This is not a troll.. but Lindows is just a glorified version of Xandros... M. Robertson and company are riding on the hype... with no real product of their own to show for themselves... in fact at least M$ develops the core of its own OS... well I guess this is a troll...
I listen to the radio for a couple hours each morning in a semi-state of sleep.. half dreaming about what I am listening to.. thinking about how much longer I should stay in bed..
In a state of emergency (ie. blackout) I prefer the radio over television. I also like listening to the top 100 albums of all time every labour day weekend.
So I don't think radio is going anywhere anytime soon.
If anything, violation of plain ol' copyright would be their downfall, not the DMCA. Methinks you don't know what the DMCA is.
On August 11 Google removed 12 Websites from their Website index because they recieved a complaint under the DMCA. The company that filed the complaint is in itself under legal fire from the RIAA for violating the DMCA.
The Websites in question are still online and active, however the lawyers have found that forcing Google to remove links to them is easier than trying to get the Websites shut down.
Therefore under the laws of the DMCA Google is forced to compromise it's content (links), while the actual site offenders still operate untouched.
I recorded an album a few years ago using alot of gear plugged into a Mac (Logic) and we had to use pitch correction the backup vocalists vocals quite a bit.
Unfortunately the backup vocalist could never match live what we did on the CD because of the pitch correction.. we didn't have the resources to get an intonation processor for our live shows so we got a new backup singer instead:-)
(we also vowed never to record digitally ever again)
I use OS X and usually have to use the 3ivx DiVX Doctor II utitlity to convert DiVX audio to something that Quicktime can handle.. works well.. especially when I plug the PowerBook into my TV:-)
I havn't quite figured out how to view an SVCD with OS X yet.. I tried the VLC software but it seems to choke on anything MPEG2... Toast seems to be able to mount the BIN/CUE files ok though... any ideas?
I have seen Reloaded 3 times in theatres, 4 times in DiVX, converted it to VCD (3 viewings), watched the highrez trailer like 30 times... now I am going to buy the DVD so I can watch it some more.
I think I have seen the original Matrix at least 20 times in various formats including 3 times in the theatre, 6 times on DVD (Which I purchased twice - lost it once), 6 times on VCD (before the DVD came out), 3 times on DiVX (before the DVD as well), and 2 times on TV
I have seen the Animatrix 3 times in its entirety on DVD, 2 times on DiVX (before the DVD), watched the online episodes about 4 times each..
And I don't even know how many 'special features / the making of..' shows I have watched..
Definately. They are sending money Amazon's way for 1 click shopping which is questionable at best.. As per the following link Apple is clearly using the UNIX trademark to their advantage to SELL their product.
they will both still be compatible with whatever format M$ is now using natively.. which means they will still be compatible with one another.. which means this is a non-issue..
In fact the last paragraph of the article states that this is a non-issue...
Odds are you are going to loose. It doesn't take a rocket scientists to figure that out, or reverse engineering a slot machine for that matter. If you don't like those odds try playing some tic tac toe. You may not win everytime but at least you can force a draw.
I was re-reading the Fabric of Reality (David Deutsch)... which essentially covers Quantum interference / computing (with the arguement that Quantum computing is a result of multiple universes coming together and interfereing with one another)... In any case this may be a little bit off topic... but the book echos 'The Matrix Reloaded' in many ways... Deutsch describes an 'Oracle' who knows everything... A Virtual Reality machine that interfaces with the brain (even a picture that looks like something out of the Matrix)... a multiverse (worlds within worlds etc..)... and a Universal Virtual Reality Generator that can essentially recreate the environment we live in... in real time. This book pre-dates the original Matrix by a year.
"But the truth is that all of the waste produced by all of the world's nuclear reactors could fit in a two-story building, on an area the size of a basketball court."
I think the keyword is "could" and that might be stretching it.. how much of the nuclear waste produced by all of the reactors in the world is actually re-processed? What about the Nuclear reactors themselves?
lets face it.. the vast majority of these organizations are probably using pirated copies of office.. or whatever else they could not afford.. so if faced with the choice piracy vs. donations i think donations is a pretty good option.
the question we should be asking is what is making linux so inacessable to all of the masses that are running a pirated copy of winxp and office xp on their build your own box...
Architect: I am the Architect. I created the Matrix I've been waiting for you. You have many questions, and though the process has altered your consciousness you remain irrevocably human ergo some of my answers you will understand, and some of them you will not. Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realise it is also the most irrelevant.
Neo: Why am I here?
Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. you are the eventuallity of an anomaly which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden asciduously avoided it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you inexorably....here
Neo: You haven't answered my question.
Architect: Quite right. Interesting...that was quicker than the others.
(TV "Neo"s: Others [how many others?] what others? answer my question!)
Architect: The matrix is older than you know. I prefer counting from the emergence of one integral anomaly to the emergence of the next, in which case this is the 6th version.
(Tv Neos: 5 ones before me? 4...3..2.. what are you talking about? There are only 2 possible explanations, either no one told me....) Neo:...or no one knows.
