The Strategy for the PS3
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A few months before Sony's ready to release the PS3, they'll set the price at 499.99 for WalMart. Then, WM employees leak the price to every scoop blog and its brother, infurating everyone and leading to claims such as "Sony is greedy" or "I'll be poor" or "I'd never buy a PS3 anyway". A few months pass, as people speculate what the box will have as well as slowly rationalize that price to match the features. Eventually, Sony makes the official release at the asking price of just $349.99! Holy crap, that's a $150 savings! All that and it's barely more expensive than the XBox 360! Where's my wallet?
I think that's almost valid, but parallax problems will probably plague the system unless you have very nice projectors. Assuming you sit the two atop each other, lining them up will be a tough task, and it's especially important since your eyes will be able to notice very minor differences in alignment (that's the whole point of the 3D effect). Many cheaper projectors can only adjust keystoning digitally, which degrades the image quite a bit. As long as you have a mechanical keystone adjustment (eg. a moving mirror within the projector) for both projectors, it seems quite feasible.
Free speech does not grant you access to documents for the sake of discussion. As the law exists, there's no way to guarantee that an accurate discussion of Scientology can take place because the church is free to copyright whatever they produce. If the goal of Freenet is to publish copyrighted works to enhance discussion of a topic, it's still promoting the breaking of copyright law. That's not free speech as the 1st amendment defines it.
The same goes for music. You can't accurately discuss the music of Radiohead unless you hear it. It's copyrighted just like the church's documents.
The grandparent post is simply pointing out one of the major hurdles to widespread Linux adoption. Sure, everything could be made accessible from the GUI, but it isn't. Also in Linux, "awfully simple" only exists after you've done something once, but getting it done that first time can be a horrible nightmare.
That rule is great, and it works in most cases where the content is mostly passive. However, sometimes user input can be pretty complicated. There are times when end-usability can be vastly improved by taking advantage of features that are supported in different ways by different browsers.
Google Mail is an application that breaks* this rule safely: it's more usable in many ways, thanks to its use of more advanced APIs. OTOH, I know it's probably been one of their biggest headaches to create an application flexible enough to work so well on most popular browsers.
I think the rule you mention is one of those you teach beginner web designers to protect them from the truth, much like telling a 5th-grader "you can't take the square root of a negative number". Eventually you learn that design and content can be intertwined, but only by those who know exactly how to do it right.
*Sorta - they still offer the plain HTML option, which is the best way to meet all needs.
You underestimate the common public. Like the article states, end users like my grandfather are not interested in techie-sounding letter combinations like XP and CS2. "What does NT stand for?", I've been asked. "Vista" has a positive connotation (sounds like a dryer sheet scent) and I'll bet it sticks in the minds of potential customers simply out of uniqueness. Remember when Windows "95" was one of the first pieces of software named for its year? I remember magazine articles that made fun of it.
Expect to see more of the "Vista" naming convention in the future.
Another reference is the excellent book Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. For those of us who are deeply troubled by the abundance of misused apostrophes and there=their=they're errors in many/. summaries, it's a quick read that sets the record straight on most common errors.
I think it's best not to reference "news sources" that announce "SEN. MCCAIN STARS IN BOOB RAUNCH FEST" in 20-point text concerning his participation in Wedding Crashers, with a tiny link at the top to NASA information.
It's unfortunate to see that Speakeasy, an ISP known for its flexible usage policies, is not specifically represented in that review. From the TOS: "Speakeasy believes in the right of the individual to publish information they feel is important to the world via the Internet." This includes allowing servers and sharing connections, as long one's activities don't disrupt others' use. As a DSL customer that is outside SE's range, I am curious how SE compares to the more restrictive services of the companies represented in the review.
If you have no trouble downloading 500 of 1500 redundant segments, you should have had no problem finding the actual 500 in the first place. You're simply referring to each segment three different ways. (1500 / 500 = 3)
There's no way 500 random segments out of 1500 can be more efficiently delivered than 500 out of 500.
and of course if it's an NTFS system, DOS can't touch it
Boot the Windows Installation CD and run the Recovery Console. This will give you read/write access to the entire Windows directory, in FAT32 or NTFS. Granted, you still can't delete a nonexistent DLL file, but it's a free way to do other file management without Windows running.
one of the criteria that they use is the number of years that your site has been registered
is not the same thing as (from the article):
How many years did you register your domain name for?
Though the summary suggests that older sites do better, the article is stating that, in order to improve one's Google ranking, domain owners should purchase longer domain registrations.
I'm not sure how many movies you own if you say that you've never seen a VHS movie with ads. Look at any modern Disney movie on VHS and you'll have to fast-forward through 15 minutes of "Coming Soon on Disney Home Video" or whatever. For the most part (there are exceptions), most of my DVDs are nice enough to let me hit "menu" in order to skip the previews.
From the article: Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs
The recording industry seems to be spending most of their money on whatever consitutes that remaining 1/3.
Also: As for more basic CD player compatibility issues, Gilliat-Smith says the discs are compliant with Sony Philips CD specifications and should therefore play in all conventional CD players.
The quote is a distraction that misses the point: copies of these discs are not compatible with audio CD specs. They've really offered us no new useful rights, only the right to keep a low-quality WMA backup of our CDs.
