Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing display to anything from a Russian rocket to a meteor to a shock wave -- although no one appears to have mentioned UFOs yet.
That's because a UFO isn't an explanation -- a UFO is an "unidentified flying object". You could compare it to specific instances of unexplained aerial phenomena -- though that's unlikely to help explain it unless the conditions surrounding this occurrence help explain some whole class of previously-unexplained aerial phenomena -- but to compare it to UFOs in general is somewhat pointless since the only thing that that class shares in common is that they appear above the ground and are not explained.
It may not suit your desired config, but I love the combination of XBMC on my old original xbox networked to my main PC which does all the heavy lifting (downloading and recording) to shares the xbox can access across my LAN.
I run an old original xbox I got off ebay in the loungeroom hooked up to my 42" Panasonic 1280 plasma via the component cable and it looks absolutely fantastic at 720p. The xbox is patched into my LAN, then in my office, I have my main PC which is always on, and I have setup a share on it where I put all my divx files (I use altbinz rss feeds straight into custom folders). I bought a cheap TV tuner card (Winfast pxDVR3200HBDA - onboard hardware mpeg - approx $100AUS) for my main pc and I just record shows straight to a share which I can access from the xbox in the lounge. The provided winfast software is pretty clunky but it handles my scheduled recordings fine.
The setup works a treat for me, the library mode keeps track of watched shows, and the wife can drive XBMC easily via the standard xbox remote.
NB: The standard original xbox cannot play MKV or other highdef content. If I record on my tuner card in the office at full high def, the files are too jerky to play in the lounge room. So I just record at standard digital def and play and they look fine. Realistically, I hardly watch much live TV. Its mainly for the kids afternoon shows.
The only reason I would build a dedicated standalone PVR box is if standard resolution divx content started to dry up, and I needed a more powerful platform to play highdef content.
I am running Windows 7 64 ultimate and I did try the built in media centre, It is very nice, but the recording format is an issue. I could convert them back to a format xbmc could handle but I got sick of it and just went back to recording standard winfast mpgs again.
My Mac fanboy brother in law told me he only needs WEP on his access point because he has a Mac and they are safer. I suggested he might want to increase his wireless security if he is going to keep running his web business behind it. Unconvinced he said he would look into it.
You can lead a horse to water...
When we stop pissing off the world, we will have a lot less to worry about from "terrorists" both foreign and domestic.
Yes, and I suspect it would be far more effective than all of the other "security measures" nonsense which is put in place to help prop up the imperialism. Seriously, I wish the US would just build a big fence around themselves, stay inside it and do whatever they want. Rather than setting the standard for other scared governments to follow lock step with them.
My company uses Cisco VPN dialer which works on 32 bit Vista but not 64 bit.
I had a similar problem with my Vista64 4GB machine. I ended up deciding to do my day job inside a vm session running XP just so I can use the cisco vpn utility easily. It runs fine full screen over the top while I am working, and I can move the session between PC's for redundancy which is another bonus.
Anyways, expect the actual sentence to be less than a tenth of that.
I still wouldn't want to be locked up for even a year for soldering a few mod chips, unlocking another GPS, phone, device, etc so I can use better open source software. Let alone get dragged through the mud in the process. This sort of thing screws peoples lives permanently, and IMO it is just bullshit scare tactics trying to force populations into corporate greed driven compliance.
Between 1992 and 2005, my experience was the RAAF treated their nerds exactly like general society treated their nerds. It was fine to be a technical genius but only you were "cool" and in the "in crowd". Otherwise you were ostracised, just like civilian life.
Unless you were hidden away underground in some concrete hole with a bunch of other like minded individuals. Generally though these people were often referred to as "REMF's" (rear eschillon mother fkrs) and "blunts" (non pointy end) type people. Often in these environments, the security and "secret squirrel" IT was so structured and controlled that there was little opportunity for creativity. There were enough people to compensate for the inefficiencies in the existing IT solutions.
When it came to promotion and career prospects, the RAAF always tended to look after their "warriors". Even if it was an orderly room, admin type, staff member who sat in several air conditioned offices in several hot countries, shuffled papers and got a chest full of medals.
IMHO with so much action over the last 10 years, military units around the world will continue be run by "tough", decorated warriors for a while yet, and generally they treat nerds as tools to be kept in their bottom drawer.
Maybe its changed drastically in the last 4 years... actually, probably not.
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If they dont have your root account, and they wont play nice, perhaps you could take your offsite backup and walk away?
That's because a UFO isn't an explanation -- a UFO is an "unidentified flying object". You could compare it to specific instances of unexplained aerial phenomena -- though that's unlikely to help explain it unless the conditions surrounding this occurrence help explain some whole class of previously-unexplained aerial phenomena -- but to compare it to UFOs in general is somewhat pointless since the only thing that that class shares in common is that they appear above the ground and are not explained.
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Use any of a number of utilities to overwrite the free space of your drive with zeroes.
Can anyone recommend a free one for Windows?
