I was really quite impressed with the whole setup you had going -- then I saw the link at the bottom, and realized it was you, Lawrence, up to your antics. Par for the course, really -- I've learned to expect this level of quality (for lack of a better word) from you.:P
Quite simple, really. Define in your/etc/hosts (or C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC on XP):
0.0.0.0 ar.atwola.com (In reverse order if necessary on your platform)
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Why bother tearing it out?
Windows XP will only ask you five (5) times to register a.NET Passport with your Windows XP user account. If all five reminders are dismissed, you shouldn't ever hear anything more about it.
As far as Windows Messenger goes, open it by double-clicking its icon in the notification area (formerly the system tray), then click the Tools menu, then Options, then the Preferences tab, and uncheck the "Run this program when Windows starts" checkbox. Then click OK. Close the Windows Messenger window, then right-click its tray icon and click Exit.
You should never see it again unless you invoke it from its icon on the Start Menu under Programs (and that shortcut can easily be deleted).
Each DVD Video title contains a set of flag bits that determine whether to block playing the title on a particular region. If your encoder software requires you to specify a region set, tell it to encode for the following set of regions: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}....otherwise referred to as Region 0.
Tmax (absolute maximum die temperature) of the current crop of Athlon XP processors is 95 degrees Celsius. I'd cringe at anything over 55 or 60, though. (With a Volcano 6Cu on mine, it runs about 40-45.)
Someone build a bloody box with a DVI input and a gigabit ethernet port on it. Connect DVI out of video card to DVI input on our magic box, gigabit Ethernet on the box to gigabit ethernet on the PC. As each frame is generated, capture it and spew it back to the PC over the ethernet, then ask the custom software on the PC (via a packet from the magic box) to put the next frame over the DVI.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Won't be cheap, but someone could almost certainly whip one up with a Xilinx FPGA. I know they make one with a built-in TMDS receiver, which is what you'd need to decode the DVI signal.
The "people in charge" that I'm referring to are the people responsible for making the laws which have allowed the Internet to turn into such a pile of shit (spam, DMCA, SSSCA, etc.).
If shit laws were repealed and decent ones enacted, the Internet would be a much better place.
However, this probably won't happen if the media cartels etc. are allowed to continue on their way (Senator Disney, for example).
Good luck, Internet v2.0, because Internet v1.0 sure has turned into a pile of crap (and by crap, I mean DeCSS linking being illegal, anything to do with RIAA, and PopUp adds).
That's because the government of the country where most of the Internet is located has turned into a pile of crap -- or at least has been sufficiently monetarily lubricated to allow the laws which govern the citizens of that country (and therefore many of the Internet's users) to turn into a pile of crap (as far as those citizens/users are concerned).
The whole fucking situation really sucks. I wish people in charge would just see what's right instead of seeing what's greenest.
Come now, people! Jupiter and Saturn are in the same house, and it's the second Saturday of the month. As a result, we love the MPAA today, which means we should all run out and grab a copy of the LOTR DVD and put down a really big nonrefundable deposit on the superduper edition coming out in November.
Man, people just don't pay attention to detail anymore... *sigh*
It turned out the Plasma screen (Pioneer I think) has a DVI-D connector and the GeForce (and every other video card I checked) has a DVI-I connector, they are not compatible!
Yes, they are.
Your GeForce has a DVI-I output connector on it, which outputs both digital and analog versions of the SAME signal. You can screw a small adapter onto that DVI-I connector which converts the analog signal, ground, and DDC pins to a normal VGA HD15 connector to use a normal CRT monitor with.
However, if you plug a digital flat-panel display with a DVI-D input into that same connector on your GeForce, it will use the digital part of the output and will look better than if you used the analog part (assuming your monitor has both DVI-D and HD15 connectors like mine.
So, yes, it will work. Plug it in, and if it's the only thing connected to the card, the card should detect that and use the digital output automatically without you having to connect an analog monitor and switch it over to digital output in the Display Control Panel.
Slashdot Mirror
The New York times has an article (no registration required)
About farking time. Taco, perhaps you might want to add code to Googleize NYT links in stories?
I was really quite impressed with the whole setup you had going -- then I saw the link at the bottom, and realized it was you, Lawrence, up to your antics. Par for the course, really -- I've learned to expect this level of quality (for lack of a better word) from you. :P
"Oh, it was Lawrence. No wonder."
I would have remanded it with instructions for a re-hearing, but I'm not a Supreme
Good point. We must now ask ourselves: What would Diana Ross do?
(Sorry.)
Here's a mirror of the APBNews article, in case it gets slashdotted:
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Please try the following:
Open the www.apbnews.com home page, and then look for links to the information you want.
Click the Refresh button, or try again later.
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I really got a chuckle out of that nice subtle reference. Keep up the good work. :)
Hear hear!
Quite simple, really. Define in your /etc/hosts (or C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC on XP):
0.0.0.0 ar.atwola.com
(In reverse order if necessary on your platform)
Why bother tearing it out?
