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Consumer Friendly (or Disney Hostile) DVD Players?
solli asks: "After 13 years of relatively faithful service my Mitsubishi(!) VCR has finally kicked the bucket, and I am now thinking of moving on to DVDs. One of the only things preventing me from buying a DVD is the fact that some media companies like to make you watch FBI warnings, trailers, and ads before allowing you to view the actual movie (like Disney's Tarzan). Of course, there is such a large demand for region free players and other specialized needs that niche markets have developed to fill that demand. However, I have seen nothing about players that give you the freedom to navigate through the disk the way you want to, instead of how the content producer wants you to. What DVD players exist that let the viewer take full advantage of the nonlinear properties of the DVD media? Can any of the available players ignore the directives embedded on-disk to disable certain controls at particular times?"
Ok This is off topic. but here is my feeling on the whole Israely\Palestine thing. Build One BIG HONKIN wall around the whole place and let the crazy bastards blow each other to smitherines. When you stop seeing smoke coming over the top we can think about tearing the wall down.
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels.
Son, they don't "make" you dictator for life, you have to do it yourself. Shoot the head of the opposition like Saddam or steal Florida like W.
Hic iacet Arthurus, rex quondam rexque futurus.