Your head right up your arse, mate. Might as well have 160 Kbit/sec with a bad encoder than 128 Kbit/sec from a bad encoder... But 160 Kbit/sec from a good encoder would be even nicer.
...because just like Napster and unlike Gnutella, it categorizes the MP3s with their bitrate and length and such. OpenNAP. I wonder if OpenNAP has the ability to deny MP3s of a certain bitrate conditional (i.e. less than X, greater than X, not equal to X, equal to X) so someone could run an OpenNAP server with all "no-suck" MP3s (i.e. min bitrate 160 Kbit/sec)...
Like I implied in a previous post, I have NO REMORSE for downloading from Napster. The record companies are greedy, and so am I. They're getting away with their greed... and now so am I:-D
It's my understanding that banned Napster users have a Registry Key inserted which the Napster program checks to see if you're allowed to login... assuming you're talking about a Windows machine here that might be the problem. There's a document on how to fix that (can someone post it?) but I can't remember where it is.
Quite frankly, I'll download my music pirated, and NOT complain about how expensive CD's are. I'll laugh my ass off in spite that I've just ripped the assholes off.
One thing I like about LAME is the Filter options, i.e. the --lowpass, --highpass and -k options.
One question I have is of the "--cwlimit" option, "compute tonality up to freq (in kHz) default 8.8717" --- what is tonality? what difference do different tonality values make?
And ultimately the -k switch "keep ALL frequencies (disables all filters)" looks great. LAME has presets for various types of media; I like that.
Hmm, I might not be too up to the storyline, but wasn't the Big Gun only for planetary defense? I don't think they could hit Earth with that thing... considering they had to go through a wormhole to get to Earth in the first place...
The nice thing about GNOME, is how you define "Running GNOME". I used to consider "Running GNOME" as running the GNOME panel. I don't consider running GNOME apps as "Running GNOME". However I "run GNOME" in the form of gnome-session (for session management). Some might consider "Running GNOME" to be Running in a GNOME session under the gnome-wm window manager. I personally hate gnome-wm (ugly, dysfunctional POS)... btw, what WM is it? AnotherLevel or something?
But anyway, the point is, "Running GNOME" can be whatever you define it as... I personally define "Running GNOME" right now as running gnome-session with Window Maker as the window manager (Alt- for virtual desktop switching, my own comfortable keybindings for various WM operations, and per-WM_NAME/CLASS configuration has me chained and bound to Window Maker like no other)
I've personally never seen the panel crash. I'm using the latest version of the 1.0 libs/core, and I've left my computer running in use and idle for hours at a time without exiting X. Although I must admit, I never run applets within my panel.
Possibly for the same reason you claim GNOME is still buggy as hell, and KDE isn't... Zealotism. Same reason I am replying to your post with this, since I particularly love GNOME.
Are you referring to that same shit used on all Tandy/RadioShack TRS-80 Color Computers from the 80's? Yeah, that had graphics framebuffer built into the RAM, too. As well as most peripheral configuration (somewhere before 0xFFFF and 0xFFFF was used for controlling peripherals--memory locations were POKE and PEEK'able (w00 BASIC!) to do everything from turn the cassette motor on to speed up the processor) I'll have to admit, that was a VERY fun machine to play with though. Sad thing was its ROM BASIC was written by Microsoft...
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My question is, how would you realistically use code morphing? Let's say you boot up Linux under x86 code morphing software. Would it be possible to add support in Linux for a Java VM layer? i.e. the ability to execute Java programs, and have the Linux kernel load Java Code Morphing Software into the processor, and execute the Java instructions? Could two Code Morphing software machines run concurrently on the same processor? Or would the processor have to somehow switch completely between the X86 and Java code morphing software layers at each context switch? If it could somehow manage execution of multiple architectures (by switching the code morphing software on the fly or having it run concurrently), things could get very interesting. Run PowerPC programs under X86 Linux? Vice versa?
I think common sense can explain this one. You simply can't generalize something like "Open Source == Security" without finding exceptions like these. Open Source can only be considered "Secure" if the benefits really are benefits, in this case if the openness of the source is actually used--if nobody looks for the bugs, they may never be found.
Likewise, you can't argue that Closed Source is or isn't Secure, because closed source could be more secure if it's professionally audited, or it could have blatantly dangerous bugs pass through if it's not.
I think what I'm really trying to say, is that I'm not surprised, and I don't understand why everyone else is surprised about this. Good thing they found the bug though!
