Well, yes.. if you're lazy, and don't split the tracks after capture...
I know that it'd be a b**ch to rip without ID3 Tags/etc, but there are obvious methods of music piracy, like the good old days of tape recorders at concerts.
Also, if you can play it on a regular CD Player or CDROM, who can stop you from outputting the Audio to MP3 format? Or using a Wave Recording Program, like CoolEdit??
Remember tapes? Sounds like the same old-fashioned arguments all over again.
I am in the process of obtaining a government subsidy for the development of a Client Management System for Youth Shelters in Ontario... things are looking good, very good.
So yes, if you present your plan to the Canadian Government, anyway, in good terms, showing that it will benefit all; it is easy to obtain a subsidy.
When sending standard.47c mail, there is no tracking, but it will eventually get there.
As far as registered mail goes (not much more expensive, depending on the destination, size, and weight) the package is tracked with an id number, which you can check on their website.
This service already exists, imho.
Is the USPS proposing to make registered mail mandatory? This will increase costs, and slow delivery greatly.
And the interesting truth to the possibility of future replicators is that it would render the world economy obselete...
How would someone warrant BUYING groceries as opposed to replicating them?
Tangeable items would be worthless, moneywise... we would most certainly be looking at a socialist targeted society, since it would be the only thing left to occupy your time!
The only true problem, and it's a big problem, with Communism is:
- Humans are competitive animals
- We have a desire to excel in society
- Corruption exists in all societies
The Soviet Union collapsed only because it had been corrupt from the start... resources were not distributed equally, in the fashion that the true Marxist Communist theory dictates.
I believe that Communism, or more correctly now.. Socialism can be implemented in small clusters, and works for the small clusters.
Perhaps a micro-socialist system could be implemented for those who are out of a job? To give them a job within a co-op, where they can create their own jobs, train themselves from the resources made available; a safety net for the unemployed, at almost no cost to the government.
Not only that, but easier text-to-speech translation with no actual GUI, you could manipulate the TUI(?) to not report any window frames/etc to the TTS program.
I feel sad to hear you're being a victim of discrimination(you should sue, but that's another story). You know, in my place most management value the ability rather than the personal healthiness, because majority of people in IT here are....incapable of doing their job well.:) Your management are idiots, they should give you best environment to utilize your full potent, that's their job.
The discrimination was done purposely for reasons of a bloodbath... although I realize that the Canadian government has programs and services in place SPECIFICALLY for the impaired/disabled, I did not seek help... although it would have been fun to watch a government agent slam a briefcase on my managers desk. In the end, it would have resulted in resignation/layoff regardless of the path. I kept my pride by leaving on my own terms.
In fact I support you in your view on the management. What I said in previous post is a joke, out of real case where I work.:) Like, you know, they know what is TQM, but dunno what is Design Pattern....
Yes, TQM is a utopian view, generally used in ISO 9xxx companies, which is good. In my view, Z management is appropriate for the development community; Z management meaning punishment where due, and rewards where deserved. In otherwords, proper response for actions/etc.
Overall, I am more experienced and prepared for work throughout life. I took a five year break since high school, and have returned to school recently. The life skills are far more valuable than anything I could learn in a classroom; therefore, I am far more prepared for the real word than the majority of my fellow students (not to carve into their abilities, of course).
My comment did not, of course target the entire management community.
When I started programming for the ISP, I was gifted to have a wonderful manager who understood and worked with all of the developers. During a merger (hostile takeover), she was replaced with a manager who was fresh from University, who knew nothing of the inner workings of the company, and smiled while laying off employees within his first week.
I have had excellent managers in the past, but left the industry as a result of discrimination... I was to be laid off because of my visual impairment... and am very sour about the whole thing.
When the new company moved in, flourescent lights were installed and turned on throughout the entire building, where it used to be small incandescent lamps to give it a "basement" appeal. Flourescent lights give me eye strain to the n'th degree. I asked for a suitable environment to work in, and was moved into the coatroom closet with no lighting, power, or network.. and was given pink slips for every day that I could not complete my duties. Is this fair?
I resigned and reworked my career goals.
Again, I was not targeting the entire management community... I was simply stating that in my experience, in several cases, there has been severe mismanagement of IT professionals.
