Well you are probably true about the bastard comment, but the real point of my question was to see if there was a way I could put all my TV's show DVD's onto one disc. Yes, I actually do own a lot of DVD's, especially TV series DVD's...
You know I've been on slashdot for a few months now, and it is posts like that make me wish, 1; I had mod points (I've never been given mod points, so I wouldn't even know how to recognize it. Help?) and 2. that there was a "-1 Enough already" mod
Me again. I know that HDDVD burners and pretty rare, and BD burners are prohibitively expensive, but is there anyone out there that knows how well these players work with playing YOUR OWN CONTENT that may have been recorded from an HD camcorder, or your own works createdon computer? Or for example, if I took all my standard def south park episodes and burned them onto a single BD-R, trying to convert it into the correct format, would it play on a BD-player?
AFAIK, I've never heard anyone mention how nicely those players cooperate with anything but legitimate HD movies.
If it supported Matroska files, THEN we'd be in business, seeing as how you can download ALL HDDVD and Bluray movies from USENET and Bittorrent right now (in.mkv format). If they could get a burner to computers, I'd buy that standalone version right now. Then I'd burn all my HDDVD and Bluray rips onto them, and BAM! Problem solved.... 1080p content from all studios at a discount price.
Legal Disclaimer: Not that I would ever *really* do the aforementioned activities. I don't condone the pirating of overpriced and DRM-crippled movies./snicker
You'd think so. It would seem dark, but only by comparison. Provo is a pretty big city still, and there are plenty of lights on at night (especially if there is a game going on at Lavell Edwards Stadium). The guy in the article said that even being 150 miles away from Las Vegas near the opposite end of the Grand Canyon still isn't that dark because of the lights, even though they are far away. Although there is a difference, probably on 1 or 2 orders of magnitude, between Provo and Vegas. Wahweap marina at Powell is still the best, IMHO.
That's because you must have docked up at the north near Bullfrog. I swear I honestly don't know why people go there. It is only another 90 minute drive to the Wahweap Marina, and there are less than half the shear walls there and probably 20x the beach area - all soft sand, which is way better to camp in. And it's only a short drive from Page, AZ. If you ever do the Lake Powell house boat trip again, I recommend you do it down there, if possible.
I live in Salt Lake City, and the light pollution here is just like any other city. My favorite place is to visit Lake Powell, near the Arizona border where there are no city lights for at least 50-100 miles.
I always thought it would be nice if we had one day a year where people made a conscious effort to turn off all their lights, like "Star's Day" or some other stupid name so people could have one night a year to keep lights off, but that would inevitably just lead to an increase in crime for that night, so... darn.
I'm still waiting to see some post 1.92 firmware reviews that were supposed to have addressed the awful motion controls. Yes, the company is to blame for releasing the game with poor controls, but since the 1.92, I've heard some 'reports' that the controls were better. Any slashdotter with pre- and post- 1.92 firmware care to comment?
No, you'll really hear the chairs moving and flinching when Linux gets to the point that it is so easy to operate that my IT-retarded mom can use it with the same ease that she is used to on her XP (forgetting the problems that I come over to her house to fix), and the video drivers work better across the board (*COatiUGH*, *COnvidiaUGH*). However, I must say the last fedora I saw was a good step in that direction...
Cue Linux Missionaries starting to mod me down as a troll in 3..2..1..
First of all, a patent legistration reform at the hands of Microsoft and Intel are definitely going to have provisions in it for the little guy, right?!
This is another example of the house passing a bill with a name but very little effect. Like the earlier poster said, a band-aid for a gaping head wound. I honestly don't think that anyone in the house or senate cares, it's merely a token effort to say, "Hey look! We're at least trying to do something!!" like Bush did with his social security bill, and previous efforts with welfare, prescription drugs for seniors, and a variety of other problems. Maybe I'm just turning cynical but it seems that all action done in the name of politics are designed to line someone's pockets and fixing problems means taking money out of people's pockets (usually people who donate to parties and candidates) - so getting real progress is an uphill battle. Fixing it would require honesty, and last I checked, there wasn't a lot of that left in politics.
