I propose that if there is a solution to this. Abolish all forms of MPEG format.
This could be a good thing for free software. Two words: Ogg Vorbis. Even the early beta encoders beat MP3 in quality at the same bitrate, and it's only going to get better. Recent LAME builds support encoding to both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats.
PPC is the processor used in IBM's RS/6000 machines
RS/6000 (or whatever) machines use a POWER architecture processor. POWER is a high-end multiple-chip processor designed for big iron; PowerPC is a microprocessor derived from the POWER architecture, designed for embedded systems.
fly all the way to jupiter and still don't know how to use bladeenc
Better yet, use LAME Audio MP3 Encoder. Despite the name, it's reported to have better subjective quality than bladeenc. And if you can't figure out how to use it, here's a cheat sheet:
...from the MPAA. Hollywood doesn't want you burning DVDs of even your own home movies. Hollywood wants to be the exclusive provider of all content that appears on US television screens. And Hollywood has already secured this, with traditional analog television broadcasts ceasing on January 1, 2006; it's very possible that all digital broadcasts will be pay-per-view, with all television time logged and the data sent to the mothership. Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
DVD players and DVD-ROM drives cannot read DVD-RAM discs. Don't let the name fool you; it's like those old PD drives that could read CD-ROMs and read and write 650 MB phase-change discs. Good for backup and CD mastering but not good for distribution to end users.
but with the (eternally) soon-to-be-released recordable DVD formats
These will be loaded with so much copyright control (DVD CCA is also the 4C Entity) that the only files you'll be allowed to store are works you create yourself and works created before January 1, 1923 (in the US at least). This means that you will need to be in a band to store music on your DVD-R, and you can only store your band's music. And you definitely won't be able to encrypt files on DVD-R, as decryption of works you didn't create is a violation of 17 USC 1201.
CEO, CIO, CTO, etc. are not acronyms. They're just abbreviations. An acronym is an abbreviation that also fits within the phonotactic structure of a language so as to be pronounceable (e.g. "SHIT" for "Specialized High-Intensity Training[?]" or "INDOT" for "Indiana Department of Transportation"). Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
Boot the first kernel with...
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Tetris is a trademark of The Tetris Company LLC
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Just think, why bother booting the whole OS when you just need to get your Tetris fix
...when you can run it on a Game Boy? Seriously, just about the only platforms that have Tetris are Nintendo, Wintendo, DOS, and Macintosh. The Tetris Company has not licensed TETRIS® on UNIX® systems.
But that's not counting Tetris-compatible games that don't bear the TETRIS® trademark, such as Quadra and TOD: Tetanus On Drugs.
Not "Tetris". "Tetanus" or "Quadra" or something.
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It would be more useful to be able to do something like playing GTK Tetris while your new distro is installing.
Not Tetris. The Tetris Company has not yet licensed the TETRIS® trademark for use on a UNIX® system or clone. This didn't stop tetriscloners from doing their job though; they simply changed the name to something like "Bricks 2000", "Bedter", "Quadra", or "Tetanus".
If you really want to impress the sheeple[?], use the TOD engine. With features from The New Tetris, Quadra, and Tetripz, plus split-screen support and cross-platform compatibility thanks to the Allegro library, it's sure to impress.
Indeed, a language that did bounds checking on arrays (and completely didn't support pointers) could have avoided this problem
Pointers are necessary for vector support, which is one of two conditions necessary for Turing completeness[?] (the other is conditionals). If you can't point into an array, you can't move the head over the tape.
If by "pointers" you meant "pointer arithmetic," on the other hand, I see your point. The Java and Scheme languages do not support pointer arithmetic.
What if the site is about something else that's under construction, such as a software package? What would a building construction company do?
clear 1X1 pixel gifs used for spacing with alt tags that say "spacer"
I agree here. Ditch the spacers except in Netscape 4.x which can't render CSS; even then, a spacer's alt tag should be alt=""
don't use javascript to display text
How do you generate dynamic content if you aren't paying big bux0r$$$ for access to a cgi-bin folder? The only way is through client-side EcmaScript or Java technology.
websites that play music
So are you saying that web-based interfaces to the Napster service are unacceptable? Sometimes, the music is the content, but I see your point when the music is there just for flashturbation[?].
websites that try to determine your browser type and give you messages about needing a different browser - deal with what I have. You're in no position to require me to do anything.
