The FCC is evolving from a regulatory agency into a slush-fund generator (with full support of whatever party is in power of course). Sure, its a bit of a conspiracy theory, or at least its damn cynical, but just look at the slew of recent rulings favoring not what is best for Americans, but what is best for the corporation. The difficult thing for me to swallow, is that Clearchannel is not so different from the sattelite services, in that 99.9% of Clearchannel programming, including traffic, weather and news, does not originate anywhere near the locality where it is transmitted. In Essence, Clearchannel is a sattelite broadcaster that uses conventional radio transmitter for the last-mile service delivery.
in this case, yes, they are quite non-critical for the purposes of dual-user/single-box.
If the industry supports this little abomination, then perhaps in the near future we will see some maturation of true, multiple concurrent local terminal sessions supporting multiple users in the modern OS's. A propietary MoBo to allow this function will not be a savings over two low-end mobos, because of lower production, lower demand, limited expandability/upgradability.
I have friends who DJ for a clearchannel station. They, like 99% of clearchannel DJ's have ZERO control over the playlist... there's a computer down the hall from their booth that syncs with the 'Clearchannel Marketbuilder 3000' supercomputer that downloads the new song to the local station, sets the playlist, schedules break, commercial and announcement time slots. Its so sad... the DJ sits infront of a monitor, reads the prompts and every few minutes the silence (in the sound booth) is broken by a mostly scripted blurb.
basically, todays DJ is the opposite of a reboot monkey in the IT industry.
Temporal order is an important element of how a work unfolds dynamically over time, an important factor underlying the aesthetic effect. Random shuffle pretty much flushes that down the toilet.
Just try applying that theory to to any given album by ToyBox, Ace of Base, Vanilla Ice, and thousands of other no-talent-ass-clowns. If the theory fails on any test, then the theory fails outright.
nothing gets my goat more than a self-proclaimed expert in a completely subjective field.
Kellaris: Personally, and I believe I speak for many old farts here, I appreciate listening to music, be it an opera or a pop album, in the sequence in which the artist decided to present it
And in the same breath accusing nonconforming beliefs to be the result of brain damage...
I have two observations:
If you went to public school, you probably had a nice teacher in some class or other who would stop the progress of learning to repeat (over and over again) the same simple detail to the slow-witted kid in the class until he finally got it and 'caught up'. While the rest of us get the appreciation of the 'grand compliation' in one or two listens, and then just a single track will evoke the memories and enjoyment of the entire compilation. How many times can you listen to $over_rated_pop_opera in your lifetime and still marvel at its interwoven beaty before it's just repetitious?
The last time the 'Old Farts' were complaining vehemently about 'those damn teenagers' and their listening habits is now regarded by history as a period of significant social revolution... puctuated by experimental music, drugs, and alternate lifestyles. So does that mean that today's iPod is yesterday's Reefer?
or so I could pull data off the iPod and put it into a computer
1.)connect your iPod
2.)In terminal (on OSX) type "cd/Volumes"
3.)type "ls" (your ipod (whatever you named it) will show in the list).
4.)type "cd <your iPod's name>"
5.)type "ls -a"
6.)explore the folders whose names begin with "." (dot).
all your music is in there. use "mv" as needed.
I'm sure on windows, the command line, or at the very least, Cygwin can accomplish the same task
In order to keep developing the (not yet very profitable) enterprise side of their business, Apple needs to keep making money. If Apple were to downplay iTunes and the iPod because enterprise buyers might percieve Apple as not being dedicated to the enterprise market, the result would be this: 1. Windows based MP3 players would rapidly overtake the iPod. 2. Apple would fall back into mediocre or even declining financial status. 3. Stock prices would plummet. 4. Buyer confidence would fall due to falling stock prices and speculation that Apple is (once again) "about to go belly-up".
This is how business works... succeed in one market, maintain that success at all costs, and then move into other markets as resources allow.
It's all good and fine to speculate on what they 'should' do, just keep an eye on what they 'CAN' do!
Apple could own the enterprise if they would take their head out of their ass
How amazingly short sighted of you... and at least substatiate such an inflamitory statement.
Apple is still recovering (nicely) from the handiwork of Gil Ameleo, who almost single handedly killed the company. Now, lets say that you were the big boss of a company with a rabid, but declining fan base, with an outdated, underpowered, and overpriced product (a la Apple in the late 90's). How would you cash in on your gold mine? Would you bet the entire company treasury on a single round of massive R&D on hardware, software and advertising simultaneously? If so, how would you sustain the effort?
