For HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE! This is a beta blocker, and millions of people take these medications daily, and this is the first I've ever heard about an effect on memory.
The effect of this medication is to lower heart rate, which may help dull that "adreneline" response to remembering a bad memory, but to say it erases it is just silly.
I'm highly doubtful about this 20 patient study (which is almost too small to even call a pilot study).
Does this mean that display devices will need special software to comply with these demands?
I mean, I think my system already crashes enough without Women Drivers!
Seriously, this seems like a really silly over-generalization. While the sexes are different, as another poster pointed out, this ability seems to variable from person to person to make any broad generalizations between the sexes useful.
Because no used music store is going to recommend which tapes are good, deliver as many used tapes as I want per month to my house at any hour, and put them on my iPod.
I never thought I'd have to explain the advantages of digital media on slashdot:)
For $10/month, it's a compromise I'm willing to live with. That said, I'd gladly pay $20/month for unlimited 128 and 10 albums a month at "LAME --alt-preset extreme" (VBR ~192-220+) bitrates.
Then you should check out emusic.com. The trial is free.
1.)$10/month for a year subscription. $15/month for 3 month subscription. 2.)All-you-can-download, one click album downloads. 3.)MP3 format. 4.)You own it. 5.)Artists get paid. 6.)Tons of great bands you have and haven't heard of.
The only downside is that the bitrate is a bit low (128). But for my $10 I've gotten about 15-20 albums this month. All nicely organized and ID3 tagged, downloaded in one click. They use.rmp song list downloading files and mention linux specifically as being able to use the "one click album downloading" via FreeAmp. I use Tafkar on my Mac.
I know I've posted about this a lot, but it seems to address many of the issues that slashdotters have with Musicnet and the new Napster.
This is the best money I've ever spent on music.
Even though I've never heard of many of the artists, emusic's "Picks" tend to be pretty damn good. And if they aren't I just delete them.
--wundabread
P.S. Check out all of Mogwai's stuff, Taking Back Sunday's album "Tell All Your Friends", Firewater's album "Psycoparmacolgy", and Ursula 1000's track "Beat Box Cha-Cha" track.
None of which I had ever heard, nor likely ever would have heard without my subscription.
I suppose I'm really falling for the troll by replying to someone named "istealmymusic", but I guess I just wanted to share my thoughts.
I wrote some of the execs at Matador records to applaud the fact that they were really stepping up to the plate by putting so many of their releases on emusic. Basically their answer was, "thanks, we're glad you like it, but it doesn't pay the bills".
I'm against lining the pockets of RIAA fat-cats like anyone, but as the article about electronic publishing here on slashdot pointed out earlier, they aren't all expendable. Most of them, but not all of them.
Someone needs to filter for good artists, give them some cash to get a record recorded, and promote them. And make sure the quality is up to snuff.
I like free stuff as much as the next guy, but I want to make sure that music remains (or even becomes, in many cases) a viable career option for talented musicians whose music I enjoy.
Sure, you might "pay for it twice" but at $10 to emusic.com for a month of unlimited downloads, I'm hardly going to cry you a river for having to pick up the CD if you want better than 128 bitrates.
Don't forget about emusic. Even though limewire/kazaa/etc aren't really that great, there are alternatives. This is the best $10/month (for the 1 year subscription, unlimited downloads in mp3 format) I've ever spent.
And the artists get paid.
Granted the bitrate is shitty (128), but if you really like it, buy the CD. It's a great way to check out new stuff. I grab quite a few of their "picks", which are selections by genre of stuff that they think really stands out. It's bad for getting new stuff you hear on Mtv/radio, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
When's the last time you got a few albums from a genre you never really listen to and really enjoyed them? With very little risk? Try some classical or bluegrass or lounge or whatever it is you don't listen to much. You just might like it.
Speaking of mini-distros, check out dyne-bolic at http://lab.dyne.org/DyneBolic
Note that it is presently Alpha.
