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What media center hacks? I use it on my HTPC. It works as well as any other media player/center. Just download the Hulu Desktop app (OS X/Windows/Linux) Just launch it and go. I wonder if those folks realize exactly how easy it is to watch this stuff on a TV? I would actually consider canceling cable if they had just a bit more content that was good.

They should ditch the youtube 'clips' and stick to full TV shows and movies. They could also jettison a lot of IMO, useless content. Get some good deals with content providers with exclusive 15, 30, and 60 second commercials if you need to.

It's a good service, but it does need more polish.

No. It is a desert topping AND a floor wax!

I think I found video of the coin battle mode
http://www.hulu.com/watch/57938/saturday-night-live-wii-guys

Colonblow

Would that make the fancy new Javascript/CSS interface Super Colonblow?

Colonblow

For those that miss the (hilarious) reference. Here's the SNL clip on Hulu.

And SG*U was posted quickly on Hulu. None of that 8 day crap they do for other shows.

"Availability Notes:Season 1 episodes are posted the day after they initially air on TV. The final five episodes will remain up until the next season begins."

http://www.hulu.com/stargate-universe

Anyway, saw the premiere, would call it more of a BSG meets Atlantis than anything.

Both shows can be a little preachy, but the Twilight Zone can get a little overboard. But then again, Rod Serling intended that when he created the show. Speaking of Rod Serling, a great show about him and his creations at PBS

It's the new episode from Brannon Braga!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/97929/flashforward-no-more-good-days

"For 2 minutes and seventeen seconds, we all blacked out..."
"We didn't black out sir, we were ... in the future!"
"What did you see?"
"It was too horrible to talk about."
"Come on honey... What was it?"
"I was STILL at the release party!"

I'm generally the anti-environmental activism type but when it comes to GMO food, there are some serious concerns. Genetic engineering isn't the same as naturally selecting crop variations. It's a whole new game. In some cases the natural barriers that would keep out certain genetic material are circumvented to inject things like pesticide projection that could never naturally make it through the cell wall. Essentially, things are being injected into the dna of crops that could not get in there naturally and then any cross-pollinated crops will have this foreign DNA. Eventually, it's conceivable that ALL crops would be genetically modified. What happens when 10 or 20 years down the road we find that these modifications have serious health hazards but now we've lost all our non GMO varieties? There is little un-biased research done on this issue.

Also check out this documentary, just don't believe everything they say.

There are lots of organizations that will cater to your backward luddism and sell you food full of warts and disease, as nature intended.

I'd prefer that companies not be permitted to sue individual farmers for growing their GMOs just because the pollen spread to someone else's farm by accident.

While any documentary these days should probably be taken with many grains of sugar beets crystals, here is a decent start for why you should not support allowing companies who hoard GMOs to sue farmers: http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food

BTW, just so you know, I eat nearly 100% organic everything and what's not organic is 99% from local farmers who do not use pesticides, herbicides, or GMOs. I ask about my food and I ensure that what I am putting in my family's bodies is the way it should be--natural. That and I am ensuring that the farmer who lives 12 miles down from my house can continue to afford to live there, on his fairly large piece of property for the area, instead of lining the pockets of Big Farm.

If there's ever a case for the statement "Correlation does not equal Causation", this is it.

As a non-smoker, why would I hang around with smokers? I quit; I hate that smell, and don't want to be near it.
As a fitness buff, why would I hang around with obese people? It's not like I meet them at the gym!
As a happy person, why would I hang around with Debbie Downer? Life's too short!

The Wrights didn't start out building toy birds, true. They first tried to use the data from some Russian or European who had modeled wings after birds. They found that the lift his data predicted was so far off from what they observed in their gliders that they could no longer assume that the data hadn't just been made up. Then they went and built a small scale wind tunnel and designed small model wings which could be reformed and shaped and angled easily and a scale which could be used to measure lift from the wing model. So, no, they didn't start out building toy birds. They effectively ended up doing that when they discovered how little data there was on the subject of a wing. They took a step back to toy bird models.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/23333/nova-wright-brothers%E2%80%99-flying-machine

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10310/saturday-night-live-bad-idea-jeans

Did anyone else think the headline was a lead-in for Defying Gravity (one of the best sci-fi dramas since Battlestar Galactica)?

This sounds like the makings of a great Sci-Fi flick. Oh wait, I think it was recently just done,... Or maybe that was just a SyFy flick, so it really doesn't count,...

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Sigh!

Bit Torrent is world wide.

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Sigh!

Bit Torrent is world wide.

