"Disney also has the right to finance and produce sequels if Pixar declines to co-finance and produce them under the current agreement."
Sounds fine to me: Pixar wants to make a sequel to the highest grossing animated film of all time? Fine, pay Disney. If Pixar wants to go out on there own? No problem, and Disney gets nothing.
Sounds like a win-win situation for Pixar, and Disney looks like the loser in my opinion.
If I'm the seller, and I misspell the item I'm selling and it doesn't sell as high as it could have, doesn't that mean that bad spelling doesn't pay since I lost money?
"Back in the US, it's all about cheap, cheap, cheap. It's not only about India being cheap. It's quality services," says Jairam's colleague Kavita Samudra, who works on applications for the airline industry. "The fact that they're getting a quality product is why people are coming to us."
So, I guess you're saying American programmers don't offer quality?
"...he took a job at a tech support company outside Philadelphia, where he learned Visual Basic. Kirwin discovered that he loved programming and did it well."
"But the biggest thing that negates some of the advantages this display has is that it is inherently static state. That is to say it only needs to be powered to change the display. Not only does that mean very little power drain in use, it means once an image is displayed it can be completely disconected from the power and any other device and the image remains."
Honestly I think that's the major feature. Rolling up a display is nice and all, but the fact that the display will remain without power is incredible.
Imagine how long a PDA battery would last if you only used it a few seconds a day, but yet those few seconds allowed you to read for several hours? That's revolutionary.
We complain that batteries aren't keeping up with technology, but finally there's a technology that will significantly increase battery life.
I wonder if this could bring back electronic book readers? They were rather heavy (1.5 lbs) mostly due to requiring a large number batteries to keep it powered for an extended period of time.
And I'd love to have all my textbooks on one device, even if it cost $500+ that'd be cheap considering a single book is $100+ and you need one for every class.
So keep the flexibility, I'd rather have a static display.
"I have a ford escort, 100,000 miles, 8 years. Never broken down on me. Still has original battery, starts up everytime."
So that's where that car ended up! Ford's been searching for the only escort they made that was decent, but some delivery driver lost it (it's Ford! They can't wipe their own....).
Well glad to hear someone got it and they're happy with it.
"A Television Local Area Network, so you can view Tivo'd shows/movies anywhere in the house without having to have multiple Tivo machines"
Actually, I bet it's a p2p system for your Tivo... wouldn't that be nice? If you forgot to record your favorite tv show no worries, just go on the Tivo p2p network and find someone that did record it.
I'd say that's the Big Thing in Tivo innovation. Is it legal? I can't imagine it not being legal, it's no different then if you watched the show yourself, right?
I didn't really mean for the guy to use the 9" LCD, but it'd just look much better if he actually put a screen in the Mac instead of a stupid window and turning the PC into a case instead of a real PC. He could use a video out to a 9" LCD, then have a real monitor for daily use.
"And a right-nice little 9" jobbie it would have been too. Why, you could almost read a 640x480 display at two feet away!"
Really? Like 2 feet as in he's sitting in front of his PC? Oh, and it wasn't too long ago when laptops had 9-10" LCDs and people would read them all day long at 640x480 and 800x600.
I agree with the original poster: all the guy did was use a old Mac PC as a case for his PC. I have no clue why he even bothered with the Mac logo on his window, it's like putting a Camaro Z28 emblem on your Civic.
I'm not impressed and don't think this should have even been on/. There's far moreimpressiveconversions you can do with a old Mac case IMHO.
"100% stability means that the system never goes down, it is up all the time. Is the system still up during a reboot? No?! Then it's not 100% stable."
On what planet does stability have anything to do with uptime? If I shutdown my PC does that mean it's unstable?
"Stable" refers to the PC not crashing due to hardware/sofwater i.e. overclocking too far results in instability, or running Windows 95 results in instability.
Whoever told you that in order for a PC to be stable it can never reboot or shutdown was lying. Did they happen to sell you a bridge?
"Are you OK with a car dealer calling you because the car you bought has a recall on it, and it will explode if you take too sharp a left turn? "
ok let's think about this: do I agree to be notified if my car could explode under normal driving conditions? Hmm, well I'd have to say sure, contact me.
"how about calling all the authorized mechanics in town, and telling them your name and number. You know, so they can fix it for you."
hmm... well, if it means those mechanics might contact me sooner, which could prevent me from dying when my car explodes, sure that's fine with me.
" they should probably tell the police your name, #, address, and licence plate #. So they can pull you over and tell you if you don't already know."
