And just to be clear, your TiVo sends a gzipped file containing every remote keypress you make with an associated timestamp to TiVo Inc., every day when it "phones home." They have from the beginning been able to tell exactly what is on the screen when you're using it as well as which scenes you jump back and watch again... and which things you skip over.
You can infer a _great_ deal about someone based on what they watch, don't watch, or rewatch (late at night when they think no one is looking). Its bad news, especially in the current political climate.
I'm a big fan of Gil Amelio-- his reforms helped get apple back on track
Respectfully, I think you must be on crack.
Amelio was the most disconnected fish-out-of-water CEO that there ever was. His "reforms" were, at the end, causing Apple to lose about a billion (yes, billion) dollars a quarter several quarters in a row. Apple stock was at its lowest point ever in its corporate history during his tenure.
As much as I think Steve Jobs is an jerk, he is pretty clever and he's really turned the company around and saved a brand that I'm quite fond of. I respoect him for that.
If I ruled the universe, what would I cram into Halo 3?
For pete's sake how about a PC version? I have a really fast PC and video card and a *mouse* that puts those X box controllers to total shame!
Not having a PC version really ticks me off. I bought an X box just for Halo 2 and I never use it anymore but regularly play Halo 1 multiplayer on my PC.
Actually, the DirecTivo gets its (APG) program guide data from the satellite stream constantly (like all DirecTV receivers) - its multiplexed with the MPEG content. The "3am recording" is for TiVo ads, showcases, and the odd software update.
With the exception of the 'once every 18 months' software update, that TiVo Service Data recording is never needed (unless you like ads).
The DirecTiVo never *needs* to phone home in order to continue doing what you paid for it to do when you bought it.
I've had two TiVos for about 4 years and I love them to death (I've used Reply and don't love them to death).
In response to a post about the 30 second skip remote function replacing the skip-to-the-end button, I wanted to point out that you can have both features (mostly) at the same time.
If you've done the "select, play, select, 3, 0, select" thing, then when you press the ->| button, it advances the play position by 30 seconds, but if you're scanning forward (fast forward, at any speed) and hit the ->| it will skip ahead by 15 minutes. So, FF, then stab ->| four times and you're at the end of the current recording (60 minutes ahead, anyway).
And in response to the post about the TiVo clipping the start and end of shows, I think I can say that its clear you don't have a DirecTiVo that syncs its internal clock with the time of day data in the satellite feed. If it ever misses the start or end, then its almost certainly (always, in my experience) due to the network programming being late.
This easy to check too, btw. You can have the TiVo display on the screen in the lower right corner its internal clock, as well as the position in the current recording that's being played. With that display on, you can easily watch what time the TiVo thinks it is and see when that coincides with the red "recording" LED turning on. To enable that time display use: select, play, select, 9, select. Do it again to turn off the display. (As always, its best to enter these remote codes while you're watching a show on disk (not live TV) so the TiVo wont try to change the channel while you're entering those numbers on the remote!
And one more regarding the TiVo not single-frame stepping backwards: In my experience, if you pause and them immediately hit the "step backwards" button, the TiVo will jump to the first I-frame that immediately precedes the current play position (which is usually not what you want). But, I've found that if you hit pause, then wait about 2 seconds, then hit the back key that it will then start stepping backwards one frame at time.
And finally, a plug for DirecTiVo. I love the fact that my recordings are never recompressed and are stored in a (largely) unaltered form from the way that they are received from the satellite. Having no generational loss is just great -- there is never a reason to watch live TV with this setup in my opinion. (also, it was trivial to install an 802.11 wifi card, web server, ftp server, bigger disks, etc...)
I had a first gen AirPort die on me long after the 1 yr warrantee had expired (with the same capacitor problem everyone else has mentioned). I called Apple, gave them a verbal description of the problem, and I had a new AirPort mailed to me 2 days later. I had a similar problem with a PowerBook power supply. Same thing: a few minutes on the phone with Apple and a new part was on its way. No cost to me for any of it (as long as I retuned the failed units with the postage-paid box that came with the replacements).
I know scores of other Apple customers that have had the same kind of response (with things that were out of warrantee as well).
I bulit and installed GNU fileutils 4.1 on my Mac OS X system some time ago (I wanted my Linux flavored fileutils!) and it turns out that they (mv) don't have this...mv dirname.. problem. Try it!
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How can it not know what it is?
And just to be clear, your TiVo sends a gzipped file containing every remote keypress you make with an associated timestamp to TiVo Inc., every day when it "phones home." They have from the beginning been able to tell exactly what is on the screen when you're using it as well as which scenes you jump back and watch again... and which things you skip over.
You can infer a _great_ deal about someone based on what they watch, don't watch, or rewatch (late at night when they think no one is looking). Its bad news, especially in the current political climate.
