There are those of us who use the lottery for its intended purpose: as a cheap form of entertainment. I fully understand the math behind the lottery, and I know that in my lifetime I'll be struck by lightning more likely than win the lottery. However, a buck now and then for a scratcher or the Lotto isn't a bad deal. As long as you don't go into compulsive gambling and spend money you don't have or can't afford, the lottery can be just a little bit of harmless fun.
Nothing at all. However, note that WMA -> CD -> Ogg/MP3/etc. will result in a much more lossy file that will sound worse due to the different codecs cutting out different parts of the sound. In fact, even WMA -> CD -> WMA would sound worse.
7.1 refers to 7 speakers + 1 subwoofer, usually. Oftentimes you see 5.1 speakers which eliminates 2 of the speakers in the grandparent post. Think your typical "surround sound" system and you've got the basic picture.
Education discounts are available on the Apple Store. There's a link with a green apple that says "Educational Discounts" near the bottom of the page. I saved quite a lot when I bought my iBook through there.
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The difference is that the radio station has to go out and buy ASCAP and BMI licenses to distribute the music. That license only applies to the first distributor, i.e. the radio station.
The license file has your name and email address within it. Look at the information page for a song downloaded from iTMS. Everytime you authorize another computer to listen to that song, it still shows up under who originally purchased the song. Therefore, if you strip the header and license information, there's nothing there to identify your name and email.
That's because the grandparent mistakenly had the URL link to http protocol. The correct protocol is itms. Try this link (Slashdot won't accept itms protocol, so you'll have to copy-paste it and take out the space):
They also had the ads in our campus newspaper. Looks like they're going after the audience that uses file sharing the most.
(As an ironic aside, our university has blocked Kazaa at the router level, so we can't even use the product being advertised.)
Ah, I didn't know this as well, though it does make sense. Being a USA resident with a dual-band phone (CDMA and analog) I've never had the opportunity to come across a GSM phone that required SIM cards. Thanks for informing me a little bit more;)
Any cell phone network is required to accept calls to 911 even if the phone no longer has paid service. The cell will detect the call going through and immediately route it without requiring any sort of plan, etc.
I think you missed the point of the book. It's about the evolution of sex throughout the animal kingdom, written in the form of advice column letters. Nothing in the review about humans.
He's already proven he's an increased security risk. Companies can't afford to keep security risks around, especially when large amounts of money are at stake. When there's a greater possibility that he'll leak, for instance, important information about Longhorn, Microsoft's got to consider that it's better to contain the risk before anything happens. This would apply to any company; Apple's been known to fire people for leaking minor details about programs that are in development. It's just not worth it to continue employing people that are a risk to your company in the future.
I'll play devil's advocate here for a second. Perhaps it's not that Microsoft was concerned about what the employee was saying. Maybe their concern was, if he's leaking information about their computers today, what's to stop him from leaking information about new software they're developing tomorrow. With as many people who want to work at Microsoft, it's not to their advantage to keep someone around who's a potential liability in the future, based on their actions in the past.
Our school (University at Buffalo) carries Apple products at the on-campus computer store, but they didn't have any sort of event for Panther. Much to my dismay, they also didn't start selling Panther Friday, since they close for the weekend at 5PM and Apple wouldn't allow them to put it out until 8PM. Now I've got to wait until Monday to go pick it up...
Forth, what happened to freedom of speech? Now, I can't walk out my door without offending some one of a different race.
You certainly have the freedom to say whatever you want (barring a few, highly-specific instances related to dangerous situations). However, just because you have the freedom to say something doesn't mean you're free from the consequences of your speech. Freedom of speech only means that the government can't force you to not say something. Society has no obligation to encourage or accept your speech if it is perceived as being an unpopular opinion.
The ACLU doesn't defend the second amendment, state's rights, and pro-life interests because these areas are already well covered under other organizations. You can't expect the ACLU to go fighting for every single issue in the Constitution; they have a limited number of funds, time, and lawyers. They fight in the areas that they consider to be most worthy and least redundant. Sometimes I think it's just easier for people to bash the ACLU because they tend to hold views that are unpopular, yet are generally at least semi-consistent with the Constitution.
I'd venture to say that currently it only downloads to iPhoto. It might store it on the drive in a special format that can only be accessed by certain programs. This is all mere speculation, however, as I neither own an iPod nor will be able to afford on anytime in the near future (i.e. college student)
At the release announcement for the new iPod and iTunes software, Steve Jobs put a chart up of the recent weeks' sales on the store. The average on the chart was approximately 600k/week.
If Apple creates Safari for Windows, you've got a very slippery slope going on. What revenue could Apple possibly get from a Win version of Safari? If Apple makes too many programs available on other platforms, they lose a whole lot of money that would be spent on Mac hardware, because all of the cool stuff is now on Windows. It's really not worth it for them.
There are a wide range of USB 2.0 cards you can freely buy on the market. I've seen them as low as $10, and they're an upgrade not only for the iPod but also for your computer in general. Not so completely worthless anymore, eh?
