Personally, I like to celebrate New Years Eve before the new year has actually begun... It leaves a nice day to recover from any hangovers.
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I remember an old episode of Star Trek where they visited a planet that was at war with another planet. Weapons were virtually fired at their opponents. The computers would figure out where that weapon would have hit, decided how many and who would have been killed, and passes down an order for all those who would have been killed to enter a chamber that they didn't come out of. This was designed to allow the war to continue without actually damaging any buildings. If you ask me, this is as close to a virtual war as you can get.
MSFT is definitely trying to bully Digital Diva's around with this move. They have a long history of trying to push people around and this is just another example. Hopefully, soon, someone will do what I did in school and beat the crap out of the bully that is pushing them around. a.k.a. MSFT.
Uh oh. Now you've done it. Now everyone is going to rush into your area. You let the cat out of the bag. Now they know where they can get a nice house for 225k and a good job. Hopefully you won't get driven away again.
I think I could handle myself just fine. I'll just look for a house on eBay, shop for groceries on priceline.com and get a job at a company within walking distance.
I live in the western part of Massachusetts. It's not exactly a technological area, but there are plenty of jobs out there if you look for them. Out here you can live a comfortable life in your own home for $30,000-40,000/yr. I know people that, just out of high school, are making 40+ thousand a year. It's not really tough to get a good job out here.
You can take Silicon Valley. I'm perfectly making less and paying less to live. It's not all about how much money you're making, it's how you manage that money and how you spend it. Silicon Valley just doesn't add up to a good deal in the end.
This speach appears to be a well thought out look at the "threat" of mp3. They must have had a great source for all of that information. (End of sarcasm)
Anonymity 1. The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged. 2. One that is unknown or unacknowledged.
Whatever source of information that was used for this speach seems to remain anonymous as it is unacknowledged in the speach. This leaves you with 2 possibilities for the nature of this speach. Either it is hypocritical using anonymous sources in a speach speaking out against anonymity, or it is a speach that has been fabricated in order to paint a false picture of the truth. In either case, this speach nullifies itself with it's content.
If they are going to spend all of this time and money coming up with a system like this, you would think that they could find a way to recycle the disks so that they can put another movie on them or at least restore the movie that was originally there.
While the N64 has good graphics processing, the actual processor isn't that fast. If my memory is correct, the N64 only runs at 90Mhz. Not exactly a speed demon.
Does anyone know where I can get a clear case? I have looked and the best I have found is instructions for building one. Now, I'm talking CLEAR. Sort of like a pc encased in a window.
This reminds me of a plan that some friends of mine used to get free CD's. You are probably familiar with BMG's offer of a 11 or 12 of CD's for the price of one. Well you get the first 7 for free (plus shipping) and then you have to buy 1 cd in the next year, at which time you get 3 or 4 more free cd's. Well, some friends of mine got the idea that they couldn't be held liable to a contract because you aren't supposed to enter into a contract with a minor. Essentially, they would take their CD's, and when they got a message about payment, they would return a jovial reply to the affect of, in different words mind you, screw you guys. I'm under 18. Have a nice day. Believe it or not, this actually worked. It's completely morally and ethically wrong but it just goes to show you that companies need to plan better for things like this.
This is a change. That article was reporting that Newsaskew was well, askew. They said that there would be a DVD release and then they took it back. That was the report. This article is saying that LucasFilm is confirming that there will be no DVD release. Two very different stories.
Why would I want to waste any more of my money on a defunct standard?
VHS insn't really a defunct standard. Look at how cassette tapes have survived despite the release of CD's. Some people still have 8-track players. The point is that if the technology has existed, it will stay around in some manner. I don't know many people that will throw away their movies and buy them on DVD just because it seems to be better. They are going to keep good old Mr. VCR around and save money on movies that they are not obscessed with buy getting VHS instead of DVD.
It may be greed but it works. I know a few people that are so obsessed with Star Wars that they would probably get the VHS and the DVD just to say that they did and so that they can watch i no matter where they go.
Here's an example. A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Star Wars nut, has 3 copies of Close Encounters of the Third Kind because they came out with different editions of it. Seems pretty sad to me but it's people like him that are going to give Lucas a lot of money.
It's been my experience that people are hearing about the Athlon. A large percentage of people are asking me what I know about Athlon processors and aren't just blindly buying Intel.
