The first is when I tried to move a DRM'ed AAC file to an old Win98SE laptop (so I simply went and got the same tune as an MP3 file from P2P, since I had already paid for the tune).
The second is when I tried to play a rented movie from another computer. Turns out, you can't watch the movie from another computer, it has to be on the one you rented the movie from (even if the other computer is in your list of 5 allowed computers). I could have moved the movie to my AppleTV or my iPod touch, but I needed to watch it on my laptop. It's annoying that rented movies don't have the same limitations as purchased ones.
DRM Collector: Bring out yer dead. Wal-Mart: Here's one. DRM Collector: That'll be seventy-nine cents. DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not dead. DRM Collector: What? Wal-Mart: Nothing. There's your seventy-nine cents. DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not dead! DRM Collector: 'Ere, he says he's not dead. Wal-Mart: Yes he is. DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not! DRM Collector: He isn't. Wal-Mart: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill. DRM'ed WMA File: I'm getting better. Wal-Mart: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment. DRM Collector: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations. DRM'ed WMA File: I don't want to go on the cart. Wal-Mart: Oh, don't be such a baby. DRM Collector: I can't take him. DRM'ed WMA File: I feel fine. Wal-Mart: Oh, do me a favor. The Dead Collector: I can't. Wal-Mart: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long. DRM Collector: I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine thousand music files today. Wal-Mart: Well, when's your next round? DRM Collector: Thursday. DRM'ed WMA File: I think I'll go for a walk. Wal-Mart: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do? DRM'ed WMA File: I feel happy! I feel happy! [the DRM Collector glances up and down the street furtively, then silences the DRM'ed WMA File with his a whack of his club] Wal-Mart: Ah, thank you very much. DRM Collector: Not at all. See you on Thursday. Wal-Mart: Right.
If the plan would be to run the back-end on a medium-sized LAMP server and then distribute the load of serving the cached pages via an array of these things, then it could be a very interesting project indeed.
If they require an external HD to hand this thing out it better contain a boatload of documentation or developer tools. I've never seen one of these...
I have an "old" 36" CRT that can display 480p and 1080i (though the later flickers too much for my taste) and has component as the best input option. So why would I want Blu-Ray, I won't even be able to tell the difference on my current TV anyway.
Not to mention that Blu-Ray movies are more expensive than regular DVDs. For me to switch to Blu-Ray, first the movies themselves have to reach price parity with regular DVDs. The fact that my TV is too old wouldn't even enter into the equation, HD movie vs SD movie at the same price = I buy the HD movie.
And all of that doesn't take DRM into account. If I buy a movie I need to be able to play the content on any device that I choose.
Bootcamp requires: - buying Windows - re-partitioning the main hard drive - losing hard drive space to yet another OS + extra room for things like swap space, etc - time to do all that
My mistake, you're right that listening to internet radio at work has nothing to do with your monthly bandwidth quota at home.
Also, I'm not talking about decent quotas like the 250GB you mention, I was more concerned about the kind of quotas we have over here in Canada (usually around 35GB per month, and that's a combined download+upload quota).
Even if we only count the weekends, that's still about 3.5GB, which is still 10% of the quotas around here.
And before you make the usual "find a better ISP" comment, there is none. Bell, Videotron and Cogeco control it all, giving you (at best) a choice between Bell DSL and Videotron or Cogeco cable, all three with very low monthly quotas.
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I only bumped into FairPlay two times.
The first is when I tried to move a DRM'ed AAC file to an old Win98SE laptop (so I simply went and got the same tune as an MP3 file from P2P, since I had already paid for the tune).
The second is when I tried to play a rented movie from another computer. Turns out, you can't watch the movie from another computer, it has to be on the one you rented the movie from (even if the other computer is in your list of 5 allowed computers). I could have moved the movie to my AppleTV or my iPod touch, but I needed to watch it on my laptop. It's annoying that rented movies don't have the same limitations as purchased ones.
DRM Collector: Bring out yer dead.
Wal-Mart: Here's one.
