This thread is right on. My solution is not to buy any music that's DRM'd. So far, that's all of it. Give me MP3s, that's all I care to have. Anything else puts *my* investment in jeopardy. That is not acceptable to me.
Good question. I remember hearing about microbes which were supposedly able to "eat" the garbage at landfill sites. I haven't heard of them since.
Also, how about our (North America's) fresh water lakes? I would love to see some plan to clean them up. Much of the Great Lakes, for example, are polluted. Very, very sad.
I would NOT recommend caffeine of any kind. In fact, stop drinking it all together.
Absolutely. As a middle of the road, you could drink something with much less caffeine, like decaf coffee or tea (tea has about 1/3 the caffeine, last time I checked).
And if you need sleep, get sleep, whether you feel like you can afford to or not. Even a 20 minute snooze can make all the difference.
Also, if I'm finding it hard to get motivated I start with mundane but easy tasks just to get started. Once I've accomplished one or two, I'm usually ready to get into something more challenging.
First you post a story about Reiser4 without any indication of what Reiser4 is. I read Slashdot regularly, but never heard of it. Then you post a story about Galleon, again without any hit to the reader about what it might be.
I admit I knew what the ReiserFS is and what Galeon is, but I think a link would have been helpful.
My biggest pet peeve of computer magazines (eg. PC Magazine) is that they feature new products in the index and don't say what they are. They review cameras, printers, scanners, computers, cpus, hard disks, displays, and so on and I'm supposed to know what a "Super DTA Zapmeister" is. Say what?
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Well, not much suspense in the book anymore, might as well skip it.
That's too bad, but you could always buy it for a friend who doesn't know the ending yet.
The BBS days were really special and something I wouldn't mind going back to someday. The only bad thing was long distance costs for cross-country linkups. Nowadays with cheap long distance phone rates, it wouldn't be so bad anyway. I remember Commodore 64 BBS's (C*Base, Image, and other software) and the IBM-based BBS's (usually faster:). Almost forgot the Amiga ones.:) Making up cool handles and ANSI graphics was fun. The online games were great, too! Downloading files with Z-Modem, X-Modem... and waiting for it because you couldn't multiplex the connection. And, you always had to have a phone book list of all the BBS's in your city. Gotta surf em all looking for the latest.
With so many jobs going overseas, it surprises me that the US government is concentrating on foreign workers coming to the US rather than US-based corporations selling out on their country wholesale and contracting everything out overseas. WTF!
I sincerely hope they find a good bunch of sysadmins to run that stuff
They don't need any more sysadmins. Just sysadmins who know Linux. To Windows sysadmins, sure, Linux looks difficult to use. If you already know it, it's a fairly logical system. Plus, it's easier to maintain more Linux systems per sysadmin than Windows systems because you aren't forced to use a GUI for everything.
But will they still save money in the end--even after they have spent $$$ to re-train their employees on Linux?
I know people who are not extremely computer literate who use Linux for their every day tasks with no problem. Web browsing and typing up documents is easy. I don't know too many people who know most of MS Word's features - they end up having to look up the advanced ones. Same will go for on Linux.
I love my laptop because it allows me to roam wherever I want, especially within the home. I don't want to be holed up in front of a desk on some other room while I work. I want to be able to go wherever I want. Then take it in my car to wherever to share files, do some more work/play, etc..
With a desktop, you can't do that. The only things a desktop has over a laptop are: - expandability - affordability - weight;)
Laptop prices have come down a LOT. I think that's why they are becoming so much more popular these days. That's why I bought one.
Not all airlines survey your every move. If SouthWest already did this, then this isn't very exciting news. If TWA or WestJet started doing this, that would be something new. If I'm completely wrong here, I'd really like to know *how* I'm being surveyed on every flight I take.
Anyway, if they want their business to go down, that's their problem. Next they'll institute a policy where you spray passengers with skunk stink and expect their business to remain profitable.
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Why do marketing people still insist in talking like this?
"It was inevitable, really. When two groups of people have so much in common, eventually they find each other. Volkswagen and Apple. Buy a New Beetle. Get a new iPod. And the kit that brings them together (plus a lot of other cool stuff like free music and a $100 Apple Store coupon). Learn more about this special deal."
I noticed that if you want to generate a feeling in the reader's mind, lots of short sentence fragments really prevent that from happening.
