Seriously, are we going to make a story out of every point release of iPhone's firmware?
No, but we ARE going to make a big deal out of the first patch ever of a phone many of us are actively trying to hack. Seriously.
I think you're missing the point. This test is significantly worse for hybrids. You can argue if it was designed to target them specifically or not, but the fact is that the numbers coming out of it are so far more in line with real-world reports... for whatever reason...
If you can get in from the very beginning, work for their Geek Squads, or the guys doing hardware installs and computer repairs. If you can't do that, get a sales job, take their training and work your way up into the Geek Squad position or become a manager. That will certainly look better on a resume for most second jobs than contributing to an open source project (not that that's not a valuable thing to do in your free time).
Otherwise, try a temp agency or something like that with a company that could potentially offer you a long-term job.
Not on the 360... yet... although I don't know the details of this particular hack. Even several of the physical on/off switch modchips were eventually able to be detected or thwarted by Microsoft code updates.
But how will the MPAA like that Linux hackers can go through and do whatever they want with a video stream?
Um... they won't. That's why it's so critical that WE have control over the software so that WE can do what WE want. A company that wrote such software would be put under immense pressure. I'm sure they'll receive some just for building the hardware.....
That is my current vehicle, 2000 CBR600F4.:) However the road I commute on is under construction so you can not legally pass (no lane splitting). Also, the proper gear is extremely hot during the 100+ degree summers we get here.
Also, I would like to be gasoline free entirely as my house is solar-powered.
I have a 12.5 mile commute on a back road signposted at 45mph but almost entirely stop and go traffic.
An NEV is limited to 25mph and legal only on roads signposted 35mph or less.
Walking is not an alternative (too slow and too hot during summer)
Public transit is 2 miles from my house then an hour and a half in roughly the wrong direction then a mile and a half walk to my office
Bicycling can be done, but I arrive to work hot and sweaty (no showers here) and it's hard to carry my laptop and a change of clothes and shoes (sweaty in a backup)
A Sparrow (now NmG) is $25k with limited parts support and unknown problems and battery life, plus getting insurance is still an unknown
The ZAP Xebra is close.... but the company is extremely unreliable and the thing is just f-ing ugly and the chinese quality and battery life is a big unknown at this point.
A hybrid is just as much hype as the Segway, not delivering near the mileage promised with unknown life expentancy and increased purchase cost over a standard car... and you're still buying from the oil industry.
Small diesels (Smart, VW, etc.) are not available here in the US... and Diesel is still controlled by the oil industry and market prices
The Segway (in fact nearly any electric scooter) _almost_ works.... but it still doesn't quite have the speed or the range and the definitive legality in bicycle lanes in every city along my route. I got a chance to use one after knee surgery and it was AMAZING the flexibility and control it gives you. In that regard it _is_ better than a traditional sit-on scooter, but the 3 wheeled version is nearly as good. Assuming they get actual range carrying my weight.
So, smart-alec Segway bashers.... what _real_ alernative have you got for me??
Afterall, who would want just "Another Brick in the Wall" without the entire album?
Actually it's interesting that you choose that particular song as I frequently use that as my example... people hear and like that catchy tune, but unless you're "into" Floyd who wants to sit through that whole damn album?
Not to bash your band for the sake of bashing, but I downloaded their entire discography and that was the only song of theirs I enjoyed.
Greenday - "American Idiot" is supposed to be another where the "album" is the attraction. While it does work well together, there's no reason people couldn't just download "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "When Septembet Ends" because that's what they're heard ont he radio.
I thought I would miss PIP from the UTV a lot more than I actually have. I'd gladly lose that to gain HMO, TivoToGo, etc. What I was watching in the PIP I can just record and skip through it when I want.
Best thing I like about Tivo is being able to get at the data I'm recording. Not to sound like an open source zealot (it pains me to agree with them), but a closed system will just make me feel locked in and limited.
I would like multiple outputs like some of the DishPVRs have. Although if HMO is quick enough over wireless (doubt it will be even with MPEG4) I could survive.
Even with a hacked series 2 Tivo, I still can't use TivoToGo right? I'm currently using tserver and tyshow and it's like a lot of open source software... 80% complete for 80% of the featues with 80% reliability and an 80% chance of never being completed or adequately supported.:)
Currently searching for a single-seater all-electric or at least super-efficient gas commute vehicle (12mi each way on a 45mph back road, recharging available at work) that cost less than a fully loaded Honda Civic.
