Since this service is recording phone calls I imagine the company might want to keep the data for a "reasonable" time. I wonder if it could be used to prove alibis and such? Very interesting times indeed.
In the VHS vs Beta days you couldn't get high quality porn for free. I want HD DVD to win as I have invested in it but I just don't think this will be a big push for team HD DVD.
Still can not use basic things such as a usb modem in parallels while even the pre-release from vmware could use them with no problems. For my use right now vmware has the lead.
this whole net centric thing is ridiculous. The vast majority of USA still can not get more then dial up speeds with out paying for T1 and so forth. Each year they promise DSL or some form of wireless for the non urban USA but it never happens.
I don't think people can afford $400 for xbox 360 or 600 if they want same functionality as the PS3. I don't think price is a big concern in the era of credit cards and huge personal debt. now $250 for nintendos machine is probably the sweet spot regarding price (impulse buy) but its lack of HD resolution means it will look weird on HD sets. I think I read that in the US 1 out of 6 TV sold are now HD so some people are going to be upset that the new nintendo doesn't look quite right on their new TV.
"Separate Note: Of course, Sony keeps shooting themselves in the foot. This strategy *might* have worked reasonably well if confidence in Sony was still high. But with people boycotting them over everything from rootkits to Lik-Sang, PLUS Sony's extremely poor E3 presentations, PLUS their general arrogance when handling the public, I seriously doubt that they're going far this generation."
Stop believing that a majority even knows and even if they did know that would care about any of those assholish and idiotic actions by sony. Only slashdotters and diggers and other like sites know about those problems with sony and even not all of them are against sony. Most people simply dont give a fuck about what goes on in the background of -any- given corporation.
Myself I wont be getting a PS3 because at the moment it is too expensive for me. My original xbox is a good enough media player and game machine. If the PS3 gets hacked or has an option get full mediacenter.de type functionality then I might save up for one. Its the same reason I didnt get the xbox 360.
I wouldn't agree that Mark Cuban is an idiot I will say that he is a tool. He used to be on the side of consumers that are getting fake HD from Directv and Dish Network then one day its like no big deal.
Fake HD being 1920x1080i transcoded to 1280x1080i or 1440x1080i and reduced bit rate beyond what the lowering of resolutions would provide for. Sometimes the "HD" that they send looks like a bad xvid encode.
One of these formats will fade away as will regular DVD. My idea is that Hollywood wants stronger and better DRM (for them not us lowly users) which both Blu-Ray and HD DVD have so for that reason alone one of these formats will succeed because they will eventually stop supporting regular DVDs which have been for the most part totally cracked.
Subchannels = the death of HDTV. That is you like your HDTV all full of macroblocking everything there is a scene change. But that is beside the point I think over the air HDTV is going to fade away as more and more stations run more programs on subchannels. Eventualy I think HDTV from the broadcast networks will end up being a premium service on cable/FIOS and satellite systems ( I dont really consider satellite a true HDTV source especialy directv which transcodes all 1920x1080i to 1280x1080 and reduces the bitrate signicantly so that it is just DVD or slightly better then DVD). The stations will run a direct link of the full HDTV feed to the cable/FIOS etc and probably just send a 16x9 720x480p of the network programming over the air with the crap subchannels like weather and informercials.
Here is the website with DirecTV bit rates for HD http://www.widemovies.com/dfwbitrate.html I cant seem to find the similiar page for DishNetwork bitrates at the moment
I have seen the comment that gaming is impossible everytime a cell or satellite internet is mentioned. What I am wondering would it be possible to set up a server for high lag users so they could play among equals?
umm you do realize that NewsCorp/Fox Broadcasting simultaneously has the most pro-Bush programs O'reilly and Sean Hannity and the most anti-Bush programs American Dad and The Simpsons starting several years ago?
In my case stock AMDs fans have more noisier granted this was several years ago. Every stock AMD fan at the time was way noisier then stock Intel fans. My guess would be there that is some sort of connection that users such as myself in thinking or perceiving that more noise equals more heat.
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This is useless until I can use it with my Wiimote.
I hope they make a mac version of this. I want to replace the 7300 in my mac pro but the ATI isn't enough of a performance upgrade.
Since this service is recording phone calls I imagine the company might want to keep the data for a "reasonable" time. I wonder if it could be used to prove alibis and such? Very interesting times indeed.
You try making water when your prostate is the size of grapefruit! Then we can talk about how making water is not difficult.
Is this why dealextreme.com is down or something totally unrelated?
But is it a raging clue?
In the VHS vs Beta days you couldn't get high quality porn for free. I want HD DVD to win as I have invested in it but I just don't think this will be a big push for team HD DVD.
