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Two programs rescue damaged discs
Two programs rescue damaged discs
09/08/2004 02:39 PMBoston Globe Sep 8 2004 7:18PM GMT
Programs that write programs
Programs that write programs
02/11/2004 10:54 AM
Following pointers from Ned Batchelder's recent excursion into
code generation led me to another nice example of the power of
dynamic languages. In order to streamline his use of C++, Ned wrote a
little tool called
cog which
enables him to embed, in C++ programs, Python fragments that generate
verbose and/or repetitive C++ constructs. He adds:
For more about code generation in general, try:
-
Dave Thomas interviewed about code generation.
Dave Thomas is one of the Pragmatic Programmers, and I find I agree with him
almost universally. He forbids putting the output of code generators
under source control, I encourage it. We agree that the output should
never be edited.
- The Code Generation page on the c2 wiki. As will
happen with a wiki, this fractures off in many directions, with many
different viewpoints, both for and against code generation.
[
Ned Batchelder]
...Discs Are So Dead
Discs Are So Dead
04/05/2005 06:15 AMTwo new formats aim to bury the DVD, but web distribution will kill
them all. By Robert Capps from Wired magazine.
When Good Discs Go Bad
When Good Discs Go Bad
06/15/2004 05:13 AMIf Plastic Discs Are Dead, What's Next?
If Plastic Discs Are Dead, What's Next?
03/22/2005 05:03 PMWired Magazine is now suggesting that
discs
are dead as a storage medium. With all the battling going on over
the next generation of DVD technology, Wired's products editor, Robert
Capps, notes that not very many people seem to care about the new
"high definition" audio CDs that have come out. Instead, everyone's
focused on getting an iPod and digitizing their music. While video is
definitely more difficult to transport via the internet, the argument
is that the technology is improving for compressing and transmitting
larger files. Of course, it might be interesting to put Capps in a
debate with Mark Cuban -- who also thinks that discs are dead, but
that
portable
hard drives or flash drives will take their place. Cuban's
argument is that "storage is expanding far more quickly than upload or
download speeds to our homes," so it's going to be more efficient to
move around hard drives than bits of high definition content. With
some already experimenting with
offer
ing content on iPods, it is beginning to look like this battle for
the next plastic disc technology may be a waste of time.
Update: Then again, some analysts think
discs will be big business for
the next five years. Of course, analysts always seem to be overly
positive in their predictions -- it's what helps sell reports.
Who Made Your Blank Discs?
Who Made Your Blank Discs?
03/19/2005 02:22 AMYou may think that you know what manufacturer made you blank CD or
DVD discs, it was Fujifilm, TDK
Electronics, Ritek, Verbatim, Imation, Hewlett-Packard or another
recognizable brand. You would be wrong. In
fact, most of this blank media is manufactured by a short list of
companies: India's Moser Baer, Japan's Ricoh and Taiyo Yuden, and
Taiwan's CMC Magnetics, Prodisc Technology and Optodisc Technology.
The major name brands that actually create their own CD’s
are Sony and Philips.
Of the manufacturers that actually make the media, Taiyo Yuden is
the one recognized as the best, with the highest quality product.
Trying to figure out who makes your media is not easy. The best
website for talking about the brands and the media and what are some
great deals for media online is Digitalfaq.com.
Here is more from the article on Wired… Some media can
burn reliably faster than its rated speed. A DVD+R might be rated at
4X burn speed, yet with certain recorders, it can be burned at 8X. The
factors that contribute to high- or low-quality media are varied.
Several choices are on the market, and which one is used can affect a
disc's reflectivity, and thus its readability. But beyond that, says
Pieper, "if your dye is unevenly spread, or the other materials and
workmanship are shoddy, it doesn't matter what dye is used." Also,
Pieper says if the glue job on the platter is sloppy, "the media
literally falls apart." Taiyo Yuden media
stands as the golden child for blank-media enthusiasts. Popular
opinion swings the other way for manufacturers such as CMC Magnetics
and Princo.
Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were
Los Alamos and the missing discs that
never were
08/12/2004 01:15 PMHeadless chickens chase phantom secrets
Should optical discs last forever?
Should optical discs last forever?
03/29/2005 08:58 PMStandards body of U.S. government, industry group, quiz industry and
government on how long discs should last.
