Hahahah so right... I can't stand Caruso, what a tool.
BTW, some Fox show (Killer Instinct?) did the exact same thing a week or two ago, with a game called "Murder One". Guess they're all running out of ideas.
Actually, mini-TOSlink jacks are the same size as 1/8" headphone jacks. You get an adapter to fit to a standard optical cable (see link). My iRiver IHP-120 mp3 player has a single jack that does quadruple duty as optical in/out and line in/out.
A couple of the developers on an open source project I'm involved in are big-time WoW addicts now. I wonder if there are many devs out there on various projects who now prefer to spend their free time gaming instead of coding?
OK maybe I should have said "those who want to stay with their trusted language backed by thousands of useful CPAN modules".:) That's the problem I run into when trying any new language, the lack of community modules for common things. Perl seems to have a module for nearly anything and everything you could possibly want to do.
If you're interested in cool web frameworks, but don't want to learn Ruby, you might be interested to know there is a similar framework available for Perl called Catalyst. It's very flexible but generally takes advantage of great database mappers like Class::DBI and template engines like Template Toolkit. Many cool things are ongoing in the Catalyst community, such as Class::DBI::Sweet, a new extension to Class::DBI providing very cool automatic joins (ala ActiveRecord) and object/resultset caching.
I bet they'd do it in a second, if it weren't for the problem of affiliates and local ads. I hate the local news guys and crappy local programming as much as the next guy, but without a way to localize the content, the networks could never distribute a "national" torrent with national ads.
Broadcast network TV channels should always be available unencrypted over firewire, but the problem is a lot of cable companies do use 5C encryption on most channels, especially premium channels. I'm lucky to be on a cable system that still runs all channels unencrypted. I'm archiving my favorite HBO/Showtime HD shows to 720p Xvid, but don't expect to be able to do it for very much longer.:( I am at least glad to know that I'll always be able to archive network TV. I currently archive 24 and some of the Fox Sunday shows off digital TV via OTA. Quality is amazingly great.:)
WTF? Get a clue. Just store your credit card numbers using public key encryption and don't keep the private key on the same server. No database is secure if you don't use encryption, why are you picking on MySQL?
Of course everyone should know how to build a regex, but why take time discussing how to parse common formats such as HTML, XML, CSV, and so on? Every language likely has a good standard module/library/package that does it all for you, hopefully in the most efficient way, and gives you an easy API. I write Perl, and have used XML::*, HTML::*, DBD::CSV, Text::CSV, the list goes on. No need to write a single regex there. Another good set of modules is Regexp::Common, giving you correct regexes for parsing semi-hard things like IP addresses, MAC addresses, phone numbers, etc.
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I don't really want to dedicate a box to Asterisk, but I'd really like to try out this nice-looking web interface.
Their FAQ has instructions on how to manually run the AAH installer. Does anyone know if that will work safely on an existing Linux box?
I try to use only cross-platform tools for development, so I can stay equally productive in any OS. For me this means Firefox, jEdit, and any terminal app will do (I use SecureCRT on Windows). It's pretty easy to switch between either OS when needed.
Having watched 1080i HBO-HD at ~14Mbps (avg closer to 10-11 Mbps), they do a great job nearly eliminating artifacts even on fast-moving scenes. Decent 10:1 compression at much higher bitrates is certainly doable. The artifact issue is much worse on live events (i.e. CBS HD sports) than when you have time to run it through a multipass encoder.
I just got a browser-accepted 1 year cert for $9.95. It was a deal through my server host (The Planet), it's $49 retail. This is still peanuts compared to the $349 my employer insists on paying for certs from Verisign.
I can't imagine that someone would try to host child porn on a plain web site... I assumed this stuff was deep underground. Hosting on a web site, even with a stolen credit card, is just asking for big trouble.
I thought the broadcast flag only applies to OTA digital TV. And the good news is all of us with pre-June 2005 receivers will be able to record (and distribute) to our heart's content.
Do HD analog signals contain Macrovision? I doubt it, there aren't even any component-input recording devices available on the market, likely due to intense pressure from the media companies.
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Hahahah so right... I can't stand Caruso, what a tool.
BTW, some Fox show (Killer Instinct?) did the exact same thing a week or two ago, with a game called "Murder One". Guess they're all running out of ideas.
Actually, mini-TOSlink jacks are the same size as 1/8" headphone jacks. You get an adapter to fit to a standard optical cable (see link). My iRiver IHP-120 mp3 player has a single jack that does quadruple duty as optical in/out and line in/out.
