Probably more of an issue of porting from "Core Foundation" or "Aqua" or "Cocoa" or whatever the heck the API's are called to SDL and the like. Kernel doesn't really matter too much for that.
I don't like proprietary systems either, but to play devils advocate:
- Most MP3 players don't play DRM'd music at all - competing players CAN legally play apple DRM'd music. You just can't legally un-DRM it in the US. The problem here is the law sucks. - You aren't limitted to MP3 for non-DRM'd music on the iPod. It still plays non-DRM'd AAC.
If you sell music online, you have to expect that people will do one of the following:
a) not have a clue what DRM is or care and just work within the system provided (for example, iTunes/iPod) b) hate DRM and not buy any DRM'd music c) be annoyed by DRM limitations and crack it so they can excercise fair use d) pirate it regardless
I suspect most of the people under "a)" would not own an iPod and use a music store other than iTunes anyway; but I could be wrong there.
You can only put out so many decibels
Decibels is a relative measurement. You could say "you can only gain so many dB with a pringles can". The final output power is going to depend on your transmitter, any amplifiers, cable loss, and antenna gain.
most equipment is right at the upper limit without high gain antennas
It most certainly is not. Most consumer wifi gear is omni-directional. By focusing the signal with a high gain direction antenna (ie, pringles can), you can get a significant increase effective power in the direction the antenna is aimed. Using a directional antenna does not normally require your router/transmitter/amp/whatever to put out more power.
Ummm, the BBC owns the recordings they made. The only difference is that the BBC doesn't have to pay royalties to anyone in order to make their recording.
I work as an engineer in the broadcast industry, and I concur. This is nothing new or amazing, just another implementation of spread-spectrum. I found this acticle's pseudo-science quite entertaining. Especially the use of quoted words in this paragraph:
What is unique about the system is that it can emit signals that are too weak to be picked up by normal antennas, but that can be "heard" by special aerials which know where to "listen", thus enabling dual usage of the same scarce radio spectrum.
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Not even. We might move it the width of an atom when everyone is at the peak of their jump, and then back to it's original position when they landed.
The suffix is the variant. The prefix usually tells you if it's worm, virus, malware, spyware, etc.
I've always thought that the halflife source engine would be great for a myst style game.
Not much:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/default-linux/x86 /2005.0/packages,v 1.3 2005/03/28 22:09:18 wolf31o2 Exp $ /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/default-linux/x86 /2005.1/packages,v 1.2 2005/07/07 20:11:37 wolf31o2 Exp $
# diff 2005.0/packages 2005.1/packages
3c3
< # $Header:
---
> # $Header:
14,16c14,15
< >dev-lang/gpc-2.1
< >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.9.4-r3
< >=sys-devel/binutils-2.14.90.0.8-r1
---
> >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.12-r4
> >=sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-r4
Have you read the textbook on slippery slopes?
Probably more of an issue of porting from "Core Foundation" or "Aqua" or "Cocoa" or whatever the heck the API's are called to SDL and the like. Kernel doesn't really matter too much for that.
That's what you think. Wait until I start packet flooding 127.0.0.1!
Not that I'm aware of. But with IE, there should be many other pages out there that would have the desired effect.
Just because it doesn't exist doesn't mean it can't be done.
Here's an idea... why don't we have bigfoot toss things into orbit off the freakin' pyramids.
I don't like proprietary systems either, but to play devils advocate:
- Most MP3 players don't play DRM'd music at all
- competing players CAN legally play apple DRM'd music. You just can't legally un-DRM it in the US. The problem here is the law sucks.
- You aren't limitted to MP3 for non-DRM'd music on the iPod. It still plays non-DRM'd AAC.
If you sell music online, you have to expect that people will do one of the following:
a) not have a clue what DRM is or care and just work within the system provided (for example, iTunes/iPod)
b) hate DRM and not buy any DRM'd music
c) be annoyed by DRM limitations and crack it so they can excercise fair use
d) pirate it regardless
I suspect most of the people under "a)" would not own an iPod and use a music store other than iTunes anyway; but I could be wrong there.
Unless the checks are in the updates themselves and not the SUS system.
Just block SMTP to your ISP for anyone unauthenticated...
Why is this modded insightful?
You can only put out so many decibels Decibels is a relative measurement. You could say "you can only gain so many dB with a pringles can". The final output power is going to depend on your transmitter, any amplifiers, cable loss, and antenna gain.
most equipment is right at the upper limit without high gain antennas
It most certainly is not. Most consumer wifi gear is omni-directional. By focusing the signal with a high gain direction antenna (ie, pringles can), you can get a significant increase effective power in the direction the antenna is aimed. Using a directional antenna does not normally require your router/transmitter/amp/whatever to put out more power.
Are they still doing this? I'm surprised I haven't run into it before. When did they start blocking port 80 and such?
Why not just show them all on the screen at once, expose style? Much faster and easier.
Just wait for the next version of MS office, that'll do it for sure.
They say it will have an open source SDK, so it should be easy to add to support for it to the gimp.
Sure, write your apps with some platform independant like wxwindows.
Like, say, putting your picture on the pass.
Maybe I'm out to lunch, but I don't think the main problem with using a computer keyboard as a midi controller is the color of the keys.
Ummm...why not just take in digital copies to the photo lab? Or is this a joke?
Ummm, the BBC owns the recordings they made. The only difference is that the BBC doesn't have to pay royalties to anyone in order to make their recording.
What kind of idiot confuses laser tag with a gang war? Don't real guns have a tendancy to go "bang"?!!
I work as an engineer in the broadcast industry, and I concur. This is nothing new or amazing, just another implementation of spread-spectrum. I found this acticle's pseudo-science quite entertaining. Especially the use of quoted words in this paragraph:
What is unique about the system is that it can emit signals that are too weak to be picked up by normal antennas, but that can be "heard" by special aerials which know where to "listen", thus enabling dual usage of the same scarce radio spectrum.