No, I have not read TFA all the way through (sorry, I have to work), but just how are the graphics capabilities "locked down"? I have a PS3 and I am waiting for a bigger drive to come in (just ordered) before installing YDL as I don;t want to do it twice. I have not yet heard about the graphics lock down though- just how bad is it?
Unfortunately, it all boils to content, which must be licensed. Just because you "can" make a universal format doesn't mean studios will make licenses available.
While I think this is great news, I don;t see a happy marriage in HD-DVD/Blu-Ray's future, just as we didn't see comb DVD/DIVX devices. Once went on to be wildly popular, while the other went tits up. The same can basically be said about VHS/Beta.
So I went about researching this myself (thanks for the input so far) and found a few good links...
Although the layout of this page is awful (and they beg for click-fraud abuse), it does show a few really good maps of the current undersea cable infrastructure. Pretty neat stuff.
Seriously- I am just curious. Is it possible that they were damaged by magma flow? I just find it hard to "fathom" (ba dum dum) that undersea cables could get damaged by an earthquake.
I would think that any kind of rock-slide or similar would be slowed by the friction of the water, making cable damage difficult. And I would not think that plate movement would be enough to bend or stretch the cable to the point of breaking. So how does the cable get damaged?
Surely someone here knows more about the hazards to these cables...
Digg had potential, but has become a haven for "teh sony sux0rz" fanboi's and the like. Just write a pro-Wii or anti-Sony/Blu-ray/Bush blog post and you are guaranteed to make the first page. Digg is no more news than PerezHilton.Com or TMZ.Com are. it's gossip and opinion.
I own a Wii, and, "No thanks". I don't want a lawsuit filed on my behalf, especially by lawyers that are going to take a large majority of any "winnings".
Not only does should the original strap hold (it has for me) under "normal use", Nintendo has already, on their own, started furnishing a stronger strap. Sounds like they are at least trying to me.
Anyone causing damage (to themselves, others, or some random object) while playing the Wii, well, obviously doesn't have enough common sense to be playing with this type of toy. The Wii-mote is not meant to be "flung around" in that fashion.
What next? Are we going to sue Louisville slugger when one of their bats, meant to be swung hard and not furnished with a strap of any kind, get lose and hit someone?
How much do you want to bet every "Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe" law firm has been drooling to get this law suit filed "first" for the massive profit and publicity it will generate.
Between these types of frivolous lawsuits and the IP lawsuits, I am starting to wonder if lawyers are really starting to outlive their welcome.
I had whole-house audio and video running through my house partially using the pre-existing cable wires and my own satellite system. While they came in through the cable companies box (the customer access side), they were MY wires and cabling. I should also note that I was still using the cable company for internet.
Well, this was dot-com and a telco put a pop basically in my front yard. I was able to get a full T1 for an extremely low price. Once it was installed, I had the cable modem turned off. However, the cable company did not simply "shut-off" my cable modem. They came to my house, opened the CUSTOMER ACCESS side of my box, and clipped all the wires. NOT just the cable wire coming in from the street box, EVERY wire (including non-coax wires)in the customer access portion of the box. I had to re-punch and cap every wire to get my system up and running.
The cable company could care less when I told them. They said all field work was done by contractors and they were not responsible- nor would they give me the name of the contractor or contracting company.
It was more of an inconvenience than anything else, but I was pretty mad about it. The contractor either had no idea what he/she was doing or knew exactly what he was doing and thought it would be funny.
Where the hell is Radia Perlman?
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Spanning Tree algorithm...she even wrote a poem about it- and she is not a top ten geek girl? And Paris Hilton is? You sure this list isn't the top ten Greek (screwing) girls?
I think this list is meant more for entertainment than fact- even if it is just someone's opinion.
There is much more to the story than posted here. The student purposely tried to "rally" others to protest with him when asked for his ID card. The video does not show the complete picture. While he did not deserve to get treated as harshly as he did, he repeatedly tried to get students to stand up against the police officers and resist.
Again, he did not deserve to get tasered multiple times, but this is NOT the complete picture.
