I can't believe that MPEG-LA would even consider airing this out publicly.
"You're killing innovation because you charge less than us"
Please... If you were really that worried about adoption of your standard you would either A) Drop your license rate, B) Open your codec completely or C) Make a better product than MS' and the cost is a moot point.
It's hilarious to see people cry foul at Microsoft when their business practices are practically the same.
I have actually got to try one of these in the snow monday ( I also live in ManchVegas ). They handle surprisingly well, although I did lose control going down Central St on a patch of ice. The machine just kinda "slipped", for lack of better term, forward. But it didn't feel like I was going to lose control at all. Very impressive that it only happened once in about a 3 mile jaunt as well.
Yeah, I' bet there's a huge number of Apple users who rip their music to OGG when there's no available player for it on their platform.
And before you tell me that there is some obsucre player for it, reminder that your AVERAGE Mac user isn't going to know about anything that isn't made by Apple, and sure as hell isn't going to FINK something.
This isn't a step forward until it's built into iTunes.
I'm pretty new to linux, and I have no idea how to install this if I wanted to. Can some one point me to a site that would have a step-by-step for something like this?
The Minibosses also had a really cool contra mix that I could get down to. They did it with live instruments in a pop/punk kinda way. Some downloads at their site to check out:
Great, so some company is going to spend $10,000 more to be the first ad ignored on the right side of the screeen. Bravo to Google for being able to sell that real estate. At least it's not as intrusive as an OSDN bar on the top of some other site.
I betcha a fair deal of people will use it (read: AOL users, computer neophytes) because the "brand name" of Yahoo is much stronger than that of Google... It probably won't last for long though, I'm sure that most people will figure it out;)
Here's a real great idea for the "net appliance" that was supposingly going to replace home PC's years back. The thing can run Linux, browse the web, run on an ethernet network, play MP3's, oh and by the way, it's a pretty decent gaming machine.
Throw that together with the fact that it's about 80 bucks brand new and tell me what you really have to complain about...?
It seems that some of the congressmen (and women) view rights online as a "second rate" issue. Others seem ignorant of the implications of their powers in this realm (Jud Gregg comes to mind).
Who are the main proponents of Online Rights in congress, and do you feel they represent the minority or majority of these people?
Most companies that go under just sell the information outright. At least you got an opt out. I don't agree with them selling it at all, but again, at least there is an option...
Don't bother killing the writers. Just the people who work in your company who really think that their friends would write them mail with " Hi Friend I need you help" as a subject line.
No, the game needs to work before it's shipped from the factory. Patches are . You're average Joe Q. User doesn't have the slightest idea what a patch is, may not be able to play the game because it doesn't work on his "Dell processor" and then the whole industry suffers.
Ultima 9 is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. I'm sure it's a great game 8 Months after it's release, but I returned it 7 and a half months ago because I didn't want to put up with a game that was incomplete.
Companies like this shouldn't be supported, and while I agree that Michael's "review" isn't the best (or accurate), he does have an excellent point about the industry in general.
The fiasco surrounding this game isn't that much different than Derek Smart's "Battlecruiser 3k" a few years back.
Highly anticipated game, short technically and in play mechanics. Fortunately, errors of this magnitude hardly ever slip thru the cracks, but some things (graphics glitches, manufacturing problems, etc.) are present in so many of these products you wonder if Stevie Wonder isn't head of QA.
Not that I care all that much either. I'd rather chew on a razor blade then sit through Myst 3, but I'm sure that it's a huge disappointment to the people who were looking forward to it.
Before we keep flaming sony for not adhereing to a standard (which is true in a lot of cases), the new drive does adhere to the proposed (and I believe certified) Purple Book specification. Now if wether or not someone else will adopt this, I don't know...
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I can think of a couple of uses already for this technology that would be extremely useful in my office:
;)
-- Restrict printing of documents that are sensitive
-- Don't allow company wide e-mail without administrative approval
and most importantly, don't allow my boss to see that I'm calling him a dick in an e-mail
Technology like this does have a GOOD purpose as well as negative uses. This could be a really useful office tool.
This is the only person that's posted anything CORRECT in this thread.
I can't believe that MPEG-LA would even consider airing this out publicly.
"You're killing innovation because you charge less than us"
Please... If you were really that worried about adoption of your standard you would either A) Drop your license rate, B) Open your codec completely or C) Make a better product than MS' and the cost is a moot point.
It's hilarious to see people cry foul at Microsoft when their business practices are practically the same.
