By their logic, I should open, say, a paperclip factory, and when offices refuse to buy my product, I will then sue them for damages because obviously if they are not buying my paper clips, they are obtaining their paper clips illegitimately.
The current situation is the direct result of the INS' failure to do its job. What needs to be done is ALL federal funding be removed from communities which proclaim to be safe havens for illegal aliens (e.g., Cambridge, Boston). No, actually, the local politicians should be facing federal charges. Why the FUCK should 99.999% of the population face fascist policies because of an evil few? The terrorists have already won.
Here's the problem: Microsoft reputedly shipped DirectX 10.0 on Windows XP to video card manufacturers so they can develop DirectX 10-optimized drivers.
Obviously, if that rumour is actually true, Microsoft is pulling a fast one on "consumers" just to force an upgrade. They know that their market share is in danger (ref: OS X on x86 and being only a baby step away from licensing to OEMs when Jobs comes to his senses, Linux rapidly maturing over the last three to four years, etc.) so they need a short-term boost in their revenue stream.
It's not the equivalent of the Mhz war at all. Pixels is pixels, and the more pixels you can stuff into a screen, the more information you can display, making the screen more comfortable (up to a point, no one wants 1920x1200 in a 14" computer display; 4pt text will be near impossible to read, being around the size of the microprint on a $100 note). I've been holding back on upgrading to LCDs at the office because the resolution just wasn't there (without resorting to dual link hacks), but now that 1920x1200 DVI-driven displays are on the market we're going to be dumping our CRTs for LCDs very soon, I'm just waiting for more models to become available, hopefully with contrast ratios of better than 1000:1. 2048x1536 will no longer be an option, but the native resolution on the DVI-driven LCD will be FAR clearer than the VGA-driven CRT at the "recommended" resolution (1920x1440).
Play with a scrap LCD sometime. Remove the filters and conductive strips (those little rubber-looking thingies for the folks who are totally nontechnical) while and touch where the conductive strips normally reside while holding the panel up to the light. Notice that many LCD pixels will flicker on and off as you move your fingers. This is because the current provided by contact with the electrolyte (the moisture in your body) is sufficient to drive the pixels.
The fourfold increase in resolution's increase in power consumption will probably be only just barely measurable in terms of run time. The backlight technology will make a much larger impact (when are OLED backlight panels going to become mainstream? They will save a lot of power compared to the circuit required to drive the flourescent backlight tubes).
If watching DVDs while driving, PLEASE do not attempt to read the end credits because VGA will make it possible, or if you do, please do not drive near me (unless I'm driving my truck, in which case by all means become a darwin award contestant and hit me).
Not only that, but now higher resolution screens are considered an "innovation?"
Excuse me while I use xmode to "innovate" a (2048x1536)x2 xorg.conf since (1920x1440)x2 is too low for me to properly frame an image in Inkscape. Maybe the highest resolution my monitors will crank out will solve that problem.
Framing is improved by the person using the camera. Verifying that the focus was correct and that lighting was good is made possible by higher resolution, higher contrast screens.
re: I think you will find that old movies while predating HD are filmed on film (35mm I think) I believe film from decades ago is of a higher quality than even 1080,
degraded film with faded colors and scratches which are not even removed digitally half the time for DVD transfers is better than 1080i? Wow, one learns something new every day!;) Yes, I know, a lot of it has to do with the restoration and transfer process, but many films have been transferred to DVD with NO touching up at all.
I've seen HDTV, it's just that the content I watch (Stargate, Star Trek (TOS), Futurama, many old shows and movies which predate HDTV) don't improve enough to warrant the expense. The story isn't any more interesting to watch, HDTV doesn't magically transform a bad story into a good story, and I don't care enough to see if Amanda Tapping or Richard Dean Anderson has huge pores or a makeup-covered zit in episode S48E54.
My next television will be HDTV (waiting for the next generation LCD and Plasma models, and it will NOT be a Sony), but mainly for compatibility with everything (PC, etc.). It's just not worth it now for multiple reasons, one of which the content just isn't there and my current crappy old circa 1999 NTSC 36" Sony television is still working just fine. I don't want to turn into a videophile type who stares at Discovery HD fishing shows all day just because there is no other 1080i content on.
if Codeweavers can provide a compatibility layer to run Windows applications on ($distro) Linux, and if a free/free solution (wine) can do a pretty good job of it as well, even in ($distro) Linux's security model, then why can't Microsoft do the same? Cut the cord on native backwards compatibility, then provide a compatibility layer where it's confined to a litterbox where poorly-written apps demanding Administrator access can shit all over themselves without causing system-wide security headaches?
So even in that case you should be able to play blu-ray movies until studios start setting the HDCP flag. Even then it will play blu-ray movies they just get downsampled to normal content (sucks I know).
