Tivo is fine except for exporting the stuff to other devices. Currently I'm using a Adaptec VideOh USB 2.0 which does HW MPEG-2 encoding along with Snapstream. All of this is on a W2k box but the video is stored on a FreeBSD box. Along with this I have Gateway Connected DVD players that can access the recorded video and audio stored on the FreeBSD box. There are also some Rio Receivers spread around for audio only. The only other thing I would like is to be able to operate the recording/scheduling remotely. If only the Connected DVDs had some kind of simple web browser.
The Pentax K-1000 was mentioned but there are other choices in the K-series like the KM which is a all manual camera and the professional K2 which has manual and automatic modes. These have interchangable focusing screens along with an assortment of other accessories. The prices on these are right around the cost of a K-1000. There is also the Pentax MX which is a all manual camera with all of the above features but in a smaller size. The Olympus OM-1 is a very nice camera and some good deals can be had on those also. Keep in mind a lot of the metering systems in these old cameras depended on the steady voltage of mercury cells which are no longer available. I have both a K2 and MX and haven't experienced any problems but I also had a Canon F-1 which was sensitive to this but is still an excellent camera. You can always get a handheld meter to overcome this. Manual Nikons are excellent of course but they're a bit overpriced I think.
I recommend the Pentax K2 and MX, both with a Pentax SMC 50mm f1.4 for starters. Avoid the temptation of cheap zooms. Instead get an assortment of fixed focal length lenses. I dislike Vivitar lenses mainly because the focusing ring turns in the opposite direction of the Pentax lenses. If these lenses were any good I could probably overlook this.
I bought two Smartmodem 300s when they first came out. I remember when I called the distributor they had never heard of them. Before we were using Universal Data Systems line-powered modems. These didn't have dialers so being able to dial from a terminal or application was like magic. Hayes also made a Smartclock which was just a clock with a RS232 interface but it was simpler and cheaper than anything else on the market.
The argument that people are hurting "the artists" by trading music on the internet is extremely weak. Most active musicians make most of their money by playing live shows.
To earn a living the Mexican band Molotov must continously tour because of piracy. And most "active" musicians don't make any money.
Rio Receivers. New ones are $75.00 and they have built-in 10W/channel amplifiers, HomePNA and Ethernet. I have four of them all being served by a FreeBSD box running Jreceiver. If want wireless I can add a bridge.
It was outlawed in the 1970s as the result of lobbying by American television manufacturers. It turned out it was changing channels on TV sets that used ultrasonic remote controls. The American TV manufacturers were losing business to Japanese TV manufacturers that were using infrared remote controls. I remember a guy in a bar getting beat up during Super Bowl because when he talked he changed the channel to My Mother the Car.
I work as an independent contractor. One of the tests the IRS will use to validate independent contractor status is having more than one client at a time. Starting a few years ago all of the contracts I'd was given contained language that said everything I do belongs to them. I always cross this out and they always say the wording applies only to the work I do on their nickel.I tell them that's fine with me but it needs to be written that way. They always rewrite it in a way I'm comfortable with.
If you don't show up the judge issues a bench warrant for contempt of court. Then a detail of jarheads comes to your house, yanks you out of bed and throws you in the back of the humvee that takes you to the waiting C130 that will fly you down to Guantanamo Bay where you'll wait for another opening in the judge's docket. Then you'll know the meaning of WTF, pard'ner.
I have two heparin-coated stents on my heart. If this could reduce instances of the stents closing I would be more than willing to use it. Trauma causing a spontaneous release of the drug wouldn't be much of a concern. In fact, should my "little chip" should become smashed I suspect that would be the least of my worries if I had any at all.
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Won't this CD play perfectly well on a non-Windows box without having to "violate" the DMCA? Isn't this one of the nuisance lawsuits that Shrub wants to eliminate?
Getting a national do-not-call list was exactly what the TMs wanted. That way they could challenge it in federal court. If they didn't they'd have to challenge it in each state. It was dumb anyway. They need a 'do-call' list not a 'do-not-call'.
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How much is your $60K car going to be worth with 2000 hrs and 3-5 years on it? How much are you going to spend on it during that period?
Yeah, and those damn cars will never take off either if you have to replace the tires every 3-5 years at $300 a pop.
I've always liked the Cerfcube myself.
