While I understand that Microsoft-bashing is all the rage right now, new Outlook viruses no longer interest me. With such a gaping hole within Outlook, hundreds of variations could be made and this one seems like a logical extension to the original virus. Unless the virus causes extensive damage or advertizes Linux , these postings are getting quite old.
Re:The grim, dark history of MP3
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An MP3 Update
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Those people who trade are really just in the promotion business, and although their acts are illegal, they are not earth-shattering to the avaricious companies that sell recordings. I would wager that by putting more music in the hands of more people, they are unknowingly and pragmatically supporting the industry that hates them.
I'm getting pretty tired of this arguement for mp3s.
First of all, how can you show that mp3 promotion through rampant copying will be beneficial to the industry. I remember earlier comments about how open source will benefit the industry and generate huge profits due to support and modifications to the source. Well, guess what, Linux has 25% of the server market and less than 1% of the revenues. Linuxcare is cutting back and all Linux stocks are down considerably (even more than the NASDAQ index). I'm not against Linux, because Linux competes fairly against other OSes. People choose Linux, it's not forced on them. In the case of Napster, you are forcing the record companies into using it.
Secondly, even if free mp3 distribution is a better business model, it should be the choice of the record companies to take this business risk. In Toronto, the National Post is giving away newspapers to drum up business. I'm pretty sure they would not be happy if you broken into their displays and took newspapers to be given away freely! And copying music dilutes the economic vlaue of it.
Re:Not So Overwhelming, After All...
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. Funny then how the REALmagic Hollywood+ I got after the ATI's performance bit delivers flawless DVD performance on the same VIA chipset, with CPU usage averaging under 5%. Yeah, ATI, blame it on the mobo chipset instead of your own laziness when it comes to drivers...
The Hollywood Plus is a hardware DVD decoder card, while most video cards (ATI, Nvidia, 3dfx and Matrox) provide only hardware assist. The Hollywood Plus decodes everything required for DVD playback and the CPU does almost nothing. That's why it requires only a few percent for DVD. Every other card requires a much more powerful CPU (20-40% CPU utilization on PII-300). It really is an apples to oranges comparison. In fact, ATI cards are generally considered quite fast for DVD playback.
I believe that Matrox has a DVD decoder daughterboard.
I do agree that ATI drivers suck. Even with the proper performance, they always seem to have problems with certain games (especially their older cards).
It's not just resolution. I think most photographers will be satisfied with a 3-5 megapixel camera. Very few individuals get prints larger than 6x4", and with a resolution of 200 dpi for a print even a 1-2 megapixel camera should be satisfactory. But the equivalent film speed is a limitation (typically ISO 100-200). More expensive digital cameras do not have such a limited film speed. You'll probably get better night shots and not require a flash in more situations.
I've seen lots of bad digital photos at dimly lit night and wedding settings. 400 speed film with a decent flash is so much better.
2-3 years before digital cameras get really big (40-50 % of cameras) with simple printers and good storage.
We use a lot of UNIX in the command and control centers, but we use NT for the desktop," says Quick. With open-source software, "you could well have somebody developing a little application that they become dependent on. The person who develops it leaves, somebody else moves in who's never seen it before. If that's your expert, and they're now over in Saudi, you're kind of out of luck."
This is a serious problem with some Linux apps. Some seem to take forever to develop and there are alot of apps with little to no development. Way too many version 0.02s out there! However, there are also projects with alot of developers and extensive commercial support (sendmail, apache). I don't see why the government would not have the developers to continue some programming. Plus, many commercial software companies (i.e., Microsoft) have a history of vaporware. It must be a pain to plan for a migration for two years and have it derailed because Microsoft changes its products' feature set.
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While I understand that Microsoft-bashing is all the rage right now, new Outlook viruses no longer interest me. With such a gaping hole within Outlook, hundreds of variations could be made and this one seems like a logical extension to the original virus. Unless the virus causes extensive damage or advertizes Linux , these postings are getting quite old.
I'm getting pretty tired of this arguement for mp3s.
First of all, how can you show that mp3 promotion through rampant copying will be beneficial to the industry. I remember earlier comments about how open source will benefit the industry and generate huge profits due to support and modifications to the source. Well, guess what, Linux has 25% of the server market and less than 1% of the revenues. Linuxcare is cutting back and all Linux stocks are down considerably (even more than the NASDAQ index). I'm not against Linux, because Linux competes fairly against other OSes. People choose Linux, it's not forced on them. In the case of Napster, you are forcing the record companies into using it.
Secondly, even if free mp3 distribution is a better business model, it should be the choice of the record companies to take this business risk. In Toronto, the National Post is giving away newspapers to drum up business. I'm pretty sure they would not be happy if you broken into their displays and took newspapers to be given away freely! And copying music dilutes the economic vlaue of it.
The Hollywood Plus is a hardware DVD decoder card, while most video cards (ATI, Nvidia, 3dfx and Matrox) provide only hardware assist. The Hollywood Plus decodes everything required for DVD playback and the CPU does almost nothing. That's why it requires only a few percent for DVD. Every other card requires a much more powerful CPU (20-40% CPU utilization on PII-300). It really is an apples to oranges comparison. In fact, ATI cards are generally considered quite fast for DVD playback.
I believe that Matrox has a DVD decoder daughterboard.
I do agree that ATI drivers suck. Even with the proper performance, they always seem to have problems with certain games (especially their older cards).
I've seen lots of bad digital photos at dimly lit night and wedding settings. 400 speed film with a decent flash is so much better.
2-3 years before digital cameras get really big (40-50 % of cameras) with simple printers and good storage.
This is a serious problem with some Linux apps. Some seem to take forever to develop and there are alot of apps with little to no development. Way too many version 0.02s out there! However, there are also projects with alot of developers and extensive commercial support (sendmail, apache). I don't see why the government would not have the developers to continue some programming. Plus, many commercial software companies (i.e., Microsoft) have a history of vaporware. It must be a pain to plan for a migration for two years and have it derailed because Microsoft changes its products' feature set.