How about the ones who don't have huge-ass music collections? The majority of my collection would fit on that 1.5 gig unit.
However, since most of it is OGG, they wouldn't play.
So,yeah, as other people have wondered, how well does the Karma work with Linux? I'm getting a new system soon, and I'm getting frustrated with my CD/MP3 Player (I'm not sure whether it's the discs I'm using, my burner or the player).
Sounds like something I've been toying with the last year (hell I have so have somthing to do to avoid watching Enterprise, Jolene isn't enough to draw me in).
The problem with the idea of fans submitting the plots and then voting on them, is that there ends up being no surprise, as the plots will be known about.
Half of the reason why I go to movies is to be surprised. I don't necessicarily want to know the ending before I see the film.
I guess you've never heard of NOT watching the commericals? There are things you can do like changing the channel or getting up to go get a drink or something.
How the hell can we compete? We need to get paid more because it costs more for us to live.
Why should we even bother to try, then? Why the hell should anyone in Canada/US even bother to think about a computer career. How many of us can afford to work for what these overseas people are?
How many people would buy it if they could only play AAC? Any mp3 files they already have would a) not be playable on the iPod jr. b) have to be redownloaded/bought in AAC format or c) converted to AAC (with whatever additional loss in quality there may be).
There's no way I'd buy one if I couldn't use my mp3 collection with it.
Also, what about people who don't know the difference between the various formats, and when they try to play their trusty mp3 collection, they find it not working. How many calls/emails will Apple receve from this?
Not everything has to be free as in speech and beer, otherwise how would Red Hat/Suse/whoever be able to charge money for their Linux distributions (among all the completely free distro's out there) and not immediately fold?
Customer support is a part of that, but so is offering the package in an easily installable, usable and maintainable set. Look at some of the really Newbie-Friendly distros (xandros and Lindows), both offer easy-to-use versions of Debian (available for $0) and can charge upwards of $100 American for it?
Yeah, that's just for Linux, but still, there's nothing saying that Johnny FooBar _must_ give away his work for nothing, hoping that people will donate money to pay for his costs (or he has to work a day job to pay his bills). If he chooses to do so, that's up to him, but it's not a requirement of OSS.
Yes, it is about choice. Not everyone cares about what GUI or crap they use. Sometimes what they want is something that works and works well, seamlessly with applications, and doesn't require a PH.D to configure.
As far as "if they dont' want to have to choose between every little item they should use Windows", that's crap. KDE and GNOME are both open desktop environments for various Unix systems (in this case Linux). Windows is a completely seperate Operating System, with a very restrictive licence that costs a fortune.
If they're given choice, what happenes if x amount of the users want KDE, Y want Gnome and z want something entirely different, each with their own compatability and configuration choices. How is the tech support going to be able to diagnose what the problems are if there isn't a common configuration?
Keeping everyone on the same desktop environment helps problem diagnotics, allows tech support to have an easier time configuring the systems (if each system is the same, you can take your time to set up one system close to perfect and then just image it onto the rest of the systems, my school does it with a couple labs).
Also, for those new to Linux/KDE/Gnome/whatever, how hard will it be to learn to use it if they have to be taught several different desktop environments at the same time? What about the people doing the teaching? How much should they have to learn just to get people to be able to do their jobs? How much longer would the instruction be? How much more would that instruction cost?
Keeping the same desktop on each system is a smart thing, each system will be standardized, each system will be like the others, so that each employee can use whatever computer, even if they're not at "their" system?
Some people want choice, a.k.a the people who want to take control of every little portion of their system's configuration.
Not everyone cares about that, nor do they want to bother with it. For them, just give them something that works.
for them to get a deal going to Canadians can use it, too.
Without having to go through the hassle of getting a US PO Box and having a credit card registered to it, requiring a monthly drive across the border, costing time and money spent on gas and food.
No, he's not confused. He's saying since the Canadian Dollar is going up, the price of an iPod is lower than it has been in a while. Now, since these dumbass levy's are going in effect soon, he's saying that anyone wanting to buy one to get one while the loonie is strong and there aren't any extra levys on it.
Yes, and mozilla can have flash/image blocking, too. Just go to extensionroom.mozdev.org and download "AdBlock"
It'll block images, flash animations, and those stupid googlesyndication.com ads (via blocking the iFrame).
IE, obviously. First off, which non-Mozilla/Firebird/Netscape application running _on Windows_ uses Gecko for an embedded HTML renderer? Very few (if any, I don't personally know of any, unfortunately). They all use IE because every computer has it (they can keep the file size down, and leave the "hard work" to MS by only having to reference the IE renderer rather than including the renderer in the program). Second, they list IE as a requirement (IE 5). Why, I have know idea, practically every system has IE installed, and most have at least IE 5 installed.
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How about the ones who don't have huge-ass music collections? The majority of my collection would fit on that 1.5 gig unit.
However, since most of it is OGG, they wouldn't play.
So,yeah, as other people have wondered, how well does the Karma work with Linux? I'm getting a new system soon, and I'm getting frustrated with my CD/MP3 Player (I'm not sure whether it's the discs I'm using, my burner or the player).
I'm just curious how long the Xindi plotline was supposed to last, or how they were going to top saving Earth from total anhilation?