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For the sake of permanence, here's a permalink to the article itself, rather than the blog front page: http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-5815946.html
A few months before Sony's ready to release the PS3, they'll set the price at 499.99 for WalMart. Then, WM employees leak the price to every scoop blog and its brother, infurating everyone and leading to claims such as "Sony is greedy" or "I'll be poor" or "I'd never buy a PS3 anyway". A few months pass, as people speculate what the box will have as well as slowly rationalize that price to match the features. Eventually, Sony makes the official release at the asking price of just $349.99! Holy crap, that's a $150 savings! All that and it's barely more expensive than the XBox 360! Where's my wallet?
You should feel honored that, while it seems that mod points are rare these days, someone felt it appropriate to bestow them on you.
I think that's almost valid, but parallax problems will probably plague the system unless you have very nice projectors. Assuming you sit the two atop each other, lining them up will be a tough task, and it's especially important since your eyes will be able to notice very minor differences in alignment (that's the whole point of the 3D effect). Many cheaper projectors can only adjust keystoning digitally, which degrades the image quite a bit. As long as you have a mechanical keystone adjustment (eg. a moving mirror within the projector) for both projectors, it seems quite feasible.
Since the Webstandards site has been /.ed, here's a mirror of the Acid2 test:
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http://whereswalden.com/files/webdev/acid2/test.h
Free speech does not grant you access to documents for the sake of discussion. As the law exists, there's no way to guarantee that an accurate discussion of Scientology can take place because the church is free to copyright whatever they produce. If the goal of Freenet is to publish copyrighted works to enhance discussion of a topic, it's still promoting the breaking of copyright law. That's not free speech as the 1st amendment defines it. The same goes for music. You can't accurately discuss the music of Radiohead unless you hear it. It's copyrighted just like the church's documents.
The grandparent post is simply pointing out one of the major hurdles to widespread Linux adoption. Sure, everything could be made accessible from the GUI, but it isn't. Also in Linux, "awfully simple" only exists after you've done something once, but getting it done that first time can be a horrible nightmare.
Where's the "-1 Wrong" mod option?
Google Mail is an application that breaks* this rule safely: it's more usable in many ways, thanks to its use of more advanced APIs. OTOH, I know it's probably been one of their biggest headaches to create an application flexible enough to work so well on most popular browsers.
I think the rule you mention is one of those you teach beginner web designers to protect them from the truth, much like telling a 5th-grader "you can't take the square root of a negative number". Eventually you learn that design and content can be intertwined, but only by those who know exactly how to do it right.
*Sorta - they still offer the plain HTML option, which is the best way to meet all needs.
If you hold an illegal copy of Windows, you don't have a right to such legal benefits.
Expect to see more of the "Vista" naming convention in the future.
Another reference is the excellent book Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. For those of us who are deeply troubled by the abundance of misused apostrophes and there=their=they're errors in many /. summaries, it's a quick read that sets the record straight on most common errors.
Copyright © 1996-2005 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved. PC Magazine is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff Davis Media Inc. is prohibited."
You mean that part?
You'd rather be reading about Google and Apple? This is truly 'news for nerds'. I for one welcome our new DIY overlords.
I think it's best not to reference "news sources" that announce "SEN. MCCAIN STARS IN BOOB RAUNCH FEST" in 20-point text concerning his participation in Wedding Crashers, with a tiny link at the top to NASA information.
You've got a point there. Maybe next time you guys should leave out the logic and references.
"Robots! They're comin! Robots! "
"Aww, it's a friendly robot . . . this time"
It's unfortunate to see that Speakeasy, an ISP known for its flexible usage policies, is not specifically represented in that review. From the TOS: "Speakeasy believes in the right of the individual to publish information they feel is important to the world via the Internet." This includes allowing servers and sharing connections, as long one's activities don't disrupt others' use. As a DSL customer that is outside SE's range, I am curious how SE compares to the more restrictive services of the companies represented in the review.
"Microsoft is also excited to introduce the magic RSS button, which disappears when clicked."
There's no way 500 random segments out of 1500 can be more efficiently delivered than 500 out of 500.
Boot the Windows Installation CD and run the Recovery Console. This will give you read/write access to the entire Windows directory, in FAT32 or NTFS. Granted, you still can't delete a nonexistent DLL file, but it's a free way to do other file management without Windows running.
one of the criteria that they use is the number of years that your site has been registered
is not the same thing as (from the article):
How many years did you register your domain name for?
Though the summary suggests that older sites do better, the article is stating that, in order to improve one's Google ranking, domain owners should purchase longer domain registrations.
I'm not sure how many movies you own if you say that you've never seen a VHS movie with ads. Look at any modern Disney movie on VHS and you'll have to fast-forward through 15 minutes of "Coming Soon on Disney Home Video" or whatever. For the most part (there are exceptions), most of my DVDs are nice enough to let me hit "menu" in order to skip the previews.
From the article: Two-thirds of all piracy comes from ripping and burning CDs
The recording industry seems to be spending most of their money on whatever consitutes that remaining 1/3.
Also: As for more basic CD player compatibility issues, Gilliat-Smith says the discs are compliant with Sony Philips CD specifications and should therefore play in all conventional CD players.
The quote is a distraction that misses the point: copies of these discs are not compatible with audio CD specs. They've really offered us no new useful rights, only the right to keep a low-quality WMA backup of our CDs.
Rather than use complete sentences for his Slashdot post. This poster instead used pieces of them. Which he then submitted.