Doing what they are doing, they will fail to show superiority to DVD in many installations.
Yes... BUT what would happen IF the studios stopped selling DVDs and only sold HD-DVD/Blue-Rays discs? Is it any wonder why DVDs are SO cheap these days compared to past years? In many cases its only a little cheaper to buy than rent. The studios are trying to exhaust all the market left in DVD now, then the ONLY way to get a NEW movie will be to pay the $40 again with new media with THEIR terms... Some people will say no... Some people will go BACK to watching the movie in the theatres (because it would be cheaper by comparison)... Either way, they make money. And the best thing, for them, is that they have the hand on the throttle where they can control exactly how fast the conversion to HD goes based on maximizing THEIR profit...
They can't legal say that you can only use their software their hardware
Okay, I am NOT a lawyer of any kind. But lets suppose that it is legal to:
1. Buy a legal copy of OSX
2. Install and run it on a your own "Non-Apple" HW
What happens when Apple issues patches and updates to OSX AND all of ther other programs (iLife, Safari, etc..)? How are you going to "legally" get those. Apple distributes (online) non-major updates all the time to REGISTERED Mac owners. You might not get these updates. You would have to go back and buy 10.4.x+1 in the store to get those updates. If you hack so as to fool Apple into think they are distributing updates to a real MAC, then THAT may be less than legal. Apple sorta has a right to only distribute to the real MAC people if they want to...
This new HD-DVD or Blue-Ray (whichever one wins who cares...) will not take off until normal people are able to break the DRM like they did for DVD. For many many people (not just geeks on the cutting edge) they got DVD players once they knew that there was s/w available that allowed you to rip DVDs. It pretty convenient to rip to a laptop or make your own backups...
Why would ANYONE who has a DVD collection already and is used to ripping DVDs for ther personal and FAIR use want to go with a new format that won't let you rip?
Backup storage is the only reason to get one... And guess what people will be putting on those new HD-whatevers? Yep, multiple ripped DVDs! Maybe like 5 or 6 movies on one disk. THAT is keul, but actually going the Best Buy and BUYING something in this format? Uh.... Maybe for a few really good FX movies, but in general, NO.
Religion should not be in churches or any other place, it should be erradicated, it should be labeled as a thing for non intelligent minds.
Its real simple:
1. Science tells us how things work (present, past, and hopefully future things)
2. Religion tells us how we should act.
In the past there was NO Science and religions had to do both of the above. Now we have Science, which does a better job of item 1 but can NOT EVEN approach item 2. It is not really possible for Science to tell us what is right and wrong.
Religion is still important for item 2..
, he thinks an Apple x86 machine will be able to run Windows.
So with Dual Core we could have a single machine that runs both OSs... What a weird thing! But its sorta been done. I remember people at my work spending big bux getting MAC/Windows machines where you could hit a key combination and switch over to Windows (like v3.11 I think, maybe 95..).
Agree for the most part.... Except that MSFT investors will NOT CARE how much Microsoft loses on the 360 as long as the XBOX has a large and GROWING market share. Investors in tech companies usually buy stocks on-the-come, based on future earnings potential. Microsoft has so much money coming in from other enterprises, who cares if it loses for the next couple years from 360? If there is a chance (slim in my opinion, but then I don't play console that much) of killing Sony or Nintendo then there will be MUCHO profit in the future...
Ginsberg DID support an ideology, just one that is different from yours. ALL presidents try to get someone on the court that support their side. ITS WHY WE HOLD elections...
GSG
1) Because they are Cool and you can show off... This fades FAST... Fads are not really a good business model.
2) Because you have a high-pressure or high-travel related job. In other words, you NEED all those tiny portable productivity features to stay employed. For this case, a PDA is more of shackle than a gadget. After a while, most people would love to be able to shred the PDA and go back to a normal job. So in this case, you really are not going to buy PDAs for your kids are you?
IPods on the other hand are ONLY bought because people wish to enjoy life with them. You can use at work, at home, wherever. They are pointed to a TOTALLY different and much much wider market than PDAs.
When I see someone with a PDA I have to wonder what kind of reason they would have to HAVE to use that tiny device for business.... Does that PDA simplify their life or does it introduce far too much complexity and expecatations or superiors?
When I see someone with an MP3 player, I see someone that has found a way to mix work with fun. Its a pretty good compromise.
I live in LA and lived in LA in the 70's and 80's. The new cat converters, smog pumps, etc have REALLY cut back on smog. Its still a problem but not NEARLY as bad. And our population has gone up since...
