Would you care to mention one way in which the article is wrong?
Given the number of assertions that are unproven, anectodal, and/or cited without source, I don't think I could come up with just one.
Well, OK. I'll knock a few off...
Launch a Command Prompt (not "DOS Prompt", mind you), and type START/?. Note that START's default behavior is to return control to the command line immediately. Also note that this behavior is identical to START on Windows 2000.
A government that uses proprietary software is not an independent government, regardless of who the Evil Empire of the decade is.
The entire section titled "This article is support for your own investigation." It takes a lot of chutzpah for someone with an axe to grind to say "Anyone who disagrees with me just has an axe to grind."
Typing "hate %LARGE_CORPORATION%" into Google only proves that there's a lot of righteous indignation on the web.
FAT32 does not have a 4GB partition limit - FAT16 does.
The poster was talking about the file size limit, not the partition size. I double checked MSDN to be sure, and both FAT16 and FAT32 limit files to 2^32 - 1 bytes. It's a shame OS X can't use NTFS. The file size limit there is 2^64 - 1 bytes. That much pr0n and MP3 can kill a man.:-)
It is. You have to go through the <grumble>Flash</grumble> version , select "About Us", then select "Principals". It gives little blurbs for Crane, as well as Garry Kitchen, Bill Wentworth, and Alan Miller.
What about car makers putting a standardized jack in cars for automatic hands free operation compatable with all cel phones?
Chrysler's ahead of you on that one. Unfortunately, it's based on Bluetooth, which is about as common on American mobiles as spines are in American congressmen. But look on the bright side: Bluetooth has greater growth potential.
While they do manage to tag some of the most 'daring' locations, I don't imagine they'd have the patience to tag the hundreds of signs along the tunnel.
A series of frames would be tough. Better to tag one frame with a subliminal message, then watch the hijinks ensue.
Hmmm. That would make for an interesting experiment. Replace one frame of an ad with the word "thirsty", and see how many people head for a Coke machine as soon as they get off the train. Or see how many thugs get really nervous after getting the subliminal message "sharpened screwdriver".
Some evil genius could have a field day with this! I'd try it on the Pittsburgh subway myself, but nobody would see it.:-)
Banner ad connected to a story about the Big Brother aspects of Japan's national ID system: A closeup of an Asian woman's eyes, and the text "See all. Know all."
eliminating checked exceptions (as Bruce Eckel has advocated),
Don't know enough to understand what this means. Is he wanting to get rid of catch clauses?
Exceptions come in two flavors, and the difference is simple. Checked exceptions must be caught, Unchecked exceptions don't. If you call a method that throws a checked exception, you must catch that exception, or the compiler flags it as an error. If the exception is unchecked, you can call the method outside a try-catch block without complaint from the compiler.
Interesting that Java has checked exceptions,.NET doesn't, and developers from both camps want things the other way around.
FYI, the current version is 1.01. Maybe that's why whole bunches of features aren't available? Has Microsoft's influence made us so paranoid that we feel compelled to seek Evil Empires around every corner?
Not really. You're right that nothing can make MP3's retroactively "secure". I was think of companies like Real or Microsoft releasing new versions of their encoders that won't allow non-DRM encoding, or make it more effort than it's worth to the average user. (See also: Tying a browser to the OS) And there's always the worst-case-scenario where RIAA puts down enough pressure for the common players (WMP, RealOne, Quicktime, maybe even Winamp) to "un-support" the MP3 format. Drastic. And futile, since it will just drive MP3 players underground. But not out of the question given the consumer-hostile rhetoric we've heard from Big Media in the past.
Quality/Size: Inertia sucks, eh?:-) Personally, I've been going in the opposite direction: Re-ripping to FLAC. Yeah, the files are bigger, but I have a lossless master that I can convert to whatever space-efficient lossy format I need, anytime I want, with the proverbial Small Shell Script. Besides, FLAC sounds better on the home theater.:-)
Flexible: It's easier for servers. One clever property of an Ogg stream is that, instead of transcoding or storing separate dial-up and broadband versions, you can lower the bitrate on-the-fly by truncating the packets of a higher-bitrate file. The whole thing for the lucky guy with the T1, or the first n bytes for the poor old sod with 56K. Free-form tags prevent old ID3v1 problems like:
Artist: U2 Album : All That You Can't Leave Behin Title : Stuck In A Moment You Can't Ge
Any good MP3 software will support ID3v2, but Ogg makes it a moot point. And being able to add your own tags creates all sorts of auto-playlist possibilities. (Once media players support custom tags, that is.)
