Actually, most lappys are 16:10 (it's a nit, I know). The WUXGA ones are 1920x1200, allowing full 1080p resolution. The WXGA are 1280x800, allowing full 720p.
And you might as well get a 1280x720 vs 1366x768, so at least your ABC and FOX can be displated native. (I'd like to kill the numbskull who though interlaced was good idea for HD)
Interesting...I have not been impressed with LCD - direct view or RP. Direct view suffers from poor off-axis viewing and rp suffers from noticable screen door (DLP, imho, looks fabulous in RP, but the old 1x/2x color wheels gave me rainbowitis in FP). Plasma produces a bright display with a wide viewing angle. The down sides are burn in, lifetime, and hideous RF noise (bad if you want to do IR routing).
For the size of the screen, I haven't been impressed with any of the direct view prices. Then again, I was spoiled by an HD FP setup with a 120" screen for four years.
Yeah, I'm drooling over this one. Comes with usb and mem card slots on it, too. It will help soothe the pain of knowing that I can't really justify an Apple 30" Cinema HD...yet.
OF course, one might be able to justify a 3x capacity improvement by taking the same battery size in A-H and extending the useful life from 300 to 1000 charges. That's three times the total capacity (over the life of the battery). And, quite honestly, it resonates with me, as my Inspiron battery is definitley past its prime, and they're way to freakin' expensive for a useful life of 300 charges.
Well, actually, most are between 1500 and 1800 watts. Oh, sure, you might be able to find a travel sized on at 900 or 1200, but they're pretty weak.
In comparison, I had an "instant" hot water heater that could provide 1.5gal/min (iirc) at about 130F. It used 9500 watts. I had to gang two of them together to get an endless-boiling-water faucet. And, btw, it was very cool. Talk about a jump start for your pasta!
Are you familiar with the AllOfMP3 site? It's easily searchable, YOU choose the bitrate & format, and there are no dead links. It's not as complete as I'd like, but it's a hell of a lot more complete than any bittorrent site I've ever seen. Usenet is my second favorite "service", and I get ~6 weeks of backlog. It's great for finding in-genre "new" (to me) artists to try out, but it can be difficult if you want a particular song.
Don't tell that to the major US political parties or any major US corporation. Heck, you probably shouldn't tell that to your American doctor - who drives a large SUV because he could deduct the full price from his taxable income due to a "loophole" intended to make it easier for farmers to purchase equipment.
Some loopholes are intentional. Others are not. None are exhibiting a disregard for the law. All indicate the inability for the Legislature to write clear and unassailable bills when put under the scrutiny of lawyers.
I have DirecTiVo, so it's only $4.95 a month - and I get a second tuner. I should nmention that the other thing your probably missing (?) is TiVos suggestions. I find that, after a couple of months of usage, TiVo will manage a 3-4% hit ratio for programs I like, but woudn't have otherwise found. That may seem low, but it's probably 2-3 programs a week, which is more TV than I usually watch, if you exclude TWC and ESPNews.
You mean that, as a music label, oyu don't have the funds to hire a russian lawyer who also speaks english, or hire an american firm with a russian tie-in, who can contact ROMS to initaite your claims?
Just because it's not user-friendly does not mean that it's illegal or fraudulent. If you think the Russians are bad, you should try getting a birth certificate from the District of Columbia (you know, US national capital). It took me seven months, 32 phone calls (I counted), and three letters - two notarized. And that was for my _own_ birth certificate.
You'd be suprised how hard it is to find that with, say google, when you don't know what you're looking for. If you get a chance to check you replies, consider this a "thank you". I'll give it a shot.
Yeah, I've got to agree with you. The ability for cable to do "all" o these things "with two conductors" (wide bandwidth coax) is simple dumb luck. Now, to see the telcos do what they're tying to do twisted pair at 20,000 feet. That's taking some effort. Still, it's just RF. The only impressive part is that they've gone from one-way to two-way.
I'll take DirecTV, and DriecTiVo, for now, at least. Sadly, the coolest things TiVo can offer -technically - are being silenced by the legal department.
No. DirecTV has made it clear that they want all the dollars, so they're going to roll their own. It's a shame, really, as the concept for the MPEG4 boxes is very interesting - one server (4 tuners, 250-400GB) connected to remote set top boxes. Pick your remote box as SD or HD (per your set). All the content is shared on the main box. With TiVo, I had hopes of a really nice interface, with DTV calling all th shots, it's probably not going to be pretty.
No, really. Better product, we-can-do-it-without-anybodies-help mentality.
