most consumers would opt for the with Media Player version
Don't remember where I saw it (been a long time and may be related to the US trial and IE) but I thought along with the "unbundling" came the requirement that the lite version retail for a lower price. Otherwise you're right -there's no reason to get the lite version if they're both the same price.
Quick tip to get rid of that nagging "Upgrade to Quicktime Pro" message (works on Macs, not sure about Windows):
Set the computer's date to some time in the distant future (say 5 years ahead), start Quicktime player, get the message and respond as usual. Go back and reset the date correctly.
The "Upgrade to Quicktime Pro" prompt will disappear until that future date you used.
Clueless parent : Sure, Tommy. You can go down to the park by yourself to play with the kid you've been chatting with. After all, his token says he's 8 years old, just like you.
Nothing like giving a pedophile a better way of convincing even ussuspecting adults that they're only a kid.
The bulk of it burns up on re-entry into the atmosphere.
I'd be more worried about terrorists going for the platform itself. If there's nothing to tie the end of the ribbon down to, you're in trouble. There may be possibilities for temporary anchors though -I just don't know.
Just to follow up from this, sounds like you're right. From http://liftport.com/research3.php
"Terrorists are unlikely to be able to break the elevator anywhere higher than 15 km or so; it can then be simply flown back down to the anchor by moving some of the counterweight mass a bit further out and will be back in operation in a couple of days."
Though they're not so much sewing it back together as they are trimming the end and re-anchoring. Good to know its so easy to fix.
So, this means that everything that goes into building it will have to get up there first.
No, only the first strand of the ribbon needs to get up there first. Once its lowered and anchored, the rest of the strands are built going up. A "climber" is used to unroll the next strand of the ribbon as it climbs the first strand. It will take years of adding stands in this fashion to finish the elevator.
The added bonus is that once that's done, building a second elevator is cheap because you can use the first one to send up the starting material for the next one.
From my reading, its a platform on land that would be the pipe dream -a platform in the ocean is actually more doable.
Besides, where exactly on the equator are you going to put it and have such easy access?
From a quick look at the map, your choices are Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Indonesia.
Really, having it on a platform in the middle of the ocean solves more problems than it creates. Not only does it make the platfom mobile, but being in the middle of nowhere really raises the bar for potential terrorists. I really see no downside to a platform in the middle of the ocean. Especially since, as you pointed out, getting people and materials there is trivial compared to that next big step.
If you can actually hit the elevator (which will be perhaps a few feet wide, not as easy to hit as a skyscraper) then all you will manage to do is snap off the very lowest portion of it, which is the easiest to fix.
First, I don't think you can just sew it back together. AFAIK there's no "fix" for a broken ribbon.
Second, if the ribbon is completely broken, the top will go flying into space. Its not just going to keep hanging there above the platform.
IOW if it breaks, you're back to square one (plus the experience).
I got my first handheld when I was in Junior High (OK, it wasn't even mine, it was my brother's). I don't remember what it was called, but it was a football game where the players (4 or 5?) were represented by red LED's. You could tell which one you were because it was the brighter one.
IANAL, but my impression was that to constitute libel, the "lie" has to be deliberate and malicious. So even if the MPAA should know they've misrepresented the truth, that's different than knowing they did it and did it for the sole purpose of damaging your reputation.
IOW, their defense is, we thought it was infringing (even though we didn't double check) and we were trying to protect ourselves.
What makes it downright scary is people like Senator Hatch thinking the RIAA and MPAA should have the right to remotely erase these files -even if it damages the host computer. Not only that, they should not be held accountable for their actions even when they make a mistake.
AFAIK, it hasn't officially been named yet, only referred to as the new Playstation 2. Given this, and that the pictures show just PS2, I'm calling it PS2.1
And one big advantage of removing the power supply is cooling isn't near the problem it is otherwise. That means smaller fan(s) and less area for airflow required.
On one hand, that's good -you can use all the outlets ont he power strip.
OTOH, that's twice as much cable getting twisted and knotted together with all the other cables.
Its one of those love/hate things. Personally I'd like to see the electronics compies standardize on a voltage, polarity and plug. That way I could just have one big power brick with a dozen DC cords running from it.