Architect: Precisely. As you are undoubtedly gathering, the anomaly is systemic--creating fluctuations in even the most simplistic equations.
(Tv Neos: You can't contol me! I'm gonna smash the wall I'll fukkin kill you! etc..)
Neo: Choice. The problem is choice.
Cut to Trinity vs Agent.
Architect: The first Matrix I designed was quite naturally perfect, it was a work of art...flawless, sublime. And triumphed equally only by its monumental failure. The inevitability of its doom is apparent to me now as a consequence of the imperfection inherent in every human being. Thus. I redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature. However, I was again frustrated by failure. I have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because it required a lesser mind, or perhaps a mind less bound by the parameters of perfection. Thus the answer was stumbled upon by another--An intuitive program, initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche. If I am the father of the matrix, she would undoubtedly be its Mother.
Neo: The Oracle.
Architect: Please. As I was saying, she stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99% of all test subjects accepted the program, as long as they were given a choice...even if they were only awar e of the choice at a near unconscious level. While this answer functioned, it was obviously fundamentally flawed, thus creating the otherwise contradictory systemic anomaly, that if left unchecked might threaten the system itself. Ergo those that refused the program, while a minority, if unchecked would constitute an escalating probablility of disaster.
Neo: This is about Zion.
Architect: You are here because Zion is about to be destroyed--its every living inhabitant terminated, its entire existance eradicated.
Architect: Denial is the most predictable of all human responses, but rest assured...this will be the 6th time we have destroyed it, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it.
Cut to Trinity vs Agent
Architect: The function of the One is now to return to the Source, allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you cary, reinserting the prime program. After which, you will be required to selevt from the matrix 23 individuals--16 females, 7 male--to rebuild Zion. Failure to comply with this process will result in a cataclysmic system crash, killing everyone connected to the Matrix, which coupled with the exterminati
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Deb and Ian may talk the talk ..
..
But once their incestuous relationship with Xandros and Lindows comes to fruitation they may never walk the walk
Do your research.
... added some new icons and marketing spin ... and voila you have Lindows.
M. Robertson purchased Xandros 1.0
This is not a troll .. but Lindows is just a glorified version of Xandros ... M. Robertson and company are riding on the hype ... with no real product of their own to show for themselves ... in fact at least M$ develops the core of its own OS ... well I guess this is a troll ...
I listen to the radio for a couple hours each morning in a semi-state of sleep .. half dreaming about what I am listening to .. thinking about how much longer I should stay in bed ..
In a state of emergency (ie. blackout) I prefer the radio over television. I also like listening to the top 100 albums of all time every labour day weekend.
So I don't think radio is going anywhere anytime soon.
http://www.dynamism.com/w2/gallery.shtmlr eviews.cnet.com/4505-3122_7-30525272.html
http://
On August 11 Google removed 12 Websites from their Website index because they recieved a complaint under the DMCA. The company that filed the complaint is in itself under legal fire from the RIAA for violating the DMCA.
The Websites in question are still online and active, however the lawyers have found that forcing Google to remove links to them is easier than trying to get the Websites shut down.
Therefore under the laws of the DMCA Google is forced to compromise it's content (links), while the actual site offenders still operate untouched.
http://www.google.com/search?q=kazaa+lite (See bottom of search page for DMCA info)
I would guess that living under the law of the DMCA will eventually be the downfall of Google.
I recorded an album a few years ago using alot of gear plugged into a Mac (Logic) and we had to use pitch correction the backup vocalists vocals quite a bit.
.. we didn't have the resources to get an intonation processor for our live shows so we got a new backup singer instead :-)
Unfortunately the backup vocalist could never match live what we did on the CD because of the pitch correction
(we also vowed never to record digitally ever again)
I use OS X and usually have to use the 3ivx DiVX Doctor II utitlity to convert DiVX audio to something that Quicktime can handle .. works well .. especially when I plug the PowerBook into my TV :-)
.. I tried the VLC software but it seems to choke on anything MPEG2 ... Toast seems to be able to mount the BIN/CUE files ok though ... any ideas?
I havn't quite figured out how to view an SVCD with OS X yet
Most of the Movies I have downloaded recently use the 3ivx codec http://www.3ivx.com/
...
Not sure if its any better than DiVX but it doesnt look any worse
anything recent ..
Can anyone answer the following questions:
... right now the thing is big and ugly ...
1. How many PS2 consols have sold to date
2. How many Xbox consols have sold to date
3. How many Gamecubes have sold to date
I would also like to know when M$ is planning on making the XBOX smaller
I have seen Reloaded 3 times in theatres, 4 times in DiVX, converted it to VCD (3 viewings), watched the highrez trailer like 30 times ... now I am going to buy the DVD so I can watch it some more.
..
..' shows I have watched ..
.. kind of disturbing really ...
I think I have seen the original Matrix at least 20 times in various formats including 3 times in the theatre, 6 times on DVD (Which I purchased twice - lost it once), 6 times on VCD (before the DVD came out), 3 times on DiVX (before the DVD as well), and 2 times on TV
I have seen the Animatrix 3 times in its entirety on DVD, 2 times on DiVX (before the DVD), watched the online episodes about 4 times each
And I don't even know how many 'special features / the making of
Almost 50 viewings
Definately. They are sending money Amazon's way for 1 click shopping which is questionable at best ..
