Yeah.. They're doing strange things to the lineups. In my area, they've moved one of the local must carry channels to ch.75, and put some kind of annoying scrambled PPV in it's frequency.
Let's see.. Local channels would be 2-7,9,11,13,14,17,22,75. That's one hell of a long filter chain, esp. considering those don't actually correspond directly to frequencies. Not to mention having to leave the cable modem frequencies intact.
New Jersey is only full service stations as well.. But it's usually cheaper there than self-serve in my state; probably proximity to refineries + lower gas tax (mainly tax).
I don't know anything about laserdisk, but MPEG (all of them, IIRC) is a YUV-based format, and most chipsets output it that way (Y/C, Composite, or in extreme cases component).
Video-out on a video card is usually a matter of a specialized ramdac (ImpacTV/Theater chip for ATI cards) where you feed in a RGB bitstream and get Y/C out (see datasheet for BT869 for an example).
Well, the cheap-ass TV-out on my video card looks a _lot_ better with an svideo out than with composite. And that is on a 52" rear projection TV (10 years old granted, but they don't change much). Less chroma bleed, sharper edges.
As had been said before, it's different in Canada. They _cannot_ be paid for the signal by Canadians; there is no loss of profit involved (except perhaps a _potential_ profit by the other companies authorized to operate in Canada).
On the other hand, the original copyright holders may be able to legally sue DirecTV for distributing material to Canadians and not paying them royalties:) Depends on the contracts, etc.
My method was to associate files with command.com or Fileman.exe in Netscape (Old, 3.1 boxes). Associate.gif, 'open location' any.gif, *poof* command line.
Ah, okay. That's provides the mechanism for the bios to take control, and I suppose the newer accelerated ethernet chipsets could somehow be programmed with / figure out the necessary network settings. You could suck the address out of the operating system memory if you knew _exactly_ where to look, but that would be subject to change.
I've only worked with the relatively dumb ethernet chipsets used in embedded designs; those only knew their own MAC address and (at most) a hash table of addresses for multicast.
On how something like this would actually work. It would almost certainly be restricted to:
1) Onboard ethernet
a) Plugged in at boot, during PXE/BOOTP/etc.
b) On a network with DHCP, or at least forgiving gateway routers. 2) A modem that attempts to dial an 1-800 number or some such during boot.
Modern OS (i.e. not Win9x/ME) don't invoke the bios for anything major after the initial bootup; by the time they get the network settings enabled, the bios is left behind. (PPPoE, VPN, static IP, whatever).
Does anybody have an alternate suggestion? Am I off about something (can the BIOS hook itself into the timer interrupt and invoke itself or something?) Or is this fairly useless to anyone who knows it is there?
You may not have to buy a new DVD player to support the single R varieties (non-rewriteable). See a store or a friend will allow you to burn a sample -R or +R to try on your existing player; they are designed to play on standard drives, even without explicit support.
And the new ATmega8515/8535. Same dip package, but add hardware mult, double the clock speed, and cheaper to boot. Makes a lot of fixed point arithmetic usable, without having to use surface mount parts.
Yeah, that's the one. I read it and mentally filed it under 'weird juvie' then realized a juvie wouldn't have _any_ sexual references, so refiled it under weird. But making fun of the juvies.. that makes more sense.
He's referring to the seek head/arm assembly, not the disk. Speeding up the disk does not hugely increase access speed for many cases (it decreases time waiting for a sector to pass the head, but you still have to move the head around). It does increase data rates fairly well (to a point; I believe 15K drives are the fastest available in server grade).
Mpeg2 and Mpeg4 are most definately patent encumbered, at least in the US. Mpeg1 (layers I+II audio, and video codec), I _think_, are not currently encumbered, or at least expired. At least, the mpeg licensing authority doesn't have it on their web page, nor has a google search turned anything up.
And these cameras are low powered, and can often be snowed out simply by turning on a microwave within several hundred feet.. a simple jamming followed by 'resumption' of normal service may be overlooked..
That describes academic environments well: 1) Improper handling, by students and staff, 2) Insufficient or non-existent maintenance, 3) Poor environmental conditions (dusty, sunlight, too hot, whatever), 4) Heavy usage, 5) Tendency towards abuse, 6) Insufficient training for end users.
So what's to prevent software owners from driving through quarterly? 'Yes, you can buy that. It will take 2 years, cost $500, and be in the form of punched cards you have to manually convert to a usable form.'
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Which must be why comcast is running so many 'Dish is evil useless thing' ads..
Yeah.. They're doing strange things to the lineups. In my area, they've moved one of the local must carry channels to ch.75, and put some kind of annoying scrambled PPV in it's frequency.
Let's see.. Local channels would be 2-7,9,11,13,14,17,22,75. That's one hell of a long filter chain, esp. considering those don't actually correspond directly to frequencies. Not to mention having to leave the cable modem frequencies intact.
Improper copyright notice or failure to renew. That's why there are a significant number of public domain films at the Internet Movie Archive.
