Radio is the one medium that isn't worth copying from. You always end up with songs that crossfade with the next, are cut off prematurely, and/or are yakked through by an inane DJ. What I want is a button on my radio that forwards the current song to a "things to buy" list in iTunes.
Apples and oranges. Instead of "college" we've got a whole range of secondary and tertiary schools, ensuring everyone can get an education that's tailored to his abilities, rather than lumping everyone into the same category. I've had friends attend a year of college in the US, and none of them were impressed by the standards of education. They were being taught stuff they'd had years before in Dutch secondary schools. This suggests college is geared towards the lowest common denominator, rather than being a challenge.
Fortunately, the decision isn't set in stone. Kids can always change levels (up/down) if needed, they can move to a higher level on completion of the lower level, etc. In the end, everyone has equal opportunity, with the added bonus of having their classes more closely matched to their abilities than is possible in the US system.
For strategic goods, it's not the copyright you worry about, it's the contents of the software. With open source SW, you can know for sure what you're running. With closed source, you never know what backdoors the foreign devils have planted.
Apart from the economical reasons other posters mentioned, there can be strategic reasons as well: the wish to have complete control of vital assets is not uncommon. One example is the defence industry many countries maintain, even if this is more expensive than buying equipment abroad. If you end up on the wrong end of a trade embargo, using foreign software could mean you're up shit creek.
I see no scoop there. Donner may be in favor of data retention, but the Houses of Parliament aren't, see e.g. the Bits of Freedom newsletter (sorry, Dutch only)
It's probably LPG, yes. LPG is easier to handle: it can be stored at lower pressure than methane, and IIRC it requires fewer modifications to the car. It's also easier to get decent range with LPG than with methane. Its drawback is that LPG is heavier than air (unlike methane) which can cause complications when there's a leak. LPG became popular because it was a waste product from oil fields, so it's available cheaply.
LPG has been available for dozens of years. Natural gas has only taken off in the past few years.
Correct! We still have this system, the 'Bevolkingsregister' ("citizens' registry"). When I move to a new town, I'm required to register my new address at the local town hall. This is used for taxation, issuing passports and driver's licenses, the military draft used to be based on it, etc. It contains at least links to my birth record, marriage certificate, my current address, and my Social Security number (a unique ID number).
It is astounding how much this current neo-con government in Holland is gettign away with!
Yeah, let's blame the neo-cons for everything! 1. ISP data interception and retention: These are European proposals, not yet local law.
2. convicting people by withholding dna evidence: That case stems from a murder committed in 2000, when a different cabinet was in place.
Not that these things don't worry us; far from it. There's quite a shitstorm going on over the murder trial, and the last word about this new children's database hasn't been said yet either. Hell, the proposal is one day old, discussion has just begun.
The 301 generates lots of bass, yes. Unfortunately it's all at one frequency - there's a massive peak in the frequency response, at a relatively high requency, and no response at all below that. That's not very realistic. I've heard 6,5" drivers that were linear to lower frequencies than the 301.
I'd rather have a speaker with a flat frequency response than one I'd need to compensate for with an equalizer. Equalizers introduce phase errors and other nastiness so I'd rather not need them. The Magnats work fine with a flat EQ.
Applications like Adobe FrameMaker show that wysiwyg can be done well. I certainly don't spend my time 'making it look right'. Generally, I spend no more than a day (out of a 120-day budget to write a 600-page manual) on formatting, and that includes creating the formatting from scratch. That's pretty productive.
Even better, we rarely encounter problems with Frame that we don't understand and can't solve easily. Word, on the other hand, has us going "WTF" on a regular basis.
If you're doing layout in a word processor, you've already screwed up.
The layout has to come from somewhere. Suggesting that users shouldn't be allowed to change the layout to suit their needs is rather arrogant.
Nice try, but this doesn't apply to Bose. Their good reputation stems entirely from marketing. In fact, their products are mediocre at best, certainly not 'pretty good'. Bose tends to market their products using technobabble that impresses the mainstream consumer, but is absolutely ludicrous to anyone with a modicum of knowledge of acoustics. Their 'surround with 2/3 speakers' claims are a good example: it doesn't bloody work! Try comparing Bose products to equipment that costs the same, but is produced without the technobabble influence. Mainstream stuff will do, nothing exotic is necessary. The Bose stuff won't sound better.
I did this once with a set of Bose 301 speakers versus a set of Magnat Concept 2 speakers (about $100/pair cheaper than the Bose set). The Magnats had a much more linear frequency response, the Bose really emphasized the midrange frequencies too much. The Bose's direct/reflecting system made them sound unfocused: close your eyes and you've no idea where the sound comes from. With a good system, you should be able to point out where the instruments are - can't do this with the Bose, piece of cake with the Magnats. Also the Magnats were far less fatiguing to listen to (side effect of the flat frequency response).
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Radio is the one medium that isn't worth copying from. You always end up with songs that crossfade with the next, are cut off prematurely, and/or are yakked through by an inane DJ.
What I want is a button on my radio that forwards the current song to a "things to buy" list in iTunes.
Ballmer can be in charge of F, obviously. That just leaves U and D, which anyone can do.
Apples and oranges. Instead of "college" we've got a whole range of secondary and tertiary schools, ensuring everyone can get an education that's tailored to his abilities, rather than lumping everyone into the same category.
I've had friends attend a year of college in the US, and none of them were impressed by the standards of education. They were being taught stuff they'd had years before in Dutch secondary schools. This suggests college is geared towards the lowest common denominator, rather than being a challenge.
