Before it even make it out to market, I propose beer, vodka, whiskey or gin based batteries. At least when you get sick of work, you can have some fun!!!
I do a lot of reading for the degree I'm taking at university, so let me take a shot at this (and I always read e-books which are in the same or similar feel). For this explanation, I'll use a PDF-file interchangeably with an e-book though they are different formats.
1) Form factor. Give me something I can hold in my hands as a reader which displays full pages. 2) Screen type on my computer doesn't matter much. I thought having a 19" LCD would make reading easier. It does, but I still print out the majority of stuff. 3) I find I process (read, highlight, understand) the information better in paper format that I do in an e-book. Acrobat reader with highlighting is better, but the highlighting process is too vectorized (not a word I know) -- but everything with it feels like your typing too much and not enough like a pen-and-paper feel to it.
Make it feel more like paper and I'm all for it. And I'll save a few trees every year -- and gobble lots of power instead;)
I think the way MS wants to include EFI support is through large OEM licenced resellers of Vista (Dell, HP, Compaq). This way, when you buy a new system with EFI, you get support bundled in. If this is the case, what will happen to independent system builders? Will the OEM copy of Vista be avilable to smaller builders?
And if this isn't the case, I can envision an updated version of Vista (e.g. like 95 OSR2, Win 98 ME) with support for that and other hardware which can't be had with patches.
Hollywood dumps a lot of money into special effects. I think to increase the theater going audience, they have to introduce more hi-tech innovations to make the movie going experience more appealing. The IMax experience is really a joy to watch. How about 3-D glasses the audience can put on to watch the movie?
If they want to revive the industry, they have to give their audience something different than what they can get at home. I like going out to watch a movie, but I go on 1/2-off night. And one theater - with not as good sound always has tickets for $4 in my city. Go there all the time for that. Its cheaper than renting!
Besides the spying part, I don't understand (its office policitics, I know) the reasoning for 'safely' approaching your employer. I don't think its fair to say that because someone disagrees with a policy and points it out nicely, they should be afraid of losing their job or having it noted on a file. We live in a world where the idiot who thought of installing the CCTV sans employee permission is -allowed- to keep their job.
Don't get me wrong, the LOTR movie are really, really, cool. There's still tons of movies out there that are great. A few of my favortie action movies were made in the last few years (Zatoichi anyone?). But the movie watching experience hasn't changed. Its still a 2-D image with 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 sound. Better sound has made a bit of a difference. As have the nice widescreens. But nothing big has really happened. Not that I'm expecting 3-d picutres in the house in the next 6 months, 24 months or whatever. Just that I think this would be the next viewing experience I would invest money in. Think I might get a wide-screen HDTV CRT TV though.
But when you have to spend 2 to 3k (which I can budget) only to see and hear the *same* content only its higher-res, to me its not worth it.
Frankly, I'm going to just sit back and watch others get ripped off while the format wars start. I have not seen one compelling movie in the last 3 or 4 years so why would I want to see the same bad content only at a higher resolution for a significantly higher cost? Or maybe, its just that I like music more then movies. I'll buy a $2000 stereo system but not $2000 on a TV + disc player.
Heck, at the prices they're offered now, I might buy a few DVD players in case they decide to discontinue them for something with extra copy protection crap I never asked for. At least I'll be able to play plain-old music CDs, MP3 CDs and DVDs and the DVD movies I bought.
If I recall, another problem with this levy is that its supposed purpose - to collect funds and give them to Canadian artists is being hoarded by CIRA. Something which isn't supposed to happen. And its taken a long time for artist to get paid if at all (I'm sure the money is only going dispraportionately to more "popular" artist).
The other problem with this argument, is that the collection of funds is being used to protect Canadian artists. Frankly, there's only two or three Canadian singers (contemporary) that I actually listen to. I don't download - let alone listen to other Canadian artists, most albums are like the rest of the music industry. I don't want to give money to bad artists simply because I want to backup my university work or my webpage (for which I've done all the work), or make mix CDs of albums I already own.
