This is only going to make it more likely that both formats will survive. I would really rather prefer that one of the next-gen formats dies off - I don't really care which one.
So, this is a poorly disguised advert, right? Because neither "free video capabilities" nor "ease-of-use" are at all distinguishing features these days. iChat AV probably does both of these things better, actually, and there's a ton of similar apps available. Even for Windows.;)
Linking to the Yahoo news story is a bit odd, too. Here's "Yak's" actual site.
Americans may well think that MD "failed", but here in the UK, and to an even greater extent in Europe and especially of course Japan, MiniDisc was a smash hit. Portable player/recorders still sell very well today even when competing against the iPod, and blanks can be bought on every high street.
MD accelerated the demise of the cassette tape incredibly quickly.
The definition is quite correct. Individual organisms do not evolve. Evolution is a process that involves changes as organisms reproduce, leaving some offspring to be "fitter" than others. A single organism can't evolve on its own.
Say a friend of mine wants to send me a photo from his groovy new phone to my apple. I can do it with bluetooth, but I have to pair it first (grrrr)
Actually you don't! (Nothing Apple would be that awkward.;) Your friend can just send the pic as long as your Mac is discoverable, and your Mac will pop up a little box that says "Do you want to receive this pic?"
For example, cell providers could simply provide a data service instead of application service. $N for x MB of data (and maybe $M for y MB of real-time data), and the rest is up to you. That would produce a market in which many companies are trying to figure out how to build and sell the applications that consume the least amount of data. Instead, though, cell providers would prefer to be able to price discriminate based on application usage. So instead of being a data transport service, they retain their vertical monpoly.
FWIW, this is how things work in the UK. While the cellphone networks are application carriers as well - they also sell raw data, if you want it.
You're either ignorant or flamebait. Contact iTMS support and they will reset your authorised computer list for you, allowing you to re-authorise and play all your music again.
In fact the length of an audio CD is related to the length of a video tape.
The sampling rate of 44.1 kHz is inherited from a method of converting digital audio into an analog video signal for storage on video tape, which was the most affordable way to store it at the time the CD specification was being developed. A device that turns an analog audio signal into PCM audio, which in turn is changed into an analog video signal is called a PCM adaptor. This technology could store 6 samples (3 samples per each stereo channel) in a single horizontal line. A standard NTSC video signal has 245 usable lines per field, and 59.94 fields a second, which works out at 44,056 samples/second. Similarly PAL has 294 lines and 50 fields, which gives 44,100 samples/second. This system could either store 14-bit samples with some error correction, or 16-bit samples with almost no error correction. There was a long debate over whether to use 14 or 16 bit samples and/or 44.056 k or 44.1 k samples/s when the Sony/Philips taskforce designed the compact disc; 16 bits and 44.1 k samples/s prevailed. The Sony PCM-1610 and PCM-1630 are well-known examples of PCM-adaptors used in conjunction with the Sony U-Matic VCR.
Honestly, how many people USE Amazon's 1-click ordering anyway?
I do - in the iTunes Music Store, for which Apple have licensed the 1-click, er, "technology" from Amazon. For this specific use it's actually quite useful.
Are you serious? QWERTY was designed for old manual typewriters to slow typist down - otherwise when they went too quickly the metal would run into each other and jam up the machine.
Yet it continues to get more stringent. Compare the restrictions you have now with the restrictions you had a few versions ago. How many computers can play the same tracks per day? How many times?
Err, OK. Initially, you could play your music on up to three computers. Now it's five. And there's never been any limit to the number of times you can play a track.
Apple's DRM is the least restrictive of any of the music stores around at the moment - just enough to pacify the RIAA. If they made it any more lax, they couldn't exist. There are a few non-US music stores selling non-DRM'd music, but Apple have to operate from the US and so are stuck.
Since they let you burn all the music you've purchased to an un-DRM-encumbered audio CD, I don't see it as that big a deal. Once you've got your audio CD, you can do anything.
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This is only going to make it more likely that both formats will survive. I would really rather prefer that one of the next-gen formats dies off - I don't really care which one.
Server software, tablets (of a sort), media center, 64-bit support.
Or alternatively you can just do "sudo -i".
So, this is a poorly disguised advert, right? Because neither "free video capabilities" nor "ease-of-use" are at all distinguishing features these days. iChat AV probably does both of these things better, actually, and there's a ton of similar apps available. Even for Windows. ;)
Linking to the Yahoo news story is a bit odd, too. Here's "Yak's" actual site.
Americans may well think that MD "failed", but here in the UK, and to an even greater extent in Europe and especially of course Japan, MiniDisc was a smash hit. Portable player/recorders still sell very well today even when competing against the iPod, and blanks can be bought on every high street.
