If I'm on top of it, I too can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do. Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time. (Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)
If I'm on top of it, I can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do.
Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time.
(Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)
Holly: We're a bit short on a few supplies.
Lister: Like what?
Holly: Cow's milk. Ran out of that eons ago. Fresh and dehydrated.
Lister: What kind of milk are we using now?
Holly: Emergency back-up supply. We're on the dog's milk.
Lister: Dog's milk?
Holly: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk.
Lister: Why?
Holly: No bugger'll drink it. And the advantage of dog's milk is that when it goes off it tastes exactly the same as when it's fresh.
Lister: Why didn't you tell me, Hol?
Holly: What, and spoil your tea?
John Wyndham's "Day of the Triffids" is rooted enough in reality not to alienate non-sci-fi readers, and is a very interesting take on the collapse of society after a catastrophe. I'd also suggest Pierre Boulle's original "Monkey Planet", different enough from the Apes movies to make it almost a completely different story. Good stuff.
How about an "augmented reality" Google Earth plug-in that would allow you to see EXACTLY what cities you're passing over from an airplane window? (Assuming you can be using your phone up there)
There's been many replies talking about the pros and cons of the current crop of reading devices, and although it hurt a little to put down $300 for the latest PRS-505, I have no regrets about it at all. Within a week I have read two complete books on it, and its been an absolute PLEASURE. I had tried reading ebooks on my Blackberry but the LCD emmisive screen hurt my eyes, and the constant scrolling was a pain. The Reader has been effortless to use and I've been FLYING through the text, and actually find myself MORE engaged with the book than a regular paper book. I don't have to move to turn the pages, so I remain comfortable at all times. The brief flash (NOT 2 or 3 seconds by any means) is hardly noticeable any longer, the multiple font sizes ease my tired eyes at the end of the day, and I'm loving the experience. I have an overseas trip coming up soon, and this will happily contain my reading material and not weigh my bag down. Carrying around large hardbacks is a pain, and this relieves me of it.
For me, this is a complement to plain old black and white paper books, which, for the most part, I read ONCE, from beginning to end and then shelve or give to charity or second-hand book shops. So for me, DRM is not an issue. The chances of me wanting to read the book again in 10 years time is so remote that I just don't care. I NEVER write in books, I never "look anything up" from a book, so I do not care about all these bells and whistles that some people seem to want. I never read paper books in the dark, so the lack of an attached light means nothing to me either.
For a regular READER, who reads books from beginning to end, then starts another book immediately, (meaning you're usually carrying two around), then this a GREAT device. The display is beautiful, and much better than last year's 500 model. I'm keeping track of how much money I've saved on paper books, and will probably break even sometime in 2009 by my calculations. But you know what, I don't even care if I never get to that point. It's been fun playing with my new gadget, I read way more than I listen to music, so in a toss up between an iPod or a Sony Reader, I'd pick the Reader everytime. Like the iPod, it does the job it was designed for, and does it well. Nuff said.
There's plenty of other sources of creative juices who could take Who on for many many years to come. There's no way the BBC is going to give up on such a cash-cow so readily. Bring on the talents of Steven Moffatt, Gareth Roberts, Paul Cornell, and all the others.
I'm not worried. The Sun is about as reliable as the TARDIS.
Well, Doctor Who has ALWAYS been released like this. And personally I like it this way. The Restoration Team do a great job in making these releases the best they absolutely can, all that effort takes TIME, and every release has plenty of bonus features. No-one cares whether Mrs Slocombe's pussy gets the same love and attention...
Douglas Adams and his radio recordist used the standard BBC technique of wrapping their microphone in a condom to record the underwater noise of the Yangtze. Here's the funny segment from Last Chance To See
As my Another Chance To See blog has been keeping an eye on the Baiji Dolphin and all the other animals from Last Chance To See, it would be remiss of me not to mention that the Northern White Rhino is also on the final brink of extinction with between 2 and 4 animals left in the wild - 2 left?
And if you have a spare few quid, please send them to our Save The Rhino fundraiser. Even if we can't save the Northern White Rhino, there's plenty of other subspecies that need our help.
On the plus side, good news for rising sea levels!
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If there's no fish left in the oceans, the displacement factor ought to be good news for combating rising sea levels.
Most low quality stuff does work, and nearly ALL of their Radio output is available to non-UK users, a lot of it in OnDemand form too. ReplayRadio is my very best friend in that regard... I fill my MP3 player every week with downloaded Radio 4 and BBC7 shows, and they're starting to do a few podcasts that even makes ReplayRadio unneccessary.