Where was the $4.95 (or $2.95 or $1.00)/ month deal when the cablecos made their DVRs? There is (nominally) a fixed amount of work TiVo has to do each month. Programming, software fixes (okay, there's some CS, too). Is it better to get 100,000,000 boxes at $1/mo or 1,000,000 boxes at $12.95/mo? Ask billG, he'll tell you.
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You're missing he best part of TiVo, then. Seasons passes is what makes TiVo great. It would be like buying a Mac with XP on it. Why bother - just get a beige box.
Except that you can't backup XP while its running (not a usable image, anyhow). And XP Home (where most of these shennanigans occur) doesn't even have the microsoft backup enabled.
What's worse is that the new Norton Ghost won't make a bit-wise copy of a hard drive - at least not as far as I can tell. It can only back up a logical drive, not a physical one. Of course, if I were smary, I'd figure out how to make a bit for bit copy using linux, and just boot knoppix on my system every couple of weeks to take a clean snapshot. (I use an older dos-mode Norton Ghost to do an exact copy of my root drive onto an identical HD in removeable bay. I've tested it and it will boot transparently in place of the original)
You've hit on the exact point that the nuts on the opposite side of the fence are trying to make (but can't becuase they're too busy complaining about socialism or the forehead rash they get from aluminum foil).
Where is the line between a good use and an invasion of privacy? Why is toilet use an invasion of privacy (we already know what you do in there). What age would you quit, and why? Why not the entire school ground - is it necessary during Reading but not during Phys Ed?
Your point about kids going missing is true - there's always hell to pay if a school loses a child. Is it necessary? Are there other ways to limit access? Is it good to teach children (or teens, depending on your personal age cutoff) that big brother is always watching?
There are easy ways to answer on both sides of that argument, depending on what you see as your prime goal. Freedom? Safety? Convenience? Responsibi lity?
1 and 4 are arguments against, 2 is the argument for, 3 is the real reason the administrator wants it, and can also be pronounced "lazy," IMHO
You should be lucky I chose to berate you for mistaking Thomas Jefferson Community College for Virginia Tech instead of moding you down.
Aside from that gaff, however, you are essentially correct. The VT cluster may as well have been OTS, even if the units were built especially for VT. I think most of the "custom" part of the custom G5s was simple packaging and the fact that VT got the first run of chips. (don't quote me on that one...I just know what I've read in the newsletters).
Yes, this is bit of a troll. And I am saddened that many "ordinary" working people will likely be hurt by this. If it had happened to me, it certainly would creep me out.
The parent has a point, though he expressed i rather poorly. The only way something is really going to get done with respect to privacy/identity theft is if it happens to - or affects - someone important. National Securiy wrt terrorism has always been important, but nothing major really happened until the Prisident's job was on the line due to a spectacular domstic attack (I don't have to name it, right?). I'm not saying that the reaction wasn't overblown or misguided, but things _happened_.
The parent's glee that is over the possibility that several bigwigs with real connections are going to get tripped up in this. If a couple of power brokers find out that they just bought all the parts needed for a girl robot and a $20,000 prom dress, maybe something will be done.
Nobody wants to see "common people" (those of us living on less than $100,000 a year, accordin to Mr. Valenti) hurt in this fray.
Okay, Dave Barry's new holiday aside, it does more than play DVD-Rs. It plays DiVX, right off CD-Rs, with no special encoding/manipulation. I have one, and dropped in a IS09660 CD with the John Stewart / Crossfire clip I got from a torrent. It played perfectly. I was actually pretty amazed, as these things usually don't work. To me the ability is a novelty, but I'm sure that for lots of P2P junkies it's a real boon.
Around 14 days ago...January 28th give or take a day...at alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.soundtracks. Looks like only 128kb rip.
If your news provider doesn't keep a month of binaries, then get a better provider. (I use easynews - no affiliation, just a happy customer - they keep 6 weeks).
Well, if we can simplify the motion to (1) the galactic core and (2) the star, Kepler's equations require that it be decelerating. Based on the fact that it has 2x the escape velocity of the galaxy, that would put it on a hyperbolic path with the galactic core at its focus (the real one). After an (infinite) period of time, it will slow to a spped which is 1.7x escape velocity (v-inf^2=v^2 - v-esc^2) based on the 2x number being the maximum velocity obtained. This is more commonly known as the "hyperbolic excess speed".
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You pronouce "merits" as "most money to burn on lawyers", right?
I thought it's what you wear to the beach.
Actually, most lappys are 16:10 (it's a nit, I know). The WUXGA ones are 1920x1200, allowing full 1080p resolution. The WXGA are 1280x800, allowing full 720p.
