Whatever you think, the British public has raised over £100 million so far. And I like to think that the Brits who are out there are helping. Like BT who are helping to get the phone systems working again.
And anyway, the BBC has reported how great the Americans and Australians have been, because I heard the 80 helicopters thing, being doubled to 160 days ago.
And its not a competition, we are just helping out those people who have lost everything.
Exactly, it prevents the lay-person stream ripping. After all, if it were ogg that could be done in Winamp. Not that I'm saying thats a bad thing. Even the BBC wouldn't care, but i'm certain the record companies would;)
Because real is (or was at the time the servers were purchased) the only media streaming that offers some content protection (without resorting to DRM) and works on most platforms.
That would be fine if it had been slashdotted. But I don't believe it has been. A good number of the BBC guys over at internet ops read Slashdot, and so will have been aware of the effect.
I would guess that as soon as the trafic rises to unacceptable levels the machine will have been protected by either a password, or maybe taken out of the public domain and placed with the firewall.
"What the frick is happening to the prices of video cards?"
My theory on this is simply that there is no diversity in the market. Since Nvidia bought 3DFX I really have noticed that the cost of graphics cards go up.
When I bought my Voodoo3 I paid around £100 for it. It was pretty much the best graphics card at the time. Although I could have had one from ATI or Nvida, or at that time, even Matrox. 3DFX led the market, and still managed to provide fair value for money. My most recent graphics card was an ATI Radeon 9700 pro. Even when I bought it for £130 a year ago, it was far from the best, and now it only just handles modern games.
Now, we are left with two graphics card manufacturers who can really charge what they want.
Of course, the complexity of GPU's makes a huge difference. After all, Doom 3 isn't processor intensive in the way Quake was, becuase the majority of work is done by the graphics card.
I hope my rambling thoughts made some sense, really I just hate Nvidia for what they did to 3DFX:D
Just imagine if Microsoft decided to add "pop-ups"
It would be horrible, but lets face it, they aren't going to do that are they.
RealPlayer is truly evil, and much more clunky, ugly and useless than WMP. It puts icons everywhere, even if you tell it not to. It breaks all the time on my work computer.
"No, what I really would like to see, is Windows coming with a selection of browsers (perhaps a "Welcome to your brand new Microsoft (R) Windows (R) [TM] installation - which browser(s) do you want to install?" and it automatically grabs the latest version of that browser) , and be able to choose which of them to embed in explorer. Now *THAT* would be cool"
This is the kind of thinking that I like. The whole "windows is evil" argument bores me, but practical useful suggestions I like. Obviously Windows is years behind the useful tools in Linux/Unix where one can grab packages of the net easy as 1.2.3. But why not offer the consumer this choice?
MS must surely realise that they can't get away with the old school crap anymore. By opening Windows up a little more people will respect them slightly more, and using Windows will become less of a chore.
I'd certainly like to remove IE from Windows, WMP I don't actually mind, its certainly a faster, more useful app than iTunes for windows, which is a hateful piece of software.
Be careful of this, I am assured it is service provider dependent, and certainly in the UK the 999/112 emergency services cannot always be used without a valid mobile account.
Well, as you can see from the link Adams sold H2G2 to the BBC, who now use it as an all singing all dancing community. Along the lines of what Douglas originally wanted for the site, it has become an encyclopedia for everyone to have an entry.
In fact, the engine that drives H2G2 is called DNA (after Douglas). And in 2005 DNA will drive all of the BBC message boards. Which is quite a cool development to come out of Adams' work.
I never heard about this PDA idea, but its a pretty fun one. And these days could be achieved with almost any PDA and a mobile/wifi device.
In short, if you want a program to look at h2g2 go right ahead and write one;)
I really don't want to convert my music. I am happy with MP3, it can be made to sound amazing if you use the right encoder.
So I really wish everyone would stop pushing their propriatary crap on me. A digital music player should play ALL digital music, not just one or two. Even Apple are guilt of this.
I'll take an iRiver thanks:)
In fact, I am proof of that. I saw five minutes of a pirate of the first Spiderman and then went right to the cinema that week and watched it on the big screen.
I enjoyed it, I wouldn't have enjoyed the crappy shaky internet release.
Do you know what the definition of a "slough" is?
1) A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.also slue
2) A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater.
3) A state of deep despair or moral degradation.
Case closed!
From: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Slough
You might not like this, but if MS did give copies of its software to schools would that not actually be helpful?
Assuming the school was to buy copies of the OS then this would save them money.
Of course, its underhanded, but then what do you expect, no one likes loosing money thats why "double or quits" was invented.
Is it just me, or does this remind anyone of the sort of thing that would happen in The Simpsons?
I am amazed that the hard working people of America tolerate the kind of crap that RIAA pull.
Great story though.
For goodness sake, they are probably soft launching to make sure their entire network isn't crippled by 55 million people all downloading 5 tracks.
I am sure the rest will follow...
