If I own the mineral rights to my property, and a space rock lands in my backyard, hopefully a small one that doesn't kill everything in a 10 mile radius. Let say its a chunk of gold, do I get to keep it, or do some gov't spooks take it away and I get nothing?
Aaron Ruell: So are you ready?
Jon Heder: Yeah. Hold on. I forgot to put in the crystals. OK, turn it on. Ow! Ow! Ow! Kill it! Turn it off! Turn it off Kip! It's a piece of crap! It doesn't work!
Jon Gries: I coulda told ya that.
This will be a great movie to tout Blu Ray.
If you ever saw the HD broadcast on HBO-HD the motorcycle race scene was so blocky it was just a mess and unwatchable.
So if BluRay can show this without the MPEG artifacts that will be a great win for the format.
I call BS.
I just got a letter *yesterday* from Time Warner Cable in San Diego regretting to inform me that the cost for RoadRunner will be going up to $49.95 for customers who do not subscribe to any cable tv packages. F-that. First they tell me I can't use my own cable modem and save some money on the bill, now they are jacking up the rates.
I don't need 6 MPBS down to read email and surf the web. So I'm going to SBC.
Some careful reasearch reveals that if you get SBC's Measure Rate local phone service (all I have is a cell phone) its is $5.70 a month, what they don't tell you is that you will be getting $6.00 more a month in govt fees! The FCC fee is alone $4.90 of that!
So figure $14.95 + taxes for DSL then another $10 (including taxes) you get 1.5 down for $25 a month, still 1/2 the price of cable.
Adios Time Warner, your recent $5 increase has broken the camels back. I'll be with Verizon FIOS as soon as it is offered and cancel DSL in a year.
Having just spent 4 hours setting up my laptop to play Madden 2005 I can honestly say after about 3 hours I was ready to throw the laptop out the window , return the Madden 2005 ($20) and return the Wireless Wingman Rumblepad 2 ($40) and just put the money towards a PS2 ($150).
It is SUCH a pain in the ass configuring the controller for every single game, getting the video card to output on S-video out, and switching between mouse/keyboard just to launch the game. Then doing all the configuration all over agian for a different game, different resolution, different buttons (if it even supports gamepads).
I thought I would just set it up once, then lay back on the couch and play, FAR FAR from it.
Play XVID, DIVX, DVD, MP3, SVCD, KVCD, etc etc all for $55 at walmart. Then join groups.yahoo.com dvp642 and download one of the many hacked firmwares.
Region free, no macrovision, skip any previews, change the backround image, etc etc.
Or if Federal Law allowed it, we could all buy our car directly from the manufacterer and cut out the "stealership" like Japan does.
You simply walk into a boutique shop on the street, check out some car, pick your options, and thats it.
It would certainly reduce the middleman costs.
They do this all over the world except the US:
http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/2003/12/10.html
Here is the pertinent statement:
"(S//NF) The 1-76 TOC had two means of communicating with 4th Brigade, its higher headquarters: Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)2 and FM. The 1-76 FA Battle Captain was using only VOIP to communicate with 1-69 IN, but experienced problems with VOIP, therefore losing its only communication link with 1-69 IN, other than going through 4th Brigade. (Annex 97C). As a result, the Battle Captain was unable to pass updated information about the blocking mission either directly to 1-69 IN, or to 4th Brigade. He did not attempt to contact 4th Brigade via FM communications. (Annex 63C). Fourth Brigade, in turn, could not pass updated information to its major command, 3ID. (Annex 57C). Likewise, 3ID had no new information to pass to its subordinate command, 2/10 MTN. Finally, 2/10 MTN was thus unable to pass updated information to its subordinate command, 1-69 IN. (Annexes 51C, 52C"
Part of the blame has to go to the VoIP system.
God knows how awful our AVAYA system at our tech support center works.
I did away with HD cable because of the content. Its such crap. All the good content (sports for me) is on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and guess what, you can get all that HD for FREE with an antenna. I save $$$ a month I even signed up for unlimited Blockbuster online rentals for $15 and I still come out WAY ahead. You can get a Over the Air HD box off Ebay for $100! Pays for itself in 2 monthes.
Reminds me of the episode on the Simpsons with the run away lizard population..
Skinner: "Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend."
Lisa: "But isn't that a bit shortsited? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?"
Skinner: "No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards."
Lisa: "But aren't the snakes even worse?"
Skinner: "Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat."
Lisa: "But then we're stuck with gorillas!"
Skinner: "No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death."
The real hard core Madden players I know always hook up a Game Shark cable to download the updated Player rosters. http://football-freaks.com/forums/index.php?showto pic=496
You will see people make up their own rosters to download on Madden competitors, and boom all the NFL players are there, and even more up to date.
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If I own the mineral rights to my property, and a space rock lands in my backyard, hopefully a small one that doesn't kill everything in a 10 mile radius. Let say its a chunk of gold, do I get to keep it, or do some gov't spooks take it away and I get nothing?
Since when do /.er's RTFA?
Aaron Ruell: So are you ready? Jon Heder: Yeah. Hold on. I forgot to put in the crystals. OK, turn it on. Ow! Ow! Ow! Kill it! Turn it off! Turn it off Kip! It's a piece of crap! It doesn't work! Jon Gries: I coulda told ya that.
Due to the new EMF seeping out of the labels into the cereal, when you eat your Wheaties, your muscles really do grow bigger!
So they finally replaced the Atari 2600 Missle Command app?
