In an earlier editorial by CmdrTaco he was lamenting how the comment forums go off-topic for various reasons. And he was looking for suggestions on how to stop or reduce the problem. Okay, here you have a fine example of why the comment forums veer off-topic so frequently. Instead of citing the article on how bees fly and leaving out the unnecessary commentary on ID and evolution, the editors choose to leave these inflamatory statements in the 4 to 5 sentence summary. The fault here lies with/. A good journalist/editor would remove the comments and stick to the topic of "How Bees Fly." But not here. Here we have enough ammunition to spin the comment forums out of control and into another pointless and prolonged debate on ID/evolution. There's only a tiny percentage of comments here actually on the topic of "bee flight." There aren't enough moderator points out there to mod the "off-topic" comments down. Seriously.
With both Dish and DirecTV marketing their own brand of DVR (with DirecTV inparticular having given TiVo the finger), I imagine TiVo could give a crap less about either provider.
I agree completely. I just joined Digg and I'm amazed at how well it is done. It's what Slashdot should be at this point. And that's the problem... Slashdot has not evolved at a steady rate. The simple fact that the Slashcode just now stepped up to CSS and HTML 4 screams a lot. Digg shows much more promise. I predict it won't be long before Slashdot has to play catch-up with Digg just to stay alive.
If DHS does nothing, everyone complains. If they take precautionary measures and do their job, everyone complains. As for the person who said that the Chinese present no threat to us, how quickly you forget the Slashdot story from a couple days ago detailing the cyber attacks originating from the Chinese military.
As for this event, I saw no mention that the book was confiscated or that the student was arrested or even held in custody. Only that he received a visit. Wow. I once got a visit from the cable company to "check my outlets." Doesn't mean that I got all upset with them because they might wonder if I'm stealing cable when I'm not. It's their job and they are doing what they have to do to protect the proper interests. Same thing with DHS. I, for one, am glad to know that they are not taking anything too lightly and also not abusing their powers. And before you jump the gun and say they are and that this all a part of a huge fascist plot by the Bushies, I suggest you provide some evidence from the article. There's none there. It's as simple as DHS following through and checking things out. If, hypothetically, the student was later involved in espionage and cyberterrorism and the press reported that he had requested materials about Zedong, the same people crying out here would be crying out about how DHS didn't do their job and check on the suspicious activity early on.
Like I said... damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Finally, a comment that makes sense. There is NO First Amendment protection when you agree to the terms of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the University. And you agree to those terms when you sign up and pay your tuition. The Constitution/Bill of Rights do not cover private institutions that you voluntarily join/sign up for. I'm sick of these weenies, too. Kudos to the parent poster. You said exactly what I was thinking.
The state's Attorney General is who you want to contact. And if I read the story correctly, he already has. The AG is who can fine them/shut them down. They could also be facing a lot of jail time.
Mod parent down. Not insightful at all. Rather uninformed, as a matter of fact.
"Diesel cars can emit 25 to 400 times more mass of particulate black carbon and associated organic matter ("soot") per kilometer [mile]. The warming due to soot may more than offset the cooling due to reduced carbon dioxide emissions over several decades, according to Mark Z. Jacobson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University." LINK
Bush didn't sign the Kyoto protocol... blahblahblah...
And neither did Clinton. Oh, and no one on either side of Congress voted for it, either. Sorry for this temporary insertion of non-slanted facts. You can resume your regular misinformed spin now.
Well, crap. I just checked in iMovie HD and it is now "disabled." I haven't used iMovieHD for this purpose as I've only upgraded to it recently. I say "disabled" in quotes because it can still be done. You just have to have video in the timeline as well. I would keep a saved iMovie Project around with an already-imported video track included. You can turn the audio down to 0% on the video track. Now, proceed to the actual music itself...
Click "Audio" in the lower right hand corner tabs in the main window. This will bring up your iTunes Library. Chose your song and drag it into the timeline. Once it is finished importing, select "Share..." from the File menu. Then select "QuickTime" in the tabs and chose "Expert Settings" from the drop down menu. Click "Share" and another window with options will pop up. Chose "Audio to AIFF" and "Stereo 16 bit" from the two drop down menus. Change the filename to whatever you would like. You're now ready to click "Okay" and allow iMovie to do the rest. You'll be left with an AIFF file that you can now drop into iTunes and easily convert to MP3 or AAC (unprotected).
I'm sure someone could write an Automator or AppleScript to do this in batches.
While this does not preserve ID3 tags, it's a quick and dirty means to an end without having to burn and then re-import. Some may argue that burning and re-importing is easier and I wouldn't argue with them. But if you don't have a blank CD laying around, knowing how to do this may come in handy. Just an FYI.
