Advertisers like radio stations because it tends to be a captive audience. People are very unlikely to turn the station when ads come on.
In contrast, I always change the station when an ad comes on. The only time I stay on a station is when I know a traffic report is coming on. (Traffic on the 8s). Otherwise, I switch stations as soon as a commercial comes on.
No fluorescent lights. Try to provide full-spectrum sources where possible, and give people the ability to control how much light they work with. I have a big black insert in my window to keep glare off my screen and usually keep my overhead off too. Programmers and creative types are usually the most sensitive to this.
Fluorescent lights gets a bad rap. Flourescent lights are available at various different color temperatures and are also available full-spectrum versions. (Just google for full spectrum fluorescent for many more choices).
Because of their low heat output and low power usage, they are actually preferred by some lighting professionals for photo and video work (in the full-spectrum versions, of course).
I agree. Back when you could overclock a Celeron nearly 50% (from 400 MHz to about 600MHz), there was big benefits from OCing. Now, who really cares if you can get your 2.8 GHz processor to 3.2 GHz. This generation's games don't even push the 2.8 GHz processor that much anyway.
Me. I don't keep games. Once I stop playing them, I usually sell them. So when I got the PS2, I didn't have any PS1 games. I was at Gamestop and saw a Ps1 game that I really used to like playing, and it was about $5. So I bought it. I played it once. The graphics were so bad, that I've never played it again.
Quite frankly, I don't care if the Xbox 2 is backwards compatible. I'm going to get the best next generation system, regardless of the manufacturer. I'll probably stop playing current (as of June 2004) generation game systems once I get a next gen console.
I just bought a gmail account off of Ebay for cheap and got an email address. However, I would like to get a few more. I was under the impression that Google sends invites to the users that the users can forward to whomever they choose. But how is that determined? Does every gmail user get invites to send to others or not?
Moreover, if in 94 years, their great grandchildren want pictures of the wedding of the great-grandparents, it is STILL illegal to make those copies. The photographer and his children are long dead and the negatives are God knows where.
I was married in 1996. The copyrights to the wedding photos don't expire until 2091. Luckily, my wedding photographer sold his copyrights along with the prints.
Note: The school for teenage drivers is not aimed at teaching people how to drive from scratch. They need to learn the rules of the road and the basics of driving in traffic first. The Bondurant class will be great to teach him how to handle an emergency, but doesn't teach things like what a double-lane line means.
Pretty much all of the DVD players which claim to play SACDs do it by converting the DSD audio to PCM.
I didn't know that. Why wouldn't Sony (or whoever came up with the SACD format) require companies to play the SACD signals correctly in order to use the SACD logo?
I have a Sony SJ30. But my company gave me a Blackberry 7280. The Blackberry automatically syncs with Outlook with Notes, Addresses, and Email (although only Email is wirelessly synced). Everyone who has one in my office uses it constantly.
Because of the Blackberry, my SJ30 has fallen into complete disuse. But the biggest problem with the Blackberry is the lack of decent 3rd party apps for it. There are some, but not nearly as many as for the Palm platform.
The type of customer who seeks out the small, independent record shop is going to be different than the kind who just goes to whatever place is most convenient (Best Buy, Sam Goody, etc.), or whatever place has the best price (probably Best Buy, Sam Goody, etc.).
Sam Goody's prices suck. If you want cheap CDs, try Best Buy, Circuit City or Target. (I don't get CDs at Wal-Mart because of their censorship policy, but I think they are cheap also.).
I agree. I needed a new DVD player, so I got one that also plays SACDs and DVD-A. It was about $130, so the price was fairly reasonable. So I also got an SACD (Dark Side of the Moon) and played it on my system. On the player, you can switch between the SACD and the CD layer. So I would play a track in one mode, then switch to the other. I don't have 5.1, so I just listened in stereo.
Result, if I listen carefully, I can hear a slight difference. It's not the sort of difference that would make me throw out all of my CDs. It wasn't the sort of difference I'd notice if I weren't actively listening for the difference.
