What I want to know is what if I just happened to be shopping at the Best Buy that day, and I was wearing a blue polo shirt with khakis? Would they have thrown me out even if I protested that I was not a member of the group, and just wanted to buy a camera?
Of course, first I'd actually have to own a polo shirt...
And why would you have an off-line battery pack in the vehicle with you? It's not like your phone, where the battery is small relative to the thing that's carrying it (you). These battery packs are BIG.
I thought the same thing initially, but then I realized the gp has a bit of a point. If battery packs for cars were standardized across the board, a "gas" station could have a crapload of fully-charged battery packs, ready to be swapped out with motorist's fully-drained battery packs, kinda like the propane-tank exchanges that many gas stations already have (for outdoor grills and stuff). You'd give the "gas" station your old battery pack along with $30 or so, and they'd give you a brand new, fully-charged battery pack. Obviously, there'd have to be some sort of heavy-equipment involved to exchange the batteries, and it would be *way* to expensive, but it's an interesting idea.
The RIAA takes more than a piece. They end up with something around 70 cents of every single one of the billion plus songs sold (about 4.5c goes to the artist, presumably the rest to Apple).
Really? That's interesting...I have an album on iTMS (search iTMS for 'Aetmos'), and I get paid 70 cents for each track that's sold. I'm curious where you got your numbers from...
Combined with a pirated online version of the game called a ROM, a normal PC can duplicate the Nintendo experience. Mr. Lastowka spent about six hours recreating the bottom of the 10th..."
Well, the article never explicity says that Mr. Lastowka used a pirated ROM. Maybe he made his own ROM from the original Nintendo cart. Unlikely, I know, but it is possible, and legal.
BTW: Is it legal to burn a CDA out of your iTMS tunes and then rip it to MP3? I know it's horrible in plenty of ways, but is it legal?
Of course it's legal. If you own the track, you are able to make personal copies of it under the Fair Use clause. The only hindrance to that would be if you had to defeat some sort of DRM to get it to MP3 (hence violating the DMCA), but iTunes itself provides a way to burn a CDA, stripping the DRM. Once it's on CD, you can convert it to whatever format you'd like.
The problem, as you hinted at, is that you're compressing the audio twice--once into the iTunes.m4p format, and then again into.mp3--so you'll have a significant loss in quality. Since the iTunes format / bitrate already contains some noticable compression artifacts, you're likely to have really noticeable artifacts if you go to.mp3.
Then we learn that the DS will be able to browse the web via its wi-fi link using a version of Opera designed for it.
Unfortunately, I think that's currently only planned for the Japanese version...that's the last I heard, anyway. Although yeah, I would probably buy one if I could surf the web on it. It would be the cheapest portable WiFi web browser, hands down, and you can play a ton of great games.
Well I suppose that is true.. if you have a computer with Windows installed, without a network connection and without any users -- it should work a-ok for quite some time and not require a reinstall.
As I stated in a reply to another similar comment, that's just not true. My main computer is a Windows box. It's on 24/7 and connected to the Internet 24/7. I use it 60+ hours a week, and I've never had a problem with Adware, Malware, Viruses, or the like. Yes, it's behind a firewall, and I use Firefox and Thunderbird, but it's not like I had some sort of trouble doing that...Windows has it's drawbacks (when will they ever ditch DOS for command-line stuff, and adopt a *nix architecture?), but many of the oft-maligned security problems are not the fault of the OS, but of the user.
What you are saying is like: "If you leave your machine off.. and never use it, then you won't ever need to reinstall windows."
Not at all. I work a fulltime job at my computer. I also use it quite a bit on nights and weekends. It's turned on 24/7. It's connected to the internet 24/7. I also have another Windows box, a Linux box, and a Mac. They're on all the time too. I've never had my machine bogged down by adware/malware because I don't install programs that contain adware/malware. My machines are all behind a firewall, and I use Firefox and Thunderbird instead of IE and OE.
Now if Windows had adequetly held the helm of security throughout time then much of the entry points into a windows box wouldn't exist.
That's partially true, but only to a point. Any system can be compromised, especially when users are frequently less than vigilant about keeping their systems clean. There's no such thing as a computer system completely free of exploitable bugs. The only reason that Windows is more vulnerable than OSX is because there are more people using Windows. It's a bigger target. I love OSX and Linux, but if you think they're bullet-proof, you're kidding yourself.
Which is something Windows users get quite familiar with too I hear.
I've been using Windows since v3.1. I've had to re-install Windows twice. Both times were because of a failed hard drive. You can't easily blame Windows for that. The idea that Windows needs to be frequently reinstalled is a myth perpetuated by the folks who will install whatever spyware/adware crap they see online. It's not the operating system that makes it necessary to frequently "format c:", it's the malicious software that people are willing to install on their systems.
I worked at a computer lab through college. There was a mountain of old computers and monitors stacked in the back of one of the lesser-used labs. I asked once why they didn't give them to charity, or sell them or something. It turned out that the paperwork to get rid of them was more of a pain than it was worth. So they just sat there taking up space...hooray for red tape.