I see your point. BUT, they did brag about "seeing" it, didn't they? Couldn't they have at least drawn up a diagram? Plus, they also bragged about "seeing" it with their new super-telescope. Wouldn't they want to share what they saw?
I guess I was just disappointed as I was ready to see a cool picture based on the article description.
You make a very good point. However, I can see where they are coming from with their point of view. MS has had Xbox live for some time now on their last two generations (well both) of consoles. While the PS2 had online capabilities, there was no "centralized hub" from Sony in which to offer upgrades, expansion packs- well, anything at all. "Xbox Live" offered a centralized hub for updates at first, but has grown into something much, much more. No matter what your stance is on MS or the console market, you have to admit that MS has done a pretty good job. Hell, GameSpy and IGN basically offered more online content/features for the PS2 than Sony did.
Before I am labeled simply "pro-MS", let me say that I own a PS@ (and had a PS1) and will probably purchase other next-gen consoles as well. I am not a fan of a particular vendor, I am a fan of consoles, gadgets, and games.
I am actually hoping for Sony to launch a centralized portal for their systems. Nintendo (while not a Game Cube fan, I do have a DS) as well. I look forward to more options, (hopefully) competitive pricing structures (to keep prices down), and competition to keep content fresh and attractive.
make those ambulance chasing personal injury lawyers look good. They do not manufacture, implement, design, or even simply "dream up" anything to do with technology. They simply acquire patents (which are bogus in my humble opinion) and sue based on someone else's hard work.
If Dante were still around, he would have a special place in hell for these bastards.
I have had Dragons Lair http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Lair-Don-Bluth/dp/B0 0000INHR and a few other of the "laserdisc games" on DVD for years now. You can play if on your PC or on your DVD player using your remote control (mine uses the up/down/left/right arrows). Wouldn't this be considered interactive? I mean, if I don't push any buttons, it just sits there.
Plus, the latest Final Destination DVD http://www.amazon.com/Final-Destination-Widescreen -Two-Disc-Special/dp/B000FC2HS6/ref=imdbpov_dvd_2/ 102-6203978-4790560?ie=UTF8 has the ability to let the viewer select from multiple choices throught the movie that actually change the outcome. For example, if you choose for the characters not not get on the roller coaster in the first place, the movie is less than 20 minutes long. Thats probably a good thing as the movie sucks.
One of the highlights of my childhood was getting to tour the USS-Nimitz (while docked in VA Beach) and actually touch one of the F-14's from the "Jolly Roger" squadron. I was about 13 and my favorite things were the movie "Top Gun" and computers. As I thought I was quite the "hacker" on my Commodore 64 beacuse of my ability to copy any game on my dual 1541 disk drives and use Disc Doctor to rename the load screen to my "elite hacker name" (this was before 733t speak) as well as call and logon to most companies on my 400 baud modem, the pirate logo on their sides fit me just perfect. My walls were littered with pictures of Tomcats and phone lists of successful conections I had made. Ahhh, those were the days.
I know you can't mode me +1 Sentimental, but that would really make my day.
But how said is it that my childhood role model "Maverick" is now a couch jumping publicity whore that believes in aliens?
Think they will sell the old ones on Ebay for profit? I don't think it would fit in my garage and my homeowners association would have a fit, but, then again, I could just get in a dogfight with them. If they locked on I could jsut "put on the brakes and they'd fly right by".
In all fairness, they are not really "opening it up" to the public. They are simply adding more (500 more) "niches" that hapen to be non-school related. As long as those niches are workplaces or similar (and not NAMBLA or similar), I think it will be fine.
FaceBook is not allowing people to search or browse outside their shares, just providing their service to more people.
Think of it this way, FaceBook was a shelf with many different containers. People could only search within their containers. FaceBook is not emptying the containers for anyone to search anywhere, they are simply ading more containers. As long as that does nto change, there is no reason for anyone to worry.
So YOU are the guy I almost sideswiped while typing on my Blackberry and talking on my Treo while doing 90 mph down 77 the other day. Sorry about that, the user was pissing me off....
Odd that Circuit City, one of the main backers of DIVX- the "disposable" DVD alternative touted by studios like Disney (and, of course, Circuit City that lost like $500 million US), would offer this service.
