You're correct in that it's not a standard feature now. But the number of DivX certified DVD players is only growing. It'll probably be a standard feature in the next 2 years, just like mp3 and photo playback.
The worst part is that it's basically only useful on a computer.
Not if you have a DVD player capable of playing DivX files. I have the DVP-642 myself - has played every DivX file I've tried except the Qpel ones. Great bang for the buck.
I've never understood the hatred for FFX, really. It has one of the best storylines of all the FF games, turning the usual RPG conventions on their heads - not only does the hero -not- get the girl in the end, he doesn't even get to live. Pretty damn original, imho.
The only reason I stick with LJ is because of the filtering/locking option, which, to the best of my knowledge, is not available on any other blogging platform. This gives me a lot of control in who exactly can read my posts. If I have to, I can friends-lock the entire journal, keeping random surfers out. The new bundled photohosting for premium accounts is also a nice feature.
LJ is sadly lacking in many areas though: no text search of blog posts or comments; available stock templates are pretty pathetic; only 15 icon slots; no post categorization, etc.
What original claim? I didn't make one. I'm not the author of the parent post, intnsred is. You've obviously missed my point, which is that you provided four sources which are extremely conservative, and therefore suspect given the subject matter.
You shouldn't be surprised if people don't believe the claim that Democrats steal elections with the frequency the right claims they do if you link to material on sites that have a reputation for being extremely conservative. The threshold of credibility is set substantially higher, as it would be for any biased source (e.g., the Discovery Institute's statements re evolution).
Because my lack of sources showing that Democrats have not stolen elections is thus proof they have? Strange logic.
Regardless of the political leanings of the sources, isn't it now up to you to refute the charges? When making assertions about political history, the politics of your sources have some impact on how credible their statements are. The onus does not fall on me to take seriously the accusations made by people with a political ax to grind.
I'm sorry, but FOUR of the five links you cited are from extremely partisan conservative sources. Please give me something that at least makes an effort to be non-biased.
What'll happen once sites catch on? They'll hire someone like me to spend half an hour writing a script that queries bugmenot for logins to their site, and disables those accounts. Making bugmenot useless won't be very hard.
Agreed - about 3 out of 5 login/passwords I get from bugmenot get rejected now. When I first started using login info from them it worked everytime.
Even more oddly, if I'm using a bugmenot login and click on the link while I'm reading a very popular site like Slashdot or Eschaton my login gets rejected nearly all the time. This only happens when I'm clicking in to the registered content from a very popular site though. If I cut and paste the link or click in from a less popular site I never have any problems.
GMail must be sending out a hell of a lot of invites
You got that right. In the space of one week, I've received 36 opportunities to invite a new user, and that's after using Gmail for one month and not getting any. Looks like they've entered a new phase of the beta.
Any recommendations out there for which mod chip to get? I'm in the market to get a modded console to play R2 imports but there doesn't seem to be any consensus about what mod chip is best for this purpose.
A Timeline.
Apparently they were trying to see if their electrical generators would supply enough power to the emergency cooling system during spindown if they lost electrical power and had to switch to diesels. More here
Amazing.
I'm not saying what the Republicans did here was right or wrong because I have mixed opinions about it.
Really? Would you like it if someone were logging in to your e-mail account on a daily basis and then cc-ing your spouse/s.o. carefully chosen excerpts and messages that cast you in the worst possible light?
Even if it weren't illegal, though it clearly is, it's wrong.
I just got the 20 GB IHP-120 in November. Price was $349 at ecost.com, and I think a lot of online vendors are selling it at that price or lower by by now. Given that the list price was $399 and I preordered it, a similar discount for the 40 GB version is more likely than not.
I'm sort of kicking myself for not waiting though. You can never get too big.;D
Well obviously iTunes is really the key. If you don't like iTunes, you're not going to find its seamless integration with the iPod to be much of a selling point. I tried iTunes for a week, but I just didn't like it for a variety of reasons.
I also happen to like _not_ having to depend on any particular software program to load my player with music or to upload music from my player to my computer. That's just me.
I need to have access to CSPAN and other news stations for work and pleasure. But I'm glad the iPod fulfills your limited requirements. Some of us need and want more though.
Just a cautionary note: the iHP-120 doesn't come with a dock, a la the iPod (something that will probably be added in the next iteration). Also it doesn't come with any music management software, a la iTunes. For me this was a plus as I'm not a fan of ITunes or Musicmatch, but YMMV.
You can get an iHP-120 for U.S. $334.00 here. I got mine at E-cost for around $345.00.
Sorry, the iFM isn't comparable to the internal integrated radio, a la the iHPs. I mean have you seen that thing? It's huge. That's one of the reasons I got the iHP instead of the iPod. I didn't want to fiddle with an external add-on for a radio. (And why Apple hasn't added the option yet on the iPod is beyond me.)
Top battery life for me has been around 12. But then I listen to everything at 320 kps.
Additional pluses for me were the standard LCD remote (I never have to take my iHP out of my bag, except if I want to record something, as the internal mike is on the main player) and the fact that I don't need a software program to load music onto the device. Just drag and drop.
So that's it - either you give him the gas, or the Queen will intervene.
Run! Run for your lives!
(Sorry, couldn't help myself. I love you guys really.;D)
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It's cheap? ($70 U.S.) ^_^
You're correct in that it's not a standard feature now. But the number of DivX certified DVD players is only growing. It'll probably be a standard feature in the next 2 years, just like mp3 and photo playback.
The worst part is that it's basically only useful on a computer.
