put the stuff inside your case. It made mine much quieter. If your fans are making lots of noise, make a muffler out of a cardboard box with lots of carpet padding inside.
1. Liquid Nitrogen is cheaper than beer.
2. Because superconductors offer zero resistance, they also do not become hot. The only gain of heat (and need for more liquid nitrogen) come from losses to the air (conduction, radiation).
If it wasn't cheaper, they wouldn't do it.
When more than one company collude to control production or prices, it's called a cartel. An example is OPEC.
I've lived in both Austin and San Diego. The image of Austin having a hip-and-happening high-tech sector is not a myth. It's mostly due to (surprise!) the University of Texas at Austin-- the largest university in the nation. It churns out EE's and CS majors as if it were going out of style. University-industry partnerships (such as Sematech) have also been quite effective. These factors snowball as more and more companies come to Austin (or any city).
Austin has many of the things other people have listed, as well. Austin has good weather (if by good weather, you mean the absence of snow), cheap rent (by comparison to the Valley), and good pay. Incidentally, it also has good bandwidth-- there are lots of apartments that have ethernet coming out of the wall, not to mention DSL and cable.