The system didn't correct for transmission errors very well...
I know you're joking, but I wondered about that myself. TFA implies that there was, in fact, error correction: "If the semaphore on that tower was put into a certain position, the telegrapher copied that symbol on his own tower. Next he used the telescope to look at the succeeding tower in the chain, to control if the next telegrapher had copied the symbol correctly." I presume there was a way to make the correction (else, why check?)
", what I see (and I guess the GP agrees) He does.... is that the streamlined, well-designed interface they made with parts already available was a breath of fresh air.
Precisely. The innovation was the design, not some new component.
I've been using my iPhone to read books. Mannybooks.net has a bunch of free/CC novels up (try "Geek Mafia") in a variety of formats, including a couple for the iPhone. I've been surprised that the iPhone works so well for this, although I haven't tried to read for more than an hour at a time or so.
You should investigate the voting record of Ron Paul... and he's running for President.
Oh fer crying out loud. Look, I'm a RP supporter, but this is a Senate battle, and Dodd is doing the Right Thing(tm). Let's let him have his moment in the sun.
I did. It was obviously the editor of his newsletter at the time (when he was out of politics.) Heck, even the paper that broke that story didn't think it was his position. Look at his actual record before you start parroting someone else's talking points.
And I say this as someone who started out being seriously annoyed by the "paultards." (Still am, half the time.) Just do some critical thinking.
I don't think that the issue is if Mr. Jobs wants to make money of Consumers the question is how.
The thing is, I don't think that Apple is going to make much money off of this. They traditionally don't make much on content.
I have to wonder if this isn't a way to advertise "ripping" your movies as a feature of their hardware. Remember that the original slogan for the iPod was something like "Rip, Mix, Burn" but they had to stop that lest they be accused of encouraging infringement. This way, it's all DMCA friendly.
Aside from your comment about the music store, from what I've seen of the Zune (I don't own either an iPod or a Zune) it works just fine for a media player. Yeah, the color schemes are lame and they certainly don't have the marketing team that Apple does for their units, but money talks.
I have this sneaking suspicion that there will be a lot of forced smiles and strained "Thanks, Mom"s come Christmas morning.
Followed by a spike in iPod sales the following week.
Of course not. But the consequences should be similar. *sniffs*
(Incidentally, you're my first/. 'foe.' Never cared enough about stuff around here before, but encouraging Excel newsletters is just over the line.)
FWIW, my sister has an iPhone and tells me that the reception is noticeably worse than her previous phone (a Razor, I think).
FWIW, I moved from an old cheap Motorola on Verizon to an iPhone, and I've noticed that the speaker is worse on the iPhone. On the upside, the mic seems to be better, so I can't hear people as well as I used to, but they can hear me better. I'm wondering if the UK users aren't interpreting that as a signal-strength problem.
Windows Media Player will work with ANY device (except an iPod, of course, because Apple decided to cripple it in order to maintain their monopoly).
Umm, what? An iPod will take any MP3 you throw at it. Yeah, they can have their own DRM, but they work with DRM-free recordings just fine. Who is crippling whom?
There's a new site Stop Standing Still that is attempting to act as a one stop reference for finding live nerdy music (nerdcore, wrock, chiptunes, VGM, etc.) It just launched and it's still in beta, but it's worth keeping an eye on. (Needless to say, none of the bands are on RIAA labels.)
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Snakes In A Vein?
I first used Netscape back in '94 or '95 (it was a long time ago) on Solaris. Prior to that, I'd been using NCSA Mosiac.
lynx FTW! Fortunately, *that* hasn't gone away. (It is a great "covert at work" browser.)
"Mannybooks" was a typo. It should be manybooks.net, as the very first reply pointed out.
The system didn't correct for transmission errors very well...
I know you're joking, but I wondered about that myself. TFA implies that there was, in fact, error correction: "If the semaphore on that tower was put into a certain position, the telegrapher copied that symbol on his own tower. Next he used the telescope to look at the succeeding tower in the chain, to control if the next telegrapher had copied the symbol correctly." I presume there was a way to make the correction (else, why check?)
Personally, I think a good first step toward fixing that would be to make it illegal for a CEO to serve on the board of another company.