MD accelerated the demise of the cassette tape incredibly quickly.
Here's a link to Sony's own AIBO page, which really should have been in the story.
The definition is quite correct. Individual organisms do not evolve. Evolution is a process that involves changes as organisms reproduce, leaving some offspring to be "fitter" than others. A single organism can't evolve on its own.
Response from http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .slashdot.org%2F is:
403 ForbiddenHmm.
Say a friend of mine wants to send me a photo from his groovy new phone to my apple. I can do it with bluetooth, but I have to pair it first (grrrr)
Actually you don't! (Nothing Apple would be that awkward. ;) Your friend can just send the pic as long as your Mac is discoverable, and your Mac will pop up a little box that says "Do you want to receive this pic?"
Easy.
Games written in Basic.
Go forth, and write games in BASIC.
For example, cell providers could simply provide a data service instead of application service. $N for x MB of data (and maybe $M for y MB of real-time data), and the rest is up to you. That would produce a market in which many companies are trying to figure out how to build and sell the applications that consume the least amount of data. Instead, though, cell providers would prefer to be able to price discriminate based on application usage. So instead of being a data transport service, they retain their vertical monpoly.
FWIW, this is how things work in the UK. While the cellphone networks are application carriers as well - they also sell raw data, if you want it.
RTFA.
From TFA: "Some day it will be split ('ergonomic')"
The point is I just lost about 90$ in music
You're either ignorant or flamebait. Contact iTMS support and they will reset your authorised computer list for you, allowing you to re-authorise and play all your music again.
That wasn't a troll!
>:(
If you are after gaming, multimedia, good WiFi+Bluetooth support, a lot of accessories and versatility, go with a Sony PSP, surely.
I prefer my organisers to be good at organising, which is why mine runs PalmOS.
In fact the length of an audio CD is related to the length of a video tape.
The sampling rate of 44.1 kHz is inherited from a method of converting digital audio into an analog video signal for storage on video tape, which was the most affordable way to store it at the time the CD specification was being developed. A device that turns an analog audio signal into PCM audio, which in turn is changed into an analog video signal is called a PCM adaptor. This technology could store 6 samples (3 samples per each stereo channel) in a single horizontal line. A standard NTSC video signal has 245 usable lines per field, and 59.94 fields a second, which works out at 44,056 samples/second. Similarly PAL has 294 lines and 50 fields, which gives 44,100 samples/second. This system could either store 14-bit samples with some error correction, or 16-bit samples with almost no error correction. There was a long debate over whether to use 14 or 16 bit samples and/or 44.056 k or 44.1 k samples/s when the Sony/Philips taskforce designed the compact disc; 16 bits and 44.1 k samples/s prevailed. The Sony PCM-1610 and PCM-1630 are well-known examples of PCM-adaptors used in conjunction with the Sony U-Matic VCR.
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So IE7's RSS support looks virtually identical to Safari's RSS support
Why am I not surprised?
Dalek scary 'turns the whole world negative' for the over 25s and 'turns people into x-rays' for the current kiddy-winks.
The 2005 Dalek beams manage to do both - turn people into X-rays while the rest of the world briefly turns negative.
There's continuity for you.
Honestly, how many people USE Amazon's 1-click ordering anyway?
I do - in the iTunes Music Store, for which Apple have licensed the 1-click, er, "technology" from Amazon. For this specific use it's actually quite useful.
Are you serious? QWERTY was designed for old manual typewriters to slow typist down - otherwise when they went too quickly the metal would run into each other and jam up the machine.
That's a myth.
In case it gets hot, perhaps?
I like to listen to the iRiver while enjoying a nice cool refreshing glass of Pepsi Blue.
I need AdBlock-for-SlashDot.
Yet it continues to get more stringent. Compare the restrictions you have now with the restrictions you had a few versions ago. How many computers can play the same tracks per day? How many times?
Err, OK. Initially, you could play your music on up to three computers. Now it's five. And there's never been any limit to the number of times you can play a track.
Apple's DRM is the least restrictive of any of the music stores around at the moment - just enough to pacify the RIAA. If they made it any more lax, they couldn't exist. There are a few non-US music stores selling non-DRM'd music, but Apple have to operate from the US and so are stuck.
Since they let you burn all the music you've purchased to an un-DRM-encumbered audio CD, I don't see it as that big a deal. Once you've got your audio CD, you can do anything.
You think Wipeout Pure or Ridge Racers could be run on the GP32 with the same quality sound and graphics?
What do they have to do with emulation? They run natively. Read the original statement again.