... then audiophiles would LOVE you. If the tubes are in good shape (and of the right type), you could sell them for a mint on eBay or other places. And if any of them are new old stock (new in package, old in year) you're talking a very hefty sum per tube (valve if you're European). In essence, you're probably sitting on a goldmine to an awful lot of people with varied interests and industries. Personally, if I had the cash, I'd buy it from you now and "donate" it to my dad.:)
Whine whine whine. Try living in a country where you get charged through the wazoo for speed and bandwidth. In NZ, my current plan is 2Mb down, 192kb up, no servers allowed, 10GB month then a drop to 64k after that for the very low price of $70/month. The bad part is, I think it's worse over in Australia with some ISPs. Bloody luxury!!! (sorry, had to say that).:)
.... I had a good joke lined up but I'll can it for now.:) Anyway, I go out of my way to find BAD RAM. Why?I've had a few motherboards come in that have falsly reported known bad RAM (run through hardware and software based RAM testing equipment) as good RAM, which caused all kinds of install time goodness. Now, I keep known bad sticks to test in various machines which seem to be a little "off". It's also wise to keep spare power supplies, CPUs, hard drives and the like as well. If for any other purpose then just to rule other things out of a particularly problemsome build. Also, the RAM keychain idea, as much as I've used it over the years (past 10 or so), has the added bonus at times of showing that you know something about computers (whether rightly or wrongly). This MAY or may NOT be what you want all of the time.:)
I'm not a lawyer either, but, your PC, your responsibility. If you willingly let him use the system, and he willingly downloads or uploads said material, you are both probably liable for the offense. He did it and by you letting him on the system, you helped. Then again, I'm NAL. I'm sure you could say that it was done without your knowledge or express permission or some such. Truth or not though, I would say your either screwed or wouldn't have enough money to fight.
... and have some spare time. Do a groups search for Linus and check out some of the conversations going on in the newsgroups circa 91, 92, when people were still trying to really help eachother and explain things thoroughly. Not that people aren't trying to help others now, there's just a lot more noise. And, just for fun, find a reference to Linus talking about his days programming on Vic-20's.:)
and the first thing I heard in my mind was Snoop and 50 cent:
I don't know what you heard about me
But da iPod ain't got nuthin over me
I have color LCD and more bling tham you can see
cause I'm a m%$*&*&%#%& PiMP
Did you grow up in my house?:) The only differences to our stories are the first computer (Timex Sinclaire 1000 for me), and the speed of the Packard Bell (486DX 33 w/4MB RAM). Beyond that, I think all of us of a certain age (probably very late 20's to early 30's) share about the same experience. Kind of eery really as until these stories are told by others, you somehow feel like either the odd one out or special in some way. BTW, I felt like the former rather than the latter. As for the Vic20, I destroyed my first media (BMX Racer tape on the old cassette tapes) and did my first bit of programming at the same time (when I was 5). Remember kiddies, check to make sure you have a blank tape and not your favorite game in the tape drive before recording. hehehe
... this is the old perceived "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" type of situation. If it is doing everything that is needed and has not caused any perceived need to change, why change? If or when something happens that would not have happened if the party were using Firefox (or Opera or anything else not using IE), then maybe an upgrade will happen. Why maybe? Everyone knows that most people do not like change, hence the old addage up above. After all, if the systems are well looked after and kept up to date, you should be just fine sticking with IE (that's the same for all systems). None of us are immune to security issues and none of us should be lax in keeping our systems up to date. In any case, my mini-rant is done. Move along, nothing to see...
And for anyone else who would like to see a PRT system older than the hills (older than me anyway), you cancheck out the service and description manual for my hometown PRT system (also home to Mepis for anyone that cares).
And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
You know, I think the above is the real reason it only holds three.:)
Before I begin, to all the mods. Mod me down to oblivion, I don't really care. I need to say this even if no one wants to listen.
"***I have not used this software***"
That's the most telling thing you have said. As a sound engineer, musician, artist, you should be wiling to experiment a bit, try new things, look at other avenues. This doesn't mean giving up any of your knowledge, equipment, tools, etc., it could mean adding a valuable piece. When I was activiely recording and playing, I wasn't afraid in the least to try new and unusual (to myself anyway) ways of getting the sounds I wanted. If I felt a particular piece of software would have helped me get the sound I wanted, hell, I would have tried. If it didn't, oh well. I tried it. I know about it. If I need it in the future it's in the meat-space database.
