To be fair, this is a far more crude hack than Hymn.
Hymn (the iTunes DRM remover) keeps the encoded data encoded, simply removes the copy protection, wheras this takes the decompressed audio, writes it as a wav file to the disk. As a result, if you want to encode it to save space, say, WMA, or ogg or MP3, you're losing more information (I suppose you could also go with FLAC, but that's a lot of space for a mediocre bitrate WMA version anyway).
All in all, I'd say wait for a better way of bypassing the DRM before you hog up to the Napster smorgasboard.
He cracked into the network, not just phones... from TFA:
Nicholas Lee Jacobsen accessed US Secret Service email, obtained customers' passwords and Social Security numbers, and downloaded candid photos taken by Sidekick users, including Hollywood celebrities, as we reported in January.
The only interesting part that caught my attention is:
"One of the biggest questions in evolution is, why aren't all organisms asexual?" says Adami. Given the obvious inefficiency of sex, evolutionary biologists suspect that it must confer some powerful advantage that makes it so common. But they have yet to come to a consensus about what that advantage is.
I think this built-in inefficiency is to control the population, no? So it's important to introduce the idea of "mating" to virus/robots to keep them under control.
More importantly, Sexual reproduction offers something that's fairly lacking in asexual reproduction: Significant genetic exchange.
The offspring of two sexual creatures is a blend of their genetic material, creating a more diverse species able to endure changing conditions better since there are variations which can adapt. Asexual species exchange genetic material far less and are more similar overall, meaning that come next climate change, they could be screwed, whereas the sexual species might have enough diversity to not only adapt, but thrive under the new conditions.
At the very least, let's hope this provides a critical mass which means that site operators have to deal with IE AND Firefox, rather than simply viewing FireFox as a negligable market.
I agree that Americans are living in the past, with the small exteptions of the T-Mobile Sidekick and the N-Gage the vast majority of mobile phone users or just talking or texting.
It's been said before, and I'm sure I won't be the last to say it, but the "cool phones" we hear about, and are all jealous of, won't sell big in the US market.
I remember when the first MP3 phones came out in the US at about the same time they came out in Japan. In Japan, they sold like hotcakes. In the US, nobody bought them. Why? Because nobody in the US was willing to shell out an extra $300 for a phone just because it has the ability to play MP3's (The ones I saw were around $450). So, the phone companies learned their lessons, and inroduces older models from Japan when the cost of manufacturing them goes down (And the Japanese don't want them anymore).
So why do the Japanese want such phones? In Japan a cell phone is a status symbol. Having a new phone means you're important, and status in Japan is everything. Couple that with the fact that most people have significantly more disposable income since people live with their parents for much longer, and you've got people willing to pay much more than Americans for a phone, as long as it has the new and flashy gadgets. It's nothing special or amazing, and neither is 'better' than the other, it's just a difference in the markets.
Besides, how many times have you hear people pining for a cell phone that was JUST a cell phone?
Because, while it may be good news to geeks, these are news announcements in a business sense. This is operational news which happens to enthrall geeks.
Since Google is first and foremost an Advertisement company, the news which will primarily drive their stock price will revolve around advertisement rates and demand, as well as the customary profit margins, revenues and such.
Technically, they're not making money off the region encoding itself. Rather, they maintain the ability to price-discriminate in varying economic climates, which in turn allows them to make more money.
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The Mac mini HAS a traditional v.92 modem. Go here, and look right next to the ethernet port.
I'm actually considering getting one of these (If enough suckers^W^W^W^W^W^W^Wpeople sign up with my sig!). I normally hate Macs, but since I've wanted just an extra machine to store stuff and occasionally mess around with, this suits my needs perfectly, plus it hides well, and It's cheap!
Ah crap, I said I hate Macs... there goes my karma!
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They have. It's called JNG, and it's brought to you by the same people who made PNG and MNG.
It's not a business.
Basically, the guys who were in charge of administering the money and servers slowly took over. Now they're claiming ownership of everything.
Just use Internet Explorer on top of it. That should make it the hat trick!
To be fair, this is a far more crude hack than Hymn.
