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Living Room / Re: Fascinating story about the consequences of sharing your art in the Internet age

« Last post by Renegade on March 22, 2011, 03:33 AM »

Didn't the traditional way to prove copyright used to be to send it to yourself in a registered letter that could be read into evidence in a court?

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Living Room / Re: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Before & After Pics

« Last post by Renegade on March 22, 2011, 02:38 AM »

It looks like god took an eraser to the map. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your music player of choice?

« Last post by Renegade on March 22, 2011, 12:47 AM »

Ah! Necrothread!~

Most programs I swap out after a while to find better ones, but I'm still using ALSong for music. (Currently flipping between VLC and ALPlayer for videos.)

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Living Room / Re: Leave me in the clouds

« Last post by Renegade on March 22, 2011, 12:43 AM »

If you were to shift everything into the cloud right now, do you have an Internet connection that could support it?

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Developer's Corner / Re: Discussion of CMS suggestions for the DC software directory

« Last post by Renegade on March 22, 2011, 12:40 AM »

FOUND IT~!

I knew I had a copy of PADkit around. (Sifting through 17 old drives...) If any from here wants a copy, let me know. (PM me or email me or FB or whatever with your email address.)

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Living Room / App Store, Appstore, Tomato, Tomato, Potato, Potato

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 11:35 PM »

LOUD SCREAMING!

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

http://online.wsj.co..._hpp_LEFTTopWhatNews

Apple Inc. sued Amazon.com Inc. over its use of the phrase "App Store," accusing the online retailer of trademark infringement.

...

"We've asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead customers," said a spokeswoman for Apple. A spokeswoman for Amazon said it doesn't comment on pending litigation.

Although Apple's trademark was approved by authorities, it is also being challenged by Microsoft Corp. and is currently subject to proceedings before an appeals board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple said in its filing.

Good grief...

What kind of retard would grant a trademark on a generic term? "app" has been around forever. It's a truncation of "application". I don't think "store" need any explanation. And what kind of retard would think that a generic term can be a trademark?

"Coke" and "Kleenex" were brands BEFORE they became generic terms. That's a different story. These jackasses have the whole thing backwards.

Spite

I hope Apple burns in Hell.

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Living Room / Re: Software is Boring, Apps are Fun (Hint: Apple Discussion again)

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 10:35 AM »

Different strokes I suppose.

-Renegade (March 21, 2011, 07:37 AM)

I think so. There's no need to say "Apps should be more like software" or the opposite, we just need both.

-ak_ (March 21, 2011, 10:18 AM)

I think you're right there, and I think that's a problem when people get religious about X or Y. We need screwdrivers and hammers after all.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: New pixelate effect for Screenshot Captor

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 07:47 AM »

Nice! That will come in handy. Blurring or smudging in PS is messy, and "redacted" black boxes are similarly ugly.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: GiveAwayofTheDay - RoboTask - Today Only 09/28/2007

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 07:46 AM »

Thanks for that. Looks like a nifty program!

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Living Room / Re: Software is Boring, Apps are Fun (Hint: Apple Discussion again)

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 07:37 AM »

Renegade> Well, it's true for rather simple projects. If your project is simple, you'll do better with a simple tool (ie a mobile app). I can doodle on my ipad and make some nice stuff, but for serious work i'll switch to Photoshop, Manga Studio etc.

-ak_ (March 21, 2011, 06:32 AM)

The telling thing there is that you mentioned Photoshop. (I use it too and love it.)

It really puts people like you and I out of the picture. We don't fit into the normal user demographic at that point.

I think that it suits what a lot of people want to do though. Photoshop makes you a god, but few people have divine aspirations. Most of what I do is relatively simple, but impossible on a mobile. I think most people have pretty simple needs.

The only thing that I really do much of on my mobile is read news and post it to Facebook every now and then. The form factor, for me, is simply too limiting and frustrating to use. But, it suits a lot of people.

Those like us out there will continue to crave the raw power you get on the desktop. Different strokes I suppose.

I think simplifying things makes functionality more accessible, which in turn is kind of like what you mentioned with "it's actually what you can do with them that is exciting." Most people can't do ANYTHING in Photoshop, but a doodle program is accessible.

Oh -- off topic, but have you seen any of those MS Paint videos where someone creates some wicked amazing art?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to get stream address from this site?

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 02:07 AM »

Thanks Curt, I have a question what is the difference between RTMP and RTSP ? as some of the live channels are RTSP and easy to stream but the RTMP channels the URLs are hidden and i can't get the URL for live streaming.

-shawky99 (March 20, 2011, 09:32 AM)

http://en.wikipedia....e_Messaging_Protocol

RTSP is for streaming.

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Living Room / Re: Fascinating story about the consequences of sharing your art in the Internet age

« Last post by Renegade on March 21, 2011, 01:05 AM »

Here's a twist...

You're standing around somewhere when someone nearby snaps a picture of some of their friends and you're in the background doing something. You do not own the copyright in the image... Now suppose the composition has some sort of unique quality like being funny or whatever, and you play a significant role in that. It goes viral or is used commercially.