Mod parent up. This is the only smart post I've seen under this headline so far. And I'm sure the Islamic private schools in this country have much more shocking and strict rules for their students but yet you don't see them discussed here. AFAIK, this is a non-issue and definitely not "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters."
I don't watch DVDs on my laptop screen but the inclusion of optical out is nice b/c now it's a TRUE portable DVD player/entertainment center. S-Video/DVI out plus optical out makes it just perfect. This is seriously a big selling point for me. I have been holding off on upgrading from my old titanium PowerBook b/c of no real feature boosts that benefitted me. Until now. But I hesitate now because of the processor bottleneck. I just can't justify popping down big money for a machine that's way behind its desktop brethren. So I'll probably just wait impatiently for the Intel PowerBooks.:o(
I have no buddies on MSN. Most are on either AIM or Yahoo. But I hate the fact that Yahoo seems to not want to develop for Mac OS X anymore. The Mac MSN client is pretty darn good, though, so it would be great to be able to use the MSN client to chat with my Yahoo buddies.
you'll be back. they always come back. you know you want the slashdot. you can smell the slashdot. you can touch the slashdot. come on... pet the slashdot. looooove the slashdot......
"You silly Quebecians... you cannot have access to our celly phones with our outrageous regulatory fees and unreal overage charges. Now go away before I taunt you a second time!"
Wow, it's really funny you say that because just the other day I heard from a professor that the moon landing was faked. So I guess it must be true since I heard it from a doctor.
I'd like to see cancer and aids completely under control by 2015..
Then what exactly are you doing to make that happen, other than bitching about politics on Slashdot? How much money have you donated to research? I'm not saying you haven't, I'd just like to see someone state what they're doing rather than bitching about things all the time on Slashdot and saying what they'd "like to see." Heck, I'd like to see them bring back BJ and the Bear but it ain't gonna happen til I get up and do something about it. So I'm starting a letter writing campaign. Yeah.
How is this "Informative" when he says he only "heard" a "random fact" yet he has nothing to back it up? It's heresay, rumor, speculation, and absurd. How about a link there, buddy boy? And how about you clarify with that link (supposing you even have one from a reputable source) that they're talking about stem cell research in general and not embryonic stem cells? There's a difference, you know.
I can't tell you how many times I've regained someone's lost password from an XP box. It's really not all that difficult at all. No passwords are secure unless, as a previous poster named, the volume is encrypted or unaccessible physically. The original poster is obviously a sub-par CS student if he doesn't realize this. I'm not flaming, just pointing out the obvious. I think most regular Slashdot readers are quite keen on this and a simple Google search would even tell you, Mr. CS student, how to regain or reset your password... on any OS. Having to reinstall an OS b/c of a lost password is a sign that you are either inexperienced or just trolling. I'm guessing it's a combination of both.
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In an earlier editorial by CmdrTaco he was lamenting how the comment forums go off-topic for various reasons. And he was looking for suggestions on how to stop or reduce the problem. Okay, here you have a fine example of why the comment forums veer off-topic so frequently. Instead of citing the article on how bees fly and leaving out the unnecessary commentary on ID and evolution, the editors choose to leave these inflamatory statements in the 4 to 5 sentence summary. The fault here lies with /. A good journalist/editor would remove the comments and stick to the topic of "How Bees Fly." But not here. Here we have enough ammunition to spin the comment forums out of control and into another pointless and prolonged debate on ID/evolution. There's only a tiny percentage of comments here actually on the topic of "bee flight." There aren't enough moderator points out there to mod the "off-topic" comments down. Seriously.
With both Dish and DirecTV marketing their own brand of DVR (with DirecTV inparticular having given TiVo the finger), I imagine TiVo could give a crap less about either provider.
Wasn't that taken care of when California nixed gay marriage?
I agree completely. I just joined Digg and I'm amazed at how well it is done. It's what Slashdot should be at this point. And that's the problem... Slashdot has not evolved at a steady rate. The simple fact that the Slashcode just now stepped up to CSS and HTML 4 screams a lot. Digg shows much more promise. I predict it won't be long before Slashdot has to play catch-up with Digg just to stay alive.
I've seen bigger. LINK
As for this event, I saw no mention that the book was confiscated or that the student was arrested or even held in custody. Only that he received a visit. Wow. I once got a visit from the cable company to "check my outlets." Doesn't mean that I got all upset with them because they might wonder if I'm stealing cable when I'm not. It's their job and they are doing what they have to do to protect the proper interests. Same thing with DHS. I, for one, am glad to know that they are not taking anything too lightly and also not abusing their powers. And before you jump the gun and say they are and that this all a part of a huge fascist plot by the Bushies, I suggest you provide some evidence from the article. There's none there. It's as simple as DHS following through and checking things out. If, hypothetically, the student was later involved in espionage and cyberterrorism and the press reported that he had requested materials about Zedong, the same people crying out here would be crying out about how DHS didn't do their job and check on the suspicious activity early on.
