This happens with resistors, too. If you want one within 5% of the nominal ohmage, you pay more. If you want want one within 10%, you pay less, but you'll find that they're all either about 10% low or 10% high, with a 'notch' in the center of the distribution. Same production process used, but they skim off the 'good ones' and charge more for them.
When it comes to DVD ripping... just use "Handbrake"
Or, if you want something that'll play in a standard DVD player, k9copy. I have young kids, and for some weird reasons I haven't bought them and video iPods. Backing up their DVDs is kind of a must.
...particularly including desktops, is this really the way to go? If something is written to the OpenGL ES 2.0 API, besides 'mobile devices' what desktop systems (Linux, Mac, Windows) could it run on?
Customizing the error sounds after boot was a lot of fun on those early Macs. I had this sound clip from Ghostbusters, and my name is Ray, so it kind of took the edge off when I put in an unreadable floppy and the Mac spit it out, exclaiming: "Ray, this looks extraordinarily bad."
Every time the backup & restore process restored everything
I'm not blaming Sony particularly, but I hadn't had problems with that hard drive before. Now, if I upgrade again, I'm going to need to make two backups, and hope at least one of them works.
I backed up everything to an old 10GB drive I had, and swapped out the drive. The restore failed - I got back a few non-DRM'd videos, and some game saves, but it lost network settings, the actual games (I'd better be able to re-download them, haven't tried yet), and the new 'Life With Playstation' thing.
I haven't been tempted to download videos yet... and I probably won't, now. Certainly not until after I install Linux on it (one reason I bumped up the drive in the first place.)
Because there's nothing worth paying twice as much for. I'm sorry if I don't want 'liscense to wed' or 'Juno' in HD, it just seems pointless. There haven't been more than a handful of good action movies in the past few years, practically none that I wouldn't call cheesy comic book movies.
Bingo. I can get DVDs or Blu-ray for the same price from Blockbuster Online (and Netflix is the same way). I have a PS/3 and a nice big 1080p screen... but at least half the time I'll choose DVD just because I can play it somewhere besides the family room. If it's not an F/X blockbuster, there's not really a point to HD.
Add in the generally minimal quality of movies these days, and, well, I too am not shocked by the number of Blu-ray discs not flying off the shelves.
(But, "cheesy comic book movies" or no, I have to admit I will be getting Iron Man on Blu-ray.:-> )
Even on the transition to vista, most software actually worked if you turned compatibility mode on, and UAC off.
My experience with Vista was different. And even on XP, it looks like I'll have to install some kind of emulator to let the kids play The Incredible Machine 3. The game insists on putting its save files in the root of C:, and I'm not giving my kids accounts permission to do that.
I personally believe Blueray is amazing for some films, I liken my Blueray purchases to my movie ticket experience. If it is movie ticket worthy then it is BlueRay worthy, if not DVD does just fine.
Same here. Just got a PS3 as a surprise birthday present last month. I haven't bought a Blu-ray disc yet, or even rented one. I'm not going to re-buy my library. For new movies, I'll probably get Blu-ray, but even then only for the special-effects-heavy things. For dramas and comedies, what's the point? An upscaled DVD looks just fine on our 1080p TV.
I'll probably get "Iron Man" on Blu-ray when it comes out, but I can't think of anything else offhand that I'd care enough about. Heck, I'm a big fan of the first two "Terminator" movies, and the T2 Blu-ray is only $15... and I still wasn't tempted. I've got it on DVD, looks good... and I don't re-watch movies all that often anyway.
Actually, the "template-based addressing" in the story really can have some profound effects. (My own explanation of how Tierra works here.) Google becoming intelligent probably isn't one of them, but some systems are a lot more 'evolvable' than others.
The key to generating useful power is the temperature difference between the heat source and what you're cooling with. As the climate gets colder, the source of heat doesn't have to be as hot to get economically useful amounts of power. See, for example, here: "A binary system just requires a heat source and sink: 165 F water can produce electricity if the ambient air or surface water temperature is at least 100 degrees lower. While that may be tough to find in the deserts of Nevada, in Alaska cold air and water are abundant resources."
Your accomplishments are noted, and indeed I'll be looking into that when I get around to putting Linux on my PS3. Sounds cool.
As others have noted, though, the particular 'game' in TFA plays on an unmodified PS3 without Linux on it, because it takes advantage of the Java subset built into the PS3 for Blu-ray support. It is to that extent interesting, as it is a 'homebrew' game that can be played on an unmodified PS3 using its built-in, stock OS, without having to pay Sony a license fee.
It's debatable how useful this will be, as BD-J seems fairly limited (particularly w/o signed code), and Sony could update the firmware to prevent running such things off a flash drive, but still, this development is noteworthy.
A discussion of other reasons to buy a PS3 besides an exclusive game, specifically in reply to a comment discussing that, is offtopic? Uh, well, okay...
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This happens with resistors, too. If you want one within 5% of the nominal ohmage, you pay more. If you want want one within 10%, you pay less, but you'll find that they're all either about 10% low or 10% high, with a 'notch' in the center of the distribution. Same production process used, but they skim off the 'good ones' and charge more for them.
