Behold! The iTunes Icon Timeline! Note that the icons on that page are the real deal until you get to "Alternative iTunes icons", then the rest are mildly crappy "fan art". (Ugh.)
Smart discussion left "9/11" behind approximately 4 years ago. There was intelligent discussion to be had until 9/11/2002. After that, nothing good could come of it, and the topic became flamebait.
Besides, they already knew how the buildings were structured, and gravity has been fairly well understood (in a scientific sense) for a couple hundred years now (at least the "stuff falls down" part that would've been applicable in the WTC collapse).
It's unfortunate that we can't have smart discussion, but there are too many lunatics and overly-emotional people who enjoy whining to make that possible.
KP's have been "pretty" since 10.2. Before 10.2, they would spill a bunch of terminal text over the upper left of the GUI. From 10.2 onward, they display a flat, modal dialog with an error message in several languages. In each case, the system would reboot upon the next input from keyboard or mouse.
I think we're both right. Apple Lossless is a compression codec. AIFF is the audio codec that it piggybacks on.
AIFF is actually kind of a container format. You can make raw AIFF files that just contain standard PCM audio, but you can also specify compression containers, non-PCM audio, and other fun stuff inside of it. If you use any kind of compression, you're supposed to make an AIFC (AIFF with compression) file, but most players these days don't require it and just treat every AIFF as AIFC.
I'm not sure, but I think that the iPod will play standard AIFF/AIFC files which can include any of the compression systems found in "freebie"-Quicktime, including IMA 8:1. This will reduce a 5-minute song (approximately 50MB) to 1/8th of its original size (approximately 6MB) and will be lossless and about the same size as a 320kbps MP3. All in a DRM-free, standardized, open format. (AIFF code is very easy to find, and isn't really necessary anymore since everyone has working implementations. It's about as "proprietary" as the FAT file system.)
Most people understand the word "book" to mean a single codex. "Codex" is a word that specifically refers to the binding (the style of pages bound together, a very convenient form invented about 2200 years ago, rather than the ancient-style "scroll" which is one big long piece that is stored rolled-up). So "book" means "a set of pages or sheets in a single binding".
A serialized work is presented as multiple physical books, with one or more volumes in each (a "volume" is a logical grouping of chapters). The exception to this is compilations (like the Bible or Huckleberry Finn) where originally there were multiple books, scrolls, or serialized volumes in a magazine, but later these were compiled into a single book (codex). And even this is dependent on the size of the whole work. The Bible is so massive that it has "books", "chapters" and "verses", whereas Huckleberry Finn is much smaller and only has "chapters". "Volumes" can be bound or unbound, as they are defined by characteristics other than their binding (unlike books). A "volume" frequently corresponds to a year's worth of a periodical. Each periodical is bound issue-by-issue, then grouped into a "volume" by logical constraints rather than a book binding. It's not uncommon for these issues to be collected together and put into a "bound volume", which is a single book.
Oh, and back on topic, all of the LOTR books I've seen are a set of three books with chapter divisions in each and an appendix at the end. They are frequently grouped as a single volume in a nicely printed box to hold the three books that make up the volume.
if you insist on lossless then Apple have their own codec
Apple didn't invent AIFF. EA did. Then Microsoft "embraced" it and made WAVE. There are various compression algorithms (all lossless) that work with AIFF (AIFC, really), and Apple Lossless is just one of them. The best of the bunch is Intel 10:1, but that's only available if you buy a Quicktime license, AFAIK. IMA 8:1 is a close second, and can be found in the free version of Quicktime (but you have to dig for it). Apple's offering is pathetic in comparison to either of these, and I would bet FLAC is too.
The iPod is not "encumbered by DRM". The m4p format is. There's no DRM on mp3, m4a, aiff, wav, or any of the other several formats the iPod plays. If you don't want DRM, it's as simple as not buying music from the iTunes Music Store.
If you're trying to restore using the iPod as a backup, it's quite easy to copy the numeric file/folder structure, tell iTunes to keep your stuff organized for you, then add the copied folder structure to your iTunes library.
Oh, and if you look in the XML file in that hidden folder, you'll find that every song is in there, associated to its numerically-named file. I believe they're grouped by playlist, too.