Mostly Music Discs With iDVD
Mostly Music Discs With iDVD
06/11/2004 09:07 PM
By Christopher Breen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)
Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs?
Xbox 2 to Use Proprietary Discs?
12/15/2003 03:16 PMMicrosoft's career page contains a very interesting job advertisement.
The ad says that the Xbox Team "is looking for a strong PM/Engineer to
manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next
generation Xbox console." Moreover, the ad stresses the importance of
anti-piracy technology in the development of the new discs for the
next generation console. Although it is possible that MS will simply
try to incorporate sophisticated anti-piracy features in the now
standard DVD medium, it is probably easier for them to develop a
proprietary format. Nintendo did it with their GameCube discs, and
they were quite effective in combating piracy -- so why not Microsoft?
Sony's Paper Blu-Ray Discs
Sony's Paper Blu-Ray Discs
04/15/2004 11:42 AMJOEL JOHNSON -- Sony has announced a 25GB Blu-ray disc made with 51
percent paper, making it easy to print directly on the disc and shred
with household scissors for disposal. While the discs are more
environmentally friendly, simply because they use an easily renewable
resource, it isn't entirely clear...
how do i get to play the dvd ram discs
from my panasonic e55
how do i get to play the dvd ram discs
from my panasonic e55
08/20/2004 06:18 PMTechTree Aug 20 2004 9:49PM GMT
Rip damaged CDs with CDParanoia
Rip damaged CDs with CDParanoia
11/19/2003 11:46 AMWhen I want to rip old CDs in iTunes, I get a lot of songs with
hiccups -- even with error correction enabled in the Preferences. To
make perfect audio rips, there is a tool for unix called CDParanoia,
but it is not there for...
Sony debuts blue discs
Sony debuts blue discs
04/27/2004 04:33 AMZDNet UK Apr 27 2004 8:39AM GMT
Sony Set to Exert Influence on Discs
Sony Set to Exert Influence on Discs
09/14/2004 10:21 PMAs the leader of the group that plans to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony
is poised to gain considerable power in its fight to set the format
for the next generation of digital video discs.
Eight discs that'll dazzle
(USATODAY.com)
Eight discs that'll dazzle
(USATODAY.com)
01/27/2004 07:16 AMUSATODAY.com - If you got a new DVD player for Christmas, you're
probably eager to see just what it can do.USA TODAY's Mike Snider
offers eight discs that show the sonic and visual superiority of DVD.
(Related story: Despite mixed results, Leonard movies stand out)
Sony packs more into mini-discs
Sony packs more into mini-discs
01/08/2004 07:39 PMSony has developed new Hi-MD players and discs to store up to 45 hours
of music, pictures and text.
Kansas AG Rejects Settlement Discs
Kansas AG Rejects Settlement Discs
08/08/2004 03:31 PMNew holographic discs look like a DVD
but hold a terabyte
New holographic discs look like a DVD
but hold a terabyte
08/27/2004 01:56 PMOptware Corp., the developer of Collinear Holographic* Data Storage
System, announced today that it had achieved successfully world's
first recording and play back of digital movies on a holographic
recording disc with a reflective layer using Optware's revolutionary
Collinear Holography. This is a major milestone for commercializing
holographic data storage system.
The recorded movies were played back in a series of meetings from July
eight through 12 with Optware's six existing investors as well as
eight enterprises both domestic and overseas including leading
manufacturers of electronic and electric products for consumer,
business and industrial use. Company names are not disclosed.
News source:
Optware (full story)Read full story...8.5GB DVD+R discs, drives to ship April
'04
8.5GB DVD+R discs, drives to ship April
'04
11/03/2003 11:13 AMDual-layer technology
Blank Discs Not Created Equal
Blank Discs Not Created Equal
03/19/2005 02:52 AMThe quest for cheap, high-quality blank CDs and DVDs spawns a vast
community of enthusiasts, with aficionados swapping hot finds online.
By Aaron Weiss.
Burn two discs at once with Toast
Titanium 6
Burn two discs at once with Toast
Titanium 6
03/22/2005 03:39 PMI've just successfully burned two DVDs at once on the same Mac --
something that might be of interest to people who have two DVD or CD
burners. I have a laptop with an internal Matshita DVD-R UJ825, and an
external Pioneer DV...
