this is exactly what i've been waiting for... 99 cents is easily worth the price of a song, as long as the quality is decent. and hey! i can feel good about having a 'legal' collection of mp3's!
i can't wait until cable television takes this approach. i would love to pay per channel rather than having a whole slew of junk that seems to grab my attention.. let's see, discovery, comedy central, learning channel....
WTF, i cannot believe that MSIE chokes on a simple transparent.png file. the.png format kicks ass all over.gif formats (alpha channel, etc), AND is an open standard while.gif is not.
users want alpha transparency, which allows one to do nifty effects like drop-shadows and anti-aliasing against any background, but the poor suckers stuck using MSIE are still locked in the dark ages of GIF-style binary transparency. (and it's implemented in such a way that any palette index that isn't completely opaque is treated as completely transparent--depending on your image, say goodbye to most of it! To make up for that, MSIE doesn't support 32-bit RGBA transparency at all. what a pile of fucking shit.)
quicktime 6 is now in beta? windows, too? when did quicktime 5 ever leave beta? i never did get quicktime 5 in windows to work without being crashy/buggy.
quicktime on the mac is a really decent product. i wish they would completely overhaul the windows version from the ground up though...(oh, and a linux version too, please!)
Most coporate environments choose to use IE, therefore you make it a specification to develop for IE only. This does save time and money, especially when you are building weblications for their company Intranets that support various things like Remote Scripting.
in the case of corporate intranets, you're not coding html to be compliant with w3c standard web browsers. instead, you're coding for a specific web client (IE).
What happens when the sites become broken? Well the first question you ask the customer is well what browser are you using?
if you would adhere to w3c standards when coding, then sites wouldn't become 'broken', in which case there wouldn't be any questions to ask... is this so hard to understand?
To sum the above in two words: Job Security.
this last sentence truly baffles me. i'm a python and php coder and have a terrific high paying job. all of my linux friends are employed as administrators and/or coders making good money as well. it's this gigantic pool of MSCE's that are either taking the low end jobs or not employed at all...
You CANNOT tell me it does not cost more to develop multiple versions of scripts to do interactive content.
multiple versions? what for? this is the reason why the World Wide Web Consortium exists at all! develop your scripts to written standards, and you'll only have to do one version that will work for every platform.
haven't you noticed that web sites are becoming more and more standards compliant? if you keep scripting for an IE only audience, then soon your web sites will be considered 'broken' and your employer (or customers) will be asking you why their website looks/acts screwy.
trust me, save yourself time and effort now and base your code on existing, internationally recognized standards. the money is the same, and you'll be doing both customers and future developers a favor.
don't you understand anything about how slashdot works? i mean, they cover the usual geeky tech things, but there are are number of things that always get the spotlight.. they are: 1. linux kernels 2. debian news 3. kde news 4. mozilla news
on slashdot, if you disagree with any of the above 4 topics, the bot-moderators automatically flamebait your ass into oblivion...
hold on, first off let me say that i detest the tactics that the MPAA and RIAA implement to 'defend' their artists.
however, in their defense let me say this: there is a big difference between cassettes and CDs. there is a big difference between VHS tapes and DVDs.
the difference is the transfer quality when duplicating. when you duplicate an original VHS tape, each recording has 'lost' just a little bit of quality. so, when you make copies from copies, it gets worse and so on; same with cassettes.
however, with DVDs and CDs, you can make copies from copies from copies with no degradation. this is what scares the holy hell out of the RIAA and MPAA.
but, you know what? i hate the RIAA and MPAA amd they can eat out of my butt.