They should just release the whole program under the GPL so that we can fix all of their stupid mistakes and give it back to them. It would save money and it would actually work.
I sit in an office all day that is lit by flourescent lights and I find it very draining. I get more tired sitting at work for 8 hours than I do sitting at home doing similar tasks for 10-12. In addition, the darkness helps me to concentrate. By limitinng my field of vision to only the glow of my monitor, my mind is freed of the urge to look around at things in the room. Another thing that helps, which isn't mentioned in the article, is music. I don't know if you noticed or not, but music will often help you to concentrate. This is because your mind is focused, and it also filters out some background noise. By filtering that out you have, and pardon the pun, more system resources to accomplish the task at hand.
To be perfectly honest, I drink more caffeine in my well lit work environment than I do in darkness at home.
Just for an experiment, try this. Get some good music playing (trancy techno preferred), either from your stereo or from your computer, whichever has better sound, and get that room as dark as you can. If you can lock people out of the room, DO IT!! This will add to your ability to focus. Now, go to work on your favorite app/programming language. Work for a couple of hours and then look at how much you have accomplished. Compare this to one of your normal sessions on the computer. I think that you will find that you got a lot more done in the dark environment. This has proven true consistently for me and I don't see why it wouldn't for you.
If OS X is made open source, maybe now we can write new prog's for the mac. One of the things that has limited the popularity of the mac has been the difficulty to get software that will run on a mac. Now, maybe, we can look at the code and port more applications over to the mac environment. Who know's? Maybe now we can write a good interpreter for mac software on PC's.
This profile fits me perfectly, well except for the stuff that doesn't match me at all. If I have the proper inspiration/modivation to code, I shift into code mode and instantly fit that profile to a tea. Unfortunately, I am hardly ever inspired and so am forced to resort to being a Network Admin while still maintaining a healthy level of caffiene in my system.
P.S. Ginseng and Guarana (Both easily attainable in Sobe beverages, work wonders and they don't leave you feeling like crap after they wear off.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I usually opt for the 1 liter bottles or a jug of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Then I got an opportunity to take some networking classes. It changed my life in a similar manner to yours. I drink just as much, if not more, caffeine and evry once in a while I go reboot a server or try to find the Y2k bugs that aren't there.
I may have moved on to bigger and better things but if I get inspired I can easily relapse into the old mode of, "code now, sleep later", yelling at any attempts to brighten the room anymore than my monitor already is, and stopping only when one of 3 things happens. 1)I need more beverages, 2) I need to get rid of those beverages, or 3) I'm falling asleep on my keyboard and I don't want to wake up with key prints all over my face.
I think that a bigger issue could come in if people start sending flame mail to people and then try to pass it off as someone having exploited that security hole. This will enable anyone to just send a piece of hate mail and then blame someone else for it claiming that there was no way they could have known it happened and it couldn't have been them.
Oh, my reference HT system is a Harman/Kardon AVR 45 Receiver, homebuilt speakers (approx. -3 dB @ 30 Hz, 250 W RMS, 90 or dB SPL [my guess]), Panasonic CinemaView (or is it theater view?) 51" rear proj. TV, and a Panasonic DVD-A120. You'd be hard pressed to find any computer setup under $4000 that beats that.
The 51" TV shouldn't be a factor. You pay for that with either system. The same goes for the speakers and any amplifiers that you add. The only uncommon parts are the DVD, the Dolby decoder, and the WebTV unit. If you factor in the use of your own DVD and decoder and subtract the cost of a DVD from the PC's price, you will find that you can get an internet ready PC (minus the monitor) for next to nothing (or maybe nothing) by taking advantage of one of those big internet rebates. Trust me. You can get the computer for less than the WebTV unit and that is the important part.
Since this is the first major security hole I've heard about, maybe this will convince others that WebTV isn't all it's cracked up to be. If you add up the cost of a WebTV unit, a DVD player, and a home theater system, you will find that a comparably equipped computer (with TV output) could be purchased for the same/nearly the same price, and it would be able to the same job and more than it's counterparts.
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Personally, I like to celebrate New Years Eve before the new year has actually begun... It leaves a nice day to recover from any hangovers.
