Most of the people who prefer SACDs to normal CDs are the people who frequent HydrogenAudio.org and Head-Fi.org. They also tend to go out and purchase $10,000 audio sources. The general consensus is that SACDs aren't really going to catch on. They cost a tad more than normal CDs, are sort of transparent in sound quality, and most average consumers wouldn't be able to tell the difference, even on high end systems. The fact that CDs are such an entrenched technology, and that there are so many consumer CD players that don't support SACDs right now will only further limit the format.
DVD Audio is a slightly different story. Most DVD players on the market support DVD-A and CD playback. And since DVD technology isn't nearly as aged/integrated into the consumer frame of mind (5 years vs. 15 with normal CDs), people will be able to justify going out and buying a DVD player that supports the format. In addition, the DVD players that can playback DVD-A aren't that expensive at all, and the relative sound quality generated by playback during movies and audio CDs will make the technology a worthwhile investment to most.
From what I gather, there are governmental organizations in most countries that are responsible for maintaining roads and highways. If you were able to get various countries to release information about actual speed limits/lengths of these roads, you could calculate efficient ways to circumvent troublesome regions.
In addition, with the implementation of GPS/laser terrain detection, you could implement the commercial air travel aspect of such a 'Super Map'. After all, we have laser and GPS guided tomahawk cruise missiles. Wouldn't the terrain detection be almost the same. And in that vein, wouldn't it be an easy leap to apply that functionality to a wide range of vehicles?
I think it's true, more now than ever, that a lot of technologies we're seeing become available to commercial applications were developed with military uses in mind.
If nothing else, it's good to see defense spending can have a nice turn around, and that developing bonds between same-purpose organizations accross the world is finally taking a step in the right direction.
Who wouldn't take the opportunity to get paid for sleeping at work?
If someone told me to go try out their "sleep room" for 30 minutes, I'd find it hard to refuse. In fact, I'd probably offer to do even more extensive beta testing than they required! But I suppose that type of environment where I work is just a dream (get it? dream).::smirk::
Although this is a step in the right direction, terrorists also seem to be advancing in their use of tank-busting mechanisms. As weapons proliferation continues, and more advanced technologies become readily available in the world's "hot spots", the greater threat is posed by ever-popular depleted uranium shells.
These DU shells have become a large problem because of the amount of R&D that went into these weapons - weapons that were subsequently banned by most of the western world for their hazardous properties (see also: http://www.sundayherald.com/32522). Then again, when has banning munitions ever stopped fundamentalists from using/supporting these devices?
Lexis-Nexis, Wikipedia, etc?
http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.lexisnexis.com/
You can find out just about um... anything from the above mentioned sources. While this is VERY cool, as it allows for an unprecedented amount of information to be centralized, can it be more FOCUSED than the news filters/encyclopedias listed above?
I suppose only time will tell.
The RIAA will try to outlaw singing. After all, they can't sell as many records if people can just reproduce the music with their voice!!!
Bahahaha...::tear::
What you probably experienced was the resulting radio waves that are emitted when the charge from a bolt of lightning enters the ground (though you probably only got a mild version of this).
This is why people are discouraged from "seeking shelter" under large trees during a lightning storm. Not only is the taller object more likely to be struck by lightning, but also the radio waves emitted within a 10-15 ft radius can cause you to go into cardiac arrest. Dangerous stuffs if you're too close to the strike point.
Yes, Darwin as a UNIX platform is open-sourced. But honestly, can you really say that Apple has "embraced open-source" anything without cracking a smile?
Last I checked, they were the one of the largest proponents of proprietary software/hardware. Granted, they have let up a little bit in releasing development tools for packages like iTunes. But all the same, that's a long ways from embracing free and open source code.
Also, Apple tends to lean HARD on Microsoft for office tools. In that vein, can you really say Apple has diverged from the path Microsoft set? I'd argue no.
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Most of the people who prefer SACDs to normal CDs are the people who frequent HydrogenAudio.org and Head-Fi.org. They also tend to go out and purchase $10,000 audio sources. The general consensus is that SACDs aren't really going to catch on. They cost a tad more than normal CDs, are sort of transparent in sound quality, and most average consumers wouldn't be able to tell the difference, even on high end systems. The fact that CDs are such an entrenched technology, and that there are so many consumer CD players that don't support SACDs right now will only further limit the format.