Though this is on one level a matter of expert opinion, and on another level a matter of fact.
One would hope, as a matter of fact, the SCOexpert would be required to show where he found matches. That (if it exists) can be explicitly shown to the court.
Then, if need be, the experts can argue over wether or not they match.
Kind of like fingerprints. The suspect's fingerprints are entered as evidence, as are fingerprints found at the scene. The experts can then argue about wether or not they match. But until those fingerprints are presented and accepted as evidence, there is no weighing of testimony to be done.
I'll admit I don't always have the fastest computers on hand, but if you've ever tried encoding in MPEG 1 or 2, you're doing much better than me if you can do it in real time (MPEG 4 I can do in real time). Especially not and only use 20% CPU as the article states.
I don't have one around to test, but there's nothing in the article that says its uncompressed. Sounds to me it works exactly like the USB1 tuners, except that the unit can compress the video in more than one format using the Theater 200 chip.
I read " running full, uncompressed video should place a fair bit of strain on your system, but you will find the majority of it is taken up by the Theater 200 chip, the tuner's onboard Video Processing Engine (VPE)." to indicate it is the Theater 200 chip in the device which is doing the compression, not the computer. Then sending the compressed video through USB to the computer. The "computer use" they talk about it for decoding the compressed video and displaying it -not encoding the video. AFAIK, you're not "running full uncompressed video" on your computer system, just the system as a whole -using the tuner to do the hard work.
I could be wrong, but that's my understanding, and I can't imagine pushing over 30 MBps continuously down USB reliably. If you have more info, please let me know.
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most consumers would opt for the with Media Player version
Don't remember where I saw it (been a long time and may be related to the US trial and IE) but I thought along with the "unbundling" came the requirement that the lite version retail for a lower price. Otherwise you're right -there's no reason to get the lite version if they're both the same price.
Quick tip to get rid of that nagging "Upgrade to Quicktime Pro" message (works on Macs, not sure about Windows):
Set the computer's date to some time in the distant future (say 5 years ahead), start Quicktime player, get the message and respond as usual. Go back and reset the date correctly.
The "Upgrade to Quicktime Pro" prompt will disappear until that future date you used.
But what's the probability of them actually paying attention or recording while you're being mugged vs. picking your nose?
I see these things as making the situation worse.
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Clueless parent : Sure, Tommy. You can go down to the park by yourself to play with the kid you've been chatting with. After all, his token says he's 8 years old, just like you.
Nothing like giving a pedophile a better way of convincing even ussuspecting adults that they're only a kid.
The bulk of it burns up on re-entry into the atmosphere.
I'd be more worried about terrorists going for the platform itself. If there's nothing to tie the end of the ribbon down to, you're in trouble. There may be possibilities for temporary anchors though -I just don't know.
Just to follow up from this, sounds like you're right. From http://liftport.com/research3.php
"Terrorists are unlikely to be able to break the elevator anywhere higher than 15 km or so; it can then be simply flown back down to the anchor by moving some of the counterweight mass a bit further out and will be back in operation in a couple of days."
Though they're not so much sewing it back together as they are trimming the end and re-anchoring. Good to know its so easy to fix.
Because once its built, its much cheaper to move people and materials into space.
Besides, this is another area of technology. We may learn more placing our resources here than in building better rockets.
So, this means that everything that goes into building it will have to get up there first.
No, only the first strand of the ribbon needs to get up there first. Once its lowered and anchored, the rest of the strands are built going up. A "climber" is used to unroll the next strand of the ribbon as it climbs the first strand. It will take years of adding stands in this fashion to finish the elevator.
The added bonus is that once that's done, building a second elevator is cheap because you can use the first one to send up the starting material for the next one.
From my reading, its a platform on land that would be the pipe dream -a platform in the ocean is actually more doable.
Besides, where exactly on the equator are you going to put it and have such easy access?
From a quick look at the map, your choices are Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Indonesia.
So the bottom .25% of the cable falls down. Big deal - lower it down some and you're back in business.
Just make sure you're lowering from your big spool of extra ribbon faster than its flying off into space!
Or, y'know, a small island.
No, you want a platform that can be moved.
