Seperating layout from content isn't such a big deal either IMO because
a) 99% of the time your html has to be in a very specific order for your layout to work, not to mention the 8000 wrapper divs and what not you have.
If designed properly, the order of your XHTML will matter very little when seperating layout from content. Also, designating many different div tags as wrappers is needless in most situations. You just need to think through a layout idea before coding a single line.
b) Most websites run off a scripted/coded backend where most of the content is pulled from a database anyways
Regardless of where the information for a page comes from, you are always in control of how it is rendered to the browser. The rendered XHTML, CSS, and Javascript is where the seperation of layout, content, and behavior is helpful.
There was a time when I couldn't hear a bit difference between a redbook CD track and the same song ripped as an MP3 at 192k. Then I went to school to get my BS in audio production. It is amazing how much more detail you can hear in music when you are trained to do so for four years. I would have never believed for a second that my advisor could hear things in music that I couldn't, until two years later when I 'saw the light'. Over time I began to pick out subtleties in music, even if I was hearing the piece for the first time.
All of the high end audio products generally have no benifit for the average consumer, but in a studio setting, when trained ears are listening, that expensive gear tends to be more valued. There is an inherent problem with this situation, though. Is it reason enough to justify buying equipment that is significantly more expensive because my collegues and I find it more pleasing to listen to, while the average consumer of the product can tell no difference? I don't have an answer to this, but I know that there is actually a growing market for DVD audio (with 5.1 mixes as well). On a DVD disk we can store music at such high qualities that it rivals the best master analog tape s out there.
The bottome line is that your ears are trainable. Listening to music is a learned process, much like wine tasting. At first pass, you may think is all tastes like sour grapes, but over time, with effort, you will discover flavors you never knew existed. For the record, I have been a part of quite a few 'blind' tests juxtaposing certain audio formats, and I can certainly tell the difference between an mp3 at 192/16 and a redbook track. Step than mp3 up to super high quality vbr, and I have some difficulties, unless the music is of the classical genre.
There was a time when I couldn't hear a bit difference between a redbook CD track and the same song ripped as an MP3 at 192k. Then I went to school to get my BS in audio production. It is amazing how much more detail you can hear in music when you are trained to do so for four years. I would have never believed for a second that my advisor could hear things in music that I couldn't, until two years later when I 'saw the light'. Over time I began to pick out subtleties in music, even if I was hearing the piece for the first time.
All of the high end audio products generally have no benifit for the average consumer, but in a studio setting, when trained ears are listening, that expensive gear tends to be more valued. There is an inherent problem with this situation, though. Is it reason enough to justify buying equipment that is significantly more expensive because my collegues and I find it more pleasing to listen to, while the average consumer of the product can tell no difference? I don't have an answer to this, but I know that there is actually a growing market for DVD audio (with 5.1 mixes as well). On a DVD disk we can store music at such high qualities that it rivals the best master analog tape s out there.
The bottome line is that your ears are trainable. Listening to music is a learned process, much like wine tasting. At first pass, you may think is all tastes like sour grapes, but over time, with effort, you will discover flavors you never knew existed.
For the record, I have been a part of quite a few 'blind' tests juxtaposing certain audio formats, and I can certainly tell the difference between an mp3 at 192/16 and a redbook track. Step than mp3 up to super high quality vbr, and I have some difficulties, unless the music is of the classical genre.
Doug
The sacrifice you make to have a 'free' phone service is your system resources. Without donating your clock cyles, you would have to pay skype to use servers that they would otherwise have to provide. And yes, if your system can handle it, it will act as a supernode from time to time.
It is your choice, but very few things are truly free.
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If designed properly, the order of your XHTML will matter very little when seperating layout from content. Also, designating many different div tags as wrappers is needless in most situations. You just need to think through a layout idea before coding a single line.
b) Most websites run off a scripted/coded backend where most of the content is pulled from a database anywaysRegardless of where the information for a page comes from, you are always in control of how it is rendered to the browser. The rendered XHTML, CSS, and Javascript is where the seperation of layout, content, and behavior is helpful.
Doug
Sorry, I didn't format my previous reply:
There was a time when I couldn't hear a bit difference between a redbook CD track and the same song ripped as an MP3 at 192k. Then I went to school to get my BS in audio production. It is amazing how much more detail you can hear in music when you are trained to do so for four years. I would have never believed for a second that my advisor could hear things in music that I couldn't, until two years later when I 'saw the light'. Over time I began to pick out subtleties in music, even if I was hearing the piece for the first time.
All of the high end audio products generally have no benifit for the average consumer, but in a studio setting, when trained ears are listening, that expensive gear tends to be more valued. There is an inherent problem with this situation, though. Is it reason enough to justify buying equipment that is significantly more expensive because my collegues and I find it more pleasing to listen to, while the average consumer of the product can tell no difference? I don't have an answer to this, but I know that there is actually a growing market for DVD audio (with 5.1 mixes as well). On a DVD disk we can store music at such high qualities that it rivals the best master analog tape s out there.
The bottome line is that your ears are trainable. Listening to music is a learned process, much like wine tasting. At first pass, you may think is all tastes like sour grapes, but over time, with effort, you will discover flavors you never knew existed. For the record, I have been a part of quite a few 'blind' tests juxtaposing certain audio formats, and I can certainly tell the difference between an mp3 at 192/16 and a redbook track. Step than mp3 up to super high quality vbr, and I have some difficulties, unless the music is of the classical genre.
Doug
There was a time when I couldn't hear a bit difference between a redbook CD track and the same song ripped as an MP3 at 192k. Then I went to school to get my BS in audio production. It is amazing how much more detail you can hear in music when you are trained to do so for four years. I would have never believed for a second that my advisor could hear things in music that I couldn't, until two years later when I 'saw the light'. Over time I began to pick out subtleties in music, even if I was hearing the piece for the first time. All of the high end audio products generally have no benifit for the average consumer, but in a studio setting, when trained ears are listening, that expensive gear tends to be more valued. There is an inherent problem with this situation, though. Is it reason enough to justify buying equipment that is significantly more expensive because my collegues and I find it more pleasing to listen to, while the average consumer of the product can tell no difference? I don't have an answer to this, but I know that there is actually a growing market for DVD audio (with 5.1 mixes as well). On a DVD disk we can store music at such high qualities that it rivals the best master analog tape s out there. The bottome line is that your ears are trainable. Listening to music is a learned process, much like wine tasting. At first pass, you may think is all tastes like sour grapes, but over time, with effort, you will discover flavors you never knew existed. For the record, I have been a part of quite a few 'blind' tests juxtaposing certain audio formats, and I can certainly tell the difference between an mp3 at 192/16 and a redbook track. Step than mp3 up to super high quality vbr, and I have some difficulties, unless the music is of the classical genre. Doug
The sacrifice you make to have a 'free' phone service is your system resources. Without donating your clock cyles, you would have to pay skype to use servers that they would otherwise have to provide. And yes, if your system can handle it, it will act as a supernode from time to time. It is your choice, but very few things are truly free.