Hymn (the iTunes DRM remover) keeps the encoded data encoded, simply removes the copy protection, wheras this takes the decompressed audio, writes it as a wav file to the disk. As a result, if you want to encode it to save space, say, WMA, or ogg or MP3, you're losing more information (I suppose you could also go with FLAC, but that's a lot of space for a mediocre bitrate WMA version anyway).
All in all, I'd say wait for a better way of bypassing the DRM before you hog up to the Napster smorgasboard.
The offspring of two sexual creatures is a blend of their genetic material, creating a more diverse species able to endure changing conditions better since there are variations which can adapt. Asexual species exchange genetic material far less and are more similar overall, meaning that come next climate change, they could be screwed, whereas the sexual species might have enough diversity to not only adapt, but thrive under the new conditions.
It reminds me of one class I had in High School. You signed in at the door, and the teacher never checked.
It was the last period of the day, and an extremely easy class. So despite there being the full list of students, the classroom was basically empty.
So, how long do you think it will be until students just give their badges to their friends?
This is vertical integration. They are purchasing software to make their product more complete.
Antitrust would be involved if they purchased Apple, Sun, IBM or Red Hat, as they have Operating Systems.
Probably not.
Google is an advertising company. If their results are skewed, people might start using a competitor, and they lose out on ad revenues.
People at NASA were aware that the foam hit the shuttle wing though, and simply dismissed it.
You can bet your ass if something similar happens on the next few flights, they're going to inspect the damage, rather than ignore it.
Don't worry.
It's a hoax.
At the very least, let's hope this provides a critical mass which means that site operators have to deal with IE AND Firefox, rather than simply viewing FireFox as a negligable market.
I remember when the first MP3 phones came out in the US at about the same time they came out in Japan. In Japan, they sold like hotcakes. In the US, nobody bought them. Why? Because nobody in the US was willing to shell out an extra $300 for a phone just because it has the ability to play MP3's (The ones I saw were around $450). So, the phone companies learned their lessons, and inroduces older models from Japan when the cost of manufacturing them goes down (And the Japanese don't want them anymore).
So why do the Japanese want such phones? In Japan a cell phone is a status symbol. Having a new phone means you're important, and status in Japan is everything. Couple that with the fact that most people have significantly more disposable income since people live with their parents for much longer, and you've got people willing to pay much more than Americans for a phone, as long as it has the new and flashy gadgets. It's nothing special or amazing, and neither is 'better' than the other, it's just a difference in the markets.
Besides, how many times have you hear people pining for a cell phone that was JUST a cell phone?
You may be kidding, but Google registered gbrowser.com/org/net for a reason...
Because, while it may be good news to geeks, these are news announcements in a business sense. This is operational news which happens to enthrall geeks.
Since Google is first and foremost an Advertisement company, the news which will primarily drive their stock price will revolve around advertisement rates and demand, as well as the customary profit margins, revenues and such.
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to fly in 2011.
The problem arises from the fact that Hubble will die without servicing before then.
Technically, they're not making money off the region encoding itself. Rather, they maintain the ability to price-discriminate in varying economic climates, which in turn allows them to make more money.
Classic spin.
Next you'll be saying they shouldn't make the Star Wars prequels without a script...
Well those turned out all righ... err, bad example.
EA *IS* the hemorrhoid.
The Mac mini HAS a traditional v.92 modem. Go here, and look right next to the ethernet port.
I'm actually considering getting one of these (If enough suckers^W^W^W^W^W^W^Wpeople sign up with my sig!). I normally hate Macs, but since I've wanted just an extra machine to store stuff and occasionally mess around with, this suits my needs perfectly, plus it hides well, and It's cheap!
Ah crap, I said I hate Macs... there goes my karma!
Check out my signature...
You too can be involved in ponzi pyramid schemes for "free" Mac minis! Wee!
(Or you can not be an ass to every person you meet and just pony up the $499... but then I don't get a refer! So go with the pestering!)
Why no. No I don't! [See below...]
Well it is comparing Apples to Lemons^W^W^W^W^W^WWindows...
Erm... "Probably not" as in "They probably didn't use the fig-leafed version for any other reason than that's what they had"...
Probably not. They all use stock photos, even the Greek.
Remember the saying "Never attribute to malice what can be sufficiently explained by stupidity"? Yeah, works for sloth too.