You know what's worse than having to make your own mp3's from a CD? Putting all your music on a USB key and finding out your car won't recognize half of it because you bought it from iTunes and it's in aac format. I know you can convert aac to mp3 but I feel like my mp3 files and CD's sound better than aac. So an mp3 converted from aac is going to sound worse than one converted from a CD, to me.
It just goes to show that the reason that IE got to have so much dominance was not because it was bundled with the operating system, but that for far too long it had no real competition.
It didn't just get bundled with the operating system. They also had some kind of deal with an awful lot of software makers so, no matter what software you installed, for some reason that software installed Internet Explorer on your computer too. And for some reason, no matter what software you installed, it required Internet Explorer to run, even if the previous version didn't. Maybe I'm exaggerating to say all software did this but Microsoft must have had a lot of deals with a lot of people. We couldn't install Prodigy, AOL, or any of the other software we were using without it. And at the time, the only way to get Netscape was to download it. One day Internet Explorer suddenly lost the ability to download large files. So you were forced to install Internet Explorer and not able to download Netscape. The only way to get around this was to go without installing any popular software and buy Netscape on a CD. I'm pretty sure this was when people invented those tiny installers you download that actually download the rest of the software themselves.
In our old place, the light bulbs in the bedrooms kept working for about 15 years even after being used for several hours each day. The only reason we stopped using them was we replaced them with compact flourescent bulbs. All the new bulbs we buy last a few months at best. And even one of the CF bulbs stopped working within a year.
Just based on what I hear, I'd say they could improve the sound quality by switching from aac to mp3. I don't care what the tests say. The files I encode using the "iTunes Plus" setting seem to have distortion and the ones I do with CDex and the LAME encoder come out right. And I guess I was free from the placebo effect because after everybody said AAC was better, I was expecting it to be better.
They always use UPS for my packages. But it seems like every single CD I order arrives with a cracked case. I think it's because they ship them in padded envelopes. They used to use boxes. They do tend to arrive in 2 days or less though. And I see the streaming video actually works. I was watching Les Miserables.
So if you get shot down in enemy territory, they're going to ask to see your Facebook page? I think it's more likely they want to convince you that some of the "friends" you have are really in support of what the government is doing in some oil-rich country and by the way they think file sharing is bad and it should be a crime.
The idea [in Crankshaft] is to heavily optimize code that is frequently executed and not waste time optimizing code that is not,' said the engineers.
So even if some of the code is only used on rare occasions, how is it smart to only optimize some of the code instead of all of it? And if the argument is "it takes longer to optimize the code than it does to run it" then one would have to wonder if it takes longer to decide what to optimize than it does to run it.
I really don't think JCPenney had any idea this was going on. I'm thinking they paid some company to make them float to the top of the search engine results and had no idea how that company would do it. I'm thinking the "SEO" company is the bad guy here and JCPenney just looks like the mastermind.
75% of all reports come from IT staff or managers, 11% from the company's senior management and 4% from outside consultants. More than 59% of those reporting are no longer employed by the target company.
It sounds to me like 75% of the reports come from the people who probably installed the software in the first place, and most of them made the report after they were fired or quit.
Installing Linux doesn't void the warranty on a computer. Downloading a shady file and getting a computer virus doesn't void the warranty on a computer. If installing software can damage the hardware, the phones are really not well done. The worst-case scenario should be a matter of plugging in a cable and reflashing the firmware.
I actually want to get an Android phone. And before that, I wanted an iPhone. I didn't get the iPhone because I didn't want a 2-year contract and at the time they wouldn't let you just buy the phone. You had to get it with a contract and a discount. And I don't have an Android phone yet because they force users to get an unlimited data plan. The four of us share a single phone plan with 500 "anytime" minutes and a fee for each text message and each kilobyte of data. We have done just fine with that for several years, only talking to people with the same phone company, or after 9:00 except for critical phone calls. Most of the time I would be on my Wi-Fi for the Internet anyway. The only reason I would need unlimited talk, text, or data is because that's the only way to get the phone.
