I can't speak to the video aspect, but I bought a Squeezebox recently, and I absolutely love it. Best $300 I've ever spent.
I think the main reason I would recommend it over a combination audio- and video-streaming device is that the Squeezebox can be operated entirely via its remote control, without needing to have a television on and tuned to it like a combo-box would. The Squeezebox can also be completely controlled by the web interface to the server software, which is handy if you're too lazy to go out to the front room to turn it off. =)
Another, only slightly less important, reason I would recommend the Squeezebox over a combo device would be the extremely open nature of Slim Devices, and the strong support from the community. For example, just yesterday I came across a plugin that allows you to browse the Live Music Archive and play streamed concerts, all from within the Squeezebox interface. I do not think that level of adaptability is possible with most other products, although there are probably some I'm not aware of.
And no, I'm not shilling, I just really love the thing. =)
I read about a solution to this a while ago that I use, and which works well for me.
Whenever I need to make an account for something, I assign it a security level of low, medium, or high. Then I use my pre-memorized password of the appropriate level to register for the service.
Webcomic message boards, NYT reg, etc. get the low-security password, which is a simple dictionary word. For these accounts, I could not possibly care less if somebody gets that password, or if I need to give it to somebody else for whatever reason. I'd write it down if it wasn't trivial to remember. I have changed it in the past, but it's a hassle to keep track of all the sites that use it, so I don't change it very often. But again, who cares if somebody reads the New York Times with my username?
Normal user accounts, computer logons, webmail, IM, etc. get the medium-security password. It's a dictionary word with a couple of numbers sprinkled in; easy enough to remember, but non-trivial to brute-force. This password I try to rotate relatively frequently, and I don't give it out to people. Things where I could get in legal trouble from unauthorized access rate this password, and thus I don't share it with anybody unless it's absolutely necessary (and then I change it).
Root user accounts, my main email, and anything having to do with money (banking, eBay, etc.) get the high-security password. 16-character, mixed-case, alphanumeric, most certainly non-dictionary, I'd throw Greek letters in there if I could, etc. Nobody knows this password but me, it isn't written down anywhere, and I don't use it any place where I'm concerned that it might be compromised on the server side (phishing web sites, etc.) I try to make sure that it's never transmitted insecurely as well, as far as I'm able.
This way, I have only three passwords to remember at any given time, only one of them is truly complicated, and if I forget which password I used initially I can try the others. This system works well for me at alleviating password clutter.
I think their past behaviour, coupled with the success that bevahiour has garnered, is sufficient reason (for me at least) to respect their moral authority.
Besides, Google is not "laying down the law", as it were. They are posting the standards that they expect from themselves and recommend to their partners. Nobody _has_ to do anything Google says, ever; if they screw up, people will stop using their services. People will follow Google's guidelines for two reasons: either they agree with the ethical and logical principles behind them, or they're trying to emulate Google's success.
For me, anything that gets more people and corporations to adhere to the principle of "Do no evil" is awesome, regardless of the source. Even if Google one day abandons these principles, they will have left an example of how not being evil can serve your business, that hopefully others will follow.
Google's toolbar application has an AutoFill feature that can collect your name, address, phone number, and even credit card info, to automate the process of filling them in to web forms. In order to use this functionality, you have to explicitly turn it on and then fill out the information in its configuration tab. The toolbar does not attempt to grab this information from manually-filled forms, nor does it transmit the information back to Google.
However, this _is_ an application which "collects or transmits my personal information". Since they're up front about how it is stored and protected, I'm perfectly OK with that. It may seem sleazy of them to say, but they're just making explicit the guidelines they already follow in their own software.
I'd actually imagine that anybody who would spend the time and money to buy a Corvette would take much better care of it than they would of a random mid-size sedan. I don't think there are many people who specifically buy sports cars and then completely neglect them.
And while kids still play, the market for cards is not nearly what it once was.
There's still quite a market. Chase rares from recent sets such as Chrome Mox and Arcbound Ravager sell for > $20, and a very large number of non-chase rares have casual value and are thus still expensive.
Although I didn't play "back in the day", and thus can't comment on the market at that time in relation to today's, the current market does seem healthy to me.
I have ACPI suspend-to-disk working quite nicely on my Dell Inspiron 4000, running Gentoo and 2.6.4-ck2.I've never tried suspend-to-RAM; I'd rather be certain that my batteries won't die while my computer is unattended.