Open Source, Not Patented: I'm combining these because they both serve the same purpose: Freedom from risk. There will be no threat from submarine patents, sudden license fees, or forced Digital Rights Molestation.
We know for certain that the software is different (MusicMatch instead of a Windows port of iTunes), and the Firewire cable is 6-to-4, not 6-to-6. But Apple is being quite vague about other differences between the Windows and Mac versions. AFAICT, the Windows version doesn't support contacts, iCal, or Audible.com content. That might simply be a [Win|Mac] flag in the firmware. But if the Windows version is useable as a Firewire removable drive, it's almost certainly formatted FAT32. Again, that could simply be a [FAT|HFS] flag, but it's more likely that in the interests of space, the firmware can only support one file system.
Thanks for the tip. But I think I found something better. ATI is now selling the remote from their All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 as a separate product, imaginatively dubbed the Remote Wonder. So far, it's only for Windows (not a big deal for me, at least), and I think I'll have to tinker to get some of the ATI-specific keys to respond in other apps, based on a hasty search of the browsable tech specs. But RF, more keys, and two-button mouse capability for the same price as the Keyspan seals the deal. I think I have a critical part of my Living Room PC project solved. Now I just need all the other parts.:-)
16.1"? Why? Whats the point? Aren't laptops supposed to be/portable/?
Depends on your definition of portable. If your definition is "desktop in a briefcase", then the GRX line is for you. This GRX91G/P will do quite nicely as a Powerbook Ti crusher. If your definition is "as small as practical", try the SR, R505, or C1. In Japan, Sony has even smaller models, like the GT (think C1 with a much larger camera attachment) and the U (recently nicknamed "My First Sony" by the/. crowd). Of course, this is all based on Sony's Japanese and American lineups. Toshiba, Dell, IBM, Apple, HPQ... quite a diverse marketplace.
As for the GRX91G/P itself, it looks like the only major differences from the US-spec GRX500 are the DVD burner, the remote control, and the software bundle. Otherwise, it's the GRX500 with the core specs (CPU speed, memory, storage) turned up one notch.
I wonder if they are going to sell that USB remote in the States? I could use something like that.
...teens in riced out Acuras pumping crappy house music...
Acuras? House? Luxury!
'round these parts, the cars are late-'80s Cavaliers, the "performance" mods are combat wings and coffee-can exhaust tips, and the oversized subwoofer's only purpose is to make every loose body panel buzz like a snare drum. And on a late-'80s Cavalier, there's plenty of loose body panels.
Oh, and the music is Eminem and Limp Bizkit. Nothing but Eminem and Limp Bizkit. At least I think. I haven't yet learned to identify whiny white rappers by their bass lines. And the rear quarter panel is buzzing too loud anyway.
The public wants to listen to their music in the car. If they're like me, they have a lot of CDs, and are trying to avoid a radio market blighted by Clear Channel and Infinity. I like the premise behind this. With it, I could avoid:
A pile of CD cases in the passenger seat.
Moving the aforementioned pile when I have passengers.
Forgetfully baking a crystal box with direct sunlight on a 90-degree day.
Having the wrong music available. The last thing I need when stuck behind a slow-moving Buick in the passing lane is my entire collection of Ministry and NIN.
The urge to grope around the back seat blindly while doing 70 down the Parkway West.
Three words: Trunk. Mounted. Changer.
Russell's Law of Car Audio: The light will turn green while you're changing discs.
The only parts I don't like are the price and the management. Too much work for a couple of knobs/jog wheels. What I'd like to see is an iPod "docking station". The iPod's controls map easily to a typical car stereo, you still get the benefit of iTunes for management, and it wouldn't be attractive to thieves, since you'll be taking the guts of the system with you when you leave your car.
I will continue to voice my irritation at this behavior so long as the slashdot editors continue to engage in the hypocracy of denouncing the behavior of these cartels with one breath, while promoting their products shamelessly with the next.
And I will continue to voice my irritation at people who pick two individuals out of a group, point out their differences of opinion, and call the group a bunch of hypocrites for disagreeing.
