And the fact that you can look up Chewbacca in the encyclopedia known as wikipedia makes it an invaluable resources. There's a lot of articles that never would have seen the light of day in any other encyclopedia, simply because the publishers/authors of the encyclopedia didn't feel it was worth it. I know that there are other places to find out the species of Chewbacca, but the fact that it's all there in one place, makes finding obscure information that much easier.
In order to give copies to friends and family, you just need to buy blank Music CDs instead of blank Data CDs. The extra cost of blank Music CDs is a royalty fee to the music industry to offset revenue lost to people giving copies to friends and family.
How do they know which CD's are being copied? How do they decide which artists get the money? Do they all get an equal chunk? or do they get a chunk based on how many albums they sold? Either way, seems kind of unfair to me. I think there should be a way to send money to the artists for the music you download.
Maybe we should have an option then. Buy a disposable copy that will expire in 2 years, for much less than the CD, or buy the CD which will last forever. My biggest problem with iTunes is that the prices are about the same as a CD, sometimes more, sometimes less, and you get an inferior product. The only advantages are the ability to purchase single songs, which I rarely ever want to do. If a musician is good, they should be able to create and album where all the songs are at least good. The other advantage is that you get the song now, when you want it. Although I don't think that such a big deal.
Everybody always get's this wrong. It's a CD, you can call it a CD. You can't call it CD-Audio. But it is still a CD, because it follows the blue book standard. Which means you can't call it CD-Audio, but you can call it an Enhanced Music CD.
I'm not talking about the output program from the compiler, but rather the compiler executing. When my compiler executes, it only uses up 50% of the cpu, making the act of compiling the code take twice as long, had it used 100% of the processor.
How many songs are in a pound? If you are referring to the british basic unit of currency (buc), how many songs can you buy for a pound? is it 1? because if it is, you are getting ripped off. They are really cheap in Canada, being only 99 canadian cents, which is technically cheaper than buying music in the US.
It is for browsing iTunes and purchasing songs. I just don't think that's a very novel idea. I could do this before on my laptop. Ok, I don't have a laptop, but if I did, I could wirelessly browse itunes and download music. The fact that it's in an iPod or any music player doesn't make it much of a leap.
It's always been this way, users trade control for free web space. You can get free hosting on tripod or whatever, but you have to follow the rules, and put up with the software they provide you. You get a little more freedom once you get shared hosting, but there are still limitations, such as the number of databases you can have set up. If you get you own dedicated server, then you have a lot better control of what goes on it, and what you run on it. I don't know why people are surprised when free services try to limit what you can do on their hardware. If you want to post whatever you want on your website, you should at minimum pay for shared hosting.
I take it you buy your diamond frames from walmart. Anyway, on my bike, the brakes don't suck. I find that often the brakes lock the tires, and I end up skidding to a stop. I don't know how much better you want the brakes. I'm unsure if you can get a bike with anti-lock brakes. If you just lock the front tire, then you may flip over the handlebars, but that's only because you're breaking incorrectly. I've never flipped over the handle bars, or even felt close to doing so when applying both brakes. My comments about recumbents aren't based on scientific studies, but rather what I see go on in my day to day life. A recumbent is usually below the window level on most cars, and makes them much harder to see. Also, they seem to have a pretty hard time to get going, which is a problem if you have to stop at a lot of intersections.
Since you asked, I actually got an A+ in the course. The problem with the extra execution units in hyperthreading is that they only run at half the speed of the single execution unit if you turn the hyperthreading off. So, for applications that aren't written to take advantage of the extra processing unit(s), you will actually experience a slow down. Since a large majority of desktop computers only had a single execution unit, up until a couple years ago when HT and DualCore started to become popular, most programs were only programmed to work on one processor. This is especially true because of the extra complexity required in writing programs that are parallel. The algorithms are different, and the way you think about problems is different. There are currently some languages and libraries that make this process a lot easier, but they aren't widely used, because like I pointed out, people haven't really seen much of a use for them. I think that as multiprocessors become more common, and if intel ever does release their 80 core processor, that we will start to see a big move towards parallel programming. Until then all my old software runs slower on hyperthreaded mode.