Not if you have a DVD player capable of playing DivX files. I have the DVP-642 myself - has played every DivX file I've tried except the Qpel ones. Great bang for the buck.
I've never understood the hatred for FFX, really. It has one of the best storylines of all the FF games, turning the usual RPG conventions on their heads - not only does the hero -not- get the girl in the end, he doesn't even get to live. Pretty damn original, imho.
:D
Blitzball was pure evil though.
The only reason I stick with LJ is because of the filtering/locking option, which, to the best of my knowledge, is not available on any other blogging platform. This gives me a lot of control in who exactly can read my posts. If I have to, I can friends-lock the entire journal, keeping random surfers out. The new bundled photohosting for premium accounts is also a nice feature.
LJ is sadly lacking in many areas though: no text search of blog posts or comments; available stock templates are pretty pathetic; only 15 icon slots; no post categorization, etc.
http://www.webprowire.com/summaries/520393.html
And then here's the PA mentioning that bit of news (scroll all the way down).
What original claim? I didn't make one. I'm not the author of the parent post, intnsred is. You've obviously missed my point, which is that you provided four sources which are extremely conservative, and therefore suspect given the subject matter.
You shouldn't be surprised if people don't believe the claim that Democrats steal elections with the frequency the right claims they do if you link to material on sites that have a reputation for being extremely conservative. The threshold of credibility is set substantially higher, as it would be for any biased source (e.g., the Discovery Institute's statements re evolution).
Because my lack of sources showing that Democrats have not stolen elections is thus proof they have? Strange logic.
Regardless of the political leanings of the sources, isn't it now up to you to refute the charges?
When making assertions about political history, the politics of your sources have some impact on how credible their statements are. The onus does not fall on me to take seriously the accusations made by people with a political ax to grind.
I'm sorry, but FOUR of the five links you cited are from extremely partisan conservative sources. Please give me something that at least makes an effort to be non-biased.
What'll happen once sites catch on? They'll hire someone like me to spend half an hour writing a script that queries bugmenot for logins to their site, and disables those accounts. Making bugmenot useless won't be very hard.
Agreed - about 3 out of 5 login/passwords I get from bugmenot get rejected now. When I first started using login info from them it worked everytime.
Even more oddly, if I'm using a bugmenot login and click on the link while I'm reading a very popular site like Slashdot or Eschaton my login gets rejected nearly all the time. This only happens when I'm clicking in to the registered content from a very popular site though. If I cut and paste the link or click in from a less popular site I never have any problems.
I want to say Blood Music by Greg Bear, but I don't remember the detoxification process. Been years since I've read it though.
Foreign Nationals
Erica
luxarific@gmail.com
thanks!
GMail must be sending out a hell of a lot of invites
You got that right. In the space of one week, I've received 36 opportunities to invite a new user, and that's after using Gmail for one month and not getting any. Looks like they've entered a new phase of the beta.
Any recommendations out there for which mod chip to get? I'm in the market to get a modded console to play R2 imports but there doesn't seem to be any consensus about what mod chip is best for this purpose.
Well put.
(Why do I never have mod points when I need them?)
A Timeline.
Apparently they were trying to see if their electrical generators would supply enough power to the emergency cooling system during spindown if they lost electrical power and had to switch to diesels. More here
Amazing.
I'm not saying what the Republicans did here was right or wrong because I have mixed opinions about it. Really? Would you like it if someone were logging in to your e-mail account on a daily basis and then cc-ing your spouse/s.o. carefully chosen excerpts and messages that cast you in the worst possible light? Even if it weren't illegal, though it clearly is, it's wrong.
Um, yeah.
Particularly when I know it's illegal and I only dip in when he's in the bathroom.
I just got the 20 GB IHP-120 in November. Price was $349 at ecost.com, and I think a lot of online vendors are selling it at that price or lower by by now. Given that the list price was $399 and I preordered it, a similar discount for the 40 GB version is more likely than not.
I'm sort of kicking myself for not waiting though. You can never get too big.
Well obviously iTunes is really the key. If you don't like iTunes, you're not going to find its seamless integration with the iPod to be much of a selling point. I tried iTunes for a week, but I just didn't like it for a variety of reasons.
I also happen to like _not_ having to depend on any particular software program to load my player with music or to upload music from my player to my computer. That's just me.
It's just an mp3 player, not a religion.
I need to have access to CSPAN and other news stations for work and pleasure. But I'm glad the iPod fulfills your limited requirements. Some of us need and want more though.
Just a cautionary note: the iHP-120 doesn't come with a dock, a la the iPod (something that will probably be added in the next iteration). Also it doesn't come with any music management software, a la iTunes. For me this was a plus as I'm not a fan of ITunes or Musicmatch, but YMMV.
You can get an iHP-120 for U.S. $334.00 here. I got mine at E-cost for around $345.00.
Sorry, the iFM isn't comparable to the internal integrated radio, a la the iHPs. I mean have you seen that thing? It's huge. That's one of the reasons I got the iHP instead of the iPod. I didn't want to fiddle with an external add-on for a radio. (And why Apple hasn't added the option yet on the iPod is beyond me.)
Top battery life for me has been around 12. But then I listen to everything at 320 kps.
Additional pluses for me were the standard LCD remote (I never have to take my iHP out of my bag, except if I want to record something, as the internal mike is on the main player) and the fact that I don't need a software program to load music onto the device. Just drag and drop.
I second this. Just got one for myself and they kick ass.
So that's it - either you give him the gas, or the Queen will intervene.
Run! Run for your lives!
(Sorry, couldn't help myself. I love you guys really.