I run a Myth box with a fairly high-end media room, 89" screen with a projector. It's almost impossible to tell the difference between a digital cable tuner connected by s-video and MythTV using a Hauppage PVR250. The only time that there is any difference in quality is with continous scrolling text. Most of that can be eliminated too, except that you pay for it in hard drive space.
Are you in management? You seem to have bigger number syndrome... My Myth system (.16) has been perfectly stable since I finished my upgrade to the PVR250.
It's got anywhere between 5 to 10 recordings a day (I'm collecting Seinfeld and an Adult Swim lineup, plus any Charmed episodes for my wife) and it hasn't missed a single recording or shown any signs of instability in the months that it's been on continously.
I'll aggree with you on Microsoft though- MCE will continue to improve, and has an advantage with ready-made options available. Just be ready to shell out an XBox's weight in cash. And if you're looking for easy, KnoppMyth boots from a CD.
I'm only 25, and I remember playing reflex only games, or games where lots of immagination was necessary. A friend of mine had an Atari, and I remember games where the hardest part of the game was figuring out what the hell you were supposed to do because the screen didn't really even look like anything. At least with the 732 different variations of the tank game you could figure out what was going on...
For what it's worth, holding the two buttons on the bottom of the mouse down for two seconds turns the mouse off until they're pressed again. Please see the current poll.;)
Please note: You have both have your nerd licenses suspended for forgetting your towel. Please remember your towel in the future, as this is your last warning.
I have (from what I am told) a significant enough lineage through a First Nations (Indian) tribe to claim some sort of tribal benefit. To be completely honest, I don't even know what it would be- but I really don't care. I've decided to ignore any sort of claim I might be able to make, for the same reasons mentioned in the parent post. Were the things that were done to the North American Natives terrible? Without a doubt. Was the culture of most of them taken advantage of for the personal gain of settlers at the time? Of course.
Did those actions warrant compensation? At that time, I think so.
However, the Crusades slaughtered who knows how many- should people of Anglo descent compensate current descendents of those who were killed? What about victims of the Romans, or (sound of zipping flame suit) the Palestinians?
How far back in the past do we have to go before people will accept that, at some point, there are terrible, painful, and attrocious things in all of our pasts, and show some personal responsibility for their own actions now? That'd go a hell of a lot further than arguing over a friggin' casino. Please, to borrow from Jon: Stop hurting America
whew... Sorry for the rant, I feel better, and will now continue my lurking...
I love my Myth system. Having PVR/Music/Games/etc, all in one clean & integrated interface is great. This is the one time that my wife has asked me to buy more computer parts.
I can record shows from work with MythWeb, or even from my cell phone. Not having a broadcasting company decide when we need to rush home to watch Foo at X time on TV is so nice, we actually end up spending much less time watching TV. Especially since the commercials are all but gone.
Granted, setup can be a trial (This was my first time setting up a 'media' linux box), but no more than I would expect any setup that would include all the different facets involved. Distribution choice probably affects this too. (Gentoo preaching saved for a later post.) Not to mention, once one thing is working, it's far too tempting to include even more nifty gadgets, so setup seems to be a never-ending process. Caller ID notification is next on my list, and there's discussion of a new MythRecipie on the devel list that looks like it will compliment my ever-expanding Good Eats colletion...
As long as there is greed, there will always be a problem id theft though-
I work for a company that sells expensive medical equipment online, and we receive between 2-10 fraudulent orders every week. 99.9% of them are immediately very suspicious, if not completely obvious. The problem comes where there's a big order with lots of profit to be made; suddenly that order seems a lot more tempting. Once someone in the company wants to believe that order is valid, they can find a way to rationalize it.
Of course, in our process there is a certain amount of personal attention required for each order, so at least one set of eyes has to look at each order before it's picked and shipped. In a high-volume store with a more automated process things aren't necessarily as easy.
Well, stealing from the Burning Library of Congress thread up above, we know that 1g of antimatter is equivalent to 0.23313375x10^14 joules. One can of Whoop Ass has 110 calories, which Google tells us is 460.24 joules. So, one Burning Library of Congress is roughly equal to 5.06548214x10^10 cans of Whoop Ass.
Sadly, Google can't convert to "Can you smell what The Rock is cookin'?"s
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It's even more than it seems once you realise it's two guys, one with a PhD, working since 1844.
Are you in management? You seem to have bigger number syndrome... My Myth system (.16) has been perfectly stable since I finished my upgrade to the PVR250.
It's got anywhere between 5 to 10 recordings a day (I'm collecting Seinfeld and an Adult Swim lineup, plus any Charmed episodes for my wife) and it hasn't missed a single recording or shown any signs of instability in the months that it's been on continously.
I'll aggree with you on Microsoft though- MCE will continue to improve, and has an advantage with ready-made options available. Just be ready to shell out an XBox's weight in cash. And if you're looking for easy, KnoppMyth boots from a CD.
