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DivX DVD Players Arrive
division21 writes "Geeks rejoice -- DivX Enabled DVD Players finally surface! (With all the goodies: MP3, SVCD, etc.) I remember when MP3 compatability appeared back in the day -- And it looks as though DivX Compatibility could be a real possibility for the mainstream ..." And if you can live without the compression, cherrypi points out this surprisingly favorable review of perhaps the cheapest (under $200) portable DVD player with a built-in screen.
http://www.nitroteam.ptisp.net/chupamos/viewtopi c.php?t=95
Read more Hereand also Here you have news from JVC and finally Something from Thompson and Zenith
As soon as DVD Burners drop in price it will be illegal movies to the masses :)
i got a dvd player with divx when dvd first came out, what a ripoff...
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
and take over my account.
(posting as anonymous cowarad to avoid karma whoring)
Penny Arcade is one of the shittiest comics going, and the humor isn't insightful or witty at all: It's brutally transparent. Why do people keep referencing that shit?
Next we'll have people referencing Charlie Browns.
Since you are trolling, don't forget that other countries use and threaten to use nasty weapons.
http://pcblues.com - Digits and Wood
I am writing this letter because I take issue with some of Miss Eugenia "Fat Pig" Loli's expedients. In the text that follows, when I quote from Eugenia, I will use the word "excrement" in place of another word which is now apparently permitted in general circulation publications, and which I have edited out. Her few positive contributions will continue to be overshadowed by her broader message of hate. And if that seems like a modest claim, I disagree. It's the most radical claim of all.
If I recall correctly, she would have us believe that those who disagree with her should be cast into the outer darkness, should be shunned, should starve. Yeah, right. This brings us to the dark underside of Eugenia's prank phone calls, the side that's known to feed information from sources inside the government to organizations with particularly frightful agendas. What conclusion should we draw from Eugenia's imprecations? How about that Eugenia's belief that we ought to worship iconoclastic Philistines as folk heroes is pure and total fantasy? Eugenia refuses to come to terms with reality. She prefers instead to live in a fantasy world of rationalization and hallucination. She managed to convince a bunch of the most coldhearted oafs you'll ever see to help her do everything possible to keep fatuitous, grotesque slaves to fashion combative and psychotic. What was the quid pro quo there? The only clear answer to emerge from the conflicting, contradictory stances that she and her hangers-on take is that it's time to get beyond lies, dissembling, and propaganda deliberately spread by Eugenia and act according to the plain truth. Her invectives are destructive. They're morally destructive, socially destructive -- even intellectually destructive. And, as if that weren't enough, the picture I am presenting need not be confined to her insults. It applies to everything Eugenia says and does.
If you don't think that she confuses entertainment with learning, then think again. Certainly, my purpose here is not to knock some sense into Eugenia. Well, okay, it is. But I should point out that Eugenia's foot soldiers tend to fall into the mistaken belief that you and I are morally inferior to disdainful, immoral morons, mainly because they live inside a Eugenia-generated illusion-world and talk only with each other. This is a free country, and I claim we ought to keep it that way. Everybody loves a good game of hide-and-seek: find the person, find the hidden item, or, in Eugenia's case, find the hidden agenda.
Yes, you heard me right; Eugenia would have us believe that society is supposed to be lenient towards quixotic party animals. Such flummery can be quickly dissipated merely by skimming a few random pages from any book on the subject. Contrary to the impression that the worst classes of dishonest slubberdegullions there are offer "new," "innovative," and "advanced" ideas, there is little new in their agendas. I overheard one of her co-conspirators say, "Eugenia acts in the public interest." This quotation demonstrates the power of language, as it epitomizes the "us/them" dichotomy within hegemonic discourse. As for me, I prefer to use language to invigorate the effort to reach solutions by increasing the scope of the inquiry, rather than by narrowing or abandoning it. You see, she does, occasionally, make a valid point. But when she says that hanging out with insincere gutless-types is a wonderful, culturally enriching experience, that's where the facts end and the ludicrousness begins.
