Not quite what I meant. Just force MS to release specs and drop any patients they have on there video and audio codecs. It would prevent the likes of the author of VirtualDub from being forced to remove ASF support which was basically MS abusing the monoply.
While I agree this is the wrong solution (a better way would be to open up the file formats and codecs) there is one possible interesting side effect.
If MS have include Winamp, then Ogg support would be avaliable by default on every new computer in Europe. Would help it a big bit I'm sure.
Except what's to stop MS from keeping all the file associations linked to there own programs? Dosen't matter how many other media players they include if the default is there own.
True. They make a really weak system and expect the legal system to compensate. As if they don't have enough on there plate already what with real crime.
they can continue to make profits long after a show is cancelled
I'm starting to think this is half the reason they cancel shows. The Firefly DVD's sold very well, possibly better than they would have if the show was still going.
that passing through the analog hole will always result in either quality loss or bandwidth bloat or both
That's not strictly true. I have a WinPVR-350 and it can capture directly to MPEG. The quality of the capture is excellent, but large. Compressing it to XVID brings an hour long show down to about 400Mb - and it still looks excellent on TV. As good as the original.
So you can have great quality with small files. And with the proper hardware it's no more complicated than re-encoding a DVD.
From a linked page: Jan King, W3GEY reports AO-7 is almost certainly running only off the solar panels. It is very likely to be on only when in the sun and off in eclipse. Therefore, AO-7 will reset each orbit and may not turn on each time.
The batteries have probably gone, but the fact that the rest of it is still operating is amazing.
I notice it has a CCD camera but I've been unable to find any pictures. Does anyone know if it is operational?
No kidding. Even now most channels still don't broadcast in 16:9. I can't imagine HDTV starting here for maybe two or three more years. And that's being optimistic.
Besides, would you really want higher-definition reality TV? *shudder*
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There have been a few good artists from France: Daft Punk, Mylene Farmer... and ... er... I'm sure there's more ...
They do have more than there fair share of bad music. Some of it's really quite scary!
You can have porn on the CD, and porn *on* the CD.
Show me an OS that doesn't require a motherboard, then I'll be impressed.
Why legislate old and obsolete formats into laws?
Not quite what I meant. Just force MS to release specs and drop any patients they have on there video and audio codecs. It would prevent the likes of the author of VirtualDub from being forced to remove ASF support which was basically MS abusing the monoply.
While I agree this is the wrong solution (a better way would be to open up the file formats and codecs) there is one possible interesting side effect.
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If MS have include Winamp, then Ogg support would be avaliable by default on every new computer in Europe. Would help it a big bit I'm sure.
Except what's to stop MS from keeping all the file associations linked to there own programs? Dosen't matter how many other media players they include if the default is there own.
Anyways, it's a stupid idea
Thank you!
Just found that out myself. Has anyone out there got an MPEG or XVID capture of it?
True. They make a really weak system and expect the legal system to compensate. As if they don't have enough on there plate already what with real crime.
and I REALLY HATE the advertising
Don't forget the huge animated on screen logos!!
In the UK, all the latest DVDs from Fox have adverts at the start that you cannot skip. They go on for a while aswell.
What's worse is that these are the retail disks, not rental. I've written a letter of complaint and won't be buying any Fox DVDs from now on.
Same goes for Disney and there Ad-DVDs.
they can continue to make profits long after a show is cancelled
I'm starting to think this is half the reason they cancel shows. The Firefly DVD's sold very well, possibly better than they would have if the show was still going.
that passing through the analog hole will always result in either quality loss or bandwidth bloat or both
That's not strictly true. I have a WinPVR-350 and it can capture directly to MPEG. The quality of the capture is excellent, but large. Compressing it to XVID brings an hour long show down to about 400Mb - and it still looks excellent on TV. As good as the original.
So you can have great quality with small files. And with the proper hardware it's no more complicated than re-encoding a DVD.
Where's the question?
Dunno, but the answer's 42.
What does that mean for the .COM and .NET registry database ... ?
Could Verisign copyright them all?
Price Fixing? Are they sure? In 2002, they where practically giving them away.
Wake me up when they find *actual water* (or ice)
;-)
Wake up!!!!
There is real honest water ice at the martain poles. There is even real water in the air in the form of clouds.
You've never watched ESA TV then? :)
Still no support for plugins on Linux. What's with that?
Prior Art!
... n/m!
Oh wait, this isn't about patents
From a linked page: Jan King, W3GEY reports AO-7 is almost certainly running only off the solar panels. It is very likely to be on only when in the sun and off in eclipse. Therefore, AO-7 will reset each orbit and may not turn on each time.
The batteries have probably gone, but the fact that the rest of it is still operating is amazing.
I notice it has a CCD camera but I've been unable to find any pictures. Does anyone know if it is operational?
They even posted pictures of the aftermath
So that's what a slashdotting looks like. Yoiks!
No, not the story. Well kinda...
Didn't LinuxTag do the same thing? Force SCO to stop putting out unfounded claims in Germany?
No kidding. Even now most channels still don't broadcast in 16:9. I can't imagine HDTV starting here for maybe two or three more years. And that's being optimistic.
Besides, would you really want higher-definition reality TV? *shudder*
My goodness, not even Mars is beyond the reach of Disney!!
something will fairly soon
Er,.. that is, something will break fairly soon.
Sheesh, I've been reading Slashdot to much lately...