Couldn't we make some sort of OCR program for music that could scan in the music, and turn it into an actual representation of the notes, and then print that such that it contains the notes, but doesn't contain a scan of the actual copyrighted material It would make it a lot easier to pass the music around if it was just a bunch of notes rather than a huge JPG or tiff. You could probably even feed the file to a midi player and listen to the song.
But is it going to be Open source like OO.o is open source? The problem (AFAIK) with OO.o is that they have a huge code base that nobody understands, and that it's hard to actually get them to accept changes from outside their special little group of programmers. I hope that open sourcing Java ends up being better than open sourcing StarOffice ended up.
Which is why I think Hyperthreading is a big load a of crap. Whenever I seem to need a little extra power, my computer seems to be stuck around 50% because whoever wrote the program (VB.Net Compiler) doesn't think that making threads is a good idea. Sure Hyperthreading will speed up a few things, but for the most part it just means I end up waiting longer because most of the software out there wasn't written to take advantage of the fact that people may have multiple processors. But I don't really blame them. I took a parallel programming course in University, and it was a lot harder than programming in serial.
recumbents are nice for setting speed records, while the classic diamond frame is much better if you're cycling around the city and want to avoid getting hit by cars.
The biggest improvement I got to my shaving was when i grew a goatee (actually a Vandyke, but whatever). Anyyway, not having to shave around your chin and mouth makes everything a lot easier.
I'm pretty sure they use an actor who's clean shaven, probably with a straight razor, and holding a razor without any blades in it. With the number of takes they would do on a regular commercial shoot, the actor's face would get pretty raw if he was using real blades. I'd also like to point out that I don't have much trouble going from my ear to my chin in one fell swoop when I shave every day, and I have a pretty thick beard. With 2 or 3 days between shaves, it gets a little harder, but it's not that unbelievable.
Well, since the discs come with the expensive players (XBox 360-HDDVD and PS3), there will be nobody returning the discs because they can't play them. Although there will probably be a few why try to play them in the old player. It won't really help persuade anyone who doesn't already have a player.
I thought of this idea a long while back when google bombing was first mentioned. I tried getting people to link "Microsoft Office" to the OpenOffice.org site. I know that OO.o got up to around the second or third result. I mean, the other examples such as the 404 WMD page are funny, but the other way around works much better for educating people about alternatives.
Well, looking at Wikipedia's List of POTUSA's they have had 4 presedients who were whigs (Harrison,Tyler,Taylor, and Fillmore), One who was Federalist (J. Adams), One who was no party (Washington), and 4 who were Democratic-Republican (Jefferson,Madison,Monroe, and J. Q. Adams). I don't know what Democratic Republican is supposed to be, some kind of mix I guess. Anyway, that was all a very long time ago. Since 1853, out or 30 different presidents, there has not been a single non-democrat/non-republican as president.
would it be acceptable to "sample" another person's program or algorithm in software developmen?
That depends on whether or not the software is patented. OK, maybe not, but here's my thoughts. My biggest problem with software patents is that software gets the quadruple threat of IP protection.
First, there's copyright, which says you can't copy it (source or binary) without my permission.
Then there's Patents, which state that you can't copy the functionality of my program.
Then, there's Trade Secrets, which allows me to keep the source closed, and protect how my program actually works. Which is weird that it can be combined with a patent. I'm not aware of any software patents that provide full source code disclosure, even though a patent is supposed to disclose how the invention works. Please correct me if i'm wrong about this.
And Finally there's trademarks, which means that you can't call your program the same thing as mine, even if they have completely unrelated functionality.
All these protections on software set it apart from anything else in the world. As far as I know, no other form of intellectual property is privy to these 4 methods of legal protection.
I think the Americans should use it to elect an independent candidate. That way, everybody will know the election was rigged. Has the US even had an independent president, or non-democrat/republican?
