I agree that an emergency has to be defined. Although, I am seeing this as solution to the leaking information to China problem caused by intrusion. This is a problem that needs to be fixed.
Don't you think a reason for this is the lack of support for open formats in popular players?
Yes. I just identified one of the problems why it is not supported due to lack of popularity.
This is the typical chicken-and-egg problem. No one will support FLAC until there are devices that can play it. If there's no content in FLAC, player manufacturers won't see the need to include it.
I recall my Creative MP3 playing FLAC with ease. I know iPod can play FLAC after some effort yet the problem is the EFFORT part. FLAC isn't cool, FLAC isn't hip, it's not jazzy man and all the squares keep buying MP3 Players to play Mp3s.
It may be widely accepted by us geeks yet not broadly accepted by the consumer. We're the hardcore gamers BAWWWING over lack of FLAC support(Xbox360/PS3) while MP3 (The Wii) is more popular.
The problem with letting giant corporations fail is all the jobs lost after a corporation of that size collapses rather than have it slowly deteriorate over time.
I agree. It seems that the author of this article just started listening to music.
I'm assuming the author has never heard the sounds of The Avalanches, MC Hawkins - Quake Master (Not the acclaimed physicist), or even seen a youtube poop.
If Christopher Columbus wants to say he discovered the Americas, let him.
The OP was referring to series that end in 10-15 episodes. All of them which have some very good story arcs and endings.
*SPOILERS ALERT*
Scry'd - Worst enemies unite to protect one and still have a "go-at-it" in the end
Chobits - Chobit(Cyborgs or Bots) continue living among the humans (more human than before) and even more accepted by society. There is a character that leaves his wife over a Chobit.
Tsukihime(Shingetsutan) - Boy with an amazing ability to destroy objects by tracing lines.
Tenchi Muyo (!in Tokyo, !Universe) - This series made fun of the hero always getting the women and ran with it (Protaganist + 3 women + 1 girl + female rabbit/cat). Note: All the women are from outer space.
Did you notice all the shows I listed can be classified as science fiction? Each of these stories very unique to each other and I didn't have to use "Cowboy Bebop" which takes elements from westerns and applies it to futuristic world. (Space is just the next Frontier right?)
Point being, those shows end in either 1 or 2 seasons and are designed to have proper endings.
mp3 would've fallen by the wayside years ago given that it was already inferior almost a decade ago
(adding to the history of the mp3)
MP3s were driven by the darkest of markets due to its reduced size which allow more users to take advantage of downloading albums in the same time it would take to download a three minute WAV file. This was critical to its success since broadband for consumers was either expensive or unavailable.
If they know your name and you have a facebook account with a profile picture then they may be able to easily grant themselves access to your profile (on the laptop).
I slogged through two tours in Afghanistan. It was five years ago, and I still don't really like to see news much. After 8 years of Army service deployed four times to such wonderful places (e.g. Bosnia), I feel like I've used up my capacity for dealing with brutal realities. I think it's good that some people have their silly little games to occupy them. Most people can't handle the shit you and I have had to see.
I think your perception about the game is not very clear.
Just think of it as a gambler's dream. They've spent all this money and time to improve their virtual character and can finally take advantage of a situation that is so rare that it actually makes Slashdot news. There is also a long history of corruption within this organization which seem to take out most of the air in enjoying this game.
This is our nightlife, our hobby, our hour of fun. And you're right we can't handle the shit that you've seen. We're not professionals in armed combat and field work
Some of us fight the fight back at home in our spare time and play EVE.
They won't settle and will not need to settle. The OEM companies are at fault for placing and selling vista capable products well below the required specs. Those machines met the Vista Basic requirements yet the machines were being sold as a machine that would handle Vista with flying colors.
... but what real work gets doen at Microsoft these days? Does is take tens of thousands of engineers to make essentially cosmetic changes to an Operating System or a word-processing application?
You're obviously trolling.
You're probably one of the believers that think Windows 7 is just Vista with a new face.
Just poke around your college especially in the masters levels, for Computer Science and Engineering. Look at those classes listen to the accents of the people talking. Even in MBA classes Americans are just not trying to get smarter and be competitive anymore.
Public education is just not trying to make us smarter and competitive. International students come from a more rigorous school system. Remember, we are in the bottom tier when it comes to education in the United States.
We are trying yet it is only to the best of our training.
Actually it's the exact opposite. With new forms of entertainment around every corner, game developers are looking for anything fresh and exciting to offer their customers (at least they are at my company). FPS are a dime a dozen and because of this, they're getting harder and harder to make back budget. Any serious gamer will tell you Doom3, Quake4, and yes, TF2 are terrible games. Of course, we are on Slashdot; so your safe groupthink response is valued much more than individual thought; or of someone who's been gaming since the late 1970s.
Wow a lot of people must love playing TF2 since it is so crappy. Even on the competitive level they love to play it because of its controls, the level design and overall gameplay is mediocre. Our customers are saying "Hey! At the end of a long day the only thing I want to play right now is a terrible game. Let's play Team Fortress 2 and continue to be masochists!"
Yep. Not making back the amount we used in our budget on a game that sells over a million copies. Not at all
Damn, If only we made Crysis 3 with unachievable minnimum requirements we would make A FORTUNE!
Two $30 meals might satisfy you for four hours at most, but a $40-60 video game, might take up anywhere from 30 to 1000 hours of your time
The movies? You spend $10 on that ticket for a three hour film? Those music CDs? You'd have to listen to them an awful lot to get the same hourly value out of a CD than you would get out of a video game.
Yet, the purchase of cinema tickets, going out to eat and a music CD could be the most memorable experience you have for a lifetime.
