2. Find the video you want that is currently in. 10 minutes.
I used to have terrible times in a video store if I didn't know what I wanted to see before I went in. I would start browsing for something interesting, fail, keep browsing and browsing and browsing -- after a while nothing looks good at all. An hour later I'd leave with something picked out of frustration rather than desire. Netflix solved that problem for me -- I'll just load up my queue every now and then. It doesn't fix the problem of seeing random bad movies, but it does save me many hours of frustration standing around in the video store.
I rented the recent mini-series DVD recently. I'll admit to being more than a little sceptical but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is good, if perhaps a bit on the melodramatic side, and some of the shooting reminded me of 24, which I detest.
I know you aren't a firefly fan, but my jaw dropped when I saw Serenity fly in for a landing. It's in the early sceene where the lady who becomes president is waiting in the doctor's office. On the left side of the screen for just a moment, Serenity flys in for a landing. I've heard the same people who worked on Firefly CGI worked on BSG -- that little easter egg made it worth it for me.
There are some interesting things with the effects -- I recall in one scene, debris slams into the "camera" and sends it spinning. Anyway, I doubt you'll hate BSG. It isn't Farscape or Firefly quality, but it isn't rotten either.
No doubt -- this will send sales through the roof. Why doesn't someone break down and just make a great porn game? I mean, anyone remember Passionate Patty? If Larry got some in the early 90s, why isn't any one doing something similar anymore? Even with EGA graphics, helping Larry get laid was a blast. Nowadays, all we get is FPS after FPS? Damnit... I'd really like an FPF instead!!
When you think about it, 600+ megabytes on a part of the fingernail is pretty good density. Compare that to a, very much larger, CD-ROM of similar capacity.
Think of it this way. You have a water faucet on the outside of your house. You don't lock it up. Can anyone just come up to your house and use your water? You didn't secure it.
The fun never-ending "your analogy sucks" slashdot game continues with....
Your analogy sucks. It's more like this guy had a 150-300' hose snaking off his property and down the street. He left it running. He gets pissed when someone drinks from the hose.
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People running ad-blockers (pop-up blockers are fine) are going to turn the internet into the equivalent of PBS television.
And this is bad? From the very little TV I'm exposed to, I ask, why in the world would we want the net to be like broadcast TV? If adblockers destroy businesses who run animated, flashing, "squeeze the content into 15% of the screen area" type losers, I say good riddance - adblock the bastards out of existence. Someone else with respect for the viewers will undoubtedly take over. There will always be outlets for information even in the absence of ad revenue.
The roiling surface is something that really doesn't stand out in the photos -- when I saw that, I was amazed. I was lucky enough to watch these videos w/ a native Japanese speaker. Some of the commentary indicates that when this happened in 1986, an island formed but sank after a month. In the present situation, there are rock formations on the surface but they aren't staying in place -- rather, they are sinking fairly quickly.
Something that fits with my socially liberal, fiscally conservative agenda. Let's face it, neither party is anywhere close to that right now.... Personally I'm a moderate...
Yeah! Another radical moderate (I figure moderates are radicals because the status quo seems to be far left or far right).
I totally agree. Looks nice and has a 3yr warranty - what comes with a warranty that long (without paying extra)? And this looks like an interesting 90 day trial offer:
If you do not wish to keep the system, you must notify Sun in writing (by email to ultra20_try_buy@sun.com) with your order confirmation number within 90 days of the product shipment date. If Sun does not receive your email cancellation within such 90-day period, you will be charged the price listed for the product at the time of your order. In the event of cancellation, Sun will be responsible for picking up the equipment from you.
Actually, I find this machine quite tempting. Sadly, the price and buy link isn't working so it's hard to say what you get for $895. If that's an aluminum case, I'd be really tempted depending on what's inside. Nice looking cases (not the gundam freak from hell style) are pretty pricey. If the specs on the $900 box are reasonable, it compares favorably to, off the top of my head here,
case: 150
ps: 70
mobo/cpu: 300
HD: 80
Mem: 80
DVD: 60
Vid: 60
Total:$800
Honestly, $95 extra isn't much to pay for passing on the self-assembly hassle (I've done that enough already, thank you veyr much). Plus, there's no doubt it runs linux -- as a bonus, it's a very fetching machine.
Just order internet without the cable tv. I have comcast internet without tv service. The sucky part is that they charge more for the single service -- I pay $55/month for broadband. If I got basic cable ($30/month), the price drops to, I believe, about $45/month ($70 in total). I hate to feel like I pay more, but I don't watch TV (my idiot box is used for my computer, DVD player, and ps2 -- nothing else).
I tend to think that this wouldn't be an apple design because the UI would suck infinitely. It looks like the control buttons are lined up in a row on one side of the device. I have a creative nomad II mg with the control buttons in this config -- it's worse than dreadful. And to top it off, the darn thing isn't even heavy enough to act as a paperweight.