It's a distro that boots off of the CD and gives you access to tools for making cool visuals set to music using FreeJ, or running a webcam off of hasciicam.
Check it out, and I know they could use a hand getting some of the USB camera stuff going.
It's really encouraging to see Apple stand up to this kind of misinformation, and to take a stand on fair use. I'd also like to point out that, for those that missed it, that Apple delayed the release of Quicktime 6 (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/13/04123 4&mode=thread) due to the unfair license. Apple was willing to shell out the $2 Million, but did NOT want customers to have to pay $0.002/minute for commercial streams. The point being that they could have released it for personal use and let the customer deal with it if they were streaming commercial content, but they didn't. They took a stand.
Thanks for putting your money where your mouth is, Apple.
The Mac will load Windows servers no problem, as you describe.
However, as the article describes, he was unable to see the Mac from Windows. At the moment this requires installing tools that should be included and easily accessible in OS X but are not.
So, not to be tough, but you are a bit off base here.
They will have the distinct benefit of lower power consumption and lower temperatures, which for running rooms of rackmount servers is a pretty big advantage.
For an application like BLAST, a bunch of systems with a few older G4s (just to pack in the Altivec units without having to buy the newest processors) would be a very attractive and cost-effective option.
Hell, make it wacko looking as long as it fits a single unit rack-mount. Apple has a shot at selling a lot of systems and gaining some prestige in the scientific computing world, and I really think they should go for it.
A new case and some DDR memory and they would be a force to be reckoned with in the rapidly expanding realm of genetic research.
I had no intention of giving the impression that this was obscure information, only that I have enough background to take it seriously.
I also take issue with your attack on medical schools. Many are not pricey institutions, and most of us that attend understand that pharmaceuticals are not the answer to every problem.
Your statement that "most doctors know dick" is ironically indicative of your own ignorance. I encourage you to think about how your life would be different if you decided at this moment to never use any of the advances of modern medicine. I hope that you will never need the help of those of us who "know dick" but thankfully for you if you ever do, we know a good bit about keeping your ignorant ass alive.
If you end the EPA and environmental regulation, how do you sue someone for polluting their land?
I agree with some of what you say, but the shortsightedness of business never ceases to amaze me. It will almost never be in the best interests of the bottom line to keep pollution down.
I read your argument and I just don't buy it. I knew too many business majors in college to put any faith in them.
I'm all for capitalism, but there is a middle ground here.
I'm not an earth-crunchy type, but when an asteroid or nuke hits, did you realize that the plant material it takes to grow one cow for food could feed hundreds of people?
If you want to argue the economics, at least try to keep it honest. There is a middle ground here. Sure, humans are omnivores, but as a guy in medical school I can tell you that the west's shift to a meat-heavy diet hasn't done much for our rates of colon cancer.
I'm a very happy eMusic subscriber, and it's really a shame it didn't get mentioned.
Consider:
1. eMusic lets you download MP3s that work anywhere
2. As many as you want per month
3. Download speeds that are almost always about 50kbps
4. Properly named and organized
5. Artists get a cut of the action!
6. Download a whole CD in one clickwith FreeAmp for Windows or Linux, or RuMPsucker for Mac.
The only bad thing is that they rip at 128kbps.
I write them all the time about kicking up the bitrate. LAME at --alt-preset standard will kick out VBR files that sound great for their size.
Feel free to tell them you would sign up if they increased their encoding quality: info@emusic.com
A "store" is an in institution for the procurement of goods or services. This novel development will allow individuals with "money" to exchange it for either tangible pieces of property or useful functions performed by others on the behalf and request of the "buyer". Anyone who wishes to exchange goods, services, or money will need to apply for permission subject to negotiated royaties on the goods or services recieved.
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For HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE! This is a beta blocker, and millions of people take these medications daily, and this is the first I've ever heard about an effect on memory.
The effect of this medication is to lower heart rate, which may help dull that "adreneline" response to remembering a bad memory, but to say it erases it is just silly.
