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troll. because you had one little bug building something, the whole apache foundation is worthless?
An important thing to point out:
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Java != J2EE. there are lots of great ways to write a Web application without using EJBs, for example, or writing a single line of JSP. check out the variety of projects at The Apache Jakarta Project for some examples.
.NET vs. J2EE might be a more valid comparison than.NET vs. Java.
is a web site with a "catchy" domain name like www.offficial-console-sales-figures.com that is just a plain black background with white text showing the sales figures for each console, with the numbers updated on a real time basis, constantly ticking up like a movie or something!
while we're at it, we need one showing how many Linux, BSD, OS X, and Windows installs there are. and probably, how many people *actually* voted for Bush vs. Gore.:)
like for example, if you can't fix something's position in an instant in time, how do you ever get to the end point to solve the original paradox? how would you know you were there?
here's my solution to the original paradox:
Isn't Mr Perens a slashdot regular himself or something? Wouldn't that more or less defeat the whole purpose of holding a slashdot interview, then send him the question he can read himself and then making him answer them while he could have answered them by just replying?
yeah, what if he posts a good question? will he have to answer it?
what if he doesn't know the answer, and was asking to find out??
1. Write software.
2. Take out a coyright in your name.
3. Apply GPL notices to code.
4. Publish code via ftp.
5. Send code to Source Forge and Freshmeat.
i hope everyone here has seen this photo that depicts Woz drinking a 40 and driving a Segway, because in San Francisco, Segway operators are legally pedestrians, so drinking and driving laws are moot.
i wonder if he researched public drinking and intoxication laws before taking that photo...:)
Last time I checked, Pioneer, one of the companies backing -R/RW, started adding support for DVD +R/RW on their recorders. Also, -R/RW seems to be the cheaper media wherever I check. Sadly to say, but it seems the -R/RW may be on its way out the door.
This Is Because DVD-R/RW is dying.
i saw five people buying DVD+R/RW media this week. this is unequivocable data that shows DVD-R/RW is on it's way out. alan greenspan was once questioned about DVD-R/RW. he accidentally farted at the time, which can only be construed as a negative opinion. if you lay out all the DVD-R/RW discs sold since it's inception, it only covers half the area of Rhode Island. shortcomings like these are why nobody uses DVD-R/RW anymore.
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it seems like you could do something like wrap a wire around the iRock a bunch of times, string it outside your window, and wrap the antenna in it. or maybe unplug the main antenna, run an antenna wire straight into your car, and do something with that.
anyway, i have an iRock in NYC, and it works fine.
i work for a group that makes animations and slide shows in flash that sync with scrolling transcript text and last between 3 and 5 minutes and have pause, play, fast forward, rewind and scrub controls. we've *never* had any of the problems they're talking about. at least, you'd think they could find opportune moments in the audio track, divide up the movie based on those, and make each a packet that calls the next one. bingo, you have tracks.
i'm standing by my earlier implimentation argument.
save for that you're ignoring my other points, like how that context menu lets you pause playback, and how the developer can rather easily embed controls in the movie.
the problems that you're citing are problems of the particular implimentation and not Flash itself.
I hate flash movies because there is no good way to pause them and come back, nor is there a good way to fast forward or rewind or do anything that you normally would when watching video. Flash is alright for those annoying interactive websites, but its damn annoying for movies.
when i right click on this movie (on my mac, with the two button mouse i bought, you one-button trolls), i get the following context menu:
Zoom-in
Zoom-out
Show All
Quality
Play (checked)
Loop (checked)
Rewind
Forward
Back
Settings...
Print...
About Macromedia Flash Player 6...
additionally, creators of flash movies can easily embed controls that allow for easier (and more-custom tailored) controls like scrollers, etc.
I suppose that until people find that CD ripping has audible problems on their system, then they're not going to see the need for software that cures a problem they don't have.
suffice it to say, people do. it's not "talking bollacks," as you said. example
The fact is that CD ripping works just fine, but if you've damaged a CD then yes, you may need specialist software.
a. most cds that have been used at all have some damage.
b. cd ripping doesn't work fine, it's dependent on your computer usage.
c. this isn't a problem recognized solely by geeky Linux users. see Exact Audio Copy for Windows.
Is there an OS X build of CD Paranoia, then I will give it a try.
no, the current version relies on some linux kernel stuff. i have yellowdog installed on a 7300 and sharing my os x machine's hard drive so i can run it. they're working on a newer version that should be portable among unixes, but it might be a while off, because cdparanoia is developed by the xiph.org people, who also develop Icecast, FLAC, and Ogg Vorbis/Theora (getting the impression they know what they're talking about?)
