"35% of music listeners are using legal download services" and "illegal downloads, currently at 40%"
This probably can be rewritten as such.... 35% of music listeners are using legal download services 40% of music listeners are using illegal download services
so...
75% of music listeners are using *A* download service
therefore
25% of music listeners are *NOT* using a download service
That's kind of a silly fear. Currently, you have to obey a loose "object interface" when writing your own command line apps. Depending on the app, they could be the following:
* separate each entry with \n * separate things within an entry with \t * quote strings with spaces * terminate each entry with a \0 if given a parameter * show a path to a file by delineating it with/ * code your output in "English"
It doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Try imagining *NIX-alikes being rewritten to adhere to such an interface. Sounds kind of nice, not having to deal with find & xargs command line hacks (sheesh, even OS X's brand new mdfind has them) to get things to talk to each other.
you could go with a dual processor Athlon MP 2Ghz system off eBay. Those seem to be within price range. Don't forget that you have to get a new board with the Intel dual core processors.
Right now, you can get a single core Athlon 64 3200 for $200.
Considering that said processor is 2x faster (clock wise) than your dual core solution, and that dual cores are not necessarily 2x faster than whatever speed they are rated for, I would say that it would not be very smart for you to even buy such a chip, let alone AMD manufacture one.
or are those numbers pretty piss-poor for hybrids? I remember when the Insight was pimped as having 70mpg and the Prius 60. Nobody comes close to those figures now. 30 mpg for a V6 Accord? The normal Accord gets only 7 mpg less (ajusted from vendor inflation. Hybrid:37 Normal:30). The variance in the Escape is less than that.
How can these cars be touted as environmentally friendly when you could easily increase your gas mileage by driving a 4-cylinder instead. That way, you get the gas savings and you aren't throwing away a huge battery full of toxic waste when you're done.
Calling the Ford, Lexus, and Honda Accord "environmentally friendly" hybrids is disingenuous. They aren't helping the gas problem whatsoever.
if your definition of "handle" is "to not crash and burn." Come on now, I expect Apple's products to "handle" Tiger, even my 400 Mhz G4.
The real answer is "the Mini does most of the CoreImage effects." Don't pander to people, give it to them straight. The Mini is a very basic Macintosh for people skittish about large investments in unproven (to them) technology. If their only complaint is that the ripple effect doesn't work on their machine, then the Mini has done its job: converting them and making them interested in upgrading.
But using the MARCH and MCPU flags for my K6 most *certainly* make it run faster than stock Mandrake or Slackware. Only took a day to compile and works much better.
Wait until the new revisions come out, then buy whatever you can afford. This allows you the maximum time to enjoy the "best your money could buy." Don't wait on rumours.
If you can't wait, you'll pay the cost of impatience.
They have these problems licked. I can reboot my PowerBook, put it to sleep, reconnect and disconnect my external monitor and it *always* remembers the correct resolution and position.
by "catches on" I mean "Microsoft thinks they can get away with forcing it upon everyone." Sort of like Software Activation. Not "worth something" to the free market, but still "caught on."
I think it's fair to be worried about the ramifications of this style of license to even be offered. Right now it's optional. If it catches on, it may become standard. That's something to worry about.
If you get used to this kind of idea, where the beta is released and then they update it until it's finished, then the "finalized" product could become an unreachable milestone in your disclaimer you signed. Then, Microsoft doesn't have to take any responsibility for your software crashing because it never comes out of the GoLive status. Why would anyone depend on something like that?
The answer: because that's how Microsoft does business. Unless someone releases something that they feel will threaten the model, then that's how business is going to be.
I wouldn't go so far as calling it evil, but it's something to worry about (slower updates on new software until it's out of GoLive) in the future.
With the tools available in the FireWire SDK for OS X, it is feasable to eavesdrop on communications to these devices in order to reverse engineer their protocol for creating device drivers. That is, if you're enterprising enough...
These exist, just not for the PC. The Formac Studio TVR (http://www.formac.com) hooks up over FireWire, takes input from composite, cable, and SVideo, outputs via composite, cable (i think), and SVideo, and captures in DV.
It is, however, pretty expensive ($300).
Elgato makes one too, but last time I checked, the quality wasn't as good. http://www.elgato.com
One of the things about buying a Mac is that you can still use it after 7 years. I've got a 400Mhz G4 that I've been using as my main macintosh until a year ago when I got a PowerBook. It runs the latest version of OS X and it usually benefits from the OS upgrades.
I don't understand how whiners like you get modded up. Here we have the finest combination of a UNIX machine, a excellent UI, and decent market support, and you want it for the price of the crappiest computer you can whip up on Newegg?
Please. Apple did a great job of trying to meet the demands of the cheapskates. One of my friends who bitched about the price forever finally admitted he had to have a Mini when they were announced.
If you can't afford it, that's ok. However, nobody owes anything to you, the least of which, a cheaper Macintosh.
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"35% of music listeners are using legal download services"
and "illegal downloads, currently at 40%"
This probably can be rewritten as such....
35% of music listeners are using legal download services
40% of music listeners are using illegal download services
so...
75% of music listeners are using *A* download service
therefore
25% of music listeners are *NOT* using a download service
Sound about right?
just because your section of the internet is not working right doesn't mean everybody else's is broken too. :-p
Over here on the east coast, with primary peering coming out of charlotte, the site is just fine and speedy.
