I'm sure Iran has better commercial 'net access available than just T1's.. If this company is serious about succeeding, and with those prices I'm sure they can, they most likely have a bit wider pipe.
In all honesty though, I doubt the FBI is going to come knocking on our doors with warrants saying "You're going to jail for streaming video from Iran."
Wouldn't the provider be at risk, not the receiver?
I know I should just look, but I'm too lazy. Do they run digitally copied versions of the movies? Or do they do analog-only version and have certain "playtimes"? I'd guess digital of some sort...
That's a whole lot of bandwidth if that's the case though, ouch. If you figure regular TV is 640x480, and you're trying to spit out 20-25FPS at 10-15k per image? Youch.
I'll have to check it out and give it a try.. Theres some newer movies recently released I'd like to take a look at.
Careful. In some states carrying a set of lockpicks and not being a locksmith by trade is considered illegal. They're also not necessarily easy to use tools... Some of the guys that work here are quite good at what they do and it still takes them some time to get the pins caught just right.
Real life? Isn't that the place where you have to camp lines to see movies, forage food from your fridge (or under couches) and be glared at threateningly by your roommates when you walk around in your boxers?
If they're showing Attack of the Clones where I'm from, on release day, I'm sure they can show it most OTHER accessible places for people who want to see movies.
I'm not touting the X-Box, was just not sure if it had DVD support or not.. My PS2 supports DVD playback out of the box, but you can get a remote for ~$20 US. I personally think it was the best buy out of the bunch, but then, I'm a big fan of Squaresoft games too.
But I do recall hearing that Square might be licensing to NGC again sometime soon (or vice-versa), so we'll see.:)
Thanks for the info, didn't know you needed hardware additions on the X-Box for DVD playback!
"Microsoft might decide to lower the price of the X-Box a little bit more in retaliation. Yay, competitive pricing!"
I have to admit that I highly doubt it... I'm sure microsoft set their current price-drop in line with expecting Nintendo to drop theirs to their current mark.
As far as I know, Gamecube can't play DVD's either, correct? That's an awesome value-added feature. I was on the verge of buying a DVD player myself as well, but ended up just picking up a playstation 2 and killing 2 birds with one stone.
X-Box plays DVD's as well, right? I think the $50 difference is reasonable.
I remember trying to configure samba about 3 years ago when I first started working with linux... Most of my pain was caused by trying to work with the shares as well.
Nowadays theres so many howto's out, though. They made it a ton easier to get things done. Hell, I think you can even configure shares with SWAT now too which simplifies it even more.
Because Act!, Peachtree, AutoCAD, Visio, Access Gold (Security software we install) and other applications critical to our business run SO well under linux emulation. Please.
If everybody at this office sat and browsed the web all day, or sat staring at their inbox, we could afford to do something like that. Sadly, though, this is an environment where we need to get things done. I realize there are some linux-based solutions available that can tend to those needs, but next time please stick to the original question.
Trying to integrated eudora addressbooks with Winfax phonebooks left an incredibly sour taste in my mouth for the software. I wouldn't be planning on doing that with -my- system, per se, but it's just one of those things.
I used an older version in the past (read: 6 years ago), I think it was an early version of Eudora Lite. It was pretty straight forward, but then again most stuff back then was.:)
I wasn't necessarily implying anything, it was just poorly stated.
We're a pretty small company here and I'm generally just hardware tech support, but I know where you're coming from. Everyone here knows to be incredibly wary about opening up file attachments in emails, and for the most part, to not even -open- anything with a questionable email attachment.
As of right now most of the people here are using Act!, which doesn't support HTML (thankfully) and auto-running of scripts/attachments/etc. The only problem is that it has a tendency to just die or go awry at times. Oh well. My superior wants us to move towards an exchange server/outlook based solution, but I've been hesitant.
Myself? I *do* use Outlook(XP), it's survivable, but I'd rather move to something else that's a bit less corporate (and safe for that matter).
