Except that you can't use a pre-4S AT&T iPhone on Verizon, because Verizon's network is CDMA and all iPhones before the 4S (besides the Verizon 4) were GSM-only. And Verizon won't activate a phone that they didn't sell. The only option for an unlocked GSM iPhone in the US is T-Mobile, and even then you're limited to EDGE speeds because of their weird-ass frequencies.
That's pretty lazy thinking. You do know that "Democrats=liberal and Republicans=conservative" hasn't been a universal constant throughout our history? And how exactly does "voting for the common man" screw the rich?
Google Voice is a call forwarding/routing and voicemail service, so it's doubtful that it will ever become a Siri competitor. Perhaps you're thinking of Google Voice Actions?
Yep! It's called "investing in society", and it's a huge part of why countries like Argentina and Brazil are doing so well right now—and it's something we used to do here in the US. It can't possibly be helpful to our country to have so many people take on crushing debt simply to qualify for a career.
The really disappointing thing is that it sold GREAT when the app was new, but while the dev continued updating the iOS app with all kinds of new levels and features, he chose to abandon the Android app and bitch and moan about the ecosystem rather than keeping the Android version on par with its iOS cousin.
Then he has the balls to wonder aloud why sales have dropped after that initial burst? Maybe if he'd updated the goddamn app anytime in the past eight months, it would have done a little better.
You make one good point: the proliferation of poorly mastered and encoded recordings has probably distorted the average person's perception of what sounds good.
Unfortunately everything else you say is pure bullshit. The author of the article got it right: there are advantages to high bitrates for recording and editing purposes, but for playback, anything higher than 48/16 is a waste. I don't care if you think your magical ears can detect that 192/24 is "sharper" or has a better "brassy rattle" or shoots literal rainbows out of the speakers. The science (both theoretical and experimental) simply doesn't support what you're saying, no matter how many insults and shiny adjectives you throw in.
Oh, and I'm a classically-trained clarinetist (in the last semester of my doctorate in performance) and a recording engineer. Literally 100% of the work I do is with live instruments. I think it's fair to say that I do "know the joy of hearing real music", don't you? I know you played in your middle school band or something, but maybe you could calm down and listen to the knowledge of people with advanced experience in the relevant fields.
Um, the fact that the phone changed hands for money might be part of the reason. If Giz had only paid to be able to look at the phone, you might have a point. But just because they ran a story about the phone they bought doesn't change the fact that they bought the phone.
For some inexplicable reason, the pre-unibody MacBook HDD upgrade is a breeze (I think you take out the battery and one screw?), but the Pro requires removal of the entire top case--a 21-screw nightmare complete with a "wiggle this stick around inside and hope you hit the latch that you can't see" step. I don't recall off the top of my head how things have changed since the unibody models have been released, but if this guy has a Pro that's more than about a year old, he's got correct information.
Your idea of Obama taking his name off the ballot is an interesting one, and it could certainly have some fascinating implications for the race in the fall. The only problem would be the downticket races (for Congressional seats), which the Democrats are likely to do quite well in this year. Not having Obama drawing voters in these races could significantly hurt Democratic chances in these races.
That's exactly what's done by Adium, an open-source IM client for Mac OS X, and which is based on libpurple. I find that it works great, and I can't see any possible reason for this brouhaha other than ego on the part of the developers...
This wouldn't be surprising at all, especially with the alliance you already see: iTunes downloads being sold (and given away) in Starbucks stores. Not to mention the new function on the iPod touch that connects to the wireless network inside Starbucks, downloads the information of the song currently playing over the speakers, and lets you buy it on iTunes...
Very clever on the part of both companies, and I imagine there's quite a bit of overlap in the target demographics.
What the hell are you talking about? Apple doesn't distinguish between "full version" and "upgrade" copies of OS X. There's only one type of Leopard retail box you can buy, and you can use that to install on a fresh new hard drive just as easily as you can upgrade a version of OS X already installed on the drive.
New Macs, on the other hand, come with a restore DVD, which usually works only with the model of Mac the disc originally accompanied.
"Compression" in this case refers to altering the volume of the music so that the difference between the loudest and softest points on the recording is much smaller than in the original source. It has nothing to do with encoding format.
I can't fucking STAND that feature!! And for some asinine reason, you can't skip any part of the "Your message from" spiel when it precedes expired messages! Normally you can hit 1 during all that crap, but it's like they don't want you saving messages on their system...assholes.
