We in the urban and suburban areas pay out the ass for a shit connection as well, apparently to subsidise the costs for giving the rural areas even crappier connections. I'm speaking as a person from Chicago, but I can't imagine it's any better in LA, NYC, or any of the smaller major cities in the US.
~700 MB (fit on a single CD, can play that in your DivX/DVD player) is the current sweet spot for movies usually. Uncompressed video data is enormous and is never actually distributed digitally. Even DVDs, BDs, and HD-DVDs all use compression, although the compression is typically set at a rate so high that the video is nearly lossless.
I'm not spreading FUD, just using the same old argument people use to bitch about some random feature of Linux being too hard to use. Either Grandma has a problem, or Joe Sixpack, or someone else who isn't a geek.
BitTorrent and LimeWire seem to do well on their on in providing cheap, fast, and easy access to music, movies, and other media, and they're both open source programs based on open protocols.
The idea behind DRM makes sense: preventing casual copying and distribution of licensed media, but the problem is how to implement that without infringing on the consumer's basic rights as a licensee.
The goal of DRM is to promote vendor lock-in and to make consumers re-buy all their media when the format updates, not to protect against casual copying.
Well, Microsoft made Vista, and they made Zune, so why should you have to resort to hacks to get it working? Grandma won't know how to run an application in "Windows XP compatibility mode". Think of the poor users; not everyone is a geek.
I guess it's too bad that DirectX isn't going to be doing sound anymore starting in Vista, so now Microsoft's API is just as fragmented as the OpenGL/OpenAL/SDL mix.
Judging by how USC is typically interpreted, something tells me that you need to read the rest of Title 15 (at least chapter 1) to find any exceptions to the rule that Microsoft might be using.
Try browsing with cookies on an "ask me every time" sort of basis. Even the most unlikely websites will demand a cookie. What ever happened to sane usage of cookies where they'd only be set if you did something on the site that initiated a cookie transfer (e.g. logging in, starting a shopping cart, storing your preferences)?
Ever heard of Game Crazy? They're owned by Hollywood Video (a competitor to Blockbuster if you thought they were the only major movie rental store), and their service is better than Gamestop's. IME of course.
Uh, the Linux kernel is only 15 years old. I don't think it's very good at being backwards-compatible with nonexistent programs (you can't compile a binary for Linux circa 1979 if it didn't exist).
His point is that you need to use a DOS emulator to run it. You could use an entire DOS operating system (e.g. FreeDOS) or a DOS emulator (e.g. DOSbox).
I think the only problem with that is proprietary apps can't statically compile GPL or LGPL libraries, and proprietary apps seem to be the ones that have unfixed dependency issues.
Pretty much all the significant changes in video games have come from Nintendo (e.g. controllers, the existence of and evolution of, a few game genres).
That must be Sony's strategy then! Launch PS3 at the price you could have gotten a Wii with several games because either way you're going to spend the same amount. They're making up for the supply side to match the demand side.
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We in the urban and suburban areas pay out the ass for a shit connection as well, apparently to subsidise the costs for giving the rural areas even crappier connections. I'm speaking as a person from Chicago, but I can't imagine it's any better in LA, NYC, or any of the smaller major cities in the US.
~700 MB (fit on a single CD, can play that in your DivX/DVD player) is the current sweet spot for movies usually. Uncompressed video data is enormous and is never actually distributed digitally. Even DVDs, BDs, and HD-DVDs all use compression, although the compression is typically set at a rate so high that the video is nearly lossless.
I'm not spreading FUD, just using the same old argument people use to bitch about some random feature of Linux being too hard to use. Either Grandma has a problem, or Joe Sixpack, or someone else who isn't a geek.
openal.org, and straight from Microsoft about the removal of DirectSound in DirectX 10 (it's replaced with Vista sound controls or something).
BitTorrent and LimeWire seem to do well on their on in providing cheap, fast, and easy access to music, movies, and other media, and they're both open source programs based on open protocols.
Vista already went gold, so there aren't going to be any updates on the retail disc until SP1 or something.
Well, Microsoft made Vista, and they made Zune, so why should you have to resort to hacks to get it working? Grandma won't know how to run an application in "Windows XP compatibility mode". Think of the poor users; not everyone is a geek.
I guess it's too bad that DirectX isn't going to be doing sound anymore starting in Vista, so now Microsoft's API is just as fragmented as the OpenGL/OpenAL/SDL mix.
Judging by how USC is typically interpreted, something tells me that you need to read the rest of Title 15 (at least chapter 1) to find any exceptions to the rule that Microsoft might be using.
Try browsing with cookies on an "ask me every time" sort of basis. Even the most unlikely websites will demand a cookie. What ever happened to sane usage of cookies where they'd only be set if you did something on the site that initiated a cookie transfer (e.g. logging in, starting a shopping cart, storing your preferences)?
I understood it as that you had to link to the library if you weren't compatible with the licence.
I think it's legal syntax. There are a lot of ways to encode IPv4 addresses.
Most of the stuff on HDTV seems to be sports anyhow, so I think they're going for the right demographic.
Cars move in a wavelike manner? I did not know that...
Ever heard of Game Crazy? They're owned by Hollywood Video (a competitor to Blockbuster if you thought they were the only major movie rental store), and their service is better than Gamestop's. IME of course.
Kinda hard to pay below minimum wage without getting the Law on your ass (IL minimum wage == $6.50/hr, probably going to be increased soon as well).
Uh, the Linux kernel is only 15 years old. I don't think it's very good at being backwards-compatible with nonexistent programs (you can't compile a binary for Linux circa 1979 if it didn't exist).
His point is that you need to use a DOS emulator to run it. You could use an entire DOS operating system (e.g. FreeDOS) or a DOS emulator (e.g. DOSbox).
I think the only problem with that is proprietary apps can't statically compile GPL or LGPL libraries, and proprietary apps seem to be the ones that have unfixed dependency issues.
Oh, sorry, the updated Slashdot theme didn't included the updated slogans. This one in particular is missing the tag.
Don't forget how fucking hard it was (and still is) to get a broadband Dreamcast adaptor.
Pretty much all the significant changes in video games have come from Nintendo (e.g. controllers, the existence of and evolution of, a few game genres).
That must be Sony's strategy then! Launch PS3 at the price you could have gotten a Wii with several games because either way you're going to spend the same amount. They're making up for the supply side to match the demand side.