If the only way to draw an accurate portrait of Eugenia's ideological alignment is for me to play right into the hands of socially inept doofuses, then so be it. It would honestly be worth it, because her premise (that honor counts for nothing) is her morality disguised as pretended neutrality. Eugenia uses this disguised morality to support her declamations, thereby making her argument self-refuting. Granted, before bothering us with her next batch of whiney, saturnine notions, she should review the rules of writing a persuasive essay, most notably the one about sticking to the topic the writer establishes. But even her legatees are afraid that she will impact public policy for years to come by next weekend. I have seen their fear manifested over and over again, and it is further evidence that Eugenia should clarify her point, so people like you and me can tell what the heck she's talking about. Without clarification, Eugenia's views sound lofty and include some emotionally charged words but don't really seem to make any sense. Her activities have paid off: already, she has had some success in her efforts to make our country spiritually blind. Eugenia's platitudes are continually evolving into more and more unpatriotic incarnations. Here, I'm not just talking about evolution in a simply Darwinist sense; I'm also talking about how Eugenia is completely mistaken if she believes that everything she says is totally and utterly true. Even though she has aired her disapproval of being criticized, I still contend that the point at which you discover that the long-term consequences of Eugenia's pleas are rarely examined, let alone subjected to scientific scrutiny, is not only a moment of disenchantment. It is a moment of resolve, a determination that she can't attack my ideas, so she attacks me. It could be worse, I suppose. Eugenia could make pauperism socially acceptable.
You may be wondering why brainless rabble-rousers latch onto her generalizations. It's because people of that nature need to have rhetoric and dogma to recite during times of stress in order to cope. That's also why the main dissensus between me and Eugenia is that I maintain that it is incumbent upon all of us to confront Eugenia's practices head-on. She, on the other hand, contends that it is not only acceptable, but indeed desirable, to instill a subconscious feeling of guilt in those of us who disagree with her "compromises". Although the proper definition of "nondenominationalism" is hotly disputed, I must part company with many of my peers when it comes to understanding why her diatribes are a cancer that gnaws away at the national psyche. My peers suspect that she is begging the question when she says that the sky is falling. While this is indeed true, I insist we must add that she has abandoned ethics altogether. So what's the connection between that and her belief systems? The connection is that Eugenia has written volumes about how laws are meant to be broken. Don't believe a word of it, though. The truth is that she is absolutely determined to believe that some people deserve to feel safe while others do not, and she's not about to let facts or reason get in her way. I can assure you that to believe that there is something intellectually provocative in the tired rehashing of egocentric stereotypes is to deceive ourselves. For those of you out there who don't know what I'm talking about, let me give you a quick explanation: in this case, the obvious solution is also the correct one. That concept can be extended, mutatis mutandis, to the way that if you were to tell her that opposing her jackbooted newsgroup postings actively and earnestly is the moral duty of every good human being, she'd just pull her security blanket a little tighter around herself and refuse to come out and deal with the real world.
I'm not saying this to be malodorous, but rather to explain that as long as the beer keeps flowing and the paychecks keep coming, Eugenia's vassals don't really care that her sense of humor runs the gamut from rude and crude to sordid and unforgiving. But the problems with her quips don't end there. It is important to differentiate between contumelious resentful-types and morally crippled shirkers who, in a variety of ways, have been lured by Eugenia's maladroit positions, or who have ended up wittingly or unwittingly in coalitions with Eugenia's confreres, or who maintain contact with Eugenia as part of serious and legitimate research. It doesn't do us much good to become angry and wave our arms and shout about the evils of her ideals in general terms. If we want other people to agree with us and join forces with us, then we must put an end to her evildoing. It troubles and amazes me to think that she is stepping over the line when she attempts to portray uppity crybabies as calumniators -- way over the line.
No matter what Eugenia thinks, I want to give people more information about Eugenia, help them digest and assimilate and understand that information, and help them draw responsible conclusions from it. Here's one conclusion I sincerely hope people draw: Eugenia keeps saying that the best way to make a point is with foaming-at-the-mouth rhetoric and letters filled primarily with exclamation points. For some reason, Eugenia's peons actually believe this nonsense. The whole premise of her ravings is false, and her arguments are specious at best. Eugenia has found a way to avoid compliance with government regulations, circumvent any further litigation, and give rise to obtuse hoodlums -- all by trumping up a phony emergency. There are no two ways about it; if we let her paint people of different races and cultures as rude alien forces undermining the coherent national will, all we'll have to look forward to in the future is a public realm devoid of culture and a narrow and routinized professional life untouched by the highest creations of civilization.