I respect that you work with graphics a lot (I don't, but I use GIMP every now and then...) however I think your absolute invalidation of JP2K is unwarranted. Let just find out for ourselves. Comparing lossy to lossless compression in my mind is like comparing apples to oranges, since if you really do want lossless compression you wouldn't be using JPEG* to begin with, HOWEVER I think we can all benefit from your information that PNG restricted to thousands of colors or less compresses well with good quality--I think I'm going to try experimenting with indexed palettes and PNGs.
Moderators: Cut'n'pasting text from a site the story links to isn't "Redundant", it's "Informative", and even "Helpful", since it alleviates the Slashdot Effect. However copying *some* sites might be illegal... so judge accordingly. It also cuts down on bandwidth usage and mental context switching... since I don't have to divert attention to some other site for the while.
That's why I browse this site with Lynx. Lynx is normally ugly as hell on a black background, but I have my lynx running titlebar/resizebarless in an rxvt with a cool black/blue plasma-like background, under a VGA font. Pretty enjoyable Lynx setup.
OpenNAP is actually an open-source NAPSTER SERVER for UNIX. Napster clients are available at the OpenNAP page (click the OpenNAP link). I personally use Gnapster and like it. I also use the command-line (but not open source!?!?!!!!!????) 'nap' program that uses ncurses, over shell accounts. It's quite convenient. It's the 'nap' program in the Closed Source section of the OpenNAP page.
That first document seems a bit old. From Spring 1998? I read through the whole thing, and especially into the ending about Java becoming the 'glue' language for handling the MPEG-4 media Object model. Does anyone know of the current state of that? Was the Sun Java vs. MS thing solved?
Nothing beats keeping your Linux system up 24/7, and using procmail to filter mail into separate folders (mailing lists etc.) and using Mutt to read them, among keeping up with IRC, ICQ and AIM courtesy of GNU Screen. Not to mention, the ability to use 'at' to schedule downloads (using wget -q) and start a compile and leave it until your classes are done and coming back home to a freshly compiled GIMP, for instance. Calendar? Well, I've yet to find (need, rather; if I needed one I'd find it) a full-fledged calendar app, but perhaps the use of 'cal' and 'at' together somehow could do something along that accord?:>
Maybe I've been too lazy to do my research, but are there any guides that explain CORBA simply and straightforward? The concept behind it as I understand it is BEAUTIFUL, but as of yet I haven't found any guide that explains it with a hands-on or simplistic approach. If anybody reading this post knows of any online guides that would suit my purpose, please email me about them:-)
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hahaha. That was vaguely humorous... but still corny. Is that laptop hardware upgradeable via code-morphing-ac-patches? ;-)
Your head right up your arse, mate. Might as well have 160 Kbit/sec with a bad encoder than 128 Kbit/sec from a bad encoder... But 160 Kbit/sec from a good encoder would be even nicer.
...because just like Napster and unlike Gnutella, it categorizes the MP3s with their bitrate and length and such. OpenNAP. I wonder if OpenNAP has the ability to deny MP3s of a certain bitrate conditional (i.e. less than X, greater than X, not equal to X, equal to X) so someone could run an OpenNAP server with all "no-suck" MP3s (i.e. min bitrate 160 Kbit/sec)...
Like I implied in a previous post, I have NO REMORSE for downloading from Napster. The record companies are greedy, and so am I. They're getting away with their greed... and now so am I :-D
Simple: Beat the suits at their own game!
It's my understanding that banned Napster users have a Registry Key inserted which the Napster program checks to see if you're allowed to login... assuming you're talking about a Windows machine here that might be the problem. There's a document on how to fix that (can someone post it?) but I can't remember where it is.
Quite frankly, I'll download my music pirated, and NOT complain about how expensive CD's are. I'll laugh my ass off in spite that I've just ripped the assholes off.
One question I have is of the "--cwlimit" option, "compute tonality up to freq (in kHz) default 8.8717" --- what is tonality? what difference do different tonality values make?
And ultimately the -k switch "keep ALL frequencies (disables all filters)" looks great. LAME has presets for various types of media; I like that.
I'm talking about LAME 3.70 by the way...
Hmm, I might not be too up to the storyline, but wasn't the Big Gun only for planetary defense? I don't think they could hit Earth with that thing... considering they had to go through a wormhole to get to Earth in the first place...
But anyway, the point is, "Running GNOME" can be whatever you define it as... I personally define "Running GNOME" right now as running gnome-session with Window Maker as the window manager (Alt- for virtual desktop switching, my own comfortable keybindings for various WM operations, and per-WM_NAME/CLASS configuration has me chained and bound to Window Maker like no other)
I've personally never seen the panel crash. I'm using the latest version of the 1.0 libs/core, and I've left my computer running in use and idle for hours at a time without exiting X. Although I must admit, I never run applets within my panel.
