Did you write that the wrong way around?? I.e. did you mean that the Russian air force would be decimated in the first 20 minutes? From what I read of the Six-Day war, the Israelis were very successful and their air force dominated...
Wikipedia says this about Mott insulators: Mott insulators are a class of materials that should conduct electricity under conventional band theories, but are insulators when measured (particularly at low temperatures). This effect is due to electron-electron interactions which are not considered in conventional band theory.
Well, maybe the problem is the MBA course they are doing. In Accounting at my MBA, the failure rate was massive - like 20%. That was probably the hardest course, but there are plenty that are tough.
I wonder as well if the problem is the people who are doing the MBA where you are. If you take an good engineer and make him do an MBA, he doesn't suddenly become an idiot... what he will become is more aware of the other issues involved in running a business.
Honestly, as a long-time IT geek and industry participant, I get tired of hearing this over an over. I am half-way through an MBA (in Australia mind you) and the focus is NOT on short-term gains. We do a lot of different things, from Statistics to Accounting and general Personnel Management. The focus is on understanding and improving the situation.. not on running things into the ground to make a bonus for the year.
What methods are people using to provide these transcripts? Piping it to Google Voice? Splitting out the audio and running through Dragon Dictate? Farming out to Mechanical Turk?
I was thinking about trying to provide transcripts for a large number of videos and nothing strikes me as particularly easy or reliable. Any suggestions?
Hi Quasi,
I have been reading your transcripts too and I really want to know one thing: how are you doing them?
Are you seriously doing this manually???
I don't know that I am that young anymore, but I love my NAS (old PC, 2 x 2TB drives mirrored, Solaris, ZFS). I store all my photos, personal documents and videos of the kids. Everything is mirrored, snapshotted and stored offsite in the cloud for $5 a month (thank you CrashPlan). It takes no time to manage and keeps everything safe. Why would this creep you out?
MOD UP please. It is a big mistake telling kids that they are smart - because then they will fear failure. Instead of telling them they are smart, tell them that they succeeded because they worked hard. Tell them that the brain is a MUSCLE and can be improved with exercise. Teach them to try.
It is caused by the document not registering the language. I had this too... can't remember exactly how to fix it, but I think it involved configuring the default template or something similar.
Or just install XBMC on the AppleTV (instlal - not just jailbreak). You can get an original Apple TV cheap nowadays (especially more so now the new ones are out); they are silent (no fan); they include a remote; etc etc
I am looking at this too.. though I think the design is a little crazy. I prefer my media box to be small and out of sight if possible. Or you should look at installing XBMC on the AppleTV (not just jailbreaking it). Pretty much rocks.
I was pretty much intending to do this, but you guys should also consider XBMC on the AppleTV - not running it as a jailbroken app, but completely overwriting the iOS and installing Ubuntu+XBMC. You throw in an add-on card and it will output 1080p, plus it is fanless, has a working remote, is very small, connects to SMB and runs the world's best media player! The only reason I would run XBMC on a small PC instead of an AppleTV is if I wanted to do other things (DVD, web, etc). But honestly, all I want my box to do is play all my media and do it well. XBMC on AppleTV is perfect for that.
The popcorn is good, really good, but it is not perfect. The music playback is pretty crappy; the interface isn't fantastic; and it is a little buggy. I think it is pretty much perfect if ALL you want to do is play movies, but if you want to do more, I would use something else.
I still prefer XBMC and after seeing a friend put it on a re-purposed Apple TV (not just jailbroken; completely overwritten), that is the way I am going.
Why go down this path??? When was the last time you bought, let alone hired, a DVD??? Who watches cable anymore? Why rip anything when you can download it?
More importantly, WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WASTE TIME TRANSCODING ANYTHIGN???
Just get a device that can play all of the content you already have: popcorn hour, XBMC etc etc
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Seriously ... throw in porn and I might as well slash my wrists now!
... as if millions of wives suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced"
I suspect 2013 is going to be a bumper year for divorce lawyers.
Did you write that the wrong way around?? I.e. did you mean that the Russian air force would be decimated in the first 20 minutes? From what I read of the Six-Day war, the Israelis were very successful and their air force dominated ...
Thanks.