Even piece-of-crash Nutscrape 4.x?
more than one animated gif on a page
I agree here. Animation should be used with moderation; even then, it should be done using PNGs and EcmaScript (or MNGs in 6.0 browsers), not GIFs.
That is why div tags and CSS exist. You don't need spacers. Read the CSS2 and HTML 4.01 spec.
And watch your audience complain when CSS gives Netscape 4.x a bluescreen. There has to be different content served to Netscape 4.x users and IE/Mozilla users.
Unless you're selling DVDs, you don't have to worry about CSS issues.
Oh, that CSS. Cascading style sheets. The one that crashes Netscape 4.x, one of the most popular browsers on the Net (because Mozilla won't run well on their 32 MB machines). If you're using CSS layout, you may want to use a DeCSS filter to remove the formatting for those who are behind Nutscrape.
That's because some of them probably know about it and are still using old Netscape as a stealth Personal JavaServer to get around "no servers" TOS restrictions. "Well, I was just running Netscape!" Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Since when does using a precompiled library make you responsible for distributing it and publishing source?
Since the libraries do not become preinstalled on Windows systems. Since the user (who most likely just escaped from the zoo that is AOL) doesn't know how to download the libraries from OSDN SourceForge and install them. Therefore, you must include the libraries in your distribution, and because you are distributing binaries, you must also distribute the source for the cost of media, shipping, and handling.
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I propose that if there is a solution to this. Abolish all forms of MPEG format.
This could be a good thing for free software. Two words: Ogg Vorbis. Even the early beta encoders beat MP3 in quality at the same bitrate, and it's only going to get better. Recent LAME builds support encoding to both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats.
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
PPC is the processor used in IBM's RS/6000 machines
RS/6000 (or whatever) machines use a POWER architecture processor. POWER is a high-end multiple-chip processor designed for big iron; PowerPC is a microprocessor derived from the POWER architecture, designed for embedded systems.
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
fly all the way to jupiter and still don't know how to use bladeenc
Better yet, use LAME Audio MP3 Encoder. Despite the name, it's reported to have better subjective quality than bladeenc. And if you can't figure out how to use it, here's a cheat sheet:
-h is best precision math; -v is VBR; -m m is mono; rpws_010104.wav is the name of a RIFF WAVE file.Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
Since they're stored in an SRAM chip, should they be able to just read them out?
It's tamper-proof. Whenever the battery voltage changes, the SRAM holding the keys clears itself. This has come to be known as "Capcom Suicide."
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
24 bits per spot means that it has to differ between 2^24 (16777216) different shades of grey
Or 256 shades in the blue layer, 256 shades in the green layer, and 256 shades in the red layer, as modern scanners do.
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
...from the MPAA. Hollywood doesn't want you burning DVDs of even your own home movies. Hollywood wants to be the exclusive provider of all content that appears on US television screens. And Hollywood has already secured this, with traditional analog television broadcasts ceasing on January 1, 2006; it's very possible that all digital broadcasts will be pay-per-view, with all television time logged and the data sent to the mothership.
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
Why not use DVD-RAM?
DVD players and DVD-ROM drives cannot read DVD-RAM discs. Don't let the name fool you; it's like those old PD drives that could read CD-ROMs and read and write 650 MB phase-change discs. Good for backup and CD mastering but not good for distribution to end users.
disKs are magnetic; disCs are opticalLike Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
but with the (eternally) soon-to-be-released recordable DVD formats
These will be loaded with so much copyright control (DVD CCA is also the 4C Entity) that the only files you'll be allowed to store are works you create yourself and works created before January 1, 1923 (in the US at least). This means that you will need to be in a band to store music on your DVD-R, and you can only store your band's music. And you definitely won't be able to encrypt files on DVD-R, as decryption of works you didn't create is a violation of 17 USC 1201.
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
CEO, CIO, CTO, etc. are not acronyms. They're just abbreviations. An acronym is an abbreviation that also fits within the phonotactic structure of a language so as to be pronounceable (e.g. "SHIT" for "Specialized High-Intensity Training[?]" or "INDOT" for "Indiana Department of Transportation").
Like Tetris? Like drugs? Ever try combining them?
...LinuxBIOS or some other embedded Linux kernel.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Just think, why bother booting the whole OS when you just need to get your Tetris fix
But that's not counting Tetris-compatible games that don't bear the TETRIS® trademark, such as Quadra and TOD: Tetanus On Drugs.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
It would be more useful to be able to do something like playing GTK Tetris while your new distro is installing.
