He was actually referring to Ted Grammer, one of several voices in his head.
Besides, you're both guilty. His spelling was improper, and your grammar was incorrect: "us" should not be used here. Instead, one should use "one" as the indirect object.
Yes, you might be able to find more storage in the Zen, but size is the issue here. Further, I think anyone can see that the iPod's design is far more intuitive. The Zen is a great product, and I drool over the price tag. However, the iPod can not be discarded as an overpriced player. Expensive, perhaps, but there are reasons.
The article mentions terrible driver support, but I personally think of this as something that can be fixed. Heck, both ATi and NVidia have proven this time and again [and again]
I'm A Little Disappointed
on
The Return of S3
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· Score: 5, Interesting
But for only $150, nothing should hold this card back aside from name recognition. The $150 print point almost seals the deal for me, only that I'm holding out for better offerings from ATi and NVidia before moving up from my GeForce2 MX (I'm not much of a gamer).
Overall, I have to agree with the concensus that S3 is back, and may be primed to stay in the market for some time. The article mentions that they are using a.13 micron manufacturing process, the same as ATi and NVidia, which should allow them to crank out higher-speed cards within the next few months, at least allowing S3 to remain competitive.
Either way, the video card market may just be heating up for 2004.
It's called KaZaa, or Limewire, or [fill in name here].
Don't forget that Apple actually took this feature away after the RIAA hounds frightened themselves shitless over the potential power of such a system: filesharing that was completely decentralized. So after scaring every recording company, Apple yanked the feature, leaving only local network capabilities.
If this were to become mainstream, music downloading would certainly become more interesting again. Having full albums, possibly CD art, and the like all included as you drag files over or (at the least) simply streaming MP3s without a centralized network would be an awesome power. Friends would merely share IP addresses and have access to libraries of music, allowing others to view libraries of music and download selectively.
In fact, there are really only two problems with this system: only being able to download from one user at a time and no simple way of browsing libraries beyond your friends' libraries. All in all however, it makes iTunes a compelling choice as the next KaZaa.
Now we just need a convenient way to load those pesky protected AAC files....
Who cares about the high-end graphics card market? Intel owns the graphics department, and they do for several important reasons.
Firstly, they border on monopolistic and can force manufacturers like Dell to use their integrated chipsets. By offering the cheapest video cards on the market and likely offering package deals (CPU and GPU together) to drag the cost down further, there are a number of Benjamins on the line for the likes of Dell in using Intel's graphics chips.
Secondly, however, the "Average Joe" comes into play. Quite simply, very few people buy high-end video cards because no game makes use of it, and many people do not game on their computer (it's typically less expensive to game on a console). As much as I hate the "Average Joe" spiel, it fits perfectly with the graphics department.
The difference between my Radeon 9600 Pro and NVidia's latest offerings is surprisingly little, and I, a Slashdotting, video-gaming, computer nerd, will probably not be moving from my 9600 Pro until games come along that choke my system. Most users will probably just stop buying the latest games and wait several hardware revisions before becomming a gamer again, or they will buy a gaming console like everyone else, leaving their Intel chipset to crunch through webpages and Word documents.
I messed around with Mandrake 9.1 for a while (had to go back to Windows after wireless card troubles). I would have been more inclined to remain with Mandrake had I had a decent web editor.
The same applies to MANY people.
The lack of professional applications on Linux has kept many supporting Microsoft over the years, simply because they have no alternative.
I'm not quite ready to abandon Photoshop and learn GIMP, but Linux is moving one step closer to becomming a viable desktop option for everyone.
Hitler overextended himself just like Napoleon, and historians have once again repeated that history repeats itself.
However, it doesn't really matter how this works out: history will still repeat itself. If they invade their customers, they may move the middle ground, the pirates that are only pirates due to the accessibility of illegal music, and could forget their worries of lost sales (not that piracy is the lone issue at hand). This would be an example of using extremes to collect the moderates, a move done politically all the time.
But of course, if that were to ever happen, legal analysts would question, "There's your proof its safe asshole". If the judge were to neglect the comma after safe, it would appear as though cell phones are actually safe assholes, and would set an awkward precedence in court cases.
I could see it now:
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, just imagine the effect of holding an asshole up to your ear, let alone 10,000th the power found in a microwave! 10,000 filthy, entrenched assholes every time you want to cook some food! This is not the America I learned about in elementary school."
The tech industry is now nothing more than a commodity market, with relatively little change and no explosive growth. Not until the next big thing (i.e. radio, internet) comes along will we such growth, and everybody that expected to get rich from the internet but missed their chance or held on too long is no suing anyone or anything.
I too believe that sharing music is wrong (I downloaded about ten songs myself, but I never liked the services and couldn't justify the downloads). However, I believe we must boycott the RIAA, potentially with a few legal loopholes.
Whatever the case, these bastards need to be taken down.
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He was actually referring to Ted Grammer, one of several voices in his head.
Besides, you're both guilty. His spelling was improper, and your grammar was incorrect: "us" should not be used here. Instead, one should use "one" as the indirect object.
Booyah!
WinAmp used to be a good player, too, but then it added video support.
Are all companies that produce audio players doomed to create crappy video players (please don't do the same MMPLayer)?
(or equivalent)
Maybe that's why you're having trouble.
Score: 0, Funny
How does that work?
I've got all my machines pinging the heck out of it, and they don't even have the virus.
