Amazon MP3 is not available in Canada. And those "East European sites" don't carry the music I listen to.
I would gladly pay for the content I download. I do pay for a good portion of it in the form of DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs. But I still justify downloading because I simply do not have the chance to pay for TV and downloadable movies and music in a reasonable way.
I just bought a whole mp3 album. They are real mp3 and not anything shady. Maybe they were looking at the American version of the site. (I'm Canadian!)
I just did! I bought my first mp3 album online! (Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Men)
It was less than $8 bucks Canadian and sounds great. And I can put it only any mp3 player I want legally and without any worries about compatibility!
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I bought Zelda, Rayman and Monkey Ball launch day. I would HIGHLY recommend not getting Monkey Ball initially. It's not horrible but Rayman is much, much better.
"Buying a portable media player should be a THOUGHT-OUT decision, considering is is a substantial investment"
I'm not is the following group but I know quite a few people who would be both able and willing to buy a 300-500 dollar iPod on a whim. These same people also take quite a few flights in a given year (2-3 a month). I think you would be suprised at how well this vending machine will be.
I doubt you will see these in High Schools or anything but in an airport I think it makes perfect sense.
I got IGN's insider access for E3 last year and have not been disappointed. It only cost 19.99 for a whole year and they have a lot of very high-res (Some HD) videos.
This is exactly the same story that came out when DS and PSP specs were announced. PSP is so much more powerful and DS is for kids, etc... But look at how well the DS is doing. Not that it is blowing away the competition but I don't think anyone expects the Revolution to "beat" 360/PS3. Nintendo just needs to recover from Gamecube's failure and grow it's user base. If Revolution is anything like the DS then I think they will do quite well.
Licensing issues will prevent the release of a lot of games. Goldeneye is in trouble now that EA owns exclusive rights to the Bond video games. It's up to the Lawyers not the Programmers.
You know it's a fad when everyone is talking about it but the only real examples of it being used are the two examples that are attributed to it's initial popularity (Google maps and Gmail). I have yet to see any other practical, useful example of "AJAX" anywhere.
The concept is great but a bunch of people saying "AJAX" a lot does not mean it should be hailed as being important.
The proof that they have computed two values that have the same hash is significant because it proves that it is computationally feasible with today's computing resources to calculate a second different string or dataset that hashes to the same value as the original. It shows that a md5 hash can be "faked" or duplicated using current computing power. There is nothing significant about the values themselves presented in the story just that such values can now be theoretically found in a reasonable amount of time using available resources.
Why this is a bad thing: Say I sign a program using md5. An attacker writes his own different program and appends some gibberish data in such a way that the two files are different but have the same md5 hash. There is now no way (using md5) to tell the two programs apart. (Of course the programs would have to be similar in other ways, size etc... for the spoof to work.) This same thing could be used to calculate new passwords for md5 hashes that are known to the attacker.
Why should we not panic: It took a long time to find the collision. Chances are a script kiddie wont be able calculate such hashes to crack into your site. But it show that banks or other highly confidential data stores should now look elsewhere for their hashing needs. (Which they probably already do).
Ultimately the consumers will make the choice. The problem being that consumers don't always make the best choices (VHS, Windoz, etc...). I would expect that the winning format is fully compatible with all HDTV formats (1080i) and that players are backwards compatible with DVD. Anything else would not be worth the upgrade.
Does anyone know if they are including the "Return to Hobbiton" chapter at the end of ROTK in the movie? Seems like it might be anti-climactic, but interesting? Anyone really know? Maybe it will be something they add to the extended DVD version.
I've seen numbers for some nintendo games in the 100,000s of copies sold. (Luigi's Mansion sold 250,000 copies the first week gamecube was out) Why are people so excited when these online games only get 60,000 copies out there. I think Nintendo is smarter then most people give them credit for. How well has Halo done? I imagine they have sold millions of copies.
You might want to check out Introduction to Programming Using Java: An Object-Oriented Approach.
It's what the University of Alberta has used for a couple of years now and it's one of the few text books that I never sold after the course was over.
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I agree that the market for standard web design is highly saturated but there are some things that have helped me as a freelance web designer:
1. Read a lot. Find out what is good and bad about the web. Use xhtml and avoid javascript and flash. Don't use frontpage (or dreamweaver)! 2. Be a Pro. Take graphic design (or hire a designer). Make you web pages look professional and user-friendly. 3. Become a web application programmer. Use PHP, sql, ASP, etc... and learn to write dynamic, remotely administered pages. 4. Don't over charge. Every client is a walking talking ad. Leave them happy. 5. Keep it simple. Don't get over your head and NEVER take a job with the intention of learning the required skills.