So, what you're saying is my car could explode if I take a sharp left turn, and would I be ok if the police pulled me over to warn me of this fact in an attempt to save my life? Sounds fine to me.
Your example sucks ass. If my car might explode I don't care who tells me I want to be told ASAP! What the hell am I going to do with privacy when I'm dead? Get a private casket?? You mean to tell me if your car might explode you wouldn't want everyone telling you because it would be an invasion of your precious privacy? I'm all for privacy but that's just dumb.
Now if my tail light was burnt out and all those people would notified then I'd be a little peeved, but you're talking about something that could kill me, of course I want to be notified by any means necessary!
I think this entire story is stupid. "Patriot" Act has far worst invasions of privacy, yet/. is whining about people being warned that the food they bought could kill them.
Let's put it another way: if you just bought a candy bar would you want to be told if it contained poison or razor blades? DUH! Of course you would! Would you care if your privacy was invaded?
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The guy makes building a PC sound like pulling teeth: "When I booted up the unit, I found that neither my CD/DVD Drive, nor my Hard Disk were recognized...Two hours later God spoke to me...look at the back of the hard drive and compare the jumper positions...Jumpers are little brackets that must be moved to tell a piece of hardware what role it will play as part of your computer."
to make a long story short, brain surgeon guy had the hd set to slave so it wouldn't boot. Like, duh. Course it took him 2 hours to realize it and God had to tell him too.
No offense guy, but MythTV wasn't designed for you. Get a Tivo. You'll be happier. It's simple. Pretty buttons.
If you're already experiencing interference from the local McDs then it sounds like you're already using FRS radios, but did you realize they offer FRS radios with security channels? That should solve the interference problem.
Best part about FRS: they're extremely cheap. Walmart has several brands for less than $10 each.
If battery life is a problem I'd recommend getting FRS radios that use as many batteries as possible. 4 AA would obviously last the longest, with 3 AA followed by 4 AAA.
If that's not enough then get FRS radios that accept a power input, then get a compatible plug at Radio Shack and run a wire to a battery pack belt with enough D batteries to provide enough voltage. D batteries offer quadruple the power (mAh) of AA batteries, so you'll get tremendous battery life. 10 hrs from 4 AA? Try 2 days from 4 D.
I'd also recommend you contact the police and fire departments for suggestions. They're restricted to a budget (admittedly much larger) and usually get great rates on radios. Perhaps the school and join them in a group buy? Worst that can happen is they'll laugh and hang up, can't hurt to ask, right?
"I have several friends who drool in her presence, thus showing your egocentric assitude."
Ahh, there you go again. I don't agree with your opinion (or your friends, doesn't matter) so therefore I'm a egocentric ass.
How short-sighted of you. Is everyone that doesn't agree with you a ass?
For every person you can find that thinks she's beautiful I'm sure I can find someone that thinks she's ugly, so I suppose the point is mute, although judging by the number of/. geeks who thought she was ugly I'd have to say I could probably find about 12 guys to each of your 1, but whatever. She's too ugly to be worth arguing over anyway.
is it just me, or does Nintendo products always have the kiddy games, while Sony games are geared towards adults? I mean look at the Zelda compared to Grand Theft Auto 3. How many FPS games are there for the Gamecube?
If they're going to get my $$$ they're going to need to offer games for adults.
I applied for this one job where they told me during the interview that I'd manage my own office and start at 35 grand/yr.
Pretty good, right?
So I go to training, and they tell me they don't pay for training, which lasts 3 months.
Um, ok, I guess it's worth it...
So I'm in training, about second or third week, and my boss tells me I have to learn what I'm going to be hiring people for. So he hands me a bag full of cheap generic perfume, drives me 75 miles from work, drops me off and tells me to sell 50 bottles for $40 each before he gets back in 8 hours, and drives off.
So I'm standing there, with this bag, selling this crappy perfume in this mall parking lot, all damn day. He gets back that evening, takes the money (sold about a dozen bottles) and perfume, drives me back to the office and tells me "I'll see you tomorrow".
I never came back. Don't remember the distributor I worked for but the company's name is Scentura, look them up if you don't believe me.
Could have been worst though, I've heard some people go through the same crap but get arrested for soliciting without a license and the boss doesn't even bail you out.
"Does it even occur to you that she's a real person, one who might very well end up reading your comments?"
And that means I should what, lie?
"I presume that if you actually met her, you'd keep any such remarks to yourself."
um, duh. It's called being polite.