Circuit City offered DIVX discs that users could "rent" for 24 hour periods for about $2.95 (yes, they had to buy it first for a higher price)in an attempt to thwart the dangers of users copying DVD's. Circuit City was VERY anti-DVD at the time.
Come on. The iPod is a great product, but for people who don't want to deal with Apples DRM, the Creative Zen Vision M is the "killer app". You can get everything from your toaster to your dog outfitted with an iPod zip connector, but I can't get crap for my Zen Vision. That's just not fair! At least release the specs for the Zen Vision connector so I can try to make or convert something to use with it! Before you make another "dog shaped speaker with blinky lights" for the iPod, how about making something useful for us red-headed step children with Zen's?
My wife has those "Coupon Cards" or "Frequent Shopper" cards for 30 different drug and grocery stores. She used to keep adding new ones to my key chain all the time. Tired of looking like I was hiding quite a package in my pocket al lthe time, I decided to try out a theory of mine. I scanned a stores keychain tag at a totally different store (self checkout, obviously can't hand it to a cashier). Well, it worked just fine. While you obviously won't get credit for the sale (big deal) as who knows what account it goes to, you do get all the "virtual coupons" associated with the card.
I now just carry one shopping card (Harris Teeter I think). It works at almost every store wherever I travel...CVS, Lowes Foods, Bi-Lo, etc. I just scan the card and it says "Welcome member".
And FYI. The ATM vestibules- big deal- they are all set to open on any magnetic reader as most banks and credit card companies use different numbers of tracks, data types, and encryption. They don't want to "lock out" members of other banks and not get to charge them a $3.00 "convienience fee" so they let basically any card in. Its not like it gives you access to the ATM if you use a fake card, you just gain access to a vestibule full of video cameras. Its only made as a "deterrant".
Spelling/Grammer police- I did this from a mobile while in a meeting, I don't feel like jumping through hoops to use a spell check. Just bear with me for now.
I have hear this rumored before but I have never had a problem. Mine seem to come almost instantly.
I have had Netflix since 1999. My only complaint is that they got rid of the "Like it, Keep it" feature. I used to be able to rent movies individualy (about $2.95 US) at a time when many movie rental places near me did not even cary DVD's. If I like the movie, I would send an email saying "keep it". They would then charge me the movie price (around 19.95 or so) minus my $2.95 rental fee and send me the case (Netflix ships in small paper envelopes to save shipping weight and size). I liked this much better than the current "all you can eat" monthly service.
I still have a prety large DVD collection, around 600 or so, but I enjoy renting titles I just don't want to buy.
Features I would like to see added are a hybrid movie/game subscription (think Netflix + Gamefly) and the ability to download/stream the movies instead of just getting a physical DVD. To me, adding those two would make Netflix the "killer app".
Call the rich kid over that has the 'Mach 5' Hot Wheel and have it "jump" the coffee table- long-wise- while watching the Speed Racer hour. Don't you remember anything!!!???
Do I need to call Trixie to have her remind you????
Just look at any R/C Forum or wbe site (or battery university) for horror stories about these batteries. I use them, but as soon as I see any bulging or swelling of a pack I get rid of it. I personally know a guy who lost his entire garage (and part of his house) from a fire during recharging (you should never leave them un-attended).
They are great batteries that are light with lots of power, but they are quite finicky. I always charge as slow as possible and use a temp probe to shut everything down if it gets too hot.
All that being said, I wonder how they could ignite if they are not in a charge or discharge (besides normal dishcharge as they sit unused) while in a cargo hold. I would think (no, I did not RTFA but hey this is Slashdot) they would need to be mutilated or highly disturbed in some way to catch fire.
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No, I have not read TFA all the way through (sorry, I have to work), but just how are the graphics capabilities "locked down"? I have a PS3 and I am waiting for a bigger drive to come in (just ordered) before installing YDL as I don;t want to do it twice. I have not yet heard about the graphics lock down though- just how bad is it?
Unfortunately, it all boils to content, which must be licensed. Just because you "can" make a universal format doesn't mean studios will make licenses available.
