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  1. Not good for Kodi/HTPC device on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Reviewed: Gaming and Possibly the Ultimate 4K Streamer · · Score: 2

    Pretty useless for Kodi because it can't bitstream lossless audio (runs on a closed ecosystem and requires licensing to do so). Also can't handle 23.97 output (converts to 24fps) so there's judder. There are lots of other cheaper devices which can do the job better.

    As far as Netflix 4k streaming goes, you need HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2 support, and if you have that you almost certainly have Netflix 4k streaming built into your 4k TV already.

  2. In low-def YouTube? on The First High-Definition TV, Circa 1958 · · Score: 1

    Ow...it hurts my eyes...and my brain...

  3. Bringin' back the 70's?? on Battlestar Galactica Feature Film Confirmed · · Score: 1

    Wait- So will Starbuck have bell bottoms? Will they be dancin' the night away under the disco-ball while doing blow in the bathroom at Galaxy 54?

    Ah screw it, just bring back the T&A and I'll be happy.;)

  4. Stargate SG-CHEAP? on Stargate Atlantis Coming This Summer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are they setting this show all on Earth so they don't have to pay for expensive sets?

    If anything I'm happy this show will get the rest of SG-1 DVD box sets out faster.

  5. Military applications on NatSci 802.11x WiFi Tracker Zeroes In On Users · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What does this mean for US warships that use Wi-Fi?

  6. Re:"Reverse curve" on Boston's Big Dig Finally Open · · Score: 1

    No- it's actually a sign to inform you that there's a special ramp/exit to reverse direction.
    This is also a common occurance on Massachusetts roads.

    You have to drive here to believe it.

  7. Re:Iraq? Afghanistan? Libya? Syria? N. Korea? on Brightmail Denies "White List" Deal With Spammer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We should have sent the spammers to Iraq in the first wave.

  8. Re:Best sign yet... on Boston's Big Dig Finally Open · · Score: 1

    Massachusetts- Home of the "Left turn from Right lane"

  9. Re:BBC already made them & there's a DVD box s on Narnia to be Created in New Zealand · · Score: 1

    Everything's relative but the BBC quicky adaptions seem poor even for TV series.

    I read Neverwhere and made the mistake of purchasing the DVD, and found it dreadful. Neil Geiman said he wanted them to process the video to make it look more "murky" but they ran out of money. So it looks crisp and clear- not a good thing for a dark and gothic fairytale.

  10. For 15 Billion... on Boston's Big Dig Finally Open · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'ld think they could afford better roadsigns.

    But that's Boston driving for ya- where only the intersecting streets are labeled, Speed Lane is called "EZ Pass" (WTF?) and rotaries are common.

    I was over there the other day and got lost, and I've been living here for 15 years!

  11. Re:I doubt we will see all seven books become film on Narnia to be Created in New Zealand · · Score: 1

    Devil worshiping (I got the impression they were Paegans) is not equated Islam. Neither are all Arabs Muslim. I still don't see the connection you're trying to make.

    The only point I thought was being made was that those who believed in God were admitted to heaven, regardless of race or religion.

  12. Re:I doubt we will see all seven books become film on Narnia to be Created in New Zealand · · Score: 1

    I did not take that away with me from the book.

    What I gathered from that was that as long as you were a good person you were admitted into heaven.

    The non-believers were painted as heathens, but I did not see that as being equated to Arabs specifically, just to all nonbelievers.

  13. Re:BBC already made them & there's a DVD box s on Narnia to be Created in New Zealand · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They're OK. But like most made for BBC productions, the production values are quite poor.

  14. Re:I doubt we will see all seven books become film on Narnia to be Created in New Zealand · · Score: 1

    Yes, I thought the "good" Calormenese was welcomed into heaven because he was a true believer, a "good soul".

    Why would anyone have problems with this?

  15. To Serve Man... on SETI@Home 2nd Look at Possible Hits · · Score: 1

    Delicious!

  16. I'm glad I'm not in New Hampshire... on E-commerce Sites to Collect Sales Taxes Nationwide · · Score: 1

    Yeah, lucky you- no sales tax and your property taxes are 3x the national average.

  17. I like my cards quiet on Carmack on NV30 vs R300 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was holding out on nVidia's new card, but now I've given up on that idea. With more and more people using PCs as multimedia devices (watch DVDs, listen to music, etc), a fan that puts out almost 60Db of noise is unacceptable.

    I really wanted to go away from ATI this time around, but it appears I'll have to wait a little longer. I'm sure nVidia will [eventually] release a fanless, 1-slot version. I just wonder if it will be too little too late.

  18. WinTV-HD can record on Making the HDTV Vision Quest? · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have a WinTV-HD and can save the transport stream to my harddrive just fine.

    But you're right about the drivers, they suck. Stay far away.

  19. Buffalo WBR-G54 Review on 802.11g Hardware Arrives · · Score: 2

    http://www.timhiggins.com/Reviews-33-ProdID-WBRG54 -1.php

  20. Everything except a... on Go Go Gadget Minisaw · · Score: 2

    Penis.

    One wrong move with that mini-saw...

  21. Cable box-tivo will fail too on AdAge Predicts Tivo will Fail · · Score: -1, Troll

    Unless they stop putting tons of ads in the program guide do they honestly think people are going to shell out extra money for this?

    Cable should work more on getting their picture up to par, rather than double-charging their customers for services that they're already paying for.

    But with the Republicans firmly entrenched I sorely doubt the cable industry (or any industry) will be pushed to do anything that benefits the consuer.

  22. Where's Phil? on Simpsons on the Silver Screen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If only he had done this when Phil Hartman was alive.:(

  23. When does Darth Vader... on Harry Potter strikes back · · Score: 4, Funny

    announce he's Harry's father?

  24. The world is their living room on NYC Law Aims To Ban Cell Phones In Theatres · · Score: 2

    While I agree with the law about not talking while driving (it's already been proven a hazard many times over), this other law is just plain stupid.

    If multiplexes are too damn cheap to pay for their own security, then what the hell are they going to do? Call the NYPD every time some jackass who's talking on their phone refuses to leave?

    I think the NYPD is a bit too busy to be bothering with this, but then again, they went and collected a mis-shipped prototype WebTV for MS, so maybe they wouldn't mind...

  25. I will never go to Mars on Man Conquers Space · · Score: 2

    That was my dream, to walk the Red Planet.

    We were told this as children, that we would travel space, the legacy for those of us who were born on the year men first walked the Moon. We watched reruns of Star Trek and marveled at the possibilities.

    We dreamed.

    Instead, we have the truth of a fucked up world were the Welfare State is the reality, and War is the only truth.

    Help me dream again...