There's different kinds of audio-book though. I listened to them quite a lot when I was cycling to work, or doing data entry tasks. I listened to a bit of Harry Potter, which is all read by Stephen Fry. It was okay, but after a while I got quite bored of just listening to him and stopped. I listened to the full Wheel of Time audio book too, which had alternating chapters read by male/female. This was an improvement and I was able to listen to the whole thing, though it has to be said that I didn't like the Harry Potter books much in the first place.
But then you get a totally different class of audio-book like The Golden Compass. This trilogy is done using a full cast of voice actors for the different people (some doing multiple characters) and a narrator. I'm not 100%, but I think the Ender series is done like this too.
I haven't seen (or heard) the complete top of the range text-to-speech, but until they can make the books have different voices for the different characters, there will always be a market for professionally produced audio-books.
They intend on replacing the software with a looping.gif that pretends to scan your computer when you click on the icon in the systray. Thus they will continue to provide the same core functionality* at a fraction of the processor capability
*core functionality may consist of, and won't exceed convincing idiots that their computer is secure
For those interested, the movie in question was called "H P Lovecraft" but due to a virus was replaced with some sort of cephalopod-related porn movie.
Now I'm not a big fan of ads myself, but I do wonder sometimes what would happen if google did actually deliver content relevant ads to the web pages I regularly visit, or based off interests I had in my facebook/google buzz or similar online profile. Then I wouldn't be delivered the one-flat-stomach rule, teeth whitening ads, but more likely WoW, PS3, Archery, movies etc ads that I might actually be interested in.
I'm not saying that I'll suddenly start clicking on every ad I see as it would appear to be interesting to me, but I might actually look at them and not block them, as I feel that someday there might be something useful there.
Then it might be possible for the people at Adblock to give a settings selection like no-script does, to white-list specific advertisers who deliver you relevant and unobtrusive ads.
I know the current setting on Adblock allow for the disabling of certain filters, but it's not very user friendly.
On a side note, it would be interesting to use x'; DROP TABLE Passwords; -- as my actual password for email, banking etc, and see if A) my password is hashed for that site, and B) if it destroys their databases
My Bad:( But surely there are other glass companies out there who'll try to swipe up this tech if it's profitable?
My question, I suppose, is what are the rules on patenting a process like this? If you have Coke and Pepsi, how different do the 2 products have to be? Can one completely copy the other (special secret recipes aside)? It shouldn't be too hard for an industrious material scientist to figure out the process and duplicate it.
Do Corning have to worry about a competitor making gorilla glass?
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Did they have to pay with SEKs?
There's different kinds of audio-book though. I listened to them quite a lot when I was cycling to work, or doing data entry tasks. I listened to a bit of Harry Potter, which is all read by Stephen Fry. It was okay, but after a while I got quite bored of just listening to him and stopped. I listened to the full Wheel of Time audio book too, which had alternating chapters read by male/female. This was an improvement and I was able to listen to the whole thing, though it has to be said that I didn't like the Harry Potter books much in the first place.
But then you get a totally different class of audio-book like The Golden Compass. This trilogy is done using a full cast of voice actors for the different people (some doing multiple characters) and a narrator. I'm not 100%, but I think the Ender series is done like this too.
I haven't seen (or heard) the complete top of the range text-to-speech, but until they can make the books have different voices for the different characters, there will always be a market for professionally produced audio-books.
Pacman IS educational
They intend on replacing the software with a looping .gif that pretends to scan your computer when you click on the icon in the systray. Thus they will continue to provide the same core functionality* at a fraction of the processor capability
*core functionality may consist of, and won't exceed convincing idiots that their computer is secure
My Bistromathic drive makes that look like an electric pram
Reminded me of this: http://i.imgur.com/MFEQB.jpg
For those interested, the movie in question was called "H P Lovecraft" but due to a virus was replaced with some sort of cephalopod-related porn movie.
If they can combine an easy-bake oven with a HAM radio, I'm sold.
You think an antenna is going to be his biggest problem?
How is he going to be able to block radio porn?
Recent increases in electricity generated by solar power.
Prolonged Solar minimum.
Is nobody else seeing the Correlation here? Solar panels are stripping the sun of it's plasma-soup.
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." -- Internet Explorer... er... Mark Twain
Everybody knows Mark Twain ripped off Jean-Luc.
See how well that worked out for them in China?
It probably also explains why everyone is having such trouble proving P != NP
but at least the issue could naturally resolve itself?
As Nature Intended!
Now I'm not a big fan of ads myself, but I do wonder sometimes what would happen if google did actually deliver content relevant ads to the web pages I regularly visit, or based off interests I had in my facebook/google buzz or similar online profile. Then I wouldn't be delivered the one-flat-stomach rule, teeth whitening ads, but more likely WoW, PS3, Archery, movies etc ads that I might actually be interested in.
I'm not saying that I'll suddenly start clicking on every ad I see as it would appear to be interesting to me, but I might actually look at them and not block them, as I feel that someday there might be something useful there.
Then it might be possible for the people at Adblock to give a settings selection like no-script does, to white-list specific advertisers who deliver you relevant and unobtrusive ads.
I know the current setting on Adblock allow for the disabling of certain filters, but it's not very user friendly.
5.5 Surely?
Use of Weapons, awesome book.
Looks like we got this computation...
*puts on sunglasses* ...Cracked.
Or a wet suit.
They wanted to avoid any confusion with
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendulum_(band)
On a side note, it would be interesting to use x'; DROP TABLE Passwords; -- as my actual password for email, banking etc, and see if A) my password is hashed for that site, and B) if it destroys their databases
As a precaution I've changed all my passwords to "DROP TABLE Stolen Data"
I get the feeling I'm playing with disabled people all the time when I log into WoW
Yes, but people only go to the theatre to see 3D special effects.
My Bad :( But surely there are other glass companies out there who'll try to swipe up this tech if it's profitable?
My question, I suppose, is what are the rules on patenting a process like this? If you have Coke and Pepsi, how different do the 2 products have to be? Can one completely copy the other (special secret recipes aside)? It shouldn't be too hard for an industrious material scientist to figure out the process and duplicate it.
Do Corning have to worry about a competitor making gorilla glass?