We have MS office at uni. (We also have staroffice, but nobody uses it)
People are lazy, dumb, senile and stupid. They will write their essay (all in 10 point times new roman, might as well save it as a text file!), save as Word 2000, and take it home. They then ask their computer "savvy" neighbour how to edit the essay. The neighbour installs a pirate copy of word XP on their machine, and they use it.
This doesnt gain MS any money though. However as the installed base of word is so high on students machines, and more up-to-date (and incompatable) then the uni machines, the uni has to upgrade.
Uncrackable product activation et. al. in microsoft's products will stop this, however the mindset (think Word Processor, think Word, think Microsoft) that is drilled into people from age 8 will take a lot to change.
MPAA forces have today invaded Canada, when asked their reasons they replied:
"While we were looking through through the binary version of Pi, and one of our special forces noticed that hidden in from digit 12,166,133,883 onwards was a c source to DeCSS. Obviously these terrorists must be stopped!"
When pointing out that it was Kanada, the researcher, and not Canada the country, the Canadian government sued for trademark violation.
The case is not expected to hold up, as it is doubtful canada will be able to proove it has the computing power to calculate Pi beyond 4 decimal places - and no confusion can occur.
Approximately 37 minutes after liftoff, the rocket deployed the W5 spacecraft to a geosynchronous transfer orbit with a perigee of 539 kilometers above the Earth.
The tool's only as good as the person using it. Your $1000+ software may feasiably allow better results, but based on that post, I'd wager you couldnt even load the program. Who can create a better desk, a hobo of the street with a $100,000 workshop, or a 15th century carpenter? Tools in the right hands can help a lot, but they are only tools. It doesnt matter if you use a fancy electric screwdriver or a penknife, as long as you get the job done. It's the final product that counts, and as much money as you throw at the problem, you arent going to be good.
Its people like you that give "Zealot" the bad name, and damage the rest of the mac community. Give well reasoned arguments, great. Post crap like that? Pah.
When you have a non-existent budget to work with, you want the biggest bang for buck. A top of the line DV editing PC, with premiere, built yourself (naturally) is still cheaper then a mid-range mac, and twice as fast. If I'm rendering a complex 60 frame transition, I'd rather get 5fps then 2fps any day.
Final cut pro is $1,000, You can get the entire pc premiere package for not much more.
If you have money to burn, get a proper NLE system with uncompessed video and real time everything. If you have no money, go for a PC. If you have a little bit of money, a mac is nice.
You are talking about large commercial programs there. What about
1) Small programs like text editors, webcam software, etc? Low initial cost (usually 1 person in his/her spare time over a month or two 2) Large specific programs for one client
The only "free" license is no license - public domain.
In order of "free" to "non free"
EULA -> copyrighted program -> copylefted [GPL] Program -> BSD -> public domain
GPL forces everyone else to release modifications as GPL. BSD allows modifications released as anything, as does public domain.
Assume you had rights to do anything by default
BSD & public domain dont restrict *DEFAULT LEVEL* GPL restricts rights to restrict rights of other people using modifications Copyright restrict rights to copy EULA restrict rights to use.
Assuming you have no rights by default EULA grants limited rights to use the program *DEFAULT LEVEL* Copyright grants rights to use the program without redistributing GPL grants rights to use the program and redistribute the program on condition you allow others the same rights BSD/Public domain grants rights to use the program and redistribute the program and change the licence to a more restrictive one
In current copyright law:
EULA restricts rights Copyright neither grants nor restricts rights *DEFAULT LEVEL* GPL grants rights BSD/Public domain grants more rights
Dunno the difference between BSD and public domain though - BSD used to have advertising clauses, not sure now.
Although it would be great to type "cp ~/transport/airpanes/boeing747/TF1000 ~/transport/airpanes/boeing747/TF1001" and create a new airplane, its not possible. Software has no marginal cost, and therefore has a very small cost overall (1 person uses a program, which took 100 hours at $20 an hour to produce, cost of the program is $2,000. If 1,000,000 people use it, cost is still $2,000)
There are free documentation (hmm, wheres the online version of *this* book) licenses, as you can copy an electronic form of a book easilly. You cant copy an airplane.
Similar in Warrington, Nr. Manchester. North-western (later Arriva) came in and ran more, better, busses. Took over on most routes, then the service died outside rush hour. They took the best routes, and left the council to subsidise school runs, weekends and late night runs.
However while there was competition, we got 6 busses an hour (not 2), and prices stayed the same for 2 years (having doubled in the previous year).
Competition is good. When competition ends, its bad.
Ever since the invention of radio, modulated beams of EM radiation have escaped our atmosphere in all directions. If you had a high gain YAGI antenna on Alpha Centauri III, you would be watching the the August 1997 re-run of Star Trek: TNG, "parallels". In a year or so you'll be tuned in to the gripping election programming from Futurama, and finding out that Richard Nixons head is president of Earth.
Live just under 60 ly away? You'll no doubt be hearing tails of DDay being a tremendous success as the BBC world service waves hit you.
