But pirates don't generally capture from the video outputs anyway. This would be dumb; it's better to just get the original compressed MPEG2 stream and work from that.
Capturing video from a DVI or component output is akin to copying a CD by using analog RCA cables. Not the best way to do it and very inconvenient.
That's why I always thought it was silly that upscaling DVD players require HDCP. Hello, DVD pirates don't copy from there. they just copy the data directly off the DVD. Stop being morons, MPAA!
I remember the Mystique having very minimal 3D acceleration. The Voodoo chipset, which came around the same time, was VASTLY superior in performance, though it was a dedicated 3D engine and couldn't do 2D graphics. The Mystique was a decent card, but I wouldn't call it groundbreaking in the 3D accelerated world.
I had a Mystique + Voodoo combo in my machine. I remember the first time I played Descent in 3D accelerated mode using the Voodoo at 640x480. I was getting one frame per vsync. I think I shorted out my keyboard with drool and who knows what other substances...
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Didn't they try this before? Didn't it fail the first time?
I hope they got it right this time, because the thought of another Power Glove scares me.
It is unfair to compare diesel to gasoline because diesel has a higher energy content per gallon than gasoline. It is also more expensive, so you end up paying about the same anyway.
The only benefit is greater range on one tank of diesel.
Biking can also be inexpensive. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a bicycle. Besides, if you're doing it for exercise, who cares if you have to haul a few extra pounds up the hill? You'll get more exercise!
Been there a week myself. Not sure how long I'll be there before I get bored, but one of my favorite things is seeing what folks have come up with.
Some of the neatest avatars can be found in Luskwood, for instance. I saw a very finely detailed, beautifully animated dragon there just a couple days ago. Sure, the environment has limitations, but it's pretty astounding what folks have come up with despite those limits!
JPEG is a file format, not a media form factor. The source to the code for decoding JPG is widely available and open. Why would it become lost over a mere 100 year period?
The sort of obsolesence you describe only applies to physical media formats and proprietary data formats. Open formats like JPEG, MP3 and so on should be decodeable in 100, even 200 years, since the source code is widely available and published.
Jeez, I was thinking this just after reading the freakin' article headline. This is shouldn't be an issue at all with intelligently designed motherboards.
But noooo, making the user open the case and move a jumper (or even flip a dip switch) is too haaaaaaaaaaaaaarrd!!! Poor user, to make them suffer and open their machine, God forbid they cut themselves on a sharp edge and sue us, or bleed inside the machine and short it out!
How is computer software different than console video games? Console games are legally rented in the US all the time, afterall. They're just software for a different platform.
I always thought it silly that you can rent a console game, but not a PC game. They both generally have copy protections and require the CD/DVD to run, what's the difference legally?
I don't consider being able to play video full screen to be an "advanced feature" any more than I consider being able to reverse in my car an "advanced feature". I will never take QuackTime (sic) seriously as an app until they remove this idiotic restriction.
It's even worse on actual Macs, where it's your only media player upon installation.
>[1] It's worth noting that the very fact you've done that means you've broken the law in the UK, for copyrighted works anyway. There is no right to make copies in any format in the UK, even for personal use. Mix tapes, MP# collections, etc. are all illegal here. Sigh.
Isn't that like having a law that makes it illegal to pick your nose in private? It's a completely unenforceable law. Might as well make it illegal to dance naked in your bedroom with the drapes closed.
Are there any databases of the networks/IPs these scanning bots operate from? It would be nice to simply add deny rules for these networks at the university's border router; after all, they're scanning your network without permission; you should have the legal right to block them wholesale...
>The only comment I'd make in support of some of these rules -- the right to host is NOT in your consumer braodband contract.
The problem is that some ISPs come down on people running even small private servers hosting a few photos for their friends to see, game servers, and other things that are to be expected from people who have a connection to the Internet.
An Internet connection is a two way street; you should be able to host content as well as receive it. Granted, you shouldn't be expected to run a large bandwidth-intensive commercial website on a residential broadband connection, but I really hate to see ISPs harass their users for running small personal sites from their connections. If it's not illegal or sucking down a lot of bandwidth, let it be.
Uhhm... I saw ads on that page. You must have adblock turned on or something.
Keep in mind this is actually GOOD for them; it probably takes less server resources to serve that page than the regular "pretty" one.. so the Slashdotting is a lot less painful for them.
Sadly, the record companies expect you to spend that money on 90% crap; that's how they put their business model together.
Unfortunately (for them), people are realizing this, and taking their Jacksons elsewhere. Of course this means they're all up and arms about how "PIRACY IS HURTING US WAAAAAHH! SUE SUE SUE!". What's really hurting them is the 90% crap!
Is this concept so foreign to them now? These are US companies.. how about hiring US employees? Why does everything have to be freakin' outsourced?
There's plenty of geek talent in the US for the hiring. I wish these companies would hire in the US and help the US economy instead of throwing the money overseas.
