of what to call the commands and what they should perform when moz/firefox already allows the same thing via bookmark keywords? maybe i'm misunderstanding the point but this just seems like an interesting idea that is doomed to be a disaster. i have a hard time seeing where it could be useful. by the time i go to this site, look for a command, and figure out just how to use it, i could have easily made my own powerful bookmark with a name *i* invented for it, which makes sense to me and is three letters long (it won't take long for short names to be impossible to score in this thing).
but rather what anyone can get from anyone. this is an ancient technique for increasing resale value and making one's product seem more attractive than the competition. car dealers will frequently accept their own cars at a premium trade-in rate. the point is to add a few percent to the resale value of any ipod because hey, if worse comes to worst, it's still worth ten percent at an apple store. can you get 10% off a new zen micro at best buy when you take a twisted hunk of metal in there? prepare to be laughed at.
in reality people are probably not going to actually trade in their ipods nearly as often as people will mention it as a selling point when they are unloading their ipods.
this is not, as someone else mentioned, an attempt at crushing secondary sales as much as it is an attempt at maintaining the list of reasons the ipod is the better choice despite the price.
the problem seems to me to be that there's just no quality guarantee, and nobody's *really* watching to see that the cream rises to the top. extension organization on mozilla.org leaves alot to be desired, and some sort of formal review system would be nice. the extensions are going to continue flying in, but just wading through the list is ridiculous; actually finding what you want is even harder; knowing that it will actually do what it says it will do is harder still.
i'm a huge fan of the stripped down packages they've provided. mozilla is a beast and this needed to happen. but most of the extensions are cheap, weak, and pointless. gotta pull in the reins.
JANDD makes a series of terrific briefcases. The one I use is designed for bike commuters and has a great waterproof cover that can be concealed under a zippered back, which serves the second purpose of covering the bike rack hooks.
For their briefcases, they also sell padded laptop inserts which hook securely into the bag so they don't bounce around. The insert can also have its own strap, so you can take it out and use it as its own shoulderbag. The only real drawback to that is that the only storage on the insert itself is a couple of mesh pockets - so don't expect to be able to haul a power supply unless you're planning on carrying the whole briefcase. But I generally keep mine in there and it's a very secure and functional briefcase that is plain and nice without looking overly professional and stuffy.
if you build in enough room to have 2U spaces near heat-sensitive items, there are rackmount fans available that are great for getting air to the whole rack. I can't find them now, but check with a large audio vendor like Full Compass.
other than the specs posted above, it doesn't seem that there is that much more to know. For computers, in the interest of further airflow support, it would be very wise to port the sides of the cabinet (assuming you are using some solid material) or even use an iron mesh instead. I think that would be reasonably attractive, surrounded by wood frame.
what's so wrong with hearing the room anyway? you don't like the way it sounds? why the hell are you recording there? it's not a matter of affordability - if your room sounds like crap, don't record in it. or put up with the sound. any room sound can be tamed by creative micing - get a book! there are lots of good resources on this kind of thing.
any "artist" or "engineer" worth their salt will only attempt to mic something that sounds good to begin with.
take that to the bank.
microphones and speakers are nowhere near being the same thing, and should not be thought of as being based on the same concepts, for this very reason. while it doesn't make much sense for you to move to a different home to make your stereo sound good, it does make sense to move to a different room for recording. recording can only happen once! playback? you have infinite tries at that.
i think it's interesting how music is so heavily scrutinized for adapted or appropriated content. the visual art world is WAY less uptight about this sort of thing. appropriation is statement just as much as anything else, is it not?
granted, there is alot more BUSINESS to music than there is to (most) visual arts, but it's a shame that it should be treated so businesslike.
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of what to call the commands and what they should perform when moz/firefox already allows the same thing via bookmark keywords? maybe i'm misunderstanding the point but this just seems like an interesting idea that is doomed to be a disaster. i have a hard time seeing where it could be useful. by the time i go to this site, look for a command, and figure out just how to use it, i could have easily made my own powerful bookmark with a name *i* invented for it, which makes sense to me and is three letters long (it won't take long for short names to be impossible to score in this thing).
but rather what anyone can get from anyone. this is an ancient technique for increasing resale value and making one's product seem more attractive than the competition. car dealers will frequently accept their own cars at a premium trade-in rate. the point is to add a few percent to the resale value of any ipod because hey, if worse comes to worst, it's still worth ten percent at an apple store. can you get 10% off a new zen micro at best buy when you take a twisted hunk of metal in there? prepare to be laughed at. in reality people are probably not going to actually trade in their ipods nearly as often as people will mention it as a selling point when they are unloading their ipods. this is not, as someone else mentioned, an attempt at crushing secondary sales as much as it is an attempt at maintaining the list of reasons the ipod is the better choice despite the price.
the problem seems to me to be that there's just no quality guarantee, and nobody's *really* watching to see that the cream rises to the top. extension organization on mozilla.org leaves alot to be desired, and some sort of formal review system would be nice. the extensions are going to continue flying in, but just wading through the list is ridiculous; actually finding what you want is even harder; knowing that it will actually do what it says it will do is harder still. i'm a huge fan of the stripped down packages they've provided. mozilla is a beast and this needed to happen. but most of the extensions are cheap, weak, and pointless. gotta pull in the reins.
JANDD makes a series of terrific briefcases. The one I use is designed for bike commuters and has a great waterproof cover that can be concealed under a zippered back, which serves the second purpose of covering the bike rack hooks. For their briefcases, they also sell padded laptop inserts which hook securely into the bag so they don't bounce around. The insert can also have its own strap, so you can take it out and use it as its own shoulderbag. The only real drawback to that is that the only storage on the insert itself is a couple of mesh pockets - so don't expect to be able to haul a power supply unless you're planning on carrying the whole briefcase. But I generally keep mine in there and it's a very secure and functional briefcase that is plain and nice without looking overly professional and stuffy.
if you build in enough room to have 2U spaces near heat-sensitive items, there are rackmount fans available that are great for getting air to the whole rack. I can't find them now, but check with a large audio vendor like Full Compass. other than the specs posted above, it doesn't seem that there is that much more to know. For computers, in the interest of further airflow support, it would be very wise to port the sides of the cabinet (assuming you are using some solid material) or even use an iron mesh instead. I think that would be reasonably attractive, surrounded by wood frame.
what's so wrong with hearing the room anyway? you don't like the way it sounds? why the hell are you recording there? it's not a matter of affordability - if your room sounds like crap, don't record in it. or put up with the sound. any room sound can be tamed by creative micing - get a book! there are lots of good resources on this kind of thing. any "artist" or "engineer" worth their salt will only attempt to mic something that sounds good to begin with. take that to the bank. microphones and speakers are nowhere near being the same thing, and should not be thought of as being based on the same concepts, for this very reason. while it doesn't make much sense for you to move to a different home to make your stereo sound good, it does make sense to move to a different room for recording. recording can only happen once! playback? you have infinite tries at that.
i think it's interesting how music is so heavily scrutinized for adapted or appropriated content. the visual art world is WAY less uptight about this sort of thing. appropriation is statement just as much as anything else, is it not? granted, there is alot more BUSINESS to music than there is to (most) visual arts, but it's a shame that it should be treated so businesslike.
I'm on board. This is a killer movie about two excellent characters. I'm going to watch it right this second.
yes yes yes
this movie is excellent.