I would have given you points for this if you hadn't posted AC ;)
As an Australian, this is a big relief. iiNet are actually a pretty good ISP too: great network, good service, reasonable prices.
Thanks - the analogy is actually pretty helpful.
Wikipedia says this about Mott insulators: Mott insulators are a class of materials that should conduct electricity under conventional band theories, but are insulators when measured (particularly at low temperatures). This effect is due to electron-electron interactions which are not considered in conventional band theory.
Can someone actually explain this? I am trying to get my head around a one-dimensional anything ...
Well, maybe the problem is the MBA course they are doing. In Accounting at my MBA, the failure rate was massive - like 20%. That was probably the hardest course, but there are plenty that are tough.
... what he will become is more aware of the other issues involved in running a business.
I wonder as well if the problem is the people who are doing the MBA where you are. If you take an good engineer and make him do an MBA, he doesn't suddenly become an idiot
Honestly, as a long-time IT geek and industry participant, I get tired of hearing this over an over. I am half-way through an MBA (in Australia mind you) and the focus is NOT on short-term gains. We do a lot of different things, from Statistics to Accounting and general Personnel Management. The focus is on understanding and improving the situation .. not on running things into the ground to make a bonus for the year.
Thanks for explaining .... I don't envy you your job!
What methods are people using to provide these transcripts? Piping it to Google Voice? Splitting out the audio and running through Dragon Dictate? Farming out to Mechanical Turk?
I was thinking about trying to provide transcripts for a large number of videos and nothing strikes me as particularly easy or reliable. Any suggestions?
Hi Quasi, I have been reading your transcripts too and I really want to know one thing: how are you doing them? Are you seriously doing this manually???
Hey QuasiSteve, How did yo generate the transcript?
I don't know that I am that young anymore, but I love my NAS (old PC, 2 x 2TB drives mirrored, Solaris, ZFS). I store all my photos, personal documents and videos of the kids. Everything is mirrored, snapshotted and stored offsite in the cloud for $5 a month (thank you CrashPlan). It takes no time to manage and keeps everything safe. Why would this creep you out?
MOD UP please. It is a big mistake telling kids that they are smart - because then they will fear failure. Instead of telling them they are smart, tell them that they succeeded because they worked hard. Tell them that the brain is a MUSCLE and can be improved with exercise. Teach them to try.
It is caused by the document not registering the language. I had this too ... can't remember exactly how to fix it, but I think it involved configuring the default template or something similar.
Generally; but not always: Apple machines; Porsche cars; etc etc. People will pay for quality, but maybe not the majority of people.
Absolutely nothing - world's best media player, hands down. Install it on an AppleTV and you are done!
Or just install XBMC on the AppleTV (instlal - not just jailbreak). You can get an original Apple TV cheap nowadays (especially more so now the new ones are out); they are silent (no fan); they include a remote; etc etc
I am looking at this too .. though I think the design is a little crazy. I prefer my media box to be small and out of sight if possible. Or you should look at installing XBMC on the AppleTV (not just jailbreaking it). Pretty much rocks.
I was pretty much intending to do this, but you guys should also consider XBMC on the AppleTV - not running it as a jailbroken app, but completely overwriting the iOS and installing Ubuntu+XBMC. You throw in an add-on card and it will output 1080p, plus it is fanless, has a working remote, is very small, connects to SMB and runs the world's best media player! The only reason I would run XBMC on a small PC instead of an AppleTV is if I wanted to do other things (DVD, web, etc). But honestly, all I want my box to do is play all my media and do it well. XBMC on AppleTV is perfect for that.
The popcorn is good, really good, but it is not perfect. The music playback is pretty crappy; the interface isn't fantastic; and it is a little buggy. I think it is pretty much perfect if ALL you want to do is play movies, but if you want to do more, I would use something else.
I still prefer XBMC and after seeing a friend put it on a re-purposed Apple TV (not just jailbroken; completely overwritten), that is the way I am going.
Why go down this path??? When was the last time you bought, let alone hired, a DVD??? Who watches cable anymore? Why rip anything when you can download it?
More importantly, WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WASTE TIME TRANSCODING ANYTHIGN???
Just get a device that can play all of the content you already have: popcorn hour, XBMC etc etc