I'm only 25, and I remember playing reflex only games, or games where lots of immagination was necessary. A friend of mine had an Atari, and I remember games where the hardest part of the game was figuring out what the hell you were supposed to do because the screen didn't really even look like anything. At least with the 732 different variations of the tank game you could figure out what was going on...
For what it's worth, holding the two buttons on the bottom of the mouse down for two seconds turns the mouse off until they're pressed again. Please see the current poll. ;)
If it's the same as my 30ft set, double clicking the trigger turns the tracking on until double-clicked again.
1. Mud
2. ??????
3. Prof^H^H^H^H Evolution!
(sings)
When....
The moon hits your eye,
like a big pizza pie,
That's a "more"!
ps. I am terribly, terribly sorry.
Can they not afford $0.99 at Blockbuster?
Note to self: Check sig before posting smart-ass comments in the future.
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Pet peeve: Responses to sig with no responses to post. Morons.
DAMN!
You'll find it also works well for behavior modification:
Tech: Support, how can I help you? (Or, alternately: WHAT!?!)
User: Uh- My printer won't print, and I don't know how to make it work... It says 'Use printer offline'
Tech: (sound of rapid keystrokes)
BwwaaaZap!
User: Yeowch!
User: I, uh... I think I'll type it out.
Tech: (click)
ACK
I think you meant imaginary.
Dammit! Redundant by one minute! I knew I shouldn't have screwed with the friggin' italics... Curse you emphasis!
Tie Fighter!?! Who knew?
Any welcome is possible, at Jombo.com !
Please note: You have both have your nerd licenses suspended for forgetting your towel. Please remember your towel in the future, as this is your last warning.
I wouldn't expect somthing like this until after their supposed merger, to make the move easier to iBM.
I know, I know... I'm sorry, back to lurking...
I have (from what I am told) a significant enough lineage through a First Nations (Indian) tribe to claim some sort of tribal benefit. To be completely honest, I don't even know what it would be- but I really don't care. I've decided to ignore any sort of claim I might be able to make, for the same reasons mentioned in the parent post. Were the things that were done to the North American Natives terrible? Without a doubt. Was the culture of most of them taken advantage of for the personal gain of settlers at the time? Of course.
Did those actions warrant compensation? At that time, I think so.
However, the Crusades slaughtered who knows how many- should people of Anglo descent compensate current descendents of those who were killed? What about victims of the Romans, or (sound of zipping flame suit) the Palestinians?
How far back in the past do we have to go before people will accept that, at some point, there are terrible, painful, and attrocious things in all of our pasts, and show
some personal responsibility for their own actions now? That'd go a hell of a lot further than arguing over a friggin' casino. Please, to borrow from Jon: Stop hurting America
whew... Sorry for the rant, I feel better, and will now continue my lurking...
I love my Myth system. Having PVR/Music/Games/etc, all in one clean & integrated interface is great. This is the one time that my wife has asked me to buy more computer parts.
I can record shows from work with MythWeb, or even from my cell phone. Not having a broadcasting company decide when we need to rush home to watch Foo at X time on TV is so nice, we actually end up spending much less time watching TV. Especially since the commercials are all but gone.
Granted, setup can be a trial (This was my first time setting up a 'media' linux box), but no more than I would expect any setup that would include all the different facets involved. Distribution choice probably affects this too. (Gentoo preaching saved for a later post.) Not to mention, once one thing is working, it's far too tempting to include even more nifty gadgets, so setup seems to be a never-ending process. Caller ID notification is next on my list, and there's discussion of a new MythRecipie on the devel list that looks like it will compliment my ever-expanding Good Eats colletion...
Just check under the hood!
Try dressing like your Dad :P
As long as there is greed, there will always be a problem id theft though-
I work for a company that sells expensive medical equipment online, and we receive between 2-10 fraudulent orders every week. 99.9% of them are immediately very suspicious, if not completely obvious. The problem comes where there's a big order with lots of profit to be made; suddenly that order seems a lot more tempting. Once someone in the company wants to believe that order is valid, they can find a way to rationalize it.
Of course, in our process there is a certain amount of personal attention required for each order, so at least one set of eyes has to look at each order before it's picked and shipped. In a high-volume store with a more automated process things aren't necessarily as easy.
It sets kids up for a lifetime of spending money frivolously on cars and street racing...
::shrudders::
Or worse, spray painting their Kia hideous flourescent colors, with fake carbon fiber and mis-matched Shucks plastic rim covers.
Or *worse*, you're mysteriously promoted, with a roll of floss on the desk of your brand new office.
Well, stealing from the Burning Library of Congress thread up above, we know that 1g of antimatter is equivalent to 0.23313375x10^14 joules. One can of Whoop Ass has 110 calories, which Google tells us is 460.24 joules. So, one Burning Library of Congress is roughly equal to 5.06548214x10^10 cans of Whoop Ass.
Sadly, Google can't convert to "Can you smell what The Rock is cookin'?"s