DVD Audio is a slightly different story. Most DVD players on the market support DVD-A and CD playback. And since DVD technology isn't nearly as aged/integrated into the consumer frame of mind (5 years vs. 15 with normal CDs), people will be able to justify going out and buying a DVD player that supports the format. In addition, the DVD players that can playback DVD-A aren't that expensive at all, and the relative sound quality generated by playback during movies and audio CDs will make the technology a worthwhile investment to most.
I see people fucking and making kissy faces in the street all the time. So in that respect - no, PDA's are alive and well... and arousing.
That reminds me... the Olsen Twins turned 18 today.
From what I gather, there are governmental organizations in most countries that are responsible for maintaining roads and highways. If you were able to get various countries to release information about actual speed limits/lengths of these roads, you could calculate efficient ways to circumvent troublesome regions.
In addition, with the implementation of GPS/laser terrain detection, you could implement the commercial air travel aspect of such a 'Super Map'. After all, we have laser and GPS guided tomahawk cruise missiles. Wouldn't the terrain detection be almost the same. And in that vein, wouldn't it be an easy leap to apply that functionality to a wide range of vehicles?
I think it's true, more now than ever, that a lot of technologies we're seeing become available to commercial applications were developed with military uses in mind.
If nothing else, it's good to see defense spending can have a nice turn around, and that developing bonds between same-purpose organizations accross the world is finally taking a step in the right direction.
Oh, that's right... this is the biggest news in New Zealand since the Lord of the Rings crew packed up and left.
Who wouldn't take the opportunity to get paid for sleeping at work?
::smirk::
If someone told me to go try out their "sleep room" for 30 minutes, I'd find it hard to refuse. In fact, I'd probably offer to do even more extensive beta testing than they required! But I suppose that type of environment where I work is just a dream (get it? dream).
And what they don't tell you is that they make those employees work for 72 hours straight before they head into the sleep room. Hehehe...
Although this is a step in the right direction, terrorists also seem to be advancing in their use of tank-busting mechanisms. As weapons proliferation continues, and more advanced technologies become readily available in the world's "hot spots", the greater threat is posed by ever-popular depleted uranium shells.
These DU shells have become a large problem because of the amount of R&D that went into these weapons - weapons that were subsequently banned by most of the western world for their hazardous properties (see also: http://www.sundayherald.com/32522). Then again, when has banning munitions ever stopped fundamentalists from using/supporting these devices?
Lexis-Nexis, Wikipedia, etc? http://www.wikipedia.com http://www.lexisnexis.com/ You can find out just about um... anything from the above mentioned sources. While this is VERY cool, as it allows for an unprecedented amount of information to be centralized, can it be more FOCUSED than the news filters/encyclopedias listed above? I suppose only time will tell.
The RIAA will try to outlaw singing. After all, they can't sell as many records if people can just reproduce the music with their voice!!! Bahahaha... ::tear::
Half serious, half art project
Half-stupid. The sad part is, someone is going to buy into this heap.
Impulse is a scary force in human nature.
What you probably experienced was the resulting radio waves that are emitted when the charge from a bolt of lightning enters the ground (though you probably only got a mild version of this).
This is why people are discouraged from "seeking shelter" under large trees during a lightning storm. Not only is the taller object more likely to be struck by lightning, but also the radio waves emitted within a 10-15 ft radius can cause you to go into cardiac arrest. Dangerous stuffs if you're too close to the strike point.
Yes, Darwin as a UNIX platform is open-sourced. But honestly, can you really say that Apple has "embraced open-source" anything without cracking a smile?
Last I checked, they were the one of the largest proponents of proprietary software/hardware. Granted, they have let up a little bit in releasing development tools for packages like iTunes. But all the same, that's a long ways from embracing free and open source code.
Also, Apple tends to lean HARD on Microsoft for office tools. In that vein, can you really say Apple has diverged from the path Microsoft set? I'd argue no.
He's afraid that civilzation is headed for the worse because we have expedited the transfer of information?
I hope his stupidity isn't contagious... I'd hate to see google take a hit because of him.
5 bucks says you've never even used a Karma before. The Karma interface has almost exactly the same layout as the interface the iPod sports.
Also, every person I know who has used both a Karma and an iPod prefer the interface on the KARMA over the iPod.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, youngin'.