Absolutely true. I don't think I have ever bought a DVD in my life that was more than 10$ (with the exception of maybe one or two movies). All the movies on my shelf are ones that were discounted. I don't know why but I think paying more than 10$ for a movie is ridiculous.
I haven't purchased a CD in probably 8 years. However, if they dropped the prices of ALL music CD's to say, 5$ (thereby even undercutting iTunes), I would buy TONS of CD's (let's say 25) Let's do a little economics 101 styled math lesson.
Oh, I just pulled those numbers out of my ass. I'm just guessing that the price of an album production after mass-production was around $1.50. It may be way higher or lower- I really don't know, but the point is valid. I know that doesn't calculate what retailers add on either.
"Six major Internet companies have been sued for using computers to process their e-mail."
As opposed have PEOPLE sort ELECTRONIC data?
Seriously, I'm glad to see someone hop on this in such a timely manner, because if Polaris IP doesn't nip this in the bud now, automated email response could become widespread in no time!!
I had no idea that something like the RSAC existed. I think it would be great if it replaced the MPAA and the ESRB immediately. I think the rating system is completely worthless.
For example, if I'm going to see a rated R movie, do I care that it is rated R? Well it depends. WHY is it rated R? For Violence? What KIND of violence? Gory torturous SAW/HOSTEL violence? Historically accurate, albeit disturbing, Schindler's list violence? WWII Saving Private Ryan Violence? Braveheart violence? Matrix Violence? Every one of these is on a completely different level. I would NEVER take my kid to see SAW or HOSTEL, but I would take them to see Schindler's List when they got old enough. I don't care if they saw the Matrix because the violence was silly and Kung Fu style. THIS is the type of information that fully allows parents to decide if content is appropriate.
The same goes for sex. Does it show 2 people making love? Scat or bondage fetish? A guy just sitting in a strip club looking at a girl's titties? Violent rape? These are all completely on a different level. Some things I would find offensive and others I would not.
To rate a game M because it is VIOLENT or has SEXUAL CONTENT or LANGUAGE is absolutely worthless. Without something to quantify it or compare against does not give parents the necessary information to make an informed decision, short of buying a game and playing it themselves. Get rid of the LETTER rating system, and rate each area of "possibly offensive" material individually.
You know, every story there is a comment like this with poorly written erotic stories or some bigot saying something about how niggers are ruining the world or some other racist crap.
I think that I am one of the only people that appreciates these types of posts./. is known for its hatred of government censorship in books, movies, and especially video games. As much as we'd like to say "Can't a SysAdmin just remove these comments", remember that free speech means EVERYBODY can say ANYTHING, even disgusting stories like the one above or the racist ones. It's easy to say, "I don't want to the government telling me what I can watch or read!" when it's something we are really interested in, but it's harder to say it after reading the above-mentioned crap. These people serve as constant reminders to me that the price of being able to say what we want means other people who spout incomprehensible drivel also have that right. God bless America.
Parent here. If I recall correctly, I thought it was referring to how the economy has become a more level playing field, I.E. everyone has the opportunity to compete equally, small businesses and large businesses alike, because of tools like the "internet." They allow small companies to act like big companies, because they too can outsource or use webpages, etc... I knew it tied in with something else, but It's been a while since I read it.
because this looks like it will help broaden HD DVD's slipping ground to even it out more with the Bluray camp. I'm not a fanboy of any kind, but I am hoping that Blu-ray wins, simply because DVD5 and DVD9 discs do not cut it for backing up data when my computer has a TB hard drive. 25 and 50 GB discs are FAR more useful, and will inevitably fall in price once a format is established and large-scale production/adoption begins. I've seen films in both format and I think both are great. I'm sure as hell not going to pay for an overpriced player, because when I get my own PS3 when FF13 comes out and Sorny releases another SKU with stripped down hardware for 400$, I'll have a player (Even though I realize consoles aren't the best movie players by ANY stretch of the imagination.)