I agree completely. I'm pretty new to wxWidgets, but I've found it to be extremly useful. The only thing I'm waiting on is for wxRichTextCtrl to get a little bit more mature (it's currently only in CVS, not in the main distro)...wxStyledTextCtrl doesn't do quite everything that I want it to do.
(In much the same way as increasing eyeglass prescriptions cause your eyesight to deteriorate further and increase your prescription again.)
I don't know this for sure, but I have to think that this thought is nothing more than a marketing gimmick from the Lasik community. I wear glasses, and have had roughly the same prescription for the last 15 years. When my prescription has changed, it hasn't been by enough to make any noticeable difference, and the only reason I've changed it has been because I've gotten new glasses because my old glasses have gone out of style (or, once, because I sat on them). Most other people I know with glasses are in approximately the same situation--their vision got a bit blurry in childhood for some reason, but hasn't changed much since then. So the thought that glasses will actually make your eyes worse over time is ridiculous, the opposite seems more logical. If I don't wear glasses, my eyes will be under more strain, and will get worse. Wearing glasses should preserve my vision...
The blimp would float just above the ground on four hover pads, meaning that "you could literally pick a farmer's field" to set down in, says program manager Robert Boyd.'"
At least until somebody shot at your gigantic air-filled target...
I think that you're right, too that this is how an Orwellian nightmare begins at least. It begins when it makes people feel secure. And cozy. And it ends when... well, I don't know if it ends.
I just checked, and it ends with: "He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. The End".
I don't get it. If you're smelling for a scent of wet cardboard that is the result of mold growing in the cork, why isn't it just as effective to smell the cork as it is to smell the wine?
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The polo shirt is the 'business casual' uniform of choice. If you don't own one, you are either a 'suit' or still in school.
I'm neither a suit nor in school. I generally just wear button-down shirts untucked, because I absolutely hate polos. Always have, always will.
What I want to know is what if I just happened to be shopping at the Best Buy that day, and I was wearing a blue polo shirt with khakis? Would they have thrown me out even if I protested that I was not a member of the group, and just wanted to buy a camera?
Of course, first I'd actually have to own a polo shirt...
You go ahead and get back to me when we get laptop and cell phone batteries standardized.
;-)
(Never happen. Why? Money to be made.)
Heh, I didn't say it was a good idea...
And why would you have an off-line battery pack in the vehicle with you? It's not like your phone, where the battery is small relative to the thing that's carrying it (you). These battery packs are BIG.
I thought the same thing initially, but then I realized the gp has a bit of a point. If battery packs for cars were standardized across the board, a "gas" station could have a crapload of fully-charged battery packs, ready to be swapped out with motorist's fully-drained battery packs, kinda like the propane-tank exchanges that many gas stations already have (for outdoor grills and stuff). You'd give the "gas" station your old battery pack along with $30 or so, and they'd give you a brand new, fully-charged battery pack. Obviously, there'd have to be some sort of heavy-equipment involved to exchange the batteries, and it would be *way* to expensive, but it's an interesting idea.
The RIAA takes more than a piece. They end up with something around 70 cents of every single one of the billion plus songs sold (about 4.5c goes to the artist, presumably the rest to Apple).
Really? That's interesting...I have an album on iTMS (search iTMS for 'Aetmos'), and I get paid 70 cents for each track that's sold. I'm curious where you got your numbers from...
According to an Australian study, our geek wonder-drink of choice might turn us into yes-men.
;-)
Yes, I agree completely!
Well, off to Starbucks, it's 11:26, and my personal coffee pot is already empty.
Combined with a pirated online version of the game called a ROM, a normal PC can duplicate the Nintendo experience. Mr. Lastowka spent about six hours recreating the bottom of the 10th..."
Well, the article never explicity says that Mr. Lastowka used a pirated ROM. Maybe he made his own ROM from the original Nintendo cart. Unlikely, I know, but it is possible, and legal.
help the rapidly growing senior population who, like astronauts, doesn't exercise much
This seems like a really expensive way to prove that both groups just need to exercise more...
BTW: Is it legal to burn a CDA out of your iTMS tunes and then rip it to MP3? I know it's horrible in plenty of ways, but is it legal?
.m4p format, and then again into .mp3--so you'll have a significant loss in quality. Since the iTunes format / bitrate already contains some noticable compression artifacts, you're likely to have really noticeable artifacts if you go to .mp3.
Of course it's legal. If you own the track, you are able to make personal copies of it under the Fair Use clause. The only hindrance to that would be if you had to defeat some sort of DRM to get it to MP3 (hence violating the DMCA), but iTunes itself provides a way to burn a CDA, stripping the DRM. Once it's on CD, you can convert it to whatever format you'd like.
The problem, as you hinted at, is that you're compressing the audio twice--once into the iTunes
No. It won't be Japanese only.
From http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2006/02/15/
"Oslo, Norway - February 15, 2006: Opera Software today announced that it will deliver the World Wide Web to Nintendo DS users in Japan."