Like I said... damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Did you intentionally misspell "spelling" in your subject line or can I enjoy the irony?
Finally, a comment that makes sense. There is NO First Amendment protection when you agree to the terms of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the University. And you agree to those terms when you sign up and pay your tuition. The Constitution/Bill of Rights do not cover private institutions that you voluntarily join/sign up for. I'm sick of these weenies, too. Kudos to the parent poster. You said exactly what I was thinking.
The state's Attorney General is who you want to contact. And if I read the story correctly, he already has. The AG is who can fine them/shut them down. They could also be facing a lot of jail time.
You're obviously not a nerd yourself.
"Diesel cars can emit 25 to 400 times more mass of particulate black carbon and associated organic matter ("soot") per kilometer [mile]. The warming due to soot may more than offset the cooling due to reduced carbon dioxide emissions over several decades, according to Mark Z. Jacobson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University." LINK
And neither did Clinton. Oh, and no one on either side of Congress voted for it, either. Sorry for this temporary insertion of non-slanted facts. You can resume your regular misinformed spin now.
Click "Audio" in the lower right hand corner tabs in the main window. This will bring up your iTunes Library. Chose your song and drag it into the timeline. Once it is finished importing, select "Share..." from the File menu. Then select "QuickTime" in the tabs and chose "Expert Settings" from the drop down menu. Click "Share" and another window with options will pop up. Chose "Audio to AIFF" and "Stereo 16 bit" from the two drop down menus. Change the filename to whatever you would like. You're now ready to click "Okay" and allow iMovie to do the rest. You'll be left with an AIFF file that you can now drop into iTunes and easily convert to MP3 or AAC (unprotected).
I'm sure someone could write an Automator or AppleScript to do this in batches.
While this does not preserve ID3 tags, it's a quick and dirty means to an end without having to burn and then re-import. Some may argue that burning and re-importing is easier and I wouldn't argue with them. But if you don't have a blank CD laying around, knowing how to do this may come in handy. Just an FYI.
Mod parent up. This is the only smart post I've seen under this headline so far. And I'm sure the Islamic private schools in this country have much more shocking and strict rules for their students but yet you don't see them discussed here. AFAIK, this is a non-issue and definitely not "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters."
I don't watch DVDs on my laptop screen but the inclusion of optical out is nice b/c now it's a TRUE portable DVD player/entertainment center. S-Video /DVI out plus optical out makes it just perfect. This is seriously a big selling point for me. I have been holding off on upgrading from my old titanium PowerBook b/c of no real feature boosts that benefitted me. Until now. But I hesitate now because of the processor bottleneck. I just can't justify popping down big money for a machine that's way behind its desktop brethren. So I'll probably just wait impatiently for the Intel PowerBooks. :o(
I have no buddies on MSN. Most are on either AIM or Yahoo. But I hate the fact that Yahoo seems to not want to develop for Mac OS X anymore. The Mac MSN client is pretty darn good, though, so it would be great to be able to use the MSN client to chat with my Yahoo buddies.
That was Relient K, not Switchfoot.
you'll be back. they always come back. you know you want the slashdot. you can smell the slashdot. you can touch the slashdot. come on... pet the slashdot. looooove the slashdot......
"You silly Quebecians... you cannot have access to our celly phones with our outrageous regulatory fees and unreal overage charges. Now go away before I taunt you a second time!"
Now, where's that sarcasm tag?
Wow, it's really funny you say that because just the other day I heard from a professor that the moon landing was faked. So I guess it must be true since I heard it from a doctor.
How is this "Informative" when he says he only "heard" a "random fact" yet he has nothing to back it up? It's heresay, rumor, speculation, and absurd. How about a link there, buddy boy? And how about you clarify with that link (supposing you even have one from a reputable source) that they're talking about stem cell research in general and not embryonic stem cells? There's a difference, you know.
I can't tell you how many times I've regained someone's lost password from an XP box. It's really not all that difficult at all. No passwords are secure unless, as a previous poster named, the volume is encrypted or unaccessible physically. The original poster is obviously a sub-par CS student if he doesn't realize this. I'm not flaming, just pointing out the obvious. I think most regular Slashdot readers are quite keen on this and a simple Google search would even tell you, Mr. CS student, how to regain or reset your password... on any OS. Having to reinstall an OS b/c of a lost password is a sign that you are either inexperienced or just trolling. I'm guessing it's a combination of both.