really acted since Leon (at age 12), I for one am glad that Moore is pulling support. Personally, I didn't want this movie made either. I had finally decided that this year I would be V for Halloween (I like being obscure people for Halloween) and then I heard about the movie being released on November 5th... and changed my mind.
Or, you could spare yourself the proprietary interfaces altogether and get an iRiver H300 (comes in 20gb and 40gb flavours). They already have usb-on-the-go, fm radio & recording, line in recording, photo viewing, text viewing, longer battery life, uses filetree directory structure, and they play videos.
Been out since August of last year (if not earlier).
... unless those entries were randomized each time... then you stand a chance of logging in, getting it wrong, noting the choices, logging back in, and then you see the one (or more) choices that stayed the same. Then, concievably, you could succeed on the second attempt, presuming that the other 3 choices totally changed and only one stayed the same.
Unfortunately (stupidly?), the *AAs are looking at both up- and down- loading as equally wrong.
"Napster users infringe at least two of the copyright holders' exclusive rights: the rights of reproduction, 106(1); and distribution, 106(3). Napster users who upload file names to the search index for others to copy violate plaintiffs' distribution rights. Napster users who download files containing copyrighted music violate plaintiffs' reproduction rights." See A&M RECORDS, Inc. v. NAPSTER, INC., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001) (emphasis added)."
Untill just recently, they've taken a "kill the head and the body dies" approach by getting the big uploaders.
(I had a big rant here about the whole firmware/navigation thing, but I thought it might be a little too flame, particularly since you already have a H3xx. Suffice it to say that people who are easily confused by multiple buttons probably can't use a remote control, either. It's counter-intuitive at times, but I'll sacrifice the intuitiveness [which took all of 2 readings of the manual to figure out] for the features. 'Nuff said.)
As for usability, if ever the question in someone's mind who is about to drop $400-500 on a very non-essential such as a DAP and they say to themselves, "You know, all those buttons and added functionality don't hold a candle to that one big shiny wheel," then this person needs to put down the DAP and throw away their computer.
Would you pay extra for a car that only went 2 speeds (stop and fast) and in only 1 direction, and forced you to use the manufacturer's gas to make it go?
Just because Apple has a hold of 90% of the market doesn't mean they have "the best" DAP. It means that a lot people are sheep.
I'll take my iRiver h340 every single day. I've owned two different Creative DAPs (and multiple aftermarket accessories for my computer [DVD, webcam, etc]) and the thing that put them out of the race for the 3rd DAP was the simple fact that their post-purchase support tends to be "we don't support that; buy our new version", particularly when new operating systems come out (the DVD player I have, hardware based, hasn't had a supported release since Dec 2001). Apple doesn't get my slice of the pie because I did my research based on price and functionality and most importantly versatility. Now, I know people are going to say "How versitile does a DAP have to be?" and I answer with the more the better.
My iRiver H340 functions as well as a DAP as it does a portable 40gb hard drive. The directory structure allows me to find everything I want, quickly (YMMV as I am rather picky about how I sort artist/album), has the built-in FM tuner, has photo display, has recording capabilities, and after a down-and-dirty firmware flash (which was a mere 100k or so download), I can play videos (sure, they are 220x176 and only 10fps, but perfect for animation) and if I so desire I can skin the silly thing as well. In fact, I've already changed my bootup screen to be a picture of me ala South Park (I figured it would make it easier to catch a theif, god forbid someone steal my H340). There are battery replacements availible for this unit for around $20, and speaking of battery life - I get around 16 hours (although some users on the misticriver.net group have reported battery life of around 18 hours). To top it all off, the whole thing is drag and drop. No Creative PlayCenter, no iTunes, no proprietary software crap to mess with. It's a freakin' hard drive.
Did I mention it plays OGG?:)
The only comparable Apple product is the 40gb iPod Photo, and it costs $100 more and does way less (resize your photos? pah!).