Current products sold and licensable in the US that fit the bill: 0 (zero)
All you bashers (reviewer included), please tell me what $400 alternative is out there that has WiFi and Bluetooth and some kind of mass-storage device? Battery life has to be greater than a laptop, so let's say 4-5 hours. Keyboard preferred, but if there's a workable alternative that would be fine.
Screen must be landscape for viewing web pages (so rule out your ipaq's and palms and most cellphones).
I think Nokia got the concept, design, and price right... they just missed on the keyboard and the application & connectivity reliability. If they come out with an attachable thumboard (bluetooth or otherwise) and they provide patches for the OS and the apps, I'll definitely buy one.
--D
We have an STK SL8500 loaded with various drives. For a medium-sized shop (12TB is quite a volume for a medium shop, btw) I would definitely recommend and L700 and a couple LTO3 drives. You can always connect a second library now or later. They have a new product, the L1400 that comes pre-configured with ACSLS built-in... might save you some time and energy if you have to mix backup environments.
I've wanted an AIM bot that would look up an address or phone number or perform a google search. Beats using a crappy WAP interface on my cellphone or Blackberry.
Instead we get the ShoppingBuddy which just appears to be a menu system of URL links to their Shopping site.... I wish it would just query Froogle, then if I'm in a store I could send it the product name or SKU and have it tell me the proper price.
MovieFone was much better, I think I might use that occasionally
A better question is which programmer in their right mind that knows enough to allow their code to be open sourced, would be working for SCO of all people?
I know most of you guys don't, but I choose to watch TV in my family room. On my big plasma TV.
Where's the set-top-box that can easily find, select, and play this content? I heard they're doing IPTV for porn sites, are those boxes useful for anything else like this?
--D
Excuse me for not downloading the program, but their website makes it sound like the application offers the chance to delete files.
Could we all get together and flood the MPAA and the developer (assuming they're evil by association) and call them about all of our deleted home movies and recording and Windows missing its sounds?
p.s. Did anyone else notice in the scrolling background of the MPAA page that their users names like gay1e@fileshare, wildchick29076, anonymous, and more!
That is the fundamental problem of these devices. I currently own the old Archos Multimedia 20 and while it does an admirable job of playing videos, it is very specific about what it will play and requires the resolution to be drastically reduced to fit its screensize. Unfortunately, that resolution is something you would never use on a computer or on VCDs, so you effectively have two or three copies of every movie.
Archos' answer is to use their PVR plug-in module, but the frame rate and quality on that is aweful at best.
The Tivo/DVD Player -> PMP sync is the critical part of the equation and the one the MPAA want to prevent the most. I haven't been able to see Tivo's new "transfer to laptop" option, but if PMPs can be made to play those files we're half way there. Phase 2 is the ability to purchase and download episodes of shows and movies from the media companies websites. Even if it has to go to the Tivo first (using a service they provide?) that would be fine for now.
--D
Just saw this product (don't remember where from), but the details are EXTREMELY sketchy. It's being sold exclusively through Target (apparently online only).
I ordered mine today so we'll see what it actually is. It's supposed to use WiFi to connect to multiple IM services with no service fees. I'm not sure if it's via proxy or direct, and what kind of support it will have for non-open hotspots. I've also heard rumors that it will eventually get a firmware update to stream audio to it. I'm doubtful though!
I'll post a full report when it arrives. No affiliation with company (and I don't even believe it will do what it claims).
Speculation is that former Deputy AG Larry Thompson will come back and take Ashcroft's place. From what I've read of him so far, he at least seems somewhat more sane.... did you know Ashcroft is opposed to DANCING!
I have the older Archos JBMM20, and it's a wonderful machine despite its quirks and lousy firmware and small screen. However, the biggest pain in the ass is converting my downloaded video clips into the resolution and codec that it needs to play. It's a slow and tedious process.
Now, my brother has a DirecTivo set to dump to his NetApp drive array. My UltimateTV can't do that, and even if it could... I'd have to convert those videos to put them on my Archos anyway.
Same goes for DVDs. To rip a DVD I legally own, to use on my own portable hardware, I have to pay for some [possibly illegal] software and deal with the frustrations of getting those to work right.
