Somebody at some point should really rally an army to go around and destroy every compressor and compressor plugin on this stupid planet.
If MP3 players have better amplification, then there's no need for volume compression, and I think there will be demand for higher quality audio. In my experience, many MP3 players can't amplify.(Feb 27, 2009)
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It is hilarious to hear the 'quiet' part of a song be just as loud as the 'loud' part. It's like somebody whispering to you at the top of their lungs.
I do find the normalizing effect useful occasionally, when:
listening to earphones on the move,
listening to speakers at home at night, and
listening to a symphony orchestra at any time,
because it's a PITA adjusting the volume repeatedly.
we get a new patented file format that's backwards compatible with MP3
And the "backward compatible" portion stores poor quality audio, to entice people to buy new players. New players fly off the shelves for boasting "50,000 songs", with "sample songs pre-loaded".
Once there's enough new players, the record labels stop supporting the MP3 platform. The new "patented file format" has an addition called DRM, that prevents conversion to MP3.
I'm pretty sure it's my imagination running wild, though. Because the record labels and commercial codec makers will never work hand-in-hand like this, right?
I got free software... view all sorts of porn that would have trashed my computers again if I were running Windows
Those free viewers and downloads offered by porn websites, you're not able to run them? Look what you're missing out - hundreds and thousands of free photos and videos galore, in high resolution!
On behalf of Slashdot, I apologize for the quality of some of the suggestions given. (Basically the readers here write what they want, instead of what you want.)
As you have discovered, the best suggestions tend to gather near the bottom of the HTML page (as they have fewer replies), while the trolling suggestions tend to gather near the top.
You write well. Hope you can be a regular contributor with us.
This is the standard of a Linux Newbie (from TFS)?? Recompiling the kernel, modifying startup scripts and understanding SSEx instruction sets?
It's too much. I'm quitting the Linux stuff and going back to Windows. I'm going to download Test King papers, memorize the answers, and get my MSCE certification. Experience and knowledge be damned!
Very insightful. Sometimes, I wonder if all the EULA and licensing demands are even upholdable in court. Yes, Singapore makes illegal software in corporate environments a criminal offence, where executives can land in jail in the worst scenario. However, I wonder how much of the law changes were lobbied by large software companies and vendors.
Problem is that disk subsystem sucks, so I suggest you invest in some RAID, but processor or memory wise it's enough. If you run Linux, you can run more of them as they use less memory and processor usage is also nicer.
My VM host has four 3.5" 7200RPM hard disks, and the PC generates too much heat. It causes my air-con to overwork, so nowadays I keep it switched off. If you can afford it, try 2.5" hard disks instead.
My host OS is Windows *hangs head in shame* and I run VMware Server 1.0.2, so I can support 3 VMs simultaneous max. You're right about Linux, wish I know how.
Wow, seems like everyone in Slashdot has a VM setup. Geeks really concentrate in Slashdot, don't they?
Not to worry. After dumping other people there, you can use their land to build "nucular" plants.
But be careful, the Chinese are coming up hard and fast on their space rocket technology. Who knows, we might be the ones being exported there, and our lands used for nuclear plants.
These are the netbook manufacturers I've collected brochures from:
Acer Aspire One AOD150(S$688, WinXPH, 10.1" 1024x600, Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB, 160GB, 6-cell, 1.33kg)
Toshiba NB100-A101(S$639, WinXPH, 8.9" 1280x600, Atom N270 1.60GHz, 1GB, 160GB)
LG X110 Netbook(S$799, WinXP, 10", Atom N270 1.60GHz, 1GB, 160GB, 6-cell, 1.19kg)
NEC VERSA(S$799/899, WinXPH, 8.9/10.1", Atom N270 1.60GHz, 1GB, 160GB, 1.16kg)
Lenovo S10(S$649, WinXPH, 10.1", Atom N270 1.60GHz, 1GB, 160GB, 6-cell)
Asus NIOJc(S$998, **GeForce 9300M GS 256MB**, WinXPH, 10.2", Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB, 160GB, 6-cell, 1.58kg)
MSI 100U+(S$729, WinXPH, 10", Atom N280 1.66GHz, 2GB, 160GHz, 6-cell)
These were advertised prices. Actual prices were about S$50-150 lower.
None of the vendors advertised the availability of GNU Linux. Asus is the only one that advertised the GNU Linux option. They also put up Eee PCs and Eee Boxes with GNU Linux on display, hooking up to big LCD screens for passer-bys to see.
This happened at the IT Show event, 12th-15th March 2009, Singapore.
So, no, I don't think your "nearly every netbook maker is developing a custom Linux distro that removes the cruft and makes it run faster" statement appears to be true, for the moment.
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You can tell your neighbours that your entire house is one huge Blinkenlights project. Double the geek points if you live in Silicon Valley.
I suggest we use human calculators.
At least we have paper trails.
... desire to be good to people ... an orgasmic sense of satisfaction from cleaning.
I want one. Right now. Female, anatomically correct, preferably lightweight.
mental rehab facility
... also known as a cubicle.