I'd concur: some of the monies should go to software developers and book publishers. Maybe they can start a turf war with CIRA. So long as I don't pay more.
While the fault is entirely that of the content producers, wouldn't an easy way to "fix" this problem for the early adopters be a way to have the televison set expire prematurely? Surely if the TV burns out early and is still under warranty, then it should be replaced with a newer tv which should meet the requriements. Not that anyone would damage the TV on purpose.
Instead though, maybe everyone should organize a mass buy HD-DVD protest campaign. Us they won't listen to. Have a couple million people call,wrtie, e-mail in complaint to the content producers, and we might actually get somewhere.
This is one reason why I've made no plans on updating my TV. I'm even re-considering why I'm buying DVDs or CDs right now.
I'm more concerned that some of the bottles are bio-degradable. The process of long-term storage has already shown that those bottles degrade before being opened and put some chemicals in the water.
I'm in my 20s and not old enough to have watched the original Python series on TV. I recently found out there's a box set with all 4 seasons on DVD, so I've bought it. There's no reruns that I'm aware of in Canda (unless I get BBC?), in any event I'm still getting the set.
British humour is unique and not everyone "gets" it. Its nice to see though that the material these guys did was really founding to the rest of TV comedy. Its all really good, classic, clean comedy.
I've been wondering about the Via C3 chip. How well does it benchmark on MySQL.
I'm starting to learn the database and want to run it for personal use (single user) and there would eventually be a 'large' number of records say 100,000+. Would a C3 with a Gig of RAM run this quite well. For one, I like the fact that its fanless.
Thank you. Its about time someone tries to hold authors of hardware reviews accountable for excessive wording and babbling. They should get right to the point.
Sad to say, too many website are just like this. Reviews of simple componenets discuss the packaging, the company that makes the product, the box the product was shipped in, and then finally, they get to the actual review. But, not before 200 pictures of the aformentionned. Then you find it performs about the same as everything else. Surprise! Except it runs 1% faster and is worth an extra $200.
That Apple will ship revised units every month or so? Or, does it simply mean that having switched to Intel processors, we will see Apple have more version bumps in their systems say every quarter?
I bought an iMac G5 (rev B) last year. I'm not the least bit concerned about the switch since the Intel systems are still under the first batch. Not only might some hardware issues creep up, but there's still the performance hit from not having native intel-only binaries for a lot of the programs. By the time my Applecare (3 yr) runs out on this system, I *might* consider an upgrade. Depends on if I really need to upgrade my software and OS (10.5 better have some really good features).
According to this Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray#Hard-coating_ technologya , the Blu-Ray discs are supposedly coated with a scratch-resistant coating. Why wasn't something like this though of when DVDs and CDs came out. I have a few discs which are unplayable and I've been quite carelful with the discs. Think I'm going to buy Blu-Rays (esp when you can't easily copy the content for backup) because of this? Hell no!
(As an aside there's a 16-DVD TV box set of a show I want to buy. Considering the investment, what protection is avaialbe for DVDs that can protect the disc?)
As we've all grown up in the virtual crime world of Grand Theft Auto, as soon as our car gets 'tagged' by law enforcement, you just have to go and steal a new car!
Isn't it going to be hard for an software programmer/engineer to apply for another similar position when they call up your previous employer and are told you left (or worse, fired) because you objected to patents?
I would suggest instead to find a new job first knowing your job has nothing to do with filing patents. You might even want to ask the question if this is part of your job responsibilities in the interview (or not... probably better not to as this might be a question asked of your references). When your current employer asks you why you're leaving after giving the two weeks notice, simply say you're moving to another, more challenging role.
Your answer presumes that Chuck Norris pays taxes. He is the only American that is able to scare the tax man away, simply by scaring him down. I hear Chuck doesn't even get mail (let alone the tax form delivered to his house). They have to use one of those remote controlled police SWAT robots to devlier his mail.