Japan is a good indicator, as it tends to be about 1.5 years ahead of Britain (and, ooh, a decade or so ahead of the U.S.:)
you're right about japan, but dead wrong about Britain. I just got back from London, where you see most peeps running around with a brick next to their ear...
exchange server? vpn? windows 2000 server? jesus christ! if he were to ask how to get to the store, i suppose you would recommend buying a space shuttle?
there's nothing wrong with using the right tool for the right job.
c'mon man, why spend $3000 for something when rsync and ssh will do just fine?
dude, perl isn't a structured well-written language. if you want to write perl, you need to know a lot about making your code spaghetti like with plenty of meat filled pasta sauce...
why oh why can today not be my mod points day. this post says it all.
this post accurately reflects the number of fallacies and illogical statements the article has. the writer of this article should be ashamed (and arms broken)...
until i see native support for linux with ATI technology, i don't care what the benchmark results are in comparing these 2 technologies. i'll continue to purchase nvidia based products.
i love the linux support that nvidia provides via updated drivers. other hardware manufacturers should take note.
i like all the little rice cars i see on the road. i have a 2000 GTI/VR6 and they are always trying to race me for some reason. typically, i'll be on the freeway and a rice boy will try and race his rice car against my volkswagen. i don't even drop it out of 5th, and blow his loser ass away, hahaha!
look, i'd rather have a car that IS fast, rather than a car that LOOKS fast.
does anyone know if gnome2.0 beta can be installed via red-carpet?
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haha, look at the difference between a unix admin and an NT admin.
you see, in the NT world, resetting the system DOES fix the problem (the problem being that the system has been up too long and needs a reboot). but in the UNIX world, if a problem develops, you normally need to look into it a little deeper and fix it so it doesn't come back and haunt you.
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..and how is this on topic?
damn, too bad Microsoft isn't a british company
cuz then i'd stop drinking this horrible tea and get my gun..
microsoft is coming! microsoft is coming!
don't you love how history repeats itself?
this is moderated as interesting? you must be kidding me...
what a troll..
this is exactly what i've been waiting for...
99 cents is easily worth the price of a song, as long as the quality is decent.
and hey! i can feel good about having a 'legal' collection of mp3's!
i can't wait until cable television takes this approach. i would love to pay per channel rather than having a whole slew of junk that seems to grab my attention.. let's see, discovery, comedy central, learning channel....
in the movie Total Recall, an entire wall was devoted to a landscape scenic view (using 3 panels) that turned into a television (using 1 panel).
i think that this portrayal is a very real indication of what we will have in the near future.
Incredible.. have you ever taken a Logic class in school?
I highly recommend that you do.
WTF, i cannot believe that MSIE chokes on a simple transparent .png file. the .png format kicks ass all over .gif formats (alpha channel, etc), AND is an open standard while .gif is not.
users want alpha transparency, which allows one to do nifty effects like drop-shadows and anti-aliasing against any background, but the poor suckers stuck using MSIE are still locked in the dark ages of GIF-style binary transparency. (and it's implemented in such a way that any palette index that isn't completely opaque is treated as completely transparent--depending on your image, say goodbye to most of it!
To make up for that, MSIE doesn't support 32-bit RGBA transparency at all. what a pile of fucking shit.)
quicktime 6 is now in beta? windows, too?
when did quicktime 5 ever leave beta? i never did get quicktime 5 in windows to work without being crashy/buggy.
quicktime on the mac is a really decent product. i wish they would completely overhaul the windows version from the ground up though...(oh, and a linux version too, please!)
Most coporate environments choose to use IE, therefore you make it a specification to develop for IE only. This does save time and money, especially when you are building weblications for their company Intranets that support various things like Remote Scripting.
in the case of corporate intranets, you're not coding html to be compliant with w3c standard web browsers. instead, you're coding for a specific web client (IE).
What happens when the sites become broken? Well the first question you ask the customer is well what browser are you using?
if you would adhere to w3c standards when coding, then sites wouldn't become 'broken', in which case there wouldn't be any questions to ask...
is this so hard to understand?
To sum the above in two words: Job Security.
this last sentence truly baffles me. i'm a python and php coder and have a terrific high paying job. all of my linux friends are employed as administrators and/or coders making good money as well. it's this gigantic pool of MSCE's that are either taking the low end jobs or not employed at all...
