Re:Initial cost misinformation
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PVR150's can come either with or without remote. Typically without they run about 10 bucks cheaper. I personally went the do it yourself route with the universal remote I already use and built a little IR receiver with parts from radioshack using a design from the web.
But there are more user friendly step by step guides out there. Takes about ten minutes to do if you're a complete novice with a soldering iron and circuit boards like I am, and about 10 bucks worth of stuff from Radio Shack (I actually had to buy the soldering iron too, so it cost more than if I just bought the dang thing)
You, personally, may be an idiot, but I don't think what people (like myself) who love their MythTV are saying is that people are idiots. I think what we're saying is that the point of many recent articles is that Tivo faces a very real chance of getting pushed out of the market, and then you very well might be screwed.
Meanwhile, an open source alternative exists at a similiar price point (Assuming you have to buy everything from scratch).
Here's what I see for a Tivo: $99 refurb from tivo.com 80 hours with a one-time product lifetime fee of $299.
Now in the special case of people with satellites or High Def there is a difference, but then you can't use the basic $99 refurb Tivo for HD either.
The MythTV machine also is as expandable as any PC. There are lots of reasons to like the smooth interface, sleek design, and user friendliness out of the box for the Tivo, but price just isn't one of them.
Re:I guess someone at TiVo downloaded Mythtv
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And while we're at it (To give them some more ideas)
Myth Check DVD Playback - Yes DVD Ripping - Yes Picture Gallery - Yes Music Jukebox - Yes Easy web configuration - Yes
But see, they added FUD. You can't just use any ol' tool for that. If you want to truly fear the gestappo breaking down your door, seizing your equiptment, and slapping you with a billion dollar fine, you've got to use the GUI that labels "Billy - first haircut.mpg" as "WARNING STOLEN FILE FOUND".
It's just that Steve Wozniak is probably where he got the idea. He's got a long story about it that is pretty old, if I could find the link to the write up on it.
You want someone to demonstrate proof of conciousness?
Hell, you can't even demonstrate that my boss has human conciousness, outside of my frame of perspective. For all I know, once he leaves my office he turns into a pink elephant and flits around with the fairies. 'Demonstrate' is most definitely not the word you are looking for when you're talking about conciousness.
At least the top people get rich with a Ponzi scheme. That's the whole problem with this system, it's not just a Ponzi scheme, it's a poorly run one being guarded by a group of people who made Al Capone look like a choirboy.
Word can have more than one meaning, particularly when the source is from an entirely different era. Translated into modern english, it's "Ensure peace within our borders, provide defense of our borders, and provide for the common good"
You've hit the nail on the head, regardless of your intent. The problem with the wikipedia is people slinging mud at expers who know what they are talking about, particularly by anonymous people with only the barest reading comprehension skills.
There is a decidedly revisionist, politically correct, liberal, secular humanist bent to the Wikipedia that prevents it from becoming an entirely reliable source. Accuracy isn't nearly as encouraged as non-offensiveness. Anyone who dealt with the flames on the Bush and Kerry campaign can see that easily.
I don't know where you live, but it is not West- or Northern Europe.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your first clue would have been "my side of the Pacific".
Those are two places you don't want to make fun of even jokingly. I swear they put crack in their coffee, people are SERIOUS about loyalty to either of those chains. Be safe, say you are sorry, and maybe no one will get hurt. Think of all those coffee-laced, pent up, hockey fans.
Ironically pointing out the entire flaw with his reasoning and copyright law in general. If you wanted to and had the materials, you could see a pair of pants you want and make yourself a copy and no one would complain as long as you didn't sell them. You could refine your own gas (theoretically) and use it as long as you don't sell it. I don't need to pay anyone to make a personal use copy of ANYTHING if I have the tools and know how to make it myself.
Fair use and personal use don't vanish because something is digital. It just isn't my fault they make their living based on a product no one particularly needs that can be reproduced easily and effectively. Perhaps they need to reevaluate their business model.
Why should we make legislation to enforce what parents want their kids to have?
