Bingo. However, the iPod can't play some formats both free (eg. ogg) and proprietary (eg. wmv). That it can play the most popular format is going to be sufficient for most. So I'm not sure what this clamour over being "stuck with iTMS" is. Looking at the top-rated posts here, everyone else seems to be wondering too.
Oh, and if you haven't read The Futility of Digital Copy Prevention, do so now. It's short and clarfies why DRM is really just an infringement on our fair use rights.
Digital files cannot be made uncopyable, any more than water can be made not wet. -Bruce Schneier
I'm new to the Apple world (just got my iBook a month ago), so I don't know all the ins and outs yet. Could you explain what the point of Acrobat is when I can already print to PDF and read them easily with OSX?
I think you just hit the nail on the head; Our systems need to be diverse However, we need standards for our systems to interoperate. In that sense, we need monoculture in our data transmissions, right?
I think that's the exact reason why we should maintain a strong difference between our data and our programs. DirectX and Excel macros are probably good examples of this going wrong.
My last name is Beattie (pronounced BEE-tee) and it isn't uncommon according to the phone book. Yet every time Oracle phone-spams me, the guy on the other end of the phone (sounds Indian) pronounces it bee-AH-tee. Simple name, but he misprounounces it.
It's not the number of syllables; It's how familiar you are with the language and culture's names.
How exactly are "developer" responses to questions about World of Warcraft off topic? Even if it was (and it isn't), they could just post it in the off topic page.
The only reason to censor links to this discussion is to try and keep negative discussion down. Makes sense from their perspective; they're trying to make money. I'm not saying it's right or ethical, but it makes sense.
I agree with you that a video iPod would be an interesting novelty. However, your subject header implies Apple isn't smart, while their recent success would imply otherwise. I gather if they thought a video iPod would be profitable they'd go for it.
we can usually scrape together a functional Onyxia raid with about two or three hours of preparation
While it's off topic for me to call attention to it, you just hit on another reason why I stopped playing WoW. I don't want to spend 2 or 3 hours preparing my casual entertainment.
When I played WoW, I had a guild of my own. With about 30 members at its peak, it was fairly small compared to the 100+ member guilds out there. We had the opportunity to merge with some other guilds, but declined.
Thing is, when a guild has more than 30 people or so, it becomes difficult to maintain a feeling of knowing everyone in the guild. Isn't that familiarity what a guild's about? I'd tried out a number of the larger guilds, but it always ended up feeling more like an organization than a family.
The downside to a small guild is that some people are looking for something larger, and when your numbers dwindle, you really feel it. A few left here, a few left there, and before we knew it we were down to a guild of 15. Problem there is that 4 people are on at a time, at tops. We eventually just merged into a larger guild and that was that.
For me, that killed the feeling of closeness and contributed to me leaving the game. And no, you can't have my stuff.
Don't hang up on them; stay on the phone. Every minute of your time is a minute they can't use to call someone else. Seriously, egg them on. "Oh, that sounds like a great deal", etc.
I had a telemarketer on the phone for about 30 minutes before he realized I never had any intention of buying anything. Remember, if you make them cry, you're doing your job right.
Mr Satchell admitted no system was fool-proof and that, with enough time and dedication, the security on the Xbox 360 would be broken.
"There're some really bright people in the world with some really expensive hardware," he said.
"I'm sure sooner or later someone will work out how to circumvent security. But the way we have done the design doesn't mean that it will work on somebody else's machine."
I did this with an old IBM keyboard some time ago. I found that for typing letters and numbers it was a breeze. Delete? Right square bracket? Some things just didn't click as easily.
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Can't you just buy mp3s from iTMS to use on your home computer in iTunes? As the sibling poster pointed out too, you can strip the DRM if needs be.
Bingo. However, the iPod can't play some formats both free (eg. ogg) and proprietary (eg. wmv). That it can play the most popular format is going to be sufficient for most. So I'm not sure what this clamour over being "stuck with iTMS" is. Looking at the top-rated posts here, everyone else seems to be wondering too.
America finally defeats terror.
Oh, and if you haven't read The Futility of Digital Copy Prevention, do so now. It's short and clarfies why DRM is really just an infringement on our fair use rights.
Digital files cannot be made uncopyable, any more than water can be made not wet. -Bruce Schneier
As with all DRM, if I can watch it once, I can record it without the DRM. I wish they'd understand that.
I'm new to the Apple world (just got my iBook a month ago), so I don't know all the ins and outs yet. Could you explain what the point of Acrobat is when I can already print to PDF and read them easily with OSX?
Are there any applications that need that access by necessity? I can't think of one off the top of my head.
I think you just hit the nail on the head; Our systems need to be diverse However, we need standards for our systems to interoperate. In that sense, we need monoculture in our data transmissions, right?
I think that's the exact reason why we should maintain a strong difference between our data and our programs. DirectX and Excel macros are probably good examples of this going wrong.
I'm sorry, did you have a better name for citizens of the United States of America?
fyi, North America includes Canada and I don't think your comment is directed at Canadians.
Bingo. Mean, median, mode. They're all a type of average.
My last name is Beattie (pronounced BEE-tee) and it isn't uncommon according to the phone book. Yet every time Oracle phone-spams me, the guy on the other end of the phone (sounds Indian) pronounces it bee-AH-tee. Simple name, but he misprounounces it.
It's not the number of syllables; It's how familiar you are with the language and culture's names.
ps. Self-righteous arrogance is just bad style.
The Sly Cooper articles on Wikipedia could use some love. 1, 2 and 3
How exactly are "developer" responses to questions about World of Warcraft off topic? Even if it was (and it isn't), they could just post it in the off topic page.
The only reason to censor links to this discussion is to try and keep negative discussion down. Makes sense from their perspective; they're trying to make money. I'm not saying it's right or ethical, but it makes sense.
Posting questions to the forums to get answers? You're kidding, right?
But Lazy and Dumb != {}
I agree with you that a video iPod would be an interesting novelty. However, your subject header implies Apple isn't smart, while their recent success would imply otherwise. I gather if they thought a video iPod would be profitable they'd go for it.
When I played WoW, I had a guild of my own. With about 30 members at its peak, it was fairly small compared to the 100+ member guilds out there. We had the opportunity to merge with some other guilds, but declined.
Thing is, when a guild has more than 30 people or so, it becomes difficult to maintain a feeling of knowing everyone in the guild. Isn't that familiarity what a guild's about? I'd tried out a number of the larger guilds, but it always ended up feeling more like an organization than a family.
The downside to a small guild is that some people are looking for something larger, and when your numbers dwindle, you really feel it. A few left here, a few left there, and before we knew it we were down to a guild of 15. Problem there is that 4 people are on at a time, at tops. We eventually just merged into a larger guild and that was that.
For me, that killed the feeling of closeness and contributed to me leaving the game. And no, you can't have my stuff.
Don't hang up on them; stay on the phone. Every minute of your time is a minute they can't use to call someone else. Seriously, egg them on. "Oh, that sounds like a great deal", etc.
I had a telemarketer on the phone for about 30 minutes before he realized I never had any intention of buying anything. Remember, if you make them cry, you're doing your job right.
BMath in CS, minor in C&O. 2003 as well. Small world, huh?
I did this with an old IBM keyboard some time ago. I found that for typing letters and numbers it was a breeze. Delete? Right square bracket? Some things just didn't click as easily.
True that. My sister has that job.