you can tell them your UD Username/Password and the Easynews Username and it tells you how many uncredited CPU days you have and how many gigs you get. It will then reduce your download counter by exactly 1 gig.
But in order to get an Easynews Username and a download counter, I need to pay $10/mo in addition to what I already pay for my telephone line, dial-up ISP, and electric bill for keeping my computer running UD instead of turned off, right?
running a distributed computing client on a machine at work will likely cause it to consume more electricity. A Pentium 4 has a maximum power consumption in the range of 65W, no?
How much electricity does it use running the screen saver? Even if you have your OS set to underclock the CPU at idle time and put the display on standby instead of displaying a screen saver, the CPU isn't the only power-draining component in your box; there's a chipset, a video card, a hard drive, a sound card, and a network card. The only way that running a background number-crunching app would eat a large amount of electric power is if you would otherwise turn your computer off.
You get 1gig worth of Data from EasyNews for every 15 CPU Days!:)
But are those 1 GB data credits worth a discount off EasyNews's basic monthly subscription rate? Or are those credits useful only for heavy downloaders who exceed 6 GB of downloads in a month? I'm on Verizon dial-up, and I'm still looking for a reason to switch from my ISP's news server.
And are CPU days from my 866 MHz PIII desktop computer worth more than CPU days from my 333 MHz PII laptop?
both Realplayer and Windows Media Player exist on the Mac.
But WiMP for the Mac probably doesn't support digital restrictions management, the enabling technology for online movie rentals. It can't support DRM because last time I checked, Mac OS X didn't have signed drivers or a "secure audio path", unlike Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. In addition, Win XP appears to have a "driver blacklist", purportedly for compatibility purposes, but which may help the DRM system.
So the only reason I can think of for not allowing Macs is pure laziness.
Or, perhaps, the fact that Apple doesn't believe in DRM?
The solution is the website should work with all common systems used today, or atleast common standards, ie Quicktime, WMP, AVI, MPEG4, ect and not just Windows.
They're probably paying Microsoft big bucks for the WMV encoder, and after that capital outlay, they don't want to pay Apple for the Quicktime encoder or DivXNetworks for an MPEG-4 encoder.
With that kind of technology, and 6 of these things, you can copy a whole SONG without paying!
Actually, the Neuros player lets the user record longer segments by pressing the record button multiple times. It just has a 30 second "quick record" function.
(To ACs who would claim I didn't get the joke: Yes, I got the joke, but I wanted to clear up misconceptions about the device's capability.)
They are not blocking all users of Macintosh computers or Mac OS. A Mac user merely has to install Connectix Virtual PC, which comes bundled with Windows XP Professional OEM Edition. Buy it now for $250.
The difference is that in the United States, the studios own the movies' copyrights because of the "work made for hire" rule. Elsewhere, the "work made for hire" rule applies less or not at all, and the studios do not own the movies; the director, screenwriter, and score composer do. The studios may have to negotiate a separate contract for each country where the service is offered.
it's a transmitter capable of transmitting on fm frequencies you need a license for
Part 15 of FCC rules states that some low-power unlicensed intentional transmissions in the 88-108 MHz band are permitted. For instance, in the NES days, there was a peripheral called "GameSounds" that plugged into a game console's audio output and transmitted the sound over the FM band so that anybody with an FM radio within 20 feet could pick it up.
Correct. Trademarks don't pluralize because they're adjectives. The plural of "Xerox copier" is "Xerox copiers", and the plural of "Neuros player" is "Neuros players".
Proprietary: Having a good OS and making money at it
No. Software that produces revenue is called "commercial". The term "proprietary", when used in the context of copyrighted works such as software, refers to licensing that restricts your users.
i thought solaris, being UNIX was posix complient, and so didnt need to be LSB compliant.
Any LSB conforming operating system can use source RPM packages that meet the LSB specs. This should expand the selection of free software that runs on the Solaris operating environment as well as make it easier to install.
Besides, you can't really put your own stuff there
Especially if you don't have much vision. The Add URL form requires the user to 1. read a bitmapped image compressed using proprietary UNISYS(tm) technology, 2. enter all the letters from that image into a text box, and THEN 3. enter URLs. This supposedly keeps out bots that spam the form, but it also keeps out blind users and other users behind textual user agents such as w3m or Links because they cannot complete step 1.
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Did you just imply there is a better text editor than vi?
Yes.
It's called "Vi IMproved".
Or, if you want to build an operating environment around an editor, you can always go for XEmacs.
In short, don't worry about [rewriting an existing song by chance].
So Sonny Bono isn't going to come down and kill me if a coincidence happens?
No CARP royalty problems since these bands are unsigned and own the music themselves.
Really?
I know how to play a few instruments, I know some music theory, and I want to write some music, record it, and put it on the Internet, but I've run into one slight problem: How is it possible to write original music, when it's so hard to avoid accidentally re-inventing something you've heard ten years ago and losing a lawsuit? Especially when a large music publisher can take you down with just four notes?
you can tell them your UD Username/Password and the Easynews Username and it tells you how many uncredited CPU days you have and how many gigs you get. It will then reduce your download counter by exactly 1 gig.
But in order to get an Easynews Username and a download counter, I need to pay $10/mo in addition to what I already pay for my telephone line, dial-up ISP, and electric bill for keeping my computer running UD instead of turned off, right?
dude, you CAN spoof the OS in the browser useragent.
They can defeat OS spoofing. IE for Macintosh does not support ActiveX controls because ActiveX controls are compiled to Win32 native code.
running a distributed computing client on a machine at work will likely cause it to consume more electricity. A Pentium 4 has a maximum power consumption in the range of 65W, no?