We, as a society, don't want kids to have smokes, booze, or pornography, whether or not a given parent cares. We can show ill effects from kids drinking, from kids smoking, and from kids watching pornography. Yes, we can very often show those same effects with adults, but adults are allowed to screw up their own lives for the most part. Games we haven't demonstrated a real effect on the kids, and we haven't made any strong casual links to society.
It boils down to some parents don't want their kids playing these games, and the parents are getting the law to enforce it. It is a slippery slope argument in it's very nature, which doesn't make it wrong inherintly. Moving the precedent from what is known to be harmful to what some people just don't like is a real change in policy.
You'd think Europe would learn. We refused to join then for the reason the UN is losing it's charm now. You can't be defended by a paper tiger. Euro and American ideologies simply do not mesh well. The European view is a police state where each county governs itself and largely ignores the rest of the world except for where trade is concerned. The goal is for everyone to play nicely and be free to pursue their own happiness.
The American view is that we have a responsibility to protect ourselves both home and abroad, and not only that but to protect our friends and allies. We also have a strong concept of protecting the "innocent" as defined as those whose own governments are against them.
We believe we have an obligation to the world, and the Euros think we should leave the world alone. The Euros, however, don't seem to mind letting us cover the bulk of their defense costs, however.
You can rig just about anything you want on your own personal property to take pictures of just about anything you want. The only time there are special case laws involve hidden cameras and obscene photos in places you reasonably expect to be private, even on private property.
This definitely doesn't happen for me. Are you using an official build? My startup is set to:
http://news.google.com/|http://slashdot.org/
And has been for quite some time.
Slashdot Mirror
PVR150's can come either with or without remote. Typically without they run about 10 bucks cheaper. I personally went the do it yourself route with the universal remote I already use and built a little IR receiver with parts from radioshack using a design from the web.
Here's a rough overview: Lirc Homebrew page
But there are more user friendly step by step guides out there. Takes about ten minutes to do if you're a complete novice with a soldering iron and circuit boards like I am, and about 10 bucks worth of stuff from Radio Shack (I actually had to buy the soldering iron too, so it cost more than if I just bought the dang thing)
You, personally, may be an idiot, but I don't think what people (like myself) who love their MythTV are saying is that people are idiots. I think what we're saying is that the point of many recent articles is that Tivo faces a very real chance of getting pushed out of the market, and then you very well might be screwed.
Meanwhile, an open source alternative exists at a similiar price point (Assuming you have to buy everything from scratch).
Here's what I see for a Tivo:
$99 refurb from tivo.com 80 hours with a one-time product lifetime fee of $299.
$400
For a PC:
Generic case: $20
Hauppauge PVR 150 x2: $150
Generic mobo: $35
256 megs of RAM: $30
AMD 2200+: $70
GeForce MX4000 (For Svideo out): $30
Harddrive (120GB ~240 Hours@Tivo Quality): $70
$405
Now in the special case of people with satellites or High Def there is a difference, but then you can't use the basic $99 refurb Tivo for HD either.
The MythTV machine also is as expandable as any PC. There are lots of reasons to like the smooth interface, sleek design, and user friendliness out of the box for the Tivo, but price just isn't one of them.
And while we're at it (To give them some more ideas)
Myth Check
DVD Playback - Yes
DVD Ripping - Yes
Picture Gallery - Yes
Music Jukebox - Yes
Easy web configuration - Yes
But see, they added FUD. You can't just use any ol' tool for that. If you want to truly fear the gestappo breaking down your door, seizing your equiptment, and slapping you with a billion dollar fine, you've got to use the GUI that labels "Billy - first haircut.mpg" as "WARNING STOLEN FILE FOUND".
Hey, if there's *** on the field, play ball.
It's just that Steve Wozniak is probably where he got the idea. He's got a long story about it that is pretty old, if I could find the link to the write up on it.
I believe he nearly got arrested once.
http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/matt.davis/C mabrigde/
Here's a place to start.
You want someone to demonstrate proof of conciousness?
Hell, you can't even demonstrate that my boss has human conciousness, outside of my frame of perspective. For all I know, once he leaves my office he turns into a pink elephant and flits around with the fairies. 'Demonstrate' is most definitely not the word you are looking for when you're talking about conciousness.
That's true. I've said in the passed what Slashdot really needs is a -1 Wrong.