Tivo is fine except for exporting the stuff to other devices. Currently I'm using a Adaptec VideOh USB 2.0 which does HW MPEG-2 encoding along with Snapstream. All of this is on a W2k box but the video is stored on a FreeBSD box. Along with this I have Gateway Connected DVD players that can access the recorded video and audio stored on the FreeBSD box. There are also some Rio Receivers spread around for audio only. The only other thing I would like is to be able to operate the recording/scheduling remotely. If only the Connected DVDs had some kind of simple web browser.
The Pentax K-1000 was mentioned but there are other choices in the K-series like the KM which is a all manual camera and the professional K2 which has manual and automatic modes. These have interchangable focusing screens along with an assortment of other accessories. The prices on these are right around the cost of a K-1000. There is also the Pentax MX which is a all manual camera with all of the above features but in a smaller size. The Olympus OM-1 is a very nice camera and some good deals can be had on those also. Keep in mind a lot of the metering systems in these old cameras depended on the steady voltage of mercury cells which are no longer available. I have both a K2 and MX and haven't experienced any problems but I also had a Canon F-1 which was sensitive to this but is still an excellent camera. You can always get a handheld meter to overcome this. Manual Nikons are excellent of course but they're a bit overpriced I think.
I recommend the Pentax K2 and MX, both with a Pentax SMC 50mm f1.4 for starters. Avoid the temptation of cheap zooms. Instead get an assortment of fixed focal length lenses. I dislike Vivitar lenses mainly because the focusing ring turns in the opposite direction of the Pentax lenses. If these lenses were any good I could probably overlook this.
What's next the Harley-Davidson desktop?
I bought two Smartmodem 300s when they first came out. I remember when I called the distributor they had never heard of them. Before we were using Universal Data Systems line-powered modems. These didn't have dialers so being able to dial from a terminal or application was like magic. Hayes also made a Smartclock which was just a clock with a RS232 interface but it was simpler and cheaper than anything else on the market.
I use to do this but realized it was easier just not to have guests. Now I can pile stuff up till it falls on the floor without worry.
The argument that people are hurting "the artists" by trading music on the internet is extremely weak. Most active musicians make most of their money by playing live shows.
To earn a living the Mexican band Molotov must continously tour because of piracy. And most "active" musicians don't make any money.
Rio Receivers. New ones are $75.00 and they have built-in 10W/channel amplifiers, HomePNA and Ethernet. I have four of them all being served by a FreeBSD box running Jreceiver. If want wireless I can add a bridge.
It was outlawed in the 1970s as the result of lobbying by American television manufacturers. It turned out it was changing channels on TV sets that used ultrasonic remote controls. The American TV manufacturers were losing business to Japanese TV manufacturers that were using infrared remote controls. I remember a guy in a bar getting beat up during Super Bowl because when he talked he changed the channel to My Mother the Car.
I work as an independent contractor. One of the tests the IRS will use to validate independent contractor status is having more than one client at a time. Starting a few years ago all of the contracts I'd was given contained language that said everything I do belongs to them. I always cross this out and they always say the wording applies only to the work I do on their nickel.I tell them that's fine with me but it needs to be written that way. They always rewrite it in a way I'm comfortable with.
If you don't show up the judge issues a bench warrant for contempt of court. Then a detail of jarheads comes to your house, yanks you out of bed and throws you in the back of the humvee that takes you to the waiting C130 that will fly you down to Guantanamo Bay where you'll wait for another opening in the judge's docket. Then you'll know the meaning of WTF, pard'ner.
This could greatly improve efficiency of vote buying. The money for the vote could be transfered directly into your account.
Be careful what you ask for; you just might get it.
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No, the most efficient method is to reform natural gas.
I have two heparin-coated stents on my heart. If this could reduce instances of the stents closing I would be more than willing to use it. Trauma causing a spontaneous release of the drug wouldn't be much of a concern. In fact, should my "little chip" should become smashed I suspect that would be the least of my worries if I had any at all.
but then it got up and stumbled around.
Won't this CD play perfectly well on a non-Windows box without having to "violate" the DMCA? Isn't this one of the nuisance lawsuits that Shrub wants to eliminate?
I don't recall them shoving Divx down our throats. It was a stupid idea that didn't take off. You must have bought a Divx player?
They didn't buy the product. They took it without paying.
is to keep producing crap that no one will want to copy.
Poor sod.
But them telemarketers....they ain't human.
Getting a national do-not-call list was exactly what the TMs wanted. That way they could challenge it in federal court. If they didn't they'd have to challenge it in each state. It was dumb anyway. They need a 'do-call' list not a 'do-not-call'.
IANAL (but should have been)