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There are those of us who use the lottery for its intended purpose: as a cheap form of entertainment. I fully understand the math behind the lottery, and I know that in my lifetime I'll be struck by lightning more likely than win the lottery. However, a buck now and then for a scratcher or the Lotto isn't a bad deal. As long as you don't go into compulsive gambling and spend money you don't have or can't afford, the lottery can be just a little bit of harmless fun.
Nothing at all. However, note that WMA -> CD -> Ogg/MP3/etc. will result in a much more lossy file that will sound worse due to the different codecs cutting out different parts of the sound. In fact, even WMA -> CD -> WMA would sound worse.
7.1 refers to 7 speakers + 1 subwoofer, usually. Oftentimes you see 5.1 speakers which eliminates 2 of the speakers in the grandparent post. Think your typical "surround sound" system and you've got the basic picture.
Education discounts are available on the Apple Store. There's a link with a green apple that says "Educational Discounts" near the bottom of the page. I saved quite a lot when I bought my iBook through there.
The difference is that the radio station has to go out and buy ASCAP and BMI licenses to distribute the music. That license only applies to the first distributor, i.e. the radio station.
The license file has your name and email address within it. Look at the information page for a song downloaded from iTMS. Everytime you authorize another computer to listen to that song, it still shows up under who originally purchased the song. Therefore, if you strip the header and license information, there's nothing there to identify your name and email.
That's because the grandparent mistakenly had the URL link to http protocol. The correct protocol is itms. Try this link (Slashdot won't accept itms protocol, so you'll have to copy-paste it and take out the space):
t s/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=2582275
itms://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjec
They also had the ads in our campus newspaper. Looks like they're going after the audience that uses file sharing the most. (As an ironic aside, our university has blocked Kazaa at the router level, so we can't even use the product being advertised.)
I'm guessing probably official support from the company. Free versions don't usually have support included.
BlueTonicWorld and Master Zap as well.
Ah, I didn't know this as well, though it does make sense. Being a USA resident with a dual-band phone (CDMA and analog) I've never had the opportunity to come across a GSM phone that required SIM cards. Thanks for informing me a little bit more ;)
Any cell phone network is required to accept calls to 911 even if the phone no longer has paid service. The cell will detect the call going through and immediately route it without requiring any sort of plan, etc.
I think you missed the point of the book. It's about the evolution of sex throughout the animal kingdom, written in the form of advice column letters. Nothing in the review about humans.
He's already proven he's an increased security risk. Companies can't afford to keep security risks around, especially when large amounts of money are at stake. When there's a greater possibility that he'll leak, for instance, important information about Longhorn, Microsoft's got to consider that it's better to contain the risk before anything happens. This would apply to any company; Apple's been known to fire people for leaking minor details about programs that are in development. It's just not worth it to continue employing people that are a risk to your company in the future.
I'll play devil's advocate here for a second. Perhaps it's not that Microsoft was concerned about what the employee was saying. Maybe their concern was, if he's leaking information about their computers today, what's to stop him from leaking information about new software they're developing tomorrow. With as many people who want to work at Microsoft, it's not to their advantage to keep someone around who's a potential liability in the future, based on their actions in the past.
Our school (University at Buffalo) carries Apple products at the on-campus computer store, but they didn't have any sort of event for Panther. Much to my dismay, they also didn't start selling Panther Friday, since they close for the weekend at 5PM and Apple wouldn't allow them to put it out until 8PM. Now I've got to wait until Monday to go pick it up...
Don't worry, at least I got it ;)
Hrm...I guess I learn something new everyday. Thanks for clearing that up.
Forth, what happened to freedom of speech? Now, I can't walk out my door without offending some one of a different race.
You certainly have the freedom to say whatever you want (barring a few, highly-specific instances related to dangerous situations). However, just because you have the freedom to say something doesn't mean you're free from the consequences of your speech. Freedom of speech only means that the government can't force you to not say something. Society has no obligation to encourage or accept your speech if it is perceived as being an unpopular opinion.
The ACLU doesn't defend the second amendment, state's rights, and pro-life interests because these areas are already well covered under other organizations. You can't expect the ACLU to go fighting for every single issue in the Constitution; they have a limited number of funds, time, and lawyers. They fight in the areas that they consider to be most worthy and least redundant. Sometimes I think it's just easier for people to bash the ACLU because they tend to hold views that are unpopular, yet are generally at least semi-consistent with the Constitution.
I'd venture to say that currently it only downloads to iPhoto. It might store it on the drive in a special format that can only be accessed by certain programs. This is all mere speculation, however, as I neither own an iPod nor will be able to afford on anytime in the near future (i.e. college student)
At the release announcement for the new iPod and iTunes software, Steve Jobs put a chart up of the recent weeks' sales on the store. The average on the chart was approximately 600k/week.
If Apple creates Safari for Windows, you've got a very slippery slope going on. What revenue could Apple possibly get from a Win version of Safari? If Apple makes too many programs available on other platforms, they lose a whole lot of money that would be spent on Mac hardware, because all of the cool stuff is now on Windows. It's really not worth it for them.
Actually, there is a .kids.us domain that requires sites to be approved by Neustar (the people that run .us) before final activation can be required.
There are a wide range of USB 2.0 cards you can freely buy on the market. I've seen them as low as $10, and they're an upgrade not only for the iPod but also for your computer in general. Not so completely worthless anymore, eh?