With 90+ posts already, I might be a little redundant here, but allow me to put in my $0.02.
Vinyl has never went away. As mentioned many times already, it has always been the format of choice for indie/punk/alternative fans. This is not a new phenomenon. Add in DJs and you've got a sizable market right there.
For indie fans, some of it is "hipness" factor, but there is a lot to love about vinyl. The big artwork, for one. With even the cheapest turntable setup, you'll notice the sound difference. Some apply adjectives like "warm" to the sound, while some just think it sounds funny. But the point is, it sounds different.
To me, it usually sounds better, as if I can hear each instrument more clearly in comparison to the CD. This is more evident when the album was recorded with vinyl in mind (mostly, pre-1990s). For example, I find that my Velvet Underground and Neil Young records sound so much better on vinyl, while newer stuff like Interpol or The Arcade Fire I find the CD sounds better.
All in all, I love vinyl and always try to have my favorite albums on vinyl, even if I mostly listen to digital audio these days, either on iTunes or the iPod. It's a real treat to put on a favorite record (say a nice triple LP like Neil Young's Decade), if not something I do every day. I'm not the only one that feels this way, and for that reason vinyl will never go away. It will have its ups and downs (like it's up 10% this past year), but it's not going away.
Sometimes parents have to make those kinds of choices, as children (despite possibly being upset about it), aren't quite equipped yet to pick out the best education for themselves. Where I'm from, it's called raising your child to the best of your ability.
And yes, I am lucky. I have a good job in an area where I can make a decent living. I have a wonderful wife and child, and opportunities to provide the best for them. I try not to rub it in everyone's face, so sorry if it offended your sensibility.
I'd be pulling my child out of that school with their "expections," not only due to their poor grammar, but also for their militant view on homework. Or maybe things have just changed a lot since I was in grade school.
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Where is all the whining about Slashdot linking off to some evil corporate bookseller, when the book can be acquired for cheaper at Amazon?
EZTakes is already doing the same thing in the US. A brief intro before the film shows who purchased it. I've tried ripping the disc just using selected titles (as the "watermark" intro is just a title on the DVD) to remove my name, but they've anticipated that also. I haven't got a good rip yet without the watermarked intro.
Not that I wanted to rip them off or anything. I just took it as more of a technical challenge as to whether I could remove the watermark on the otherwise non-DRM'ed DVD.
Pretty cool service, although you won't find any blockbusters in their selections quite yet. But for my taste in '70s cult films, I've found a few that I've downloaded for the fair price of $2.99. Not bad, not bad at all.
I actually prefer my tabular data emails in plain text. Just include the good old disclaimer "This message is best viewed in a fixed-width font like Monaco or Courier."
I find it easier to copy-n-paste into Excel or a text editor when it's plain tabbed text, rather than an HTML table.
From what I understand, and corroborated by my buddy who joined the Navy in 1992 (things may have changed), you are allowed to drink alcohol on military bases and facilities at age 18.
Could be an urban legend I need to search snopes or Ask Yahoo! for, but I've heard it a lot.
If it's true, that's a nice cop-out for the whole "die for you country, but don't drink beer at 18" hypocrisy.
Well, call me a snob or whatever, but I absolutely abhor Windows and am in a position to work exclusively with OS's that I like. Maybe I should have picked another way to say it. Maybe I shouldn't say I'm proud of it, but I'm very glad to not have to work with Windows.
On the point of "grafted-on" security, I'm sure that I've read it on Slashdot many times that the administrative structure is something like that, basically the opposite of the *nix way. But since nobody on Slashdot (who usually foam at the mouth to bash Windows' security model) wanted to back me up on it, I'll take your word for it. I stand corrected.
Proud of being ignorant ? How "IT Pros" have changed...
So I can infer from your question that being ignorant of Windows does not make one an IT professional? Just because I happen to sysadmin and provide desktop support to 300+ Mac OS X, Red Hat/Fedora, and Ubuntu/Kubuntu boxes, and refuse to work with Microsoft products, I'm not an IT professional? I didn't realize the knowledge of Windows was mandatory.
Personally, I thought times had changed when people weren't brainwashed to use Microsoft products. Guess being a *nix guy 10-12 hours a day just doesn't qualify you as a pro. Times have indeed changed...
...the user security model. *nix-based systems like Mac OS X, Linux and *BSD are just truly multi-user systems with security in mind from the beginning. Granted, networking and kernel bugs can still exist, but it's just a lot different with Windows.
Windows was designed to be a single user system (like pre-OS X versions of Mac OS), and has just had supposed "multi-user" capability grafted on to it over the years. It is my understanding that they wanted to go the *nix way with Longhorn/Vista, but it just was too darn hard to maintain precious backwards compatibility. I could be wrong, because I really know jack crap about Windows. I have Parallels/XP on my MacBook for testing, and that's about it. Any Windows zealots (are there *any* here?) please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this pseudo-grafted multi-user security thing. I'm proud to be an IT pro who can honestly say "I don't do Windows."