Good luck. There IS money to be made. Just not a lot.
I'm just wondering why FreeBSD is not used more for electronics. It's as small and fast as Linux and seems to have less copyright issues. I know that has been and is used in embedded devices. I'm just wondering what Linux's advantage over it is.
Industrial clients examining buildings for structural flaws needed to see Paris from above. Parisian airspace, however, is tightly controlled; nonmilitary aircraft may fly over the city only on Bastille Day. A man named Lamorlette found that by morphing between two photographs, he could generate a 3-D model: digital photogrammetry. BUF first employed the technique to help director Michel Gondry create a music video for the Rolling Stones. Its radical camera moves - zipping through a room full of partygoers frozen in midmotion - caused a sensation in Europe. (BUF also used this method to make a Gap ad called "Khakis Swing" that was most Americans' first glimpse of the effect.) This effect was latter used in the Matrix and renamed 'Bullet Time'.
The creators of the Matrix special effects did not invent bullet time (as is implied on the making-of videos).
I think the website is a great idea. What a good resource. In fact I think I will need to check this website many, many times a day. I would recommened we all do so. Keep going to the site and download as much of the valuable and correct information as we can, as often as we can. I just might have to tell everyone I know about it. If, per chance, the site can't handle the load we should all just keep trying, because hey, that set painter guy might lose his job, and even though the execs aren't in trouble of losing theirs, this important and truthful information might change the whole industry in favor of the 'little guy'. Because hey, that is what is at stake.
I don't understand why the 'evolution' of Linux means that it become more and more like Windows. If Windows is the bad (not that I'm saying it is) why do all Linux apps try to emulate it. From OpenOffice.org to Licoris, why are we stuck using Windows Graphic Design and Interfaces. I mean if you really want to copy a GUI why not look to Mac OS X?
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Amazon MP3 is not available in Canada. And those "East European sites" don't carry the music I listen to.
I would gladly pay for the content I download. I do pay for a good portion of it in the form of DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs. But I still justify downloading because I simply do not have the chance to pay for TV and downloadable movies and music in a reasonable way.
The now have a 2 terabyte version that allows for a 1 TB mirrored drive. http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=340
It's at Costco (again Canada) for $650.
I just bought a whole mp3 album. They are real mp3 and not anything shady. Maybe they were looking at the American version of the site. (I'm Canadian!)
I just did! I bought my first mp3 album online! (Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Men)
It was less than $8 bucks Canadian and sounds great. And I can put it only any mp3 player I want legally and without any worries about compatibility!
I bought Zelda, Rayman and Monkey Ball launch day. I would HIGHLY recommend not getting Monkey Ball initially. It's not horrible but Rayman is much, much better.
Hey, not all of us can be great spelers.
A light saber dualing game would be the ultimate on Wii. They really really need to make it.
"Buying a portable media player should be a THOUGHT-OUT decision, considering is is a substantial investment"
I'm not is the following group but I know quite a few people who would be both able and willing to buy a 300-500 dollar iPod on a whim. These same people also take quite a few flights in a given year (2-3 a month). I think you would be suprised at how well this vending machine will be.
I doubt you will see these in High Schools or anything but in an airport I think it makes perfect sense.
I got IGN's insider access for E3 last year and have not been disappointed. It only cost 19.99 for a whole year and they have a lot of very high-res (Some HD) videos.
I would recommend it.
This is exactly the same story that came out when DS and PSP specs were announced. PSP is so much more powerful and DS is for kids, etc... But look at how well the DS is doing. Not that it is blowing away the competition but I don't think anyone expects the Revolution to "beat" 360/PS3. Nintendo just needs to recover from Gamecube's failure and grow it's user base. If Revolution is anything like the DS then I think they will do quite well.
Licensing issues will prevent the release of a lot of games. Goldeneye is in trouble now that EA owns exclusive rights to the Bond video games. It's up to the Lawyers not the Programmers.
You know it's a fad when everyone is talking about it but the only real examples of it being used are the two examples that are attributed to it's initial popularity (Google maps and Gmail). I have yet to see any other practical, useful example of "AJAX" anywhere.
The concept is great but a bunch of people saying "AJAX" a lot does not mean it should be hailed as being important.
Canadian GST (7%) need only be charged if the total gross income of the business is over 30,000$ CDN.