I remember a website from years ago that had a huge database of popular toys from all throughout last century, with great descriptions of how they came about, who invented them, pictures, and so on. It was a pretty comprehensive site.
But I can't find it anymore. Anyone know what happened to it? Is it gone? Did it move? I don't remember what it was called, but I figured some google searches would turn it up if it were still around... Nothing.
This is a freakin' PORN SITE. It doesn't really matter that much if one of the accounts gets compromised. Wow, so someone gets to view a bit of free porn until it's closed.
It's just like web forum passwords. No reason to use a really strong password there because the damage is very minimal if it does get cracked!
I had a Disney's "Aladdin" cup that I got from McDonald's or BK or somewhere in the early 90s that changed color "magically" when you poured a cold beverage into it.
Unfortunately the color-changing coat eventually all came off. Cheap crap!
My point is this "technology" isn't exactly new, though.
How the heck can they enforce that? If the company is running a hacked version of ypbind behind closed doors and a firewall, how is Sun going to know? Are they psychic? }:)
It's funny how in all these articles that say Firefox is the best, they never mention one of the best features of Firefox (and Opera as well): Cross platform support!
The BEST thing about Firefox is that you can run it on Windows, Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, IRIX, pretty much any OS out there. MSIE is limited to Windows, and a dated version on the Mac. When you consider that Firefox and Opera are the only really good browser choices for those running on platforms besides Windows, you'd think this awesome feature would be mentioned in the reviews...
The trouble with groupings is they sometimes exclude channels you might want to watch even though they're out of your "market" so to speak. For instance, I'm a childfree adult, but I sometimes like to watch old cartoons on Toon Disney or Boomerang. However, I'd have to purchase a "family" grouping to receive just those channels. This grouping would contain all kinds of channels I don't watch, just because I have the desire to occasionally get nostalgic about old cartoons.
A-la-carte channels, at a reasonable cost, would be a great thing. I expect the cable companies to try to rip us off anyway, though.
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But pirates don't generally capture from the video outputs anyway. This would be dumb; it's better to just get the original compressed MPEG2 stream and work from that.
Capturing video from a DVI or component output is akin to copying a CD by using analog RCA cables. Not the best way to do it and very inconvenient.
That's why I always thought it was silly that upscaling DVD players require HDCP. Hello, DVD pirates don't copy from there. they just copy the data directly off the DVD. Stop being morons, MPAA!
I remember the Mystique having very minimal 3D acceleration. The Voodoo chipset, which came around the same time, was VASTLY superior in performance, though it was a dedicated 3D engine and couldn't do 2D graphics. The Mystique was a decent card, but I wouldn't call it groundbreaking in the 3D accelerated world.
I had a Mystique + Voodoo combo in my machine. I remember the first time I played Descent in 3D accelerated mode using the Voodoo at 640x480. I was getting one frame per vsync. I think I shorted out my keyboard with drool and who knows what other substances...
Didn't they try this before? Didn't it fail the first time?
I hope they got it right this time, because the thought of another Power Glove scares me.
-Z
It is unfair to compare diesel to gasoline because diesel has a higher energy content per gallon than gasoline. It is also more expensive, so you end up paying about the same anyway.
The only benefit is greater range on one tank of diesel.
-Z
Biking can also be inexpensive. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a bicycle. Besides, if you're doing it for exercise, who cares if you have to haul a few extra pounds up the hill? You'll get more exercise!
-Z
Off topic, but I couldn't help thinking of Gadget Hackwrench, from the Rescue Rangers cartoon, when I saw your username.
She was a geek too! And a cute mouse at that.
-Zorin (Yes, I'm slightly disturbed.)
Been there a week myself. Not sure how long I'll be there before I get bored, but one of my favorite things is seeing what folks have come up with.
Some of the neatest avatars can be found in Luskwood, for instance. I saw a very finely detailed, beautifully animated dragon there just a couple days ago. Sure, the environment has limitations, but it's pretty astounding what folks have come up with despite those limits!
-Z (Zorin Frobozz in SL)
JPEG is a file format, not a media form factor. The source to the code for decoding JPG is widely available and open. Why would it become lost over a mere 100 year period?
The sort of obsolesence you describe only applies to physical media formats and proprietary data formats. Open formats like JPEG, MP3 and so on should be decodeable in 100, even 200 years, since the source code is widely available and published.
Jeez, I was thinking this just after reading the freakin' article headline. This is shouldn't be an issue at all with intelligently designed motherboards.
But noooo, making the user open the case and move a jumper (or even flip a dip switch) is too haaaaaaaaaaaaaarrd!!! Poor user, to make them suffer and open their machine, God forbid they cut themselves on a sharp edge and sue us, or bleed inside the machine and short it out!
Sigh, I weep for the world.
-Z
How is computer software different than console video games? Console games are legally rented in the US all the time, afterall. They're just software for a different platform.