ProTools is an excellent product and I will say that I haven't seen anything yet that will compare to it. Saying that a product has to be better and cheaper to be comparable to it is a self-defeating statement used to vidicate your love of ProTools. Love, like, or use it because it gets the job done. In the end, it is a tool. Just as much as my basses, guitars, kits, keyboards, and brass instruments were mine. Hell, I loved one of my basses. I'd play it for hours on end just because I could, not for any kind of gain except a gain in happiness. In saying that though, if I would have found another one that would have done the job better, no matter the cost, I would have probably scrimped and saved to get it, or at least given it a good go as a point of reference. I wouldn't have dismissed it fully based on price or whether or not it was just like mine or better.
Open/Closed source truly has nothing to do with it either. That I will whole heartedly agree with you on. If it works the way you like, use it. If you're so inclined and you have software programming abilities and it is Open source, change what you don't like about it. Hell, make it into a ProTools clone for all anyone cares. If you're using it in house and it does exactly what you want it to do, we're all happy for you.
In the end, I'll make it short and sweet. Ardour, Wired, ProTools, Cubase, Logic, they are all very good tools that can get a job done for you. It's your choice as to what you use and how you use it. Using what everyone else is using as an argument (this is for everyone else thinking it, not pointed at you personally) or justification is only limiting you to new possibilities.
... the whole email argument is stupid as far is internet cafe's and libraries are concerned. I mean, come on. Do you honestly setup an email client for your ISP, download mail to a PUBLIC system, and then LEAVE IT THERE!!! If you want to argue about privacy concerns, argue about something that really breaches your privacy. These attacks on the desktop search are really pissing me off lately. Oh, and for those who who check their hotmail and yahoo or whatever, clear the bloody cache if the systems are setup to let you. Hell, they should do that by themselves if they are properly setup cafe or library machines anyway to protect your privacy. In fact, they should be setup so YOU CAN'T INSTALL APPS!!!! Damn I'm sounding shitty this morning.:) Ok, end of rant....
.... I've been toying with the idea of doing this myself (have an old v1 SS51G). Try here for one of the first LCD mods done (and I still think one of the nicest). Go here for a rundown of what you need and how to do it. Beyond these, checkout Suhdian Forums (too lazy to look up the address at the moment) and I'm sure you'll find more.
And that right there is the crux of it. The worst part is, most people don't know what to look for in their consultants. Even the mention of Linux to some people instills a sense of some kind of expertise that no one else possesses. Then you have salesman just selling their product (as it is their job to do, so don't blame them) and the services are left to people that don't have a great clue of what they are doing but, hey, the salesman said it was easy to implement and s/he knows what s/he is talking about, right?
It comes down to how you market yourself or how you are marketted to the clueless or semi-informed. I'm a consultant and I have no problem telling a customer that I can't do this or that's beyond me, try so and so and I'm sure thay could help out heaps. Have a lost a customer to someone I have recommended, not for long.:) This is going off track now so I'll just say this. Not everyone is an expert at everything, and thinking your IT staff (or consultants) are is an insult to your and their intelligence. When help is needed, help should be asked for. Plain and simple. If they had enough trouble to want to move back to Windows, then something was implemented incorrectly and pride should have been thrown aside and help asked for. When I have trouble, I ask questions or I get someone in that I know can help and pay them to do so. Simple concept really....
... to buy a laserdisc player, buy the trilogy on LaserDisc (my dad still has the original trilogy), record to DVD, and voila. Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI the way they were ORIGINALLY viewed. As an added bonus, the LaserDiscs do sound better than any VHS your going to find and the picture (barring laser rot or a warped LD) is pretty nice too.:)
Believe it or not, at 800x600, medium quality all around my little GeForce 3 plays this just fine. My system isn't the fastest thing around either (P4 1.8 oc'd to 2.4, 1GB RAM, fast WD SE Hard drives) so even with modest hardware the game is still very playable. One of these days I'll do some actual benchmarks (maybe today) and see what kind of framerates I'm getting. In any event it is very playable and very enjoyable.
I used to make clocks out of old hard drive platters and cases. Makes for a nice executive clock (watch the biuld quality) and great gifts for everyone. Also, since I haven't read the rest of the comments, use the logic boards off the bottoms of the hard drives for little notepads. Let everyone know you're a geek and use that to take notes with (if you're poor like me and don't have a PDA or handtop yet).
I'll second this. I installed SP2 on all of my small customer's systems who couldn't afford to by firewalls and desperately needed to be up to date with security patches (still getting Blaster). SP2 RC2 is large but in my experience has been very stable. Of course, you don't put a fix on a machine that is being owned by spyware and viruses do you? Run your scans and make sure everything is fine BEFORE installing a Service Pack. I seem to remember making sure everything was on the up in up in my OS/2 boxes too before installing a FixPack (and making sure all of my floppy disks were indeed good hehehe).
