... and include the 'key' in plain text in the title of the message? Bots can't process the text, mail readers can be customised to decode the messages basd on the 'key' in the header.
If a mail reader can be customized to decode the message, why couldn't a bot?
It works the same way on the Winderz version AFAIK. But I would definitely prefer to have an extra 1-sec silent track at the end of my disc than tracks that arent in the order I wanted, so the parent poster's suggestion is actually a great one (one I hadn't heard before).
You're comparing an OEM solution (the G5) to your homebrew setup. Of course you can buy more in parts when you're designing, building, and supporting it yourself. As has been shown several times in the past, the dual G5 system compares very closely in price to a dual Xeon system from Dell.
My x86 box is an Athlon XP 1800 with 1GB DDR and a 40GB drive split evenly between Win XP Pro and Red Hat 9. Win XP on this machine boots easily twice as fast as Red Hat 9. And by boot, I mean the desktop is fully loaded and ready to use (both machines auto-login). Even after disabling all of the non-essential things being started by Red Hat's default install, the Win XP machine still boots faster, although by much less. Then again, I don't have any extra crap (tray applications, typically) starting up with Win XP besides AIM.
And even though its Linux, some of us turn our machines off after using them, so boot time does matter.;-)
I was recently researching connectivity options for a client that needs a DS3. When the first quote came in at $8500/mo, I was pretty happy because I had given the client a round estimate of $10k-$15k/mo. Then I began receiving quotes even lower than this, and eventually settled on a contract at $6500/mo for the full DS3. And these weren't unknown providers--Level3, Abovenet, Sprint, and XO were a few of the companies that provided us quotes. To put these prices in perspective, I worked at a local internet provider back in 1997 that was paying almost $35k/mo for their DS3.
So, I don't know where you got your numbers, but my actual recent experience says that bandwidth prices have fallen pretty dramatically in the last several years.
One step at a time. First there has to be a better record label to switch over to.
There are already plenty of independent labels out there that treat their artists nearly as well, if not just as well, as this new label. The real problem is, like the OP said, that switching labels is practically impossible because of the extensive contracts artists have to sign to begin with. So while this label may attract many good artists, there is a definite problem with it being able to attract any mainstream talent.
I took a Lindows MobilePC and upgraded it to full Debian unstable; it now boots with GRUB and has a GNOME desktop, because that's what I prefer.
I haven't used Linux a whole lot in the past couple years (these days its FreeBSD and Mac OS X only), so please bear with me if this is a stupid question, buuuut... What is the point/benefit of doing this, as opposed to just installing Debian? Seriously. It seems like quite a task to "side-grade" Lindows to Debian, so why not just stick with Debian to start?
That annoying problem with closing the window and not being able to get it back--still there. And I still can't import anything from Mail.app into it. I was ready to switch to Thunderbird full-time, but these two things are really stopping me. That said, I like everything else about Thunderbird better than Mail.app, and I'll be switching for good as soon as that annoying window problem is fixed.
...But at the same time they always try to sell you the most expensive one. Here in Bay Area it is impossible to find 10 GB version of iPod. All BestBuys and Fried electronics have only 30 GB versions (for extra $200)...
So it's Apple's fault that the stores in your area don't have sufficient stock? Somehow, the 3 stores (2 Best Buy, 1 Frys) I just checked here in Vegas all had the 10GB and the 30GB. And scores of places online have all three models. It sounds to me like the 10GB model is very popular in your area and that stores there haven't quite adjusted their buying to reflect that. Regardless, I fail to see how lack of stock in your area means that Apple only wants to sell you the most expensive one and screw you otherwise. If that was really the case, they wouldn't have three models of the iPod to begin with.
I'm running 10.2.6 with bash 2.05a. I put 'set completion-ignore-case on' in my.inputrc and started a new bash shell. From my home dir, I did:
cd Code/p<tab>
bash completed this (correctly) to:
cd Code/Perl
Soooo, works great for me, as advertised. Perhaps double-check your set command (I accidentally used 'completion-case-ignore' at first), and double check anything you have in.profile,.bash_profile, or.bashrc that might be conflicting.
I bought a generic Firewire enclosure and 160GiB drive at CompUSA about a year and a half ago, and it has worked great with every OS X machine I've plugged it into (an iBook 600 and PowerMac 1.2). I've done direct DV recording to it using a Formac Studio and done basic to intermediate level video editing using both iMovie and FCE and have never had a single problem with the drive.