The kind of changes taking place at Apple are nothing short of revolutionary... Unix that anyone can use, and that hardcore bearded developers drool over. Hardware that easily matches the competition... NO! Shut up with your "overpriced" ranting... Go ahead and buy that dual opteron setup for $400 dollars cheaper... when you start having to replace components in 3 years, ask a mac user how long he has been using his machine trouble-free.
Man, I could write a book about what x-grid, x-code, and stellar hardware mean for the average enterprise. When you learn that the latest upgrade of Powermacs has been held up due to massive purchases by the U.S. government and little companies like Google, you might begin to get the picture that Apple played its losing hand like a Vegas pro, and continues to do so.
So, I wanna see a "Capture the Flag", and also the possibility to form teams between services
I think you're on to something... but how about a 'capture the flag' 3D FPS interface for eDonkey/eMule or whatever, where the opposing team is the RIAA!
successfully capture the flag and you get to keep your mp3, if they capture the flag, you will never, ever be able to illegally download that mp3. That would rule!
I think the point of this little robot is that it is amazingly dexterous... far moreso than any other advanced bipedal design I have seen. It plays soccer, and can probably whup up on many soccer bots, but would struggle against wheeled or 4+ legged bots. The little soccer matches that occur between robot developers is just a good way for a lab to get their advancements noticed and (most importantly) funded. My point is, Carnegie Mellon may win the cup, but this little guy could likely recieve a mulit-billion dollar contract from the pentagon (pending suitable modification).
Apple has already implemented this archetecture... albeit without the nfs... but since ftp servers mount as any remote disk would (in 10.3) the nfs is pretty much there too.
all the various bits and pieces of a well formed Mac app go into a 'package' (not RPM). See it here. a double-click on that folder launches the app, deleting the folder removes the app, and updates need only to replace affected files within the app.
When developers take the time to use this structure, it works really really well. Unfortunately, Apple is not in a position to tell developers "if you want to write software for Mac, you must do it like this". So they gave developers the option of being messy.
cripes... you got nothing better to do? I know its a slow news day, but thats one tiny nit to pick!
Mr. Groening is responsible for the original concept and at the very least, co-produced each episode. Since we are picking nits... there is a reason I used the word 'illustrated'. from Websters: " To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons" or: "To clarify by serving as an example or comparison". and of course the type of illustration that requires a pen or pencil.
Mr. Groening illustrated the effects of 100 cups of coffee consumed in a single day via a series of drawings, compiled within a titled publication belonging at least in part to mister Groening, and shown in rapid succession on an electronic video display unit
Way to suck the fun out of a a comment that was a lark at best! (please review the definition of 'lark' before you try again).
In the future, when attempting to be a smart-ass, ensure that you have secured a modicum of intelligence in at least one other body part (two if you are male)
He beautifully illustrated the results of 100 cups of coffee in one day in one of my favorite futurama episodes. The result is total awareness, inner bliss, and superman-like physical abilities
we will eventually have to go to batteries or fuel cells- which sucks performance wise
NASA grade fuel cells exceed 85% efficiency, and that is the highest fuel to electricity transfer available in any portable power source. It is because of the amazing efficiency of powercells that most futurists have that tech pegged as the 'next big thing'.
in the future please include tags for the benefit of those who read without paying enough attention (me).
yes, there is "like", and "don't like" which is the same thing.
As for the extra cash a homebuilt pvr costs, it is easily justifiable since saved files can be edited (commercials removed) and stored on a real DVD (as opposed to DiVX or whatnot). And of course, no subscriptions.
Precisely! It's based on keywords associated with programs you have watched in the past, or have manually recorded.
On the second day I had it running, it had recorded an episode of the "The Parkers" which I never watch and had no interest in. Wondering why the hell it grabbed that, I looked at recently watched programs and saw a biography on Queen Latifah who also had a guest appearance on "The Parkers"...
