There is a perl script shipped with myth that renames files to a human readable form and updates the myth database with the new name. I use mythrename.pl, but it has been deprecated because its default options are supposedly dangerous in favor of Mythlink.pl which I haven't used.
I'm sorry, but that infringes on my patent #401005666 "A method for eliminating third party organisations or persons engaged in activities likely to affect the capital value of a business"
Um..., I think the Mafia can claim prior art on you.
Long term copyright is not in the best interest of the people.
That's a different and more interesting discussion.
I get the impression (though admittedly without first hand knowledge) that The Pirate Bay does not distinguish between new and old copyrighted works, and that Photoshop CS4 and Iron Man are more popular downloads than M.U.L.E. and The Godfather.
...that someone spending almost all their time going across the country talking to people about different issues actually changed his mind about where he stands on certain topics.
Such as whether telcos have to obey the law and whether the government should be allowed to spy on citizens without a warrant.
I hear NPR mention a "war on terror", and I want to call in a correction/complaint....
A war against an generic term, a tactic or unspecified groups of people cannot be won.
(It cannot be lost either).
Which makes me think NPR is using the correct term for the situation at hand.
Just follow one of the walls at the entrance and you'll eventually get out.
No! The Monsanto innovation is that the genetically modified maze changes while you are in it so that you can almost never get out. Several of the largest shopping malls in the US have already licensed the technology.
Population density does not determine broadband penetration. Population density distribution does. Look at this map and this table to see the distribution of Canada's population. Over 80% of Canada's population lives on maybe 10% of its land. That's a perfect storm for high broadband penetration with low overall population density.
it would have been completely possible for Microsoft to support a wide range of processors ( if their OS was designed correctly )
Umm, they did. I've used Windows NT on Intel, MIPS, and DEC Alpha processors, and I think it was ported to PowerPC as well, at least according to Wikipedia
as there is nothing preventing someone from buying a single copy and using it on all their computers at home.
The thing you're looking for that prevents someone from buying a single copy and using it on all their computers is honesty -- something more OS venders should trust their customers to have.
And yes, I bought a Tiger family pack. (And was a little annoyed that it didn't include updated iLife apps.)
That Adobe will just walk away from ~$400 million/yr in software sales.
I think you misunderstand the supposition. If Apple can indeed run Windows applications at native speed under OS/X on the Intel based Macs, then Adobe can sell Apple customers Photoshop and still get the $400 million/year in revenue by selling them the Windows version. Adobe then avoids the Mac development costs and actually saves money.
When I first glanced at the article I thought it said "Abrahams", as in Jim Abrahams and David Zucker of "Airplane!" fame. I think they should be the ones doing this movie and rename it "Starship!".
Someone's already done the "Airplane!" version of Star Trek. They called it Galaxy Quest, and it's hilarious.
How do they convert this technology towards downloaded movies, especially silent ones.
Only slightly off topic. Silent movies didn't have a soundtrack, but that doesn't mean you watched them in silence. I know the Charlie Chaplin films were accompanied by live music. In fact, the score would include snippets of then-popular songs whose lyrics the audience would know as well as current audiences would be expected to know a Beatles, Springsteen, or $CurrentPopArtist song.
Imagine watching a sad little tramp walking away while the Beatles' "Yesterday" played and you get the idea, though the justaposition of visuals and lyrics was as often comical.
Disney just made anyone holding stock in Pixar a millionaire.
Hardly. Disney is offering 2.3 shares of Disney stock per share of Pixar stock. Depending on when you want to pick valuations, that's a 3% to 5% higher than the current value of a Pixar share. If Disney stock drops before the takeover, it could be even less.
I see what Disney gets out of it. I don't see what Pixar shareholders get out of it. They trade stock in a premier and focused media company with excellent growth prospects for stock in a huge, diverse company whose growth prospects are improved by Pixar, but are certainly less than those of Pixar alone.
Everyone I know who has an ipod for any length of time (>6 months) has them start breaking down...
As long as we are anecdotal, I have a first generation iPod that I bought new. It works fine and will still play continuously for more than 5 hours when fully charged. (Which means I don't get the $50 Apple settlement for bad batteries.) It no longer holds that full charge for days, though. If I don't listen to it for a few days, the battery charge drops significantly.
The only way these copyright cartels are going to be able to legislate these holes closed will be to sew my eyes shut and fill my ears with cement. They should probably cut my fingers off and cut my tongue out while they're at it.
does Microsoft delay because the fix breaks too manyu things
The reason Microsoft patches to IE take so long is that their quality control is so good. They view every web page on the internet with each new version of IE before releasing it. Of course, by they time they do, some of those pages have changed such that they break, but Microsoft isn't responsible for that.
The real question isn't "how well is Apple doing right now?", but "would the stockholders be better off if they'd invested elsewhere?"