Possibly for the same reason you claim GNOME is still buggy as hell, and KDE isn't... Zealotism. Same reason I am replying to your post with this, since I particularly love GNOME.
Are you referring to that same shit used on all Tandy/RadioShack TRS-80 Color Computers from the 80's? Yeah, that had graphics framebuffer built into the RAM, too. As well as most peripheral configuration (somewhere before 0xFFFF and 0xFFFF was used for controlling peripherals--memory locations were POKE and PEEK'able (w00 BASIC!) to do everything from turn the cassette motor on to speed up the processor) I'll have to admit, that was a VERY fun machine to play with though. Sad thing was its ROM BASIC was written by Microsoft...
My question is, how would you realistically use code morphing? Let's say you boot up Linux under x86 code morphing software. Would it be possible to add support in Linux for a Java VM layer? i.e. the ability to execute Java programs, and have the Linux kernel load Java Code Morphing Software into the processor, and execute the Java instructions? Could two Code Morphing software machines run concurrently on the same processor? Or would the processor have to somehow switch completely between the X86 and Java code morphing software layers at each context switch? If it could somehow manage execution of multiple architectures (by switching the code morphing software on the fly or having it run concurrently), things could get very interesting. Run PowerPC programs under X86 Linux? Vice versa?
Likewise, you can't argue that Closed Source is or isn't Secure, because closed source could be more secure if it's professionally audited, or it could have blatantly dangerous bugs pass through if it's not.
I think what I'm really trying to say, is that I'm not surprised, and I don't understand why everyone else is surprised about this. Good thing they found the bug though!
I respect that you work with graphics a lot (I don't, but I use GIMP every now and then...) however I think your absolute invalidation of JP2K is unwarranted. Let just find out for ourselves. Comparing lossy to lossless compression in my mind is like comparing apples to oranges, since if you really do want lossless compression you wouldn't be using JPEG* to begin with, HOWEVER I think we can all benefit from your information that PNG restricted to thousands of colors or less compresses well with good quality--I think I'm going to try experimenting with indexed palettes and PNGs.
Moderators: Cut'n'pasting text from a site the story links to isn't "Redundant", it's "Informative", and even "Helpful", since it alleviates the Slashdot Effect. However copying *some* sites might be illegal... so judge accordingly. It also cuts down on bandwidth usage and mental context switching... since I don't have to divert attention to some other site for the while.
That's why I browse this site with Lynx. Lynx is normally ugly as hell on a black background, but I have my lynx running titlebar/resizebarless in an rxvt with a cool black/blue plasma-like background, under a VGA font. Pretty enjoyable Lynx setup.
OpenNAP is actually an open-source NAPSTER SERVER for UNIX. Napster clients are available at the OpenNAP page (click the OpenNAP link). I personally use Gnapster and like it. I also use the command-line (but not open source!?!?!!!!!????) 'nap' program that uses ncurses, over shell accounts. It's quite convenient. It's the 'nap' program in the Closed Source section of the OpenNAP page.
That first document seems a bit old. From Spring 1998? I read through the whole thing, and especially into the ending about Java becoming the 'glue' language for handling the MPEG-4 media Object model. Does anyone know of the current state of that? Was the Sun Java vs. MS thing solved?
'Great' idea, but I wouldn't entrust my only method of telephone communication to an Internet-based system.
Yeah, except it takes 4+ hours to compile on a P166/32MB RAM. Unless I was doing something seriously wrong. Oh well, I had no use for it anyway.
Nothing beats keeping your Linux system up 24/7, and using procmail to filter mail into separate folders (mailing lists etc.) and using Mutt to read them, among keeping up with IRC, ICQ and AIM courtesy of GNU Screen. Not to mention, the ability to use 'at' to schedule downloads (using wget -q) and start a compile and leave it until your classes are done and coming back home to a freshly compiled GIMP, for instance. Calendar? Well, I've yet to find (need, rather; if I needed one I'd find it) a full-fledged calendar app, but perhaps the use of 'cal' and 'at' together somehow could do something along that accord? :>
Maybe I've been too lazy to do my research, but are there any guides that explain CORBA simply and straightforward? The concept behind it as I understand it is BEAUTIFUL, but as of yet I haven't found any guide that explains it with a hands-on or simplistic approach. If anybody reading this post knows of any online guides that would suit my purpose, please email me about them :-)
What about the geek girls residing in Slashdot with the rest of us? They might not mind it ;-)