The inability of the US to rein in pollution.
Um... World wide pollution levels are down dramatically over the last 20 years. Mostly due to American environmental policies. The US has some of the cleanest air and water in all the world.
If you really want to blame someone for any poor environmental policies it should be the Third World and Eastern Europe. Toxic Emissions down nearly 55% Polluted Coverage, good links.
They don't have to. They own that particular bit of the TV landscape. Just like if you want to advertise your business or cause you can do it for free and pretty much how you want on your own property. So, Viacom, regardless of the motive and underlying garbage involved, can scroll whatever they please across their own broadcast.
However, I do not think that Dish has any standing to block said scroll. Simply because it sets a bad precedent. What's to stop them from blocking boobs on HBO or bleeping the Chappelle Show when he drops an N-bomb?
What would be a good idea would be for the advertisers to use the data to find what commercial you *didn't* skip. Might lead to better commercials or more commercials during your favorite shows for things you really want. Rather than tapon commercials during Monster Garage or some crap.
With a properly pointed dish, weather will not be a big problem. The issue becomes when enough water or snow accumulates on the dish to change the shape of the dish for a short period of time. I'm not talking about physically deforming the dish, but just changing the focus point.
Now, I live in West Central Florida which gets a ton of rain, especially in the summer. The only time it gets bad is when the storms are so severe that it would probably be a good idea to turn off and unplug all that sensitive equipment. A passing shower or even an all-day soaker doesn't affect me at all. There are weather sheilds available that keep the rain and snow (for you northerners) off the dish. That should keep the problem down to just those rare times when the signal just can't penetrate all the rain of a heavy heavy storm.
Of course, that all assumes that the dish is pointed accurately. The picture will be fine with a less than ideal signal on a clear day. But you want to get as high a signal strength on as many transponders as possible. Common sense.
This is the greatest reply I have ever seen on Slashdot. I laughed the rest of the day.
Great, Ogg sounds better. I would be pretty safe to say that 99.9% of those who use Ogg (or any other digital music format for that matter) have neither the sound reproduction equipment nor a room with proper acoustics to actually distiguish between an Ogg file and anything else.
This goes on the list of things you can count on in the Slashdot replies: 1. Goatse 2. 1,2,3 Profit 3.... in Soviet Russia... 4. Any article about digital media will have a reply complaining that "there's no ogg support!"
And the sum total of all helicopters in the air at any given time in the whole world is probably much less than the number of cars on a given 10 mile strech of highway in a large city during rush hour.
Then take into account that your Apache driver buddy is doing most of his work in formation with other highly trained people. One of his wingmen isn't going to veer left just for the hell of it. And if he has to make a move, he's going to check what's around him, radio the other helos, then make his move.
The real point is that no commerical digital music company is really going to support another non-DRM digital music format. The only reason they all support MP3 is because it is in large use already. Any support of OGG or any other format beyond WMA, AAC, and MP3 should be considered a bonus.
That is, it would be great to have, but don't hold your breath.
I will admit that of Ogg I know very little. So if it can be DRM wrapped, then it may have a future. Except that since it isn't controlled by someone they know, the RIAA will probably not be too excited about it either way.
I'm not the AC who posted before, but I do have some info.
Here is some kind of devkit, tho it appears to be for the Home Media Option end of things.
IANAProgrammer...
But Tivo (series 1) runs linux on a PowerPC processor. I know enough about unix and linux to know that each flavor has a few "tweaks" that may not carry from flavor to flavor. So once you figure out those tweaks on Tivo's linux, then you should be able to develop using standard linux development tools. If you hit the Tivo Community Forum or the Deal Database forums you can find hundreds, if not thousands, of applications written to run on the Tivo.
And, under certian conditions, you can still use your Tivo without a subscription. It becomes exactly a digital VCR. It doesn't have any guide data or anything that makes it as useful as it is when subscribed.
Most Tivo loyalists don't like to talk about it, but there are ways to load 3rd party guide data onto your unsubb'ed Tivo.
So, if one is that hardcore, they can buy the Tivo, add a NIC, and get their own guide data loaded. All while never paying a monthly fee.
Actually AC, you're half right. Sure a pocket 40 gig goes for $150, that's still $300 less than the sticker price of an iPod. Not, as the OP said "just a little above..."
Read the whole thread son.
Now I remember why I don't post here anymore....
5. Price. For once, Apple is not selling the most expensive product on the market. The iPod sells for very little above what the HD alone would sell for
As much as I would like to own an iPod, I have to disagree with the above statement.
Check Pricewatch...
EIDE 30 Gig disk, as low as $39. Or a firewire 30 gigger for about $54. And a 30 gig iPod goes for upwards of $450. I love the iPod and really want one, but they are darn near the most expensive product in it's class.
Not bitching... jeebus people. Read the whole message.
Now, AC, read this carefully...
Many close friends own Macs and tell me, first hand, that Apple does not generally support older software and hardware. So, finding out that an old iPod doesn't work with the newest version of iTunes is not suprising.
Was that clear enough for you son?
