Rare that the submitter doesn't even read the article thoroughly:
that costs $495 for the home version or $15,000 for the pro version.
The article says that the dude's whole studio costs $15000, not the software. If you go to the company's website, you can see that the pricing is much more complicated than that.
I go outside plenty. Just because a projector is run 8 hours a day doesn't mean I don't. The pool hall I hang out at has gone through dozens of projectors in the couple years I've been going there. It doesn't take long before a new one starts looking like crap.
My wife's phone, a Sanyo 4700, has something that's like speaking caller ID. It matches the caller ID with a phone book entry if possible, and speaks the name that you enter with the phonebook entry.
And if you think moveable nails are neat, you should see a whole refreshable braille display. I work with a guy that codes C all day long using one of these. It's truly amazing how people can adapt.
This is potentially big news for TiVo. With the recent release of Home Media Option, there have been some complaints about the software not supporting WMA. My music is in mp3 format, so I don't really care, but if it can help increase interest and development in Home Media Option, I'm all for it.
So now that I've spent some karma, let me propose something more constructive. Somebody should write a utility comparable to javadoc that creates the man pages from comments in the source code as part of the build process.
man pages are for users. Comments in code are for developers. Javadoc is nice, but the idea is not new, and doesn't really apply to this discussion. If you mean that you physically want the user doc in the code, that's something different, but I don't think that's what you mean.
> Dragon's Lair sucked. It was at the forefront of the > "Let's turn videogames into total eye-candy with > extremely limited interactivity" movement, which > thankfully didn't take off.
It didn't? How, then, do you explain FPS titles, which are little more than my beloved Wolf 3D with prettier walls and monsters. Hard to get a higher framerate than that on an Athlon 1.4Ghz...
I don't think the junkyards are referring to what you're talking about. They're more likely referring to graveyards as I'm told they're called. You can find some cool pictures if you google the term "airplane graveyard".
I'll tell you the advantage. When you go to sell your property, it's worth a whole lot more if you don't have some stupid amateur radio dork's antenna 15' in te air. It's also an eyesore to look at on a day-to-day basis. There is a perfect place for people like you that want cars on blocks and pink flamingoes in your yard -- it's called the desert.
So basically, you don't watch TV, so you're not interested in something designed for people that watch TV. Thanks for that insight. Do you go around telling people that you don't even own a TV?
My first CS class in undergrad was Pascal. It had a function that let you play the speaker at a designated frequency for a period of time. I used to set it to bounce between two very high frequencies (say 12k-14k Hz) so you couldn't really hear it that well, then leave the room for a couple hours. My roommates knew something was up, but they never figured it out.
and if you wouldn't mind telling the slashdot editors maybe they can remove some of the larger ads on the site...
I usually forget they're even there. Maybe over the years I've developed an eye that can see content on websites rather than the ads. But they really don't bother me.
I got a Panasonic 47" 16:9 HD RPTV for $1400. Only a couple hundred more than a standard RPTV. It's not "cheapo" in terms of quality -- the picture is outstanding when calibrated. Progressive scan DVD players can easily be had for under $200, only slightly more than their interlaced brothers. Set top boxes and satellite equipment are pricy, but with several cable companies (like Time Warner) rolling out HD receivers and service more and more, the price will come down.
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I need one of those insurance policies that protects against robot attacks. Anyone seen that on SNL?
Rare that the submitter doesn't even read the article thoroughly:
that costs $495 for the home version or $15,000 for the pro version.
The article says that the dude's whole studio costs $15000, not the software. If you go to the company's website, you can see that the pricing is much more complicated than that.
I go outside plenty. Just because a projector is run 8 hours a day doesn't mean I don't. The pool hall I hang out at has gone through dozens of projectors in the couple years I've been going there. It doesn't take long before a new one starts looking like crap.
snap
tungsten oh, poo, bye bye karma
My wife's phone, a Sanyo 4700, has something that's like speaking caller ID. It matches the caller ID with a phone book entry if possible, and speaks the name that you enter with the phonebook entry.
And if you think moveable nails are neat, you should see a whole refreshable braille display. I work with a guy that codes C all day long using one of these. It's truly amazing how people can adapt.
This is potentially big news for TiVo. With the recent release of Home Media Option, there have been some complaints about the software not supporting WMA. My music is in mp3 format, so I don't really care, but if it can help increase interest and development in Home Media Option, I'm all for it.
They dont allow servers. Neither does Road Runner. Doesn't stop me, doubt it stops most people. What are they going to do, block all incoming traffic?
man pages are for users. Comments in code are for developers. Javadoc is nice, but the idea is not new, and doesn't really apply to this discussion. If you mean that you physically want the user doc in the code, that's something different, but I don't think that's what you mean.
> Dragon's Lair sucked. It was at the forefront of the
> "Let's turn videogames into total eye-candy with
> extremely limited interactivity" movement, which
> thankfully didn't take off.
It didn't? How, then, do you explain FPS titles, which
are little more than my beloved Wolf 3D with prettier
walls and monsters. Hard to get a higher framerate
than that on an Athlon 1.4Ghz...
I don't think the junkyards are referring to what you're talking about. They're more likely referring to graveyards as I'm told they're called. You can find some cool pictures if you google the term "airplane graveyard".
I'll tell you the advantage. When you go to sell your property, it's worth a whole lot more if you don't have some stupid amateur radio dork's antenna 15' in te air. It's also an eyesore to look at on a day-to-day basis. There is a perfect place for people like you that want cars on blocks and pink flamingoes in your yard -- it's called the desert.
So basically, you don't watch TV, so you're not interested in something designed for people that watch TV. Thanks for that insight. Do you go around telling people that you don't even own a TV?
My first CS class in undergrad was Pascal. It had a function that let you play the speaker at a designated frequency for a period of time. I used to set it to bounce between two very high frequencies (say 12k-14k Hz) so you couldn't really hear it that well, then leave the room for a couple hours. My roommates knew something was up, but they never figured it out.
and if you wouldn't mind telling the slashdot editors maybe they can remove some of the larger ads on the site...
I usually forget they're even there. Maybe over the years I've developed an eye that can see content on websites rather than the ads. But they really don't bother me.
goodbye, sweet karma.
crap. Had to.
TiVo: great interface, looks like a regular component, has hardware to do what you need, is quiet, cheap monthly and reasonable lifetime fee.
Linux tool: clunky haX0r3d interface, driver bullshit, noisy, honkin, ground-loop havin beige box.
I'll keep the TiVo, thanks.
10x cost of an analog setup? I beg to differ.
I got a Panasonic 47" 16:9 HD RPTV for $1400. Only a couple hundred more than a standard RPTV. It's not "cheapo" in terms of quality -- the picture is outstanding when calibrated. Progressive scan DVD players can easily be had for under $200, only slightly more than their interlaced brothers. Set top boxes and satellite equipment are pricy, but with several cable companies (like Time Warner) rolling out HD receivers and service more and more, the price will come down.
You have a point, but gave a poor analogy.
That would be a grammar error, not a spelling one.
"I" before "E", except after "C"...
Congratulations. You are the winner of the "FBBCIBP" (First BBC is better Post) award for this story. Woo hoo.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't VCRs permit easy sharing of shows?
Yes, so long as you have the magic protocol which can transmit a video tape across fiber.
It's friday.
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How hard can it possibly be?
To get anyone interested, you must have TV out and a slick, TiVo-like UI. These frankenstein boxes WILL NOT catch on without them.