I'm highly doubtful about this 20 patient study (which is almost too small to even call a pilot study).
Also, how is it that they "defeated" Gmail? I have accounts with both and find Gmail superior.
Having to publish a paper makes them a researcher.
You can be a scientist and not a researcher.
As someone who has worked in emergency response, this could have more consequences than if it called, say Dominoes.
The 911 system is not a toy; lives are at stake.
On the other hand, calling it a terrorist act for maybe 21 calls is way overboard.
Does this mean that display devices will need special software to comply with these demands?
I mean, I think my system already crashes enough without Women Drivers!
Seriously, this seems like a really silly over-generalization. While the sexes are different, as another poster pointed out, this ability seems to variable from person to person to make any broad generalizations between the sexes useful.
Why don't I "just buy used tapes"?
:)
Because no used music store is going to recommend which tapes are good, deliver as many used tapes as I want per month to my house at any hour, and put them on my iPod.
I never thought I'd have to explain the advantages of digital media on slashdot
For $10/month, it's a compromise I'm willing to live with. That said, I'd gladly pay $20/month for unlimited 128 and 10 albums a month at "LAME --alt-preset extreme" (VBR ~192-220+) bitrates.
--wundabread
Then you should check out emusic.com. The trial is free.
.rmp song list downloading files and mention linux specifically as being able to use the "one click album downloading" via FreeAmp. I use Tafkar on my Mac.
1.)$10/month for a year subscription. $15/month for 3 month subscription.
2.)All-you-can-download, one click album downloads.
3.)MP3 format.
4.)You own it.
5.)Artists get paid.
6.)Tons of great bands you have and haven't heard of.
The only downside is that the bitrate is a bit low (128). But for my $10 I've gotten about 15-20 albums this month. All nicely organized and ID3 tagged, downloaded in one click. They use
I know I've posted about this a lot, but it seems to address many of the issues that slashdotters have with Musicnet and the new Napster.
This is the best money I've ever spent on music.
Even though I've never heard of many of the artists, emusic's "Picks" tend to be pretty damn good. And if they aren't I just delete them.
--wundabread
P.S. Check out all of Mogwai's stuff, Taking Back Sunday's album "Tell All Your Friends", Firewater's album "Psycoparmacolgy", and Ursula 1000's track "Beat Box Cha-Cha" track.
None of which I had ever heard, nor likely ever would have heard without my subscription.
I suppose I'm really falling for the troll by replying to someone named "istealmymusic", but I guess I just wanted to share my thoughts.
I wrote some of the execs at Matador records to applaud the fact that they were really stepping up to the plate by putting so many of their releases on emusic. Basically their answer was, "thanks, we're glad you like it, but it doesn't pay the bills".
I'm against lining the pockets of RIAA fat-cats like anyone, but as the article about electronic publishing here on slashdot pointed out earlier, they aren't all expendable. Most of them, but not all of them.
Someone needs to filter for good artists, give them some cash to get a record recorded, and promote them. And make sure the quality is up to snuff.
I like free stuff as much as the next guy, but I want to make sure that music remains (or even becomes, in many cases) a viable career option for talented musicians whose music I enjoy.
Sure, you might "pay for it twice" but at $10 to emusic.com for a month of unlimited downloads, I'm hardly going to cry you a river for having to pick up the CD if you want better than 128 bitrates.
Don't forget about emusic. Even though limewire/kazaa/etc aren't really that great, there are alternatives. This is the best $10/month (for the 1 year subscription, unlimited downloads in mp3 format) I've ever spent.
And the artists get paid.
Granted the bitrate is shitty (128), but if you really like it, buy the CD. It's a great way to check out new stuff. I grab quite a few of their "picks", which are selections by genre of stuff that they think really stands out. It's bad for getting new stuff you hear on Mtv/radio, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
When's the last time you got a few albums from a genre you never really listen to and really enjoyed them? With very little risk?
Try some classical or bluegrass or lounge or whatever it is you don't listen to much. You just might like it.
