One of the Star Trek Next Generation DVD sets included a bonus DVD that had two audio books on MP3, one of them read by Jonathan Frakes. This was early 2003. So yeah, releasing audio book to MP3 isn't new.
"Officials say there's no Big Brother agenda in the Missouri project -- the data will remain anonymous, leaving no possibility to track specific people from their driveway to their destination."
I remember that officials said the same of EZ Pass-like systems, then divorce lawyers found that they could successfully subpoena the information they want.
I would not put ECS/PCChips products in "server" systems, even as a home system, or even say they are worthy of consumer products. Just do a Google search on their names and you'll probably see what I mean.
I really don't think that system would work well, each architecture has its own means of addressing and signalling multiple chips. Server boards are expensive in part because they have niche components, such as SCSI or RAID chips on board, or have other features rarely found on consumer systems. In the past, part of the cost was due to extra board wiring and termination, workstations and servers had up to 133MHz 64 bit PCI-X slots, often multiple busses, which requires bridge chips, more wiring, larger boards and more testing.
SMP is already moving to the masses by means of multiple cores anyway, making this moot.
I think it might be in part due to crackpots and liars, see the cold fusion guys from over a decade ago, the Raelian (sp?) "cloned baby" PR splash and other things.
Then there's the visionaries that were right but no one believed in them until it's way too late, which is not unlike how many great artists are treated. It could be that inventors prefer to do their work to the exclusion of stumping it. People refuse to understand or support the work, espeically when national budgets come up, for some reason, there has to be an obvious short-term benefit or some pork reason to support research funding. The quest for knowledge shouldn't be restricted to short term benefits because sometimes the payoff isn't obvious or otherwise seems non-existent, when the payoff was huge and came as an unexpected consequence.
I did hear on NPR Science Friday that the shift away from science did occur during the 60's, since then, the US has been importing much of its brightest science minds. The clampdown on visas meant that fewer scientists from India, China and other nations were coming to the US, and instead, managed to innovate in their home countries.
I think it also doesn't help when the pay of many science jobs doesn't correlate well with the amount of work and the cost of education it takes to be qualified for the job. Basic supply and demand, I guess, if there are easier ways to get to earning just as much, them more people will take that path.
I reformatted my disk and lost 6 years worth of data. For those who say I should have backed everything up, I will say I can not afford a nice tape drive and a scsi card since its a home system.
I'm not sure where you get the idea that you need a tape drive + SCSI, an external USB hard drive would suffice.
I think the point is that for most people, on-board sound is better than they need. Pros and semi-pros are, of course, going to use something better, but regular old consumers, even the high end gamers? Unless they have money or are picky about their audio, they won't do anything special. A lot of systems have pretty good built-in 5.1 output, and should be plenty good for HL2.
It's worth noting that Apple learned its lesson about making developers happy - the developer support program for the Macintosh has been one of the best.
I was just reading an article that took a different view with respect to video and video hardware, claiming that Apple provides NO support for a third party to make their own video card drivers.
You could add that on top of the special audio resonator disc that adds "warmth" to the audio, simply by sticking it to the back of the amp. It only looks like a simple wooden disc, but I swear, it cleans up all my audio problems!
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XLR is low level. If you are going to have "active" speakers, I think they are the ideal way to go.
There have been and still are a lot of "instant on" computers. The problem is that people expect more of their computers at an economical cost, as such, the idea of instant on gets thrown out, though, IMO, sleep and standby gets most of the functionality right there, you get a computer that's on and functional in a couple seconds and the computer takes very little power in standby/sleep.
I think you misunderstand. It is their program. The owner of the program can have multiple licences. The GPL gives non-owners specific rights and specific requirements, none of those licences necessarily have the same effect on the owner as it does the user.
While they can't "take back" the versions that are already out there, but the copyright owners themselves can make a variation and not release the source of the variation.
I thought there really was an attempt at a limited-play DVD, just not from Microsoft. It relied on a dye that activates once played, and that dye turns black in a few days. Still, it was a bad idea. I'd think that Video On Demand would be a better way to go.
Frankly, using voice over IP for critical services is brain-dead. VoIP is simply a trading reliability for low cost. If someone is going to cheap out, don't expect sympathy when something doesn't work right.
I think ATI already said that X800 was supposed to be the next generation version of the 9800, because X was 'ten' and they didn't want a five digit number, i.e. 10800. Windows XP is really Windows 2002 (I think), but it is really Windows NT 5.1.
Marketing numbering is all over the place, it's hard to make sense of it. If you aren't paying attention you can lose track.
Then there are the comical names, like MSI's naming NEO FSTR. I thought it suggested that it was a "new fister".
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One of the Star Trek Next Generation DVD sets included a bonus DVD that had two audio books on MP3, one of them read by Jonathan Frakes. This was early 2003. So yeah, releasing audio book to MP3 isn't new.
"Officials say there's no Big Brother agenda in the Missouri project -- the data will remain anonymous, leaving no possibility to track specific people from their driveway to their destination."
I remember that officials said the same of EZ Pass-like systems, then divorce lawyers found that they could successfully subpoena the information they want.
