That this guy thinks the solution is testing on Americans... This is what we've come to. If only this guy had been around in '46...
Here's an idea... Why don't you test these weapons on yourself jackass?
Considering the absurd track-record Microsoft has in locking down its own software (copy-control and security), anyone who entrusts their IP to Microsoft's care is 1. an litigious lawyer, 2. someone who deserves to get ripped off, or 3. some 60 yr-old music industry dunce.
Take yer pick.
Whenever it opens for business, I'm thinking hacked in under a month.
I have a fair amount of experience dealing with both musicians and labels. My gf actually runs her own label and while most of the revenues are from back catalog, they do sign a few new artists a year. She has a law degree so naturally she handles a lot of the contractual aspects of the business not the A&R.
She has recently designed a new royalty structure for her newest artist. Generally speaking, the label recoups its support costs before the band sees a dime. This is still true in the new system. The difference comes in the way net profits are paid out. Its a more equitable split than it used to be.
With that said, I think there are two truisms that persist in the music industry. 1. You make money as an artist by playing live shows, and 2. Signing with a label allows you to leverage the economies of scale.
There's simply no way a single band can afford to advertise effectively. The labels actually split a lot of advertising costs with their distributors (one of the dirty little secrets), so for every dollar the label spends on advertising, it's actually leveraged to $2 spent in the market. A band on its on can't reap this kind of benefit.
The trick in the end for the artists is that
1. You need to protect whatever money you make when you play live shows,
2. This is part of the larger contract issue... don't sign a contract you don't fully understand (duh),
3. You'll find that the more progressive indie labels are proactively addressing the issue of equitable distribution, and
This is AWESOME. I have an ibook sitting around for just this purpose, but I was hoping to use a smaller lcd. Which is why it's still an ibook. Props to this guy for getting it done. I agree some bulk could have been removed, but the final product looks GREAT.
If anyone knows ANYTHING about adding a smaller touchscreen to an ibook, holla.
Actually it's 144kbps maximum, and I've seen 16KBps so it's not just theoretical. It's mostly a function of signal strength and I guess user saturation of the cell.
I actually went to Kiev in 2001 to start an outsourcing company. It was a FASCINATING if not profitable experience. Kiev is somewhat cosmopolitan for an Eastern European city though not Paris. We started a joint venture with a CompSci department at the University of Kiev. The first class of recruits would probably have gotten a B as a group with a couple of A students and a bunch of Bs and a couple of Cs.
The educational system for tech there is very rigorous. These guys were ready to go in C++ but we had them all take certs in Java to have things covered.
Sadly, we were underfunded and when the bubble burst, trying to sell a software service contract for a startup in Kiev to someone in the US was nigh impossible. One year and the team took their terminals as severance. Helluva learning experience.
What really gets me is that the Transmeta chip can emulate other processors but they've never written the code. If only they'd code it to emulate a PowerPC chip...
I recognize that you'd still need the Apple OpenFirmware to install OS X, but at least we'd be one step closer.
I'll bet that given the consolidation we've seen in the PDA market and the "lack" of support in Garnet (PalmOS 6) for the Mac platform (yeah yeah Missing Sync yada yada yada), Ol' Stevie is kicking himself for sending these guys out-of-house.
Of course everyone wants it all for cheaper, but there are a few things to consider here.
1. This is supposed to replace a laptop and a pda for an executive. This is not a primary machine for someone who is coding or gaming. Email, Word, Excel, Web browsing, etc. These are the target apps, so the specs speak to that.
2. This is a new class of device. The price point is obviously high relative to PDAs because it's NOT a PDA.
3. This is Rev. A hardware. It's been two YEARS in the making. How long before they rev the hardware and discount these Rev A models? (Bigger HD, 11g instead of 11b, 512MB instead of 256, etc.)
4. Gimme this form factor with a 1ghz G3 running OS X and I'm a buyer. Windows does nothing for me and the last app I would ever run on a Winbox is Outlook, but I guess to each their own. Linux is an option, but doesn't the touchscreen need drivers?
LAST - This isn't news. But that guy from Handtops.com (the only two links in the summary are to Handtops.com) is a shameless huckster. I liked the site until he started shamelessly promoting it without any real news.
For what it's worth...
I'm wri ting this on a Casio Fiva 501 Tablet. I've VNC'd into my OSX box. The recognition sucks bu+ it's sufficient. The LCD 's about 6 inches. It's perfect around the house for browsing reahing email etc.
Now follow me here... There was a piece about the new iPod having new features that people don't know about yet... what if Apple created an enclusure that had a docking bay for an iPod.
It aII kind of fits... I DROOL @ ThE THOUGHT
Ebay has a problem with fraud. Especially in electronics/computer auctions. They do, in fairness to them, attempt to monitor and control fraudulent auctions, but clearly they are losing the battle.
There has been an individual lately trying to sell the new Motorola V710 on eBay. (It's is as yet unreleased.) A number of people have determined that beyond using the regular channels, such as registering a complaint with eBay, they (or one person in particular) need to take more aggresive action and have managed to "guess" the password to the AOL account that the auctioner is requesting correspondance to. He made it clear a couple of times that he "guessed" the password, but didn't "hack" the account.