Is that a problem?

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Living Room / Re: Fascinating story about the consequences of sharing your art in the Internet age

« Last post by Renegade on March 20, 2011, 09:52 PM »

Or is anyone suggesting that a 1 day of work  is supposed to bring you money for the rest of your life?

-rxantos (March 19, 2011, 04:16 PM)

That's the point of copyright and patents. You work once, then get paid later, and hopefully get paid a lot for a long time.

1 day is extreme though, but it happens. How many music band have written a song in a day and gotten paid for that?

Art is hard. You go through dry spells. You need to capitalize on your creativity when it happens.

Anyways, just a thought. Did I sound like an asshole too? (FWIW: You didn't sound like an asshole.)

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Living Room / Re: Software is Boring, Apps are Fun (Hint: Apple Discussion again)

« Last post by Renegade on March 20, 2011, 09:31 PM »

Maybe software doesn't look exciting, but i guess it's actually what you can do with them that is exciting.

-ak_ (March 20, 2011, 09:09 PM)

I think that's lost a lot of the time.

One of the "innovations" in mobile software (apps) is that they're so limited and simple that "features" don't get in the way of letting you get things done. If you think of some mobile app, then think of what it lets you do, then think of a desktop professional package that lets you do that, then compare the difficulty levels, it becomes more apparent just how bloated a lot of things on the desktop are becoming.

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Living Room / Re: Ever wondered what happens to all the old hardware when you move office

« Last post by Renegade on March 20, 2011, 08:57 PM »

love those old buildings

-Target (March 20, 2011, 08:19 PM)

Don't love them too much... They'll all be like that once the Zombie Apocalypse arrives on December 12th, 2012~!

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Living Room / Re: FULL MOON tonight (March 19) is the LARGEST in 18 Years

« Last post by Renegade on March 20, 2011, 02:35 AM »

I tried to get some pictures, but my camera/lens isn't powerful enough. I got some "ok" pictures of the sky with the moon, but zooming in the moon resolution is just too poor.

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Living Room / Re: KewlAid.net - My Deepening Hatred for Fanboys

« Last post by Renegade on March 20, 2011, 02:34 AM »

Those of us who aren’t programmers have work to do,

That part tells me he's not using Unix/Linux either.
Apparently, you have to be a programmer to run that beast... 



*edvard passes the sarcasm knife to the next poster*

-Edvard (March 20, 2011, 12:03 AM)

That tipped me over the edge. It is simply mean spirited and completely unnecessary. That kind of stuff sets me off.

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Living Room / Re: KewlAid.net - My Deepening Hatred for Fanboys

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 12:10 PM »

Not remotely a straw man.

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Living Room / Re: KewlAid.net - My Deepening Hatred for Fanboys

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 11:39 AM »

I wonder where he makes the step from "OS suited for professionals" to "MacOS/Apple"?

-housetier (March 19, 2011, 11:29 AM)

I could make the connection explicit, but I do not reveal individuals, and that would be needed.

Knowing the industry, I know that he's talking about OS X.

There are only 3 options:

Windows - obviously not from the context
OS X
Linux / Unix

I'll say creative professional. That's enough.

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Living Room / KewlAid.net - My Deepening Hatred for Fanboys

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 11:10 AM »

http://kewlaid.net/2...-hatred-for-fanboys/

And NSFW.

I hate douches.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What the hell is OpenCandy?

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 10:55 AM »

Now that I've been using an application which has THREE (!) OpenCandy ads in its installer, I begin to think that OpenCandy is NOT less annoying than anything else.

-Tuxman (March 19, 2011, 10:38 AM)

Can you say what one it is?

I've only seen 1 so far.

I'm curious.

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to get stream address from this site?

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 10:22 AM »

Wireshark?

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Living Room / Re: Low Dosage Phenomena

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 07:52 AM »

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story!

Good God!

It's called hormesis. I've only read about it, but...

BTW - I just watched Idiocracy again the other day. Brilliant flick!

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Living Room / Re: FULL MOON tonight (March 19) is the LARGEST in 18 Years

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 07:32 AM »

Here is the science behind the supermoon, again from scienceblogs.com. For people like me, knowing WHY does not make it any less beautiful, quite the opposite!

And while we are on the moon, there are more interesting facts, a little easier to read.

-housetier (March 19, 2011, 07:04 AM)

Great links!

They remind me of Symphony of Science.

My favorite is "We Are All Connected". It's a moving piece.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Robosoft from Ground Zero

« Last post by Renegade on March 19, 2011, 05:21 AM »

Hey, post Open candy results related post on your blog too. Maybe we'll see some reactions or replies that we don't see on forums ? just a thought...

-mahesh2k (March 19, 2011, 04:34 AM)

No worries there. I plan on posting a lot of information about the new site. I'll post a formal announcement here as well when it's open. I'm waiting for some feedback from a few guru friends before opening the site URL publicly.

I'll be posting a lot of things about OpenCandy as well.

I'm going to try to separate posts into more business and more technical entries with a few that combine both aspects.