don't settle for DivX - settle for MPEG2. MPEG2 has an HD profile, and it's what broadcasters are already using. Fuck MS, fuck DivX and fuck any other company who tries to subvert the published and agreed standard.
They seem to be neglecting the HiDef monitor part of the equation - 1920x1080 is a pretty tall order for most CRT monitors, and beyond all but the most spectacularly expensive LCD screens.
And, of course, this Microsoft attempt to own the DVD market must NOT be allowed to succeed - Sony's gonna have to do something.I will not have those fucking goons at MS interfering with my life any longer.
Hitachi make MUCH better displays than your crappy Samsung - my CML 181SXWB is a case in point, and even then my workplace Sony F520R pisses all over it.
funnily enough, I asked Apple for a very similar thing just the other day - I want to use my BT headset for audio IO on the Mac for voice recog and TTS purposes - sounds like the same overall capability though.
being fair to the yanks, they gave up on the XB-70 Valkyrie because of the crashes in testing, but they might have acheived an aircraft of similar complexity (albeit one designed for a different role)at a similar point in time, indeed, the B1-B Lancer is a pretty slick machine (and how much did THAT cost?).
I don't think there's much doubt that an American team COULD design a Concorde competitor - it's a shame they didn't, because we could ALL be flying supersonic by now if they had...
it's funny how the Concorde project is so often viewed like this when so many military projects have consumed VASTLY more public money and done the world no service at all. I'd rather see the UK govt spend £50Bn on a superplane than £100Bn on a fusion bomb.
I doubt that - there'll be a Mach 2 private jet along any minute to cater for THEM - by losing Concorde it's just JOE PUBLIC that once again loses access to the best technology - Steve Jobs, John Travolta, Larry Ellison and the rest will just continue as usual - glad not to have to mix with the plebs.
The loss of Concorde also makes Europe and the USA further apart than they've been for 25 years - and that's just sad.
what kind of a genius are you? I sewed the remote (with Sony headphone microplug AND display) of my CD walkman into the arm of my Nike rucksack about FIVE YEARS AGO - exactly what these idiots have done, except their solution doesn't allow you to properly control your machine. My solution cost me £200 for my top of the range Sony Discman, £35 for my Nike bag, and 15 minutes worth of scissor and needle work.
how do you explain the non-evolution of vast numbers of consumer products then? You MIGHT get evolution if markets were allowed to operate freely, people weren't easily persuaded by marketing and we didn't get locked into certain systems (ie Windows) due to monopoly power at work. Evolution of manufactured goods is a myth - planned obsolescence is the sad truth.
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don't settle for DivX - settle for MPEG2. MPEG2 has an HD profile, and it's what broadcasters are already using. Fuck MS, fuck DivX and fuck any other company who tries to subvert the published and agreed standard.
They seem to be neglecting the HiDef monitor part of the equation - 1920x1080 is a pretty tall order for most CRT monitors, and beyond all but the most spectacularly expensive LCD screens.
And, of course, this Microsoft attempt to own the DVD market must NOT be allowed to succeed - Sony's gonna have to do something.I will not have those fucking goons at MS interfering with my life any longer.
convolution?
I think you mean convergence
Hitachi make MUCH better displays than your crappy Samsung - my CML 181SXWB is a case in point, and even then my workplace Sony F520R pisses all over it.
funnily enough, I asked Apple for a very similar thing just the other day - I want to use my BT headset for audio IO on the Mac for voice recog and TTS purposes - sounds like the same overall capability though.
eh?
you from the 16th century?
didn't you guys lose TWO XB-70s though?
..and who owns the majority of BAE Systems stock?
I think we'll all be flying Pork Airlines before Boeing collaborates with a European or Japanese partner - American pride wouldn't allow it.
being fair to the yanks, they gave up on the XB-70 Valkyrie because of the crashes in testing, but they might have acheived an aircraft of similar complexity (albeit one designed for a different role)at a similar point in time, indeed, the B1-B Lancer is a pretty slick machine (and how much did THAT cost?).
I don't think there's much doubt that an American team COULD design a Concorde competitor - it's a shame they didn't, because we could ALL be flying supersonic by now if they had...
you won't get any mod points until you log in you stupid cunt - why not try a sensible counterpoint instead?
or is debate beyond your feeble mental powers?
log in or fuck off
and WTF is a 'wanka'?
log in or fuck off
it's funny how the Concorde project is so often viewed like this when so many military projects have consumed VASTLY more public money and done the world no service at all. I'd rather see the UK govt spend £50Bn on a superplane than £100Bn on a fusion bomb.
I doubt that - there'll be a Mach 2 private jet along any minute to cater for THEM - by losing Concorde it's just JOE PUBLIC that once again loses access to the best technology - Steve Jobs, John Travolta, Larry Ellison and the rest will just continue as usual - glad not to have to mix with the plebs.
The loss of Concorde also makes Europe and the USA further apart than they've been for 25 years - and that's just sad.
oooooh....
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150mph eh?
that must be the fastest train in the world!
RIP Concorde, killed by American stupidity and vested interests.
you'd better hope you never get ill
if you can't work out how to hold two pieces of fabric together with a needle and cotton then you're probably better off dead
seriously
what kind of a genius are you? I sewed the remote (with Sony headphone microplug AND display) of my CD walkman into the arm of my Nike rucksack about FIVE YEARS AGO - exactly what these idiots have done, except their solution doesn't allow you to properly control your machine. My solution cost me £200 for my top of the range Sony Discman, £35 for my Nike bag, and 15 minutes worth of scissor and needle work.
how do you explain the non-evolution of vast numbers of consumer products then? You MIGHT get evolution if markets were allowed to operate freely, people weren't easily persuaded by marketing and we didn't get locked into certain systems (ie Windows) due to monopoly power at work. Evolution of manufactured goods is a myth - planned obsolescence is the sad truth.
"There is this thing called evolution which is how tools, machines, and software develop."
Nope. Evolution is how LIVING THINGS develop - tools, machines and software are DESIGNED by PEOPLE. It's a subtle difference, but an important one.
...or BeOS, as I originally suggested.
how in the hell would ANY variant of BSD qualify as legacy free?
BeOS?
1. If you were under the impression that these apps were NEVER going to be upgraded, then you're an idiot.
2. Apple has a programme called "up to date" that COMPLETELY addresses the concerns of people like you.
3. DVD SP 2 isn't out until AUGUST you fucking loon.