And you might as well get a 1280x720 vs 1366x768, so at least your ABC and FOX can be displated native. (I'd like to kill the numbskull who though interlaced was good idea for HD)
Interesting...I have not been impressed with LCD - direct view or RP. Direct view suffers from poor off-axis viewing and rp suffers from noticable screen door (DLP, imho, looks fabulous in RP, but the old 1x/2x color wheels gave me rainbowitis in FP). Plasma produces a bright display with a wide viewing angle. The down sides are burn in, lifetime, and hideous RF noise (bad if you want to do IR routing).
For the size of the screen, I haven't been impressed with any of the direct view prices. Then again, I was spoiled by an HD FP setup with a 120" screen for four years.
Yeah, I'm drooling over this one. Comes with usb and mem card slots on it, too. It will help soothe the pain of knowing that I can't really justify an Apple 30" Cinema HD...yet.
OF course, one might be able to justify a 3x capacity improvement by taking the same battery size in A-H and extending the useful life from 300 to 1000 charges. That's three times the total capacity (over the life of the battery). And, quite honestly, it resonates with me, as my Inspiron battery is definitley past its prime, and they're way to freakin' expensive for a useful life of 300 charges.
Well, actually, most are between 1500 and 1800 watts. Oh, sure, you might be able to find a travel sized on at 900 or 1200, but they're pretty weak.
In comparison, I had an "instant" hot water heater that could provide 1.5gal/min (iirc) at about 130F. It used 9500 watts. I had to gang two of them together to get an endless-boiling-water faucet. And, btw, it was very cool. Talk about a jump start for your pasta!
...if anybody out there has the technology to cloak an entire freakin' galaxy. We are so toast.
Are you familiar with the AllOfMP3 site? It's easily searchable, YOU choose the bitrate & format, and there are no dead links. It's not as complete as I'd like, but it's a hell of a lot more complete than any bittorrent site I've ever seen. Usenet is my second favorite "service", and I get ~6 weeks of backlog. It's great for finding in-genre "new" (to me) artists to try out, but it can be difficult if you want a particular song.
Don't tell that to the major US political parties or any major US corporation. Heck, you probably shouldn't tell that to your American doctor - who drives a large SUV because he could deduct the full price from his taxable income due to a "loophole" intended to make it easier for farmers to purchase equipment.
Some loopholes are intentional. Others are not. None are exhibiting a disregard for the law. All indicate the inability for the Legislature to write clear and unassailable bills when put under the scrutiny of lawyers.
Touche'
I have DirecTiVo, so it's only $4.95 a month - and I get a second tuner. I should nmention that the other thing your probably missing (?) is TiVos suggestions. I find that, after a couple of months of usage, TiVo will manage a 3-4% hit ratio for programs I like, but woudn't have otherwise found. That may seem low, but it's probably 2-3 programs a week, which is more TV than I usually watch, if you exclude TWC and ESPNews.
You mean that, as a music label, oyu don't have the funds to hire a russian lawyer who also speaks english, or hire an american firm with a russian tie-in, who can contact ROMS to initaite your claims?
Just because it's not user-friendly does not mean that it's illegal or fraudulent. If you think the Russians are bad, you should try getting a birth certificate from the District of Columbia (you know, US national capital). It took me seven months, 32 phone calls (I counted), and three letters - two notarized. And that was for my _own_ birth certificate.
You'd be suprised how hard it is to find that with, say google, when you don't know what you're looking for. If you get a chance to check you replies, consider this a "thank you". I'll give it a shot.
Yeah, I've got to agree with you. The ability for cable to do "all" o these things "with two conductors" (wide bandwidth coax) is simple dumb luck. Now, to see the telcos do what they're tying to do twisted pair at 20,000 feet. That's taking some effort. Still, it's just RF. The only impressive part is that they've gone from one-way to two-way.
I'll take DirecTV, and DriecTiVo, for now, at least. Sadly, the coolest things TiVo can offer -technically - are being silenced by the legal department.
No. DirecTV has made it clear that they want all the dollars, so they're going to roll their own. It's a shame, really, as the concept for the MPEG4 boxes is very interesting - one server (4 tuners, 250-400GB) connected to remote set top boxes. Pick your remote box as SD or HD (per your set). All the content is shared on the main box. With TiVo, I had hopes of a really nice interface, with DTV calling all th shots, it's probably not going to be pretty.
Betamax
No, really. Better product, we-can-do-it-without-anybodies-help mentality.