If you ever see Michael or Timothy pimping a movie, feel free to come out swinging. They're the ones rallying the troops against Big Media, not Taco or Hemos.
This is a chicken/egg problem: the vendors say it is not worth to support linux on the desktop/laptop because there ate not enough users, but in the other hand, there are not enough users because they can't get the proper support from the vendors.
The "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." tagline sounds good, but doesn't really say much. So the whiners of course whine that the news isn't for them, and the stuff doesn't matter for them, because that is how whiners reacts.
Except for the fact that nobody is whining about whether the story is newsworthy or not. We're complaining about how Michael intentionally misrepresented the severity of the IIS hole and the timing and conclusion of the massive font exploit. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time we've seen Michael behave like this. I just wonder when the rest of the Keiretsu will get wise to him? Probably not before he damages more reputations than just his own, I fear.
For most people, 2-channel SACD won't sound any better than plain vanilla CD. It's aimed at audiophiles who are already paying a premium for other components, anyway. And I don't think a whole new format was really necessary for extras like titles, lyrics, notes, cover art, etc. A standard data track/file format on Extended CD would suffice.
Surround will be the big selling point, once somebody produces a "killer app" recording. The only SACD I've heard so far was a Billy Joel studio album at the local Best Buy. I couldn't tell the difference between it and any ol' CD on my home system, with the surround receiver set to "Hall". Of course, the demo stand was close to the chest-pounding-subwoofer/car audio section, so the listening environment wasn't exactly pristine. I can certainly see the benefits for concert recordings. You could recapture some of the ambience of the hall that way.
The only surround recordings I can think of off the top of my head are The Manticore by ELP (in stereo surround) and The Altogether by Orbital (in Dolby Digital 5.1). Last time I checked, however, the 5.1 mix of The Altogether was only available on DVD in Japan and the UK. BTW, does anyone know if they've released it in SACD or Region 1 DVD?
Maybe in Episode 6, we could see Qui-Gonn Jinn's ghost next to Yoda, Obi-Wan and Anakin.
More likely, we'll see the actor who played the unmasked Vader replaced by Hayden Christiansen.
I'm not averse to Lucas making references in 4-6 more concrete by using characters and actors from 1-3. I just don't see how JJB fits in. Maybe if somebody referred to him as "that blankety-blank who sold the Republic up the river". I guess it depends on how he's used in 3. Lucas must be keeping him around for a reason. Why make him a fool in 1 and a political patsy in 2, unless he's either redeemed by his actions or meets a brutal, audience-cathartic end in 3.
Halo will be coming out for the PC and Mac, but it may not be for a while... personel are still focused on the next game release, and not porting the game to PC/Mac.
I think Microsoft has another priority. Halo is XBox's Killer Game right now. As long as Halo continues to drive XBox console sales, they have no incentive to release it on other platforms, even if the ports are already done. Why buy a $299 console to play a game that's available for PC?
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I don't know what kind of improvements Sony might have made since I bought my Vaio, but I can't imagine they're anywhere near up to speed with Apple yet. I'm comparing a powerbook and a Vaio that were bought around the same time.
Let's see. A bronze PowerBook and a Z505. Hate to tell you, but your cache is stale. Sony now has 7 models to choose from, so you can get something as feature-packed/small/expandable as you like. And if they're built anything like my XG, they aren't getting flimsier. Sony still hasn't pulled off an ultra-thin design with a built-in CD/DVD drive, so the Ti PowerBook still has that advantage. But that's about the only advantage.
utterly useless Sony proprietary memory stick port
<sarcasm>How dare they! Adding a feature you don't use. The nerve of some people.</sarcasm> I'm sorry, but you're triggering a pet peeve of mine. I have no use for the microphone, IR port, modem, or jog dial on my notebook right now. As long as they don't adversely affect the system (and they haven't), I can't bring myself to care, let alone complain bitterly.
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Given the number of assertions that are unproven, anectodal, and/or cited without source, I don't think I could come up with just one.
Well, OK. I'll knock a few off...
The poster was talking about the file size limit, not the partition size. I double checked MSDN to be sure, and both FAT16 and FAT32 limit files to 2^32 - 1 bytes. It's a shame OS X can't use NTFS. The file size limit there is 2^64 - 1 bytes. That much pr0n and MP3 can kill a man. :-)
You mean this prototype? The one that was mentioned in the article I'm sure you read before posting?
