I'm trying to think of a way to do tivo-style recording and time-shifting with an Australian radio station (Triple J) which is broadcast via both RealAudio and WMA, I want to set up a system that'll record the breakfast show from Australia at Australia times, and play it back at breakfast time here (etc.). It'd only have to record the latest 9-11 hours of data, which wouldn't take up that much room if it were ogg-vorbis-encoded.
I'll take a look at that Streambox VCR program, but if anyone has any further ideas, please post 'em here!
Why can't you set up a bash script to rip all three drives one by one to WAV, then encode them as MP3/OGG? You can load up all three trays, come back in n minutes, and they'll all be ripped.
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Python is weakly typed, it doesn't really care about interfaces - all it cares about is applying operations to objects (in fact, Java's interface keyword would be wasted in Python).
Ugh? Bruce Eckel says in his book (Thinking in Python) that Python is weakly typed:
Python is a weakly-typed language, which means it puts the minimum possible requirements on typing. For example, you could pass and return different types from the same function.
I have to admit, I'll a little peeved at not being able to grow a full beard yet. I'm 21 years old and have about 70% coverage at the moment, but I've known 15 year olds with 100% coverage and 30 year olds with 25% coverage. Does anyone actually know the science behind this? Does this mean I'm probably lacking in little tadpole thingies too?
Javascript and DHTML are the worst technologies I know of.
Stick with HTML/XHTML and CSS. You have PHP, what more could you possibly want? It's better to create web content that is accessible by everyone, than to produce fancy schmancy stuff that only a few people can access, and even fewer will appreciate. I hate Javascript and all other "dynamic" happenings in my browser. Focus on your content.
Actually, I still use the suite over the *birds. I've used each release of Mozilla exclusively on both my Windows and Linux machines since pre1.0 days, and I just love the amount of polish. I know that monolithic apps aren't as good as seperate apps and processes etc., but the seperate apps just aren't as good yet.
For example, I like being able to right click on a URL in the mail client and select "Open in New tab". I like the installer that comes with Mozilla. It makes uninstalling, then downloading and then installing the new version, a 2 minute job. I don't have to unzip binary packages, and then paste symlinks or shortcuts anywhere.
When the *birds are as integrated as the suite (and include the HTML editor and the IRC client?), and have nice installers, then I'll use 'em.
People said that about all our speed cameras (they'd get torn down, or vandalised, etc). Most of 'em still stand though, happily snapping at the passing motorists.
An injunction against future sales of IE that contain technology based on Eolas' patent was also granted, but put on hold pending an appeal.
Does this mean that distribution of IE (with ActiveX enabled) may be made illegal? Doesn't Windows Update, Flash, Java , Director, etc. need ActiveX to work?
If this is the case, what if this patent-holding company decides to do the same to Mozilla, Konqueror, etc.? Are we screwed?
You don't know about POP/IMAP, do you? POP downloads your messages to a local system. IMAP lets you read your mail on the server.
If you read your mail using POP, your client [usually] downloads it and you can't then access it with a different client, if you read your mail using IMAP, your messages stay on the server, are shared between clients and any changes made in one place, are reflected everywhere.
I believe that the problems you're experiencing aren't with Thunderbird, they're with POP. Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail support both POP and IMAP, by the way.
And in cases like these (stupiduseritis?), it doesn't matter which operating system you choose to use, you almost certainly won't have configured the machine properly from a security standpoint.
I currently run Windows XP (unpatched, no virus-killer) and GNU/Linux machines behind a GNU/Linux firewall/router. I have never been *infected* with anything. If you're stupid enough to set Windows Explorer to "hide the extension of known file types", and to not know that a.scr file is just as executable as an.exe, and to not run a decent firewall then frankly, you deserve to be infected by the latest and greatest virus.
>in which he explains how the company relies on open
>source technologies to create a closed-source product... but haven't Microsoft been doing this for years with the BSD source code?
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Slashdot Mirror
Doesn't ANYONE have a mirror?!
You mean like Redhat 8 -> Redhat 9 -> Fedora Core 1?
I'm trying to think of a way to do tivo-style recording and time-shifting with an Australian radio station (Triple J) which is broadcast via both RealAudio and WMA, I want to set up a system that'll record the breakfast show from Australia at Australia times, and play it back at breakfast time here (etc.). It'd only have to record the latest 9-11 hours of data, which wouldn't take up that much room if it were ogg-vorbis-encoded.