I see this as the Iraq war, a seemingly endless struggle that will be good for everyone when it comes to an end. Somebody WIN already!
Me again. In all seriousness, a great book i would recommend to everyone to read is Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat." I thought it was very even-handed, straightforward view at globalization, outsourcing, and how it effects the American and worldwide marketplace. However, during his closing talks at the end of the book, he makes a very well-worded warning/prediction about the future of this country- that America needs to place more value on it's scientists and engineers or else it will lose them. In a country where MARKETING and SALES offer some of the best paid salaries, brilliant minds will not spend the money, time, and incredible effort it takes to get an engineering degree. We will continue outsourcing our engineers from India and China, and the time will come when China and India will outsource marketing and sales to the US, because it will be what we do best.
I truly applaud this senator for the initiative and believe that that ALL states should follow suit and offer a similar program, to help keep the sciences strong in the US.
the benefit to society if that extended that to people get business degrees and law degrees? I don't think our country has a large enough per-capita rate of lawyers or salesman, so we could really benefit by offering them free tuition too. Oh and also history majors, because that is a useful major too.:D
why Alienware was all that popular. They are another Clevo/Quanta/Compal/etc. shell distributor. They are no different than Sager or any other local company that rebrands the shells as their own. My problem with them is that they charge a LOT more for the exact same system, because they think it looks cooler, and therefore must be cooler. In Salt Lake City, we have another company that I hate called PC Laptops that has radio adds about how their computers are the FASTEST ON THE PLANET! The sell the exact same shells as Sager and Alienware but add 1000$ to the price for Lifetime service. The only difference is that the other people's systems don't have the painted exterior and the alien head symbol on it. What's funny, is that if you buy these systems from a do-it-yourselfer website, you can get the same system AND and new 300$ HD TIVO for less than a stocked Alienware. But then again, I like keeping my money.
Well it wasn't that much of a sacrifice. The ipod I have is 3 years old, the ipod photo 40gb. I really wanted this player because it is so small and versatile, and also gets 20 hours of battery (my ipod battery is dying and gets about 4-5 now). Sure, my itunes has to uncheck songs because I've got over 40gb in music. But when I came to the revelation that I don't need or even want my entire library with me all the time because my music I listen to comes in flavors. I just put on what I want to listen to at the time, or a particular book. The 8Gb is only 130$, and you can find the 2GB for around 70 if you find the right store.
I haven't done the comparison myself, but I've read online with people who have taken same high quality mp3's and AAC/FLAC and compared them and said the Meizu sounds better. I'll see.
I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I was impressed with the FLAC codec the first time I heard it.
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Well you are probably true about the bastard comment, but the real point of my question was to see if there was a way I could put all my TV's show DVD's onto one disc. Yes, I actually do own a lot of DVD's, especially TV series DVD's...
I think I have a lot in common with that plant. I too give off nutrient-rich seed left after oil is pressed from my nuts.
You know I've been on slashdot for a few months now, and it is posts like that make me wish, 1; I had mod points (I've never been given mod points, so I wouldn't even know how to recognize it. Help?) and 2. that there was a "-1 Enough already" mod
Me again. I know that HDDVD burners and pretty rare, and BD burners are prohibitively expensive, but is there anyone out there that knows how well these players work with playing YOUR OWN CONTENT that may have been recorded from an HD camcorder, or your own works createdon computer? Or for example, if I took all my standard def south park episodes and burned them onto a single BD-R, trying to convert it into the correct format, would it play on a BD-player? AFAIK, I've never heard anyone mention how nicely those players cooperate with anything but legitimate HD movies.
If it supported Matroska files, THEN we'd be in business, seeing as how you can download ALL HDDVD and Bluray movies from USENET and Bittorrent right now (in .mkv format). If they could get a burner to computers, I'd buy that standalone version right now. Then I'd burn all my HDDVD and Bluray rips onto them, and BAM! Problem solved.... 1080p content from all studios at a discount price.