New Jersey is only full service stations as well.. But it's usually cheaper there than self-serve in my state; probably proximity to refineries + lower gas tax (mainly tax).
I don't know anything about laserdisk, but MPEG (all of them, IIRC) is a YUV-based format, and most chipsets output it that way (Y/C, Composite, or in extreme cases component).
Video-out on a video card is usually a matter of a specialized ramdac (ImpacTV/Theater chip for ATI cards) where you feed in a RGB bitstream and get Y/C out (see datasheet for BT869 for an example).
Well, the cheap-ass TV-out on my video card looks a _lot_ better with an svideo out than with composite. And that is on a 52" rear projection TV (10 years old granted, but they don't change much). Less chroma bleed, sharper edges.
There are some..
surplusauction.com (government surplus)..
the old egghead auction place
yahoo has a moderately useful auction service.
The big problem being finding places where the used items aren't going for more than a new _retail_ item (stupid people)..
As had been said before, it's different in Canada. They _cannot_ be paid for the signal by Canadians; there is no loss of profit involved (except perhaps a _potential_ profit by the other companies authorized to operate in Canada).
:) Depends on the contracts, etc.
On the other hand, the original copyright holders may be able to legally sue DirecTV for distributing material to Canadians and not paying them royalties
My method was to associate files with command.com or Fileman.exe in Netscape (Old, 3.1 boxes). Associate .gif, 'open location' any .gif, *poof* command line.
Ah, okay. That's provides the mechanism for the bios to take control, and I suppose the newer accelerated ethernet chipsets could somehow be programmed with / figure out the necessary network settings. You could suck the address out of the operating system memory if you knew _exactly_ where to look, but that would be subject to change.
I've only worked with the relatively dumb ethernet chipsets used in embedded designs; those only knew their own MAC address and (at most) a hash table of addresses for multicast.
On how something like this would actually work. It would almost certainly be restricted to:
1) Onboard ethernet
a) Plugged in at boot, during PXE/BOOTP/etc.
b) On a network with DHCP, or at least forgiving gateway routers.
2) A modem that attempts to dial an 1-800 number or some such during boot.
Modern OS (i.e. not Win9x/ME) don't invoke the bios for anything major after the initial bootup; by the time they get the network settings enabled, the bios is left behind. (PPPoE, VPN, static IP, whatever).
Does anybody have an alternate suggestion? Am I off about something (can the BIOS hook itself into the timer interrupt and invoke itself or something?) Or is this fairly useless to anyone who knows it is there?
You may not have to buy a new DVD player to support the single R varieties (non-rewriteable). See a store or a friend will allow you to burn a sample -R or +R to try on your existing player; they are designed to play on standard drives, even without explicit support.
The new pigment-based inks are quite water resistant.. not as good as laser ink, but not the one-drop of water=ruined page of dye-based inks.
And the new ATmega8515/8535. Same dip package, but add hardware mult, double the clock speed, and cheaper to boot. Makes a lot of fixed point arithmetic usable, without having to use surface mount parts.
I knew Athlons ran hot, but 165C? Maybe 65C or 165F? My old celeron tends to crash at anything above 45C.
Personally, I wouldn't classify James Earl Jones/David Prowse with Mark Hamill, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Christensen..
Actually, most vehicles steering wheels won't turn nowadays without a key.. an anti-theft device called a steering wheel lock thats extremely common.
How do you know if a service is public access? If you have an open port 80, does that means it's okay to access it?
Yeah, that's the one. I read it and mentally filed it under 'weird juvie' then realized a juvie wouldn't have _any_ sexual references, so refiled it under weird. But making fun of the juvies.. that makes more sense.
He's referring to the seek head/arm assembly, not the disk. Speeding up the disk does not hugely increase access speed for many cases (it decreases time waiting for a sector to pass the head, but you still have to move the head around). It does increase data rates fairly well (to a point; I believe 15K drives are the fastest available in server grade).
Mpeg2 and Mpeg4 are most definately patent encumbered, at least in the US. Mpeg1 (layers I+II audio, and video codec), I _think_, are not currently encumbered, or at least expired. At least, the mpeg licensing authority doesn't have it on their web page, nor has a google search turned anything up.
Is that the one
_spoiler alert_
where the girl runs off with something else, and the two boys competing for her realize they're gay?
And these cameras are low powered, and can often be snowed out simply by turning on a microwave within several hundred feet.. a simple jamming followed by 'resumption' of normal service may be overlooked..
That describes academic environments well:
1) Improper handling, by students and staff,
2) Insufficient or non-existent maintenance,
3) Poor environmental conditions (dusty, sunlight, too hot, whatever),
4) Heavy usage,
5) Tendency towards abuse,
6) Insufficient training for end users.
So what's to prevent software owners from driving through quarterly? 'Yes, you can buy that. It will take 2 years, cost $500, and be in the form of punched cards you have to manually convert to a usable form.'