Anyhow, I'm rambling. Thanks for the suggestions:)
Alright. I've been in the field for some time but have never really pursued this: What other options for email clients do we HAVE besides Outlook/Outlook express in a windows environment?
I'm pretty sure that Eudora is still around, but what is out there for windows-based, user friendly software? It'd almost be worth the switch just to avoid all these damn Outlook-friendly virii.
You seriously think they keep text logs of everything everyone ever says for the entire 4 years of the game? 400,000 subscribers?
I'm a player myself, I've had to petition GM's on numerous occassions and was told "Sorry friend, we don't have access to older logs". Even in cases of account fraud, they really can't get any logged proof, with the exception of login/out times.
If anything, I'd think they would MAYBE have game text logs a week or so old, but anything more than that? I have to doubt it.
I know this is off-topic, but for how much people used to knock Tom's saying that he's an invalid source for tech news there sure as hell are a lot of people submitting stories from there.
An old college instructor of mine did the same thing with some high-weight window wrap. Similar idea. The hard drive has been working for about 5 years since he did the project, he more or less did it just to show students what the inside of a drive looks like while it's functioning.
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I'm sure Iran has better commercial 'net access available than just T1's.. If this company is serious about succeeding, and with those prices I'm sure they can, they most likely have a bit wider pipe.
In all honesty though, I doubt the FBI is going to come knocking on our doors with warrants saying "You're going to jail for streaming video from Iran."
Wouldn't the provider be at risk, not the receiver?
I know I should just look, but I'm too lazy. Do they run digitally copied versions of the movies? Or do they do analog-only version and have certain "playtimes"? I'd guess digital of some sort...
That's a whole lot of bandwidth if that's the case though, ouch. If you figure regular TV is 640x480, and you're trying to spit out 20-25FPS at 10-15k per image? Youch.
I'll have to check it out and give it a try.. Theres some newer movies recently released I'd like to take a look at.
Let me tell you, theres nothing worse than a hostile gopher hole.
Careful. In some states carrying a set of lockpicks and not being a locksmith by trade is considered illegal. They're also not necessarily easy to use tools... Some of the guys that work here are quite good at what they do and it still takes them some time to get the pins caught just right.
Hah.
Star Wars Type-R with new "Kung-Fu Grip!" ?
Real life? Isn't that the place where you have to camp lines to see movies, forage food from your fridge (or under couches) and be glared at threateningly by your roommates when you walk around in your boxers?
Hmm. Maybe everquest wasn't so bad.
No, it doesn't.
If they're showing Attack of the Clones where I'm from, on release day, I'm sure they can show it most OTHER accessible places for people who want to see movies.
I'm not touting the X-Box, was just not sure if it had DVD support or not.. My PS2 supports DVD playback out of the box, but you can get a remote for ~$20 US. I personally think it was the best buy out of the bunch, but then, I'm a big fan of Squaresoft games too.
:)
But I do recall hearing that Square might be licensing to NGC again sometime soon (or vice-versa), so we'll see.
Thanks for the info, didn't know you needed hardware additions on the X-Box for DVD playback!
"Microsoft might decide to lower the price of the X-Box a little bit more in retaliation. Yay, competitive pricing!"
I have to admit that I highly doubt it... I'm sure microsoft set their current price-drop in line with expecting Nintendo to drop theirs to their current mark.
As far as I know, Gamecube can't play DVD's either, correct? That's an awesome value-added feature. I was on the verge of buying a DVD player myself as well, but ended up just picking up a playstation 2 and killing 2 birds with one stone.
X-Box plays DVD's as well, right? I think the $50 difference is reasonable.
Wow, tough choice! Have a 6 hour delay or have the possibility of impending danger or even death due to malfunction?
My thoughts exactly...
"If only they were using Open Source Software in the aviation industry..."
