This will never be an acceptable solution until distributions can support it out of the box. That will require actually figuring out the file format instead of just hacking in some DLL's.
You are probably violating Apple's license by doing this anyway.
You will just need to add a cheap tuner; by the time this is mandated they will probably cost $50 or even less. I just bought a hi def tuner for $300, and we're still in the guinea pig stage.
Also, this current requirement is a requirement that manufacturers and broacasters ADD support for digital, not that they are going to take away analog... that won't happen until a vast majority of people can support digital. Maybe in 2020.
They aren't going to necessarily phase out analog broadcasts any time soon; they are just requiring that all TV's support digital.
You won't have to get rid of your old TV either, cheap tuners will be available to take the basic digital 480 signal and display it on the standard composite connection that virtually every TV and VCR already support.
HDTV tuners today are $500; by the time this technology is mandated, the cheaper 480 tuners will likely be less than $100.
The copy protections will only prevent users from recording and using the raw digital stream. Devices that record the composite signal, e.g. VCR's and Tivo, will still work just fine; though VCR's auto-programming features might have some trouble.
this is ridiculous! You have to have monopoly control of the OEM market before you can be the next Microsoft. Currently, Microsoft still has that market locked up.
Clearly this is difficult to prove because it happened so long ago.
There are experiments to try to duplicate the conditiosn of pre-life earth to see what kinds of complex molecules can form from the basics that existed back then. I think that some basic amino acids is about as far as they were able to get.
The process probably started with something as simple as a basic amino acid type of molecule that was able to attract the kinds of molecules that could combine to form that same amino acid. Who knows.
It definitely shouldn't be a standard part. But I would like to see a new low cost read/write standard emerge - and a Real standard, not something proprietary like Zip.
WTF is this doing on Slashdot
on
QuickTime 6 Is Out
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· Score: 0, Flamebait
Programs that are anti-Linux do not belong here.
Who cares about Quick Time - it is a useless program and a useless file format.
I doubt they will really care about this. They didn't actively stop any Linux activity; they are just not allowed to actively support it, thanks to their investment from Microsoft and the guarantee of Office & IE for Mac.
The ability to play on more platforms makes Sorenson MORE useful, not less, and they're getting it for free.
The difference is that previously, the Wal-Mart computers didn't have an operating system at all, from what I understand. This is the perfect use for Linux - it can be loaded by default, and if the customer wants Windows they cough up an extra hundred bucks.
It is appropriate to point out to your employer that you potentially could be making more somewhere else, but you should do this before you accept another offer, IMO.
If your employer says no way, then resign and stick to it. If you accept a new offer, then resign, and then change your mind due to a counter-offer, you are breaking your word.
If the employer cares about you, kindly pointing out that you can make significantly more elsewhere is all it takes. If your current employer waits until they get a true resignation to do something about it, your employer is the one with the problem.
I use a "homes" share and make all users put anything useful on their home directory on the network drive (mapped to the same letter on each machine).
I also instruct everyone that they should never keep anything useful on their local drive...
Obviously this is not as ideal as backing up everyone's machine to a central server, but that would be a ridiculously expensive and painful solution IMO.
> In other words, this has the ability to kill > all the crap about "you need FOO player to > see this video".
Actually, this makes the situation a lot worse. Welcome to codec hell. MPEG4 is the Tower of Babel - it guarantees that unless you use Windows, you will never have support for the latest codecs. MPEG4 is a complete ANTI-standard.
The only way to make something a standard is to limit the codecs in use. Downloadable codecs are a nightmare.
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I've been asking for this one for quite some time
now!! I was waiting for this feature before I
re-rip all of my CD's.
Now, if they can have it go all the way up to
lossless compression and include this peeling,
that will rock.
At least photoshop has a good alternative,
unlike a lot of other applications.
The only reason why Windows is still around is
the same as it has been for at least five years:
The Applications Barrier To Entry.
Come up with a program that can import and export
MS Office documents with 99.9% accuracy, and the
largest barrier will be gone.
So you get a shitty mpeg copy of the movie. VCD
quality sucks.
When there is enough bandwidth to start pirating
VOB files, it might be a different story.
This will never be an acceptable solution until
distributions can support it out of the box.
That will require actually figuring out the
file format instead of just hacking in some
DLL's.
You are probably violating Apple's license by
doing this anyway.