Bingo. Classic conflict of interest. There's too much back-rubbing going on.
OK, so there are some drawbacks with the iPhone when it comes to text entry...
", what I see (and I guess the GP agrees) He does. ... is that the streamlined, well-designed interface they made with parts already available was a breath of fresh air.
Precisely. The innovation was the design, not some new component.
I've been using my iPhone to read books. Mannybooks.net has a bunch of free/CC novels up (try "Geek Mafia") in a variety of formats, including a couple for the iPhone. I've been surprised that the iPhone works so well for this, although I haven't tried to read for more than an hour at a time or so.
Exactly. Invention != Innovation.
The iPod is a good counter-example. There was nothing particularly inventive about it, but it was quite innovative.
You should investigate the voting record of Ron Paul... and he's running for President.
Oh fer crying out loud. Look, I'm a RP supporter, but this is a Senate battle, and Dodd is doing the Right Thing(tm). Let's let him have his moment in the sun.
People leave guilds. -> More people leave guilds. -> No one is left in guild. -> Guild dies.
Counter-example: People join guild. -> Guild can has success -> More people join guild. -> Guild p0wnz.
Discuss.
A non-functioning "release-candidate" uses 40% less memory than it's predecessor. Impressive.
If it's a release candidate, it's functioning.
that's what, about 85% of the US DMCA?
You haven't seen the latest exchange rate. It's actually a bit more than 100% of a US DMCA.
I did. It was obviously the editor of his newsletter at the time (when he was out of politics.) Heck, even the paper that broke that story didn't think it was his position. Look at his actual record before you start parroting someone else's talking points. And I say this as someone who started out being seriously annoyed by the "paultards." (Still am, half the time.) Just do some critical thinking.
It don't matter if your campaign is a favourite of spammers and white supremacists...
Because he is, of course, quite a big proponent of racism and spam (and only on /. would someone string those together.)
Please stop parroting the predictable attempt to discredit another candidate that could be a threat to the entrenched PTB. You just look silly.
I don't think that the issue is if Mr. Jobs wants to make money of Consumers the question is how.
The thing is, I don't think that Apple is going to make much money off of this. They traditionally don't make much on content.
I have to wonder if this isn't a way to advertise "ripping" your movies as a feature of their hardware. Remember that the original slogan for the iPod was something like "Rip, Mix, Burn" but they had to stop that lest they be accused of encouraging infringement. This way, it's all DMCA friendly.
Aside from your comment about the music store, from what I've seen of the Zune (I don't own either an iPod or a Zune) it works just fine for a media player. Yeah, the color schemes are lame and they certainly don't have the marketing team that Apple does for their units, but money talks.
I have this sneaking suspicion that there will be a lot of forced smiles and strained "Thanks, Mom"s come Christmas morning.
Followed by a spike in iPod sales the following week.
Of course not. But the consequences should be similar. *sniffs* (Incidentally, you're my first /. 'foe.' Never cared enough about stuff around here before, but encouraging Excel newsletters is just over the line.)
May you live in interest^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H a high-rise that was stress-tested in Excel.
Only difference is that lives aren't at stake ( but how I wish they were...)
FWIW, my sister has an iPhone and tells me that the reception is noticeably worse than her previous phone (a Razor, I think).
FWIW, I moved from an old cheap Motorola on Verizon to an iPhone, and I've noticed that the speaker is worse on the iPhone. On the upside, the mic seems to be better, so I can't hear people as well as I used to, but they can hear me better. I'm wondering if the UK users aren't interpreting that as a signal-strength problem.
Windows Media Player will work with ANY device (except an iPod, of course, because Apple decided to cripple it in order to maintain their monopoly).
Umm, what? An iPod will take any MP3 you throw at it. Yeah, they can have their own DRM, but they work with DRM-free recordings just fine. Who is crippling whom?
Grrr. Make that Hipster, Please!
Frak. That should be Stop Standing Still
There's a new site Stop Standing Still that is attempting to act as a one stop reference for finding live nerdy music (nerdcore, wrock, chiptunes, VGM, etc.) It just launched and it's still in beta, but it's worth keeping an eye on. (Needless to say, none of the bands are on RIAA labels.)