I got modded troll, but I'm being serious. After 6 years of IE6, they finally release a new version. What they gave us a bunch of copied features from other browsers(firefox,opera) that have been available for years, and from what i've heard, nothing that really makes it better than the competition. And they have worse standards support than everybody else. You would think that in 6 years that they could produce something at least on par with the competition, if not many times better.
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And the fact that you can look up Chewbacca in the encyclopedia known as wikipedia makes it an invaluable resources. There's a lot of articles that never would have seen the light of day in any other encyclopedia, simply because the publishers/authors of the encyclopedia didn't feel it was worth it. I know that there are other places to find out the species of Chewbacca, but the fact that it's all there in one place, makes finding obscure information that much easier.
Maybe we should have an option then. Buy a disposable copy that will expire in 2 years, for much less than the CD, or buy the CD which will last forever. My biggest problem with iTunes is that the prices are about the same as a CD, sometimes more, sometimes less, and you get an inferior product. The only advantages are the ability to purchase single songs, which I rarely ever want to do. If a musician is good, they should be able to create and album where all the songs are at least good. The other advantage is that you get the song now, when you want it. Although I don't think that such a big deal.
Everybody always get's this wrong. It's a CD, you can call it a CD. You can't call it CD-Audio. But it is still a CD, because it follows the blue book standard. Which means you can't call it CD-Audio, but you can call it an Enhanced Music CD.
I'm not talking about the output program from the compiler, but rather the compiler executing. When my compiler executes, it only uses up 50% of the cpu, making the act of compiling the code take twice as long, had it used 100% of the processor.
It may be a huge leap in convenience, but it isn't a huge leap in terms of the technology, or the idea of downloading music.
How many songs are in a pound? If you are referring to the british basic unit of currency (buc), how many songs can you buy for a pound? is it 1? because if it is, you are getting ripped off. They are really cheap in Canada, being only 99 canadian cents, which is technically cheaper than buying music in the US.
It is for browsing iTunes and purchasing songs. I just don't think that's a very novel idea. I could do this before on my laptop. Ok, I don't have a laptop, but if I did, I could wirelessly browse itunes and download music. The fact that it's in an iPod or any music player doesn't make it much of a leap.
It's always been this way, users trade control for free web space. You can get free hosting on tripod or whatever, but you have to follow the rules, and put up with the software they provide you. You get a little more freedom once you get shared hosting, but there are still limitations, such as the number of databases you can have set up. If you get you own dedicated server, then you have a lot better control of what goes on it, and what you run on it. I don't know why people are surprised when free services try to limit what you can do on their hardware. If you want to post whatever you want on your website, you should at minimum pay for shared hosting.
I take it you buy your diamond frames from walmart. Anyway, on my bike, the brakes don't suck. I find that often the brakes lock the tires, and I end up skidding to a stop. I don't know how much better you want the brakes. I'm unsure if you can get a bike with anti-lock brakes. If you just lock the front tire, then you may flip over the handlebars, but that's only because you're breaking incorrectly. I've never flipped over the handle bars, or even felt close to doing so when applying both brakes. My comments about recumbents aren't based on scientific studies, but rather what I see go on in my day to day life. A recumbent is usually below the window level on most cars, and makes them much harder to see. Also, they seem to have a pretty hard time to get going, which is a problem if you have to stop at a lot of intersections.
Since you asked, I actually got an A+ in the course. The problem with the extra execution units in hyperthreading is that they only run at half the speed of the single execution unit if you turn the hyperthreading off. So, for applications that aren't written to take advantage of the extra processing unit(s), you will actually experience a slow down. Since a large majority of desktop computers only had a single execution unit, up until a couple years ago when HT and DualCore started to become popular, most programs were only programmed to work on one processor. This is especially true because of the extra complexity required in writing programs that are parallel. The algorithms are different, and the way you think about problems is different. There are currently some languages and libraries that make this process a lot easier, but they aren't widely used, because like I pointed out, people haven't really seen much of a use for them. I think that as multiprocessors become more common, and if intel ever does release their 80 core processor, that we will start to see a big move towards parallel programming. Until then all my old software runs slower on hyperthreaded mode.
