How does crap like this get modded insightful? You've got to stop drinking the tainted Kool Aid and wake the hell up. The exit polls were wrong everywhere. The networks began to realize there was a problem with the data when exit polls showed Kerry comptetative (and in some cases, up) in places like South Carolina, where Bush preformed strongly in 2000 and where polls leading up to the election had consistantly showed Bush preforming very strongly. Then the actual election returns started coming in, which which was the nail in the coffin for the exti poll data. Bush won South Carolina by 58% to 41%. Early exit poll data had them neck and neck. Exit poll data was wrong everywhere. Why you ask? Exit polls data is notoriously unrealibe, especially in a close race.
What about diplomatic power, which is the way things really get done in the modern world
You're joking right? Diplomatic power is the way to really get things done? Yeah, diplomatic power worked very well when America wanted its independence. Diplomacy did a bang up job of preventing World War I and World War II. Diplomacy worked wonders at getting Saddam out of Kuwait in 1991. In fact, as we speak, diplomacy is working beautifully in Darfur, Sudan.
If America would have used diplomacy alone to obtain it's independence from Great Britian, we probably would have gotten it, but not until the 1950's . If the Allies would have used diplomacy during World War I, there wouldn't have been a World War II because the continent of Europe would have become the German Empire. If the Allies had used diplomacy during World War II, not only would Eurpoe be completely conquered but there wouldn't be any Jew's left in the continent. If we would have used diplomacy and diplomacy alone to get Saddam out of Kuwait, he never would have left. Now let's turn to Darfur, Sudan. We have been using diplomacy and diplomacy alone to try to bring about the end to the genocide there. Thousands continue to die. At this rate, if we are ever able to reach a successful diplomatic solution, there probably won't be anyone left in the region to "save".
Diplomacy is a joke unless you are prepared to back it up with action and actually have the economic and/or military might to see that action through. History has taught us this important lesson time and time again.
I know this is OT, but I feel like Slashdot is the right place to ask. I've been a very happy iTunes / iPod user for almost a year now and I've finally decided to try out an Apple system. I don't want to spend a boat load of cash on a brand new system because I'm not sure if I can or will ultimately make the switch. I've decided to go with a used system and I'd like to know what kind of hardware people would recommend that I buy so that I can get a good feel for OS X? I just need something that I can use for the web, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and Apple's iLife applications (minus Garage Band because I doubt I'd use it). I don't plan on using it for any high end video or graphics editing, or anything like that. I just want to get a system with enough power to get a basic feel for what it's like to use a Mac with OS X.
Don't go getting your panties all in a bunch. Look, the bottom line is that while outsourcing hurts, it's not the end of the world. Not everybody works for large corporations you know. According to the SBA (Small Business Administration), small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers and small businesses employ 50.1 percent of the private work force.
So even if all of the large corporations outsourced every junior programming position, junior programming jobs would still exist, they would just be harder to find.
It's not really about music. I think it's more about talk radio. Think about it, what geek in their right mind would want to record a music from a radio station? It's pretty much pointless. You have no idea what music your going to get or in what order (plus 50% - 75% of the music is crap, 15% to 20% is the idiot DJ and/or commercials). Talk radio is different. There are several talk radio shows I would like to record. For instance there's a local sports show that I would love to be able to record TiVo style because it's on from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm weeknights but two or three nights a week I'm out with friends and miss all or part of it. I can think of quite a few talk programs I'd like to record if I could.
I wonder if Apple ever intends to crack the gaming nut.. I think there is a huge community of gamers that would drop windows in a heartbeat if Apple even came -close- to being a competitive games platform. Gaming also drives hardware sales like nothing else imaginable. If I could play all the same games on a Mac that I do on a PC, I think I'd be willing to pay around $400 more for a similar powered computer without the wintel platform nuissance.
Exactly. I've been wanting to make the switch for some time now. But I'm an avid gamer and a Mac simply won't cut it in the gaming department. When a game I've been waiting a long time for is released, I don't want to have to wait for a Mac port (if there is one in the works). Case in point, Doom 3 and Half Life 2. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to Counter Strike: Source.
This is very sad and my sympathy goes out to the family but I don't understand why this is news? Were these important people or people I should of heard of? I'm not trying to sound trollish, I genuinely don't understand why this is news or what influence these people have as to why we should mourn them. Could someone enlighten me?
It is sad. That being sad, you don't see an article posted every time someone dies at Microsoft or some other software company or at some non-free software conference. If it was someone critical to the free software movement or something then it's one thing. That's not the case here, and thus this article really doesn't belong on this site. I read/. for interesting and informative stories, not to feel bad because someone dies in a car accident. I'm sure this post will get modded down as a troll, but somebody had to say it because trust me, I'm not the only one who feels this way. IMHO, it's an inappropriate article given the nature of this site.