What about XBox media center
It may not suit your desired config, but I love the combination of XBMC on my old original xbox networked to my main PC which does all the heavy lifting (downloading and recording) to shares the xbox can access across my LAN. I run an old original xbox I got off ebay in the loungeroom hooked up to my 42" Panasonic 1280 plasma via the component cable and it looks absolutely fantastic at 720p. The xbox is patched into my LAN, then in my office, I have my main PC which is always on, and I have setup a share on it where I put all my divx files (I use altbinz rss feeds straight into custom folders). I bought a cheap TV tuner card (Winfast pxDVR3200HBDA - onboard hardware mpeg - approx $100AUS) for my main pc and I just record shows straight to a share which I can access from the xbox in the lounge. The provided winfast software is pretty clunky but it handles my scheduled recordings fine. The setup works a treat for me, the library mode keeps track of watched shows, and the wife can drive XBMC easily via the standard xbox remote. NB: The standard original xbox cannot play MKV or other highdef content. If I record on my tuner card in the office at full high def, the files are too jerky to play in the lounge room. So I just record at standard digital def and play and they look fine. Realistically, I hardly watch much live TV. Its mainly for the kids afternoon shows. The only reason I would build a dedicated standalone PVR box is if standard resolution divx content started to dry up, and I needed a more powerful platform to play highdef content. I am running Windows 7 64 ultimate and I did try the built in media centre, It is very nice, but the recording format is an issue. I could convert them back to a format xbmc could handle but I got sick of it and just went back to recording standard winfast mpgs again.
Men are from mars
Exactly! Why the hell are they not focusing on Venus where women are?
Girlfriend: "Hey, i got over 5000 friends online
I wish I had a girlfriend that hot!
If the weight ratio is too great, you could simply have two planes and suspend the pilot on a line between the wings.
You just need some additional thrust... http://inventorspot.com/articles/solar_powered_fan_hat_wearable_gadget_looks_and_feels_cool_24822
Good its got a second engine, to take you to the crash site.
Idiots are everywhere.
My Mac fanboy brother in law told me he only needs WEP on his access point because he has a Mac and they are safer. I suggested he might want to increase his wireless security if he is going to keep running his web business behind it. Unconvinced he said he would look into it. You can lead a horse to water...
Water beats rock every time.
Actually, I think you will find paper beats rock everytime...
unless you go and hang around with the cracker crowd, which may not be the sort of associations you really want to make
Who let this guy in here!!
+1 for pc check
partially pushed by Senator Conroy
It has to be said, the guy is a tool.
Is there such a thing as privacy down under?
Snigger...
When we stop pissing off the world, we will have a lot less to worry about from "terrorists" both foreign and domestic.
Yes, and I suspect it would be far more effective than all of the other "security measures" nonsense which is put in place to help prop up the imperialism. Seriously, I wish the US would just build a big fence around themselves, stay inside it and do whatever they want. Rather than setting the standard for other scared governments to follow lock step with them.
It's because the cool kids are getting back into usenet through SSL pipes, and DDL.
My company uses Cisco VPN dialer which works on 32 bit Vista but not 64 bit.
I had a similar problem with my Vista64 4GB machine. I ended up deciding to do my day job inside a vm session running XP just so I can use the cisco vpn utility easily. It runs fine full screen over the top while I am working, and I can move the session between PC's for redundancy which is another bonus.
Anyways, expect the actual sentence to be less than a tenth of that.
I still wouldn't want to be locked up for even a year for soldering a few mod chips, unlocking another GPS, phone, device, etc so I can use better open source software. Let alone get dragged through the mud in the process. This sort of thing screws peoples lives permanently, and IMO it is just bullshit scare tactics trying to force populations into corporate greed driven compliance.
With "Two girls, one cup" everybody can imagine things. Unfortunately what has been seen can not be unseen.
thanks very much, I had almost managed to erase that god awful image out of my mind!
Between 1992 and 2005, my experience was the RAAF treated their nerds exactly like general society treated their nerds. It was fine to be a technical genius but only you were "cool" and in the "in crowd". Otherwise you were ostracised, just like civilian life. Unless you were hidden away underground in some concrete hole with a bunch of other like minded individuals. Generally though these people were often referred to as "REMF's" (rear eschillon mother fkrs) and "blunts" (non pointy end) type people. Often in these environments, the security and "secret squirrel" IT was so structured and controlled that there was little opportunity for creativity. There were enough people to compensate for the inefficiencies in the existing IT solutions. When it came to promotion and career prospects, the RAAF always tended to look after their "warriors". Even if it was an orderly room, admin type, staff member who sat in several air conditioned offices in several hot countries, shuffled papers and got a chest full of medals. IMHO with so much action over the last 10 years, military units around the world will continue be run by "tough", decorated warriors for a while yet, and generally they treat nerds as tools to be kept in their bottom drawer. Maybe its changed drastically in the last 4 years... actually, probably not.
but it's not a national law.
surely its bound to be the thin edge of the wedge...?