Because OS X Leopard CAN access 4GB of RAM. Let's see if Apple also joins the fray. Then again, 4GB is way too much, because after all 640KB should be enough for everyone. In all fairness 512meg is a reasonable about for XP, 1gig however is better. I don't see your average joe 6-pack user benefiting from more than 2gigs.
They want the spectrum, and frankly carrying dead weight for some dinosaur broadcast stations is a waste of time. If they don't have a strategy for switching to digital broadcasting, then away they go. Too bad, so sad, welcome to the business world. But this ISN'T the business world, this is the government world. If the FCC is going to shake up the spectrum, and making a huge bundle auctioning off a huge practically unused segment, then they should have a program to help indy stations switch to digital. Given every person gets $40 to get the damned box, I would hope there is some kickback to help out the indy stations, which odds are is going to be a PBS affiliate.
Though I do challenge the grandparent to give us a station which isn't broadcasting in digital presently. I don't disbelieve there are some, I just don't know of any.
For example, let's say some yokle lives 300 miles from the nearest town and it's costly to lay down a phones for sub 20 people. We don't say tough shit, we all shoulder the burden.
Don't get me wrong, I welcome the change. The analog spectrum was a huge mess for a long while. I welcome mass produced digital tuners and the possibility of cheaper 1080/720 tvs.
There are people that can't afford cable TV still. Are they the type of person to keep up on tech news? I think it's unlikely. And it is a problem because there are still a significant amount of people that watch broadcast TV. It's probably the only way the local channels are staying in business at this point. I have a feeling this forced switchover is going to be the death of a lot of broadcast stations. Those who can not afford cable are also likely to not be aware of cheaper cable options. For example in my region there was rumored to be a sub-Basic cable plan that floated less than the cost of subscribing to cable modem service without cable. I can so for a fact that Comcast is offering in my area HDTV only service for $8.15/month which I presume one can get the 2-13 analog stations as well.
Yes, I'm aware there are people that can't afford sub $10 a month, but it's a far better cry than $22+/month.
But the NICE thing about HDTV is the fact that you can get away without having cable and have a decent picture.
A 57 Chevy and a strange red car in Knight Rider 2000, complete with dumb "Virtual Reality" mode. I rather thought the classic car in that was a Volvo but clearly it is a 57 chevy. I would have had more respect for the series if they used a Volvo p1800. There is "The Saint" reference and they are practically bulletproof.
1. Before Knightrider came on the air they advertised a 800 number you could call to get the specs of the KITT compared to the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee. Even as a pre-teen I thought it was rather stupid to promote a fictional car as being superior to another semi-fictional car.
2. This used 5 years down the road as a creative use for 800 numbers.
But I regret not picking up copies of the this advert... it would have likely been e-bay able when Hasslehoff's popularity was tops in Germany. But now it's the 21st century and you can create all the fictional stats and specifications you like with minimal expense and no wasted paper. Not so good for the collectors market, but a fuck of a lot better for the environment.
While I understand the need for suspending disbelieve, I just can't help but think that it would make a more enjoyable show if they simply tried to ground and enhance what was already presented in the original show. Updated with modern communications technology, satellite data, reconnaissance methods (could you see KITT launching UAVs?:P), eves dropping tech, weapons technology, and computer control, KITT could be pretty damn cool without crossing the line into unbelievable territory. Which would, of course, force the writers to write rather than relying on the gadget of the moment.;-) I think they tried that... Team Knight Rider perhaps. I only watched a couple of episodes but I seem to remember automobiles that could morph into cycles or some nonsense. It only lasted a season.
*You get what you pay for (Prices that are really low indicate the CD is pirated)
When I encounter a price that is REALLY low, to me it means the CD has hit the CD cutout bin, where it just so happens I bought much of my music from.
*Too good to be true (Compilation Cds that could only exist in the dreams of a music fan) I've bought many a legit compilation CD, some good some bad.
In fact, cheap comp CDs are an excellent form of advertising. Some are designed to be silly like Grunge Lite featuring elevator versions of Nirvana, Perl Jam, and Mudhonny. "Grunge Light creates a relaxing mood, bringing sparkle and magic to your dinner parties and tranquilized moments at home" See the news on you tube.
*Suspicious Packaging (pirated products often look amateurish) In this age of lasers and inkjet printers, home equipment can put out something pretty decent. However, to me a truly amateurish CD is one which comes from one of those record clubs, you know the type buy 12 for the price of 1, which near as I'm aware they duplicate in house which can result in amateurish results. Come to think about it, often commercial double classic rock albums, back when a release was less than 40min, look the most amateurish.
