I couldn't turn up a lot of technical details on their site about how it connects to the repository on the server. If I were building it, I would have implemented it as OS-appropriate file-sharing a'la SMB, NFS, etc that wouldn't require any additional software on the PC. I get the impression from the way their site is worded that you do have to install something of theirs on the server machine. Maybe someone who owns one or has been more successful turning up technical details can add a clue?
As far as TV cards go, I have only owned 2: an old Pinnacle Systems and an ATI All in Wonder RADEON 32. I have been very happy with the ATI card and the (Windows) software that came with it. It works well under Windows and Linux (limited experience on that topic, though) and has tons of multimedia I/O. The only thing noticably missing being a coax cable out. Of course, I only notice this because my current TV is a dinosaur without S-video or RCA inputs!:-) The Pinnacle card was less impressive, but the cost and feature difference between them was substantial.
As for PVR software, if you are a tinkerer you will probably do best w/ Linux as the platform because a lot of people are currently working on PVR projects for that OS. I can't recommend any particular packages, but Google should be able to help. Windows options are probably going to be more limited because I think most of the stuff available is custom to the card it ships with. I haven't seen a lot of off the shelf, general purpose PVR software, but then again, I haven't really looked for it either...
I don't believe this constitutes broadcast since it's "pull" technology. i.e. the DVD player pulls the files over the WLAN. Broadcast is sending out the signal so that anyone with appropriate hardware can intercept it.
My reading is that it does not. It just plays what's already on your PC. It would have to have a TV Tuner or other A/V in to record, but they say nothing about such interfaces or capabilities.
I was contemplating building a separate PVR node for my LAN that would live in the entertainment center and store to the "server" in my office, but this is looking like a pretty sweet option. $100 for the tuner and PS2 NIC + no extra hardware in my E.C. = quite elegant! Of course, my server box already has an AIW RADEON, so it can handle the recording functions that this lacks. It just couldn't (till now) play them on my main TV...
X-Com UFO Defense for the Playstation is worth good money, in the range of $30-$50 US last time I sold one on ebay. Target unloaded a ton of the PC version a year or so ago and I bought multiple copies to share with my friends for $5 each, which seems to be about the current market value as well...
Thanks for the clarification. I thought hard about that post because I knew I wasn't correctly expressing the nature of the problem, but in the end laziness won out and I hit "Submit" anyway.
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Interference of cell phones with avionics is a red herring. The real problem with using cell phones on airplanes is that at high altitude and speed, a cell phone hops towers too frequently.
The case for avionics interference is actually quite weak, from all reports I've heard. The policy for cell use on aircraft is partly CYA, partly greed (use our in-flight phone instead) and partly a cookie to the cell industry, which cannot or does not want to deal with the hassles of supporting high-speed tower-hopping on their networks...
You look at the CC purely through the filter that the **AAs have put on your eyes when you see it as "for the benefit of amateurs only". The distinction between amateur and professional in the creative world is created by corporations that want you to believe that nothing shipping without a major label, studio, or publisher's brand on it can be worthwhile.
The point is that CC is defining a licensing alternative for creators to use independent of signing their life and work away to corporate masters. I applaud their efforts as a reasonable step in freeing artistic works from corporate control. Perhaps with a strong legal infrastructure such as this in place (let's face it, artists typically don't pay much attention to such matters, which is how so many of them end up paupers while the label/studio/publisher profits from their work) we will finally start to see the power of corporate copyright diminish and true (I never thought I'd say this word with a straight face) empowerment of the creators.
Yes, CSS is pretty self-documenting and I understand the selector syntax.
What I wanted to have generalized was the parameters of the CSS so that they correspond to the measurement system endorsed by IAB. The article mentioned standard sizes of 160x600, 300x250, 180x150, 728x90 IMU. The original example used 346x280, which doesn't correlate to any of these measurements. My question was, what is an IMU and how do I translate it into a system understood by CSS (e.g. px, pt)?
Can you elaborate a little on this CSS and how it might be generalized? The parameters you use don't correspond to the IMU values reported on the AIB article, so I assume there is some mapping to be done between IMU and pixels? Also, can you suggest any test cases, i.e. sites that implement the IAB standards?
CD are and have always been a form of advertising to get people to their concerts
I think you should check your facts. Concerts are a big money maker for very few acts that can fill large arenas in many cities worldwide. For most artists, and definitely for most independents, touring is at best a break-even proposition used to promote the recordings (often financed by their labels against future recording sales).