Granted, it would be painful to try and run XP on a P-II or something that old. But there is no reason it can't be attempted. From what I understand, you CAN'T even try to run newer Mac software on older Mac hardware. It's the way Apple does things. That's all. Since they are in control of the OS and the hardware, they can and will do such things.
I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Just that finding out that Apple isn't supporting older hardware doesn't suprise me one bit.
I was never saying that Windows (or any other operating environment for that matter) is better or worse.
But from talking to my Mac using friends, this is SOP for Apple. Try running iTunes on some older version of MacOS... probably won't work. Or try installing OSX on older hardware, same issue.
They don't stick with older hardware or software.
which deals in known copyright-violating file formats
What, are you with the RIAA? ZIP is a known copyright-voilating file format in the same way as MP3 (by your definition). Yes, MP3 can be used to violate copyright. But it is also used legally to store digital audio.
So, you probably don't associate with hardware stores since they deal in known head-bashing implements (hammers).
There was some sort of post office "sting" if you will going on in 2001. At least here in Florida. It seems that postal workers were indeed stealing Netflix movies.
But this has since been resolved from what Neflix's postal liason told me in an email. The case was also before a Federal grand jury at the time (November 2001).
As for how easy is it to tell an "inbound" from an "outbound" Netflix movie; very easy. Inbound to the subscriber are almost entirely red on the outside and are addressed to the subscriber. Outbound movies going back to Netflix have their address on them and are white on one side.
And since they have opened new service centers (relevant to me, first in Georgia and then in Ft. Lauderdale) the shipping times have been great.
Unfortunately...
1) Not enough fuel to transition to the ISS's higher orbit.
2) Even if they did, no docking equipment.
3) No MMU's (jet packs).
4) Just to get under the shuttle would take 8-9 hours by most estimates. That's including the time it would take to string a tether all the way around the orbiter. And I think 9 hours is the limit of the space suits.
5) No way to repair the tiles anyway.
About the only possible option would be if there was another shuttle ready, or almost ready, to go.
Tho, this still limits your options.
The rescue orbiter would be taking up whatever is already onboard. You couldn't take the time to de-mate it, unload the mission gear, load up the docking gear, and then mate the orbiter again in time.
And really, if the whole thing is not at least on the crawler on it's way to the pad, you'd be hard pressed to launch and get there in time.
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Why we all work in IT... Peter Gibbons: because I'm a big pussy... which is why I work at Initech to begin with.
The inability of the US to rein in pollution.
Um... World wide pollution levels are down dramatically over the last 20 years. Mostly due to American environmental policies. The US has some of the cleanest air and water in all the world.
If you really want to blame someone for any poor environmental policies it should be the Third World and Eastern Europe.
Toxic Emissions down nearly 55%
Polluted Coverage, good links.
They don't have to. They own that particular bit of the TV landscape. Just like if you want to advertise your business or cause you can do it for free and pretty much how you want on your own property.
So, Viacom, regardless of the motive and underlying garbage involved, can scroll whatever they please across their own broadcast.
However, I do not think that Dish has any standing to block said scroll. Simply because it sets a bad precedent. What's to stop them from blocking boobs on HBO or bleeping the Chappelle Show when he drops an N-bomb?
What would be a good idea would be for the advertisers to use the data to find what commercial you *didn't* skip. Might lead to better commercials or more commercials during your favorite shows for things you really want. Rather than tapon commercials during Monster Garage or some crap.
With a properly pointed dish, weather will not be a big problem. The issue becomes when enough water or snow accumulates on the dish to change the shape of the dish for a short period of time. I'm not talking about physically deforming the dish, but just changing the focus point.
Now, I live in West Central Florida which gets a ton of rain, especially in the summer. The only time it gets bad is when the storms are so severe that it would probably be a good idea to turn off and unplug all that sensitive equipment. A passing shower or even an all-day soaker doesn't affect me at all.
There are weather sheilds available that keep the rain and snow (for you northerners) off the dish. That should keep the problem down to just those rare times when the signal just can't penetrate all the rain of a heavy heavy storm.
Of course, that all assumes that the dish is pointed accurately. The picture will be fine with a less than ideal signal on a clear day. But you want to get as high a signal strength on as many transponders as possible. Common sense.
http://www.coverscompany.com/enter.htm Here is one place where you can get a shield to put over your dish. Keeps the snow off.
This is the greatest reply I have ever seen on Slashdot. I laughed the rest of the day.
... in Soviet Russia ...
Great, Ogg sounds better. I would be pretty safe to say that 99.9% of those who use Ogg (or any other digital music format for that matter) have neither the sound reproduction equipment nor a room with proper acoustics to actually distiguish between an Ogg file and anything else.
This goes on the list of things you can count on in the Slashdot replies:
1. Goatse
2. 1,2,3 Profit
3.
4. Any article about digital media will have a reply complaining that "there's no ogg support!"
And the sum total of all helicopters in the air at any given time in the whole world is probably much less than the number of cars on a given 10 mile strech of highway in a large city during rush hour.