Someone said she was very beautiful and I disagree. What exactly did you want, everyone to agree that a particular person is beautiful? Here's a shocker: never going to happen. Ever hear that phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? If she's a married woman she should give two shits less about what some guy on/. thinks and suck it up and deal with it. Do you think she wakes up in the morning and says "Everyone in the world thinks I'm beautiful"?
jeez, you guys need to calm down and realize this is the freakin' internet and, believe it or not, not everyone thinks the same way you do.
Ok the first time you connect the Aireo it'll take forever to transfer your mp3s, but future connections should only take a few seconds. Why? Because as soon as you download a mp3... or two, or ten... you wirelessly send them to the device. And how long does it really take to send a mp3 at 11mpbs? 3-5 seconds? Do I really need 400mbps to transfer a 4mB mp3? I think not.
"FM Transmitter is worthless/unnecessary"
Depends on what you do with it. This is the perfect mp3 player for your car: you can send mp3s to it wirelessly and listen to them through your radio with your stock radio, no wires needed. What could be a better mp3 player for your car stereo? You'd need to keep it powered while in your car though, so you'll probably end up leaving it running 24/7 plugged into the cigerrete lighter, but if it can play mp3s for hours with tiny built-in batteries then it can't suck that much power so your car battery will be fine.
I really hope they come out with a car stereo version. A car stereo with a 10+ gig iPod drive, mp3 cd/dvd+-rw player with the ability to transfer songs from cd to hd and can play songs from mp3 dvds instead of cds, wireless 802.11 access, and of course FM and all the other features an aftermarket stereo includes.
That's a lot to pack in a car stereo, but I'd imagine it would be possible. I'd also like to see a way to keep the 802.11 active with the car shut-off, since I don't want to run out and start the car just to transfer some mp3s.
"Posting pictures of this guy's wife in comparison to some super models is uncalled for.... She shares her husband's obsession of building friggin' Star Wars costumes and toys. "
We're judging her beauty, not her personality. I'm sure there's plenty of very beautiful people with shitty personalities.
Shame personality doesn't photograph, isn't it?
Honestly I don't care what her personality is, she's dog ugly.
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"I have a Lexus GS-400...It wasn't even breathing hard at 145...I could have clocked into the 160s, maybe 170s."
"My old pontiac Fiero GT could easily out-do that... brought my top end to 165.7... (with) stock 6 cyl engine."
Oh yeah? Well I have a stock 95 Neon R/T, and it easily does 190 mph in my high school's parking lot no less!
You kids and your bullshit make-believe stories from weak cars, when will you ever learn.
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Is anyone else getting "$100 mini iPod" flashbacks?
Sounds fine to me: Pixar wants to make a sequel to the highest grossing animated film of all time? Fine, pay Disney. If Pixar wants to go out on there own? No problem, and Disney gets nothing.
Sounds like a win-win situation for Pixar, and Disney looks like the loser in my opinion.
If I'm the seller, and I misspell the item I'm selling and it doesn't sell as high as it could have, doesn't that mean that bad spelling doesn't pay since I lost money?
So, I guess you're saying American programmers don't offer quality?
"...he took a job at a tech support company outside Philadelphia, where he learned Visual Basic. Kirwin discovered that he loved programming and did it well."
Since when was VB considered programming?
Honestly I think that's the major feature. Rolling up a display is nice and all, but the fact that the display will remain without power is incredible.
Imagine how long a PDA battery would last if you only used it a few seconds a day, but yet those few seconds allowed you to read for several hours? That's revolutionary.
We complain that batteries aren't keeping up with technology, but finally there's a technology that will significantly increase battery life.
I wonder if this could bring back electronic book readers? They were rather heavy (1.5 lbs) mostly due to requiring a large number batteries to keep it powered for an extended period of time.
And I'd love to have all my textbooks on one device, even if it cost $500+ that'd be cheap considering a single book is $100+ and you need one for every class.
So keep the flexibility, I'd rather have a static display.
right.... because using radios on the battlefield to communicate is a new idea...
So that's where that car ended up! Ford's been searching for the only escort they made that was decent, but some delivery driver lost it (it's Ford! They can't wipe their own....).
Well glad to hear someone got it and they're happy with it.
burn karma burn...
Actually, I bet it's a p2p system for your Tivo... wouldn't that be nice? If you forgot to record your favorite tv show no worries, just go on the Tivo p2p network and find someone that did record it.