OK, I'm pretty sure you're joking, but I'll bite. Wouldn't that produce a negative image record consisting of peaks rather than troughs that was, therefore, unplayable? Wouldn't you just end up with something between silence and random noise if the peaks turned into grooves?
Um... It is the members that were *elected* that were to step down Dec 15. ICANN has decided to allow them to linger on a bit as a PR ploy to make them look responsive to public criticism.
dogma n. pl. dogmas or dogmata (-m-t) 1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church. 2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine. 3. A principle or belief or a group of them: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" (Abraham Lincoln).
Where in this definition does is stipulate that dogma is necessarily devoid of reason? For example, might I not take it as dogma that the only things to be believed are those that can be demonstrated by mathematical reasoning?
Nice to see Microsoft taking reponsibility for their mistakes, but they really should have done so when they designed Windows
This is a really silly aside. If we waited for software to be perfect before designing/releasing it, we would never have any software. Design flaws are part of the process. How they are fixed with minimal technical and insult to the users is what is important. IMO, the real reason to slag MS is for changing the license terms in exchange for a security patch!
True enough, but how do you define the target audience for a book that purports to teach a subject in 24 hours? Wouldn't that be people who know nothing about the subject going in?
True enough. Perhaps some sort of about-the-author blurb is in order for all the reviews. It would certainly help put some context into them.
I'm not sure I agree that this isn't amateur hour, though./. is essentially a conversation board for commentary on news published elsewhere, not a news source per se (this is one of the things that, for me, makes it as endearing as it is occassionally frustrating), although you could make an argument that the it is evolving into the latter role. Given that nature, should we really put the book reviews to be a higher standard than the other chatter?
Now, as for the sweeping statement that Slashdot readers are intelligent people, you may be straining your credibility...;-)
Could it be this book was secretly published by Microsoft to try and produce a glut of sloppy sysadmins and therefore diminish the security and credibility of Unix, much as inventing the C programming language was actually a backfired cold war plot to set back Soviet computer science?
Note for the humor impaired: It's a joke, not a troll...
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Any tips on an HDTV tuner card with support for Linux?
I couldn't turn up a lot of technical details on their site about how it connects to the repository on the server. If I were building it, I would have implemented it as OS-appropriate file-sharing a'la SMB, NFS, etc that wouldn't require any additional software on the PC. I get the impression from the way their site is worded that you do have to install something of theirs on the server machine. Maybe someone who owns one or has been more successful turning up technical details can add a clue?
:-) The Pinnacle card was less impressive, but the cost and feature difference between them was substantial.
As far as TV cards go, I have only owned 2: an old Pinnacle Systems and an ATI All in Wonder RADEON 32. I have been very happy with the ATI card and the (Windows) software that came with it. It works well under Windows and Linux (limited experience on that topic, though) and has tons of multimedia I/O. The only thing noticably missing being a coax cable out. Of course, I only notice this because my current TV is a dinosaur without S-video or RCA inputs!
As for PVR software, if you are a tinkerer you will probably do best w/ Linux as the platform because a lot of people are currently working on PVR projects for that OS. I can't recommend any particular packages, but Google should be able to help. Windows options are probably going to be more limited because I think most of the stuff available is custom to the card it ships with. I haven't seen a lot of off the shelf, general purpose PVR software, but then again, I haven't really looked for it either...
Cheers!
I don't believe this constitutes broadcast since it's "pull" technology. i.e. the DVD player pulls the files over the WLAN. Broadcast is sending out the signal so that anyone with appropriate hardware can intercept it.
My reading is that it does not. It just plays what's already on your PC. It would have to have a TV Tuner or other A/V in to record, but they say nothing about such interfaces or capabilities.
I was contemplating building a separate PVR node for my LAN that would live in the entertainment center and store to the "server" in my office, but this is looking like a pretty sweet option. $100 for the tuner and PS2 NIC + no extra hardware in my E.C. = quite elegant! Of course, my server box already has an AIW RADEON, so it can handle the recording functions that this lacks. It just couldn't (till now) play them on my main TV...
Yeah, just read /. archives for the proof!
X-Com UFO Defense for the Playstation is worth good money, in the range of $30-$50 US last time I sold one on ebay. Target unloaded a ton of the PC version a year or so ago and I bought multiple copies to share with my friends for $5 each, which seems to be about the current market value as well...
Excellent point, but a minor correction:
A "Not Guilty" verdict cannot be appealed as it would violate the "double jepoardy" clause of the constitution.