Blu-ray discs leave room to grow
Blu-ray discs leave room to grow
08/17/2004 11:47 AMZDNet Aug 17 2004 3:30PM GMT
Deane's Suggestion for Library Discs
Deane's Suggestion for Library Discs
12/19/2004 03:36 PMD-Skin
"Every library in the country should get a supply of these
for their DVD collections, which are, invariably, the most scratched
up set of media in existence." [Gadgetopia, originally
from undisclosed location]
This is a great suggestion if we can get a bulk purchase price.
D-Skins
"Just snap one of these onto your music, movie, game or
data CD’s and consider them protected. The amazing Liplock Seal
snaps onto the edge of any standard size disc and holds tight. Leave
your d_skin Protective Disc Skin on while you play away — outside
and inside your media players. Seriously. Your discs are totally
readable right through the Skin."
View the [loud]
demo. Slick!
Houses damaged in bombing
Houses damaged in bombing
05/22/2004 03:46 AMTwo houses are damaged in an early morning bomb explosion in east
Belfast.
Iraq war damaged UK - Archbishop
Iraq war damaged UK - Archbishop
04/20/2004 10:18 PMDr Rowan Williams suggests the nation's political health has been
damaged by the aftermath of the Iraq war.
NGO wants Bescom to pay for damaged
computer
NGO wants Bescom to pay for damaged
computer
10/31/2003 02:43 AMDeccan Herald Oct 31 2003 1:56AM ET
Three crew held after QE2 damaged
Three crew held after QE2 damaged
04/17/2005 01:44 AMThree QE2 crew members are arrested on suspicion of damaging the
cruise liner, after it docks in Southampton.
Microsoft to EU: Windows may be damaged
Microsoft to EU: Windows may be damaged
11/13/2003 01:46 PMZDNet Nov 13 2003 12:21PM ET
Microsoft to EU: Windows May Be Damaged
Microsoft to EU: Windows May Be Damaged
11/13/2003 01:42 PMMicrosoft Corp said it would be forced to offer European consumers a
substandard version of Windows if the European Union makes it re-write
its operating system, sources close to the case said on Thursday.
Microsoft issued the warning to EU regulators, they said, during a
three-day closed-door hearing to consider charges the software giant
abused the power that Windows gives it over the personal computer
market.
Verbatim Spins Out Dual-Layer DVD+R
Discs
Verbatim Spins Out Dual-Layer DVD+R
Discs
05/23/2004 12:35 AMPop-n-Play Discs Put Young Children in
Control
Pop-n-Play Discs Put Young Children in
Control
01/22/2004 02:12 AMAmericans have taken to the DVD audiovisual format like ducks to
water. And with prices of DVD players dropping below $50, the boxes
and the discs are increasingly finding their way into the rooms of
even very young children.
First dual-layer DVD+R discs to launch
this month
First dual-layer DVD+R discs to launch
this month
05/21/2004 08:22 AMThe first dual-layer DVD+R recording media are set to go on sale in
Japan at the end of this month and overseas in June, disc maker
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. Ltd. said Friday. The discs were developed
jointly by Mitsubishi Kagaku, which uses the Verbatim brand-name, and
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV and offer 8.5GB of recording space
compared to the 4.7GB of space available on a standard DVD+R disc.
Sony beams in blue laser discs
Sony beams in blue laser discs
04/26/2004 11:48 AMThe company introduces optical storage discs that use blue laser
technology to hold more data and that offer improved durability.
Energy halts use of classified discs,
drives
Energy halts use of classified discs,
drives
07/27/2004 11:18 AMjDaViD - Java Database for Video Discs
jDaViD - Java Database for Video Discs
02/17/2004 08:21 AMProject alive
Ultimate Testing of Recordable DVD Media
Discs
Ultimate Testing of Recordable DVD Media
Discs
04/17/2005 06:17 AMInPhase Announces 300GB Holographic
Discs
InPhase Announces 300GB Holographic
Discs
04/19/2005 05:55 AMNew Sony camcorder records to three-inch
discs
New Sony camcorder records to three-inch
discs
08/10/2004 10:33 AMSony has announced the DCR-DVD301 camcorder, a US$1,100 model with a
3.5-inch SwivelScreen hybrid LCD display and the ability to record
directly to three-inch DVD-R/-RW discs, which play in most current
home and computer DVD players, as well as later releases of the
PlayStation 2...
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