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

Only seasons 1-6. No sign of seasons 7-10.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

Only has 10 episodes of season 5.

Hulu is pretty worthless most of the time.

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

Only seasons 1-6. No sign of seasons 7-10.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

Only has 10 episodes of season 5.

Hulu is pretty worthless most of the time.

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Sigh!

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

We're sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed within the United States.

Sigh!

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

You can also rent the Stargate DVDs and save money, unless you want to keep a copy you can watch over and over again. I discourage P2P episode downloading.

Hulu Stargate SG 1.

Hulu Stargate Atlantis.

You can also rent the Stargate DVDs and save money, unless you want to keep a copy you can watch over and over again. I discourage P2P episode downloading.

I don't subscribe to cable, and don't really watch "over-the-air" TV, mostly because I don't really feel like fiddling with the antennae. I do watch lots of shows on Hulu, which is great from the network standpoint, because all they have to do is check website server logs and javascript reports to find out how many times someone is watching their show. The best part about it, is that they get an exact number of who's accessed the file, so there's no "sampling" of the population going on. Plus, they can sell ads based on an exact number. This is probably exactly why Hulu is so valuable to NBC and Fox (and now ABC).

I also think it's inappropriate to ban athletes that have subjected themselves to chemical augmentation.

On that note, we have the All Drug Olympics

http://www.hulu.com/watch/41715/xxxholic-indulgence#x-0,vepisode,1

"what the hell is 'whiteface'?"

The prison system can't even stop prisoners from ordering hits from inside. What does that tell you about their ability to control the interactions among each other?

The truly sickening thing is that the cost to correctly implement the concept of incarceration greatly exceeds what the public is willing to pay, and perhaps even exceeds the cost to sort them out. But people are fearful, and they want criminals to disappear so they can be safe, so we have a terrible system that costs taxpayers huge amounts of money yet doesn't work. Where does a lot of this money go? Private contractors, of course. Prisons are extremely profitable for companies that manage the food, clothing, and medications for inmates. Morgan Spurlock (of Super Size Me fame), in one of his "30 Days" episodes, spends--you guessed it--30 days in a state prison. It's quite eye-opening. Watch it on Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/watch/56914/30-days-jail#s-p2-so-i0

The documentation of said code - if it survives at at all - might as well be written in Mayan.

More appropriate than I believe you intended. Researchers can now read Mayan. It only took them about a century to figure it out. source

Desecration of the dead is a war crime under Article 15 of the Geneva Conventions, and is certainly not something sanctioned by DARPA, Cyclone or RTI

Doesn't say anything about dead "enemy combatants" though, does it?

Not to mention civilians. But don't worry, you can protect your family.

(Though it's worth adding that if the actual Mars astronauts got into bloody fistfights and sexually harassed the hot Canadian crewmate, Americans might actually tune in and learn more astronomy sort of by accident. Hmm, maybe Rupert Murdoch should fund the mission and give FOX/Sky broadcast rights to what would surely be the most watched reality show in all of history!)

http://www.hulu.com/watch/80030/virtuality

i thought the same thing. i saw ".....venus, wet...... " and i jizzed in my pants

I would suggest you read about defectors and refugees from North Korea that actually make it out of the country. When interviewed, these people state beliefs in the most outlandish and bizarre pieces of propaganda. Situations like women absolutely convinced that if they touch dropped pamphlets from the South (through air campaigns to spread information to the people) that their hands will rot off . When asked, if they really felt it was true, they state that they really believed it. That's just one example.

Why should I take the time to read it when you just watched it on the Daily Show?

Linky

This reminds me of that Simpsons Tree House of Horror episode where Flanders was the unquestioned lord and master of the universe.

[1] The Daily Show. Definitely not trying to be "real news," but always good for a laugh when they catch Fox News doing something blatantly dishonest and stupid.

They only output so much gas because they're not eating what they naturally would.

Best thing that could ever be said. I'd mod you up, but I don't have mod points, and I couldn't have supported you with research.

  Read Fast Food Nation or watch Super Size Me

Both are good looks into how beef and other animals are used in the fast food industry and how the meat industry has changed over the last 150 years. You want to know what your cows are really eating? Here's a hint: it's not grass-fed in most cases. Your ruminants (multi-stomached) are actually having foods that have been laced with the blood of their previously fallen in order to have them grow faster and get onto your plate quicker. If that's something an herbivore would normally do, then I look forward to some cannibalistic times ahead.

I'm not the world's best example of a vegetarian, that's for sure, but I do know what's going on.