Sounds like something I've been toying with the last year (hell I have so have somthing to do to avoid watching Enterprise, Jolene isn't enough to draw me in).
The problem with the idea of fans submitting the plots and then voting on them, is that there ends up being no surprise, as the plots will be known about. Half of the reason why I go to movies is to be surprised. I don't necessicarily want to know the ending before I see the film.
Probably Enterprise (for Jolene Blalock).
/. pole. "Which Star Trek babe had the best rack?"
Although, Voyager could have contended for that name in the 7 of 9 era.
Hey, this should be a new
I guess you've never heard of NOT watching the commericals? There are things you can do like changing the channel or getting up to go get a drink or something.
Don't forget Bill/William or Steve/Steven(Stephen for those who spell it that way)
Heh, for ease of installation on a Debian based distro, get Libranet
Hell, the things moving like frozem molasses on my (usually 200 KByte/s and up) cable connection
All seem to come with DRM? What about OGG?
How the hell can we compete? We need to get paid more because it costs more for us to live.
Why should we even bother to try, then? Why the hell should anyone in Canada/US even bother to think about a computer career. How many of us can afford to work for what these overseas people are?
How many people would buy it if they could only play AAC? Any mp3 files they already have would a) not be playable on the iPod jr. b) have to be redownloaded/bought in AAC format or c) converted to AAC (with whatever additional loss in quality there may be).
There's no way I'd buy one if I couldn't use my mp3 collection with it.
Also, what about people who don't know the difference between the various formats, and when they try to play their trusty mp3 collection, they find it not working. How many calls/emails will Apple receve from this?
Who says you have to give it away for free?
Not everything has to be free as in speech and beer, otherwise how would Red Hat/Suse/whoever be able to charge money for their Linux distributions (among all the completely free distro's out there) and not immediately fold?
Customer support is a part of that, but so is offering the package in an easily installable, usable and maintainable set. Look at some of the really Newbie-Friendly distros (xandros and Lindows), both offer easy-to-use versions of Debian (available for $0) and can charge upwards of $100 American for it?
Yeah, that's just for Linux, but still, there's nothing saying that Johnny FooBar _must_ give away his work for nothing, hoping that people will donate money to pay for his costs (or he has to work a day job to pay his bills). If he chooses to do so, that's up to him, but it's not a requirement of OSS.
They worked for me if I just opened the links in new tabs under Mozilla.
Jailbait? She's 18, she's legal.
Yes, it is about choice. Not everyone cares about what GUI or crap they use. Sometimes what they want is something that works and works well, seamlessly with applications, and doesn't require a PH.D to configure. As far as "if they dont' want to have to choose between every little item they should use Windows", that's crap. KDE and GNOME are both open desktop environments for various Unix systems (in this case Linux). Windows is a completely seperate Operating System, with a very restrictive licence that costs a fortune. If they're given choice, what happenes if x amount of the users want KDE, Y want Gnome and z want something entirely different, each with their own compatability and configuration choices. How is the tech support going to be able to diagnose what the problems are if there isn't a common configuration? Keeping everyone on the same desktop environment helps problem diagnotics, allows tech support to have an easier time configuring the systems (if each system is the same, you can take your time to set up one system close to perfect and then just image it onto the rest of the systems, my school does it with a couple labs). Also, for those new to Linux/KDE/Gnome/whatever, how hard will it be to learn to use it if they have to be taught several different desktop environments at the same time? What about the people doing the teaching? How much should they have to learn just to get people to be able to do their jobs? How much longer would the instruction be? How much more would that instruction cost? Keeping the same desktop on each system is a smart thing, each system will be standardized, each system will be like the others, so that each employee can use whatever computer, even if they're not at "their" system? Some people want choice, a.k.a the people who want to take control of every little portion of their system's configuration. Not everyone cares about that, nor do they want to bother with it. For them, just give them something that works.
Well, 2.6.0 screwed that up
Most of all, Kiera Knightley's involved. mmmmmmmmmmm. Kiera
for them to get a deal going to Canadians can use it, too.
Without having to go through the hassle of getting a US PO Box and having a credit card registered to it, requiring a monthly drive across the border, costing time and money spent on gas and food.
No, he's not confused. He's saying since the Canadian Dollar is going up, the price of an iPod is lower than it has been in a while. Now, since these dumbass levy's are going in effect soon, he's saying that anyone wanting to buy one to get one while the loonie is strong and there aren't any extra levys on it.
Didn't I see that in Dragonball, once?
Yes, and mozilla can have flash/image blocking, too. Just go to extensionroom.mozdev.org and download "AdBlock" It'll block images, flash animations, and those stupid googlesyndication.com ads (via blocking the iFrame).
IE, obviously. First off, which non-Mozilla/Firebird/Netscape application running _on Windows_ uses Gecko for an embedded HTML renderer? Very few (if any, I don't personally know of any, unfortunately). They all use IE because every computer has it (they can keep the file size down, and leave the "hard work" to MS by only having to reference the IE renderer rather than including the renderer in the program). Second, they list IE as a requirement (IE 5). Why, I have know idea, practically every system has IE installed, and most have at least IE 5 installed.
Yet he was still in both sequals.
Milking it for what, and how? It's not like they can do another trilogy, all the surprises have been said. What else can they say?