Hey can you pass along a copy of those WADS to me if you get them? I just downloaded Doom Legacy and would love to play through those games again but I lost the original media for those games ages ago.
Thank god I'm not the only one that noticed that! All of my friends told me I was crazy when I told them that there was music in the Two Towers lifted from Requiem for a Dream.
Dan Rather has documents that prove this has been in the works since the late 90's. He would have released them already, but his "source" hasn't finished typing them yet because Microsoft Word keeps crashing.
While it did debut at #1 (which isn't surprising when you look at what else is out there), it only made 16.2 million dollars. Viewer ship will probably drop off 50 - 60 percent next weekend. It will be lucky to make 35 million domestically.
According to Box Office Mojo The thing cost around 70 million to make and it's estimated that Paramount spent 35 million in marketing. That brings the total cost of this movie to around 105 million. If the movie pulls in 35 million domestically and the same overseas, you're looking at 70 million in profits at best. Mony will be made on DVD sales, but if few people go and see it, few people will probably buy it on DVD. Plus there will be additional marketing costs associated with the DVD release. Basically, at the very best it will only break even. It'll probably end up losing money. It's a failure.
It failed. It did open at #1, but it only made 16.2 million this weekend. That's a failure. It'll drop off by about 50% next week. The studio will be lucky if they get to 40 million.
Don't forget hymn. It allows you to convert protected AAC files that you purchase through the iTunes Music Store to unprotected AAC files that can be played back on any device, or with any piece of software, that supports AAC.
Just be sure to backup the original protected AAC file somewhere just in case. Oh and I wouldn't be sharing these unprotected files on any P2P service. It does remove the DRM, but it doesn't remove certain tags within the file (called atoms) that can uniquely identify the user who purchased it. There are other pieces of software available that can remove those, but I'm not going to post any links.
The average consumer isn't going to care about Blue-Ray anyway because the average consumer doesn't have a 50 inch big screen HD-TV and 7.1 channel surround sound. Right now DVD is good enough for the average consumer, who isn't likely to want to run out and replace their new DVD collection.
There have been plenty of new media formats that have been superior to previous formats that never really caught on. Laser disc, DVD Audio, Betamax, Minidisc, etc. I'm not at all convinced that consumers are going to want to switch to a new video media so soon after adopting DVD. I think DVD is here to stay for a while. I look at Blue Ray much like I used to look at Laser Discs, it's a cool format that videophiles will no doubt love, but the average consumer won't care because what's already available is good enough.
Look at the new media formats that caught on fast. CD's were leaps and bound better than tapes in the eyes of the average consumer. No more tape players that can shred tapes. Say goodbye to having to fast forward or rewind to find a song and say hello to better audio quality. It was a huge improvement in the eyes of the average consumer. Now consider DVD's. No more worrying about the VCR shredding the tape. Say goodbye to rewinding the tape to the watch the movie and say hello to superior video quality, 5.1 channel surround, extras and deleted scenes. All that Blue Ray is going to have over DVD is that it can hold more extras, will have higher video quality and room for more channels of surround sound. While this is an improvement, the average consumer doesn't have equipment that can take advantage of it. DVD's are good enough, and thus Blue Ray will be akin to Laser Disc. Videophiles will adopt it, but it'll never really catch on with the average consumer.
I have no problem with someone posting a link to the RNC delegates contact information since it has already been made publicly available. However, to avoid complete and utter hypocrisy, I would think that it would be only fair for the poster to make his or her own contact information available as well. In this case the poster has declined. The blinding hypocrisy of the self righteous is truly amazing. Sadly, this seems to be the case on each side of the political spectrum.
I'll tell you why the movie industry doesn't need to panic. There's value in a DVD. I've got no problem plopping down $20 - $25 for a DVD. I get a lot of value for the money. You've got the movie itself which is in a format that looks great on my big screen TV. You get the surround sound mix. You usually get a ton of extras. All in all, I think it's worth the money.
CD's on the other hand are a total rip off. You pay $12 - $18 bucks for about an hour of music, most of which is filler for the 1 - 4 good songs on the CD. There's very little value there and hence you've got more people who are willing to pirate music because they recognize they are being ripped off.
I don't think DVD piracy will ever be as much of a problem as music piracy because the movie industry generally provides some real value for the money that your spending.
The music industry should take a hint. Offer singles and albumns on the internet for people who don't want all of the frills (which is finally starting to happen). Produce a CD / DVD package for customers in the $20 - $25 dollar value range. The CD would, obviously containt he music. The DVD would contain all of the music mixed in surround sound, plus music videos and other extras like interviews with the band, etc. Something like that would be worth the money. Continue offering just the CD for those that don't want the extra's and price it in the $7 - $11 dollar range. CD sales would go up instantly.