Granted, I will not code applications that are used for such important tasks, like money handling. That was always left to the top developers on my team (during my career).
When it comes to writing accessability apps, I feel that I am providing an otherwise nonexistent service to the non-profit organizations.
My programming skills are used for less critical tasks, such as demographic tools, small personal databases, etc.
Seeing as how the Blind & Visually Impaired Community is one which lacks funding, any help offered is helpful.
A text-to-speech version of certain software used within a non-profit agency such as the CNIB costs around $700... a simple accessability front-end can take a matter of days to write.
Government-provided disability pension doesn't cut it.
Comparing this to surgery is alittle extreme, don't you think?
I enjoyed a programming "career" for 5 years following high-school. I am self-taught, and managed, developed and implemented databases at an ISP, a TV Broadcast Company, and for a Freight Brokerage.
Although I have not attended University or College for training in the field, I made a substantial income.
I observed many of my co-workers and friends whom had gone through University and such, and their careers ended just as quickly as mine.
The common problems we all faced were that management did not understand the nature of the job performed, and ended up hiring a large agency to take over our "home brew" projects.
I have reformed my future, and am becoming a Special Ed teacher for the Blind and Visually Impaired... because the IT industry has completely collapsed, not resulting from poor economy (I live in Canada, and our economy is quite strong right now...), but as a result of poor management and planning.
My suggestion to anyone considering, or currently working in IT, is to educate themselves in another field, and use their skills as an addition to their qualifications.
I write small applications to make programs like Excel more accessible for the Blind, as there is little, or no support for Text-to-Speech software, while at the same time performing my other duties.
Wow, Physics students have the same fundamental intelligence as Grade 2'ers
...
This could be a breakthrough replacement for weather balloons and such... I saw a program about laser powered flying saucers... the potential propulsion for future spacecraft!
In theory... wouldn't stem cells help with that? They can re-attach a rat's spinal cord.... why not an optic nerve?
There are a magnitude of congenital vision defects, ranging from retinal damage, internal eye pressure problems, optic nerve problems.. but the strangest to date I have encountered is Congenital Anomaly (the absense of eyes as a result of oxygen treatment as an infant)
- Both require structure
- Both require alot of thought to prepare
In my opinion, novelwriting and coding are essentially the same, as far as mindset is concerned; which, you learn in time as a seasoned programmer.
There are opportune times for clear thought processes, and there are bad times. There is never a 'it isn't coming to me' time... atleast not in my experience, with myself or ANY programmer I have ever worked with.
Well, uncorrected Myopia would most certainly affect the display, as the outer lens of my eye is stretched incorrectly causing the focal point to differ....
I have 20/400 without corrective lenses.... I am positive that I would be unable to use that device without my glasses/contacts.
I paid $280CDN for a single-use pair that lasts 1 year.
This is a really cool advane, but I have just a few concerns:
- Field of view will be limited to the Centre of the Retina, mostly for reading purposes... you can't exactly look over to the far-right of your retina...
- Some people have weak/damaged retina's, is a laser safe? (I'm not assuming a med laser here...)
- For people with severe Myopic conditions and the like, how clear will the image be after going through corrective lenses?
I may get whacked for saying this, being a Canadian myself... but here is my observation:
A result of most Americans not knowing very much about us, and usually ignoring anything about us, other than cheap shopping and vacations causes a 'Starved for Attention' attitude.
I don't think it's a real bad thing, it causes Patriotism to increase, and some healthy competition to result.
Well, for someone who doesn't really care about such "unimportant" things, you sure have put alot of thought into it.
Although I truly don't completely understand what this small-code interpreter's useful application would be... I still respect the everyday advances we make.
On a sidenote, I recall reading in Psychology that people who go particularly out of their way to be pessimistic, claim to be interested in truly masculine things, and drive big SUVs generally have microscopic male sex organs.
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Well, yes.. if you're lazy, and don't split the tracks after capture...
I know that it'd be a b**ch to rip without ID3 Tags/etc, but there are obvious methods of music piracy, like the good old days of tape recorders at concerts.
Also, if you can play it on a regular CD Player or CDROM, who can stop you from outputting the Audio to MP3 format? Or using a Wave Recording Program, like CoolEdit??
Remember tapes? Sounds like the same old-fashioned arguments all over again.