*Sold in unusual places (street corners or flee markets - legitimate producers DON'T sell CDs there) In the late 1990s, not only did the indy record stores start to shut down, but also some seriously big names such as Tower records. Guess where legitimate albums got dumped? Not to speak of indy artists at the time.
In the 21st century I can't really imagine buying something in a store unless it's 2nd hand or a cutout bin.
*Trust your ear
As others have pointed it, it's digital. However there were issues with real pressed music with the reflective layer coming off or suffering CD rot. You would expect at the level of profit on a CD they would use the best materials and not cut corners.
But as we all know, most albums are mastered by some yahoo using pro-tools.
So my revised list
* You don't get what you pay for * Cheep compilation CDs are a great way to expose your self to a many artists. * Suspicious Packaging means jack squat * Trusting your ear is pointless * The RIAA should be investigated for anti-trust violations.
Not all optical drives come with software to play DVD media. In fact a lot do not. Mpeg2 codecs don't come free I'm afraid. I will have to look into this subject further. While I'm sure such things are missing from OEM versions, retail box versions on the other hand tend to include such things. My experience has been that retail box versions like you would find at circuit city and such offer not only cyberlink/powerdvd level software. It's painfully clear based on TFA the drive in question was one which came with a software suite.
I would be shocked at a retail box burner that didn't come with software to play DVDs.
As for the USB reference, I didn't suggest booting from USB, I suggested using a USB stick after the OS has booted (should they be completely inept at using LiveCDs). I stand corrected however....
I think you fail to realize that a lot of LiveCDs include burning software, so you can actually test the device without booting the installed OS. I think you are missing the point. If someone wants a drive installed on their winbox, they want the drive to work. This would include burning software. You DO have to access the OS to install this.
You can use a liveCD to test the equipment. This is a damned useful tool to troubleshoot whether something is a hardware problem, or a software problem. But at shop rates the consumer is going to expect the tech install the software needed to operate the equipment.
More license stupidity. UW owns pine and could just relicense it, but instead they release it under a different name and new license? That's just stupid. From the website
The trademark obligation represented an ongoing administrative effort. Coincidentally, the UW is standardizing its license for the several other products we offer to the Apache License, Version 2.0.
The cleanest way to do all this was to stop developing Pine (a registered trademark) and start a new product that would be released under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Thus Alpine was born.
It may sound silly but it makes sense. I mean you have a whole slew of people, businesses, and organizations who agreed to a set of terms who would be most upset if the terms were changed overnight. Not only that but it was possible to distribute derivative works only with written permission. For all we know, this has been done on a commercial level.
While you could get the source to pine, it was NOT what some would call open source.
CD burning software commonly includes all kind of "media center" crap these days so the tech's explanation of looking for something to test the codec with is at least plausible. I'm still not buying it. We would need to know the details of the install but really the most professional solution would be is to have a test disc with test video clearly labeled with what codec should be used. A.avi is pretty cryptic.
Here's how I see it, bozo downloaded illegal porn, and in all likelihood ALREADY has the aproperate codecs to that material, there should really be no reason to replace the codecs... though now I think about it software like Nero Suite does tend to override existing codecs in favor of their own.
But even assuming a plausible explanation of tech wanting to test existing media after installing a new media player, the customer SHOULD have been consulted regarding replacement of existing software in favor of new software.
I don't think there's anything that requires them to test it a certain way. Maybe you'd prefer they test through a removable device or something but there was no law, regulation, contract, or company policy that said they'd do it that way. This is why this makes an excellent slashdot post. There would seem to be only professional ethics, code of conduct, and reasonable logic. If there is no law, there should be, and odds are there will be. But law aside
We know a DVD burner was being installed So we can naturally assume of the tech was interested in testing the product being installed, they should be testing the product being installed. It's not law, but it is common sense.
We can assume a software bundle Those bundles can be a royal pain, but it should be totally up to the consumer whether to opt for the new software or stay with existing software. This can be hard as most consumers wouldn't really know any better. It's not law, but it is professional conduct.
If they want to test a DVD burner, they can perfectly well use a file that they keep for that purpose. According to TFA the tech was testing the DVD software... and looking for video files to play. Why the tech didn't use a DVD, which given encrypted discs would make the most sense, I have no idea.
Its about stupidity. You see, im not worried that they checked, not worried that they found. What worries me is how the HELL do you prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that the guy was actually the user of that porn? Yep... or some jack ass who bought his porn collection to work, got caught, and blamed it on the customer.