I do wish the big content providers would stop being so paranoid and just make it easy for people to watch legally purchased films.
That only introduces a defense against lawsuits from MPAA members.
"Ma'am, did you download Pirates of the Caribbean Part 4"
"Yes sir, I did. You see, Disney enabled HDCP and my high definition television does not support HDCP, so it will only play low-definition video. Therefore, the only way to watch it is to, argh, "pirate" the movie, me matey. Disney, Sony, and the MPAA at large is actively encouraging piracy because only legitimate paying customers are affected by copy protection. Yar!"
Not quite. DVD is to high resolution as 128kbps MP3 is to 320kbps
Because, see, 64kbps is downright painful to listen to, while 128K is good enough to listen to and enjoy, but its limitations become readily apparant on high-end stereo systems (or good headphones). 320kbps does introduce noticeable artifacts on rare occasions, but is almost close to "good enough" to consider tossing the CDs to the curb. DVDs can be very enjoyable to watch, but view on a GOOD screen the artifacts become readily apparant. Blu-Ray abd HD-DVD are supposed to solve this, but being compressed, they will never quite eliminate all compression artifacts.
64kbps would be more analog to S-VHS, and 48kbps to VHS.
Sorry, I'm being picky because I hate 128kbps MP3s and comparing high definition formats to 128kbps MP3s is an insult to the high definition formats and the engineers who worked on them.
Ever work in development? CAD? Ever play Xplane? Web development? Nonlinear video editing?
Multihead setups make a system incredibly flexible. Who's the snob here? You've never tried a multihead setup, therefore they are worthless for everyone? isn't THAT a snobby attitude?
Uh, how the hell is that in ANY way a troll? From ANY point of view?
Some people need multihead setups (Multiple monitor support (Windows), Xinerama(X), Xplane displays (gamers, simulators/trainers, etc.). To date I have NEVER seen ANY Intel video solution which offers multiple DVI or VGA outputs. Hell, I've never seen an embedded Intel (desktop) video solution offer even DVI - ONLY VGA. I have seen Intel video chipsets with DVI on notebooks, but never a desktop.
So, HOW is that a troll? Explain that moderation to me.
Why, does finally getting the raw performance of a PC and the ability to run more current hardware deter you from buying a Mac? Do you LIKE stagnation of processor speeds? (I'm not talking huge honkin' Ghz numbers, but raw performance based on benchmarks, both artificial and real-world)
1. Apple doesn't do servers? You'd better let their marketing department know so they can remove content from the Apple web site.
2. Embedded Windows can boot to a command line, but what use is that in most environments? Until Monad/BASH is part of Windows, you're doomed to admin via the GUI. The DOS batch language is half-baked, to put it nicely. To make administering Windows tolerable, Monad (beta. Ugh. Don't put it into production) or Cygwin are pretty much necessity, along with coding custom command line utilities to make Exchange administration over SSH or (ugh!)telnet(/ugh!) possible.
3, Shiny UI on a server? on Linux server boxes I install X with KDE. kwin sure is shiny. However except for initial configuration and when major changes (upgrades, etc.) are required X rarely ever gets fired up. The primary purpose of having it installed is so I can ssh in and shoot over an X application if running, say, konsole will make the task go more quickly. Staging servers, well, on those X gets fired up more often, for local debugging and rapid configuration changes (multiple X terms on one screen makes work less painful). Disk space is cheap so the "shiny" GUI remains installed but rarely gets used. Shiny UI on a Windows server? Since retail and OEM Windows don't boot to a command line, and the GUI is NECESSARY (recovery console mode aside) you don't get a choice in the matter. OS X? Every OS X Server I've seen has the GUI running. I don't know if one can reasonably disable the GUI without breaking it, but OS X Server is such a PITA to admin via the command line, why would you want to disable the GUI? I hate the fact that production servers in the Windows and Mac world require the GUI (waste of processor cycles and RAM) in production. Even if you could disable the GUI in Windows, you don't WANT to; too many admin tools when run as scheduled tasks actually require firing off the GUI. Pathetic. This is why when I have to spec out Windows servers, I spec accelerated cards, and not the embedded 8MB ATI XL shiat. If you have to waste processor cycles on the GUI, one may as well spring for a $50 ATI or Nvidia video card to get real hardware acceleration. Yes, it takes up a slot normally put to better use, but at least the GUI will suck a couple less cycles here and there.
4. Did you mean "does Apple make actual server machines, and not just a "server" OS?" The answer to that is an an undeniable YES.
But of course, you knew that, and you only wanted to troll.
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My question was a rhetorical one.
By their logic, I should open, say, a paperclip factory, and when offices refuse to buy my product, I will then sue them for damages because obviously if they are not buying my paper clips, they are obtaining their paper clips illegitimately.
On what basis?
Are people REQUIRED to purchase RIAA affiliated music?