While I think this is great news, I don;t see a happy marriage in HD-DVD/Blu-Ray's future, just as we didn't see comb DVD/DIVX devices. Once went on to be wildly popular, while the other went tits up. The same can basically be said about VHS/Beta.
So I went about researching this myself (thanks for the input so far) and found a few good links...
Although the layout of this page is awful (and they beg for click-fraud abuse), it does show a few really good maps of the current undersea cable infrastructure. Pretty neat stuff.
http://eyeball-series.org/cable-eyeball.htm
Seriously- I am just curious. Is it possible that they were damaged by magma flow? I just find it hard to "fathom" (ba dum dum) that undersea cables could get damaged by an earthquake.
I would think that any kind of rock-slide or similar would be slowed by the friction of the water, making cable damage difficult. And I would not think that plate movement would be enough to bend or stretch the cable to the point of breaking. So how does the cable get damaged?
Surely someone here knows more about the hazards to these cables...
Agreed.
Digg had potential, but has become a haven for "teh sony sux0rz" fanboi's and the like. Just write a pro-Wii or anti-Sony/Blu-ray/Bush blog post and you are guaranteed to make the first page. Digg is no more news than PerezHilton.Com or TMZ.Com are. it's gossip and opinion.
I own a Wii, and, "No thanks". I don't want a lawsuit filed on my behalf, especially by lawyers that are going to take a large majority of any "winnings".
Not only does should the original strap hold (it has for me) under "normal use", Nintendo has already, on their own, started furnishing a stronger strap. Sounds like they are at least trying to me.
Anyone causing damage (to themselves, others, or some random object) while playing the Wii, well, obviously doesn't have enough common sense to be playing with this type of toy. The Wii-mote is not meant to be "flung around" in that fashion.
What next? Are we going to sue Louisville slugger when one of their bats, meant to be swung hard and not furnished with a strap of any kind, get lose and hit someone?
How much do you want to bet every "Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe" law firm has been drooling to get this law suit filed "first" for the massive profit and publicity it will generate.
Between these types of frivolous lawsuits and the IP lawsuits, I am starting to wonder if lawyers are really starting to outlive their welcome.
Um, you need proof. And I didn't have my black helicopters over my cable box that day.
laziness == wasting everyones time and tax dollars suing everyone who gives you bad service.
I had whole-house audio and video running through my house partially using the pre-existing cable wires and my own satellite system. While they came in through the cable companies box (the customer access side), they were MY wires and cabling. I should also note that I was still using the cable company for internet.
Well, this was dot-com and a telco put a pop basically in my front yard. I was able to get a full T1 for an extremely low price. Once it was installed, I had the cable modem turned off. However, the cable company did not simply "shut-off" my cable modem. They came to my house, opened the CUSTOMER ACCESS side of my box, and clipped all the wires. NOT just the cable wire coming in from the street box, EVERY wire (including non-coax wires)in the customer access portion of the box. I had to re-punch and cap every wire to get my system up and running.
The cable company could care less when I told them. They said all field work was done by contractors and they were not responsible- nor would they give me the name of the contractor or contracting company.
It was more of an inconvenience than anything else, but I was pretty mad about it. The contractor either had no idea what he/she was doing or knew exactly what he was doing and thought it would be funny.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_Perlman
Spanning Tree algorithm...she even wrote a poem about it- and she is not a top ten geek girl? And Paris Hilton is? You sure this list isn't the top ten Greek (screwing) girls?
I think this list is meant more for entertainment than fact- even if it is just someone's opinion.
There is much more to the story than posted here. The student purposely tried to "rally" others to protest with him when asked for his ID card. The video does not show the complete picture. While he did not deserve to get treated as harshly as he did, he repeatedly tried to get students to stand up against the police officers and resist.
Again, he did not deserve to get tasered multiple times, but this is NOT the complete picture.
I see your point. BUT, they did brag about "seeing" it, didn't they? Couldn't they have at least drawn up a diagram? Plus, they also bragged about "seeing" it with their new super-telescope. Wouldn't they want to share what they saw?
