I work with HD video tech (embedded software) and I believe this has been around right from the start with Blu-Ray and HDMI. It's rare to see the vendor set the copy-protection bit though. There is literally a bit to set in the register of HDMI transmitter chips for "enable copy protection". It's rare to see a Blu-Ray that uses it though. I guess all that this is saying is that it's going to become a lot more common.
Regardless, one can purchase kits or pre-modified Blu-Ray players in the $2000 range, that provide SDI outputs. SDI is the pro-video standard for those who don't know, and is by definition unencrypted and unaltered digital video.
These Blu-ray players are legal in Canada and most of Europe I believe. I have one on my desk at work right now. All you need is some pro gear to capture the SDI stream. They work with 1080p24, but I haven't yet tried with a Blu-ray disk that actually sets the copy protection bit. I suspect they might still work because they're unofficial mods, and the copy-protection bit is in the physical HDMI driver chip, which the SDI output doesn't rely on.
I take it you've never heard of CDJs. I've been going to clubs/raves for some 12 years, and while in 1999 it was almost exclusively vinyl, nowadays vinyl is actually very rare for DJs, expect for a few exclusive genres like Hip Hop or DnB, but even those are shifting away from it.
CDJs and laptop software just got really good, that's what happened. Many techno/dance labels don't even press records any more, because they get way more value from Beatport and CDs.
"...and contains no search function so that other users may look for content."
Yeah - that's what RapidLibrary is for. if RapidShare is in any way affiliated with rapidlibrary or other similar sites, they'll have a tough time in court. Personally, I've never heard of anyone using RapidShare for anything other than piracy, but I'm willing to be enlightened.
I remember when they changed from "Foxmarks" to "Xmarks" and introduced password sync. They actually asked for input on whether users would actually use the password sync feature. I responded, essentially by telling they they're out of their fscking minds to offer such a sketchy feature, and no, I would not be using it.
That kind of strikes a nerve with me actually, because, in the world of stealing other people's shit, the only real golden rule is not to pretend you made someone else's shit, and at least give credit where it's due.
It's a Bosch dash running Linux for the infotainment. I much prefer Harman dashes that run QNX like Audi, BMW, and a number of other car makers use... totally more reliable IMO.
I've actually worked hands-on with some of this stuff, and I must admit, I trust QNX much more for mission-critical applications, like automobiles.
I was at work on the east side of Ottawa, but not as far as Orleans, in a technology shop of sorts. I've never experienced an earthquake, so it didn't really register in my psyche, and I thought it was a truck at first... but after a few seconds, that didn't make sense, and a co-worker pointed out that it was an earthquake.
We all got outside just as it was ending, and we went back to work after trying to call loved ones on cell phones with no success because a few million other people were doing the same thing.
As an apartment dweller, I've observed a monstrous pile of phone books get delivered to the mail room every year. It's always the same thing - after a few weeks, about 10% of the books are actually taken, and the rest get recycled.
I'm very glad to see someone finally realize how ridiculous and wasteful this really is.
Except, chemical film stores the data in a different way than digital cameras, and there is a significant difference between the two because of this. With hard drives, the data is stored in the same way - as bits - regardless if it is spinning or not. I don't see how the details of _how_ bits are stored matters to the high-end user. He or she will just want whatever solution stores the bits the fastest and most reliably.
I pity you if you truly think this way. True that _most_ students get dismissed when they complain, because usually it is just about bringing a toy to class, so they have very poor arguments, AND they conduct themselves so immaturely that no administrators will take them seriously. In my case, it is a convertible tablet, and I almost always use it legitimately, so I have strong arguments in my favour, plus, I'm an achiever and have positive relations with most professors. There are many cases where students have a lot of say in how classes are conducted. It's all about how you approach the issue and how you conduct yourself. If change needs to happen, someone needs to initiate it.. we can't just sit by idly and PAY the salary of these idiots through tuition and taxes. Grade school doesn't operate the same way, because the student is not paying and does not have the choice to be there. I've been in classes where the students unanimously removed a professor from his teaching assignment (not his job), among a few other issues.
Maybe I'm just lucky to go to schools where students who deserve consideration and respect actually get it. It must suck to have only been to shitty schools.
"All forms of salt" would suggest this includes products like table potassium chloride, which is sold as an alternative to common table salt.
That's like banning Coke because of the sugar, and also banning diet coke because it resembles coke.
Oh.. Wait.. this is already the case with commercial help crops. No stupid proposed laws surprise me any more.
Laptop/tablet note taking has drastically reduced my paper load and improved the quality of my notes. If I were in any of these schools, I would take this issue as far as I possibly could.. I actually have in the past with individual professors, and I always came out the victor because there is simply no sane justification for such a policy.