It certainly took a while to get there, especially since I originally attempted to use the Dell/RedHat suspend-to-disk-partition-building tools, which did not work at all, but now I've got it saving to swap and I'm golden.
In fact, I dual-boot Windows XP and Linux on my laptop (for games, you know), and I set up Windows to hibernate with its page file so that I can switch between them with ease. Hibernate one, rouse the other, etc. etc. The only problem I have with that scheme is that my shell replacement in Windows tends to crap out after a few reboots and requires a full restart to repair. The hardware itself is all good, though.
I use WMP, because it tucks into the Task Bar, which is nicer than the System Tray.
Winamp can be configured to minimize as a taskbar button, a tray icon, both, or neither.
However, how Winamp sticks to the sides and how the bits stick to each other is a great feature.
allSnap is an awesome little program that makes all of your Windows programs snap to each other, snap to the screen borders, snap while resizing, etc. Very useful app.
Is there a truly compelling reason to download and install Winamp, instead of using the Windows Media Player that's installed? I imagine that anybody who's asking that question would be served equally well by either program, as they'd just be playing MP3s and short video clips and such. However, if you're looking for more advanced features, extensibility (via plugins), cool skins, and basically anything else, then you'll want to go with Winamp over WMP/RealPlayer/QuickTime and the like.
foobar2000 will serve your needs well. It does everything you could possibly want to do within the realm of playing music, and virtually nothing else. Low memory footprint/CPU requirements, simple and functional GUI (without fancy skins), and very powerful. Check it out.
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If I were building such a bomb, I would wire it to go off at T -1.00 minutes. "I've got a minute and five seconds left, now which wire do I *BOOM*" =)
I can't speak to the video aspect, but I bought a Squeezebox recently, and I absolutely love it. Best $300 I've ever spent.
I think the main reason I would recommend it over a combination audio- and video-streaming device is that the Squeezebox can be operated entirely via its remote control, without needing to have a television on and tuned to it like a combo-box would. The Squeezebox can also be completely controlled by the web interface to the server software, which is handy if you're too lazy to go out to the front room to turn it off. =)
Another, only slightly less important, reason I would recommend the Squeezebox over a combo device would be the extremely open nature of Slim Devices, and the strong support from the community. For example, just yesterday I came across a plugin that allows you to browse the Live Music Archive and play streamed concerts, all from within the Squeezebox interface. I do not think that level of adaptability is possible with most other products, although there are probably some I'm not aware of.
And no, I'm not shilling, I just really love the thing. =)
I read about a solution to this a while ago that I use, and which works well for me.
Whenever I need to make an account for something, I assign it a security level of low, medium, or high. Then I use my pre-memorized password of the appropriate level to register for the service.
Webcomic message boards, NYT reg, etc. get the low-security password, which is a simple dictionary word. For these accounts, I could not possibly care less if somebody gets that password, or if I need to give it to somebody else for whatever reason. I'd write it down if it wasn't trivial to remember. I have changed it in the past, but it's a hassle to keep track of all the sites that use it, so I don't change it very often. But again, who cares if somebody reads the New York Times with my username?
Normal user accounts, computer logons, webmail, IM, etc. get the medium-security password. It's a dictionary word with a couple of numbers sprinkled in; easy enough to remember, but non-trivial to brute-force. This password I try to rotate relatively frequently, and I don't give it out to people. Things where I could get in legal trouble from unauthorized access rate this password, and thus I don't share it with anybody unless it's absolutely necessary (and then I change it).
Root user accounts, my main email, and anything having to do with money (banking, eBay, etc.) get the high-security password. 16-character, mixed-case, alphanumeric, most certainly non-dictionary, I'd throw Greek letters in there if I could, etc. Nobody knows this password but me, it isn't written down anywhere, and I don't use it any place where I'm concerned that it might be compromised on the server side (phishing web sites, etc.) I try to make sure that it's never transmitted insecurely as well, as far as I'm able.
This way, I have only three passwords to remember at any given time, only one of them is truly complicated, and if I forget which password I used initially I can try the others. This system works well for me at alleviating password clutter.
Damn.
;-)
J/k
Hey, I have a girlfriend, you insensitive clod!
;-)
And she's a Tetris fiend, too.
10. Do they feel lucky? Sitting on billions of dollars, what is the best way to share their luck?
Giving everybody in the world free email service with 1 GB of storage space sounds like a good way to start...
I think their past behaviour, coupled with the success that bevahiour has garnered, is sufficient reason (for me at least) to respect their moral authority.