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How does crap like this get modded insightful? You've got to stop drinking the tainted Kool Aid and wake the hell up. The exit polls were wrong everywhere. The networks began to realize there was a problem with the data when exit polls showed Kerry comptetative (and in some cases, up) in places like South Carolina, where Bush preformed strongly in 2000 and where polls leading up to the election had consistantly showed Bush preforming very strongly. Then the actual election returns started coming in, which which was the nail in the coffin for the exti poll data. Bush won South Carolina by 58% to 41%. Early exit poll data had them neck and neck. Exit poll data was wrong everywhere. Why you ask? Exit polls data is notoriously unrealibe, especially in a close race.
You're joking right? Diplomatic power is the way to really get things done? Yeah, diplomatic power worked very well when America wanted its independence. Diplomacy did a bang up job of preventing World War I and World War II. Diplomacy worked wonders at getting Saddam out of Kuwait in 1991. In fact, as we speak, diplomacy is working beautifully in Darfur, Sudan.
If America would have used diplomacy alone to obtain it's independence from Great Britian, we probably would have gotten it, but not until the 1950's . If the Allies would have used diplomacy during World War I, there wouldn't have been a World War II because the continent of Europe would have become the German Empire. If the Allies had used diplomacy during World War II, not only would Eurpoe be completely conquered but there wouldn't be any Jew's left in the continent. If we would have used diplomacy and diplomacy alone to get Saddam out of Kuwait, he never would have left. Now let's turn to Darfur, Sudan. We have been using diplomacy and diplomacy alone to try to bring about the end to the genocide there. Thousands continue to die. At this rate, if we are ever able to reach a successful diplomatic solution, there probably won't be anyone left in the region to "save".
Diplomacy is a joke unless you are prepared to back it up with action and actually have the economic and/or military might to see that action through. History has taught us this important lesson time and time again.
I know this is OT, but I feel like Slashdot is the right place to ask. I've been a very happy iTunes / iPod user for almost a year now and I've finally decided to try out an Apple system. I don't want to spend a boat load of cash on a brand new system because I'm not sure if I can or will ultimately make the switch. I've decided to go with a used system and I'd like to know what kind of hardware people would recommend that I buy so that I can get a good feel for OS X? I just need something that I can use for the web, e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and Apple's iLife applications (minus Garage Band because I doubt I'd use it). I don't plan on using it for any high end video or graphics editing, or anything like that. I just want to get a system with enough power to get a basic feel for what it's like to use a Mac with OS X.
Don't go getting your panties all in a bunch. Look, the bottom line is that while outsourcing hurts, it's not the end of the world. Not everybody works for large corporations you know. According to the SBA (Small Business Administration), small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers and small businesses employ 50.1 percent of the private work force.
So even if all of the large corporations outsourced every junior programming position, junior programming jobs would still exist, they would just be harder to find.
It's not really about music. I think it's more about talk radio. Think about it, what geek in their right mind would want to record a music from a radio station? It's pretty much pointless. You have no idea what music your going to get or in what order (plus 50% - 75% of the music is crap, 15% to 20% is the idiot DJ and/or commercials). Talk radio is different. There are several talk radio shows I would like to record. For instance there's a local sports show that I would love to be able to record TiVo style because it's on from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm weeknights but two or three nights a week I'm out with friends and miss all or part of it. I can think of quite a few talk programs I'd like to record if I could.
Exactly. I've been wanting to make the switch for some time now. But I'm an avid gamer and a Mac simply won't cut it in the gaming department. When a game I've been waiting a long time for is released, I don't want to have to wait for a Mac port (if there is one in the works). Case in point, Doom 3 and Half Life 2. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to Counter Strike: Source.
Or else the FBI just might end up liberating Maxis.
Hey can you pass along a copy of those WADS to me if you get them? I just downloaded Doom Legacy and would love to play through those games again but I lost the original media for those games ages ago.
Thank god I'm not the only one that noticed that! All of my friends told me I was crazy when I told them that there was music in the Two Towers lifted from Requiem for a Dream.
Keep it there anyway accessible via Google cache.
Well I've got some bad news for you. It's going to be another four years before Bush is out of work. Kerry has blown this one Monica Lewiski style.
I don't think the goverment should be in the business of wasting the publics hard earned money on wireless internet access.
Dan Rather has documents that prove this has been in the works since the late 90's. He would have released them already, but his "source" hasn't finished typing them yet because Microsoft Word keeps crashing.
While it did debut at #1 (which isn't surprising when you look at what else is out there), it only made 16.2 million dollars. Viewer ship will probably drop off 50 - 60 percent next weekend. It will be lucky to make 35 million domestically.