I am in the process of obtaining a government subsidy for the development of a Client Management System for Youth Shelters in Ontario... things are looking good, very good.
So yes, if you present your plan to the Canadian Government, anyway, in good terms, showing that it will benefit all; it is easy to obtain a subsidy.
I am an unfortunate victim of Canada Post...
.47c mail, there is no tracking, but it will eventually get there.
When sending standard
As far as registered mail goes (not much more expensive, depending on the destination, size, and weight) the package is tracked with an id number, which you can check on their website.
This service already exists, imho.
Is the USPS proposing to make registered mail mandatory? This will increase costs, and slow delivery greatly.
And the interesting truth to the possibility of future replicators is that it would render the world economy obselete...
How would someone warrant BUYING groceries as opposed to replicating them?
Tangeable items would be worthless, moneywise... we would most certainly be looking at a socialist targeted society, since it would be the only thing left to occupy your time!
Star Trek Universe, anyone?
The only true problem, and it's a big problem, with Communism is:
- Humans are competitive animals
- We have a desire to excel in society
- Corruption exists in all societies
The Soviet Union collapsed only because it had been corrupt from the start... resources were not distributed equally, in the fashion that the true Marxist Communist theory dictates.
I believe that Communism, or more correctly now.. Socialism can be implemented in small clusters, and works for the small clusters.
Perhaps a micro-socialist system could be implemented for those who are out of a job? To give them a job within a co-op, where they can create their own jobs, train themselves from the resources made available; a safety net for the unemployed, at almost no cost to the government.
My two cents... See the irony here?
Not only that, but easier text-to-speech translation with no actual GUI, you could manipulate the TUI(?) to not report any window frames/etc to the TTS program.
I feel sad to hear you're being a victim of discrimination(you should sue, but that's another story). You know, in my place most management value the ability rather than the personal healthiness, because majority of people in IT here are....incapable of doing their job well. :) Your management are idiots, they should give you best environment to utilize your full potent, that's their job.
:) Like, you know, they know what is TQM, but dunno what is Design Pattern....
The discrimination was done purposely for reasons of a bloodbath... although I realize that the Canadian government has programs and services in place SPECIFICALLY for the impaired/disabled, I did not seek help... although it would have been fun to watch a government agent slam a briefcase on my managers desk. In the end, it would have resulted in resignation/layoff regardless of the path. I kept my pride by leaving on my own terms.
In fact I support you in your view on the management. What I said in previous post is a joke, out of real case where I work.
Yes, TQM is a utopian view, generally used in ISO 9xxx companies, which is good. In my view, Z management is appropriate for the development community; Z management meaning punishment where due, and rewards where deserved. In otherwords, proper response for actions/etc.
Overall, I am more experienced and prepared for work throughout life. I took a five year break since high school, and have returned to school recently. The life skills are far more valuable than anything I could learn in a classroom; therefore, I am far more prepared for the real word than the majority of my fellow students (not to carve into their abilities, of course).
My comment did not, of course target the entire management community.
When I started programming for the ISP, I was gifted to have a wonderful manager who understood and worked with all of the developers. During a merger (hostile takeover), she was replaced with a manager who was fresh from University, who knew nothing of the inner workings of the company, and smiled while laying off employees within his first week.
I have had excellent managers in the past, but left the industry as a result of discrimination... I was to be laid off because of my visual impairment... and am very sour about the whole thing.
When the new company moved in, flourescent lights were installed and turned on throughout the entire building, where it used to be small incandescent lamps to give it a "basement" appeal. Flourescent lights give me eye strain to the n'th degree. I asked for a suitable environment to work in, and was moved into the coatroom closet with no lighting, power, or network.. and was given pink slips for every day that I could not complete my duties. Is this fair?
I resigned and reworked my career goals.
Again, I was not targeting the entire management community... I was simply stating that in my experience, in several cases, there has been severe mismanagement of IT professionals.
Substantial meaning I was comfortable in my career and the income of $24k/year, as compared to the $8k/year I made as a bookkeeper.
LOL! I'm sorry, I had to respond to this...
Good point! Never thought of it that way.
Granted, I will not code applications that are used for such important tasks, like money handling. That was always left to the top developers on my team (during my career).
When it comes to writing accessability apps, I feel that I am providing an otherwise nonexistent service to the non-profit organizations.
