Because most people don't realize the difference between a Market Analyst report and an official press release. They read a report about Sony, so they assume everything in it is true. They fail to see the report for what it is, a view of the market from one analyst. It doesn't help when sites like slashdot present the story with tidbits like, "the PS3 will cost $900!" I use that as an example because most people assume that means it can cost them that amount. Out of context, it could be read that way. In context, it is easily realized that is the estimated parts cost from a non-Sony employee. Whew. How crediable.
Design it using a HDL and you won't have to worry about who builds it. If you can find a way to raise the $1mil in NRE for an ASIC, you're ready to go. If you can't, then you can just use the smallest FPGA your design will fit in.
High-Performance Logic Analyzers and Oscilloscopes can generate 100Gig data files with no problem. Nearly every electrical engineer uses them (however they rarely collect that much data.)
I haven't read the articles, so I apologize if this has been stated already. Is there news if these "enhancements" applies only to Wintel systems? Or will Dual-core Mactel systems get the added benefits too?
The Skype OS X client is already somewhat lacking compared to its Win-counterpart.
I think I know what you mean though. You want an indexed file/directory listing.
FIle names are part of Copernic's index. This means it will search the filename as well as its contents. The problem is that you can't just have the results display file names that match. An example is I am searching for a file named "options-issue.ppt". Well every document that has the word options is showing up along with "options-issue.ppt."
There literally hundreds if not thousands of books on how to write a business plan.
Given my short attention span, I found "Business Plan in a Day" by Rhonda Abrams a great start. While I don't 100% agree with its format, I found it got my mind thinking in the right direction. It also allowed me to select other books based on their suggestions and formats.
I use Copernic instead of Google Desktop. I used GDS until I got a new laptop for work. Then I tried Copernic. I'm not sure if it is any better than GDS. The one aspect of Copernic I really appreciate is that it isn't integrated into my web browser. It has its own search application that looks like what I expect an indexing application to look like.
ITMS is just the first one RIAA let slide. MP3.com tried to do the closest thing they could, and got their asses sued. And you can't get music from multiple stores and play it all from the same player (without cracking it). That, capitan, is what we call a monopoly. Keep using us (the first one to market), and if you switch, you can't listen to all your old music.
I fail to understand anything you've said in this section. iTMS was the first the RIAA let slide? It is pretty amazing how easy a company will let something slide when you pay them a per-song fee. If they didn't do that, say like MP3.COM, the RIAA would probably crack down on them. Oh wait. That is what happened.
And you can't get music from multiple stores and play it all from the same player (without cracking it). How is this any different than Songbird? If I download DRM'd music from random-music-store iTunes won't play it and neither will Songbird. If I download non-DRM from allofmp3.com, iTunes will play it and so will Songbird.
That, capitan, is what we call a monopoly. Keep using us (the first one to market), and if you switch, you can't listen to all your old music. Okay sure. This now means I have to always use the iTunes player to listen to the iTunes songs. Again, if I go to a new service that uses DRM, iTunes won't play that music and neither will that service play my iTunes. So again, I fail to see your point.
For any non-DRM music I have now or I buy in the future, iTunes will never "lock-me-in" to its player. If the RIAA will only allow music stores to sell music online with DRM, I don't see why that makes iTMS the evil entity.
Based on your statisical sample of 1, 100% of people never see a limitation. GOooooddd. No the parent is not basing things on a statistical sample of one. The parent is basing their comments on being a member of Jonny-Q-Public. For the majority of iTunes users, we don't care about the DRM that is there. It is almost entirely transparent to us. However, as soon as a RSS feed from slashdot mentions DRM, hundreds of geeks piss and moan. For example, (and this is just an example so not feel the/.-need to argue it to death) how many often have you burned an mp3 to a CD more than 7 times? The opinions of Slashdotters are not a significant stastical sample, either.
and by prettier you meant uglier? This is one of the worst UIs I have seen in a while. I don't understand why every developer on earth thinks their application should look like nothing else.
When I tried to change "skins", I lost access to the menu bar.
I wish someone, well no, I wish I did this. I wish someone would keep track of all the Hyped-up stuff that they say about their consoles before launch. I remember how the PS2 was going to include face recognizition in all games, the broadband connector would allow it to become a media hub, blah blah blah.
So here we are hearing it will have record capabilities. It'll revolutionize the way people use their video game consoles for the next decade. What is it? Oh. its some 3rd party pledging to port MythTV to the PS3 (I'm making that part up.)