It's quite simple to retrieve songs from the iPod without any additional software (other than iTunes and an OS). You basically open the iPod as a HD, drag the music files directory structure out of it. If you don't care how your songs are organized, you're done. If you do care about that, you need to open iTunes, open the preferences, click the "keep my music organized for me because I'm lazy" checkbox (or whatever it's called), then add that entire copied-from-the-iPod folder hierarchy to your iTunes library.
No, Apple's build quality is exactly what it used to be.
1) Have you ever used a Performa? 2) The Internet is a giant piss-and-moan session from the peanut gallery these days. So 10,000 people get on a blog and post about their own personal problems with their new Apple hardware. So what? Apple shipped 100x that many devices and a 1% defect rate is pretty damn good for a mass-market product.
And, to top it all off (and shoot my second argument in the foot), the plural of "anecdote" is not "data". Just the fact that 10,000 people got buyers remorse at the same time does not mean that there's something wrong with the product. In short, don't believe everything you read on the web.
Oh, and there have been over 20 revisions to the MacBook Pro since the January release. My rev. >20 MBP (from early June) has none of the "defects" that the whiny-bitch bloggers have made such a stink over. So stick that anecdote in your data and smoke it!
I'm an American. I speak American English (en-us).
"Irregardless" is not a word unless you're a salesman or a TV newscaster. In other words, you have to be a clueless, yet respected, twit.
It's a similar situation as with the word "impact" and it's variations. It has two direct meanings: 1) to hit 2) a painful tooth condition It also is used in the phrase "have an impact on", where it becomes a synonym of "affect". This does NOT mean that it is always applicable as a synonym of "affect".
Acceptable uses: - "My wisdom teeth are impacted." - "The gas prices have an impact on the economy." - "The meteor impacted the ground."
Incorrect uses (and yes, I have heard these on the evening news): - "The gas prices impacted the economy." - "Gas prices are impactful on the economy." (This one is just awful.)
I saw a documentary on PBS about the NCR team. Joe Desch basically invented RAM to make a faster Enigma-breaker. It turns out he made a general enough design for the machines that they could extend them to break the 4-digit Enigma.
As the owner of a tangible piece of property, or as an agent ( employee ) of the owner, you have the right to grab people who steal from you.
No you do not. Only the police have that power; grabbing someone without their permission is called Simple Assault, and is illegal.
Yes you do. At least in the USA, anyway. Grabbing someone is not assault. Battery, maybe, but not assault. "Assault" is a verbal threat of harm, not the actual physical harm itself (that would be "battery"). And if there's no threat, there's no assault. And if there's no harm at all, there's no battery.
You can make a citizen's arrest. You just have to be able to convince a judge/jury in civil court that your actions are reasonable. You can use force, just no more than a judge considers neccesary.
Only if you witness the person committing a felony. AFAIK, shoplifting is a misdemeanor. Any use of force may be considered assult, because usually the burden will be on you to PROVE it was necessary, just like killing in self defense requires you prove there was no other option, and usually that's exteremely difficult.
No, a citizens arrest requires that you witness an illegal act and have the power to detain the criminal. Such things can include shoplifting, murder, copyright infringement, failure to yield to an electric signal, jaywalking, statutory sodomy, or many other offenses, both small and large, misdemeanor and felony. At least in the USA, anyway. You don't have to prove anything, in fact, you're the proof. You witnessed their crime and will be considered "evidence" in the case against the person you arrest. You simply detain the person until the police can take custody of them, then you file a police report against them as a witness of their crime. It is illegal to file a false police report. And as a witness, you open yourself up to the possibility of being picked apart like carrion by a lawyer/vulture in a court of law, possibly ending with a conviction for filing a false report, perjury, or contempt of court (depending on the judge's mood that day).
Actually, this is the exact opposite of what would happen.
Politicians specifically refuse to answer allegations of wrongdoing, especially in an election year. To say a word about someone's accusation is to admit that their allegations have some sort of merit that you paid attention to and took time and made effort to refute. In a sense, it validates their claim and makes you look guilty.
