This will likely be handled the same way other multiple-backend programs are. For example, in Ubuntu, there is a "totem-gstreamer" package and a "totem-xine" package. Pick your favorite.
all I want is a window, plays video, seek bar that goes to the location that I tell it, and I want my controls part of the same window as the video
You might look into trying GNOME Mplayer, a simplified UI for Mplayer. The controls sit in the window (press 'c' to show/hide them). A click in the progress bar seeks pretty close to your click (it doesn't get to the exact point...I think it goes to the nearest keyframe or something).
Oh, that thing. I had forgotten about it. When I read your post, I thought maybe 'gtkhtml' was a clever way of naming the GTK/GNOME port of Webkit. That is: GTK + KHTML = GTKHML:)
Is there any way to extend the "Public Broadcast TV" metaphor into the internet space?
Well, there is a way to extend the "public infrastructure" metaphor into Internet service. UTOPIA is (what looks to be) an awesome project that's been rolled out in Utah. It's a fiber-to-the-premises network. The fiber is publicly owned, over which providers then sell services (Internet, phone, etc).
To me this looks like an absolutely genius plan. Service providers get free infrastructure (i.e. a bigger market to sell to), and the public gets real competition. Obviously it could get corrupted, but the concept is ace.
There are some towns up on the iron range (Minnesota) that are debating whether to build a similar network.
I do enjoy some of the OS X applications and want to install them deep down in my soul, but because of the buggy nature and pre-release nonsense with 10.[0|1|2|3|4|5] I'd really never trust it compared to Debian[1]. I got Debian so that I wouldn't have to deal with the eternally beta OS X software situation. I want things to work, OS X doesn't work. Maybe in a couple months when they get their act together I'll trust it on my system but right now, as a Debian user, there is nothing OS X has to offer that's worth trying out. They really screwed up releasing 10.[0|1|2|3|4|5] early. I don't trust it, I wont trust it for a long time and they're giving me no reason to begin trust any time soon.
Unless you're trolling, I really fail to see how OS X is so much better than other operating systems in this regard. Every new version is shitty upon release. And your apps don't work with the new version yet.
I realize that the only equivalent (noise-wise) to moving a computer out of the room is something totally silent. However, one can reduce noise quite a bit with a better case and cooling setup.
Of course if you have a Prescott P4 and "gaming" graphics card, you might not see that much of an improvement...
Actually, I had the same question as the OP, and I did read the article. While it makes sense that USB 3.0 will be branded like this, the article doesn't actually say "the USB Forum (or whoever) will introduce a new logo with 'Superspeed'".
I can't say I read news at full mental capacity all the time:)
P.S. These things aren't that hard to find for yourself. You can almost always use Google and/or Wikipedia to find the Web site of the company or consortium that defines a specification, or a page that explains the licensing.
Many of these guys have a superstitious fear of "toxins,"
I have a friend like this. He regularly commits what I'd call an appeal to chemicals, claiming that food X should be avoided because it contains "chemicals". When I've asked him what specific chemical he's talking about, he will look at the packaging and find an ingredient with a chemical-sounding name. I then have asked "why is that particular chemical bad", to which he answers "it's a chemical".
By this point, I've been driven sufficiently batty that I can only respond by saying something like "watch out for that sodium chloride, I've heard too much of it is pretty dangerous". Perhaps he doesn't know what I'm referring to.
The low point of this was when he equated his uncomfortableness with microwaves (radiation!) with my vocal concerns about the NSA surveillance program.
The argument should stand on its own, without recourse to celebrity.
To me this seems to be implying that expert opinion is not a valid thing to base an argument on. However this isn't true. If we do not take into consideration who, for example, conducted a medical study, it's much harder to place a value upon its conclusions. Appeals to authority are not all fallacious.
Uh, no, printed comics can be subject to the Slashdot effect. For example, the Calvin & Hobbes books were almost always checked out of my elementary school's library. Demand outstripped supply, etc.
in many cases you can have a candidate winning... who actually lost the popular vote by a significant margin
This is the point I wanted to make sure got made. However I think there are even better examples than Bush in 2000. Specifically, instances where the elected candidate got less than 50% of the votes yet still won the popular vote. The '92 and '96 Presidential elections come to mind. Perhaps better than these, though, is the infamous Minnesota race for Governor in 1998, which saw Jesse Ventura elected with a whopping 37% of the popular vote. Factor in the 60% turnout, and you have less than a third of the population somehow getting their choice.