And From http://ds.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3341
"Whether or not Nintendo Ltd. has decided to bring this add-on to the United States remains to be seen."
Then we learn that the DS will be able to browse the web via its wi-fi link using a version of Opera designed for it.
Unfortunately, I think that's currently only planned for the Japanese version...that's the last I heard, anyway. Although yeah, I would probably buy one if I could surf the web on it. It would be the cheapest portable WiFi web browser, hands down, and you can play a ton of great games.
Well I suppose that is true.. if you have a computer with Windows installed, without a network connection and without any users -- it should work a-ok for quite some time and not require a reinstall.
As I stated in a reply to another similar comment, that's just not true. My main computer is a Windows box. It's on 24/7 and connected to the Internet 24/7. I use it 60+ hours a week, and I've never had a problem with Adware, Malware, Viruses, or the like. Yes, it's behind a firewall, and I use Firefox and Thunderbird, but it's not like I had some sort of trouble doing that...Windows has it's drawbacks (when will they ever ditch DOS for command-line stuff, and adopt a *nix architecture?), but many of the oft-maligned security problems are not the fault of the OS, but of the user.
What you are saying is like: "If you leave your machine off.. and never use it, then you won't ever need to reinstall windows."
Not at all. I work a fulltime job at my computer. I also use it quite a bit on nights and weekends. It's turned on 24/7. It's connected to the internet 24/7. I also have another Windows box, a Linux box, and a Mac. They're on all the time too. I've never had my machine bogged down by adware/malware because I don't install programs that contain adware/malware. My machines are all behind a firewall, and I use Firefox and Thunderbird instead of IE and OE.
Now if Windows had adequetly held the helm of security throughout time then much of the entry points into a windows box wouldn't exist.
That's partially true, but only to a point. Any system can be compromised, especially when users are frequently less than vigilant about keeping their systems clean. There's no such thing as a computer system completely free of exploitable bugs. The only reason that Windows is more vulnerable than OSX is because there are more people using Windows. It's a bigger target. I love OSX and Linux, but if you think they're bullet-proof, you're kidding yourself.
I also enjoy format c:
Which is something Windows users get quite familiar with too I hear.
I've been using Windows since v3.1. I've had to re-install Windows twice. Both times were because of a failed hard drive. You can't easily blame Windows for that. The idea that Windows needs to be frequently reinstalled is a myth perpetuated by the folks who will install whatever spyware/adware crap they see online. It's not the operating system that makes it necessary to frequently "format c:", it's the malicious software that people are willing to install on their systems.
Why not just buy a 2-button mouse? It's not like it'll break the bank...
I worked at a computer lab through college. There was a mountain of old computers and monitors stacked in the back of one of the lesser-used labs. I asked once why they didn't give them to charity, or sell them or something. It turned out that the paperwork to get rid of them was more of a pain than it was worth. So they just sat there taking up space...hooray for red tape.
Now, a common and valid complaint about MiniDisc was that they were tied to Sony
That's interesting...with my Sharp brand MiniDisc recorder, I've never felt even remotely tied to Sony.
Wow, way to completely miss the fact that it's an April Fools joke...
I agree completely. I'm pretty new to wxWidgets, but I've found it to be extremly useful. The only thing I'm waiting on is for wxRichTextCtrl to get a little bit more mature (it's currently only in CVS, not in the main distro)...wxStyledTextCtrl doesn't do quite everything that I want it to do.
But if that works, then I'll have to go buy new glasses ;-(
(In much the same way as increasing eyeglass prescriptions cause your eyesight to deteriorate further and increase your prescription again.)
I don't know this for sure, but I have to think that this thought is nothing more than a marketing gimmick from the Lasik community. I wear glasses, and have had roughly the same prescription for the last 15 years. When my prescription has changed, it hasn't been by enough to make any noticeable difference, and the only reason I've changed it has been because I've gotten new glasses because my old glasses have gone out of style (or, once, because I sat on them). Most other people I know with glasses are in approximately the same situation--their vision got a bit blurry in childhood for some reason, but hasn't changed much since then. So the thought that glasses will actually make your eyes worse over time is ridiculous, the opposite seems more logical. If I don't wear glasses, my eyes will be under more strain, and will get worse. Wearing glasses should preserve my vision...
The blimp would float just above the ground on four hover pads, meaning that "you could literally pick a farmer's field" to set down in, says program manager Robert Boyd.'"
At least until somebody shot at your gigantic air-filled target...
I think that you're right, too that this is how an Orwellian nightmare begins at least. It begins when it makes people feel secure. And cozy. And it ends when... well, I don't know if it ends.
I just checked, and it ends with: "He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. The End".
Meanwhile, yes, publishing that story was a crime;
Just because you think it was a bad idea, doesn't mean it was a crime. What law was broken?
I don't get it. If you're smelling for a scent of wet cardboard that is the result of mold growing in the cork, why isn't it just as effective to smell the cork as it is to smell the wine?