upsampling and upmixing capabilities can make MP3s sound better than the original CD
ooo... a capacitor...
Or rather, ooo... magic...
The (theoretical) quality gain with upsampling is pretty much useless without high quality D/A converters, pre-amps and connectors, and I have yet to see a Creative card that didn't suck in that department. And what is upmixing? I haven't heard that word before.
Third, the security wall/fence is a necessary measure due to the complete failure of the PLA to control terrorism. Furthermore, it's effective.
Of course it's effective, it's like one big prison, with a cleared "safety" zone and sniper towers. What the Israeli need to realise is that they're doing what the Nazis did: building ghettos. Oppression breeds terrorism.
Finally, Vanunu should realize that there is a difference between speaking out against nuclear weapons, and revealing classified state secrets. If you tried the same gag in any other nuclear-armed nation, you'd be treated the same or worse.
And what if you can't do one thing without the other? Vanunu's a hero because he did what's right, without thinking about his own safety. Yes, other people have done similar things and have been treated similarly or worse. They were heros too.
O2 (oxygen from the environment) + 4 e- + 4H+ --> 2 H2O (water)
Don't you mean that we use C and O2 to form CO2?
I find it quite astonishing that the bacteria can extract metal ions from the environment and produce pure metal (if that is the case, haven't read TFA yet). AFAIK it's usually a quite energy demanding procedure.
What if we can mutate them to extract lead or other heavy metals? Could be useful.
I find it baffling that a highly sensitive network would be connected to the Internet.
I've worked at the Swedish Military HQ in Stockholm. Their computer network doesn't have any outside connections whatsoever. All lines are optical, and all signal levels are measured regularly to check that they're not tapped anywhere. A colleague working with support was reprimanded because he would unplug the internal network to surf the Internet on the same machine, which was strictly forbidden.
So, if you think that, legally, that greedy record-exec does have a valid point, why not stand up for your morals, test your legal knowledge and try to suing the BBC for making available the performance they produced and own the rights to?
They're not my moral values.
This guy is, in all probability, an asshole (or is it arsehole?), but he still has a valid point, and it will be valid for as long as you have a free market economy. I admit that the way he presents the case is moronic:
"There is the obvious issue that it is devaluing the perceived value of music."
Weasel talk.
"You are also leading the public to think that it is fine to download and own these files for nothing."
Actually, I'm not sure what to make of this line. I can think of at least three ways to interpret it.
But this is besides the (valid) point. He complains about unfair government competition. Or did I miss something somewhere?
To be honest, the guy who wrote TFA sounds a bit like a moron too:
...which often involves expensive tickets to fancy symphony halls.
Some people say that classical music must be experienced, and it's usually quite affordable too.
What they need is to devalue the music to make it more accessible.
Huh? At least in the part of the world I live, classical music CD's are cheap (starting at $3), there are plenty of affordable concerts, fancy (starting at $10) and otherwise (starting at $2), and if I like I can join an orchestra and play classical music myself. I don't see how it could become more accessible.
Can't give you proof (I can give you a link to a Swedish web page with the address if you like though).
The science campus of Uppsala University has two big lunch restaurants. The places can be very crowded during lunchtime, and the quality of the meals served can vary, to say the least. The friend in question ran a small alternative in the Student's Union building. It wasn't prospering, but he managed. Then the local municipality decided to open another restaurant with two managers/chefs supervising a staff of mentally handicapped people, serving underpriced salads and sandwiches. Setting up therapeutic work for handicapped people is of course an appreciative effort, but two alternative places was one too many and my friend went out of business.
First I need to know how the post above can get a "Score:5, Informative" rating? I get the impression the poster doesn't know what he's talking about.
... no-one has any legal grounds to do so
Actually, yes they do.
The BBC is perfectly within its legal rights to do what it is doing.
Not necessarily.
This is about government funded activities competing with private ventures, and is actually a big problem for many companies. A friend of mine who owned a restaurant was put out of business by a neighbouring restaurant financed by tax money.
Morally, I can't tell who's right in this case. Legally, the "idiot cry-baby" is making a valid point. The problem is, where do we draw the line?
The antennas (or aerials) need not necessarily be pyramid shaped. A multitude of shapes exist. The two antenna elements are mounted orthogonally and allow two vector components of the signal to be retrieved. The LOIS antennas go a step further and have three elements, also mounted orthogonally. This means that not only can it decode AM and FM signals, but also phase and polarisation modulated signals. The last one is specially interesting, since polarisation modulation isn't bandwidth limited.
What's even more cool with the system is that it's entirely digital; the signals are demodulated using folding distortion. This means that there isn't any (theoretical) lower limit to the carrier wave frequency, which opens up new possibilities for studying background radiation.
The 10 Gb lines are not just for show. The output from each antenna system can easily use up all that bandwidth, and presently does so. And since the resolution of a cluster depends on the number of antennas, it's all about computing power.
You know what's even better training? Climbing. Trains your wrists, forearms and shoulders; all the parts of your body that usually go bad after too much time in front of the keyboard. Go buy climbing shoes and harness and sign up for a climbing course, you won't regret it. Don't worry if you're scared of heights, it will go away with practice.