I always thought it silly that you can rent a console game, but not a PC game. They both generally have copy protections and require the CD/DVD to run, what's the difference legally?
-Z
I don't consider being able to play video full screen to be an "advanced feature" any more than I consider being able to reverse in my car an "advanced feature". I will never take QuackTime (sic) seriously as an app until they remove this idiotic restriction.
It's even worse on actual Macs, where it's your only media player upon installation.
-Z
>[1] It's worth noting that the very fact you've done that means you've broken the law in the UK, for copyrighted works anyway. There is no right to make copies in any format in the UK, even for personal use. Mix tapes, MP# collections, etc. are all illegal here. Sigh.
Isn't that like having a law that makes it illegal to pick your nose in private? It's a completely unenforceable law. Might as well make it illegal to dance naked in your bedroom with the drapes closed.
Gotta love silly lawmakers.
-Z
Are there any databases of the networks/IPs these scanning bots operate from? It would be nice to simply add deny rules for these networks at the university's border router; after all, they're scanning your network without permission; you should have the legal right to block them wholesale...
-Z
>The only comment I'd make in support of some of these rules -- the right to host is NOT in your consumer braodband contract.
The problem is that some ISPs come down on people running even small private servers hosting a few photos for their friends to see, game servers, and other things that are to be expected from people who have a connection to the Internet.
An Internet connection is a two way street; you should be able to host content as well as receive it. Granted, you shouldn't be expected to run a large bandwidth-intensive commercial website on a residential broadband connection, but I really hate to see ISPs harass their users for running small personal sites from their connections. If it's not illegal or sucking down a lot of bandwidth, let it be.
-Z
Uhhm... I saw ads on that page. You must have adblock turned on or something.
Keep in mind this is actually GOOD for them; it probably takes less server resources to serve that page than the regular "pretty" one.. so the Slashdotting is a lot less painful for them.
-Z
Sadly, the record companies expect you to spend that money on 90% crap; that's how they put their business model together.
Unfortunately (for them), people are realizing this, and taking their Jacksons elsewhere. Of course this means they're all up and arms about how "PIRACY IS HURTING US WAAAAAHH! SUE SUE SUE!". What's really hurting them is the 90% crap!
-Z
Is this concept so foreign to them now? These are US companies.. how about hiring US employees? Why does everything have to be freakin' outsourced?
There's plenty of geek talent in the US for the hiring. I wish these companies would hire in the US and help the US economy instead of throwing the money overseas.
Arrrgh.
-Z
I remember a website from years ago that had a huge database of popular toys from all throughout last century, with great descriptions of how they came about, who invented them, pictures, and so on. It was a pretty comprehensive site.
But I can't find it anymore. Anyone know what happened to it? Is it gone? Did it move? I don't remember what it was called, but I figured some google searches would turn it up if it were still around... Nothing.
-Z
I think jailing people for such pathetic white collar crimes is ridiculous.
They're not a danger to society; if you want to punish them, take away their computers or something. But jail? Come on!
Jail should be reserved for murderers, rapists and other violent types. Not people who write software for trading music on the Internet.
Why are governments so damn messed up?
-Z
This is a freakin' PORN SITE. It doesn't really matter that much if one of the accounts gets compromised. Wow, so someone gets to view a bit of free porn until it's closed.
It's just like web forum passwords. No reason to use a really strong password there because the damage is very minimal if it does get cracked!
-Z
I had a Disney's "Aladdin" cup that I got from McDonald's or BK or somewhere in the early 90s that changed color "magically" when you poured a cold beverage into it.
Unfortunately the color-changing coat eventually all came off. Cheap crap!
My point is this "technology" isn't exactly new, though.
-Z
>no local changes,
How the heck can they enforce that? If the company is running a hacked version of ypbind behind closed doors and a firewall, how is Sun going to know? Are they psychic? }:)
-Z
It's funny how in all these articles that say Firefox is the best, they never mention one of the best features of Firefox (and Opera as well): Cross platform support!
The BEST thing about Firefox is that you can run it on Windows, Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, IRIX, pretty much any OS out there. MSIE is limited to Windows, and a dated version on the Mac. When you consider that Firefox and Opera are the only really good browser choices for those running on platforms besides Windows, you'd think this awesome feature would be mentioned in the reviews...
The trouble with groupings is they sometimes exclude channels you might want to watch even though they're out of your "market" so to speak. For instance, I'm a childfree adult, but I sometimes like to watch old cartoons on Toon Disney or Boomerang. However, I'd have to purchase a "family" grouping to receive just those channels. This grouping would contain all kinds of channels I don't watch, just because I have the desire to occasionally get nostalgic about old cartoons.
A-la-carte channels, at a reasonable cost, would be a great thing. I expect the cable companies to try to rip us off anyway, though.
-Z
Any particular reason they got into this agreement with MS? Seems strange to artificially limit your market like that....
-Z