Really, having it on a platform in the middle of the ocean solves more problems than it creates. Not only does it make the platfom mobile, but being in the middle of nowhere really raises the bar for potential terrorists. I really see no downside to a platform in the middle of the ocean. Especially since, as you pointed out, getting people and materials there is trivial compared to that next big step.
If you can actually hit the elevator (which will be perhaps a few feet wide, not as easy to hit as a skyscraper) then all you will manage to do is snap off the very lowest portion of it, which is the easiest to fix.
First, I don't think you can just sew it back together. AFAIK there's no "fix" for a broken ribbon.
Second, if the ribbon is completely broken, the top will go flying into space. Its not just going to keep hanging there above the platform.
IOW if it breaks, you're back to square one (plus the experience).
Spoiled kid!
I got my first handheld when I was in Junior High (OK, it wasn't even mine, it was my brother's). I don't remember what it was called, but it was a football game where the players (4 or 5?) were represented by red LED's. You could tell which one you were because it was the brighter one.
IANAL, but my impression was that to constitute libel, the "lie" has to be deliberate and malicious. So even if the MPAA should know they've misrepresented the truth, that's different than knowing they did it and did it for the sole purpose of damaging your reputation.
IOW, their defense is, we thought it was infringing (even though we didn't double check) and we were trying to protect ourselves.
What makes it downright scary is people like Senator Hatch thinking the RIAA and MPAA should have the right to remotely erase these files -even if it damages the host computer. Not only that, they should not be held accountable for their actions even when they make a mistake.
AFAIK, it hasn't officially been named yet, only referred to as the new Playstation 2. Given this, and that the pictures show just PS2, I'm calling it PS2.1
I'd be happier with wireless controllers!
Don't know how many times I thought the PS2 was going to be pulled right off the shelf because someone tripped over the controller cable.
And one big advantage of removing the power supply is cooling isn't near the problem it is otherwise. That means smaller fan(s) and less area for airflow required.
Considering the way it was stated, I can't help but wonder how many of those games are just remakes with network play being the only added feature.
That would make the 120 number seem more realistic to me anyway.
On one hand, that's good -you can use all the outlets ont he power strip.
OTOH, that's twice as much cable getting twisted and knotted together with all the other cables.
Its one of those love/hate things. Personally I'd like to see the electronics compies standardize on a voltage, polarity and plug. That way I could just have one big power brick with a dozen DC cords running from it.
You're right, the concept is very old. Apple was touting this ability with the mouse bundled with the first Macs over 20 years ago :-)
Though this is on one level a matter of expert opinion, and on another level a matter of fact.
One would hope, as a matter of fact, the SCOexpert would be required to show where he found matches. That (if it exists) can be explicitly shown to the court.
Then, if need be, the experts can argue over wether or not they match.
Kind of like fingerprints. The suspect's fingerprints are entered as evidence, as are fingerprints found at the scene. The experts can then argue about wether or not they match. But until those fingerprints are presented and accepted as evidence, there is no weighing of testimony to be done.
Of course one could only hope that the SCOxpert would be required to actually show which parts he thought matched what -in a very specific manner.
Like I said. One can only hope....
Just to add another point to my post above...
I'll admit I don't always have the fastest computers on hand, but if you've ever tried encoding in MPEG 1 or 2, you're doing much better than me if you can do it in real time (MPEG 4 I can do in real time). Especially not and only use 20% CPU as the article states.
Are you sure about that?
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I don't have one around to test, but there's nothing in the article that says its uncompressed. Sounds to me it works exactly like the USB1 tuners, except that the unit can compress the video in more than one format using the Theater 200 chip
I read " running full, uncompressed video should place a fair bit of strain on your system, but you will find the majority of it is taken up by the Theater 200 chip, the tuner's onboard Video Processing Engine (VPE)." to indicate it is the Theater 200 chip in the device which is doing the compression, not the computer. Then sending the compressed video through USB to the computer. The "computer use" they talk about it for decoding the compressed video and displaying it -not encoding the video. AFAIK, you're not "running full uncompressed video" on your computer system, just the system as a whole -using the tuner to do the hard work.
I could be wrong, but that's my understanding, and I can't imagine pushing over 30 MBps continuously down USB reliably. If you have more info, please let me know.