That's kind of a silly fear. Currently, you have to obey a loose "object interface" when writing your own command line apps. Depending on the app, they could be the following:
/
* separate each entry with \n
* separate things within an entry with \t
* quote strings with spaces
* terminate each entry with a \0 if given a parameter
* show a path to a file by delineating it with
* code your output in "English"
It doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Try imagining *NIX-alikes being rewritten to adhere to such an interface. Sounds kind of nice, not having to deal with find & xargs command line hacks (sheesh, even OS X's brand new mdfind has them) to get things to talk to each other.
A broken clock is right at least twice a day...
The sessions are confidential, but I think I can say that Apple is aware of the problem and that you should wait for them to do something. :) Promise.
you could go with a dual processor Athlon MP 2Ghz system off eBay. Those seem to be within price range. Don't forget that you have to get a new board with the Intel dual core processors.
A dual core 1.6 at $200.
Right now, you can get a single core Athlon 64 3200 for $200.
Considering that said processor is 2x faster (clock wise) than your dual core solution, and that dual cores are not necessarily 2x faster than whatever speed they are rated for, I would say that it would not be very smart for you to even buy such a chip, let alone AMD manufacture one.
or are those numbers pretty piss-poor for hybrids? I remember when the Insight was pimped as having 70mpg and the Prius 60. Nobody comes close to those figures now. 30 mpg for a V6 Accord? The normal Accord gets only 7 mpg less (ajusted from vendor inflation. Hybrid:37 Normal:30). The variance in the Escape is less than that.
How can these cars be touted as environmentally friendly when you could easily increase your gas mileage by driving a 4-cylinder instead. That way, you get the gas savings and you aren't throwing away a huge battery full of toxic waste when you're done.
Calling the Ford, Lexus, and Honda Accord "environmentally friendly" hybrids is disingenuous. They aren't helping the gas problem whatsoever.
if your definition of "handle" is "to not crash and burn." Come on now, I expect Apple's products to "handle" Tiger, even my 400 Mhz G4.
The real answer is "the Mini does most of the CoreImage effects." Don't pander to people, give it to them straight. The Mini is a very basic Macintosh for people skittish about large investments in unproven (to them) technology. If their only complaint is that the ripple effect doesn't work on their machine, then the Mini has done its job: converting them and making them interested in upgrading.
But using the MARCH and MCPU flags for my K6 most *certainly* make it run faster than stock Mandrake or Slackware. Only took a day to compile and works much better.
Wait until the new revisions come out, then buy whatever you can afford. This allows you the maximum time to enjoy the "best your money could buy." Don't wait on rumours.
If you can't wait, you'll pay the cost of impatience.
That's what I would have thought, but there's a column for "bootable" in the comparison list and not too many have "Yes" there.
Why is it that none of them have write-protect AND are bootable? Both of those are pretty high features on any geek list.
They have these problems licked. I can reboot my PowerBook, put it to sleep, reconnect and disconnect my external monitor and it *always* remembers the correct resolution and position.
by "catches on" I mean "Microsoft thinks they can get away with forcing it upon everyone." Sort of like Software Activation. Not "worth something" to the free market, but still "caught on."
I think it's fair to be worried about the ramifications of this style of license to even be offered. Right now it's optional. If it catches on, it may become standard. That's something to worry about.
If you get used to this kind of idea, where the beta is released and then they update it until it's finished, then the "finalized" product could become an unreachable milestone in your disclaimer you signed. Then, Microsoft doesn't have to take any responsibility for your software crashing because it never comes out of the GoLive status. Why would anyone depend on something like that?
The answer: because that's how Microsoft does business. Unless someone releases something that they feel will threaten the model, then that's how business is going to be.
I wouldn't go so far as calling it evil, but it's something to worry about (slower updates on new software until it's out of GoLive) in the future.
I would think there would be some sort of protocol in order to start/stop recording, change inputs, change channels, etc.
I just have experience with the Mac products.
The Canopus products are top notch, but the really good ones are more expensive than those I listed, which is why I forgot about them.
The companies do not support Windows whatsoever.
With the tools available in the FireWire SDK for OS X, it is feasable to eavesdrop on communications to these devices in order to reverse engineer their protocol for creating device drivers. That is, if you're enterprising enough...
These exist, just not for the PC. The Formac Studio TVR (http://www.formac.com) hooks up over FireWire, takes input from composite, cable, and SVideo, outputs via composite, cable (i think), and SVideo, and captures in DV.
It is, however, pretty expensive ($300).
Elgato makes one too, but last time I checked, the quality wasn't as good.
http://www.elgato.com
Use PyMusique
it's an elaborate one. The cars MOVE along the roads.
why didn't they call it Blackbox 1.0? :)
One of the things about buying a Mac is that you can still use it after 7 years. I've got a 400Mhz G4 that I've been using as my main macintosh until a year ago when I got a PowerBook. It runs the latest version of OS X and it usually benefits from the OS upgrades.
I don't understand how whiners like you get modded up. Here we have the finest combination of a UNIX machine, a excellent UI, and decent market support, and you want it for the price of the crappiest computer you can whip up on Newegg?
Please. Apple did a great job of trying to meet the demands of the cheapskates. One of my friends who bitched about the price forever finally admitted he had to have a Mini when they were announced.
If you can't afford it, that's ok. However, nobody owes anything to you, the least of which, a cheaper Macintosh.
Bizarre UI. Would have been interesting if it had been cultivated.