classical performance isn't about reproducing anything. it's about taking a story that somebody wrote, and telling it in your own personal way. i've seen lots of technically great musicians who clearly were never going to go anywhere because they missed this vital point.
Before you discount Bosendorfers, learn how to spell their name. They make damned fine pianos, and they really are of the same caliber as Steinway, though I've never seen a score that used the extra keys so I can't justify the extra cost.
Yes, the Steinway is the better instrument, but it's not like some artists are being reproduced on a Bosendorfer and others on a Young Chang. They're all being reproduced on a Yamaha, so they're all getting fucked in the same exact manner.
The odd thing to me is that even if both pianos were Steinways, odds are against them having the same character and being voiced identically, thus making the remote performance sound completely different.
are those Canadian kilometers per hour or something? last i checked there's only 1.61 km to the mile, of course i'm just a stupid yank, so i could be wrong.
you're right, a bug in the default configuration surely won't affect many people. So this really only affects sysadmins who don't bother to lock their server down, people who use htr, non-professionally adminned servers, desktops who have IIS enabled accidentally, production servers at colo facilities who wanted to not restrict their customers, any machine at all run by an admin who didn't feel the need to restrict the funcionality they provide to their users really...
People can't understand that sometimes there will be another player who due to practice, natural ability or a combination of the two, can just kick ass in rediculous fashion. Until people learn to be better losers, there will always be accusations that skilled play == cheating.
Firstly, that site seems to be getting slashdotted, so here's a mirror.
Secondly, to the people who say it's a waste of time, there are those who would say that posting on slashdot is a waste of time, yet you clearly enjoy it. Leisure is incredibly important, yet far too many people do anything other than sit on their couches, and watch TV. This, to me, is a really interesting artistic project, not only improving the view, but also improving the soul.
a serious question to toss into the midst of all the flying pig, snowball in hell, and slashdotheads getting laid jokes. does anybody know if moving a non-technical user, who uses netscape 4.7 for his mail and such to mozilla 1/netscape 7 works seamlessly?
maxivision not only isn't digital, their product literature specifically slams the current incarnation of digital projection, advising consumers to buy an HDTV and watch the programming on DirecTV instead of paying to watch the current low-res digital projectors at the cinema.
The 35mm print did have higher res than the DLP projected version. EP2 was shot at a higher-res than DLP, then downsampled for digital projection. It wasn't downsampled to create the 35mm print.
however you're absolutely right about audiophiles who pay big bucks for a cd transport. fucking retards. that being said, i'm running a special on superconducting speaker cables, and a service contract for the liquid nitrogen. guaranteed to make your treble sound more detailed, your bass to be tighter, and for the sound to have a more natural warmth.
$150,000 will get you a projector that does 45-bit color, at a whopping resolution of 1280x1024. Yes folks, that's correct, DLP cinema which Lucas likes so much is 1280x1024.
Here's to hoping that digital cinema will be put on hold until it's better, and that Lucas will never be allowed to write love scenes again.
Not good, just more of the same
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IBM Spins Down
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I fail to see how this really affects anything at all, in any meaningful manner. The people who researched storage for IBM will still be conducting research. The people who turned that research into affordable, kickass drives will still be turning research into affordable, asskicking products.
The only thing that's happened here is a lot of people will be getting their paychecks from a different bank, and will no longer be required to wear a tie to work every day.
The hard drive market is not one so small or static that the loss of one manufacturer will affect the market in a negative way. This is merely a business decision, where IBM feels it can pursue its business goals most effectively by having the division exist as a seperate entity.
I wish all the employees good luck during the inevitable mass firings that will occur during the restructuring (they're not layoffs when you have no plans to recall the affected employees), and good luck inventing, and productizing the next big thing in storage technology. Here's a goal for you: a storage system for an HDTiVo.
Re:Slashdot: News for thieves. Like ethics matter.
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What Free Cable?
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do you realize that microsoft actually does send out books of cds containing every single microsoft product, including betas, to technet plus subscribers. That's right, for less than $1000 they'll send you a bigass wallet of CDs or DVDs, and yes, it's illegal and immoral to use them in place of real media.
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What Free Cable?
