Yeah, it's all personal preference. I personally like the find dialogue it the bottom. Occasionally, I use safari and can't stand the free floating dailogue box for one reason: I'm constantly moving it out of the way so I can read. The firefox find I wouldn't even mind if it were always there.
What exactly do these billions of taxpayer dollars toward Nasa really do for us? It just seems redicules to me.....these ancient 1960's shuttles that keep fucking breaking. I know that in the 60's it was the big "beat the Russian's" and excelerate technological research argument....but now? I mean, there are those that believe that the moon landing was filmed in hollywood.
I assume they're currently perfecting space weapons or some other very benificial technology. Again, how is this shuttle program really benefiting american citizens? If they were ditchhing the shuttles and really investing in REAL space travel (think quantum mechanics) i might think differently. Just my 2cents
Here's one of the posts from someone who knows someone.......
Anyway, my parents live in a small town of about 1500. No broadband. I don't think it's reasonable to say that if you want the "latest technology" you have to live in a city. The ISP's have been promising DSL to this community for at least 5 years. I even heard of one community that decided to construct their own wi-fi zone for their downtown.....and Ver1zon was suing them claiming it was their territory, even though they'd dragged their feet for 5 years! I think this comes down to a lack of regulation from a criminal- syndicate-government. There are laws that make sure almost anybody can have a basic land line........we live in the times of free ranging monopolies.......just sign this two year contract! WTF!
Dude, you're the idoit. I don't think the poster was being as literal as you think. If he had high speed internet, he wouldn't find as much cash in his pocket for coffee.....I don't think he meant a budget to a T with EXACTLY 30 bucks for coffee. Somehow I don't think you've ever been poor.
I agree with the last poster, there are so many variables that color the sound, most of them analog. Mics are the first place this happens. There are so many different mics and micing techniques out there that all vary the sound considerably before it ever reaches a recording medium. Then you have the analog cables that run from the mic to the preamps....you wouldn't believe how serious some engineers take that part of the signal path.....and on and on until you get to the monitors, the speakers. Just like the mics, they are all unique and color the sound in their own way, even if they have a "flat" frequency response. It's all very sudjective. In the end, I personally like analog tape because as the other post said, it's "warmer". It rounds the edges on the sound, it has natural compression. Sure, you get some noise but who cares....it sounds "good". Only by using a dummy-head micing system to digital which models the human hearing system will you get close to what you might hear in the room. But usually in the studio musicians are trying to create something that sounds a certain way.....this may mean distorting the signal. Listen to old Stax and Sun Studios recordings.....few would argue that the recorded sound dosn't sound "good". They were using a concrete stairway as a reverb chamber- speaker on ome end, mic on the other, recorded to tape....with no dolby! Then listen to a modern rock CD recorded very loud, with vary little dynamics and tell me which one sounds more human and warm? FYI, plenty of folks still use analog tape to record. Check out http://www.tapeop.com/.
" So even if they capture the stream and put it on a DVD and can even play it that way, it will not likely measure up to the quality of a production DVD which would be a motivating factor to buying the DVD".
I agree. Most people don't realize that itunes downloads are mp3 files which is nowhere near the quality of a CD (16bit, 44.1). Even with readily available formats for 24 bit audio, people don't care.....they'll pay 10 bucks for an album that's compressed to hell. I think they'll definitely compress movies for download purposes. Unless consumers demand hi fidelity audio and video, I think the digital trend is lower fidelity.
"This is the target that many claim is where they want things to go."
Totally. As a musician and a music appreciater, I would like to see things progress towards more sharing. If music was cheaper, (say 7 cents a song) and the service was comprehensive and easier than "illegal" sharing, I think it would be plenty of revenue to support the artists and the staff required to run the download/distribution system. Of course this would require major legislation with some sort of sunset, gov-subsidized industry shutdown. Can't say I see that happening anytime soon.........
So f**k 'em. Musicians can always choose to not deal with the industry. They're digging their own grave.....while they sue and promote artists that lip-sync, the real artists and fans will find another way to enjoy music and make a living. When I see a really good live show, I gladly support the artist and buy their product. It costs about $2 and under to print a single CD with artwork. Why then don't CD's cost $4? Wouldn't more people throw down $4 over $16.95? Then charge about a buck an album for compressed downloads. In the end, I think more art being propagated by the internet is a good thing for humanity.......but of course, the end of the road isn't certain.
The advantage of saving a few seconds is just like you said, an advantage. Anything that makes mundane tasks like searching for a file faster and lets me get back to a real task is a good thing, in my book. I think this is what apple strives for, a machine that dosn't get in your way and frustrate you while you are being productive. Until an OS can be interfaced with our brain and already have the files it thinks we might want cached, typing three letters and instantly having the file sounds good to me.