I've yet to meet someone who says "Yeah, my Nextel? This thing is GREAT!" the way I could about my StarTac with Sprint.
Hi, my name is Pat, and I love Nextel the way you do Sprint.
I used SprintPCS for about 3.5 years up until late last year. My only major gripes with it were call quality and a major customer service snafu that ultimately led me to cancel my service with them. I switched to Nextel, and have never been happier with a cell phone. Instead of having a phone with games and Internet, I have a phone that lasts longer than a day on the battery, never ever breaks (something all 4 of my Sprint phones could never achieve), and is built like a brick without being heavy or bulky (yet another gripe with 3 of my 4 Sprint phones). Beyond that, the call quality compared to Sprint is so much better its hard to describe. The first time I used the Nextel phone for an actual call, I was so surprised I had to call 3 or 4 other people to make sure it wasn't a fluke.
As with everything, but seemingly moreso with cell phones, YMMV (and does, obviously). You can now say you've met someone that says "Yeah, my Nextel? This thing is GREAT!"...
...is that you're comparing a build-it-yourself solution to an OEM solution. The OEM solution means you don't have to spend the time and effort to build the machine, that there is a (hopefully) semi-intelligent person on the other end of an 800 number to provide support, and that if the machine goes berserk, they will be there to fix it under warranty. Two very different situations, IMO.
...for a machine that will kick the crap out of this great machine IBM will release...
Based on everything I've read thus far, it seems to me the PPC970 cheaps are substantially more efficient than their P4 counterparts at the same clock speed. Because of that, I hardly doubt a quad Xeon 2.4 system would "kick the crap out" of a quad PPC970 2.0 system. It seems you're exaggerating a bit--or perhaps you have something to backup your claim?
And when Opteron comes out...
Opteron has been out for close to 3 months now. Machines are available from several vendors. Google is your friend.
Final Cut doesn't do any DVD burning (that I'm aware of, anyway)--that is what DVD Studio Pro is for. So if what you want can be done, it will probably be done with DVD Studio Pro.
Let's just hope that desktop Linux doesn't suffer the same fate as Betamax in the disastrous Betamax/VHS battle.
No worries. It'd be impossible for desktop Linux to suffer the same fate, because the real people behind it aren't out for the same things as those that pushed BetaMax. The real guys working on KDE and Gnome and such aren't out to make a buck (although that is a perk for a select few), but are out to make a better product for themselves--and anyone else that wants to use it. Now, I realize that companies after that lucrative buck have jumped in and done a lot of work to improve desktop Linux to where it is today--but so what? When/if those companies cease to exist, their improvements (for the most part) will still be around for the community to use and enjoy.
Maybe it's the lack of sleep talking, but you'd have to pry my scroll wheel mouse from my cold dead hands. I'd call the scroll wheel mouse one of the few true innovations for input devices, and, as such, I downright refuse to use anything but on a box that I'll be using for more than 5 minutes.
Consider this... most people don't know, but if you read the fine print, an OS X license is good for FIVE MACHINES. This means you can buy one copy and install it on up to five puters at your house, and stay legal. That works out to $26 each.
The regular license that comes with the $129 10.2 is good for ONE computer. However, Apple also sells a 10.2 box for $199 that is good for FIVE computers. Even at that price ($40 each), it is not a bad deal, but how many people have 5 macs at home capable of running 10.2?
In general, CD prices are absolutely inflated. But the CD in question has been sold for considerably less than every other new CD since it was released and it comes with the free DVD. If it came with the "free" DVD but was the standard price of a CD or higher, that would be one thing. I can't remember the last time I bought a new CD from a major-label band for $9.99--and this one came with a cool bonus DVD that I've never seen any other band do.
... and weeks of nasty phone calls, we were still able to walk into the data center where we were co-located and pick up about 10K worth of hardware.
Legally, they were required to let you come in there and remove your equipment. They cannot hold your equipment without authorization (criminal) because of a billing dispute (civil). A former client of mine was threatened in this manner once, and he simply said he would be down at the data center with the sheriffs deputies within a few hours. When he got there, the employes were more cordial than usual about letting him in there to get his stuff.
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... and include the 'key' in plain text in the title of the message? Bots can't process the text, mail readers can be customised to decode the messages basd on the 'key' in the header.
If a mail reader can be customized to decode the message, why couldn't a bot?