Eight years ago a share of AAPL was selling for $4.61 USD (split adjusted). It is currently selling for $60.68 USD. I'm sure any investor that stuck with them for those 8 years is pretty happy with the decision.
Slashdot Mirror
Does it allow me find© the recorded files to another machine so I can watch them on the road? (searching trough the hashed filenames is no fun) .
There is a perl script shipped with myth that renames files to a human readable form and updates the myth database with the new name. I use mythrename.pl, but it has been deprecated because its default options are supposedly dangerous in favor of Mythlink.pl which I haven't used.
I'm sorry, but that infringes on my patent #401005666 "A method for eliminating third party organisations or persons engaged in activities likely to affect the capital value of a business"
Um ..., I think the Mafia can claim prior art on you.
That's a different and more interesting discussion.
I get the impression (though admittedly without first hand knowledge) that The Pirate Bay does not distinguish between new and old copyrighted works, and that Photoshop CS4 and Iron Man are more popular downloads than M.U.L.E. and The Godfather.
Firefox has their own improved javascript engine in the works.
Such as whether telcos have to obey the law and whether the government should be allowed to spy on citizens without a warrant.
Which makes me think NPR is using the correct term for the situation at hand.
Yes, MythTV runs just fine on OSX, both Intel and PPC.
No! The Monsanto innovation is that the genetically modified maze changes while you are in it so that you can almost never get out. Several of the largest shopping malls in the US have already licensed the technology.
But then they would have been accused of copying Apple's OS X.
Population density does not determine broadband penetration. Population density distribution does. Look at this map and this table to see the distribution of Canada's population. Over 80% of Canada's population lives on maybe 10% of its land. That's a perfect storm for high broadband penetration with low overall population density.
Umm, they did. I've used Windows NT on Intel, MIPS, and DEC Alpha processors, and I think it was ported to PowerPC as well, at least according to Wikipedia
The article called Apple a minor player in the PC industry. Yes, I'll say 0% (Apple has yet to market a PC) is a rather small share.
In fact, all of the computers Apple markets are PCs.
The thing you're looking for that prevents someone from buying a single copy and using it on all their computers is honesty -- something more OS venders should trust their customers to have.
And yes, I bought a Tiger family pack. (And was a little annoyed that it didn't include updated iLife apps.)
But then the terrorists would not have won... Oh, wait!
You must not have encountered a toddler with a crayon.
I think you misunderstand the supposition. If Apple can indeed run Windows applications at native speed under OS/X on the Intel based Macs, then Adobe can sell Apple customers Photoshop and still get the $400 million/year in revenue by selling them the Windows version. Adobe then avoids the Mac development costs and actually saves money.
When I first glanced at the article I thought it said "Abrahams", as in Jim Abrahams and David Zucker of "Airplane!" fame. I think they should be the ones doing this movie and rename it "Starship!".
Someone's already done the "Airplane!" version of Star Trek. They called it Galaxy Quest, and it's hilarious.
Only slightly off topic. Silent movies didn't have a soundtrack, but that doesn't mean you watched them in silence. I know the Charlie Chaplin films were accompanied by live music. In fact, the score would include snippets of then-popular songs whose lyrics the audience would know as well as current audiences would be expected to know a Beatles, Springsteen, or $CurrentPopArtist song.
Imagine watching a sad little tramp walking away while the Beatles' "Yesterday" played and you get the idea, though the justaposition of visuals and lyrics was as often comical.
The patent system was designed for rampant absurdity and routes around it.
Hardly. Disney is offering 2.3 shares of Disney stock per share of Pixar stock. Depending on when you want to pick valuations, that's a 3% to 5% higher than the current value of a Pixar share. If Disney stock drops before the takeover, it could be even less.
I see what Disney gets out of it. I don't see what Pixar shareholders get out of it. They trade stock in a premier and focused media company with excellent growth prospects for stock in a huge, diverse company whose growth prospects are improved by Pixar, but are certainly less than those of Pixar alone.
As long as we are anecdotal, I have a first generation iPod that I bought new. It works fine and will still play continuously for more than 5 hours when fully charged. (Which means I don't get the $50 Apple settlement for bad batteries.) It no longer holds that full charge for days, though. If I don't listen to it for a few days, the battery charge drops significantly.
Shutup!
You're giving them ideas.
The reason Microsoft patches to IE take so long is that their quality control is so good. They view every web page on the internet with each new version of IE before releasing it. Of course, by they time they do, some of those pages have changed such that they break, but Microsoft isn't responsible for that.
Don't you think we've already passed that point?
Eight years ago a share of AAPL was selling for $4.61 USD (split adjusted). It is currently selling for $60.68 USD. I'm sure any investor that stuck with them for those 8 years is pretty happy with the decision.