For people of my age group (and who grew up in the US), it seems perfectly normal. This is because we associate green text on black with the innumerable Apple II machines we learned to type on in school. Just don't remind any of us of this association, else we'll start chuckling and mumbling about wagon trains, Oregon, and hunting for food...
[This legal bullshit is] enough for me to say NO to future purchase of any apple products!
I agree. Whenever any Apple-using friends of mine trot out the line that "Apple is a better company than Microsoft", I just point out stuff like this. And the fact that they use DRM to maintain vendor lock-in. Et cetera.
The PS3 still has a lock on the traditional Japanese franchise (given the world wide sales distribution this will continue to be true, doing well in Japan, poor in the US)
What the fuck are you talking about? You imply "pragmatism" means "sacrificing your ideals", yet this is not what the Linux devs have done. For example, see the fucking driver ABI. On the other side of your false dichotomy, ultimately controlled by the big, bad, FSF, is GTK. Which has a much more permissive license than, uhm, Qt.
I could go on, but I hope this is enough for others to note your blatant contradictions and add you to their killfile.
Wouldn't it be smart to ramp up production of your new product slowly, so all those uneducated people don't see another story about halting production of a product to sell excess stock? Even if the company is making money, idiots who see the story might conclude that other brands are more "popular".
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This will likely be handled the same way other multiple-backend programs are. For example, in Ubuntu, there is a "totem-gstreamer" package and a "totem-xine" package. Pick your favorite.
all I want is a window, plays video, seek bar that goes to the location that I tell it, and I want my controls part of the same window as the video
You might look into trying GNOME Mplayer, a simplified UI for Mplayer. The controls sit in the window (press 'c' to show/hide them). A click in the progress bar seeks pretty close to your click (it doesn't get to the exact point...I think it goes to the nearest keyframe or something).
Oh, that thing. I had forgotten about it. When I read your post, I thought maybe 'gtkhtml' was a clever way of naming the GTK/GNOME port of Webkit. That is: GTK + KHTML = GTKHML :)
Is there any way to extend the "Public Broadcast TV" metaphor into the internet space?
Well, there is a way to extend the "public infrastructure" metaphor into Internet service. UTOPIA is (what looks to be) an awesome project that's been rolled out in Utah. It's a fiber-to-the-premises network. The fiber is publicly owned, over which providers then sell services (Internet, phone, etc).
To me this looks like an absolutely genius plan. Service providers get free infrastructure (i.e. a bigger market to sell to), and the public gets real competition. Obviously it could get corrupted, but the concept is ace.
There are some towns up on the iron range (Minnesota) that are debating whether to build a similar network.
What rose-colored glasses you wear...
I do enjoy some of the OS X applications and want to install them deep down in my soul, but because of the buggy nature and pre-release nonsense with 10.[0|1|2|3|4|5] I'd really never trust it compared to Debian[1]. I got Debian so that I wouldn't have to deal with the eternally beta OS X software situation. I want things to work, OS X doesn't work. Maybe in a couple months when they get their act together I'll trust it on my system but right now, as a Debian user, there is nothing OS X has to offer that's worth trying out. They really screwed up releasing 10.[0|1|2|3|4|5] early. I don't trust it, I wont trust it for a long time and they're giving me no reason to begin trust any time soon.
Unless you're trolling, I really fail to see how OS X is so much better than other operating systems in this regard. Every new version is shitty upon release. And your apps don't work with the new version yet.
[1] Feel free to insert your favorite OS instead.
I'll keep that in mind. Next time I read about a study done about evolution by Intelligent Design promoters, I'll treat it with no skepticism.
(this is what you're encouraging)
Europe protects its own through litigation and antitrust laws.
FTFY.
Um, no.
I realize that the only equivalent (noise-wise) to moving a computer out of the room is something totally silent. However, one can reduce noise quite a bit with a better case and cooling setup.
Of course if you have a Prescott P4 and "gaming" graphics card, you might not see that much of an improvement...