Assigning a repair shop to install a dvd-burner does not grant them permission to access anything other than what they need to. They do not need to go into the OS to test it (hello, linux livecd?). Ummm... I would THINK you do have to go into the OS to some degree. While windows does auto detect -rom drives, you do have to install software to use the drive, which would include licensed DVD viewing software as well as burning software.
If they do not know enough, and "need" to go into the OS, they do not need to go through any files on the computer at all; hello USB memory stick and trial nero. Ignoring the hit to miss ratio of bootable USB sticks on various systems, if you read TFA you would see the the point where there was a problem was when the techs were "testing the codecs" after installing the drive's software. The techs SHOULD have test material on Flash drives or -rom.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think their explanation washes. However if someone is paying you to install a trivial component, they want to be able to USE IT.
TFA said 13-14 year old boys... But even if it was very young looking women, the police would still have a responsibility to investigate it, if his sources for the porn were legal they wouldn't be too hard for him to show to police. Well... I don't know about YOUR experience with porn. Mine has always been a "hey you want to watch something" "what 'cha got?" "p0rn". I was under the impression all porn was pirated, at least that's what napster, kazza, and torrent sites would lead me to believe. If it wasn't pirated, it was something sent in the mail if you had the misfortune of ordering from the Adam and Eve Catalog.
And the pornographic images of children that were on his hard drive will turn out to just be......... ....an illegally downloaded copy of Time Bandits.
It's an understandable mistake for those who were not adequately prepared for this Terry Gilliam treat.
Huhh, that seems a lot for a print head. Better get a new printer. Unless the cost of ink for your printer is cheaper than the current replacement model. There are some Epson C series with a double sized black which many not exist on current generation printers.
I know you can get some referb epson printers from epson for cheaper than it would cost to buy the ink.
Anyway,:) I do not think there is any dry-fire when you see the colors actually showing up on the print. You'd be surprised. On thermals and piezos it's not uncommon to be close to the end of the tank and suck partial ink. But again, given a possible savings of what i'd guess is 33%... if you are getting more than 7 cartridge changes you're doing well.
You skip over the point that university cafeterias also stock fridges of bottles of pepsi or coke, but never both. You also seem to have forgotten the fastfood franchises which also have fridges of pepsi or coke but never both. Restaurants I'm not sure about, but I was under the impression that that the equipment was given with a kickback.
University cafeterias, I can't say I've ever bothered to look as I really don't do soda. But if I'm going by my mini-mart model the fridges again I believe are a kick back from the cola companies.
Perhaps someone in food service can actually enlighten us further as to how it works. But I skipped over them because I can't say I've noticed.
My first question, is why were the techs looking around for files to copy? They should be providing their own files via a USB drive. Wouldn't YOU want "my documents" the first thing someone else puts onto disc?
That's like taking your car to get it repaired and being pissed off when you get arrested because the mechanic notices the 5 kilos of coke in your back seat. Would a typical mechanic call the cops or keep the coke for them selves? Or probably know enough to leave that package alone. I have no idea the going rate of coke, but I can Google it and see that $80 to $100 per gram. Even assuming 50% for low whole sale, that's $100,000. Call me silly but if I was that mechanic, I'd fear retaliation assuming I could even spot coke from any other white substance. That's not street dealer level of goods, that's gang or organized crime level of goods.
It's more likely like leaving a consumer quantity of illegal goods in the car, something in the candy bar range, rather than the gallon of milk range. And even then I'd wager the mechanics are more likely to keep it than call the cops.
How about paying a university not to stock Pepsi? Or a franchise not to stock Coke? Oh wait, both these things happen all the time. Where's the news here again? In these cases, universities are not in the business of selling soft drinks. They are in the business of education. While the exact details of the vending machines are unknown to me, I would guess that Soda Company gives university money to rent space to sell their product. There are a limited number of spaces available for vending machines, and I imagine it's possible for there to be a bid on all the soda spaces by one company.
However, I doubt that a BigCola could bribe a market to not carry MegaCola. The best I think Big/Mega cola can do is offer price breaks, which it seems Big/Mega cola are always on sale.
See the difference. One is a case of rental of space, where it's possible for Big/mega cola to rent all the space. The other is a retail product sales.
Given that many inks are the same between models, and even between companies, offering a bribe to not service one companies product. It's like Honda telling Jiffylube not to change the oil of their products just so they can sell customers on their own system. Or worse yet, requiring Honda owners to buy Honda Oil. It's rather why we have the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
Every generation of printer, another new formulation of ink is required. The ink drop sizes keep getting smaller to perfect the image quality. The basic component of printer ink is Windex. Ammonia, water, dye or pigment. We are talking about a commercial product typicaly sold for 2/10ths of a cent per ml even with some blue dye in it.
