Asks?! QT never asked. It took control of a whole bunch of formats without my say so. I haven't had any problems with avi files and WMP. Maybe you should update your codecs.
>There's a simple solution to keep from ever losing another email
address: get >your own domain!
How about just getting a free shell account?
Shell account?! Here's an idea... Yahoo mail. 10MB and
it's free. And yes, you can use STMP and POP if you like.
Personally, the web based interface works fine and dandy.
There was a time when I just wished MS ripped QT's codec and put it in their media player.
There was a time when this really happened!
Too bad MS did it
illegally while developing their "Video for Windows" codec in the
Win 3.1 days:
"The discussions between Apple and Microsoft about QuickTime were rooted in
a legal tussle that started in early 1995. That was when Apple alleged that
Microsoft and Intel had illegally copied portions of its QuickTime for Windows
product after hiring a third party, Canyon Company of San Francisco, that Apple
had used to help develop the Windows version of its playback software. In 1996,
Apple also notified Microsoft that elements of Windows and its Internet Explorer
browser infringed certain patents."
QT currently supports over 200 different media types, including MIDI, Mp3, Flash, png, TIFF, AVI (cinepak, indeo, divx), TGA, gif, JPG, PICT, AIFF, AU, SND, wav. Video codecs supported under QT include: DV, Apple Animation, Apple Component , Avid ABVB & Meridien, H.261 &.263, Cinepak, MJPEG, PJPEG, Zygo Video, TM2X, Sorenson Video 1 & 2 & 3, On2 Vp3, Digital Voodoo 8 bit and 10 bit etc.
Yes, and it tries to wrestle control of each and every one of these formats from my browser and all of my other video/audio programs like WinAmp and WMP. I mean really...is it necessary for QT to use its plug-in to display a PNG file when my browser can do it just fine by itself?
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If this thing actually had an "engine", my guess would have been that the gyros were the flywheels for the engine(s). I guess all that hype about this thing using a sterling engine were false.
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I saw the Good Morning America show and the quoted top speed was 12mph. The device can be locked down to a slower speed, like 8mph, for training or if the city didn't want anyone to speed on the sidewalks.
I would guess it's got to do with manuverability and stability. Three wheels that close together would NOT be very stable. Your center of gravity with a standup scooter like this would be very high. A lean in the "northwest" or "northeast" direction could send you tumbling over. If you ever tried to ride a kid's tricycle, you can get an idea what I mean.
What's even more interesting is that the precision of measurement is so good, that inconsequential things like the inaccuracies in length of a swimming lane, or how the runner plants his/her feet on the blocks can make the difference between a gold and silver medal.
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Never mind PC manufacturers like Dell and Gateway. It's Sony
that needs to run with this idea. The PS/2 is a powerful system, but lacks
a hard drive. If I were them, I'd be working really hard to figure out a
way of expanding it so it could run some basic competing apps. Like it or
not, Linux may be it's best bet to get themselves into this market
quickly. They should hook up with AOL and get some brand name
recognition. There's millions of PS/2 machines out there.
Sony has a lot of potential to beat Microsoft at their own game. The only
question is, "Are they gonna go for it?"
That's just a piss-poor excuse. He knew he was going to do an interview with the guy eventually. What's next? "He called out of the blue. I didn't have a pen, pencil, or anything to write on so I rewrote the whole article from memory." Okay, that's not what happened, but if it did, would you forgive him for his lack of professionalism? If you want to be an interviewer, make sure you have the right tools BEFORE you agree to do the job.
No, that was the Apple. The Amiga was a next gen game console with a keyboard attached to it. It was so powerful, everyone thought it was really a computer.
He has some great commentary. You gotta respect his opinion as someone with many years in the video game business. However, even if he is correct and the Xbox looses to the Gamecube and PS2, it still doesn't matter for Microsoft. Their goal isn't to just dominate the gaming console industry. It's to dominate the computer hardware industry.
Microsoft wants to get an affordable yet powerful computer into every home in America. The Xbox is just a means for them to get their foot in the door, so to speak. There already have been leaked plans that the second gen Xbox will be designed to take the place of a Tivo, DVD player, home computer, etc.
Let's face it...what's stopping Microsoft from releasing Internet Explorer and MS Office for the Xbox right now?
And if you've ever tried to hold a manual tape recorder up to a phone, you'd know how impractical (and tiring) it is.
Uh, the technology to tape a telephone conversation has been around for quite a while. For $14.99 he could have just bought the RadioShack Recorder-to-phone adapter 43-1237and done a proper interview.
Wrong. Truth is an ABSOLUTE defense. You can say whatever you like as long as it's true. People may not like it, but you have the right to say it.
If you were arrested for stealing and later acquitted, I can still tell everyone where you live that you were arrested for stealing and there's nothing you legally can do about it. That assuming, I'm not breaking any harrassment or stalking laws...
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Pollution?! From what? Combustion engines? There's NO atmosphere!
Geez...."hack one together from some old headfones and a tv cord"? Not an audiophile by any stetch of the imagination...
Want crystal clear audio? Just get a sound card (and receiver) with DIGITAL coax input/outputs. CD Quality from long distances.
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Asks?! QT never asked. It took control of a whole bunch of formats without my say so. I haven't had any problems with avi files and WMP. Maybe you should update your codecs.
I certainly wouldn't advocate yer average business user switch to Linux. Then again, I wouldn't advocate they use Windows 2000, either.
What's left? A typewriter?
>There's a simple solution to keep from ever losing another email address: get
>your own domain!
How about just getting a free shell account?
Shell account?! Here's an idea... Yahoo mail. 10MB and it's free. And yes, you can use STMP and POP if you like. Personally, the web based interface works fine and dandy.
