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Pazu
11/17/09

In reply to Flash 10.1 Tests: Hardware Accelerated HD Hulu and YouTube Video? Yes Please
Adobe is so funny. "Mac OS X does not expose access to the required APIs" my ass.

OpenCL on Snow Leopard will offload processing to the GPU, and if they implemented their decoder using OpenCL they'd get GPU acceleration, not only for H.264 but for for any codec they want to, and without relying on proprietary APIs, as OpenCL is a standard now maintained by the Khronos Group.

Let's rephrase that: "Adobe does not have the manpower or capacity to code to the required APIs".
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pj_rage
11/17/09

@Pazu: Let's rephrase that again.. "Apple does not want to work with Adobe on the iPhone, so Adobe does not want to work with Apple on OS X." #flash
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orthorim
11/17/09

@pj_rage: This goes way back... Apple was pissed Adobe ported everything 1:1 to Windows, Adobe was pissed about iPhoto, etc etc. #flash
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Pazu
11/17/09

@pj_rage: in other words, corporate piss contests screwing up consumers again.

That's why we need to stop using flash (or any other proprietary bs), and brace for an open web. But then, it will be another decade before MS implements all the HTML5 goodness in IE... #flash
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Les Mikesell
11/17/09

@Pazu: This is why hardware companies should never be permitted to tie software to the hardware they sell - and vice versa. #flash
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pj_rage
11/17/09

@Pazu: I don't own a computer running OS X, so I don't care about flash on OS X. I do own an iphone though, so I actually don't mind this pissing contest if it gets me flash for my iphone.

Sure, in the long run I'm all for open standards, but in the short term, I'd like flash. If these (controversial) tactics help to make that happen, then I'm sorry OS X users have to suffer. Switch to linux or windows :) #flash
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valkilmerisawful
11/17/09

@Les Mikesell: I don't think we'll be abolishing free enterprise any time soon. But feel free to void warranty's and tear the boxes open and install whatever you'd like! #flash
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Eugenia
11/17/09

In reply to Adobe Flash 10.1 and AIR 2.0 Betas Released: Life Is Better Now
Installed it. Youtube works great, even at 1080p (when you add the &fmt=37 on some brand new 1080p videos).

The PureVideo2 implementation from Adobe is NOT as fast as CoreAVC's. Testing it on an older PC, a P4 at 3 Ghz (so we can see the speed difference more clearly), CoreAVC manages to playback 1080/30p video with just 15% CPU utilization, but Flash needs about 70%-90%.

For 720p video, it seems to be caching some stuff in the beginning and so it uses about 70%-80% in the beginning, but after it's done with that, it goes down to about 20%.

Vimeo.com on the other hand, has problems with Flash 10.1. Flash crashes when exiting from full screen (reproducible here), videos don't start to play when you press "play" (you will have to re-press play), if you press in the timeline to go to a different time in the video it won't play immediately (even if it's cashed), and in *some* h.264 Vimeo re-encodings (like for one of my videos, but not all), playing the video accelerated is *slower* than in just software (reproducible behavior for the specific video)! These problems didn't exist with Flash 10.0.32.

GeForce 8600 GTS here, XP SP3 32bit, 3 GB RAM, with 186.18 nVidia drivers. If any interested Adobe engineer is reading this, I can provide more details.
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Nathan Obbards
11/17/09

In reply to Adobe Flash 10.1 and AIR 2.0 Betas Released: Life Is Better Now
Can we please banish flash already just like we (mostly) did with animated GIFs? I have tried to circumvent every Adobe product out there (save Photoshop) as they have become buggier, bulkier, demanding, and far too resource intensive over time. I remember a time when reader was actually somewhat lightweight. #flash
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Fractal the Meek
11/17/09

@Nathan Obbards: Oh, you're not going to like their upcoming Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format with embedded Flash content then. #flash
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Nathan Obbards
11/17/09

@Fractal the Meek: Well, that all depends on what the flash content is. Is it the good kind of flash or the adobe kind? I mean, if it's the good flashing, I can deal with the kriffing .pdf format. #flash
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Fractal the Meek
11/17/09

@Nathan Obbards: Well, it's all rumors at this point, but perhaps they refer to The Flash content. I don't imagine that turning out well coming from Adobe though. #flash
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Nathan Obbards
11/17/09

@Fractal the Meek: It's at moments like this that I lament the fact that fellow starred commenters cannot be promoted. Kudos to you sir. #flash
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whormongr
11/17/09

@Nathan Obbards: flash is actually the exact opposite of that, it is (and really has been) a safer and more simplified multimedia display tool for the web and web based applications- it is only now getting into it's full potential with video streaming- it isn't just people making dancing dogs or flashing colors or whatfuck #flash
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soggy_cheerio
11/17/09

@whormongr: Um, no. Flash is crap. It's not safer. And, it's not simpler.

Flash was once used as a convenience, but the state of HTML has long since caught up.

You don't have to stream video in a custom made flash video player. Many would prefer that you didn't. At least then, I'd have some hope of having hardware accelerated videos on my Linux box. #flash
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Felix26591
11/17/09

@Nathan Obbards: I wish we would remplace it in the HTML format. I mean pick one or just use both and have support for both h264 and theora and just get over with it and replace flash, and give native support to video on browser. #flash
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Gordonium
11/02/09

In reply to The Living Light Sculpture
It's gorgeous, and bizarrely informative (or informatively bizarre?)... but what the hell is its purpose? The Living Light article just calls it a "project". Best I can come up with is art installation to keep people thinking about how they're impacting their local air quality? It's also good for long-term data collection, I guess.