I'm no microsoft fan, but windows media encoder can capture, convert and broadcast any available video + audio streams (DV camera, webcam, screen) at a variety of bit rates for a pretty low processer use. It's not that bad a product really
Why cant you? For the '99 one, a friend and I sailed a boat half way around britain, made a nice long holiday - and thats with the actual day destined to be covered in cloud at 1000'. It's a once in a lifetime event to be that close to where you live - dont waste it, you may not get another chance.
The DMCA was brought in under a democrat government If I'm not mistaken. you now have a republican government who have kept it. Who should people have voted for to get the DMCA repealed?
Linda: The sheer drama of this election has driven voter turnout to its highest level in centuries: six percent. Morbo: Exit polls show evil underdog Richard Nixon trailing with an estimated zero votes. Leela: Yes! The system works. Linda: The time is 7:59 and the robot polls are now opening... and the robot vote is in. Nixon has won! Fry: Ooh... Leela: Oh, no! Bender: Get out of town! Fry: Why would robots vote for Nixon wow that he's just a head in a jar?
On TV. At Nixon's campaign headquarters.
Campaign Manager: I give you the next President of Earth!
Nixon walks out with his head on a giant robot body.
Nixon: Nixon's back! [Crowd cheers]
Prof.: I can't believe it. He won by a single vote. Bender: Well, it ain't my fault. I'm a non-voting felon, thank you. Fry: Well, it's not my fault, either, 'cause I forgot to vote. Leela: Oh crud, I knew there was something I meant to do today.
Morbo: Morbo congratulates our gargantuan cyborg president. May death come quickly to his enemies. Linda: [Laughs]
Nixon marches to the White House, wreaking havoc on the way.
Nixon: Who's kicking who around now? [Growls, howls and sputters. Hail To The Chief plays] Knock, knock. [Punches a hole in the White House wall. Laughs deliriously]
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We have MS office at uni. (We also have staroffice, but nobody uses it)
People are lazy, dumb, senile and stupid. They will write their essay (all in 10 point times new roman, might as well save it as a text file!), save as Word 2000, and take it home. They then ask their computer "savvy" neighbour how to edit the essay. The neighbour installs a pirate copy of word XP on their machine, and they use it.
This doesnt gain MS any money though. However as the installed base of word is so high on students machines, and more up-to-date (and incompatable) then the uni machines, the uni has to upgrade.
Uncrackable product activation et. al. in microsoft's products will stop this, however the mindset (think Word Processor, think Word, think Microsoft) that is drilled into people from age 8 will take a lot to change.
Whatever happend to 7bit ascii?
Kanada and a team of researchers
MPAA forces have today invaded Canada, when asked their reasons they replied:
"While we were looking through through the binary version of Pi, and one of our special forces noticed that hidden in from digit 12,166,133,883 onwards was a c source to DeCSS. Obviously these terrorists must be stopped!"
When pointing out that it was Kanada, the researcher, and not Canada the country, the Canadian government sued for trademark violation.
The case is not expected to hold up, as it is doubtful canada will be able to proove it has the computing power to calculate Pi beyond 4 decimal places - and no confusion can occur.
Why waste all that space? You can write any number from 0 to 255 in 1 byte, any number from 0 to 65355 in 2 bytes, and 0 to 4.2billion in 4 bytes.
Anyone care to do the math about how much space you need (uncompressed)? (I cant cause I'm dumb)
P.S. Does Pi compress very well?
He said other then base Pi.
You can write it as 0.5 (base 2Pi)
Approximately 37 minutes after liftoff, the rocket deployed the W5 spacecraft to a geosynchronous transfer orbit with a perigee of 539 kilometers above the Earth.
But will the web server last that long?
P.S. My point stands, just s/Premiere/<editing program of choice>/ even
Cost. That's the difference
The tool's only as good as the person using it. Your $1000+ software may feasiably allow better results, but based on that post, I'd wager you couldnt even load the program. Who can create a better desk, a hobo of the street with a $100,000 workshop, or a 15th century carpenter? Tools in the right hands can help a lot, but they are only tools. It doesnt matter if you use a fancy electric screwdriver or a penknife, as long as you get the job done. It's the final product that counts, and as much money as you throw at the problem, you arent going to be good.
Its people like you that give "Zealot" the bad name, and damage the rest of the mac community. Give well reasoned arguments, great. Post crap like that? Pah.
P.S. My point stands, just s/Premiere//.
When you have a non-existent budget to work with, you want the biggest bang for buck. A top of the line DV editing PC, with premiere, built yourself (naturally) is still cheaper then a mid-range mac, and twice as fast. If I'm rendering a complex 60 frame transition, I'd rather get 5fps then 2fps any day.
Final cut pro is $1,000, You can get the entire pc premiere package for not much more.
If you have money to burn, get a proper NLE system with uncompessed video and real time everything. If you have no money, go for a PC. If you have a little bit of money, a mac is nice.
Typical editing process involves clicking a couple of desktop icons once a day. One I'm in premiere, photoshop etc, its the same as a mac.
