My theory (which may or may not be correct) is that a lot of people dropped out of IT because of the outsourcing. I seem to recall reading several/. articles stating that enrollment in IT classes was dropping rapidly, and that's to be expected if people think all the good jobs are going overseas.
Now that overseas is running out of qualified applicants, they're trying to come back to the States, but the pool here has been drying up.
I've never used Vista, but what about changing the LMHOSTS file to point wga.microsoft.com (or whatever) to a different server on the NET that says "Your copy of Windows is broken! Disabling now."
> producing an image that was not enough better > than a DVD to be obvious to everyone?
That's because most Blu-ray movies aren't that much better than standard DVD. HD-DVD, on the other hand, has a consistently better picture (due to a better codec and more space - 30G vs 25G, although there's now one 50G BD disk available that has average PQ as well:) ).
To answer your HD-DVD question, it doesn't play them. There's no dual players (yet?), and Sony wouldn't produce something that plays the rival format anyway. It appears that they're willing to bet the entire company on PS3/BD. How the mighty have fallen.
There's already something like this in place for at least one poker site. You buy a phone card from them (it's a valid phone card) and then you transfer the minutes into your account for money.
If you win and want to cash out, they mail you a check.
> No, what they'll do instead is use your viewing space to overlay ads instead > of placing commercial breaks in the show.
The day that starts happening on a consistent basis is the day that I simply wait for the show to be released on DVD and watch it that way. Not only do you avoid the ads, you avoid having to wait a week to see the next episode.
Actually, sexual predators, gangs, rapists and the like ARE out of the ordinary, just like terrorism is out of the ordinary. You hear about it all the time on TV because, frankly, hearing, "Everything went smoothly in the city today, there were no problems" makes for bad television. So your local news talks about any issue they can think of.
The world isn't scarier today than it was 15 years ago -- the media is just making it sound that way.
I use a program called Second Copy by Centered ( http://www.centered.com/ ). Works great and can be automated. I use it for disk-to-disk backups across my LAN and to a second drive in my PC, but it does removable media as well.
I have a wireless mouse and love it -- the battery concern isn't really that big a deal, as they last me a good 3-4 days before getting low. As long as you charge it a couple times a week, you're fine. Plus, when it does get low, you can put it in the charger while reading a webpage and 5 minutes later you'll have enough charge to last you another couple of hours.
That said, I don't like wireless for networking -- it's much easier to secure a wired network.
I don't know, I see people speeding all the time, and how many people come to a complete stop at a stop sign? I'd say 90% of people are using cars illegally.:)
Again, not true, as Blu-Ray is still using MPEG-2 (and has no plans to go away from that), and HD-DVD uses VC-1 to encode. So the movies ARE very different, player aside. That's like saying OGG is the same as MP3 is the same as AU since they're "just audio files."
In a word, yes (moreso than a regular CRT TV) In addition, HD-DVD (not Blu-Ray) allows you to (legally) copy a movie from the disk to your harddrive, albeit with DRM if I recall.
*rolls eyes* It's all semantics. Bottom line (that you cut out of the reply) is that an upconverting DVD player looks better than a standard DVD player, and the HD-DVD player is one of the best at upscaling, therefore regular DVDs look much better than on a normal DVD player.
The formats have a lot of differences, actually. One that people on/. might be most interested in is the fact that HD-DVD has a feature build in to allow "fair use" - you can copy your movie to your PC *legally* (unlike DVD, for example). Blu-Ray doesn't allow that at all. I can't remembr the technical term fo the HD-DVD fair use thing. Yes, it's still DRM, but regular DVDs have (crackable) DRM in them as well.
There's a lot of other differences that you can look into if you're really interested. It's not quite as black and white as you're making it.
I had a Panasonic S77S upconverting DVD player - generally on-par with the highly regarded Oppo - and I can vouch that the quality of HD-DVD is leaps and bounds better than upconverted DVD. My wife was very skeptical when I told her I bought the player, but once we watched Chronicles of Riddick, she admitted that the picture was amazing compared to DVD (and she thought DVD looked fine before - and it does).
Have you watched any OTA HD? HD-DVD looks better than OTA HD, if that comparison helps you any.
