If you use an HDMI->DVI adaptor, the signal will still be in high definition. That is, if your HDTV is HDCP compatible, (most HDTVs with DVI made within the past three or four years or so are). http://www.digitalconnection.com/FAQ/HDTV_12.asp for more information.
Now, using component cabling would be a different story. It's looking like the new generation of HD DVD players will down-res anything over component to 480p. That's what the upscaling DVD players currently do, (with the rare exception of some pre-firmware update players and smaller companies' offerings).
But in a win/win game it may very well mean lower prices for everyone, with the added benefit of more exports out to those who now have more money and wish to consume American goods.
Why would the prices be lowered?!? When have they ever been lowered?
The only thing this means is larger profits for the corporations.
It's quite likely that I'm the only person here in this hick town that could understand most of the words in that article.
You probably just have some really dumb friends. Actually, you don't seem so bright yourself. I live in Wisconsin and I understood all of the words in the article.
So you loose data when you use a zip/gzip/bzip file? Then why does anyone use them?
[snip] You're either trying to be a troll or a know anything about compression - whichever it is, don't bother posting!
You're either trying to be a troll, or know nothing about the different between the words "loose" and "lose."
This is great you guys. Keep up the discouraging articles and reports all over the web and NO ONE new will try to get into IT. The remaining few of us will command the most outrageous salaries ever!!
I agree. We need more of these articles. Hopefully, it will change the minds of the college kids who join the CS program just because they heard on tv that they could make $80k/year doing a "computer" job.
What is Tom Sawyer about, you ask? Well, basically, the book Tom Sawyer is about the olden days, back in the days of Huckleberry Finn. Back then, many people were so poor, they had no shoes and often wore only overalls with no shirt. The main character, whose name is Tom Sawyer, was so poor he had to paint something to earn money. Which is tough work, as I know, because I once had to paint a garage, and it took a long time. It's too bad times were so tough when the Sawyers were around, but it's important to keep in mind that this was the olden days. I would say things have certainly changed since the book took place, what with TV and movies and all. Things were simpler back then, for sure, but people like the ones in the book Tom Sawyer were pretty happy living the way they did. What's that? How would I respond to charges that Tom Sawyer is racist? Well, in the book Tom Sawyer, there is some of that, but we need to keep in mind as readers of today that that kind of thing is unacceptable. At the same time, though, that's how things were back then, so the book is also like a history book, if you think about it that way.
They're going to be a very busy department. How many people do you know that don't have illegal mp3's on their machine?
I agree.. but the problem arises when people who have all legal mp3s on their machine get busted. There is such a stigma on mp3s, and how they are illegal just because they're in that format.
Should they be afraid to keep 100% legal live music in SHN format on their computer, just because the common belief by the "powers that be" is that any audio on ones computer is illegal.
If you want better FCC leadership, you have to stop voting for idiots. Whenever Republicans take power they just sell off as much public property as possible to the megacorporations that finance the party. It's not like that wasn't predictable. Despite this selloff, our deficit is growing again at Reaganesque rates.
In reply, I'll make a sweeping generalization like yours:
Democrats will do anything to pass laws that restrict the rights of citizens.
Neither of the parties is better than the other. This reminds me of one of the only intelligent comments to come out of Bill Maher's mouth... He said something to the effect that the only difference between Republicans and Democrats is that the Democrats are bought by a group of less scary special interest groups.
If everybody upgrades from software x to software y, the source all the of new loopholes/viruses/whatnot will be made for software y, because they have the vulnerability *and* everybody is using it. Why would you write something to do harm if only 1% of the users will be affected?
The future isn't what it used to be. Take Tomorrowland. When it opened in 1955 as one of the five original sections of Disneyland, Walt Disney himself appeared on the live opening-day telecast and promised "a step into the future with constructive predictions about things to come." He may have been a dull public speaker, but in envisioning "the world of 1987," as it was at one point conceived, he did offer up such astounding attractions as TWA's Rocket to the Moon and Monsanto's all-plastic House of the Future ("Hardly a natural material appears anywhere"). We now know that people still live in wood and brick houses; and that even if TWA did fly to the moon, no one would go because the service would be ghastly; and that if Disney could have given 1950s parkgoers a genuine look at the future, the most amazing thing about 1987 would have been the presidency of Ronald Reagan,...
You know what the first thing that popped into my head after I read that quote?
If you guessed "1.21 jigawatts!," you were correct.
One dollar is perfectly reasonable considering if you like an entire album you pay $13 to download it. If you only like 8 songs pay 8 dollars. The music industry needs a fair price to justify pushing people away from CDs that sold for 15 bucks.
