As to what I would do with a CD once I rip it... rip it again, should my online backup of my music hard drive fail when my music hard drive invariably does. My once-ripped CD will still be in perfect condition.
WTF. Why are you not keeping a backup of your files? I have all my music on both my media player and a separate backup hard drive. Would you really prefer to rip everything again rather than spend $100 or whatever on another hard drive for backups? You don't seem to value your time very highly.. it took me months to re-rip my CD collection when I decided that 128kbps wasn't good enough anymore. I re-ripped at 192kbps, and decided that if I wanted any more quality I'd just torrent FLACs.
You think a CD is more "indestructable" than having a backup or two of your music collection, which you will be migrating from storage device to storage device over the years? Also, storing masses of CDs/DVDs is just a royal PITA. Especially when it comes to finding stuff later. Or having to rip everything again later rather than just having a lossless digital copy.
I have no qualms about downloading FLACs of any MP3s that I've already purchased, when I decide I have enough space to waste on such things. I think I'd have to have a portable media player with terabyte storage to be able to hold all my music in FLAC format..
Yeah, and I suppose it would just be a "waaaah" issue if the guy had narcolepsy or something along those lines? Surely we can cure all our mental problems just my manning up, after all it's just in our head! Surely chemical differences in our brain can't make that much difference to the way our mind works? If they did, then everyone would be drinking caffeine and alcohol, eating sugary foods and taking drugs all the time to make themselves temporarily feel better about their shitty little lives! Oh, wait..
One of the most informative posts I've seen here:) I was rather disappointed to find out that real UNIX systems aren't awesomely 3D.. though I still like them ofcourse.
Since Righthaven only profits from the copyrights it holds by suing infringers, it is hard for them to argue that someone using their material impedes their ability to profit from it.
I don't think it will be hard to prove "bad faith" considering Righthaven look for rights violations, and then buy up the Copyright license before suing. They also apparently haven't really transferred the Copyright rights correctly. Fuck them in their stupid asses.
Strangely if you watch videos of the Tsnunami, there is actually burning wreckage being washed along on top of it.. so it actually has the potential to set fire to any trees that it doesn't mow down..
Swarm Intelligence would be a good place to start. Path-finding/graph search is only one part of AI though. It's very useful, but it's not necessarily the best method to solve all types of problem.
My assumptions was that it's not about JavaScript loading times, but overall JavaScript performance. As a web developer I see that as a Very Good Thing. HTML/CC/JavaScript are currently the ultimate in cross-platform interfaces, and so for devices to be able to run such interfaces a little faster will always be appreciated. As HTML and JavaScript capabilities become more potent, it reduces the need for plugins such as Flash and SilverLight.
As usual the memory issue is probably to do with your browser keeping pages cached (ever noticed the "undo close tab" option, which may have a further 10 tabs saved in its history, etc?). I am happy for them to use slightly more memory and processor time if it provides real speed benefits across all pages that use JavaScript. This is being written on my main machine, which only has a 1.6Ghz single core Atom processor and 1GB of RAM.
To not needing any upgrades. I have not limited my choices in any way, just my expenditures. I can still go back to a PC if I wish, and I may someday, but right now there is no reason for me to go back to PC gaming. I'd perhaps boot up an old PC to play Counter-Strike Source, but CS3 will be out on consoles eventually anyway.
Which makes it a poor choice to try to hack unless you already own a Mac yes.. but some VAIOs still cost more than some Macs.. plus you don't need to buy a VAIO to learn to hack Linux.. so it's a much more attractive option if you're just in it for the free device and not the prestige.
Safari and IE8 are free downloads too, what's your point? It's the hardware they get to own, an OEM OS license is pretty insignificant next to that.
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My smartphone runs at 800x480, netbook is 1024x600. Still more pixels, but the phone easily plays fullscreen 720p videos at a nice smooth framerate, while if I try to watch HD video on my netbook I get something crazy like 1fps.