It's the bigger video stuff that they restrict to UK users, like their Planet Earth video clips.
RIMMER: Lister, it *has* happened. You can't change it, any more than
you can change what you had for breakfast yesterday.
LISTER: Hey, it hasn't happened, has it? It has "will have going to have
happened" happened, but it hasn't actually "happened" happened yet,
actually.
RIMMER: Poppycock! It will be happened; it shall be going to be
happening; it will be was an event that could will have been taken
place in the future. Simple as that.
Don't suppose you can get the BBC's TARDISODES down to US phones? At least you can watch them on the web. Each one acts as a sort of prequel to each week's new Doctor who episode.
What a great machine. Lovely rubbery keys. I miss it. Wrote my very first programs on there, and if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be doing what I do now. Manic Miner, BMX Simulator, Elite, Match Day, JetPac! Great games. Used the UDG (User Defined Graphics) characters to put together a wiggly worm who could wiggle across the screen. Wrote a James Bond cartoon with UDG characters that ran for about 30 minutes. Skydiving, skiing, ski-jumping, trains, planes and automobiles. Marvellous.
The oddest thing. I could only ever get MatchDay to load from tape when the TV was turned off........ Bizarre, but it worked.
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If I'm on top of it, I too can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do. Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time. (Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)
If I'm on top of it, I can get through 2 Netflix disks in a week with my single disk plan, but without Saturday delivery that's going to be a lot harder to do. Netflix need to implement some sort of Trusted Customer system. I get those occasional emails like "When did you receive X?", "When did you send back X?". They need to have a feature on the website where you can ALWAYS say "I sent this back in today's mail". 99% of the time they get it back the next day and send me a new disk. If, over the course of two weeks I send back 3 disks and TELL them that I sent them back, they'll know I was telling the truth because they'll get them back the next day. This should put me on a "Trusted Customer" status. That means then I send a disk back and tell them that, they should immediately ship out my next disk so I get it tomorrow. It might hurt their bottom line a bit, but it would be a serious improvement to the wait time. (Or, they should make everything streaming dammitt!!!!!!)
Holly: We're a bit short on a few supplies.
Lister: Like what?
Holly: Cow's milk. Ran out of that eons ago. Fresh and dehydrated.
Lister: What kind of milk are we using now?
Holly: Emergency back-up supply. We're on the dog's milk.
Lister: Dog's milk?
Holly: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. Full of goodness, full of vitamins, full of marrowbone jelly. Lasts longer than any other type of milk, dog's milk.
Lister: Why?
Holly: No bugger'll drink it. And the advantage of dog's milk is that when it goes off it tastes exactly the same as when it's fresh.
Lister: Why didn't you tell me, Hol?
Holly: What, and spoil your tea?
Whistle while you work, Hitler is a twerp, he's half-barmy, so's his army, whistle while you work!
John Wyndham's "Day of the Triffids" is rooted enough in reality not to alienate non-sci-fi readers, and is a very interesting take on the collapse of society after a catastrophe. I'd also suggest Pierre Boulle's original "Monkey Planet", different enough from the Apes movies to make it almost a completely different story. Good stuff.
How bloody spooky. I was just re-watching "The World's Fastest Indian" and then I see this on Slashdot. Good movie.
How about an "augmented reality" Google Earth plug-in that would allow you to see EXACTLY what cities you're passing over from an airplane window? (Assuming you can be using your phone up there)
Don't forget 3001...
There's been many replies talking about the pros and cons of the current crop of reading devices, and although it hurt a little to put down $300 for the latest PRS-505, I have no regrets about it at all. Within a week I have read two complete books on it, and its been an absolute PLEASURE. I had tried reading ebooks on my Blackberry but the LCD emmisive screen hurt my eyes, and the constant scrolling was a pain. The Reader has been effortless to use and I've been FLYING through the text, and actually find myself MORE engaged with the book than a regular paper book. I don't have to move to turn the pages, so I remain comfortable at all times. The brief flash (NOT 2 or 3 seconds by any means) is hardly noticeable any longer, the multiple font sizes ease my tired eyes at the end of the day, and I'm loving the experience. I have an overseas trip coming up soon, and this will happily contain my reading material and not weigh my bag down. Carrying around large hardbacks is a pain, and this relieves me of it.
