I predict that in the not-too-distant future, broadband Internet access will be considered a utility like power and water, and will be treated by most governments as such. Hell, I *already* find it indispensible; there's no way I could go back to using a dial-up connection now. There's nothing better than an always-on, FAST cable modem:)
That's a bit too much of a generalization. Perl programs like C programs are still text, probably ASCII. There's the pattern. All the bytes in those files are all ASCII characters. Compress away.
The only reason I compared them was to demonstrate that the Dreamcast was superior. What else was direct competition for the DC besides the PlayStation? Only the N64 I suppose, which pretty much bombed in its own right, in my opnion.
Isn't it funny though, how the PS1 is two years older than the DC, but the DC is now less than half the price of a PS1...
It's obvious that technology doesn't really come into play when consoles are concerned. It's all about marketing and getting the buy-in of the game development companies. Just like the applications make the OS, the games make the console.
The Sega Dreamcast was WAY ahead of its time when it came to graphics. Soul Calibur is one example of a game with outstanding graphics that kick the crap out of anything on the PSone (which was the competition at the time). Personally, I think it competes more directly with the PS2, but that's another topic altogether. The point is that it didn't have the backing of the game developers like the PS did, so in the end, it lost out. Not because it was an inferior system (it wasn't), but because the marketing push and support wasn't there.
The number of bits per sample of the original analog music to put on a CD has no real relation to the number of bits per sample used to encode a wav file into an MP3.
If this was the case, then how would other technologies (wma, ogg) use different bit rates to acheive the same audio quality as an mp3?
The two numbers are totally seperate! If I encode a wav file ripped from a CD at both 192 and 256, and I can notice a distinct difference, then (to me at least) it is worth the extra disk space the larger file takes up. If the two numbers were directly comparable, then you would be correct. However, this is not the case 'cause shit sounds better @ 256:)
I guess I'm not as anal retentive as *some* audiophiles I've met, but I do consider my tolerances a little lower than most.
Honestly, you're right. If I were that preturbed by compression artifacts, I would just listen to.wav files:) I can't afford a RAID to store them on though:(
I can't say that I've ever tried using Ogg, but for my listening pleasure, I can't justify encoding anything at less than 256 Kbps. I started at 128, and slowly moved up after I started to be able to hear artifacts in my music. They're especially evident in the extreme highs and lows.
But then maybe I'm just one of those audiophile, elitest types:)
What's going to happen to the "Enhanced CDs" that many artists were putting out? I'm not qute clear on whether it's just the audio that won't be playable on computers or the data portion as well. In any case, I don't really think it will be long before there exists a program to rip even these CDs.
But people are not realizing that this is perhaps a blessing in disguise. Thingk about it: If people can't rip NSync CDs, that means no more NSync MP3s on the net! This is fantastic!:)
I had one of those stupid gloves. I remember *begging* my parents to buy one for me. It ended up in the closet after about two weeks. it took an amazing amount of stamina to hold your arm pointed straight at the screen for the entire length of a game, and most of the glove-motion commands worked so badly you ended up using the built-in controller anyway!
I purchased the Home Theater Master SL-9000 after much deliberation. I decided that I did NOT want a remote control with a big LCD screen because I'd probably break it:)
I know that at some point I'm going to sit on, drop, crush, or otherwise maime my remote control. I wanted to have one that could withstand some abuse. I eventually decided on the SL-9000, which turned out to be a great investment. EVERY SINGLE BUTTON (except light) on the thing is fully and individually programmable in every one of its EIGHT modes. That's a lot of IR codes -- By far the most flexible non-LCD remote out there.
Man, they release versions quickly. It seems like I just finished compiling KDE 2.2! I really look forward to this one though, because 2.2 is great, and it can only get better.
Maybe my netscape plugins won't segfault in konqueror this time:)
I had just put together a new box, and was attempting to compile a brand new kernel on it (2.0.36 at the time). About 5 minutes into the compilation, I started getting reams of segfaults and I could not, for the life of me, find out why. Later, I discovered that when putting everything together, I had forgotten to plug in the power cord for my CPU fan. Nasty shiat, that is.
I don't know if I'd say "it blew chunks," but I'll definately say that it was the worst of the View Askew movies thus far, and I *do* agree with most of your sentiments. Although I'll still pick up the DVD for the great Kevin Smith extras, and completeness of my collection.
I can't believe that he has the gall to say that there's not going to be a BIG movie of the summer, when Jay and Silent Bob Stike Back has yet to come to theaters. Screw all the rest of them...I am admittedly a *huge* Kevin Smith fan, and I think that this one is going to be his piece de resistance.
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Damn you, Salazar!
Telcos ARE regulated in Canada, which is why I drew the comparison in the first place :)
I predict that in the not-too-distant future, broadband Internet access will be considered a utility like power and water, and will be treated by most governments as such. Hell, I *already* find it indispensible; there's no way I could go back to using a dial-up connection now. There's nothing better than an always-on, FAST cable modem :)
:)
Man, I'm glad I'm Canadian
That's a bit too much of a generalization. Perl programs like C programs are still text, probably ASCII. There's the pattern. All the bytes in those files are all ASCII characters. Compress away.
