Slashdot is like the blog of CmdrTaco, kdawson, Zonk, timothy, ScuttleMonkey, Hemos, Roblimo, CowboyNeal, samzenpus, Cliff, and the other editors that still actually, uh, post here. If you want to get useful programs and libraries featured, contact Linux.com (if it at least runs on Linux;p), NewsForge.com, or pretty much any of the other OSTG sites that post their own articles almost all the time. Hell, contact Roblimo as he loves this sort of stuff. Many articles from those sites end up on Slashdot anyhow, so go ahead and try it. I myself have learnt of dozens of useful programs (from the most obscure of obscure to the ones that any *nix admin worth his weight in gold knows) from Linux.com, and I know I'm not the only one...
You can't flip the theorem and conclusion unless they're in a biconditional (iff) relationship. Therefore, your logic doesn't meet the requirements of, uh, logic (mathematical logic, but logic nonetheless).
Here's a tip when buying printers: all HP printers work in Linux because HP has actually committed itself to delivering free drivers (see HPLIP). Other printers also work very well (e.g. Epson), so I don't see what the problem is. The Free Software movement pretty much started because of printer drivers...
Competing standards on how to transmit and receive on the phone (GSM isn't the only one here), and mobile phone company subsidising of cell phone prices with contracts (otherwise the phones are a lot more expensive, and I don't even know where you can buy the normal, unlocked phones without a contract).
Of course you can do that; the iPod_Control (IIRC) directory is marked as hidden, so just show hidden files. Sure, the names are just random crap really, but that's because everything is managed by a database.
My PCMCIA wireless cards (broadcom, atheros chipsets) all work fine under Linux, I did have to install one package (bcm43xx-firmware) for broadcom before it work though. Just 'apt-get install bcm43xx-firmware' (nothing else). Okay, I use Linux myself (Kubuntu Edgy and Feisty on separate computers), but comments like this really piss me off. How the hell do you apt-get install anything without network access? The install method used in goodbye-microsoft.com doesn't download the two DVDs necessary to have every package in the Debian repository, so I wouldn't assume you can just pop the CD in and install the firmware. This is especially a problem for people who don't have a second computer and are trying the installation without having another partition with Windows on it [anymore].
Maybe you should stop using CRT displays? Also, the Windows fonts look like ass IMO because they're all aliased and whatnot. Enabling ClearType in Windows doesn't help much either because also IMO, I feel that is way too blurry.
Rename a.m4a file to.mp4, and notice how it still works perfectly fine..m4a is just an alias for.mp4 since.mp4 can contain audio, video, textual (subtitles), and other types of content, and any mix of said content types.
It's perfectly fine to use Matroska, especially when you want to include SSA subtitles (very common in anime releases) or SRT subtitles (also common with anime due to being able to be muxed in an OGM container). Sure, GPAC (MP4Box et al.) can automatically convert SRT subtitles to Timed Text (ISO/IEC 14496-17), but that's not always desired (SSA subtitles can be styled in many different ways; TT cannot).
Also, you can't mux [Ogg] Vorbis in an MP4 container (I believe you can do that in a MOV/QuickTime container, however; also, using the private data stream hack doesn't count), and Vorbis can match, better, or come close to (dependent on source material) the quality of AAC at the same bitrates. Also, if H.264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10 for those who care) is truly now a public domain standard, then it would be far more desirable to mux H.264 video with Vorbis audio as both are open, unencumbered standards. It would also be good to do this in Matroska as that is also an open, unencumbered standard (QuickTime's file format may or may not be patented, but I'd guess it is).
Now I'd definitely recommend using MP4 if everything you're muxing is part of the MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496) standard (e.g. H.264 (or even DivX/Xvid), AAC, TT) as that would make most sense, but beware the limitations of the MP4 container format. The "subtle differences" between MP4 and QuickTime/MOV are the codecs supported.
No, it was the Democrats. Democrats are not liberal, they're conservative (but not as conservative as Republicans). Your typical conservative party (in other countries) is more liberal than even Democrats.
We expect new versions of Ubuntu every 6 months. We don't expect the same of Microsoft (especially after the long XP to Vista upgrade time), so when they're so quick to patch, it's funny. Or something like that...
Sorry, I should have been clearer on this point. I was thinking of buying a Japanese PS3 on my next trip over there and bringing it back to the US. I do most of my gaming in Japanese because US translations of Japanese games (not to put too fine a point on it) suck. Don't get me started on that! I'm more pissed at the shitty translations in anime, but overall, it's hard to translate cultural things, so we end up with shitty translations (see: Zero Wing, "Shine Get!", and pretty much any originally Japanese game).
Dude, we were still going through that shit a week or two ago. I'd assume it's still just as bad, but I was only able to get mine because I went to Toys R Us at midnight with a friend and sleeping bags, and we camped outside that night to be first.