It's true that much work is done creating a formula for a given printer, this is mostly done for the patent rights. Ink is an old technology, old enough that there would be off the shelf solutions.
Kool-Aid is good for contrast, which fetches like $1.80/gal or so, which just so happens to be used as a wool dye in Finland at a ratio of about 1 package per 1 ounce of wool.
Now I am getting curious though how much a head replacement is. Anyone ? As a good rule of thumb sub $100 Epsons the printhead costs more than the damned printer. No joke. They make so much with the ink that it pays for the head. As a good rule of thumb I've seen epson heads for between $75-$150. I would guess they use older head on the budget printers.
I wouldn't be "too" worried about burning out the head on the epson. It's not a thermal inkjet, so dry firing the heads should be less destructive than others. All sorts of tricks such as printing beyond "empty", hot swapping of the ink cartridges save SO much in the way of ink that the risk is acceptable if you are using OEM.
I would guess you could save 33% by avoiding the cleaning cycles and printing till dry.
I liked the Canon 4500 (I think it's called Pixma or something) because it can also print CDs, but when I checked Linux compatibility it was poor. So I decided not to buy it. There is always Turbo Print I've not tried it, and it's not open source near as i'm aware. It's $30 euros or $40 usd.
I can't speak for the ip4500, I have the ip5200 which was much like the ip4300. I liked the color rendering on the epson much better than the canon, but the canon was without a doubt a better general purpose printer. Build quality without a doubt was superior than the frameless Rxxx series.
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Though I do challenge the grandparent to give us a station which isn't broadcasting in digital presently. I don't disbelieve there are some, I just don't know of any.
For example, let's say some yokle lives 300 miles from the nearest town and it's costly to lay down a phones for sub 20 people. We don't say tough shit, we all shoulder the burden.
Don't get me wrong, I welcome the change. The analog spectrum was a huge mess for a long while. I welcome mass produced digital tuners and the possibility of cheaper 1080/720 tvs.
Yes, I'm aware there are people that can't afford sub $10 a month, but it's a far better cry than $22+/month.
But the NICE thing about HDTV is the fact that you can get away without having cable and have a decent picture.
I remember two things
1. Before Knightrider came on the air they advertised a 800 number you could call to get the specs of the KITT compared to the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee. Even as a pre-teen I thought it was rather stupid to promote a fictional car as being superior to another semi-fictional car.
2. This used 5 years down the road as a creative use for 800 numbers.
But I regret not picking up copies of the this advert... it would have likely been e-bay able when Hasslehoff's popularity was tops in Germany. But now it's the 21st century and you can create all the fictional stats and specifications you like with minimal expense and no wasted paper. Not so good for the collectors market, but a fuck of a lot better for the environment.
You would think there would be an option to cache a site but it's safe to assume no.
However, IIRC g-mail offers pop3 and/or imap. You can use another client, such as al/pine, outlook/express, or whatever.
I've seen references to g-mail clients but you can google this subject on your own.
*You get what you pay for (Prices that are really low indicate the CD is pirated)
When I encounter a price that is REALLY low, to me it means the CD has hit the CD cutout bin, where it just so happens I bought much of my music from.
*Too good to be true (Compilation Cds that could only exist in the dreams of a music fan)
I've bought many a legit compilation CD, some good some bad.
In fact, cheap comp CDs are an excellent form of advertising. Some are designed to be silly like Grunge Lite featuring elevator versions of Nirvana, Perl Jam, and Mudhonny. "Grunge Light creates a relaxing mood, bringing sparkle and magic to your dinner parties and tranquilized moments at home" See the news on you tube.
*Suspicious Packaging (pirated products often look amateurish)
In this age of lasers and inkjet printers, home equipment can put out something pretty decent. However, to me a truly amateurish CD is one which comes from one of those record clubs, you know the type buy 12 for the price of 1, which near as I'm aware they duplicate in house which can result in amateurish results. Come to think about it, often commercial double classic rock albums, back when a release was less than 40min, look the most amateurish.
*Sold in unusual places (street corners or flee markets - legitimate producers DON'T sell CDs there)
In the late 1990s, not only did the indy record stores start to shut down, but also some seriously big names such as Tower records. Guess where legitimate albums got dumped? Not to speak of indy artists at the time.
In the 21st century I can't really imagine buying something in a store unless it's 2nd hand or a cutout bin.
*Trust your ear
As others have pointed it, it's digital. However there were issues with real pressed music with the reflective layer coming off or suffering CD rot. You would expect at the level of profit on a CD they would use the best materials and not cut corners.