I'd say that's the Big Thing in Tivo innovation. Is it legal? I can't imagine it not being legal, it's no different then if you watched the show yourself, right?
Wow, I wish it went like that. Shit 386 desktops barely had 10.3 inch screens, with 13-14" monitors really displaying ~12".
Here's a list of LCD displays for laptops. Notice the 9" and 10" displays at the bottom? Didn't look them all up, the but Acer Extensa 570CDT with 10.4" display was a Pentium 100 with 8meg ram and 2gig hd. So much for your 386s with 12" LCDs...
Oh, and according to Acer that 10.4 display was 800x600.
I didn't really mean for the guy to use the 9" LCD, but it'd just look much better if he actually put a screen in the Mac instead of a stupid window and turning the PC into a case instead of a real PC. He could use a video out to a 9" LCD, then have a real monitor for daily use.
Really? Like 2 feet as in he's sitting in front of his PC? Oh, and it wasn't too long ago when laptops had 9-10" LCDs and people would read them all day long at 640x480 and 800x600.
I agree with the original poster: all the guy did was use a old Mac PC as a case for his PC. I have no clue why he even bothered with the Mac logo on his window, it's like putting a Camaro Z28 emblem on your Civic.
I'm not impressed and don't think this should have even been on /. There's far more impressive conversions you can do with a old Mac case IMHO.
On what planet does stability have anything to do with uptime? If I shutdown my PC does that mean it's unstable?
"Stable" refers to the PC not crashing due to hardware/sofwater i.e. overclocking too far results in instability, or running Windows 95 results in instability.
Whoever told you that in order for a PC to be stable it can never reboot or shutdown was lying. Did they happen to sell you a bridge?
Actually I thought it was Final Fantasy 11 (ffll), since that is the next Final Fantasy, isn't it?
ok let's think about this: do I agree to be notified if my car could explode under normal driving conditions? Hmm, well I'd have to say sure, contact me.
"how about calling all the authorized mechanics in town, and telling them your name and number. You know, so they can fix it for you."
hmm... well, if it means those mechanics might contact me sooner, which could prevent me from dying when my car explodes, sure that's fine with me.
" they should probably tell the police your name, #, address, and licence plate #. So they can pull you over and tell you if you don't already know."
So, what you're saying is my car could explode if I take a sharp left turn, and would I be ok if the police pulled me over to warn me of this fact in an attempt to save my life? Sounds fine to me.
Your example sucks ass. If my car might explode I don't care who tells me I want to be told ASAP! What the hell am I going to do with privacy when I'm dead? Get a private casket?? You mean to tell me if your car might explode you wouldn't want everyone telling you because it would be an invasion of your precious privacy? I'm all for privacy but that's just dumb.
Now if my tail light was burnt out and all those people would notified then I'd be a little peeved, but you're talking about something that could kill me, of course I want to be notified by any means necessary!
I think this entire story is stupid. "Patriot" Act has far worst invasions of privacy, yet /. is whining about people being warned that the food they bought could kill them.
Let's put it another way: if you just bought a candy bar would you want to be told if it contained poison or razor blades? DUH! Of course you would! Would you care if your privacy was invaded?
"When I booted up the unit, I found that neither my CD/DVD Drive, nor my Hard Disk were recognized...Two hours later God spoke to me...look at the back of the hard drive and compare the jumper positions...Jumpers are little brackets that must be moved to tell a piece of hardware what role it will play as part of your computer."
to make a long story short, brain surgeon guy had the hd set to slave so it wouldn't boot. Like, duh. Course it took him 2 hours to realize it and God had to tell him too.
No offense guy, but MythTV wasn't designed for you. Get a Tivo. You'll be happier. It's simple. Pretty buttons.
If you're already experiencing interference from the local McDs then it sounds like you're already using FRS radios, but did you realize they offer FRS radios with security channels? That should solve the interference problem.
Best part about FRS: they're extremely cheap. Walmart has several brands for less than $10 each.
If battery life is a problem I'd recommend getting FRS radios that use as many batteries as possible. 4 AA would obviously last the longest, with 3 AA followed by 4 AAA.
If that's not enough then get FRS radios that accept a power input, then get a compatible plug at Radio Shack and run a wire to a battery pack belt with enough D batteries to provide enough voltage. D batteries offer quadruple the power (mAh) of AA batteries, so you'll get tremendous battery life. 10 hrs from 4 AA? Try 2 days from 4 D.
