I don't understand! How come these Nigerian guys live in Australia, and now Canada? The guy I sent money to was hiding out in the British Embassy in Lagos?!
Don't get me wrong, I'm as repulsed as much as the next vegetarian by McDonalds and everything they stand for, but if the iTunes promotion reduces the usage of Microsoft's WMA format I'm all for it.
I'm sure Jobs felt a little queasy when the marketing dept. put the deal on the table, but at the end of the day it's a means to an end.
Besides. it's not about selling burgers, it's about selling Apple.
Standards used to make sense before Microsoft became the behemoth it is today. I would othwerise agree with you, about the need for standards, but for right now I'm enjoying the fight.
We all know deep down that as soon as Microsoft has figured out who is winning this fight it'll put a target on them and introduce a system that works exactly the same way, and become that licensing standard you were talking about, but with WMA as the standard format.
Anyone know where I can get high definition recordings of either of these sources?
I know there are recordings of several surface atomic explosions floating around out there, and I also heard someone was planning on making a high definition recording of a Space Shuttle launch, but I lost track of who it was and what happened to the recording.
I almost wonder if it wouldn't be cool for a Internet task force to be developed, completely divorced from any government that would try to track these kinds of people down and turn them in to local authorities.
I'm in Seattle, it's 12:08AM PST with clear skies and some scattered cloud, and all the stars I can see North West of where i am are twinkling like crazy.
The ones above and to the North all the way around to the South are still and white, like normal, but there's a big one about 30 degrees above the horizon directly North West which is blinking like crazy.
Most routes followed by emergency vehicles are mapped out before the driver even gets in the cab, and displayed on their GPS display. Combine this data with the transit system locator network and you have a fairly comprehensive preemptive feed telling the local signaling system when to turn which light green, and for how long.
You'll have lights turning green directly in front of you without the use of onboard signal switching remotes.
Pedro Duque's diary from space
I am writing these notes while doing a spacewalk without a spacesuit. Why is that important? As it happens, I've been working in space programmes for seventeen years, eleven of these as an astronaut, and I've always believed, because that is what I've always been told, that a spacesuit is required while working outside a spaceship.
"See, you can breath space", they said. "you can even take your t-shirt off, you'll be ok", they said.
You want more from the 80's huh? I noticed yesterday that the entire Beggars Banquet catalog appeared on the iTunes store this week, lots of 80's stuff in there, including my band The Bolshoi. Needless to say I'm liking that!
If you have no real reason to burn tracks to a CD why don't you use iTunes to listen to one of the many free radio stations, and save yourself $10 a month?
It seems to me that all of the features on these new "smart" phones cater more to a population that relies on public transporation...
This is a really good point. I was travelling back from doing some location vido work yesterday on the bus (I use public transit whenever possible for this...it's cheaper, easier, more relaible and safer than driving...for me anyway) and spent the whole 30 minute trip back to the office updating contacts on my cell, IM'ing a business partner and checking email, all while barreling down I90 from Issaquah to Seattle in torrential rain on a state of the art bus.
Oh, and I made a couple of phone calls too, which is all I imagine folks to the left and right of me driving through blinding mist could manage to do.
With a phone/PDA like the P900 I would also be able to log into a system the UW is bulding called BusView which shows where all the buses are, including mine, so I don't have to stand waiting for more than a few minutes.
There's just no way Apple will make an Imovie for Video Ipod that'll let you rip DVDs to Quicktime.
What makes you think digital video discs are going to be around much longer than compact discs? All the Video iPod will have to do is suck down a big fat file and play it - no "ripping" required!
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I don't understand! How come these Nigerian guys live in Australia, and now Canada? The guy I sent money to was hiding out in the British Embassy in Lagos?!
Talking of the Beatles, you'd think Paul and Co. would want a piece of that 1,000,000,000 song giveaway action!
These guys were rabid hit makers.
Maybe it wasn't all about making lots of money after all!
My daughter calls Ronald McDonald "The Meat Clown"
Don't get me wrong, I'm as repulsed as much as the next vegetarian by McDonalds and everything they stand for, but if the iTunes promotion reduces the usage of Microsoft's WMA format I'm all for it.
I'm sure Jobs felt a little queasy when the marketing dept. put the deal on the table, but at the end of the day it's a means to an end.
Besides. it's not about selling burgers, it's about selling Apple.
