I am using 2 WDTV boxes to access 1 NAS box in my basement so anybody can watch whatever they want from the same share. As I don't do any online streaming or watch anything through the Internet, I've never seen the need to invest in any of the newer technologies. The WDTV works beautifully via network (as my MXQ Android box is so cumbersome via network, I abandoned it).
I'd like something newer and more flexible, however, I don't have capital to really invest in any technology when I won't really benefit from it beyond my day-to-day usage.
If anybody has been watching this series, I think most would agree that it has run its course already. I mean, how many episodes do you want to watch them killing zombies and trying to keep them at bay? Let's face it, the people in the series aren't very bright, because if I was living in the south of the USA when this occurred, then I would say that it's quite logical to head for the coast and get out to an island seeing as how zombies haven't mastered the breaststroke or freestyle techniques. There are many small islands in the gulf coast area. They seemingly have cars and fuel for everything else in the series, so why not go get on an island?
I liked this series a lot in the beginning, but as it wore on, I have myself bored with it. Honestly, I never even finished the most recent season simply because it's just repetitive with nothing more innovative and exciting in the last couple seasons.
Just my 2 cents.
Hi there. Yes, the home screen is what I am referring to (of course), but again, I am annoyed that I can't do this on the iOS though yes, I can change the order, I don't want everything packed from top to bottom on each of my home screens.
I guess I could have been more clear there as to what I was referring to, so, sorry for any confusion.
I only tossed out a few examples by simply stating that convenience technology that has been around a while aren't implemented by Apple in any sort of timely fashion. Wireless charging is just an example that came to mind where RIM just figured they knew what people wanted in a smartphone more than the public did and refused to change things (for many years) until it was too late with their final launches, that, while nice devices as they were, it was too late for them as everybody had made the shift to Android and iOS based devices not to mention they caved and (publicly) allowed governments the ability to monitor their BBM app when they were threatened to have their services shutdown in the Middle East (I lived in Dubai for 5 years and am all too familiar with that whole fiasco) and that is when everybody I knew jumped from BB to other devices.
Cheers!
I am actually surprised how far behind so many curves Apple is and yet people still love it.
Take wireless charging, from the last I read, Apple is looking at it for the iPhone 7. I mean, seriously? My Galaxy S4 wirelessly charges. Not to mention the iOS is clunky and not really very nice. I'll give 1 example, I have an iPhone 5s and you can't arrange any given desktop how you want it. Every app icon has to listed from the top and packed up tight from top to bottom. I don't want it that way, I'd like to put the app icons on the screen where I want them (as you can and always have been able to on the Andriod, at least as far back as I started using Android for years).
These sorts of slow uptakes in the marketplace might seem trivial and insignificant, but it's also these slow to market changes that killed BlackBerry (i.e. touch screens, virtual keyboards, etc). By the time RIM woke-up, it was too late and they were pushed aside.
Just my 2 cents....
That's why I ONLY buy DVD Players that can be modded and/or hacked, so I can have full control over the disc in my player.
The good news is that congress is currently looking at a legal measure to make all the forced advertisements illegal on DVD's purchsed by consumers. Be nice to see them pass something actually useful and beneficial to a consumer.
This summer the "Thin CRT's" are being released. It's pure CRT technology and only going to be slightly thicker than an LCD of today.
The initial asking price is going to be just slightly above the price for the same size LCD, but the price is expected to plummet since CRT technology is so proven and cheap to manufacture.
I am waiting to buy anything, because I'd much prefer CRT crisp and sharpness vs an LCD's.
...with the show being aired on a station called "Spike TV"?
I'd never waste one minute of my life on that worthless channel which for the most part, airs nothing worthwhile and a good pop culture symbol to the decay of western society.
...and that question is just how binding is a company allowed to make its EULA?
I think all the EULA's are out of control as to how much control and ownership these companies have over your PC and what right's we as owners of the PC should have reserved.
I keep hoping someday, someone, somewhere will really bring all these EULA's that we are all subjected to each and everytime we install something, under a microscope and start really questioning the legality of said EULA's.
I have played CoH in beta to the present and as the game slowly matures (and I use that term loosely, it still has a LONG way to go) it becomes more and more unbalanced.
If you play anything besides a tanker or scrapper you are destined to die quite often and quite easily as opposed to those other 2 AT's I mentioned.
It really comes down to having a couple badly overpowered classes that as you get closer to the high end (40-50 range) the gap of ability vs survivability is huge. Most blasters, controllers and defenders die very, very easily.
Once they realize the imbalances they are creating and address them, I think this game has a lot of potential to be one of the more successful games.
Just my 2 cents...
Well shit, we've been missing the point all this time, all Darl really needs is a perfectly sound ass beating and he'll feel better, like the old days...:)
Exactly. It's like the advent of cell phones, now everyone and their uncle have one, as if there so much important stuff going on in their life that that just cannot live without one.