I guess I was just disappointed as I was ready to see a cool picture based on the article description.
would contain at least one picture. Heck, even an illustration would do.
You make a very good point. However, I can see where they are coming from with their point of view. MS has had Xbox live for some time now on their last two generations (well both) of consoles. While the PS2 had online capabilities, there was no "centralized hub" from Sony in which to offer upgrades, expansion packs- well, anything at all. "Xbox Live" offered a centralized hub for updates at first, but has grown into something much, much more. No matter what your stance is on MS or the console market, you have to admit that MS has done a pretty good job. Hell, GameSpy and IGN basically offered more online content/features for the PS2 than Sony did.
Before I am labeled simply "pro-MS", let me say that I own a PS@ (and had a PS1) and will probably purchase other next-gen consoles as well. I am not a fan of a particular vendor, I am a fan of consoles, gadgets, and games.
I am actually hoping for Sony to launch a centralized portal for their systems. Nintendo (while not a Game Cube fan, I do have a DS) as well. I look forward to more options, (hopefully) competitive pricing structures (to keep prices down), and competition to keep content fresh and attractive.
make those ambulance chasing personal injury lawyers look good. They do not manufacture, implement, design, or even simply "dream up" anything to do with technology. They simply acquire patents (which are bogus in my humble opinion) and sue based on someone else's hard work.
If Dante were still around, he would have a special place in hell for these bastards.
I have had Dragons Lair http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Lair-Don-Bluth/dp/B0 0000INHR and a few other of the "laserdisc games" on DVD for years now. You can play if on your PC or on your DVD player using your remote control (mine uses the up/down/left/right arrows). Wouldn't this be considered interactive? I mean, if I don't push any buttons, it just sits there.n -Two-Disc-Special/dp/B000FC2HS6/ref=imdbpov_dvd_2/ 102-6203978-4790560?ie=UTF8 has the ability to let the viewer select from multiple choices throught the movie that actually change the outcome. For example, if you choose for the characters not not get on the roller coaster in the first place, the movie is less than 20 minutes long. Thats probably a good thing as the movie sucks.
Plus, the latest Final Destination DVD http://www.amazon.com/Final-Destination-Widescree
One of the highlights of my childhood was getting to tour the USS-Nimitz (while docked in VA Beach) and actually touch one of the F-14's from the "Jolly Roger" squadron. I was about 13 and my favorite things were the movie "Top Gun" and computers. As I thought I was quite the "hacker" on my Commodore 64 beacuse of my ability to copy any game on my dual 1541 disk drives and use Disc Doctor to rename the load screen to my "elite hacker name" (this was before 733t speak) as well as call and logon to most companies on my 400 baud modem, the pirate logo on their sides fit me just perfect. My walls were littered with pictures of Tomcats and phone lists of successful conections I had made. Ahhh, those were the days.
I know you can't mode me +1 Sentimental, but that would really make my day.
But how said is it that my childhood role model "Maverick" is now a couch jumping publicity whore that believes in aliens?
Think they will sell the old ones on Ebay for profit? I don't think it would fit in my garage and my homeowners association would have a fit, but, then again, I could just get in a dogfight with them. If they locked on I could jsut "put on the brakes and they'd fly right by".
In all fairness, they are not really "opening it up" to the public. They are simply adding more (500 more) "niches" that hapen to be non-school related. As long as those niches are workplaces or similar (and not NAMBLA or similar), I think it will be fine.
FaceBook is not allowing people to search or browse outside their shares, just providing their service to more people.
Think of it this way, FaceBook was a shelf with many different containers. People could only search within their containers. FaceBook is not emptying the containers for anyone to search anywhere, they are simply ading more containers. As long as that does nto change, there is no reason for anyone to worry.
So YOU are the guy I almost sideswiped while typing on my Blackberry and talking on my Treo while doing 90 mph down 77 the other day. Sorry about that, the user was pissing me off....
Odd that Circuit City, one of the main backers of DIVX- the "disposable" DVD alternative touted by studios like Disney (and, of course, Circuit City that lost like $500 million US), would offer this service.
1 99.htm that tells of the Divx demise....