Not Tetris. The Tetris Company has not yet licensed the TETRIS® trademark for use on a UNIX® system or clone. This didn't stop tetriscloners from doing their job though; they simply changed the name to something like "Bricks 2000", "Bedter", "Quadra", or "Tetanus".
If you really want to impress the sheeple[?], use the TOD engine. With features from The New Tetris, Quadra, and Tetripz, plus split-screen support and cross-platform compatibility thanks to the Allegro library, it's sure to impress.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
GTK+ is already on WintenDOS 9x/NT. See also WinGIMP.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
PDAs owner will now be able to participate in the KDE/Gnome wars
Even NES emulator owners can participate with the GNOME vs. KDE: Battle of the Desktops ROM.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Indeed, a language that did bounds checking on arrays (and completely didn't support pointers) could have avoided this problem
Pointers are necessary for vector support, which is one of two conditions necessary for Turing completeness[?] (the other is conditionals). If you can't point into an array, you can't move the head over the tape.
If by "pointers" you meant "pointer arithmetic," on the other hand, I see your point. The Java and Scheme languages do not support pointer arithmetic.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
anything that says UNDER CONSTRUCTION
What if the site is about something else that's under construction, such as a software package? What would a building construction company do?
clear 1X1 pixel gifs used for spacing with alt tags that say "spacer"
I agree here. Ditch the spacers except in Netscape 4.x which can't render CSS; even then, a spacer's alt tag should be alt=""
don't use javascript to display text
How do you generate dynamic content if you aren't paying big bux0r$$$ for access to a cgi-bin folder? The only way is through client-side EcmaScript or Java technology.
websites that play music
So are you saying that web-based interfaces to the Napster service are unacceptable? Sometimes, the music is the content, but I see your point when the music is there just for flashturbation[?].
websites that try to determine your browser type and give you messages about needing a different browser - deal with what I have. You're in no position to require me to do anything.
Even piece-of-crash Nutscrape 4.x?
more than one animated gif on a page
I agree here. Animation should be used with moderation; even then, it should be done using PNGs and EcmaScript (or MNGs in 6.0 browsers), not GIFs.
I'd like to add one more: right-click traps[?]. See also the Right-Click Trap Shit List.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
That is why div tags and CSS exist. You don't need spacers. Read the CSS2 and HTML 4.01 spec.
And watch your audience complain when CSS gives Netscape 4.x a bluescreen. There has to be different content served to Netscape 4.x users and IE/Mozilla users.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
No, it is completely NOT necessary with css.
Unless you're selling DVDs, you don't have to worry about CSS issues.
Oh, that CSS. Cascading style sheets. The one that crashes Netscape 4.x, one of the most popular browsers on the Net (because Mozilla won't run well on their 32 MB machines). If you're using CSS layout, you may want to use a DeCSS filter to remove the formatting for those who are behind Nutscrape.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
That's because some of them probably know about it and are still using old Netscape as a stealth Personal JavaServer to get around "no servers" TOS restrictions. "Well, I was just running Netscape!"
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
If you write your Occam's Razor[?] essay, please post it on Everything 2.
I'm looking for a few good [noders]Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
I maintain a list of web sites that use the infamous right-click trap[?]. Nissan.com goes into the shitlist in the next site update.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Hmmm... I wonder, does Microsoft have a license to use Apple's TrueType patents?
Yes. MS got a license way back in the Windows 3.1 days in a cross-licensing deal that involved MS's PostScript-like TrueImage technology.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Ever heard of a good opensource game? Freeciv? LOL.
What about TOD? or Hampsterdeath? or Tux Racer? Or any of the many cross-platform Allegro games? Or the entire GNOME Entertainment collection? I forgive you for not having looked hard enough.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
A copyright license is a form of contract. One who modifies or distributes GPL licensed code agrees to the terms of the contract.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.
Since when does using a precompiled library make you responsible for distributing it and publishing source?
Since the libraries do not become preinstalled on Windows systems. Since the user (who most likely just escaped from the zoo that is AOL) doesn't know how to download the libraries from OSDN SourceForge and install them. Therefore, you must include the libraries in your distribution, and because you are distributing binaries, you must also distribute the source for the cost of media, shipping, and handling.
Tetris on drugs, NES music, and GNOME vs. KDE Bingo.