I'm admit, I'm a Trekker, from way back when the scary guys with the big heads burned a hole in a rock face with their minds, and have watched every incarnation since. But when Enterprise came out I flipped - easily as enjoyable as the first series.
Then, a few weeks into the first season, the network here in Seattle changed the show date and time. I took this in my stride and continued watching the show.
A few weeks later it changed again, but this time I was out of town and missed the pre and post show announcements, and missed a few weeks. Finally I got it together to track it down and watched a few shows, then the season ended, and I never quite figured out when it came back on after that. I think the second season premiered on a Monday and then it switched to another night a week later.
And I haven't seen it since, which really bums me out because I used to really like it.
This Enterprise situation reminds me of those almost extinct basic red Lego bricks. It's not that the product sucks, it's just so difficult to find that you find yourself giving up on it after a while!
Mike Rowe did register mikerowe.com, on Feb 07 2002, but this Mike Rowe lived in Pasco, WA, USA.
Mike Rowe from BC, Canada (the guy Steve Ballmer wishes didn't exist) registered mikerowesoft.com on Aug 05 2003, a full eighteen months after Mike Rowe from Pasco, WA, USA registered mikerowe.com
I'm assuming Mike Rowe from BC, did a lookup, saw his name was taken and thought wtf.
I'm wondering how Mikerowesoft even found out in the first place?
Is there a room full of people somewhere in Redmond scouring the web 24/7 for offenses against the Mothership. And did the person who found the offending domain name get a bonus of some kind, maybe a gift voucher for $10.
Sure, if you take out all those PC's that do menial tasks like handling bar code info for retailers, process orders at Burger King or even crunch numbers at your accountants office, the ratio of Macs to PC's would be way higher.
But for some reason every single PC in existence is added to the equation, which doesn't really reflect the ratio of computers that are actually being used by people doing worthwhile things.
What happens if an image showing an obvious structure, system of roadways or whatever, comes in. Do "they" get to hold on to that one a little longer before releasing it to the public?
"It was still dumb to send a counter-offer if one had no intention of selling it."
I'd like to see the exact wording of Mike's response to Bigg, Bigger and Biggest's offer of $10 for the domain before being able to determine which is worse:
Tying a keyboard to the computer isn't such a good idea for a number of reasons, the most obvious being the inability to move up to a bigger, or better, keyboard.
In the days of the Prophet V, Emulator, Juno 106 Etc. the keyboard was a part of the whole instrument, tied in via several cables. So if you really wanted the Prophet V sound, but didn't like the keyboard, you were screwed.
Today there are few compelling reason to having the all in one thing going on, unless you really must have an all in one unit. Just stick a couple of modules into a rack and control them using a keyboard that has the feature set, and the type of key action, that really suits you.
Better still, just run all those synths and samplers in soft mode within a G4 PowerBook.
"We're finally tossing the last of our original Macs"
Sounds like Bank Of America talking!
Their branches here in the NW have been running SE's as terminals since the SE was introduced, and I still see them sat on manager desks and in reception areas.
If I was responsible for deciding what hardware replaces those machines I'd be hard pressed to switch to a different manufacturer after using the same Apple hardware for such a long time.
"People who really want to hear good stereo sound should spend their effort on the two things that will make a lot of difference: (1) getting good speakers, and (2) working on the acoustics of the room"
You forgot (3) an amp with more power than you need.
I got bored with my home stereo system a year ago and decided to put together more of a studio monitor system instead. I now have a pair of Tannoy Reveal studio monitors hooked up to a Hafler TA 1100 power amp, all for less than $1,000, and I'm really enjoying being able to hear things I've never heard before, with a clarity that gives that "being there" feeling.
In my past life I spent quite a while in recording studios and always marvelled at how awesome the music sounded. Then I'd hear it on a regular hi-fi and it would turn into everything else out there, a watered down version. I used to blame this on the many and varied processes the master had to go through to end up on a retail CD, but since setting up more of a studio monitor type enviroment in my home I'm realizing a lot has to do with having a big fat amp powering a set of big fat speakers.
I also decided to use a Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro mixer to route the audio here and there, instead of the usual hi-fi type amp.
It was mostly Clint Mansell, with tracks by Orbital, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Roni Size, Massive Attack, David Holmes, Gus Gus, Banco de Gaia, Psilonaut and Spacetime Continuum, if I remember rightly;-)
Although NASA would like us to believe that President Bush made his historic announcement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration building, a few blocks from the White House, those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed something unusual when a camera briefly panned upwards during his speech.