Still can not use basic things such as a usb modem in parallels while even the pre-release from vmware could use them with no problems. For my use right now vmware has the lead.
Does it still check for a ummm "proper" Windows XP?
this whole net centric thing is ridiculous. The vast majority of USA still can not get more then dial up speeds with out paying for T1 and so forth. Each year they promise DSL or some form of wireless for the non urban USA but it never happens.
There wont be any legal dual format players any time soon. The Sony Blu-Ray license prohibits HD DVD playback in the same machine.
I don't think people can afford $400 for xbox 360 or 600 if they want same functionality as the PS3. I don't think price is a big concern in the era of credit cards and huge personal debt. now $250 for nintendos machine is probably the sweet spot regarding price (impulse buy) but its lack of HD resolution means it will look weird on HD sets. I think I read that in the US 1 out of 6 TV sold are now HD so some people are going to be upset that the new nintendo doesn't look quite right on their new TV.
"Separate Note: Of course, Sony keeps shooting themselves in the foot. This strategy *might* have worked reasonably well if confidence in Sony was still high. But with people boycotting them over everything from rootkits to Lik-Sang, PLUS Sony's extremely poor E3 presentations, PLUS their general arrogance when handling the public, I seriously doubt that they're going far this generation."
Stop believing that a majority even knows and even if they did know that would care about any of those assholish and idiotic actions by sony. Only slashdotters and diggers and other like sites know about those problems with sony and even not all of them are against sony. Most people simply dont give a fuck about what goes on in the background of -any- given corporation.
Myself I wont be getting a PS3 because at the moment it is too expensive for me. My original xbox is a good enough media player and game machine. If the PS3 gets hacked or has an option get full mediacenter.de type functionality then I might save up for one. Its the same reason I didnt get the xbox 360.
I wouldn't agree that Mark Cuban is an idiot I will say that he is a tool. He used to be on the side of consumers that are getting fake HD from Directv and Dish Network then one day its like no big deal.
Fake HD being 1920x1080i transcoded to 1280x1080i or 1440x1080i and reduced bit rate beyond what the lowering of resolutions would provide for. Sometimes the "HD" that they send looks like a bad xvid encode.
If lawyers want to do this to themselves imagine what they want to do to regular folk who blog.
You might have a point except at times itunes has totally fucked Mac users also. should be easily searchable for the specifics.
1 HDMI port from a TV I got around 2 years ago.
Not a HDTV luddite like most slashdotters...
One of these formats will fade away as will regular DVD. My idea is that Hollywood wants stronger and better DRM (for them not us lowly users) which both Blu-Ray and HD DVD have so for that reason alone one of these formats will succeed because they will eventually stop supporting regular DVDs which have been for the most part totally cracked.
Subchannels = the death of HDTV. That is you like your HDTV all full of macroblocking everything there is a scene change. But that is beside the point I think over the air HDTV is going to fade away as more and more stations run more programs on subchannels. Eventualy I think HDTV from the broadcast networks will end up being a premium service on cable/FIOS and satellite systems ( I dont really consider satellite a true HDTV source especialy directv which transcodes all 1920x1080i to 1280x1080 and reduces the bitrate signicantly so that it is just DVD or slightly better then DVD). The stations will run a direct link of the full HDTV feed to the cable/FIOS etc and probably just send a 16x9 720x480p of the network programming over the air with the crap subchannels like weather and informercials.
Here is the website with DirecTV bit rates for HD http://www.widemovies.com/dfwbitrate.html
I cant seem to find the similiar page for DishNetwork bitrates at the moment
If this website http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo12139.htm is correct this NSA warrantless domestic spying etc... has been US policy since at least 1979.
Anyone know if that is for real or not?
I have seen the comment that gaming is impossible everytime a cell or satellite internet is mentioned. What I am wondering would it be possible to set up a server for high lag users so they could play among equals?
Somewhat making my point. If it makes Fox/NewsCorp money they will run it regardless of political orientation.
umm you do realize that NewsCorp/Fox Broadcasting simultaneously has the most pro-Bush programs O'reilly and Sean Hannity and the most anti-Bush programs American Dad and The Simpsons starting several years ago?
Just some food for thougt...
In my case stock AMDs fans have more noisier granted this was several years ago. Every stock AMD fan at the time was way noisier then stock Intel fans. My guess would be there that is some sort of connection that users such as myself in thinking or perceiving that more noise equals more heat.
To be fair the re-release of ET on DVD included a seperate DVD that did show the agents with guns. I would not have purchased the DVD otherwise.