Standards used to make sense before Microsoft became the behemoth it is today. I would othwerise agree with you, about the need for standards, but for right now I'm enjoying the fight.
We all know deep down that as soon as Microsoft has figured out who is winning this fight it'll put a target on them and introduce a system that works exactly the same way, and become that licensing standard you were talking about, but with WMA as the standard format.
How does the makeup crew on a movie like this stop from getting the different types of slime all mixed up?
The Alien slime is classic. Super viscous. Whereas the Predator slime is more saliva like.
I'm looking forward to seeing some awesome slimework whatever happens.
Atari?
Anyone know where I can get high definition recordings of either of these sources?
I know there are recordings of several surface atomic explosions floating around out there, and I also heard someone was planning on making a high definition recording of a Space Shuttle launch, but I lost track of who it was and what happened to the recording.
I almost wonder if it wouldn't be cool for a Internet task force to be developed, completely divorced from any government that would try to track these kinds of people down and turn them in to local authorities.
How about they call themselves The iTeam!
What about the guy who sends me around 150 Christian Singles emails every day? How the fuck did I get on his list anyway?
Options:
1. Blogger showed a co-worker and the co-worker snitched to the supervisor?
2. A department within Microsoft, tasked with surveillance of all employee personal web sites, spotted it and notified the appropriate people?
Yikes, big patch of deep crimson almost directly overhead, and over to the NE.
Surreal!
BTW I don't usually reply to my own posts but WTF.
I'm in Seattle, it's 12:08AM PST with clear skies and some scattered cloud, and all the stars I can see North West of where i am are twinkling like crazy.
The ones above and to the North all the way around to the South are still and white, like normal, but there's a big one about 30 degrees above the horizon directly North West which is blinking like crazy.
Just thought I'd let y'all know.
I guess there no point installing that security update now then huh!
Most routes followed by emergency vehicles are mapped out before the driver even gets in the cab, and displayed on their GPS display. Combine this data with the transit system locator network and you have a fairly comprehensive preemptive feed telling the local signaling system when to turn which light green, and for how long.
You'll have lights turning green directly in front of you without the use of onboard signal switching remotes.
Since when do submarines have to be Yellow?
Pedro Duque's diary from space I am writing these notes while doing a spacewalk without a spacesuit. Why is that important? As it happens, I've been working in space programmes for seventeen years, eleven of these as an astronaut, and I've always believed, because that is what I've always been told, that a spacesuit is required while working outside a spaceship. "See, you can breath space", they said. "you can even take your t-shirt off, you'll be ok", they said.
You want more from the 80's huh? I noticed yesterday that the entire Beggars Banquet catalog appeared on the iTunes store this week, lots of 80's stuff in there, including my band The Bolshoi. Needless to say I'm liking that!
If you have no real reason to burn tracks to a CD why don't you use iTunes to listen to one of the many free radio stations, and save yourself $10 a month?
You're forgetting the Three Laws of Lawnmowers:
First Law:
A Lawnmower may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Second Law:
A Lawnmower must obey orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
Third Law:
A Lawnmower must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
It seems to me that all of the features on these new "smart" phones cater more to a population that relies on public transporation...
This is a really good point. I was travelling back from doing some location vido work yesterday on the bus (I use public transit whenever possible for this...it's cheaper, easier, more relaible and safer than driving...for me anyway) and spent the whole 30 minute trip back to the office updating contacts on my cell, IM'ing a business partner and checking email, all while barreling down I90 from Issaquah to Seattle in torrential rain on a state of the art bus.
Oh, and I made a couple of phone calls too, which is all I imagine folks to the left and right of me driving through blinding mist could manage to do.
With a phone/PDA like the P900 I would also be able to log into a system the UW is bulding called BusView which shows where all the buses are, including mine, so I don't have to stand waiting for more than a few minutes.
All of a sudden my T68i looks like one of those rotary telephones with a crank handle and two big bells on top!
There's just no way Apple will make an Imovie for Video Ipod that'll let you rip DVDs to Quicktime.
What makes you think digital video discs are going to be around much longer than compact discs? All the Video iPod will have to do is suck down a big fat file and play it - no "ripping" required!
Just make sure you never get caught with your pants down watching THAT clip!!
Try MSFT...does this mean things will be getting a little toasty in Redmond this Christmas?
Bah, Humbug!