I think the video decoding hardware is the important part yes, as my netbook is pre-ION. But it shows how the processor isn't always the most important factor, and like I said "a modest processor with decent graphics hardware is all you need" for average home use.
Indeed. For "everything else" I just use my little netbook. Even for work (mostly developing web apps). Very occasionally I'll switch to a more powerful machine if I need Windows or am going to be compiling a lot. For gaming, I have consoles..
It's superior in terms of precision, but it's also kind of relaxing to just be able to be able to relax on your sofa and keep your hands in a neutral position rather than always be moving your arm around. I'm not going to pretend like it's tiring playing PC games as it's clearly fine, I'm sure I gamed on PC for ~18 hours some days as a teenager - but I think perhaps that console gaming is better for reducing chance of RSI in your wrist at least.. and just generally kicking back.
That's kind of funny, I thought PCs were still the realm of hardcore FPS players (of which I used to consider myself one). Consoles pretty much have every genre covered, apart from perhaps good MMORPGs and any decent space sims for some reason.. I'd enjoy a nice shiny free roaming space fighting/trading game on my PS3:/
I'm aware of all that, but it doesn't really change any of what I said.. locking down hardware does have an appeal in certain scenarios. The strategy works well in a few markets, the most obvious ones I can think of right now being consoles and Apple products. So clearly it must offer something attractive to the average consumer, and sometimes even to geeks.
In the case of consoles, fixed hardware appeals to the geeks that are bored of "my CPU/GPU combo can get 20 fps on Crysis!" ePenis displays. In the case of Apple products.. I don't quite know what the appeal is now that there are good alternatives!;)
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As to what I would do with a CD once I rip it... rip it again, should my online backup of my music hard drive fail when my music hard drive invariably does. My once-ripped CD will still be in perfect condition.
WTF. Why are you not keeping a backup of your files? I have all my music on both my media player and a separate backup hard drive. Would you really prefer to rip everything again rather than spend $100 or whatever on another hard drive for backups? You don't seem to value your time very highly.. it took me months to re-rip my CD collection when I decided that 128kbps wasn't good enough anymore. I re-ripped at 192kbps, and decided that if I wanted any more quality I'd just torrent FLACs.
Some places do do it.
You think a CD is more "indestructable" than having a backup or two of your music collection, which you will be migrating from storage device to storage device over the years? Also, storing masses of CDs/DVDs is just a royal PITA. Especially when it comes to finding stuff later. Or having to rip everything again later rather than just having a lossless digital copy.
I have no qualms about downloading FLACs of any MP3s that I've already purchased, when I decide I have enough space to waste on such things. I think I'd have to have a portable media player with terabyte storage to be able to hold all my music in FLAC format..
Yeah, and I suppose it would just be a "waaaah" issue if the guy had narcolepsy or something along those lines? Surely we can cure all our mental problems just my manning up, after all it's just in our head! Surely chemical differences in our brain can't make that much difference to the way our mind works? If they did, then everyone would be drinking caffeine and alcohol, eating sugary foods and taking drugs all the time to make themselves temporarily feel better about their shitty little lives! Oh, wait..
Light at the end of the day is nice and all, but I find it much more difficult to make myself get up when it's dark..
One of the most informative posts I've seen here :) I was rather disappointed to find out that real UNIX systems aren't awesomely 3D.. though I still like them ofcourse.
Since Righthaven only profits from the copyrights it holds by suing infringers, it is hard for them to argue that someone using their material impedes their ability to profit from it.
Quite the opposite, in fact! :D
I don't think it will be hard to prove "bad faith" considering Righthaven look for rights violations, and then buy up the Copyright license before suing. They also apparently haven't really transferred the Copyright rights correctly. Fuck them in their stupid asses.
Actually, my phone only has a 1Ghz processor and 512MB RAM.. and a 5 inch display ;)
Strangely if you watch videos of the Tsnunami, there is actually burning wreckage being washed along on top of it.. so it actually has the potential to set fire to any trees that it doesn't mow down..