Further, with the Galaxy Tab I'm considering getting, I'd be paying at least as much as I paid for my laptop and get a device that has less processing power and no USB ports. And there's another big factor that keeps getting overlooked. You can update a laptop any time you want. My Dell Inspiron 8200 from the year 2000 is running Linux from 2009. Try getting the phone company to get you the latest version of Android. that's one area in which the iPhone is clearly better. You get system updates without having to jailbreak.
But basically, I'm saying people like me still use a "dumb" phone because "smart" phones are overpriced, can't be easily upgraded, and aren't all that smart anyway.
Three of the 4 people I know with 4G phones can't get a 4G signal at home or at work. Also, they have to pay the 4G fee in addition to the "unlimited" internet plan they've been paying for all along. They'd be better off with 3G phones just because they'd get the same performance without the 4G fee.
I'm also considering getting the current Samsung Galaxy Tab instead of waiting for the 4G one, for the same reasons. It might cost less and have a lower monthly bill with the same performance. Or maybe they'll add a mystery charge to make it cost the same anyway.
I think he meant "internet is a right" in the same way that "freedom of the press" is a right. It doesn't mean the government has to give you a printing press.
So what does that say about the government just cutting off people's Internet access?
And you... suppose there will come a day that a viable adhoc network exists. Then you try getting all your software from Sony CD's, downloading all your music directly from the RIAA and getting your internet service from Comcast while I am on the adhoc network with the successor to BitTorrent and we'll see who gets screwed first.
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You know what's worse than having to make your own mp3's from a CD? Putting all your music on a USB key and finding out your car won't recognize half of it because you bought it from iTunes and it's in aac format. I know you can convert aac to mp3 but I feel like my mp3 files and CD's sound better than aac. So an mp3 converted from aac is going to sound worse than one converted from a CD, to me.
But they're talking about security issues. Isn't that more like ignoring a vehicle recall because the vehicle is out of warranty?
Somewhere a million Microsoft employees are smiling.
And they're smiling because, when the boss comes in while they're looking at Natalie Portman pictures, they can click the Minimize button...
It just goes to show that the reason that IE got to have so much dominance was not because it was bundled with the operating system, but that for far too long it had no real competition.
It didn't just get bundled with the operating system. They also had some kind of deal with an awful lot of software makers so, no matter what software you installed, for some reason that software installed Internet Explorer on your computer too. And for some reason, no matter what software you installed, it required Internet Explorer to run, even if the previous version didn't. Maybe I'm exaggerating to say all software did this but Microsoft must have had a lot of deals with a lot of people. We couldn't install Prodigy, AOL, or any of the other software we were using without it. And at the time, the only way to get Netscape was to download it. One day Internet Explorer suddenly lost the ability to download large files. So you were forced to install Internet Explorer and not able to download Netscape. The only way to get around this was to go without installing any popular software and buy Netscape on a CD. I'm pretty sure this was when people invented those tiny installers you download that actually download the rest of the software themselves.
In our old place, the light bulbs in the bedrooms kept working for about 15 years even after being used for several hours each day. The only reason we stopped using them was we replaced them with compact flourescent bulbs. All the new bulbs we buy last a few months at best. And even one of the CF bulbs stopped working within a year.
I get the same problem on Firefox. It's working on Opera though.
Google didn't get any worse, the spammers are the ones who got better.
Couldn't the same be said of AltaVista and everybody else who was declared to suck as soon as Google arrived?
Just based on what I hear, I'd say they could improve the sound quality by switching from aac to mp3. I don't care what the tests say. The files I encode using the "iTunes Plus" setting seem to have distortion and the ones I do with CDex and the LAME encoder come out right. And I guess I was free from the placebo effect because after everybody said AAC was better, I was expecting it to be better.
They always use UPS for my packages. But it seems like every single CD I order arrives with a cracked case. I think it's because they ship them in padded envelopes. They used to use boxes. They do tend to arrive in 2 days or less though. And I see the streaming video actually works. I was watching Les Miserables.