Besides, Google is not "laying down the law", as it were. They are posting the standards that they expect from themselves and recommend to their partners. Nobody _has_ to do anything Google says, ever; if they screw up, people will stop using their services. People will follow Google's guidelines for two reasons: either they agree with the ethical and logical principles behind them, or they're trying to emulate Google's success.
For me, anything that gets more people and corporations to adhere to the principle of "Do no evil" is awesome, regardless of the source. Even if Google one day abandons these principles, they will have left an example of how not being evil can serve your business, that hopefully others will follow.
Google's toolbar application has an AutoFill feature that can collect your name, address, phone number, and even credit card info, to automate the process of filling them in to web forms. In order to use this functionality, you have to explicitly turn it on and then fill out the information in its configuration tab. The toolbar does not attempt to grab this information from manually-filled forms, nor does it transmit the information back to Google.
However, this _is_ an application which "collects or transmits my personal information". Since they're up front about how it is stored and protected, I'm perfectly OK with that. It may seem sleazy of them to say, but they're just making explicit the guidelines they already follow in their own software.
Hey, give us a spoiler warning next time, all right?? J/k. =)
Afterall, real professional companies just act that way and everybody else applies that term to them.
Much like real hackers. =)
how many 'Vette owners really "baby it"?
I'd actually imagine that anybody who would spend the time and money to buy a Corvette would take much better care of it than they would of a random mid-size sedan.
I don't think there are many people who specifically buy sports cars and then completely neglect them.
*flashback to A Clockwork Orange* =P
And while kids still play, the market for cards is not nearly what it once was.
There's still quite a market. Chase rares from recent sets such as Chrome Mox and Arcbound Ravager sell for > $20, and a very large number of non-chase rares have casual value and are thus still expensive.
Although I didn't play "back in the day", and thus can't comment on the market at that time in relation to today's, the current market does seem healthy to me.
No, no. It's like I always tell people about my truck: it's not compensation, it's transportation . ;-)
I have ACPI suspend-to-disk working quite nicely on my Dell Inspiron 4000, running Gentoo and 2.6.4-ck2.I've never tried suspend-to-RAM; I'd rather be certain that my batteries won't die while my computer is unattended.
It certainly took a while to get there, especially since I originally attempted to use the Dell/RedHat suspend-to-disk-partition-building tools, which did not work at all, but now I've got it saving to swap and I'm golden.
In fact, I dual-boot Windows XP and Linux on my laptop (for games, you know), and I set up Windows to hibernate with its page file so that I can switch between them with ease. Hibernate one, rouse the other, etc. etc. The only problem I have with that scheme is that my shell replacement in Windows tends to crap out after a few reboots and requires a full restart to repair. The hardware itself is all good, though.
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To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.
-- E.C. Stanton
I think it's the most eloquent statement of the principle that some laws (oral sex, damaged slaves) are not only antiquated, but actually *wrong*.
Granted, but I think that, given Slashdot's policy on mirroring (i.e. "no"), having an official Slashdot torrent tracker is unlikely. =(
Would certainly be cool, though.
Like this one?
Let me guess- we can download music? Off the internet? And then the music files are in the computer?
;-)
Don't forget, you can create and share playlists of your favorite tracks.
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I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. =D
Yes but u gota have plug-ins to fade between songs and no gaps in between songs.
Plugins for gapless output and crossfading, among other things.
Man, was this hard to read. =(
I use WMP, because it tucks into the Task Bar, which is nicer than the System Tray.
Winamp can be configured to minimize as a taskbar button, a tray icon, both, or neither.
However, how Winamp sticks to the sides and how the bits stick to each other is a great feature.
allSnap is an awesome little program that makes all of your Windows programs snap to each other, snap to the screen borders, snap while resizing, etc. Very useful app.
Is there a truly compelling reason to download and install Winamp, instead of using the Windows Media Player that's installed? I imagine that anybody who's asking that question would be served equally well by either program, as they'd just be playing MP3s and short video clips and such. However, if you're looking for more advanced features, extensibility (via plugins), cool skins, and basically anything else, then you'll want to go with Winamp over WMP/RealPlayer/QuickTime and the like.
All I want it to do is play mp3's...
foobar2000 will serve your needs well. It does everything you could possibly want to do within the realm of playing music, and virtually nothing else. Low memory footprint/CPU requirements, simple and functional GUI (without fancy skins), and very powerful. Check it out.
I'd call it a world better of a game than any of those Resident Evil things, but I'm not a particularly big fan of the survival horror genre. ;-)