Hmmm....that's itunes biggest asset.....you can buy that one song for a buck and not pay 16.99 for the whole crappy cd. --which is about the size of two ipods;)
I agree....play along with the jokes. Maybe some first time reader will come along and not be sure what the hell is going on. 1/365 of a year devoted to humor should be managable for a carbon based life form with advanced mental capabilities.
Buncha slashdots in the mud......:)
I turned on my computer, looked at/., saw this article, was intrigued, read the article.....and got totally played......you guys need to jump start your sense of humor! I didn't remember it was april freakin fools.....i kept waiting like an idiot for them to explain how the hell it worked.
The finder in OSX already has this searching option, yes with the icon. It is one of my favorite parts of OSX. I don't see why spotlight is considered a "new" feature. They are just making it more convenient.
I personally would welcome a watch that housed all my mobile tech needs. Come on, all those old movies about the future? Every new tech I invest in brings me more function with a smaller footprint. When I was a kid (80's)....I NEVER would have imagined a would look down at the cupholders in my car and see something with 9 DAYS worth of high fidelity music in it and another thing that was a phone that worked anywhere.....and both were about the size of a cassette tape! Really, I think we're moving toward technology integrating with our biological bodies. So of course it will get smaller and do more. Voice commands, then thought commands.......Apple is on the right track in my opinion: simple, tastefull, functional, and WELL MADE. (but why no dimable backlight on ipod??)
Actually, there is a device that does this: http://www.lessemf.com/specials.html Scroll down, it's called "Smart&Safe". Somewhat of a hokey site but full of cool shit. I found it after noticing that my phone displayed more signal bars with the standard earpiece attached.
Actually, itunes is more than a "digital milking machine". It is a great tool for managing your music library, allowing you to search by many different criteria, create smart playlists, burn CDs, access CDDB, print CD covers, manage your ipod, enjoy the visualizer and oh yeah, the part I don't touch.....buy music from apple. Quicktime may suck as a standalone player but I like that it integrates with my browser and plays mpegs fast without opening another window.
I would suggest understanding all the capabilities of these apps before writing such a negative post about them.
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Yeah, it's all personal preference. I personally like the find dialogue it the bottom. Occasionally, I use safari and can't stand the free floating dailogue box for one reason: I'm constantly moving it out of the way so I can read. The firefox find I wouldn't even mind if it were always there.
What exactly do these billions of taxpayer dollars toward Nasa really do for us? It just seems redicules to me.....these ancient 1960's shuttles that keep fucking breaking. I know that in the 60's it was the big "beat the Russian's" and excelerate technological research argument....but now? I mean, there are those that believe that the moon landing was filmed in hollywood.
I assume they're currently perfecting space weapons or some other very benificial technology.
Again, how is this shuttle program really benefiting american citizens? If they were ditchhing the shuttles and really investing in REAL space travel (think quantum mechanics) i might think differently.
Just my 2cents
Here's one of the posts from someone who knows someone.......
Anyway, my parents live in a small town of about 1500. No broadband. I don't think it's reasonable to say that if you want the "latest technology" you have to live in a city. The ISP's have been promising DSL to this community for at least 5 years. I even heard of one community that decided to construct their own wi-fi zone for their downtown.....and Ver1zon was suing them claiming it was their territory, even though they'd dragged their feet for 5 years!
I think this comes down to a lack of regulation from a criminal- syndicate-government. There are laws that make sure almost anybody can have a basic land line........we live in the times of free ranging monopolies.......just sign this two year contract! WTF!
Dude, you're the idoit. I don't think the poster was being as literal as you think. If he had high speed internet, he wouldn't find as much cash in his pocket for coffee.....I don't think he meant a budget to a T with EXACTLY 30 bucks for coffee. Somehow I don't think you've ever been poor.
I agree with the last poster, there are so many variables that color the sound, most of them analog. Mics are the first place this happens. There are so many different mics and micing techniques out there that all vary the sound considerably before it ever reaches a recording medium. Then you have the analog cables that run from the mic to the preamps....you wouldn't believe how serious some engineers take that part of the signal path.....and on and on until you get to the monitors, the speakers. Just like the mics, they are all unique and color the sound in their own way, even if they have a "flat" frequency response. It's all very sudjective.
In the end, I personally like analog tape because as the other post said, it's "warmer". It rounds the edges on the sound, it has natural compression. Sure, you get some noise but who cares....it sounds "good".
