I don't know about individuals' podcasts, but real radiostations are doing it too. It's the easiest way I know of to get time- and space-shifted radio shows.
I totally agree. I can listen to the Democracy Now! Podcast anytime I want. On the subway, in the car, whenever. That means I can catch up on the events of the day during otherwise wasted time. This is huge for me. I repeat: otherwise wasted time affords me the opportunity to become a more informed citizen.
Also, I visit a bunch of different new sites every day, and I find that the radio format is a much better way for me personally to take in information. I'm sure this is the same with many other people (but not all, of course). I get more out of listening to one Democracy Now! broadcast then I do reading a whole slew of print articles.
And just because most self-produced stuff is crap, doesn't mean it will all be. Someone will come up with a smart way to filter the crap out. Someone always does.
Furthermore, the arena is not just open to radio. Any kind of recorded audio--old lectures are also available. Say your favorite mathematician gave a famous lecture in 1986. Guess what? You can listen to it on the subway. Pretty damn cool if you ask me.
I'm gonna kill your motherfuckin pasty white ass! Lightin bolt sendin motherfucker. Yo' bitch, you ever think of gettin new dentures? {ZZZZZZZap} God DAMN that hurt! Shit, your ass is mine now. With my blue Yoda saber, when you absolutely postively have to kill every last Sith motherfucker in the room...
Apple never had a problem with Audio Hijack. I really see no reason that they're going to think anything other than "Oh, now we'll sell more Airport Expresses."
This is much different than, say, cracking their DRM. I really can't think of a single reason they would disapprove of Airfoil.
You know what the ultimate crime is? Naming a god damn web browser "links." Do you have any idea how hard it is to find info on the links browser?
Does anyone know if there some way I can get lynx or links to log into my US Robotics router? It uses standard home router authentication. But neither lynx nor links will work.
I'd try elinks but I can't find a Darwin binary and I don't have dev tools installed.
I believe this is the second article. Unless you count the one about putting a PC inside a Mac mini case (sans optical drive), then it's the 3rd. Massive.
The first one was just how to open the case and install RAM on your own. Something a large number of skilled cost-conscious Mac mini buyers probably want to know.
The Virtual Trading is one of the most interesting aspects of online gaming. I'm sure books have been written about it, but it sort of points to the economic cancer of modern industrial societies. Killing that could kill a large part of the interest people have in it.
Technically it's: Errol Morris's "A Brief History of Time" which is about Stephen Hawking.
Stephen Hawking didn't make the documentary. He wrote the book, certainly, but typically the director not the writer gets the credit.
I highly recommend all of Errol Morris's documentaries. My favorites are Fog of War, Mr. Death, Brief History of Time, and Gates of Heaven. I haven't seen the others.
Even a dual G5 feels sluggish coming from a _single_ P4.
I have a dual 1 GHz G4 with 1.25 gigs of RAM and I don't have to wait for anything. Nothing feels sluggish. The only things that are sluggish are things that have to do with grabbing data from the hard drive and rendering complicated things in Final Cut.
The machine is over three years old and I'm constantly amazed every day at how speedy it still seems.
RAM has an enormous impact. I also have a 1 GHz PowerBook with only 768 megs of RAM and it's much more sluggish. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the lack of another processor, but with the lack of RAM and the slower, more crammed hard drive.
When Anand was saying that he would need at least a 3 or 3.5 GHz G5, I was slapping my forehead in disbelief. Shouldn't a guy like him know how computers work? Don't you run CPU meters every now and then? The processor isn't the bottleneck for every little thing. You don't blame the processor when you're copying files to a USB 1.1 hard drive and it takes forever, do you?
There are so many factors at work, take Anand's review of Safari's rendering speed. His discussion of it seemed a bit simplistic. To see how complicated it is check out Dave Hyatt's take on it.
There are a bunch of dual 2.0 G5s at my friend's editing lab, but they only have 512 megs of RAM and video editing on them seems slower than on my dual 1.0 G4....that is until I go to render things or encode to MPEG2, then the G5s own my piddly G4.
2.5" (laptop) drives are pretty damn expensive, but they are more convenient as they can be bus powered. Here's an example but I'm sure you can get them for cheaper. I'd personally rather buy the enclosure separate from the drive because I can usually get a longer warranty on the drive itself and I don't have to worry about voiding the warranty if I open the enclosure.