Too far? Yeah, I know. But Chuck doesn't know where I live..... (hope not!!).
If you're in a small office tower, consider pooling the resources together of everyone in the building or street. Maybe you need someone 2 hours a week, the office down the hall (or street) needs someone one day of the week, etc. There might be a skilled self-employed computer tech in your area who doesn't want to travel much. Check around.
You might find that in pooling all your resources together, you can find one or two techs you trust to do all the administrative tasks. You should get a better quality person in the end since they're virtually 'guaranteed' the hours to fullfill the tasks in the area. And it should eliminiate the chance you get a different person each time.
I like wine and hope it doesn't devalue the market much if this comes into existence.
While I hope the same doesn't happen to sake, perhpaps, it will make it more popular. The problem with drinking sake outside of Japan, or at least in my experience in purchasing it in Canada, is that it is very expensive. There are $10 - $15 bottles which often taste like piss. The flavor is too strong (quite bitter actually) and over-powering when compared to the other (generally more expensive) sake. Though I've found some good ones for $15 or so.
The more expensive sake goes through more processing so its more expensive. I've found some very nice wine for $10 or $15 some made in Europe, others in North America and abroad. I like wine and its easy to tell the poorly made stuff from the good. I avoid the $40+ bottles for money and value.
Wine is made in many countries and is not exclusive to one country. Sake is AFAIK made only in Japan so it means that it is more expensive than more other liquors. Maybe this 'ageing machine' if it exists can lower the cost of some sake.
Rumor is there will be an iRide or iAmusement attraction. Nobody knows what it looks like yet, other than it will be a bright white color from the outside.
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Before it even make it out to market, I propose beer, vodka, whiskey or gin based batteries. At least when you get sick of work, you can have some fun!!!
I do a lot of reading for the degree I'm taking at university, so let me take a shot at this (and I always read e-books which are in the same or similar feel). For this explanation, I'll use a PDF-file interchangeably with an e-book though they are different formats.
;)
1) Form factor. Give me something I can hold in my hands as a reader which displays full pages.
2) Screen type on my computer doesn't matter much. I thought having a 19" LCD would make reading easier. It does, but I still print out the majority of stuff.
3) I find I process (read, highlight, understand) the information better in paper format that I do in an e-book. Acrobat reader with highlighting is better, but the highlighting process is too vectorized (not a word I know) -- but everything with it feels like your typing too much and not enough like a pen-and-paper feel to it.
Make it feel more like paper and I'm all for it. And I'll save a few trees every year -- and gobble lots of power instead
I think the way MS wants to include EFI support is through large OEM licenced resellers of Vista (Dell, HP, Compaq). This way, when you buy a new system with EFI, you get support bundled in. If this is the case, what will happen to independent system builders? Will the OEM copy of Vista be avilable to smaller builders?
And if this isn't the case, I can envision an updated version of Vista (e.g. like 95 OSR2, Win 98 ME) with support for that and other hardware which can't be had with patches.
Hollywood dumps a lot of money into special effects. I think to increase the theater going audience, they have to introduce more hi-tech innovations to make the movie going experience more appealing. The IMax experience is really a joy to watch. How about 3-D glasses the audience can put on to watch the movie?
If they want to revive the industry, they have to give their audience something different than what they can get at home. I like going out to watch a movie, but I go on 1/2-off night. And one theater - with not as good sound always has tickets for $4 in my city. Go there all the time for that. Its cheaper than renting!
Besides the spying part, I don't understand (its office policitics, I know) the reasoning for 'safely' approaching your employer. I don't think its fair to say that because someone disagrees with a policy and points it out nicely, they should be afraid of losing their job or having it noted on a file. We live in a world where the idiot who thought of installing the CCTV sans employee permission is -allowed- to keep their job.