Couldn't we make some sort of OCR program for music that could scan in the music, and turn it into an actual representation of the notes, and then print that such that it contains the notes, but doesn't contain a scan of the actual copyrighted material It would make it a lot easier to pass the music around if it was just a bunch of notes rather than a huge JPG or tiff. You could probably even feed the file to a midi player and listen to the song.
But is it going to be Open source like OO.o is open source? The problem (AFAIK) with OO.o is that they have a huge code base that nobody understands, and that it's hard to actually get them to accept changes from outside their special little group of programmers. I hope that open sourcing Java ends up being better than open sourcing StarOffice ended up.
Which is why I think Hyperthreading is a big load a of crap. Whenever I seem to need a little extra power, my computer seems to be stuck around 50% because whoever wrote the program (VB.Net Compiler) doesn't think that making threads is a good idea. Sure Hyperthreading will speed up a few things, but for the most part it just means I end up waiting longer because most of the software out there wasn't written to take advantage of the fact that people may have multiple processors. But I don't really blame them. I took a parallel programming course in University, and it was a lot harder than programming in serial.
recumbents are nice for setting speed records, while the classic diamond frame is much better if you're cycling around the city and want to avoid getting hit by cars.
The biggest improvement I got to my shaving was when i grew a goatee (actually a Vandyke, but whatever). Anyyway, not having to shave around your chin and mouth makes everything a lot easier.
I'm pretty sure they use an actor who's clean shaven, probably with a straight razor, and holding a razor without any blades in it. With the number of takes they would do on a regular commercial shoot, the actor's face would get pretty raw if he was using real blades. I'd also like to point out that I don't have much trouble going from my ear to my chin in one fell swoop when I shave every day, and I have a pretty thick beard. With 2 or 3 days between shaves, it gets a little harder, but it's not that unbelievable.
I won't be impressed until he does it in 10 lines of VB.
Well, since the discs come with the expensive players (XBox 360-HDDVD and PS3), there will be nobody returning the discs because they can't play them. Although there will probably be a few why try to play them in the old player. It won't really help persuade anyone who doesn't already have a player.
I thought of this idea a long while back when google bombing was first mentioned. I tried getting people to link "Microsoft Office" to the OpenOffice.org site. I know that OO.o got up to around the second or third result. I mean, the other examples such as the 404 WMD page are funny, but the other way around works much better for educating people about alternatives.
Well, looking at Wikipedia's List of POTUSA's they have had 4 presedients who were whigs (Harrison,Tyler,Taylor, and Fillmore), One who was Federalist (J. Adams), One who was no party (Washington), and 4 who were Democratic-Republican (Jefferson,Madison,Monroe, and J. Q. Adams). I don't know what Democratic Republican is supposed to be, some kind of mix I guess. Anyway, that was all a very long time ago. Since 1853, out or 30 different presidents, there has not been a single non-democrat/non-republican as president.
- First, there's copyright, which says you can't copy it (source or binary) without my permission.
- Then there's Patents, which state that you can't copy the functionality of my program.
- Then, there's Trade Secrets, which allows me to keep the source closed, and protect how my program actually works. Which is weird that it can be combined with a patent. I'm not aware of any software patents that provide full source code disclosure, even though a patent is supposed to disclose how the invention works. Please correct me if i'm wrong about this.
- And Finally there's trademarks, which means that you can't call your program the same thing as mine, even if they have completely unrelated functionality.
All these protections on software set it apart from anything else in the world. As far as I know, no other form of intellectual property is privy to these 4 methods of legal protection.I think the Americans should use it to elect an independent candidate. That way, everybody will know the election was rigged. Has the US even had an independent president, or non-democrat/republican?
I got modded troll, but I'm being serious. After 6 years of IE6, they finally release a new version. What they gave us a bunch of copied features from other browsers(firefox,opera) that have been available for years, and from what i've heard, nothing that really makes it better than the competition. And they have worse standards support than everybody else. You would think that in 6 years that they could produce something at least on par with the competition, if not many times better.
And to see just how mad people can get at their computer, just check out this video