This will be a great movie to tout Blu Ray. If you ever saw the HD broadcast on HBO-HD the motorcycle race scene was so blocky it was just a mess and unwatchable. So if BluRay can show this without the MPEG artifacts that will be a great win for the format.
Mine says VTEC...
Phillip Morris makes Eclipse cigs http://www.eclipse.rjrt.com/RJR/dtc_certify.jsp?br and=ECL&from_Jeeves=true I used to smoke them but they are so hard to find, the Longs drugs stores and 7-11's never have them in stock. When they are in stock I always buy a carton because they are so hard to find.
It is a different sensation "smoking" vaporized nicotine, but worth it as you don't have to deal with the carcinigins that exist in burning tabacco.
I never would have made anything out of my life if I never found Carmen San Diego
1080i is so 1999, or so 1959 considering its interlaced.
Just when you thought it was safe to return to the music store.
Guess its back to downloading DRM free MP3s...
I call BS. I just got a letter *yesterday* from Time Warner Cable in San Diego regretting to inform me that the cost for RoadRunner will be going up to $49.95 for customers who do not subscribe to any cable tv packages. F-that. First they tell me I can't use my own cable modem and save some money on the bill, now they are jacking up the rates. I don't need 6 MPBS down to read email and surf the web. So I'm going to SBC. Some careful reasearch reveals that if you get SBC's Measure Rate local phone service (all I have is a cell phone) its is $5.70 a month, what they don't tell you is that you will be getting $6.00 more a month in govt fees! The FCC fee is alone $4.90 of that! So figure $14.95 + taxes for DSL then another $10 (including taxes) you get 1.5 down for $25 a month, still 1/2 the price of cable. Adios Time Warner, your recent $5 increase has broken the camels back. I'll be with Verizon FIOS as soon as it is offered and cancel DSL in a year.
PETCO Park in San Diego does this for their turnstyles. No reason hotels can't do it.
You order tickets online, then swipe your credit card to get through the turnstyle.
Fully automated, works great too.
My company just opened a Somerset, KY help desk. Beat the company I just left where I had to train my replacement in Tijuana Mexico!!
Having just spent 4 hours setting up my laptop to play Madden 2005 I can honestly say after about 3 hours I was ready to throw the laptop out the window , return the Madden 2005 ($20) and return the Wireless Wingman Rumblepad 2 ($40) and just put the money towards a PS2 ($150). It is SUCH a pain in the ass configuring the controller for every single game, getting the video card to output on S-video out, and switching between mouse/keyboard just to launch the game. Then doing all the configuration all over agian for a different game, different resolution, different buttons (if it even supports gamepads). I thought I would just set it up once, then lay back on the couch and play, FAR FAR from it.
Play XVID, DIVX, DVD, MP3, SVCD, KVCD, etc etc all for $55 at walmart.
Then join groups.yahoo.com dvp642 and download one of the many hacked firmwares.
Region free, no macrovision, skip any previews, change the backround image, etc etc.
North Korea is trying to get their hands on PS3s for their ICBM program.
Or if Federal Law allowed it, we could all buy our car directly from the manufacterer and cut out the "stealership" like Japan does. You simply walk into a boutique shop on the street, check out some car, pick your options, and thats it. It would certainly reduce the middleman costs. They do this all over the world except the US: http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/2003/12/10.html
Here is the pertinent statement: "(S//NF) The 1-76 TOC had two means of communicating with 4th Brigade, its higher headquarters: Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)2 and FM. The 1-76 FA Battle Captain was using only VOIP to communicate with 1-69 IN, but experienced problems with VOIP, therefore losing its only communication link with 1-69 IN, other than going through 4th Brigade. (Annex 97C). As a result, the Battle Captain was unable to pass updated information about the blocking mission either directly to 1-69 IN, or to 4th Brigade. He did not attempt to contact 4th Brigade via FM communications. (Annex 63C). Fourth Brigade, in turn, could not pass updated information to its major command, 3ID. (Annex 57C). Likewise, 3ID had no new information to pass to its subordinate command, 2/10 MTN. Finally, 2/10 MTN was thus unable to pass updated information to its subordinate command, 1-69 IN. (Annexes 51C, 52C" Part of the blame has to go to the VoIP system. God knows how awful our AVAYA system at our tech support center works.
Homer and Grandpa worked at "SPRAWL-MART" in an episode and the sign looked pretty close to "WAL-MART" so I guess FOX is next to be sued.
I did away with HD cable because of the content. Its such crap. All the good content (sports for me) is on CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and guess what, you can get all that HD for FREE with an antenna. I save $$$ a month I even signed up for unlimited Blockbuster online rentals for $15 and I still come out WAY ahead. You can get a Over the Air HD box off Ebay for $100! Pays for itself in 2 monthes.
D-Link makes one that supports multiple formats and has high end output for stereos (optical) and high end output for televisions (component) http://support.dlink.com/products/view.asp?product id=DSM-320
Not by any means portable though.
Reminds me of the episode on the Simpsons with the run away lizard population.. Skinner: "Well, I was wrong; the lizards are a godsend." Lisa: "But isn't that a bit shortsited? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?" Skinner: "No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards." Lisa: "But aren't the snakes even worse?" Skinner: "Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat." Lisa: "But then we're stuck with gorillas!" Skinner: "No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death."
If the 60 megawatt microwave they are talking about becomes a reality, hydrogen or methane propellents can take a back seat to this
The real hard core Madden players I know always hook up a Game Shark cable to download the updated Player rosters. http://football-freaks.com/forums/index.php?showto pic=496
You will see people make up their own rosters to download on Madden competitors, and boom all the NFL players are there, and even more up to date.