Do you need to replace all the movies in your collection? Probably not. A lot of movies (romance, comedy) I don't care if the PQ is top notch. But for action/sci-fi/fantasy/adventure, it might be worth it. When Lord of the Rings is released on HD-DVD (supposedly later this year), I'll rebuy those, as well as Matrix and Batman Begins.
And as I said in a previous post - even if HD-DVD dies, this Toshiba player is an excellent upconverter, giving a slightly better picture than the S77S - so it's not like it's going to be an obsolete peice of junk for me.
Will HD-DVD "win" the war? I hope so because the quality is better, but if it doesn't, who cares? My $436 HD-DVD player not only plays the HD-DVD format (which looks MUCH better than regular DVD; in fact, it even looks better than braodcast HD) but in addition it upscales regular DVDs to 720p so that they look better as well. If the format dies, I still have a kick-ass upconverting DVD player that plays all of my current movies (and any HD movies I happen to purchase before then). For that price, it was a no-brainer for me.
Private consultants might be able to cleanup the mess, but they won't be able to prevent the mess from occuring. The lack of Microsoft security patches is where the real problem from lack of support will come from.
I teach a PC security class, mainly to older folks who don't know much about comoputers. A LOT of them are still running Windows 98 and Windows ME, and this will effect them quite a bit I think (as I had them in the habit of going to Windows Update weekly).
Unless the drones have IR or some other way to see through walls/windows.
Besides, it's pretty easy to tell you're being followed in public by a person. The ease of stalking/photographing/recording/spying with drones makes it a different issue altogether.
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My theory (which may or may not be correct) is that a lot of people dropped out of IT because of the outsourcing. I seem to recall reading several /. articles stating that enrollment in IT classes was dropping rapidly, and that's to be expected if people think all the good jobs are going overseas.
Now that overseas is running out of qualified applicants, they're trying to come back to the States, but the pool here has been drying up.
That's my take on it; could be wrong though.
Since you don't believe we have any anonymity right now, would you please post your name, address, and phone number here please? Thanks.
I've never used Vista, but what about changing the LMHOSTS file to point wga.microsoft.com (or whatever) to a different server on the NET that says "Your copy of Windows is broken! Disabling now."
> How the hell can any school know so little
:(
> about children but have them for so long..
The school's aren't trying to do what's right, they're trying to avoid potential litigation. Sad
> producing an image that was not enough better
:) ).
> than a DVD to be obvious to everyone?
That's because most Blu-ray movies aren't that much better than standard DVD. HD-DVD, on the other hand, has a consistently better picture (due to a better codec and more space - 30G vs 25G, although there's now one 50G BD disk available that has average PQ as well
To answer your HD-DVD question, it doesn't play them. There's no dual players (yet?), and Sony wouldn't produce something that plays the rival format anyway. It appears that they're willing to bet the entire company on PS3/BD. How the mighty have fallen.
http://www.thedvdwars.com/index.cfm
There's already something like this in place for at least one poker site. You buy a phone card from them (it's a valid phone card) and then you transfer the minutes into your account for money.
If you win and want to cash out, they mail you a check.
> No, what they'll do instead is use your viewing space to overlay ads instead
> of placing commercial breaks in the show.
The day that starts happening on a consistent basis is the day that I simply wait for the show to be released on DVD and watch it that way. Not only do you avoid the ads, you avoid having to wait a week to see the next episode.
Actually, sexual predators, gangs, rapists and the like ARE out of the ordinary, just like terrorism is out of the ordinary. You hear about it all the time on TV because, frankly, hearing, "Everything went smoothly in the city today, there were no problems" makes for bad television. So your local news talks about any issue they can think of.
The world isn't scarier today than it was 15 years ago -- the media is just making it sound that way.
I use a program called Second Copy by Centered ( http://www.centered.com/ ). Works great and can be automated. I use it for disk-to-disk backups across my LAN and to a second drive in my PC, but it does removable media as well.
While I agree with you ab out management in general, management in a fast food restaurant is hardly rocket science...
