thats completely true...and is what i was referring to with the cycle comment. the indie record labels of today might very well become the big ones of tomorrow. in which case there will be newer indie record labels pushing what is the indie music of that time.
Of course, one these "indie" labels get big enough, they won't be "indie" anymore. Just wait for the day when the new management (RIAA friendly) takes over, and suddenly, the era of the successful indie labels is over. But wait, you're saying this could be a cycle? One of those things that happens over and over? wow...
sorry, i'm just a jaded lil kid. all it takes is one major success to make a label "big" from there, its just a question of whether or not they have the guts to stick to their creed or sell out.
a few slashdotters hung themselves? suddenly the world just became a better place... things that have exceeded their expectations: my early 1980s marantz amplifier. i got it free (used) and didn't expect it to be that great...but its running incredibly...wooo
Re:I love my Kyocera Smartphone, but...
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riiiiiiight. ever see the lovely little fcc approved/required message on the back/bottom/somewhere on most of those lovely devices? "This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmfule interference. and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation."
so yeah...i'm gonna have to say that (1) is the kicker here.
Keith Sproul, head of microcomputer support at Union Carbide, NJ, complained about the poorly digitized fellatio on an IBM porno program. "Mac is better on everything, and this is no execption." -- "Computer Porn at the Office" by Reese Erlich, _This_World_, S.F. Chronicle, p.8, Aug 13, 1989
hah...actually...its more the other way around. anything using Xwindows is slow as balls. however, windows xp, when configured properly, is quite responsive and runs quite well on a pentium ii 333. i should know, as i'm typing this on one right now. granted the extra ram and decent (for its day) video card don't hurt, but it really is enough for home use. i can easily burn cds at 16X or above, watch dvds while doing other things, etc. if you plan on using it for games, look elsewhere, but don't knock the old systems built from spare parts:).
(also, amateurs don't have access to modern physics labs like this anyway, nor is it that simple to obtain the required materials. so i wouldn't worry about it.)
lets think about this for a second. where was this done? in a rutgers university physics lab, by a graduate student at the university. i wouldn't exactly call him an amateur...most likely he's at least as qualified as YOU. so please, don't dis my school like that.
lan cameras are ultra fun. you can use them for a variety of applications: security, relief of boredom. we've been using an AXIS 200+ (which unfortunately doesn't do video) to keep an eye on things. if you'd like to check it out it can be accessed here. if anyone knows of any hacks to let the cam do video or upgrade anything, it would be much appreciated.
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actually, you're mistaken. you could use private ips and set it up as a completely seperate network with your computer, since firewire can act as a ip interface. thx. next pls?
styrofoam and duct tape! looks like a hack at its finest...although i'd hate to have to keep refilling the liquid nitrogen. so much for long term cooling...but its interesting as a proof of concept. god damn COOL factor...but i guess thats what slashdot is.
soon we're going to be telling stories of the 'good ole days' of the internet. why, i remember when there wasn't that much regulation, and you could do whatever you wanted for free!...that kinda stuff as the years go on, it just gets more and more frustrating, and there's less and less to do. its a sad sad day when a station that used to stream 128kbit mp3s is forced by the legislature to reduce their quality and charge a subscription. the only good thing in this is that at least one station was able to come back at all.
um...no? just cause i said i don't think security is that important doesn't mean i don't have it. kthx.
mmm....wireless
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So I'm sitting here in my living room on my laptop, using my wireless connection....and what comes up on slashdot but a story about wi-fi. Wi-Fi is awesome. Decent speeds, things are coming down in price...the only thing to really worry about is the security (which I'm not personally all that concerned about...at least not for my personal network).
What i can't wait for is transparent worldwide wireless connections at decent speeds. and what excites me is that its looking like that might be moving closer to reality than science fiction. mmmm....wireless
not if you go by what the article talks about. what you're thinking about has the car stereo playing music over speakers...which isn't the same as the technology in the article.
therefore, everyone would have to wear headphones...otherwise the analogy/suggested solution doesn't have the same appeal.
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thats completely true...and is what i was referring to with the cycle comment. the indie record labels of today might very well become the big ones of tomorrow. in which case there will be newer indie record labels pushing what is the indie music of that time.
Of course, one these "indie" labels get big enough, they won't be "indie" anymore. Just wait for the day when the new management (RIAA friendly) takes over, and suddenly, the era of the successful indie labels is over. But wait, you're saying this could be a cycle? One of those things that happens over and over? wow...
sorry, i'm just a jaded lil kid.
all it takes is one major success to make a label "big" from there, its just a question of whether or not they have the guts to stick to their creed or sell out.
and we all know how tempting it is to sell out...
a few slashdotters hung themselves?
suddenly the world just became a better place...
things that have exceeded their expectations:
my early 1980s marantz amplifier.
i got it free (used) and didn't expect it to be that great...but its running incredibly...wooo
just to make you jealous:
it took me 48 seconds to download.