I'm a big fan of Gil Amelio-- his reforms helped get apple back on track
Respectfully, I think you must be on crack.
Amelio was the most disconnected fish-out-of-water CEO that there ever was. His "reforms" were, at the end, causing Apple to lose about a billion (yes, billion) dollars a quarter several quarters in a row. Apple stock was at its lowest point ever in its corporate history during his tenure.
As much as I think Steve Jobs is an jerk, he is pretty clever and he's really turned the company around and saved a brand that I'm quite fond of. I respoect him for that.
Actually, you might be misreading the patent.
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The only important claims are the independent ones (that is, the ones that don't begin with"The method of claim x
For determining "infringement," the only claims that matter are claims 1 and 12.
My superheros: Donald Knuth, Alan Turing, DJ Bernstein, Richard Feinmen, among others.
I think you meant Dick Feynman...
the 7100 was "Sagan" (the 6100 was "Piltdown Man" and the 8100 was "Cold Fusion")
The 7100 was also (later) known as:
"BHA" (Butt Head Astronomer)
and still later, as:
"LAW" (Lawers Are Weasels)
If I ruled the universe, what would I cram into Halo 3?
For pete's sake how about a PC version? I have a really fast PC and video card and a *mouse* that puts those X box controllers to total shame!
Not having a PC version really ticks me off. I bought an X box just for Halo 2 and I never use it anymore but regularly play Halo 1 multiplayer on my PC.
Sounds like a nice denial of service opportunity to me....
Actually, kernel.org is currently using a _250_ Mbps connection.
From the stockholder's report, that'd be $1 per year, and a 90 *million* dollar jet... That's not a bad compensation package.
Don't forget that the bible is a man made invention....
Actually, the DirecTivo gets its (APG) program guide data from the satellite stream constantly (like all DirecTV receivers) - its multiplexed with the MPEG content. The "3am recording" is for TiVo ads, showcases, and the odd software update.
With the exception of the 'once every 18 months' software update, that TiVo Service Data recording is never needed (unless you like ads).
The DirecTiVo never *needs* to phone home in order to continue doing what you paid for it to do when you bought it.
I've had two TiVos for about 4 years and I love them to death (I've used Reply and don't love them to death).
In response to a post about the 30 second skip remote function replacing the skip-to-the-end button, I wanted to point out that you can have both features (mostly) at the same time.
If you've done the "select, play, select, 3, 0, select" thing, then when you press the ->| button, it advances the play position by 30 seconds, but if you're scanning forward (fast forward, at any speed) and hit the ->| it will skip ahead by 15 minutes. So, FF, then stab ->| four times and you're at the end of the current recording (60 minutes ahead, anyway).
And in response to the post about the TiVo clipping the start and end of shows, I think I can say that its clear you don't have a DirecTiVo that syncs its internal clock with the time of day data in the satellite feed. If it ever misses the start or end, then its almost certainly (always, in my experience) due to the network programming being late.
This easy to check too, btw. You can have the TiVo display on the screen in the lower right corner its internal clock, as well as the position in the current recording that's being played. With that display on, you can easily watch what time the TiVo thinks it is and see when that coincides with the red "recording" LED turning on. To enable that time display use: select, play, select, 9, select. Do it again to turn off the display. (As always, its best to enter these remote codes while you're watching a show on disk (not live TV) so the TiVo wont try to change the channel while you're entering those numbers on the remote!
And one more regarding the TiVo not single-frame stepping backwards: In my experience, if you pause and them immediately hit the "step backwards" button, the TiVo will jump to the first I-frame that immediately precedes the current play position (which is usually not what you want). But, I've found that if you hit pause, then wait about 2 seconds, then hit the back key that it will then start stepping backwards one frame at time.
And finally, a plug for DirecTiVo. I love the fact that my recordings are never recompressed and are stored in a (largely) unaltered form from the way that they are received from the satellite. Having no generational loss is just great -- there is never a reason to watch live TV with this setup in my opinion. (also, it was trivial to install an 802.11 wifi card, web server, ftp server, bigger disks, etc...)
I had a first gen AirPort die on me long after the 1 yr warrantee had expired (with the same capacitor problem everyone else has mentioned). I called Apple, gave them a verbal description of the problem, and I had a new AirPort mailed to me 2 days later. I had a similar problem with a PowerBook power supply. Same thing: a few minutes on the phone with Apple and a new part was on its way. No cost to me for any of it (as long as I retuned the failed units with the postage-paid box that came with the replacements). I know scores of other Apple customers that have had the same kind of response (with things that were out of warrantee as well).
I bulit and installed GNU fileutils 4.1 on my Mac OS X system some time ago (I wanted my Linux flavored fileutils!) and it turns out that they (mv) don't have this ...mv dirname .. problem. Try it!