It is. You have to go through the <grumble>Flash</grumble> version , select "About Us", then select "Principals". It gives little blurbs for Crane, as well as Garry Kitchen, Bill Wentworth, and Alan Miller.
Chrysler's ahead of you on that one. Unfortunately, it's based on Bluetooth, which is about as common on American mobiles as spines are in American congressmen. But look on the bright side: Bluetooth has greater growth potential.
A series of frames would be tough. Better to tag one frame with a subliminal message, then watch the hijinks ensue.
Hmmm. That would make for an interesting experiment. Replace one frame of an ad with the word "thirsty", and see how many people head for a Coke machine as soon as they get off the train. Or see how many thugs get really nervous after getting the subliminal message "sharpened screwdriver".
Some evil genius could have a field day with this! I'd try it on the Pittsburgh subway myself, but nobody would see it. :-)
Originally, it was Simon & Garfunkle:
Rush cribbed the line for "Spirit of Radio":
*: At which point, they shine the lights on the audience, which promptly goes wild. Guess where I was last Tuesday? :-)
Banner ad connected to a story about the Big Brother aspects of Japan's national ID system: A closeup of an Asian woman's eyes, and the text "See all. Know all."
Exceptions come in two flavors, and the difference is simple. Checked exceptions must be caught, Unchecked exceptions don't. If you call a method that throws a checked exception, you must catch that exception, or the compiler flags it as an error. If the exception is unchecked, you can call the method outside a try-catch block without complaint from the compiler.
Interesting that Java has checked exceptions, .NET doesn't, and developers from both camps want things the other way around.
All good points. My tuppence:
FYI, the current version is 1.01. Maybe that's why whole bunches of features aren't available? Has Microsoft's influence made us so paranoid that we feel compelled to seek Evil Empires around every corner?
Not really. You're right that nothing can make MP3's retroactively "secure". I was think of companies like Real or Microsoft releasing new versions of their encoders that won't allow non-DRM encoding, or make it more effort than it's worth to the average user. (See also: Tying a browser to the OS) And there's always the worst-case-scenario where RIAA puts down enough pressure for the common players (WMP, RealOne, Quicktime, maybe even Winamp) to "un-support" the MP3 format. Drastic. And futile, since it will just drive MP3 players underground. But not out of the question given the consumer-hostile rhetoric we've heard from Big Media in the past.
We know for certain that the software is different (MusicMatch instead of a Windows port of iTunes), and the Firewire cable is 6-to-4, not 6-to-6. But Apple is being quite vague about other differences between the Windows and Mac versions. AFAICT, the Windows version doesn't support contacts, iCal, or Audible.com content. That might simply be a [Win|Mac] flag in the firmware. But if the Windows version is useable as a Firewire removable drive, it's almost certainly formatted FAT32. Again, that could simply be a [FAT|HFS] flag, but it's more likely that in the interests of space, the firmware can only support one file system.
Thanks for the tip. But I think I found something better. ATI is now selling the remote from their All-In-Wonder Radeon 8500 as a separate product, imaginatively dubbed the Remote Wonder. So far, it's only for Windows (not a big deal for me, at least), and I think I'll have to tinker to get some of the ATI-specific keys to respond in other apps, based on a hasty search of the browsable tech specs. But RF, more keys, and two-button mouse capability for the same price as the Keyspan seals the deal. I think I have a critical part of my Living Room PC project solved. Now I just need all the other parts. :-)
Depends on your definition of portable. If your definition is "desktop in a briefcase", then the GRX line is for you. This GRX91G/P will do quite nicely as a Powerbook Ti crusher. If your definition is "as small as practical", try the SR, R505, or C1. In Japan, Sony has even smaller models, like the GT (think C1 with a much larger camera attachment) and the U (recently nicknamed "My First Sony" by the /. crowd). Of course, this is all based on Sony's Japanese and American lineups. Toshiba, Dell, IBM, Apple, HPQ... quite a diverse marketplace.
As for the GRX91G/P itself, it looks like the only major differences from the US-spec GRX500 are the DVD burner, the remote control, and the software bundle. Otherwise, it's the GRX500 with the core specs (CPU speed, memory, storage) turned up one notch.
I wonder if they are going to sell that USB remote in the States? I could use something like that.
