Serious question. No flames, please. I just want to know.
It's an ancient technology, still used by the elderly and the feeble-minded to obtain single-media entertainment and unsourced information in a serial, time-oriented fashion. It's the precursor to the on-demand random access entertainment and information sources we have today.
A serious problem that cannot be sorted by the "antiquated methodology" is that the US primetime slot is far removed from the Australian and European primetime slot. A network is not to going to the air the episode when HBO do, just to get it "live". It would be on at 10:30am over here if they did.
Which is when the see it if they pirate it, so it appears to work for some folks. Also, they have these things called DVRs now.
Oh my goodness, because I live in Australia I have to wait a week before seeing a TV show? How do I manage? Sometimes I can't quite believe the world we live in.
The week delay wouldn't matter if everyone weren't connected via instant communication. Fans discuss shows online, so those that get it first start spilling spoilers all over the place. It's easier for many to go offline for a few hours and get the download, than it is to stay offline for a week (or months in the case of some shows). The regional delay in distribution is killing TV/Cable networks, yet they insist on holding on to the antiquated distribution methodology.
The way to make money on piracy is the way that some content businesses are already doing it - by selling hardware. Media players, home theaters, hard drives - all the trappings of locally maintained content. They're not free, and they can't be copied. I remember reading that Sony makes 70-80% of their revenue from hardware (tangible products), and 20-30% from content. That's the model.
This is your problem right there. You can't enter into a a situation like this without planning a budget for the inevitable failures. I suggest purchasing a new larger drive (3TB are common now) and migrating the data from the problematic drive. Then migrate the data from several older smaller drives. This will reduce the component count (points of failure), save you power (cost in the long run) and keep you ahead of failures. You should plan on doing this periodically to maintain the integrity of the data.
Don't forget that you don't even need to rip it - many libraries now carry popular DVDs. I live near a county branch, and the DVD selection is excellent (about 5,000 titles). They also have popular CDs, periodicals, and ebooks ('checkout' from their website). They are all free and legal. Check out your local resources.
I've been running F15 since the beta. It took a couple of days to acclimate to gnome-shell. I used to run Gnome2+Compiz+AWM, so it's a considerable change. Even so, I'm quite comfortable with it now and have no intention of switching back.
I didn't see any actual sales figures to support the claim that Android is doing poorly on tablets. Considering that this is only the second quarter of sales, I think it's a little early. Many manufacturers haven't even released sales figures yet!
Also, strictly from a personal perspective, I know five people with Android tablets, but only one with an iPad. Interestingly, all the Android tablets are from Archos, which is rarely mentioned in articles.
In my area, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Comcast have lined the major highways with Wifi access points. Even better, I can register my mobile device MAC addresses on the Cablevision web site, so I don't even have to go through a sign-in (it looks like an open access point to a registered MAC), and there's no extra charge for WiFi connectivity (it's included in the home internet cost).
My wife has been driving while I Googled - in a moving vehicle - with no problem. The hand-offs seem to work fine. The more ubiquitous WiFi is, the less important 3G is. Why pay a monthly fee for something you don't need?
I've received a survey from my cable company asking a series of questions about cellular use, and inquiring whether I'd be interested in a completely unlimited, uncapped voice/text/data Android smartphone for $29/month. I suspect that the cable companies will be offering WiFi based service in the not-too-distant future over their internet/WiFi infrastructure.
Archos very nice gen8 Android 2.2.1 tablets are $100 to $349, depending on screen size and features. That seems pretty reasonable to me. I have the 101, and I know four other people that own them as well. At the top end, they cost less than I paid for a Palm PDA seven years ago.
The speed is meaningless for most, but it's something that will help get people purchasing new equipment. They need some incentive; almost none of the consumer-grade routers currently in use are ipv6 capable.
The Archos 7 is a previous generation device. The current version in a 7" form factor is the Archos 70. I have the 101 and it's an amazing product for the price.
So a company, for example a book publisher, can move manufacturing overseas and require distributors to purchase from their overseas location? Then those books can be prohibited from resale?
Wouldn't this provide a major financial incentive to move any remaining manufacture and sales out of the U.S.?
Per-channel data rates for digital radio: up to 60 kbps on AM, up to 300 kbps on FM. There are many channels (over 1000), providing significant available bandwidth. Complexity is a result of trying to roll your own; chipsets to perform the needed functions are a requisite for any wireless data application - your smartphone already has much more complex radio processing. As far as antenna size, that's a function of the distance you want to cover. A PCB internal antenna could easily have a range exceeding existing 2.4GHz WiFi.
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It's an ancient technology, still used by the elderly and the feeble-minded to obtain single-media entertainment and unsourced information in a serial, time-oriented fashion. It's the precursor to the on-demand random access entertainment and information sources we have today.
Which is when the see it if they pirate it, so it appears to work for some folks. Also, they have these things called DVRs now.
The week delay wouldn't matter if everyone weren't connected via instant communication. Fans discuss shows online, so those that get it first start spilling spoilers all over the place. It's easier for many to go offline for a few hours and get the download, than it is to stay offline for a week (or months in the case of some shows). The regional delay in distribution is killing TV/Cable networks, yet they insist on holding on to the antiquated distribution methodology.