Despite what I may think about auction scammers, taking the law into your own hands is foolish. You are opening yourself to civil and possibly criminal liability. Is it worth it? Doubtful. In today's paranoid security landscape, regardless of your intent, you could easily wind up being the scapegoat. Last I checked, any attempt to access a service which you are not licensed to use is a crime. ie, You can "scan" whatever you want, but as soon as you connect... BLAMO! Off to the slammer you go!!!
A word to the wise.
I wonder how many flaws will be exposed in the next week? over the next month?
Kinda like a Pandora's Box.
"You can't take it back because it's already out there." - Harry, When Harry Met Sally
The real question is who is the bigger loser, Microsoft or Diebold?
"Who's the big winner here at the casino tonight? Mikey, that's who!" - Trent, Swingers
Or the public at large...
For a lot less ($200-300), with a UX50, you get a US-waranteed system with wifi & bluetooth built-in. It'll run any PalmOS app under the sun and it's significantly smaller/lighter. Is the Zaurus cool? Sure it is. Is its utility great enough that it outweighs the negatives? I just don't think so.
Oh my GOD! I can't believe this was modded to a 5?!?!!? Are you joking me? All someone needs are a couple of numbers here and there and everyone thinks it's gospel.
"According to dozens of legal scholars and former judicial clerks, the 9th Circuit has more than earned its reputation as a "runaway court." It has by far the highest overrule record since the federal judiciary was expanded in 1978. In one year, the 1996-1997 session, the Supreme Court reversed 27 of the 28 cases it considered from the 9th Circuit."
Quoted from here
Maybe I had it right and should be modded back up.
Oooh... the 9th Circuit. We're pretty much GUARANTEED a good time with this case. The Ninth is well known to contain the most crackpot judges of any circuit in the country.
I'd like to rip his innards out and then cut a hole in his braincase. Then I'd like to perform an upgrade using the mobo from an old Tandy 102 I have lying around.
Technically speaking, the dollar/yuan isn't fixed IIRC. The chinese government is artifically suppressing the cost of the yuan by buying US Govt debt. After Japan, China is presently the second largest US debt holder in the world. There's food for thought. Eventually, the tide will likely reverse. The question is when, why, and what will the ramifications be.
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That this guy thinks the solution is testing on Americans... This is what we've come to. If only this guy had been around in '46... Here's an idea... Why don't you test these weapons on yourself jackass?
Anyone know if there's a transcript of this interview somewhere?
I'm guessing not one of these Aholes in the military saw Terminator. Jeeez AH-nold give 'em a jinglejangle and tell 'em how it ends!
Considering the absurd track-record Microsoft has in locking down its own software (copy-control and security), anyone who entrusts their IP to Microsoft's care is 1. an litigious lawyer, 2. someone who deserves to get ripped off, or 3. some 60 yr-old music industry dunce. Take yer pick. Whenever it opens for business, I'm thinking hacked in under a month.
She has recently designed a new royalty structure for her newest artist. Generally speaking, the label recoups its support costs before the band sees a dime. This is still true in the new system. The difference comes in the way net profits are paid out. Its a more equitable split than it used to be.
With that said, I think there are two truisms that persist in the music industry. 1. You make money as an artist by playing live shows, and 2. Signing with a label allows you to leverage the economies of scale.
There's simply no way a single band can afford to advertise effectively. The labels actually split a lot of advertising costs with their distributors (one of the dirty little secrets), so for every dollar the label spends on advertising, it's actually leveraged to $2 spent in the market. A band on its on can't reap this kind of benefit.
The trick in the end for the artists is that
http://www.squeakland.org.nyud.net:8090/
Thats a good one.
Actually Harvard gets about 8200 applications per year for about 900 spots.
They clearly screwed up. I'm fat as hell and I sleep all the time! Like 8-9 hours a night!!!!
This is AWESOME. I have an ibook sitting around for just this purpose, but I was hoping to use a smaller lcd. Which is why it's still an ibook. Props to this guy for getting it done. I agree some bulk could have been removed, but the final product looks GREAT. If anyone knows ANYTHING about adding a smaller touchscreen to an ibook, holla.
Actually it's 144kbps maximum, and I've seen 16KBps so it's not just theoretical. It's mostly a function of signal strength and I guess user saturation of the cell.
I actually went to Kiev in 2001 to start an outsourcing company. It was a FASCINATING if not profitable experience. Kiev is somewhat cosmopolitan for an Eastern European city though not Paris. We started a joint venture with a CompSci department at the University of Kiev. The first class of recruits would probably have gotten a B as a group with a couple of A students and a bunch of Bs and a couple of Cs. The educational system for tech there is very rigorous. These guys were ready to go in C++ but we had them all take certs in Java to have things covered. Sadly, we were underfunded and when the bubble burst, trying to sell a software service contract for a startup in Kiev to someone in the US was nigh impossible. One year and the team took their terminals as severance. Helluva learning experience.
