Well, it sure isn't Microsoft at least, building devices incompatible with their own DRM technologies. That ought to scare quite a few music company exec's away, assuming they have at least something resembling a brain.
I agree -- one could say that this is paying more for what you got with CD's all along, however, most people purchasing singles (the DRM free album costs are actually untouched) do it because they're being selective in picking their songs, and then they *will* come off way cheaper than going to a music store and purchasing their music anyway. And 256 kbps AAC (way better than 256 kbps mp3) is for most intents and purposes indistinguishable from lossy encoded music as well.
Actually, Vista was surprisingly fast a copying big stuff here, so I guess that new "feature" of auto-adjusted file caches (that this is really all about) hits in both directions, depending on if the underlying network understands what Vista wants to do or not. In the latter case, things may indeed get even worse than XP. However, it's important to realize this isn't an across the board worsening.
Sorry, got it clarified on Wikipedia that is was first thought to be a new subspecies, but has since been upgraded to its own species. So the title isn't wrong or anything, but it should probably be said anyway, because one may think they're saying that these Mangabeys are threatened, while only a specific part of them are.
Note that this is about the Ugandan grey-cheeked Mangabey. There are other grey-cheeked Mangabeys too, and as a whole that species is currently not in danger of having their habitats destroyed.
All space exploration will now come to grinding halt, as it descends into the abyss of red tape and never ending meetings. Space exploration will only accelerate if there is some competition - this move eliminates competition.
That theory doesn't really hold up with e.g. Mars Express and resumed ISS missions that well... It do hold up well with my theory of grumpy geeks though.:-)
Hehe, you almost get the vibes of some sci-fi series with countries collaborating in space exploration. Maybe these events are to end up as historical in the history books?:-) I think it's a good idea myself, because, most importantly, the smaller scale collaborations between USA, Europe, and Russia have worked pretty well in the recent years, on many different planes, practical as well as theoretical.
It balances things out alright -- but perhaps rather to make piracy an as expensive deal for copyright holders as before. Less "fleamarket piracy", and more P2P piracy. That still doesn't justify suing dead people or stroke victims, but it justifies suing others as long as those are in violation of law. Of course, despite this, pirates are free to choose to keep doing their thing, keeping this in mind. And some even tries to make it so they can keep doing without getting sued the legal way, in Sweden they're represented by the Piracy Party, for example.
Another "problem" attributed to Wikipedia, when the actual problem lies in the dumb masses interpreting Wikipedia as some sort of peer reviewed encyclopedia...
Nobody is forcing people to buy music from iTunes.
No, but that still doesn't stop it from being able to be treated as unfair business practices. Just because no one is forced to buy from their store, doesn't mean the store itself can make their business however they want, in this case by trying to lock out competitors in the hardware market. Apple's case is especially transparent because the same company is behind the software as the hardware.
"This" is for terrorism surveillance (as always), and at least they thing Pirate Bay is a lesser issue than terrorism. Of course, with Sweden not using to have even terrorist threats, I guess it's a fair question to ask if this is not an even more overzealous decision than that of the USA and its implementation of e.g. the PATRIOT Act.
So, was any information transmitted? Then it's big news I suppose, otherwise not? From the sound of it, a "pulse" make me suspicious, but I lack the full physics geekdom to completely dismiss the story. Anyway, speed of light only applies to transmission of information, not group velocity.
Mostly about the problem, and possible solutions, for the problem of making Google understand natural language queries and collecting data to compose answers, without requiring perfect matches for the query on a single website, but instead using the masses of information on the web.
On the Internet and working for non-profit organizations, that's often not necessary, and I doubt it being that necessary for even big Wikipedia contributors. It doesn't seem right Jimbo or others would be requesting papers from people wishing to become admins or such, but rather relies on their contributors' dedication. I guess more info on what they ask for from people aspiring to become admins can be found on the appropriate section on Wikipedia.
It becomes more and more apparent that this is now part of their business strategy, and not primarly to defeat piracy this way. Tomorrow... Local shops with RIAA reps where you can settle lawsuits without going to court for convenience? Advertisements on how to best lower your lawsuit expenses? Lawsuit insurances?
"If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction." -- Judith Hayese
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I wonder, would Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer taken together be two anii?
Well, it sure isn't Microsoft at least, building devices incompatible with their own DRM technologies.
That ought to scare quite a few music company exec's away, assuming they have at least something resembling a brain.
Sssh! We can't complain about that pricing, so take your facts elsewhere, OK? ;-)
I agree -- one could say that this is paying more for what you got with CD's all along, however, most people purchasing singles (the DRM free album costs are actually untouched) do it because they're being selective in picking their songs, and then they *will* come off way cheaper than going to a music store and purchasing their music anyway. And 256 kbps AAC (way better than 256 kbps mp3) is for most intents and purposes indistinguishable from lossy encoded music as well.
