A pet hate of mine is the way Blockbuster charge the same price for old films as new films. The only difference is that instead of 4 quid for 1 night it's now 4 quid for 3 nights. But I only want it for 1 night! Twats! Arghhh! It makes me so angry!
It was a Whitechaple Workstaion circa 1984. A long gone UK company that made one of the first single board unix workstations. Can't remember what the windowing system was called now but it was about on a par with GEM which also predates MS Windows (but not the Apple Lisa or the Machintosh).
Apparently Microsoft are working on a new OS to be known as the "Graphical Networked Utopia" or GNU for short. After all Gnu is just a generic word - right?
Remember the acronym WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer)? They were around on unix "workstation" computers long before Microsoft or Apple considered jumping on the bandwaggon. I know this because I was working with computers at the time and can remember it well.
For the same compression ratio I'd defy anyone to hear the difference between mp3 and flac. especially if using vbr.
I'm not saying that there is no difference I just strongly doubt that the difference is audible. Surely the best format is the one that gives the best compression for a given level of percieved quality.
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Good point. Maybe they could say it stands for "LINDOWS Is Not Officially Windows, Sorry!"
A pet hate of mine is the way Blockbuster charge the same price for old films as new films. The only difference is that instead of 4 quid for 1 night it's now 4 quid for 3 nights. But I only want it for 1 night! Twats! Arghhh! It makes me so angry!
It was a Whitechaple Workstaion circa 1984. A long gone UK company that made one of the first single board unix workstations. Can't remember what the windowing system was called now but it was about on a par with GEM which also predates MS Windows (but not the Apple Lisa or the Machintosh).
It doen't take much to loose your karma around here does it!
It doen't take much to loose your karma around here does it!
Apparently Microsoft are working on a new OS to be known as the "Graphical Networked Utopia" or GNU for short. After all Gnu is just a generic word - right?
Remember the acronym WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer)? They were around on unix "workstation" computers long before Microsoft or Apple considered jumping on the bandwaggon. I know this because I was working with computers at the time and can remember it well.
I'm an old hippy you insensitive clod!
In your case it's too much.
In England a gallon of water is defined as weighing 10 pounds. Dividing this into 8 pints of 20 fluid ounces gives a fluid ounce of 28.4 ml.
In America a gallon is defined as 231 cubic inches. Dividing this into 8 pints of 16 fluid ounces gives a fluid ounce of 29.6 ml.
This all comes about because the imperial system got forked by a major reform of weights and measures in England in the 19th centurary.
It's all explained on this fascinating page
complicated still further by the fact that in England a gallon of water weighs exactly 10 pounds.
here is a page that shows just how different the English and American versions of units like gallons and tons etc. Even fluid ounces are different.
or in DIY shops where it is common to see a sheet of wood 4ft by 3ft by 12mm for instance.
according to this site the circumference of the earth measured through the poles is 40,008 km which fits pretty well with the equator theory.
What does the bit that looks like a potted plant do.
My Crows oft' explore a brow, sir.
So it will be OK for people to send spam as long as Microsoft (or whoever I didn't RTFA) gets their share of the profit from the stamps.
For the same compression ratio I'd defy anyone to hear the difference between mp3 and flac. especially if using vbr.
I'm not saying that there is no difference I just strongly doubt that the difference is audible.
Surely the best format is the one that gives the best compression for a given level of percieved quality.
AC - "Most people are under 6 feet tall" javatips - "That's wierd because I'm 6 feet 2"
carefull != acurate
I might have a go myself.