It exists... Just flood your idea with advertisements, services you HAVE to sign up with to continue, and integrated viral marketing, and you'd have an IRL version of CrushLink. Sure, it was evil, but it was evil genius.
Well, I imagine you meant to say "lossy", so I won't jump on that...
But, if you've got a CD/archival-quality AAC file (I've never used iTMS, so I don't know... are they good?), and you encode to CD-quality archival LAME VBR MP3, the little bit of quality loss you recieve would be negligable, I'm sure.
Now, what I want to see is a virtual CD-R device that, when you "burn" CDDA to it, just spits out an MP3 of whatever you made... anyone have any ideas/suggestions/naysaying?
"Mozilla" is in the user-agent string because the first versions of Netscape Navigator were codenamed "Mozilla", and IE needed to maintain compatibility.
Basically, now, saying "Mozilla" in the UA is comparable to saying "Yes, it is a web browser."
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And when it comes to the traffic ticket, a friend of mine forgot to pay his, was pulled over by the Police because of a suspended license due to non-payment (btw, nobody took the time to inform him that the license was suspended!) and hauled off to jail. I'm really happy that the Police caught a dangerous criminal and got him off the streets. Yikes! ----
Well, when you hear news about people causing injuries and fatal car accidents driving around after their license is suspended, "driving on a suspended license" can be seen as a legitimately serious crime.
Look at the difference between a DVD and a VHS tape going into the same 480-line screen. Even look at the difference between recording EP/SLP and recording SP. There can be a quality difference between images on the same output device.
As for HDTV, I don't know. I've never seen it. I wouldn't, though, rule out the idea that a moderately clean HDTV signal gives better picture than a moderately clean analog signal.
"This videocassete is licensed for in-home, private viewing only. Any retransmission, performance, or other unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. This videocassette must be viewed in accordance with the Paranoid Pictures Viewing Guidelines:
This videocassette must be played on a television of good quality, of at least 15 inch diagonal viewable area.
Audio must be played at a volume easily discernable at no less than 3 feet and no more than 10 feet. If any audio distortion is caused by the output device, you may not view the videocassette using that device.
Care should be taken to eliminate all external distraction. Watch the video in a darkened, quiet room, alone or with less than 4 people. If a distraction should arise, you must rewind the tape to 30 seconds before the distraction and replay.
Except for the above, the video must be watched in full from beginning to end, without breaks or intermission.
You must watch all previews and commercial messages before or after the Feature Presentation.
You may not, during the picture, close your eyes, block your ears, or otherwise impede the content of the presentation.
You may not watch this videocassette if you are blind or deaf, or have vision or hearing deficiencies.
You may not tamper with or modify this videocassette, except to fully and irrevocably erase or overwrite it.
Any other uses of the content of this videocassette may be a violation of US and International law, and may result in civil or criminal prosecution."...
No... not photocopy... I do believe it's perfectly legal to sell someone a re-arranged copy of a book, although there might be sale-fraud involved if they didn't know the magazine was rearranged.
What about websites and such that give you their terms-of-use in a TEXTAREA or similar, that isn't write-protected... Couldn't I just erase the whole thing, write my own agreement, and click "I Agree".
And there's always the "I didn't click 'AGREE'... I hit Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Enter!" defense.
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It exists... Just flood your idea with advertisements, services you HAVE to sign up with to continue, and integrated viral marketing, and you'd have an IRL version of CrushLink. Sure, it was evil, but it was evil genius.
-- Digital tuners are actually quite cheap to make, far cheaper than analog tuners. ...and A CD costs less than $0.50 to make.
Well, I imagine you meant to say "lossy", so I won't jump on that...
But, if you've got a CD/archival-quality AAC file (I've never used iTMS, so I don't know... are they good?), and you encode to CD-quality archival LAME VBR MP3, the little bit of quality loss you recieve would be negligable, I'm sure.
Now, what I want to see is a virtual CD-R device that, when you "burn" CDDA to it, just spits out an MP3 of whatever you made... anyone have any ideas/suggestions/naysaying?
-- Imagine a Beowulf cluter of homemade mortars...
IP-over-potato?
http://www.verisign-lawsiut.com
Wait, no...
http://www.verisiin-lawsuit.com
Dammit...
http://www.verisighn-lawsuit.com
Oh, forget it.
Or, for that matter, just make an exec call to a trusted web browser, and open a special GET-recieving web address.
...then go to the poll, or get a standard absentee ballot.
Your inability to vote via the Internet has no bearing on your ability to vote.
Yeah, and why I have this big pile of pennies!
"Mozilla" is in the user-agent string because the first versions of Netscape Navigator were codenamed "Mozilla", and IE needed to maintain compatibility.
Basically, now, saying "Mozilla" in the UA is comparable to saying "Yes, it is a web browser."
A cooler would probably work nicely... even has the water-drain hole where you could run (small) cables through.
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And when it comes to the traffic ticket, a friend of mine forgot to pay his, was pulled over by the Police because of a suspended license due to non-payment (btw, nobody took the time to inform him that the license was suspended!) and hauled off to jail. I'm really happy that the Police caught a dangerous criminal and got him off the streets. Yikes!
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Well, when you hear news about people causing injuries and fatal car accidents driving around after their license is suspended, "driving on a suspended license" can be seen as a legitimately serious crime.
-- Remember, the reason hairdryers say "don't use in the shower" is there was probably someone stupid enough to do it, sue, and win.
Not only dangerous, but completely counterproductive.
1-5 bombs: Terrorism
1000-5000 bombs: War
Look at the difference between a DVD and a VHS tape going into the same 480-line screen. Even look at the difference between recording EP/SLP and recording SP. There can be a quality difference between images on the same output device.
As for HDTV, I don't know. I've never seen it. I wouldn't, though, rule out the idea that a moderately clean HDTV signal gives better picture than a moderately clean analog signal.
Any other uses of the content of this videocassette may be a violation of US and International law, and may result in civil or criminal prosecution."
Right.
They aren't creating a *new* work, they're modifying an existing one. Is it illegal to cut a book in half and sell it?
No... not photocopy... I do believe it's perfectly legal to sell someone a re-arranged copy of a book, although there might be sale-fraud involved if they didn't know the magazine was rearranged.
I know it's a bit offtopic, but...
What about websites and such that give you their terms-of-use in a TEXTAREA or similar, that isn't write-protected... Couldn't I just erase the whole thing, write my own agreement, and click "I Agree".
And there's always the "I didn't click 'AGREE'... I hit Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Enter!" defense.