I don't think the D->A and A->D to send over the line affects quality. Why should it? That would mean modems couldn't accurately transmit digital data, and we know they do.
A better analogy is, is there a law that prevents people from reading your postcards? Because plain text email is just as secure, even less so, in fact.
Heh. You're asking the wrong people. I have PGP and GnuPG installed, and I could have encrypted email convos with anybody... but WHO the hell other than techies use PGP, or even knows what PGP is? You think the average Joe on the 'net even cares about it? "Who cares who reads my mail, I just want to send and recieve stuff"... It'll take some serious privacy violations before people start thinking seriously about encryption.
What liberal arts college is this? I attend one and we have a policy of cutting of net access to people who have viruses/trojans. And we're required to register our computer so they can track IPs with our usernames. But nothing so draconian.
Anyone who's used both the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard for any length of time (like me) would know that the ergonomic advantage is obvious. I don't type any FASTER with Dvorak, but comfort-wise it's clearly superior (your fingers don't move as much - the distance traveled per word is far less.)
The one big thing is that Win2x doesn't support Cleartype. I don't know about you but that's a big deal for my sore eyes. I couldn't go back ever again after using XP.
The answer to this is that listening tests above 128k rarely produce good results, because most people can't tell the different past that stage - the difference between the codecs becomes almost negligible. By keeping the bitrates low there is still a high probability that listeners will be able to tell the files apart.
Bullshit. Corporations can't and won't take the negative publicity they'll get by spamming. Legitimate businesses have a reputation to uphold. I have no problem with legitimate bulk mail from large corporations. At least they're accountable.
Actually the bans on DDT have led to large numbers of deaths in third-world countries, since it is the only proven method of dealing with malaria. There was a New Yorker article on this a while back.
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Time to get a divorce? ;)
I think the "one that was so good" is the high anchor, low-passed at 7 kHz. The other 7 are the actual 32kbps codecs.
I don't think the D->A and A->D to send over the line affects quality. Why should it? That would mean modems couldn't accurately transmit digital data, and we know they do.
Email, the dominant form of online communication, which most of us have regarded as fairly secure
Are you smoking crack? Do you really think the email you send is secure?
A better analogy is, is there a law that prevents people from reading your postcards? Because plain text email is just as secure, even less so, in fact.
Hey, if you're smart enough to know to encrypt, make your own certificates with OpenSSL and Perl... WTF are you using someone else's certs for.
Heh. You're asking the wrong people. I have PGP and GnuPG installed, and I could have encrypted email convos with anybody... but WHO the hell other than techies use PGP, or even knows what PGP is? You think the average Joe on the 'net even cares about it? "Who cares who reads my mail, I just want to send and recieve stuff"... It'll take some serious privacy violations before people start thinking seriously about encryption.
I suggest you read this:
http://www.noharmm.org/separated.htm
What liberal arts college is this? I attend one and we have a policy of cutting of net access to people who have viruses/trojans. And we're required to register our computer so they can track IPs with our usernames. But nothing so draconian.
I think the latest Yahoo Messenger client for Windows has no ads at all.
http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/dissent.html
Anyone who's used both the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard for any length of time (like me) would know that the ergonomic advantage is obvious. I don't type any FASTER with Dvorak, but comfort-wise it's clearly superior (your fingers don't move as much - the distance traveled per word is far less.)
The one big thing is that Win2x doesn't support Cleartype. I don't know about you but that's a big deal for my sore eyes. I couldn't go back ever again after using XP.
The answer to this is that listening tests above 128k rarely produce good results, because most people can't tell the different past that stage - the difference between the codecs becomes almost negligible. By keeping the bitrates low there is still a high probability that listeners will be able to tell the files apart.
That situation is still worlds better than the status quo. CAN-SPAM is clearly a step in the right direction.
Bullshit. Corporations can't and won't take the negative publicity they'll get by spamming. Legitimate businesses have a reputation to uphold. I have no problem with legitimate bulk mail from large corporations. At least they're accountable.
Actually the bans on DDT have led to large numbers of deaths in third-world countries, since it is the only proven method of dealing with malaria. There was a New Yorker article on this a while back.
SharpReader requires the .NET Framework. I would recommend FeedReader.