Swarm Intelligence would be a good place to start. Path-finding/graph search is only one part of AI though. It's very useful, but it's not necessarily the best method to solve all types of problem.
Yeah, people hate to be able to use IM and get instant update notifications in Facebook.
My assumptions was that it's not about JavaScript loading times, but overall JavaScript performance. As a web developer I see that as a Very Good Thing. HTML/CC/JavaScript are currently the ultimate in cross-platform interfaces, and so for devices to be able to run such interfaces a little faster will always be appreciated. As HTML and JavaScript capabilities become more potent, it reduces the need for plugins such as Flash and SilverLight.
As usual the memory issue is probably to do with your browser keeping pages cached (ever noticed the "undo close tab" option, which may have a further 10 tabs saved in its history, etc?). I am happy for them to use slightly more memory and processor time if it provides real speed benefits across all pages that use JavaScript. This is being written on my main machine, which only has a 1.6Ghz single core Atom processor and 1GB of RAM.
To not needing any upgrades. I have not limited my choices in any way, just my expenditures. I can still go back to a PC if I wish, and I may someday, but right now there is no reason for me to go back to PC gaming. I'd perhaps boot up an old PC to play Counter-Strike Source, but CS3 will be out on consoles eventually anyway.
If the robot is hawt, warm, soft, gentle and well endowed I don't think I'd give a damn.
They just painted a small moon silver and made the rebels think that it was important.
Which makes it a poor choice to try to hack unless you already own a Mac yes.. but some VAIOs still cost more than some Macs.. plus you don't need to buy a VAIO to learn to hack Linux.. so it's a much more attractive option if you're just in it for the free device and not the prestige.
They had a VAIO with Ubuntu on it in 2008, which nobody hacked. VAIOs are certainly not "cheapo".
Safari and IE8 are free downloads too, what's your point? It's the hardware they get to own, an OEM OS license is pretty insignificant next to that.
My smartphone runs at 800x480, netbook is 1024x600. Still more pixels, but the phone easily plays fullscreen 720p videos at a nice smooth framerate, while if I try to watch HD video on my netbook I get something crazy like 1fps.
I think the video decoding hardware is the important part yes, as my netbook is pre-ION. But it shows how the processor isn't always the most important factor, and like I said "a modest processor with decent graphics hardware is all you need" for average home use.
Indeed. For "everything else" I just use my little netbook. Even for work (mostly developing web apps). Very occasionally I'll switch to a more powerful machine if I need Windows or am going to be compiling a lot. For gaming, I have consoles..
It's superior in terms of precision, but it's also kind of relaxing to just be able to be able to relax on your sofa and keep your hands in a neutral position rather than always be moving your arm around. I'm not going to pretend like it's tiring playing PC games as it's clearly fine, I'm sure I gamed on PC for ~18 hours some days as a teenager - but I think perhaps that console gaming is better for reducing chance of RSI in your wrist at least.. and just generally kicking back.
That's kind of funny, I thought PCs were still the realm of hardcore FPS players (of which I used to consider myself one). Consoles pretty much have every genre covered, apart from perhaps good MMORPGs and any decent space sims for some reason.. I'd enjoy a nice shiny free roaming space fighting/trading game on my PS3 :/
That's why I said "with a little more RAM and a modern day graphics card".
I'm aware of all that, but it doesn't really change any of what I said.. locking down hardware does have an appeal in certain scenarios. The strategy works well in a few markets, the most obvious ones I can think of right now being consoles and Apple products. So clearly it must offer something attractive to the average consumer, and sometimes even to geeks.
In the case of consoles, fixed hardware appeals to the geeks that are bored of "my CPU/GPU combo can get 20 fps on Crysis!" ePenis displays. In the case of Apple products.. I don't quite know what the appeal is now that there are good alternatives! ;)