Thanks for the clarification. I thought hard about that post because I knew I wasn't correctly expressing the nature of the problem, but in the end laziness won out and I hit "Submit" anyway.
Interference of cell phones with avionics is a red herring. The real problem with using cell phones on airplanes is that at high altitude and speed, a cell phone hops towers too frequently.
The case for avionics interference is actually quite weak, from all reports I've heard. The policy for cell use on aircraft is partly CYA, partly greed (use our in-flight phone instead) and partly a cookie to the cell industry, which cannot or does not want to deal with the hassles of supporting high-speed tower-hopping on their networks...
You look at the CC purely through the filter that the **AAs have put on your eyes when you see it as "for the benefit of amateurs only". The distinction between amateur and professional in the creative world is created by corporations that want you to believe that nothing shipping without a major label, studio, or publisher's brand on it can be worthwhile.
The point is that CC is defining a licensing alternative for creators to use independent of signing their life and work away to corporate masters. I applaud their efforts as a reasonable step in freeing artistic works from corporate control. Perhaps with a strong legal infrastructure such as this in place (let's face it, artists typically don't pay much attention to such matters, which is how so many of them end up paupers while the label/studio/publisher profits from their work) we will finally start to see the power of corporate copyright diminish and true (I never thought I'd say this word with a straight face) empowerment of the creators.
Yes, CSS is pretty self-documenting and I understand the selector syntax.
What I wanted to have generalized was the parameters of the CSS so that they correspond to the measurement system endorsed by IAB. The article mentioned standard sizes of 160x600, 300x250, 180x150, 728x90 IMU. The original example used 346x280, which doesn't correlate to any of these measurements. My question was, what is an IMU and how do I translate it into a system understood by CSS (e.g. px, pt)?
Can you elaborate a little on this CSS and how it might be generalized? The parameters you use don't correspond to the IMU values reported on the AIB article, so I assume there is some mapping to be done between IMU and pixels? Also, can you suggest any test cases, i.e. sites that implement the IAB standards?
I think you should check your facts. Concerts are a big money maker for very few acts that can fill large arenas in many cities worldwide. For most artists, and definitely for most independents, touring is at best a break-even proposition used to promote the recordings (often financed by their labels against future recording sales).
OK, I'm pretty sure you're joking, but I'll bite. Wouldn't that produce a negative image record consisting of peaks rather than troughs that was, therefore, unplayable? Wouldn't you just end up with something between silence and random noise if the peaks turned into grooves?
Funny, but I think that # was meant to be a root shell prompt...
RTFA. Oh wait, you can't. It's already /.ed. :-)
Um... It is the members that were *elected* that were to step down Dec 15. ICANN has decided to allow them to linger on a bit as a PR ploy to make them look responsive to public criticism.
... to the Microsoft Tax when we buy a machine loaded with cruft we have no intention of using?
dogma n. pl. dogmas or dogmata (-m-t)
1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a church.
2. An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true. See Synonyms at doctrine.
3. A principle or belief or a group of them: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present" (Abraham Lincoln).
Where in this definition does is stipulate that dogma is necessarily devoid of reason? For example, might I not take it as dogma that the only things to be believed are those that can be demonstrated by mathematical reasoning?
True enough, but how do you define the target audience for a book that purports to teach a subject in 24 hours? Wouldn't that be people who know nothing about the subject going in?
A well reasoned and insightful reply, but did you apply it to the right comment? I was just being a wiseacre, not critiquing the merits of the book...
True enough. Perhaps some sort of about-the-author blurb is in order for all the reviews. It would certainly help put some context into them.
/. is essentially a conversation board for commentary on news published elsewhere, not a news source per se (this is one of the things that, for me, makes it as endearing as it is occassionally frustrating), although you could make an argument that the it is evolving into the latter role. Given that nature, should we really put the book reviews to be a higher standard than the other chatter?
;-)
I'm not sure I agree that this isn't amateur hour, though.
Now, as for the sweeping statement that Slashdot readers are intelligent people, you may be straining your credibility...
Ummm... It's called peer review. Would you rather have a pastry chef reviewing Unix books?
Could it be this book was secretly published by Microsoft to try and produce a glut of sloppy sysadmins and therefore diminish the security and credibility of Unix, much as inventing the C programming language was actually a backfired cold war plot to set back Soviet computer science?
Note for the humor impaired: It's a joke, not a troll...