It's my understanding that if you export an audio file from a CD using AAC, then burn it to a CD using MP3, that AAC file is reencoded with a different algorithm which makes for more loss.
Then, if you were to export the MP3 from the CD as an AAC file you'll be losing even more.
It's best just to get that AAC from the Apple store and play it from your PC or stick it on an iPod. You can always backup to as many firewire drives and DVD's as you want, you just won't be able to authorize it for playback on more than three PC's.
Yeah, the headline is kind of confusing to those of us who know that we're still several hours away from rolling of any kind. When I saw the Rolls bit I suffered a brief pang of anxiety.
But a headline consisting of Mars Rover Turns wouldn't really be a headline, would it!
I absolutely agree that anyone about to buy a CD, or any other kind of media, software or hardware, from the kind of vendor who would knowingly lock them into a lifetime of exclusive use within their proprietary environment, preventing them from ever being able to migrate to an alternative, or at least making it as difficult as possible, should be made fully aware of the ramifications of their purchase.
I'm betting Microsoft is pouring a ton of resources into their next superior audio format already, seeing as their current superior audio format looks like it might be falling a little short of becoming a standard.
I'm also noticing a lot more.mov files out there.
I'm guessing such a massive increase in the QuickTime installed base can't be too good for their equally superior WMV format either!
Slashdot Mirror
"How do people cope when their stuff gets superceded?"
There's a really great support group online that I always go to when my stuff gets outdated, right here.
I thought it was cancelled a year ago!!
I'm admit, I'm a Trekker, from way back when the scary guys with the big heads burned a hole in a rock face with their minds, and have watched every incarnation since. But when Enterprise came out I flipped - easily as enjoyable as the first series.
Then, a few weeks into the first season, the network here in Seattle changed the show date and time. I took this in my stride and continued watching the show.
A few weeks later it changed again, but this time I was out of town and missed the pre and post show announcements, and missed a few weeks. Finally I got it together to track it down and watched a few shows, then the season ended, and I never quite figured out when it came back on after that. I think the second season premiered on a Monday and then it switched to another night a week later.
And I haven't seen it since, which really bums me out because I used to really like it.
This Enterprise situation reminds me of those almost extinct basic red Lego bricks. It's not that the product sucks, it's just so difficult to find that you find yourself giving up on it after a while!
"Mike Rowe could have registered MikeRowe.com..."
Mike Rowe did register mikerowe.com, on Feb 07 2002, but this Mike Rowe lived in Pasco, WA, USA.
Mike Rowe from BC, Canada (the guy Steve Ballmer wishes didn't exist) registered mikerowesoft.com on Aug 05 2003, a full eighteen months after Mike Rowe from Pasco, WA, USA registered mikerowe.com
I'm assuming Mike Rowe from BC, did a lookup, saw his name was taken and thought wtf.
I'm wondering how Mikerowesoft even found out in the first place?
Is there a room full of people somewhere in Redmond scouring the web 24/7 for offenses against the Mothership. And did the person who found the offending domain name get a bonus of some kind, maybe a gift voucher for $10.
It's like the Mac vs PC numbers.
Sure, if you take out all those PC's that do menial tasks like handling bar code info for retailers, process orders at Burger King or even crunch numbers at your accountants office, the ratio of Macs to PC's would be way higher.
But for some reason every single PC in existence is added to the equation, which doesn't really reflect the ratio of computers that are actually being used by people doing worthwhile things.
What happens if an image showing an obvious structure, system of roadways or whatever, comes in. Do "they" get to hold on to that one a little longer before releasing it to the public?
"It was still dumb to send a counter-offer if one had no intention of selling it."
I'd like to see the exact wording of Mike's response to Bigg, Bigger and Biggest's offer of $10 for the domain before being able to determine which is worse:
A. Grown-ups tricking a minor.
B. Minor telling grown-ups to fuck off!
or Mike Rowe Soft :-)
Redmond is worried people will enter Microsoft into Google and get Did you mean: Mike Roe Soft
Tying a keyboard to the computer isn't such a good idea for a number of reasons, the most obvious being the inability to move up to a bigger, or better, keyboard.