GSG
Uh.... Because all Pilots in the Navy are officers and officers are kicked out if they are turned down for promotion. Since there are only SO many Captain and Admiral positions, most good pilots leave at LCDR or CDR rank. At this time they are usually in their mid-30's and have still many useful years as a pilot. Most Pilots don't get to Captain or Admiral because of poor flying. They don't make the cut because there any many many lower ranks than higher ones, and entrance into the higher ranks usually means you don't pilot anymore anyway...
Bottom line, you cannot stay in the military forever...
GSG
Yes, I remember "Oh, Pascal!". I still have the book somewhere...
I used the Pascal Compiler from a company called Abacus. I think they had a C compiler as well. I was actually coding Pascal in High School in the mid 80s with it...
Brings back some Kuel memories...
As far as PCs I STILL like the Turbo C/ Turbo Pascal text based IDE better than the hadge-podge of multiple GUI ones I use today... Borland was KING in the late 80s and early 90s...
I thought you were only liable (under federal law) for $50 of fraudulant charges on your credit card. Thats a pretty small risk...
Check this link out: this
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I hate Most Brit comedy. I can't understand what the heck they are saying half the time. But Dr. Who was a TRULY awesome show. REALLY REALLY bad FX but really creative and interesting SCI-FI plots sprinkled with a touch of tongue-in-cheek humor (at least thats the way I see it).
What do you feel really passionate about? If you are unemployed right now and are looking to get another degree just to get a job then listen to people's opinions here. But if you are paying the bills okay, then spend your time getting your degree in something that really excites you. The reason is that you have a much better chance at being successful at something you LIKE doing. The majority of people out there HATE their jobs. Many of them got into their fields because it was the POPULAR degree/training thing at one time (but times do change). Back in the 80's it the hot degree was EE. LOTS and LOTS of people got EE degrees because all the experts thought there were unlimited jobs in EE. Most wouldn't have spent the time in all the difficult classes if it paid what a History Degree paid. The result: Lots of unhappy Engineers out there that do the damnest to get into management (to get away from EE) and become even worse managers....
If you like Electronics, then go for EE If you wanna be a boss, then go for and MBA-like thing If you are totally passionate about Greek Vase painting, then get a degree in Art History and try to tie it to CS somehow...
Listen to yourself, not the "experts". Given enough time, they are always wrong....
There will naturally be a Bit-Error-Rate in any Wireless system. Does the Airport Express use UDP (streaming) or TCP (error correction with Re-Sends on fails)? If its the former (or something like it) then you could get a loss of quality..
GSG
I pay $30 (US Bux) for 1.2 Mbs d/l out in the Suburbs of L.A. Seems like a good deal to me. Its basically the same deal as the Author talks about. If you live in Montana and can't get broadband (talking only DSL..) then TOUGH! You also get MUCH MUCH cheaper housing (a good thing), bad weather, lack of other infrastructure (like places to shop, etc).
I bet there are places in Korea that CAN'T get broadband. How about areas close to the DMZ or WAY Up in the mountains. There are probably a few people living there, what kinda internet to THEY get.
Yes, and people who are not audiophiles at all will still not really notice. Where do people use MP3s mostly? Most don't use them on your non-audiophile (cheap) stereo systems in the quiet of a home. Most use them at work, maybe in the car, places that have much background noise. You "probably" won't notice in these places. Its a signal-to-noise issue. Most MP3 usage is in a Low SNR area. Go to a quiet place or get a REALLY good pair of headphones, you might be able to hear the difference. Most won't.
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Doing what they are doing, they will fail to show superiority to DVD in many installations.
Yes... BUT what would happen IF the studios stopped selling DVDs and only sold HD-DVD/Blue-Rays discs? Is it any wonder why DVDs are SO cheap these days compared to past years? In many cases its only a little cheaper to buy than rent. The studios are trying to exhaust all the market left in DVD now, then the ONLY way to get a NEW movie will be to pay the $40 again with new media with THEIR terms... Some people will say no... Some people will go BACK to watching the movie in the theatres (because it would be cheaper by comparison)... Either way, they make money. And the best thing, for them, is that they have the hand on the throttle where they can control exactly how fast the conversion to HD goes based on maximizing THEIR profit...
Ofcourse it will take a while...
