I guess that sometimes the work environment is so hostile to other platforms that Windows really is the only solution. I myself have some experience with that, but perseverance, plain stubbornness, and love for the Mac platform have prevented me from switching back.
The few times I did use Windows after switching forwards (i.e. to the Mac), I honestly got angry at it very quickly and it frustrated me that it was such a fickle thing to use.
Yes, the platform does require some learning time, and it does have its downsides. I by no means preach perfection on the side of the Mac, but it is that little bit better to use than Windows that it brings me to the peaceful side of computing. It feels not like a struggle between me and the operating system, but a (limited) symbiosis.
Why wouldn't less lawsuits be better? I live in Europe and watch with wonder the sheer number and type of lawsuits that are generated in America.
Here, insurance companies pay without whining or whittling their way out of paying, and thus I haven't heard of a single "emotional distress"-lawsuit being filed here. I don't have an attourney, I have never needed one.
Thus, suing everyone left right and center might not be in the benefit of the lawyers, but it is certainly a lot less stressful for the now virtually suit-free public.
Well, for classical concerts, the composer doesn't necessarily perform his works. That doesn't mean that he is destined for a job as a burger-flipper. Sure, it's difficult to get exposure as a composer, but I think one should give credit where credit is due.
I assume there are severe consequences to declaring bankrupcy. Having everything you own impounded to pay off part of your debts is one... I am not familiar with the consequences though...
Say I like Antonin Dvorak, what are the chances of it being played on the (at my universities unavailable) on-campus music service?
I think artists need to go back at doing what classical orchestras have been doing for years in order to get money: give concerts. Use the filesharing to get exposure and just live off the shows.
An artist shouldn't be slacking about in his grand home and car if he or she really cares about music.
just my thoughts. B.
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Heh.
I've been playing around with the idea of fitting a light rocket engine to my mountainbike. Not enough to reach takeoff velocity, but a steady 30 kph would be nice. Anyone have any experience in this?
Is there anything in the purposes and principles of the United Nations that is bad then? Did you check them? Do, and then decide whether it would really not be a good thing if people were to follow it.
However, if you know where you are going, I'd ditch the GPS and get a map and compass if you know how to work them. the GPS is weighty and it's extra cumbersome having to lug around a spare set of batteries.
To be honest, I don't have a GPS. Never had. Always worked with a map. 1:25000 to 1;100000 will allow you to see every fart on the road, and whilst expensive, are also life-saving things to carry.
If you don't know where you're going.... buy a map, even a street map, at your destination.
a Master's only means you spent a little longer in the classroom, following a few more classes.
Now, cum laude, or summa cum laude, those are titles to aim for!... and if he really was interested in learning, he would've gotten his PhD.... and merely graduating from University does not mean much. After all, his father was the president... What University would dare fail him? (Now, I know not much of US history, so have no idea on the time-frames here. Forgive me, I am a mere European:).
I must say, I've only ripped in iTunes to AAC at 200+ kbit sampling rates, so I didn't really notice an effect. With MP3, I can hear a sort of "aquarium"-effect in the higher frequencies, so those are the artefacts I was mentioning.
I wonder if anyone has some measurements available on the compression of the frequency range when ripping, and whether those really show a big difference in the auditive region.
Thanks for your level answer though. Usually, I only get huffy responses of people with damaged toes:)
I doubt you're bringing an HD600 to a cafe.. I have that one, a Denon DA convertor and headphone amps, and I cannot hear any artefacts in the iTunes album "Are we there yet?" from Sara K.
Now perhaps it's related to the quality of recording, rather than the quality of the compression. After all, it's useless to spend millions on hi-fi equipment if the music was recorded in a trailer..
I think it is a sign of grandeur that even though much has failed (in a series of events that can only be described as a series of bad, bad incidents), they are still not abandoning the project. They started something, and they stick with it.
Then again, I've always had a weak spot for stories in which broken stuff is brought back to life.
Actually, your idea to produce hydrogen at the windmills is one of the stupidest ideas in a long time. I was reminded of this by the CEO of NUON, a dutch energy company.
The argumentation goes as such: imagine clean power from windmills. Then imagine an electrolysis machine to produce hydrogen. then imagine a huge compressor, required to liquefy the hydrogen gas. then imagine storage tanks, which will slowly leak hydrogen. These tanks have to be regularly replaced because hydrogen tends to mess up the metal lattice structure, degrading the stability.
Then imagine actually transporting the remainder of the hydrogen across roads (pipelines would lose too much hydrogen), and subsequently converting what's left into electricity.
For your idea to work, we need hydrogen storage materials, which can be loaded and unloaded under more gentile conditions. Look towards metal hydrides for a potential answer there.
B., M. Sc.
p.s. RTFA. please, before you start labeling people as stupid.
AAC at 128 kbit is good enough for me. I certainly cannot hear any artefacts on my system (Sennheiser HD-600 connected to a Denon DA convertor and AHA headphone amp).
With MP3, you certainly can hear some artefacts, an aquarium-like effect in the higher regions. But this seems to be not the case for AAC.