The authorization box in Vista sounds all wrong, and another futile attempt to copy the way *nix GUIs do it. The fact that they've tried to make a bash-like shell replace the DOS shell, along with the constant aping of the Aqua interface just shows that although they own the desktop market, they still fail miserably at stealing all the good ideas.
Guess I've gone off topic somewhat, but someone please at least mod me Interesting because the main point is security in Windows vs. security in *nix is just two entirely different ballparks.
...you love me, we're best friends like friends should be. Or apparently NOT!
Dang, Barney, follow some of your own lessons. If my 18-month-old didn't love that purple freak so much, I'd be putting up a boycott. But as any parent of an 18-month-old will agree, anything that makes them happy is worth it.
The tolerable product you mention is Windows 95, I would say. Up to that point, the Mac OS was so far more elegant and user-friendly that it justified the Apple premium. Once Win95 hit on billions of cheap PCs, it was "good enough." I still think it was barely on par with Mac's System 6, but the "good enough" factor on cheap hardware is what catapulted Microsoft into their position of building and exploiting a monopoly.
Which brings up a good point. How many "enterprises" need an Oracle or DB2? MySQL and Postgre, despite their obscure limitations that really only matter to ubergeeks, can work just fine for non-Fortune 500 companies. Heck, they would (and do) work fine for some of the big companies. Most of the small businesses have limited in-house IT, but usually have a guy or two that can learn PHP and tie into an open source SQL with that.
The big boys are the only ones who need the big DB vendors, and even in that case, it's more so they can write off the cost of purchasing the licensing and paying the implementation team. Better to give the money to other big businesses than to Uncle Sam. (Obviously written from a USA-based perspective.)
I clicked the link in my RSS reader, thinking this article would be about the tools that run Google's advertising department. No dice, it's just another book report, er...review.
will take care of you in that regard. I like links a little better for its table support, but lynx has some nice features and works with some sites that links doesn't.
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I don't know why people hate her. I thought she did great in her first two terms in office.
With 90+ posts already, I might be a little redundant here, but allow me to put in my $0.02.
Vinyl has never went away. As mentioned many times already, it has always been the format of choice for indie/punk/alternative fans. This is not a new phenomenon. Add in DJs and you've got a sizable market right there.
For indie fans, some of it is "hipness" factor, but there is a lot to love about vinyl. The big artwork, for one. With even the cheapest turntable setup, you'll notice the sound difference. Some apply adjectives like "warm" to the sound, while some just think it sounds funny. But the point is, it sounds different.
To me, it usually sounds better, as if I can hear each instrument more clearly in comparison to the CD. This is more evident when the album was recorded with vinyl in mind (mostly, pre-1990s). For example, I find that my Velvet Underground and Neil Young records sound so much better on vinyl, while newer stuff like Interpol or The Arcade Fire I find the CD sounds better.
All in all, I love vinyl and always try to have my favorite albums on vinyl, even if I mostly listen to digital audio these days, either on iTunes or the iPod. It's a real treat to put on a favorite record (say a nice triple LP like Neil Young's Decade), if not something I do every day. I'm not the only one that feels this way, and for that reason vinyl will never go away. It will have its ups and downs (like it's up 10% this past year), but it's not going away.
Only if it came with 1983-vintage, coked-out Carrie Fisher pre-installed in it.
Are you a parent?
Sometimes parents have to make those kinds of choices, as children (despite possibly being upset about it), aren't quite equipped yet to pick out the best education for themselves. Where I'm from, it's called raising your child to the best of your ability.
And yes, I am lucky. I have a good job in an area where I can make a decent living. I have a wonderful wife and child, and opportunities to provide the best for them. I try not to rub it in everyone's face, so sorry if it offended your sensibility.
I'd be pulling my child out of that school with their "expections," not only due to their poor grammar, but also for their militant view on homework. Or maybe things have just changed a lot since I was in grade school.
Where is all the whining about Slashdot linking off to some evil corporate bookseller, when the book can be acquired for cheaper at Amazon?
...do they run Linux?
(Sorry, couldn't rests..o)EZTakes is already doing the same thing in the US. A brief intro before the film shows who purchased it. I've tried ripping the disc just using selected titles (as the "watermark" intro is just a title on the DVD) to remove my name, but they've anticipated that also. I haven't got a good rip yet without the watermarked intro.
Not that I wanted to rip them off or anything. I just took it as more of a technical challenge as to whether I could remove the watermark on the otherwise non-DRM'ed DVD.