I missed the joke. Can someone tell me?
Oh, I keep mixing up the Symbian and the Sybian.
How about this? http://ipodlinux.sourceforge.net/screens.shtml
This will really give you geek cred.
Somebody at some point should really rally an army to go around and destroy every compressor and compressor plugin on this stupid planet.
If MP3 players have better amplification, then there's no need for volume compression, and I think there will be demand for higher quality audio.
In my experience, many MP3 players can't amplify. (Feb 27, 2009)
---
It is hilarious to hear the 'quiet' part of a song be just as loud as the 'loud' part. It's like somebody whispering to you at the top of their lungs.
I do find the normalizing effect useful occasionally, when:
because it's a PITA adjusting the volume repeatedly.
we get a new patented file format that's backwards compatible with MP3
And the "backward compatible" portion stores poor quality audio, to entice people to buy new players. New players fly off the shelves for boasting "50,000 songs", with "sample songs pre-loaded".
Once there's enough new players, the record labels stop supporting the MP3 platform. The new "patented file format" has an addition called DRM, that prevents conversion to MP3.
I'm pretty sure it's my imagination running wild, though. Because the record labels and commercial codec makers will never work hand-in-hand like this, right?
You're right. It was meant to be funny, just that I write badly. Sorry for polluting Slashdot. Anyway, thanks for understanding.
in case of a truly malicious attack the results could be quite horrible for the infected users, the Internet or even the world as a whole.
For us desktop and server technicians - Ka Ching !!
bandwidth requirements for spam and other garbage keep climbing
What? BitTorrent isn't number one traffic anymore? This is not acceptable!
*ducks*
I got free software ... view all sorts of porn that would have trashed my computers again if I were running Windows
Those free viewers and downloads offered by porn websites, you're not able to run them? Look what you're missing out - hundreds and thousands of free photos and videos galore, in high resolution!
On behalf of Slashdot, I apologize for the quality of some of the suggestions given. (Basically the readers here write what they want, instead of what you want.)
As you have discovered, the best suggestions tend to gather near the bottom of the HTML page (as they have fewer replies), while the trolling suggestions tend to gather near the top.
You write well. Hope you can be a regular contributor with us.
This is the standard of a Linux Newbie (from TFS)?? Recompiling the kernel, modifying startup scripts and understanding SSEx instruction sets?
It's too much. I'm quitting the Linux stuff and going back to Windows. I'm going to download Test King papers, memorize the answers, and get my MSCE certification. Experience and knowledge be damned!
chee-eek-oop (monkey see monkey do)
Obviously they were trying to escape. Did you abduct them in the first place?
But they'll train me in Monkey Kombat for defeating LeChuck. I'll feed them bananas gladly in exchange for Elaine Marley.
Replace Norton Antivirus with AVG Free
I think AVG Free may not be used in a commercial environment (regardless who owns the PC/laptop). Overall good post, though.
Very insightful. Sometimes, I wonder if all the EULA and licensing demands are even upholdable in court. Yes, Singapore makes illegal software in corporate environments a criminal offence, where executives can land in jail in the worst scenario. However, I wonder how much of the law changes were lobbied by large software companies and vendors.
I have had it with these xxxing asteroids in this xxxing upper atmosphere!
They needed a study to correlate the relationship between heavy coughing and longevity? Being a doctored researcher must be a great life.
Good one, Sir. Here are more common sense facts that I'm publishing, so that no additional research is necessary.
Problem is that disk subsystem sucks, so I suggest you invest in some RAID, but processor or memory wise it's enough. If you run Linux, you can run more of them as they use less memory and processor usage is also nicer.
My VM host has four 3.5" 7200RPM hard disks, and the PC generates too much heat. It causes my air-con to overwork, so nowadays I keep it switched off. If you can afford it, try 2.5" hard disks instead.
My host OS is Windows *hangs head in shame* and I run VMware Server 1.0.2, so I can support 3 VMs simultaneous max. You're right about Linux, wish I know how.
Wow, seems like everyone in Slashdot has a VM setup. Geeks really concentrate in Slashdot, don't they?
Not to worry. After dumping other people there, you can use their land to build "nucular" plants.
But be careful, the Chinese are coming up hard and fast on their space rocket technology. Who knows, we might be the ones being exported there, and our lands used for nuclear plants.
These are the netbook manufacturers I've collected brochures from:
These were advertised prices. Actual prices were about S$50-150 lower.
None of the vendors advertised the availability of GNU Linux. Asus is the only one that advertised the GNU Linux option. They also put up Eee PCs and Eee Boxes with GNU Linux on display, hooking up to big LCD screens for passer-bys to see.
This happened at the IT Show event, 12th-15th March 2009, Singapore.
So, no, I don't think your "nearly every netbook maker is developing a custom Linux distro that removes the cruft and makes it run faster" statement appears to be true, for the moment.
"Each electronic document created, exchanged, or maintained by a state agency must be created, exchanged, or maintained ..."
Sounds to me like it's drafted up by the Department of Redundancy Department. I didn't know the Democrats have one?