I hear guys on the toilet using a cell phone, in the supermarket, and of course my favorite, driving a car with a phone in one hand and coffee in the other hand...
I always joke at work and ask "How did we as a species ever get by without having cell phones and email?" =\
I dunno about you, but my BIOS shuts down the PC if the temperature gets to a threshold that I set. I mean, who cares if Q3 keeps running, it's not like you can play the game at 1fps, I would rather the PC shutdown and not take any chances so at that point I can investigate the trouble.
Also, I should have probably noted that I don't know anyone that has ever used "morris code", but I do know a lot of people that use and like "morse code":)
If you are going to bash something, at least know what it is you are bashing and don't make yourself look anymore the fool than you already are...
Ahh, most excellent. Thanks for the information, I haven't been an active Ham for about 12 years now as I have just been busy with other things. But keep saying I am going to buy a new rig and get back into it...
Guess it's time to get rid of my Novice status then!:)
..."Standards are always a give-to-get bargain," he said.
In other words, they are giving so they can get something which in the end they can use to further lock out other applications and companies from being compatible.
A famous quote comes to mind:
"I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts." --Virgil
Be curious to find out how they will try to spin this to their advantage while disadvantaging everyone else.
Well, you are incorrect, in fact, morse code is only the smaller portion of Ameteur Radio. There is a large spectrum, and probably the better bulk of people are license to use voice over the ham bands.
The first license, the Novice is limited to sending morse code. The second license, Technician, can use voice on limited frequencies. The third, General, cause use a lot of voice frequencies, as can the last two license levels.
So don't just think of "Ham Radio" users as nothing more than morse code, because there is more to it than that.
Ok, it was what NickRuisi said in the comment above mine.
Though for some reason I thought they were conveniently 'lost' or something.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but the design plans were lost for the Saturn V rockets that powered the Apollo mission and none of the designers are alive anymore.
I remember watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about how the design of the rockets were lost and the only thing left is a rocket or two on display at Kennedy Space Center (or some other Nasa Branch).
That being said, this is why they completely abandoned the rocket for any future use, even though it was the most powerful one ever made, they simply didn't have the schematics to replicate it and I guess reverse engineering the ones on display isn't an option since they were of course hollowed and setup for display purposes.
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I am using 2 WDTV boxes to access 1 NAS box in my basement so anybody can watch whatever they want from the same share. As I don't do any online streaming or watch anything through the Internet, I've never seen the need to invest in any of the newer technologies. The WDTV works beautifully via network (as my MXQ Android box is so cumbersome via network, I abandoned it). I'd like something newer and more flexible, however, I don't have capital to really invest in any technology when I won't really benefit from it beyond my day-to-day usage.
If anybody has been watching this series, I think most would agree that it has run its course already. I mean, how many episodes do you want to watch them killing zombies and trying to keep them at bay? Let's face it, the people in the series aren't very bright, because if I was living in the south of the USA when this occurred, then I would say that it's quite logical to head for the coast and get out to an island seeing as how zombies haven't mastered the breaststroke or freestyle techniques. There are many small islands in the gulf coast area. They seemingly have cars and fuel for everything else in the series, so why not go get on an island? I liked this series a lot in the beginning, but as it wore on, I have myself bored with it. Honestly, I never even finished the most recent season simply because it's just repetitive with nothing more innovative and exciting in the last couple seasons. Just my 2 cents.
Hi there. Yes, the home screen is what I am referring to (of course), but again, I am annoyed that I can't do this on the iOS though yes, I can change the order, I don't want everything packed from top to bottom on each of my home screens. I guess I could have been more clear there as to what I was referring to, so, sorry for any confusion. I only tossed out a few examples by simply stating that convenience technology that has been around a while aren't implemented by Apple in any sort of timely fashion. Wireless charging is just an example that came to mind where RIM just figured they knew what people wanted in a smartphone more than the public did and refused to change things (for many years) until it was too late with their final launches, that, while nice devices as they were, it was too late for them as everybody had made the shift to Android and iOS based devices not to mention they caved and (publicly) allowed governments the ability to monitor their BBM app when they were threatened to have their services shutdown in the Middle East (I lived in Dubai for 5 years and am all too familiar with that whole fiasco) and that is when everybody I knew jumped from BB to other devices. Cheers!
I am actually surprised how far behind so many curves Apple is and yet people still love it. Take wireless charging, from the last I read, Apple is looking at it for the iPhone 7. I mean, seriously? My Galaxy S4 wirelessly charges. Not to mention the iOS is clunky and not really very nice. I'll give 1 example, I have an iPhone 5s and you can't arrange any given desktop how you want it. Every app icon has to listed from the top and packed up tight from top to bottom. I don't want it that way, I'd like to put the app icons on the screen where I want them (as you can and always have been able to on the Andriod, at least as far back as I started using Android for years). These sorts of slow uptakes in the marketplace might seem trivial and insignificant, but it's also these slow to market changes that killed BlackBerry (i.e. touch screens, virtual keyboards, etc). By the time RIM woke-up, it was too late and they were pushed aside. Just my 2 cents....