I think people should be a little more picky for $400 instead of going for the fashion statement. Do the research and save some bucks.
Well, that'd make sense except for the fact that even though our roots are in Agriculture, we are very much beyond being a cow college anymore. Our CS and engineering (particularly computer engineering and software development) are some of the largest and well-funded in the region. I mean, sure people come to Tech for football, but not many people come here for Theater Arts and buisness.
My point is... well, it's rather disconcerting to be talking to some really fine random hottie and ask her what her major is and she says, "CS".
The wierd thing is (and I say this as a Blacksburgian)...
No one here really cares about the BigMac. (Just for those mods who don't know what Blacksburg is, it's a wide spot in the road with this little college called Virginia Tech in the middle of it.)
Seriously, unless you are a CS major, no one on campus cares about it all that much. I don't know why, especially how we are supposed to be a tech-y college, but there's just no local interest in it beyond the obligatory "Hey, wonder if we can have a lan party there" from time to time.
*ring ring* It's the clue phone, and it's for you.
Pornography is a layperson's term and means nothing to the US law. However, obcenity does mean something and has legal precedence as such.
To wit: The term of legal significance is "obscenity", which, after struggling for many years and through many cases, the U.S. Supreme Court defined in Miller v. California in 1973. It is a three-part test, as follows:
"The basic guidelines for the trier of fact must be: (a) whether "the average person, applying contemporary community standards" would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest, Kois v. Wisconsin, supra, at 230, quoting Roth v. United States, supra, at 489; (b) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and (c) whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." (source here).
I think my above statement kills all three of your examples.
Tipper Gore is also the one responsible for the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" stickers on most music media (and the dvds that go along with them from time to time).
People thought the 80s were great, and I have to say if you think the 80s were great you weren't there or are too young to know what was going on.
I'll agree: I got the Disc Read Error (which eventually led me to buy the Xbox, so yay!) with my PS2 and I got one of the first runs of the PS, you know, the one where the laser focus was a micrometer off and caused FMV to skip like mad and back in the day I bought an original Walkman that got recalled later because of battery issues.
So as bad as I want a PSP, and as much as I want a PS3 to replace my PS2, I've learned my lesson and am going to wait at least 9 months before I pony up the dough.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice... who the hell are you (or insert some other The Who song lyric here).
And if what you and Brad say wasn't enough, there's always Six Apart's own statement: "Q. What is going to happen to LiveJournal and its current users?
A. We acquired LiveJournal because we like LiveJournal just the way it is -- it's an awesome product. We will invest in the further development of LiveJournal and help it expand its reach around the globe but our plans do not include removing the free level, plastering the sites with ads, owning user content, etc... We think the LiveJournal community is unique and vibrant. We welcome LiveJournal users to the Six Apart family, and promise to keep the LiveJournal culture and quality which has earned their devotion. " (full text here)
But then again this is/., where everyone jumps to assumptions without RingTFA. Or using the product, for that matter.
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Forever, in America.
really acted since Leon (at age 12), I for one am glad that Moore is pulling support. Personally, I didn't want this movie made either. I had finally decided that this year I would be V for Halloween (I like being obscure people for Halloween) and then I heard about the movie being released on November 5th... and changed my mind.
Go, Alan!
You know, I was going to do the spelling correction bit, but this -
ends up saving Anakin's sole
is priceless.
"Dad, I caught the fish you lost!"
Funny, I said the same thing when I saw this book:4 577727/qid=1115733191/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl 14/103-2407918-5812602?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/076
Who the heck needs a "for dummies" for iTunes and iPod?
Recent firmware adds WAV to that, as well.
Poor choice of words on my behalf.
Should have been "to realize the player's full potential."
Such as, flashing the firmware, tips and tricks, etc.
You know, iPod has the ipodlounge for those same things.
Again, you were saying?
This model has been out since August of last year.
The name "iRiver" has been around since 1999, contrasted with iPod's debut of 2001.