My programming skills are used for less critical tasks, such as demographic tools, small personal databases, etc.
Seeing as how the Blind & Visually Impaired Community is one which lacks funding, any help offered is helpful.
A text-to-speech version of certain software used within a non-profit agency such as the CNIB costs around $700... a simple accessability front-end can take a matter of days to write.
Government-provided disability pension doesn't cut it.
Comparing this to surgery is alittle extreme, don't you think?
I enjoyed a programming "career" for 5 years following high-school. I am self-taught, and managed, developed and implemented databases at an ISP, a TV Broadcast Company, and for a Freight Brokerage.
Although I have not attended University or College for training in the field, I made a substantial income.
I observed many of my co-workers and friends whom had gone through University and such, and their careers ended just as quickly as mine.
The common problems we all faced were that management did not understand the nature of the job performed, and ended up hiring a large agency to take over our "home brew" projects.
I have reformed my future, and am becoming a Special Ed teacher for the Blind and Visually Impaired... because the IT industry has completely collapsed, not resulting from poor economy (I live in Canada, and our economy is quite strong right now...), but as a result of poor management and planning.
My suggestion to anyone considering, or currently working in IT, is to educate themselves in another field, and use their skills as an addition to their qualifications.
I write small applications to make programs like Excel more accessible for the Blind, as there is little, or no support for Text-to-Speech software, while at the same time performing my other duties.
Apart from the expected:
Wow, Physics students have the same fundamental intelligence as Grade 2'ers
...
This could be a breakthrough replacement for weather balloons and such...
I saw a program about laser powered flying saucers... the potential propulsion for future spacecraft!
In theory... wouldn't stem cells help with that?
They can re-attach a rat's spinal cord.... why not an optic nerve?
There are a magnitude of congenital vision defects, ranging from retinal damage, internal eye pressure problems, optic nerve problems.. but the strangest to date I have encountered is Congenital Anomaly (the absense of eyes as a result of oxygen treatment as an infant)
Think of the possibilities here...
- Linux Distro on DC
- X11 running on DC
- IDE Capabilities
This could make a CHEAP, but Uber Kewl Workstation!!
Now THIS will solve my library of VMU's problem.
How is coding unlike writing a novel?
- Both require structure
- Both require alot of thought to prepare
In my opinion, novelwriting and coding are essentially the same, as far as mindset is concerned; which, you learn in time as a seasoned programmer.
There are opportune times for clear thought processes, and there are bad times.
There is never a 'it isn't coming to me' time... atleast not in my experience, with myself or ANY programmer I have ever worked with.
Well, uncorrected Myopia would most certainly affect the display, as the outer lens of my eye is stretched incorrectly causing the focal point to differ....
I have 20/400 without corrective lenses.... I am positive that I would be unable to use that device without my glasses/contacts.
I paid $280CDN for a single-use pair that lasts 1 year.
Although there is only one beam scanning the retina to produce an image, I personally have reason to be wary... as cool as it sounds.
I have had 4 eye surgeries, and don't want to mess anything up more than it already is.
Extreme caution and care should definitely be taken in producing/maintaining these things. You don't want to lose your vision..
This is a really cool advane, but I have just a few concerns:
- Field of view will be limited to the Centre of the Retina, mostly for reading purposes... you can't exactly look over to the far-right of your retina...
- Some people have weak/damaged retina's, is a laser safe? (I'm not assuming a med laser here...)
- For people with severe Myopic conditions and the like, how clear will the image be after going through corrective lenses?
I'd love to try this thing!
I may get whacked for saying this, being a Canadian myself... but here is my observation:
A result of most Americans not knowing very much about us, and usually ignoring anything about us, other than cheap shopping and vacations causes a 'Starved for Attention' attitude.
I don't think it's a real bad thing, it causes Patriotism to increase, and some healthy competition to result.
Well, for someone who doesn't really care about such "unimportant" things, you sure have put alot of thought into it.
Although I truly don't completely understand what this small-code interpreter's useful application would be... I still respect the everyday advances we make.
On a sidenote, I recall reading in Psychology that people who go particularly out of their way to be pessimistic, claim to be interested in truly masculine things, and drive big SUVs generally have microscopic male sex organs.
Shut up, Beavis!