.NET Passport with your Windows XP user account. If all five reminders are dismissed, you shouldn't ever hear anything more about it.
Windows XP will only ask you five (5) times to register a
As far as Windows Messenger goes, open it by double-clicking its icon in the notification area (formerly the system tray), then click the Tools menu, then Options, then the Preferences tab, and uncheck the "Run this program when Windows starts" checkbox. Then click OK. Close the Windows Messenger window, then right-click its tray icon and click Exit.
You should never see it again unless you invoke it from its icon on the Start Menu under Programs (and that shortcut can easily be deleted).
Excellent Python reference. Well done. :)
Each DVD Video title contains a set of flag bits that determine whether to block playing the title on a particular region. If your encoder software requires you to specify a region set, tell it to encode for the following set of regions: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. ...otherwise referred to as Region 0.
Pay Tori
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
[/me wipes the tears from my eyes after laughing so hard]
That was a good one! Paying the artist!!!
*sigh*...
I think Slashdot should rethink its connection with DoubleClick.
Once x% of the Slashdot community subscribes, I'm sure Slashdot will do away with ads altogether.
However, until that point in time, we can go fuck ourselves -- we'll take what we're given, and we'll like it.
Personally, though, I haven't seen an ad on Slashdot for quite some time indeed. Oops.
"aimfiz69105" at hotmail.com has received zero spams in the past couple of years.
:P
Until about three minutes after you hit "Submit" and smacked your forehead.
If somebody sues you, you change the algorithm or you just hire a hit-man to whack the stupid git.
You go, Linus! Teach 'em who's boss! Send Guido and Boris to have a discussion with the patent holder's kneecaps!
Nice one. Cheap and dirty, but sweet. :)
Tmax (absolute maximum die temperature) of the current crop of Athlon XP processors is 95 degrees Celsius. I'd cringe at anything over 55 or 60, though. (With a Volcano 6Cu on mine, it runs about 40-45.)
Someone build a bloody box with a DVI input and a gigabit ethernet port on it. Connect DVI out of video card to DVI input on our magic box, gigabit Ethernet on the box to gigabit ethernet on the PC. As each frame is generated, capture it and spew it back to the PC over the ethernet, then ask the custom software on the PC (via a packet from the magic box) to put the next frame over the DVI.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Won't be cheap, but someone could almost certainly whip one up with a Xilinx FPGA. I know they make one with a built-in TMDS receiver, which is what you'd need to decode the DVI signal.
The "people in charge" that I'm referring to are the people responsible for making the laws which have allowed the Internet to turn into such a pile of shit (spam, DMCA, SSSCA, etc.).
If shit laws were repealed and decent ones enacted, the Internet would be a much better place.
However, this probably won't happen if the media cartels etc. are allowed to continue on their way (Senator Disney, for example).
Good luck, Internet v2.0, because Internet v1.0 sure has turned into a pile of crap (and by crap, I mean DeCSS linking being illegal, anything to do with RIAA, and PopUp adds).
That's because the government of the country where most of the Internet is located has turned into a pile of crap -- or at least has been sufficiently monetarily lubricated to allow the laws which govern the citizens of that country (and therefore many of the Internet's users) to turn into a pile of crap (as far as those citizens/users are concerned).
The whole fucking situation really sucks. I wish people in charge would just see what's right instead of seeing what's greenest.
Fuckers.
This has to be some sort of hoax. Is it April already?
I just told her that she'll be on in 7 and a half.
Months, that is...
(Sorry.)
Awesome movie. Well timed quote! :)
why doesn't everyone
:P
Busted!
Rat Mind Control
Well, not exactly mind control
Well, not exactly chicken (but don't ask what).
Come now, people! Jupiter and Saturn are in the same house, and it's the second Saturday of the month. As a result, we love the MPAA today, which means we should all run out and grab a copy of the LOTR DVD and put down a really big nonrefundable deposit on the superduper edition coming out in November.
Man, people just don't pay attention to detail anymore... *sigh*
It turned out the Plasma screen (Pioneer I think) has a DVI-D connector and the GeForce (and every other video card I checked) has a DVI-I connector, they are not compatible!
Yes, they are.
Your GeForce has a DVI-I output connector on it, which outputs both digital and analog versions of the SAME signal. You can screw a small adapter onto that DVI-I connector which converts the analog signal, ground, and DDC pins to a normal VGA HD15 connector to use a normal CRT monitor with.
However, if you plug a digital flat-panel display with a DVI-D input into that same connector on your GeForce, it will use the digital part of the output and will look better than if you used the analog part (assuming your monitor has both DVI-D and HD15 connectors like mine.
So, yes, it will work. Plug it in, and if it's the only thing connected to the card, the card should detect that and use the digital output automatically without you having to connect an analog monitor and switch it over to digital output in the Display Control Panel.
You're welcome.