GSG
Cool idea but can they compete with Two Buck Chuck? GSG
They can't legal say that you can only use their software their hardware
Okay, I am NOT a lawyer of any kind. But lets suppose that it is legal to:
1. Buy a legal copy of OSX
2. Install and run it on a your own "Non-Apple" HW
What happens when Apple issues patches and updates to OSX AND all of ther other programs (iLife, Safari, etc..)? How are you going to "legally" get those. Apple distributes (online) non-major updates all the time to REGISTERED Mac owners. You might not get these updates. You would have to go back and buy 10.4.x+1 in the store to get those updates. If you hack so as to fool Apple into think they are distributing updates to a real MAC, then THAT may be less than legal. Apple sorta has a right to only distribute to the real MAC people if they want to...
GSG
This new HD-DVD or Blue-Ray (whichever one wins who cares...) will not take off until normal people are able to break the DRM like they did for DVD. For many many people (not just geeks on the cutting edge) they got DVD players once they knew that there was s/w available that allowed you to rip DVDs. It pretty convenient to rip to a laptop or make your own backups...
Why would ANYONE who has a DVD collection already and is used to ripping DVDs for ther personal and FAIR use want to go with a new format that won't let you rip?
Backup storage is the only reason to get one... And guess what people will be putting on those new HD-whatevers? Yep, multiple ripped DVDs! Maybe like 5 or 6 movies on one disk. THAT is keul, but actually going the Best Buy and BUYING something in this format? Uh.... Maybe for a few really good FX movies, but in general, NO.
Who really wants Romantic Comedies in HD?
GSG
Religion should not be in churches or any other place, it should be erradicated, it should be labeled as a thing for non intelligent minds.
Its real simple:
1. Science tells us how things work (present, past, and hopefully future things)
2. Religion tells us how we should act.
In the past there was NO Science and religions had to do both of the above. Now we have Science, which does a better job of item 1 but can NOT EVEN approach item 2. It is not really possible for Science to tell us what is right and wrong.
Religion is still important for item 2..
GSG
Kinda like:
public class Republic extends Democracy
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, he thinks an Apple x86 machine will be able to run Windows.
So with Dual Core we could have a single machine that runs both OSs... What a weird thing! But its sorta been done. I remember people at my work spending big bux getting MAC/Windows machines where you could hit a key combination and switch over to Windows (like v3.11 I think, maybe 95..).
GSG
On the other hand $2500 will pay for a lot of hookers.
Or maybe one orion slave girl
Agree for the most part.... Except that MSFT investors will NOT CARE how much Microsoft loses on the 360 as long as the XBOX has a large and GROWING market share. Investors in tech companies usually buy stocks on-the-come, based on future earnings potential. Microsoft has so much money coming in from other enterprises, who cares if it loses for the next couple years from 360? If there is a chance (slim in my opinion, but then I don't play console that much) of killing Sony or Nintendo then there will be MUCHO profit in the future...
Where are Atari and Intellivision?
GSG
Remember all those silly computer labs back in high schools in the '80s? Did anyone get any real educational value out of them?
As a matter of fact.... Yes! I was a student in one of those labs... and now I teach a CS class in college. Try not to make such BROAD statements...
GSG
I dont recall Clinton ever ... and promising to pick judges based on ideology to satisfy some prolife groups.
Sorry, I hate to reply to off-topic things BUT Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsberg
Ginsberg DID support an ideology, just one that is different from yours. ALL presidents try to get someone on the court that support their side. ITS WHY WE HOLD elections... GSG
There are only two reasons to get a PDA:
1) Because they are Cool and you can show off... This fades FAST... Fads are not really a good business model.
2) Because you have a high-pressure or high-travel related job. In other words, you NEED all those tiny portable productivity features to stay employed. For this case, a PDA is more of shackle than a gadget. After a while, most people would love to be able to shred the PDA and go back to a normal job. So in this case, you really are not going to buy PDAs for your kids are you?
IPods on the other hand are ONLY bought because people wish to enjoy life with them. You can use at work, at home, wherever. They are pointed to a TOTALLY different and much much wider market than PDAs.
When I see someone with a PDA I have to wonder what kind of reason they would have to HAVE to use that tiny device for business.... Does that PDA simplify their life or does it introduce far too much complexity and expecatations or superiors?
When I see someone with an MP3 player, I see someone that has found a way to mix work with fun. Its a pretty good compromise.
Which person do you really want to be?