Software upgrades have a tendency to take time, regardless of OS flavor. I'm not sure it's time to raise the closed-source effigies and burn them.
" Well, if she is a diseased whore why would you want to touch her in "certain ways"? "
You've obviously never been to college, dear friend.
I remember trying to configure samba about 3 years ago when I first started working with linux... Most of my pain was caused by trying to work with the shares as well.
Nowadays theres so many howto's out, though. They made it a ton easier to get things done. Hell, I think you can even configure shares with SWAT now too which simplifies it even more.
Kudos to the Samba team for a job well done!
Some images (and fun Japanese text!) can be seen here:
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http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200203
Not karma whoring.. If I was, I'd take the effort to make that a link.
Neat looking toy!
Sure, that's great.
Because Act!, Peachtree, AutoCAD, Visio, Access Gold (Security software we install) and other applications critical to our business run SO well under linux emulation. Please.
If everybody at this office sat and browsed the web all day, or sat staring at their inbox, we could afford to do something like that. Sadly, though, this is an environment where we need to get things done. I realize there are some linux-based solutions available that can tend to those needs, but next time please stick to the original question.
Who modded this up?
Trying to integrated eudora addressbooks with Winfax phonebooks left an incredibly sour taste in my mouth for the software. I wouldn't be planning on doing that with -my- system, per se, but it's just one of those things.
:)
I used an older version in the past (read: 6 years ago), I think it was an early version of Eudora Lite. It was pretty straight forward, but then again most stuff back then was.
I wasn't necessarily implying anything, it was just poorly stated.
We're a pretty small company here and I'm generally just hardware tech support, but I know where you're coming from. Everyone here knows to be incredibly wary about opening up file attachments in emails, and for the most part, to not even -open- anything with a questionable email attachment.
:)
As of right now most of the people here are using Act!, which doesn't support HTML (thankfully) and auto-running of scripts/attachments/etc. The only problem is that it has a tendency to just die or go awry at times. Oh well. My superior wants us to move towards an exchange server/outlook based solution, but I've been hesitant.
Myself? I *do* use Outlook(XP), it's survivable, but I'd rather move to something else that's a bit less corporate (and safe for that matter).
Anyhow, I'm rambling. Thanks for the suggestions
Alright. I've been in the field for some time but have never really pursued this: What other options for email clients do we HAVE besides Outlook/Outlook express in a windows environment?
I'm pretty sure that Eudora is still around, but what is out there for windows-based, user friendly software? It'd almost be worth the switch just to avoid all these damn Outlook-friendly virii.
Psst..
You forgot to mention "I flew into an epileptic muscle-locking rage 3 times while the AC was spanking my poor bootah."
Come on!
You seriously think they keep text logs of everything everyone ever says for the entire 4 years of the game? 400,000 subscribers?
I'm a player myself, I've had to petition GM's on numerous occassions and was told "Sorry friend, we don't have access to older logs". Even in cases of account fraud, they really can't get any logged proof, with the exception of login/out times.
If anything, I'd think they would MAYBE have game text logs a week or so old, but anything more than that? I have to doubt it.
I can't wait to see Lowtax's update tomorrow, he's going to be rolling in tears.
I have to admit..
That this is pretty cool..
I just wish that they'd..
Put more info per page..
Into their slideshow..
Ugh.
Doesn't the constitution also protect us from tyranny? And last I checked, Microsoft wasn't too keen on free speech and thought.
I know this is off-topic, but for how much people used to knock Tom's saying that he's an invalid source for tech news there sure as hell are a lot of people submitting stories from there.
;p
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Sorry, theres only one thing I pump briskly for 5 minutes and I certainly don't get a 20 minute charge out of it.
An old college instructor of mine did the same thing with some high-weight window wrap. Similar idea. The hard drive has been working for about 5 years since he did the project, he more or less did it just to show students what the inside of a drive looks like while it's functioning.
Pretty impressive.