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... then audiophiles would LOVE you. If the tubes are in good shape (and of the right type), you could sell them for a mint on eBay or other places. And if any of them are new old stock (new in package, old in year) you're talking a very hefty sum per tube (valve if you're European). In essence, you're probably sitting on a goldmine to an awful lot of people with varied interests and industries. Personally, if I had the cash, I'd buy it from you now and "donate" it to my dad. :)
Whine whine whine. Try living in a country where you get charged through the wazoo for speed and bandwidth. In NZ, my current plan is 2Mb down, 192kb up, no servers allowed, 10GB month then a drop to 64k after that for the very low price of $70/month. The bad part is, I think it's worse over in Australia with some ISPs. Bloody luxury!!! (sorry, had to say that). :)
... look at their product linueup. :)
This IS /. Isn't that question a bit redundant? :)
.... I had a good joke lined up but I'll can it for now. :) Anyway, I go out of my way to find BAD RAM. Why?I've had a few motherboards come in that have falsly reported known bad RAM (run through hardware and software based RAM testing equipment) as good RAM, which caused all kinds of install time goodness. Now, I keep known bad sticks to test in various machines which seem to be a little "off". It's also wise to keep spare power supplies, CPUs, hard drives and the like as well. If for any other purpose then just to rule other things out of a particularly problemsome build. Also, the RAM keychain idea, as much as I've used it over the years (past 10 or so), has the added bonus at times of showing that you know something about computers (whether rightly or wrongly). This MAY or may NOT be what you want all of the time. :)
I'm not a lawyer either, but, your PC, your responsibility. If you willingly let him use the system, and he willingly downloads or uploads said material, you are both probably liable for the offense. He did it and by you letting him on the system, you helped. Then again, I'm NAL. I'm sure you could say that it was done without your knowledge or express permission or some such. Truth or not though, I would say your either screwed or wouldn't have enough money to fight.
... just overheated.
... and have some spare time. Do a groups search for Linus and check out some of the conversations going on in the newsgroups circa 91, 92, when people were still trying to really help eachother and explain things thoroughly. Not that people aren't trying to help others now, there's just a lot more noise. And, just for fun, find a reference to Linus talking about his days programming on Vic-20's. :)
and the first thing I heard in my mind was Snoop and 50 cent:
I don't know what you heard about me
But da iPod ain't got nuthin over me
I have color LCD and more bling tham you can see
cause I'm a m%$*&*&%#%& PiMP
Did you grow up in my house? :) The only differences to our stories are the first computer (Timex Sinclaire 1000 for me), and the speed of the Packard Bell (486DX 33 w/4MB RAM). Beyond that, I think all of us of a certain age (probably very late 20's to early 30's) share about the same experience. Kind of eery really as until these stories are told by others, you somehow feel like either the odd one out or special in some way. BTW, I felt like the former rather than the latter. As for the Vic20, I destroyed my first media (BMX Racer tape on the old cassette tapes) and did my first bit of programming at the same time (when I was 5). Remember kiddies, check to make sure you have a blank tape and not your favorite game in the tape drive before recording. hehehe
... this is the old perceived "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" type of situation. If it is doing everything that is needed and has not caused any perceived need to change, why change? If or when something happens that would not have happened if the party were using Firefox (or Opera or anything else not using IE), then maybe an upgrade will happen. Why maybe? Everyone knows that most people do not like change, hence the old addage up above. After all, if the systems are well looked after and kept up to date, you should be just fine sticking with IE (that's the same for all systems). None of us are immune to security issues and none of us should be lax in keeping our systems up to date. In any case, my mini-rant is done. Move along, nothing to see...
And for anyone else who would like to see a PRT system older than the hills (older than me anyway), you cancheck out the service and description manual for my hometown PRT system (also home to Mepis for anyone that cares).
And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
You know, I think the above is the real reason it only holds three. :)
Before I begin, to all the mods. Mod me down to oblivion, I don't really care. I need to say this even if no one wants to listen.
"***I have not used this software***"
That's the most telling thing you have said. As a sound engineer, musician, artist, you should be wiling to experiment a bit, try new things, look at other avenues. This doesn't mean giving up any of your knowledge, equipment, tools, etc., it could mean adding a valuable piece. When I was activiely recording and playing, I wasn't afraid in the least to try new and unusual (to myself anyway) ways of getting the sounds I wanted. If I felt a particular piece of software would have helped me get the sound I wanted, hell, I would have tried. If it didn't, oh well. I tried it. I know about it. If I need it in the future it's in the meat-space database.
ProTools is an excellent product and I will say that I haven't seen anything yet that will compare to it. Saying that a product has to be better and cheaper to be comparable to it is a self-defeating statement used to vidicate your love of ProTools. Love, like, or use it because it gets the job done. In the end, it is a tool. Just as much as my basses, guitars, kits, keyboards, and brass instruments were mine. Hell, I loved one of my basses. I'd play it for hours on end just because I could, not for any kind of gain except a gain in happiness. In saying that though, if I would have found another one that would have done the job better, no matter the cost, I would have probably scrimped and saved to get it, or at least given it a good go as a point of reference. I wouldn't have dismissed it fully based on price or whether or not it was just like mine or better.