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There's no scam for comcast either.
Basic cable modem for cable customers is $39.95/mo.
Basic cable modem for non-cable customers is $54.95/mo
Basic cable is $12.95/mo
Thus, for me, it's actually cheaper to pay for cable, than to steal it.
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classical performance isn't about reproducing anything. it's about taking a story that somebody wrote, and telling it in your own personal way. i've seen lots of technically great musicians who clearly were never going to go anywhere because they missed this vital point.
Before you discount Bosendorfers, learn how to spell their name. They make damned fine pianos, and they really are of the same caliber as Steinway, though I've never seen a score that used the extra keys so I can't justify the extra cost.
The odd thing to me is that even if both pianos were Steinways, odds are against them having the same character and being voiced identically, thus making the remote performance sound completely different.
just because you don't know how it's done, doesn't mean it's not possible.
but first, watch me play with myself live, at autopr0n.com.
never mind.
I've used my basic garmin hiker gps unit (no external antenna or anything) in metal-roofed cars, no problem.
are those Canadian kilometers per hour or something? last i checked there's only 1.61 km to the mile, of course i'm just a stupid yank, so i could be wrong.
Isn't the relationship clear? It's like comparing apples to volvos.
yeah, not many people at all. you fucking retard.
.94 cents doesn't come close to buying .05 ounces of cocaine. at local market prices, it'll only buy .0006 ounces.
NPR recently had a segment on satellite radio which compares XM and Sirius in some detail. If you're in the market, check it out.
I'll match that offer. $10000 for my slapdash account. any retards^Wtakers?
People can't understand that sometimes there will be another player who due to practice, natural ability or a combination of the two, can just kick ass in rediculous fashion. Until people learn to be better losers, there will always be accusations that skilled play == cheating.
Secondly, to the people who say it's a waste of time, there are those who would say that posting on slashdot is a waste of time, yet you clearly enjoy it. Leisure is incredibly important, yet far too many people do anything other than sit on their couches, and watch TV. This, to me, is a really interesting artistic project, not only improving the view, but also improving the soul.
Thanks for sharing your project with the world!
don't trust paypal. paypal sucks.
when i was in high school we played doom on the school network. except we didn't call it 'game night', we called it 'AP Comp Sci'.
yep, that model works like champ!
a serious question to toss into the midst of all the flying pig, snowball in hell, and slashdotheads getting laid jokes. does anybody know if moving a non-technical user, who uses netscape 4.7 for his mail and such to mozilla 1/netscape 7 works seamlessly?
maxivision not only isn't digital, their product literature specifically slams the current incarnation of digital projection, advising consumers to buy an HDTV and watch the programming on DirecTV instead of paying to watch the current low-res digital projectors at the cinema.
however you're absolutely right about audiophiles who pay big bucks for a cd transport. fucking retards. that being said, i'm running a special on superconducting speaker cables, and a service contract for the liquid nitrogen. guaranteed to make your treble sound more detailed, your bass to be tighter, and for the sound to have a more natural warmth.
Here's to hoping that digital cinema will be put on hold until it's better, and that Lucas will never be allowed to write love scenes again.
The only thing that's happened here is a lot of people will be getting their paychecks from a different bank, and will no longer be required to wear a tie to work every day.
The hard drive market is not one so small or static that the loss of one manufacturer will affect the market in a negative way. This is merely a business decision, where IBM feels it can pursue its business goals most effectively by having the division exist as a seperate entity.
I wish all the employees good luck during the inevitable mass firings that will occur during the restructuring (they're not layoffs when you have no plans to recall the affected employees), and good luck inventing, and productizing the next big thing in storage technology. Here's a goal for you: a storage system for an HDTiVo.
do you realize that microsoft actually does send out books of cds containing every single microsoft product, including betas, to technet plus subscribers. That's right, for less than $1000 they'll send you a bigass wallet of CDs or DVDs, and yes, it's illegal and immoral to use them in place of real media.
Basic cable modem for cable customers is $39.95/mo.
Basic cable modem for non-cable customers is $54.95/mo
Basic cable is $12.95/mo
Thus, for me, it's actually cheaper to pay for cable, than to steal it.