But it's not just audiophiles who pimp the differences. All Music Guide has a blurb similar to the one below on all of the reviews of the Rolling Stones CDs that were re-released in SACD format. (Taken from the review of Beggar's Banquet):
[The Rolling Stones' London/ABKCO catalog was reissued in August of 2002, packaged in digipaks with restored album artwork, remastered and released as hybrid discs that contain both CD and Super Audio CD layers. The remastering -- performed with Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding -- is a drastic improvement, leaping out of the speaker, yet still sounding like the original albums. This is noticeable on the standard CD layer, but is considerably more pronounced on the SACD layer, which is shockingly realistic in its detail and presence, yet is still faithful to the original mixes; Keith's revved-up acoustic guitar on "Street Fighting Man" still sends the machine into overdrive, for instance, it just sounds like he's in the room with you. Even if you've never considered yourself an audiophile, have never heard the differences between standard and gold-plated CDs, you will hear the difference with SACD, even on a cheap stereo system without a high-end amplifier or speakers. And you won't just hear the difference, you'll be an instant convert and wish, hope and pray that other artists whose catalog hasn't been reissued since the early days of CD -- Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, especially the Beatles -- are given the same treatment in the very near future. SACD and DSD are that good.]
Most DVD players on the market support DVD-A and CD playback.
Sort of true. Unless a DVD player specifically supports DVD-A, it can't play DVD-A discs in DVD-A format. However, most DVD-A discs contain the same music (in different compression formats, of course) in a DVD-video section, which all DVD players can play correctly.
The definition is at MPEP section 509.02. It includes, individuals, non-profits, and small businesses. And I believe the definition is dependent on the number of employees rather than revenue.
There is a limit. 35 U.S.C. 286 sets a time limit on damages such that "no recovery shall be had for any infringement committed more than six years prior to the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement in the action."
Partially correct. There is a filing fee that is non-refundable, even if the application is rejected. However, there is also something called an Issue Fee, which is only charged once a patent is granted. In addition, there are Maintenance Fees, which are charged at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years, in order to keep the patent from expiring.
Here is the full fee schedule. Fees of note: filing fee is $770. Issue fee is $1,330. Maintenance fees are $990, $2,090, and $3,220. There are also fees for publication ($300), filing an assignment ($40), for filing excess claims (more than 20), filing late responses to the patent office, and many more. In general, "small entities" pay half of the amount listed above, though there are exceptions.
That's how I organize folders to. I use Downloader 1.5, made by Breeze Systems and it automatically puts the files in the appropriate directory according to the date the pictures were taken. Unfortunately, I can't find that software on their site anymore. It was free (beer) and very useful. I only see the non-free Downloader Pro on their site now.
And the corollary, even if you don't delete the crappy pictures, DON'T post the crappy pictures on the web.
I've never understood why a web guide featuring pictures taken on a digicam has blurry pictures. Preview the picture. If it is blurry, take it again. There's no excuse not to.
If offbrand cheetos and frosted flakes aren't identical to name brand, why should we assume that Listerine is identical to Target brand Listerine (especially since Listerine's label specifically states that they don't sell their formula to other companies. Scope mouthwash may be different).
As others pointed out (though not in reply to you), the 10D is a prosumer camera. Pros use the 1D, 1Ds, or 1D Mk 2. Pros need the faster FPS (sports photographers) of the 1D or the larger image size of the 1Ds.
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In contrast, I always change the station when an ad comes on. The only time I stay on a station is when I know a traffic report is coming on. (Traffic on the 8s). Otherwise, I switch stations as soon as a commercial comes on.
Fluorescent lights gets a bad rap. Flourescent lights are available at various different color temperatures and are also available full-spectrum versions. (Just google for full spectrum fluorescent for many more choices).
Because of their low heat output and low power usage, they are actually preferred by some lighting professionals for photo and video work (in the full-spectrum versions, of course).
I agree. Back when you could overclock a Celeron nearly 50% (from 400 MHz to about 600MHz), there was big benefits from OCing. Now, who really cares if you can get your 2.8 GHz processor to 3.2 GHz. This generation's games don't even push the 2.8 GHz processor that much anyway.