What is needed is a play-any-content, tightly integrated to video-on-demand services and all of the other video-related hardware in my house. Of course, Disney (Michael Eisner is the devil) is fundamentally opposed to that view of the world. While you're at it, why not allow me to stream the videos on my device (no hard drive) from my central server over Wifi or ?
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No, but we ARE going to make a big deal out of the first patch ever of a phone many of us are actively trying to hack. Seriously.
I think you're missing the point. This test is significantly worse for hybrids. You can argue if it was designed to target them specifically or not, but the fact is that the numbers coming out of it are so far more in line with real-world reports... for whatever reason...
If you can get in from the very beginning, work for their Geek Squads, or the guys doing hardware installs and computer repairs. If you can't do that, get a sales job, take their training and work your way up into the Geek Squad position or become a manager. That will certainly look better on a resume for most second jobs than contributing to an open source project (not that that's not a valuable thing to do in your free time).
Otherwise, try a temp agency or something like that with a company that could potentially offer you a long-term job.
Not on the 360... yet... although I don't know the details of this particular hack. Even several of the physical on/off switch modchips were eventually able to be detected or thwarted by Microsoft code updates.
My kids are smart enough to check what's running on their PC. Can I install a logger on my WRT54G (running hyperWRT + Thibor 15c firmware)?
But how will the MPAA like that Linux hackers can go through and do whatever they want with a video stream?
Um... they won't. That's why it's so critical that WE have control over the software so that WE can do what WE want. A company that wrote such software would be put under immense pressure. I'm sure they'll receive some just for building the hardware.....
That is my current vehicle, 2000 CBR600F4. :) However the road I commute on is under construction so you can not legally pass (no lane splitting). Also, the proper gear is extremely hot during the 100+ degree summers we get here.
Also, I would like to be gasoline free entirely as my house is solar-powered.
The Segway (in fact nearly any electric scooter) _almost_ works.... but it still doesn't quite have the speed or the range and the definitive legality in bicycle lanes in every city along my route. I got a chance to use one after knee surgery and it was AMAZING the flexibility and control it gives you. In that regard it _is_ better than a traditional sit-on scooter, but the 3 wheeled version is nearly as good. Assuming they get actual range carrying my weight.
So, smart-alec Segway bashers.... what _real_ alernative have you got for me??
Afterall, who would want just "Another Brick in the Wall" without the entire album?
Actually it's interesting that you choose that particular song as I frequently use that as my example... people hear and like that catchy tune, but unless you're "into" Floyd who wants to sit through that whole damn album?
Not to bash your band for the sake of bashing, but I downloaded their entire discography and that was the only song of theirs I enjoyed.
Greenday - "American Idiot" is supposed to be another where the "album" is the attraction. While it does work well together, there's no reason people couldn't just download "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "When Septembet Ends" because that's what they're heard ont he radio.
I thought I would miss PIP from the UTV a lot more than I actually have. I'd gladly lose that to gain HMO, TivoToGo, etc. What I was watching in the PIP I can just record and skip through it when I want.
Best thing I like about Tivo is being able to get at the data I'm recording. Not to sound like an open source zealot (it pains me to agree with them), but a closed system will just make me feel locked in and limited.
I would like multiple outputs like some of the DishPVRs have. Although if HMO is quick enough over wireless (doubt it will be even with MPEG4) I could survive.
Even with a hacked series 2 Tivo, I still can't use TivoToGo right? I'm currently using tserver and tyshow and it's like a lot of open source software... 80% complete for 80% of the featues with 80% reliability and an 80% chance of never being completed or adequately supported. :)
Currently searching for a single-seater all-electric or at least super-efficient gas commute vehicle (12mi each way on a 45mph back road, recharging available at work) that cost less than a fully loaded Honda Civic.
Current products sold and licensable in the US that fit the bill: 0 (zero)
All you bashers (reviewer included), please tell me what $400 alternative is out there that has WiFi and Bluetooth and some kind of mass-storage device? Battery life has to be greater than a laptop, so let's say 4-5 hours. Keyboard preferred, but if there's a workable alternative that would be fine. Screen must be landscape for viewing web pages (so rule out your ipaq's and palms and most cellphones). I think Nokia got the concept, design, and price right... they just missed on the keyboard and the application & connectivity reliability. If they come out with an attachable thumboard (bluetooth or otherwise) and they provide patches for the OS and the apps, I'll definitely buy one. --D
We have an STK SL8500 loaded with various drives. For a medium-sized shop (12TB is quite a volume for a medium shop, btw) I would definitely recommend and L700 and a couple LTO3 drives. You can always connect a second library now or later. They have a new product, the L1400 that comes pre-configured with ACSLS built-in... might save you some time and energy if you have to mix backup environments.