Now, to get this effect, you have to make the accusation a very public thing, but not so public that everyone confronts him about it. Put it into a mudslinging ad. Never push it with members of the press. Once he's actually on the registry, THEN you push it to every press outlet and talking head within the jurisdiction of whatever office the politician is running for. At this point, he has two options: 1) admit he's a "freak" and shouldn't be elected (not bloody likely!) or 2) prove the assininity of the pre-crime list and attempt to dodge the fact that he backed it. In essence, he's fucked. If he somehow wriggles out of it and gets a judge to invalidate his "freak" status, then it's time to do two things: 1) mud-sling some more to call him a weaselly "freak" and 2) point out how "if it can happen to $politician it can happen to you!" That should destroy any credibility the law might have and put every politician against it. It'll be gone before you can sneeze.
If he calls you on the accusation, very publicly apologize and point out that it's a mistake that could happen to anybody and that he should be concerned about his constituents and their reputations being sullied by misuse of this law.
It's much better to simply keep a second key in a secure location and introduce the key you have in your posession when you're caught to the business end of your boot. It's not destroying evidence, just the means to get to the evidence.
Of course, be ready to face the full force of the authorities' revenge for daring to stand up to them when they do something wrong.
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Guess which of the two makes the rules.
"Salus populi suprema lex esto." It's something more Americans should learn and assert.
It looks like Mail.app. That's 10000x better than the all-brushed-metal monstrosity it was before.
It was blue (and other colors) before.
Behold! The iTunes Icon Timeline! Note that the icons on that page are the real deal until you get to "Alternative iTunes icons", then the rest are mildly crappy "fan art". (Ugh.)
Smart discussion left "9/11" behind approximately 4 years ago. There was intelligent discussion to be had until 9/11/2002. After that, nothing good could come of it, and the topic became flamebait.
Besides, they already knew how the buildings were structured, and gravity has been fairly well understood (in a scientific sense) for a couple hundred years now (at least the "stuff falls down" part that would've been applicable in the WTC collapse).
It's unfortunate that we can't have smart discussion, but there are too many lunatics and overly-emotional people who enjoy whining to make that possible.
KP's have been "pretty" since 10.2. Before 10.2, they would spill a bunch of terminal text over the upper left of the GUI. From 10.2 onward, they display a flat, modal dialog with an error message in several languages. In each case, the system would reboot upon the next input from keyboard or mouse.
he market for software capable of killing a fucktard over TCP/IP
Obligatory bash.org quote here.
I hate it when I get bluediculous. I swear the ointment the doctor gives me itches more than the rash itself.
Your post is best when imagined with the voice of Steve Irwin. Especially that last line.
If you're [trying to break an addiction to], for instance, [crack], would you rather have:
(a) something that [dispenses some low-grade crack] or
(b) no [crack]
I think we're both right. Apple Lossless is a compression codec. AIFF is the audio codec that it piggybacks on.
AIFF is actually kind of a container format. You can make raw AIFF files that just contain standard PCM audio, but you can also specify compression containers, non-PCM audio, and other fun stuff inside of it. If you use any kind of compression, you're supposed to make an AIFC (AIFF with compression) file, but most players these days don't require it and just treat every AIFF as AIFC.
I'm not sure, but I think that the iPod will play standard AIFF/AIFC files which can include any of the compression systems found in "freebie"-Quicktime, including IMA 8:1. This will reduce a 5-minute song (approximately 50MB) to 1/8th of its original size (approximately 6MB) and will be lossless and about the same size as a 320kbps MP3. All in a DRM-free, standardized, open format. (AIFF code is very easy to find, and isn't really necessary anymore since everyone has working implementations. It's about as "proprietary" as the FAT file system.)
I think you have it backwards there...
Most people understand the word "book" to mean a single codex. "Codex" is a word that specifically refers to the binding (the style of pages bound together, a very convenient form invented about 2200 years ago, rather than the ancient-style "scroll" which is one big long piece that is stored rolled-up). So "book" means "a set of pages or sheets in a single binding".