It's smart, and unlike TiVo, It has never calledme'gay'
Water declared 'wet'
Sky often described as 'blue'
RIAA,MPAA and SCO still suffer from delusions of sustainable profit via litigation
'Open Source Software' community remains fragmented
Microsoft called 'evil' by some
Apple hardware percieved as 'expensive'
Intel based hardware discoved to fast, moderately reliable, and disposable.
okay enough stoopid jokes I personally have bought more CD's because I discovered a band I had never heard of via mp3 download.
foreach ($monopoly_action as $headline)
{$knowledge = beat($headline);}
function beat($deadhorse)
{if($deadhorse){return "jelly";}}
Build your own... I did, and despite the fact that it can cost in excess of $500, it is well worth it. SageTV offers predictive recording, which is quite excellent, and the real bonus is that using DScaler and FFDshow, you can render the analog TV signal at near DVD quality, far more clear than is offered by TiVo.
lets not forget that there is pecious little watchable programming on any channel, especially on the big networks...
oh yeah... did I get first post??? BOOYA!
Maybe you kids will remember that mister Gates is not a very good 'futurist', and back in the mid-ninety's declared that the internet was just a fad in a very small market (professors). Before Billy got the picture, his inner circle of top managers had to do an intervention, and show him the error of his 'vision'.
Please explain why a Dual G5 64 Bit computer running UNIX is not a workstation but a desktop while a Dual UltraSparc 64 Bit computer running UNIX is not a desktop but a workstation.
Gladly! Apple has never produced any marketing materials such as printed or televised ads, stating that their product is a workstation... while Sun and Compaq did produce ads stating that thier products were workstations.
Where you get confused is trying to apply real-world logic to a marketing phrase... and "that's how they get ya!"
Slashdot Mirror
I should read the RTFA, but this reads as... "Buy the trilogy, get a FREE DarthVader Costume!!"
Man, those marketeers know their audience!
The FCC is evolving from a regulatory agency into a slush-fund generator (with full support of whatever party is in power of course).
Sure, its a bit of a conspiracy theory, or at least its damn cynical, but just look at the slew of recent rulings favoring not what is best for Americans, but what is best for the corporation.
The difficult thing for me to swallow, is that Clearchannel is not so different from the sattelite services, in that 99.9% of Clearchannel programming, including traffic, weather and news, does not originate anywhere near the locality where it is transmitted. In Essence, Clearchannel is a sattelite broadcaster that uses conventional radio transmitter for the last-mile service delivery.
in this case, yes, they are quite non-critical for the purposes of dual-user/single-box. If the industry supports this little abomination, then perhaps in the near future we will see some maturation of true, multiple concurrent local terminal sessions supporting multiple users in the modern OS's.
A propietary MoBo to allow this function will not be a savings over two low-end mobos, because of lower production, lower demand, limited expandability/upgradability.
Its so sad... the DJ sits infront of a monitor, reads the prompts and every few minutes the silence (in the sound booth) is broken by a mostly scripted blurb.
basically, todays DJ is the opposite of a reboot monkey in the IT industry.
sadly, this is a kludge... specialized motherboard required... meaning the MoBo is actually siamese twins sharing non-critical chips (err.. organs).
nothing gets my goat more than a self-proclaimed expert in a completely subjective field.
I have two observations:
2.)In terminal (on OSX) type "cd
3.)type "ls" (your ipod (whatever you named it) will show in the list).
4.)type "cd <your iPod's name>"
5.)type "ls -a"
6.)explore the folders whose names begin with "." (dot).
all your music is in there. use "mv" as needed.
I'm sure on windows, the command line, or at the very least, Cygwin can accomplish the same task
blue screen of death during simulated hot sex?... NO THANKS
In other news today...
grass declared green
sky said to be "bluish"
water is often wet
sigh...
In order to keep developing the (not yet very profitable) enterprise side of their business, Apple needs to keep making money. If Apple were to downplay iTunes and the iPod because enterprise buyers might percieve Apple as not being dedicated to the enterprise market, the result would be this:
1. Windows based MP3 players would rapidly overtake the iPod.
2. Apple would fall back into mediocre or even declining financial status.
3. Stock prices would plummet.
4. Buyer confidence would fall due to falling stock prices and speculation that Apple is (once again) "about to go belly-up".
This is how business works... succeed in one market, maintain that success at all costs, and then move into other markets as resources allow.
It's all good and fine to speculate on what they 'should' do, just keep an eye on what they 'CAN' do!
Apple is still recovering (nicely) from the handiwork of Gil Ameleo, who almost single handedly killed the company. Now, lets say that you were the big boss of a company with a rabid, but declining fan base, with an outdated, underpowered, and overpriced product (a la Apple in the late 90's). How would you cash in on your gold mine? Would you bet the entire company treasury on a single round of massive R&D on hardware, software and advertising simultaneously? If so, how would you sustain the effort?