The only reason I compared them was to demonstrate that the Dreamcast was superior. What else was direct competition for the DC besides the PlayStation? Only the N64 I suppose, which pretty much bombed in its own right, in my opnion.
Isn't it funny though, how the PS1 is two years older than the DC, but the DC is now less than half the price of a PS1...
It's obvious that technology doesn't really come into play when consoles are concerned. It's all about marketing and getting the buy-in of the game development companies. Just like the applications make the OS, the games make the console.
The Sega Dreamcast was WAY ahead of its time when it came to graphics. Soul Calibur is one example of a game with outstanding graphics that kick the crap out of anything on the PSone (which was the competition at the time). Personally, I think it competes more directly with the PS2, but that's another topic altogether. The point is that it didn't have the backing of the game developers like the PS did, so in the end, it lost out. Not because it was an inferior system (it wasn't), but because the marketing push and support wasn't there.
Know where I can pick up 2 pads and a game CD for the Dreamcast? I'd be *very* interested in picking this up...
Not to mention the fact that Fox changed the panel behind home plate to advertise Fox shows during the world series.
Glad you liked it. The Subway petition site, I mean.
If this were on FARK.com, it would surely be labeled "Asinine".
The number of bits per sample of the original analog music to put on a CD has no real relation to the number of bits per sample used to encode a wav file into an MP3.
If this was the case, then how would other technologies (wma, ogg) use different bit rates to acheive the same audio quality as an mp3?
The two numbers are totally seperate! If I encode a wav file ripped from a CD at both 192 and 256, and I can notice a distinct difference, then (to me at least) it is worth the extra disk space the larger file takes up. If the two numbers were directly comparable, then you would be correct. However, this is not the case 'cause shit sounds better @ 256 :)
I guess I'm not as anal retentive as *some* audiophiles I've met, but I do consider my tolerances a little lower than most.
.wav files :) I can't afford a RAID to store them on though :(
Honestly, you're right. If I were that preturbed by compression artifacts, I would just listen to
I can't say that I've ever tried using Ogg, but for my listening pleasure, I can't justify encoding anything at less than 256 Kbps. I started at 128, and slowly moved up after I started to be able to hear artifacts in my music. They're especially evident in the extreme highs and lows.
:)
But then maybe I'm just one of those audiophile, elitest types
What's going to happen to the "Enhanced CDs" that many artists were putting out? I'm not qute clear on whether it's just the audio that won't be playable on computers or the data portion as well. In any case, I don't really think it will be long before there exists a program to rip even these CDs.
:)
But people are not realizing that this is perhaps a blessing in disguise. Thingk about it: If people can't rip NSync CDs, that means no more NSync MP3s on the net! This is fantastic!
I had one of those stupid gloves. I remember *begging* my parents to buy one for me. It ended up in the closet after about two weeks. it took an amazing amount of stamina to hold your arm pointed straight at the screen for the entire length of a game, and most of the glove-motion commands worked so badly you ended up using the built-in controller anyway!
I purchased the Home Theater Master SL-9000 after much deliberation. I decided that I did NOT want a remote control with a big LCD screen because I'd probably break it :)
I know that at some point I'm going to sit on, drop, crush, or otherwise maime my remote control. I wanted to have one that could withstand some abuse. I eventually decided on the SL-9000, which turned out to be a great investment. EVERY SINGLE BUTTON (except light) on the thing is fully and individually programmable in every one of its EIGHT modes. That's a lot of IR codes -- By far the most flexible non-LCD remote out there.
Man, they release versions quickly. It seems like I just finished compiling KDE 2.2! I really look forward to this one though, because 2.2 is great, and it can only get better.
:)
Maybe my netscape plugins won't segfault in konqueror this time
I had just put together a new box, and was attempting to compile a brand new kernel on it (2.0.36 at the time). About 5 minutes into the compilation, I started getting reams of segfaults and I could not, for the life of me, find out why. Later, I discovered that when putting everything together, I had forgotten to plug in the power cord for my CPU fan. Nasty shiat, that is.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010905/sc/food_c offee_antioxidants_dc.html
:)
It must be true, I found it on the Internet
I don't know if I'd say "it blew chunks," but I'll definately say that it was the worst of the View Askew movies thus far, and I *do* agree with most of your sentiments. Although I'll still pick up the DVD for the great Kevin Smith extras, and completeness of my collection.
I've had a review of this movie on my site (Spine.cx) since last wednesday, albeit a much less popular site than this one :)
:)
Come join that discussion, not already tainted by Katz
http://spine.cx/article.php?sid=9.
Change the name of the user with UID 0, and create a user account called "root". :)
Give them the password
I can't believe that he has the gall to say that there's not going to be a BIG movie of the summer, when Jay and Silent Bob Stike Back has yet to come to theaters. Screw all the rest of them...I am admittedly a *huge* Kevin Smith fan, and I think that this one is going to be his piece de resistance.
Unfortunately, he's also said it's going to be the last of his movies that features the dynamic duo of Jay and Silent Bob.
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