Actually, I had the same question as the OP, and I did read the article. While it makes sense that USB 3.0 will be branded like this, the article doesn't actually say "the USB Forum (or whoever) will introduce a new logo with 'Superspeed'".
:)
I can't say I read news at full mental capacity all the time
Where do I get the spec for USB, EHCI or a device class?
P.S. These things aren't that hard to find for yourself. You can almost always use Google and/or Wikipedia to find the Web site of the company or consortium that defines a specification, or a page that explains the licensing.
Many of these guys have a superstitious fear of "toxins,"
I have a friend like this. He regularly commits what I'd call an appeal to chemicals, claiming that food X should be avoided because it contains "chemicals". When I've asked him what specific chemical he's talking about, he will look at the packaging and find an ingredient with a chemical-sounding name. I then have asked "why is that particular chemical bad", to which he answers "it's a chemical".
By this point, I've been driven sufficiently batty that I can only respond by saying something like "watch out for that sodium chloride, I've heard too much of it is pretty dangerous". Perhaps he doesn't know what I'm referring to.
The low point of this was when he equated his uncomfortableness with microwaves (radiation!) with my vocal concerns about the NSA surveillance program.
I was enjoying your post until I read this:
The argument should stand on its own, without recourse to celebrity.
To me this seems to be implying that expert opinion is not a valid thing to base an argument on. However this isn't true. If we do not take into consideration who, for example, conducted a medical study, it's much harder to place a value upon its conclusions. Appeals to authority are not all fallacious.
Uh, no, printed comics can be subject to the Slashdot effect. For example, the Calvin & Hobbes books were almost always checked out of my elementary school's library. Demand outstripped supply, etc.
in many cases you can have a candidate winning ... who actually lost the popular vote by a significant margin
This is the point I wanted to make sure got made. However I think there are even better examples than Bush in 2000. Specifically, instances where the elected candidate got less than 50% of the votes yet still won the popular vote. The '92 and '96 Presidential elections come to mind. Perhaps better than these, though, is the infamous Minnesota race for Governor in 1998, which saw Jesse Ventura elected with a whopping 37% of the popular vote. Factor in the 60% turnout, and you have less than a third of the population somehow getting their choice.
For people of my age group (and who grew up in the US), it seems perfectly normal. This is because we associate green text on black with the innumerable Apple II machines we learned to type on in school. Just don't remind any of us of this association, else we'll start chuckling and mumbling about wagon trains, Oregon, and hunting for food...
you sure showed me.
You certainly took the bait. Twice.
Its been 61 days since my family has been able to play most of the downloaded content [sic].
Well, these are the wages of DRM...
I said "stuff like this". Not "this". Please learn to read above a fourth-grade level before replying, thanks.
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LOL. I'd suggest you look back to before the PS3 price drop. Its sales were almost always way below the PS2.
They have already surpassed all 360's sold in japan.
How is this something to be proud of? It's not like the 360 has ever been hot (or even warm) in Japan.
They are behind the wii in numbers but still have games show up in the top 20 fairly often.
I guess your definition of "fairly often" is a bit looser than mine.
[This legal bullshit is] enough for me to say NO to future purchase of any apple products!
I agree. Whenever any Apple-using friends of mine trot out the line that "Apple is a better company than Microsoft", I just point out stuff like this. And the fact that they use DRM to maintain vendor lock-in. Et cetera.
The PS3 still has a lock on the traditional Japanese franchise (given the world wide sales distribution this will continue to be true, doing well in Japan, poor in the US)
Since when was the PS3 doing well in Japan?
360 -> Traditional American
I think you mean "traditional Western PC-style".
What the fuck are you talking about? You imply "pragmatism" means "sacrificing your ideals", yet this is not what the Linux devs have done. For example, see the fucking driver ABI. On the other side of your false dichotomy, ultimately controlled by the big, bad, FSF, is GTK. Which has a much more permissive license than, uhm, Qt.
I could go on, but I hope this is enough for others to note your blatant contradictions and add you to their killfile.
Art is subjective.
Wouldn't it be smart to ramp up production of your new product slowly, so all those uneducated people don't see another story about halting production of a product to sell excess stock? Even if the company is making money, idiots who see the story might conclude that other brands are more "popular".