I couldn't believe it when I first played Snood and found that it was the same game as Bust-a-Move (aka Puzzle Bobble). Then you visit the Snood guy's website, and it's filled with stuff about how he invented Snood for his wife or something, and how Snood does outreach programs, and all kinds of sappy crap that really looks stupid when you realize he stole the idea. I have no how idea how he got away with it.
Especially since the lowest-priced default configuration of the Mac Pro is $2500, and you can opt for slower processors to get that down to $2200. Gradnparent was probably either delusional or trolling.
One major reason that Japanese companies aren't crippled by health care costs, of course, is that their country has a public healthcare system. The problem isn't that people in America want adequate healthcare (which is sometimes treated like some horrible moral failing), but that our inefficient, profit-based system drives up the costs.
There have been some decent suggestions for metronome and tuning programs, but really, nothing can beat just dropping $30 or so on a combination tuner/metronome. Most have plugs for earpieces, so you can easily overcome the "drowning it out" problem, and should be available at your local music store.
Also, as a clarinetist, I can tell you that it's easy to develop bad habits early on, which will be difficult to overcome later. With any musical instrument, bad habits can lead from poor technique at best to debilitating injury, but violin (and viola) are particularly prone to this. While I've never played a string instrument for any length of time, many of my friends who are string players have told me that the first two or three lessons for beginners can be devoted to just _learning to hold the instrument_. Sometimes, the bow doesn't even come into play for weeks after that.
For this reason, I would say that the most important thing you can do as a beginning violinist is to find yourself a teacher who can show you the basic technical aspects of playing. Even if money is tight, it's worth taking just a few lessons to save yourself a lot of mental (and likely physical) anguish down the road. And of course, if money isn't really an issue, then you'll benefit from continuing lessons. There's no substitute for having a master standing over you and helping with individual issues. Many teachers love to take on adult students, so it shouldn't be hard to find someone in your area willing to teach you.
That all being said, welcome to the music world! The violin is one of the most challenging instruments to learn, but it's also one of the most versatile and widely used throughout the world. The rewards you'll reap from the experience will be well worth the investment of time and energy.
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Except that you can't use a pre-4S AT&T iPhone on Verizon, because Verizon's network is CDMA and all iPhones before the 4S (besides the Verizon 4) were GSM-only. And Verizon won't activate a phone that they didn't sell. The only option for an unlocked GSM iPhone in the US is T-Mobile, and even then you're limited to EDGE speeds because of their weird-ass frequencies.
Well, the fact that Hernandez has actually worked as an astronaut and been to space would be one thing that differentiates him from you.
Considering that the official language of Afghanistan is Pashto, I doubt they'll take any questions in Farsi.
That's pretty lazy thinking. You do know that "Democrats=liberal and Republicans=conservative" hasn't been a universal constant throughout our history? And how exactly does "voting for the common man" screw the rich?
Google Voice is a call forwarding/routing and voicemail service, so it's doubtful that it will ever become a Siri competitor. Perhaps you're thinking of Google Voice Actions?
http://keepvid.com/
Has an MP3 download option :)
Yep! It's called "investing in society", and it's a huge part of why countries like Argentina and Brazil are doing so well right now—and it's something we used to do here in the US. It can't possibly be helpful to our country to have so many people take on crushing debt simply to qualify for a career.
The really disappointing thing is that it sold GREAT when the app was new, but while the dev continued updating the iOS app with all kinds of new levels and features, he chose to abandon the Android app and bitch and moan about the ecosystem rather than keeping the Android version on par with its iOS cousin.
Then he has the balls to wonder aloud why sales have dropped after that initial burst? Maybe if he'd updated the goddamn app anytime in the past eight months, it would have done a little better.
You make one good point: the proliferation of poorly mastered and encoded recordings has probably distorted the average person's perception of what sounds good.
Unfortunately everything else you say is pure bullshit. The author of the article got it right: there are advantages to high bitrates for recording and editing purposes, but for playback, anything higher than 48/16 is a waste. I don't care if you think your magical ears can detect that 192/24 is "sharper" or has a better "brassy rattle" or shoots literal rainbows out of the speakers. The science (both theoretical and experimental) simply doesn't support what you're saying, no matter how many insults and shiny adjectives you throw in.
Oh, and I'm a classically-trained clarinetist (in the last semester of my doctorate in performance) and a recording engineer. Literally 100% of the work I do is with live instruments. I think it's fair to say that I do "know the joy of hearing real music", don't you? I know you played in your middle school band or something, but maybe you could calm down and listen to the knowledge of people with advanced experience in the relevant fields.