I remember an old episode of Star Trek where they visited a planet that was at war with another planet. Weapons were virtually fired at their opponents. The computers would figure out where that weapon would have hit, decided how many and who would have been killed, and passes down an order for all those who would have been killed to enter a chamber that they didn't come out of. This was designed to allow the war to continue without actually damaging any buildings. If you ask me, this is as close to a virtual war as you can get.
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MSFT is definitely trying to bully Digital Diva's around with this move. They have a long history of trying to push people around and this is just another example. Hopefully, soon, someone will do what I did in school and beat the crap out of the bully that is pushing them around. a.k.a. MSFT.
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Uh oh. Now you've done it. Now everyone is going to rush into your area. You let the cat out of the bag. Now they know where they can get a nice house for 225k and a good job. Hopefully you won't get driven away again.
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I think I could handle myself just fine. I'll just look for a house on eBay, shop for groceries on priceline.com and get a job at a company within walking distance.
I live in the western part of Massachusetts. It's not exactly a technological area, but there are plenty of jobs out there if you look for them. Out here you can live a comfortable life in your own home for $30,000-40,000/yr. I know people that, just out of high school, are making 40+ thousand a year. It's not really tough to get a good job out here.
You can take Silicon Valley. I'm perfectly making less and paying less to live. It's not all about how much money you're making, it's how you manage that money and how you spend it. Silicon Valley just doesn't add up to a good deal in the end.
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This speach appears to be a well thought out look at the "threat" of mp3. They must have had a great source for all of that information. (End of sarcasm)
Anonymity
1. The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged.
2. One that is unknown or unacknowledged.
Whatever source of information that was used for this speach seems to remain anonymous as it is unacknowledged in the speach. This leaves you with 2 possibilities for the nature of this speach. Either it is hypocritical using anonymous sources in a speach speaking out against anonymity, or it is a speach that has been fabricated in order to paint a false picture of the truth. In either case, this speach nullifies itself with it's content.
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There should be a version of the Starr Report complete with all of the necessary smells. That would keep you busy for a while.
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If they are going to spend all of this time and money coming up with a system like this, you would think that they could find a way to recycle the disks so that they can put another movie on them or at least restore the movie that was originally there.
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While the N64 has good graphics processing, the actual processor isn't that fast. If my memory is correct, the N64 only runs at 90Mhz. Not exactly a speed demon.
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Here is a good link to Slate.
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Does anyone know where I can get a clear case? I have looked and the best I have found is instructions for building one. Now, I'm talking CLEAR. Sort of like a pc encased in a window.
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A friend of mine got a laptop at staples and got an instant rebate, but he had to sign up for the service while still at Staples.
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This reminds me of a plan that some friends of mine used to get free CD's. You are probably familiar with BMG's offer of a 11 or 12 of CD's for the price of one. Well you get the first 7 for free (plus shipping) and then you have to buy 1 cd in the next year, at which time you get 3 or 4 more free cd's. Well, some friends of mine got the idea that they couldn't be held liable to a contract because you aren't supposed to enter into a contract with a minor. Essentially, they would take their CD's, and when they got a message about payment, they would return a jovial reply to the affect of, in different words mind you, screw you guys. I'm under 18. Have a nice day. Believe it or not, this actually worked. It's completely morally and ethically wrong but it just goes to show you that companies need to plan better for things like this.
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This is a change. That article was reporting that Newsaskew was well, askew. They said that there would be a DVD release and then they took it back. That was the report. This article is saying that LucasFilm is confirming that there will be no DVD release. Two very different stories.
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Why would I want to waste any more of my money on a defunct standard?
VHS insn't really a defunct standard. Look at how cassette tapes have survived despite the release of CD's. Some people still have 8-track players. The point is that if the technology has existed, it will stay around in some manner. I don't know many people that will throw away their movies and buy them on DVD just because it seems to be better. They are going to keep good old Mr. VCR around and save money on movies that they are not obscessed with buy getting VHS instead of DVD.
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It may be greed but it works. I know a few people that are so obsessed with Star Wars that they would probably get the VHS and the DVD just to say that they did and so that they can watch i no matter where they go.
Here's an example. A friend of mine, who also happens to be a Star Wars nut, has 3 copies of Close Encounters of the Third Kind because they came out with different editions of it. Seems pretty sad to me but it's people like him that are going to give Lucas a lot of money.