So if you get shot down in enemy territory, they're going to ask to see your Facebook page? I think it's more likely they want to convince you that some of the "friends" you have are really in support of what the government is doing in some oil-rich country and by the way they think file sharing is bad and it should be a crime.
The idea [in Crankshaft] is to heavily optimize code that is frequently executed and not waste time optimizing code that is not,' said the engineers.
So even if some of the code is only used on rare occasions, how is it smart to only optimize some of the code instead of all of it? And if the argument is "it takes longer to optimize the code than it does to run it" then one would have to wonder if it takes longer to decide what to optimize than it does to run it.
How about copying a file from one computer to another? Or sending a big file in email while downloading another big file? Or webcam chat?
But businesses like Dell. Would they care what's inside the box?
What happens when you move your files?
I really don't think JCPenney had any idea this was going on. I'm thinking they paid some company to make them float to the top of the search engine results and had no idea how that company would do it. I'm thinking the "SEO" company is the bad guy here and JCPenney just looks like the mastermind.
75% of all reports come from IT staff or managers, 11% from the company's senior management and 4% from outside consultants. More than 59% of those reporting are no longer employed by the target company.
It sounds to me like 75% of the reports come from the people who probably installed the software in the first place, and most of them made the report after they were fired or quit.
Installing Linux doesn't void the warranty on a computer. Downloading a shady file and getting a computer virus doesn't void the warranty on a computer. If installing software can damage the hardware, the phones are really not well done. The worst-case scenario should be a matter of plugging in a cable and reflashing the firmware.
I actually want to get an Android phone. And before that, I wanted an iPhone. I didn't get the iPhone because I didn't want a 2-year contract and at the time they wouldn't let you just buy the phone. You had to get it with a contract and a discount. And I don't have an Android phone yet because they force users to get an unlimited data plan. The four of us share a single phone plan with 500 "anytime" minutes and a fee for each text message and each kilobyte of data. We have done just fine with that for several years, only talking to people with the same phone company, or after 9:00 except for critical phone calls. Most of the time I would be on my Wi-Fi for the Internet anyway. The only reason I would need unlimited talk, text, or data is because that's the only way to get the phone.
Further, with the Galaxy Tab I'm considering getting, I'd be paying at least as much as I paid for my laptop and get a device that has less processing power and no USB ports. And there's another big factor that keeps getting overlooked. You can update a laptop any time you want. My Dell Inspiron 8200 from the year 2000 is running Linux from 2009. Try getting the phone company to get you the latest version of Android. that's one area in which the iPhone is clearly better. You get system updates without having to jailbreak.
But basically, I'm saying people like me still use a "dumb" phone because "smart" phones are overpriced, can't be easily upgraded, and aren't all that smart anyway.
That could work. Nobody could find the websites of new movies. As a bonus, nobody would be able to find them on Bing either... (wait for it)
Maybe the problem is their expensive games with videos and surround sound often aren't any more fun than Angry Birds.
How are improperly installed floor mats and sticky pedals two separate issues?
Three of the 4 people I know with 4G phones can't get a 4G signal at home or at work. Also, they have to pay the 4G fee in addition to the "unlimited" internet plan they've been paying for all along. They'd be better off with 3G phones just because they'd get the same performance without the 4G fee.
I'm also considering getting the current Samsung Galaxy Tab instead of waiting for the 4G one, for the same reasons. It might cost less and have a lower monthly bill with the same performance. Or maybe they'll add a mystery charge to make it cost the same anyway.
If that's true, it sounds like a problem with the operating system to me. What happened to pre-emptive multitasking?
I think he meant "internet is a right" in the same way that "freedom of the press" is a right. It doesn't mean the government has to give you a printing press.
So what does that say about the government just cutting off people's Internet access?
And you... suppose there will come a day that a viable adhoc network exists. Then you try getting all your software from Sony CD's, downloading all your music directly from the RIAA and getting your internet service from Comcast while I am on the adhoc network with the successor to BitTorrent and we'll see who gets screwed first.