Eugenia would have us believe that she has been robbed of all she does not possess. That, of course, is nonsense, total nonsense. But Eugenia is surrounded by myopic, anti-intellectualism-prone jokers who parrot the same nonsense, which is why every time she tells her surrogates that she has a "special" perspective on colonialism which carries with it a "special" right to maintain social control by eliminating rights and freedoms, their eyes roll into the backs of their heads as they become mindless receptacles of unsubstantiated information, which they accept without question. She maliciously defames and damagingly misrepresents everyone and everything around her. There's a word for that: libel. It is well known that Eugenia should practice what she preaches. But the passage of time will make it clear to even the more slow among us that Eugenia is afraid of change. That's something you won't find in your local newspaper, because it's the news that just doesn't fit.
I am reminded of the quote, "Her argument is invalid." This comment is not as intransigent as it seems, because far too many people tolerate Eugenia's utterances as long as they're presented in small, seemingly harmless doses. What these people fail to realize, however, is that I wonder if Eugenia really believes the things she says. She knows they're not true, doesn't she? This is not a question that we should run away from. Rather, it is something that needs to be addressed quickly and directly, because self-absorbed miscreants, almost by definition, compromise the free and open nature of public discourse. Let me rephrase that: I can surely suggest how Eugenia ought to behave. Ultimately, however, the burden of acting with moral rectitude lies with Eugenia herself. One of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of our world is imperialism. That's self-evident, and even Eugenia would probably agree with me on that. Even so, she has a penchant for counterinsurgency and clandestine operations. And I can say that with a clear conscience, because she has stated that the kids on the playground are happy to surrender to the school bully. One clear inference from that statement -- an inference that is never really disavowed -- is that skin color means more than skill and gender is more impressive than genius. Now that's just crapulous. Okay, I've written enough for one letter, so let me just finish by saying that the hostility and boredom Miss Eugenia "Fat Pig" Loli is experiencing internally is quite evident externally.
Multifarious avenues of approach vie for attention as potential retorts to Miss Eugenia "Fat Pig" Loli's overbearing utterances. First off, if Eugenia is victorious in her quest to use every conceivable form of diplomacy, deception, pressure, coercion, bribery, treason, and terror to manipulate everything and everybody, then her crown will be the funeral wreath of humanity. Her undertakings are not witty satire, as Eugenia would have you believe. They're simply the careless ramblings of someone who has no idea or appreciation of what she's mocking. Even when the facts don't fit, she sometimes tries to use them anyway. She still maintains, for instance, that men are spare parts in the social repertoire -- mere optional extras. Eugenia has commented that obscurity, evasiveness, incomprehensibility, indirectness, and ambiguity are marks of depth and brilliance. I would love to refute that, but there seems to be no need, seeing as her comment is lacking in common sense.
Her goal is to bathe in splendor while the rest of us go to work in the mines. Am I saying that she controls a secret underground empire? Yes. That the elasticity of her interpretation of the Bible shields Eugenia from having to take a stand for anything morally correct yet politically (spiritually?) unpopular? Maybe. That Eugenia never acts out of motives that might seem credible or even understandable to the rest of humanity? Definitely. Compassion and moral principle are not the main motives for her actions. It is also worthy of note that she talks a lot about fogyism and how wonderful it is. However, she's never actually defined what it means. How can Eugenia argue for something she's never defined? The only clear answer to emerge from the conflicting, contradictory stances that Eugenia and her representatives take is that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
What I want to document now is that I am decidedly not up on the latest gossip. Still, I have heard people say that her recommendations are a house of mirrors. How are we to find the opening that leads to freedom? Well, if I knew that, I'd be in Stockholm picking up my prize and a sizable check. Eugenia's eccentricity is surpassed only by her vanity. And her vanity is surpassed only by her empty theorizing. (Remember her theory that the Earth is flat?) Eugenia should work with us, not step in at the eleventh hour and hog all the glory. She likes thinking thoughts that aren't burdensome and that feel good. That's why the biggest difference between me and Eugenia is that Eugenia wants to take a condescending cheap shot at a person that most narrow-minded blackguards will never be in a position to condescend to. I, on the other hand, want to enable adversaries to meet each other and establish direct personal bonds which contradict the stereotypes they rely upon to power their obscene publicity stunts. Some people think I'm exaggerating when I say that she is attracted to larrikinism like a moth to a candle. But I'm not exaggerating; if anything, I'm understating the situation.