There was a time when I just wished MS ripped QT's codec and put it in their media player.
There was a time when this really happened! Too bad MS did it illegally while developing their "Video for Windows" codec in the Win 3.1 days:
"The discussions between Apple and Microsoft about QuickTime were rooted in a legal tussle that started in early 1995. That was when Apple alleged that Microsoft and Intel had illegally copied portions of its QuickTime for Windows product after hiring a third party, Canyon Company of San Francisco, that Apple had used to help develop the Windows version of its playback software. In 1996, Apple also notified Microsoft that elements of Windows and its Internet Explorer browser infringed certain patents."
QT currently supports over 200 different media types, including MIDI, Mp3, Flash, png, TIFF, AVI (cinepak, indeo, divx), TGA, gif, JPG, PICT, AIFF, AU, SND, wav. Video codecs supported under QT include: DV, Apple Animation, Apple Component , Avid ABVB & Meridien, H.261 & .263, Cinepak, MJPEG, PJPEG, Zygo Video, TM2X, Sorenson Video 1 & 2 & 3, On2 Vp3, Digital Voodoo 8 bit and 10 bit etc.
Yes, and it tries to wrestle control of each and every one of these formats from my browser and all of my other video/audio programs like WinAmp and WMP. I mean really...is it necessary for QT to use its plug-in to display a PNG file when my browser can do it just fine by itself?
If this thing actually had an "engine", my guess would have been that the gyros were the flywheels for the engine(s). I guess all that hype about this thing using a sterling engine were false.
I saw the Good Morning America show and the quoted top speed was 12mph. The device can be locked down to a slower speed, like 8mph, for training or if the city didn't want anyone to speed on the sidewalks.
You know that someone's gonna hack this...
I would guess it's got to do with manuverability and stability. Three wheels that close together would NOT be very stable. Your center of gravity with a standup scooter like this would be very high. A lean in the "northwest" or "northeast" direction could send you tumbling over. If you ever tried to ride a kid's tricycle, you can get an idea what I mean.
Thank you. I've been wondering this myself. Of all the "tests" they've put this thing through, they never mention snow.
What's even more interesting is that the precision of measurement is so good, that inconsequential things like the inaccuracies in length of a swimming lane, or how the runner plants his/her feet on the blocks can make the difference between a gold and silver medal.
No need. HTML Tidy already has this feature.
Never mind PC manufacturers like Dell and Gateway. It's Sony that needs to run with this idea. The PS/2 is a powerful system, but lacks a hard drive. If I were them, I'd be working really hard to figure out a way of expanding it so it could run some basic competing apps. Like it or not, Linux may be it's best bet to get themselves into this market quickly. They should hook up with AOL and get some brand name recognition. There's millions of PS/2 machines out there. Sony has a lot of potential to beat Microsoft at their own game. The only question is, "Are they gonna go for it?"
That's just a piss-poor excuse. He knew he was going to do an interview with the guy eventually. What's next? "He called out of the blue. I didn't have a pen, pencil, or anything to write on so I rewrote the whole article from memory." Okay, that's not what happened, but if it did, would you forgive him for his lack of professionalism? If you want to be an interviewer, make sure you have the right tools BEFORE you agree to do the job.
Yeah, I'm gonna swallow a nest of hornets and see what effect it has on my genes. What have I got to lose?
Better yet, get a copy of HTML-Kit which implements HTML-Tidy.
No, that was the Apple. The Amiga was a next gen game console with a keyboard attached to it. It was so powerful, everyone thought it was really a computer.
Oh cry me a river. He knew he was going to interview him over the phone. He should have been prepared.
He has some great commentary. You gotta respect his opinion as someone with many years in the video game business. However, even if he is correct and the Xbox looses to the Gamecube and PS2, it still doesn't matter for Microsoft. Their goal isn't to just dominate the gaming console industry. It's to dominate the computer hardware industry.
Microsoft wants to get an affordable yet powerful computer into every home in America. The Xbox is just a means for them to get their foot in the door, so to speak. There already have been leaked plans that the second gen Xbox will be designed to take the place of a Tivo, DVD player, home computer, etc. Let's face it...what's stopping Microsoft from releasing Internet Explorer and MS Office for the Xbox right now?
There is absolutely no continuity betweed ED1 and ED2, but there is a fluid transition between ED2 and AoD.
Not exactly. When Ash entered the scene at the end of ED2, they considered him a hero. At the beginning of AoD, he was considered an evil threat.
And if you've ever tried to hold a manual tape recorder up to a phone, you'd know how impractical (and tiring) it is.
Uh, the technology to tape a telephone conversation has been around for quite a while. For $14.99 he could have just bought the RadioShack Recorder-to-phone adapter 43-1237 and done a proper interview.
Wrong. Truth is an ABSOLUTE defense. You can say whatever you like as long as it's true. People may not like it, but you have the right to say it. If you were arrested for stealing and later acquitted, I can still tell everyone where you live that you were arrested for stealing and there's nothing you legally can do about it. That assuming, I'm not breaking any harrassment or stalking laws...
Pollution?! From what? Combustion engines? There's NO atmosphere!
Geez...."hack one together from some old headfones and a tv cord"? Not an audiophile by any stetch of the imagination... Want crystal clear audio? Just get a sound card (and receiver) with DIGITAL coax input/outputs. CD Quality from long distances.
As laptops get cheaper and more powerful, adding an inexpensive video capture card would make this "mp3 player" a great Tivo, too.
Hmmmm...here's an idea: semi-transparent adverts in the corner of your desktop. *shudder*