Pretty cool service, although you won't find any blockbusters in their selections quite yet. But for my taste in '70s cult films, I've found a few that I've downloaded for the fair price of $2.99. Not bad, not bad at all.
I actually prefer my tabular data emails in plain text. Just include the good old disclaimer "This message is best viewed in a fixed-width font like Monaco or Courier."
I find it easier to copy-n-paste into Excel or a text editor when it's plain tabbed text, rather than an HTML table.
Just my $0.02, not adjusted for inflation.
From what I understand, and corroborated by my buddy who joined the Navy in 1992 (things may have changed), you are allowed to drink alcohol on military bases and facilities at age 18.
Could be an urban legend I need to search snopes or Ask Yahoo! for, but I've heard it a lot.
If it's true, that's a nice cop-out for the whole "die for you country, but don't drink beer at 18" hypocrisy.
Because losing mindshare among the home users to Apple and their iLife way of doing things will cause lots and lots of chairs to be thrown in Redmond.
Well, call me a snob or whatever, but I absolutely abhor Windows and am in a position to work exclusively with OS's that I like. Maybe I should have picked another way to say it. Maybe I shouldn't say I'm proud of it, but I'm very glad to not have to work with Windows.
On the point of "grafted-on" security, I'm sure that I've read it on Slashdot many times that the administrative structure is something like that, basically the opposite of the *nix way. But since nobody on Slashdot (who usually foam at the mouth to bash Windows' security model) wanted to back me up on it, I'll take your word for it. I stand corrected.
So I can infer from your question that being ignorant of Windows does not make one an IT professional? Just because I happen to sysadmin and provide desktop support to 300+ Mac OS X, Red Hat/Fedora, and Ubuntu/Kubuntu boxes, and refuse to work with Microsoft products, I'm not an IT professional? I didn't realize the knowledge of Windows was mandatory.
Personally, I thought times had changed when people weren't brainwashed to use Microsoft products. Guess being a *nix guy 10-12 hours a day just doesn't qualify you as a pro. Times have indeed changed...
...the user security model. *nix-based systems like Mac OS X, Linux and *BSD are just truly multi-user systems with security in mind from the beginning. Granted, networking and kernel bugs can still exist, but it's just a lot different with Windows.
Windows was designed to be a single user system (like pre-OS X versions of Mac OS), and has just had supposed "multi-user" capability grafted on to it over the years. It is my understanding that they wanted to go the *nix way with Longhorn/Vista, but it just was too darn hard to maintain precious backwards compatibility. I could be wrong, because I really know jack crap about Windows. I have Parallels/XP on my MacBook for testing, and that's about it. Any Windows zealots (are there *any* here?) please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this pseudo-grafted multi-user security thing. I'm proud to be an IT pro who can honestly say "I don't do Windows."
The authorization box in Vista sounds all wrong, and another futile attempt to copy the way *nix GUIs do it. The fact that they've tried to make a bash-like shell replace the DOS shell, along with the constant aping of the Aqua interface just shows that although they own the desktop market, they still fail miserably at stealing all the good ideas.
Guess I've gone off topic somewhat, but someone please at least mod me Interesting because the main point is security in Windows vs. security in *nix is just two entirely different ballparks.
...you love me, we're best friends like friends should be. Or apparently NOT!
Dang, Barney, follow some of your own lessons. If my 18-month-old didn't love that purple freak so much, I'd be putting up a boycott. But as any parent of an 18-month-old will agree, anything that makes them happy is worth it.
The tolerable product you mention is Windows 95, I would say. Up to that point, the Mac OS was so far more elegant and user-friendly that it justified the Apple premium. Once Win95 hit on billions of cheap PCs, it was "good enough." I still think it was barely on par with Mac's System 6, but the "good enough" factor on cheap hardware is what catapulted Microsoft into their position of building and exploiting a monopoly.
Which brings up a good point. How many "enterprises" need an Oracle or DB2? MySQL and Postgre, despite their obscure limitations that really only matter to ubergeeks, can work just fine for non-Fortune 500 companies. Heck, they would (and do) work fine for some of the big companies. Most of the small businesses have limited in-house IT, but usually have a guy or two that can learn PHP and tie into an open source SQL with that.
The big boys are the only ones who need the big DB vendors, and even in that case, it's more so they can write off the cost of purchasing the licensing and paying the implementation team. Better to give the money to other big businesses than to Uncle Sam. (Obviously written from a USA-based perspective.)
I clicked the link in my RSS reader, thinking this article would be about the tools that run Google's advertising department. No dice, it's just another book report, er...review.
Just one??!!??
What about OMG Ponies!!!!?
You may be alone here. Renders just fine in Firefox 2.0 RC3 on my MacBook Pro.
Good luck with that. IF, and that's a big IF, you ever got that to work, it would be slower than molasses rolling up hill.