Circuit City offered DIVX discs that users could "rent" for 24 hour periods for about $2.95 (yes, they had to buy it first for a higher price)in an attempt to thwart the dangers of users copying DVD's. Circuit City was VERY anti-DVD at the time.
Check out an interesting link here http://hometheater.about.com/library/weekly/aa062
Boy how times change! And they said Divx wasn't all about profit, it was protecting the studios...just who is profiting/protecting now?
"Buy something usefull.
I suggest an iPod."
When Apple removes the DRM restrictions (per my original post), I may consider it.
Until then, I'd skip the iPod Kitty Speakers and patent an iPod spellcheck.
Usefull = Useful
Come on. The iPod is a great product, but for people who don't want to deal with Apples DRM, the Creative Zen Vision M is the "killer app". You can get everything from your toaster to your dog outfitted with an iPod zip connector, but I can't get crap for my Zen Vision. That's just not fair! At least release the specs for the Zen Vision connector so I can try to make or convert something to use with it! Before you make another "dog shaped speaker with blinky lights" for the iPod, how about making something useful for us red-headed step children with Zen's?
My wife has those "Coupon Cards" or "Frequent Shopper" cards for 30 different drug and grocery stores. She used to keep adding new ones to my key chain all the time. Tired of looking like I was hiding quite a package in my pocket al lthe time, I decided to try out a theory of mine. I scanned a stores keychain tag at a totally different store (self checkout, obviously can't hand it to a cashier). Well, it worked just fine. While you obviously won't get credit for the sale (big deal) as who knows what account it goes to, you do get all the "virtual coupons" associated with the card.
I now just carry one shopping card (Harris Teeter I think). It works at almost every store wherever I travel...CVS, Lowes Foods, Bi-Lo, etc. I just scan the card and it says "Welcome member".
And FYI. The ATM vestibules- big deal- they are all set to open on any magnetic reader as most banks and credit card companies use different numbers of tracks, data types, and encryption. They don't want to "lock out" members of other banks and not get to charge them a $3.00 "convienience fee" so they let basically any card in. Its not like it gives you access to the ATM if you use a fake card, you just gain access to a vestibule full of video cameras. Its only made as a "deterrant".
Spelling/Grammer police- I did this from a mobile while in a meeting, I don't feel like jumping through hoops to use a spell check. Just bear with me for now.
I have hear this rumored before but I have never had a problem. Mine seem to come almost instantly.
I have had Netflix since 1999. My only complaint is that they got rid of the "Like it, Keep it" feature. I used to be able to rent movies individualy (about $2.95 US) at a time when many movie rental places near me did not even cary DVD's. If I like the movie, I would send an email saying "keep it". They would then charge me the movie price (around 19.95 or so) minus my $2.95 rental fee and send me the case (Netflix ships in small paper envelopes to save shipping weight and size). I liked this much better than the current "all you can eat" monthly service.
I still have a prety large DVD collection, around 600 or so, but I enjoy renting titles I just don't want to buy.
Features I would like to see added are a hybrid movie/game subscription (think Netflix + Gamefly) and the ability to download/stream the movies instead of just getting a physical DVD. To me, adding those two would make Netflix the "killer app".
No, no...thats not how to do it....
Call the rich kid over that has the 'Mach 5' Hot Wheel and have it "jump" the coffee table- long-wise- while watching the Speed Racer hour. Don't you remember anything!!!???
Do I need to call Trixie to have her remind you????
Just look at any R/C Forum or wbe site (or battery university) for horror stories about these batteries. I use them, but as soon as I see any bulging or swelling of a pack I get rid of it. I personally know a guy who lost his entire garage (and part of his house) from a fire during recharging (you should never leave them un-attended).
They are great batteries that are light with lots of power, but they are quite finicky. I always charge as slow as possible and use a temp probe to shut everything down if it gets too hot.
All that being said, I wonder how they could ignite if they are not in a charge or discharge (besides normal dishcharge as they sit unused) while in a cargo hold. I would think (no, I did not RTFA but hey this is Slashdot) they would need to be mutilated or highly disturbed in some way to catch fire.