Seems kinda silly as a daily warning system. People normally have shit to do in certain neighborhoods, so they can't just say, "Oh, air quality's bad in that area today, I guess I won't go," or, "Hey, air quality's bitchin' uptown, think I'll check that out!" Weekends would be another matter, I guess. #livinglight
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Jaredu
11/02/09

In reply to The Living Light Sculpture
That is pretty amazing. I'd love to have something similar to this just hanging in my room, not for this purpose, but it looks like something out of stargate XD

If anyone would like to let me know how to do the laser etching and such to make glass light up like that, please let me know, DIY FTW! :D #livinglight
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The Lab
11/02/09

@Jaredu: I'm gonna guess (and not RTFA) that the glass is simply acid etched. The glass panels are then made to light up like that by putting LEDs on the edge of the glass. #livinglight
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Gann
11/02/09

@Jaredu: [www.wootenmetal.com]

They can laser etch any vector or raster image into anything from plate steel to blue jeans. They can also do glass. Oh, and if anyone is interested they told me they can probably do iPhones (I was specifically asking about first gen, not sure how the plastic would hold up).

After you etch the glass, just end-light it with a LED strip.
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jrronimo
09/17/09

In reply to New Brian Eno-Based iPhone App 'Like Music For Airports Made Endless'
Actually listening to "Music for Airports" in an airport (I recommend DEN's Terminal, or maybe that lighted under-thingy at O'Hare) is an awesome experience.

An app that generates Music for Airports continuously? Yeah, I bought it before I finished reading the post.
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Forsakenchild
09/17/09

In reply to New Brian Eno-Based iPhone App 'Like Music For Airports Made Endless'
I wish this and the Brian Eno app would be released on the Android market. These apps are pretty much the only thing that makes me wish I had an iphone.
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Ruthless, If you let me
09/17/09

@Forsakenchild: I'd buy this in a second on the Android market.
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nautilus.
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
will they be changing the bezel anytime soon? it's an outcast, though it probably gives less glare than the MBP screens
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ludwigk
06/26/09

@nautilus.: I just noticed that the Air is also using the old style trackpad with clicker. Must be a thickness issue with the glass trackpads. Bummer.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/26/09

@ludwigk: I doubt that. The travel of the pad on the other Macbooks isn't far at all. I have no doubt that they can fit the new trackpads into the Air's form factor. My guess is that they're being slow with this like they were slow with the 17" Macbook Pro.
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Nick
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
i never pegged you for a quilted tp kinda guy, john. you always seemed so rough and rugged i figured you just used the classifieds section.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
So what of the base spec Air? How does it compare, with its 2.5" standard HDD?
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Kaiser-Machead
06/26/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Rereading again, and doing research, seems the 1.86 remains unchanged from late 2008.
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Dr. H. F. Danger
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
Yes, I am using a Macbook Air and a Macbook. The Air is slower then the Macbook at times.
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Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
Considering no reasonable person would consider the Air anyway (The new 13 inch MBP has much better specs for the same price) it doesn't matter much. Although I am interested in seeing what Apple would do in response to this accusation.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/26/09

@Mike Zuniga: People buy this sort of thing for the same reason that they buy Armani suits.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/26/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: They're well tailored, made with amazing fabric, cut to your body type, and pretty much never go out of style?

Just because you cannot afford a $2000+ tailored suit doesn't mean you wouldn't look better, feel better, and want to own one. Hell, owning such a suit is one of my life goals. Not because I care what other people think of my suit, but because I care what I think of my suit.

When you're wearing an Armani, people KNOW it's an expensive and very nice suit. Vs, you know, you bought the cheapest thing you could to interview in at Men's Warehouse.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/26/09

@Six Demon Bag: Lite: But you'll like the way you look, guaranteed.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/26/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Damn skippy I will.
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secretmanofagent
06/26/09

@Six Demon Bag: Lite: And my life goals are to make the world a better place. What was I thinking. Shouldn't you be aiming a little higher than owning something expensive?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
06/26/09

@secretmanofagent: I believe I said "One of", but none of my goals are about making the world a better place. Just leaving as little damage behind as possible.

Now, I don't know about you, but I have MANY life goals. Some are materialistic, some are purely silly, and others are philanthropic.

But, hey, I'm not going to claim to be a saint.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/26/09

In reply to Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
Will hipsters at my local coffee shop stare enviously at me when I use this? If so, then I don't see the problem..
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se.blackheart
06/26/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: will you stop being an annoying asshole?
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/26/09

@se.blackheart: Aw come on, you guys have no sense of humor. Cool people are willing to laugh at themselves sometimes. Anyway, you can't possible believe that people buy this product for utilitarian reasons.
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
05/29/09

In reply to MSI X340 Review: The Unemployed Man's MacBook Air
You can get...um @RonDiaz: beat me too it!
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Kaiser-Machead
05/29/09

In reply to MSI X340 Review: The Unemployed Man's MacBook Air
I guess that the lower-end Air (which comes in at the same price as the MSI refurbed) would've been the better machine to compare it to, but I suppose the numbers would still be in its favor by a wide margin.

What a terrible attempt by MSI. No matter what people say about Apple, they offer a great deal of quality in fit and finish above some competitors.
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