This model will never come true. Think of cable television companies.. They don't sell on a "per channel" basis, although that would be much better for the customer. They include 60 garbage channels that nobody watches, simply to say that "Our deal is better than cable company Y. You get 25 more channels, and only pay $5/month more!" ~200 channels on cable/digital cable. ~$50/month. $.25 a channel, right? So, couldn't I just ask for ESPN, TLC, All the Discovery channels, and MTV2, and pay ~$5/a month? Doesn't work that way. The entertainment industry has to package the crap with the "good" stuff to give the impression of a good deal.
One more thing, I don't understand this "if you only like four songs off the album, you only have to buy four songs!" reasoning. Where do you hear the songs? The radio? The only "artist" I know that has four+ songs played on the radio off the current album is teeny shit like Creed and Britney Spears. I guess I don't understand how people could like a song without buying the album. A perfect example is The Verve and "Bittersweet Symphony." I liked that song. I bought "Urban Hymns." I listened to the ALBUM alot, and my britpop addiction was started. Now, "BS" is probably my 9th favorite song on that album.
Oftentimes, the best music on a CD are the songs that aren't radio friendly. The 8 minute song with no lyrics until the 4m mark for example.
I see this $1/song "service" only catering to the teenage audience with no music taste, (Isn't everything nowadays?).
* though I have to wonder about this. Now being in college there is a guy in my CS classes who goes by the nickname BINKY, which alone raises a HUGE white flag. But along with that, he just acts weird. He went shoeless for about 3 weeks as a "statement." And then near the end of this semester he took a hand puppet with him to class. What the...?!?!?!
You can get away with that in college -- that's what makes it so beautiful.
College was the best time of my life... I just wish that I knew it at the time. I go back to visit some friends on occasion, but that time is running out... In a few years, I don't want to be that guy who, at 27, still thinks that he's in college.
you could setup a web server and use a bunch of microsoft tools that come with winxp to setup a vpn and have your entire project on the web. [..snip..]
i suggest consulting with an msce or someone who is certified with networks and communication using computers. i garentee you can find a way to do it easy.
Realizing that the Web can reduce operating costs and increase productivity and sales, leading companies such as Enron, General Electric, and Staples are continuing their Internet enterprises unabated.
..Can we get a date on that article? Heh.
Ohhh, there it is.. 2 November 2001. Just shows how fast paced the world is, nowadays..
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HDMI is basically DVI that also carries audio.
If you use an HDMI->DVI adaptor, the signal will still be in high definition. That is, if your HDTV is HDCP compatible, (most HDTVs with DVI made within the past three or four years or so are). http://www.digitalconnection.com/FAQ/HDTV_12.asp for more information.
Now, using component cabling would be a different story. It's looking like the new generation of HD DVD players will down-res anything over component to 480p. That's what the upscaling DVD players currently do, (with the rare exception of some pre-firmware update players and smaller companies' offerings).
Zip it up and zip it out!
The only thing this means is larger profits for the corporations.
And for that matter, how old is it?
But that's irrelevant - the recording companies did bring us Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Eminem, etc..
Eminem mentioned with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles?
(vomits)
I was confused by that, also.
According to acronymfinder, it means
Real Soon Now
I could be wrong, though -- it could have meant "Republic of Singapore Navy."
What is Tom Sawyer about, you ask? Well, basically, the book Tom Sawyer is about the olden days, back in the days of Huckleberry Finn. Back then, many people were so poor, they had no shoes and often wore only overalls with no shirt. The main character, whose name is Tom Sawyer, was so poor he had to paint something to earn money. Which is tough work, as I know, because I once had to paint a garage, and it took a long time. It's too bad times were so tough when the Sawyers were around, but it's important to keep in mind that this was the olden days. I would say things have certainly changed since the book took place, what with TV and movies and all. Things were simpler back then, for sure, but people like the ones in the book Tom Sawyer were pretty happy living the way they did. What's that? How would I respond to charges that Tom Sawyer is racist? Well, in the book Tom Sawyer, there is some of that, but we need to keep in mind as readers of today that that kind of thing is unacceptable. At the same time, though, that's how things were back then, so the book is also like a history book, if you think about it that way.
Wow.
[insert My First Computer Was Pathetic And Not As Powerful As Your First Computer comment here]
I don't know about you, but I hate when I loose certificates.
And money.
I don't know about you, but I hate when I loose money.
Why would you use the command line, when you could use a point-and-click GUI?
Answer:
Power, flexibility and speed.
Your SNL comments make me think of when Patrick Stewart hosted, and how he was talking about being a Star Trek trivia buff..
"Did you know that the ship was not called 'The Star Trek'?"
They're going to be a very busy department. How many people do you know that don't have illegal mp3's on their machine?
I agree.. but the problem arises when people who have all legal mp3s on their machine get busted. There is such a stigma on mp3s, and how they are illegal just because they're in that format.