Maybe from Sony's perspective, Blu-ray was an extra hurdle to help reduce piracy. There are a lot more DVD burners than Blu-ray burners, for now.
Hell, I'd be happy if the existing penalties for perjury were imposed. Ever. For a really egregious and obvious example, see the case of Pamela Fish.
Extremely cheap to replace if a three-year-old damages it.
Curse you, spellcheck! :->
Or, if you want something that'll play in a standard DVD player, k9copy. I have young kids, and for some weird reasons I haven't bought them and video iPods. Backing up their DVDs is kind of a must.
...particularly including desktops, is this really the way to go? If something is written to the OpenGL ES 2.0 API, besides 'mobile devices' what desktop systems (Linux, Mac, Windows) could it run on?
Customizing the error sounds after boot was a lot of fun on those early Macs. I had this sound clip from Ghostbusters, and my name is Ray, so it kind of took the edge off when I put in an unreadable floppy and the Mac spit it out, exclaiming: "Ray, this looks extraordinarily bad."
"...And the lord said, `lo, there shall only be case or default labels inside a switch statement'"
"a typedef name was a complete surprise to me at this point in your program"
"`Volatile' and `Register' are not miscible"
"This struct already has a perfectly good definition"
"Symbol table full - fatal heap error; please go buy a RAM upgrade from your local Apple dealer"
"type in (cast) must be scalar; ANSI 3.3.4; page 39, lines 10-11 (I know you don't care, I'm just trying to annoy you)"
I only bought a couple for the kids - flOw and Monsters, but I'm re-downloading them now, no fuss. So, that's a relief.
I'm not blaming Sony particularly, but I hadn't had problems with that hard drive before. Now, if I upgrade again, I'm going to need to make two backups, and hope at least one of them works.
I backed up everything to an old 10GB drive I had, and swapped out the drive. The restore failed - I got back a few non-DRM'd videos, and some game saves, but it lost network settings, the actual games (I'd better be able to re-download them, haven't tried yet), and the new 'Life With Playstation' thing. I haven't been tempted to download videos yet... and I probably won't, now. Certainly not until after I install Linux on it (one reason I bumped up the drive in the first place.)
If you're getting Photoshop for free, too, then you shouldn't have any problem with the free Linux codecs. :->
Streaming media and web stuff: USD$40. DVD playback: USD$50.00.
...this actually makes sense. (What that says about the legal structures in place, of course, is a separate question.)
And sometimes we can look at things right here on Earth, too!
Bingo. I can get DVDs or Blu-ray for the same price from Blockbuster Online (and Netflix is the same way). I have a PS/3 and a nice big 1080p screen... but at least half the time I'll choose DVD just because I can play it somewhere besides the family room. If it's not an F/X blockbuster, there's not really a point to HD.
Add in the generally minimal quality of movies these days, and, well, I too am not shocked by the number of Blu-ray discs not flying off the shelves.
(But, "cheesy comic book movies" or no, I have to admit I will be getting Iron Man on Blu-ray. :-> )
My experience with Vista was different. And even on XP, it looks like I'll have to install some kind of emulator to let the kids play The Incredible Machine 3. The game insists on putting its save files in the root of C:, and I'm not giving my kids accounts permission to do that.
Not at TigerDirect, at least not with my bank. There was no way to opt out, period - and I looked very carefully.
Same here. Just got a PS3 as a surprise birthday present last month. I haven't bought a Blu-ray disc yet, or even rented one. I'm not going to re-buy my library. For new movies, I'll probably get Blu-ray, but even then only for the special-effects-heavy things. For dramas and comedies, what's the point? An upscaled DVD looks just fine on our 1080p TV.
I'll probably get "Iron Man" on Blu-ray when it comes out, but I can't think of anything else offhand that I'd care enough about. Heck, I'm a big fan of the first two "Terminator" movies, and the T2 Blu-ray is only $15... and I still wasn't tempted. I've got it on DVD, looks good... and I don't re-watch movies all that often anyway.
Actually, the "template-based addressing" in the story really can have some profound effects. (My own explanation of how Tierra works here.) Google becoming intelligent probably isn't one of them, but some systems are a lot more 'evolvable' than others.
Same applies to Iceland, of course.
As others have noted, though, the particular 'game' in TFA plays on an unmodified PS3 without Linux on it, because it takes advantage of the Java subset built into the PS3 for Blu-ray support. It is to that extent interesting, as it is a 'homebrew' game that can be played on an unmodified PS3 using its built-in, stock OS, without having to pay Sony a license fee.
It's debatable how useful this will be, as BD-J seems fairly limited (particularly w/o signed code), and Sony could update the firmware to prevent running such things off a flash drive, but still, this development is noteworthy.
I'm just wondering if they'll close this off (running BD-J off of non-disc media) in a forthcoming firmware update...
A discussion of other reasons to buy a PS3 besides an exclusive game, specifically in reply to a comment discussing that, is offtopic? Uh, well, okay...