While this is pretty cool, it's nothing like "real" evolution. They started out with a humanoid figure and gave it a bunch of parameters and asked it to walk. What they didn't do was say things like:
- the figure has to live on a planet with a certain amount of gravity - food may or may not be plentiful - temperature can change - must be durable over many years and able to handle many terrains - give no shape or composition to start with - and so on...
Does it really matter? There are other forms of entertainment not under the control of the RIAA/MPAA. With enough pressure against them and education, more people will choose those other forms of entertainment.
The thing about MP3s is that everybody has them, even Joe six pack. You don't want to piss off Joe six pack if you want to make money.
You'll need a pretty decent box to stream 6 mp3's simultaneously through sound cards. Signal loss will be a factor going long distances.
In the future, you may want to stream more than just music to each room - video, perhaps? Internet "kiosk"? Security camera? Make sure your cabling is flexible enough to handle whatever you might want to send. Will a single computer be able to meet the demands of 6 video streams simultaneously? Maybe 1 server per floor would work better. How could wireless technology make your job easier?
"As long as Linux continues on its current growth path, there is no hope in hell of Orwell's predictions coming true. We've got a lot of work to do in this area.";)
Don't you think Amazon will want in on large amounts of money that's made from their own data?
They would be seriously bucking the trend if they didn't. I don't know people can bet their finances on "terms and conditions which may change without notice". What's to stop Amazon from taking someone's idea and implementing it themselves? After they do, why would someone want to use the "other" site when they can stay within the Amazon.com domain?
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"Running code on the stack for dummies" - Microsoft security team
What's with emusic.com's really bad handling of the Mozilla web browser? Looks like a mortuary's website unless viewed with IE.
This thread is right on. My solution is not to buy any music that's DRM'd. So far, that's all of it. Give me MP3s, that's all I care to have. Anything else puts *my* investment in jeopardy. That is not acceptable to me.
But the real question is, how well does it work?
Good question. I remember hearing about microbes which were supposedly able to "eat" the garbage at landfill sites. I haven't heard of them since.
Also, how about our (North America's) fresh water lakes? I would love to see some plan to clean them up. Much of the Great Lakes, for example, are polluted. Very, very sad.
I would NOT recommend caffeine of any kind. In fact, stop drinking it all together.
Absolutely. As a middle of the road, you could drink something with much less caffeine, like decaf coffee or tea (tea has about 1/3 the caffeine, last time I checked).
And if you need sleep, get sleep, whether you feel like you can afford to or not. Even a 20 minute snooze can make all the difference.
Excellent advice above.
Also, if I'm finding it hard to get motivated I start with mundane but easy tasks just to get started. Once I've accomplished one or two, I'm usually ready to get into something more challenging.
First you post a story about Reiser4 without any indication of what Reiser4 is. I read Slashdot regularly, but never heard of it. Then you post a story about Galleon, again without any hit to the reader about what it might be.
I admit I knew what the ReiserFS is and what Galeon is, but I think a link would have been helpful.
My biggest pet peeve of computer magazines (eg. PC Magazine) is that they feature new products in the index and don't say what they are. They review cameras, printers, scanners, computers, cpus, hard disks, displays, and so on and I'm supposed to know what a "Super DTA Zapmeister" is. Say what?
Well, not much suspense in the book anymore, might as well skip it.
That's too bad, but you could always buy it for a friend who doesn't know the ending yet.
You're forgetting the other side of the coin, though: the one with the most lawyers and money always wins!
This should be a good fight. Like watching the matter/antimatter chamber on a Friday night... uh.. time to go outside. Hehe.
The BBS days were really special and something I wouldn't mind going back to someday. The only bad thing was long distance costs for cross-country linkups. Nowadays with cheap long distance phone rates, it wouldn't be so bad anyway. :). Almost forgot the Amiga ones. :) Making up cool handles and ANSI graphics was fun. The online games were great, too! Downloading files with Z-Modem, X-Modem... and waiting for it because you couldn't multiplex the connection.
I remember Commodore 64 BBS's (C*Base, Image, and other software) and the IBM-based BBS's (usually faster
And, you always had to have a phone book list of all the BBS's in your city. Gotta surf em all looking for the latest.