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It's been my experience that people are hearing about the Athlon. A large percentage of people are asking me what I know about Athlon processors and aren't just blindly buying Intel.
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They should just release the whole program under the GPL so that we can fix all of their stupid mistakes and give it back to them. It would save money and it would actually work.
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I sit in an office all day that is lit by flourescent lights and I find it very draining. I get more tired sitting at work for 8 hours than I do sitting at home doing similar tasks for 10-12. In addition, the darkness helps me to concentrate. By limitinng my field of vision to only the glow of my monitor, my mind is freed of the urge to look around at things in the room. Another thing that helps, which isn't mentioned in the article, is music. I don't know if you noticed or not, but music will often help you to concentrate. This is because your mind is focused, and it also filters out some background noise. By filtering that out you have, and pardon the pun, more system resources to accomplish the task at hand.
To be perfectly honest, I drink more caffeine in my well lit work environment than I do in darkness at home.
Just for an experiment, try this. Get some good music playing (trancy techno preferred), either from your stereo or from your computer, whichever has better sound, and get that room as dark as you can. If you can lock people out of the room, DO IT!! This will add to your ability to focus. Now, go to work on your favorite app/programming language. Work for a couple of hours and then look at how much you have accomplished. Compare this to one of your normal sessions on the computer. I think that you will find that you got a lot more done in the dark environment. This has proven true consistently for me and I don't see why it wouldn't for you.
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If OS X is made open source, maybe now we can write new prog's for the mac. One of the things that has limited the popularity of the mac has been the difficulty to get software that will run on a mac. Now, maybe, we can look at the code and port more applications over to the mac environment. Who know's? Maybe now we can write a good interpreter for mac software on PC's.
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This profile fits me perfectly, well except for the stuff that doesn't match me at all. If I have the proper inspiration/modivation to code, I shift into code mode and instantly fit that profile to a tea. Unfortunately, I am hardly ever inspired and so am forced to resort to being a Network Admin while still maintaining a healthy level of caffiene in my system.
P.S. Ginseng and Guarana (Both easily attainable in Sobe beverages, work wonders and they don't leave you feeling like crap after they wear off.
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I know exactly what you are talking about. I usually opt for the 1 liter bottles or a jug of Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Then I got an opportunity to take some networking classes. It changed my life in a similar manner to yours. I drink just as much, if not more, caffeine and evry once in a while I go reboot a server or try to find the Y2k bugs that aren't there.
I may have moved on to bigger and better things but if I get inspired I can easily relapse into the old mode of, "code now, sleep later", yelling at any attempts to brighten the room anymore than my monitor already is, and stopping only when one of 3 things happens. 1)I need more beverages, 2) I need to get rid of those beverages, or 3) I'm falling asleep on my keyboard and I don't want to wake up with key prints all over my face.
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I think that a bigger issue could come in if people start sending flame mail to people and then try to pass it off as someone having exploited that security hole. This will enable anyone to just send a piece of hate mail and then blame someone else for it claiming that there was no way they could have known it happened and it couldn't have been them.
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OK here we go.
Oh, my reference HT system is a Harman/Kardon AVR 45 Receiver, homebuilt speakers (approx. -3 dB @ 30 Hz, 250 W RMS, 90 or dB SPL [my guess]), Panasonic CinemaView (or is it theater view?) 51" rear proj. TV, and a Panasonic DVD-A120. You'd be hard pressed to find any computer setup under $4000 that beats that.
The 51" TV shouldn't be a factor. You pay for that with either system. The same goes for the speakers and any amplifiers that you add. The only uncommon parts are the DVD, the Dolby decoder, and the WebTV unit. If you factor in the use of your own DVD and decoder and subtract the cost of a DVD from the PC's price, you will find that you can get an internet ready PC (minus the monitor) for next to nothing (or maybe nothing) by taking advantage of one of those big internet rebates. Trust me. You can get the computer for less than the WebTV unit and that is the important part.
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Since this is the first major security hole I've heard about, maybe this will convince others that WebTV isn't all it's cracked up to be. If you add up the cost of a WebTV unit, a DVD player, and a home theater system, you will find that a comparably equipped computer (with TV output) could be purchased for the same/nearly the same price, and it would be able to the same job and more than it's counterparts.
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