Fine, but a simple script can convert the two. So if you want an iPod to play flac, just convert to Apple Lossless, dump it onto the iPod and you're done. Feel free to keep the copy on your computer as flac, that way you preserve all your freedoms. It's not like the lossy formats where converting reduces quality. It may be a slight inconvenience, but if it matters that much then I'm sure you could write a script to simplify things.
iPods/iTunes now support Apple Lossless - very similar to flac. I did a bit of testing and I found that the file sizes of Apple Lossless were slightly smaller then flac, but the difference was negligible. However, the encoding times for Apple Lossless were far better then those for flac. They must have spent a great deal of time optimizing it.
Because there is no quality loss in converting between Apple Lossless and flac, it really doesn't matter that iPods don't support flac.
I agree, but then weight isn't an issue for rail transport. In fact, rail transport has recently starting switching from running DC motors to AC with variable frequency drives. I guess the newer electronics allow for effective variable frequency drives. The use of AC motors allows for more powerful motors (due to size limitations) and less maintenance (no brushes).
There is also less wear on the wheels as it is easier to prevent them from slipping on the track. Also, when the wheels are slightly different sizes, the variable frequency drive can equalize the power going to each wheel. This allows one wheel to turn faster then another to compensate for the larger size. Again, this prevents excessive wear of the larger wheel.
Kind of cool stuff, I actually visited a rail yard to see this stuff in action when I was taking a technical diploma in computer / power electronics.
PS, You very well might have known all this, I'm writing it mainly for other readers who might find it interesting. What you wrote is quite true.
And offers far more storage potential. It's also cheaper then flash. And with the dropping price of gig ethernet, performance really shouldn't be an issue. Of course, it requires a server, but then most people wanting a quiet PC for recording will most likely have another desktop PC with more storage.
This may be how it is ideally done, but current hybrid vehicles don't always use this method. For example, Honda has created a hybrid that directly connects the wheels to the gas engine, just like in todays cars, but then has incorporated a generator/electric engine directly into the transmission (or motor). It looks like some real impressive engineering.. I'm not sure which model has this design, but if it has yet to be released, it will be soon.
My guess is that the reason they don't use the method you've described is that there is too much energy loss in the conversion and too much weight. You would need powerful electric motors and generators to pull it off. If you used efficient components, they would be too heavy. If you used light components, they wouldn't be efficient.
I trust the guys at Honda know what they're doing. Future fuel cell powered vehicles will most likely use a method similar to what you've described, but current gas hybrid vehicles aren't heading in that direction.
what matters is how long it takes to refill. This is what is great about the Bombardier solution - you don't have to land to refill the tanks. Just fly over a nearby lake and suck up the water you need.
The end result is that more water can be dropped in a day. This is what matters.
When you purchase VirtualPC. Microsoft still gets their cut.
Why not use an RFID tag in the licence plate
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If you want to identify who's driving where. Ignoring the obvious privacy concerns, it's not that bad an idea. For example, my uncle got hit biking by a hit-and-run. Shattered pelvis - never able to bike again. At least with RFID tags in the license plates that would have been able to track down the truck that hit him.
Size also makes a difference. It's the speed of the tips of the blades that makes the difference. If you have two fans running at the same RPM then the tips of the bigger fan are going to be moving faster then the smaller fan - hence, making more noise.
But the general tone of your statement is correct. It is generally better to go with a slower, bigger fan then a smaller, faster fan.
The chipsets are all very similar. It's the external components, filters and such, that determine quality. Matrox has a good reputation because they use high quality components. Same with ATI. NVidia has a poor rep because of all the different card makers trying to undercut each other by using cheaper components. Same is true for the clone ATI boards.
So long as you have a quality graphics card, it really doesn't matter who's chipset is powering it. For example, even though NVidia has a poor rep, there are still high quality cards out there.
I mentioned the link because it normally isn't possible to do this with an iBook / iMac / eMac - they only support monitor mirroring. The previous link tells of a patch that allows your external display to act as a separate monitor - basically extending your desktop. It turns a cheap iBook into a powerbook, well, almost.
I'm not saying to not get a book, I personally love books. But the page I liked to will allow a person to extend their desktop for free. A hand utility for anyone with an iBook / iMac.. Just thought some people reading this might like to know about it.