Anyway, anything I hear about Sony's consoles before launch I ignore. At Launch it'll be an evolutionary product, not a revolutionary product like their marketing machine wants us to believe.
The article really hits hard on the fact that HUDs can cause Burn-In. It neglects though that almost every game it praises for not having a HUD, has static elements. People frequency forget that elements of their screen never move. For example, in a first person shooter, your gun rarely moves. It is typically perched in the center of the screen while all of the other elements around it, move. Third-person action games (Platformers) typically keep their main character near the same place on the screen.
While those elements aren't as pronounced as a HUD, they can still force the same problem.
I'm sure the message gave you a sense of satisfaction, but it did not amount to much. You did not "write to Dell" you wrote to a minimal wage employee reading customer support emails. That person most likely read your message and deleted it.
Sending shitty emails to a customer service box is as effective as yelling at a customer service person on the phone. You'll feel better but they'll care even less about your issue.
People seem to forget that just because a company employs someone, that person is still a person. So they will react and handle things the way they do. There isn't a "Dell" chip implanted in employees anymore than any other company. Assuming you work at a medium-large sized company, imagine a reversal. Say a customer called you and asked you a question (not necessarily tech support question). Do you think you would answer or react the same way the guy sitting next to you would? Why not? You work at the same company, don't you?
You've hit on something that's been in the back of my mind lately. During x-mas I acquainted myself with the new BSG. I finially downloaded the miniseries on iTunes and got hooked... I got hooked hard. The episodes have substance to them. There are only a few where some amazing technobabble saved the day (software firewall to prevent a cylon virus? C'mon.)
Tivo is currently catching most of Spike's TNG and DS9 episodes. Comparing them, I realize how silly the older ST shows were. Outrageous plots, cheap costumes, completely fake technology, no sense of "real-time", etc..
I guess the real difference is that I can imagine BSG being life. I can feel the stress the characters are living through. When I watch STIknow it is pure fantasy and that's it. I know there never could be a starship Enterprise with all its wizzy cool technologies.
Anyway, I agree with you. BSG changed my view on SCI-FI TV.
For what it is worth, I don't care if Apple is tracking what I am listening to. If it helps iTunes to recommend new music that I didn't know about, great (which it already has)! Should they have done things differently? Could they have? Sure. Whatever. I don't care! Its a fucking song.
I'm amazed at how outranged people will get over one thing, but let another go into the night.
I got confused because I thought I remember reading this before...
Posted by CmdrTaco:
An anonymous reader sent in linkage to a story running on a few places about a new customizable keyboard. It's a bit beyond anything you've probably seen before. Also tom's has more.
This comment needs more attention. Look at the larger picture here. You have identified a solution without identifing an issue. You say the solution is to change "phases." But what is the problem?
My first reaction to the parent question is what do you mean by "different phase." Do you mean your server room is fed off of 2 or 3 phase power? And that some outlets are fed off of different branches? Or do you mean you change to a different circuit?
What is likely is that certain voltage rails aren't settling out and isn't allow your power supply to raise the power-good signal. Or in the case of partially booting systems, isn't bringing all of its rails up correctly. Why does moving to a different outlet change this? How long does it take to move?
It is more likely the process of moving, the time involved or how you connect/disconnect things are allowing capacitors in the PS to discharge.
Anyway. I do not think you have correctly identified the behavior, but somehow you already know the solution.
The post provides a good solution. Unplug and "turn-on" the machine, then plug it back in.
When I purchased the server, I didn't think I'd need a soundcard, and so I made no provisions for this when I was planning my system, and so it has no audio.
The question clearly states that the server has no audio-processor. This means there is no line-in. The solution isn't as simple as you think.
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As for dryers automatically shutting down the heating element, it makes sense to do so to conserve energy anyway
The example of the dryer shutting down isn't to conserve energy. The example given is for when the power grid is un-stable because of execessive usage. If enough appliances suspend their power activities for a few minutes or have the ability to coordinate their usage, then the power-grid will remain stable.
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Why do people actually listen to market analysts?
Because most people don't realize the difference between a Market Analyst report and an official press release. They read a report about Sony, so they assume everything in it is true. They fail to see the report for what it is, a view of the market from one analyst. It doesn't help when sites like slashdot present the story with tidbits like, "the PS3 will cost $900!" I use that as an example because most people assume that means it can cost them that amount. Out of context, it could be read that way. In context, it is easily realized that is the estimated parts cost from a non-Sony employee. Whew. How crediable.