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot is like the blog of CmdrTaco, kdawson, Zonk, timothy, ScuttleMonkey, Hemos, Roblimo, CowboyNeal, samzenpus, Cliff, and the other editors that still actually, uh, post here. If you want to get useful programs and libraries featured, contact Linux.com (if it at least runs on Linux ;p), NewsForge.com, or pretty much any of the other OSTG sites that post their own articles almost all the time. Hell, contact Roblimo as he loves this sort of stuff. Many articles from those sites end up on Slashdot anyhow, so go ahead and try it. I myself have learnt of dozens of useful programs (from the most obscure of obscure to the ones that any *nix admin worth his weight in gold knows) from Linux.com, and I know I'm not the only one...
You can't flip the theorem and conclusion unless they're in a biconditional (iff) relationship. Therefore, your logic doesn't meet the requirements of, uh, logic (mathematical logic, but logic nonetheless).
Here's a tip when buying printers: all HP printers work in Linux because HP has actually committed itself to delivering free drivers (see HPLIP). Other printers also work very well (e.g. Epson), so I don't see what the problem is. The Free Software movement pretty much started because of printer drivers...
Competing standards on how to transmit and receive on the phone (GSM isn't the only one here), and mobile phone company subsidising of cell phone prices with contracts (otherwise the phones are a lot more expensive, and I don't even know where you can buy the normal, unlocked phones without a contract).
I guess it's better to get out your feeling in writing rather than physical actions like, I dunno, molesting children. Basic psychology...
Of course you can do that; the iPod_Control (IIRC) directory is marked as hidden, so just show hidden files. Sure, the names are just random crap really, but that's because everything is managed by a database.
Maybe you should stop using CRT displays? Also, the Windows fonts look like ass IMO because they're all aliased and whatnot. Enabling ClearType in Windows doesn't help much either because also IMO, I feel that is way too blurry.
You think a Windows fanboy could actually create a Debian-installing worm? XD
Dude, that site is for gay porn (literally). He explicitly said "girlfriend", so he wouldn't fit in there.
Rename a .m4a file to .mp4, and notice how it still works perfectly fine. .m4a is just an alias for .mp4 since .mp4 can contain audio, video, textual (subtitles), and other types of content, and any mix of said content types.
It's perfectly fine to use Matroska, especially when you want to include SSA subtitles (very common in anime releases) or SRT subtitles (also common with anime due to being able to be muxed in an OGM container). Sure, GPAC (MP4Box et al.) can automatically convert SRT subtitles to Timed Text (ISO/IEC 14496-17), but that's not always desired (SSA subtitles can be styled in many different ways; TT cannot).
Also, you can't mux [Ogg] Vorbis in an MP4 container (I believe you can do that in a MOV/QuickTime container, however; also, using the private data stream hack doesn't count), and Vorbis can match, better, or come close to (dependent on source material) the quality of AAC at the same bitrates. Also, if H.264 (ISO/IEC 14496-10 for those who care) is truly now a public domain standard, then it would be far more desirable to mux H.264 video with Vorbis audio as both are open, unencumbered standards. It would also be good to do this in Matroska as that is also an open, unencumbered standard (QuickTime's file format may or may not be patented, but I'd guess it is).
Now I'd definitely recommend using MP4 if everything you're muxing is part of the MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496) standard (e.g. H.264 (or even DivX/Xvid), AAC, TT) as that would make most sense, but beware the limitations of the MP4 container format. The "subtle differences" between MP4 and QuickTime/MOV are the codecs supported.
That's what the bang prefix does; it's an anti-tag. It's not like the "notfud" tag; it's the technical opposite of "fud" in order to remove that tag.
Y'know, if you have to show your work on a math test, not even a laptop running Mathematica can help you cheat...
Ubuntu.
There's news beyond Slashdot!?
Sony is part of the MPAA (they produce movies, ever noticed?). So, let's go back to blaming Sony.
Or they could just keep the money and say "fuck off, it's mine now"...
No, it was the Democrats. Democrats are not liberal, they're conservative (but not as conservative as Republicans). Your typical conservative party (in other countries) is more liberal than even Democrats.
We expect new versions of Ubuntu every 6 months. We don't expect the same of Microsoft (especially after the long XP to Vista upgrade time), so when they're so quick to patch, it's funny. Or something like that...
Maybe they're implying that 1/3 of them sold were legit in the US, 1/3 were to scalpers on eBay, and the other 1/3 to the rest of the world.
Uh, it's called boycotting. Ever heard of it?
You usually need to give them your driver's licence in order to play, too. Just a heads up.
Dude, we were still going through that shit a week or two ago. I'd assume it's still just as bad, but I was only able to get mine because I went to Toys R Us at midnight with a friend and sleeping bags, and we camped outside that night to be first.