I'd also recommend you contact the police and fire departments for suggestions. They're restricted to a budget (admittedly much larger) and usually get great rates on radios. Perhaps the school and join them in a group buy? Worst that can happen is they'll laugh and hang up, can't hurt to ask, right?
Ahh, there you go again. I don't agree with your opinion (or your friends, doesn't matter) so therefore I'm a egocentric ass.
How short-sighted of you. Is everyone that doesn't agree with you a ass?
For every person you can find that thinks she's beautiful I'm sure I can find someone that thinks she's ugly, so I suppose the point is mute, although judging by the number of /. geeks who thought she was ugly I'd have to say I could probably find about 12 guys to each of your 1, but whatever. She's too ugly to be worth arguing over anyway.
If they're going to get my $$$ they're going to need to offer games for adults.
Pretty good, right?
So I go to training, and they tell me they don't pay for training, which lasts 3 months.
Um, ok, I guess it's worth it...
So I'm in training, about second or third week, and my boss tells me I have to learn what I'm going to be hiring people for. So he hands me a bag full of cheap generic perfume, drives me 75 miles from work, drops me off and tells me to sell 50 bottles for $40 each before he gets back in 8 hours, and drives off.
So I'm standing there, with this bag, selling this crappy perfume in this mall parking lot, all damn day. He gets back that evening, takes the money (sold about a dozen bottles) and perfume, drives me back to the office and tells me "I'll see you tomorrow".
I never came back. Don't remember the distributor I worked for but the company's name is Scentura, look them up if you don't believe me.
Could have been worst though, I've heard some people go through the same crap but get arrested for soliciting without a license and the boss doesn't even bail you out.
Now that would really suck.
And that means I should what, lie?
"I presume that if you actually met her, you'd keep any such remarks to yourself."
um, duh. It's called being polite.
Someone said she was very beautiful and I disagree. What exactly did you want, everyone to agree that a particular person is beautiful? Here's a shocker: never going to happen. Ever hear that phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? If she's a married woman she should give two shits less about what some guy on /. thinks and suck it up and deal with it. Do you think she wakes up in the morning and says "Everyone in the world thinks I'm beautiful"?
jeez, you guys need to calm down and realize this is the freakin' internet and, believe it or not, not everyone thinks the same way you do.
Ok the first time you connect the Aireo it'll take forever to transfer your mp3s, but future connections should only take a few seconds. Why? Because as soon as you download a mp3... or two, or ten... you wirelessly send them to the device. And how long does it really take to send a mp3 at 11mpbs? 3-5 seconds? Do I really need 400mbps to transfer a 4mB mp3? I think not.
"FM Transmitter is worthless/unnecessary"
Depends on what you do with it. This is the perfect mp3 player for your car: you can send mp3s to it wirelessly and listen to them through your radio with your stock radio, no wires needed. What could be a better mp3 player for your car stereo? You'd need to keep it powered while in your car though, so you'll probably end up leaving it running 24/7 plugged into the cigerrete lighter, but if it can play mp3s for hours with tiny built-in batteries then it can't suck that much power so your car battery will be fine.
I really hope they come out with a car stereo version. A car stereo with a 10+ gig iPod drive, mp3 cd/dvd+-rw player with the ability to transfer songs from cd to hd and can play songs from mp3 dvds instead of cds, wireless 802.11 access, and of course FM and all the other features an aftermarket stereo includes.
That's a lot to pack in a car stereo, but I'd imagine it would be possible. I'd also like to see a way to keep the 802.11 active with the car shut-off, since I don't want to run out and start the car just to transfer some mp3s.
Can this please be next week's poll?? I'd love to see what the average reader defines as "hot".
Here's some pictures to post with the poll.
We're judging her beauty, not her personality. I'm sure there's plenty of very beautiful people with shitty personalities.
Shame personality doesn't photograph, isn't it?
Honestly I don't care what her personality is, she's dog ugly.
"My old pontiac Fiero GT could easily out-do that... brought my top end to 165.7... (with) stock 6 cyl engine."
Oh yeah? Well I have a stock 95 Neon R/T, and it easily does 190 mph in my high school's parking lot no less!
You kids and your bullshit make-believe stories from weak cars, when will you ever learn.
burn Karma burn
I want Anna Kournikova!
Better have her sexy russian accent too... um, i have to go...
Well, kuro5hin did run a story calling Bin Laden a (misunderstood) "freedom fighter" and his war against the US a "strategic move".
If that's the kind of stories user moderation results in then I'd say user moderation sucks.