How much electricity does it use running the screen saver? Even if you have your OS set to underclock the CPU at idle time and put the display on standby instead of displaying a screen saver, the CPU isn't the only power-draining component in your box; there's a chipset, a video card, a hard drive, a sound card, and a network card. The only way that running a background number-crunching app would eat a large amount of electric power is if you would otherwise turn your computer off.
You get 1gig worth of Data from EasyNews for every 15 CPU Days! :)
But are those 1 GB data credits worth a discount off EasyNews's basic monthly subscription rate? Or are those credits useful only for heavy downloaders who exceed 6 GB of downloads in a month? I'm on Verizon dial-up, and I'm still looking for a reason to switch from my ISP's news server.
And are CPU days from my 866 MHz PIII desktop computer worth more than CPU days from my 333 MHz PII laptop?
both Realplayer and Windows Media Player exist on the Mac.
But WiMP for the Mac probably doesn't support digital restrictions management, the enabling technology for online movie rentals. It can't support DRM because last time I checked, Mac OS X didn't have signed drivers or a "secure audio path", unlike Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. In addition, Win XP appears to have a "driver blacklist", purportedly for compatibility purposes, but which may help the DRM system.
So the only reason I can think of for not allowing Macs is pure laziness.
Or, perhaps, the fact that Apple doesn't believe in DRM?
``in several countries.'' These countries likely have different regulations, possibly banning this device.
Canada, the EU, and Japan probably all have an equivalent to Part 15. Correct me if I'm wrong.
The solution is the website should work with all common systems used today, or atleast common standards, ie Quicktime, WMP, AVI, MPEG4, ect and not just Windows.
They're probably paying Microsoft big bucks for the WMV encoder, and after that capital outlay, they don't want to pay Apple for the Quicktime encoder or DivXNetworks for an MPEG-4 encoder.
How long will Sony or any other large company that makes mp3-players stand for this?
Sony is a major USA record label as well.
SONICblue's response, on the other hand, can be found here.
Why haven't Sega and SONICblue merged yet?
With that kind of technology, and 6 of these things, you can copy a whole SONG without paying!
Actually, the Neuros player lets the user record longer segments by pressing the record button multiple times. It just has a 30 second "quick record" function.
(To ACs who would claim I didn't get the joke: Yes, I got the joke, but I wanted to clear up misconceptions about the device's capability.)
You can download certain videos that are probably like the "new release" section
They may expand their selection once they get more contracts negotiated.
Why not save yourself 1 1/2 hrs and possibly a buck and drive to the video store?
"Sorry, we don't have that video in right now."
"Sorry, we don't carry that video."
Who wants to watch a video on their pc as opposed to the big screen tv upstairs?
ATI All-in-Wonder video cards can output NTSC television signals. It should also be pretty easy to connect a VGA signal to an HDTV set.
blocking Mac users
They are not blocking all users of Macintosh computers or Mac OS. A Mac user merely has to install Connectix Virtual PC, which comes bundled with Windows XP Professional OEM Edition. Buy it now for $250.
Dont they want money from outside the US?
The difference is that in the United States, the studios own the movies' copyrights because of the "work made for hire" rule. Elsewhere, the "work made for hire" rule applies less or not at all, and the studios do not own the movies; the director, screenwriter, and score composer do. The studios may have to negotiate a separate contract for each country where the service is offered.
it's a transmitter capable of transmitting on fm frequencies you need a license for
Part 15 of FCC rules states that some low-power unlicensed intentional transmissions in the 88-108 MHz band are permitted. For instance, in the NES days, there was a peripheral called "GameSounds" that plugged into a game console's audio output and transmitted the sound over the FM band so that anybody with an FM radio within 20 feet could pick it up.
It's like moose The plural is Neuros.
Correct. Trademarks don't pluralize because they're adjectives. The plural of "Xerox copier" is "Xerox copiers", and the plural of "Neuros player" is "Neuros players".
I mean, [doesn't the Walt Disney Company] own anything to do with mice in cartoons?
Actually, Disney doesn't own every animated rat:
The backup software is intended only for people who have paid for .Mac services.
Apple also provides the software formerly known as iTools to those who have applied for the limited-term free trial of .Mac service.
Proprietary: Having a good OS and making money at it
No. Software that produces revenue is called "commercial". The term "proprietary", when used in the context of copyrighted works such as software, refers to licensing that restricts your users.
that and the fact that they've run out of decimal space for SunOS 5.X. And suits don't speak hex.
Is there anything wrong with a 5.10.0 release? That's how most free software projects seem to handle minor versions past 10.
i thought solaris, being UNIX was posix complient, and so didnt need to be LSB compliant.
Any LSB conforming operating system can use source RPM packages that meet the LSB specs. This should expand the selection of free software that runs on the Solaris operating environment as well as make it easier to install.
All your Linux Standard Base are belong to us.
Besides, you can't really put your own stuff there
Especially if you don't have much vision. The Add URL form requires the user to 1. read a bitmapped image compressed using proprietary UNISYS(tm) technology, 2. enter all the letters from that image into a text box, and THEN 3. enter URLs. This supposedly keeps out bots that spam the form, but it also keeps out blind users and other users behind textual user agents such as w3m or Links because they cannot complete step 1.
Javascript was a Netscape invention. Hows about that for non-standard!
Was. Now it's an international standard, called "ECMAScript" (ECMA-262) for the language and HTML DOM Level 2 for everything under document.
Another positive note, IE6 SP1 finally supports XHTML sent as text/xml.
How did you get text/xml to work in IE? When I try it, I get a collapsible tree view of the document's source code.