DRM Collector: That'll be seventy-nine cents.
DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not dead.
DRM Collector: What?
Wal-Mart: Nothing. There's your seventy-nine cents.
DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not dead!
DRM Collector: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
Wal-Mart: Yes he is.
DRM'ed WMA File: I'm not!
DRM Collector: He isn't.
Wal-Mart: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
DRM'ed WMA File: I'm getting better.
Wal-Mart: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
DRM Collector: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
DRM'ed WMA File: I don't want to go on the cart.
Wal-Mart: Oh, don't be such a baby.
DRM Collector: I can't take him.
DRM'ed WMA File: I feel fine.
Wal-Mart: Oh, do me a favor.
The Dead Collector: I can't.
Wal-Mart: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
DRM Collector: I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine thousand music files today.
Wal-Mart: Well, when's your next round?
DRM Collector: Thursday.
DRM'ed WMA File: I think I'll go for a walk.
Wal-Mart: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do?
DRM'ed WMA File: I feel happy! I feel happy!
[the DRM Collector glances up and down the street furtively, then silences the DRM'ed WMA File with his a whack of his club]
Wal-Mart: Ah, thank you very much.
DRM Collector: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
Wal-Mart: Right.
Well, I think you just gave someone an idea for a nano/pico-ITX case mod project.
If the plan would be to run the back-end on a medium-sized LAMP server and then distribute the load of serving the cached pages via an array of these things, then it could be a very interesting project indeed.
Let us know how it turns out.
Here you go.
Oh wow, Google Checkout is available in two countries instead of one. I'm still not impressed and my point stands.
That's my point. I've never even HEARD of "iDEAL".
Your satellite radio analogy works in cars too. Apologies accepted.
I have an "old" 36" CRT that can display 480p and 1080i (though the later flickers too much for my taste) and has component as the best input option. So why would I want Blu-Ray, I won't even be able to tell the difference on my current TV anyway.
Not to mention that Blu-Ray movies are more expensive than regular DVDs. For me to switch to Blu-Ray, first the movies themselves have to reach price parity with regular DVDs. The fact that my TV is too old wouldn't even enter into the equation, HD movie vs SD movie at the same price = I buy the HD movie.
And all of that doesn't take DRM into account. If I buy a movie I need to be able to play the content on any device that I choose.
As long as things like Google Checkout and Amazon payments are only available to americans, eBay will stay king.
Blame it on english not being my primary language. I thought it didn't look right when I wrote it, but I couldn't put my finger on it.
That's no moon... that's a....
Ah, screw it.
But then you remove the weight of the elevator itself from the power required to move people and cargo, just like a real elevator.
You forgot the "I rode the space elevator and all I got was this loosy T-shirt" T-shirts.
From a guy he never met in Norway?
Pillsbury to sue IBM, news at 11.
I read between your lines and all I see is white pixels.
Bootcamp requires:
- buying Windows
- re-partitioning the main hard drive
- losing hard drive space to yet another OS + extra room for things like swap space, etc
- time to do all that
There won't be any demand, even from Windows users.
I know, I know! What about 3D websites?
Oh wait.
Screw your worm spices.
The kid needs Brawndo. It's got electrolytes!
My computer goes to 200%.
Why yes, it is a dual-core, how did you know?
Gooder is not a word. I think you meant betterer.
My mistake, you're right that listening to internet radio at work has nothing to do with your monthly bandwidth quota at home.
Also, I'm not talking about decent quotas like the 250GB you mention, I was more concerned about the kind of quotas we have over here in Canada (usually around 35GB per month, and that's a combined download+upload quota).
Even if we only count the weekends, that's still about 3.5GB, which is still 10% of the quotas around here.
And before you make the usual "find a better ISP" comment, there is none. Bell, Videotron and Cogeco control it all, giving you (at best) a choice between Bell DSL and Videotron or Cogeco cable, all three with very low monthly quotas.
128 kbps = 128000 bits.
128000 bits / 8 bit per byte = 16000 bytes.
That's what I wrote above (128 kbps, 16000 bytes).