The original poster was talking about jitter (and got his terminology wrong) and then posted a pile of gobbledegook that he said meant that it was nigh on impossible to rip a CD accurately.
that pile of "gobbledegook" is a verbatim quotation from the cdparanoia page. and it's correct, it's quite possible to encounter an error in the cd ripping process.
That doesn't seem to be the case. I've never had pops or clicks from a CD I've ripped myself.
your anecdotal evidence does not constitute a conclusive argument. that's a logical fallacy.
does one attempt given fairly ideal conditions constitute conclusive proof? didn't sound like you were exactly maxing out your cpu there. moving windows around is mainly handled by your gpu now in OS X, anyway.
do you think that listening to the cd while ripping might have slowed down the drive, making it more likely not to fail
have you tried cdparanoia and seen it detect and recover from errors on your disks? i have. i also have an iPod's worth of mp3s ripped without it that have crackles in them. so i'm going the cdparanoia route.
You can rip the same bit twice if you want and compare bit for bit to see that each rip is the same.
i dare you to do this. go rip a track off an older cd you have that's a bit scuffed up. make sure you're doing stuff with your machine while you do it (distributed computing, editing a file and saving often, browsing the web, etc). Now go rip the same track with cdparanoia while doing the same stuff. come back and post if the md5sums of both tracks are the same.
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troll. because you had one little bug building something, the whole apache foundation is worthless?
Lenny's going to be pissed when he accidentally kills his...
Maybe he should run for Governor of California.
* rimshot
now there's 2 reasons why Ham radio operators don't like power line broadband:
oh noes! not another Linux lawsuit....
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what if he doesn't know the answer, and was asking to find out??
yikes! this could get real complicated!
178 lbs. of driver? somebody get a horse jockey in that cockpit!
1. Write software.
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2. Take out a coyright in your name.
3. Apply GPL notices to code.
4. Publish code via ftp.
5. Send code to Source Forge and Freshmeat.
6. ???
7. Don't Profit!
i wonder if he researched public drinking and intoxication laws before taking that photo... :)
This Is Because DVD-R/RW is dying.
i saw five people buying DVD+R/RW media this week. this is unequivocable data that shows DVD-R/RW is on it's way out. alan greenspan was once questioned about DVD-R/RW. he accidentally farted at the time, which can only be construed as a negative opinion. if you lay out all the DVD-R/RW discs sold since it's inception, it only covers half the area of Rhode Island. shortcomings like these are why nobody uses DVD-R/RW anymore.
it seems like you could do something like wrap a wire around the iRock a bunch of times, string it outside your window, and wrap the antenna in it. or maybe unplug the main antenna, run an antenna wire straight into your car, and do something with that.
anyway, i have an iRock in NYC, and it works fine.
i'm standing by my earlier implimentation argument.
the problems that you're citing are problems of the particular implimentation and not Flash itself.
when i right click on this movie (on my mac, with the two button mouse i bought, you one-button trolls), i get the following context menu:
additionally, creators of flash movies can easily embed controls that allow for easier (and more-custom tailored) controls like scrollers, etc.
stop spreading FUD.
why, did Darwin die from a household accident? :)
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b. cd ripping doesn't work fine, it's dependent on your computer usage.
c. this isn't a problem recognized solely by geeky Linux users. see Exact Audio Copy for Windows.
no, the current version relies on some linux kernel stuff. i have yellowdog installed on a 7300 and sharing my os x machine's hard drive so i can run it. they're working on a newer version that should be portable among unixes, but it might be a while off, because cdparanoia is developed by the xiph.org people, who also develop Icecast, FLAC, and Ogg Vorbis/Theora (getting the impression they know what they're talking about?) that pile of "gobbledegook" is a verbatim quotation from the cdparanoia page. and it's correct, it's quite possible to encounter an error in the cd ripping process. your anecdotal evidence does not constitute a conclusive argument. that's a logical fallacy.does one attempt given fairly ideal conditions constitute conclusive proof? didn't sound like you were exactly maxing out your cpu there. moving windows around is mainly handled by your gpu now in OS X, anyway.
do you think that listening to the cd while ripping might have slowed down the drive, making it more likely not to fail
have you tried cdparanoia and seen it detect and recover from errors on your disks? i have. i also have an iPod's worth of mp3s ripped without it that have crackles in them. so i'm going the cdparanoia route.