Comment: I hope it doesn't go away! (Score 0) 305
How will I get my 2400 bps modem to connect up to American Online?
Comment: Simple (Score 1) 423
I use a hashing algorithm.
Multiformat Listening Test at 64kbps 1
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prospective_user
prospective_user writes "Do you think you have good ears? Think again.
The community at Hydrogenaudio has prepared a Public Listening Test for comparison of the most popular audio codecs (AAC, Vorbis, and Microsoft's WMA included) in a battle to see how they stand at compressing audio at 64kbps.
Many of the participants right now have expressed their surprise at being unable to determine which is the original and which is the compressed version of 18 samples covering a vast amount of musical styles.
The results of this test (and other that are conducted at Hydrogenaudio) will be used by the developers of the codecs to further improve the "transparency" and let this kind of test be even harder.
Everyone is invited to participate and show how good your listening is!"
The community at Hydrogenaudio has prepared a Public Listening Test for comparison of the most popular audio codecs (AAC, Vorbis, and Microsoft's WMA included) in a battle to see how they stand at compressing audio at 64kbps.
Many of the participants right now have expressed their surprise at being unable to determine which is the original and which is the compressed version of 18 samples covering a vast amount of musical styles.
The results of this test (and other that are conducted at Hydrogenaudio) will be used by the developers of the codecs to further improve the "transparency" and let this kind of test be even harder.
Everyone is invited to participate and show how good your listening is!"
Symantec CEO Says Bad Service Fix Only Temporary 116
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CowboyNeal
from the better-and-better dept.
from the better-and-better dept.
Lucas123 writes "Symantec's CEO John Thompson says the company is still struggling with its consolidated ERP system and that it has only thrown bodies and not technology at the post-Veritas buyout issues that created poor customer service. 'I've kind of lost track where we are timing-wise...but we threw an awful lot of head count at this wait-time problem. Wait times from their peak of well over an hour are down to now under two minutes,' he said."
Is the Social-Networking "fad" finally fiz
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DogcowX
DogcowX writes "I was recently recruited to preview/beta test a collaborative news site and web directory called Bummp. Its sort of a cross between Digg/Reddit/etc (allowing users to "BUMMP" items up, down or off) and a collaborative editing site, where users can edit each other's posted items. It also allows its webhostless users to create their own news content and host it directly on the site.
One of the things I find most interesting about this site is their policy to intentionally disallow comments to be posted. This is especially strange in this current age of social-networking sites.
From their FAQs page:
"Comments frankly, frustrate us as readers of other sites we regularly visit. It always seems like comments are used to throw out off-topic ramblings, belittle others or to add the overly useful "me too" sentiment. It is rare that we have seen anything useful in a comments section."
What do you think Slashdot? Is the social-networking fad finally starting to fizzle? Are comments as we know them dead? (Remember, useful comments only, please! :) )"
One of the things I find most interesting about this site is their policy to intentionally disallow comments to be posted. This is especially strange in this current age of social-networking sites.
From their FAQs page:
"Comments frankly, frustrate us as readers of other sites we regularly visit. It always seems like comments are used to throw out off-topic ramblings, belittle others or to add the overly useful "me too" sentiment. It is rare that we have seen anything useful in a comments section."
What do you think Slashdot? Is the social-networking fad finally starting to fizzle? Are comments as we know them dead? (Remember, useful comments only, please!
Is Apple Trying to Take Over iPod Accessories? 193
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ScuttleMonkey
from the signs-point-to-no dept.
from the signs-point-to-no dept.
An anonymous reader writes "With more and more iPod accessories being released by Apple all the time many users are speculating that Apple is trying to shoulder the after-market iPod companies aside. However, at least one user doesn't see it that way, and thinks that Apple's move may actually help the after-market companies. From the article: 'Even if it wanted to, Apple knows that it couldn't simply make the iPod accessory market participants magically go away. If Apple did try to steal their lunch, all it would succeed in doing would be to drive those companies straight into the arms of the iPod's competitors, most of whom are desperate to see any kind of an accessory market form around their players. And that's the last thing Apple wants to have happen.'"