You were saying something?
Or, you could spare yourself the proprietary interfaces altogether and get an iRiver H300 (comes in 20gb and 40gb flavours). They already have usb-on-the-go, fm radio & recording, line in recording, photo viewing, text viewing, longer battery life, uses filetree directory structure, and they play videos.
e fault.asp?CS=iriver&BusType=BtoC&Count1=988826930& Count2=905967354
Been out since August of last year (if not earlier).
https://secure1.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/d
And when you've bought it, head over to http://www.misticriver.net/ to figure out how to use it.
iRiver = iPod Killer.
... unless those entries were randomized each time... then you stand a chance of logging in, getting it wrong, noting the choices, logging back in, and then you see the one (or more) choices that stayed the same. Then, concievably, you could succeed on the second attempt, presuming that the other 3 choices totally changed and only one stayed the same.
Last I heard, China and India were pretty much outside of Europe, and this is about European Issues, so I'd say your statement is sorta moot.
Course, I'm American, so I don't know about geography and stuff.
So you can look up the walkthrough, of course :D.
Unfortunately (stupidly?), the *AAs are looking at both up- and down- loading as equally wrong.
"Napster users infringe at least two of the copyright holders' exclusive rights: the rights of reproduction, 106(1); and distribution, 106(3). Napster users who upload file names to the search index for others to copy violate plaintiffs' distribution rights. Napster users who download files containing copyrighted music violate plaintiffs' reproduction rights." See A&M RECORDS, Inc. v. NAPSTER, INC., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001) (emphasis added)."
Untill just recently, they've taken a "kill the head and the body dies" approach by getting the big uploaders.
I would tend to think it wouldn't, as your company owns your work email address, not you.
Yep. Welcome to the home computing market, where the solution to every problem is regulate and/ or upgrade.
They can have my 19" AOC Jag when they pry it from my cold dead GeForce 4.
You can mod the firmware to your heart's content, you know ;). There are quite a few editors out there for it.
Try www.misticriver.net if you aren't familiar with the place already - an absolute must-have resource for any iRiver owner.
(I had a big rant here about the whole firmware/navigation thing, but I thought it might be a little too flame, particularly since you already have a H3xx. Suffice it to say that people who are easily confused by multiple buttons probably can't use a remote control, either. It's counter-intuitive at times, but I'll sacrifice the intuitiveness [which took all of 2 readings of the manual to figure out] for the features. 'Nuff said.)
As for usability, if ever the question in someone's mind who is about to drop $400-500 on a very non-essential such as a DAP and they say to themselves, "You know, all those buttons and added functionality don't hold a candle to that one big shiny wheel," then this person needs to put down the DAP and throw away their computer.
Would you pay extra for a car that only went 2 speeds (stop and fast) and in only 1 direction, and forced you to use the manufacturer's gas to make it go?
Just because Apple has a hold of 90% of the market doesn't mean they have "the best" DAP. It means that a lot people are sheep.
I'll take my iRiver h340 every single day. I've owned two different Creative DAPs (and multiple aftermarket accessories for my computer [DVD, webcam, etc]) and the thing that put them out of the race for the 3rd DAP was the simple fact that their post-purchase support tends to be "we don't support that; buy our new version", particularly when new operating systems come out (the DVD player I have, hardware based, hasn't had a supported release since Dec 2001). Apple doesn't get my slice of the pie because I did my research based on price and functionality and most importantly versatility. Now, I know people are going to say "How versitile does a DAP have to be?" and I answer with the more the better.