What really gets me is that the Transmeta chip can emulate other processors but they've never written the code. If only they'd code it to emulate a PowerPC chip...
I recognize that you'd still need the Apple OpenFirmware to install OS X, but at least we'd be one step closer.
I'll bet that given the consolidation we've seen in the PDA market and the "lack" of support in Garnet (PalmOS 6) for the Mac platform (yeah yeah Missing Sync yada yada yada), Ol' Stevie is kicking himself for sending these guys out-of-house.
Of course everyone wants it all for cheaper, but there are a few things to consider here.
1. This is supposed to replace a laptop and a pda for an executive. This is not a primary machine for someone who is coding or gaming. Email, Word, Excel, Web browsing, etc. These are the target apps, so the specs speak to that.
2. This is a new class of device. The price point is obviously high relative to PDAs because it's NOT a PDA.
3. This is Rev. A hardware. It's been two YEARS in the making. How long before they rev the hardware and discount these Rev A models? (Bigger HD, 11g instead of 11b, 512MB instead of 256, etc.)
4. Gimme this form factor with a 1ghz G3 running OS X and I'm a buyer. Windows does nothing for me and the last app I would ever run on a Winbox is Outlook, but I guess to each their own. Linux is an option, but doesn't the touchscreen need drivers?
LAST - This isn't news. But that guy from Handtops.com (the only two links in the summary are to Handtops.com) is a shameless huckster. I liked the site until he started shamelessly promoting it without any real news.
For what it's worth ...
I'm wri ting this on a Casio Fiva 501 Tablet. I've VNC'd into my OSX box. The recognition sucks bu+ it's sufficient. The LCD 's about 6 inches. It's perfect around the house for browsing reahing email etc.
Now follow me here ... There was a piece about the new iPod having new features that people don't know about yet ... what if Apple created an enclusure that had a docking bay for an iPod.
It aII kind of fits ... I DROOL @ ThE THOUGHT
Ebay has a problem with fraud. Especially in electronics/computer auctions. They do, in fairness to them, attempt to monitor and control fraudulent auctions, but clearly they are losing the battle. There has been an individual lately trying to sell the new Motorola V710 on eBay. (It's is as yet unreleased.) A number of people have determined that beyond using the regular channels, such as registering a complaint with eBay, they (or one person in particular) need to take more aggresive action and have managed to "guess" the password to the AOL account that the auctioner is requesting correspondance to. He made it clear a couple of times that he "guessed" the password, but didn't "hack" the account. Despite what I may think about auction scammers, taking the law into your own hands is foolish. You are opening yourself to civil and possibly criminal liability. Is it worth it? Doubtful. In today's paranoid security landscape, regardless of your intent, you could easily wind up being the scapegoat. Last I checked, any attempt to access a service which you are not licensed to use is a crime. ie, You can "scan" whatever you want, but as soon as you connect... BLAMO! Off to the slammer you go!!! A word to the wise.
Check out the SonyEricsson T608 for SprintPCS. It's CDMA, 1xrtt-enabled, and had Bluetooth. Cheers.
This is possibly the funniest post on /. I've read in a month.
For the Love of All that's HOLY, give this guy a 5!!!
I wonder how many flaws will be exposed in the next week? over the next month? Kinda like a Pandora's Box. "You can't take it back because it's already out there." - Harry, When Harry Met Sally The real question is who is the bigger loser, Microsoft or Diebold? "Who's the big winner here at the casino tonight? Mikey, that's who!" - Trent, Swingers Or the public at large...
For a lot less ($200-300), with a UX50, you get a US-waranteed system with wifi & bluetooth built-in. It'll run any PalmOS app under the sun and it's significantly smaller/lighter. Is the Zaurus cool? Sure it is. Is its utility great enough that it outweighs the negatives? I just don't think so.
Sadly DeBeers has already posted one poor volunteer from South Africa to sit on it until it gets close enough to rope in.
Oh my GOD! I can't believe this was modded to a 5?!?!!? Are you joking me? All someone needs are a couple of numbers here and there and everyone thinks it's gospel. "According to dozens of legal scholars and former judicial clerks, the 9th Circuit has more than earned its reputation as a "runaway court." It has by far the highest overrule record since the federal judiciary was expanded in 1978. In one year, the 1996-1997 session, the Supreme Court reversed 27 of the 28 cases it considered from the 9th Circuit." Quoted from here Maybe I had it right and should be modded back up.
Oooh... the 9th Circuit. We're pretty much GUARANTEED a good time with this case. The Ninth is well known to contain the most crackpot judges of any circuit in the country.
I'd like to rip his innards out and then cut a hole in his braincase. Then I'd like to perform an upgrade using the mobo from an old Tandy 102 I have lying around.
Technically speaking, the dollar/yuan isn't fixed IIRC. The chinese government is artifically suppressing the cost of the yuan by buying US Govt debt. After Japan, China is presently the second largest US debt holder in the world. There's food for thought. Eventually, the tide will likely reverse. The question is when, why, and what will the ramifications be.