Me. I don't keep games. Once I stop playing them, I usually sell them. So when I got the PS2, I didn't have any PS1 games. I was at Gamestop and saw a Ps1 game that I really used to like playing, and it was about $5. So I bought it. I played it once. The graphics were so bad, that I've never played it again.
Quite frankly, I don't care if the Xbox 2 is backwards compatible. I'm going to get the best next generation system, regardless of the manufacturer. I'll probably stop playing current (as of June 2004) generation game systems once I get a next gen console.
I just bought a gmail account off of Ebay for cheap and got an email address. However, I would like to get a few more. I was under the impression that Google sends invites to the users that the users can forward to whomever they choose. But how is that determined? Does every gmail user get invites to send to others or not?
I was married in 1996. The copyrights to the wedding photos don't expire until 2091. Luckily, my wedding photographer sold his copyrights along with the prints.
The Eldred lawsuit was a long shot. This looks like an even longer shot.
Note: The school for teenage drivers is not aimed at teaching people how to drive from scratch. They need to learn the rules of the road and the basics of driving in traffic first. The Bondurant class will be great to teach him how to handle an emergency, but doesn't teach things like what a double-lane line means.
I didn't know that. Why wouldn't Sony (or whoever came up with the SACD format) require companies to play the SACD signals correctly in order to use the SACD logo?
Because of the Blackberry, my SJ30 has fallen into complete disuse. But the biggest problem with the Blackberry is the lack of decent 3rd party apps for it. There are some, but not nearly as many as for the Palm platform.
Sam Goody's prices suck. If you want cheap CDs, try Best Buy, Circuit City or Target. (I don't get CDs at Wal-Mart because of their censorship policy, but I think they are cheap also.).
Result, if I listen carefully, I can hear a slight difference. It's not the sort of difference that would make me throw out all of my CDs. It wasn't the sort of difference I'd notice if I weren't actively listening for the difference.
But it's not just audiophiles who pimp the differences. All Music Guide has a blurb similar to the one below on all of the reviews of the Rolling Stones CDs that were re-released in SACD format. (Taken from the review of Beggar's Banquet):
Sort of true. Unless a DVD player specifically supports DVD-A, it can't play DVD-A discs in DVD-A format. However, most DVD-A discs contain the same music (in different compression formats, of course) in a DVD-video section, which all DVD players can play correctly.
Most MS apps have it under Tools > Options. I assume that was the reason for the change.
The definition is at MPEP section 509.02. It includes, individuals, non-profits, and small businesses. And I believe the definition is dependent on the number of employees rather than revenue.
There is a limit. 35 U.S.C. 286 sets a time limit on damages such that "no recovery shall be had for any infringement committed more than six years prior to the filing of the complaint or counterclaim for infringement in the action."
Here is the full fee schedule. Fees of note: filing fee is $770. Issue fee is $1,330. Maintenance fees are $990, $2,090, and $3,220. There are also fees for publication ($300), filing an assignment ($40), for filing excess claims (more than 20), filing late responses to the patent office, and many more. In general, "small entities" pay half of the amount listed above, though there are exceptions.
That's how I organize folders to. I use Downloader 1.5, made by Breeze Systems and it automatically puts the files in the appropriate directory according to the date the pictures were taken. Unfortunately, I can't find that software on their site anymore. It was free (beer) and very useful. I only see the non-free Downloader Pro on their site now.
I've never understood why a web guide featuring pictures taken on a digicam has blurry pictures. Preview the picture. If it is blurry, take it again. There's no excuse not to.
If offbrand cheetos and frosted flakes aren't identical to name brand, why should we assume that Listerine is identical to Target brand Listerine (especially since Listerine's label specifically states that they don't sell their formula to other companies. Scope mouthwash may be different).
I have 26.3 GB of MP3s on my computer. I have encoded only about a quarter of my collection so far.
As others pointed out (though not in reply to you), the 10D is a prosumer camera. Pros use the 1D, 1Ds, or 1D Mk 2. Pros need the faster FPS (sports photographers) of the 1D or the larger image size of the 1Ds.
I just looked at the article and the word "Spam" isn't even there.
Email is being read in either case. Why make a distinction?
And Linodws is akin to Chevy marketing the "zheel".