I would not put ECS/PCChips products in "server" systems, even as a home system, or even say they are worthy of consumer products. Just do a Google search on their names and you'll probably see what I mean.
I really don't think that system would work well, each architecture has its own means of addressing and signalling multiple chips. Server boards are expensive in part because they have niche components, such as SCSI or RAID chips on board, or have other features rarely found on consumer systems. In the past, part of the cost was due to extra board wiring and termination, workstations and servers had up to 133MHz 64 bit PCI-X slots, often multiple busses, which requires bridge chips, more wiring, larger boards and more testing.
SMP is already moving to the masses by means of multiple cores anyway, making this moot.
I think it might be in part due to crackpots and liars, see the cold fusion guys from over a decade ago, the Raelian (sp?) "cloned baby" PR splash and other things.
Then there's the visionaries that were right but no one believed in them until it's way too late, which is not unlike how many great artists are treated. It could be that inventors prefer to do their work to the exclusion of stumping it. People refuse to understand or support the work, espeically when national budgets come up, for some reason, there has to be an obvious short-term benefit or some pork reason to support research funding. The quest for knowledge shouldn't be restricted to short term benefits because sometimes the payoff isn't obvious or otherwise seems non-existent, when the payoff was huge and came as an unexpected consequence.
I did hear on NPR Science Friday that the shift away from science did occur during the 60's, since then, the US has been importing much of its brightest science minds. The clampdown on visas meant that fewer scientists from India, China and other nations were coming to the US, and instead, managed to innovate in their home countries.
I think it also doesn't help when the pay of many science jobs doesn't correlate well with the amount of work and the cost of education it takes to be qualified for the job. Basic supply and demand, I guess, if there are easier ways to get to earning just as much, them more people will take that path.
True, sadly, Slashdot is reposting yubanet's repost of NASA's story of last week. Even worse, Slashdot will repost this story within 24 hours.
Hmmm... one, two, three, four, five. I win buzzword bingo.
I reformatted my disk and lost 6 years worth of data. For those who say I should have backed everything up, I will say I can not afford a nice tape drive and a scsi card since its a home system.
I'm not sure where you get the idea that you need a tape drive + SCSI, an external USB hard drive would suffice.
Digitician? Another horrible portmanteau? No thanks!
I think the point is that for most people, on-board sound is better than they need. Pros and semi-pros are, of course, going to use something better, but regular old consumers, even the high end gamers? Unless they have money or are picky about their audio, they won't do anything special. A lot of systems have pretty good built-in 5.1 output, and should be plenty good for HL2.
How do you put a noun in the past tense?
I'm sure some dolt will find a way.
It's worth noting that Apple learned its lesson about making developers happy - the developer support program for the Macintosh has been one of the best.
I was just reading an article that took a different view with respect to video and video hardware, claiming that Apple provides NO support for a third party to make their own video card drivers.
You could add that on top of the special audio resonator disc that adds "warmth" to the audio, simply by sticking it to the back of the amp. It only looks like a simple wooden disc, but I swear, it cleans up all my audio problems!
XLR is low level. If you are going to have "active" speakers, I think they are the ideal way to go.
There have been and still are a lot of "instant on" computers. The problem is that people expect more of their computers at an economical cost, as such, the idea of instant on gets thrown out, though, IMO, sleep and standby gets most of the functionality right there, you get a computer that's on and functional in a couple seconds and the computer takes very little power in standby/sleep.
I think it's more of a shock that the largest commercial DB company is willing to buy a company that develops open source software.
that's following the market, instead of fighting it.
That's also assuming the market in question would pay for such a download.
I think you misunderstand. It is their program. The owner of the program can have multiple licences. The GPL gives non-owners specific rights and specific requirements, none of those licences necessarily have the same effect on the owner as it does the user.
While they can't "take back" the versions that are already out there, but the copyright owners themselves can make a variation and not release the source of the variation.
Since when do pedantic arguments really change the argument?
Has the FCC even used an "implied threat" to take down illegal WiFi users?
The FCC used to do what you described in the past, but from what I understand, that sort of enforcement has tapered off considerably.
Has the FCC prosecuted WiFi users for using non-stock, non-approved antennas?
I thought there really was an attempt at a limited-play DVD, just not from Microsoft. It relied on a dye that activates once played, and that dye turns black in a few days. Still, it was a bad idea. I'd think that Video On Demand would be a better way to go.
Frankly, using voice over IP for critical services is brain-dead. VoIP is simply a trading reliability for low cost. If someone is going to cheap out, don't expect sympathy when something doesn't work right.
I think ATI already said that X800 was supposed to be the next generation version of the 9800, because X was 'ten' and they didn't want a five digit number, i.e. 10800. Windows XP is really Windows 2002 (I think), but it is really Windows NT 5.1.
Marketing numbering is all over the place, it's hard to make sense of it. If you aren't paying attention you can lose track.
Then there are the comical names, like MSI's naming NEO FSTR. I thought it suggested that it was a "new fister".
I'll continue building my systems from scratch, thanks.
How do you manage to etch the wires into the silicon?
BTW: MCE probably doesn't cost Dell $50 a copy.
It would be motivation to wear leather gloves everywhere.