A couple of the developers on an open source project I'm involved in are big-time WoW addicts now. I wonder if there are many devs out there on various projects who now prefer to spend their free time gaming instead of coding?
Hahaha, mod parent up!
OK maybe I should have said "those who want to stay with their trusted language backed by thousands of useful CPAN modules". :) That's the problem I run into when trying any new language, the lack of community modules for common things. Perl seems to have a module for nearly anything and everything you could possibly want to do.
If you're interested in cool web frameworks, but don't want to learn Ruby, you might be interested to know there is a similar framework available for Perl called Catalyst. It's very flexible but generally takes advantage of great database mappers like Class::DBI and template engines like Template Toolkit. Many cool things are ongoing in the Catalyst community, such as Class::DBI::Sweet, a new extension to Class::DBI providing very cool automatic joins (ala ActiveRecord) and object/resultset caching.
Catalyst can be found at catalyst.perl.org or on CPAN.
Internet voting is the key. Many more people would participate if it took only 2 minutes to do so. I really hope they figure this out soon.
I bet they'd do it in a second, if it weren't for the problem of affiliates and local ads. I hate the local news guys and crappy local programming as much as the next guy, but without a way to localize the content, the networks could never distribute a "national" torrent with national ads.
I agree. I read the books when I was pretty young and didn't realize until later about the religious undertones.
Broadcast network TV channels should always be available unencrypted over firewire, but the problem is a lot of cable companies do use 5C encryption on most channels, especially premium channels. I'm lucky to be on a cable system that still runs all channels unencrypted. I'm archiving my favorite HBO/Showtime HD shows to 720p Xvid, but don't expect to be able to do it for very much longer. :( I am at least glad to know that I'll always be able to archive network TV. I currently archive 24 and some of the Fox Sunday shows off digital TV via OTA. Quality is amazingly great. :)
OK yeah, you're probably right. It's just used for web surfing, email, development, etc.
I run XP on an AMD64 laptop. Would I gain anything by upgrading to this or not?
Haha, someone used "cum" in an English paper?! That isn't netspeak. ROFLOMGWTF
WTF? Get a clue. Just store your credit card numbers using public key encryption and don't keep the private key on the same server. No database is secure if you don't use encryption, why are you picking on MySQL?
Hmm, one of my websites report an invalid domain when I do this:
www.mysite.com.this
No description and the link obviously doesn't work. What the hell?
Of course everyone should know how to build a regex, but why take time discussing how to parse common formats such as HTML, XML, CSV, and so on? Every language likely has a good standard module/library/package that does it all for you, hopefully in the most efficient way, and gives you an easy API. I write Perl, and have used XML::*, HTML::*, DBD::CSV, Text::CSV, the list goes on. No need to write a single regex there. Another good set of modules is Regexp::Common, giving you correct regexes for parsing semi-hard things like IP addresses, MAC addresses, phone numbers, etc.
I don't really want to dedicate a box to Asterisk, but I'd really like to try out this nice-looking web interface.
Their FAQ has instructions on how to manually run the AAH installer. Does anyone know if that will work safely on an existing Linux box?
I try to use only cross-platform tools for development, so I can stay equally productive in any OS. For me this means Firefox, jEdit, and any terminal app will do (I use SecureCRT on Windows). It's pretty easy to switch between either OS when needed.
Having watched 1080i HBO-HD at ~14Mbps (avg closer to 10-11 Mbps), they do a great job nearly eliminating artifacts even on fast-moving scenes. Decent 10:1 compression at much higher bitrates is certainly doable. The artifact issue is much worse on live events (i.e. CBS HD sports) than when you have time to run it through a multipass encoder.
I just got a browser-accepted 1 year cert for $9.95. It was a deal through my server host (The Planet), it's $49 retail. This is still peanuts compared to the $349 my employer insists on paying for certs from Verisign.
I can't imagine that someone would try to host child porn on a plain web site... I assumed this stuff was deep underground. Hosting on a web site, even with a stolen credit card, is just asking for big trouble.
I love Egan, he makes my brain explode. I think I need to go read Quarantine again. :)
Very interesting... mod parent up!
I thought the broadcast flag only applies to OTA digital TV. And the good news is all of us with pre-June 2005 receivers will be able to record (and distribute) to our heart's content.
Do HD analog signals contain Macrovision? I doubt it, there aren't even any component-input recording devices available on the market, likely due to intense pressure from the media companies.