With so many jobs going overseas, it surprises me that the US government is concentrating on foreign workers coming to the US rather than US-based corporations selling out on their country wholesale and contracting everything out overseas. WTF!
I sincerely hope they find a good bunch of sysadmins to run that stuff
They don't need any more sysadmins. Just sysadmins who know Linux. To Windows sysadmins, sure, Linux looks difficult to use. If you already know it, it's a fairly logical system. Plus, it's easier to maintain more Linux systems per sysadmin than Windows systems because you aren't forced to use a GUI for everything.
But will they still save money in the end--even after they have spent $$$ to re-train their employees on Linux?
I know people who are not extremely computer literate who use Linux for their every day tasks with no problem. Web browsing and typing up documents is easy. I don't know too many people who know most of MS Word's features - they end up having to look up the advanced ones. Same will go for on Linux.
affirmative action: "an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women"
That's a bad thing?
I love my laptop because it allows me to roam wherever I want, especially within the home. I don't want to be holed up in front of a desk on some other room while I work. I want to be able to go wherever I want. Then take it in my car to wherever to share files, do some more work/play, etc..
;)
With a desktop, you can't do that. The only things a desktop has over a laptop are:
- expandability
- affordability
- weight
Laptop prices have come down a LOT. I think that's why they are becoming so much more popular these days. That's why I bought one.
Not all airlines survey your every move. If SouthWest already did this, then this isn't very exciting news.
If TWA or WestJet started doing this, that would be something new. If I'm completely wrong here, I'd really like to know *how* I'm being surveyed on every flight I take.
Anyway, if they want their business to go down, that's their problem. Next they'll institute a policy where you spray passengers with skunk stink and expect their business to remain profitable.
Why do marketing people still insist in talking like this?
"It was inevitable, really. When two groups of people have so much in common, eventually they find each other. Volkswagen and Apple. Buy a New Beetle. Get a new iPod. And the kit that brings them together (plus a lot of other cool stuff like free music and a $100 Apple Store coupon). Learn more about this special deal."
I noticed that if you want to generate a feeling in the reader's mind, lots of short sentence fragments really prevent that from happening.
While this is pretty cool, it's nothing like "real" evolution. They started out with a humanoid figure and gave it a bunch of parameters and asked it to walk.
What they didn't do was say things like:
- the figure has to live on a planet with a certain amount of gravity
- food may or may not be plentiful
- temperature can change
- must be durable over many years and able to handle many terrains
- give no shape or composition to start with
- and so on...
Sorry, these models are just cool toys.
Does it really matter? There are other forms of entertainment not under the control of the RIAA/MPAA. With enough pressure against them and education, more people will choose those other forms of entertainment.
The thing about MP3s is that everybody has them, even Joe six pack. You don't want to piss off Joe six pack if you want to make money.
<a href="link to smallest printer goes here">no it isn't</a>
Wouldn't have been too hard.
You'll need a pretty decent box to stream 6 mp3's simultaneously through sound cards. Signal loss will be a factor going long distances.
In the future, you may want to stream more than just music to each room - video, perhaps? Internet "kiosk"? Security camera? Make sure your cabling is flexible enough to handle whatever you might want to send. Will a single computer be able to meet the demands of 6 video streams simultaneously? Maybe 1 server per floor would work better. How could wireless technology make your job easier?
Just some ideas...
...didn't come true, and I don't believe it will
;)
Perhaps what he is really saying is:
"As long as Linux continues on its current growth path, there is no hope in hell of Orwell's predictions coming true. We've got a lot of work to do in this area."
Don't you think Amazon will want in on large amounts of money that's made from their own data?
They would be seriously bucking the trend if they didn't. I don't know people can bet their finances on "terms and conditions which may change without notice". What's to stop Amazon from taking someone's idea and implementing it themselves? After they do, why would someone want to use the "other" site when they can stay within the Amazon.com domain?
The city of Munich, for example, recently bought an installation of several thousand Linux desktops from German Linux vendor SuSE.
No mention of the cost. Any estimates?
Why not download a totally free distro and burn it to CD assuming you have the in-house resources? A donation could be made in return.
As soon as I read the headline, I thought of AudioGalaxy. I hope Kazaa doesn't go the same way (IOW right down the crapper).
There is no great difference in performance between the AthlonXP and Pentium 4 lines.
And so the million dollar question is:
Why buy one over another?!