Don't get me wrong, the LOTR movie are really, really, cool. There's still tons of movies out there that are great. A few of my favortie action movies were made in the last few years (Zatoichi anyone?). But the movie watching experience hasn't changed. Its still a 2-D image with 2.1, 5.1 or 7.1 sound. Better sound has made a bit of a difference. As have the nice widescreens. But nothing big has really happened. Not that I'm expecting 3-d picutres in the house in the next 6 months, 24 months or whatever. Just that I think this would be the next viewing experience I would invest money in. Think I might get a wide-screen HDTV CRT TV though.
But when you have to spend 2 to 3k (which I can budget) only to see and hear the *same* content only its higher-res, to me its not worth it.
Frankly, I'm going to just sit back and watch others get ripped off while the format wars start. I have not seen one compelling movie in the last 3 or 4 years so why would I want to see the same bad content only at a higher resolution for a significantly higher cost? Or maybe, its just that I like music more then movies. I'll buy a $2000 stereo system but not $2000 on a TV + disc player.
Heck, at the prices they're offered now, I might buy a few DVD players in case they decide to discontinue them for something with extra copy protection crap I never asked for. At least I'll be able to play plain-old music CDs, MP3 CDs and DVDs and the DVD movies I bought.
If I recall, another problem with this levy is that its supposed purpose - to collect funds and give them to Canadian artists is being hoarded by CIRA. Something which isn't supposed to happen. And its taken a long time for artist to get paid if at all (I'm sure the money is only going dispraportionately to more "popular" artist).
The other problem with this argument, is that the collection of funds is being used to protect Canadian artists. Frankly, there's only two or three Canadian singers (contemporary) that I actually listen to. I don't download - let alone listen to other Canadian artists, most albums are like the rest of the music industry. I don't want to give money to bad artists simply because I want to backup my university work or my webpage (for which I've done all the work), or make mix CDs of albums I already own.
I'd concur: some of the monies should go to software developers and book publishers. Maybe they can start a turf war with CIRA. So long as I don't pay more.
Strange, I received a similar e-mail yesterday. From a Hotmail account. Guess it took some 50 years to deliver ... no surprise!
While the fault is entirely that of the content producers, wouldn't an easy way to "fix" this problem for the early adopters be a way to have the televison set expire prematurely? Surely if the TV burns out early and is still under warranty, then it should be replaced with a newer tv which should meet the requriements. Not that anyone would damage the TV on purpose.
Instead though, maybe everyone should organize a mass buy HD-DVD protest campaign. Us they won't listen to. Have a couple million people call,wrtie, e-mail in complaint to the content producers, and we might actually get somewhere.
This is one reason why I've made no plans on updating my TV. I'm even re-considering why I'm buying DVDs or CDs right now.
I'm more concerned that some of the bottles are bio-degradable. The process of long-term storage has already shown that those bottles degrade before being opened and put some chemicals in the water.
I'm in my 20s and not old enough to have watched the original Python series on TV. I recently found out there's a box set with all 4 seasons on DVD, so I've bought it. There's no reruns that I'm aware of in Canda (unless I get BBC?), in any event I'm still getting the set.
British humour is unique and not everyone "gets" it. Its nice to see though that the material these guys did was really founding to the rest of TV comedy. Its all really good, classic, clean comedy.
I've been wondering about the Via C3 chip. How well does it benchmark on MySQL.
I'm starting to learn the database and want to run it for personal use (single user) and there would eventually be a 'large' number of records say 100,000+. Would a C3 with a Gig of RAM run this quite well. For one, I like the fact that its fanless.
Thank you. Its about time someone tries to hold authors of hardware reviews accountable for excessive wording and babbling. They should get right to the point.
Sad to say, too many website are just like this. Reviews of simple componenets discuss the packaging, the company that makes the product, the box the product was shipped in, and then finally, they get to the actual review. But, not before 200 pictures of the aformentionned. Then you find it performs about the same as everything else. Surprise! Except it runs 1% faster and is worth an extra $200.