That's why I ONLY buy DVD Players that can be modded and/or hacked, so I can have full control over the disc in my player.
The good news is that congress is currently looking at a legal measure to make all the forced advertisements illegal on DVD's purchsed by consumers. Be nice to see them pass something actually useful and beneficial to a consumer.
This summer the "Thin CRT's" are being released. It's pure CRT technology and only going to be slightly thicker than an LCD of today.
The initial asking price is going to be just slightly above the price for the same size LCD, but the price is expected to plummet since CRT technology is so proven and cheap to manufacture.
I am waiting to buy anything, because I'd much prefer CRT crisp and sharpness vs an LCD's.
Didn't think there were any technical Indians (dots, not feathers) left in India...
Oh, the irony...
I'd never waste one minute of my life on that worthless channel which for the most part, airs nothing worthwhile and a good pop culture symbol to the decay of western society.
I think all the EULA's are out of control as to how much control and ownership these companies have over your PC and what right's we as owners of the PC should have reserved.
I keep hoping someday, someone, somewhere will really bring all these EULA's that we are all subjected to each and everytime we install something, under a microscope and start really questioning the legality of said EULA's.
Just my 2 cents...
I dunno, think of the fun, adventure and excitement you can have uninstalling, deleting and otherwise tracking down spyware and viruses.
I mean, the possibilities are endless for entertainment right in your own home. The only limitation is your imagination!
Cheers!
I have played CoH in beta to the present and as the game slowly matures (and I use that term loosely, it still has a LONG way to go) it becomes more and more unbalanced. If you play anything besides a tanker or scrapper you are destined to die quite often and quite easily as opposed to those other 2 AT's I mentioned. It really comes down to having a couple badly overpowered classes that as you get closer to the high end (40-50 range) the gap of ability vs survivability is huge. Most blasters, controllers and defenders die very, very easily. Once they realize the imbalances they are creating and address them, I think this game has a lot of potential to be one of the more successful games. Just my 2 cents...
Well shit, we've been missing the point all this time, all Darl really needs is a perfectly sound ass beating and he'll feel better, like the old days...
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One good post and the site comes to a grinding halt, lol, if anything, perhaps they will see that their infrastructure needs some work...
Nice job guys, seeing a high-quality
Exactly. It's like the advent of cell phones, now everyone and their uncle have one, as if there so much important stuff going on in their life that that just cannot live without one.
I hear guys on the toilet using a cell phone, in the supermarket, and of course my favorite, driving a car with a phone in one hand and coffee in the other hand...
I always joke at work and ask "How did we as a species ever get by without having cell phones and email?" =\
I dunno about you, but my BIOS shuts down the PC if the temperature gets to a threshold that I set. I mean, who cares if Q3 keeps running, it's not like you can play the game at 1fps, I would rather the PC shutdown and not take any chances so at that point I can investigate the trouble.
Just my thoughts...
Ion Engines, 0-600,000 in 2.2 light-years!
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Also, I should have probably noted that I don't know anyone that has ever used "morris code", but I do know a lot of people that use and like "morse code"
If you are going to bash something, at least know what it is you are bashing and don't make yourself look anymore the fool than you already are...
Ahh, most excellent. Thanks for the information, I haven't been an active Ham for about 12 years now as I have just been busy with other things. But keep saying I am going to buy a new rig and get back into it...
Guess it's time to get rid of my Novice status then!
Thanks again...
In other words, they are giving so they can get something which in the end they can use to further lock out other applications and companies from being compatible.
A famous quote comes to mind:
"I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts." --Virgil
Be curious to find out how they will try to spin this to their advantage while disadvantaging everyone else.
Well, you are incorrect, in fact, morse code is only the smaller portion of Ameteur Radio. There is a large spectrum, and probably the better bulk of people are license to use voice over the ham bands.
The first license, the Novice is limited to sending morse code. The second license, Technician, can use voice on limited frequencies. The third, General, cause use a lot of voice frequencies, as can the last two license levels.
So don't just think of "Ham Radio" users as nothing more than morse code, because there is more to it than that.
Ok, it was what NickRuisi said in the comment above mine.
Though for some reason I thought they were conveniently 'lost' or something.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the design plans were lost for the Saturn V rockets that powered the Apollo mission and none of the designers are alive anymore.
I remember watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about how the design of the rockets were lost and the only thing left is a rocket or two on display at Kennedy Space Center (or some other Nasa Branch).
That being said, this is why they completely abandoned the rocket for any future use, even though it was the most powerful one ever made, they simply didn't have the schematics to replicate it and I guess reverse engineering the ones on display isn't an option since they were of course hollowed and setup for display purposes.