Design it using a HDL and you won't have to worry about who builds it. If you can find a way to raise the $1mil in NRE for an ASIC, you're ready to go. If you can't, then you can just use the smallest FPGA your design will fit in.
How fun would it be if you had to pay $10 a month to play HL2 online? Or even BF2?
When did the video game industry start having anything to do with fun?
I agree it would be retarded to charge extra. However. There's no such thing as a stupid product. Only the people who buy them.
Data Acqusition.
High-Performance Logic Analyzers and Oscilloscopes can generate 100Gig data files with no problem. Nearly every electrical engineer uses them (however they rarely collect that much data.)
I haven't read the articles, so I apologize if this has been stated already. Is there news if these "enhancements" applies only to Wintel systems? Or will Dual-core Mactel systems get the added benefits too?
The Skype OS X client is already somewhat lacking compared to its Win-counterpart.
This story has less content than the empty PS3 mock-ups.
Well they don't need to advertise their name, just their products. I doubt anyone buys a game today simply because it was produced by Atari.
I think the original poster meant that none of the purchases he considered were from Atari, due to lack of advertising...
Not directly.
I think I know what you mean though. You want an indexed file/directory listing.
FIle names are part of Copernic's index. This means it will search the filename as well as its contents. The problem is that you can't just have the results display file names that match. An example is I am searching for a file named "options-issue.ppt". Well every document that has the word options is showing up along with "options-issue.ppt."
There literally hundreds if not thousands of books on how to write a business plan.
Given my short attention span, I found "Business Plan in a Day" by Rhonda Abrams a great start. While I don't 100% agree with its format, I found it got my mind thinking in the right direction. It also allowed me to select other books based on their suggestions and formats.
I use Copernic instead of Google Desktop. I used GDS until I got a new laptop for work. Then I tried Copernic. I'm not sure if it is any better than GDS. The one aspect of Copernic I really appreciate is that it isn't integrated into my web browser. It has its own search application that looks like what I expect an indexing application to look like.
ITMS is just the first one RIAA let slide. MP3.com tried to do the closest thing they could, and got their asses sued. And you can't get music from multiple stores and play it all from the same player (without cracking it). That, capitan, is what we call a monopoly. Keep using us (the first one to market), and if you switch, you can't listen to all your old music.
/.-need to argue it to death) how many often have you burned an mp3 to a CD more than 7 times? The opinions of Slashdotters are not a significant stastical sample, either.
I fail to understand anything you've said in this section. iTMS was the first the RIAA let slide? It is pretty amazing how easy a company will let something slide when you pay them a per-song fee. If they didn't do that, say like MP3.COM, the RIAA would probably crack down on them. Oh wait. That is what happened.
And you can't get music from multiple stores and play it all from the same player (without cracking it).
How is this any different than Songbird? If I download DRM'd music from random-music-store iTunes won't play it and neither will Songbird. If I download non-DRM from allofmp3.com, iTunes will play it and so will Songbird.
That, capitan, is what we call a monopoly. Keep using us (the first one to market), and if you switch, you can't listen to all your old music.
Okay sure. This now means I have to always use the iTunes player to listen to the iTunes songs. Again, if I go to a new service that uses DRM, iTunes won't play that music and neither will that service play my iTunes. So again, I fail to see your point.
For any non-DRM music I have now or I buy in the future, iTunes will never "lock-me-in" to its player. If the RIAA will only allow music stores to sell music online with DRM, I don't see why that makes iTMS the evil entity.
Based on your statisical sample of 1, 100% of people never see a limitation. GOooooddd.
No the parent is not basing things on a statistical sample of one. The parent is basing their comments on being a member of Jonny-Q-Public. For the majority of iTunes users, we don't care about the DRM that is there. It is almost entirely transparent to us. However, as soon as a RSS feed from slashdot mentions DRM, hundreds of geeks piss and moan. For example, (and this is just an example so not feel the
and by prettier you meant uglier? This is one of the worst UIs I have seen in a while. I don't understand why every developer on earth thinks their application should look like nothing else.
When I tried to change "skins", I lost access to the menu bar.
I wish someone, well no, I wish I did this. I wish someone would keep track of all the Hyped-up stuff that they say about their consoles before launch. I remember how the PS2 was going to include face recognizition in all games, the broadband connector would allow it to become a media hub, blah blah blah.
So here we are hearing it will have record capabilities. It'll revolutionize the way people use their video game consoles for the next decade. What is it? Oh. its some 3rd party pledging to port MythTV to the PS3 (I'm making that part up.)