With respect to your comments on "transience", "Timbre" and stuff, show me some measurements. Show me some real stuff, not some huggy-feely analysis, be more like the people at Audioholics (http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprincipl es/index.php).
Please point out the differences in balance in a frequency spectrum that might be perceived by the human ear, then I'll be happy to agree with you.
Hmm, I'm not sure I want to know about people's past.
What people did in their past, is their business. If they want to tell me, that's fine, it'll make me understand them better. If they do not want to tell me, equally as fine. They suffered for their sins, either mentally, physically or both.
That does not mean I unconditionally trust people.
Yes, except that they don't yet have portable checkers. That means that if you are to be tested, you have to stay in a cell whilst they test your DNA. As a punishment for not bringing your ID papers:).
Lynn Parrish is quoted saying: "Rapists are generalists. They don't just rape, they also murder."
brr.
I can see where this is heading. "Robbers don't just rob, they also murder." --> "Beggers don't just beg, they also murder." --> "People spitting on the ground don't just spit on the ground, they also murder." Basically what she's saying is that all criminals are inherently equal, and potential murderers, and thus deserve to be treated in the worst way.
Now pray, do tell me that that is not a scary viewpoint. B.
Another aspect is that people do not necessarily trust the police.
DNA gives them a device with which they can point at you and say: "He did it, his DNA was found on the scene". How are you going to disprove that? Perhaps you visited in the past, perhaps not at all. Maybe the wind blew a hair in.
Now suddenly, everyone with his or her DNA in the database is a suspect. Irrespective of the likelihood that you were in the area, otherwise engaged, or involved with the subject of the crime. Your status has been instantly degraded from "free citizen" to "potential suspect in ALL crimes".
Moreover, everyone with his or her DNA NOT in the database is much less a suspect. Think about that for a while.
A DNA test is a "closest match" test, and is only right about 99% of the time. People forget that, juries especially.
It would be very easy to identify sites to be bombed... just go for heavily blurred areas.
I can see a US defense powerpoint presentation with "proof" of wrongdoing of India, arrows pointing towards blurred sites... After all, if you have something to hide, surely it can not be good!
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maybe he meant CARR.
B.
I guess that sometimes the work environment is so hostile to other platforms that Windows really is the only solution. I myself have some experience with that, but perseverance, plain stubbornness, and love for the Mac platform have prevented me from switching back.
The few times I did use Windows after switching forwards (i.e. to the Mac), I honestly got angry at it very quickly and it frustrated me that it was such a fickle thing to use.
Yes, the platform does require some learning time, and it does have its downsides. I by no means preach perfection on the side of the Mac, but it is that little bit better to use than Windows that it brings me to the peaceful side of computing. It feels not like a struggle between me and the operating system, but a (limited) symbiosis.
B.
Yes, but the RIAA is a legal instance. The pirates are not.
B.
Why wouldn't less lawsuits be better? I live in Europe and watch with wonder the sheer number and type of lawsuits that are generated in America.
Here, insurance companies pay without whining or whittling their way out of paying, and thus I haven't heard of a single "emotional distress"-lawsuit being filed here. I don't have an attourney, I have never needed one.
Thus, suing everyone left right and center might not be in the benefit of the lawyers, but it is certainly a lot less stressful for the now virtually suit-free public.
B.
nah. that's just one: getting away with it.
:)
four more
Yea! they could get bullets that penetrate the skull, and then shine a yellow light on the brain! Oh wait...
B.
Well, for classical concerts, the composer doesn't necessarily perform his works. That doesn't mean that he is destined for a job as a burger-flipper. Sure, it's difficult to get exposure as a composer, but I think one should give credit where credit is due.
B.
I assume there are severe consequences to declaring bankrupcy. Having everything you own impounded to pay off part of your debts is one...
I am not familiar with the consequences though...
B.
It also depends on your taste in music.
Say I like Antonin Dvorak, what are the chances of it being played on the (at my universities unavailable) on-campus music service?
I think artists need to go back at doing what classical orchestras have been doing for years in order to get money: give concerts. Use the filesharing to get exposure and just live off the shows.
An artist shouldn't be slacking about in his grand home and car if he or she really cares about music.
just my thoughts.
B.
Heh.
I've been playing around with the idea of fitting a light rocket engine to my mountainbike. Not enough to reach takeoff velocity, but a steady 30 kph would be nice.
Anyone have any experience in this?
B.
Is there anything in the purposes and principles of the United Nations that is bad then? Did you check them? Do, and then decide whether it would really not be a good thing if people were to follow it.
B.
However, if you know where you are going, I'd ditch the GPS and get a map and compass if you know how to work them. the GPS is weighty and it's extra cumbersome having to lug around a spare set of batteries.
To be honest, I don't have a GPS. Never had. Always worked with a map. 1:25000 to 1;100000 will allow you to see every fart on the road, and whilst expensive, are also life-saving things to carry.
If you don't know where you're going.... buy a map, even a street map, at your destination.
B.
Hear Hear!
I agree completely. Some employers (esp. in academia) allow you to be flexible in working hours anyway.