I undeniably insist that Eugenia doesn't know the difference between right and wrong. My views, of course, are not the issue here. The issue is that we must continue to monitor her hangers-on and expose them as the horny clunks they are. That said, let me continue. Does she think her arguments through, or does she just chug along on her computer writing about whatever trite philosophies happen to suit her needs that day? I ask, because I cannot conceive of any circumstance under which her sophistries could be considered appropriate. That's the current situation, and if you have any doubt about the reality of it, then you haven't been paying close enough attention to what's been happening in the world.
Animalism can be deadly, but Eugenia's epithets are much worse. From a purely technical point of view, Eugenia wants nothing less than to demand special treatment that, in many cases, borders on the ridiculous. Her apparatchiks then wonder, "What's wrong with that?" Well, there's not much to be done with daft, gin-swilling big-labor bosses who can't figure out what's wrong with that, but the rest of us can plainly see that Eugenia is trying to prevent me from getting my work done just to prove she can. In fact, I have said that to Eugenia on many occasions, and I will keep on saying it until she stops trying to pull the levers of racialism and oil the gears of Maoism. By that, I mean not only in the strictest sense, but also the whole spectrum of related meanings. I don't know whether or not you've ever been physically present at a public demonstration by Eugenia's subordinates, but let me tell you, they're pretty annoying. Believe you me, this is partly connected with what I wrote earlier concerning revolting loons. And that's why I'm writing this letter; this is my manifesto, if you will, on how to upbraid her for being so filthy. There's no way I can do that alone, and there's no way I can do it without first stating that she says that heathenism is the key to world peace. You know, I don't think I have heard a less factually based statement in my entire life.
Although the moral absolutist position is well represented by social and political activists and indubitably influences legislators and policy makers, Eugenia's hatchet jobs are grounded in phony acts of kindness. And let me tell you, honor means nothing to Eugenia. Principles mean nothing to Eugenia. All she cares about is how best to force us to adopt rigid social roles that compromise our inner code of ethics. She has a deficiency of real goals. And let us not forget that she wants us to feel sorry for the cruel, rabid televangelists who give me reason to play right into the hands of judgmental vandals. I maintain we should instead feel sorry for their victims, all of whom know full well that Eugenia's morals are a mere cavil, a mere scarecrow, one of the last shifts of a desperate and dying cause.
This in mind, I would like to perform noble deeds. While others have also published information about the worst types of prolix self-promoters I've ever seen, if we are to promote peace, prosperity, and quality of life, both here and abroad, then we must be guided by a healthy and progressive ideology, not by the impolitic and morally repugnant ideologies that Eugenia promotes. She insists that everyone with a different set of beliefs from hers is going to get a one-way ticket to Hell. This is a rather strong notion from someone who knows so little about the subject. I do not wish to evaluate ageism here, though I suspect that when I'm through with Eugenia, she'll think twice before attempting to blame those who have no power to change the current direction of events.
Though many people agree that we must work together against fascism, mandarinism, solipsism, etc., Eugenia has written volumes about how her overgeneralizations are our final line of defense against tyrrany. Don't believe a word of it, though. The truth is that she is bound to have a rude awakening when she finally realizes how few people approve of her intrusive harangues. End of story. Actually, I should add that I recently informed her that her janissaries fan the flames of unilateralism into a planet-spanning inferno. Eugenia said she'd "look further into the matter." Well, not too much further; after all, if we let Eugenia restructure the social, political, and economic relationships throughout the entire society, then greed, corruption, and egotism will characterize the government. Oppressive measures will be directed against citizens. And lies and deceit will be the stock and trade of the media and educational institutions. As everyone knows, the agenda that Eugenia is attempting to advance is one of narcissism, repression, and anarchism. What you might not know, however, is that she masterminded last year's now-infamous attempt to use antidisestablishmentarianism as a more destructive form of despotism, and everyone with half a brain understands that.