You are talking about large commercial programs there. What about
1) Small programs like text editors, webcam software, etc? Low initial cost (usually 1 person in his/her spare time over a month or two
2) Large specific programs for one client
doesnt matter, thats how much it cost to produce one copy of the program
In order of "free" to "non free"
EULA -> copyrighted program -> copylefted [GPL] Program -> BSD -> public domain
Or the other way around, doh!
The only "free" license is no license - public domain.
In order of "free" to "non free"
EULA -> copyrighted program -> copylefted [GPL] Program -> BSD -> public domain
GPL forces everyone else to release modifications as GPL. BSD allows modifications released as anything, as does public domain.
Assume you had rights to do anything by default
BSD & public domain dont restrict *DEFAULT LEVEL*
GPL restricts rights to restrict rights of other people using modifications
Copyright restrict rights to copy
EULA restrict rights to use.
Assuming you have no rights by default
EULA grants limited rights to use the program *DEFAULT LEVEL*
Copyright grants rights to use the program without redistributing
GPL grants rights to use the program and redistribute the program on condition you allow others the same rights
BSD/Public domain grants rights to use the program and redistribute the program and change the licence to a more restrictive one
In current copyright law:
EULA restricts rights
Copyright neither grants nor restricts rights *DEFAULT LEVEL*
GPL grants rights
BSD/Public domain grants more rights
Dunno the difference between BSD and public domain though - BSD used to have advertising clauses, not sure now.
Although it would be great to type "cp ~/transport/airpanes/boeing747/TF1000 ~/transport/airpanes/boeing747/TF1001" and create a new airplane, its not possible. Software has no marginal cost, and therefore has a very small cost overall (1 person uses a program, which took 100 hours at $20 an hour to produce, cost of the program is $2,000. If 1,000,000 people use it, cost is still $2,000)
There are free documentation (hmm, wheres the online version of *this* book) licenses, as you can copy an electronic form of a book easilly. You cant copy an airplane.
having already had a few beeers tonight, I'm not sure if these meant to be that many e's
Similar in Warrington, Nr. Manchester. North-western (later Arriva) came in and ran more, better, busses. Took over on most routes, then the service died outside rush hour. They took the best routes, and left the council to subsidise school runs, weekends and late night runs.
However while there was competition, we got 6 busses an hour (not 2), and prices stayed the same for 2 years (having doubled in the previous year).
Competition is good. When competition ends, its bad.
Ever since the invention of radio, modulated beams of EM radiation have escaped our atmosphere in all directions. If you had a high gain YAGI antenna on Alpha Centauri III, you would be watching the the August 1997 re-run of Star Trek: TNG, "parallels". In a year or so you'll be tuned in to the gripping election programming from Futurama, and finding out that Richard Nixons head is president of Earth.
Live just under 60 ly away? You'll no doubt be hearing tails of DDay being a tremendous success as the BBC world service waves hit you.
Thats the signals we are looking for.
Wireless keyboard
and if you quote me, that's $5 a quote.
So sue me!
I'm no microsoft fan, but windows media encoder can capture, convert and broadcast any available video + audio streams (DV camera, webcam, screen) at a variety of bit rates for a pretty low processer use. It's not that bad a product really
Why cant you? For the '99 one, a friend and I sailed a boat half way around britain, made a nice long holiday - and thats with the actual day destined to be covered in cloud at 1000'. It's a once in a lifetime event to be that close to where you live - dont waste it, you may not get another chance.
The DMCA was brought in under a democrat government If I'm not mistaken. you now have a republican government who have kept it. Who should people have voted for to get the DMCA repealed?
Linda: The sheer drama of this election has driven voter turnout to its highest level in centuries: six percent. ... and the robot vote is in. Nixon has won! ...
Morbo: Exit polls show evil underdog Richard Nixon trailing with an estimated zero votes.
Leela: Yes! The system works.
Linda: The time is 7:59 and the robot polls are now opening
Fry: Ooh
Leela: Oh, no!
Bender: Get out of town!
Fry: Why would robots vote for Nixon wow that he's just a head in a jar?
On TV. At Nixon's campaign headquarters.
Campaign Manager: I give you the next President of Earth!
Nixon walks out with his head on a giant robot body.
Nixon: Nixon's back! [Crowd cheers]
Prof.: I can't believe it. He won by a single vote.
Bender: Well, it ain't my fault. I'm a non-voting felon, thank you.
Fry: Well, it's not my fault, either, 'cause I forgot to vote.
Leela: Oh crud, I knew there was something I meant to do today.
Morbo: Morbo congratulates our gargantuan cyborg president. May death come quickly to his enemies.
Linda: [Laughs]
Nixon marches to the White House, wreaking havoc on the way.
Nixon: Who's kicking who around now? [Growls, howls and sputters. Hail To The Chief plays] Knock, knock. [Punches a hole in the White House wall. Laughs deliriously]
Which brings up an interesting question:
How do you rate the goatse website? I guess the impact is lost with a screen reader, how can his be fixed?