Yeah, you're right. Licensing an operating system is a losing business model. It'd never work.
The fact that some wank with mod points disagrees with me makes my post flamebait?
Hello! Mod points are not supposed to be used to skew a discussion.
Are you suggesting that all passengers be required to wear ambulatory EEG recorders for 48 hours prior to a flight? ;)
Hello! Beverages! Bottled water.
The current situation is the direct result of the INS' failure to do its job. What needs to be done is ALL federal funding be removed from communities which proclaim to be safe havens for illegal aliens (e.g., Cambridge, Boston). No, actually, the local politicians should be facing federal charges. Why the FUCK should 99.999% of the population face fascist policies because of an evil few? The terrorists have already won.
Here's the problem: Microsoft reputedly shipped DirectX 10.0 on Windows XP to video card manufacturers so they can develop DirectX 10-optimized drivers.
Obviously, if that rumour is actually true, Microsoft is pulling a fast one on "consumers" just to force an upgrade. They know that their market share is in danger (ref: OS X on x86 and being only a baby step away from licensing to OEMs when Jobs comes to his senses, Linux rapidly maturing over the last three to four years, etc.) so they need a short-term boost in their revenue stream.
It's not the equivalent of the Mhz war at all. Pixels is pixels, and the more pixels you can stuff into a screen, the more information you can display, making the screen more comfortable (up to a point, no one wants 1920x1200 in a 14" computer display; 4pt text will be near impossible to read, being around the size of the microprint on a $100 note). I've been holding back on upgrading to LCDs at the office because the resolution just wasn't there (without resorting to dual link hacks), but now that 1920x1200 DVI-driven displays are on the market we're going to be dumping our CRTs for LCDs very soon, I'm just waiting for more models to become available, hopefully with contrast ratios of better than 1000:1. 2048x1536 will no longer be an option, but the native resolution on the DVI-driven LCD will be FAR clearer than the VGA-driven CRT at the "recommended" resolution (1920x1440).
Whoosh!
Play with a scrap LCD sometime. Remove the filters and conductive strips (those little rubber-looking thingies for the folks who are totally nontechnical) while and touch where the conductive strips normally reside while holding the panel up to the light. Notice that many LCD pixels will flicker on and off as you move your fingers. This is because the current provided by contact with the electrolyte (the moisture in your body) is sufficient to drive the pixels.
The fourfold increase in resolution's increase in power consumption will probably be only just barely measurable in terms of run time. The backlight technology will make a much larger impact (when are OLED backlight panels going to become mainstream? They will save a lot of power compared to the circuit required to drive the flourescent backlight tubes).
If watching DVDs while driving, PLEASE do not attempt to read the end credits because VGA will make it possible, or if you do, please do not drive near me (unless I'm driving my truck, in which case by all means become a darwin award contestant and hit me).
Not only that, but now higher resolution screens are considered an "innovation?"
Excuse me while I use xmode to "innovate" a (2048x1536)x2 xorg.conf since (1920x1440)x2 is too low for me to properly frame an image in Inkscape. Maybe the highest resolution my monitors will crank out will solve that problem.
Framing is improved by the person using the camera. Verifying that the focus was correct and that lighting was good is made possible by higher resolution, higher contrast screens.
Isn't this called a publicly traded company?
re: I think you will find that old movies while predating HD are filmed on film (35mm I think) I believe film from decades ago is of a higher quality than even 1080,
;) Yes, I know, a lot of it has to do with the restoration and transfer process, but many films have been transferred to DVD with NO touching up at all.
degraded film with faded colors and scratches which are not even removed digitally half the time for DVD transfers is better than 1080i? Wow, one learns something new every day!
I've seen HDTV, it's just that the content I watch (Stargate, Star Trek (TOS), Futurama, many old shows and movies which predate HDTV) don't improve enough to warrant the expense. The story isn't any more interesting to watch, HDTV doesn't magically transform a bad story into a good story, and I don't care enough to see if Amanda Tapping or Richard Dean Anderson has huge pores or a makeup-covered zit in episode S48E54.
My next television will be HDTV (waiting for the next generation LCD and Plasma models, and it will NOT be a Sony), but mainly for compatibility with everything (PC, etc.). It's just not worth it now for multiple reasons, one of which the content just isn't there and my current crappy old circa 1999 NTSC 36" Sony television is still working just fine. I don't want to turn into a videophile type who stares at Discovery HD fishing shows all day just because there is no other 1080i content on.
if Codeweavers can provide a compatibility layer to run Windows applications on ($distro) Linux, and if a free/free solution (wine) can do a pretty good job of it as well, even in ($distro) Linux's security model, then why can't Microsoft do the same? Cut the cord on native backwards compatibility, then provide a compatibility layer where it's confined to a litterbox where poorly-written apps demanding Administrator access can shit all over themselves without causing system-wide security headaches?