I'd go see any Superman film with the hero line:
Although I'd have a problem with Batman dancing around, singing "Little goody-two-shoes! Little goody-two-shoes!"
Acuras? House? Luxury!
'round these parts, the cars are late-'80s Cavaliers, the "performance" mods are combat wings and coffee-can exhaust tips, and the oversized subwoofer's only purpose is to make every loose body panel buzz like a snare drum. And on a late-'80s Cavalier, there's plenty of loose body panels.
Oh, and the music is Eminem and Limp Bizkit. Nothing but Eminem and Limp Bizkit. At least I think. I haven't yet learned to identify whiny white rappers by their bass lines. And the rear quarter panel is buzzing too loud anyway.
The public wants to listen to their music in the car. If they're like me, they have a lot of CDs, and are trying to avoid a radio market blighted by Clear Channel and Infinity. I like the premise behind this. With it, I could avoid:
The only parts I don't like are the price and the management. Too much work for a couple of knobs/jog wheels. What I'd like to see is an iPod "docking station". The iPod's controls map easily to a typical car stereo, you still get the benefit of iTunes for management, and it wouldn't be attractive to thieves, since you'll be taking the guts of the system with you when you leave your car.
And I will continue to voice my irritation at people who pick two individuals out of a group, point out their differences of opinion, and call the group a bunch of hypocrites for disagreeing.
If you ever see Michael or Timothy pimping a movie, feel free to come out swinging. They're the ones rallying the troops against Big Media, not Taco or Hemos.
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Except for the fact that nobody is whining about whether the story is newsworthy or not. We're complaining about how Michael intentionally misrepresented the severity of the IIS hole and the timing and conclusion of the massive font exploit. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time we've seen Michael behave like this. I just wonder when the rest of the Keiretsu will get wise to him? Probably not before he damages more reputations than just his own, I fear.
For most people, 2-channel SACD won't sound any better than plain vanilla CD. It's aimed at audiophiles who are already paying a premium for other components, anyway. And I don't think a whole new format was really necessary for extras like titles, lyrics, notes, cover art, etc. A standard data track/file format on Extended CD would suffice.
Surround will be the big selling point, once somebody produces a "killer app" recording. The only SACD I've heard so far was a Billy Joel studio album at the local Best Buy. I couldn't tell the difference between it and any ol' CD on my home system, with the surround receiver set to "Hall". Of course, the demo stand was close to the chest-pounding-subwoofer/car audio section, so the listening environment wasn't exactly pristine. I can certainly see the benefits for concert recordings. You could recapture some of the ambience of the hall that way.
The only surround recordings I can think of off the top of my head are The Manticore by ELP (in stereo surround) and The Altogether by Orbital (in Dolby Digital 5.1). Last time I checked, however, the 5.1 mix of The Altogether was only available on DVD in Japan and the UK. BTW, does anyone know if they've released it in SACD or Region 1 DVD?
More likely, we'll see the actor who played the unmasked Vader replaced by Hayden Christiansen.
I'm not averse to Lucas making references in 4-6 more concrete by using characters and actors from 1-3. I just don't see how JJB fits in. Maybe if somebody referred to him as "that blankety-blank who sold the Republic up the river". I guess it depends on how he's used in 3. Lucas must be keeping him around for a reason. Why make him a fool in 1 and a political patsy in 2, unless he's either redeemed by his actions or meets a brutal, audience-cathartic end in 3.
I think Microsoft has another priority. Halo is XBox's Killer Game right now. As long as Halo continues to drive XBox console sales, they have no incentive to release it on other platforms, even if the ports are already done. Why buy a $299 console to play a game that's available for PC?
Let's see. A bronze PowerBook and a Z505. Hate to tell you, but your cache is stale. Sony now has 7 models to choose from, so you can get something as feature-packed/small/expandable as you like. And if they're built anything like my XG, they aren't getting flimsier. Sony still hasn't pulled off an ultra-thin design with a built-in CD/DVD drive, so the Ti PowerBook still has that advantage. But that's about the only advantage.
<sarcasm>How dare they! Adding a feature you don't use. The nerve of some people.</sarcasm> I'm sorry, but you're triggering a pet peeve of mine. I have no use for the microphone, IR port, modem, or jog dial on my notebook right now. As long as they don't adversely affect the system (and they haven't), I can't bring myself to care, let alone complain bitterly.