/snicker
Legal Disclaimer: Not that I would ever *really* do the aforementioned activities. I don't condone the pirating of overpriced and DRM-crippled movies.
You'd think so. It would seem dark, but only by comparison. Provo is a pretty big city still, and there are plenty of lights on at night (especially if there is a game going on at Lavell Edwards Stadium). The guy in the article said that even being 150 miles away from Las Vegas near the opposite end of the Grand Canyon still isn't that dark because of the lights, even though they are far away. Although there is a difference, probably on 1 or 2 orders of magnitude, between Provo and Vegas. Wahweap marina at Powell is still the best, IMHO.
That's because you must have docked up at the north near Bullfrog. I swear I honestly don't know why people go there. It is only another 90 minute drive to the Wahweap Marina, and there are less than half the shear walls there and probably 20x the beach area - all soft sand, which is way better to camp in. And it's only a short drive from Page, AZ. If you ever do the Lake Powell house boat trip again, I recommend you do it down there, if possible.
I live in Salt Lake City, and the light pollution here is just like any other city. My favorite place is to visit Lake Powell, near the Arizona border where there are no city lights for at least 50-100 miles.
I always thought it would be nice if we had one day a year where people made a conscious effort to turn off all their lights, like "Star's Day" or some other stupid name so people could have one night a year to keep lights off, but that would inevitably just lead to an increase in crime for that night, so... darn.
We'll just have to enjoy it when I'm camping.
Are you suggesting that a Greenpeace Soldier action figure would not be manly?!
Oh man, that is hilarious. You win slashdot for today.
I'm still waiting to see some post 1.92 firmware reviews that were supposed to have addressed the awful motion controls. Yes, the company is to blame for releasing the game with poor controls, but since the 1.92, I've heard some 'reports' that the controls were better. Any slashdotter with pre- and post- 1.92 firmware care to comment?
No, you'll really hear the chairs moving and flinching when Linux gets to the point that it is so easy to operate that my IT-retarded mom can use it with the same ease that she is used to on her XP (forgetting the problems that I come over to her house to fix), and the video drivers work better across the board (*COatiUGH*, *COnvidiaUGH*). However, I must say the last fedora I saw was a good step in that direction...
Cue Linux Missionaries starting to mod me down as a troll in 3..2..1..
First of all, a patent legistration reform at the hands of Microsoft and Intel are definitely going to have provisions in it for the little guy, right?!
This is another example of the house passing a bill with a name but very little effect. Like the earlier poster said, a band-aid for a gaping head wound. I honestly don't think that anyone in the house or senate cares, it's merely a token effort to say, "Hey look! We're at least trying to do something!!" like Bush did with his social security bill, and previous efforts with welfare, prescription drugs for seniors, and a variety of other problems. Maybe I'm just turning cynical but it seems that all action done in the name of politics are designed to line someone's pockets and fixing problems means taking money out of people's pockets (usually people who donate to parties and candidates) - so getting real progress is an uphill battle. Fixing it would require honesty, and last I checked, there wasn't a lot of that left in politics.
Absolutely true. I don't think I have ever bought a DVD in my life that was more than 10$ (with the exception of maybe one or two movies). All the movies on my shelf are ones that were discounted. I don't know why but I think paying more than 10$ for a movie is ridiculous.
I haven't purchased a CD in probably 8 years. However, if they dropped the prices of ALL music CD's to say, 5$ (thereby even undercutting iTunes), I would buy TONS of CD's (let's say 25)
Let's do a little economics 101 styled math lesson.
0 * 15$/album * (90% profit margin) = 0.00$ from me.
25 * 5$/album * (30% profit margin) = 37.50$ from me.
Oh, I just pulled those numbers out of my ass. I'm just guessing that the price of an album production after mass-production was around $1.50. It may be way higher or lower- I really don't know, but the point is valid. I know that doesn't calculate what retailers add on either.