Finally a situation where my SISO algorithms can come to use!
Actually, Vista was surprisingly fast a copying big stuff here, so I guess that new "feature" of auto-adjusted file caches (that this is really all about) hits in both directions, depending on if the underlying network understands what Vista wants to do or not. In the latter case, things may indeed get even worse than XP. However, it's important to realize this isn't an across the board worsening.
Sorry, got it clarified on Wikipedia that is was first thought to be a new subspecies, but has since been upgraded to its own species. So the title isn't wrong or anything, but it should probably be said anyway, because one may think they're saying that these Mangabeys are threatened, while only a specific part of them are.
Note that this is about the Ugandan grey-cheeked Mangabey. There are other grey-cheeked Mangabeys too, and as a whole that species is currently not in danger of having their habitats destroyed.
That theory doesn't really hold up with e.g. Mars Express and resumed ISS missions that well...
It do hold up well with my theory of grumpy geeks though.
Hehe, you almost get the vibes of some sci-fi series with countries collaborating in space exploration. Maybe these events are to end up as historical in the history books? :-) I think it's a good idea myself, because, most importantly, the smaller scale collaborations between USA, Europe, and Russia have worked pretty well in the recent years, on many different planes, practical as well as theoretical.
It balances things out alright -- but perhaps rather to make piracy an as expensive deal for copyright holders as before. Less "fleamarket piracy", and more P2P piracy. That still doesn't justify suing dead people or stroke victims, but it justifies suing others as long as those are in violation of law. Of course, despite this, pirates are free to choose to keep doing their thing, keeping this in mind. And some even tries to make it so they can keep doing without getting sued the legal way, in Sweden they're represented by the Piracy Party, for example.
Another "problem" attributed to Wikipedia, when the actual problem lies in the dumb masses interpreting Wikipedia as some sort of peer reviewed encyclopedia...
http://smithii.com/slipstream_xpsp2
Nobody is forcing people to buy music from iTunes.
No, but that still doesn't stop it from being able to be treated as unfair business practices. Just because no one is forced to buy from their store, doesn't mean the store itself can make their business however they want, in this case by trying to lock out competitors in the hardware market. Apple's case is especially transparent because the same company is behind the software as the hardware.
"This" is for terrorism surveillance (as always), and at least they thing Pirate Bay is a lesser issue than terrorism. Of course, with Sweden not using to have even terrorist threats, I guess it's a fair question to ask if this is not an even more overzealous decision than that of the USA and its implementation of e.g. the PATRIOT Act.
So, was any information transmitted? Then it's big news I suppose, otherwise not? From the sound of it, a "pulse" make me suspicious, but I lack the full physics geekdom to completely dismiss the story. Anyway, speed of light only applies to transmission of information, not group velocity.
Now this is more "amazing" to me:e -details.cfm?imageID=2502
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Once OS X becomes untied from specific hardware, we might actually see this happen.
But will it? Until then, I doubt it.
Home users and corporations alike like to custom tailor hardware for their needs, along with a large open market that pushes down hardware costs.
Lucky for her perhaps -- just imagine all geeks stalking her if she was both a skilled rootkit researcher *and* looked like Natalie Portman!
A full Google TechTalk on this subject is available here, on Google Video:
Computers versus Common Sense
Mostly about the problem, and possible solutions, for the problem of making Google understand natural language queries and collecting data to compose answers, without requiring perfect matches for the query on a single website, but instead using the masses of information on the web.
On the Internet and working for non-profit organizations, that's often not necessary, and I doubt it being that necessary for even big Wikipedia contributors. It doesn't seem right Jimbo or others would be requesting papers from people wishing to become admins or such, but rather relies on their contributors' dedication. I guess more info on what they ask for from people aspiring to become admins can be found on the appropriate section on Wikipedia.
People will now be able to settle for a discount.
It becomes more and more apparent that this is now part of their business strategy, and not primarly to defeat piracy this way. Tomorrow... Local shops with RIAA reps where you can settle lawsuits without going to court for convenience? Advertisements on how to best lower your lawsuit expenses? Lawsuit insurances?
"If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction." -- Judith Hayese
Yeah, but cerification != compatibility.
They have perhaps not even been submitted for certification by the vendors.
How many times does this need repeating for this story -- really?
I thought our geeks here were smart enough to realize what "certification" usually means.
Sorry if I comes off as lashing out at you -- this goes out to everywhere.
Visual Studio 2005 will only be supported with SP1... which, er, hasn't been released yet
:-p
You didn't even try looking for it, did you? Of all the FUD in this story, your comment take the prize.
At least Vista has been released, as opposed to Ubuntu 6.10.