That said, I have a big problem with students playing games in class where I can see their screen. I've told people in the past, that if they're going to play games, at least sit in the friggin back row so no one else can see.
Disruption is, and has always been a problem, but banning laptops is not the answer. I could handle blocking wi-fi in lecture theatres.. that helps just a bit.
Realizing that requires intelligence, so I wouldn't expect it from homeopathy users. Also, it won't work unless it's prepared and shaken using the proper techniques by a highly skilled and trained homeopathic practitioner.
With all the stories of highly-experimental new, novel types of transistors - the majority of which are expensive-research only with no chance of commercialization any time soon, it's refreshing to see something that actually takes production feasibility into account.
If you give people a free car with houses, that "works" enough to get to A to B, then how many people will make the effort to get a different free car if they're not aware that there is anything wrong with the first one?
I suspect you might be in the minority with your reasoning for home schooling. Don't the majority of home-schoolers do it because they're afraid of evil secular concepts like evolution and geological history? As far as I'm concerned, as long as home schooling is used to shelter children from real information, or present it from a "religious perspective", it should be outlawed. Even with a strict set of rules for curriculum, there will still be parents who give extra qualifying information along with such topics.. ie.. Here's all the nonsense that secularists believe, and here is the real truth according to the Holly Bibble. The material is still covered, and you can't eliminate that loophole, so the only solution is ban home schooling outright.
That actually seems about right for computer/software engineers in Canada. Most "programmers" though are technical college grads or BSc Computing Science, and end up being supervised by engineers. For the typically programmer, those numbers seem totally high.
The problem with this approach is that the kind of user who would be high-risk of being a bot would not be able to tell the difference between a legitimate warning, and a malicious, fake anti-virus ad, which such users are sure to see many of.
Doesn't somebody own the rights to mp3, and technically, all users and content providers should pay royalties? Does that stop anyone from freely including decoders and distributing mp3 content?
Here's hoping that H.264 goes that route, and unofficial, but well-recognized plugins for Firefox support emerge.
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I work with HD video tech (embedded software) and I believe this has been around right from the start with Blu-Ray and HDMI. It's rare to see the vendor set the copy-protection bit though. There is literally a bit to set in the register of HDMI transmitter chips for "enable copy protection". It's rare to see a Blu-Ray that uses it though. I guess all that this is saying is that it's going to become a lot more common. Regardless, one can purchase kits or pre-modified Blu-Ray players in the $2000 range, that provide SDI outputs. SDI is the pro-video standard for those who don't know, and is by definition unencrypted and unaltered digital video. These Blu-ray players are legal in Canada and most of Europe I believe. I have one on my desk at work right now. All you need is some pro gear to capture the SDI stream. They work with 1080p24, but I haven't yet tried with a Blu-ray disk that actually sets the copy protection bit. I suspect they might still work because they're unofficial mods, and the copy-protection bit is in the physical HDMI driver chip, which the SDI output doesn't rely on.
I take it you've never heard of CDJs. I've been going to clubs/raves for some 12 years, and while in 1999 it was almost exclusively vinyl, nowadays vinyl is actually very rare for DJs, expect for a few exclusive genres like Hip Hop or DnB, but even those are shifting away from it. CDJs and laptop software just got really good, that's what happened. Many techno/dance labels don't even press records any more, because they get way more value from Beatport and CDs.
"...and contains no search function so that other users may look for content." Yeah - that's what RapidLibrary is for. if RapidShare is in any way affiliated with rapidlibrary or other similar sites, they'll have a tough time in court. Personally, I've never heard of anyone using RapidShare for anything other than piracy, but I'm willing to be enlightened.
I remember when they changed from "Foxmarks" to "Xmarks" and introduced password sync. They actually asked for input on whether users would actually use the password sync feature. I responded, essentially by telling they they're out of their fscking minds to offer such a sketchy feature, and no, I would not be using it.
That kind of strikes a nerve with me actually, because, in the world of stealing other people's shit, the only real golden rule is not to pretend you made someone else's shit, and at least give credit where it's due.
It's a Bosch dash running Linux for the infotainment. I much prefer Harman dashes that run QNX like Audi, BMW, and a number of other car makers use... totally more reliable IMO. I've actually worked hands-on with some of this stuff, and I must admit, I trust QNX much more for mission-critical applications, like automobiles.