Should they be afraid to keep 100% legal live music in SHN format on their computer, just because the common belief by the "powers that be" is that any audio on ones computer is illegal.
Every story that affects the US has some moron crying that the story is "US-centric."
I could do the same and say "How is this news -- the Internet in Europe -- it doesn't affect me!"
Not all news stories involes the whole world, so stop whining.
[troll]Besides, nothing good ever comes out of the UK, (Except for The Stone Roses and The Verve).[/troll]
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If you want better FCC leadership, you have to stop voting for idiots. Whenever Republicans take power they just sell off as much public property as possible to the megacorporations that finance the party. It's not like that wasn't predictable. Despite this selloff, our deficit is growing again at Reaganesque rates.
In reply, I'll make a sweeping generalization like yours:
Democrats will do anything to pass laws that restrict the rights of citizens.
Neither of the parties is better than the other. This reminds me of one of the only intelligent comments to come out of Bill Maher's mouth... He said something to the effect that the only difference between Republicans and Democrats is that the Democrats are bought by a group of less scary special interest groups.
If you think Canada is any better - move there.
If everybody upgrades from software x to software y, the source all the of new loopholes/viruses/whatnot will be made for software y, because they have the vulnerability *and* everybody is using it. Why would you write something to do harm if only 1% of the users will be affected?
Thanks.
The future isn't what it used to be. Take Tomorrowland. When it opened in 1955 as one of the five original sections of Disneyland, Walt Disney himself appeared on the live opening-day telecast and promised "a step into the future with constructive predictions about things to come." He may have been a dull public speaker, but in envisioning "the world of 1987," as it was at one point conceived, he did offer up such astounding attractions as TWA's Rocket to the Moon and Monsanto's all-plastic House of the Future ("Hardly a natural material appears anywhere"). We now know that people still live in wood and brick houses; and that even if TWA did fly to the moon, no one would go because the service would be ghastly; and that if Disney could have given 1950s parkgoers a genuine look at the future, the most amazing thing about 1987 would have been the presidency of Ronald Reagan, ...
You know what the first thing that popped into my head after I read that quote?
If you guessed "1.21 jigawatts!," you were correct.
One dollar is perfectly reasonable considering if you like an entire album you pay $13 to download it. If you only like 8 songs pay 8 dollars. The music industry needs a fair price to justify pushing people away from CDs that sold for 15 bucks.
This model will never come true. Think of cable television companies.. They don't sell on a "per channel" basis, although that would be much better for the customer. They include 60 garbage channels that nobody watches, simply to say that "Our deal is better than cable company Y. You get 25 more channels, and only pay $5/month more!" ~200 channels on cable/digital cable. ~$50/month. $.25 a channel, right? So, couldn't I just ask for ESPN, TLC, All the Discovery channels, and MTV2, and pay ~$5/a month? Doesn't work that way. The entertainment industry has to package the crap with the "good" stuff to give the impression of a good deal.
One more thing, I don't understand this "if you only like four songs off the album, you only have to buy four songs!" reasoning. Where do you hear the songs? The radio? The only "artist" I know that has four+ songs played on the radio off the current album is teeny shit like Creed and Britney Spears. I guess I don't understand how people could like a song without buying the album. A perfect example is The Verve and "Bittersweet Symphony." I liked that song. I bought "Urban Hymns." I listened to the ALBUM alot, and my britpop addiction was started. Now, "BS" is probably my 9th favorite song on that album.
Oftentimes, the best music on a CD are the songs that aren't radio friendly. The 8 minute song with no lyrics until the 4m mark for example.
I see this $1/song "service" only catering to the teenage audience with no music taste, (Isn't everything nowadays?).
* though I have to wonder about this. Now being in college there is a guy in my CS classes who goes by the nickname BINKY, which alone raises a HUGE white flag. But along with that, he just acts weird. He went shoeless for about 3 weeks as a "statement." And then near the end of this semester he took a hand puppet with him to class. What the...?!?!?!
You can get away with that in college -- that's what makes it so beautiful.
College was the best time of my life... I just wish that I knew it at the time. I go back to visit some friends on occasion, but that time is running out... In a few years, I don't want to be that guy who, at 27, still thinks that he's in college.
you could setup a web server and use a bunch of microsoft tools that come with winxp to setup a vpn and have your entire project on the web. [..snip..] i suggest consulting with an msce or someone who is certified with networks and communication using computers. i garentee you can find a way to do it easy.
I seriously hope that was sarcasm.
Realizing that the Web can reduce operating costs and increase productivity and sales, leading companies such as Enron, General Electric, and Staples are continuing their Internet enterprises unabated.
..Can we get a date on that article? Heh.
Ohhh, there it is.. 2 November 2001. Just shows how fast paced the world is, nowadays..
RMS is my dad.