I have a wireless mouse and love it -- the battery concern isn't really that big a deal, as they last me a good 3-4 days before getting low. As long as you charge it a couple times a week, you're fine. Plus, when it does get low, you can put it in the charger while reading a webpage and 5 minutes later you'll have enough charge to last you another couple of hours.
That said, I don't like wireless for networking -- it's much easier to secure a wired network.
> What about cars? A high percentage again.
:)
I don't know, I see people speeding all the time, and how many people come to a complete stop at a stop sign? I'd say 90% of people are using cars illegally.
Again, not true, as Blu-Ray is still using MPEG-2 (and has no plans to go away from that), and HD-DVD uses VC-1 to encode. So the movies ARE very different, player aside. That's like saying OGG is the same as MP3 is the same as AU since they're "just audio files."
In a word, yes (moreso than a regular CRT TV) In addition, HD-DVD (not Blu-Ray) allows you to (legally) copy a movie from the disk to your harddrive, albeit with DRM if I recall.
*rolls eyes* It's all semantics. Bottom line (that you cut out of the reply) is that an upconverting DVD player looks better than a standard DVD player, and the HD-DVD player is one of the best at upscaling, therefore regular DVDs look much better than on a normal DVD player.
The formats have a lot of differences, actually. One that people on /. might be most interested in is the fact that HD-DVD has a feature build in to allow "fair use" - you can copy your movie to your PC *legally* (unlike DVD, for example). Blu-Ray doesn't allow that at all. I can't remembr the technical term fo the HD-DVD fair use thing. Yes, it's still DRM, but regular DVDs have (crackable) DRM in them as well.
There's a lot of other differences that you can look into if you're really interested. It's not quite as black and white as you're making it.
I had a Panasonic S77S upconverting DVD player - generally on-par with the highly regarded Oppo - and I can vouch that the quality of HD-DVD is leaps and bounds better than upconverted DVD. My wife was very skeptical when I told her I bought the player, but once we watched Chronicles of Riddick, she admitted that the picture was amazing compared to DVD (and she thought DVD looked fine before - and it does).
Have you watched any OTA HD? HD-DVD looks better than OTA HD, if that comparison helps you any.
Do you need to replace all the movies in your collection? Probably not. A lot of movies (romance, comedy) I don't care if the PQ is top notch. But for action/sci-fi/fantasy/adventure, it might be worth it. When Lord of the Rings is released on HD-DVD (supposedly later this year), I'll rebuy those, as well as Matrix and Batman Begins.
And as I said in a previous post - even if HD-DVD dies, this Toshiba player is an excellent upconverter, giving a slightly better picture than the S77S - so it's not like it's going to be an obsolete peice of junk for me.
Will HD-DVD "win" the war? I hope so because the quality is better, but if it doesn't, who cares? My $436 HD-DVD player not only plays the HD-DVD format (which looks MUCH better than regular DVD; in fact, it even looks better than braodcast HD) but in addition it upscales regular DVDs to 720p so that they look better as well. If the format dies, I still have a kick-ass upconverting DVD player that plays all of my current movies (and any HD movies I happen to purchase before then). For that price, it was a no-brainer for me.
Doesn't matter -- if he beats the MPAA, then the ruling swill trickle down to the RIAA suits as well.
I'd be willing to chip in a few bucks to support his fight as well, as posted in a previous post.
Private consultants might be able to cleanup the mess, but they won't be able to prevent the mess from occuring. The lack of Microsoft security patches is where the real problem from lack of support will come from.
I teach a PC security class, mainly to older folks who don't know much about comoputers. A LOT of them are still running Windows 98 and Windows ME, and this will effect them quite a bit I think (as I had them in the habit of going to Windows Update weekly).
Or enslave us and use us as a food source.
I, for one, welcome our alien overlords with open arms. Eat me last.
Unless the drones have IR or some other way to see through walls/windows.
Besides, it's pretty easy to tell you're being followed in public by a person. The ease of stalking/photographing/recording/spying with drones makes it a different issue altogether.
It's nice to know that there's still people on /. who can have a discussion, instead of a flame-fest, isn't it? :)
SciFi doesn't, but it's actually rebroadcast in HD on HDNet :) I've only seen one, but it was pretty cool.