I personally only buy external drives for video stuff so I get 3.5" ones.
Another option would be to get an iPod or iPod mini type device.
I have a 128 meg USB keychain and I really like it. It's a Transcend JetFlash. But it's only good for documents and the occasional set of photos or MP3s.
Personally, this stuff is pretty obvious, just Google around. It's not like there's some kind of hidden mega-cube storage out there that only a few people know about. Pretty basic stuff.
I don't think being emigrants from North Africa makes these particular angry people any less in France.
I didn't claim that. I was just adding further context to the discussion. I didn't make any arguments. I quoted the grandparent only to give context. Take away from it what you will.
However, I would argue that you can and should make a distinction between different types of people in any given country, including France. I think it's an important distinction. It's pretty hard to argue that all Frenchpeople are uniformly the same.
Furthermore, the response of a government to subsections of its populace is what is in question in this particular discussion, therefore I brought up the issue of what subsection of the French population is involved.
I recommend you read the article, I think you'll find it interesting.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't know about individuals' podcasts, but real radiostations are doing it too. It's the easiest way I know of to get time- and space-shifted radio shows.
I totally agree. I can listen to the Democracy Now! Podcast anytime I want. On the subway, in the car, whenever. That means I can catch up on the events of the day during otherwise wasted time. This is huge for me. I repeat: otherwise wasted time affords me the opportunity to become a more informed citizen.
Also, I visit a bunch of different new sites every day, and I find that the radio format is a much better way for me personally to take in information. I'm sure this is the same with many other people (but not all, of course). I get more out of listening to one Democracy Now! broadcast then I do reading a whole slew of print articles.
And just because most self-produced stuff is crap, doesn't mean it will all be. Someone will come up with a smart way to filter the crap out. Someone always does.
Furthermore, the arena is not just open to radio. Any kind of recorded audio--old lectures are also available. Say your favorite mathematician gave a famous lecture in 1986. Guess what? You can listen to it on the subway. Pretty damn cool if you ask me.
Clicky.
I'm gonna kill your motherfuckin pasty white ass! Lightin bolt sendin motherfucker. Yo' bitch, you ever think of gettin new dentures? {ZZZZZZZap} God DAMN that hurt! Shit, your ass is mine now. With my blue Yoda saber, when you absolutely postively have to kill every last Sith motherfucker in the room...
You are so white.
Rentals are one thing, but for some reason that is just so...elusive...people still seem to want to buy movies.
I bought 2 CDs yesterday. I am uninterested in DRM or lossy-only formats.
Yeah, when people stop being interested in physical objects.
Speaking of the blogging experts circle, this is funny and semi-relevant.
There's just one problem, these so-called "conservative" sites are just attempting to hide the truth and spread FUD.
;)
Whereas these "crazy" "left-wing" sites are trying to expose the truth.
These labels that are put on them give the false impression that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Hope this clears things up
Apple never had a problem with Audio Hijack. I really see no reason that they're going to think anything other than "Oh, now we'll sell more Airport Expresses."
This is much different than, say, cracking their DRM. I really can't think of a single reason they would disapprove of Airfoil.
So if Apple buys TiVo are they then dying twice as fast or twice as slow?
Or are their deaths still interdependent?
*Sigh*
I am not that stupid. The links homepage does me no good. Their docs are from version 0.8 and the mailing list is full of spam and is unsearchable.
I want to be able to search Google for discussions on authentication in the links browser. This is difficult.
You know what the ultimate crime is? Naming a god damn web browser "links." Do you have any idea how hard it is to find info on the links browser?
Does anyone know if there some way I can get lynx or links to log into my US Robotics router? It uses standard home router authentication. But neither lynx nor links will work.
I'd try elinks but I can't find a Darwin binary and I don't have dev tools installed.
Slashdot byline: patriotic-conclusions dept.
That is the greatest victory of the elite in this country. Making pro-business = triumph of capitalism = patriotism.
Ah, then I'm humbled. Couldn't read the article, slashdotted.
I believe this is the second article. Unless you count the one about putting a PC inside a Mac mini case (sans optical drive), then it's the 3rd. Massive.