The movie is so hotly anticipated that they've added another 'x' to each title...
Either that or both feature a lot of pole dancing in Zion...
I have actually got to try one of these in the snow monday ( I also live in ManchVegas ). They handle surprisingly well, although I did lose control going down Central St on a patch of ice. The machine just kinda "slipped", for lack of better term, forward. But it didn't feel like I was going to lose control at all. Very impressive that it only happened once in about a 3 mile jaunt as well.
Yeah, I' bet there's a huge number of Apple users who rip their music to OGG when there's no available player for it on their platform.
And before you tell me that there is some obsucre player for it, reminder that your AVERAGE Mac user isn't going to know about anything that isn't made by Apple, and sure as hell isn't going to FINK something.
This isn't a step forward until it's built into iTunes.
Keanu Reeves as Hillary Rosen of the RIAA
James Van Der Beek as Lars Ulrich of Metallica
Yeah, those are my picks for bit players...
I'm pretty new to linux, and I have no idea how to install this if I wanted to. Can some one point me to a site that would have a step-by-step for something like this?
Gawd, only on slashdot would you get a +5 "Informative" for a comment like this...
Jeez...
The Minibosses also had a really cool contra mix that I could get down to. They did it with live instruments in a pop/punk kinda way. Some downloads at their site to check out:
www.minibosses.com
Great, so some company is going to spend $10,000 more to be the first ad ignored on the right side of the screeen. Bravo to Google for being able to sell that real estate. At least it's not as intrusive as an OSDN bar on the top of some other site.
I betcha a fair deal of people will use it (read: AOL users, computer neophytes) because the "brand name" of Yahoo is much stronger than that of Google... ;)
It probably won't last for long though, I'm sure that most people will figure it out
Yikes. You might want to consider changing the title of that story. I jumped all over this story when I thought it was about poor-skilled 3d artists ;)
Here's a real great idea for the "net appliance" that was supposingly going to replace home PC's years back. The thing can run Linux, browse the web, run on an ethernet network, play MP3's, oh and by the way, it's a pretty decent gaming machine.
Throw that together with the fact that it's about 80 bucks brand new and tell me what you really have to complain about...?
It seems that some of the congressmen (and women) view rights online as a "second rate" issue. Others seem ignorant of the implications of their powers in this realm (Jud Gregg comes to mind).
Who are the main proponents of Online Rights in congress, and do you feel they represent the minority or majority of these people?
Most companies that go under just sell the information outright. At least you got an opt out. I don't agree with them selling it at all, but again, at least there is an option...
If Passangers on planes are allowed to be armed and "defend themselves", this kind of thing would happen more often...
Electronics Boutique launched EB1.COM a while ago. It's the same service, availible to broadband users in the US/Canada. This is old news.
Don't bother killing the writers. Just the people who work in your company who really think that their friends would write them mail with " Hi Friend I need you help" as a subject line.
ElcomSoft's Advanced eBook Processor software is no longer available in the United States...
Oh no, like I care. I'm going to have to shop my competition's pdf files out to Canada now...
I've always liked the Palm scheduler better then the "Outlook"-esque one that comes with PocketPC..
How great would this would this be for flight sims? You could have the whole instrument panel out in front of you...
Personally, I think the coolest use would be to have a terminal open at all times so I could always have it at my disposal.
No, the game needs to work before it's shipped from the factory. Patches are . You're average Joe Q. User doesn't have the slightest idea what a patch is, may not be able to play the game because it doesn't work on his "Dell processor" and then the whole industry suffers.
Ultima 9 is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. I'm sure it's a great game 8 Months after it's release, but I returned it 7 and a half months ago because I didn't want to put up with a game that was incomplete.
Companies like this shouldn't be supported, and while I agree that Michael's "review" isn't the best (or accurate), he does have an excellent point about the industry in general.
Highly anticipated game, short technically and in play mechanics. Fortunately, errors of this magnitude hardly ever slip thru the cracks, but some things (graphics glitches, manufacturing problems, etc.) are present in so many of these products you wonder if Stevie Wonder isn't head of QA.
Not that I care all that much either. I'd rather chew on a razor blade then sit through Myst 3, but I'm sure that it's a huge disappointment to the people who were looking forward to it.
Before we keep flaming sony for not adhereing to a standard (which is true in a lot of cases), the new drive does adhere to the proposed (and I believe certified) Purple Book specification. Now if wether or not someone else will adopt this, I don't know...