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MGM's DVD Class Action Settlement
MrFreak writes "Apparently all of MGM's 'theatrical wide screen' DVD releases for the last few years have been the pan-scanned versions with the top and bottoms cut off. I checked this against my copy of CQ, and it's true. The list (PDF) of butchered movies includes almost every Woody Allen film, Silence of the Lambs, and Ghost World, just to name a few. If you own any of the eligible movies, you have until March 31 to either opt to exchange your copy for $7.10, or a new DVD from MGM, presumably in its proper aspect ratio." Update: 01/28 19:44 GMT by M : The above is not correct. A comment does a reasonable job of explaining; see the Aspect Ratio FAQ for background. The movies themselves have not been cut twice; they've been cut once, because they were originally formatted for television.
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1. You rejuvenate and dance when you hear a windows flaw exposed, but you conveniently ignore the thousands of security flaws exposed in linux.
Most of the script kiddies ignore Linux security flaws. It comes down to the amount of risk. It's riskier to put an unpatched windows machine on the net than an unpatched Linux box
2. You yell loudly TROLL! at any person's post or at any person you see posting facts that you do not want to hear about your oh so cool linux.
OK. A half point for you, but I'm also doing something about it.
3. You know it's a classic case of penis envy, you don't have all the support, software and hardware available for linux and you have to let that anger out somewhere, but you don't have the brains to admit it.
No, penis envy is more for case modding. Linux has all the windows hardware available for it. As for software, you can't count windows viruses and trojan screen savers as part of the software base. Those who choose to move to Linux understand what software base is available to them. The same software argument can applied to a Mac. Mac addicts will fight tooth and nail for their platform not caring a bit about the software base for windows.
4. You hate windows, hate Microsoft, but race to emulate windows, have programs to run office from within linux, and spend a $300 on a Windows emulator, only Windows fools.
I happily run OpenOffice. I haven't found a need to touch a windows emulator for anything. Plus, I don't hate windows. I'm actually a VB.NET programmer by trade. I'd just rather not use the stuff at home. If I were a 'sanitation engineer' for a living, I wouldn't bring home bags of garbage to play with.
5. You cannot admit that you don't have professional usage of Linux outside server markets.
Moot point. 21st century. It's all going client/server. Even microsoft stuff. Unix/Linux was just there first.
6. You cannot admit that most of the joe user out there when told that there is linux will respond, what is that?
Most of the 'Joe Users' out there that would respond that way also don't even know what a trojan or virus is and couldn't care less. Worry about your clueless windows users first.
7. You cannot admit that there is no professional printing capabilities in linux.
If I were running a professional print house, I'd probably be using a Mac.
8. You cannot admit that you are a masochist (otherwise why would someone spend hours playing with scripts,
and recompiling programs that are available for Windows?)
Classic uninformed troll. What's was the last Linux distribution you even looked at? RedHat 3.0? Installations have grown up a lot since then.
9. You cannot admit that there is no professional desktop publishing done on Linux.
See my Mac reference
10. You cannot admit that no one in their right mind would do professional video editing in Linux.
Make sure you understand that you typed 'professional' video editing. I would use Linux. Have you seen Cinelerra? Even Pixar and ILM use Linux for their render farms. A clueless newbie wanting home video editing would probably do better with iMovie on a Mac. Pinnacle and ULead products crash and hang too often in windows.
12. You have problems in understanding Windows, and you will blame your own incompetence on Microsoft.
If windows is so easy, why are there people switching to an OS that's harder to use, as you imply. Linux users have courage and are self-confident.
13. You have problems in pointing a clicking, but have no problems in wading through cryptic scripts written by lunatics.
Even Einstein couldn't tie his shoes. So I'll take this statement as a compliment to my intelligence.