I can't believe/. posted a pointer to a really boring article that has been on their site for months almost the same day that I noticed an actually interesting article on the same site.
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No, it's impossible to upload data to a satellite. In fact becuase of this, all data that you receive from a satellite has to be generated up there, so they employ heaps of midget space-faring webmasters to create pages for people on the service to view.:-)
I should point out that (at least according to local media here) that they are not publishing peoples criminal records (ie from the police computers) but a compliation of court records/news paper reports etc all matters of public record - so, on the plus side it is not open access to peoples criminal records - on the minus side it is even less likely to be accurate, and there is nothing to stop anyone doing the same thing in other countries.
I have been saying this until I am blue in the face! Don't you Aussies listen to a word I say?
You can buy these in Australia - they are sold under the brand name "Hiteker". I have bought two already and they play MP3's etc and have the secret menu. If you had looked on the nerd-out.com forums you would have seen my post./. pointed you to nerd-out. Do your research man! One of the many places to buy them in Sydney is www.cx.com.au.
The "Apex" goes by the name "Hiteker" in Australia. Exactly the same product - secret menu and all. Many computer type places sell them: eg www.cx.com.au The seem to be good little players. Pitty the exchange-rate has put them up to AU$499 now. (I bought mine for less) See my rant post on the nerd-out.com forums for details on other places to get them - Zilch.
The Shinco isn't so great. It wouldn't read my CDR's (although would read my MP3 CDRW's - go figure) and doesn't have shuffle for MP3's so you are stuck listening to all your MP3 collections in alphabetical order. It is also more expensive. Grab a "Hiteker" (Apex in Australia) from somewhere like www.cx.com.au - I have two already. I doubt that they will stop being region-free in Australia any time soon since we are not as anal as the US about such things.
I can't believe after all the chest-swelling pompus news reports about "Mr Control Freak Lucas" not wanting any tiny part of the plot leaked, (plus no interlocking (why?), yudda-yudda-yudda), that they are going to release TPM in this part of the world almost a month later than the US.
Multi-choice time. (Hey, I feel a new/. poll coming). Does he:
a) Not think that anyone over here is interested? b) Not know where Australia is? c) Not care because he is a US-centric Yank? d) Not have enough money to get some extra prints run? d) Not realise that the Internet exists and people are going to post reviews and spoilers in every newsgroup and on every webpage?
The next two movies are being made in Sydney, but I bet that even so, the release will be delayed over here.
Roll on DVD players with hacked region codes I say! Hey, can someone take a video camera into the theater? You guys have to promise not to breath a word until next year, OK?
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I am sick of seeing urls like http://www.the-beach-the-movie.com whenever I go to the flicks.
Why would you need to? Just download them from Napster... (Argh! I'm kidding! Somone get Lars off me!!)
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You can buy these in Australia - they are sold under the brand name "Hiteker". I have bought two already and they play MP3's etc and have the secret menu. If you had looked on the nerd-out.com forums you would have seen my post. /. pointed you to nerd-out. Do your research man! One of the many places to buy them in Sydney is www.cx.com.au.
(And yeah, I hate US-centric web sites too)
Zilch
The "Apex" goes by the name "Hiteker" in Australia. Exactly the same product - secret menu and all. Many computer type places sell them: eg www.cx.com.au The seem to be good little players. Pitty the exchange-rate has put them up to AU$499 now. (I bought mine for less) See my rant post on the nerd-out.com forums for details on other places to get them - Zilch.
The Shinco isn't so great. It wouldn't read my CDR's (although would read my MP3 CDRW's - go figure) and doesn't have shuffle for MP3's so you are stuck listening to all your MP3 collections in alphabetical order. It is also more expensive. Grab a "Hiteker" (Apex in Australia) from somewhere like www.cx.com.au - I have two already. I doubt that they will stop being region-free in Australia any time soon since we are not as anal as the US about such things.
...support searching by ID3 tags and do resume and all those other things that Napster is so bad at? Zilch
See my post at: http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/read.php3?num=5&id=1 37&loc=0&thread=137 For details.
Actually it didn't come from nowhere, it was filmed in Sydney, at the new Fox Studios...
Zilch.
I can't believe after all the chest-swelling pompus news reports about "Mr Control Freak Lucas" not wanting any tiny part of the plot leaked, (plus no interlocking (why?), yudda-yudda-yudda), that they are going to release TPM in this part of the world almost a month later than the US.
/. poll coming). Does he:
Multi-choice time. (Hey, I feel a new
a) Not think that anyone over here is interested?
b) Not know where Australia is?
c) Not care because he is a US-centric Yank?
d) Not have enough money to get some extra prints run?
d) Not realise that the Internet exists and people are going to post reviews and spoilers in every newsgroup and on every webpage?
The next two movies are being made in Sydney, but I bet that even so, the release will be delayed over here.
Roll on DVD players with hacked region codes I say! Hey, can someone take a video camera into the theater? You guys have to promise not to breath a word until next year, OK?
Zilch