A serialized work is presented as multiple physical books, with one or more volumes in each (a "volume" is a logical grouping of chapters). The exception to this is compilations (like the Bible or Huckleberry Finn) where originally there were multiple books, scrolls, or serialized volumes in a magazine, but later these were compiled into a single book (codex). And even this is dependent on the size of the whole work. The Bible is so massive that it has "books", "chapters" and "verses", whereas Huckleberry Finn is much smaller and only has "chapters". "Volumes" can be bound or unbound, as they are defined by characteristics other than their binding (unlike books). A "volume" frequently corresponds to a year's worth of a periodical. Each periodical is bound issue-by-issue, then grouped into a "volume" by logical constraints rather than a book binding. It's not uncommon for these issues to be collected together and put into a "bound volume", which is a single book.
Oh, and back on topic, all of the LOTR books I've seen are a set of three books with chapter divisions in each and an appendix at the end. They are frequently grouped as a single volume in a nicely printed box to hold the three books that make up the volume.
if you insist on lossless then Apple have their own codec
Apple didn't invent AIFF. EA did. Then Microsoft "embraced" it and made WAVE. There are various compression algorithms (all lossless) that work with AIFF (AIFC, really), and Apple Lossless is just one of them. The best of the bunch is Intel 10:1, but that's only available if you buy a Quicktime license, AFAIK. IMA 8:1 is a close second, and can be found in the free version of Quicktime (but you have to dig for it). Apple's offering is pathetic in comparison to either of these, and I would bet FLAC is too.
The iPod is not "encumbered by DRM". The m4p format is. There's no DRM on mp3, m4a, aiff, wav, or any of the other several formats the iPod plays. If you don't want DRM, it's as simple as not buying music from the iTunes Music Store.
So what?
If you're trying to restore using the iPod as a backup, it's quite easy to copy the numeric file/folder structure, tell iTunes to keep your stuff organized for you, then add the copied folder structure to your iTunes library.
Oh, and if you look in the XML file in that hidden folder, you'll find that every song is in there, associated to its numerically-named file. I believe they're grouped by playlist, too.
It's quite simple to retrieve songs from the iPod without any additional software (other than iTunes and an OS). You basically open the iPod as a HD, drag the music files directory structure out of it. If you don't care how your songs are organized, you're done. If you do care about that, you need to open iTunes, open the preferences, click the "keep my music organized for me because I'm lazy" checkbox (or whatever it's called), then add that entire copied-from-the-iPod folder hierarchy to your iTunes library.
No, Apple's build quality is exactly what it used to be.
1) Have you ever used a Performa?
2) The Internet is a giant piss-and-moan session from the peanut gallery these days. So 10,000 people get on a blog and post about their own personal problems with their new Apple hardware. So what? Apple shipped 100x that many devices and a 1% defect rate is pretty damn good for a mass-market product.
And, to top it all off (and shoot my second argument in the foot), the plural of "anecdote" is not "data". Just the fact that 10,000 people got buyers remorse at the same time does not mean that there's something wrong with the product. In short, don't believe everything you read on the web.
Oh, and there have been over 20 revisions to the MacBook Pro since the January release. My rev. >20 MBP (from early June) has none of the "defects" that the whiny-bitch bloggers have made such a stink over. So stick that anecdote in your data and smoke it!
Really? I likened it more to Naked Gun In Space. But that's probably because I've never seen Leslie Nielsen in anything else.
You mean "Gates McFadden" and "Gates McFadden"? She got knocked up and went on maternity leave. She had the baby and came back for season 3.
Good call. Let's go with that one.
I'm an American. I speak American English (en-us).
"Irregardless" is not a word unless you're a salesman or a TV newscaster. In other words, you have to be a clueless, yet respected, twit.
It's a similar situation as with the word "impact" and it's variations. It has two direct meanings:
1) to hit
2) a painful tooth condition
It also is used in the phrase "have an impact on", where it becomes a synonym of "affect". This does NOT mean that it is always applicable as a synonym of "affect".
Acceptable uses:
- "My wisdom teeth are impacted."
- "The gas prices have an impact on the economy."
- "The meteor impacted the ground."
Incorrect uses (and yes, I have heard these on the evening news):
- "The gas prices impacted the economy."
