Security is all in how you design it, not the medium. Electronic can be secure or insecure. Just as paper can be secure or insecure.
Security problems exist in many aspects of the voting process, from registration (dog example) to counting the votes. It is all the result of poor design.
Heck for $7-8 more (assuming it is on sale) you can buy the DVD outright and keep it forever. New, and not on sale, DVD's run around $20-25, which is cheaper than dragging a family of four to the movies. $7 for self destruction is indeed crap.
Yes, I am sure my Black Flag mp3's will sound much better in WMA format. Henry Rollins' scream will be so much more crisp, and the whine of Gregg Gin's guitar will be so much more distinct.
Disagree. They have cranked out great software and hardware. I use it every day personally, and it works better than any Windows machine and MSFT software I use at work. Leading edge includes productive/useful software. FCP Express is one such example.
I believbe the advantage is in the compression of file size. 6GB down to 250MB, all while playing at rates near that of uncompressed DV (which is stated in Apple's info). So similar playback as DV with smaller file size. I don't know exactly what the MJPEG compression rate is, but I think Pixlet can compress files to a smaller size.
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Pixlet is the first studio-grade codec for filmmakers. Pixlet provides 20-25:1 compression, allowing a 75MB/sec series of frames to be delivered in a 3MB/sec movie, similar to DV data rates. Pixlet lets high-end digital film frames play in real time with any 1GHz G4 or better Panther Mac, without investing in costly, proprietary hardware.
I have switched three people here at work (they switched their home computers). They are incredibly happy with their machines, and each one wonders why they ever put up with their Windows machines.
"The stores exclusive tracks include ones from over 20 artists. The exclusive area also has links to the artists' Web sites, unreleased tracks (in some cases), video (that can stream right inside iTunes) and more."
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Even if IBM provided indemnification, which it could through service agreements and individual negotiations with customers, it is probably limited to some value of the services anyways. Even under an indemnification scenario, SCO could be dealing with a lot of lawyers on the defense side.
Go back to econ 101 - there is no such thing as a free lunch. Someone is gonna pay. It might not be great for the middle class if the costs are shifted to corporations. They might stop hiring. Note that countries with universal health have unemployment rates far higher than in the U.S.
So you think a little more. Maybe Dean should too. Bush is no better with his free drug plan that will cost umpteen billions (cheaper than the Democrat plan though).
You appear to be a Dean supporter. He wants to repeal the Bush tax cuts. So basically he wants to raise taxes on people earning $55,000+ if you are single, and $75,000+ if married. Bush cut taxes on many income groups not just the "rich". Either way Bush left the top rate higher than when his father raised taxes, which by the way did not benefit the country at the time.
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Security problems exist in many aspects of the voting process, from registration (dog example) to counting the votes. It is all the result of poor design.
I seem to remember some problems a few years ago with mechanichal machines reading punch ballots in Florida. Other than that they are fine.
Couldn't you take the tally of paper votes and add a feww zeros too?
Here in Maryland a woman registered her dog to vote.
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Heck for $7-8 more (assuming it is on sale) you can buy the DVD outright and keep it forever. New, and not on sale, DVD's run around $20-25, which is cheaper than dragging a family of four to the movies. $7 for self destruction is indeed crap.
Why buy anything - when in 5 years these players will cost $19.95, be the size of an Altoids tin, and have 100GB capacity?
Zen - 4" x 3" x 0.86" [7.9oz]
mini - 3.6" x 2" x0.5" [3.6oz]
Regardless, bump it to 5GB, and $200 - then we talkin'.
Yes, I am sure my Black Flag mp3's will sound much better in WMA format. Henry Rollins' scream will be so much more crisp, and the whine of Gregg Gin's guitar will be so much more distinct.
The good from Apple: Safari, Panther, Keynote, Final Cut Express, iChat AV, Shake, Soundtrack, G5's, Pixlet...
That is why they get the Pan. They think they created something.
Disagree. They have cranked out great software and hardware. I use it every day personally, and it works better than any Windows machine and MSFT software I use at work. Leading edge includes productive/useful software. FCP Express is one such example.
Pan: SCO - do I need to list the reasons.
I believbe the advantage is in the compression of file size. 6GB down to 250MB, all while playing at rates near that of uncompressed DV (which is stated in Apple's info). So similar playback as DV with smaller file size. I don't know exactly what the MJPEG compression rate is, but I think Pixlet can compress files to a smaller size.
High-end Video Codec Pixlet is the first studio-grade codec for filmmakers. Pixlet provides 20-25:1 compression, allowing a 75MB/sec series of frames to be delivered in a 3MB/sec movie, similar to DV data rates. Pixlet lets high-end digital film frames play in real time with any 1GHz G4 or better Panther Mac, without investing in costly, proprietary hardware.
You can't get it becuase the songs cost .99 cents U.S., which is $1.31598 Canadian as of today. Imgaine the nightmare of that marketing campaign.
How many of the "2.5 Billion" Kazaa downloads were corrupt files, viruses, or other bogus material?
I have switched three people here at work (they switched their home computers). They are incredibly happy with their machines, and each one wonders why they ever put up with their Windows machines.
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Note some are exclusive to the iTunes store compared to other similar services. But, some are exclusive and cannot be obtained anywhere else.
NOTE THE FLIPSIDE: The iTunes store offers bonus material not availble on CD.
...or maybe it will force bands/musicians to put out albums that have more than one quality song on it.
Even if IBM provided indemnification, which it could through service agreements and individual negotiations with customers, it is probably limited to some value of the services anyways. Even under an indemnification scenario, SCO could be dealing with a lot of lawyers on the defense side.
Go back to econ 101 - there is no such thing as a free lunch. Someone is gonna pay. It might not be great for the middle class if the costs are shifted to corporations. They might stop hiring. Note that countries with universal health have unemployment rates far higher than in the U.S. So you think a little more. Maybe Dean should too. Bush is no better with his free drug plan that will cost umpteen billions (cheaper than the Democrat plan though).
You appear to be a Dean supporter. He wants to repeal the Bush tax cuts. So basically he wants to raise taxes on people earning $55,000+ if you are single, and $75,000+ if married. Bush cut taxes on many income groups not just the "rich". Either way Bush left the top rate higher than when his father raised taxes, which by the way did not benefit the country at the time.
I was being sarcastic, while trying to illustrate that raising taxes does not guarentee more tax receipts.
What states have no rich people again? Here are the top states by millionaires per 1000 people. Bet it is not what you expected:
1 Idaho 27
2 Maine 8
3 North Dakota 7
4 Nebraska 7
5 Minnesota 6
6 Indiana 5
7 Wisconsin 4
8 Iowa 4
9 New Jersey 4
10 Connecticut 3
All these rich above are probably farmers collecting millions in Federal handouts (sarcasm).