So Hollywood would like us all to buy BluRay discs including those with 3D or at least rent them. With Netflix nuking discs I wonder what the HW execs think about their only channel drying up. Blockbuster is toast, Redbox is limited.
As far as I've been able to tell BR content doesn't yet stream and even if it did might quickly bump in to BW caps now showing up at ISPs.
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Two points:
I just looked at Netflix and they don't even have a defined method of searching for Blu-Ray discs. We still have DVDs in our queue in addition to streaming.
We just ripped out our 5.1 speakers that were cluttering up the room in favor of two very nice *stereo* speakers. We don't really like all the SFX and crap coming over our shoulders. We prefer good plot and intelligible dialog without gratuitous audio crap. Maybe Hollywood and the AV manufacturers have lost their way...
Wakefield is happily minting money in TX where he "manages" an alternative therapy clinic. He claims he isn't practicing medicine at all just "managing."
He definitely should be back in the UK standing before a judge.
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defrag benefits hdd due to their long latency to retrieve widely separated block of info. ssds have essentially no latency therefore don't benefit by such reorganization.
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illumination effectiveness falls off with the square of the distance from the source. any illumination that comes from a street lamp that comes from an angle much more than 45 degrees from directly down is pretty useless. all it does is act as a beacon to blind folks unfortunate enough to view it. lights are often visible from a half mile away which is completely absurd.
of course in addition to light pollution and reducing night vision ability it also pisses away power.
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So Hollywood would like us all to buy BluRay discs including those with 3D or at least rent them. With Netflix nuking discs I wonder what the HW execs think about their only channel drying up. Blockbuster is toast, Redbox is limited. As far as I've been able to tell BR content doesn't yet stream and even if it did might quickly bump in to BW caps now showing up at ISPs. gb
Two points: I just looked at Netflix and they don't even have a defined method of searching for Blu-Ray discs. We still have DVDs in our queue in addition to streaming. We just ripped out our 5.1 speakers that were cluttering up the room in favor of two very nice *stereo* speakers. We don't really like all the SFX and crap coming over our shoulders. We prefer good plot and intelligible dialog without gratuitous audio crap. Maybe Hollywood and the AV manufacturers have lost their way...
The negative impact on herd immunity cannot be overlooked... gb
Wakefield is happily minting money in TX where he "manages" an alternative therapy clinic. He claims he isn't practicing medicine at all just "managing." He definitely should be back in the UK standing before a judge. gb
My iPhone (3Gs w/ iOS4) already does IPv6. gb
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I'm fine with msft bricking them. Might finally get some action. Gb
Eddie I and Jimmy G ride again!!
A copy of Experimental Methods in RF Design (EMRFD) and download a copy of LTSpice from Linear.com will entertain and educate for years. have fun gb
a feature of Win7 requires IPV6. gb
defrag benefits hdd due to their long latency to retrieve widely separated block of info. ssds have essentially no latency therefore don't benefit by such reorganization. gb
who uses integrated graphics for gaming anyway? if nvidia won't sell you a competitive addin card buy one from amd/ati. gb
curious they don't mention ipv6 on their web page for that product... gb
I hoped that Linksys, et.al., would intro consumer routers at CES2009 with IPv6/IPv4 dual stacks. So far...nada. When are they going to wake up? gb
illumination effectiveness falls off with the square of the distance from the source. any illumination that comes from a street lamp that comes from an angle much more than 45 degrees from directly down is pretty useless. all it does is act as a beacon to blind folks unfortunate enough to view it. lights are often visible from a half mile away which is completely absurd. of course in addition to light pollution and reducing night vision ability it also pisses away power. gb