It works the same way on the Winderz version AFAIK. But I would definitely prefer to have an extra 1-sec silent track at the end of my disc than tracks that arent in the order I wanted, so the parent poster's suggestion is actually a great one (one I hadn't heard before).
It makes sense and is easy to remember.
You're comparing an OEM solution (the G5) to your homebrew setup. Of course you can buy more in parts when you're designing, building, and supporting it yourself. As has been shown several times in the past, the dual G5 system compares very closely in price to a dual Xeon system from Dell.
My x86 box is an Athlon XP 1800 with 1GB DDR and a 40GB drive split evenly between Win XP Pro and Red Hat 9. Win XP on this machine boots easily twice as fast as Red Hat 9. And by boot, I mean the desktop is fully loaded and ready to use (both machines auto-login). Even after disabling all of the non-essential things being started by Red Hat's default install, the Win XP machine still boots faster, although by much less. Then again, I don't have any extra crap (tray applications, typically) starting up with Win XP besides AIM.
;-)
And even though its Linux, some of us turn our machines off after using them, so boot time does matter.
I was recently researching connectivity options for a client that needs a DS3. When the first quote came in at $8500/mo, I was pretty happy because I had given the client a round estimate of $10k-$15k/mo. Then I began receiving quotes even lower than this, and eventually settled on a contract at $6500/mo for the full DS3. And these weren't unknown providers--Level3, Abovenet, Sprint, and XO were a few of the companies that provided us quotes. To put these prices in perspective, I worked at a local internet provider back in 1997 that was paying almost $35k/mo for their DS3.
So, I don't know where you got your numbers, but my actual recent experience says that bandwidth prices have fallen pretty dramatically in the last several years.
One step at a time. First there has to be a better record label to switch over to.
There are already plenty of independent labels out there that treat their artists nearly as well, if not just as well, as this new label. The real problem is, like the OP said, that switching labels is practically impossible because of the extensive contracts artists have to sign to begin with. So while this label may attract many good artists, there is a definite problem with it being able to attract any mainstream talent.
I took a Lindows MobilePC and upgraded it to full Debian unstable; it now boots with GRUB and has a GNOME desktop, because that's what I prefer.
I haven't used Linux a whole lot in the past couple years (these days its FreeBSD and Mac OS X only), so please bear with me if this is a stupid question, buuuut... What is the point/benefit of doing this, as opposed to just installing Debian? Seriously. It seems like quite a task to "side-grade" Lindows to Debian, so why not just stick with Debian to start?
No official word on the updated SSH, but the version string has been changed from "OpenSSH_3.4p1" to "OpenSSH_3.4p1+CAN-2003-0693".
Soooo, I'd have to guess that, yes, it is fixed.
That annoying problem with closing the window and not being able to get it back--still there. And I still can't import anything from Mail.app into it. I was ready to switch to Thunderbird full-time, but these two things are really stopping me. That said, I like everything else about Thunderbird better than Mail.app, and I'll be switching for good as soon as that annoying window problem is fixed.
...But at the same time they always try to sell you the most expensive one. Here in Bay Area it is impossible to find 10 GB version of iPod. All BestBuys and Fried electronics have only 30 GB versions (for extra $200)...
So it's Apple's fault that the stores in your area don't have sufficient stock? Somehow, the 3 stores (2 Best Buy, 1 Frys) I just checked here in Vegas all had the 10GB and the 30GB. And scores of places online have all three models. It sounds to me like the 10GB model is very popular in your area and that stores there haven't quite adjusted their buying to reflect that. Regardless, I fail to see how lack of stock in your area means that Apple only wants to sell you the most expensive one and screw you otherwise. If that was really the case, they wouldn't have three models of the iPod to begin with.
I'm running 10.2.6 with bash 2.05a. I put 'set completion-ignore-case on' in my .inputrc and started a new bash shell. From my home dir, I did:
.profile, .bash_profile, or .bashrc that might be conflicting.
cd Code/p<tab>
bash completed this (correctly) to:
cd Code/Perl
Soooo, works great for me, as advertised. Perhaps double-check your set command (I accidentally used 'completion-case-ignore' at first), and double check anything you have in
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I bought a generic Firewire enclosure and 160GiB drive at CompUSA about a year and a half ago, and it has worked great with every OS X machine I've plugged it into (an iBook 600 and PowerMac 1.2). I've done direct DV recording to it using a Formac Studio and done basic to intermediate level video editing using both iMovie and FCE and have never had a single problem with the drive.