In my case, the most popular voice mail hardware (Dialogic) never had Linux support; they used SCO and then NT (due to Microsoft investing in them).
When they came out with Linux support, it was only for the newer hardware that we never used.
chmod -x
You will just need to add a cheap tuner; by the
time this is mandated they will probably cost $50
or even less. I just bought a hi def tuner for
$300, and we're still in the guinea pig stage.
Also, this current requirement is a requirement
that manufacturers and broacasters ADD support
for digital, not that they are going to take away
analog... that won't happen until a vast
majority of people can support digital. Maybe in
2020.
Both DirecTV and Dish offer high definition content.
Scroo the cable companies if they don't keep up.
They aren't going to necessarily phase out analog
broadcasts any time soon; they are just requiring
that all TV's support digital.
You won't have to get rid of your old TV either,
cheap tuners will be available to take the basic
digital 480 signal and display it on the standard
composite connection that virtually every TV and
VCR already support.
HDTV tuners today are $500; by the time this
technology is mandated, the cheaper 480 tuners
will likely be less than $100.
The copy protections will only prevent users
from recording and using the raw digital stream.
Devices that record the composite signal, e.g.
VCR's and Tivo, will still work just fine;
though VCR's auto-programming features might have
some trouble.
Maybe a hash pipe holder would be ideal.
this is ridiculous! You have to have monopoly
control of the OEM market before you can be the
next Microsoft. Currently, Microsoft still has
that market locked up.
> I am not very expert on this, but I know
> that there are unicellular organisms in the
> world now that group themselves into
> "multicellular"
But even a single cell is ridiculously complex;
even a small strand of DNA is amazingly
complicated. How did these form in the first
place?
Clearly this is difficult to prove because it
happened so long ago.
There are experiments to try to duplicate the
conditiosn of pre-life earth to see what kinds
of complex molecules can form from the basics
that existed back then. I think that some
basic amino acids is about as far as they were able to get.
The process probably started with something as
simple as a basic amino acid type of molecule
that was able to attract the kinds of molecules
that could combine to form that same amino
acid. Who knows.
What we really need is a re-write of the bible.
Instead of 7 days to create everything, just say
that god snapped her fingers and made the big
bang.
Forcing students to buy microsoft software in
order to get their education would be a
travesty.
http://makeashorterlink.com/
It definitely shouldn't be a standard part. But
I would like to see a new low cost read/write
standard emerge - and a Real standard, not
something proprietary like Zip.
Programs that are anti-Linux do not belong here.
Who cares about Quick Time - it is a useless
program and a useless file format.
We need to move beyond ad-sponsoring. It is bad
enough on computers, but we really need to take
ads away from television.
I doubt they will really care about this. They
didn't actively stop any Linux activity; they
are just not allowed to actively support it,
thanks to their investment from Microsoft and
the guarantee of Office & IE for Mac.
The ability to play on more platforms makes
Sorenson MORE useful, not less, and they're
getting it for free.
The difference is that previously, the Wal-Mart
computers didn't have an operating system at
all, from what I understand. This is the perfect
use for Linux - it can be loaded by default, and
if the customer wants Windows they cough up an
extra hundred bucks.
It is appropriate to point out to your employer
that you potentially could be making more
somewhere else, but you should do this before
you accept another offer, IMO.
If your employer says no way, then resign and
stick to it. If you accept a new offer, then
resign, and then change your mind due to a
counter-offer, you are breaking your word.
If the employer cares about you, kindly
pointing out that you can make significantly
more elsewhere is all it takes. If your
current employer waits until they get a true
resignation to do something about it, your
employer is the one with the problem.
I use a "homes" share and make all users put
anything useful on their home directory on the
network drive (mapped to the same letter on
each machine).
I also instruct everyone that they should never
keep anything useful on their local drive...
Obviously this is not as ideal as backing up
everyone's machine to a central server, but
that would be a ridiculously expensive and
painful solution IMO.
> In other words, this has the ability to kill
> all the crap about "you need FOO player to
> see this video".
Actually, this makes the situation a lot worse.
Welcome to codec hell. MPEG4 is the Tower of
Babel - it guarantees that unless you use
Windows, you will never have support for the
latest codecs. MPEG4 is a complete
ANTI-standard.
The only way to make something a standard is
to limit the codecs in use. Downloadable
codecs are a nightmare.