:)
My iRiver H340 functions as well as a DAP as it does a portable 40gb hard drive. The directory structure allows me to find everything I want, quickly (YMMV as I am rather picky about how I sort artist/album), has the built-in FM tuner, has photo display, has recording capabilities, and after a down-and-dirty firmware flash (which was a mere 100k or so download), I can play videos (sure, they are 220x176 and only 10fps, but perfect for animation) and if I so desire I can skin the silly thing as well. In fact, I've already changed my bootup screen to be a picture of me ala South Park (I figured it would make it easier to catch a theif, god forbid someone steal my H340). There are battery replacements availible for this unit for around $20, and speaking of battery life - I get around 16 hours (although some users on the misticriver.net group have reported battery life of around 18 hours). To top it all off, the whole thing is drag and drop. No Creative PlayCenter, no iTunes, no proprietary software crap to mess with. It's a freakin' hard drive.
Did I mention it plays OGG?
The only comparable Apple product is the 40gb iPod Photo, and it costs $100 more and does way less (resize your photos? pah!).
I think people should be a little more picky for $400 instead of going for the fashion statement. Do the research and save some bucks.
Woo hoo! I found the other person on the planet who knows who Mike Oldfield is outside of Tubular Bells!
*dances around*
"Taw nat ib ommadawn egg kyowl
Ommadawn egg kyowl" !
Well, that'd make sense except for the fact that even though our roots are in Agriculture, we are very much beyond being a cow college anymore. Our CS and engineering (particularly computer engineering and software development) are some of the largest and well-funded in the region. I mean, sure people come to Tech for football, but not many people come here for Theater Arts and buisness.
My point is... well, it's rather disconcerting to be talking to some really fine random hottie and ask her what her major is and she says, "CS".
Yes, slashdot, there is such a thing.
The wierd thing is (and I say this as a Blacksburgian)...
No one here really cares about the BigMac. (Just for those mods who don't know what Blacksburg is, it's a wide spot in the road with this little college called Virginia Tech in the middle of it.)
Seriously, unless you are a CS major, no one on campus cares about it all that much. I don't know why, especially how we are supposed to be a tech-y college, but there's just no local interest in it beyond the obligatory "Hey, wonder if we can have a lan party there" from time to time.
*ring ring*
It's the clue phone, and it's for you.
Pornography is a layperson's term and means nothing to the US law. However, obcenity does mean something and has legal precedence as such.
To wit:
The term of legal significance is "obscenity", which, after struggling for many years and through many cases, the U.S. Supreme Court defined in Miller v. California in 1973. It is a three-part test, as follows:
"The basic guidelines for the trier of fact must be:
(a) whether "the average person, applying contemporary community standards" would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest, Kois v. Wisconsin, supra, at 230, quoting Roth v. United States, supra, at 489;
(b) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and
(c) whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value."
(source here).
I think my above statement kills all three of your examples.
Tipper Gore is also the one responsible for the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" stickers on most music media (and the dvds that go along with them from time to time).
People thought the 80s were great, and I have to say if you think the 80s were great you weren't there or are too young to know what was going on.
I'll agree:
... who the hell are you (or insert some other The Who song lyric here).
I got the Disc Read Error (which eventually led me to buy the Xbox, so yay!) with my PS2 and I got one of the first runs of the PS, you know, the one where the laser focus was a micrometer off and caused FMV to skip like mad and back in the day I bought an original Walkman that got recalled later because of battery issues.
So as bad as I want a PSP, and as much as I want a PS3 to replace my PS2, I've learned my lesson and am going to wait at least 9 months before I pony up the dough.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice
And if what you and Brad say wasn't enough, there's always Six Apart's own statement:
/., where everyone jumps to assumptions without RingTFA. Or using the product, for that matter.
"Q. What is going to happen to LiveJournal and its current users?
A. We acquired LiveJournal because we like LiveJournal just the way it is -- it's an awesome product. We will invest in the further development of LiveJournal and help it expand its reach around the globe but our plans do not include removing the free level, plastering the sites with ads, owning user content, etc... We think the LiveJournal community is unique and vibrant. We welcome LiveJournal users to the Six Apart family, and promise to keep the LiveJournal culture and quality which has earned their devotion. " (full text here)
But then again this is
Sadly, I was wrong about the buyout. :(
But I'm still right about the archiving!