BTW, a tip for you. You can order bound manuals for the Pentium I/II/III/4 directly from Intel's website AT NO COST.
Gotta pointer to specifically where on their site to get them? Thanks!
I've yet to meet someone who says "Yeah, my Nextel? This thing is GREAT!" the way I could about my StarTac with Sprint.
Hi, my name is Pat, and I love Nextel the way you do Sprint.
I used SprintPCS for about 3.5 years up until late last year. My only major gripes with it were call quality and a major customer service snafu that ultimately led me to cancel my service with them. I switched to Nextel, and have never been happier with a cell phone. Instead of having a phone with games and Internet, I have a phone that lasts longer than a day on the battery, never ever breaks (something all 4 of my Sprint phones could never achieve), and is built like a brick without being heavy or bulky (yet another gripe with 3 of my 4 Sprint phones). Beyond that, the call quality compared to Sprint is so much better its hard to describe. The first time I used the Nextel phone for an actual call, I was so surprised I had to call 3 or 4 other people to make sure it wasn't a fluke.
As with everything, but seemingly moreso with cell phones, YMMV (and does, obviously). You can now say you've met someone that says "Yeah, my Nextel? This thing is GREAT!"...
As dopey as it is to reply to my own post...
...PPC970 cheaps...
Yes, I meant "PPC970 chips".
...is that you're comparing a build-it-yourself solution to an OEM solution. The OEM solution means you don't have to spend the time and effort to build the machine, that there is a (hopefully) semi-intelligent person on the other end of an 800 number to provide support, and that if the machine goes berserk, they will be there to fix it under warranty. Two very different situations, IMO.
...for a machine that will kick the crap out of this great machine IBM will release...
Based on everything I've read thus far, it seems to me the PPC970 cheaps are substantially more efficient than their P4 counterparts at the same clock speed. Because of that, I hardly doubt a quad Xeon 2.4 system would "kick the crap out" of a quad PPC970 2.0 system. It seems you're exaggerating a bit--or perhaps you have something to backup your claim?
And when Opteron comes out...
Opteron has been out for close to 3 months now. Machines are available from several vendors. Google is your friend.
Final Cut doesn't do any DVD burning (that I'm aware of, anyway)--that is what DVD Studio Pro is for. So if what you want can be done, it will probably be done with DVD Studio Pro.
Let's just hope that desktop Linux doesn't suffer the same fate as Betamax in the disastrous Betamax/VHS battle.
No worries. It'd be impossible for desktop Linux to suffer the same fate, because the real people behind it aren't out for the same things as those that pushed BetaMax. The real guys working on KDE and Gnome and such aren't out to make a buck (although that is a perk for a select few), but are out to make a better product for themselves--and anyone else that wants to use it. Now, I realize that companies after that lucrative buck have jumped in and done a lot of work to improve desktop Linux to where it is today--but so what? When/if those companies cease to exist, their improvements (for the most part) will still be around for the community to use and enjoy.
Maybe it's the lack of sleep talking, but you'd have to pry my scroll wheel mouse from my cold dead hands. I'd call the scroll wheel mouse one of the few true innovations for input devices, and, as such, I downright refuse to use anything but on a box that I'll be using for more than 5 minutes.
Consider this... most people don't know, but if you read the fine print, an OS X license is good for FIVE MACHINES. This means you can buy one copy and install it on up to five puters at your house, and stay legal. That works out to $26 each.
The regular license that comes with the $129 10.2 is good for ONE computer. However, Apple also sells a 10.2 box for $199 that is good for FIVE computers. Even at that price ($40 each), it is not a bad deal, but how many people have 5 macs at home capable of running 10.2?
In general, CD prices are absolutely inflated. But the CD in question has been sold for considerably less than every other new CD since it was released and it comes with the free DVD. If it came with the "free" DVD but was the standard price of a CD or higher, that would be one thing. I can't remember the last time I bought a new CD from a major-label band for $9.99--and this one came with a cool bonus DVD that I've never seen any other band do.
Hotmail works just fine for me under Safari without changing the user agent (or anything else).
... and weeks of nasty phone calls, we were still able to walk into the data center where we were co-located and pick up about 10K worth of hardware.
Legally, they were required to let you come in there and remove your equipment. They cannot hold your equipment without authorization (criminal) because of a billing dispute (civil). A former client of mine was threatened in this manner once, and he simply said he would be down at the data center with the sheriffs deputies within a few hours. When he got there, the employes were more cordial than usual about letting him in there to get his stuff.