Size:
Zen: 4.4 by 3 by 0.86 inches
iPod: 4.1 by 2.4 by 0.62 inches
iPod Mini: 3.6 by 2.0 by 0.5 inches
Weight:
Zen: 7.9 ounces
iPod: 5.6 ounces
iPod Mini: 3.6 ounces
Yes, you might be able to find more storage in the Zen, but size is the issue here. Further, I think anyone can see that the iPod's design is far more intuitive. The Zen is a great product, and I drool over the price tag. However, the iPod can not be discarded as an overpriced player. Expensive, perhaps, but there are reasons.
it is better
it does work and does more
it is PHP
Or is it spelled Bagle?
How can Apple sell hardware? I mean, how could they possibly sell a single Mac? /me types away on my PowerMac G5
The article mentions terrible driver support, but I personally think of this as something that can be fixed. Heck, both ATi and NVidia have proven this time and again [and again]
But for only $150, nothing should hold this card back aside from name recognition. The $150 print point almost seals the deal for me, only that I'm holding out for better offerings from ATi and NVidia before moving up from my GeForce2 MX (I'm not much of a gamer).
.13 micron manufacturing process, the same as ATi and NVidia, which should allow them to crank out higher-speed cards within the next few months, at least allowing S3 to remain competitive.
Overall, I have to agree with the concensus that S3 is back, and may be primed to stay in the market for some time. The article mentions that they are using a
Either way, the video card market may just be heating up for 2004.
Beyond yourself, wouldn't it be a great method of transporting goods? Faster, more efficient, and capable of carrying more than an airplane.
Or simplify that by going straight from France to eastern Russia....
And I actually found out now that the software does not even allow downloading over the internet.
Ooops.
Previous software for iTunes on the Mac had allowed this, and I assumed it to be the same.
It's called KaZaa, or Limewire, or [fill in name here].
Don't forget that Apple actually took this feature away after the RIAA hounds frightened themselves shitless over the potential power of such a system: filesharing that was completely decentralized. So after scaring every recording company, Apple yanked the feature, leaving only local network capabilities.
If this were to become mainstream, music downloading would certainly become more interesting again. Having full albums, possibly CD art, and the like all included as you drag files over or (at the least) simply streaming MP3s without a centralized network would be an awesome power. Friends would merely share IP addresses and have access to libraries of music, allowing others to view libraries of music and download selectively.
In fact, there are really only two problems with this system: only being able to download from one user at a time and no simple way of browsing libraries beyond your friends' libraries. All in all however, it makes iTunes a compelling choice as the next KaZaa.
Now we just need a convenient way to load those pesky protected AAC files....
NVidia is 3dFX now.
:)
Who cares about the high-end graphics card market? Intel owns the graphics department, and they do for several important reasons.
Firstly, they border on monopolistic and can force manufacturers like Dell to use their integrated chipsets. By offering the cheapest video cards on the market and likely offering package deals (CPU and GPU together) to drag the cost down further, there are a number of Benjamins on the line for the likes of Dell in using Intel's graphics chips.
Secondly, however, the "Average Joe" comes into play. Quite simply, very few people buy high-end video cards because no game makes use of it, and many people do not game on their computer (it's typically less expensive to game on a console). As much as I hate the "Average Joe" spiel, it fits perfectly with the graphics department.
The difference between my Radeon 9600 Pro and NVidia's latest offerings is surprisingly little, and I, a Slashdotting, video-gaming, computer nerd, will probably not be moving from my 9600 Pro until games come along that choke my system. Most users will probably just stop buying the latest games and wait several hardware revisions before becomming a gamer again, or they will buy a gaming console like everyone else, leaving their Intel chipset to crunch through webpages and Word documents.
I messed around with Mandrake 9.1 for a while (had to go back to Windows after wireless card troubles). I would have been more inclined to remain with Mandrake had I had a decent web editor.
The same applies to MANY people.
The lack of professional applications on Linux has kept many supporting Microsoft over the years, simply because they have no alternative.
I'm not quite ready to abandon Photoshop and learn GIMP, but Linux is moving one step closer to becomming a viable desktop option for everyone.
Hitler overextended himself just like Napoleon, and historians have once again repeated that history repeats itself.
However, it doesn't really matter how this works out: history will still repeat itself. If they invade their customers, they may move the middle ground, the pirates that are only pirates due to the accessibility of illegal music, and could forget their worries of lost sales (not that piracy is the lone issue at hand). This would be an example of using extremes to collect the moderates, a move done politically all the time.
But of course, if that were to ever happen, legal analysts would question, "There's your proof its safe asshole". If the judge were to neglect the comma after safe, it would appear as though cell phones are actually safe assholes, and would set an awkward precedence in court cases.
I could see it now:
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, just imagine the effect of holding an asshole up to your ear, let alone 10,000th the power found in a microwave! 10,000 filthy, entrenched assholes every time you want to cook some food! This is not the America I learned about in elementary school."
Obviously you didn't notice the recession.
The tech industry is now nothing more than a commodity market, with relatively little change and no explosive growth. Not until the next big thing (i.e. radio, internet) comes along will we such growth, and everybody that expected to get rich from the internet but missed their chance or held on too long is no suing anyone or anything.
None of that complex object-oriented stuff, and best of all: you don't have to pay!
Stupid bastards... they give it away.
Um... not really. That honor belongs to me.
Are we going to have to wait until Mandrake 9.2 to get our hands on Gnome (outside of going through the installer, something I'd probably f'up)?
I too believe that sharing music is wrong (I downloaded about ten songs myself, but I never liked the services and couldn't justify the downloads). However, I believe we must boycott the RIAA, potentially with a few legal loopholes.
Whatever the case, these bastards need to be taken down.