The kind of changes taking place at Apple are nothing short of revolutionary... Unix that anyone can use, and that hardcore bearded developers drool over. Hardware that easily matches the competition... NO! Shut up with your "overpriced" ranting... Go ahead and buy that dual opteron setup for $400 dollars cheaper... when you start having to replace components in 3 years, ask a mac user how long he has been using his machine trouble-free.
Man, I could write a book about what x-grid, x-code, and stellar hardware mean for the average enterprise.
When you learn that the latest upgrade of Powermacs has been held up due to massive purchases by the U.S. government and little companies like Google, you might begin to get the picture that Apple played its losing hand like a Vegas pro, and continues to do so.
successfully capture the flag and you get to keep your mp3, if they capture the flag, you will never, ever be able to illegally download that mp3. That would rule!
I think the point of this little robot is that it is amazingly dexterous... far moreso than any other advanced bipedal design I have seen. It plays soccer, and can probably whup up on many soccer bots, but would struggle against wheeled or 4+ legged bots. The little soccer matches that occur between robot developers is just a good way for a lab to get their advancements noticed and (most importantly) funded.
My point is, Carnegie Mellon may win the cup, but this little guy could likely recieve a mulit-billion dollar contract from the pentagon (pending suitable modification).
all the various bits and pieces of a well formed Mac app go into a 'package' (not RPM). See it here. a double-click on that folder launches the app, deleting the folder removes the app, and updates need only to replace affected files within the app.
When developers take the time to use this structure, it works really really well. Unfortunately, Apple is not in a position to tell developers "if you want to write software for Mac, you must do it like this". So they gave developers the option of being messy.
Mr. Groening is responsible for the original concept and at the very least, co-produced each episode. Since we are picking nits... there is a reason I used the word 'illustrated'.
from Websters: " To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons"
or: "To clarify by serving as an example or comparison".
and of course the type of illustration that requires a pen or pencil.
Mr. Groening illustrated the effects of 100 cups of coffee consumed in a single day via a series of drawings, compiled within a titled publication belonging at least in part to mister Groening, and shown in rapid succession on an electronic video display unit
Way to suck the fun out of a a comment that was a lark at best! (please review the definition of 'lark' before you try again).In the future, when attempting to be a smart-ass, ensure that you have secured a modicum of intelligence in at least one other body part (two if you are male)
The result is total awareness, inner bliss, and superman-like physical abilities
GO FOR IT DUDE!
yes, there is "like", and "don't like" which is the same thing.
As for the extra cash a homebuilt pvr costs, it is easily justifiable since saved files can be edited (commercials removed) and stored on a real DVD (as opposed to DiVX or whatnot). And of course, no subscriptions.On the second day I had it running, it had recorded an episode of the "The Parkers" which I never watch and had no interest in. Wondering why the hell it grabbed that, I looked at recently watched programs and saw a biography on Queen Latifah who also had a guest appearance on "The Parkers"...
It's smart, and unlike TiVo, It has never called me 'gay'
Sky often described as 'blue'
RIAA,MPAA and SCO still suffer from delusions of sustainable profit via litigation
'Open Source Software' community remains fragmented Microsoft called 'evil' by some
Apple hardware percieved as 'expensive'
Intel based hardware discoved to fast, moderately reliable, and disposable.
okay enough stoopid jokes
foreach ($monopoly_action as $headline)I personally have bought more CD's because I discovered a band I had never heard of via mp3 download.
{$knowledge = beat($headline);}
function beat($deadhorse)
{if($deadhorse){return "jelly";}}
Build your own... I did, and despite the fact that it can cost in excess of $500, it is well worth it. SageTV offers predictive recording, which is quite excellent, and the real bonus is that using DScaler and FFDshow, you can render the analog TV signal at near DVD quality, far more clear than is offered by TiVo.
lets not forget that there is pecious little watchable programming on any channel, especially on the big networks...
oh yeah... did I get first post??? BOOYA!
Maybe you kids will remember that mister Gates is not a very good 'futurist', and back in the mid-ninety's declared that the internet was just a fad in a very small market (professors). Before Billy got the picture, his inner circle of top managers had to do an intervention, and show him the error of his 'vision'.
Where you get confused is trying to apply real-world logic to a marketing phrase... and "that's how they get ya!"