But as we all know, most albums are mastered by some yahoo using pro-tools.
So my revised list
* You don't get what you pay for
* Cheep compilation CDs are a great way to expose your self to a many artists.
* Suspicious Packaging means jack squat
* Trusting your ear is pointless
* The RIAA should be investigated for anti-trust violations.
I would be shocked at a retail box burner that didn't come with software to play DVDs. As for the USB reference, I didn't suggest booting from USB, I suggested using a USB stick after the OS has booted (should they be completely inept at using LiveCDs). I stand corrected however.... I think you fail to realize that a lot of LiveCDs include burning software, so you can actually test the device without booting the installed OS. I think you are missing the point. If someone wants a drive installed on their winbox, they want the drive to work. This would include burning software. You DO have to access the OS to install this.
You can use a liveCD to test the equipment. This is a damned useful tool to troubleshoot whether something is a hardware problem, or a software problem. But at shop rates the consumer is going to expect the tech install the software needed to operate the equipment.
It may sound silly but it makes sense. I mean you have a whole slew of people, businesses, and organizations who agreed to a set of terms who would be most upset if the terms were changed overnight. Not only that but it was possible to distribute derivative works only with written permission. For all we know, this has been done on a commercial level.
While you could get the source to pine, it was NOT what some would call open source.
Here's how I see it, bozo downloaded illegal porn, and in all likelihood ALREADY has the aproperate codecs to that material, there should really be no reason to replace the codecs... though now I think about it software like Nero Suite does tend to override existing codecs in favor of their own.
But even assuming a plausible explanation of tech wanting to test existing media after installing a new media player, the customer SHOULD have been consulted regarding replacement of existing software in favor of new software. I don't think there's anything that requires them to test it a certain way. Maybe you'd prefer they test through a removable device or something but there was no law, regulation, contract, or company policy that said they'd do it that way. This is why this makes an excellent slashdot post. There would seem to be only professional ethics, code of conduct, and reasonable logic. If there is no law, there should be, and odds are there will be. But law aside
We know a DVD burner was being installed
So we can naturally assume of the tech was interested in testing the product being installed, they should be testing the product being installed. It's not law, but it is common sense.
We can assume a software bundle
Those bundles can be a royal pain, but it should be totally up to the consumer whether to opt for the new software or stay with existing software. This can be hard as most consumers wouldn't really know any better. It's not law, but it is professional conduct.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think their explanation washes. However if someone is paying you to install a trivial component, they want to be able to USE IT.
It's an understandable mistake for those who were not adequately prepared for this Terry Gilliam treat.
I know you can get some referb epson printers from epson for cheaper than it would cost to buy the ink. Anyway,
University cafeterias, I can't say I've ever bothered to look as I really don't do soda. But if I'm going by my mini-mart model the fridges again I believe are a kick back from the cola companies.
Perhaps someone in food service can actually enlighten us further as to how it works. But I skipped over them because I can't say I've noticed.
It's more likely like leaving a consumer quantity of illegal goods in the car, something in the candy bar range, rather than the gallon of milk range. And even then I'd wager the mechanics are more likely to keep it than call the cops.
However, I doubt that a BigCola could bribe a market to not carry MegaCola. The best I think Big/Mega cola can do is offer price breaks, which it seems Big/Mega cola are always on sale.
See the difference. One is a case of rental of space, where it's possible for Big/mega cola to rent all the space. The other is a retail product sales.
Given that many inks are the same between models, and even between companies, offering a bribe to not service one companies product. It's like Honda telling Jiffylube not to change the oil of their products just so they can sell customers on their own system. Or worse yet, requiring Honda owners to buy Honda Oil. It's rather why we have the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.
It's true that much work is done creating a formula for a given printer, this is mostly done for the patent rights. Ink is an old technology, old enough that there would be off the shelf solutions.
Kool-Aid is good for contrast, which fetches like $1.80/gal or so, which just so happens to be used as a wool dye in Finland at a ratio of about 1 package per 1 ounce of wool.
I wouldn't be "too" worried about burning out the head on the epson. It's not a thermal inkjet, so dry firing the heads should be less destructive than others. All sorts of tricks such as printing beyond "empty", hot swapping of the ink cartridges save SO much in the way of ink that the risk is acceptable if you are using OEM.
I would guess you could save 33% by avoiding the cleaning cycles and printing till dry.
I can't speak for the ip4500, I have the ip5200 which was much like the ip4300. I liked the color rendering on the epson much better than the canon, but the canon was without a doubt a better general purpose printer. Build quality without a doubt was superior than the frameless Rxxx series.