Or to translate more: CygWin/X lets me ssh to my home linux machine and type something like gnucash and have the window pop up on my screen at work.
At least the top people get rich with a Ponzi scheme. That's the whole problem with this system, it's not just a Ponzi scheme, it's a poorly run one being guarded by a group of people who made Al Capone look like a choirboy.
As opposed to the calm, rational bias free discussion we typically have.
General welfare != welfare state
Word can have more than one meaning, particularly when the source is from an entirely different era. Translated into modern english, it's "Ensure peace within our borders, provide defense of our borders, and provide for the common good"
No, the point of the subpoena is to get your name, which they then bully settling early to claim victory.
The purpose of denying this is to force them to prove in court that you've actually broken the law BEFORE your name gets turned over for bullying.
You've hit the nail on the head, regardless of your intent. The problem with the wikipedia is people slinging mud at expers who know what they are talking about, particularly by anonymous people with only the barest reading comprehension skills.
There is a decidedly revisionist, politically correct, liberal, secular humanist bent to the Wikipedia that prevents it from becoming an entirely reliable source. Accuracy isn't nearly as encouraged as non-offensiveness. Anyone who dealt with the flames on the Bush and Kerry campaign can see that easily.
I don't know where you live, but it is not West- or Northern Europe.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your first clue would have been "my side of the Pacific".
*BZZZZZZZZZ*
CD Profits are up.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5561.cfm
It's not nearly late enough in the thread for someone respected to post correct, non-inflamatory, rational information.
You're going to stop all the foaming at the mouth, and who wants a half-frothed troll this close to Christmas?
Those are two places you don't want to make fun of even jokingly. I swear they put crack in their coffee, people are SERIOUS about loyalty to either of those chains. Be safe, say you are sorry, and maybe no one will get hurt. Think of all those coffee-laced, pent up, hockey fans.
Parent post is revealing Cheney's undisclosed location! Mod parent down unless you hate America!
Ironically pointing out the entire flaw with his reasoning and copyright law in general. If you wanted to and had the materials, you could see a pair of pants you want and make yourself a copy and no one would complain as long as you didn't sell them. You could refine your own gas (theoretically) and use it as long as you don't sell it. I don't need to pay anyone to make a personal use copy of ANYTHING if I have the tools and know how to make it myself.
Fair use and personal use don't vanish because something is digital. It just isn't my fault they make their living based on a product no one particularly needs that can be reproduced easily and effectively. Perhaps they need to reevaluate their business model.
Why should we make legislation to enforce what parents want their kids to have?
We, as a society, don't want kids to have smokes, booze, or pornography, whether or not a given parent cares. We can show ill effects from kids drinking, from kids smoking, and from kids watching pornography. Yes, we can very often show those same effects with adults, but adults are allowed to screw up their own lives for the most part. Games we haven't demonstrated a real effect on the kids, and we haven't made any strong casual links to society.
It boils down to some parents don't want their kids playing these games, and the parents are getting the law to enforce it. It is a slippery slope argument in it's very nature, which doesn't make it wrong inherintly. Moving the precedent from what is known to be harmful to what some people just don't like is a real change in policy.
You'd think Europe would learn. We refused to join then for the reason the UN is losing it's charm now. You can't be defended by a paper tiger. Euro and American ideologies simply do not mesh well. The European view is a police state where each county governs itself and largely ignores the rest of the world except for where trade is concerned. The goal is for everyone to play nicely and be free to pursue their own happiness.
The American view is that we have a responsibility to protect ourselves both home and abroad, and not only that but to protect our friends and allies. We also have a strong concept of protecting the "innocent" as defined as those whose own governments are against them.
We believe we have an obligation to the world, and the Euros think we should leave the world alone. The Euros, however, don't seem to mind letting us cover the bulk of their defense costs, however.
Yes, of course.
You can rig just about anything you want on your own personal property to take pictures of just about anything you want. The only time there are special case laws involve hidden cameras and obscene photos in places you reasonably expect to be private, even on private property.
This definitely doesn't happen for me. Are you using an official build? My startup is set to: http://news.google.com/|http://slashdot.org/ And has been for quite some time.