I would probably subscribe to my local newspaper if the distribution fee was lower. The amount of money they charge for distribution is rediculous. I was thinking about subscribing to the Sunday paper alone, but my jaw dropped with the salesman told me how much it would be. It's ludicrous! I'm not supposed to pay for the content, the ads are. If it really costs that much to distribute maybe they should change their advertizing model to supplement the costs. In turn, they could give their advertizers a larger readership.
The main problem with running IE in Windows is that because it is now "part of the OS" whenever IE crashes, Windows crashes. I much prefer Netscape crashing and Windows staying alive.
Songs used in trailers are often taken from the soundtracks of other movies. The reason is that the soundtrack is rarely final in that stage of the film (the stage where the trailer is made).
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Don't obfuscated code contests run contrary to the open source software movement's ideals? Sounds like how Microsoft would release the Windows code if they ever did.
ALT+F, P ALT+F4 ALT+F, S ...not Microsoft's fault, even though they don't set a good example. Microsoft Office should install to Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft\Office.
/. is a journalism Website. They are allowed to use trademarks of other companies. You should notice however that the Registered Trademark (R) is visible on the aqua blue apple logo. I believe/. could get in trouble for using an unofficial (or perverted) logo or for not displaying the (R).
It's isn't a broadcast. That's the difference. People that are ignorant about technology think that all of this stuff is the equivalent to broadcasting. It's not. They are not throwing a bunch of data into the air allowing whoever wants to grab it to listen. What MP3.com is doing is sending a customized stream to an individual. This stream only contains music that the user was verified for.
Even Shoutcast isn't broadcasting. Those 'stations' send a separate stream to each user who requests the stream -- they aren't sending the stream to everyone on the Net.
You may wish to read up on 3D acceleration. A lot has changed in the past year. Either your information is outdated or you are buying to the 3Dfx hype. Maybe a good place to start is an AltaVista search with the keywords Carmack, NVIDIA, and Voodoo.
That is assuming that movies stay at the current size. We all know DVD will be surpased by a backwards-compatible medium that stores far more information that will seem just as sluggish to transfer over my 100MBit connection of the future as a DVD over my 10MBit connection of right now.
That increasing bandwidth argument doesn't hold, in fact it runs counter to his analog-doesn't hold-a-candle-to-digital argument.
I think you're on to something. You may have actually just done something that apparently rarely happens on Slashdot: help someone change their mind. I have been on the DVD Forum's side for the entire saga, but I may have to seriously commit to rethinking my stance after reading your post. Interesting...
I love Microsoft's way of implementing features. I used to support Access for Microsoft. When Access 2000 was released the ability to link to dBase databases natively using ISAM's (which had been in the past several versions) was no longer read-write and multiuser. It was read-only and single-user. Microsoft's "line" was that due to licensing reasons Borland/Inprise required the lack of functionality. The word that went around was that the guy that coded those bits previously no longer worked for Microsoft and no one else could figure out how to get them to work.
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It's not "aboot". Those tossers say "aboat". What kind of boat?
I would probably subscribe to my local newspaper if the distribution fee was lower. The amount of money they charge for distribution is rediculous. I was thinking about subscribing to the Sunday paper alone, but my jaw dropped with the salesman told me how much it would be. It's ludicrous! I'm not supposed to pay for the content, the ads are. If it really costs that much to distribute maybe they should change their advertizing model to supplement the costs. In turn, they could give their advertizers a larger readership.
The main problem with running IE in Windows is that because it is now "part of the OS" whenever IE crashes, Windows crashes. I much prefer Netscape crashing and Windows staying alive.
Seriously.
The correct spelling is "y'all".
Yea, apparently Extrans isn't working properly...
Songs used in trailers are often taken from the soundtracks of other movies. The reason is that the soundtrack is rarely final in that stage of the film (the stage where the trailer is made).
Don't obfuscated code contests run contrary to the open source software movement's ideals? Sounds like how Microsoft would release the Windows code if they ever did.
...and hey, I could definately see a use for this DeCSS. It's what I always think of everytime I see DeCSS anyway...
id Software isn't publicly owned. They don't have shareholders to answer to. Carmack does what he wants with his company.
ALT+F, P
ALT+F4
ALT+F, S
...not Microsoft's fault, even though they don't set a good example. Microsoft Office should install to Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft\Office.
/. is a journalism Website. They are allowed to use trademarks of other companies. You should notice however that the Registered Trademark (R) is visible on the aqua blue apple logo. I believe /. could get in trouble for using an unofficial (or perverted) logo or for not displaying the (R).
Your techweb article said that DVD's acceptance has been much more accelerated than VHS and CD.
My source was http://www.thedigitalbits.com/
The vast majority of net users couldn't use DeCSS, nor could they store a DVD movie locally...
It's isn't a broadcast. That's the difference. People that are ignorant about technology think that all of this stuff is the equivalent to broadcasting. It's not. They are not throwing a bunch of data into the air allowing whoever wants to grab it to listen. What MP3.com is doing is sending a customized stream to an individual. This stream only contains music that the user was verified for.
Even Shoutcast isn't broadcasting. Those 'stations' send a separate stream to each user who requests the stream -- they aren't sending the stream to everyone on the Net.
Both links in the article just point to /. Not their intended targets at Apple's site.
You may wish to read up on 3D acceleration. A lot has changed in the past year. Either your information is outdated or you are buying to the 3Dfx hype. Maybe a good place to start is an AltaVista search with the keywords Carmack, NVIDIA, and Voodoo.
What is wrong with 4.6 GB Magneto-Optical drives?
"It doesn't hurt me personally, so I don't care if their rights are being violated."
"I'm next?"
Primarily?
That is assuming that movies stay at the current size. We all know DVD will be surpased by a backwards-compatible medium that stores far more information that will seem just as sluggish to transfer over my 100MBit connection of the future as a DVD over my 10MBit connection of right now.
That increasing bandwidth argument doesn't hold, in fact it runs counter to his analog-doesn't hold-a-candle-to-digital argument.
I think you're on to something. You may have actually just done something that apparently rarely happens on Slashdot: help someone change their mind. I have been on the DVD Forum's side for the entire saga, but I may have to seriously commit to rethinking my stance after reading your post. Interesting...
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I love Microsoft's way of implementing features. I used to support Access for Microsoft. When Access 2000 was released the ability to link to dBase databases natively using ISAM's (which had been in the past several versions) was no longer read-write and multiuser. It was read-only and single-user. Microsoft's "line" was that due to licensing reasons Borland/Inprise required the lack of functionality. The word that went around was that the guy that coded those bits previously no longer worked for Microsoft and no one else could figure out how to get them to work.
No way. If your employer gives you a free computer, sell it.
No way, you can recover the data from a wiped drive. Wipe the drive, take it out of the box, and throw it in a river... or bash it apart.