Fortunately, the decision isn't set in stone. Kids can always change levels (up/down) if needed, they can move to a higher level on completion of the lower level, etc. In the end, everyone has equal opportunity, with the added bonus of having their classes more closely matched to their abilities than is possible in the US system.
I'd write a GrammarNazi comment, but I just can't be bothered. Consider yourself flamed.
For strategic goods, it's not the copyright you worry about, it's the contents of the software. With open source SW, you can know for sure what you're running. With closed source, you never know what backdoors the foreign devils have planted.
This 'analysis' is no different from the consensus on /. immediately after the announcement. Nothing to see here folks, move along...
Apart from the economical reasons other posters mentioned, there can be strategic reasons as well: the wish to have complete control of vital assets is not uncommon. One example is the defence industry many countries maintain, even if this is more expensive than buying equipment abroad.
If you end up on the wrong end of a trade embargo, using foreign software could mean you're up shit creek.
Easy. Just say "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" and every mobile on the map will be neatly labeled.
Read some more. The second chamber has similar objections.
I see no scoop there. Donner may be in favor of data retention, but the Houses of Parliament aren't, see e.g. the Bits of Freedom newsletter (sorry, Dutch only)
It's probably LPG, yes. LPG is easier to handle: it can be stored at lower pressure than methane, and IIRC it requires fewer modifications to the car. It's also easier to get decent range with LPG than with methane.
Its drawback is that LPG is heavier than air (unlike methane) which can cause complications when there's a leak.
LPG became popular because it was a waste product from oil fields, so it's available cheaply.
LPG has been available for dozens of years. Natural gas has only taken off in the past few years.
English is a ... "dirty" language
No shit.
The headline had me anticipating a car powered by a cat and some buttered toast but nooooo....
A good idea, but I'm curious: how useful would the information in this system be to a pedophile?
IIRC part of the proposal is to issue an SSN ('burger identificatie-nummer') to every child - currently only adults have an SSN.
I suspect the proposal doesn't have that level of detail yet. It might be nothing more than a political trial balloon.
Correct! We still have this system, the 'Bevolkingsregister' ("citizens' registry"). When I move to a new town, I'm required to register my new address at the local town hall. This is used for taxation, issuing passports and driver's licenses, the military draft used to be based on it, etc.
It contains at least links to my birth record, marriage certificate, my current address, and my Social Security number (a unique ID number).
It is astounding how much this current neo-con government in Holland is gettign away with!
Yeah, let's blame the neo-cons for everything!
1. ISP data interception and retention:
These are European proposals, not yet local law.
2. convicting people by withholding dna evidence:
That case stems from a murder committed in 2000, when a different cabinet was in place.
Not that these things don't worry us; far from it. There's quite a shitstorm going on over the murder trial, and the last word about this new children's database hasn't been said yet either. Hell, the proposal is one day old, discussion has just begun.
The 301 generates lots of bass, yes. Unfortunately it's all at one frequency - there's a massive peak in the frequency response, at a relatively high requency, and no response at all below that. That's not very realistic. I've heard 6,5" drivers that were linear to lower frequencies than the 301.
I'd rather have a speaker with a flat frequency response than one I'd need to compensate for with an equalizer. Equalizers introduce phase errors and other nastiness so I'd rather not need them. The Magnats work fine with a flat EQ.
No, but closing your eyes eliminates visual distraction. I've found I'm better at 'placing' instruments when I close my eyes.
WYSIWYG is a terrible way to do documents anyway.
Applications like Adobe FrameMaker show that wysiwyg can be done well. I certainly don't spend my time 'making it look right'. Generally, I spend no more than a day (out of a 120-day budget to write a 600-page manual) on formatting, and that includes creating the formatting from scratch. That's pretty productive.
Even better, we rarely encounter problems with Frame that we don't understand and can't solve easily. Word, on the other hand, has us going "WTF" on a regular basis.
If you're doing layout in a word processor, you've already screwed up.
The layout has to come from somewhere. Suggesting that users shouldn't be allowed to change the layout to suit their needs is rather arrogant.
... which consists of a rabbit's foot, a magic wand, a crystal ball, and a hammer. A hand grenade is optional.
(from the Repair FAQ)
Maybe the texture was added to help you blindly find the clickwheel.
Both of these responses are exactly the things that XYZ-philes always say.
That doesn't make them untrue. This isn't painting-the-edges-of-a-CD audiophile nonsense, it's verifiable through simple means.
That 'niche at the upper end of the mainstream' is occupied by companies like Denon, Onkyo and Marantz, not Bose.
Have you ever tried comparing a Bose system with anything else? You know, actually do listening tests?
Nice try, but this doesn't apply to Bose. Their good reputation stems entirely from marketing. In fact, their products are mediocre at best, certainly not 'pretty good'.
Bose tends to market their products using technobabble that impresses the mainstream consumer, but is absolutely ludicrous to anyone with a modicum of knowledge of acoustics. Their 'surround with 2/3 speakers' claims are a good example: it doesn't bloody work!
Try comparing Bose products to equipment that costs the same, but is produced without the technobabble influence. Mainstream stuff will do, nothing exotic is necessary. The Bose stuff won't sound better.
I did this once with a set of Bose 301 speakers versus a set of Magnat Concept 2 speakers (about $100/pair cheaper than the Bose set). The Magnats had a much more linear frequency response, the Bose really emphasized the midrange frequencies too much. The Bose's direct/reflecting system made them sound unfocused: close your eyes and you've no idea where the sound comes from. With a good system, you should be able to point out where the instruments are - can't do this with the Bose, piece of cake with the Magnats.
Also the Magnats were far less fatiguing to listen to (side effect of the flat frequency response).