Video games (and PC games) are still one of the best bangs for your buck in terms of entertainment. People will complain about the price of consoles until they die and come back as zombies but it's a one time purchase and it's more like an investment.
The best bang for your buck when it comes to entertainment will always depend on the consumer. The price of some consoles are too high just like the price consumer grade petroleum. Most people would rather wait until the demand for the product drops thus lowering the price of the product than purchasing the product at the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
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I agree that an emergency has to be defined. Although, I am seeing this as solution to the leaking information to China problem caused by intrusion. This is a problem that needs to be fixed.
Impeach him for what?
Yes. I just identified one of the problems why it is not supported due to lack of popularity.
I recall my Creative MP3 playing FLAC with ease. I know iPod can play FLAC after some effort yet the problem is the EFFORT part. FLAC isn't cool, FLAC isn't hip, it's not jazzy man and all the squares keep buying MP3 Players to play Mp3s.
No. Rushing to a conclusion without thorough evaluation of the situation is "just plain stupid".
You may cutoff the toe yet the problem lies in the kidneys.
Amazon doesn't sell FLAC
Apple doesn't sell FLAC
Myspace doesn't play or sell FLAC
It may be widely accepted by us geeks yet not broadly accepted by the consumer. We're the hardcore gamers BAWWWING over lack of FLAC support(Xbox360/PS3) while MP3 (The Wii) is more popular.
The problem with letting giant corporations fail is all the jobs lost after a corporation of that size collapses rather than have it slowly deteriorate over time.
I agree. It seems that the author of this article just started listening to music.
I'm assuming the author has never heard the sounds of The Avalanches, MC Hawkins - Quake Master (Not the acclaimed physicist), or even seen a youtube poop.
If Christopher Columbus wants to say he discovered the Americas, let him.
and quick to download compared to uncompressed formats.
The OP was referring to series that end in 10-15 episodes. All of them which have some very good story arcs and endings.
*SPOILERS ALERT*
Did you notice all the shows I listed can be classified as science fiction? Each of these stories very unique to each other and I didn't have to use "Cowboy Bebop" which takes elements from westerns and applies it to futuristic world. (Space is just the next Frontier right?)
Point being, those shows end in either 1 or 2 seasons and are designed to have proper endings.
(adding to the history of the mp3)
MP3s were driven by the darkest of markets due to its reduced size which allow more users to take advantage of downloading albums in the same time it would take to download a three minute WAV file. This was critical to its success since broadband for consumers was either expensive or unavailable.
From the image how would you differentiate the systems running Linux or Mac OS X?
Why don't you lead?
If they know your name and you have a facebook account with a profile picture then they may be able to easily grant themselves access to your profile (on the laptop).
The Time Devourer is Lavos.
Chrono Trigger (Time) and Chrono Cross (Dimension) are sequels.
When Microsoft did this with the .NET 3.5 upgrade the article was tagged "malware" yet with this Google Earth update it's missing the tag.
Come on now guys. Let's be fair ^_^
I think your perception about the game is not very clear.
Just think of it as a gambler's dream. They've spent all this money and time to improve their virtual character and can finally take advantage of a situation that is so rare that it actually makes Slashdot news. There is also a long history of corruption within this organization which seem to take out most of the air in enjoying this game.
This is our nightlife, our hobby, our hour of fun. And you're right we can't handle the shit that you've seen. We're not professionals in armed combat and field work
Some of us fight the fight back at home in our spare time and play EVE.
I see everyone has forgotten the meeting Microsoft and the Mozilla Foundation had. This product was most likely years in development and testing.
They won't settle and will not need to settle. The OEM companies are at fault for placing and selling vista capable products well below the required specs. Those machines met the Vista Basic requirements yet the machines were being sold as a machine that would handle Vista with flying colors.
Yet we don't have the best schools in the world and schools have gone under education reform.
You're obviously trolling.
You're probably one of the believers that think Windows 7 is just Vista with a new face.
Wait... is this emeek?!
Public education is just not trying to make us smarter and competitive. International students come from a more rigorous school system. Remember, we are in the bottom tier when it comes to education in the United States.
We are trying yet it is only to the best of our training.
It doesn't matter. Team Fortress 2 is now.
Team Fortress Classic is still available for play!
Wow a lot of people must love playing TF2 since it is so crappy. Even on the competitive level they love to play it because of its controls, the level design and overall gameplay is mediocre. Our customers are saying "Hey! At the end of a long day the only thing I want to play right now is a terrible game. Let's play Team Fortress 2 and continue to be masochists!"
Yep. Not making back the amount we used in our budget on a game that sells over a million copies. Not at all
Damn, If only we made Crysis 3 with unachievable minnimum requirements we would make A FORTUNE!
I didn't know the Chief Justice's name was Banana.
Two $30 meals might satisfy you for four hours at most, but a $40-60 video game, might take up anywhere from 30 to 1000 hours of your time
The movies? You spend $10 on that ticket for a three hour film? Those music CDs? You'd have to listen to them an awful lot to get the same hourly value out of a CD than you would get out of a video game.
Yet, the purchase of cinema tickets, going out to eat and a music CD could be the most memorable experience you have for a lifetime.
Video games (and PC games) are still one of the best bangs for your buck in terms of entertainment. People will complain about the price of consoles until they die and come back as zombies but it's a one time purchase and it's more like an investment.
The best bang for your buck when it comes to entertainment will always depend on the consumer. The price of some consoles are too high just like the price consumer grade petroleum. Most people would rather wait until the demand for the product drops thus lowering the price of the product than purchasing the product at the manufacturer's suggested retail price.