B.
a Master's only means you spent a little longer in the classroom, following a few more classes.
... and if he really was interested in learning, he would've gotten his PhD. ... and merely graduating from University does not mean much. After all, his father was the president... What University would dare fail him? (Now, I know not much of US history, so have no idea on the time-frames here. Forgive me, I am a mere European :).
Now, cum laude, or summa cum laude, those are titles to aim for!
B.
I must say, I've only ripped in iTunes to AAC at 200+ kbit sampling rates, so I didn't really notice an effect.
:)
With MP3, I can hear a sort of "aquarium"-effect in the higher frequencies, so those are the artefacts I was mentioning.
I wonder if anyone has some measurements available on the compression of the frequency range when ripping, and whether those really show a big difference in the auditive region.
Thanks for your level answer though. Usually, I only get huffy responses of people with damaged toes
B.
I doubt you're bringing an HD600 to a cafe.. I have that one, a Denon DA convertor and headphone amps, and I cannot hear any artefacts in the iTunes album "Are we there yet?" from Sara K.
Now perhaps it's related to the quality of recording, rather than the quality of the compression. After all, it's useless to spend millions on hi-fi equipment if the music was recorded in a trailer..
Cheers,
B.
Hear hear.
I think it is a sign of grandeur that even though much has failed (in a series of events that can only be described as a series of bad, bad incidents), they are still not abandoning the project. They started something, and they stick with it.
Then again, I've always had a weak spot for stories in which broken stuff is brought back to life.
B.
Actually, your idea to produce hydrogen at the windmills is one of the stupidest ideas in a long time. I was reminded of this by the CEO of NUON, a dutch energy company.
The argumentation goes as such: imagine clean power from windmills. Then imagine an electrolysis machine to produce hydrogen. then imagine a huge compressor, required to liquefy the hydrogen gas. then imagine storage tanks, which will slowly leak hydrogen. These tanks have to be regularly replaced because hydrogen tends to mess up the metal lattice structure, degrading the stability.
Then imagine actually transporting the remainder of the hydrogen across roads (pipelines would lose too much hydrogen), and subsequently converting what's left into electricity.
For your idea to work, we need hydrogen storage materials, which can be loaded and unloaded under more gentile conditions. Look towards metal hydrides for a potential answer there.
B., M. Sc.
p.s. RTFA. please, before you start labeling people as stupid.
how much energy do you think would it take to transport the heat to space?
Alternatively, look up some of David Morgan-Mar's comics on coruscant www.irregularwebcomic.com for some thermodynamics.
B.
"I'd like to meet these "expert" listeners."
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Boo.
AAC at 128 kbit is good enough for me. I certainly cannot hear any artefacts on my system (Sennheiser HD-600 connected to a Denon DA convertor and AHA headphone amp).
With MP3, you certainly can hear some artefacts, an aquarium-like effect in the higher regions. But this seems to be not the case for AAC.
With respect to your comments on "transience", "Timbre" and stuff, show me some measurements. Show me some real stuff, not some huggy-feely analysis, be more like the people at Audioholics (http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/audioprincip
Please point out the differences in balance in a frequency spectrum that might be perceived by the human ear, then I'll be happy to agree with you.
B.
Hmm, I'm not sure I want to know about people's past.
What people did in their past, is their business. If they want to tell me, that's fine, it'll make me understand them better. If they do not want to tell me, equally as fine. They suffered for their sins, either mentally, physically or both.
That does not mean I unconditionally trust people.
B.
Yes, except that they don't yet have portable checkers. That means that if you are to be tested, you have to stay in a cell whilst they test your DNA. As a punishment for not bringing your ID papers :).
B.
Lynn Parrish is quoted saying: "Rapists are generalists. They don't just rape, they also murder."
brr.
I can see where this is heading. "Robbers don't just rob, they also murder." --> "Beggers don't just beg, they also murder." --> "People spitting on the ground don't just spit on the ground, they also murder."
Basically what she's saying is that all criminals are inherently equal, and potential murderers, and thus deserve to be treated in the worst way.
Now pray, do tell me that that is not a scary viewpoint.
B.
Another aspect is that people do not necessarily trust the police.
DNA gives them a device with which they can point at you and say: "He did it, his DNA was found on the scene". How are you going to disprove that? Perhaps you visited in the past, perhaps not at all. Maybe the wind blew a hair in.
Now suddenly, everyone with his or her DNA in the database is a suspect. Irrespective of the likelihood that you were in the area, otherwise engaged, or involved with the subject of the crime. Your status has been instantly degraded from "free citizen" to "potential suspect in ALL crimes".
Moreover, everyone with his or her DNA NOT in the database is much less a suspect. Think about that for a while.
A DNA test is a "closest match" test, and is only right about 99% of the time. People forget that, juries especially.
B.
It would be very easy to identify sites to be bombed... just go for heavily blurred areas.
I can see a US defense powerpoint presentation with "proof" of wrongdoing of India, arrows pointing towards blurred sites...
After all, if you have something to hide, surely it can not be good!
B.