Some would say that having a Pulitzer Prize in film criticism gives his words more weight than any other jerk that has opinions. Not to mention the fact that he's forgotten more than most people will ever know about film.
Funny you should mention that. I've just started on a 'super-mod' of a travel trailer. I'll be moving into it once I start my graduate program in Missouri. It's been loads of fun to work on so far. I'll probably post the project to/. once I'm done.
I'd expand on the idea. Add a sink and oven, maybe a bed and bathroom, oh and a home theater. That'd be really cool! You'd have to put it in a much larger wooden case though.
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Your bandpass option isn't practical. The G5 cooling system has something like eight fans which speed up, slow down, turn on and off at various times. The frequencies you'd need to block would be constantly shifting.
That's not the kind of software I was looking for, smart ass. There's a freeware utility I've heard of called TAXTable that allows people to work out tax payment scenarios (for self-employment, etc.). I couldn't find anything using the beloved search engine this thread is about.
Yeah, I'm gonna download a cracked turbotax and use it to send all my information over the internet. Not.
No kidding. I did a search using Poisoned (kazaa, gnutella, etc.) to find some tax software. Some colossal moron had left a copy of his tax papers in pdf format in his upload directory. Good thing I'm a kind soul and let him know about it. That would've been easy pickings for someone looking to do some identity theft.
I can see why they'd only want to sell the suite together. $49 is pretty cheap to begin with for that many useful applications.
If there was a universe where Apple sold each application separately, they could charge $10, maybe $15 at best given the pricing of the suite as a whole. The costs of manufacturing, distributing, and warehousing this even cheaper software would certainly eat into Apple's margins. I'm not trained in business, so this is just my brain working out the logic of the matter.
Anyway, it's only 49 bucks. You bought an Apple, so you clearly don't have a problem paying for quality merchandise.
I may be playing the optimist here, but what if Opportunity also lands safely? Are they going to duplicate the tasking data, divide them, or will Opportunity get some additional assignments? I've been looking around on the NASA pages and couldn't find any answers. Thoughts? Conjecture?
My favorite thing about using iTunes is the fact that I don't have to use the much lauded music store. The iTMS sits there quietly and transparently until you decide to use it.
I own a powerbook and all of my music is in iTunes. However, none of it came from the iTMS. I still buy CDs and rip them in because i prefer my mp3s at a higher encoding rate. If Apple changed their 'tune' in that regard and offered higher quality mp3s, I might be persuaded. Until then, I'm very content to use it as a music jukebox. It does that job very well.
An invention of the year? Nah. A really handy piece of software with flexibility and room to grow? Sure.
Apple's legal is pretty thorough. They must have this covered, or good defense for the whys and wherefores. I don't see Steve and Co. leaving themselves open like this. Of course, it might do them some good to open up Cocoa.
The lawyers for the school district should find out if they have a cordless phone in their house and charge the parents with reckless endangerment. Tee hee...
Almost all full-range microphones are sensitive well above 20kHz. I assume that you've looked at some specs (maybe even the charts) and seen a frequency response of 20-20kHz on almost every model. Yes? Have a look again. The x-axis on those charts measures frequency and the y-axis measures decibels. While the chart measures from 20 to 20k, look to the right where 20k is measured and note the dB where they've stopped measuring. Is it at zero dB? Nope. Guess what? That microphone is recording frequencies above where they've finished measuring. There is a roll-off effect to frequencies. Did you really think that 20,001 wouldn't be recorded; that it was just haltingly cut off? In most of the diagrams I just referenced, the upper frequencies weren't even indicating a dip toward the freqency response falling off.
The company is concerned with showing a smooth dB response within the range of human ears as a common selling point. The recordable frequencies a microphone can handle go way above 20kHz. These companies just want to show the flatest line that they can on those charts. They'll soon be including those higher frequencies in those charts once it's apparent that the recording formats and playback systems can consistently express those frequencies and that their microphones can handle them with a flat and even response. Right now it's limited to audiophile groups.
While there is quite a bit of debate about what people "think" about the sound quality of either format, there is some definite evidence to support the technical superiority of the sound quality of CD versus LP.
The basis of this scientific evidence lies in sampling rates. The frequency range of a CD is roughly 2-20,000 hertz and produces that range the same way everytime it is played given good equipment. The frequency range of an LP, while not as low as a CD, carries much higher frequencies in the spectrum upwards of 40,000+ hertz. Of course many would say "You idiot, no one can hear that high." and they would be right. However it has been proven that while the human ear cannot 'hear' those higher frequencies, the overtones that sound produces in those higher frequencies do alter the quality of sound in the human range of hearing.
That said, digital technology has arrived with sampling rates in excess of 90,000 hertz that cover those overtone spectrums. But if we are talking about CD versus LP, the LP is technically superior in rendering the moment of recording. It's those overtones that people are talking about when they speak of the 'warmth' and 'presence' of analog sources.
I'm a composer that's used Finale for almost 10 years. I love it and it's infinitely useable. It does have a bit of a learning curve though and for writing organ music it may be more powerful than you need. Sibelius would be a good alternative if you are looking for a quick piece of software to pick up and just use. It does have notational limitations that Finale does not have.
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Some would say that having a Pulitzer Prize in film criticism gives his words more weight than any other jerk that has opinions. Not to mention the fact that he's forgotten more than most people will ever know about film.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_EbertIt's still in beta. They'll probably dump those services once their service leaves beta.