Open/Closed source truly has nothing to do with it either. That I will whole heartedly agree with you on. If it works the way you like, use it. If you're so inclined and you have software programming abilities and it is Open source, change what you don't like about it. Hell, make it into a ProTools clone for all anyone cares. If you're using it in house and it does exactly what you want it to do, we're all happy for you.
In the end, I'll make it short and sweet. Ardour, Wired, ProTools, Cubase, Logic, they are all very good tools that can get a job done for you. It's your choice as to what you use and how you use it. Using what everyone else is using as an argument (this is for everyone else thinking it, not pointed at you personally) or justification is only limiting you to new possibilities.
CliffH
P.S. The Princess Bride did kick ass. :)
Yeah, all that money stuff in their matresses must not be good for the back, huh. :)
... if I were artistically inclined (drawing wise, anyways), I would have put BSD in a net. Corny, but ya know what it is. :)
... the whole email argument is stupid as far is internet cafe's and libraries are concerned. I mean, come on. Do you honestly setup an email client for your ISP, download mail to a PUBLIC system, and then LEAVE IT THERE!!! If you want to argue about privacy concerns, argue about something that really breaches your privacy. These attacks on the desktop search are really pissing me off lately. Oh, and for those who who check their hotmail and yahoo or whatever, clear the bloody cache if the systems are setup to let you. Hell, they should do that by themselves if they are properly setup cafe or library machines anyway to protect your privacy. In fact, they should be setup so YOU CAN'T INSTALL APPS!!!! Damn I'm sounding shitty this morning. :) Ok, end of rant....
... just to reply to my own post, here is a Sudhian's page with an XPC rundown...
CliffH
And that right there is the crux of it. The worst part is, most people don't know what to look for in their consultants. Even the mention of Linux to some people instills a sense of some kind of expertise that no one else possesses. Then you have salesman just selling their product (as it is their job to do, so don't blame them) and the services are left to people that don't have a great clue of what they are doing but, hey, the salesman said it was easy to implement and s/he knows what s/he is talking about, right?
It comes down to how you market yourself or how you are marketted to the clueless or semi-informed. I'm a consultant and I have no problem telling a customer that I can't do this or that's beyond me, try so and so and I'm sure thay could help out heaps. Have a lost a customer to someone I have recommended, not for long. :) This is going off track now so I'll just say this. Not everyone is an expert at everything, and thinking your IT staff (or consultants) are is an insult to your and their intelligence. When help is needed, help should be asked for. Plain and simple. If they had enough trouble to want to move back to Windows, then something was implemented incorrectly and pride should have been thrown aside and help asked for. When I have trouble, I ask questions or I get someone in that I know can help and pay them to do so. Simple concept really....
... to buy a laserdisc player, buy the trilogy on LaserDisc (my dad still has the original trilogy), record to DVD, and voila. Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI the way they were ORIGINALLY viewed. As an added bonus, the LaserDiscs do sound better than any VHS your going to find and the picture (barring laser rot or a warped LD) is pretty nice too. :)
CliffH
Believe it or not, at 800x600, medium quality all around my little GeForce 3 plays this just fine. My system isn't the fastest thing around either (P4 1.8 oc'd to 2.4, 1GB RAM, fast WD SE Hard drives) so even with modest hardware the game is still very playable. One of these days I'll do some actual benchmarks (maybe today) and see what kind of framerates I'm getting. In any event it is very playable and very enjoyable.
Cliff
"Me, I invest in beer at least I get something for my money."
Isn't this what SCO investors are doing, pissing away thier money?
I used to make clocks out of old hard drive platters and cases. Makes for a nice executive clock (watch the biuld quality) and great gifts for everyone. Also, since I haven't read the rest of the comments, use the logic boards off the bottoms of the hard drives for little notepads. Let everyone know you're a geek and use that to take notes with (if you're poor like me and don't have a PDA or handtop yet).
Cliff
I'll second this. I installed SP2 on all of my small customer's systems who couldn't afford to by firewalls and desperately needed to be up to date with security patches (still getting Blaster). SP2 RC2 is large but in my experience has been very stable. Of course, you don't put a fix on a machine that is being owned by spyware and viruses do you? Run your scans and make sure everything is fine BEFORE installing a Service Pack. I seem to remember making sure everything was on the up in up in my OS/2 boxes too before installing a FixPack (and making sure all of my floppy disks were indeed good hehehe).
CliffH