I'll take a look at that Streambox VCR program, but if anyone has any further ideas, please post 'em here!
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Craig
FP!!
Why can't you set up a bash script to rip all three drives one by one to WAV, then encode them as MP3/OGG? You can load up all three trays, come back in n minutes, and they'll all be ripped.
Have I missed the point here??
Craig
Especially if you are only running it all on one bus.
The OP said that one drive was internal and the other two were firewire. Does this mean he won't suffer from the artifacts and poop that you predict?
Craig
Ugh? Bruce Eckel says in his book (Thinking in Python) that Python is weakly typed:
Now I'm really confused!
Craig
This would make a good "Ask Slashdot".
I have to admit, I'll a little peeved at not being able to grow a full beard yet. I'm 21 years old and have about 70% coverage at the moment, but I've known 15 year olds with 100% coverage and 30 year olds with 25% coverage. Does anyone actually know the science behind this? Does this mean I'm probably lacking in little tadpole thingies too?
Craig
Javascript and DHTML are the worst technologies I know of.
Stick with HTML/XHTML and CSS. You have PHP, what more could you possibly want? It's better to create web content that is accessible by everyone, than to produce fancy schmancy stuff that only a few people can access, and even fewer will appreciate. I hate Javascript and all other "dynamic" happenings in my browser. Focus on your content.
Craig
Actually, I still use the suite over the *birds. I've used each release of Mozilla exclusively on both my Windows and Linux machines since pre1.0 days, and I just love the amount of polish. I know that monolithic apps aren't as good as seperate apps and processes etc., but the seperate apps just aren't as good yet.
For example, I like being able to right click on a URL in the mail client and select "Open in New tab". I like the installer that comes with Mozilla. It makes uninstalling, then downloading and then installing the new version, a 2 minute job. I don't have to unzip binary packages, and then paste symlinks or shortcuts anywhere.
When the *birds are as integrated as the suite (and include the HTML editor and the IRC client?), and have nice installers, then I'll use 'em.
Craig
Weapons of mass destruction? Ha!
Score:-6, Off Topic
Craig
Is it just my imagination, or has there been a story about LEGO every day recently?! News for nerds? Stuff that matters?
Craig
People said that about all our speed cameras (they'd get torn down, or vandalised, etc). Most of 'em still stand though, happily snapping at the passing motorists.
Craig
If the vehicles moving past one sensor do not reach the next sensor in a reasonable amount of time, you know you have a problem.
... they've parked their frickin' car?
Or, let me see
Craig
An injunction against future sales of IE that contain technology based on Eolas' patent was also granted, but put on hold pending an appeal.
Does this mean that distribution of IE (with ActiveX enabled) may be made illegal? Doesn't Windows Update, Flash, Java , Director, etc. need ActiveX to work?
If this is the case, what if this patent-holding company decides to do the same to Mozilla, Konqueror, etc.? Are we screwed?
Craig
Apparently 1.3.23 is basically it. I've been using 1.2.5, and the new one is totally different. The new one is gorgeous!
Here's the download page: http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/unstable.html
I recommend gtk-wimp too: http://gtk-wimp.sourceforge.net/
You don't know about POP/IMAP, do you? POP downloads your messages to a local system. IMAP lets you read your mail on the server.
If you read your mail using POP, your client [usually] downloads it and you can't then access it with a different client, if you read your mail using IMAP, your messages stay on the server, are shared between clients and any changes made in one place, are reflected everywhere.
I believe that the problems you're experiencing aren't with Thunderbird, they're with POP. Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail support both POP and IMAP, by the way.
Craig
And in cases like these (stupiduseritis?), it doesn't matter which operating system you choose to use, you almost certainly won't have configured the machine properly from a security standpoint.
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Craig
I currently run Windows XP (unpatched, no virus-killer) and GNU/Linux machines behind a GNU/Linux firewall/router. I have never been *infected* with anything. If you're stupid enough to set Windows Explorer to "hide the extension of known file types", and to not know that a .scr file is just as executable as an .exe, and to not run a decent firewall then frankly, you deserve to be infected by the latest and greatest virus.
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Craig
>in which he explains how the company relies on open >source technologies to create a closed-source product ... but haven't Microsoft been doing this for years with the BSD source code?
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Craig