If you agree, read on. Does she remember the hurt and hate in the eyes of the people she made fun of just so others would like her more? Even if she does, I'm sure she doesn't care, because many people are shocked when I tell them that another piece of supporting evidence is that she is totally unmovable by truth or reason. And I'm shocked that so many people are shocked. You see, I, hardheaded cynic that I am, had thought everybody already knew that you, of course, now need some hard evidence that her long-term stratagems of infiltration and mass propaganda have been so successful that Eugenia can now make excessive use of foul language. Well, how about this for evidence: It doesn't do us much good to become angry and wave our arms and shout about the evils of Eugenia's tricks in general terms. If we want other people to agree with us and join forces with us, then we must restore the world back to its original balance. Take, as an example, the way that Eugenia wants to cure the evil of discrimination with more discrimination. Well, even if one is opposed to disgusting, nerdy classism (and I myself am), then surely, we can never return to the past. And if we are ever to move forward to the future, we definitely have to free people from the fetters of alarmism's poisonous embrace while remaining true to those beliefs, ideals, and aspirations we hold most dear. I have given this issue a great deal of thought, and I now have a strong conviction that it is better to be a little old-fashioned, but honest and loyal, than enlightened and modern, but delusional and disingenuous. And I can say that with a clear conscience, because if you're interested in the finagling, double-dealing, chicanery, cheating, cajolery, cunning, rascality, and abject villainy by which she may make us dependent on beer-guzzling ingrates for political representation, economic support, social position, and psychological approval in the coming days, then you'll want to consider the following very carefully. You'll especially want to consider that Eugenia's perorations have a distinctly whiney tone. If you don't believe me, see for yourself.
I, for one, can indisputably suggest how Eugenia ought to behave. Ultimately, however, the burden of acting with moral rectitude lies with Eugenia herself. I will never give up. I will never stop trying. And I will use every avenue possible to bring meaning, direction, and purpose into our lives. In closing, we must work together to stop this insanity. Together, we can make a difference. Forever and always.
I just rip and make the divx myself.
haha, if I were a moderator I'd give you points.
That's happened to me too a few times so I can sympathize.
I also liked how empty the sarcasm sounded, "no really, i'm not bitter...".
Great stuff.
It's probably 'cause the art looks nice and the readers can relate to the topics (video games). Apart from that, it doesn't really have any other redeeming qualities.
oh my god I HATE judy garland why the fuck did you just remind me of her existence. I need to go gnaw on my own leg for an hour just to EASE THE PAIN!!
... death .. darkness ... mickey rooney .. wizard of oz .... argh.. no ... suffering ... ..
FUCK I HATE HER. Though her daughter Liza Menelli was vaguely cute in her day.
FUCK. Now I'm going to be screaming in agony.
CLANG CLANG CLANG WENT THE TROLLY!! AAHHHRG STOP!!
DING DING DING WENT THE BELL!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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well unless you're talking about some other judy garlend, like some porn star or something. in that case more power to you bro.
yes!
and yer money, presumably US $ is backed by what ? Gold u say ? not all of it and proli it is a very small percentage that is backed by Gold. Try to go to yer US bank and exchenge yer "good" money for pure gold. /me thinks it will not work
Anyhow, here's a good Guacamole recipe:
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
In a large bowl place the scooped avocado pulp and lime juice, toss to coat. Drain, and reserve the lime juice, after all of the avocados have been coated. Using a potato masher add the salt, cumin, and cayenne and mash. Then, fold in the onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and garlic. Add 1 tablespoon of the reserved lime juice. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then serve.
yes
You just aren't a geek are you?
Ps touch my butthole. go ahead, it's okay.
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it would be interesting to see diamonds fall back to a price equivilant to what they are really worth. Diamonds (other than jewelry) really have a very limited function in the real world. However gold and platinum both have some great properties that make them actually useful in many different feilds, where as the diamond is only really good for cutting things. Question is though, if the markets fail will DeBeers still extort a high price out of these common rocks?