Um, the fact that the phone changed hands for money might be part of the reason. If Giz had only paid to be able to look at the phone, you might have a point. But just because they ran a story about the phone they bought doesn't change the fact that they bought the phone.
For some inexplicable reason, the pre-unibody MacBook HDD upgrade is a breeze (I think you take out the battery and one screw?), but the Pro requires removal of the entire top case--a 21-screw nightmare complete with a "wiggle this stick around inside and hope you hit the latch that you can't see" step. I don't recall off the top of my head how things have changed since the unibody models have been released, but if this guy has a Pro that's more than about a year old, he's got correct information.
Yay for competition!
What about the anthrax attacks in the weeks following 9/11? Those seem to always get lost down the memory hole...
Your idea of Obama taking his name off the ballot is an interesting one, and it could certainly have some fascinating implications for the race in the fall. The only problem would be the downticket races (for Congressional seats), which the Democrats are likely to do quite well in this year. Not having Obama drawing voters in these races could significantly hurt Democratic chances in these races.
Also, if you don't think anyone complains about airliners, you're obviously not paying any attention.
That's exactly what's done by Adium, an open-source IM client for Mac OS X, and which is based on libpurple. I find that it works great, and I can't see any possible reason for this brouhaha other than ego on the part of the developers...
This wouldn't be surprising at all, especially with the alliance you already see: iTunes downloads being sold (and given away) in Starbucks stores. Not to mention the new function on the iPod touch that connects to the wireless network inside Starbucks, downloads the information of the song currently playing over the speakers, and lets you buy it on iTunes...
Very clever on the part of both companies, and I imagine there's quite a bit of overlap in the target demographics.
What the hell are you talking about? Apple doesn't distinguish between "full version" and "upgrade" copies of OS X. There's only one type of Leopard retail box you can buy, and you can use that to install on a fresh new hard drive just as easily as you can upgrade a version of OS X already installed on the drive.
New Macs, on the other hand, come with a restore DVD, which usually works only with the model of Mac the disc originally accompanied.
"Compression" in this case refers to altering the volume of the music so that the difference between the loudest and softest points on the recording is much smaller than in the original source. It has nothing to do with encoding format.
The comment about atheists being considered Americans was made by his father, George H.W. Bush.
I can't fucking STAND that feature!! And for some asinine reason, you can't skip any part of the "Your message from" spiel when it precedes expired messages! Normally you can hit 1 during all that crap, but it's like they don't want you saving messages on their system...assholes.
I couldn't believe it when I first played Snood and found that it was the same game as Bust-a-Move (aka Puzzle Bobble). Then you visit the Snood guy's website, and it's filled with stuff about how he invented Snood for his wife or something, and how Snood does outreach programs, and all kinds of sappy crap that really looks stupid when you realize he stole the idea. I have no how idea how he got away with it.
Especially since the lowest-priced default configuration of the Mac Pro is $2500, and you can opt for slower processors to get that down to $2200. Gradnparent was probably either delusional or trolling.
One major reason that Japanese companies aren't crippled by health care costs, of course, is that their country has a public healthcare system. The problem isn't that people in America want adequate healthcare (which is sometimes treated like some horrible moral failing), but that our inefficient, profit-based system drives up the costs.
There have been some decent suggestions for metronome and tuning programs, but really, nothing can beat just dropping $30 or so on a combination tuner/metronome. Most have plugs for earpieces, so you can easily overcome the "drowning it out" problem, and should be available at your local music store.
Also, as a clarinetist, I can tell you that it's easy to develop bad habits early on, which will be difficult to overcome later. With any musical instrument, bad habits can lead from poor technique at best to debilitating injury, but violin (and viola) are particularly prone to this. While I've never played a string instrument for any length of time, many of my friends who are string players have told me that the first two or three lessons for beginners can be devoted to just _learning to hold the instrument_. Sometimes, the bow doesn't even come into play for weeks after that.
For this reason, I would say that the most important thing you can do as a beginning violinist is to find yourself a teacher who can show you the basic technical aspects of playing. Even if money is tight, it's worth taking just a few lessons to save yourself a lot of mental (and likely physical) anguish down the road. And of course, if money isn't really an issue, then you'll benefit from continuing lessons. There's no substitute for having a master standing over you and helping with individual issues. Many teachers love to take on adult students, so it shouldn't be hard to find someone in your area willing to teach you.
That all being said, welcome to the music world! The violin is one of the most challenging instruments to learn, but it's also one of the most versatile and widely used throughout the world. The rewards you'll reap from the experience will be well worth the investment of time and energy.