Slashdot Mirror
All your Xbox are belong to me!
Or rather, ooo... magic...
The (theoretical) quality gain with upsampling is pretty much useless without high quality D/A converters, pre-amps and connectors, and I have yet to see a Creative card that didn't suck in that department. And what is upmixing? I haven't heard that word before.
Of course it's effective, it's like one big prison, with a cleared "safety" zone and sniper towers. What the Israeli need to realise is that they're doing what the Nazis did: building ghettos. Oppression breeds terrorism.
And what if you can't do one thing without the other? Vanunu's a hero because he did what's right, without thinking about his own safety. Yes, other people have done similar things and have been treated similarly or worse. They were heros too.
For the right price, everyone's a whore.
Programmer?
Pervert?
Pr0n-reader?
oh, Physicist!
Don't you mean that we use C and O2 to form CO2?
I find it quite astonishing that the bacteria can extract metal ions from the environment and produce pure metal (if that is the case, haven't read TFA yet). AFAIK it's usually a quite energy demanding procedure.
What if we can mutate them to extract lead or other heavy metals? Could be useful.
I find it baffling that a highly sensitive network would be connected to the Internet.
I've worked at the Swedish Military HQ in Stockholm. Their computer network doesn't have any outside connections whatsoever. All lines are optical, and all signal levels are measured regularly to check that they're not tapped anywhere. A colleague working with support was reprimanded because he would unplug the internal network to surf the Internet on the same machine, which was strictly forbidden.
I liked their directing, but thought their storytelling skillz to be quite loathsome.
(I couldn't see anyone else commenting on this.)
What did they expect? All energy transformations cost energy which is lost in the process. 29% actually sounds quite good, compared to other methods.
They're not my moral values.
This guy is, in all probability, an asshole (or is it arsehole?), but he still has a valid point, and it will be valid for as long as you have a free market economy. I admit that the way he presents the case is moronic:
Weasel talk.
Actually, I'm not sure what to make of this line. I can think of at least three ways to interpret it.
But this is besides the (valid) point. He complains about unfair government competition. Or did I miss something somewhere?
To be honest, the guy who wrote TFA sounds a bit like a moron too:
Some people say that classical music must be experienced, and it's usually quite affordable too.
Huh? At least in the part of the world I live, classical music CD's are cheap (starting at $3), there are plenty of affordable concerts, fancy (starting at $10) and otherwise (starting at $2), and if I like I can join an orchestra and play classical music myself. I don't see how it could become more accessible.
Can't give you proof (I can give you a link to a Swedish web page with the address if you like though).
The science campus of Uppsala University has two big lunch restaurants. The places can be very crowded during lunchtime, and the quality of the meals served can vary, to say the least. The friend in question ran a small alternative in the Student's Union building. It wasn't prospering, but he managed. Then the local municipality decided to open another restaurant with two managers/chefs supervising a staff of mentally handicapped people, serving underpriced salads and sandwiches. Setting up therapeutic work for handicapped people is of course an appreciative effort, but two alternative places was one too many and my friend went out of business.
Edit: Before you scream "BBC isn't tax funded!" I say yes, they certainly seem to be. They're licence funded, which is tax wrapped up in nice words.
First I need to know how the post above can get a "Score:5, Informative" rating? I get the impression the poster doesn't know what he's talking about.
Actually, yes they do.
Not necessarily.
This is about government funded activities competing with private ventures, and is actually a big problem for many companies. A friend of mine who owned a restaurant was put out of business by a neighbouring restaurant financed by tax money.
Morally, I can't tell who's right in this case. Legally, the "idiot cry-baby" is making a valid point. The problem is, where do we draw the line?
Built with nanotechnology
Is this the birth of yet another buzzword?
I did my Master Thesis work at IRFU (Institute for Space Physics in Uppsala) with LOIS (LOFAR Outrigger in Scandinavia) and may be able to shed some light.
The antennas (or aerials) need not necessarily be pyramid shaped. A multitude of shapes exist. The two antenna elements are mounted orthogonally and allow two vector components of the signal to be retrieved. The LOIS antennas go a step further and have three elements, also mounted orthogonally. This means that not only can it decode AM and FM signals, but also phase and polarisation modulated signals. The last one is specially interesting, since polarisation modulation isn't bandwidth limited.
What's even more cool with the system is that it's entirely digital; the signals are demodulated using folding distortion. This means that there isn't any (theoretical) lower limit to the carrier wave frequency, which opens up new possibilities for studying background radiation.
The 10 Gb lines are not just for show. The output from each antenna system can easily use up all that bandwidth, and presently does so. And since the resolution of a cluster depends on the number of antennas, it's all about computing power.
You know what's even better training? Climbing. Trains your wrists, forearms and shoulders; all the parts of your body that usually go bad after too much time in front of the keyboard. Go buy climbing shoes and harness and sign up for a climbing course, you won't regret it. Don't worry if you're scared of heights, it will go away with practice.