Plus they have an unholy selection of Creedence.
Speaking of mini-distros, check out dyne-bolic at http://lab.dyne.org/DyneBolic
Note that it is presently Alpha.
It's a distro that boots off of the CD and gives you access to tools for making cool visuals set to music using FreeJ, or running a webcam off of hasciicam.
Check it out, and I know they could use a hand getting some of the USB camera stuff going.
It's really encouraging to see Apple stand up to this kind of misinformation, and to take a stand on fair use. I'd also like to point out that, for those that missed it, that Apple delayed the release of Quicktime 6 (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/13/04123 4&mode=thread) due to the unfair license. Apple was willing to shell out the $2 Million, but did NOT want customers to have to pay $0.002/minute for commercial streams. The point being that they could have released it for personal use and let the customer deal with it if they were streaming commercial content, but they didn't. They took a stand.
Thanks for putting your money where your mouth is, Apple.
The Mac will load Windows servers no problem, as you describe.
However, as the article describes, he was unable to see the Mac from Windows. At the moment this requires installing tools that should be included and easily accessible in OS X but are not.
So, not to be tough, but you are a bit off base here.
They will have the distinct benefit of lower power consumption and lower temperatures, which for running rooms of rackmount servers is a pretty big advantage.
For an application like BLAST, a bunch of systems with a few older G4s (just to pack in the Altivec units without having to buy the newest processors) would be a very attractive and cost-effective option.
Hell, make it wacko looking as long as it fits a single unit rack-mount. Apple has a shot at selling a lot of systems and gaining some prestige in the scientific computing world, and I really think they should go for it.
A new case and some DDR memory and they would be a force to be reckoned with in the rapidly expanding realm of genetic research.
I had no intention of giving the impression that this was obscure information, only that I have enough background to take it seriously.
I also take issue with your attack on medical schools. Many are not pricey institutions, and most of us that attend understand that pharmaceuticals are not the answer to every problem.
Your statement that "most doctors know dick" is ironically indicative of your own ignorance. I encourage you to think about how your life would be different if you decided at this moment to never use any of the advances of modern medicine. I hope that you will never need the help of those of us who "know dick" but thankfully for you if you ever do, we know a good bit about keeping your ignorant ass alive.
Well, that was totally off topic.
If you end the EPA and environmental regulation, how do you sue someone for polluting their land?
I agree with some of what you say, but the shortsightedness of business never ceases to amaze me. It will almost never be in the best interests of the bottom line to keep pollution down.
I read your argument and I just don't buy it. I knew too many business majors in college to put any faith in them.
I'm all for capitalism, but there is a middle ground here.
I'm not an earth-crunchy type, but when an asteroid or nuke hits, did you realize that the plant material it takes to grow one cow for food could feed hundreds of people?
If you want to argue the economics, at least try to keep it honest. There is a middle ground here. Sure, humans are omnivores, but as a guy in medical school I can tell you that the west's shift to a meat-heavy diet hasn't done much for our rates of colon cancer.
I'm a very happy eMusic subscriber, and it's really a shame it didn't get mentioned.
Consider:
1. eMusic lets you download MP3s that work anywhere
2. As many as you want per month
3. Download speeds that are almost always about 50kbps
4. Properly named and organized
5. Artists get a cut of the action!
6. Download a whole CD in one clickwith FreeAmp for Windows or Linux, or RuMPsucker for Mac.
The only bad thing is that they rip at 128kbps.
I write them all the time about kicking up the bitrate. LAME at --alt-preset standard will kick out VBR files that sound great for their size.
Feel free to tell them you would sign up if they increased their encoding quality: info@emusic.com
A "store" is an in institution for the procurement of goods or services. This novel development will allow individuals with "money" to exchange it for either tangible pieces of property or useful functions performed by others on the behalf and request of the "buyer". Anyone who wishes to exchange goods, services, or money will need to apply for permission subject to negotiated royaties on the goods or services recieved.