As per the following link Apple is clearly using the UNIX trademark to their advantage to SELL their product.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/jaguar/unix.html
most applications don't go from 12MB to 1GB RAM in 2 version shifts .. games excluded.
* Minimum: 128MB RAM, Recommended: 1024MB RAM .. My old Quark 4 recommended 12MB "for graphic intensive documents"
they will both still be compatible with whatever format M$ is now using natively .. which means they will still be compatible with one another .. which means this is a non-issue ..
...
In fact the last paragraph of the article states that this is a non-issue
Odds are you are going to loose. It doesn't take a rocket scientists to figure that out, or reverse engineering a slot machine for that matter. If you don't like those odds try playing some tic tac toe. You may not win everytime but at least you can force a draw.
I was re-reading the Fabric of Reality (David Deutsch) ... which essentially covers Quantum interference / computing (with the arguement that Quantum computing is a result of multiple universes coming together and interfereing with one another) ... In any case this may be a little bit off topic ... but the book echos 'The Matrix Reloaded' in many ways ... Deutsch describes an 'Oracle' who knows everything ... A Virtual Reality machine that interfaces with the brain (even a picture that looks like something out of the Matrix) ... a multiverse (worlds within worlds etc..) ... and a Universal Virtual Reality Generator that can essentially recreate the environment we live in ... in real time. This book pre-dates the original Matrix by a year.
if the learning curve is so steep they have to 'learn' to be free ... then why not take the "hit".
on the other hand if there was actually a fairly transparent method of 'switching' then switching would be a no brainer.
I think the keyword is "could" and that might be stretching it
lets face it .. the vast majority of these organizations are probably using pirated copies of office .. or whatever else they could not afford .. so if faced with the choice piracy vs. donations i think donations is a pretty good option.
...
the question we should be asking is what is making linux so inacessable to all of the masses that are running a pirated copy of winxp and office xp on their build your own box
owning the song 'forever' is worth it ...
...
being locked in a subscribtion service 'forever' is not
VC - abbr.
1. vice chancellor.
2. vice consul.
3. Victoria Cross.
4. Vietcong.
Architect: hello Neo.
...or no one knows.
Neo: Who are you?
Architect: I am the Architect. I created the Matrix I've been waiting for you. You have many questions, and though the process has altered your consciousness you remain irrevocably human ergo some of my answers you will understand, and some of them you will not. Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realise it is also the most irrelevant.
Neo: Why am I here?
Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. you are the eventuallity of an anomaly which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden asciduously avoided it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you inexorably....here
Neo: You haven't answered my question.
Architect: Quite right. Interesting...that was quicker than the others.
(TV "Neo"s: Others [how many others?] what others? answer my question!)
Architect: The matrix is older than you know. I prefer counting from the emergence of one integral anomaly to the emergence of the next, in which case this is the 6th version.
(Tv Neos: 5 ones before me? 4...3..2.. what are you talking about? There are only 2 possible explanations, either no one told me....)
Neo:
Architect: Precisely. As you are undoubtedly gathering, the anomaly is systemic--creating fluctuations in even the most simplistic equations.
(Tv Neos: You can't contol me! I'm gonna smash the wall I'll fukkin kill you! etc..)
Neo: Choice. The problem is choice.
Cut to Trinity vs Agent.
Architect: The first Matrix I designed was quite naturally perfect, it was a work of art...flawless, sublime. And triumphed equally only by its monumental failure. The inevitability of its doom is apparent to me now as a consequence of the imperfection inherent in every human being. Thus. I redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature. However, I was again frustrated by failure. I have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because it required a lesser mind, or perhaps a mind less bound by the parameters of perfection. Thus the answer was stumbled upon by another--An intuitive program, initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche. If I am the father of the matrix, she would undoubtedly be its Mother.
Neo: The Oracle.
Architect: Please. As I was saying, she stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99% of all test subjects accepted the program, as long as they were given a choice...even if they were only awar e of the choice at a near unconscious level. While this answer functioned, it was obviously fundamentally flawed, thus creating the otherwise contradictory systemic anomaly, that if left unchecked might threaten the system itself. Ergo those that refused the program, while a minority, if unchecked would constitute an escalating probablility of disaster.
Neo: This is about Zion.
Architect: You are here because Zion is about to be destroyed--its every living inhabitant terminated, its entire existance eradicated.
Neo: Bullshit (TV Neos: Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!)
Architect: Denial is the most predictable of all human responses, but rest assured...this will be the 6th time we have destroyed it, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it.
Cut to Trinity vs Agent
Architect: The function of the One is now to return to the Source, allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you cary, reinserting the prime program. After which, you will be required to selevt from the matrix 23 individuals--16 females, 7 male--to rebuild Zion. Failure to comply with this process will result in a cataclysmic system crash, killing everyone connected to the Matrix, which coupled with the exterminati