Where was the $4.95 (or $2.95 or $1.00)/ month deal when the cablecos made their DVRs? There is (nominally) a fixed amount of work TiVo has to do each month. Programming, software fixes (okay, there's some CS, too). Is it better to get 100,000,000 boxes at $1/mo or 1,000,000 boxes at $12.95/mo? Ask billG, he'll tell you.
You're missing he best part of TiVo, then. Seasons passes is what makes TiVo great. It would be like buying a Mac with XP on it. Why bother - just get a beige box.
Except that you can't backup XP while its running (not a usable image, anyhow). And XP Home (where most of these shennanigans occur) doesn't even have the microsoft backup enabled.
What's worse is that the new Norton Ghost won't make a bit-wise copy of a hard drive - at least not as far as I can tell. It can only back up a logical drive, not a physical one. Of course, if I were smary, I'd figure out how to make a bit for bit copy using linux, and just boot knoppix on my system every couple of weeks to take a clean snapshot. (I use an older dos-mode Norton Ghost to do an exact copy of my root drive onto an identical HD in removeable bay. I've tested it and it will boot transparently in place of the original)
You've hit on the exact point that the nuts on the opposite side of the fence are trying to make (but can't becuase they're too busy complaining about socialism or the forehead rash they get from aluminum foil).
i lity?
Where is the line between a good use and an invasion of privacy? Why is toilet use an invasion of privacy (we already know what you do in there). What age would you quit, and why? Why not the entire school ground - is it necessary during Reading but not during Phys Ed?
Your point about kids going missing is true - there's always hell to pay if a school loses a child. Is it necessary? Are there other ways to limit access? Is it good to teach children (or teens, depending on your personal age cutoff) that big brother is always watching?
There are easy ways to answer on both sides of that argument, depending on what you see as your prime goal.
Freedom?
Safety?
Convenience?
Responsib
1 and 4 are arguments against, 2 is the argument for, 3 is the real reason the administrator wants it, and can also be pronounced "lazy," IMHO
And, in good slashdot fashion, the map proved to have a flaw in its system.
Insightful?!?
You should be lucky I chose to berate you for mistaking Thomas Jefferson Community College for Virginia Tech instead of moding you down.
Aside from that gaff, however, you are essentially correct. The VT cluster may as well have been OTS, even if the units were built especially for VT. I think most of the "custom" part of the custom G5s was simple packaging and the fact that VT got the first run of chips. (don't quote me on that one...I just know what I've read in the newsletters).
Yes, this is bit of a troll. And I am saddened that many "ordinary" working people will likely be hurt by this. If it had happened to me, it certainly would creep me out.
The parent has a point, though he expressed i rather poorly. The only way something is really going to get done with respect to privacy/identity theft is if it happens to - or affects - someone important. National Securiy wrt terrorism has always been important, but nothing major really happened until the Prisident's job was on the line due to a spectacular domstic attack (I don't have to name it, right?). I'm not saying that the reaction wasn't overblown or misguided, but things _happened_.
The parent's glee that is over the possibility that several bigwigs with real connections are going to get tripped up in this. If a couple of power brokers find out that they just bought all the parts needed for a girl robot and a $20,000 prom dress, maybe something will be done.
Nobody wants to see "common people" (those of us living on less than $100,000 a year, accordin to Mr. Valenti) hurt in this fray.
Okay, Dave Barry's new holiday aside, it does more than play DVD-Rs. It plays DiVX, right off CD-Rs, with no special encoding/manipulation. I have one, and dropped in a IS09660 CD with the John Stewart / Crossfire clip I got from a torrent. It played perfectly. I was actually pretty amazed, as these things usually don't work. To me the ability is a novelty, but I'm sure that for lots of P2P junkies it's a real boon.
Around 14 days ago...January 28th give or take a day...at alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.soundtracks. Looks like only 128kb rip.
If your news provider doesn't keep a month of binaries, then get a better provider. (I use easynews - no affiliation, just a happy customer - they keep 6 weeks).
Well, if we can simplify the motion to (1) the galactic core and (2) the star, Kepler's equations require that it be decelerating. Based on the fact that it has 2x the escape velocity of the galaxy, that would put it on a hyperbolic path with the galactic core at its focus (the real one). After an (infinite) period of time, it will slow to a spped which is 1.7x escape velocity (v-inf^2=v^2 - v-esc^2) based on the 2x number being the maximum velocity obtained. This is more commonly known as the "hyperbolic excess speed".
This post brought to you in part by Bates, Mueller, and White...the best textbook value in the world ($6 for an astrodynamics text...and a pretty good on at that).