--D
I've wanted an AIM bot that would look up an address or phone number or perform a google search. Beats using a crappy WAP interface on my cellphone or Blackberry.
Instead we get the ShoppingBuddy which just appears to be a menu system of URL links to their Shopping site.... I wish it would just query Froogle, then if I'm in a store I could send it the product name or SKU and have it tell me the proper price.
MovieFone was much better, I think I might use that occasionally
--D
A better question is which programmer in their right mind that knows enough to allow their code to be open sourced, would be working for SCO of all people?
I for one, would never have bought a Pontiac Aztek if it hadn't been featured on Survivor
Oh so you're the one that bought the Aztek.....
What, did you buy a Corvette this season?
--D
I know most of you guys don't, but I choose to watch TV in my family room. On my big plasma TV. Where's the set-top-box that can easily find, select, and play this content? I heard they're doing IPTV for porn sites, are those boxes useful for anything else like this? --D
Will TV show production companies be the first to show some sense and offer their own downloads on a pay per view basis?"
No, they won't. Ever.
Excuse me for not downloading the program, but their website makes it sound like the application offers the chance to delete files.
Could we all get together and flood the MPAA and the developer (assuming they're evil by association) and call them about all of our deleted home movies and recording and Windows missing its sounds?
No contact phone on dtecnet's support page.
--D
p.s. Did anyone else notice in the scrolling background of the MPAA page that their users names like gay1e@fileshare, wildchick29076, anonymous, and more!
Now they just need to aquire the rights to Formula 1 back from eveil Sony and we can get an F1 console game back in the US.
--D
That is the fundamental problem of these devices. I currently own the old Archos Multimedia 20 and while it does an admirable job of playing videos, it is very specific about what it will play and requires the resolution to be drastically reduced to fit its screensize. Unfortunately, that resolution is something you would never use on a computer or on VCDs, so you effectively have two or three copies of every movie. Archos' answer is to use their PVR plug-in module, but the frame rate and quality on that is aweful at best. The Tivo/DVD Player -> PMP sync is the critical part of the equation and the one the MPAA want to prevent the most. I haven't been able to see Tivo's new "transfer to laptop" option, but if PMPs can be made to play those files we're half way there. Phase 2 is the ability to purchase and download episodes of shows and movies from the media companies websites. Even if it has to go to the Tivo first (using a service they provide?) that would be fine for now. --D
Just saw this product (don't remember where from), but the details are EXTREMELY sketchy. It's being sold exclusively through Target (apparently online only).
http://www.zipitwireless.com
I ordered mine today so we'll see what it actually is. It's supposed to use WiFi to connect to multiple IM services with no service fees. I'm not sure if it's via proxy or direct, and what kind of support it will have for non-open hotspots. I've also heard rumors that it will eventually get a firmware update to stream audio to it. I'm doubtful though!
I'll post a full report when it arrives. No affiliation with company (and I don't even believe it will do what it claims).
--D
Speculation is that former Deputy AG Larry Thompson will come back and take Ashcroft's place. From what I've read of him so far, he at least seems somewhat more sane.... did you know Ashcroft is opposed to DANCING!
--D
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I have the older Archos JBMM20, and it's a wonderful machine despite its quirks and lousy firmware and small screen. However, the biggest pain in the ass is converting my downloaded video clips into the resolution and codec that it needs to play. It's a slow and tedious process.
Now, my brother has a DirecTivo set to dump to his NetApp drive array. My UltimateTV can't do that, and even if it could... I'd have to convert those videos to put them on my Archos anyway.
Same goes for DVDs. To rip a DVD I legally own, to use on my own portable hardware, I have to pay for some [possibly illegal] software and deal with the frustrations of getting those to work right.
What is needed is a play-any-content, tightly integrated to video-on-demand services and all of the other video-related hardware in my house. Of course, Disney (Michael Eisner is the devil) is fundamentally opposed to that view of the world. While you're at it, why not allow me to stream the videos on my device (no hard drive) from my central server over Wifi or ?
--D