I know what you mean, the Sil is not an easy book to read. Actually, it's a really hard one to read the first time around. Then I finally realized that it didn't really matter if I forgot what I'd just read, or just which elf was which (why do half their names have to start with "f" anyway?). Once that happened, I was able to read the whole thing without too much trouble. It still wasn't (and still isn't) an easy read, but it's definitely worth it. It's just so beautiful, and profoundly sad, and gives a nice perspective for the Lord of the Rings.
IANAA (I Am Not An Australian), so I don't know how things work there, but maybe voting in at least presidental elections should be required to maintain your US citizenship. The ability to (partially) elect your own goverment is what makes America so great, but it gets screwed up if people don't vote. I guess most people just don't care.
No, please *don't* do that. Unless your ripping MP3s at the maxium bitrate (320 kbps), there's no good reason to use CBR. At the very least, use ABR. And unless you need a very predictable file size for some reason, VBR is the way to go. Try "lame -V 2 --vbr-new".
Actually, I'd be willing to bet that the iPod Shuffle is the most, er, flushable.:) After all it has flash memory, no screen, and a cap for the usb connector.
I'd rather not give a teenager a phone and send them behind the wheel, the part of their brain that tells them not to drink, use the phone, or have distracting passengers and drive simply isn't connected yet at that age.
It's not connected in most adults I know, either.:)
I agree. If it just said "no military use", it would be OK with me. I may not agree with it, but it's a perfectly reasonable license criterion. The "no inaction" part is bullshit, though. What is it supposed to mean, anyway? It's not a sentient robot; it's a dumb piece of software. It doesn't even have to do with war. There are plenty of poor, starving people in the world. How does using the program help them? It doesn't. Indeed, I don't think there's any way at all to use the program without breaking the license.
I dunno Access, but VB is perfectly usable for "real" applications. VB.NET is just another.NET language, so it's as capable as C#. VB6, though not great, is also usable for real applications. I admit that VB's lower learning curve means more people write crappy software with it, but plenty of people write good software with it too.
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I know what you mean, the Sil is not an easy book to read. Actually, it's a really hard one to read the first time around. Then I finally realized that it didn't really matter if I forgot what I'd just read, or just which elf was which (why do half their names have to start with "f" anyway?). Once that happened, I was able to read the whole thing without too much trouble. It still wasn't (and still isn't) an easy read, but it's definitely worth it. It's just so beautiful, and profoundly sad, and gives a nice perspective for the Lord of the Rings.
IANAA (I Am Not An Australian), so I don't know how things work there, but maybe voting in at least presidental elections should be required to maintain your US citizenship. The ability to (partially) elect your own goverment is what makes America so great, but it gets screwed up if people don't vote. I guess most people just don't care.
No, please *don't* do that. Unless your ripping MP3s at the maxium bitrate (320 kbps), there's no good reason to use CBR. At the very least, use ABR. And unless you need a very predictable file size for some reason, VBR is the way to go. Try "lame -V 2 --vbr-new".
Indeed. AAC is transparent for my (somewhat lame) ears at about 160 kbps VBR. 128 kbps CBR is listenable, almost always sounds a little bit bad to me.
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Because it'll give you a flippin' sweet phone!
Somebody please mod the parent up. :)
How is the parent off-topic? He was making an on-topic reply to the grandparent, who was making an on-topic reply to the great-grandparent.
Actually, I'd be willing to bet that the iPod Shuffle is the most, er, flushable. :) After all it has flash memory, no screen, and a cap for the usb connector.
Damn, I was looking forward to getting some fish with my Wii.
Heh, that post made my day, thanks.
I think a field DOS would run you about 640K.
I looked him up on Google, I don't think he's in cahoots with him who's in cahoots with the phone number guy.
I agree. If it just said "no military use", it would be OK with me. I may not agree with it, but it's a perfectly reasonable license criterion. The "no inaction" part is bullshit, though. What is it supposed to mean, anyway? It's not a sentient robot; it's a dumb piece of software. It doesn't even have to do with war. There are plenty of poor, starving people in the world. How does using the program help them? It doesn't. Indeed, I don't think there's any way at all to use the program without breaking the license.
I know, that's what I thought, too. I was like, "WTF?! A pacifist video card?"
I guess you're an old-timer, Mr. Three Digit UID. :)
(Hmm, I just made a useless comment to fill space. I must be an idiot.)
That's just unreal! No, wait, it's not Unreal anymore! That's unreal! Aaahh, I'm so confused!
I thought that was Wendy's chili.
Now that's an elephant of a tale.
Come on, just reverse the damn polarity already.
I dunno Access, but VB is perfectly usable for "real" applications. VB.NET is just another .NET language, so it's as capable as C#. VB6, though not great, is also usable for real applications. I admit that VB's lower learning curve means more people write crappy software with it, but plenty of people write good software with it too.