100%[=>] 157,197,676 3.34M/s ETA 00:00
00:48:23 (3.34 MB/s) - `program0xA3B1____640_dl.zip' saved [157197676/157197676]
riiiiiiight. ever see the lovely little fcc approved/required message on the back/bottom/somewhere on most of those lovely devices?
"This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmfule interference.
and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation."
so yeah...i'm gonna have to say that (1) is the kicker here.
pfft, back in my day, we could generate as many valid credit card numbers as we wanted. of course, those usually got used fraudulently....
Keith Sproul, head of microcomputer support at Union Carbide, NJ, complained
about the poorly digitized fellatio on an IBM porno program. "Mac is better
on everything, and this is no execption." -- "Computer Porn at the Office"
by Reese Erlich, _This_World_, S.F. Chronicle, p.8, Aug 13, 1989
heh...i work for that guy...
i'm pretty sure he was referring to the fsck command, not the computer turning back on.
well...uh...theres at least a billion people in china as opposed to maybe 400 million in the us...
:-p
so hes right. most chinese have televisions
even if there are more televisions there, a lower percentage of the population has them. you lose again!
hah...actually...its more the other way around. anything using Xwindows is slow as balls. however, windows xp, when configured properly, is quite responsive and runs quite well on a pentium ii 333. i should know, as i'm typing this on one right now. granted the extra ram and decent (for its day) video card don't hurt, but it really is enough for home use. i can easily burn cds at 16X or above, watch dvds while doing other things, etc. if you plan on using it for games, look elsewhere, but don't knock the old systems built from spare parts :).
hes not the first to do it. he's just the first to do it mechanically. kthx. YOU are an ass.
if you don't like sigs there is an option to turn them off in user preferences. therefore, i disagree with you.
(also, amateurs don't have access to modern physics labs like this anyway, nor is it that simple to obtain the required materials. so i wouldn't worry about it.)
lets think about this for a second. where was this done? in a rutgers university physics lab, by a graduate student at the university. i wouldn't exactly call him an amateur...most likely he's at least as qualified as YOU.
so please, don't dis my school like that.
you're quite silly...do you know the kind of stuff we have here at rutgers? especially bandwidth?
lan cameras are ultra fun. you can use them for a variety of applications: security, relief of boredom. we've been using an AXIS 200+ (which unfortunately doesn't do video) to keep an eye on things. if you'd like to check it out it can be accessed here. if anyone knows of any hacks to let the cam do video or upgrade anything, it would be much appreciated.
actually, you're mistaken. you could use private ips and set it up as a completely seperate network with your computer, since firewire can act as a ip interface. thx. next pls?
ln -s /bin/umount /bin/unmount
:)
because its intuitive to type the un sometimes...and people fuck up
styrofoam and duct tape! looks like a hack at its finest...although i'd hate to have to keep refilling the liquid nitrogen.
so much for long term cooling...but its interesting as a proof of concept.
god damn COOL factor...but i guess thats what slashdot is.
so yeah, where can I JUST PICK UP a pint of liquid nitrogen...
i can't wait for LIQUID NITROGEN cooling in my laptop...although i have a feeling the thermal stresses would make it want to disintegrate.
so much for the 3 GHZ barrier thats about to get broken...someone wake me up when we hit 100?
soon we're going to be telling stories of the 'good ole days' of the internet. why, i remember when there wasn't that much regulation, and you could do whatever you wanted for free!...that kinda stuff
as the years go on, it just gets more and more frustrating, and there's less and less to do. its a sad sad day when a station that used to stream 128kbit mp3s is forced by the legislature to reduce their quality and charge a subscription.
the only good thing in this is that at least one station was able to come back at all.
on that note: fuck the riaa and the mpaa.
um...no?
just cause i said i don't think security is that important doesn't mean i don't have it. kthx.
So I'm sitting here in my living room on my laptop, using my wireless connection....and what comes up on slashdot but a story about wi-fi.
Wi-Fi is awesome. Decent speeds, things are coming down in price...the only thing to really worry about is the security (which I'm not personally all that concerned about...at least not for my personal network).
What i can't wait for is transparent worldwide wireless connections at decent speeds. and what excites me is that its looking like that might be moving closer to reality than science fiction. mmmm....wireless
What about TWO cases of Guinness?!
not if you go by what the article talks about. what you're thinking about has the car stereo playing music over speakers...which isn't the same as the technology in the article.
therefore, everyone would have to wear headphones...otherwise the analogy/suggested solution doesn't have the same appeal.