1. Points on one's driving record
2. that speed is a Criminal offense in many jurisdictions
3. Mandatory loss of license
Although, there are decent cops out there who acknowledge that insanely fast is not always a safety hazard.
That only introduces a defense against lawsuits from MPAA members.
"Ma'am, did you download Pirates of the Caribbean Part 4"
"Yes sir, I did. You see, Disney enabled HDCP and my high definition television does not support HDCP, so it will only play low-definition video. Therefore, the only way to watch it is to, argh, "pirate" the movie, me matey. Disney, Sony, and the MPAA at large is actively encouraging piracy because only legitimate paying customers are affected by copy protection. Yar!"
Not quite. DVD is to high resolution as 128kbps MP3 is to 320kbps
Because, see, 64kbps is downright painful to listen to, while 128K is good enough to listen to and enjoy, but its limitations become readily apparant on high-end stereo systems (or good headphones). 320kbps does introduce noticeable artifacts on rare occasions, but is almost close to "good enough" to consider tossing the CDs to the curb. DVDs can be very enjoyable to watch, but view on a GOOD screen the artifacts become readily apparant. Blu-Ray abd HD-DVD are supposed to solve this, but being compressed, they will never quite eliminate all compression artifacts.
64kbps would be more analog to S-VHS, and 48kbps to VHS.
Sorry, I'm being picky because I hate 128kbps MP3s and comparing high definition formats to 128kbps MP3s is an insult to the high definition formats and the engineers who worked on them.
Easy. When you want to go on a 185mph run, just pull the battery and/or antenna. Problem solved.
Ever work in development? CAD? Ever play Xplane? Web development? Nonlinear video editing?
Multihead setups make a system incredibly flexible. Who's the snob here? You've never tried a multihead setup, therefore they are worthless for everyone? isn't THAT a snobby attitude?
Uh, how the hell is that in ANY way a troll? From ANY point of view?
Some people need multihead setups (Multiple monitor support (Windows), Xinerama(X), Xplane displays (gamers, simulators/trainers, etc.). To date I have NEVER seen ANY Intel video solution which offers multiple DVI or VGA outputs. Hell, I've never seen an embedded Intel (desktop) video solution offer even DVI - ONLY VGA. I have seen Intel video chipsets with DVI on notebooks, but never a desktop.
So, HOW is that a troll? Explain that moderation to me.
Actually, both AmigaOS and X beat OS/2 to the punch there, by a long shot.
Why, does finally getting the raw performance of a PC and the ability to run more current hardware deter you from buying a Mac? Do you LIKE stagnation of processor speeds? (I'm not talking huge honkin' Ghz numbers, but raw performance based on benchmarks, both artificial and real-world)
1. Apple doesn't do servers? You'd better let their marketing department know so they can remove content from the Apple web site.
2. Embedded Windows can boot to a command line, but what use is that in most environments? Until Monad/BASH is part of Windows, you're doomed to admin via the GUI. The DOS batch language is half-baked, to put it nicely. To make administering Windows tolerable, Monad (beta. Ugh. Don't put it into production) or Cygwin are pretty much necessity, along with coding custom command line utilities to make Exchange administration over SSH or (ugh!)telnet(/ugh!) possible.
3, Shiny UI on a server? on Linux server boxes I install X with KDE. kwin sure is shiny. However except for initial configuration and when major changes (upgrades, etc.) are required X rarely ever gets fired up. The primary purpose of having it installed is so I can ssh in and shoot over an X application if running, say, konsole will make the task go more quickly. Staging servers, well, on those X gets fired up more often, for local debugging and rapid configuration changes (multiple X terms on one screen makes work less painful). Disk space is cheap so the "shiny" GUI remains installed but rarely gets used. Shiny UI on a Windows server? Since retail and OEM Windows don't boot to a command line, and the GUI is NECESSARY (recovery console mode aside) you don't get a choice in the matter. OS X? Every OS X Server I've seen has the GUI running. I don't know if one can reasonably disable the GUI without breaking it, but OS X Server is such a PITA to admin via the command line, why would you want to disable the GUI? I hate the fact that production servers in the Windows and Mac world require the GUI (waste of processor cycles and RAM) in production. Even if you could disable the GUI in Windows, you don't WANT to; too many admin tools when run as scheduled tasks actually require firing off the GUI. Pathetic. This is why when I have to spec out Windows servers, I spec accelerated cards, and not the embedded 8MB ATI XL shiat. If you have to waste processor cycles on the GUI, one may as well spring for a $50 ATI or Nvidia video card to get real hardware acceleration. Yes, it takes up a slot normally put to better use, but at least the GUI will suck a couple less cycles here and there.
4. Did you mean "does Apple make actual server machines, and not just a "server" OS?" The answer to that is an an undeniable YES.
But of course, you knew that, and you only wanted to troll.