You CANNOT tell me it does not cost more to develop multiple versions of scripts to do interactive content.
multiple versions? what for? this is the reason why the World Wide Web Consortium exists at all! develop your scripts to written standards, and you'll only have to do one version that will work for every platform.
haven't you noticed that web sites are becoming more and more standards compliant? if you keep scripting for an IE only audience, then soon your web sites will be considered 'broken' and your employer (or customers) will be asking you why their website looks/acts screwy.
trust me, save yourself time and effort now and base your code on existing, internationally recognized standards. the money is the same, and you'll be doing both customers and future developers a favor.
don't you understand anything about how slashdot works? i mean, they cover the usual geeky tech things, but there are are number of things that always get the spotlight.. they are:
1. linux kernels
2. debian news
3. kde news
4. mozilla news
on slashdot, if you disagree with any of the above 4 topics, the bot-moderators automatically flamebait your ass into oblivion...
hold on, first off let me say that i detest the tactics that the MPAA and RIAA implement to 'defend' their artists.
however, in their defense let me say this:
there is a big difference between cassettes and CDs. there is a big difference between VHS tapes and DVDs.
the difference is the transfer quality when duplicating. when you duplicate an original VHS tape, each recording has 'lost' just a little bit of quality. so, when you make copies from copies, it gets worse and so on; same with cassettes.
however, with DVDs and CDs, you can make copies from copies from copies with no degradation. this is what scares the holy hell out of the RIAA and MPAA.
but, you know what? i hate the RIAA and MPAA amd they can eat out of my butt.
Japan is a good indicator, as it tends to be about 1.5 years ahead of Britain (and, ooh, a decade or so ahead of the U.S. :)
you're right about japan, but dead wrong about Britain. I just got back from London, where you see most peeps running around with a brick next to their ear...
it was like a 90's flashback...
exchange server? vpn? windows 2000 server? jesus christ!
if he were to ask how to get to the store, i suppose you would recommend buying a space shuttle?
there's nothing wrong with using the right tool for the right job.
c'mon man, why spend $3000 for something when rsync and ssh will do just fine?
dude, perl isn't a structured well-written language. if you want to write perl, you need to know a lot about making your code spaghetti like with plenty of meat filled pasta sauce...
i've been asking myself this question over and over:
Who does the RIAA benefit? themselves?
oh, when the RIAA was first enacted, it's purpose was to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists.
however, now it seems that the RIAA doesn't even acknowledge the artists anymore.
it's time for RIAA reform, or do away with them completely.
Verizon's plans are a step in the right direction...to help artists make money making music. isn't that what it should all be about?
hehe, wow, a non programmer...
um, sorry to break this to moronic american businesses, but a passport is an internationally recognized form of identification...
why oh why can today not be my mod points day. this post says it all.
this post accurately reflects the number of fallacies and illogical statements the article has.
the writer of this article should be ashamed (and arms broken)...
until i see native support for linux with ATI technology, i don't care what the benchmark results are in comparing these 2 technologies. i'll continue to purchase nvidia based products.
i love the linux support that nvidia provides via updated drivers. other hardware manufacturers should take note.
i like all the little rice cars i see on the road. i have a 2000 GTI/VR6 and they are always trying to race me for some reason.
typically, i'll be on the freeway and a rice boy will try and race his rice car against my volkswagen. i don't even drop it out of 5th, and blow his loser ass away, hahaha!
look, i'd rather have a car that IS fast, rather than a car that LOOKS fast.
Now, for something constructive. When will we see this in Linux? Surely, if Microsoft can do this, so can the people working on Linux. Riiight?
you mean, if microsoft (3000 people) can do this, can the people on linux (300,000 people) do this?
my answer? no doubt about it.
remember folks, evolution ALWAYS wins in the end.
does anyone know if gnome2.0 beta can be installed via red-carpet?
haha, look at the difference between a unix admin and an NT admin.
you see, in the NT world, resetting the system DOES fix the problem (the problem being that the system has been up too long and needs a reboot). but in the UNIX world, if a problem develops, you normally need to look into it a little deeper and fix it so it doesn't come back and haunt you.
well i suppose the real question is what has always led to an increase of technological progress, right?