That Apple will ship revised units every month or so? Or, does it simply mean that having switched to Intel processors, we will see Apple have more version bumps in their systems say every quarter?
I bought an iMac G5 (rev B) last year. I'm not the least bit concerned about the switch since the Intel systems are still under the first batch. Not only might some hardware issues creep up, but there's still the performance hit from not having native intel-only binaries for a lot of the programs. By the time my Applecare (3 yr) runs out on this system, I *might* consider an upgrade. Depends on if I really need to upgrade my software and OS (10.5 better have some really good features).
This thing is pretty cool. Anyone have the plans on how to make one? And how much $$$$ in parts will it cost?
According to this Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray#Hard-coating_ technologya , the Blu-Ray discs are supposedly coated with a scratch-resistant coating. Why wasn't something like this though of when DVDs and CDs came out. I have a few discs which are unplayable and I've been quite carelful with the discs. Think I'm going to buy Blu-Rays (esp when you can't easily copy the content for backup) because of this? Hell no!
(As an aside there's a 16-DVD TV box set of a show I want to buy. Considering the investment, what protection is avaialbe for DVDs that can protect the disc?)
As we've all grown up in the virtual crime world of Grand Theft Auto, as soon as our car gets 'tagged' by law enforcement, you just have to go and steal a new car!
Isn't it going to be hard for an software programmer/engineer to apply for another similar position when they call up your previous employer and are told you left (or worse, fired) because you objected to patents?
... probably better not to as this might be a question asked of your references). When your current employer asks you why you're leaving after giving the two weeks notice, simply say you're moving to another, more challenging role.
I would suggest instead to find a new job first knowing your job has nothing to do with filing patents. You might even want to ask the question if this is part of your job responsibilities in the interview (or not
Stallone is too drooly
;)
Never thought I would hear Stallone decribed in this way. Its a good adjective though it doesn't exist. Whatever works I guess!!
Your answer IS BS.
Your answer presumes that Chuck Norris pays taxes. He is the only American that is able to scare the tax man away, simply by scaring him down. I hear Chuck doesn't even get mail (let alone the tax form delivered to his house). They have to use one of those remote controlled police SWAT robots to devlier his mail.
Too far? Yeah, I know. But Chuck doesn't know where I live..... (hope not!!).
Here's a different idea:
If you're in a small office tower, consider pooling the resources together of everyone in the building or street. Maybe you need someone 2 hours a week, the office down the hall (or street) needs someone one day of the week, etc. There might be a skilled self-employed computer tech in your area who doesn't want to travel much. Check around.
You might find that in pooling all your resources together, you can find one or two techs you trust to do all the administrative tasks. You should get a better quality person in the end since they're virtually 'guaranteed' the hours to fullfill the tasks in the area. And it should eliminiate the chance you get a different person each time.
Informative. I did not know about the export tarriff. Thank you!
I like wine and hope it doesn't devalue the market much if this comes into existence.
While I hope the same doesn't happen to sake, perhpaps, it will make it more popular. The problem with drinking sake outside of Japan, or at least in my experience in purchasing it in Canada, is that it is very expensive. There are $10 - $15 bottles which often taste like piss. The flavor is too strong (quite bitter actually) and over-powering when compared to the other (generally more expensive) sake. Though I've found some good ones for $15 or so.
The more expensive sake goes through more processing so its more expensive. I've found some very nice wine for $10 or $15 some made in Europe, others in North America and abroad. I like wine and its easy to tell the poorly made stuff from the good. I avoid the $40+ bottles for money and value.
Wine is made in many countries and is not exclusive to one country. Sake is AFAIK made only in Japan so it means that it is more expensive than more other liquors. Maybe this 'ageing machine' if it exists can lower the cost of some sake.
Rumor is there will be an iRide or iAmusement attraction. Nobody knows what it looks like yet, other than it will be a bright white color from the outside.