For me, this is a complement to plain old black and white paper books, which, for the most part, I read ONCE, from beginning to end and then shelve or give to charity or second-hand book shops. So for me, DRM is not an issue. The chances of me wanting to read the book again in 10 years time is so remote that I just don't care. I NEVER write in books, I never "look anything up" from a book, so I do not care about all these bells and whistles that some people seem to want. I never read paper books in the dark, so the lack of an attached light means nothing to me either.
For a regular READER, who reads books from beginning to end, then starts another book immediately, (meaning you're usually carrying two around), then this a GREAT device. The display is beautiful, and much better than last year's 500 model. I'm keeping track of how much money I've saved on paper books, and will probably break even sometime in 2009 by my calculations. But you know what, I don't even care if I never get to that point. It's been fun playing with my new gadget, I read way more than I listen to music, so in a toss up between an iPod or a Sony Reader, I'd pick the Reader everytime. Like the iPod, it does the job it was designed for, and does it well. Nuff said.
They're making a TV series follow-up with Stephen Fry at the helm. See Another Chance To See.
There's plenty of other sources of creative juices who could take Who on for many many years to come. There's no way the BBC is going to give up on such a cash-cow so readily. Bring on the talents of Steven Moffatt, Gareth Roberts, Paul Cornell, and all the others.
I'm not worried. The Sun is about as reliable as the TARDIS.
Well, Doctor Who has ALWAYS been released like this. And personally I like it this way. The Restoration Team do a great job in making these releases the best they absolutely can, all that effort takes TIME, and every release has plenty of bonus features. No-one cares whether Mrs Slocombe's pussy gets the same love and attention...
Douglas Adams and his radio recordist used the standard BBC technique of wrapping their microphone in a condom to record the underwater noise of the Yangtze. Here's the funny segment from Last Chance To See
As my Another Chance To See blog has been keeping an eye on the Baiji Dolphin and all the other animals from Last Chance To See, it would be remiss of me not to mention that the Northern White Rhino is also on the final brink of extinction with between 2 and 4 animals left in the wild - 2 left?
And if you have a spare few quid, please send them to our Save The Rhino fundraiser. Even if we can't save the Northern White Rhino, there's plenty of other subspecies that need our help.
If there's no fish left in the oceans, the displacement factor ought to be good news for combating rising sea levels.
Most low quality stuff does work, and nearly ALL of their Radio output is available to non-UK users, a lot of it in OnDemand form too. ReplayRadio is my very best friend in that regard... I fill my MP3 player every week with downloaded Radio 4 and BBC7 shows, and they're starting to do a few podcasts that even makes ReplayRadio unneccessary.
It's the bigger video stuff that they restrict to UK users, like their Planet Earth video clips.
Real sharks would be more scary than CGI ones. This scene from Attenborough's Planet Earth proves that.
Claudia recently recorded a Big Finish Doctor Who audio... The Reaping with the Cybermen.
(Peter Jurasik was in "Winter For The Adept" back in 2000.)
RIMMER: Lister, it *has* happened. You can't change it, any more than you can change what you had for breakfast yesterday.
LISTER: Hey, it hasn't happened, has it? It has "will have going to have happened" happened, but it hasn't actually "happened" happened yet, actually.
RIMMER: Poppycock! It will be happened; it shall be going to be happening; it will be was an event that could will have been taken place in the future. Simple as that.
I thought Tivo and Comcast were putting together a new box for mid-late 2006? news from last year. What's the status on this I wonder?
Don't suppose you can get the BBC's TARDISODES down to US phones? At least you can watch them on the web. Each one acts as a sort of prequel to each week's new Doctor who episode.
Most of them don't have email addresses...
Again, talking about American TV here.
BIRD ONE:
The Bird People of Brontitall, that's us. Last of an unhappy race.
ARTHUR DENT:
What's wrong?
BIRD ONE:
Oh, just don't ask. A once-proud people living in a foul-smelling ear. Pathetic isn't it.?
What a great machine. Lovely rubbery keys. I miss it. Wrote my very first programs on there, and if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be doing what I do now. Manic Miner, BMX Simulator, Elite, Match Day, JetPac! Great games. Used the UDG (User Defined Graphics) characters to put together a wiggly worm who could wiggle across the screen. Wrote a James Bond cartoon with UDG characters that ran for about 30 minutes. Skydiving, skiing, ski-jumping, trains, planes and automobiles. Marvellous.
The oddest thing. I could only ever get MatchDay to load from tape when the TV was turned off........ Bizarre, but it worked.