GSG
I live in LA and lived in LA in the 70's and 80's. The new cat converters, smog pumps, etc have REALLY cut back on smog. Its still a problem but not NEARLY as bad. And our population has gone up since... GSG
Uh.... Because all Pilots in the Navy are officers and officers are kicked out if they are turned down for promotion. Since there are only SO many Captain and Admiral positions, most good pilots leave at LCDR or CDR rank. At this time they are usually in their mid-30's and have still many useful years as a pilot. Most Pilots don't get to Captain or Admiral because of poor flying. They don't make the cut because there any many many lower ranks than higher ones, and entrance into the higher ranks usually means you don't pilot anymore anyway... Bottom line, you cannot stay in the military forever... GSG
Cool but I want it in a PowerBook NOW Steve Jobs!!! Jta
I think they made a big mistake cancelling "Black Scorpion".. That was a great show... GSG
Yes, I remember "Oh, Pascal!". I still have the book somewhere...
I used the Pascal Compiler from a company called Abacus. I think they had a C compiler as well. I was actually coding Pascal in High School in the mid 80s with it...
Brings back some Kuel memories...
As far as PCs I STILL like the Turbo C/ Turbo Pascal text based IDE better than the hadge-podge of multiple GUI ones I use today... Borland was KING in the late 80s and early 90s...
GSG
I thought you were only liable (under federal law) for $50 of fraudulant charges on your credit card. Thats a pretty small risk... Check this link out: this GSG
I hate Most Brit comedy. I can't understand what the heck they are saying half the time. But Dr. Who was a TRULY awesome show. REALLY REALLY bad FX but really creative and interesting SCI-FI plots sprinkled with a touch of tongue-in-cheek humor (at least thats the way I see it).
GSG
Cliff,
What do you feel really passionate about? If you are unemployed right now and are looking to get another degree just to get a job then listen to people's opinions here. But if you are paying the bills okay, then spend your time getting your degree in something that really excites you. The reason is that you have a much better chance at being successful at something you LIKE doing. The majority of people out there HATE their jobs. Many of them got into their fields because it was the POPULAR degree/training thing at one time (but times do change). Back in the 80's it the hot degree was EE. LOTS and LOTS of people got EE degrees because all the experts thought there were unlimited jobs in EE. Most wouldn't have spent the time in all the difficult classes if it paid what a History Degree paid. The result: Lots of unhappy Engineers out there that do the damnest to get into management (to get away from EE) and become even worse managers....
If you like Electronics, then go for EE
If you wanna be a boss, then go for and MBA-like thing
If you are totally passionate about Greek Vase painting, then get a degree in Art History and try to tie it to CS somehow...
Listen to yourself, not the "experts". Given enough time, they are always wrong....
GSG
100% of power consumed by a processor is converted to heat. 100%. So, yes, that *is* an indicatin of heat.
Really? What about the RF Energy caused from Current inside the chip? You said 100%....
GSG
There will naturally be a Bit-Error-Rate in any Wireless system. Does the Airport Express use UDP (streaming) or TCP (error correction with Re-Sends on fails)? If its the former (or something like it) then you could get a loss of quality.. GSG
-- e.g. without comparing properly, the powerbooks look lousy value to me --
Since I AM looking to get a PowerBook soon, this is an opening my comparison:
PowerBooks (IMHO) compare pretty well (in quality) to IBM ThinkPad T-Series.
IBM T-42 1.7 MHz Processor, 15", 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HD, Centrino, XP-PRO, 2 year extra service contract
Price: 2550.55 Today from the IBM website
PowerBook 15" 1.67 MHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HD, Airport, APP
Price 2498.00
No real cost difference....
Certainly you can find cheaper notebooks than the T-42 but that would be like comparing a Ford Taurus to a BMW...
GSG
I pay $30 (US Bux) for 1.2 Mbs d/l out in the Suburbs of L.A. Seems like a good deal to me. Its basically the same deal as the Author talks about. If you live in Montana and can't get broadband (talking only DSL..) then TOUGH! You also get MUCH MUCH cheaper housing (a good thing), bad weather, lack of other infrastructure (like places to shop, etc).
I bet there are places in Korea that CAN'T get broadband. How about areas close to the DMZ or WAY Up in the mountains. There are probably a few people living there, what kinda internet to THEY get.
GSG
Yes, and people who are not audiophiles at all will still not really notice. Where do people use MP3s mostly? Most don't use them on your non-audiophile (cheap) stereo systems in the quiet of a home. Most use them at work, maybe in the car, places that have much background noise. You "probably" won't notice in these places. Its a signal-to-noise issue. Most MP3 usage is in a Low SNR area. Go to a quiet place or get a REALLY good pair of headphones, you might be able to hear the difference. Most won't.
my 2 credits...GSG