- "Gas prices are impactful on the economy." (This one is just awful.)
Fellow grammar nazis, unite!
I saw a documentary on PBS about the NCR team. Joe Desch basically invented RAM to make a faster Enigma-breaker. It turns out he made a general enough design for the machines that they could extend them to break the 4-digit Enigma.
As the owner of a tangible piece of property, or as an agent ( employee ) of the owner, you have the right to grab people who steal from you.
No you do not. Only the police have that power; grabbing someone without their permission is called Simple Assault, and is illegal.
Yes you do. At least in the USA, anyway. Grabbing someone is not assault. Battery, maybe, but not assault. "Assault" is a verbal threat of harm, not the actual physical harm itself (that would be "battery"). And if there's no threat, there's no assault. And if there's no harm at all, there's no battery.
You can make a citizen's arrest. You just have to be able to convince a judge/jury in civil court that your actions are reasonable. You can use force, just no more than a judge considers neccesary.
Only if you witness the person committing a felony. AFAIK, shoplifting is a misdemeanor. Any use of force may be considered assult, because usually the burden will be on you to PROVE it was necessary, just like killing in self defense requires you prove there was no other option, and usually that's exteremely difficult.
No, a citizens arrest requires that you witness an illegal act and have the power to detain the criminal. Such things can include shoplifting, murder, copyright infringement, failure to yield to an electric signal, jaywalking, statutory sodomy, or many other offenses, both small and large, misdemeanor and felony. At least in the USA, anyway. You don't have to prove anything, in fact, you're the proof. You witnessed their crime and will be considered "evidence" in the case against the person you arrest. You simply detain the person until the police can take custody of them, then you file a police report against them as a witness of their crime. It is illegal to file a false police report. And as a witness, you open yourself up to the possibility of being picked apart like carrion by a lawyer/vulture in a court of law, possibly ending with a conviction for filing a false report, perjury, or contempt of court (depending on the judge's mood that day).
Do they have oil?
Yes, but not enough.
Weapons of mass destruction?
Yes.
Are they trying to advance their knowledge of nuclear weapons?
Yes.
Do they have large chemical weapon stockpiles?
Yes.
Do they frequently piss off the U.N.?
Yes. And they tell the U.N. to "piss off" as well.
Can we allege they have a "School Of The [Whatever Region]" terrorist training camp?
No. (Unless you count Vacation Bible School.)
Can we accuse them of trying to destabilize entire regions?
Yes. They destabilize their entire government every 2 years, in fact.
Do they "kidnap" citizens of other nations, holding them for torture and interrogation rather than uphold international law and conventions?
Yes.
Unfortunately, the place is already overrun with Americans.
Actually, this is the exact opposite of what would happen.
Politicians specifically refuse to answer allegations of wrongdoing, especially in an election year. To say a word about someone's accusation is to admit that their allegations have some sort of merit that you paid attention to and took time and made effort to refute. In a sense, it validates their claim and makes you look guilty.
Now, to get this effect, you have to make the accusation a very public thing, but not so public that everyone confronts him about it. Put it into a mudslinging ad. Never push it with members of the press. Once he's actually on the registry, THEN you push it to every press outlet and talking head within the jurisdiction of whatever office the politician is running for. At this point, he has two options: 1) admit he's a "freak" and shouldn't be elected (not bloody likely!) or 2) prove the assininity of the pre-crime list and attempt to dodge the fact that he backed it. In essence, he's fucked. If he somehow wriggles out of it and gets a judge to invalidate his "freak" status, then it's time to do two things: 1) mud-sling some more to call him a weaselly "freak" and 2) point out how "if it can happen to $politician it can happen to you!" That should destroy any credibility the law might have and put every politician against it. It'll be gone before you can sneeze.
If he calls you on the accusation, very publicly apologize and point out that it's a mistake that could happen to anybody and that he should be concerned about his constituents and their reputations being sullied by misuse of this law.
It's much better to simply keep a second key in a secure location and introduce the key you have in your posession when you're caught to the business end of your boot. It's not destroying evidence, just the means to get to the evidence.
Of course, be ready to face the full force of the authorities' revenge for daring to stand up to them when they do something wrong.