William
Use an external display at higher resolution...
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Won't work if people use powerful cleaners
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As anyone with a septic tank / field knows, powerful cleaners have a nasty tendency to kill bacteria - like those that this device uses to help generate electricity. So if this is going to work, people will have to stop using a lot of the popular cleaners out there.
Self modifying code won't run on most modern architectures. Take PPC for example, there are two separate caches, one for code and one for data. The code can not be changed during runtime. There are of course lots of programming languages that utilize "self modifying" code but they typically run with an interpreter who's code does not change. I'm not sure how gdb gets around this problem but if anyone wants to enlighten me, I'm listening.
Apps that use self-modifying code probably only run on one architecture - most likely the 8x86. There are far better ways to protect one's code.
Self-modifying code is prone to bugs, hard to develop, hard to maintain, hardware dependent, and to top it all off - not that effective at providing security.
For example, I pay $16.99CND per month for a DSL line complete with modem. It includes 2 IP addresses and ~150kbit/s download rates.
Now I can't speek about cell services, but the same company from which I get DSL also provides cell access. I can only imagine that if they charge more for the phones it is because they charge less for service.
One thing that people must remember is that people have less money in Canada - less expensive plans are more desirable. This gives individuals a cheaper alternative - admittedly with a cheaper cell phone. At least many people that would normally scoff at cell phones because of their high monthly costs will sign up.
You're assuming that a 64bit cpu will use a 64 bit wide address for memory access. Actually, most don't. I belive 42bits is the common size.
For a RISC cpu, each word contains an instruction. The address is embeded inside that instruction. With 64bits, this leaves you with a 22bit command and a 42 bit address. The maximum memory addressed is then 2^42 bytes - or four terabytes.
The advantage of doing it this way is that the entire memory space can be addressed in a single instruction - no complex addressing schemes are required. Simple is good.
You don't belive me - check the literature on the G5, located here. (See page 7)
Apple squandered an insane amount of positive free press and a killer lead by initially releasing a "Mac Only" service.
The record labels never would have gone for a Windows service. By limiting it to Mac users they were limiting the scope of the experiment - basically just checking to see if it was a good idea.
What the Australian government needs to do is to promote open standards for file formats - not open source. Who gives a damn if you have to pay a couple of hundred bucks for an operating system - the cost of an employees time is far greater.
But requiring files to be in a particular format, an open format, at least gives open source software a chance. If not now, then in the future. Microsoft is famous for trying to lock users into their software and this would prevent that.
So what I say is require standards, and use the best software for the job.
I used to work as a tech for a school district that offered "electronic education" from grades 1 to 10. It is a commonly known fact that this program is where the crappy instructors end up. They might be good people that try very hard, but they suck as instructors.
You see, it's not that easy to fire a crapy instructor - damn unions. So what they tend to do is place them (or at least, strongly recomend) that they work for these on-line schools. Simply put, they do less damage.
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Fine, but a simple script can convert the two. So if you want an iPod to play flac, just convert to Apple Lossless, dump it onto the iPod and you're done. Feel free to keep the copy on your computer as flac, that way you preserve all your freedoms. It's not like the lossy formats where converting reduces quality. It may be a slight inconvenience, but if it matters that much then I'm sure you could write a script to simplify things.
Because there is no quality loss in converting between Apple Lossless and flac, it really doesn't matter that iPods don't support flac.
I agree, but then weight isn't an issue for rail transport. In fact, rail transport has recently starting switching from running DC motors to AC with variable frequency drives. I guess the newer electronics allow for effective variable frequency drives. The use of AC motors allows for more powerful motors (due to size limitations) and less maintenance (no brushes).
There is also less wear on the wheels as it is easier to prevent them from slipping on the track. Also, when the wheels are slightly different sizes, the variable frequency drive can equalize the power going to each wheel. This allows one wheel to turn faster then another to compensate for the larger size. Again, this prevents excessive wear of the larger wheel.
Kind of cool stuff, I actually visited a rail yard to see this stuff in action when I was taking a technical diploma in computer / power electronics.
PS, You very well might have known all this, I'm writing it mainly for other readers who might find it interesting. What you wrote is quite true.