Then take into account that your Apache driver buddy is doing most of his work in formation with other highly trained people. One of his wingmen isn't going to veer left just for the hell of it. And if he has to make a move, he's going to check what's around him, radio the other helos, then make his move.
The real point is that no commerical digital music company is really going to support another non-DRM digital music format. The only reason they all support MP3 is because it is in large use already. Any support of OGG or any other format beyond WMA, AAC, and MP3 should be considered a bonus.
That is, it would be great to have, but don't hold your breath.
I will admit that of Ogg I know very little. So if it can be DRM wrapped, then it may have a future. Except that since it isn't controlled by someone they know, the RIAA will probably not be too excited about it either way.
Here is some kind of devkit, tho it appears to be for the Home Media Option end of things.
IANAProgrammer... But Tivo (series 1) runs linux on a PowerPC processor. I know enough about unix and linux to know that each flavor has a few "tweaks" that may not carry from flavor to flavor. So once you figure out those tweaks on Tivo's linux, then you should be able to develop using standard linux development tools. If you hit the Tivo Community Forum or the Deal Database forums you can find hundreds, if not thousands, of applications written to run on the Tivo.
And, under certian conditions, you can still use your Tivo without a subscription. It becomes exactly a digital VCR. It doesn't have any guide data or anything that makes it as useful as it is when subscribed.
Most Tivo loyalists don't like to talk about it, but there are ways to load 3rd party guide data onto your unsubb'ed Tivo.
So, if one is that hardcore, they can buy the Tivo, add a NIC, and get their own guide data loaded. All while never paying a monthly fee.
Actually AC, you're half right. Sure a pocket 40 gig goes for $150, that's still $300 less than the sticker price of an iPod. Not, as the OP said "just a little above..." Read the whole thread son. Now I remember why I don't post here anymore....
5. Price. For once, Apple is not selling the most expensive product on the market. The iPod sells for very little above what the HD alone would sell for
As much as I would like to own an iPod, I have to disagree with the above statement. Check Pricewatch... EIDE 30 Gig disk, as low as $39. Or a firewire 30 gigger for about $54. And a 30 gig iPod goes for upwards of $450. I love the iPod and really want one, but they are darn near the most expensive product in it's class.
Not bitching... jeebus people. Read the whole message. Now, AC, read this carefully... Many close friends own Macs and tell me, first hand, that Apple does not generally support older software and hardware. So, finding out that an old iPod doesn't work with the newest version of iTunes is not suprising. Was that clear enough for you son?
Granted, it would be painful to try and run XP on a P-II or something that old. But there is no reason it can't be attempted. From what I understand, you CAN'T even try to run newer Mac software on older Mac hardware. It's the way Apple does things. That's all. Since they are in control of the OS and the hardware, they can and will do such things. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Just that finding out that Apple isn't supporting older hardware doesn't suprise me one bit. I was never saying that Windows (or any other operating environment for that matter) is better or worse.
But from talking to my Mac using friends, this is SOP for Apple. Try running iTunes on some older version of MacOS... probably won't work. Or try installing OSX on older hardware, same issue. They don't stick with older hardware or software.
which deals in known copyright-violating file formats
What, are you with the RIAA? ZIP is a known copyright-voilating file format in the same way as MP3 (by your definition). Yes, MP3 can be used to violate copyright. But it is also used legally to store digital audio.
So, you probably don't associate with hardware stores since they deal in known head-bashing implements (hammers).
Really? No way?!?!?!? I thought it was just because Ronald really likes iTunes.
eh? 1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Coal and radiation
Gravity controlled reactor.
This story is from 1996, but if you Google, you'll find the test results and see that it works as expected.
What is wrong with people? It's just a P4 2.2 G. Not like this guy is cooling some 4 way system or something. Jeebus.
As for how easy is it to tell an "inbound" from an "outbound" Netflix movie; very easy. Inbound to the subscriber are almost entirely red on the outside and are addressed to the subscriber. Outbound movies going back to Netflix have their address on them and are white on one side.
And since they have opened new service centers (relevant to me, first in Georgia and then in Ft. Lauderdale) the shipping times have been great.
...they'll merge the BSD's with the Evil Bit and create, The Mother Of All April Fool's Stories.
If so, it was let out early as CHUD (3/31) and AICN (3/30) ran stories about this earlier.
Unfortunately...
1) Not enough fuel to transition to the ISS's higher orbit.
2) Even if they did, no docking equipment.
3) No MMU's (jet packs).
4) Just to get under the shuttle would take 8-9 hours by most estimates. That's including the time it would take to string a tether all the way around the orbiter. And I think 9 hours is the limit of the space suits.
5) No way to repair the tiles anyway. About the only possible option would be if there was another shuttle ready, or almost ready, to go. Tho, this still limits your options.
The rescue orbiter would be taking up whatever is already onboard. You couldn't take the time to de-mate it, unload the mission gear, load up the docking gear, and then mate the orbiter again in time.
And really, if the whole thing is not at least on the crawler on it's way to the pad, you'd be hard pressed to launch and get there in time.