The way to make money on piracy is the way that some content businesses are already doing it - by selling hardware. Media players, home theaters, hard drives - all the trappings of locally maintained content. They're not free, and they can't be copied. I remember reading that Sony makes 70-80% of their revenue from hardware (tangible products), and 20-30% from content. That's the model.
A 2-day burn-in is minimal for new hardware. Also, as drives get bigger, they also get faster: IDE, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, Thunderbolt, ...
All I usually do is:
1. smartctl -AH
Get an initial baseline report.
2. mke2fs -c -c
Perform a read/write test on the drive.
3. smartctl -AH
Get a final report to compare to the initial report.
If the drive remains healthy, and error counters aren't incrementing between the smartctl reports, it's good to go.
"large data collection and not a large budget"
This is your problem right there. You can't enter into a a situation like this without planning a budget for the inevitable failures. I suggest purchasing a new larger drive (3TB are common now) and migrating the data from the problematic drive. Then migrate the data from several older smaller drives. This will reduce the component count (points of failure), save you power (cost in the long run) and keep you ahead of failures. You should plan on doing this periodically to maintain the integrity of the data.
Android + AdAway (free, in the market) on a rooted device == no ads. It also mitigates the security risks associated with third party ads.
Already available in Fedora, of course.
Alternatively, they could not sell a service they can't actually deliver. Crazy, I know.
The XBMC devs are working on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKhnoQMwjmQ
So, I guess the use of personal electronics is OK after all?
LXDE.
Don't forget that you don't even need to rip it - many libraries now carry popular DVDs. I live near a county branch, and the DVD selection is excellent (about 5,000 titles). They also have popular CDs, periodicals, and ebooks ('checkout' from their website). They are all free and legal. Check out your local resources.
I've been running F15 since the beta. It took a couple of days to acclimate to gnome-shell. I used to run Gnome2+Compiz+AWM, so it's a considerable change. Even so, I'm quite comfortable with it now and have no intention of switching back.
I didn't see any actual sales figures to support the claim that Android is doing poorly on tablets. Considering that this is only the second quarter of sales, I think it's a little early. Many manufacturers haven't even released sales figures yet!
Also, strictly from a personal perspective, I know five people with Android tablets, but only one with an iPad. Interestingly, all the Android tablets are from Archos, which is rarely mentioned in articles.
In my area, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Comcast have lined the major highways with Wifi access points. Even better, I can register my mobile device MAC addresses on the Cablevision web site, so I don't even have to go through a sign-in (it looks like an open access point to a registered MAC), and there's no extra charge for WiFi connectivity (it's included in the home internet cost).
My wife has been driving while I Googled - in a moving vehicle - with no problem. The hand-offs seem to work fine. The more ubiquitous WiFi is, the less important 3G is. Why pay a monthly fee for something you don't need?
I've received a survey from my cable company asking a series of questions about cellular use, and inquiring whether I'd be interested in a completely unlimited, uncapped voice/text/data Android smartphone for $29/month. I suspect that the cable companies will be offering WiFi based service in the not-too-distant future over their internet/WiFi infrastructure.
When are we going to get YouTube in 3d?
Youtube is already in 3D, and has been for some time. You can find 3D videos with this search:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yt3d%3Aenable%3Dtrue&search=tag
3D videos have an additional '3D' menu at the bottom, to select the type of 3D output preferred.
It's like when your ISP charges you more to use a desktop than a notebook or tablet. Oh wait, no they don't. That would be crazy.
Archos very nice gen8 Android 2.2.1 tablets are $100 to $349, depending on screen size and features. That seems pretty reasonable to me. I have the 101, and I know four other people that own them as well. At the top end, they cost less than I paid for a Palm PDA seven years ago.
The speed is meaningless for most, but it's something that will help get people purchasing new equipment. They need some incentive; almost none of the consumer-grade routers currently in use are ipv6 capable.
The Archos 7 is a previous generation device. The current version in a 7" form factor is the Archos 70. I have the 101 and it's an amazing product for the price.
As mentioned, the 2.6.37 kernel is in Fedora rawhide now, and it works fine with the current (Fedora 14) release if you want (or need) to run it:
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=212634
The official Nvidia driver installer compiles and runs cleanly against it, making early use easier.
So a company, for example a book publisher, can move manufacturing overseas and require distributors to purchase from their overseas location? Then those books can be prohibited from resale?
Wouldn't this provide a major financial incentive to move any remaining manufacture and sales out of the U.S.?
Per-channel data rates for digital radio: up to 60 kbps on AM, up to 300 kbps on FM. There are many channels (over 1000), providing significant available bandwidth. Complexity is a result of trying to roll your own; chipsets to perform the needed functions are a requisite for any wireless data application - your smartphone already has much more complex radio processing. As far as antenna size, that's a function of the distance you want to cover. A PCB internal antenna could easily have a range exceeding existing 2.4GHz WiFi.