Only by using a dummy-head micing system to digital which models the human hearing system will you get close to what you might hear in the room. But usually in the studio musicians are trying to create something that sounds a certain way.....this may mean distorting the signal. Listen to old Stax and Sun Studios recordings.....few would argue that the recorded sound dosn't sound "good". They were using a concrete stairway as a reverb chamber- speaker on ome end, mic on the other, recorded to tape....with no dolby! Then listen to a modern rock CD recorded very loud, with vary little dynamics and tell me which one sounds more human and warm?
FYI, plenty of folks still use analog tape to record. Check out http://www.tapeop.com/.
" So even if they capture the stream and put it on a DVD and can even play it that way, it will not likely measure up to the quality of a production DVD which would be a motivating factor to buying the DVD".
I agree. Most people don't realize that itunes downloads are mp3 files which is nowhere near the quality of a CD (16bit, 44.1). Even with readily available formats for 24 bit audio, people don't care.....they'll pay 10 bucks for an album that's compressed to hell. I think they'll definitely compress movies for download purposes.
Unless consumers demand hi fidelity audio and video, I think the digital trend is lower fidelity.
i think you mean james earl jones....he speaks for verizon.
"This is the target that many claim is where they want things to go."
Totally. As a musician and a music appreciater, I would like to see things progress towards more sharing. If music was cheaper, (say 7 cents a song) and the service was comprehensive and easier than "illegal" sharing, I think it would be plenty of revenue to support the artists and the staff required to run the download/distribution system.
Of course this would require major legislation with some sort of sunset, gov-subsidized industry shutdown. Can't say I see that happening anytime soon.........
So f**k 'em. Musicians can always choose to not deal with the industry. They're digging their own grave.....while they sue and promote artists that lip-sync, the real artists and fans will find another way to enjoy music and make a living. When I see a really good live show, I gladly support the artist and buy their product.
It costs about $2 and under to print a single CD with artwork.
Why then don't CD's cost $4? Wouldn't more people throw down $4 over $16.95? Then charge about a buck an album for compressed downloads.
In the end, I think more art being propagated by the internet is a good thing for humanity.......but of course, the end of the road isn't certain.
The advantage of saving a few seconds is just like you said, an advantage. Anything that makes mundane tasks like searching for a file faster and lets me get back to a real task is a good thing, in my book. I think this is what apple strives for, a machine that dosn't get in your way and frustrate you while you are being productive. Until an OS can be interfaced with our brain and already have the files it thinks we might want cached, typing three letters and instantly having the file sounds good to me.
And this all has wtf do do with the article? Y'all should find some bible site you can rant at.
Hmmm....that's itunes biggest asset.....you can buy that one song for a buck and not pay 16.99 for the whole crappy cd. --which is about the size of two ipods ;)
I agree....play along with the jokes. Maybe some first time reader will come along and not be sure what the hell is going on. 1/365 of a year devoted to humor should be managable for a carbon based life form with advanced mental capabilities. Buncha slashdots in the mud...... :)
I turned on my computer, looked at /., saw this article, was intrigued, read the article.....and got totally played......you guys need to jump start your sense of humor! I didn't remember it was april freakin fools.....i kept waiting like an idiot for them to explain how the hell it worked.
The finder in OSX already has this searching option, yes with the icon. It is one of my favorite parts of OSX. I don't see why spotlight is considered a "new" feature. They are just making it more convenient.
I personally would welcome a watch that housed all my mobile tech needs. Come on, all those old movies about the future? Every new tech I invest in brings me more function with a smaller footprint. When I was a kid (80's)....I NEVER would have imagined a would look down at the cupholders in my car and see something with 9 DAYS worth of high fidelity music in it and another thing that was a phone that worked anywhere.....and both were about the size of a cassette tape!
Really, I think we're moving toward technology integrating with our biological bodies. So of course it will get smaller and do more. Voice commands, then thought commands.......Apple is on the right track in my opinion: simple, tastefull, functional, and WELL MADE. (but why no dimable backlight on ipod??)
Azureus 2.2.0.2 warns you if you try to stop a download before you've reached a share ratio of 1.
Actually, there is a device that does this: http://www.lessemf.com/specials.html
Scroll down, it's called "Smart&Safe". Somewhat of a hokey site but full of cool shit. I found it after noticing that my phone displayed more signal bars with the standard earpiece attached.
Actually, itunes is more than a "digital milking machine". It is a great tool for managing your music library, allowing you to search by many different criteria, create smart playlists, burn CDs, access CDDB, print CD covers, manage your ipod, enjoy the visualizer and oh yeah, the part I don't touch.....buy music from apple.
Quicktime may suck as a standalone player but I like that it integrates with my browser and plays mpegs fast without opening another window.
I would suggest understanding all the capabilities of these apps before writing such a negative post about them.