You moron. A corporation is a collective noun, which is singular.
...or put a small cell phone up there as well. *on vibrate*
Funny you should mention that. I've just started on a 'super-mod' of a travel trailer. I'll be moving into it once I start my graduate program in Missouri. It's been loads of fun to work on so far. I'll probably post the project to /. once I'm done.
WTF? What trailer comes with a home theater? I'd buy that.
Let's see, what should we call the project...
How about...
a house.
It's the Canyonero of hard drives. Clear?
Your bandpass option isn't practical. The G5 cooling system has something like eight fans which speed up, slow down, turn on and off at various times. The frequencies you'd need to block would be constantly shifting.
I wish you didn't post anonymously, because I'd like to thank you personally for making my day. Hee hee.
That's not the kind of software I was looking for, smart ass. There's a freeware utility I've heard of called TAXTable that allows people to work out tax payment scenarios (for self-employment, etc.). I couldn't find anything using the beloved search engine this thread is about.
Yeah, I'm gonna download a cracked turbotax and use it to send all my information over the internet. Not.
No kidding. I did a search using Poisoned (kazaa, gnutella, etc.) to find some tax software. Some colossal moron had left a copy of his tax papers in pdf format in his upload directory. Good thing I'm a kind soul and let him know about it. That would've been easy pickings for someone looking to do some identity theft.
One of my favorite MST3k quotes is: "Don't show a good movie in your bad movie." so... "Don't run a good operating system in your bad one."
I can see why they'd only want to sell the suite together. $49 is pretty cheap to begin with for that many useful applications.
If there was a universe where Apple sold each application separately, they could charge $10, maybe $15 at best given the pricing of the suite as a whole. The costs of manufacturing, distributing, and warehousing this even cheaper software would certainly eat into Apple's margins. I'm not trained in business, so this is just my brain working out the logic of the matter.
Anyway, it's only 49 bucks. You bought an Apple, so you clearly don't have a problem paying for quality merchandise.
I may be playing the optimist here, but what if Opportunity also lands safely? Are they going to duplicate the tasking data, divide them, or will Opportunity get some additional assignments? I've been looking around on the NASA pages and couldn't find any answers. Thoughts? Conjecture?
I own a powerbook and all of my music is in iTunes. However, none of it came from the iTMS. I still buy CDs and rip them in because i prefer my mp3s at a higher encoding rate. If Apple changed their 'tune' in that regard and offered higher quality mp3s, I might be persuaded. Until then, I'm very content to use it as a music jukebox. It does that job very well.
An invention of the year? Nah. A really handy piece of software with flexibility and room to grow? Sure.
Sorry, just a case of reading without reading. That'll teach me to post while at work. Apologies.
Apple's legal is pretty thorough. They must have this covered, or good defense for the whys and wherefores. I don't see Steve and Co. leaving themselves open like this. Of course, it might do them some good to open up Cocoa.
The lawyers for the school district should find out if they have a cordless phone in their house and charge the parents with reckless endangerment. Tee hee...
Almost all full-range microphones are sensitive well above 20kHz. I assume that you've looked at some specs (maybe even the charts) and seen a frequency response of 20-20kHz on almost every model. Yes? Have a look again. The x-axis on those charts measures frequency and the y-axis measures decibels. While the chart measures from 20 to 20k, look to the right where 20k is measured and note the dB where they've stopped measuring. Is it at zero dB? Nope. Guess what? That microphone is recording frequencies above where they've finished measuring. There is a roll-off effect to frequencies. Did you really think that 20,001 wouldn't be recorded; that it was just haltingly cut off? In most of the diagrams I just referenced, the upper frequencies weren't even indicating a dip toward the freqency response falling off.
The company is concerned with showing a smooth dB response within the range of human ears as a common selling point. The recordable frequencies a microphone can handle go way above 20kHz. These companies just want to show the flatest line that they can on those charts. They'll soon be including those higher frequencies in those charts once it's apparent that the recording formats and playback systems can consistently express those frequencies and that their microphones can handle them with a flat and even response. Right now it's limited to audiophile groups.
While there is quite a bit of debate about what people "think" about the sound quality of either format, there is some definite evidence to support the technical superiority of the sound quality of CD versus LP. The basis of this scientific evidence lies in sampling rates. The frequency range of a CD is roughly 2-20,000 hertz and produces that range the same way everytime it is played given good equipment. The frequency range of an LP, while not as low as a CD, carries much higher frequencies in the spectrum upwards of 40,000+ hertz. Of course many would say "You idiot, no one can hear that high." and they would be right. However it has been proven that while the human ear cannot 'hear' those higher frequencies, the overtones that sound produces in those higher frequencies do alter the quality of sound in the human range of hearing. That said, digital technology has arrived with sampling rates in excess of 90,000 hertz that cover those overtone spectrums. But if we are talking about CD versus LP, the LP is technically superior in rendering the moment of recording. It's those overtones that people are talking about when they speak of the 'warmth' and 'presence' of analog sources.
I'm a composer that's used Finale for almost 10 years. I love it and it's infinitely useable. It does have a bit of a learning curve though and for writing organ music it may be more powerful than you need. Sibelius would be a good alternative if you are looking for a quick piece of software to pick up and just use. It does have notational limitations that Finale does not have. Finale Sibelius