I just can't believe that's an Apple design. If it is, the company's days are numbered.
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I used to have terrible times in a video store if I didn't know what I wanted to see before I went in. I would start browsing for something interesting, fail, keep browsing and browsing and browsing -- after a while nothing looks good at all. An hour later I'd leave with something picked out of frustration rather than desire. Netflix solved that problem for me -- I'll just load up my queue every now and then. It doesn't fix the problem of seeing random bad movies, but it does save me many hours of frustration standing around in the video store.
I rented the recent mini-series DVD recently. I'll admit to being more than a little sceptical but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is good, if perhaps a bit on the melodramatic side, and some of the shooting reminded me of 24, which I detest.
I know you aren't a firefly fan, but my jaw dropped when I saw Serenity fly in for a landing. It's in the early sceene where the lady who becomes president is waiting in the doctor's office. On the left side of the screen for just a moment, Serenity flys in for a landing. I've heard the same people who worked on Firefly CGI worked on BSG -- that little easter egg made it worth it for me.
There are some interesting things with the effects -- I recall in one scene, debris slams into the "camera" and sends it spinning. Anyway, I doubt you'll hate BSG. It isn't Farscape or Firefly quality, but it isn't rotten either.
My all time favorite:
INSTANT COFFEE!!! ---some lower case to avoid the lameness filter
You could always just eat them.
Don't worry about it, coffee is better than women.
No doubt -- this will send sales through the roof. Why doesn't someone break down and just make a great porn game? I mean, anyone remember Passionate Patty? If Larry got some in the early 90s, why isn't any one doing something similar anymore? Even with EGA graphics, helping Larry get laid was a blast. Nowadays, all we get is FPS after FPS? Damnit
What? Of course it is spraying bandwidth all over. In the hose analogy, you connect to the water spraying hose by attaching your mouth to the end.
megabytes .. kilobytes .. what's the dif?
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Ahem, thank you for the correction.
When you think about it, 600+ megabytes on a part of the fingernail is pretty good density. Compare that to a, very much larger, CD-ROM of similar capacity.
The fun never-ending "your analogy sucks" slashdot game continues with
Your analogy sucks. It's more like this guy had a 150-300' hose snaking off his property and down the street. He left it running. He gets pissed when someone drinks from the hose.
And this is bad? From the very little TV I'm exposed to, I ask, why in the world would we want the net to be like broadcast TV? If adblockers destroy businesses who run animated, flashing, "squeeze the content into 15% of the screen area" type losers, I say good riddance - adblock the bastards out of existence. Someone else with respect for the viewers will undoubtedly take over. There will always be outlets for information even in the absence of ad revenue.
The roiling surface is something that really doesn't stand out in the photos -- when I saw that, I was amazed. I was lucky enough to watch these videos w/ a native Japanese speaker. Some of the commentary indicates that when this happened in 1986, an island formed but sank after a month. In the present situation, there are rock formations on the surface but they aren't staying in place -- rather, they are sinking fairly quickly.
Must have been the dash. OS-9 is just sooooo different from OS 9 -- who could have possibly confused them??
Google news Japan kanji for volcano search
Yahoo news for Japan with the kanji search
appologies for the self reply.
WA Post has an "enlargeable image" showing the plume from the side. I haven't found a bigger one yet. What I really want is video.
Yeah! Another radical moderate (I figure moderates are radicals because the status quo seems to be far left or far right).
Actually, I find this machine quite tempting. Sadly, the price and buy link isn't working so it's hard to say what you get for $895. If that's an aluminum case, I'd be really tempted depending on what's inside. Nice looking cases (not the gundam freak from hell style) are pretty pricey. If the specs on the $900 box are reasonable, it compares favorably to, off the top of my head here,
Honestly, $95 extra isn't much to pay for passing on the self-assembly hassle (I've done that enough already, thank you veyr much). Plus, there's no doubt it runs linux -- as a bonus, it's a very fetching machine.
grrr---I might do that, but as an elitist "I don't watch TV" snob, I would feel a little dirty.
Just order internet without the cable tv. I have comcast internet without tv service. The sucky part is that they charge more for the single service -- I pay $55/month for broadband. If I got basic cable ($30/month), the price drops to, I believe, about $45/month ($70 in total). I hate to feel like I pay more, but I don't watch TV (my idiot box is used for my computer, DVD player, and ps2 -- nothing else).
I tend to think that this wouldn't be an apple design because the UI would suck infinitely. It looks like the control buttons are lined up in a row on one side of the device. I have a creative nomad II mg with the control buttons in this config -- it's worse than dreadful. And to top it off, the darn thing isn't even heavy enough to act as a paperweight.
I just can't believe that's an Apple design. If it is, the company's days are numbered.
+1 groaner.
You mean like in Firefly?
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gtkpod
These all transfer/generate playlists and files for ipods connected to linux machines.
Actually, the 6gb ipods are $250 -- the 4gb are $200.