I disagree. The PS3 is a game machine and was marketed as such. I've never seen the PS3 in the home theater stores or in to the TV area of Best Buy or Target... they were in the game section.

Of course it is granted that many people who were in the market for BD would choose PS3 because for whatever incomprehensible reason it was generally cheaper than a BD player, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a game machine.

You're both right.

It's the nerd humor. My all time fav is the one where it starts out with Nibbler drinking an entire swimming pool and then burping out the resultant chlorine gas. Everyone drops to the ground, knocked out by the poison gas, and Bender is left there laughing at the plight of the "meatbags" until he goes (with classic comic timing): "Oh wait, chlorine..." and then is nearly immediately covered in rust and succumbs as well. Oh wait, found it! http://www.hulu.com/watch/65768/futurama-chlorine The best, imho. Followed closely by the Asteroids episode. *chuckle*

I'm shocked no one has made this connection. This is lue of the http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop Hulu desktop that JUST has been released recently?

Step 1: Release Desktop Client.
Step 2: Make users pay for some content.
Step 3: PROFIT!!!

quoting hulu: "we're sorry our video library can only be streamed within the united states..." for the information you can see http://www.hulu.com/support/content_faq#outside_us. = (

Thank Goodness for Hulu (instead of finding dead Youtube Links)

The wiki entry is also pretty good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Jeopardy!_(Saturday_Night_Live)

"Catch These Men" for "Catch the Semen".
"Things Trebek Sucks" over the actual category, "Potpourri".

This documentary shows you why Joe Biden is still a better vice president than Dick Chaney.

capturing speed and angels in regular def

capturing speed and angels in hi-def

capturing hill street blues episode in regular def

capturing the same hill street blues episode in hi-def

example commands or example procedures for capturing the same video in both hi-def and regular-def would help us by providing example command lines or app/procedures by showing differences in flags or slight variations in procedures. And examples for capturing two different videos would really help. And, examples to avoid recordings of commercials, or stripping them in real time would be a bonus! Or something to look forward to for the future.

Thanks for any help provided!

capturing speed and angels in regular def

capturing speed and angels in hi-def

capturing hill street blues episode in regular def

capturing the same hill street blues episode in hi-def

example commands or example procedures for capturing the same video in both hi-def and regular-def would help us by providing example command lines or app/procedures by showing differences in flags or slight variations in procedures. And examples for capturing two different videos would really help. And, examples to avoid recordings of commercials, or stripping them in real time would be a bonus! Or something to look forward to for the future.

Thanks for any help provided!

Alan Abel is a huge media prankster, whom ran several famous hoaxes that tricked the media. There's a documentary on him: http://www.hulu.com/watch/56337/abel-raises-cain

I also write it to one of my archive disks. The archive disks are then stored in a fire-proof, water-proof document safe, itself stored inside a larger theft-resistant home safe...

But wait, there's more. We then take your hard drive and wrap it in a French crepe which is then rolled in a corn husk and deep fried. We then take that and wrap it in a Chicago style pizza....Taco Town! http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town

Can someone remind me how Twitter makes money.

Gladly. Volume.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4258/saturday-night-live-first-citywide-change-bank-1
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4253/saturday-night-live-first-citywide-change-bank-2

Can someone remind me how Twitter makes money.

Gladly. Volume.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4258/saturday-night-live-first-citywide-change-bank-1
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4253/saturday-night-live-first-citywide-change-bank-2

It interesting to be called misinformed when the reply contains dubious info. Round does NOT biodegrade into harmless chemicals. Simply viewing the documentary the Future of Food or the World According to Monsanto would dispell that.

You can find these films here

http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
and here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_OJcPKEYDE

Round Up is not allowed to state that its biodegradable in France and many European countries because it's not.

I heavily question who Jane Q Public works for because it's like straight out a corporate sales brochure.

The second part about it being some different soy - how is this exactly? And how does one know they aren't getting the GMO soy in the ink? You didn't really address the subject. 90 percent of soy grown is GMO and Monsanto is actively keeping other seeds out of the hands of farmers. So how do they choose not to grow it when they are forced into this by a lack of other options.

Also the GMO crops have never been fully studied and neither has round up because of corruption in the FDA and government. But everything that has been studied has shown why Monsanto wanted to avoid these studies, because none of it is good for human health.

So here are some more links so you can really be informed.

this first straight from the epa with prolonged exposure to these herbicides leading to kidney damage and reproductive effects.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-soc/glyphosa.html

http://www.naturescountrystore.com/roundup/index.html

http://www.for-wild.org/download/roundupmyth/roundupmyth.html