You think you are joking? Haven't we already been through the rights punch up about mobile phone ringtones and how the poor artists were being defrauded by the fans who wanted to have their favourite song on their phone.
Slashdot Mirror
Didn't you hear, money talks.
Whatever you think, the British public has raised over £100 million so far. And I like to think that the Brits who are out there are helping. Like BT who are helping to get the phone systems working again.
And anyway, the BBC has reported how great the Americans and Australians have been, because I heard the 80 helicopters thing, being doubled to 160 days ago.
And its not a competition, we are just helping out those people who have lost everything.
:D
;) Still, I'm sure it will come back at some point. Keep it in your bookmarks.
That was kind of the point
Exactly, it prevents the lay-person stream ripping. After all, if it were ogg that could be done in Winamp. Not that I'm saying thats a bad thing. Even the BBC wouldn't care, but i'm certain the record companies would ;)
Should have looked yesterday then ;)
Certainly parts of it have been password protected now.
Because real is (or was at the time the servers were purchased) the only media streaming that offers some content protection (without resorting to DRM) and works on most platforms.
Oh shock horror, the BBC managed to not make a natual disaster all about the Americans.
Tell me, did FOX news even bother reporting the Tsunami at all, or did they just mention some high wind in Califoria.
I don't actually think Putty is banned. Check ALARMS :D
That would be fine if it had been slashdotted. But I don't believe it has been. A good number of the BBC guys over at internet ops read Slashdot, and so will have been aware of the effect.
I would guess that as soon as the trafic rises to unacceptable levels the machine will have been protected by either a password, or maybe taken out of the public domain and placed with the firewall.
It is not part of the Government at all, it is run by a board of governors who ensure standards are maintained.
It is not accountable to the Government, instead it answers to the public and increasingly the British telecoms regulator OFCOM.
The governemt have no input on the editorial of the organisation.
When I bought my Voodoo3 I paid around £100 for it. It was pretty much the best graphics card at the time. Although I could have had one from ATI or Nvida, or at that time, even Matrox. 3DFX led the market, and still managed to provide fair value for money. My most recent graphics card was an ATI Radeon 9700 pro. Even when I bought it for £130 a year ago, it was far from the best, and now it only just handles modern games.
Now, we are left with two graphics card manufacturers who can really charge what they want.
Of course, the complexity of GPU's makes a huge difference. After all, Doom 3 isn't processor intensive in the way Quake was, becuase the majority of work is done by the graphics card.
I hope my rambling thoughts made some sense, really I just hate Nvidia for what they did to 3DFX
RealPlayer is truly evil, and much more clunky, ugly and useless than WMP. It puts icons everywhere, even if you tell it not to. It breaks all the time on my work computer.
"Any unactivated cellphone can still dial 911."
Be careful of this, I am assured it is service provider dependent, and certainly in the UK the 999/112 emergency services cannot always be used without a valid mobile account.
Well, as you can see from the link Adams sold H2G2 to the BBC, who now use it as an all singing all dancing community. Along the lines of what Douglas originally wanted for the site, it has become an encyclopedia for everyone to have an entry. In fact, the engine that drives H2G2 is called DNA (after Douglas). And in 2005 DNA will drive all of the BBC message boards. Which is quite a cool development to come out of Adams' work. I never heard about this PDA idea, but its a pretty fun one. And these days could be achieved with almost any PDA and a mobile/wifi device. In short, if you want a program to look at h2g2 go right ahead and write one ;)
I really don't want to convert my music. I am happy with MP3, it can be made to sound amazing if you use the right encoder. So I really wish everyone would stop pushing their propriatary crap on me. A digital music player should play ALL digital music, not just one or two. Even Apple are guilt of this. I'll take an iRiver thanks :)
In fact, I am proof of that. I saw five minutes of a pirate of the first Spiderman and then went right to the cinema that week and watched it on the big screen. I enjoyed it, I wouldn't have enjoyed the crappy shaky internet release.
Do you know what the definition of a "slough" is? 1) A depression or hollow, usually filled with deep mud or mire.also slue 2) A stagnant swamp, marsh, bog, or pond, especially as part of a bayou, inlet, or backwater. 3) A state of deep despair or moral degradation. Case closed! From: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Slough
You might not like this, but if MS did give copies of its software to schools would that not actually be helpful? Assuming the school was to buy copies of the OS then this would save them money. Of course, its underhanded, but then what do you expect, no one likes loosing money thats why "double or quits" was invented.
Is it just me, or does this remind anyone of the sort of thing that would happen in The Simpsons? I am amazed that the hard working people of America tolerate the kind of crap that RIAA pull. Great story though.
To be honest, I'm just glad its not 0.99. Its true, we are paying 19c more, but to be honest, thats as near as makes no odds anyway?
For goodness sake, they are probably soft launching to make sure their entire network isn't crippled by 55 million people all downloading 5 tracks. I am sure the rest will follow...
You think you are joking? Haven't we already been through the rights punch up about mobile phone ringtones and how the poor artists were being defrauded by the fans who wanted to have their favourite song on their phone.