And offers far more storage potential. It's also cheaper then flash. And with the dropping price of gig ethernet, performance really shouldn't be an issue. Of course, it requires a server, but then most people wanting a quiet PC for recording will most likely have another desktop PC with more storage.
My guess is that the reason they don't use the method you've described is that there is too much energy loss in the conversion and too much weight. You would need powerful electric motors and generators to pull it off. If you used efficient components, they would be too heavy. If you used light components, they wouldn't be efficient.
I trust the guys at Honda know what they're doing. Future fuel cell powered vehicles will most likely use a method similar to what you've described, but current gas hybrid vehicles aren't heading in that direction.
William
The end result is that more water can be dropped in a day. This is what matters.
When you purchase VirtualPC. Microsoft still gets their cut.
If you want to identify who's driving where. Ignoring the obvious privacy concerns, it's not that bad an idea. For example, my uncle got hit biking by a hit-and-run. Shattered pelvis - never able to bike again. At least with RFID tags in the license plates that would have been able to track down the truck that hit him.
Size also makes a difference. It's the speed of the tips of the blades that makes the difference. If you have two fans running at the same RPM then the tips of the bigger fan are going to be moving faster then the smaller fan - hence, making more noise.
But the general tone of your statement is correct. It is generally better to go with a slower, bigger fan then a smaller, faster fan.
and you have what every CompSci major should know.
So long as you have a quality graphics card, it really doesn't matter who's chipset is powering it. For example, even though NVidia has a poor rep, there are still high quality cards out there.
I mentioned the link because it normally isn't possible to do this with an iBook / iMac / eMac - they only support monitor mirroring. The previous link tells of a patch that allows your external display to act as a separate monitor - basically extending your desktop. It turns a cheap iBook into a powerbook, well, almost.
I'm not saying to not get a book, I personally love books. But the page I liked to will allow a person to extend their desktop for free. A hand utility for anyone with an iBook / iMac.. Just thought some people reading this might like to know about it.
William
Check this out.
As anyone with a septic tank / field knows, powerful cleaners have a nasty tendency to kill bacteria - like those that this device uses to help generate electricity. So if this is going to work, people will have to stop using a lot of the popular cleaners out there.
William
Self modifying code won't run on most modern architectures. Take PPC for example, there are two separate caches, one for code and one for data. The code can not be changed during runtime. There are of course lots of programming languages that utilize "self modifying" code but they typically run with an interpreter who's code does not change. I'm not sure how gdb gets around this problem but if anyone wants to enlighten me, I'm listening.
Apps that use self-modifying code probably only run on one architecture - most likely the 8x86. There are far better ways to protect one's code.
Self-modifying code is prone to bugs, hard to develop, hard to maintain, hardware dependent, and to top it all off - not that effective at providing security.
It looks like an additional 5 grand for the 2028 model. Now they might offer a package deal but it still isn't going to be cheap.
Now I can't speek about cell services, but the same company from which I get DSL also provides cell access. I can only imagine that if they charge more for the phones it is because they charge less for service.
One thing that people must remember is that people have less money in Canada - less expensive plans are more desirable. This gives individuals a cheaper alternative - admittedly with a cheaper cell phone. At least many people that would normally scoff at cell phones because of their high monthly costs will sign up.
For a RISC cpu, each word contains an instruction. The address is embeded inside that instruction. With 64bits, this leaves you with a 22bit command and a 42 bit address. The maximum memory addressed is then 2^42 bytes - or four terabytes.
The advantage of doing it this way is that the entire memory space can be addressed in a single instruction - no complex addressing schemes are required. Simple is good.
You don't belive me - check the literature on the G5, located here. (See page 7)
If I recall correctly..
So they still had a discount..
This makes the cost comparison slightly misleading. One American dollar is about 1.50 Canadian.
then the G3. So the Powerbook should still be significantly faster.
The record labels never would have gone for a Windows service. By limiting it to Mac users they were limiting the scope of the experiment - basically just checking to see if it was a good idea.
But requiring files to be in a particular format, an open format, at least gives open source software a chance. If not now, then in the future. Microsoft is famous for trying to lock users into their software and this would prevent that.
So what I say is require standards, and use the best software for the job.
You see, it's not that easy to fire a crapy instructor - damn unions. So what they tend to do is place them (or at least, strongly recomend) that they work for these on-line schools. Simply put, they do less damage.