According to Box Office Mojo The thing cost around 70 million to make and it's estimated that Paramount spent 35 million in marketing. That brings the total cost of this movie to around 105 million. If the movie pulls in 35 million domestically and the same overseas, you're looking at 70 million in profits at best. Mony will be made on DVD sales, but if few people go and see it, few people will probably buy it on DVD. Plus there will be additional marketing costs associated with the DVD release. Basically, at the very best it will only break even. It'll probably end up losing money. It's a failure.
It failed. It did open at #1, but it only made 16.2 million this weekend. That's a failure. It'll drop off by about 50% next week. The studio will be lucky if they get to 40 million.
Don't forget hymn. It allows you to convert protected AAC files that you purchase through the iTunes Music Store to unprotected AAC files that can be played back on any device, or with any piece of software, that supports AAC.
Just be sure to backup the original protected AAC file somewhere just in case. Oh and I wouldn't be sharing these unprotected files on any P2P service. It does remove the DRM, but it doesn't remove certain tags within the file (called atoms) that can uniquely identify the user who purchased it. There are other pieces of software available that can remove those, but I'm not going to post any links.
Unfortunately, I do not think your post will have the desired effect of affecting the authors tendency to use 'affect' when he should use 'effect'.
Then again, perhaps he will notice the effects of constantly mistaking the two and that will affect his future posts.
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I predict you won't be back here to tell me how right I was.
This thing is going to flop big time and probably become a cult classic when it's released on DVD.
Keep this news away from Jack, cause when Valenti hears this shit he'll have a heart attack!
The average consumer isn't going to care about Blue-Ray anyway because the average consumer doesn't have a 50 inch big screen HD-TV and 7.1 channel surround sound. Right now DVD is good enough for the average consumer, who isn't likely to want to run out and replace their new DVD collection.
There have been plenty of new media formats that have been superior to previous formats that never really caught on. Laser disc, DVD Audio, Betamax, Minidisc, etc. I'm not at all convinced that consumers are going to want to switch to a new video media so soon after adopting DVD. I think DVD is here to stay for a while. I look at Blue Ray much like I used to look at Laser Discs, it's a cool format that videophiles will no doubt love, but the average consumer won't care because what's already available is good enough.
Look at the new media formats that caught on fast. CD's were leaps and bound better than tapes in the eyes of the average consumer. No more tape players that can shred tapes. Say goodbye to having to fast forward or rewind to find a song and say hello to better audio quality. It was a huge improvement in the eyes of the average consumer. Now consider DVD's. No more worrying about the VCR shredding the tape. Say goodbye to rewinding the tape to the watch the movie and say hello to superior video quality, 5.1 channel surround, extras and deleted scenes. All that Blue Ray is going to have over DVD is that it can hold more extras, will have higher video quality and room for more channels of surround sound. While this is an improvement, the average consumer doesn't have equipment that can take advantage of it. DVD's are good enough, and thus Blue Ray will be akin to Laser Disc. Videophiles will adopt it, but it'll never really catch on with the average consumer.
I have no problem with someone posting a link to the RNC delegates contact information since it has already been made publicly available. However, to avoid complete and utter hypocrisy, I would think that it would be only fair for the poster to make his or her own contact information available as well. In this case the poster has declined. The blinding hypocrisy of the self righteous is truly amazing. Sadly, this seems to be the case on each side of the political spectrum.
Imagine a bewolf cluster of annoying slashdot readers who always post "imagine a bewolf cluster of ... " every time a story is run.
I'll tell you why the movie industry doesn't need to panic. There's value in a DVD. I've got no problem plopping down $20 - $25 for a DVD. I get a lot of value for the money. You've got the movie itself which is in a format that looks great on my big screen TV. You get the surround sound mix. You usually get a ton of extras. All in all, I think it's worth the money.
CD's on the other hand are a total rip off. You pay $12 - $18 bucks for about an hour of music, most of which is filler for the 1 - 4 good songs on the CD. There's very little value there and hence you've got more people who are willing to pirate music because they recognize they are being ripped off.
I don't think DVD piracy will ever be as much of a problem as music piracy because the movie industry generally provides some real value for the money that your spending.
The music industry should take a hint. Offer singles and albumns on the internet for people who don't want all of the frills (which is finally starting to happen). Produce a CD / DVD package for customers in the $20 - $25 dollar value range. The CD would, obviously containt he music. The DVD would contain all of the music mixed in surround sound, plus music videos and other extras like interviews with the band, etc. Something like that would be worth the money. Continue offering just the CD for those that don't want the extra's and price it in the $7 - $11 dollar range. CD sales would go up instantly.