In the days of the Prophet V, Emulator, Juno 106 Etc. the keyboard was a part of the whole instrument, tied in via several cables. So if you really wanted the Prophet V sound, but didn't like the keyboard, you were screwed.
Today there are few compelling reason to having the all in one thing going on, unless you really must have an all in one unit. Just stick a couple of modules into a rack and control them using a keyboard that has the feature set, and the type of key action, that really suits you.
Better still, just run all those synths and samplers in soft mode within a G4 PowerBook.
"We're finally tossing the last of our original Macs"
Sounds like Bank Of America talking!
Their branches here in the NW have been running SE's as terminals since the SE was introduced, and I still see them sat on manager desks and in reception areas.
If I was responsible for deciding what hardware replaces those machines I'd be hard pressed to switch to a different manufacturer after using the same Apple hardware for such a long time.
"People who really want to hear good stereo sound should spend their effort on the two things that will make a lot of difference: (1) getting good speakers, and (2) working on the acoustics of the room"
You forgot (3) an amp with more power than you need.
I got bored with my home stereo system a year ago and decided to put together more of a studio monitor system instead. I now have a pair of Tannoy Reveal studio monitors hooked up to a Hafler TA 1100 power amp, all for less than $1,000, and I'm really enjoying being able to hear things I've never heard before, with a clarity that gives that "being there" feeling.
In my past life I spent quite a while in recording studios and always marvelled at how awesome the music sounded. Then I'd hear it on a regular hi-fi and it would turn into everything else out there, a watered down version. I used to blame this on the many and varied processes the master had to go through to end up on a retail CD, but since setting up more of a studio monitor type enviroment in my home I'm realizing a lot has to do with having a big fat amp powering a set of big fat speakers.
I also decided to use a Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro mixer to route the audio here and there, instead of the usual hi-fi type amp.
The whole things is mounted in a rack mount cabinet.
I bet you say that to all the coders!
Or peel off strips like those visors F1 race car drivers use.
An AIBO could follow the rover around and peel off a strip every time the dirt builds up!
WOW
I clicked on one of the early 60's boxes and was instantly transported 7,000 miles away and across time back to my old bedroom.
What a trip. Thanks so much for that link, and of course the people who built the site.
The cover designs are totally brilliant.
It was mostly Clint Mansell, with tracks by Orbital, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Roni Size, Massive Attack, David Holmes, Gus Gus, Banco de Gaia, Psilonaut and Spacetime Continuum, if I remember rightly ;-)
"Why not just a standard HTML page?"
Because it was put together by TDR
If you find anything "standard" after clicking the link I'll buy you a song (just kidding about that last bit btw).
Although NASA would like us to believe that President Bush made his historic announcement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration building, a few blocks from the White House, those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed something unusual when a camera briefly panned upwards during his speech.
Sorry about your predicament, but music is just product to many people, especially those involved in reselling music.
;-)
Apart from Apple, of course
It's my understanding that if you export an audio file from a CD using AAC, then burn it to a CD using MP3, that AAC file is reencoded with a different algorithm which makes for more loss.
Then, if you were to export the MP3 from the CD as an AAC file you'll be losing even more.
It's best just to get that AAC from the Apple store and play it from your PC or stick it on an iPod. You can always backup to as many firewire drives and DVD's as you want, you just won't be able to authorize it for playback on more than three PC's.
Actually scratch the sex bit - even though there is an analogy in there somewhere - but the why rush bit sticks.
"it's taking days for it to just move off the pad"
Because it's like really good sex...why rush it!
Yeah, the headline is kind of confusing to those of us who know that we're still several hours away from rolling of any kind. When I saw the Rolls bit I suffered a brief pang of anxiety.
But a headline consisting of Mars Rover Turns wouldn't really be a headline, would it!
I absolutely agree that anyone about to buy a CD, or any other kind of media, software or hardware, from the kind of vendor who would knowingly lock them into a lifetime of exclusive use within their proprietary environment, preventing them from ever being able to migrate to an alternative, or at least making it as difficult as possible, should be made fully aware of the ramifications of their purchase.
I'm betting Microsoft is pouring a ton of resources into their next superior audio format already, seeing as their current superior audio format looks like it might be falling a little short of becoming a standard.
.mov files out there.
I'm also noticing a lot more
I'm guessing such a massive increase in the QuickTime installed base can't be too good for their equally superior WMV format either!