The first one was just how to open the case and install RAM on your own. Something a large number of skilled cost-conscious Mac mini buyers probably want to know.
Small form factor is nice, but if you want to throw it in your basement as a server, it's main benefits are:
1) It's cheap
2) Draws about 65 watts, so your electric bill will be lower than using an old G3 tower or something
So, in that case, if you want to use it as a server, a nice 400 GB 3.5" IDE drive would be great. Who cares about the case if it's in your basement.
Now, if they can only figure out how to get Gigabit Ethernet in there...
They just need to follow this hint
Screw servers, I just want to be able to be able to upload to my offsite backup at that 4 Mbps rate they're giving for download.
Please, the Mac shareware developers practically invented this genre:
Launchbar (the first)
Quicksilver The current favorite, and free.
Butler About the same as Quicksilver, more features but not as slick.
The Virtual Trading is one of the most interesting aspects of online gaming. I'm sure books have been written about it, but it sort of points to the economic cancer of modern industrial societies. Killing that could kill a large part of the interest people have in it.
Not to mention helping the U.S. win the American Revolution.
Steven Hawkings A Brief History of time
Technically it's: Errol Morris's "A Brief History of Time" which is about Stephen Hawking.
Stephen Hawking didn't make the documentary. He wrote the book, certainly, but typically the director not the writer gets the credit.
I highly recommend all of Errol Morris's documentaries. My favorites are Fog of War, Mr. Death, Brief History of Time, and Gates of Heaven. I haven't seen the others.
Even a dual G5 feels sluggish coming from a _single_ P4.
I have a dual 1 GHz G4 with 1.25 gigs of RAM and I don't have to wait for anything. Nothing feels sluggish. The only things that are sluggish are things that have to do with grabbing data from the hard drive and rendering complicated things in Final Cut.
The machine is over three years old and I'm constantly amazed every day at how speedy it still seems.
RAM has an enormous impact. I also have a 1 GHz PowerBook with only 768 megs of RAM and it's much more sluggish. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the lack of another processor, but with the lack of RAM and the slower, more crammed hard drive.
When Anand was saying that he would need at least a 3 or 3.5 GHz G5, I was slapping my forehead in disbelief. Shouldn't a guy like him know how computers work? Don't you run CPU meters every now and then? The processor isn't the bottleneck for every little thing. You don't blame the processor when you're copying files to a USB 1.1 hard drive and it takes forever, do you?
There are so many factors at work, take Anand's review of Safari's rendering speed. His discussion of it seemed a bit simplistic. To see how complicated it is check out Dave Hyatt's take on it.
There are a bunch of dual 2.0 G5s at my friend's editing lab, but they only have 512 megs of RAM and video editing on them seems slower than on my dual 1.0 G4....that is until I go to render things or encode to MPEG2, then the G5s own my piddly G4.
Buy some more RAM.
Further reading:
Hypertext 2.0
Writing Space
Eastgate Fiction
Temporality of Hypertext Fiction
2.5" (laptop) drives are pretty damn expensive, but they are more convenient as they can be bus powered. Here's an example but I'm sure you can get them for cheaper. I'd personally rather buy the enclosure separate from the drive because I can usually get a longer warranty on the drive itself and I don't have to worry about voiding the warranty if I open the enclosure.
I personally only buy external drives for video stuff so I get 3.5" ones.
Another option would be to get an iPod or iPod mini type device.
I have a 128 meg USB keychain and I really like it. It's a Transcend JetFlash. But it's only good for documents and the occasional set of photos or MP3s.
Personally, this stuff is pretty obvious, just Google around. It's not like there's some kind of hidden mega-cube storage out there that only a few people know about. Pretty basic stuff.
I don't think being emigrants from North Africa makes these particular angry people any less in France.
I didn't claim that. I was just adding further context to the discussion. I didn't make any arguments. I quoted the grandparent only to give context. Take away from it what you will.
However, I would argue that you can and should make a distinction between different types of people in any given country, including France. I think it's an important distinction. It's pretty hard to argue that all Frenchpeople are uniformly the same.
Furthermore, the response of a government to subsections of its populace is what is in question in this particular discussion, therefore I brought up the issue of what subsection of the French population is involved.
I recommend you read the article, I think you'll find it interesting.