I was at work on the east side of Ottawa, but not as far as Orleans, in a technology shop of sorts. I've never experienced an earthquake, so it didn't really register in my psyche, and I thought it was a truck at first... but after a few seconds, that didn't make sense, and a co-worker pointed out that it was an earthquake. We all got outside just as it was ending, and we went back to work after trying to call loved ones on cell phones with no success because a few million other people were doing the same thing.
As an apartment dweller, I've observed a monstrous pile of phone books get delivered to the mail room every year. It's always the same thing - after a few weeks, about 10% of the books are actually taken, and the rest get recycled. I'm very glad to see someone finally realize how ridiculous and wasteful this really is.
Except, chemical film stores the data in a different way than digital cameras, and there is a significant difference between the two because of this. With hard drives, the data is stored in the same way - as bits - regardless if it is spinning or not. I don't see how the details of _how_ bits are stored matters to the high-end user. He or she will just want whatever solution stores the bits the fastest and most reliably.
Commercial help != Medical M... not even close. It's used for food and fibres, not getting sick people high so they can live with themselves.
I pity you if you truly think this way. True that _most_ students get dismissed when they complain, because usually it is just about bringing a toy to class, so they have very poor arguments, AND they conduct themselves so immaturely that no administrators will take them seriously. In my case, it is a convertible tablet, and I almost always use it legitimately, so I have strong arguments in my favour, plus, I'm an achiever and have positive relations with most professors. There are many cases where students have a lot of say in how classes are conducted. It's all about how you approach the issue and how you conduct yourself. If change needs to happen, someone needs to initiate it.. we can't just sit by idly and PAY the salary of these idiots through tuition and taxes. Grade school doesn't operate the same way, because the student is not paying and does not have the choice to be there. I've been in classes where the students unanimously removed a professor from his teaching assignment (not his job), among a few other issues. Maybe I'm just lucky to go to schools where students who deserve consideration and respect actually get it. It must suck to have only been to shitty schools.
*ahem* .. that's hemp crops, not help.
"All forms of salt" would suggest this includes products like table potassium chloride, which is sold as an alternative to common table salt. That's like banning Coke because of the sugar, and also banning diet coke because it resembles coke. Oh.. Wait.. this is already the case with commercial help crops. No stupid proposed laws surprise me any more.
It comes after atey and before teny
Laptop/tablet note taking has drastically reduced my paper load and improved the quality of my notes. If I were in any of these schools, I would take this issue as far as I possibly could.. I actually have in the past with individual professors, and I always came out the victor because there is simply no sane justification for such a policy. That said, I have a big problem with students playing games in class where I can see their screen. I've told people in the past, that if they're going to play games, at least sit in the friggin back row so no one else can see. Disruption is, and has always been a problem, but banning laptops is not the answer. I could handle blocking wi-fi in lecture theatres.. that helps just a bit.
Realizing that requires intelligence, so I wouldn't expect it from homeopathy users. Also, it won't work unless it's prepared and shaken using the proper techniques by a highly skilled and trained homeopathic practitioner.
With all the stories of highly-experimental new, novel types of transistors - the majority of which are expensive-research only with no chance of commercialization any time soon, it's refreshing to see something that actually takes production feasibility into account.
If you give people a free car with houses, that "works" enough to get to A to B, then how many people will make the effort to get a different free car if they're not aware that there is anything wrong with the first one?
Hmm.. the most obvious predictable file names are conveniently the most dangerous for someone to have access to.
I suspect you might be in the minority with your reasoning for home schooling. Don't the majority of home-schoolers do it because they're afraid of evil secular concepts like evolution and geological history? As far as I'm concerned, as long as home schooling is used to shelter children from real information, or present it from a "religious perspective", it should be outlawed. Even with a strict set of rules for curriculum, there will still be parents who give extra qualifying information along with such topics.. ie.. Here's all the nonsense that secularists believe, and here is the real truth according to the Holly Bibble. The material is still covered, and you can't eliminate that loophole, so the only solution is ban home schooling outright.
WIND is launching in Ottawa, Edmonton, and I believe Vancouver by the end of this March. I just got a cheap used HTC Dream, and I can't wait for WIND.
That actually seems about right for computer/software engineers in Canada. Most "programmers" though are technical college grads or BSc Computing Science, and end up being supervised by engineers. For the typically programmer, those numbers seem totally high.
The problem with this approach is that the kind of user who would be high-risk of being a bot would not be able to tell the difference between a legitimate warning, and a malicious, fake anti-virus ad, which such users are sure to see many of.
going to art school != being creative
Doesn't somebody own the rights to mp3, and technically, all users and content providers should pay royalties? Does that stop anyone from freely including decoders and distributing mp3 content? Here's hoping that H.264 goes that route, and unofficial, but well-recognized plugins for Firefox support emerge.