As opposed have PEOPLE sort ELECTRONIC data?
Seriously, I'm glad to see someone hop on this in such a timely manner, because if Polaris IP doesn't nip this in the bud now, automated email response could become widespread in no time!!
For example, if I'm going to see a rated R movie, do I care that it is rated R? Well it depends. WHY is it rated R? For Violence? What KIND of violence? Gory torturous SAW/HOSTEL violence? Historically accurate, albeit disturbing, Schindler's list violence? WWII Saving Private Ryan Violence? Braveheart violence? Matrix Violence? Every one of these is on a completely different level. I would NEVER take my kid to see SAW or HOSTEL, but I would take them to see Schindler's List when they got old enough. I don't care if they saw the Matrix because the violence was silly and Kung Fu style. THIS is the type of information that fully allows parents to decide if content is appropriate.
The same goes for sex. Does it show 2 people making love? Scat or bondage fetish? A guy just sitting in a strip club looking at a girl's titties? Violent rape? These are all completely on a different level. Some things I would find offensive and others I would not.
To rate a game M because it is VIOLENT or has SEXUAL CONTENT or LANGUAGE is absolutely worthless. Without something to quantify it or compare against does not give parents the necessary information to make an informed decision, short of buying a game and playing it themselves. Get rid of the LETTER rating system, and rate each area of "possibly offensive" material individually.
I think that I am one of the only people that appreciates these types of posts. /. is known for its hatred of government censorship in books, movies, and especially video games. As much as we'd like to say "Can't a SysAdmin just remove these comments", remember that free speech means EVERYBODY can say ANYTHING, even disgusting stories like the one above or the racist ones. It's easy to say, "I don't want to the government telling me what I can watch or read!" when it's something we are really interested in, but it's harder to say it after reading the above-mentioned crap. These people serve as constant reminders to me that the price of being able to say what we want means other people who spout incomprehensible drivel also have that right. God bless America.
The worst part is the ACRONYM to describe it - LTSOFCKNPXLSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUQSUXGA+.
Parent here. If I recall correctly, I thought it was referring to how the economy has become a more level playing field, I.E. everyone has the opportunity to compete equally, small businesses and large businesses alike, because of tools like the "internet." They allow small companies to act like big companies, because they too can outsource or use webpages, etc... I knew it tied in with something else, but It's been a while since I read it.
I see this as the Iraq war, a seemingly endless struggle that will be good for everyone when it comes to an end. Somebody WIN already!
I truly applaud this senator for the initiative and believe that that ALL states should follow suit and offer a similar program, to help keep the sciences strong in the US.
the benefit to society if that extended that to people get business degrees and law degrees? I don't think our country has a large enough per-capita rate of lawyers or salesman, so we could really benefit by offering them free tuition too. Oh and also history majors, because that is a useful major too. :D
why Alienware was all that popular. They are another Clevo/Quanta/Compal/etc. shell distributor. They are no different than Sager or any other local company that rebrands the shells as their own. My problem with them is that they charge a LOT more for the exact same system, because they think it looks cooler, and therefore must be cooler. In Salt Lake City, we have another company that I hate called PC Laptops that has radio adds about how their computers are the FASTEST ON THE PLANET! The sell the exact same shells as Sager and Alienware but add 1000$ to the price for Lifetime service. The only difference is that the other people's systems don't have the painted exterior and the alien head symbol on it. What's funny, is that if you buy these systems from a do-it-yourselfer website, you can get the same system AND and new 300$ HD TIVO for less than a stocked Alienware. But then again, I like keeping my money.
To go and track down and get the info for all the stripclubs and brothels/"gentlemen's clubs".
I haven't done the comparison myself, but I've read online with people who have taken same high quality mp3's and AAC/FLAC and compared them and said the Meizu sounds better. I'll see.
I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I was impressed with the FLAC codec the first time I heard it.