Here is the significance of this story:
The proof that they have computed two values that have the same hash is significant because it proves that it is computationally feasible with today's computing resources to calculate a second different string or dataset that hashes to the same value as the original. It shows that a md5 hash can be "faked" or duplicated using current computing power. There is nothing significant about the values themselves presented in the story just that such values can now be theoretically found in a reasonable amount of time using available resources.
Why this is a bad thing:
Say I sign a program using md5. An attacker writes his own different program and appends some gibberish data in such a way that the two files are different but have the same md5 hash. There is now no way (using md5) to tell the two programs apart. (Of course the programs would have to be similar in other ways, size etc... for the spoof to work.) This same thing could be used to calculate new passwords for md5 hashes that are known to the attacker.
Why should we not panic: It took a long time to find the collision. Chances are a script kiddie wont be able calculate such hashes to crack into your site. But it show that banks or other highly confidential data stores should now look elsewhere for their hashing needs. (Which they probably already do).
Strater
Ultimately the consumers will make the choice. The problem being that consumers don't always make the best choices (VHS, Windoz, etc...).
I would expect that the winning format is fully compatible with all HDTV formats (1080i) and that players are backwards compatible with DVD.
Anything else would not be worth the upgrade.
Strater
Look at the movies Peter Jackson did before Lord of the Rings. Who knows? This director might do a good job.
Does anyone know if they are including the "Return to Hobbiton" chapter at the end of ROTK in the movie?
Seems like it might be anti-climactic, but interesting? Anyone really know?
Maybe it will be something they add to the extended DVD version.
Strater
I've seen numbers for some nintendo games in the 100,000s of copies sold. (Luigi's Mansion sold 250,000 copies the first week gamecube was out) Why are people so excited when these online games only get 60,000 copies out there. I think Nintendo is smarter then most people give them credit for.
How well has Halo done? I imagine they have sold millions of copies.
Strater
You might want to check out Introduction to Programming Using Java: An Object-Oriented Approach.
It's what the University of Alberta has used for a couple of years now and it's one of the few text books that I never sold after the course was over.
Strater
I agree that the market for standard web design is highly saturated but there are some things that have helped me as a freelance web designer:
1. Read a lot. Find out what is good and bad about the web. Use xhtml and avoid javascript and flash. Don't use frontpage (or dreamweaver)!
2. Be a Pro. Take graphic design (or hire a designer). Make you web pages look professional and user-friendly.
3. Become a web application programmer. Use PHP, sql, ASP, etc... and learn to write dynamic, remotely administered pages.
4. Don't over charge. Every client is a walking talking ad. Leave them happy.
5. Keep it simple. Don't get over your head and NEVER take a job with the intention of learning the required skills.
Good luck. There IS money to be made. Just not a lot.
I'm just wondering why FreeBSD is not used more for electronics. It's as small and fast as Linux and seems to have less copyright issues. I know that has been and is used in embedded devices. I'm just wondering what Linux's advantage over it is.
Thanks,
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Here is the origin of Bullet Time:
Industrial clients examining buildings for structural flaws needed to see Paris from above. Parisian airspace, however, is tightly controlled; nonmilitary aircraft may fly over the city only on Bastille Day. A man named Lamorlette found that by morphing between two photographs, he could generate a 3-D model: digital photogrammetry. BUF first employed the technique to help director Michel Gondry create a music video for the Rolling Stones. Its radical camera moves - zipping through a room full of partygoers frozen in midmotion - caused a sensation in Europe. (BUF also used this method to make a Gap ad called "Khakis Swing" that was most Americans' first glimpse of the effect.) This effect was latter used in the Matrix and renamed 'Bullet Time'.
The creators of the Matrix special effects did not invent bullet time (as is implied on the making-of videos).
iTunes works really well w/ the ipod. Hopefully, the win version will be just as good.
...or any other iApp for that matter.
I hope that was a joke. I don't think there will ever be a windows version of iTunes.
I think the website is a great idea. What a good resource. In fact I think I will need to check this website many, many times a day. I would recommened we all do so. Keep going to the site and download as much of the valuable and correct information as we can, as often as we can. I just might have to tell everyone I know about it. If, per chance, the site can't handle the load we should all just keep trying, because hey, that set painter guy might lose his job, and even though the execs aren't in trouble of losing theirs, this important and truthful information might change the whole industry in favor of the 'little guy'. Because hey, that is what is at stake.
I don't understand why the 'evolution' of Linux means that it become more and more like Windows. If Windows is the bad (not that I'm saying it is) why do all Linux apps try to emulate it. From OpenOffice.org to Licoris, why are we stuck using Windows Graphic Design and Interfaces. I mean if you really want to copy a GUI why not look to Mac OS X?
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strater.ca