>>The space programs of both countries were governmental impositions on capitalism, and neither really produced useful technologies commensurate with the amount invested in them
Um, I kinda take issue here with this point.
Space exploration has made SIGNIFICANT impact on all our lives. The list of spinoffs from "the space race" is huge and includes:
CAT scanners
MRI Machines
Dialysis machines
Cordless power tools
Water purification systems
Freeze dried foods
Infrared Cameras
Weather forecasts
Low cost long distance (Comm Sats)
GPS
Check out the Nasa Spinoff Database at http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinselect.html
Here's the "BRAIN" reference...
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If we write an open source version of this, can we call it Pinky?
Well, as far as I can see, the biggest reason consumers use MP3 is economic - THEIR OWN!
It is true, there will be few people making money off of MP3s, at least in the short term. However, there is a HUGE volume of people SAVING money by using MP3s.
Don't get me wrong, I do not in any way support the wholesale piracy of music. But so far, the economic benefits derived from MP3s are on the side of the consumers, and they will be the ones keeping it alive. The format may "die" in a corporate sense, where major producers refuse to produce music in them, but I can't think of any way that music can be encoded sufficiently to prevent people from ripping it via a Line-In port on their sound cards.
Sure, sound quality will be lost, but then that's what MP3 is all about, isn't it. The controlled loss of quality in a tradeoff against file size.
MP3's played via a Rio, or whatever, will become the medium of choice for commuters, joggers, etc. Who gets "CD Quality" from their headphones anyway? (Outside noise always seeps in when I listen on the train or whatever). Cassette producers will have to worry about MP3, though. Why record tapes, when I can store MP3s on a non-consumable, reusable medium...
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last time I checked, Intel DOES own all rights to the 80x86 chips, and it is NOT an "open spec". It may be well known, and repeatedly duplicated, but it is not open. Companies have to be very careful of how they go about copying others work to ensure that they do not violate copyrights.
Specifically, "Black Box" development techniques must be employed.
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>>The space programs of both countries were governmental impositions on capitalism, and neither really produced useful technologies commensurate with the amount invested in them Um, I kinda take issue here with this point.
Space exploration has made SIGNIFICANT impact on all our lives. The list of spinoffs from "the space race" is huge and includes:
CAT scanners
MRI Machines
Dialysis machines
Cordless power tools
Water purification systems
Freeze dried foods
Infrared Cameras
Weather forecasts
Low cost long distance (Comm Sats)
GPS
Check out the Nasa Spinoff Database at http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinselect.html
If we write an open source version of this, can we call it Pinky?
Narf!
Well, as far as I can see, the biggest reason consumers use MP3 is economic - THEIR OWN!
It is true, there will be few people making money off of MP3s, at least in the short term. However, there is a HUGE volume of people SAVING money by using MP3s.
Don't get me wrong, I do not in any way support the wholesale piracy of music. But so far, the economic benefits derived from MP3s are on the side of the consumers, and they will be the ones keeping it alive. The format may "die" in a corporate sense, where major producers refuse to produce music in them, but I can't think of any way that music can be encoded sufficiently to prevent people from ripping it via a Line-In port on their sound cards.
Sure, sound quality will be lost, but then that's what MP3 is all about, isn't it. The controlled loss of quality in a tradeoff against file size.
MP3's played via a Rio, or whatever, will become the medium of choice for commuters, joggers, etc. Who gets "CD Quality" from their headphones anyway? (Outside noise always seeps in when I listen on the train or whatever). Cassette producers will have to worry about MP3, though. Why record tapes, when I can store MP3s on a non-consumable, reusable medium...
He knows. that's sarcasm.
Obviously, the ring represents the maximum packet size, showing that Ping must not consume TOO much bandwidth...
ummm...
last time I checked, Intel DOES own all rights to the 80x86 chips, and it is NOT an "open spec". It may be well known, and repeatedly duplicated, but it is not open. Companies have to be very careful of how they go about copying others work to ensure that they do not violate copyrights.
Specifically, "Black Box" development techniques must be employed.