Anyway, anything I hear about Sony's consoles before launch I ignore. At Launch it'll be an evolutionary product, not a revolutionary product like their marketing machine wants us to believe.
I have to go, I left my emotion engine running.
The article really hits hard on the fact that HUDs can cause Burn-In. It neglects though that almost every game it praises for not having a HUD, has static elements. People frequency forget that elements of their screen never move. For example, in a first person shooter, your gun rarely moves. It is typically perched in the center of the screen while all of the other elements around it, move. Third-person action games (Platformers) typically keep their main character near the same place on the screen.
While those elements aren't as pronounced as a HUD, they can still force the same problem.
message in topic...
You've been able to import this from Lik-Sang for quite some time now. In fact, here is their hands on review from Nov.
By surreptitiously do you mean by select the update before the game will run?
Games on the PSP do not update the firmware without intervention from the user.
I'm sure the message gave you a sense of satisfaction, but it did not amount to much. You did not "write to Dell" you wrote to a minimal wage employee reading customer support emails. That person most likely read your message and deleted it.
Sending shitty emails to a customer service box is as effective as yelling at a customer service person on the phone. You'll feel better but they'll care even less about your issue.
People seem to forget that just because a company employs someone, that person is still a person. So they will react and handle things the way they do. There isn't a "Dell" chip implanted in employees anymore than any other company. Assuming you work at a medium-large sized company, imagine a reversal. Say a customer called you and asked you a question (not necessarily tech support question). Do you think you would answer or react the same way the guy sitting next to you would? Why not? You work at the same company, don't you?
Like you, I don't mind certain trackings of my personal preferences, but only with my permission.
It must be pretty annoying to click "accept cookie" all the time.
You've hit on something that's been in the back of my mind lately. During x-mas I acquainted myself with the new BSG. I finially downloaded the miniseries on iTunes and got hooked... I got hooked hard. The episodes have substance to them. There are only a few where some amazing technobabble saved the day (software firewall to prevent a cylon virus? C'mon.)
Tivo is currently catching most of Spike's TNG and DS9 episodes. Comparing them, I realize how silly the older ST shows were. Outrageous plots, cheap costumes, completely fake technology, no sense of "real-time", etc..
I guess the real difference is that I can imagine BSG being life. I can feel the stress the characters are living through. When I watch STIknow it is pure fantasy and that's it. I know there never could be a starship Enterprise with all its wizzy cool technologies.
Anyway, I agree with you. BSG changed my view on SCI-FI TV.
For what it is worth, I don't care if Apple is tracking what I am listening to. If it helps iTunes to recommend new music that I didn't know about, great (which it already has)! Should they have done things differently? Could they have? Sure. Whatever. I don't care! Its a fucking song.
I'm amazed at how outranged people will get over one thing, but let another go into the night.
I got confused because I thought I remember reading this before...
Posted by CmdrTaco:
An anonymous reader sent in linkage to a story running on a few places about a new customizable keyboard. It's a bit beyond anything you've probably seen before. Also tom's has more.
This comment needs more attention. Look at the larger picture here. You have identified a solution without identifing an issue. You say the solution is to change "phases." But what is the problem?
My first reaction to the parent question is what do you mean by "different phase." Do you mean your server room is fed off of 2 or 3 phase power? And that some outlets are fed off of different branches? Or do you mean you change to a different circuit?
What is likely is that certain voltage rails aren't settling out and isn't allow your power supply to raise the power-good signal. Or in the case of partially booting systems, isn't bringing all of its rails up correctly. Why does moving to a different outlet change this? How long does it take to move?
It is more likely the process of moving, the time involved or how you connect/disconnect things are allowing capacitors in the PS to discharge.
Anyway. I do not think you have correctly identified the behavior, but somehow you already know the solution.
The post provides a good solution. Unplug and "turn-on" the machine, then plug it back in.
When I purchased the server, I didn't think I'd need a soundcard, and so I made no provisions for this when I was planning my system, and so it has no audio.
The question clearly states that the server has no audio-processor. This means there is no line-in. The solution isn't as simple as you think.
As for dryers automatically shutting down the heating element, it makes sense to do so to conserve energy anyway
The example of the dryer shutting down isn't to conserve energy. The example given is for when the power grid is un-stable because of execessive usage. If enough appliances suspend their power activities for a few minutes or have the ability to coordinate their usage, then the power-grid will remain stable.